City of Manhattan Beach
1400 Highland Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Mayor Richard Montgomery
Mayor Pro Tem Joe Franklin
Councilmember Amy Howorth
Councilmember David Lesser
Councilmember Steve Napolitano
Meeting Minutes - Final
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
5:00 PM
City Council Chambers and Zoom
City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting
December 19, 2023City Council Adjourned Regular
Meeting
Meeting Minutes - Final
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www.manhattanbeach.gov/departments/city-clerk/city-council-meetings-agendas-and-minutes CALL MEETING TO ORDERA.
Mayor Montgomery called the meeting to order.
PLEDGE TO THE FLAGB.
Assistant City Attorney David Snow led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALLC.
Roll Call by City Clerk Liza Tamura.
Mayor Montgomery, Joe Franklin, Councilmember Howorth,
Councilmember Lesser, and Councilmember Napolitano
Present: 5 -
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDAD.
A motion was made by Councilmember Lesser, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Franklin, to approve the agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Montgomery, Franklin, Howorth, Lesser and Napolitano5 - Nay: 0
PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 MINUTES PER PERSON)E.
Mayor Montgomery opened the floor to public comments.
Seeing no requests to speak, Mayor Montgomery closed the floor to public comments.
December 19, 2023City Council Adjourned Regular
Meeting
Meeting Minutes - Final
CLOSED SESSIONF.
Assistant City Attorney David Snow announced the following Closed Session:
ANNOUNCEMENT IN OPEN SESSION OF ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN
CLOSED SESSION
I.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL (EXISTING LITIGATION)
(Government Code Section54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: City Plaintiffs v. Los Angeles Superior Court, et al. (City of Whittier - Zero-Bail Case)
Case No. 23STCP03579
RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSIONII.
At 5:03 PM, the City Council recessed into Closed Session.
RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSIONIII.
At 6:00 PM, the City Council reconvened into Open Session with all City Councilmembers present.
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT IN OPEN SESSIONIV.
Assistant City Attorney Snow announced that the City Council met in closed session to discuss the litigation item on the closed session agenda and they took no reportable action.