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OaklandCityCouncil,2004-03-16,"There were five final decisions made during Closed Session:
Item 2K: Uhuru Cooper v. City
The City Council authorized settlement in the amount of $35,000 in a case involving
false arrest from alleged narcotics possession.
The motion was made by Councilmember Wan, seconded by Councilmember Quan to
authorize settlement, and hearing no objections, all members present were recorded as
voting: Ayes: Agency/Councilmember: Chang, Nadel, Quan, Wan and President of
the Council De La Fuente 5, Abstain: Brunner -1, Absent: Reid-1, Excused: Brooks -1
Item 2F: Ortiz V. City
The City Council authorized settlement in the amount of $15,000 in a case involving
false arrest from the alleged theft of a computer.
The motion was made by Councilmember Quan, seconded by Councilmember De La
Fuente to authorize settlement, and hearing no objections, all members present were
recorded as voting: Ayes: Agency/Councilmember: Chang, Nadel, Quan, Wan and
President of the Council De La Fuente 5, Absent Brunner, Reid -2, Excused: Brooks -
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Item 2C: City/Agency v. California Dept. of Transportation
The City Council authorized settlement of a case that challenged Federal Highway
Administration conveyance to CalTrans of various easements and title to approximately
21 acres off land under the Cypress freeway.
The motion was made by Councilmember Nadel, seconded by Councilmember Reid to
authorize settlement, and hearing no objections, all members present were recorded as
voting: Ayes: Agency/Councilmember: Chang, Nadel, Quan, Reid, and President of
the Council De La Fuente 5, Abstain: Brunner -1 Absent Wan 1, Excused: Brooks -1
Item 2D: City v. West Bay Builders
The City Council authorized settlement in the amount of $600,000 in a case that
involved a contract between West Bay Builder and the City of Oakland.
The motion was made by Councilmember Reid, seconded by Vice Mayor Chang to
authorize settlement, and hearing no objections, all members present were recorded as
voting: Ayes: Agency/Councilmember: Chang, Nadel, Quan, Reid, and President of
the Council De La Fuente 5, Abstain: Brunner 1, Absent: Wan -1, Excused: Brooks -1
Item 2E: Gustavo Fuentes v. City of Oakland.
The City Council authorized settlement in the amount of $450,000 in a case involving
excessive force.
The motion was made by Councilmember Reid, seconded by Vice Mayor Chang to
authorize settlement, and hearing no objections, all members present were recorded as
voting: Ayes: Agency/Councilmember: Chang, Nadel, Quan, Reid, Wan and President
of the Council De La Fuente 6, Abstain Brunner -1, Excused: Brooks -1
Agency/Councilmember Nadel made a motion, seconded by Agency/Councilmember
Chang, to accept the oral report from the City Attorney on final decisions made during
Closed Session, and hearing no objections, all members present were recorded as
voting: Ayes: Agency/Councilmember: Brooks, Brunner, Chang, Nadel, Quan, Reid,
Wan and President of the Council De La Fuente 7, Excused: Brooks 1
The following individual spoke on this item and did not indicate a position:
-Sanjiv Handa
A motion was made by Councilmember Nadel, seconded by Vice Mayor Chang, to
*Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Councilmember Brooks
ORAICouncilmember Excused:",24,OaklandCityCouncil/2004-03-16.pdf