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SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
August 15, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
City Council Chamber - 1243 National City Boulevard
National City, CA
Councilmember Bush
Councilmember Rodriguez
Councilmember Yamane
Vice -Mayor Molina
Mayor Morrison
Ben Martinez, Interim City Manager
Barry Schultz, City Attorney
Tonya Hussain, Executive Secretary
Carlos Aguirre, Acting Deputy City Manager/Housing Authority
Director
Molly Brennan, Administrative Services Director
Jose Tellez, Chief of Police
Rod Coppedge, Sullivan Attorneys (via Zoom)
William Pate, Devaney Pate Morris & Cameron
1. CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of National City was called to order at
4:37 p.m. via teleconference and in the Council Chamber, located in City Hall, 1243
National City Boulevard, National City, California.
. ROLL CALL
Coun ilr er b r present: Bush, Rodriguez, Yamane, Molina, Morrison
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Councilmernber Bush led the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. CLOSED SESSION
Members retired into the Closed Session at 4:40 p.m. (Bush, Rodriguez, Yamane, Molina,
Morrison, Schultz, Martinez, Brennan, Tellez, and Coppedge (via zoom)). All remained in
Closed Session with the exception of Brennan and Coppedge who left the Closed Session
Meeting Room at 4:55 p.m. At 4:55 p.m. Pate entered the Closed Session Meeting Room.
At 5:51 p.m. Martinez exited the Closed Session Meeting Room. At 5:55 p.m. Tellez exited
the Closed Session Meeting Room. Pate exited the Closed Session Room at 5:58 p.m. All
members returned to the open session at 5:58 p.m. with members present in attendance:
Bush, Rodriguez, Yamane, Molina, Morrison, and Schultz.
4.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION
Government Code Section 54956.90)(1)
Name of Case: Jeffrey Meeks v. City of National City
VI/CAB
Case No: ADJ12677504
4.. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION
Government Code Section 54956.9 (d) (1)
Name of Case: Cummins v City of National City. et al.
San Diego County Superior Court
Case No: 37- .0 -OO 04 71-C-OE-CTL
4.3. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Government Code Section 54957.6
Position to be filled: Interim City Manager
Mayor Morrison announced that actions taken in Closed Session would be reported at
the Regular City Council Meeting following this meeting at 6:00 p.m.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Morrison adjourned to the Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of National
City, on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, located in City
Hall, 1243 National City Boulevard, National City, California.
The meeting adjourned at 5:58 p.m.
Tone ussain, Executive Secretary
The fore oinc minutes were approved at the Regular Meet ng of September 19, 2023.
Morrison, Mayor