1 June 13, 2023
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JUNE 13, 2023
A special meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor Davis at 5:32 p.m., on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Gleam Davis
Mayor Pro Tem Lana Negrete
Councilmember Phil Brock
Councilmember Christine Parra
Councilmember Caroline Torosis (arrived at 5:47 p.m.)
Councilmember Jesse Zwick (arrived at 5:34 p.m.)
Absent: Councilmember Oscar de la Torre
Also Present: City Manager David White
City Attorney Douglas Sloan
City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren
CONVENE/PLEDGE On order of the Mayor, the City Council convened at 5:32 p.m., with all members present except Councilmembers Zwick, Torosis, and de la Torre. Councilmember Parra led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance.
CLOSED SESSIONS
Councilmember Zwick
arrived at 5:34 p.m.
Councilmember Torosis
arrived at 5:47 p.m.
On order of the Mayor, the City Council recessed at 6:53 p.m., to consider closed sessions and returned at 7:47 p.m., with all members present, except Councilmember de la Torre, to report the following:
3.A. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation – Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): Black Lives Matter, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, et al.; United States District Court, Central District of California Case No. 21-cv-05253; Catrice Clemons v. City of Santa Monica, et al.; LASC Case No.: 21STCV23577; Alejandra Garcia, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, et al.; LASC Case No.:
21STCV07940; Cheyanne Robinson, et al. v. City of Santa Monica, et al., Case No. 21STCV22392;Paula Rosado v. City of Santa Monica, et al.; LASC Case No. 22STCV19789; Sean Singletary v.
City of Santa Monica, et al.; United States District Court, Central District of California Case No. Case No.: 22-cv-01606.
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taken.
ADJOURNMENT On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Denise Anderson-Warren Gleam Davis
City Clerk Mayor
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