Council reports authorization for city attorney to defend Shannon lawsuit following closed session

Following a closed session that the council said covered multiple pending cases, City Manager Wojcansky reported out that, on item F8, the council unanimously authorized the City Attorney to defend the city in litigation styled Jennifer Shannon v. City of Redondo Beach and others.

“Under the matter listed as F8, the case involving Jennifer Shannon versus City of Redondo Beach, City of Lawndale and others, the City Council unanimously authorized the City Attorney to defend the city in that proceeding,” City Manager Wojcansky told the council when the meeting returned to open session.

The brief announcement was given as the council reconvened and before the posted open agenda. The full closed‑session agenda that was read into the record listed a series of cases (F1–F8) and also a real‑property negotiation item (F9) concerning portions of the Redondo Beach Marina parking lot, Seaside Lagoon and California Surf Club parcels.

No further public details were provided in open session about the Shannon case beyond that authorization. The case was listed earlier in the closed session reading as “Shannon Jennifer versus City Redondo Beach, City of Lawndale, Mary Shannon, Tracy Rose and those 1 through 75, case number 24TRC v 4346.” The council did not take other open‑session action on that item when it was reported out.

Per standard practice, the council’s announcement recorded only the action taken during closed session; details and pleadings in the case are matters of court record.