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City approves $125,000 closed-session settlement with claimant Alexis de Leon
Summary
In closed session the Redlands City Council authorized a $125,000 settlement payment to resolve a government claim filed by Alexis de Leon, the city attorney reported in open session. The agreement requires a release of claims and will be filed with the city clerk.
The Redlands City Council approved a settlement in closed session with claimant Alexis de Leon, the city attorney reported after the meeting’s closed session. Under the material terms announced in open session, the city will pay Alexis de Leon $125,000 within 30 days of receiving a fully executed settlement agreement; in exchange, de Leon will release the city from all claims connected with her government claim. The executed agreement will be filed with the city clerk’s office.
City Attorney (staff) said the motion to approve the “settlement, mutual agreement and general release of all claims” was made by Mayor Pro Tem Shah, seconded by Councilmember Tejeda and passed unanimously. The attorney also said that for the other closed-session items (listed as items 2–5 on the closed-session agenda) there were no reportable actions.
The closed-session announcement that preceded the vote cited anticipated litigation and existing litigation exceptions to the Brown Act: Government Code section 54956.9 subsections referenced in the meeting record. The city attorney noted that a government claim was received from Alexis de Leon and that a copy was available for public inspection in the city clerk’s office.
No further details about the underlying claim were released in open session; the city attorney limited the report to the settlement terms and the procedural record required by law.
The council returned to open session, the city attorney made the report, and the clerk recorded the unanimous vote approving the settlement.
