City of Manhattan Beach
1400 Highland Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Meeting Minutes - Final
Monday, October 10, 2022
4:00 PM
Regular Meeting
Zoom Meeting
City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Mayor Steve Napolitano
Mayor Pro Tem Richard Montgomery
Councilmember Joe Franklin
Councilmember Suzanne Hadley
Councilmember Hildy Stern
October 10, 2022City Council Adjourned Regular
Meeting
Meeting Minutes - Final
Mayor Napolitano called the meeting to order.
B. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
Mayor Napolitano led the Pledge of Allegiance.
C. ROLL CALL
Present 5 -
D. PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 MINUTES PER PERSON)
Mayor Napolitano opened the floor to public comments.
Seeing no requests to speak, Mayor Napolitano closed the floor to public comments.
E. CLOSED SESSION
I. ANNOUNCEMENT IN OPEN SESSION OF ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN City Attorney Quinn Barrow announced the following Closed Session.
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https://www.manhattanbeach.gov/government/city-council/city-council-meetings-agendas-and-minutes A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor Napolitano, Councilmember Montgomery, Councilmember Franklin, Councilmember Hadley and Councilmember Stern
CLOSED SESSION
Roll Call by City Clerk Liza Tamura.
October 10, 2022City Council Adjourned Regular
Meeting
Meeting Minutes - Final
a) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL (EXISTING LITIGATION)
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Case No: 22STCP01417
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Californians for Homeownership v City of Manhattan Beach b) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL (ANTICIPATED LITIGATION) (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)(e)(1) and (2), and (d) (4) A point has been reached where, in the opinion of the City Council on the advice of its City Attorney, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the City.
Number of Cases: 2
Based on existing facts and circumstances, the City Council is deciding whether to initiate litigation.
Number of Cases: 1
II. RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION
At 4:04 PM, Mayor Hadley announced that City Council would recess into Closed Session.
III. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION
At 5:12 PM, the City Council reconvened into Open Session with all Councilmembers present.
IV. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT IN OPEN SESSION
City Attorney Quinn Barrow announced that the City Council went into Closed Session to discuss the items identified on the agenda. The City Council gave direction and there was no reportable action taken.