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02-27-2018
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
February 27, 2018
The Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of National City was called to order at
4:02 p.m. by Mayor / Chairman Ron Morrison.
ROLL CALL
Council / Board Members present: Cano, Mendivil, Morrison, Rios, Sotelo-Solis
Administrative Officials present: Dalla, Deese, Morris -Jones, Raulston, Stevenson.
OPEN SESSION
PUBLIC COMMENTS — None.
Members retired into Closed Session at 4:03 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
CITY COUNCIL
1. Conference with Labor Negotiators — Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representatives: Eddie Kreisberg, Mark Roberts, and Lilia
Munoz
Employee Organization: Police Officers' Association
2. Conference with Labor Negotiators — Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representatives: Eddie Kreisberg, Mark Roberts, Robert
Hernandez, and Lilia Munoz
Employee Organization: Fire Fighters' Association
3. Conference with Labor Negotiators — Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representatives: Stacey Stevenson, Eddie Kreisberg, Jose
Tellez, Mark Roberts, and Lilia Munoz
Employee Organization: Municipal Employees' Association
OPEN SESSION
Members reconvened in Open Session at 6:08 p.m.
All members were present.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
Member Mendivil: Motion by Mendivil, seconded by Morrison, to direct the City Attorney
to prepare all necessary Resolutions to be put on the March 6th agenda to authorize
placing any and all National City local initiatives that have been certified by the County
Registrar of Voters on the Statewide June 5th Primary Election and for the City Council to
call for an order and election.
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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL (cont.)
City Clerk Dalla cautioned the City Council that taking action on the motion before them
may be in violation of section 54956 (a) of the Brown Act regarding Special Meetings
which reads in part that "the call and notice (of a special meeting) shall specify the time
and place of the special meeting and the business to be transacted or discussed. No
other business shall be considered at these meetings by the legislative body". The subject
matter before the Council is not listed on the Special Meeting Notice or agenda.
City Attorney Morris -Jones stated that the City Council has adopted a policy that during
their `comment period' they can direct staff. This is a direction to staff, not an action item.
This is about the policy that states that during the 'comments' section of the agenda, three
councilmembers can direct staff to add items to a future agenda.
City Clerk Dalla agreed that the City Council policy and practice for directing that items
be added to a future agenda is permitted under section 54954 of the Brown Act which
applies to Regular Meetings, however the rules are different for a Special Meeting.
The motion was restated to be, to direct the City Attorney to prepare all necessary
Resolutions to be put on the March 6th Agenda to authorize placing any and all National
City local initiatives that have been certified by the County Registrar of Voters on the
Statewide June 5th Primary Election for the City Council to call for and order an election.
Motion carried by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Cano, Mendivil, Morrison.
Nays: Rios, Sotelo-Solis. Absent: None. Abstain: None.
Member Sotelo-Solis encouraged members of the public to attend the City Council
meeting on March 6th; spoke about the approval of term limits by 70% of the voters in
2004 and said she was opposed to spending $70,000 for a special election.
Member Rios said she was disappointed with what transpired at the meeting with no one
present, which demonstrates a great lack of transparency and disappointed in seeing the
kind of governance taking place in the city. She said it was a sad day.
Member Cano said no one knows if it will pass or not but he wanted to invite his followers
and a broad diverse group to come to the next meeting, not just the same old group, to
tell us what they want. Member Cano provided information on the new restaurant opening
on Mile of Cars Way.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT - There was nothing to report.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Mendivil, seconded by Cano, to adiourn to the next Regular Meeting of the City
Council and Community Development Commission — Housing Authority of the City of
National City to be held Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers,
National City, California. Carried by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Cano, Mendivil,
Morrison, Rios. Nays: Sotelo-Solis. Absent: None. Abstain: None.
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ADJOURNMENT (cont.)
Next Regular City Council Meeting: Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 6:00 p.m., City Council
Chambers, Civic Center — National City, California.
The meeting closed at 6:34 p.m.
The foregoing minutes were approved at the Regul. • eting of June 19, 2018.
Mayor