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Council moves into closed session on Porter et al. v. City of Los Angeles after settlement offer received
Summary
The council approved findings that an immediate need to act arose after posting and moved into closed session under Government Code 54956.9(a) after the city attorney's office received a settlement offer in Porter et al. v. City of Los Angeles, a case involving earthquake damage to a building on Barrington and Olympic.
The Los Angeles City Council voted to make the necessary findings and go into a closed session under Government Code section 54956.9(a) after the city attorney's office reported receiving a settlement offer in Porter et al. v. City of Los Angeles.
According to the transcript excerpt, the matter concerns a building on Barrington and Olympic that was damaged in an earthquake. The city attorney's office received a settlement offer “yesterday afternoon,” and the council was told that a trial was scheduled to begin on Monday. Because the settlement offer arrived after the agenda was posted, the council made findings that the need to act arose subsequent to posting and approved the closed-session referral under Government Code 54956.9(a).
The council then recessed into closed session. The transcript excerpt does not record the closed-session deliberations or any settlement amount; it shows only that the council approved going into closed session and that the city attorney briefed the council on the timing and legal basis for the closed session.
Ending: The council prepared the roll and voted to enter closed session to consider the settlement offer and legal strategy in Porter et al. v. City of Los Angeles; the public transcript does not disclose the closed-session outcome.
