MEETING MINUTES
CLOSED SESSION/SPECIAL MEETING
LIVINGSTON CITY COUNCIL
JULY 27, 2011
A Closed Session/Special Meeting of the Livingston City Council was held on July 27, 2011, in the City Council Chambers with Mayor Espinoza presiding.
CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Espinoza opened the meeting at 5:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The pledge of allegiance to the flag was recited.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Rodrigo Espinoza
Mayor Pro-Tem Margarita Aguilar (Excused)
Council Member Frank Vierra
Council Member Theresa Land
Council Member Gurpal Samra
Mayor Espinoza opened the meeting for public comments.
Katherine Schell Rodriquez, P.O. Box 163, Livingston stated the City of Livingston sued Dow, Schell Chemical Company, Wilbur Ells Company and Does 1-300 because the City’s drinking water was contaminated with TCP. She also noted this case was combined with other cases being brought by other cities. Certain things indicate that Livingston paid a fee to have a lawyer named Mitchell McCray and then the City needed special permission to bring this lawyer on board because either he or the other lawyer involved were outside his jurisdiction and needed special permission to practice in this case. Ms. Schell Rodriguez said she understood things were in the discovery process and being continued until October, but given this had to do with water and had been going on since 2005, she asked would there ever be any mention made of this in open session to let the public know what the City was doing on their behalf.
Mayor Espinoza closed the public comments period and the City Council subsequently went into Closed Session to discuss the following matter
1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
Government Code Section 54956.9(a)
a. City of Livingston v. The Dow Chemical Company, et al.
San Francisco Superior Court, Case No.CGC-05-442837
San Bernardino Superior Court, Case No. SVCSS 120627
Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No. 4435
OPEN SESSION
The Council came out of Closed Session at 6:45 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUCEMENTS
Mayor Espinoza stated no reportable action was taken.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by consensus at 6:45 p.m.
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City Clerk of the City of Livingston
ADOPTED: August 2, 2011
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Mayor or Mayor ProTempore
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