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RECORDING IN PROGRESS.[CALL TO ORDER]
THANK YOU.WELCOME TO THE SPECIAL MEETING AT THE PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR SEPTEMBER 29TH.
AND, UH, LET'S HAVE OUR ROLL CALL, SHALL WE? YES.
[CLOSED SESSION]
THANK YOU SO MUCH.UH, WE'RE HERE FOR CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR CITY ATTORNEY, ERIC DANLEY, TO INTRODUCE THE TOPIC.
THE COUNCIL WILL CONFER WITH LEGAL COUNSEL TONIGHT REGARDING ANTICIPATED LITIGATION IN CONSIDERATION OF INITIATION OF LITIGATION UNDER PARAGRAPH FOUR OF SUBDIVISION D OF SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH IS PART OF THE BROWN ACT.
AND THAT'S REGARDING ONE POTENTIAL CASE.
UM, WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT AS WE ALWAYS DO, AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE CLERK TO OPEN THAT MAKE AN OPENING STATEMENT.
WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS AHEAD OF THE MEETING, AND I DON'T SEE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK.
YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T SEE ANY EITHER,
AND SO LET'S CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND NOW WE WILL ADJOURN, UH, TO OUR CLOSED SESSION AND WE WILL RETURN AND REPORT OUT AT THE END OF THAT PERIOD.
[REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION]
WE'RE, UM, REJOINING AFTER OUR CLOSED SESSION AND WE HAVE EVERYONE BACK IN COUNCIL.THE SESSION IS OPEN AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO ANNOUNCE ANY REPORTABLE ACTIONS FROM CLOSED SESSION.
SO, UM, TONIGHT IN CLOSED SESSION WE RECEIVED, UM, UNANIMOUS DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL TO INITIATE OR INTERVENE IN AN ACTION THAT, AND, UM, I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT THE ACTION, THE DEFENDANTS AND THE OTHER PARTICULARS SHALL ONCE FORMALLY COMMENCE, BE DISCLOSED TO ANY PERSON UPON INQUIRY UNLESS TO DO SO WOULD JEOPARDIZE THE CITY'S ABILITY TO EFFECTUATE SERVICE OF PROCESS ON ONE OR MORE UNSERVED PARTIES.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND THANK YOU.
AND, UH, HAVING NO FURTHER AGENDA FOR THE EVENING.