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ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 24, 1996 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 6:05 P. M., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Mayor Fulp presiding. IN MEMORIAM Mayor Fulp dedicated the meeting to the memory of slain Police Captain Fred Malouf. Chaplain Bob Johnson offered a prayer. ROLL CALL: Present were Councilmember John C. Hutton, Councilmember Floyd D. Hansen, Councilmember Deirdre H. Bennett, Councilmember Betty L. Cook, Councilmember Don Sanders, Councilmember Abe E. Beltran and Mayor George V. Fulp. Also present were City Attorney Biggs, City Manager Martinez, and Acting City Clerk Freeman. AGENDA REVIEW: After discussion and at the request of Council, Items Nos. 2, 6 and 7 were pulled for addition to budget review and Items Nos. 4 A/B and 8 were pulled for further study. Public Safety - Emergency Mayor Fulp pointed to the recent death of Captain Malouf which was the result of a fourth restaurant take-over and he demanded that the City Council, hold public safety as a top priority, and take immediate and constructive action. He noted that the sum of $539,000 was earmarked to pay off a certain debt and he urged Council to re -direct the funds. Motion by Mayor Fulp, seconded by CM Hansen, to add Item 8A, under the applicable law, to tonight's agenda, an urgent matter affecting public safety, and to appropriate the sum of $400,000 to the public safety budget, specifically, the Police Department, for whatever plan it can implement to attack criminal attacks. Motion carried with Councilmember Beltran voting "No." Closed Session City Attorney Biggs indicated that one matter for Closed Session arose subsequent to the posting of the agenda and she stated there was a need to take immediate action which required two-thirds vote of City Council. Motion by Mayor Fulp, seconded by Councilmember Bennett, to add one item of pending litigation, APR 2 41996