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City Attorney Martinez reported that the City Council did meet in Closed Session on the following item: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION ACTION: City Attorney Martinez reported that the presence of Councilmembers Bennett and DeLaRosa is permissable to discuss the Rocks Club Dance Permit issue if they have reviewed the video and written documents which were presented and discussed at the Council Meeting of June 1, 1999, regarding the revocation of the dance permit. City Attorney Martinez had been informed that the Councilmembers had done so. Councilmembers DeLaRosa/Bennett confirmed they had reviewed the video and written documents of the July 1, 1999 Council Meeting related to the revocation of the Rocks Club dance permit. City Attorney Martinez announced that by unanimous consensus Council directed Legal Counsel to investigate and continue to discuss with the representatives of the Rocks Club to come to a resolution of this issue. There are some weighty issues involved and the Council would hold RESOLUTION NO. R-48-99 in abeyance pending informal negotiations with the Rocks Club representatives in order to alleviate the Council's concerns without acting too quickly in this matter. Council wanted to make sure to exhaust all available avenues before taking such as revoking a permit such as this. Council has authorized the City Attorney's Office to work with the representatives of the Rocks Club to possibly come to some resolution on the issues that were heard at the hearing on June 1, 1999. MOTIONIVOTE: Motion/second by CM Cook/DeLaRosa to hold RESOLUTION NO. R-47-99 in abeyance pending negotiations with Legal Counsel and representatives from the Rocks Club, motion carried with Mayor Gaytan absent. Attorney Roger Diamond for Rocks Club spoke in favor of the motion and indicated that his client was open to work in a constructive manner with the City's representatives. City Attorney Martinez clarified that the motion is to hold Resolution No. R-48-99 in abeyance pending the negotiations with representatives from both sides and that this matter would return if the negotiations do not pan out and asked if Attorney Diamond's client is amiable to discuss additional conditions. Attorney Diamond responded that his client is open to discussing the entire framework and hoped that the City in turn would be open to suggestions his client may make. City Attorney Martinez inquired as to the petition filed for the following day Attorney Diamond. Attorney Diamond indicated that it was a moot point as the resolution to revoke the dance permit was not acted upon and therefore would notify the court to take the case off calendar subject to its being reinstated should negotiations not work out. City Attorney Martinez clarified for Attorney Diamond that the earliest that Council would discuss the resolution of revocation of the dance permit would be July 6, 1999, the first Council Meeting in July. 3