The City of Colton convened its regular closed session meeting July 15 to discuss two pending lawsuits, negotiations with labor representatives and negotiations over two parcels identified on the agenda as IPN 027614457 and 027614454, according to comments read into the record.

The City Attorney listed five closed-session items, saying, “City council has 5 items for closed session this today. The first 2 items of conference, legal counsel in the case of, Jorge Luis Sanchez v City of Colton and the case of Stephanie Munoz v City of Colton.” The attorney also told the council that an item would cover “conference labor negotiators and the employer groups are described on the agenda.”

The clerk noted which council members were present before the council moved into closed session: “Mayor Pro Tem Toro, Council member Gonzales, council member Echeverria, and you yourself, mayor,” and the mayor opened and called the meeting to order. The attorney additionally identified two parcels listed by identifier and confirmed that the final closed-session item concerned a conference of labor negotiators in which the city manager was described as the unrepresented employee.

The transcript provided does not record any motions, votes, formal directions or public comment; it contains only the roll call and the City Attorney’s reading of the closed-session items. The meeting record excerpt does not state outcomes or any decisions taken in closed session.

Because the excerpt is limited to the preamble and reading of items, no additional details about the underlying lawsuits, the labor negotiation topics, the employer groups listed on the agenda, or the ownership and purpose for negotiations over IPN 027614457 and 027614454 were included in the provided text.