Michele Steggell
Mayor
Debbie S. Baker
Mayor Pro Tem
Marshall Goodman
Council Member
Nitesh P. Patel
Council Member
Mark I. Waldman
Council Member
5:00 p.m.
La Palma City Hall
Council Chambers
7822 Walker Street, La Palma
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Steggell
ROLL CALL: Council and Commission Members
CLOSED SESSION
CS-1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) Significant exposure to litigation: One potential case
Claim of California Voting Racts Act Violation from
Southwest Voter Registration Education Project
A copy of the letter is available at:
https://www.cityoflapalma.org/DocumentCenter/View/11378
A G E N D A
SPECIAL MEETING
LA PALMA CITY COUNCIL
April 19, 2022
April 19, 2022
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OPEN SESSION (Scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Time Limit: 5 Minutes Each)
Time has been reserved at this point in the Agenda for persons wishing to speak on any item which is not listed on the Agenda. By law, the City Council is prohibited from taking action on such oral comments. The matter will be automatically referred to staff for appropriate response or action or will be placed on the Agenda of a future meeting.
REGULAR ITEMS
1. Consideration of Transition From At-Large to By-District Elections Recommendation that the City Council take the following actions:
a) Receive a staff report;
b) Take testimony from the public;
c) Consider whether to:
1) Adopt a Resolution to declare the City Council's intention to transition from at-large to by-district elections pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10010; 2) Appropriate $155,000 from the available fund balance in the General Fund for purposes of funding anticipated expenses associated with the transition to districts; 3) Retain National Demographics Corporation as a demographer to begin the process.
ADJOURNMENT