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DATE: 12-1-98 <br /> <br /> ITEM NO.: 32 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY CONCERNING <br />A CLOSED SESSION BEFORE <br /> THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Stan T. Yamamoto, City Attorney <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Closed Session - Existing Litigation <br /> <br />Case Name Unspecified: Disclosure would adversely affect service of <br />process or settlement [Government Code Section 54956.9] <br /> <br />A closed session will be held on December 1, 1998, for the purpose of conferring with <br />and/or receiving advice from your legal counsel concerning pending litigation which has <br />been formally initiated to which the City of Riverside is a party. [Gov't. Code <br />§ 54956. 9(a)] <br /> <br />CASE NAME UNSPECIFIED: Existing facts and circumstances are such that disclosure <br />of the name of said case or any other identifying characteristics with respect to this <br />matter would jeopardize service of process or existing settlement negotiations. [Gov't. <br />Code § 54956. 9] <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, this determination shall be disclosed immediately <br />following this closed session. If the City Council authorizes initiation or intervention, <br />such authorization shall be disclosed immediately following this closed session, and the <br />public advised that the action, defendants and other particulars may be disclosed upon <br />request after the action is formally commenced. [Gov't. 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. [Gov't. Code §54957. l(a)(3)(A)] <br /> <br />Any disclosures shall include the vote or abstention of each member. <br /> <br />Dated: November 20, 1998 <br /> <br />City Attorney <br /> <br />G:~LEG\V~rPDATA'~COU\WC23 ,CC <br /> <br />32 <br /> <br /> <br />