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Committee sends Rod and Gun Club settlement to full Board after closed-session review
Summary
After public comment about environmental remediation at Lake Merced, the Rules Committee moved a settlement agreement with the Rod and Gun Club to the full Board with recommendation following a closed-session review and voted not to disclose closed-session details.
Members of the public addressed Item 7, a proposed settlement involving the Pacific Rod and Gun Club and the city, urging attention to environmental remediation provisions and how settlement funds or liability coverage would support restoration and community access at Lake Merced.
Following public comment, the Rules Committee convened in closed session to discuss the settlement and potential legal and environmental details. In closed session, Deputy City Attorney John Giffner reported the committee voted to send Item 7 to the full Board with recommendation. The committee then voted not to disclose the substance of the closed-session discussion.
The committee's public statements recommended forwarding the settlement to the full Board; the full Board will consider the settlement and any closed-session findings at its forthcoming meeting. Members of the public asked that supervisors probe remediation timelines, funding and PUC stewardship when the matter is before the Board.
