HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - July 13, 2004 SMLODI CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CARNEGIE FORUM, 305 WEST PINE STREET
TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2004
A. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
The Special City Council meeting of July 13, 2004, was called to order by Mayor Hansen at
7:57 a.m.
Present: Council Members — Beckman, Hitchcock, Howard, Land, and Mayor Hansen
Absent: Council Members — None
Also Present: City Manager Flynn, Interim City Attorney Schwabauer, and City Clerk Blackston
D. REGULAR CALENDAR
D-1 "Discussion and possible action regarding process for hiring a City Manager'
Mayor Hansen recommended that the process for hiring a City Manager begin immediately,
that an executive recruitment firm be used, and that a nationwide search be conducted.
Mayor Pro Tempore Beckman agreed and also suggested that Council Members Land and
Howard serve as part of a citizen's advisory group, with the two new Council Members
elected in November casting the vote to make the hiring decision.
Council Member Howard pointed out that the current five Council Members have shown that
they have been able to work together, interview, and hire a new City Attorney and legal
team for the environmental abatement program litigation, and felt that the same could be
done now for hiring a new City Manager. She favored beginning the process immediately
with the Human Resources Department handling the recruitment, rather than an executive
search firm.
Council Member Hitchcock expressed support for using the services of an executive search
firm, beginning the recruitment immediately, and providing an open, public process.
Council Member Land stated that he would also like the recruitment process started
immediately and an executive search firm used. Mr. Land stated that he would be willing to
participate in the process.
Mayor Hansen offered to prepare a Request for Information to send to potential executive
recruitment firms. He suggested that an interim City Manager be appointed at Council's
regularly scheduled meeting of August 18.
In reference to a public process, Council Member Hitchcock cautioned that it might alienate
good candidates from applying and suggested that Council listen to the advice given by the
executive recruitment firm in regard to this factor.
B. CLOSED SESSION
At 8:10 a.m., Mayor Hansen adjourned the Special City Council meeting to a Closed Session to
discuss the following matters:
B-1 Actual litigation: Government Code §54956.9(a); one case; People of the State of
California: and the City of Lodi. California v. M & P Investments, et al.; United States
District Court, Eastern District of California, Case No. CIV -S-00-2441 FCD JFM
B-2 Actual litigation: Government Code §54956.9(a); one case; Hartford Accident and Indemnity
Company, et al. v. City of Lodi, et al., Superior Court, County of San Francisco, Case No.
323658
Continued July 13, 2004
B-3 Conference with legal counsel — initiation of litigation: Government Code §54956.9(c); two
cases
B-4 Conference with legal counsel — anticipated litigation — significant exposure to litigation
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9; one case; pursuant to Government Code
§54956.9(b)(3)(A) facts, due to not being known to potential plaintiffs, shall not be disclosed
B-5 Actual litigation: Government Code §54956.9(a); one case; City of Lodi, a California
Municipal Corporation, and Lodi Financing Corporation, a California nonprofit corporation v.
Lehman Brothers, Inc. and US Bank National Association, United States District Court,
Eastern District of California, Case No. CIV. S-04-0606 MCE-KJM
B-6 Actual litigation: Government Code §54956.9(a); one case; Lehman Brothers Inc., v. City of
Lodi and Lodi Financing Corporation, United States District Court, Eastern District of
California Case No. CIV -S-04-0850 FCD/JFM
B-7 Actual litigation: Government Code §54956.9(a); one case; Fireman's Fund Insurance
Company v. City of Lodi, et al., United States District Court, Eastern District of California
Case No. CIV -S-98-1489 FCD JFM
The Closed Session adjourned at 8:50 a.m.
C. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION / DISCLOSURE OF ACTION
At 8:51 a.m., Mayor Hansen reconvened the Special City Council meeting, and Interim City
Attorney Schwabauer disclosed that in closed session Council voted unanimously to continue the
services of Folger Levin & Kahn on an hourly basis until formalization of a budget for environmental
abatement matters is made; and to authorize $175,000 for drilling CPT (cone penetration testing)
wells to delineate the central plume area of contamination.
E. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:51
a.m.
ATTEST:
Susan J. Blackston
City Clerk
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