HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01142014 - C.02RECOMMENDATION(S):
RECEIVE public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period of December 1, 2013
through December 31, 2013, as recommended by County Counsel.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Settlement amounts are listed below.
BACKGROUND:
Two agreements to settle pending litigation, as defined in Government Code section 54956.9, became final during the
period of December 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
Contra Costa Water District v. County of Contra Costa, et al., CCC Sup. Ct. Case No. N11-1141. This action
concerned the County’s review of environmental impacts of proposed commercial and residential subdivisions in an
unincorporated area near Oakley. As part of a settlement and release agreement, the developer agreed to pay past due
processing fees to the County. The Board authorized settlement on March 19, 2013, in closed session, by a 3-0 vote,
Supervisors Andersen and Piepho absent. The settlement became final on December 17, 2013.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2014 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
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Thomas Geiger,
925-335-1800
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: January 14, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc: Thomas Geiger, Assistant County Counsel, Sharon Hymes-Offord, Risk Manager
C. 2
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Sharon L. Anderson, County Counsel
Date:January 14, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period of December 1, 2013 through
December 31, 2013.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
County of Contra Costa v. Bank of America, N.A., et al. (In re Municipal Derivatives Litigation - U.S.D.C. Case No.
MDL 1950 (S.D.N.Y.). This settlement is the fourth in a series of settlements with various financial institutions in a
class-action lawsuit involving municipal derivatives. As part of a settlement with the class of plaintiffs, Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. agreed to pay the County $4,751. The Board authorized settlement on August 13, 2013, in closed session,
by a 5-0 vote. The settlement became final on December 6, 2013.
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.