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CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY
OCTOBER 3, 2023, 6:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING - CLOSED SESSION
MANAGEMENT RESOURCE CENTER 3RD FLOOR
1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790
Mayor Rosario Diaz
Mayor Pro Tem Brian Tabatabai
Councilman Tony Wu
Councilwoman Letty Lopez-Viado
Councilman Ollie Cantos
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Session Meeting was called to order by Mayor Rosario Diaz on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023, at 6:02 p.m., in the Management Resource Center Conference Room Chambers, 1444 West Garvey Avenue South, West Covina, California.
ROLL CALL
Council Members
Present: Council Members Tony Wu, Ollie Cantos, Letty Lopez Viado, Mayor Pro Tem Brian Tabatabai, Mayor Rosario Diaz
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
Council Members
Absent: None
City Staff: Paulina Morales, Acting City Manager, Thomas Duarte, City Attorney, Roxanne Lerma, Assistant City Manager, Stephanie Sikkema, Finance Director and Interim Human Resources and Risk Management Director, Tony Cortina, Acting Police Chief, Officer Sam Ling, West Covina Police Department, Officer Joseph Mello, West Covina Police Department, Gary Kranker, with Jones & Meyer.
CLOSED SESSION
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(4)
Number of Cases: One (1)
The following three cases were added to the agenda pursuant to Government Code § 54954.2(b)
• ACTION: Motion by Councilwoman Lopez-Viado, Second by Mayor Diaz 5-0 to: add one anticipate litigation case.
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS - Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
City Negotiators: Morales, Duarte
Employee Organizations
• Confidential Employees
Maintenance & Crafts Employees
. Non-Sworn
W.C. Police Officers' Association
W.C. Firefighters' Management Assoc.
W.C. Firefighters' Association, I.A.F.F., Local 3226
• General Employees
Mid-Management Employees
. W.C. Police Management Association
Unrepresented Employee Group
• Department Heads
ADJOURNMENT
A motion to adjourn the Closed Session Meeting was made by Mayor Diaz and the meeting was adjourned at 6:50 pm. The next regularly scheduled Closed Session City Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday October 17, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. in the Management Resource Center, 3r Floor, 1444 West Garvey Avenue South, West Covina, California.
Submitted by:
Mense
Lisa Sherrick
Assistant City Clerk
Parano Diaz
Rosario Diaz
Mayor