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Council Filed Tue, Nov 10 8:39 PM · Updated 8:40 PM

Elk Grove council meets briefly in closed session on lawsuit, land talks

A short special meeting ended with the council authorizing legal defense in one lawsuit and no public report on talks over a property on Elk Grove Boulevard.

Source: City Council minutesThe public document this came from. The full summary links to the original so you can check it yourself. Reviewed by an editorEvery item is checked against the official record before it goes up.
The short version
  1. The council voted 4-0 to let the City Attorney's Office defend the city in a lawsuit involving a transportation company (Minutes).
  2. Council members also met privately with staff about price and terms for 9260 Elk Grove Boulevard, negotiating with the Sacramento Public Library Authority (Agenda, item 2B).
  3. No members of the public asked to speak before the closed session (Minutes).
  4. The meeting started at 5:31 p.m. and adjourned at 6:05 p.m. (Minutes).
Item 2A · Closed session

Council authorizes defense in a lawsuit

Vote
4-0 (Ayes: Singh-Allen, Robles, Brewer, Spease; Absent: Suen)
Case
Joel Castro Dacorro v. Young's Transportation Services, LLC, et al., Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 25CV021148
Source
Minutes, item 2A

The council met privately with legal counsel about two existing legal matters.

After returning to open session, the council voted 4-0 to authorize the City Attorney's Office to defend the city in the case involving Young's Transportation Services. Vice Mayor Suen was absent.

The second matter is a workers' compensation appeal case brought against the city. The minutes list it but report no action on it.

Item 2B · Closed session

Private talks over a property on Elk Grove Boulevard

Property
9260 Elk Grove Boulevard, APN 134-0050-001
Other party
Sacramento Public Library Authority
Under negotiation
Price and terms
Source
Agenda, item 2B

The council also met privately about buying or selling terms for a property at 9260 Elk Grove Boulevard. The city's negotiating parties are the Sacramento Public Library Authority.

This item was added to the agenda after the original posting on Sept. 18.

The minutes do not report any action or outcome from these talks.

Routine business

No public speakers, quick adjournment

Public comment
No requests to speak
Adjourned
6:05 p.m.
Source
Minutes, call to order and closed session

The meeting was called to order at 5:31 p.m. Council Member Brewer arrived at 5:35 p.m.

No one asked to speak before the council went into closed session at 5:32 p.m. The council returned at 6:05 p.m. and adjourned with no other business.

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