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MINUTES OF THE
CITY COUNCIL /COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
NOVEMBER 13, 2001
The City Council /Community Development Commission of the City of Downey held an
adjourned regular meeting at 6:35 p.m., November 13, 2001, in the Council Chamber of the Downey
City Hall, Mayor Pro Tem /Vice - Chairman Meredith H. Perkins presiding.
PRESENT: Council Members /Commissioners:
Meredith H. Perkins Mayor Pro Tem/Vice- Chairman
Rick Trejo
Kirk O. Cartozian
Keith McCarthy (arrived at 6:35 p.m.)
ABSENT: Robert C. Winningham Mayor /Chairman (excused)
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
John Finch, Police Chief
Steven Yee, Economic Development Coordinator
Christine Vogel, Assistant to the City Manager
APPROVAL OF CLOSED SESSION MINUTES — NOVEMBER 13, 2001
It was moved by Council Member /Commissioner Trejo, seconded by Council Member/ -
Commissioner Cartozian, and unanimously carried (4 -0) to approve the Closed Session Minutes of
October 16 and 23, 2001.
CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Pro Tem/Vice- Chairman Perkins announced the Council /Commission is recessing to
Closed Session (6:33 p.m.) to discuss the following Sections of the Government Code:
A. SECTION 54956.8 — Conference with real property negotiator Darrell George re property:
9066 Firestone Boulevard; negotiating parties: Downey Hospitality Development, LLC;
under negotiation: price and terms of payment.
B. SECTION 54956.8 — Conference with real property negotiator Darrell George re property:
11205 Paramount Boulevard; negotiating parties: Armando /Javier Uribe, Brett/Kirk Van
Matre; under negotiation: price and terms of payment.
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C. SECTION 54956.9 - Subdivision (b) — Conference with legal counsel — anticipated
7 litigation — exposure to litigation (one potential case).
D. SECTION 54956.9 — Subdivision (c) — Conference with legal counsel — anticipated
litigation — initiation of litigation (two potential cases)
E. SECTION 54956.9 — Subdivision (a) — Conference with legal counsel — existing litigation:
Central and West Basin Water Replenishment District, etc. vs. Charles E. Adams, et al.,
L. A. County Superior Court, Case #C786656.
Council Member /Commissioner McCarthy arrived at the Meeting at 6:35 p.m.
The meeting reconvened in open session at 7:38 p.m. with Council Members /Commissioners
Trejo, McCarthy, Cartozian and Perkins present; Mayor /Chairman Winningham absent.
Mr. Vose announced the City received a request from the League of California Cities to
participate in an amicus curiae brief (friend of the court brief) to add the City's name to the case
involving Alfred vs. Superior Court, a case in which the cities are attempting to protect the privacy of
their public safety police officers.
It was moved by Council Member /Commissioner McCarthy, seconded by Council Member/ -
Commissioner Trejo and unanimously carried (4 -0) to approve adding the City's name to the
amicus brief.
The meeting recessed at 7:40 p.m.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None
The meeting reconvened for Oral Communications at 8:35 p.m. with Council Members /-
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Commissioners Trejo, McCarthy, Cartozian and Perkins present; Mayor /Chairman Winningham
absent (see Oral Communications under the Regular City Council Meeting) and immediately
recessed.
The meeting reconvened at 9:25 p.m. with Council Members /Commissioners Trejo,
McCarthy, Cartozian and Perkins present; Mayor /Chairman Winningham absent and recessed to
Closed Session to continue discussion of Closed Session Items previously announced.
The meeting reconvened in open session at 9:45 p.m. with Council Members /Commissioners
Trejo, McCarthy, Cartozian and Perkins present; Mayor /Chairman Winningham absent. There were
no Closed Session actions to report.
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ADJOURNMENT: 9:45 p.m.
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Kathleen L. Midstokke, City Clerk/Secretary Meredith H. Perkins, Mayor Pro Tem/-
Vice- Chairman
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