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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
NOW BEGIN THE, UH, OCTOBER 20TH, 2026 SPECIAL, UH, MEETING.UH, LIVE WEBCAST OF THE MEETING CAN BE VIEWED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
NOTICE AGENDA AND INFORMATION ON THE 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.
IN PERSON IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER BY SUBMITTING ONE OF THE SALMON COLORED REQUEST TO ENTER THE COMMENT QUEUE SLIP 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, COULD WE HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? THANK YOU.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ? PRESENT.
I WILL NOTE THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS YAMANI AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BUSH ARE ABSENT.
I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER YAMANI CURRENTLY, AND SO SHE IS TRYING TO DIAL IN.
SO SHE'S TRYING TO JOIN THE MEETING WITH YOU.
UM, SO IF BY THE TIME - IF BY THE TIME WE GO IN SHE'S - OKAY.
ADD ON AND DO HER STATEMENT, THEN SHE CAN GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
SO WITH THAT, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM AND WE COULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
UM, MEMBER RODRIGUEZ, WOULD YOU LEAD US PLEASE? RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, 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.
AT THIS TIME - EXCUSE ME, MA'AM, SHE HAS - HUH? SHE HAS JOINED THE MEETING.
COUNCIL MEMBER YAMANI, CAN YOU TURN YOUR VIDEO ON? GOOD MORNING, MICHELLE.
WE'VE RECEIVED A, UH, REQUEST FROM COUNCIL MEMBER YAMANI TO, UH, UH, FOR A NEED TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY.
FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS OF AB 2449 MUST CONFIRM THAT THERE'S A QUORUM PRESENT AND, UH, AND WHICH THERE IS.
THERE'S THREE MEMBERS IN THE COUNCIL.
AND THEN, UM, MEMBER YAMANI IS PRESENT VIA, UH, VIA ZOOM.
AND SO YOU JUST CONFIRMED THAT YOU CAN BOTH SEE AND HEAR US AND WE CAN SEE AND HEAR YOU.
PLEASE, UH, PROVIDE A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO THE NEED TO APPEAR REMOTELY.
UM, THIS, THIS IS A JUST CAUSE.
I AM ATTENDING A CONFERENCE, UM, IN LINE WITH, UM, MY POSITION FOR SWEETWATER AUTHORITY.
AND I, I'M ALONE IN THE ROOM AND THERE'S NO 18 YEARS OLDER IN THE ROOM.
AND, UH, SO WOULD YOU BE CLAIMING THIS UNDER JUST CAUSE OR EMERGENCY? UM, IT SHOULD BE JUST CAUSE, UM, MR. CHAIRMAN.
UM, WITH THAT, UM, LET'S SEE, I THINK WE'VE CONFIRMED EVERYTHING ELSE AND, UH, WE NEED TO TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE TO ACCEPT THE, UH, VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE DUE TO A JUST CAUSE REGION, UH, REASON.
AND I'LL CONFIRM THAT THIS IS HER THIRD, UH, ATTENDANCE VIA A VIDEO.
SO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER YAMANI? AYE.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ? AYE.
OKAY, SO WITH THAT THEN, WE WILL BE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS? NO, THERE ARE NONE.
[5. CLOSED SESSION]
THAT OUT OF THE WAY.UM, WE WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
WE HAVE ACTUALLY 12 ITEMS FOR CLOSED SESSION THIS AFTERNOON.
AND, UH, WE WILL DO A VIRTUAL PAUSE AND WE WILL BE RECONVENING AT THE END OF THAT TIME AND WE'LL BE REPORTING OUT AT THE END OF OUR REGULAR MEETING.
AT THIS POINT, I WILL TURN THAT OVER TO OUR, UH, CITY ATTORNEY.
TODAY IN CLOSED SESSION, WE HAVE, UM, ITEM 5.1, WHICH IS A LIABILITY CLAIM BEING HEARD PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.
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WORKER'S, WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM.ITEM 5.2, UM, IS A SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH TWO, SUBDIVISION D OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9.
THERE IS ONE CASE THAT WILL BE HEARD.
UH, 5.3 IS A CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING EXISTING LITIGATION BEING HEARD PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBDIVISION D OF SECTION 54956.9, SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT VERSUS THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO ET AL.
UM, ITEM 5.4 IS GOING TO BE, UH, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8.
ALL OF THE REMAINING ONES ARE ALL BEING HEARD AS RELATED MATTERS UNDER EXISTING, UH, LITIGATION AND PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH ONE, SUBDIVISION D OF SECTION 549, 56.9, ALL OF THOSE MATTERS WILL BE HEARD IN CLOSED SESSION AS WELL.
WITH THAT, WE'LL BE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION.
WE'RE COMING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.
WE WILL BE REPORTING OUT, UH, OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AT THE END OF COUNCIL MEETING.
UH, WITH THAT, UH, CLOSED SESSION IS ADJOURNED AND GIVE US A FEW MINUTES, GET OUR BOOKS TOGETHER, EVERYTHING, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK IN AND START THE REGULAR MEETING.