[1:04] Yeah, you
[2:20] can
[2:56] make
[3:02] it okay.
[3:03] >> Good morning.
[3:03] I will now call the Special
[3:04] City Council meeting of
[3:08] Wednesday, MAY 20th, 2026 to
[3:08] order.
[3:09] >> Clerk please call the roll.
[3:09] Thank you.
[3:10] Council PRESIDENT Council
[3:14] member Campbell Council Member
[3:15] Whitburn here Council Member
[3:21] Foster here Council Ron Wilpert
[3:22] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee
[3:22] here Council Member Can you
[3:25] hear Council Member Moreno
[3:26] present Council Member Eli
[3:27] Rivera and Council PRESIDENT
[3:31] Look the PRESIDENT Also
[3:32] attending the meeting our city
[3:32] attorney Michelle Garland,
[3:33] independent budget analyst
[3:37] Charles Monaco and myself your
[3:37] city clerk Diana Fuentes.
[3:38] Thank you.
[3:38] Council PRESIDENT Right.
[3:43] This special meeting of
[3:43] the city council is limited to
[3:44] a special closed session agenda
[3:45] clerk Please read the closed
[3:49] session item into the record
[3:50] They Council PRESIDENT This is
[3:50] Conference with Legal Counsel
[3:51] Existing litigation pursuant to
[3:55] California government Code
[4:00] Section 5495 6.91 ac as one is
[4:01] Mary Brown at all versus Joe
[4:02] LaCava at all They intend to
[4:06] present.
[4:07] All right.
[4:07] Thank you.
[4:08] And with that please proceed
[4:08] with public comment.
[4:09] There is no public comment here
[4:11] in council chambers starting
[4:11] the five minute timer and going
[4:12] to those participating online.
[4:13] John Stump if you can please
[4:19] unmute.
[4:20] Good morning to the council.
[4:24] I have been observing
[4:25] the hearing and before Judge
[4:36] Oliver in Department 75 based
[4:36] on what I've heard and observed
[4:42] during those hearings I urge
[4:47] you to settle this matter.
[4:48] I don't think council your city
[4:53] attorney can detail for you
[4:59] the proceedings but I think
[5:05] there's a very good chance that
[5:06] the plaintiffs will prevail in
[5:06] this matter.
[5:11] Thank you very much.
[5:12] >> Have a good closed session.
[5:18] John Stone.
[5:18] Thank you.
[5:19] Our next speaker is 8700.
[5:23] If you can please unmute.
[5:29] >> Oh, thank you so much, Joy
[5:30] Najib choose my direction.
[5:35] I see that it boils down to
[5:36] this the valid stated
[5:36] opportunity to cover cost of
[5:42] service.
[5:42] The ballot measure passed then
[5:47] a different fee was set higher
[5:47] than the one on the ballot plus
[5:48] new issues arrived.
[5:52] So here's my direction on
[5:53] the factual part of it That's
[5:58] the letter of the law and apply
[6:03] the spirit of the law because
[6:03] after 100 years of free service
[6:09] somebody is required on both
[6:09] sides of this case.
[6:15] Thank you for listening to all
[6:15] .
[6:16] Thank you.
[6:21] Where you had your hand up and
[6:22] then lowered and an up I do not
[6:23] see it up at this time so that
[6:27] does conclude public comment on
[6:27] the closed session.
[6:28] >> All right.
[6:29] Thank you, City clerk We will
[6:33] now recess in the closed
[6:33] session and reconvene council
[6:34] to open session for a report
[6:36] out at the conclusion of
[6:42] the closed session.
[6:43] >> Please note the Zoom webinar
[6:44] will be concluding as well and
[20:58] >> Thank you
[20:58] .
[20:59] Okay.
[20:59] Okay.
[20:59] Good morning.
[21:04] I will now reconvene
[21:05] the special City Council
[21:05] meeting on Wednesday, MAY 20th,
[21:06] 2026.
[21:06] >> Clerk please call the roll.
[21:11] Thank you.
[21:11] Council PRESIDENT Council
[21:12] Member Campbell Council for
[21:12] Whopper here.
[21:16] Councilmember Buster Beer
[21:17] Councilmember Wilpert Council
[21:18] PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee
[21:22] Councilmember Camper COUNCILMAN
[21:23] Moreno Councilmember Ala Rivera
[21:24] and Council PRESIDENT Look, I
[21:28] think I'm PRESIDENT.
[21:28] All right.
[21:29] Thank you With that a quorum is
[21:30] not present.
[21:30] Singular question Does the city
[21:34] attorney have anything to
[21:35] report out from closed session?
[21:35] There's nothing to report out.
[21:36] Thank you.
[21:36] All right.
[21:37] Thank you.
[21:40] With that we will now adjourn
[21:41] council to the next regularly
[21:41] scheduled council meeting on
[21:43] Monday, JUNE 8th, 2026 at 10