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Bellflower council adds late closed-session item on Artesia Boulevard property negotiations; Councilmember Coops recuses
Summary
At its June 9 meeting the Bellflower City Council voted to add a last-minute closed-session item to discuss real property negotiations for 9228 and 9236 Artesia Boulevard. City Manager Smoot was listed as the agency negotiator; negotiating party named Yash Desai. Councilmember Dan Coops recused from the item.
The Bellflower City Council voted on June 9 to add a late closed-session item to discuss real property negotiations for properties at 9228 and 9236 Artesia Boulevard. The council approved adding the item by roll call and then recessed to closed session; Councilmember Dan Coops recused from item 3a.
City Manager (Mr.) Smoot read the item into the record before the vote: "It's conference with real property negotiator, 98 9228 and 9236 Artesia Boulevard. Agency negotiator is myself. Negotiating party is Yash Desai, and under negotiation is price and terms of payment." The council then took the roll-call vote to hear the unplanned item and recessed to closed session.
Mayor Dutton asked for disclosures and recusals before the closed session; the minutes reflect that "Dan Coops recused himself of item 3 a." The transcript records no further details of the closed-session discussion or any reportable action afterward.
Because the item was added after the agenda was posted, the council used a formal roll-call procedure to approve taking it up in closed session. The record shows the council reconvened to open session later without additional public statements about the substance of the negotiations.
The vote to hear the late closed-session item and the recorded recusal are the only formal actions in the public record regarding this agenda entry.
