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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 83740 0 RESOLUTION NO. 8374 A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF AZUSA TO RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION ON FEBRUARY 1, 1988, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957 AND MAKING FINDINGS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(a) THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DO HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Closed sessions of the City Council and Board of Directors are permitted for various purposes pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 for the purposes of discussions with the City or Agency Attorney of matters within the attorney-client privilege relating to litigation and potential litigation, discussion of matters with the City's or Agency's authorized labor representative, discussion of personnel matters relating to the appointment, evaluation, dismissal, or charges against an employee, or to give instructions to the City's or Agency negotiator regarding the purchase, sale, exchange, or lease of certain property, among others. It is the policy of the City Council and the Board of Directors to strictly adhere to the requirements of the Brown Act (the California Public Meeting Act) and to only recess to closed session when absolutely necessary. SECTION 2. The City Council shall recess to closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) to confer with its attorneys with respect to confidential matters within the attorney-client privilege regarding pending litigation which has been initiated formally and to which the City is a party. The title of this litigation is Alvarez v. City of Azusa; Thompson v. Azusa. SECTION 3. The City Council and Board of Directors shall recess to closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 to give instructions to the City's and Agency's negotiator regarding the acquisition and/or sale of the following described real property from or to the parties noted: Price Company, Foothill and Todd. SECTION 4. The City Council and Board of Directors shall recess to closed session to consider personnel matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 relating to the appointment, evaluation, dismissal, and charges against certain employees. SECTION 5. In connection with the litigation matters discussed above, the City Council and Board of Directors specifically find that: A. Discussion of the litigation matters described above in open session would be prejudicial to the interests of the City and the Agency in that matters within the attorney-client privilege will be discussed and disclosure of such -1- PMT/RES6991 0 0 discussions would violate and waive the attorney- client privilege and would give an unfair advantage to the City's and the Agency's adversaries and allow them to negotiate_a settlement of the matters adverse to_the City and the Agency; and B. It has received a confidential letter from the City and Agency Attorney pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 describing the grounds and the authority for the closed session. SECTION 6. The City Clerk and Secretary shall certify the adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of February 1988 . YP /CHA1RMAN I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa and the Board of Directors of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Azusa, at a regular meeting thereof, held on the day of February _ 1988 by the following vote " of the Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS/BOARDMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS/BOARDMEMBERS: AVILA, CRUZ,- LATTA,-MOSES NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS/BOARDMEMBERS:.. COOK —i JI//, i ITY CLE /SECRETARY -2-