City Council, Closed Session Meeting
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City Council-Closed Session
Meeting Minutes
Teleconference Meeting – Watch on the City of Lafayette’s YouTube Channel at July 12, 2022 http://bit.ly/LoveLafayetteYouTube Submit public comments to [email protected] 6:00 p.m. before or during the meeting.
To protect public health, our residents, officials, and staff, and aligned with the Governor’s recent executive order N-29-20, certain teleconference requirements of the Brown Act have been suspended, including the requirement to provide a physical location for members of the public to participate in the meeting. Here is how to participate in the meeting and provide public comment:
1) Watch or Listen: Meetings are broadcast on the City of Lafayette’s YouTube Channel:
http://bit.ly/LoveLafayetteYouTube. An archived, on-demand video of each meeting is maintained on the channel as part of the public record.
2) Submit Comments Before the Meeting: Members of the public can provide public comment by sending an e-mail to [email protected] (for City Council meetings). Those e-mails will be distributed to the members of the City Council, the City Manager, and the City Attorney, and will be posted as part of the public record.
3) Live Remote Public Comments: Members of the public may submit live public comment via Zoom conferencing. You must download the Zoom app or software. Zoom meetings can be accessed by telephone, computer, or smart device. When the Mayor invites public comment for the item on which you would like to comment, please use the "raise hand" feature (or press *9 if connecting via telephone only) to alert staff you have a public comment to provide. Each speaker is allowed three (3) minutes to speak.
Any graphic a speaker wishes to use as part of public comment must be emailed to [email protected] for City Council meetings by 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Zoom Webinar joining instructions will be posted on the meeting agenda prior to the start of the scheduled meeting. 4) Join the Meeting Remotely: Use the links below to join the meeting and provide remote live audio public comment.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81337514177?pwd=wB2JwjGDAwLv4np-PEIedeqpWOD6_p.1 Passcode: 463703 or join by phone: Dial 1 669 900 9128; Webinar ID: 813 3751 4177 Passcode: 463703
City Council, Closed Session Meeting
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Gerringer called the Regular City Council meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. via teleconference.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: City Council: Mayor Gerringer; Vice Mayor Anduri; Councilmembers Dawson and Kwok
Absent: Councilmember Candell
Staff Present: Niroop Srivatsa, City Manager; Suzanne Iarla, Communications Analyst; Mala Subramanian, City Attorney; Joanne Robbins, City Clerk
3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
ACTION: It was M/S/C (Kwok/Dawson) to adopt the agenda. Vote: 4-0-1 (Ayes: Gerringer, Anduri, Dawson and Kwok; Noes: None; Absent: Candell).
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS - (for Items on Closed Session and Not on the Agenda) – None.
5. CLOSED SESSION
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION (Go. Code section 54956.9(d)(1) City of Long Beach et al. v. Monsanto Company et al.,
United States District Court, Central District Court, Central District Case No. 2:16-cv-03493-FMOAS (class action) It was M/S/C to Opt out of the Monsanto class action litigation. Vote 4-0-1 (Ayes: Gerringer, Anduri, Dawson and Kwok; Noes: None; Absent: Candell)
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSIL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(4)- 1 potential case Mayor Gerringer reported that no action was taken on this item.
6. ADJOURNMENT
APPROVED:
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Teresa Gerringer, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Joanne Robbins, City Clerk