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MINUTES OF THE
CITY COUNCIL /COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
MAY 11, 1999
The City Council/Community Development Commission of the City of Downey held an
adjourned regular meeting at 6:38 p.m., May 11, 1999, in the Council Chamber of the Downey City
Hall, Mayor /Chairman Gary P. McCaughan, M. D. presiding.
PRESENT: Council Members/Commissioners:
Gary P. McCaughan, M.D. Mayor /Chairman
Keith McCarthy Mayor ProTem/Vice- Chairman
Joyce L. Lawrence
Robert C. Winningham
Meredith H. Perkins
ALSO PRESENT: Gerald M. Caton, City Manager/Executive Director
Charles Vose, City Attorney
Judith McDonnell, City Clerk/Secretary
Lee Powell, Assistant City Manager
Darrell George, Director of Community/Economic Development/
Assistant Executive Director
Desi .Alvarez, Director of Public Works
Bob Brace, City Engineer
Lea Sharp, Project Engineer
Ed Velasco, Manager of Housing
APPROVAL OF CLOSED SESSION MINUTES — APRIL 27, 1999 (4 :00 P.M.) AND APRIL
27, 1999 (6 :30 P.M.)
It was moved by Council Member /Commissioner McCarthy, seconded by Council Member /-
' Commissioner Lawrence and so ordered to approve the Closed Session Minutes of April 27, 1999.
CLOSED SESSION
Mayor /Chairman McCaughan announced the Council/Commission is recessin g to Closed
Session (6:39 p.m.) to discuss the following Sections of the Government Code:
A. SECTION 54956.8 — Conference with real property negotiator Darrell George re property:
8117, 8127 and 8133 Third Street; negotiating party, Community Development; under
negotiation, price and terms of payment.
B. SECTION 54956.9 — Subdivision (b)(1) — Conference with legal counsel — anticipated
litigation — exposure to litigation (two potential cases).
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C. SECTION 54956.9 — Subdivision (a) — Conference with legal counsel — existing litigation:
Downey Community Hospital Foundation vs. City of Downey.
D. SECTION 54956.9 — Subdivision (a) — Conference with legal counsel — existing litigation:
Haggis vs. City of Los Angeles.
The meeting reconvened in open session at 7:37 p.m. with all Council Members/ -
Commissioners present.
Mr. Vose announced the Council took action in the matter of Haggis vs. City of Los Angeles,
on a motion by Council Member McCarthy, seconded by Council Member Lawrence and unanimously
carried to authorized the City Attorney to add the City's name to the friend of the Chorus Brief
being prepared on behalf of the League of California Cities on an appeal that is going before
the California Supreme Court.
Mr. Vose also announced that on a motion made by Council Member Lawrence, seconded by
Council Member McCarthy, and unanimously carried, the Council directed the City Attorney's office
to proceed with the litigation entitled Fast ECD vs. City of Downey, Case No. BC205262, and
found that Fast ECD was in default of Cash Contract No. 607 -A.
The meeting recessed at 7:38 p.m.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
The meeting reconvened for Oral Communications at 9:30 p.m. with all Council Members/ -
Commissioners present (see Oral Communications under the Regular City Council Meeting) and
recessed at 9:43 p.m.
The meeting reconvened at 11:20 p.m. with all Council Members /Commissioners present.
ADJOURNMENT : 11:20 p.m.
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