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SPECIAL MEETING
AUGUST 22, 2018
The City Council of the City of Downey held a Special City Council Meeting on August 22, 2018,
at 4:30 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
Blanca Pacheco
Council Member
Alex Saab
Council Member
Fernando Vasquez
Council Member (arrived 4:32 p.m.)
ALSO PRESENT: Gilbert Livas, City Manager
Yvette M. Abich Garcia, City Attorney
Alicia Duarte, CMC, City Clerk
John Oskoui, Assistant City Manager
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Ashton opened the meeting for Public Comment. Having no one come forward, Mayor
Ashton closed Public Comment.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Ashton announced the City Council is recessing to Closed Session at 4:31 p.m. to
discuss matters under the authority of the following sections of the Government Code:
1. GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(D)(1) = PENDING LITIGATION: WILLIAMS V. CITY OF
DONEY, ET.AL., LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT, CASE NO. BC617195.
RECONVENED
The Special City Council meeting reconvened in Open Session of 4:44 p.m. with all Council
Members present.
City Attorney Abich Garcia reported the closed session report as follows` In regards to Item No;
1, the City Council gave settlement direction to its legal counsel to be finalized ata future hearing.
OPEN SESSION
2. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT TO COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 2 AND CANCEL THE GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 2: City Clerk.
NOVEMBERFOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS IN LIEU OF AN ELECTION, AND CANCELLING THE
1' : GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONFOR •
FROM • DISTRICT r • 2, PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS•r;
SECTIONf
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It was moved by Council Member Saab, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Rodriguez and carried
unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 18-7838, appointing Sean Ashton to represent Council District
No. 2 for a period of four years in lieu of an election, and cancelling the November 6, 2018, General
Municipal Election for City Council Member from Council District No. 2, pursuant to California Elections
Code Section 10229.
Mayor Ashton adjourned the special City Council meeting at 4:46 p.m.
MA A ALICIA DUARTE, CIVIC SEAL-HTON
City Clerk Mayor
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Special Meeting — August 22, 2018