NOTICE AND CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING BY MAYOR VINATIERI
MINUTES
WHITTIER CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
ADMIN CONFERENCE ROOM, 13230 PENN STREET
JANUARY 8, 2026, 5:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR SESSION
Mayor Vinatieri called the Special Meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber of Whittier City Hall, 13230 Penn Street, Whittier, CA 90602.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Joseph A. Vinatieri, Mayor
Octavio Martinez, Mayor Pro Tem
Fernando Dutra, Council Member
Mary Ann Pacheco, Council Member
Cathy Warner, Council Member
STAFF PRESENT:
Conal McNamara, City Manager
Shannon DeLong, Assistant City Manager
Keith Collins, City Attorney
Rigoberto Garcia, Jr., City Clerk
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Pro Tem Martinez led the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
5. CLOSED SESSION
5.A. Conference With Legal Counsel—Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code 54956.9(d)(1):
Whittier Conservancy v. City of Whittier – Case No. 25STCP04856
5.B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation, significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2):
One Case
Whittier City Council Special Meeting
January 8, 2026
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5.C. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Jane D.B. Doe, Jane D.I. Doe, Jane D.K. Doe, Jane D.R. Doe v. City of Whittier. Respectively: Case No.22NWCV01519, 23NWCV04037, Case not filed yet, Case not filed yet.
5.D. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Jim Azpilicueta v. City of Whittier, Claim No. 607403
6. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Clerk Garcia indicated that there was nothing to report out of Closed Session.
7. ADJOURNMENT
City Clerk Garcia adjourned the meeting at 6:01 p.m.