City of Manhattan Beach
1400 Highland Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
SEA
Meeting Minutes - Final
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
5:00 PM
City Council Chambers and Zoom
City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Mayor Joe Franklin
Mayor Pro Tem Amy Howorth
Councilmember David Lesser
Councilmember Steve Napolitano
Councilmember Richard Montgomery
City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes - Final May 21, 2024 Meeting
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CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor Franklin called the meeting to order.
B. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
Mayor Pro Tem Amy Howorth led the Pledge of Allegiance.
C. ROLL CALL
Roll Call by City Clerk Liza Tamura.
Present: 5 - Mayor Franklin, Mayor Pro Tem Howorth, Councilmember Lesser, Councilmember Napolitano and Councilmember Montgomery
D. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
A motion was made by, aprember ongo the sion dad by by the following vote:
Aye: 5- Franklin, Howorth, Lesser, Napolitano and Montgomery Nay: 0
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E. PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 MINUTES PER PERSON)
Mayor Franklin opened the floor to public comments.
Seeing no requests to speak, Mayor Franklin closed the floor to public comments
F. CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Quinn Barrow announced the following Closed Session and clarified that Agenda Item No. I)a. should read Los Angeles Superior Court I. ANNOUNCEMENT IN OPEN SESSION OF ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN
CLOSED SESSION
a. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL (EXISTING LITIGATION)
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: 2905 N. Sepulveda Blvd., LLC v. City Of Manhattan Beach Los Angeles Supreme Court
Case No: 24STPCP01290
b. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
(Government Code Section 54957)
Title: City Manager
Il. RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION
At 5:03 PM, the City Council recessed into Closed Session.
III. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION
At 6:00 PM, the City Council reconvened into Open Session with all City Councilmembers present.
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IV. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT IN OPEN SESSION
City Attorney Barrow announced that the City Council went into Closed Session to discuss the items identified on the agenda. There was no reportable action taken.
G. ADJOURNMENT
At 6:01 PM, Mayor Franklin adjourned the meeting.
MORA
par Jamie Morita
Recording Secretary
Joe Franklin
Mayor
Liza Tamura
City Clerk
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