MINUTES
CITY
COUNCIL
CITY
HALL
COUNCIL
CHAMBER
38300
SIERRA
HIGHWAY
,
SUITE
B
PALMDALE
,
CALIFORNIA
MARCH
7 ,
2022
www
.
cityofpalmdale
.
org
3 :
00 P
.
M
.
1 )
MAYOR
TO
CALL
MEETING
TO
ORDER
Mayor
Hofbauer
called
the
meeting
to
order
at
3 :
15 p
.
m
.
2 )
ROLL
CALL
MAYOR
HOFBAUER
,
MAYOR
PRO
TEM
LOA
,
COUNCILMEMBERS
CARRILLO
,
BISHOP
,
BETTENCOURT
PRESENT
:
Steven
Hofbauer
,
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Austin
Bishop
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
ABSENT
:
Juan
Carrillo
.
Motion
:
Excuse
the
absence
of
Councilmember
Carrillo
.
Moved
by
Laura
Bettencourt
,
seconded
by
Juan
Carrillo
.
Vote
:
Yes
:
Motion
carried
(
3 -
1 )
Richard
J
.
Loa
,
Juan
Carrillo
,
Laura
Bettencourt
.
No
:
Steven
Hofbauer
.
Absent
:
Austin
Bishop
.
3 )
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
None
.
4 )
PRESENTATION
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
City
Attorney
Beck
confirmed
the
items
would
be
heard
as
listed
.
4.1 )
CONFERENCE
WITH
LEGAL
COUNSEL
—
EXISTING
LITIGATION
Jauregui
v
.
City
of
Palmdale
,
et
al
.
Los
Angeles
County
Superior
Court
Case
No
.
BC
483039
This
closed
session
is
being
held
pursuant
to
the
authority
of
California
Government
Code
Section
54956.9
(
d
)
(
1 )
.
4.2 )
CONFERENCE
LITIGATIONSignificant
exposure
to
litigation
pursuant
to
paragraph
(
2 )
of
subdivision
(
d
)
of
Section
54956.9
:
One
case
.
COUNSEL
—
ANTICIPATED
WITH
LEGAL
A
point
has
been
reached
where
,
in
the
opinion
of
the
City
on
the
advice
of
the
City
Attorney
,
based
on
existing
facts
and
circumstances
,
there
is
a
significant
exposure
to
litigation
against
the
City
.
The
City
believes
that
the
facts
and
circumstances
that
might
result
in
litigation
against
the
City
are
not
yet
known
to
a
potential
plaintiff
or
plaintiffs
.
5 )
ANNOUNCEMENT
BY
CITY
ATTORNEY
Four
members
of
the
City
Council
were
present
,
with
Councilmember
Carrillo
absent
.
Item
4.1 -
Council
was
provided
an
update
on
this
matter
and
took
no
action
.
There
was
no
further
reportable
.
Item
4.2 -
Council
was
provided
an
update
on
this
matter
and
took
no
action
.
There
was
no
further
reportable
.
6 )
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor
Hofbauer
adjourned
the
meeting
at
5 :
30 p
.
m
.
PASSED
,
APPROVED
,
and
ADOPTED
this
6 th
day
of
April
,
2022
.
£
teven
D
.
Hofbauer
,
Mayor
ATTEST
:
/
ith
,
City
Clerk
Sharfae
S
.