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>> Good morning.
I will now call the Special
City Council meeting of
Wednesday, MAY 20th, 2026 to
order.
>> Clerk please call the roll.
Thank you.
Council PRESIDENT Council
member Campbell Council Member
Whitburn here Council Member
Foster here Council Ron Wilpert
Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee
here Council Member Can you
hear Council Member Moreno
present Council Member Eli
Rivera and Council PRESIDENT
Look the PRESIDENT Also
attending the meeting our city
attorney Michelle Garland,
independent budget analyst
Charles Monaco and myself your
city clerk Diana Fuentes.
Thank you.
Council PRESIDENT Right.
This special meeting of
the city council is limited to
a special closed session agenda
clerk Please read the closed
session item into the record
They Council PRESIDENT This is
Conference with Legal Counsel
Existing litigation pursuant to
California government Code
Section 5495 6.91 ac as one is
Mary Brown at all versus Joe
LaCava at all They intend to
present.
All right.
Thank you.
And with that please proceed
with public comment.
There is no public comment here
in council chambers starting
the five minute timer and going
to those participating online.
John Stump if you can please
unmute.
Good morning to the council.
I have been observing
the hearing and before Judge
Oliver in Department 75 based
on what I've heard and observed
during those hearings I urge
you to settle this matter.
I don't think council your city
attorney can detail for you
the proceedings but I think
there's a very good chance that
the plaintiffs will prevail in
this matter.
Thank you very much.
>> Have a good closed session.
John Stone.
Thank you.
Our next speaker is 8700.
If you can please unmute.
>> Oh, thank you so much, Joy
Najib choose my direction.
I see that it boils down to
this the valid stated
opportunity to cover cost of
service.
The ballot measure passed then
a different fee was set higher
than the one on the ballot plus
new issues arrived.
So here's my direction on
the factual part of it That's
the letter of the law and apply
the spirit of the law because
after 100 years of free service
somebody is required on both
sides of this case.
Thank you for listening to all
.
Thank you.
Where you had your hand up and
then lowered and an up I do not
see it up at this time so that
does conclude public comment on
the closed session.
>> All right.
Thank you, City clerk We will
now recess in the closed
session and reconvene council
to open session for a report
out at the conclusion of
the closed session.
>> Please note the Zoom webinar
will be concluding as well and
>> Thank you
.
Okay.
Good morning.
I will now reconvene
the special City Council
meeting on Wednesday, MAY 20th,
2026.
>> Clerk please call the roll.
Thank you.
Council PRESIDENT Council
Member Campbell Council for
Whopper here.
Councilmember Buster Beer
Councilmember Wilpert Council
PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee
Councilmember Camper COUNCILMAN
Moreno Councilmember Ala Rivera
and Council PRESIDENT Look, I
think I'm PRESIDENT.
All right.
Thank you With that a quorum is
not present.
Singular question Does the city
attorney have anything to
report out from closed session?
There's nothing to report out.
Thank you.
All right.
Thank you.
With that we will now adjourn
council to the next regularly
scheduled council meeting on
Monday, JUNE 8th, 2026 at 10