National City council holds closed session to discuss two lawsuits and anticipated litigation

The National City Council moved into a closed session to discuss three items, including two existing lawsuits—Umana v. City of National City and Cummins v. City of National City—and one anticipated litigation matter, the city attorney said.

The city attorney told the council that two agenda items involved existing litigation and named the two cases, saying: "Those cases are Umana versus City of National City. The second 1 is Cummins versus city of National City. And there's the final item is anticipated litigation. The number of cases, 1." The attorney’s remarks were presented to the council immediately before the body recessed into closed session.

Mayor Morrison called the meeting to order and reviewed meeting procedures, including how members of the public could submit comments in person with a speaker slip or by email before the deadline. City Clerk Chapel called the roll and confirmed a quorum. Council member Damani led the pledge of allegiance at the mayor's request. The council opened the floor for public comment on agenda items and the clerk reported there were no public comments submitted for the evening.

After the closed session was announced the council recessed and later returned to open session. Mayor Morrison said the council would "report out at the end of [the] council meeting." The meeting concluded shortly after the reconvening and the mayor adjourned the session.

No votes on ordinances, appointments, budgets or other formal actions were recorded in the publicly available portion of the transcript; the only formal action reflected in the record excerpt provided was the council's movement into closed session to consider litigation and the anticipated litigation item.