HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 8754 RESOLUTION NO. 8754
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 NOVEMBER 6, 1989
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 54957 AND MAKING FINDINGS PURSUANT
TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 54956.9 (a) , (b)
AND (c)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AND THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE AZUSA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DO HEREBY RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Closed Sessions of the City Council and
Board 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,
discusssion 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's
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 only to recess to closed session when absolutely necessary.
SECTION 2 . The City Council and Board of Directors
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 regar-
ding pending litigation which has been initiated formally and to
which the Agency or City is a party.
SECTION 3 . The City Council and Board of Directors
shall recess to Closed Session to confer with its attorneys with
respect to two confidential matters within the attorney-client
privilege pursuant to Government Code Section 54956 (b) in order
to discuss potential litigation and is hereby of the opinion that
a substantial exposure to litigation exists with respect to
said matters.
SECTION 4 . The City Council and the Board of Directors
shall recess to CLOSED SESSION to confer with its attorneys with
respect to confidential matters within the attorney-client
privilege pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (c) in order
to decide whether to initiate litigation.
SECTION 5. 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 6. 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 discussions would
violate and waive the attorney-client privilege and
would give an unfair advantage to the City' s and
Agency' s adversaries and allow them to negotiate a
settlement of the matters adverse to the City and
Agency; and
B. It has received a confidential letter from
the City/Agency Attorney pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9 describing the grounds and authority
for the Closed Session.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk and Secretary shall certify
the adoption of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this 6th day of
November, 1989.
MAYO,W/CRAIRMAN
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 Azusa Redevelopment Agency, at a regular meeting
thereof, held on the 6th day of November, 1989, by the
following vote of the Council/Agency:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS/BOARDMEMBERS: AVILA, STEMRICH, NARANJO,
LATTA, MOSES
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS/BOARDMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS/BOARDMEMBERS: NONE
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