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Recommendation to Accept the Semi-Annual Report for the Period Beginning January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019, on 1) Litigation and Liability Claims Settlements, and 2) Whether Any Records Previously Withheld from Disclosure Have Now Become Available to the Public. (City Attorney 712)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Yibin Shen, City Attorney
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City Attorney's Office (CAO) is submitting this report on the twelve (12) liability claims it settled between January 1, 2019 and June 30, 2019. There were no litigation matters settled during this time period. The CAO further reports that there are no closed session minutes or other documents previously withheld as exempt from disclosure that should now be made public.
BACKGROUND
This report identifies the dollar value of litigation and liability claims settled or resolved by the City Attorney's Office during the above reporting period. These settlements were previously approved either by City Council in closed session or by the City Attorney within authority limits previously delegated by the City Council. This report serves as public disclosure as to the settlement amounts and the individual claim or litigation from which the settlements stemmed.
The Sunshine Ordinance provides that semi-annually the City Attorney present to the City Council: (a) a list of documents that have been determined to be public after such documents have previously been determined to be privileged and unavailable to the public; and (b) determine whether any closed session minutes should continue to be exempt from disclosure (Sunshine Disclosure Report). See Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) Sections 2-91.12(e) and 2-91.8(a).
DISCUSSION
Settlement Report
The Claims and Litigation Settlement Report (Settlement Report), attached as Exhibit 1, covers settlements paid during the period of January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019, and is broken down into two major categories: liabili...
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