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^-. SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 11, 1994 In accordance with notice duly and legally given, a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Colton was held on the above given date at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Mayor Gonzales presiding. ROLL CALL: Councilmembers present were Sandoval, Rios, Cook, Beltran, and Mayor Gonzales. Also present were City Manager Young, City Attorney Biggs and City Clerk Ramos. Councilmembers absent were Bennett and Cisneros. CLOSED SESSION• Mayor Gonzales announced the Council adjournment to Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c) regarding pending litigation. Councilmember Beltran asked for clarification on the purpose of the Closed Session and in particular the referenced code section. City Attorney Biggs advised the Closed Session is called under the provision of the "Brown Act". She declared Government Code Section 54956.9(c) is when "based on existing facts and circumstances, the legislative body of the local agency has decided to initiate or is deciding whether to initiate litigation". The Council adjourned to Closed Session at 6:10 p.m. and reconvened at 6:42 p.m. All members present as before. City Attorney Biggs read the following into the minute record: "A Special Meeting of the Colton City Council was held on February 11, 1994 commencing at 6:00 p.m. The City Council, on advice of the City Attorney and based upon existing facts and circumstances indicating that a significant exposure to litigation against the City had arisen or that the City was considering initiating litigation, adjourned to closed session pursuant to Section 54956.9(b)(1) and (c) to discuss that potential litigation. Upon the recommendation of the City Manager, approval was given by the City Council to the City Attorney to request the San Bernardino District Attorney to initiate an investigation into certain matters of concern to the City Council. The nature of these concerns and the names of any potential defendants or other parties who may become involved in that investigation will be revealed as required by California law at a time and in a manner that will not jeopardize service of process should formal proceedings be initiated". 1 F 1:3 11 1994