* 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] ALL RIGHT, WE'RE [1. CALL TO ORDER] GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE, UH, MEETING TO ORDER LIVE WEBCAST. THE MEETING MAY BE VIEWED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. NOTICE AGENDA AND INFORMATION ON THE CITY OF NASHVILLE 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, UH, IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, EITHER IN PERSON USING ONE OF THESE SLIPS, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BACK OF THE CHAMBER, OR EMAILING NO LATER THAN FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING. ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PUBLISHED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE IF RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE WITH THAT CITY CLERK. CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER YAMANI? YEP, I'M IN HERE. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ, PRESENT, VICE MAYOR BUSH. HERE. MAYOR MORRISON PRESENT. AND WE'LL NOTE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MOLINA IS ABSENT. OKAY. AND YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH WITH THAT, IF WE COULD, UH, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ALL THAT. UH, QUESTION. WOULD YOU PLEASE, PLEASE RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY TO BEGIN? I PLEDGE OF ALL UNITED, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO, TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH SAYS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH THEM BE AND JUSTICE. ALRIGHT, WELL NOW HERE [4. PUBLIC COMMENT (Public Comment will be restricted to Agenda Items Only)] ARE PUBLIC, UH, COMMENTS ON ITEMS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE AGENDA. SO THESE CAN ONLY BE DISCUSSING THE ACTUAL AGENDA ITEM ONLY. UM, AND WE WILL BE GIVING TWO MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH THAT. FIRST, FOR ITEM FIVE ONE, WE HAVE, UM, CYRUS BE FOLLOWED BY MARIE MAYORS COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. UH, IN ESSENCE OF TIME, I KNOW EVERYONE'S, I'M GOING TO READ WHAT I'M HERE FOR. UH, MY GOAL IS TO JUST ENSURE THAT OUR, UH, TO EXPRESS TO YOUR CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS, UH, REGARDING ITEM 5.1. UH, TO BE ACCURATELY COMMUNICATED, UH, WE WANNA BE ALIGNED WITH THE CITY STAFF AND THE COUNCIL, UH, SO WE CAN CONTINUE WITH THIS PROJECT. UM, I WANT TO RESPECTFULLY STATE OUR POSITION REGARDING THE DDA AGREEMENT UNDER THE CURRENT DDA AGREEMENT, WHICH IS SEC, TO EXPIRE THIS DECEMBER 31ST. WE HAVE THE CONTRACTUAL RIGHT TO REQUEST AN EXTENSION FOR EITHER SIX MONTHS OR ONE YEAR. OUR REQUEST IS TO SIMPLY EXERCISE THAT RIGHT AS PROVIDED BY THE EXISTING DDA IN AGREEMENT. UM, I WANT TO REITERATE THE FOUNDATION OF THIS PROJECT, OUR PROPOSED PURCHASE OF THE CITY OWNED LOT IS THROUGH THE EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND ACT, WHICH REQUIRES THAT THE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH A MINIMUM OF 40% TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. IT'S STATED IN OUR CONTRACT THAT, UH, OUR PROJECT SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE 50% OF THE UNITS MUST BE RESTRICTED TO VERY LOW INCOME. THE PHRASE, AT LEAST, IS VERY CRITICAL BECAUSE TO ME IT LEGALLY ALLOWS US TO DELIVER UP TO A HUNDRED PERCENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IF NECESSARY UNDER THE EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND ACT. FOR THAT REASON, WE BELIEVE, AND I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE NOT CHANGING OUR PROJECT'S FUNDAMENTAL COMPOSITION, AND WE ARE OPERATING FULLY WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE DDA THAT IS IN PLACE. HI, IN ADDITION, OUR RETAIL COMPONENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. THANK YOU. OKAY, UH, MARIE, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. UM, MARIE DEBO WITH COMMUNITY PRESERVATION PARTNERS. WE'RE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER THAT JOINED, UM, THE TOWER 9 9 9 PROJECT, UH, LATE. BUT WE'RE, UM, WE JOINED THE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TO BRING FORWARD A PROGRAM OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND I'VE MET WITH YOU, UM, WITH CYRUS IN OCTOBER, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER. AND WE, THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO THIS PROJECT. WE PLEDGE THAT WE'VE ALREADY MADE INVESTMENTS, BOTH IN TERMS OF TIME AND, UH, FINANCIAL RESOURCES. WE REMAIN COMMITTED. WE WANNA WORK WITH CITY STAFF AND WITH COUNCIL TO MAKE THIS PROJECT WORK. AND WE ASKED FOR AN EXTENSION, AND WE STILL HOPE TO HAVE THIS EXTENSION BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR TO REMAIN UNDER CONTRACT. WHILE WE FORMAT THIS WHOLE NEW PROGRAM WITH THE CITY, WE'VE [00:05:01] SIGNALED THAT WE'RE WILLING TO REVISIT CERTAIN ITEMS. WE WANNA WORK WITH CITY STAFF, WE WANNA WORK WITH COUNCIL. WE WANNA MAKE THIS HAPPEN. UM, WE'RE HOPING, WE FOUND OUT LAST WEEK THAT THIS IS THE LAST CITY COUNCIL HEARING OF THE YEAR, THAT THERE'S STILL TIME FOR YOU TO PROVIDE DIRECTION TO CITY STAFF TO PROVIDE SOME FORM OF CONTRACTUAL EXTENSION, WHETHER THAT IS IN THE FORM OF A DRAFT, UH, A DDA EXTENSION OR AN ENA OR WHATEVER IT IS. IT CAN BE A SHORT DOCUMENT THAT ENSURES WE HAVE SOME TIME TO NEGOTIATE A NEW DDA ON THIS PROPERTY. SO I'M HERE TODAY TO PLEDGE THAT TO YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, UH, NEXT WE GO TO ITEM 5.2, AND, UH, LAURA WILKERSON, MAYOR MORRISON, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND, UH, CITY ATTORNEY MR. SCHULTZ. UM, I, I COME BEFORE YOU AND I, I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. HE HAS REALLY WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH OUR COUNSEL TO TRY AND PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER AND WE'RE DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE. WE REALLY ARE TO MOVE THESE THINGS FORWARD. I THINK THERE'S NO DOUBT IN ANYBODY'S MIND THAT MY PARTNER, JACQUELINE RENOSO, WHO CAN'T BE HERE, SHE'S ACTUALLY TRAVELING FOR HER NEW JOB. WE WANNA INVEST IN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AND WE WILL BE VERY, VERY GOOD BUSINESS PARTNERS WITH THE CITY. AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION VERY MUCH ON THIS AND WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS. YOU LOOK VERY FESTIVE HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE GO TO 5.4 AND WE START OFF WITH, UH, UH, MIKA BLANCO. GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE CITY MANAGER, UH, POSITION THAT IS, UH, AN INTERIM POSITION. I DON'T KNOW WHY SCOTT HUGHES STILL AN INTERIM POSITION, UH, BECAUSE THAT'S JUST THE WASTE OF PUBLIC FUNDS. IN APRIL, 2025, UH, SAN DIEGO COUNTY JURY AWARDED A FORMER NATIONAL CITY POLICE OFFICER $10 MILLION IN DAMAGES FINDING NATIONAL CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, SEXUALLY HARASSED AND DISCRIMINATED AGAINST AND RETALIATED AGAINST A FEMALE POLICE OFFICER OFF ASHLEY CUMMINS. THIS CASE WAS PENDING FOR 14 MONTHS. DURING THE TENURE OF CHIEF ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ, WHO WAS NAMED CHIEF IN JANUARY, 2024, THE NATIONAL CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENTED TO THE JURY AS BEING RIFE AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT AGAINST A WOMAN. THE MONETARY DAMAGES AWARDED TO CUMMINS AMOUNT TO ALMOST ONE THIRD OF THE NATIONAL CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, $33 MILLION BUDGET AND NEARLY 50 15% OF THE CITY'S ENTIRE GENERAL FUND. CONSIDERING THIS FACTS, YOUR ELEVATION OF MR. HERNANDEZ TO CITY MANAGER APPEARS TO BE RATIFIED OF THE BULLYING THE JURY FOUND TO EXIST AS WOMAN BUSINESS OWNER, I CAN GIVE TESTIMONY THAT THE MAYOR, THAT THE MAYOR, MAYOR RON MORRISON AND HIS TROIKA HAVE REPEATEDLY ATTEMPTED TO BULLY US AWAY FROM EXPOSING MAYOR MORRISON AND HIS ASSISTANCE, UNLAWFUL AND CORRUPT ASSISTANCE TO THEIR BENEFACTORS TO PUSH THROUGH THE PUBLIC NUISANCE PROJECT LEASE ON ORANGE AND SWEETWATER ROAD. THE PROJECT IS BASED ON THIS EXPENSIVE LEASE, AND THE PROJECT HE KEEPS SAYING IS DEAD. IT'S NOT DEAD BECAUSE THE LEASE IS STILL ACTIVE. THERE'S A THIRD CASE OF BULLYING THAT THE MAYOR IS COVERING UP. HIS ASSISTANT IS ALLEGED, HAVE PHYSICALLY HARASSED AND DEMEANED A NATIONAL CITY EMPLOYEE INSTEAD OF DISCIPLINE HER. HE KEEPS COVERING IT UP. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU, UH, SANDRA, GOOD AFTERNOON. I HOPE Y'ALL HAD A GOOD THANKSGIVING. UM, THE CITY MANAGER, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THIS, HOW HE COULD BE, UM, YOU HAVE SCOTT HUGHES AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN HE'S GONNA CONTINUE ON A PAYROLL WHILE YOU'RE GETTING ANOTHER CITY MANAGER. MAYBE THAT COULD BE CLARIFIED SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT AND WHY THE CITY MANAGER OF SCOTT HUGHES WOULD CONS, WOULD CONTINUE BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT HE'S DOING THIS ROLE TO BE A YES. YES, YES, YES, YES. AND NOT LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL SIGN THAT SAYS 1887 OF WHAT THE CITY IS SUPPOSED TO BE. AND WHEN I LOOK AT THE BEAUTY OF NATIONAL CITY AND IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE, IT'S JUST GONNA TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. WE CAN'T DO THAT. WE NEED TO REMEMBER TO KEEP THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF THE BEAUTY, INCLUDING WHAT'S GOING ON IN NEIGHBORING NEIGHBORHOODS. I KNOW THAT WE'RE ALL TRYING TO BUILD AND DO THINGS, BUT COME [00:10:01] ON GUYS, WE GOTTA KEEP IT SO THAT WE HA YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE WHAT WE HAVE. AND I DON'T FEEL THAT AT ALL. AND I REALLY HOPE THAT, THAT YOU'VE TAKEN, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BREAK. YOU'RE COMING BACK TO, TO, TO THE THING HERE THAT, UM, YOU'LL JUST TAKE A STEP BACK AND LOOK AT WHAT PEOPLE IN THE CITY ARE ASKING FOR. THE CITY, THE TOWN, THE COMMUNITY, THE WHOLE THING. DON'T DESTROY IT. IF YOU DESTROY IT, YOU'LL NEVER GET IT BACK. AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING FOR. AND ON TOP OF THAT, THE WASTING OF FUNDS THAT THE CITY MANAGER CANNOT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TWO OF 'EM, THREE OF 'EM EVERY MONTH. YOU'RE GONNA GET SOMEBODY NEW. I MEAN, DOESN'T THAT SOUND BIZARRE? YOU CAN'T DO THAT. YOU CAN'T, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANNA HEAR THIS, BUT WAKE UP GUYS. I MEAN, LET'S ALL WORK TOGETHER. I HOPE THAT'S POSSIBLE AND YOU CAN HAVE SIX MORE SECONDS. THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE YOUR SIX SECONDS. JUST TO GIVE YOU A QUICK DEAL ON THE CITY MANAGER, UH, POSITION, UH, SCOTT HUGHES IS AN ANNUITANT. SO IN OTHER WORDS, HE IS, HE'S ALREADY UNDER A PENSION PLAN WITH THE STATE, SO THEY ONLY ALLOW HIM SO MANY HOURS THAT HE CAN, HE CAN DO AND STILL WORK AS AN ANNUITANT. SO THAT'S THE REASON THAT WE HAVE TO SWITCH OFF BECAUSE HIS HOURS ARE OUT. THANK YOU. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? I, I CAN TALK WITH YOU AFTERWARDS. CAN HE TALK TO ME? CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING? NO, NO. CAN YOU PLEASE COME TOGETHER IN PIECE? OKAY. THAT POSSIBLE. ALRIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE KIM. THANK YOU MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS BOTH THIS ITEM AND THE CITY ATTORNEY POSITION AT THE SAME TIME SINCE THAT'S THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, IF YOU DON'T MIND. ALL RIGHT. I, I SEE NODS. IT'S GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SO , THE CITY ATTORNEY POSITION IS MEANT TO BE THE COUNCIL'S LEGAL ADVISOR, NOT AT SLACKY. THE CITY ATTORNEY IS MEANT TO PROVIDE A BEDROCK OF, OF OBJECTIVITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO RELY UPON DESPITE WHOEVER OCCUPIES THOSE SEATS. INSTEAD, THE MAYOR IS SET TO CUT MR. SCHULTZ LOOSE FOR THE CARDINAL SIN OF MERELY DOING HIS JOB. IT'S TRUE THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN OVERWHELMED BY ONE LAWSUIT AFTER ANOTHER THIS YEAR, AND IN RECENT YEARS, THE CITY EARLIER THIS YEAR, AS MS. POLANCO'S MENTIONED, LOST A TRIAL FOR $10 MILLION. ONE THIRD OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET AFTER A JURY FOUND A LESBIAN POLICE OFFICER SUFFERED PERSISTENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT FROM OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY. THE JURY MUST HAVE BEEN TRULY OUTRAGED BY THE TOXIC CULTURE WITHIN THE CITY TO BE SLAPPING THE CITY WITH A $10 MILLION VERDICT. THE POINT IS THAT TOXIC CULTURE IN THE CITY HAS TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE AS TO COME FROM THE TOP. YOU'VE BEEN MAYOR FOR 30, OR OR A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR 33 YEARS. SURELY YOU KNEW ABOUT IT. IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU. THE BUCK HAS, HAS STOPPED WITH YOU. THE CITY MANAGER IN WAITING WAS A HIGH RANKING OFFICER WITHIN THE CITY DURING THAT TIME AS WELL. HE AT LEAST KNEW ABOUT IT. SO YOU'LL HAVE TO FORGIVE US FOR HAVING OUR DOUBTS, HOWEVER REASONABLE FOR HIS ABILITY TO BE INDEPENDENT OF YOU. WHAT IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO IS THIS, THE TWO OPEN SPOTS IN THE CITY. EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP SHOULD BE FILLED BY INDEPENDENT PEOPLE, INDEPENDENT OF THE MAYOR, NOT BEHOLDEN TO YOU OR YOUR POLITICAL MACHINE. AS THE PARENT VACANCIES DEMONSTRATE, THE MAYOR SEES HIMSELF NOW AS THE RULER OF A FIEFDOM AND NOT AS ANOTHER PUBLIC SERVANT IN A LONG LINE OF PUBLIC SERVANTS AT, AT THE CITY. AND THE CITY IS WORSE FOR IT. THANK YOU. NEXT WE GO TO 5.5, UH, MIKA POLANCO. MR. SCHULTZ, I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. UH, THE THREE OF, UH, YOU THAT ARE RUNNING THIS FRAUD, UH, CONFIDENCE GAME IN WHICH YOU MAKE CRITICAL DECISIONS, AND THAT'S YOU, RON, MARCUS AND LU. YOU'RE MAKING VERY CRITICAL DECISIONS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AGAINST THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST. YOU CAUSE LAWSUITS TO BE FILED AGAINST THE CITY. YOU HIRE AN ENDLESS STREAM OF ATTORNEYS AND YOU ATTACK THE VICTIMS YOUR UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR HAS CREATED. YOU HAVE BEEN SUED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COALITION THAT TOBACCO REFORMERS AND THE VICTIMS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCE PROJECT AND MANY OTHERS, YOU HAVE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY TO ENFORCE THE LAW. AND NOW YOU ARE DISMISSING YOUR ATTORNEY AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER ONE TO AID AND ABBET YOUR WRONGDOINGS. TONIGHT, WE WILL CHALLENGE YOU TO CREATE AN OPEN PROCESS FOR HIRING THE NEXT CITY ATTORNEY OF NATIONAL CITY SOLICIT CANDIDATES WHO WILL COME BEFORE THE PUBLIC AND ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS. AGREE. YOU WILL SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THE NEXT CITY ATTORNEY THAT YOU [00:15:01] WILL NOT OVERRIDE HIS LEGAL OPINIONS AND ADVISE ARBITRARILY YOU HAVE TREATED BARRY SCHULTZ WITH DISRESPECT, ESPECIALLY YOU MARCUS. AND YOU KNOW IT AS YOU HAVE THE FORMER CITY MANAGER, THE HR HEAD, AND MANY OTHER NATIONAL CITY EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING FORMER OFFICER CUMMINGS. AND THAT'S DESPICABLE. AND YOU SHOULD BE SHAMED OF YOURSELF AND YOU LOSE, YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER. YOU SHOULD STAND UP FOR THE PEOPLE BECAUSE THAT'S WHO VOTED YOU IN. YOU SHOULD STAND UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT INSTEAD OF COVERING UP AND AIDING AND ABETTING THE MAYOR. IF THE FOUR OF YOU GOT TOGETHER, YOU CANNOT VOTE HIM. YOU CAN DO THE RIGHT THING INSTEAD OF JUST LOOKING THE OTHER WAY. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A WHITE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. AND WHAT DO YOU DO? NOTHING. BECAUSE YOU'RE AFRAID OF THIS TYRANT. I CHALLENGE YOU TO BE BETTER AND DO BETTER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE, UH, SANDRA, MS. SCHULTZ, YOU DIDN'T DO A DAMN THING WHEN YOU SHOULD HAVE. IT'S APPALLING. AND THIS IS WHAT'S, I DON'T KNOW IF I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU OR NOT, BECAUSE IT'S THE HOLIDAY TIME AND WHEN YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T AND YOU HAD A JOB TO DO. AND I REMEMBER DISTINCTLY WHEN YOU WERE SAYING THINGS LIKE YOU COULDN'T SPEAK BECAUSE IT WAS A PERSONAL OPINION INSTEAD OF KEEPING THE LAW AND EVERYTHING TOGETHER. BUT BEING WHO I AM AS A PERSON, I WISH YOU WELL IN YOUR NEXT ENDEAVOR. I REALLY DO. I JUST HOPE IT'S NOT WHERE I AM OR WHERE I HAVE TO GET UP HERE AND SPEAK AGAIN BECAUSE HONESTY IS WHAT I'M ABOUT. AND I WISH THAT YOU COULD LOOK BACK AT THE WAY YOU HANDLED THINGS AND MAYBE THERE'S A CHANCE THAT YOU COULD HAVE SAVED WHAT WAS GOING ON INSTEAD. IT'S BEEN A WASTE FOR EVERYBODY. IT'S TERRIBLE. BUT I WISH YOU WELL. I JUST HOPE THAT IN YOUR NEXT ENDEAVOR YOU'LL REMEMBER NOT TO DO HERE IN YOUR NEXT POSITION. THANK YOU. UH, ALICIA MORRISON. SO I GUESS MY ASSUMPTION WAS RIGHT, THAT BARRY'S LEAVING. SO THAT LEADS ME BACK TO MY PRAS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY REQUESTED ON MAY 2ND THAT WERE GIVEN TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, BUILDING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE IT DEPARTMENT. AND THEN ON OCTOBER 1ST, ALL OF THOSE WERE REMOVED FROM THOSE, THOSE UH, DEPARTMENTS THAT I REQUESTED. AND IT WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. OKAY? THAT WAS OCTOBER 1ST. SO YOU'RE LEAVING NOW WHAT, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO MY PRAS IF, IF IT WAS DIRECTED TOWARD YOU? OKAY, SO IT'S WELL PAST THE 14 DAY EXTENSION THAT I RECEIVED THAT NOTICE ON OCTOBER 1ST. SO I FIND IT TROUBLING. WHAT DOES THIS CITY NOT WANT ME TO KNOW? IT MAKES ME QUESTION, WHAT ARE YOU HIDING? WHAT ARE YOU HIDING? WHO ARE YOU PROTECTING? WHO WILL BE EXPOSED FROM THE PS? RIGHT? UM, IT MAKES ME WONDER IF SOMEONE BROKERING A DEAL BECAUSE THE PRAS THAT I SUBMITTED TO NATIONAL CITY, I ALSO SUBMITTED TO LAFCO AND I GOT A THICK RESPONSE. I SENT IT, I SUBMITTED THEM TO UH, THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AND I GOT A RESPONSE. I SENT THEM TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND I GOT A RESPONSE. WHY HAVEN'T I GOTTEN A RESPONSE FOR MY REQUEST OF SPECIFIC DETAILS FROM CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS? BUT THEY GET PULLED AND SENT TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND NOW HE'S LEAVING. WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NOW? WHERE'S MY PRAS? DO I PUT IN ANOTHER REQUEST? 'CAUSE I WILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT IS ALL THE SPEAKER SLIPS THAT WE HAVE. WITH THAT, WE WILL BE GOING [5. CLOSED SESSION] INTO CLOSED SESSION. I LOOK TO THE UH, CITY ATTORNEY TO ANNOUNCE OUR ITEMS. OKAY, FOR CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT WE HAVE FIVE ITEMS. 5.1 IS CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS, UM, VOL INVOLVING PROPERTY 9 2 1 [00:20:01] THROUGH 9 2 9 NATIONAL CITY BOULEVARD. WE HAVE 5.2, WHICH IS CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING EXISTING LITIGATION. THE NAME OF THE CASE IS CALI MOTA VERSUS CITY OF NATIONAL CITY. 5.3 IS CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS. THIS IS INVOLVING THE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. AND WE HAVE TWO ITEMS INVOLVING PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. 5.4, THE POSITION IS CITY MANAGER AND 5.5 THE POSITION IS CITY ATTORNEY. OKAY WITH THAT WE ARE IN CLOSED SESSION AND WE WILL, UH, REPORT OUT TO RULE IN THE MEETING A AFTERWARDS. OKAY? THANK YOU. JUST ONE MOMENT. WE ARE COMING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION. UH, WE WILL BE REPORTING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AT THE END OF THE COUNCIL MEETING. AND WITH THAT WE ADJOURN THE CLOSED SESSION. UH, WE WILL COME BACK IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND START THE REGULAR MEETING. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. * 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.