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Home My Public Portal AboutM2002-10-09-LII-Sp®fi6 LYNWOOD INFORMATION, INC. SPECIAL MEETING^ OCTOBER 9, 2002 The Lynwood Information, Inc. of the City of Lynwood'^ met in a Special Meeting in the Council Chambers, 11330 Bullis Road on the above date at 9:15 a.m. Chairman Reyes presiding. Directors Byrd, Pedroza, Richards, Rodriguez and Reyes answered the joint roll call for all agencies. Also present was Secretary Hooper. City Manager Gonzales was absent. City Attorney Montgomery was absent. City Treasurer Pygatt was absent. Secretary Hooper announced that the agenda had been posted in accordance with the Brown Act. PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Regarding Agenda Items Only) NONE PUBLIC ORALS COMMUNICATIONS NONE w ~ For the record these minutes are verbatim from the recorded tape. Director Richards -Stated to the Chairman that he had called yesterday and advised the City Manager that he has a pending emergency today and it has been our practice when a Member has an emergency or over this passed year if there has been any reason the body is in fit to reschedule any meeting, for example in our last budget sessions when it was known that a Member was not going to be available we simply rescheduled meetings and we have even had occasions were one or two Members have not showed up for a meeting. You knew well in advance that I had a pending emergency this morning and yet you still saw fit to direct staff to prepare for this morning meeting and I see that you have the Deputy City Attorney, Assistant City Manager, Head Department and Staff and I am really disturb by your action. Chairman Reyes -Stated to Director Richards that if he was not going to show up for this meeting then he will be excused, the Directors voted to have this Special Meeting stated he did not vote to have this Special Meeting, you should have advised your Members who voted with you not to show up then there would have not been a meeting. Director Richards -Stated that there is no need to play any games, because if there is a desire to have a full body and to have all Members present which we have done in the past then I would not move forward with this charade, so any way I have said what I had to say now I ask to be excused at this time, but to me it is just a high of classlessness to move forward with this. Chairman Reyes -Stated to Director Richards that he made the motion to hold this meeting and if he had told his body Members who voted with him that he was not going to be able to come, then there would have been no meeting. 6~~ Director Richards -Stated to the Chairman that if this is what it is about the fact that it was a three to two vote it is only a commend courtesy or dignity to indicate to provide the opportunity to reschedule the meeting at a later time. Director Richards -Also stated to the Chairman that he has canceled meetings and no one has showed up but me and Director Byrd and the meetings have not gone forward no staff has been present because every one knew except us and yet you have rescheduled when you knew we had to move forward but this morning when you are fully aware that I have a pending emergency my mother is in surgery you did not have the commend courtesy and respect to allow this meeting to continue, that is wrong and I do not care what you say I am really angered because this is a personal attack and I do not appreciate I~J~ it. Chainnan Reyes -Stated to Director Richards that this is not a personal attack, you guys made a decision and I respect it. Director Richards -Moved to have a Special Meeting on Thursday October 10,2002 at 9:00 a.m. and to include all items that were listed on Monday's Agenda. Director Byrd -Second the motion. Director Rodriguez -Moved to make an amended motion to have the Special Meeting on Thursday October ] 0, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. Chairman Reyes -Second the motion. Amended Motion Failed: ROLL CALL: AYES: DIRECTOR RODRIGUEZ, REYES NOES: DIRECTOR BYRD, PEDROZA, RICHARDS ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE Main Motion Approved: ROLL CALL: AYES: DIRECTOR BYRD, PEDROZA, RICHARDS NOES: DIRECTOR RODRIGUEZ, REYES ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Director Byrd, seconded by Director Rodriguez and carried to adjourn the Special Council Meeting at 935 a.m. ~~ a. Arturo Reyes, Chan an Andrea L. Hooper, Secretary