ARCADIA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025
CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Kwan called the Special Meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
PRESENT: Cao, Cheng, Fu, Wang, and Kwan
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC COMMENT - No one appeared.
CLOSED SESSION
a. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1) to confer with legal counsel regarding the matter of Stephanie Aikin and Laurie Thompson v. City of Arcadia (Case No. 25STCV27078).
Prior to adjourning into closed session, City Attorney Maurer provided an admonition that Mayor Kwan may have a financial conflict of interest due to a personal financial interest resulting from her threat of litigation related to the same subject matter and occurrence. City Attorney Maurer recommended that she, therefore, recuse herself from participation and discussion. Mayor Kwan elected not to recuse herself and called the meeting into closed session.
Following a closed session discussion, there was reportable action of a 4-0-1 vote, with Mayor Kwan abstaining, to defend the lawsuit filed by Stephanie Aikin and Laurie Thompson.
The Special Meeting ended at 4:39 p.m.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Mayor of the- City of Arcadia
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