The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About2001-12-13Special Meeting Minutes City Council City of Huntington Beach Thursday, December 13, 2001 3:00 P.M. — Council Chambers Civic Center, 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, California 92648 A videotape of this meeting is on file in the Office of the City Clerk 3:00 P. M. — Council Chambers Mayor Cook called the Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 3:11 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Call to Order City Council Meeting Special Meeting Roll Call Councilmember Shirley Dettloff has requested permission to be absent from the Special Meeting. Present: Garofalo, Cook, Houchen, Green, Boardman (Bauer arrived 3:11 p.m.) Absent: Dettloff City Clerk Read Call for Special Meeting: Call for Special Meeting City Council City of Huntington Beach Thursday, December 13, 2001 Mayor Debbie Cook Councilmember Ralph Bauer Councilmember Dave Garofalo Councilmember Shirley Dettloff Councilmember Pam Houchen Councilmember Peter Green Councilmember Connie Boardman You are hereby notified that a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, is called for and will be held at City Hall, 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, California 92648 in the Lower Level, Council Chambers at the hour of 3.00 p.m., Thursday, December 13, 2001. The meeting is for the purpose of considering the following: Please take notice that the Honorable Debbie Cook, Mayor of the City of Huntington Beach has called a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach to consider in Closed Session, pursuant to Govemment Code §54957.1(a), a report of the December 10, 2001 (2) December 13, 2001 — City Council Minutes - Page 2 Superior Court action in the case of Blackford v. Brockway, et al., Orange County Superior Court Case No. 01 CC15111. The City Council shall also determine a course of action in response to the Court's December 10, 2001 order, including but not limited to whether to seek appellate review of the order and how to revise the March 5, 2002 utility tax ballot questions in response to the Court's order. Pursuant to Government Code §54957.1(a), Council shall reconvene in Open Session to report any action taken. Public Comments (Restricted to Special Meeting Agenda Item Only) Chuck Schied requested a copy of the December 10, 2001 report referenced in the Call for Special Meeting notice. City Attorney Hutton responded that the report referenced in the notice is to be her oral report to be made in closed session. The City Attorney informed Council that the date in the Call for Special Meeting notice should have read December 12, 2001. Motion to Recess to Closed Session — Approved A motion was made by Garofalo, second Green to recess to Closed Session (restricted to the item listed in the Call for Special Meeting notice). The motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Garofalo, Bauer, Cook, Houchen, Green, Boardman, NOES: None ABSENT: Dettloff (City Council) Closed Session — Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) to confer with its attorney regarding pending litigation which has been initiated formally and to which the city is a party. The title of the litigation is Ed Blackford v. Connie Brockway, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 01CC15111. Subject: Ed Blackford v. Connie Brockway. (120.80) Reconvened (with Green and Dettloff Absent) in the Council Chambers - 3:45 P. M. Announcement Made by City Attorney of Action Taken in Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.1 at the December 13, 2001 City Council Closed Session to Discuss the Matter of Ed Blackford v. Connie Brockway (120.80) City Attorney Gail Hutton announced that the City Council convened in Closed Session on Thursday, December 13, 2001 to discuss the matter of Ed Blackford v. Connie Brockway, Orange County Superior Court'Case No. 01CC15111. The City Council voted unanimously, with Dettloff absent, to file an appeal to the court order modifying the utility tax ballot arguments and ballot statement. (3) December 13, 2001 -- City Council Minutes - Page 3 City Council Adjournment City Clerk and ex-officio Cler of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California ATTEST: City Clerk (4) December 13, 2001 — City Council Minutes - Page 4 CALL FOR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2001 Mayor Debbie Cook Councilmember Ralph Bauer Councilmember Dave Garofalo Councilmember Shirley Dettloff Councilmember Pam Houchen Councilmember Peter Green Councilmember Connie Boardman You are hereby notified that a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, is called for and will be held at City Hall, 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, California-92648 in the Lower level, Council Chambers at the hour of 3:00 p.m., Thursday, December 13, 2001. The meeting is for the purpose of considering the following: Please take notice that the Honorable Debbie Cook, Mayor of the City of Huntington Beach has called a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach to consider in Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code §54957.1(a), a report of the December 10, 2001 Superior Court action in the case of Blackford v. Brockway, et al., Orange County Superior Court Case No. 01 CC15111. The City Council shall also determine a course of action in response to the Court's December 10, 2001 order, including but not limited to whether to seek appellate review of the order and how to revise the March 5, 2002 utility tax ballot questions in response to the Court's order. Pursuant to Government Code §54957.1(a), Council shall reconvene in Open Session to report any action taken. (City Council) Closed Session — Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) to confer with its attorney regarding pending litigation which has been initiated formally and to which the city is a party. The title of the litigation is Ed Blackford v. Connie Brockway; Orange County Superior Court Case No. 01CC15111. Subject: Ed Blackford v. Connie Brockway. (120.80) Dated013ecqmber 12, 2001 ATTEST: City Clerk .�1 N i _ _ .� hereby certify that I received the above notice, "Call of Special Meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council" prior to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, De ber 12, 2001. Mayor CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH 2000 MAIN STREET OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CONNIE BROCKWAY CITY CLERK CALL FOR SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCILIREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2001 Debbie Cook, Mayor Ralph Bauer, Councilmember Dave Garofalo, Councilmember Shirley Dettloff, Councilmember Pam Houchen, Councilmember Peter Green, Councilmember Connie Boardman, Councilmember CALIFORNIA 92648 You are hereby notified that a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, is called for and will be held at City Hall, 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, California 92648 in the Lower Level, Council Chambers at the hour of 3:00 p.m., Thursday, December 13, 2001. The meeting is for the purpose of considering the following: Please take notice that the Honorable Debbie Cook, Mayor of the City of Huntington Beach has called a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach to consider in Closed Session, pursuant to Govem►rrent Code §54957.1(a), a report of the December 10, 2001 Super Court action in the case of Blackford v. Brockway, et al., Orange County Superior Court Case No. 01 CC15111. The City Council shall also determine a course of action in response to the Court's December 10, 2001 order, including but not limited to whether to seek appellate review of the order and how to revise the March 5, 2002 utility tax ballot questions in response to the Court's order. Pursuant to Government Code §54957.1(a), Council shall reconvene in Open Session to report any action taken. (City Council) Closed Session -- Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) to confer with its attorney regarding pending litigation which has been initiated formally and to which the city is a party. The title of the litigation is Ed Blackford v. Connie Brockway; Orange County Superior Court Case No, 01CC15111. Subject: Ed Blackford v. Connie Brockway. (120.80) Dated: December 12, 2001 4 f04� OwIlway- ATTEST: Clerk IF r, % I hereby certify that I received the above notice, "Call of Special Meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council" prior to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 12, Mayor (Telephone: 714-536-5227 )