HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10162012 - C.20RECOMMENDATION(S):
RECEIVE public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period of September 1, 2012
through September 30, 2012, as recommended by County Counsel.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Settlement amounts are listed below.
BACKGROUND:
One agreement to settle pending litigation, as defined in Government Code section 54956.9, became final during the
period of September 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012.
C&H Sugar v. Crockett Community Services District, Contra Costa County, CCC Sup. Ct Case No. N07-1747. The
case concerns claims by C&H Sugar Company, Inc. (C&H) that the Crockett Community Services District (District)
charged it fees in violation of the law. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, C&H will dismiss its lawsuit against the
District and the County. The settlement agreement does not obligate the County to adjust previous tax bills.
Additionally, the County has no obligation under the settlement to pay C&H. The Board authorized settlement on
April
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 10/16/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Thomas Geiger, 335-1800
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 16, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: STACEY M. BOYD, Deputy
cc: Thomas Geiger, Supervising Deputy County Counsel, Sharon Hymes-Offord, Risk Manager, Karen Laws, Principal Real Property Agent
C. 20
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Sharon L. Anderson, County Counsel
Date:October 16, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period of September 1, 2012 through
September 30, 2012.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
24, 2012, in closed session, by a 4-0 vote. The settlement became final on September 6, 2012.
This report includes final settlements of litigation matters handled by the Office of the County Counsel. This report
does not include litigation settlements that were reported by the Risk Management Division of the County
Administrator’s Office as a consent item on the Board’s open session agenda.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The report would not be accepted.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.