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Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings Held on October 3, 2017. (City Clerk)
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UNAPPROVED
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY- -OCTOBER 3, 2017- -5:00 P.M.
Mayor Spencer convened the meeting at 5:01 p.m.
Roll Call - Present: Councilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie, Vella and Mayor Spencer - 5.
Absent: None.
The meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:
(17- ) Conference with Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation; Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9 of the Government Code; Number of Cases: One (As Defended - City Exposure to Legal Action).
(17- ) Conference with Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation; Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9 of the Government Code; Number of Cases: One (As Responded (Amicus Curiae - City Exposure to Legal Action).
(17- ) Conference with Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation; Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Subdivision (c) of Section 54956.9 of the Government Code; Number of Cases: One (As Plaintiff - City Initiating Legal Action).
Following the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and Mayor Spencer announced that regarding City Exposure to Legal Action, a status report was provided and direction was given to staff; regarding Amicus Curiae, that she is a member of Mayor's Against Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Discrimination which sent out a request to mayors to participate in litigation that is anticipated regarding Masterpiece Cakeshop versus Colorado Civil Rights Commission; Council authorized the Mayor and City Council to sign onto the U.S. Supreme Court friend of the Court brief being submitted in support of the rights of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission and a same sex couple who was refused service by a commercial bakery; the commercial bakery argued that it should be exempt from a ...
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