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City Council Special Meeting

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 · 2:15 PM AM · 411 W. Ocean Boulevard Civic Chambers/Lounge

TL;DR

The City Council held a special meeting primarily to discuss legal strategy in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court (City of Grants Pass v. Johnson). The council met in closed session with legal counsel to discuss the city's participation as an amicus (friend of the court) in this litigation. No public decisions or votes on substantive city matters were made during this meeting.

Key Decisions

  • Closed Session - Litigation Strategy Discussion (City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, U.S. Supreme Court) Discussed
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. SPECIAL MEETING
  2. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE THE OPTION TO USE eCOMMENT TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS. WRITTEN COMMENTS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL TO CITYCLERK@LONGBEACH.GOV PLEASE VIEW THE MEETING FROM YOUR COMPUTER, TABLET, OR SMARTPHONE VIA: https://longbeach.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=84
  3. Opportunity for public comment.
  4. Mayor and Council adjourn to Closed Session:
  5. 23-1065 a. Existing Litigation - closed session conference with legal counsel relating to existing litigation pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code. 1. City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, No. 23-175 (Supreme Court of the United States) (Amicus participation).
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  6. PUBLIC COMMENT: Opportunity given to the public to address the City Council. (Currently limited to three minutes unless extended by the City Council.) ks