Existing Litigation - closed session conference with legal counsel relating to existing litigation pursuant to Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code. a. California Grocers Association v. City of Long Beach, United States District Court, Case Number 2:21-cv-00524.
Okay, thank you. Then we will adjourn into closed session and counsel will start. We'll give everybody a minute to get over to closed session and we will go ahead and get started. Thank you. Okay. We are in open session at the city council. I'm going to wait till everyone transfers over from the closed session. So we'll just wait a minute and we'll start. And. Madam Court, can you hear me? Okay? Yes. We can hear you. Madam Crooke, are you on the line already? Yes, we're here. Can you hear us? Maybe not yet. Okay, we'll just. We'll just wait for another minute or so. Mayor. Can you hear us? I can hear you. This is the city attorney. This is our country. If you have a sound check, please. Councilmember. We can hear you. Charlie. Thank you. You're there as well. I am here. Can you hear me? Yes. Okay. I think we have the caller on the line. Can you hear me okay, Mr. Kirk? Yes. Can you hear us? Mayor Garcia. Mr. City Attorney, can you hear me? Can you hear me? Mayor. I can hear the clerk and I can hear you. Yes. Mayor Garcia, can you confirm? There you can hear the city attorney. Mr. City attorney. I am on and I can hear it sounds like the mayor, but I'm not for the American. We're going to check on the sound. Currently the is unable to hear the rest of the meeting. All. Okay. Can you guys hear me okay? I think some of the connection issue there. Yes. Mayor, can you hear us? Mayor Garcia, please confirm. You can hear the city clerk. I'm going to go ahead and log back on if I'm not able to hear anyone. If you can hear me but I can't hear. And you want to just give me 1/2. I'm to log back on. Okay. Can folks hear me now? Yes, we can hear you. Mayor, can you confirm you can hear the city clerk. I can hear you now. We're having some sort of connection issue there. That was weird. Think you guys could hear me, but I couldn't hear you. Okay, so let's go ahead and open up the meeting. And if we can just please, we'll do the Pledge of Allegiance first, and we'll begin with that. Ready. Begin. I pledge allegiance. Okay. Thank you for that. Our zero copies Madam. Councilwoman Sunday has. President. Councilwoman Ellen. Present. Councilman Price. Present. Councilman Supernanny. Here. Councilwoman Mongo here. Councilwoman Sara present. Councilmember Arango. Presented. Councilman Austin. Your Vice mayor, Richardson?