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DATE 9-14-04 <br /> <br /> ITEM NO.: 12 <br />MEMORANDUM FROM THE CITY' ATTORNEY CONCERNING A CLOSED SESSION <br /> <br /> BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council <br /> <br />Gregory P. Priamos, City Attorney <br /> <br />Closed Session - Existing Litigation [Government Code §54956.9] <br /> <br />Name of Case(s): _City of San Bernardino v. United States of America <br /> United States District Court Case No. CV96-8867 (MRP) <br /> Consolidated with CV96-5205 (MRP) <br /> <br />A closed session will be held on September 14, 2004, for the purpose of conferring with <br />and/or receiving advice from your legal counsel concerning litigation which has been <br />formally initiated to which the City of Riverside is a party. [Government Code <br />§54956.9(a)] <br /> <br />The City Attorney will provide you with a status report on this particular case. <br /> <br />If the City Council authorizes the City Attorney to defend, or seek or refrain from <br />seeking appellate review or relief, the parties and substance of the litigation shall be <br />disclosed immediately following this closed session. If the City Council authorizes <br />initiation or intervention, such authorization shall be disclosed immediately following this <br />closed session and the public advised that the action, defendants and other particulars <br />may be disclosed upon request after the action is formally commenced. [Government <br />Code §54957.1 (a)(2)] <br /> <br />If the City Council accepts a settlement offer signed by the opposing party, the <br />substance of the settlement shall be disclosed immediately following this closed <br />session. [Government Code §5495;7.1(a)(3)(A)] <br /> <br />Any disclosures shall include the vote or abstention of each member. <br /> <br />Dated: September 8, 2004. <br /> <br />i~riamos <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br /> <br />