CITY OF SOUTH GATE
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2023
MOTION TO ATTEND
MEETING VIA ZOOM
Councilwoman Davila motioned to permit herself and Vice Mayor Hurtado attend the Special City Council meeting via zoom due to health concerns and seconded by Mayor Avalos.
ROLL CALL: Council Member Davila, yes; Council Member Barron, yes; Council Member Rios, yes; Mayor Avalos, yes; Vice Mayor Hurtado, yes.
CALL TO ORDER Maria del Pilar Avalos, Mayor called a Special City Council Meeting to order at 5:35 p.m.
ROLL CALL Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
PRESENT
CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Maria del Pilar Avalos, Vice Mayor Gil Hurtado, Council Member Maria Davila, Council Member Joshua Barron, and Council Member Al Rios; City Treasurer Jose De La Paz, City Manager Chris Jeffers, City Attorney Raul F. Salinas
The Council Members recessed into Closed Session at 5:39 p.m. and reconvened at 6:38 p.m. with all Members of Council present. City Attorney Salinas reported the following:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PENDING
LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a),
54954.9(b)(3)(C)
a. NR Development Inc., v. City of South Gate
b. Layton Kling v. City of South Gate
c. Silvia Gonzalez v. City of South Gate
Item 1(a) was not discussed in closed session and was tabled.
On item 1(b), the City Council received an update from City Attorney with respect to the status of that litigation. The city received a statutory offer to settle the case in that matter as part of the presentation by the City Attorney. The City Council thereafter made a motion by Vice Mayor Hurtado and seconded by Mayor Avalos and on a vote of 5-0, voted to reject that offer.
Item 1(c) is a pending case which is going to trial at the end of the month.
The City Council received an update with respect to that litigation by the City Attorney's Office.
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 14, 2023
2. CONSIDER THE EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF A
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1)
a. City Manager
On item 2(a), a presentation made by the City Manager and upon completion of that report no reportable action was taken.
Mayor Avalos asked if anyone in the audience and zoom wished to speak on this item.
Tom Buckley asked if there is a courthouse and/or case number we can reference on the pending case.
Having no one else come forward, Mayor Avalos closed the audience portion.
City Attorney Salinas stated that the case going to trial is Silvia Gonzalez vs. City of South Gate and Case No. BC703987. It is filed in the Central District Branch of the Los Angeles Superior Court.
ADJOURNMENT Mayor Avalos unanimously adjourned the meeting at 6:40 p.m. and seconded by Vice Mayor Hurtado.
ROLL CALL: Council Mayor Davila, yes; Council Member Barron, yes; Council Member Rios, yes; Vice Mayor Hurtado, yes; Mayor Avalos, yes.
PASSED and APPROVED this 13 th day of June 2023.
ATTEST:
Maria del Pilar Avalos, Mayor Yodit G1 ity Clerk