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MINUTES
AUGUST 6, 2024
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CITY COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING
Mayor Farias called the August 6, 2024, Special Executive Session meeting of the City Council to order at 3:30 p.m., in the City Council Chamber.
ROLL CALL
COUNCIL MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Mayor Sergio Farias, Mayor Pro Tem Troy Bourne and Council Members Howard Hart, John Taylor, and John Campbell.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE/PUBLIC COMMENT ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS: None.
EXECUTIVE SESSION (610.85)
An Executive Session was held for the following purposes, as authorized by statute:
a. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (a), (d)(2), the City Council conferred with Legal Counsel to discuss anticipated litigation – significant exposure to litigation (1 item).
b. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) & (d) (1), the City Council conferred with legal counsel pertaining to existing litigation in the matter of Preserve Our Farm SJC v. City of San Juan Capistrano et al., OC Superior Court Case No. 30-2024-01378685-CU-MC-WJC.
c. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8, the City Council met with its Real Property Negotiators (Benjamin Siegel, City Manager; and Jeffrey Ballinger, City Attorney) concerning the price and terms of payment concerning certain real property located at 29943 Camino Capistrano (Roger Y. Williams Swanner House), 30291 Camino Capistrano, APN 121-050-18, 121- 050 - 21 (Northwest Open Space) Negotiating party: Legacy Ranch Partners LLC. d. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8, the City Council met with its Real Property Negotiators (Benjamin Siegel, City Manager; and Jeffrey Ballinger, City Attorney) concerning the price and terms of payment concerning the Mission Trails Stables at 28432 Calle Arroyo. Negotiating Party: Paul Valenzuela, Mission Trails Stables.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION ACTIONS: Council Member Taylor recused himself from executive session item C because his son rents from him and works for the applicant.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, Mayor Farias adjourned the meeting to Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. for a Public Business Session, in the City Council Chamber at the Community Center – 25925 Camino Del Avion.
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Respectfully submitted,
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CHRISTY JAKL, CITY CLERK
Approved: August 20, 2024
ATTEST:
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SERGIO FARIAS, MAYOR
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
CITY COUNCIL
The City of San Juan Capistrano, California, hereby gives notice that a Special Meeting (Executive Session) of the City of San Juan Capistrano City Council will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at the Community Center, 25925 Camino Del Avion, San Juan Capistrano, California. ________________________________
Christy Jakl, City Clerk
Date: July 31, 2024
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I hereby certify that a copy of the Notice of a Special Meeting (Executive Session) of the City of San Juan Capistrano City Council will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 3:30 p.m., was mailed, emailed and/or sent via fax transmittal, or personally delivered not less than twenty-four hours before the meeting.
Sergio Farias, Mayor
Troy Bourne, Mayor Pro Tem
John Campbell, Council Member
Howard Hart, Council Member
John Taylor, Council Member
The Register
Capistrano Valley News
Capistrano Dispatch
Los Angeles Times
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. _________________________________
Christy Jakl, City Clerk
City of San Juan Capistrano
Date: July 31, 2024