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ADJOURNED COUNCIL MEETING March 31, 1987 In accordance with notice duly and legally given, an Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Colton was held on the above given date at 6:30 p. m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Mayor Gonzales presiding. ROLL CALL: Council Members present were Rios, Cisneros, Rehrer, Garcia, and Mayor Gonzales. Also present were City Manager Benest, City Attorney Edwards, and City Clerk Ramos. Meet and Confer Linda Molina, 17512 Jackson Avenue, Fontana, Administrative Secretary for the Police Department, spoke to the Council of her concerns regard- ing Meet and Confer matters for the Management/Confidential Unit, ad- vising that she and Dee Saenz, Administrative Secretary, Finance De- partment, had been transferred from the Management/Confidential Unit to the General Unit, and they were both protesting this and the fact they feel they were not represented. Mrs. Molina quoted sections from the Government Code relating to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, stating she felt her position would still be considered "confidential". Mrs. Molina concluded she was stating for the record that she and Dee Saenz did not wish to join the General Unit they wish to stay in the Management/Confidential Unit, and requested an answer from the Council on this issue. Mayor Gonzales asked Mrs. Molina if she was a dues -paying member of the San Bernardino Public Employees Association. Mrs. Molina responded yes she was. Mr. Jim Meith, Employees Respresentative of the San Bernardino Public Employees Association, advised the Council that the Units had already ratified the Contracts, the General Unit by a vote of 4 - 1, and the Management/Confidential Unit by a vote of 2 - 1. Mr. Meith stated this matter had been open for discussion at the employees' meeting. Rapid Transit Train City Manager Benest stated that Mr. Wesley C. McDaniel, from SANBAG, was to have spoken to the Council this evening concerning the Rapid Transit Train, however, he was not present, therefore, he would make the presentation. 1