CITY OF SOUTH GATE
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2025
CALL TO ORDER M aria Davila, Mayor called a Special City Council Meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL Y odit Glaze, City Clerk
PRESENT M ayor Maria Davila, Vice Mayor Joshua Barron, Council Member Gil Hurtado and Council Member Al Rios; City Treasurer Jose De La Paz, City Manager Rob Houston, City Attorney Raúl F. Salinas EXCUSED/ABSENT C ouncil Member Maria del Pilar Avalos
1 CERTIFICATES OF
APPRECIATION T he City Council issued Certificates of Appreciation to the United States Postal Service Mail Carriers and Clerks.
2 PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT
& SELECTION
T he City Council consider ed receiving and filing the list of new and promoted full-time employees hired or promoted during August 2025.
RE
CESS At this time, 5:58 p.m., the meeting was recessed in order that the Council might hold the Housing Authority Meeting. The meeting reconvened at 6:04 p.m. with four (4) Council present.
CLOSED SESSION The Council Members recessed into Closed Session at 6:04 p.m. and reconvened at 6:42 p.m. with four (4) Members of Council present. City Attorney Salinas reported the following:
1. C
ONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – PENDING
LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a), 54954.9(b)(3)(C), 54956.9
(d)(1)(4)
a. L
orena Higadera and Luis Higadera v. City of South Gate, et al. b. Teresa Reyes Ramirez and Hector Ernesto Ramos Martinez v.
JoshuaRuben Gonzalez, City of South Gate, et al.
c. Secondary Opioid Manufacturers and Purdue National Opioid Settlements United States District Court Case No. 1:17-MD-2804 I
tem 1(a) involved a collision with a city vehicle. City Council received a presentation. After the presentation and on a motion made by Mayor Davila and seconded by Council Member Hurtado and on vote of 4-0, the City Council authorized the City Attorney to defend that matter.
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 23, 2025
CLOSED SESSION
CONT'D Item 1(b) involved a collision with a city vehicle. City Council received a presentation. After the presentation and on a motion made by Mayor Davila and seconded by Council Member Hurtado and on vote of 4-0, the City Council authorized the City Attorney to defend that matter.
Item 1(c) relates to two settlement agreements. One involving the Secondary Opioid Manufacturers and the other one involving Purdue National Opioid Settlements. These are settlements that have been entered into by number of states including the state of California. These are monies paid by Opioid Manufacturers. In one case as a result of the settlement, the state of California will be receiving $79 dollars and on the second, the state will be receiving $440 million. The City of South Gate's share is a very small share, 0.00166%. That money will be monitored and directed to the County of Los Angeles to oversee the program applicable to South Gate. On a motion made by Council Member Hurtado and seconded by Mayor Davila and on vote of 4-2, the City Council authorized the City Manager to move forward to execute any and all settlement agreements relating to those settlements.
ADJOURNMENT Council Member Hurtado adjourned the meeting at 6:44 p.m. and seconded by Vice Mayor Barron.
PASSED and APPROVED on this 28"1 day of October 2025.
ATTEST:
MHrW5av-ila, Mayor Yodit , City Clerk