CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO. 18769
SERIES 2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO COMPROMISE AND SETTLE PLAINTIFFS' CLAIM FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS IN THE MATTER OF NAVARRO, ETAL. V.
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CASE NO. 21- CV- 05381, IN THE AMOUNT OF SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($ 750, 000) AND AUTHORIZING AN APPROPRIATION OF SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($ 750, 000) FROM THE
LIABILITY SELF- INSURANCE FUND TO PAY THE SETTLEMENT
WHEREAS, on July 14, 2021, Celerina Navarro, Janet Stevens, Armando Covarrubias, Evelyn Estrada, Gabriel Rangel Jaime, and Alma Aldaco (" Plaintiffs") filed a class action lawsuit against the City of Mountain View (" City") alleging that two ordinances restricting where oversized vehicles (" OSVs") could park violated the state and federal constitutional and statutory rights of Plaintiffs and other people living in OSVs; and
WHEREAS, the City does not admit these allegations and does not concede liability; and WHEREAS, after considering the claims, evidence, and cost of continued litigation, the parties reached agreement on a proposed class -wide settlement; and WHEREAS, the proposed class -wide settlement includes settlement of Plaintiffs' claim for attorneys' fees and costs incurred in connection with the lawsuit in the amount of $ 750, 000; and WHEREAS, court approval was required before the proposed class -wide settlement of all claims, including Plaintiffs' claim for attorneys' fees and costs, became final; and WHEREAS, on February 28, 2023, the court issued orders approving the proposed class - wide settlement and granting Plaintiffs' request for an award of attorneys' fees and costs in the agreed - upon amount of $ 750, 000; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View hereby authorizes the City Attorney to settle Plaintiffs' claim for attorneys' fees and costs in the amount of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($ 750, 000); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Council hereby authorizes an appropriation in the amount of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($ 750, 000) from the Liability Self -Insurance Fund to pay this settlement.
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Resolution No. 18769
Theforegoing resolutionwas regularlyintroduced and adopted at a RegularMeeting of the City Council of the City of Mountain View, duly held on the 14th day of March 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Abe- Koga, Kamei, Matichak, Ramirez, Ramos, Vice Mayor Showalter, and Mayor Hicks
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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ALISON HICKS
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Pursuant to Mountain View Charter § 709( b), I do hereby certify that the foregoing is an original or a correct copy of the Resolution passedand adopted by the City Council of the City of Mountain View at a Regular Meeting held on the 14th day f March 2023, by the fore oing vote.
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