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MINUTES OF THE
CITY COUNCIL /COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 14, 2001
The City Council/Community Development Commission of the City of Downey held an
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adjourned regular meeting at 6:30 p.m., August 14, 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
Kathleen Midstokke, City Clerk/Secretary
Lee Powell, Assistant City Manager
Darrell George, Director of Community & Economic Development/
Assistant Executive Director
Desi Alvarez, Director of Public Works
David Rodriguez, Project Manager (NASA Site)
APPROVAL OF CLOSED SESSION MINUTES — JULY 24, 2001
It was moved by Council Member /Commissioner McCarthy, seconded by Council Mernber /-
-- Commissioner Perkins, and unanimously carried to approve the Closed Session Minutes of July 24,
2001.
CLOSED SESSION
Mayor /Chairman Winningham announced the Council /Commission is recessing to Closed
Session (6:32 p.m.) to discuss the following Sections of the Government Code:
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:
Ezralow Company; under negotiation: price and terms of payment.
B. SECTION 54957 — Personnel Evaluation: City Attorney
C. SECTION 54956.9 - Subdivision (c) -- Conference with legal counsel — anticipated
litigation — initiation of litigation (one potential case).
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The meeting reconvened in open session at 7:29 p.m. with all Council Members/ -
Commissioners present.
Mr. Vose advised, after a presentation by staff and legal counsel in Closed Session, a motion
was made by Council Member Perkins, seconded by Council Member McCarthy, and unanimously
carried to grant authority to special legal counsel to intervene in a legal action for adjudication
of water rights within the West Basin for a cost not to exceed $10,000.
The meeting recessed at 7:3 1 p. m.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None
The meeting reconvened for Oral Communications at 8:03 p.m. with all Council Members/ -
Commissioners present (see Oral Communications under the Regular City Council Meeting) and
recessed at 8:04 p.m.
The meeting reconvened at 8:04 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 at 9:00 p.m. with all Council Members /Commissioners present.
There were no Closed Session actions to report.
ADJOURNMENT: 9:00 p.m.
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Kathleen L. Midstokke, City Clerk/Secretary Robert C. Winningham, Mayor /Chairman
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