* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] ALRIGHT, [1. CALL TO ORDER] FIVE. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER LIVE. WEBCASTS OF THE MEETING MAY BE VIEWED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. NOTICE AGENDA AND INFORMATION ON THE, UH, CITY OF NATIONAL CITY'S WEBSITE INFORMS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THEY MAY SUBMIT A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OR A PUBLIC COMMENT ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, EITHER IN PERSON BY SUBMITTING ONE OF THEIR SALMON COLORED REQUEST TO ENTER COMMENT QUEUE. I GOTTA GET USED TO THAT NEW PHRASE. AND, UH, OVER TO THE, UH, CITY CLERK'S DESK. UM, OR EMAILING NO LATER THAN FOUR HOURS FOR THE MEETING. ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PUBLISH ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE IF RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE. WITH THAT, UH, WE PLEASE HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBER YAMANI HERE. HERE. COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER. UH, BUSH HERE. THANK YOU. UH, VICE MAYOR MOLINA. HERE. MAYOR MORRISON PRESENT AND WE'LL NOTE THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ IS ABSENT AND YOU HAVE A QUORUM. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH WITH THAT. IF WE STAND FOR THE PLEASURE OF ALLEGIANCE, I'LL ASK, UH, MEMBER YAMANI, IF YOU SHALL PLEASE STAND. READY. BEGIN ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MAYOR. WITH THAT WE GO INTO PUBLIC [4. PUBLIC COMMENT] COMMENT, WE'LL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THIS AGENDA, BEING IN A SPECIAL MEETING. AND DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES, YES, WE HAVE TWO. OKAY. PLEASE. DOLE MORRISON. OKAY, DOLE, WE'LL GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES. HOW'S THAT ? GOOD MOOD TODAY TO WORK THIS ALL OUT. SO BEING THAT HEIDI HASN'T MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE TIME LIMIT. THANK YOU RON MORRIS, MAYOR MORRISON FOR GIVING US TWO MINUTES TODAY. UM, LAST TIME YOU, AFTER THE MEETING, UM, RIGHT BEFORE IT WENT INTO CLOSED SESSION OR ACTUALLY WHEN IT CAME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AFTER YEAH. YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT THE REASON WHY YOU LIMITED IT TO ONE MINUTE IS BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD A QUORUM. AND A COUPLE OF THE, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO DIDN'T RETURN, UM, HAD A PRIOR COMMITMENT TO GO TO. WHEN WE LEFT HERE ON OUR WAY HOME, WE HAD, UM, NOTICED ONE OF THEM THAT STOPPED BY A MARKET. UM, I'M NOT UNSURE WHY THEY STOPPED BY THE MARKET, BUT THEY WERE THERE FOR APPROXIMATELY 12 MINUTES. AND IF YOU GUYS RECALL, I ASKED HEIDI THAT IT STARTED AT 12, UH, OR AT, UH, 1 38 AND ENDED AT 2 25, WHICH WAS LESS THAN AN HOUR BY 13 MINUTES. AND SO WITH THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT POLICY 1 0 4 STATES THAT, UM, PUBLIC SPEAKERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK. AND MIND YOU, THERE'S A CAVEAT THAT THE MAYOR PRESIDING OVER THAT CAN, CAN LIMIT IT, BUT IT WITH FOUR SPEAKERS, THAT LIMITATION WAS ONLY SAVING EIGHT MINUTES. OKAY, THAT'S FIVE MINUTES LESS THAN AN HOUR, AND THAT'S FOUR MINUTES LESS THAN ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS SPENT AT A STORE. NOW, HOPEFULLY IT WAS JUSTIFIABLE WHY THEY WENT THERE. MM-HMM . BUT KIND OF FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT THE TIME COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER USED IN THE, UH, PUBLIC'S SPEAKING HERE. UM, SO THAT WAY THE PROCESS CAN BE BENEFICIAL FOR ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I JUST DO MY BEST LOOK INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL AGAIN. ANYWAY. ALICIA MORRISON, GOOD AFTERNOON. GOVERNMENT CODE 5 4 9 5 0 WITH THE BROWN ACT. PREAMBLE STATES THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS ITEM IS ABOUT. IS IT ABOUT A PAST DECISION THE CITY MADE? IS IT SOMETHING ABOUT THE CITY FAILED TO DO? I DON'T KNOW. DO YOUR TAXPAYERS KNOW? IS IT SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO COST THE CITY MONEY? I DON'T KNOW. DO YOUR TAXPAYERS KNOW? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO IMPROVE NATIONAL CITIES 22.39 [00:05:01] AAA RATING OR BRING IT DOWN EVEN MORE? I DON'T KNOW. DO YOUR TAXPAYERS KNOW? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT COULD IMPACT THE CURRENT FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE CITY? I DON'T KNOW YOUR NATIONAL CITY TAXPAYERS KNOW. NO. WHAT GOES ON IN THIS CITY IS THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS AND KEEPING THE PEOPLE UNINFORMED CAN CREATE A LOSS OF TRUST AND CAN DESTROY CREDIBILITY AND EVEN MAKE SOME FEEL DECEIVED. REMEMBER, EACH OF YOU ARE IN THOSE SEATS TO AID IN THE CONDUCT OF THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS. PUBLIC COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, COUNCILS AND OTHER LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES EXIST TO AID IN THE CONDUCT OF THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS. THE PEOPLE DO NOT YIELD THEIR SOVEREIGNTY TO THE BODIES THAT SERVE THEM. THE PEOPLE INSIST REMAINING INFORMED TO RETAIN CONTROL OVER THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES THEY HAVE CREATED. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT'S ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS. OKAY. WE HAVE ONE ITEM FOR CLOSED SESSION THIS AFTERNOON AND WE'LL CONVENE IN A CLOSED SESSION. UH, THERE WILL BE A VIRTUAL PAUSE IN THE MEETING AND THE RECORDING AND RECONVENE FOLLOWING THE SESSION. UH, AND THERE WILL BE A REPORT OUT AT THE END OF OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER [5. CLOSED SESSION] TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY TODAY. WE'LL BE HEARING ITEM 5.1, UH, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION, A SAFE HARBOR PROVISION OF THE BROWN ACT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH TWO, SUBDIVISION D OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9. AND WE WILL BE DISCUSSING ONE CASE. OKAY, WITH THAT WE'RE IN A CLOSED SESSION. ALRIGHT, WE'VE GOT 3, 4, 4. THAT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH. ALRIGHT. LIKE TO, UH, CALL THE MEETING BACK, BACK INTO ORDER, UH, WITH ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THE DIOCESE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COUNCILMAN RODRIGUEZ. AND, UH, WITH THAT WE ARE COMING OUT A CLOSED SESSION AND WE WILL BE REPORTING OUT AT THE END OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. SO WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED AND WE'LL BE COMING BACK WITH A REGULAR MEETING IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.