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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
REGULAR SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETING
MAY 13, 2014
Mayor Vasquez called to order an Adjourned Regular Meeting and Regular SuccessorAgency
Meeting at 5:30 p.m., May 13, 2014, in the Council Chamber of the Downey City Hall, 11111
Brookshire Avenue, Downey.
PRESENT: Council Members /Board Members:
Fernando Vasquez Mayor /Chair
Luis H. Marquez Mayor Pro Tem/Vice -Chair
Roger C. Brossmer (arrived 5:44 p.m.)
Mario A. Guerra
Alex Saab
ALSO PRESENT: Gilbert Lives, City Manager
John Oskoui, Assistant City Manager
Yvette M. Abich Garcia, City Attorney
Adria M. Jimenez, CMC, City Clerk
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor /Chair Vasquez opened the meeting for Public Comment. Having no one come forward,
Mayor /Chair Vasquez closed Public Comment.
APPROVED CLOSED SESSION MINUTES: April 22, 2014: Administration.
It was moved by Council Member /Board Member Guerra, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem/Vice
Chair Marquez, and unanimously carried to approve the minutes.
RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION
The Council /Board Members recessed to Closed Session (5:31 p.m.) to discuss matters under
the authority of the following sections of the Government Code:
1. Government Code Section 54956.8 — Conference with Successor Agency real property
negotiator: City Manager Gilbert Lives and Community Development Director Aldo E.
Schindler re: Property at 9066 Firestone Boulevard, Downey CA: Negotiating Parties: Yanki
Greenspan and Devang Patel /Kamla Hotels; Under Negotiation: Price and Terms.
2. Government Code Section 54957.6- Conference with Labor Negotiators: John Oskoui and
Irma Youssefieh; Re: Labor Negotiations with Downey Firemen's Association, IAFF Local
3473.
3. Government Code 54956.9(e)(3) -- Conference with Legal Counsel: Anticipated Exposure to
Litigation; Re: Receipt of Claim pursuant to the Government Claims Act by Nannina Angioni
Esq. on behalf of the Downey Firemen's Association, IAFF Local 3473 threatening litigation
(a copy available for public inspection in City Clerk's Office).
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4. Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) -- Conference with Legal Counsel: Anticipation of
Litigation: Two (2) cases.
5. Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) - Public Employee Performance Evaluation; Title:
City Clerk,
6. Government Code Section 54957 - Public Employee Appointment: Fire Chief.
RECONVENEDIRECESSED
The meeting reconvened in open session at 6:45 p.m. with all Council Members /Board Members
present. City Manager Lives stated for Itern No. 6, the City Council voted unanimously to ratify his
appointment of Mark Gillaspie as the next Fire Chief commencing upon the retirement of current Fire
Chief Croom.
The meeting recessed at 6:47 p.m.
The meeting reconvened in ripen session at 9:21 p.m. and immediately recessed to Closed
Session
RECONVENNED AND ANNOUNCE CLOSE SESSION ACTION
The meeting reconvened at 9 :46 p.m. City Attorney Abich Garcia stated for item No. 1, the
Successor Agency received a status report but took no formal action. Item Nos. 2 thru 4 the
Council /Board received a status report. Item No, 5 will be continued to May 27, 2014,
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:47 p.m, to 5:30 p.m., May 27, 2014.
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A IA M. JIMENEZ, q C FERNANDO VASQUEZ, Mayor /Chair
City Clerk
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