Burbank council schedules closed session on pending litigation, plans parks master plan study session

The Burbank City Council and Housing Authority met jointly on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. City Attorney identified one closed-session item: existing litigation titled Caddock v. City of Burbank, a personal-injury matter, under Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1). The council recessed into closed session and planned to reconvene at 5 p.m. for a study session on the city parks master plan presented by the Parks and Recreation Community Services Department. The council indicated the regular council meeting would begin at 6 p.m. and outlined public comment procedures for the evening. Announcements specified telephone participation rules for general public comment (818-238-3335), speaker time limits depending on total speakers (1–20 speakers: up to 3 minutes each; 21–39 speakers: up to 2 minutes each; 40 or more speakers: up to 1 minute each), and that no additional comment cards or calls would be accepted once the public comment period began. The transcript recorded that no callers or comment cards were submitted for the closed-session item prior to adjournment to closed session.