City Council

(69)\n21-1188-S13\nCOMMUNICATION FROM CITY ATTORNEY relative to proposed\namendments to Contract Nos. C-140018 and C-139942 with Beveridge\n& Diamond PC for legal services related to the July 11, 2021 flooding\nincident at the Hyperion Reclamation Plant, in the cases entitled\nMecklenburg v. Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant; Abdelnur v. City of\nLos Angeles; and, Konig v. City of Los Angeles.\n[The City Council may recess to Closed Session pursuant to\nGovernment Code Sections 54956.9(d)(1), (d)(2), and (e)(1), to\nconfer with its legal counsel to discuss the need for term\nextensions and additional funding for the outside counsel\ncontracts relative to significant exposure to litigation, including\nthe pending personal injury litigation case entitled Mecklenburg\nv. Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, Los Angeles Superior\nCourt (LASC) Case No. 21STCV28114; mass tort litigation case\nentitled Abdelnur v. City of Los Angeles, LASC Case No.\n22STCV00153; and, Konig v. City of Los Angeles, LASC Case No.\n22STCV00970. (These cases arise from regulatory enforcement,\ncivil, and administrative matters that pertain to the July 11, 2021\nflooding incident at the Bureau of Sanitation’s Hyperion Water\nReclamation Plant.)]