05-05-2020 - Closed Meeting - Minutes\\I
WEST CON
CITY OF WEST COVINA
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY
MAY 5, 2020, 6:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING - CLOSED SESSION
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1444 W. GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91790
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
A Closed Session Meeting was called to order by Mayor Wu on Tuesday, May 5, 2020
at 6:00 p.m., in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1444 West Garvey Avenue South,
West Covina, California.
ROLL CALL
Council Members
Present: Council Members Dario Castellanos, Lloyd Johnson, Jessica C.
Shewmaker, Mayor Pro Tern Letty Lopez-Viado, Mayor Tony Wu — All
Members were present via a GoToMeeting request
Council Members
Absent: None
City Staff: David Carmany City Manager, Mark Persico Assistant City Manager,
Thomas P. Duarte City Attorney, Helen Tran Director of Human
Resources, Denise Rocawich/Jones-Mayer, Bruce Lindsay/ Jones -Mayer
via GoToMeeting request.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION - Pursuant to
Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1)
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Oscar Tirado v. City of West Covina, et al., (Los Angeles Superior Court, Case
No. 19STCV27088)
Julian Gutierrez v. City of West Covina, et al., (United States District Court,
Central District, Case No. 2-18-CV-00781)
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
City Negotiators: Carmany, Duarte
Employee Organizations
• Confidential Employees
• Maintenance & Crafts Employees
• Non -Sworn
• W.C. Police Officers' Association
• W.C. Firefighters' Management Assoc.
• W.C. Firefighters' Association, I.A.F.F., Local 3226
• General Employees
• Mid -Management Employees
• W.C. Police Management Association
Unrepresented Employee Group
. Department Heads
REPORTING OUT
City Attorney Thomas P. Duarte reported regarding Gutierrez, vote 5-0 Council directed
staff to pay plaintiff $400,000, in exchange plaintiff agreed to dismiss the lawsuit.
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ADJOURNMENT
The Closed Session Meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m., by Mayor Wu. The next regularly
scheduled Closed Session City Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2020
at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1444 West Garvey Avenue South, West
Covina, California.
Submitted by:
Lisa Sh rick
Assist ft
City Clerk
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