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Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting, Special Joint City Council and Successor Agency to the Community Improvement Commission Meeting, and Regular City Council Meeting Held on September 17, 2024. (City Clerk)
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UNAPPROVED
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY- -SEPTEMBER 17, 2024- -6:00 P.M.
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 6:00 p.m.
Roll Call - Present: Councilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Jensen, and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 4. [Note: Councilmember Jensen arrived at 6:05 p.m.]
Absent: Councilmember Vella - 1.
The meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:
(24- ) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation Pursuant to Government Code ? 54956.9(a); Case Name: Lula Burton, et al. v. Will Tong, et al.; Court: Superior Court of the County of Alameda; Case Number: 22CV014934
(24- ) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation Pursuant to Government Code ? 54956.9(a); Case Name: City of Alameda v. Greenway Golf Associates, Inc.; Court: Alameda County Superior Court; Case No: 22CV011964
Following the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened, and the City Clerk announced that regarding Burton, a lawsuit was filed by plaintiffs Lula Burton and Robert Preston against defendants the City of Alameda and Wellington Tong for a trip and fall incident on August 7, 2020; Ms. Burton claimed she suffered injuries after tripping on a raised portion of the sidewalk at 1373 Versailles Avenue; Plaintiffs brought a complaint alleging 1) Negligence, 2) Premises Liability, 3) Dangerous Condition of Public Property, and 4) Loss of Consortium, to avoid the expense and uncertainty of litigation, the City Council ratified/authorized the City Attorney to settle the matter, with no admission of liability by the City in an amount not to exceed $77,000 by unanimous voice vote - 4 [Absent: Councilmember Vella - 1]; and regarding Greenway, staff provided information with no action or vote taken by Council.
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