CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
City Council
Special Meeting
~Minutes~
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 5:00 PM City Council Chambers
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Weste called to order the Special Meeting at 5:04 p.m.
ROLL CALL
All Councilmembers were present.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR AGENDIZED ITEMS
Addressing the Council were Tony Maldonado, Elaine Ballace, and Steve Petzold.
CLOSED SESSION
Joseph Montes, City Attorney, advised of the need to conduct a Closed Session for the purpose of holding a:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) - two matters
Name of case: Michael Cruz et al. v. City of Santa Clarita LASC Case No. 21STCV47451
Name of case: City of Santa Clarita v. County of Los Angeles LASC Case No. 22STCP01395
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) - one matter
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION - TO BE HELD IN THE CARL BOYER ROOM Mayor Weste recessed the meeting to Closed Session at 5:09 p.m.
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
Mayor Weste reconvened the meeting to Open Session at 6:11 p.m.
CITY ATTORNEY ANNOUNCEMENT
City Attorney Joseph Montes announced that there is presently a dispute between the contractor on the Central Park project and his subcontractors in terms of amounts owed. The amounts the subcontractors claim exceeds the amount that the City owes the Contractor, so the Council voted unanimously to authorize the filing of an interpleader action, pursuant to which the City will deposit with the court the amounts that the City owes to the Contractor, and the subcontractors can litigate against the Contractor over their share of the Contract proceeds. The defendants will
be the Contractor, the subcontractors claiming they are owed payments, and the bonding company for the project.
ADJOURN
Mayor Weste adjourned the Special Meeting at 6:12 p.m.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK