2023-01-17 CC CS Minutes
Special Meeting
Alameda City Council
January 17, 2023
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY- -JANUARY 17, 2023- -5:00 P.M.
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 5:03 p.m.
Roll Call – Present: Councilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Jensen, Vella and
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft – 5. [Note: Councilmember Vella arrived at
5:26 p.m. The meeting was held via Zoom.]
Absent: None.
The meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:
(23-024) Conference With Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a); Case Name: Abdul Nevarez and Priscilla Nevarez v. City of Alameda,
Greenway Golf Associates, Inc., and Dialemi, Inc.; Court: United States District Court, Northern
District of California; Case No.: 4:20-CV-08302-JST.
(23-025) Conference With Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(a); Case Name: City of Alameda v. Greenway Golf Associates, Inc.; Court:
Alameda County Superior Court; Case No.: 22CV011964.
Following the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk announced that
regarding the Case No.: 4:20-CV-08302-JST, the case involves litigation by Abdul and Priscilla
Nevarez against the City, Greenway and Jim’s on the Course; the complaint alleges that the
defendants violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Unruh Civil Rights Act
and related statutes; Council authorized the City Attorney to enter into a settlement with the
plaintiffs to fully resolve the case with respect to the City and have the City pay $31,183 to the
plaintiffs and to complete various remediation to the parking lot at Corica Park by the following
roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: No; Jensen: Aye; Vella: Absent;
and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 4. Absent: 1; regarding Case No.: 22CV011964, staff
provided information and Council gave direction with no vote taken.
Adjournment
There being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 6:49 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lara Weisiger
City Clerk
The agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.