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BEFORE WE GET[1.CALL TO ORDER]
STARTED WITH THE MEETING, WE'VE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM COUNCILMAN BUSH TO, FOR THE NEED TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY FOLLOWING THE REQUIREMENTS OF AB 24 49, WE MUST FIRST CONFIRM THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT IN THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.AND WE DO HAVE FOUR MEMBERS, UH, AT THE DAAS.
COUNCILMAN UH BUSH IS PRESENT ON ZOOM.
COUNCILMAN BUSH, PLEASE ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL TO FIRST CONFIRM THAT YOU CAN BE HEARD AND SEEN AND THAT YOU CAN HEAR AND SEE THE DAAS.
UH, COUNCILMAN BUSH, ARE YOU CLAIMING YOUR ABSENCE UNDER JUST CAUSE OR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES? JUST CAUSE I'M AT A, UM, A CONFERENCE FOR, UH, METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM.
UH, COUNCILMAN BUSH, IS THERE ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 18 OF AGE PRESENT IN THE REMOTE LOCATION WITH YOU? NO.
AND, UH, UH, IF WE COULD HAVE THE CITY CLERK TO PLEASE CONFIRM THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT COUNCILMAN BUSH HAS APPEARED REMOTELY WITHIN THE CALENDAR YEAR.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME COUNCIL MEMBER BUSH HAS APPEARED, UH, REMOTELY.
WITH THAT, COULD WE HAVE A, UM, WELL I GUESS WE ACTUALLY NEED A MOTION BEFORE WE DO THE ROLL CALL.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
UH, WITH THAT, CAN WE HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE? OH, MEMBER ANI HERE.
AND ARE WE TAKING A ROLL CALL? VOTE? YEAH.
COUNCIL MEMBER BUSH DOES NOT COUNT IN THIS ONE.
AND THEN, UH, I VOTE MAYOR MORRISON.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, UM, WELL, BEFORE WE, UH, PROCEED, I REQUEST THE INTERPRETER TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPLAIN THE CITY'S INTERPRETATION SERVICES.
DO WE HAVE AN, UH, INTERPRETER FOR THE, UH, SPECIAL MEETING? WE DO NOT.
AND, UH, WITH THAT I'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER LIVE.
WEBCAST OF THE MEETING MAY BE VIEWED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
IF YOU'RE WATCHING VIA ZOOM, UH, VIEWING THE SPANISH VERSION OF THE MEETING INTERPRETER INSTRUCTIONS WILL APPEAR IN THE CHAT BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN.
FOR THOSE WHO PREFER TO SIT IN THE CHAMBER, HEADSETS ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE LIVE SPA UH, SPANISH TRANSLATION.
PLEASE SEE THE CITY CLERK'S DESK.
UH, NOTICE AGENDA AND INFORMATION ON THE CITY OF NASHVILLE CITY'S WEBSITE INFORMS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THEY MAY SUBMIT A PUBLIC COMMENT ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, EITHER IN PERSON BY SUBMITTING ONE OF THESE SALMON COLORED SLIPS, UH, VIA ZOOM BY PRE-REGISTERING ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, NO LATER THAN TWO HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING OR EMAILING NO LATER THAN FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING.
ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PUBLISHED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE IF RECEIVED ON THE DEADLINE WITH THAT.
NOW, COULD WE HAVE ROLL CALL? UH, YES MAYOR AND I, I, I BELIEVE YOU MIGHT BE LOOKING AT THE, THE SCRIPT FOR THE SIX O'CLOCK MEETING, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
UH, AND I HAVE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, MAYOR.
UH, AND UH, MISS CITY CLERK, CAN WE PLEASE GET A VOTE COUNT ON THE MOTION FOR MEMBER BUSH TO APPEAR REMOTELY? IT WAS FOUR ZERO.
WITH THAT, UH, COULD WE UH, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? REMEMBER IMANI, WOULD YOU ALLE US PLEASE PLEDGE ALL TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC.
THE WOODARD STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD FROM FOR
[4.PUBLIC COMMENT (Public Comment will be restricted to Agenda Items Only)]
HAVE SPEAKERS, UH, FOR COMMENTS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE AGENDA ITEM.I DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER AND THAT IS ALICIA MORRISON FOR 5.1.
THAT IS THE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ON EXISTING LITIGATION.
GOOD AFTERNOON UNDER CALIFORNIA CODE TITLE EIGHT POLITICAL REFORM ARTICLE ONE, GENERAL PROHIBITION, SECTION 8 7 1 0 0.
A PUBLIC OFFICIAL AT ANY LEVEL OF STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT MAKE PARTICIPATE IN MAKING OR IN ANY WAY ATTEMPT TO USE THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL'S POSITION TO INFLUENCE A GOVERNMENTAL DECISION IN WHICH THE OFFICIAL KNOWS OR HAS REASON
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TO KNOW THE OFFICIAL HAS A FINANCIAL INTEREST DUE TO COUNCIL MEMBER BUSH'S RECENT RETAINING AN ATTORNEY FOR A PERSONAL MATTER.THERE IS KNOWLEDGE THAT THE ATTORNEY HE HAS RETAINED IS THE YOUNGER SIBLING OF ONE OF THE MAIN STAKEHOLDERS WHO IS THE CHIEF POLICY OFFICER AND MAJORITY OWNER OF THE CALI MOTO THAT IS LISTED ON ITEM 5.1.
CITY ATTORNEY SKINNER ABIDE BY THE OATH YOU HAVE TAKEN TO PRACTICE LAW IN CALIFORNIA, PURSUIT TO CALIFORNIA BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE 6 0 6 7 AND THAT COUNCIL MEMBER BUSH SHALL RECUSE HIMSELF FROM ANY PARTICIPATION NOW AND IN THE FUTURE OF CALI MOTO VERSUS THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY.
[5.CLOSED SESSION]
WE HAVE THREE ITEMS FOR CLOSED SESSION TODAY.UM, ITEM 5.1 IS CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL RELATED TO EXISTING LITIGATION.
UM, WE'LL BE DISCUSSING PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBDIVISION D OF SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9 AND THE CASE NAME IS KELLY MODA, LLC VERSUS THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY.
ITEM 5.2 IS SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH TWO, SUBDIVISION D OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9.
AND LASTLY 5.3, WHICH IS A CONFERENCE WITH, UH, LEGAL COUNSEL ON EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO SUB PARAGRAPH ONE, SUBDIVISION D SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9.
AND THIS MATTER IS B-C-D-L-L-C VERSUS THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY.
WITH THAT, WE WILL BE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION.
WE WILL COME OUT TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AND THEN WHAT WE'LL REPORT OUT AT THE END OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN UH, YAMANI AND UH, VICE MAYOR MOLINA, MYSELF, UH, PRESENT WITH THAT.
WE ARE COMING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.
WE JUST HAVE TO ADJOURN THAT MEETING THAT WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN HAVING.
SO WE'RE, UH, SO THIS IS OFFICIALLY WE'RE COMING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.
WE WILL ADJOURN THIS, GIVE US ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, GET OUR BOOKS TOGETHER, AND THEN WE'LL START THE REGULAR MEETING.