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MINUTES OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
SPECIAL MEETING
APRIL 10, 2018
The City Council of the City of Downey held a Special City Council Meeting on April 10, 2018, at
5:36 p.m., in the Council Chamber of the Downey City Hall, 11111 Brookshire Avenue, Downey,
California, Mayor Ashton presiding.
PRESENT: Council Members:
Sean Ashton Mayor
Rick Rodriguez Mayor Pro Tem (excused)
Blanca Pacheco Council Member
Alex Saab Council Member
Fernando Vasquez Council Member (excused)
ALSO PRESENT: Gilbert Livas, City Manager
Yvette M. Abich Garcia, City Attorney
Alicia Duarte, CMC, City Clerk
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Ashton opened the meeting for Public Comment. Having no one come forward, Mayor
Ashton closed Public Comment.
RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Ashton announced the City Council is recessing to Closed Session at 5:36 p.m. to
discuss matters under the authority of the following sections of the Government Code:
1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Initiation of Litigation-Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4):
One (1) Case.
2. Government Code Section 54957.6 - Conference with labor negotiators John Oskoui/Irma
Youssefieh re: direction for labor negotiations with Downey City Employees’ Association –
Miscellaneous Unit, and Downey City Employees’ Association – Maintenance Unit.
RECONVENED
The Special City Council meeting reconvened in Open Session at 6:33 p.m. with all Council
Members present.
City Attorney Abich Garcia reported the closed session report as follows: In regards to Item No.
1, City Council authorized its legal counsel to initiate a civil action on behalf of City of Downey. The
details of said civil action, the defendants and causes of action once formerly commenced will be
disclosed to any person upon inquiry. The motion to initiate civil action was made by Council Member
Saab, seconded by Council Member Vasquez and passed unanimously with Mayor Pro Tem Rodriguez
absent. In regards to Item No. 2, for all the bargaining units listed on the agenda the City Council
received a status report from its labor negotiators.
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ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Ashton adjourned the Special City Council Meeting at 6:34 p.m.
MARIA ALICIA DUARTE, CMC SEAN ASHTON
City Clerk Mayor