City Council - February 07, 2022
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Erica A. Stewart will call the Closed Session of the San Luis Obispo City Council to order.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY
Public Comment will be accepted for Closed Session items only.
3. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
3.a
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
Agency Negotiators:
Nickole Domini, Britani Roltgen, Che Johnson, Derek Johnson, Christine Dietrick, Shelly Stanwyck Represented Employee Organizations:
San Luis Obispo City Employee’s Association (SLOCEA)
San Luis Obispo Police Officer’s Association (POA)
San Luis Obispo Police Staff Officer’s Association (SLOPSOA) International Association of Firefighters Local 3523
Unrepresented Employees:
Unrepresented Management Employees
Unrepresented Confidential Employees
3.b
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code §54956.9; Name of case:
Pamela Langley, Renee Askew, Aaron Stinnet, Edward Marquez, Christina Malmen, individuals; and Hope’s Village of SLO, a non-profit corporation v. City of San Luis Obispo, a municipality; and DOES 1 to 10, inclusive; United Stated District Court Central District of California Case No. 2:21-cv-07479
3.c
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9. No. of potential cases: One.
A point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the local agency on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the local agency. The existing facts and circumstances exposing the City to litigation include the following:
In November 2019, a letter was received from Robert Goodman, Attorney at Law, on behalf of his client Jamie Gomez, asserting that the City of San Luis Obispo’s method of conducting elections may violate the California Voting Rights Act.
Pursuant to California law, Mr. Goodman, on behalf of his client Jamie Gomez, demanded that the City Council adopt a resolution within 45 days of receipt of the letter outlining its intention to transition from at-large to district elections and specifying specific steps it will take to facilitate this transition. The deadline for the City Council to adopt a resolution to this effect would have been the end of December 2019, but extensions to the resolution-adoption deadline have been negotiated and the deadline now stands at February 15, 2022. If a resolution has not been adopted by the February 15 deadline, and no further extension has been granted, then legal action may be commenced in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court to seek to compel the City of San Luis Obispo to institute district elections pursuant to the California Voting Rights Act. The original demand letter is on file with the City Clerk and available for public inspection upon request.
3.d
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8
Property:
APN 002-435-023
Agency Negotiators:
Derek Johnson, City Manager
J. Christine Dietrick, City Attorney
Markie Jorgensen, Assistant City Attorney
Shelly Stanwyck, Assistant City Manager
Greg Hermann, Deputy City Manager
Matt Horn, Director of Public Works
Brian Nelson, Acting City Engineer
Shelsie Moore, Acting Supervising Civil Engineer
Wyatt Banker-Hix, Engineer III
Negotiating Parties:
Thomas Michael Maino and Gena Estelle Maino, Trustees of the Maino Family Revocable Trust Under Negotiation:
Price and terms of payment
3.e
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code §54956.9; Name of case:
Todd Miller, an individual v. City of San Luis Obispo, a municipal corporation; City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo in their official capacities as governing body of the City of San Luis Obispo; Michael Codron, in their official capacity as Community Development Director of the City of San Luis Obispo; and DOES 1 to 50 ; San Luis Obispo Superior Court Case No. 22CV-0049
4. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on February 15, 2022 at 6:00 p.m., via teleconference
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