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03-05-2019
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
March 5, 2019
The Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of National City was called to order at
5:01 p.m. by Mayor / Chairwoman Alejandra Sotelo-Solis.
ROLL CALL
Council / Board members present: Cano, Morrison, Quintero, Rios, Sotelo-Solis.
Administrative Officials present: Deese, Morris -Jones, Newell, Raulston.
CITY COUNCIL
OPEN SESSION
PUBLIC COMMENTS — None.
Members retired into Closed Session at 5:01 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
1. Conference with Labor Negotiators — Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representatives: Eddie Kreisberg, Mark Roberts, Robert
Hernandez and Robert Meteau.
Employee Organization: Firefighters' Association
2. Conference with Legal Counsel — Pending Litigation
Existing Litigation under Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Carlsbad Police Officers Association et. al. v. City of Carlsbad, et al.
SDSC Case No. 37-2019-00005450-CU-WM-CTL
3. Conference with Legal Counsel — Potential Litigation: One case
Potential Litigation Pursuant to Governmental Code Section 54956.9(e)(1)
4. Personnel Matter — Government Code Section 54957(b)(1)
Public Employee Appointment — Interim City Manager Position
Members reconvened from Closed Session at 5:45 p.m. All members were present.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Morris -Jones reported that Item No. 1 was pulled and was not discussed;
Item Nos. 2 and 3 were reports to the Council, so there was no action taken; in regards
to Item No. 4, the outside recruitment for City Manager ends on March 29th, and City
Manager Leslie Deese will retire on April 1st after thirty-three years of service. At the
request of the City Council, the City Manager has agreed to continue as the City Manager,
"on vacation", for the ten -week period after April 2nd, during which time she will appoint
an Acting City Manager. The Council gave specific direction on appointment of the Acting
Position to exclude anyone who has applied for the vacant position and provided the
names of three individuals that they would like the City Manager to consider.
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03-05-2019
ADJOURNMENT
Next Regular City Council Meeting: Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 6:00 p.m., City Council
Chambers, Civic Center — National City, California.
The meeting closed at 5:50 p.m.
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The foregoing minutes were approved at the Regular Meeting of June 18, 2