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>> Good morning.

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I will now call the Special

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City Council meeting of

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Wednesday, MAY 20th, 2026 to

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order.

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>> Clerk please call the roll.

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Thank you.

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Council PRESIDENT Council

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member Campbell Council Member

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Whitburn here Council Member

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Foster here Council Ron Wilpert

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Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee

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here Council Member Can you

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hear Council Member Moreno

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present Council Member Eli

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Look the PRESIDENT Also

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attending the meeting our city

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attorney Michelle Garland,

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independent budget analyst

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Charles Monaco and myself your

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city clerk Diana Fuentes.

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Council PRESIDENT Right.

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This special meeting of

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the city council is limited to

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a special closed session agenda

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clerk Please read the closed

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session item into the record

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They Council PRESIDENT This is

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Conference with Legal Counsel

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Existing litigation pursuant to

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California government Code

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Section 5495 6.91 ac as one is

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Mary Brown at all versus Joe

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LaCava at all They intend to

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present.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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And with that please proceed

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with public comment.

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There is no public comment here

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in council chambers starting

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the five minute timer and going

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to those participating online.

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John Stump if you can please

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unmute.

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Good morning to the council.

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I have been observing

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the hearing and before Judge

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on what I've heard and observed

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during those hearings I urge

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you to settle this matter.

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I don't think council your city

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attorney can detail for you

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the proceedings but I think

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there's a very good chance that

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the plaintiffs will prevail in

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this matter.

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Our next speaker is 8700.

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If you can please unmute.

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Najib choose my direction.

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I see that it boils down to

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this the valid stated

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opportunity to cover cost of

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service.

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The ballot measure passed then

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a different fee was set higher

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than the one on the ballot plus

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the factual part of it That's

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the letter of the law and apply

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the spirit of the law because

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after 100 years of free service

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somebody is required on both

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sides of this case.

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then lowered and an up I do not

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see it up at this time so that

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does conclude public comment on

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the closed session.

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now recess in the closed

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session and reconvene council

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I will now reconvene

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the special City Council

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meeting on Wednesday, MAY 20th,

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2026.

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and Council PRESIDENT Look, I

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think I'm PRESIDENT.

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All right.

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Thank you With that a quorum is

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Singular question Does the city

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attorney have anything to

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report out from closed session?

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There's nothing to report out.

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With that we will now adjourn

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council to the next regularly

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scheduled council meeting on

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Monday, JUNE 8th, 2026 at 10