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SAN BENITO COUNTY

AGENDA ITEM
TRANSMITTAL FORM

Mark Medina

District No. 1

Kollin Kosmicki

District No. 2

Peter Hernandez

District No. 3

 

Bob Tiffany

District No. 4

Bea Gonzales

District No. 5

Item Number: 31.



MEETING DATE:  1/12/2021

DEPARTMENT: COUNTY COUNSEL

DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: Barbara Thompson

AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Joel Ellinwood

SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER:

SUBJECT:

CLOSED SESSION - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

No. of cases 1 (Gov. Code sec 54956.9 (a), and (d)(1)); Name of Case: Preserve Our Rural Community v. County of San Benito, et al. San Benito County Superior Court Case No. CU-21-00003.



AGENDA SECTION:

CLOSED SESSION

BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:

Action filed January 6, 2021.

STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS:

 Address zoning that implements General Plan policies related to Regional Commercial Nodes along Hwy 101 to increase revenues and promote tourism.
 Respond to community organization concerned with and opposed to commercial development of Regional Commercial Nodes along Highway 101.
 Address response to COVID-19 effects on citizen rights to safely circulate referendum petitions.


BUDGETED:



SBC BUDGET LINE ITEM NUMBER:

SBC FILE NUMBER 235.6

CURRENT FY COST:



STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Confer with legal counsel regarding options to respond to request to avoid or narrow litigation and give direction in light of potential for court injunction to suspend effective date of Ordinance No. 1016.

ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL:

BOARD ACTION RESULTS:

No reportable action.
ATTACHMENTS:
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Email from M. Wolfe to J. Ellinwood dated 1-4-211/11/2021Correspondence