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MINUTES OF THE
CITY COUNCIL /COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
SEPTEMBER 28, 1999
The City Council /Community Development Commission of the City of Downey held an
adjourned regular meeting at 5:37 p.m., September 28, 1999, in the Council Chamber of the Downey
City Hall, Mayor /Chairman Keith McCarthy presiding.
PRESENT: Council Members /Commissioners:
Keith McCarthy Mayor /Chairman
Joyce L. Lawrence Mayor Pro Tem/Vice- Chairman
(arrived at 6:05 p.m.)
Robert C. Winningham (arrived at 6:05 p.m.)
Meredith H. Perkins
Gary P. McCaughan, M.D.
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
Ed Velasco, Manager of Housing
David Rodriguez, Project Management Consultant
Mayor /Chairman McCarthy recessed the meeting at 5:38 p. m. for a tour of the Police facility
and reconvened at 6:20 p.m. with all Council Members /Commissioners present.
Council Members /Commissioners Lawrence and Winningham arrived at 6:05 p.m.
APPROVAL OF CLOSED SESSION MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 14,1_9
It was moved by Council Member /Commissioner Lawrence, seconded by Council Member /-
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Commissioner Perkins, and unanimously carried to approve the Closed Session Minutes of
September 14, 1999.
CLOSED SESSION
Mayor /Chairman McCarthy announced the Council /Commission is recessing to Closed
Session (6:20 p.m.) to discuss the following Sections of the Government Code:
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A. SECTION 54956.8 — Conference with real ro ert negotiators Gerald Caton and Darrell
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George re property: Parcels 1 -- 6 of the Downey Long Range Facilities Plan generally
bounded by Stewart & Gray Road, Imperial Ilighwa Clark Avenue and Lakewood
Boulevard; negotiating parties: General Services Administration and NASA; under
negotiation: price and terms of payment.
B. SECTION 54957 — Consideration of Appointment of Public Employee -- Police Chief.
C. SECTION 54956.8 — Conference with real property negotiators Gerald Caton and Darrell
George re property: 12006 Bellflower Boulevard, and 9202 and 9214 Elm Vista Drive;
negotiating parties: Western Developments for Affordable Housing, Inc.; under
negotiation: price and terms of payment.
D. SECTION 54957.6 — Conference with labor negotiator Lee Powell re direction for labor
negotiations with the Downey Firemen's Association.
E. SECTION 54957.6 — Conference with labor negotiator Lee Powell re direction for labor
negotiations with the Downey City Employees' Association — Maintenance Group.
F. SECTION 54957.6 — Conference with labor negotiator Lee Powell re direction for labor
negotiations with the Downey Police Officers' Association.
G. SECTION 54956.9 — Subdivision (a) -- Conference with legal counsel — existing litigation:
Downey Community Hospital Foundation vs. City of Downey.
H. SECTION 54956.8 — Conference with real property negotiators Gerald Caton and Darrell
George re property: 11420 Brookshire Avenue; negotiating parties: GTE Real Estate
Services; under negotiation: price and terms of payment.
I. SECTION 54956.9 — Subdivision (a) — Conference with legal counsel — existing litigation:
City of Downey, et al. vs. Water Replenishment District.
The meeting reconvened in open session at 7:34 p.m. with all Council Members/ -
Commissioners present.
Mr. Caton referred to Agenda Item VI -B, APPOINTMENT OF POLICE CHIEF,
explaining the City Charter designates the responsibility to appoint department heads to the City
Manager, with the Council's ratification. He announced Captain John Finch will be Downey's new
Police Chief, upon the retirement of Chief Caldwell, which was unanimously ratified by the Council.
Mayor /Chairman McCarthy referred to Agenda Item VI-A, PARCELS 1 -6 OF THE NASA
PROPERTY, advising the Council appointed a subcommittee consisting of Council Members
Lawrence and himself to work with the City Manager, the Economic /Community Development
Director and David Rodriguez, Project Management Consultant, to review proposals from developers
for potential use of the NASA site. He thanked all of the developers for their efforts and advised the
field has been narrowed to the following three development groups: Ezralow Company, Legacy
Partners /Vestar, and Industrial Realty Group /Lenar Partners.
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The meeting recessed at 7:38 p.m.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
The meeting reconvened for Oral Communications at 8:38 p. m. with all Council Members/ -
Commissioners present (see Oral Communications under the Regular City Council Meeting) and
recessed at 8:40 p.m.
The meeting reconvened at 10:12 p.m. with all Council Members/Commissioners present and
immediately recessed to Closed Session to complete discussion of Closed Session Items previously
announced.
The meeting reconvened in open session at 12:00 a.m., September 29, 1999, with all Council
Members /Commissioners present. There were no Closed Session actions to report.
ADJOURNMENT: 12:00 a.m., September 29, 1999
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