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MINUTES OF THE
CITY COUNCIL /COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 13, 2001
The City Council /Community Development Commission of the City of Downey held an
adjourned regular meeting at 6:40 p.m., March 13, 2001, in the Council Chamber of the Downey City
Hall, Mayor /Chairman Robert C. Winningham presiding.
PRESENT: Council Members /Commissioners:
Robert C. Winningham Mayor /Chairman
Meredith H. Perkins Mayor Pro Tem/Vice- Chairman
Rick Trejo
Kirk 0. Cartozian
Keith McCarthy
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
Christina Vogel, Special Projects Coordinator
Mr. Vase explained issues came up after the posting of the Agenda that require further
direction from the Council /Commission and requested approval to add a Closed Session Item to the
Agenda, on an urgency basis, which will be Item IV -C, PENDING LITIGATION, CITY OF
DOWNEY VS. THE WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT.
It was moved by Council Member /Commissioner Perkins, seconded by Council Member/ -
Commissioner Cartozian, and unanimously carried to add Item IV -C to the Closed Session.
APPROVAL OF CLOSED SESSION MINUTES — FEBRUARY 27, 2001
It was moved by Council Member /Commissioner McCarthy, seconded by Council Member/ -
Commissioner Perkins, and unanimously carried to approve the Closed Session Minutes of
February 27, 2001.
CLOSED SESSION
Mayor /Chairman Winningham announced the Council /Commission is recessing to Closed
Session (6:42 p.m.) to discuss the following Sections of the Government Code:
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A. SECTION 54956.8 — Conference with real property negotiators Gerald Caton and Darrell
George re property: Parcels 1 — 6 of the Downey NASA site generally bounded by
Stewart and Gray Road, Imperial Highway and Lakewood Boulevard; negotiating parties:
NASA; under negotiation: price and terms of payment.
B. SECTION 54956.9 - Subdivision (c) — Conference with legal counsel — anticipated
litigation — initiation of litigation (one potential case).
C. SECTION 54956.9 — Subdivison (a) — Conference with legal counsel — existing litigation:
City of Downey, et al. vs. Water Replenishment District.
The meeting reconvened in open session at 7:42 p.m. with all Council Members/ -
Commissioners present. There were no Closed Session actions to report.
The meeting recessed at 7:43 p.m.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
The meeting reconvened for Oral Communications at 8:30 p.m. with all Council Members/ -
Commissioners present (see Oral Communications under the Regular City Council Meeting) and
recessed at 8:35 p. m.
The meeting reconvened at 9:00 p.m. with all Council Members /Commissioners present.
ADJOURNMENT: 9:00 p.m.
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Judith E. McDonnell, City Clerk/Secretary Robert C. Winningham, Mayor /Chairman
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