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National City council recesses into closed session to consult on multiple lawsuits
Summary
The council listed three closed-session items tied to pending or potential litigation, including cases identified as Kallimoda LLC v. City of National City and BCD LLC v. City of National City, and then recessed; no closed-session outcomes were recorded in the public transcript.
The National City City Council recessed into closed session on Thursday to consult with legal counsel about three litigation matters listed on the agenda.
A staff member read the closed-session items into the record, citing Government Code section 54956.9 as authority. The items included: 5.1, "conference with legal counsel related to existing litigation" naming Kallimoda LLC v. City of National City; 5.2, "significant exposure to litigation" under paragraph (2)(d) of Gov. Code §54956.9; and 5.3, another conference with counsel listed as BCD LLC v. City of National City.
Before moving into closed session, the council approved a procedural motion allowing a councilmember to participate remotely by a recorded 4-0 tally. The transcript indicates the council planned to reconvene later in the meeting to adjourn and to "report out" on any closed-session determinations, but no such report or decision appears in the portion of the public transcript provided.
The transcript spells case and entity names inconsistently (for example, variations of "kali moto," "CaliMoto" and the case name "Kallimoda LLC"). The council did not publicly discuss litigation details before entering closed session on the recorded segments.
The council asked for a brief recess to assemble materials and proceeded into closed session; the clerk and presiding officer signaled the meeting would resume later for adjournment and any report-out.
