06-20-2017 Agenda SpecialCITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
June 20, 2017 -5:30 P .M.
City Council Chambers, 13325 Civic Center Drive
Poway, California
THE CI TY COUNCIL A LSO SITS A S THE CITY OF P OWA Y PLANNING COMMISSION, POWA Y HOUSING A UTHOR ITY, PUBLIC F INA NCING
A UTH ORITY A ND SUCCESSO R AGENCY TO THE POWAY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL Cunningham, Grosch, Mullin , Leonard , Vaus
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -Anticipated Litigation (Paragraph (2) of
subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Facts and circumstances:
On June 7, 2017 , the City Clerk received correspondence from Kevin Shenkman ,
of Shenkman & Hughes in Malibu , California , alleging that the City's at-large
method of electing members of the City Council violates the California Voting Rights
Act. The correspondence demanded that the City Council voluntarily change the
method of electing its Councilmembers from at-large elections to district elections
and threatened to file a lawsuit against the City if the City Council does not meet
his demand. The correspondence requests a response not later than July 21 , 2017.
ADJOURNMENT
This is a Special City Council meeting .
Public comment is restricted to only items listed on the agenda.
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The City of Poway complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Upon request this agenda will be made available
in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities as required by section 202 of the American with
Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person wi th a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to
participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Clerk's Office at
858-668-4530 at least 24 hours before the meeting , if possible .
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City of Poway -City Council Special Meeting Agenda -June 20, 2017
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AFFIDA V/T OF POSTING
I, Nancy Neufeld, City Clerk of the City of Poway, hereby declare under penalty of perjury that this notice of a
Special Meeting as called by the City Council of the City of Poway was posted and provided on June 15, 2017
at 3 :30 p.m. Said meeting to be held at 5:30 p .m., June 20, 2017, in the Poway City Council Chambers,
13325 Civic Center Drive, Poway, California. Said notice was posted on the Bulletin Board at the entrance to
City Hall.
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