SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MANTECA
May 17, 2022
CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.
Roll Call:
Present: Breitenbucher, Singh, Halford, Nuño, Cantu
Councilmember Nuño was absent during roll call and joined the meeting 6:02 p.m.
AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS:
Acting Assistant City Clerk Marco Martinez announced COVID-19 guidelines for the meeting.
A. PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
B. CLOSED SESSION: Mayor adjourned to closed session at 6:02 p.m.
B.1. 22‑254 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ‑ EXISTING LITIGATION ‑ (Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1)) ‑ City of Manteca v. Jesse Espinoza et al., STK‑CV‑UED‑2021‑0010899 (County of San Joaquin Superior Court)
B.2. 22‑260 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ‑ Existing Litigation (§ 54956.9) ‑ City of Manteca v. Ronyak et. al, San Joaquin Superior Court, Case No. STK‑CV‑URP‑2021‑0005324
B.3. 22‑253 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54957.6): City designated representatives: Toni Lundgren, Interim City Manager, Carrie Woolley, Assistant City Attorney, and Dawn Cortesi, Acting Director of Human Resources. Employee Organizations: Manteca Police Officers’ Association, Manteca Police Employee’s Association, Manteca Firefighters IAFF Local 1874, Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 (OE3), Manteca Technical and Support Services Association, Manteca Mid‑Manager Association, Manteca Confidential Mid‑Managers Association, and Manteca Public Safety Management Association.
C. REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION:
Upon returning to open session at 6:56 p.m., City Attorney David Nefouse noted reportable action for Item B.2 as follows: settlement agreement with Patricia Ann Ronyak in her capacity as administrator of the estate of Timothy William Ronyak and Robert Charles Ronyak II as follows: in exchange for release of City’s claims against defendants, the defendants shall pay the City of Manteca $200,000 dollars.
In addition, also with Item B.2, the City reached a settlement agreement with defendants: Varinder Singh, Rajpal Dhillon, Komalpreet Atwal, Kirandeep Atwal, Sukhjit Heer, and Kamaldeep Heer; as follows: the City and six defendants have mutually agreed to dismiss their respective claims against one another in exchange for a settlement.
No other reportable action.
D. ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Cantu adjourned meeting at 6:58 p.m.
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MARCO MARTINEZ
ACTING ASSISTANT CITY CLERK