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C. 9

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Sharon L. Anderson, County Counsel
Date:	December 10, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period of October 1, 2019, through October 31, 2019

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/10/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, 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: December 10, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

RECEIVE public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period of October 1, 2019, through October 31, 2019, 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 October 1, 2019, through October 31, 2019.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Aguilera v. Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office, et al., USDC Case No. C17-07261 JD (N.D. Cal.). On September 17, 2019 the Board of Supervisors approved settlement of this employment lawsuit. The Board authorized settlement in the amount of $150,000, inclusive of attorneys' fees and costs, in closed session by a 5-0 vote. The settlement agreement was fully executed on October 1, 2019. The funding source is the Risk Management Liability Internal Service Fund.

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.