MEMORANDUM FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY CONCERNING A CLOSED SESSION BEFORE THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE TO: Successor Agency Members
FROM: Phaedra A. Norton, Successor Agency General Counsel SUBJECT: Closed Session – Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation [Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)] Name of Case(s): Historic Mission Inn Corporation v. City of Riverside, a California municipal corporation, by and through its successor agency for the (former) Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside, et al.
Riverside Superior Court Case No. UDMV2301956
A closed session will be held on December 12, 2023, for the purpose of conferring with and/or receiving advice from your legal counsel concerning litigation, which has been formally initiated to which the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside is a party. [Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)] The Successor Agency General Counsel will provide you with a status report on this particular case.
If the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency, authorizes the Successor Agency General Counsel to defend, or seek or refrain from seeking appellate review or relief, the parties and substance of the litigation shall be reported in open session at the public meeting during which the closed session is held. If the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency, authorizes initiation or intervention, such authorization shall also be reported and the public advised that the action, defendants and other particulars may be disclosed upon request after the action is formally commenced. [Gov't. Code §54957.1(a)(2)] If the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency, accepts a settlement offer signed by the opposing party, the substance of the settlement and its acceptance shall be reported at the public meeting during which the closed session is held. [Gov't. Code §54957.1(a)(3)(A)] Any disclosures shall include the vote or abstention of each member.
Dated: DATE \@ "MMMM d, yyyy" November 30, 2023
Prepared By: Phaedra A. Norton
Successor Agency General Counsel