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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
SPECIAL MEETING
JANUARY 14, 2020
The City Council of the City of Downey held 2 Special City Council Meeting On January 14,
2020. at 4:34 p.m.. in the Council Chamber of the Downey City H8U, 11111 Brookshire Avenue,
Downey, California, with Mayor Rodriguez presiding.
B|anuapacheco Mayor
Claudia FrOmet@ K8@y0r Pro Tern
Sean Ashton Council Member
Rick Rodriguez COUOCi| K89OlbH[
Alex Saab Council Member
ALSO PRESENT: Gilbert Liv8S, City Manager
John OakVui.Assistant City Manager
Yvette M. AbiCh G8rCi@, City Attorney
V@niahOe Rojas, Assistant tOthe City Manager
Dean Milligan, Chief OfPolice
K8arhGi||aGpie. Fire Chief
Aldo E. GChind|er, Community D9m8|npnoent Director
D8|UnOCOnSU ji'FzUb|iCVVOrkS[)ir8CtOr
Ani|Gandhy, Finance Director
Pam P@GGOvv. Parks and Fl8Cn8GtiVn [}inS[tVr
James McQueen, Human Resources Director
Alicia DU8riC, CMC, City Clerk
APPROVED CLOSED SESSION MINUTES
Kwas moved bvMayor Pro Tern F0meta,seconded bvCouncil Member Saab tDapprove the
Closed Session Minutes of December 10, 2019, so ordered by Mayor Pacheco.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS
Mayor Pacheco asked if there was anyone present who would like to comment onClosed
Session Items. Having no one come forward, Mayor Pacheco closed public comment.
RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor P8Ch8C0 announced the City Council is recessing to Closed Session at 4:42 p.m. to
discuss matters under the authority of the following sections of the Government Code:
Government Code Section 54956.8 - Conference with City Real Property Negotiators: City
Manager Gilbert Liv8S and Community O8v8|0pmnHrt Director Aldo Schindler n8: Property at 10921
P8r8DlOUDt Blvd., []OVVO8y, CA; Negotiating Parties: Bradenton |Om8St[D8Ot Group, LLC.; Under
Negotiation: Price and lFH[OnS.
2. Government Code Section 54956.9kj\(1) - Pending Litigation - Signal Hill, et. Al. v. Central Basin
Municipal Water District, et al., LASC Case No. 19STCP03882.
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3. Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) — Pending Litigation — Torrecillas, et al. v. Downey Unified
School District; City of Downey Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. 19STCV40416.
4. Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) — Pending Litigation — Fernando Garcia v. City of Downey,
et al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC713683.
5. Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) — Pending Litigation — Joseph Barreda v. City of Downey,
et al., U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Case No. 2:19-cv-02508-DSF.
6. Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) — Public Employee Performance Evaluation — Title:
City Manager.
7. Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) — Public Employee Performance Evaluation — Title:
City Attorney.
8. Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) — Public Employee Performance Evaluation Title:
City Clerk.
RECONVENED SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The Special City Council meeting reconvened in Open Session at 6:37 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 received a status report from its legal counsel and no formal action was taken with
Council Member Saab abstaining from participation; in regards to Item No. 2, the City Council received
a status report from its legal counsel and no formal action was taken; in regards to Item No. 3, the City
Council received a status report from its legal counsel and no formal action was taken; in regards to
Item No. 4, the City Council received a status report from its legal counsel and no formal action was
taken; Item No. 5, the City Council received a status report from its legal counsel and no formal action
was taken; and, Item Nos. 6, 7, and 8, the City Council completed the evaluations for the City Manager,
City Attorney, and City Clerk
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Pacheco adjourned the Special City Council meeting at 6:38 p.m.
MARIA ALICIA DUARTE, CMC BLANCA PACHECO
City Clerk Mayor
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