CC RES 2018-022 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF AN AD
HOC SUBCOMMITTEE AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE
ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS COMMANDING THE PRODUCTION OF
CITY PUBLIC RECORDS STORED OR RETAINED ON THE PERSONAL
ELECTRONIC DEVICES OF FORMER MAYOR BRIAN CAMPBELL IN
RESPONSE TO MULTIPLE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT
REQUESTS AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE
SAME
WHEREAS, Government Code §§ 37104 et seq. authorize the City Council to
issue legislative subpoenas "requiring attendance of witnesses or production of books or
other documents for evidence or testimony in any action or proceeding pending before
it"; and
WHEREAS, until January of this year, City officials (Councilmembers and
members of boards, commissions, and committees) were permitted under City policy to
use private email accounts for City business. Under that policy, City business emails
solely in the possession of city officials fell outside the scope of CPRA. This policy was
affected in 2017 by the Supreme Court's ruling in City of San Jose v. Superior Court
(2017) 2 Cal.5th 608, which held that when a city employee or former employee uses a
personal account to communicate about the conduct of public business, the writings may
be subject to disclosure under the CPRA. Under the CPRA, "employees" and "former
employees" include current and former councilmembers; and
WHEREAS, because City officials were permitted to use personal electronic
devices to send and receive City business communications, the City has long had a
practice of requesting emails on personal electronic devices that are potentially
responsive to CPRA requests, even before San Jose; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Brian Campbell served on the City Council from December 2009
through December 2017, with his last year as Mayor. Any email regarding City business
that he sent or received during his tenure on the City Council are subject to City review,
evaluation for possible exemptions, evaluation for possible redaction, and evaluation for
possible disclosure under the CPRA; and
WHEREAS, on November 10, 2017, the City received a CPRA request from Mr.
Michael Huang (renewed and amended on April 9, 2018), which included City business
emails to/from Mr. Campbell. Mr. Huang's request; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2017, the City received a CPRA request from Green
Hills Memorial Park, Inc., (a renewal of a May 2016 request), which included City business
emails to/from Mr. Campbell; and
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WHEREAS, the City Clerk attempted to obtain compliance with Mr. Huang's
request, to no avail; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney's Office made a number of attempts by email and
letter to obtain compliance from Mr. Campbell to the requests by Mr. Huang and Green
Hills from November 2017 through March 9, 2018, offering repeatedly to have an attorney
assist him with the review of the emails, also to no avail, and has committed significant
resources to obtaining compliance; and
WHEREAS, on April 5, 2018, and April 6, 2018, the City received two separate
CPRA requests from Ms. Tracy Burns (modified on April 9, 2018) for emails to/from Mr.
Campbell; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is fully committed to transparency in
government, and recently adopted new City Council Rules of Procedure (also applicable
to commissions, boards, and committees) to further this goal; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that allowing a sitting or former councilmember,
or any City employee, not to fully and promptly respond to CPRA requests runs counter
to the spirit and letter of the law and runs counter to the City's commitment to open
government; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Campbell has a history of failing or refusing to provide public
records in response to multiple CPRA requests. To wit, Mr. Campbell failed or refused to
provide public records for review in response to a request from Barry Yudess, dated May
19, 2016, and failed or refused to provide public records for review in response to a
request from Barry Hildebrand, dated May 20, 2016, and failed or refused to provide
public records for review in response to a request from Ed Pilolla, dated May 27, 2016;
and
WHEREAS, with this Resolution, the City Council intends to extend its authority to
issue such additional subpoenas as may be warranted in the event City receives new or
amended CPRA requests for Mr. Campbell's City business emails on his personal
electronic devices after the date of this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Campbell has stated that he cannot provide the requested public
records unless attorney David J. Aleshire, reviews certain emails to determine whether
the same would be exempt from disclosure under the CPRA; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further wishes to create an ad hoc subcommittee
comprised of Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Duhovic and Councilmember Eric Alegria, for the
purpose of reviewing, in conjunction with the City Attorney's Office, Mr. Campbell's emails
for nonexempt responsive documents. Mr. Duhovic was present for all the closed session
discussions about which Mr. Campbell has expressed concern, and Mr. Aleshire has
offered to assist as needed. The creation of the ad hoc subcommittee addresses Mr.
Campbell's concern regarding knowledge of the closed session discussions.
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NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are
true and correct, and adopt the recitals as findings in support of the actions taken herein.
Section 2. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes does hereby establish a legislative
proceeding before the City Council to ascertain the sufficiency, adequacy, and
completeness of Mr. Campbell's response(s) to the CPRA Requests (noted above) and
compliance with the CPRA during his tenure on the City Council, and to take such action,
as may be warranted by law to assure his timely, complete, and comprehensive complaint
with the same.
Section 3. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes does hereby further establish a
legislative proceeding before the City Council to ascertain the sufficiency, adequacy, and
completeness of response(s) to CPRA requests for any and all City employees who have
used or still use private email accounts on personal electronic devices to conduct City
business.
Section 4. The CPRA Requests covered by the subpoena authorized and
issued herewith include the following (Attachments 1 through 4, respectively, to Exhibit
"A"):
a. Mr. Michael Huang (November 10, 2017)
b. Green Hills Memorial Park (December 4, 2018)
c. Ms. Tracy Burns (April 5, 2018)
d. Ms. Tracy Burns (April 6, 2018)
Section 5. The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the issuance of a
legislative subpoena to Mr. Brian Campbell, commanding the production of public records
located on Mr. Campbell's personal electronic devices in response to the CPRA
Requests.
Section 6. The City Council further authorizes and directs that any legislative
subpoena issued pursuant to the authority provided by this Resolution shall be in a form
provided by the City Attorney that is substantially similar to the proposed form that is
attached to this Resolution as Exhibit "A." The legislative subpoena(s) shall be signed by
the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk. A copy of this Resolution shall be attached
to any subpoena(s) and shall be incorporated by reference into each subpoena(s). Any
subpoena(s) shall be served upon the subpoenaed parties in the same manner as
subpoenas are served in a civil action.
Section 7. The City Council hereby declares that failure to comply with the
subpoenas issued pursuant to this Resolution shall subject the subpoenaed parties to the
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remedies set forth in Government Code §§ 37104 et seq. or such other remedies as is
provided by law.
Section 8. The City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor, City Manager, City
Clerk and the City Attorney to take such actions as may be necessary or proper to issue,
serve and enforce any subpoena(s) issued pursuant to this Resolution. This authorization
includes the issuance of such further subpoena(s) to any person or entity, their officers,
employees and agents, in furtherance of obtaining public records, testimony and/or other
information that will assist the City, its staff, and attorneys in their efforts to investigate
any failure to comply with the CPRA by Mr. Campbell. Should a witness fail to produce
the subpoenaed documents and/or evidence, the Mayor is authorized to report the
witnesses' failure to abide by the subpoena to the Superior Court and seek any and all
lawful remedies including a ruling holding the subpoenaed witness in contempt.
Section 9. The City Council hereby create an ad hoc subcommittee comprised
of Mayor Pro Tern Jerry Duhovic and Councilmember Eric Alegria to review, with the
assistance of the City Attorney's Office, all emails submitted in response to the subpoena.
The ad hoc subcommittee has the authority to make a determination regarding which
documents, if any, are nonexempt and disclosable under the CPRA, and so disclose
them.
Section 10. The City Council finds and determines that, in order to assist the City
Council in the conduct of its investigation, the ad hoc subcommittee may, from time to
time, recommend that the City Council issue subpoenas requiring attendance of
witnesses or production of books or other documents for evidence or testimony in this
proceeding before the City Council.
Section 11. The City Council further finds and determines that, in order to assist
the City Council in the conduct of its investigation, the ad hoc subcommittee may, from
time to time, recommend that the Council issue additional subpoenas in this matter in the
event new CPRA requests are made following the adoption of this Resolution and the
issuance of the subpoena.
Section 12. Exhibits. All exhibits to this Resolution are incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereto.
Section 13. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence,
clause, phrase, or portion of this resolution or the application thereof to any person, is for
any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance.
The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this resolution, and each
and every section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions,
sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
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Section 14. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions. This Resolution shall be
effective immediately upon passage and adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 17th day of April 2018.
Mayor
Attest:
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State of California )
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City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that
the above Resolution No. 2018-22 was duly and regi :rly passed and adopted by the
said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on )�p '117, 2018.
MIK ,qty Clerk
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INRE:
BRIAN CAMPBELL
SUBPOENA FOR
PRODUCTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS
TO: Mr. Brian Campbell
LEGISLATIVE SUBPOENA
(Government Code§§ 37104 el seq)
Production Date: May 22, 2018
Time: 1 :00 p.m., PST
Place: City of Rancho
Palos Verdes City Hall, 30940 Hawthorne
Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes, California
90275
FROM: CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
CALIFORNIA
1. On April 17, 2018, the City Council of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted Resolution No.
2018-22 authorizing and directing the issuance of this subpoena. A true and copy of such
Resolution No. 2018-22 is attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and incorporated by this reference.
2. YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED & COMMANDED by the City Council of the City
of Rancho Palos Verdes to appear in person and deliver true, complete, legible, and durable
copies of the Public Records described in Exhibit "1" hereto at a Special City Council Meeting
of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes at 30940 Hawthorne Blvd, Rancho Palos Verdes, California
90275, to be held on May 29, 2018, at 6:00 p.m.
3. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO APPEAR IN PERSON
PROVIDED you deliver true, complete, legible, and durable copies of the Public Records
described in Exhibit "1" on or before 1:00 p.m., PST, on May 22, 2018, to:
Doug Willmore
City Manager
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd
Rancho Palos Verdes,
California 90275
3. All Public Records produced to the City shall be accompanied by a declaration or
affidavit warranting to their authenticity and completeness sufficient to meet the requirements
of California Code of Civil Procedure § 2020.430. The City will pay all reasonable
documented costs associated with photocopying the requested documents. If costs exceed
$500.00 please contact William W. Wynder, Esq., at (310) 527-6667 before copying.
4. This subpoena is issued pursuant to California Government Code §§ 37104 et seq. and
was authorized at a duly noticed meeting of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes City Council.
II I
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5. Disobedience of this subpoena will be referred to the Superior Court for enforcement and
is punishable as contempt pursuant to California Government Code §§ 37104 et seq and as
otherwise provided by law. Should you have any questions regarding this subpoena please
contact:
William W . Wynder (SBN 84753)
Attorney for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Aleshire & Wynder, LLP
2361 Rosecrans Bou levard, Suite 475
Date Issued: Apri l 19, 2018
City of Rancho Palos VerdesiJ
BY:~..f.~t _;;
Susan Brooks
El Segundo, CA 90245
Mayor, City of Rancho Pa los Verdes
APPROVE AS TO FORM
City Clerk
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Exhibit A
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EXHIBIT "I"
DEFINITIONS
"CITY BUSINESS EMAIL" means any email that constitutes a public record, i.e.,
any email containing information relating to the conduct of the City's business in the
possession, custody, or control of Mr. Campbell.
"CITY EMPLOYEE" shall include current and former employee(s) and
independent contractors performing work for the City, including public officials and
Councilmembers.
"CPRA" means the California Public Records Act, Government Code Section
6250 et seq.
"CPRA REQUESTS" means the following requests (or as they may be amended or
clarified):
e Michael Huang (November 10, 2017, renewed at Council meeting on April 3,
2018, and amended on April 6, 2018), attached as Attachment 1
e Green Hills (December 4, 2018, renewed from May 20, 2016), attached as
Attachment 2
• Tracy Burns (April 5, 2018, and amended on April 6, 2018 and April 9, 2018);
attached as Attachment 3
• Tracy Burns (April 6, 2018, and amended on April 9, 2018); attached as
Attachment 4
"PERSONAL EMAIL ACCOUNT" means any electronic email account or accounts
that is/are controlled solely by Mr. Campbell, without any affiliation or control by the City.
"PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE(S)" means any computer, tablet, mobile
phone (including smm1 phone), or any electronic device capable of receiving, storing, or
sending electronic messages and electronic mail. Personal electronic devices also include
personal email accounts.
"PUBLIC RECORD" has the same meaning as Section 6252(c) of the Government
Code.
"MR. CAMPBELL" means Mr. Brian Campbell, former councilmember and mayor of
the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
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REQUESTED DOCUMENTS
A. All emails on Mr. CampbeH's personal electronic dlevices, responsive to Mr.
Michael Huang's November 10, 2017 CPRA request, requests nos. 1 through 23.
(See Attachment 1 for the original request aml later clarifications.)
1. A list of recipients' email addresses, in electronic form, to whom Mr.
Campbell sent an email about me on October 5, 2017, from all email accounts,
including but not limited to: campbell.rpv@gmail.com and
brian.campbell@rpvca.gov.
2. A list of all email addresses used by Mr. Campbell to receive emails
forwarded from Mr. Campbell's work email addresses from January 1, 2016
through December 31, 2017.
3. All emails received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email addresses
from January 1, 2017, to present.
4. All emails received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
related to City Council Election from January 1, 2016 through December 31,
2017.
5. All emails received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
related to Dave Emenhiser.
6. All emails received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
related to Krista Johnson.
7. All emails received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
related to Krista Johnson's House Fire.
8. All emails received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
related to Planning Commission.
9. All emails received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
related to Short-Term Rental.
I 0. All emails received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
related to Short-Term Rental Advertising.
11. All emails received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
related to City Council.
12. All emails received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
related to Party Houses.
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13. All emails received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
to and from Johnson.
14. All emails received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
to and from Emenhiser.
15. All emails received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
to and from Nelson.
16. All emails received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
to and from Sai.
17. All emails received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
to and from Tang.
18. All emails received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
to and from Lewis.
19. All email received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
to and from Mizuguchi.
20. All email received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
to and from Trull.
21. All email received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
to and from Hendrickson.
22. All email received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
to and from Eric Marie
23. All email received and sent by Mr. Campbell from all of his email accounts
to and from Siegel from January l, 2016 through December 31, 2017.
B. All emails on Mr. Campbell's personal electronic devices, responsive to Green
Hills Memorial Park's December 4, 2017 CPRA request, requests 1110s. 1, 2, 5 and
6, specifically:
l. All Communications from Mr. Campbell that reference Green Hills Memorial
Park.
2. All Communications to Mr. Campbell that reference Green Hills Memorial
Parle
5. All Communications between Brian Campbell and residents or owners of the
Vista Verde Condominiums, located at 2110 Palos Verdes Drive, Lomita, CA.
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6. All Communications between Brian Campbell and Attorney Noel Weiss.
(See Attachment 2 for the original request.)
C. All emails on Mr. Campbell's persona~ electronic devices, responsive to Ms. Tracy
Bums' April 5, 2018 CPRA request, specifically:
All emails relating to City business received or sent by Mr. Campbell using any
and all personal electronic devices, from January 1, 2016 through December 5,
2017. (See Attachment 3 for the original request and clarifications thereto.)
D. All emails on Mr. Campbell's personal electronic devices, responsive to Ms, Tracy
Bums' April 6, 2018 CPRA request, specifically:
All emails received or sent to Jeffrey Lewis for the period between January 1,
2006 through December 31, 2007, using the following keywords: Green Hills,
GH, Vista Verde Homeowner's Association, VVHOA, VV, setback, building.
(See Attachment 4 for the original request and clarifications thereto.)
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ATTACHMENT 1 TO LEGISLATIVE SUBPOENA
CPRA REQUEST FROM MR. MICHAEL HUANG, DATED NOVEMBER 10, 2017
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From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
ATTACHMENT 1
Emily Colborn <ecolborn@rpvca.gov>
Monday, April 09, 2018 4:38 PM
Juliette Tran
Teresa Takaoka
FW: FW: Final Determination Re 2017 Batch of Records
From: Michael Huang [mailto:mikehgalaxy@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2018 4:06 PM
To: Emily Colborn <ecolborn@rpvca.gov>
Subject: Re: FW: Final Determination Re 2017 Batch of Records
Hi Emily,
Thank you for your clarification. Yes, in the interest of saving time and money, it is acceptable to modify my
records request to the years 2016 and 2017 for the item numbers you indicated, items #2 and #4 -1!23 and
request responsive documents for the additional years as we receive the emails from the years prior.
Thank you ve1y much for your help.
Sincerely,
Mike Huang
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From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Su bj e ct:
Dear Ms. Colborn ,
Michael Huang <mikehgalaxy@gmail.com >
Friday, April 06, 2018 4:07 PM
Emi ly Co l born
Teresa Takaoka; Juliette Tran; Doug Willmore; Dave Aleshire
Re: FW: Final Determination Re 2017 Batch of Records
Thank you for your email. Yes, per my verbal request from the City Council meeting on April 3, 2018, I would
like to renew my public records request from my original email request on November 10, 2017. From the
emails that were produced from the official City servers, it is obvious that Brian Campbell primarily used his
email accounts to conduct city business. In the interest of saving the C ity time and money, I wou ld like to
amend my request for the City to obtain emails only from all non-City email servers used by Brian
Campbell. Specifically , I am requesting the following documents :
Per the Freedom of Information Act, I am mak in g the following information request:
1. A list of recipients' ema il addresses, in electronic form , to whom Br ian Campbell sent an ema il about me on Octob er 5, 2017,
from a ll of his e mail accounts with th e exception of offi cial City email ac co unts , in cluding but not limited
to: campbe ll.rov@gmai l.com .
2 . A li st of all email addresses used by Br ian Campbe ll to receive emai ls forwarded from Brian Campbell's official city ema il
addresses from January 1, 2009, to present.
3 . All email s received and sent by Brian Campbell from a ll of his e mail se rv ers w ith th e excep ti on of official City se rv e rs from
January 1, 2017, to present .
4 . All ema il s rece ived and sent by Brian Campbe ll from all of hi s email se rv ers with th e excep tion of official City se rv ers related
to City Council Election .
5 . All emai ls received and sent by Brian Campbe ll from all of hi s email se 1vers with th e excep ti on of offi cial Cit y se rv ers related
to Dave Emenhiser.
6. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbe ll from a ll of hi s email se rv ers w ith th e excep tion of offi cial Cit y se rv ers related
to Krista Johnson.
7 . All emai ls received and se nt by Brian Campbe ll from a ll of hi s email se rv ers with the excep tion of offi cial City se rv e rs related
to Krista Johnson's House Fire .
8. All ema il s rece ived and sent by Brian Campbe ll from all of hi s e mail se rv ers w ith th e excep tion of offi cial Citv se rv ers related
to Plann in g Comm ission.
9. All emai ls received and sent by Brian Campbell from a ll of h is ema il se rv ers w ith the exce ption of offi cial City se rv ers related
to Short-Term Renta l.
10. A ll emails received and sent by Br ian Campbell from a ll of hi s email se rv ers with th e excep tion of off icial City se rv ers related
to Short-Term Rental Advertising.
11. All emai ls received and sent by Br ian Campbell from all of hi s e mail se rv ers w ith th e excep tion of official City se rv ers re lated
to City Council.
12. All emails rece ived and sent by Bri a n Campbel l from all of his email se rv ers with th e excep tion of offici al City se rv e rs related
to Party Hou ses.
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13. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from a ll of hi s email se rvers with th e exc ep tion of offic ial City se rv ers to and
from Johnson.
14. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbe ll from all of his email se rv ers wit h the exc ep tion of official Cit y se rv e rs to and
from Eme nhi ser.
15. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from a ll of his ema il se rv ers w ith t he excep tion of offic ial City se rv ers lo a nd
from Nelson.
16. All emails received and sent by Bri an Campbell from all of hi s email se rv e rs with th e exce ption of offici al City se rv e rs to a nd
from Sai.
17. All emails received and sent by Br ian Cam pb ell from a ll of h is ema il se rv ers wit h th e exc ep t ion of offic ial City se rv ers to and
from Tang.
18. All ema il s received and sent by Bri an Campbell from a ll of hj s email serv e rs w ith th e excep tion of official City se rv ers to and
from Lewis .
19. Al l ema il received and se nt by Br ian Campbell from a ll of his email se rv ers w ith th e excep tion of offi cial City se rv ers to a nd
from Mizuguchi.
2 0 . Al l ema il rec e ived and sent by Br ian Campbell from a ll of hi s email se rv e rs wit h th e exce pt ion of offici a l City se rv e rs to and
from Trull .
2 1. All ema il rece ived and sent by Brian Campbell from a ll of hj s email se rv ers w ith the excep ti on of offic ial Cit y se rv ers to and
from Hendrickson .
22. All emai l rece ived and sent by Brian Campbe ll from a ll of h is email se rv e rs w ith th e excep t ion of offi cia l City se rv ers to a nd
from Eric Mark.
23. All ema il rece ived and se nt by Brian Campbell from a ll of his email se rv e rs wit h th e excep tion of offici a l City se rv e rs to and
from Siegel.
I understand from the City Council meeting that the City cmTently does not possess the emai ls Brian Campbell
used on his non-City emai l server to conduct city business. But it is also my understanding that these emails are
public records as determined by the California Supreme Co mt, and I expect the Ci ty to obtain them from Brian
Campbell.
I would also suggest the City take steps to insure that Brian Campbell does not delete ot destroy these
records. Lastly, depending on the information obtained from the request above, I may seek additional emails
from Brian Campbell 's non-City email servers that were used to conduct city business. So in the interes t of
efficiency and expediency, it may be more efficient for the City to obtain the emai ls from all of the non -City
email servers Brian Campbell used.
I would also appreciate it if you can keep me updated on the status of the City's effort to obtain the se
records. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have a ny questions. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mike Huang
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From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Dear Ms. Colburn,
Michael Huang <mikehgalaxy@gmail.com>
Friday, November 10, 2017 12:54 PM
CityClerk
Doug Willmore
Freedom of Information Act Request
Per the Freedom of Infonnation Act, I am making the following infonnation request:
1. A list of recipients' email addresses, in electronic fonn, to whom Brian Campbell sent an email about me on
October 5, 2017, from all email accounts, including but not limited to: campbell.rpv(a>,gmail.com and
brian. camp bell@rpvca. gov.
2. A list of all email addresses used by Brian Campbell to receive emails fo1warded from Brian Campbell's
work email addresses from January 1, 2009, to present.
3. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email addresses from January 1, 2017, to
present.
4. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts related to City Council
Election.
5. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts related to Dave Emenhiser.
6. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts related to Krista Johnson.
7. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts related to Krista Johnson's
House Fire.
8. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts related to Planning
Commission.
9. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts related to Short-Tenn Rental.
10. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts related to Shoti-Term Rental
Advertising.
11. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts related to City Council.
12. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts related to Party Houses.
13. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts to and from Johnson.
14. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts to and from Emenhiser.
15. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts to and from Nelson.
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16. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts to and from Sai.
17. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts to and from Tang.
18. All emails received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts to and from Lewis.
19. All email received and sent by Brian Campbell from a]J of his email accounts to and from Mizuguchi.
20. All email received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts to and from Trull.
21. All email received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts to and from Hendrickson.
22. All email received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts to and from Eric Mark.
23. All email received and sent by Brian Campbell from all of his email accounts to and from Siegel.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if any of these catagories are not clear. Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Mike Huang
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ATTACHMENT 2 TO LEGISLATIVE SUBPOENA
CPRA ,REQUEST .FROM GREEN HILLS MEMORIAL PARK,
DATED DECEMBER 4, 2017
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IJ GreenbergTraurig
Ellen Berkowitz
Tel 310 .586. 7763
Fax 310.586 .7800
berkowitze@gtlaw.com
December 4, 2017
Em ily Co lborn, City Clerk
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
ATTACHMENT 2
Re: Public Records Act Request
Dear Ms. Co lborn :
On May 23, 2016, Green Hills Memorial Park ("Green Hills") submitted a request pursuant to
the Public Records Act, Government Code Section 6250 et seq., for the following public records:
1. All Communications . from Brian Campbell that reference Green Hills
Memorial Park.
2. All Communications to Brian Campbe ll that reference Green Hills Memorial
Park.
3. All Communications from David Tomb lin that reference Green Hills
Memorial Park.
4. All Communications to David Tomblin that reference Green Hills Memorial
Park.
To reduce the number of documents that could be deemed responsive to th is request, we
defined the term "Communications" to include, but not be limited to, letters, emails,
memoranda, notes or other written materials, but to exclude copies of agendas or staff reports
transm itted to Mr. Campbell and /or Mr. Tomblin by City staff members as part of the City's
regular distribution process for public hearings. We further stated that the term "Green Hills
Memorial Park" includ es all other names by which the entity may be known such as Green Hills
or GHMP, and includes references to members of its Board of Directors individu ally (R ay Frew,
John Resich or Dennis Lane ).
In response to our request, the City provided a handful of documents from Mr. Campbell, and
advised that Mr. Tomblin did not have an y documents responsive to our request. In response
to our further inquiry about the paucity of documents produced, the City advised that Mr.
Campbell would produce add itional documents but if, and only if, he could personally hand-
deliver such documents in a face-to-face meeting with Green Hills' President, Ray Frew. We
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were also again advised that Mr. Tomblin did not have any documents responsive to our
request.
There is nothing in the Public Records Act that permits a public official such as Mr. Campbell to
refuse to make public documents available unless the public official's demands dictating the
terms for disclosure are met. Rather, the law requires the agency to allow the requested
records to be inspected at the agency during its regular office hours. See Cal. Gov't Code §
6253(a); see also Summary of the California Public Records Act 2004 ("Summary")(California
Attorney General's Office, at p. 4). Therefore, we renew our request for an inspection of the
records in Mr. Campbell's possession that are responsive to our request. With regard to Mr.
Tomblin's claim that no records responsive to our request exist, we also renew our request, as
Mr. Tomblin's denial of the existence of such records strains credulity.
Further, please be advised that since our original request, the California Supreme Court decided
City of San Jose v. Superior Court, 2 Cal.5 1h 608 (2017), which held that communications on a
city employee's personal email account are subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act
when the communications relate to the conduct of the public's business. Id. at 629. The Court
was careful to note that, to qualify as a public record subject to a disclosure, the "writing must
relate in some substantive way to the conduct of the public's business." Id. at 618. "Resolution
of the question, particularly when writings are kept in personal accounts, will often involve an
examination of several factors, including the content itself; the context in, or purpose for which,
it was written; the audience to whom it was directed; and whether the writing was prepared by
an employee acting or purporting to act within the scope of his or her employment." Id.
In light of the holding in City of San Jose, our renewed req(Jest includes altCommunications on
Mr. Campbell's and Mr. Tornblin's personal email accounts that qualify as. public records
pursuant to the standard set forth in that case. If either gentleman is unsure whether the
nature of the particular Communication meets the definition of a public record (i.e., whether it
relates to "the conduct of the public's business"), we would urge him to confer with the City
Attorney for further guidance rather than simply claim there are no records responsive to this
request.
We further remind the City of the breadth of the scope of the Public Records Act, and the City's
obligation to make the public's business accessible to members of the public. As articulated by
the California Attorney General:
"The public may inspect or obtain a copy of identifiable public records. Writings
held by state or local government are public records. A writing includes all forms
of recorded information that currently exist or that may exist in the future. The
essence of the CPRA is to provide access to information, not merely documents
and files. However, it is not enough to provide extracted information to the
requestor, the document containing the information must be provided."
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Summary at p. 2. (footnotes omitted, emphasis added).
To ensure that the City does not take an unduly restrictive reading of our request, we also
augment our request for the term "Communications" to include references to Green Hills'
management team (Thomas Frew and Nick Resich}, its attorneys (Kevin Brogan and Ellen
Berkowitz) and its consultant (Rudy Svorinich). Additionally, Communications referring to
Green Hills should also include references to "the cemetery" or "burial grounds" or "your
neighbor" where it is clear that such terms are alluding to Green Hills.
Finally, we add the following new requests:
5. All Communications between Brian Campbell and residents or owners of the
Vista Verde Condominiums, located at 2110 Palos Verdes Drive, Lomita, CA
("Vista Verde").
6. All Communications between Brian Campbell and Attorney Noel Weiss.
7. All Communications between David Tomblin and residents or owners of Vista
Verde.
8. All Communications between David Tomblin and Attorney Noel Weiss.
Should the City refuse to provide Green Hills with the opportunity to inspect Communications
responsive to this request, please be advised that we will not hesitate to pursue all available
remedies, including but not limited to, our right to institute proceedings for injunctive or
declarative relief or writ of mandate. Cal. Gov't Code § 6258. Pursuant to the Public Records
Act, please further be advised that should the court find that the City is improperly withholding
the requested records, the court shall order the records disclosed, and shall award attorney's
fees and costs to. the prevailing petitioner. Id. at 6259(b), (d).
Thank you for your renewed consideration of our request. We look forward to your prompt
reply.
cc: Kevin Brogan
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ATTACHMENT 3 TO LEGISLATIVE SUBPOENA
CPRA REQUEST FROM MS. TRACY BURNS, DATED APRIL 5, 2018
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From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Hi Tracy,
ATTACHMENT 3
Emily Colborn <ecolborn@rpvca.gov >
Monday, Apri l 09, 2018 4:45 PM
Tracy Burns
Teresa Takaoka; Juliette Tran
RE : RPV -Public Records Request (ALL emails to and from Brian Campbell)
Per our conversation, we will be requesting all emails during January 1, 2016 to December 5, 2017 (the day he left office)
relating to city business Brian Campbell received or sent using any and all private ema il accou nts only. f{espons ive
documents for any add itional years may be requested as we receive the emai ls from the years prior. Please note per
your request below DQ search of emails on City email servers will be conducted.
Please allow up to ten (10) days from your inquiry date for a response. In the meantime, shou ld you need an y addit iona l
informat ion or have any questions, feel free to contact me.
-Emi ly
Em ily Co l born, MMC, City Clerk
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
(310) 544-5208
Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
From: Tracy Burns [ma i lto:akamomma@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2018 10:10 AM
To: Teresa Takaoka <TeriT@rpvca .gov>; CityClerk <CityC lerk@rpvca .gov>
Subject: Re: RPV -Public Records Request (ALL ema il s to and from Br ian Ca mpbell)
THIS ONE IS STILL GOOD and I only want the records from Brian Campbell nothing from the city, because it
is ALL from his private email accounts he used to conduct city business.
Sincerely,
Tracy Burns
On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 10: 17 AM, Tracy Bums <akamomma@gmail.com> wrote:
Official Public Records Request
Please provide any and all emails relating to city business Brian Campbell received or sent using any and all
private email accounts during his entire tenure on the City Council (8 years).
The California Supreme Court (City of San Jose v. Superior Court) decided that City-related emails on public
officials' private email accounts were public records and discoverable.
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Sincerely,
Tracy Bums
Tracy
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ATTACHMENT 4 TO LEGISLATIVE SUBPOENA
CPRA REQUEST FROM MS. TRACY BURNS, DATED APRIL 6, 2018
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From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Hi Tracy,
ATTACHM ENT 4
Em ily Colborn <eco lborn@rpvca.gov>
Monday, April 09, 2018 4 :11 PM
Tracy Burns
Teresa Takaoka; Juliette Tran
RE: RPV -Public Records Req uest (City Clerk)
To summarize our conversation from earli er today, our IT department will search City email servers for responsive
documents pertaining to your PRA below. Th is initial sea rch will include email s o nly for the years 2007 and 2006 (from
January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007) using the following search terms: Green Hills, GH, Vista Verde Homeowner's
Association, VVHOA, VV, setback, bu ilding . We wi ll start with these dates since your request has a specia l interest in the
year 2007. This same request will be forwarded to Brian Campbe ll requesting emails from any of his personal ema il
account.
Subsequent searches for responsive documents may be done for add itiona l years requested as we rece ive a nd review
the ema il s from the years prior. For your reference Jeffery Lewis served on the Planning Commission from 2006-2014.
Please allow up to ten (10) days from your inquiry date for a response. In the meantime, shou Id you need any add itiona l
information or have any questions, feel free to contact me.
-Emily
Emily Colborn, MMC, City Clerk
City of Rancho Pa los Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blv d.
Rancho Pa lo s Verdes, CA 90275
(310 ) 544 -5208
Please cons ider t ho enviro nm ent b efor e p rinting th is o-mail.
From: Tracy Burns [m ail t o :a ka mo m m a@g m a il.co m ]
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2018 10:08 AM
To: CityClerk <Cit y Cle r k@ r pv ca .gov>; Teresa Takaoka <TeriT@ r pvca .go v>
Subject: RPV -Public Records Request (City Clerk)
Offic ia l Public Records Request
From the RPV City Clerk -
P lease provide any emai ls Jeffrey Lewis sent to or received from Brian Campbe ll during his (J eff's )
tenure as P lanning Comm issioner. P lease pay specia l attention to any commun ications that conta in
any of the following keywords: Green Hills , GH, Vista Verde Homeowner's Association, WHOA, VV,
setback, building . I believe the Planning Commiss ion which included Jeffrey Lewis at that time,
gra·nted approval to Green Hills in 2007.
Additionally, p lease provide a copy of the comp lete STR file regarding 7242 Avenida Altisima in cluding a li st of act ion s taken
with dates. If any closed door City Council Meeting files have been de-classified within the last year I'd like a copy of tho se also.
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EXHIBIT "2"
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RESOLUTION NO. 2018-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF AN AD
HOC SUBCOMMITTEE AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE
ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS COMMANDING THE PRODUCTION OF
CITY PUBLIC RECORDS STORED OR RETAINED ON THE PERSONAL
ELECTRONIC DEVICES OF FORMER MAYOR BRIAN CAMPBELL IN
RESPONSE TO MULTIPLE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT
REQUESTS AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE
SAME
WHEREAS, Government Code §§ 37104 et seq. authorize the City Council to
issue legislative subpoenas "requiring attendance of witnesses or production of books or
other documents for evidence or testimony in any action or proceeding pending before
it"; and
WHEREAS, until January of this year, City officials (Councilmembers and
members of boards, commissions, and committees) were permitted under City policy to
use private email accounts for City business. Under that policy, City business emails
solely in the possession of city officials fell outside the scope of CPRA. This policy was
affected in 2017 by the Supreme Court's ruling in City of San Jose v. Superior Court
(2017) 2 Cal.5th 608, which held that when a city employee or former employee uses a
personal account to communicate about the conduct of public business, the writings may
be subject to disclosure under the CPRA. Under the CPRA, "employees" and "former
employees" include current and former councilmembers; and
WHEREAS, because City officials were permitted to use personal electronic
devices to send and receive City business communications, the City has long had a
practice of requesting emails on personal electronic devices that are potentially
responsive to CPRA requests, even before San Jose; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Brian Campbell served on the City Council from December 2009
through December 2017, with his last year as Mayor. Any email regarding City business
that he sent or received during his tenure on the City Council are subject to City review,
evaluation for possible exemptions, evaluation for possible redaction, and evaluation for
possible disclosure under the CPRA; and
WHEREAS, on November 10, 2017, the City received a CPRA request from Mr.
Michael Huang (renewed and amended on April 9, 2018), which included City business
emails to/from Mr. Campbell. Mr. Huang's request; and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2017, the City received a CPRA request from Green
Hills Memorial Park, Inc., (a renewal of a May 2016 request), which included City business
emails to/from Mr. Campbell; and
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WHEREAS, the City Clerk attempted to obtain compliance with Mr. Huang's
request, to no avail; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney's Office made a number of attempts by email and
letter to obtain compliance from Mr. Campbell to the requests by Mr. Huang and Green
Hills from November 2017 through March 9, 2018, offering repeatedly to have an attorney
assist him with the review of the emails, also to no avail, and has committed significant
resources to obtaining compliance; and
WHEREAS, on April 5, 2018, and April 6, 2018, the City received two separate
CPRA requests from Ms. Tracy Burns (modified on April 9, 2018) for emails to/from Mr.
Campbell; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is fully committed to transparency in
government, and recently adopted new City Council Rules of Procedure (also applicable
to commissions, boards, and committees) to further this goal; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that allowing a sitting or former councilmember,
or any City employee, not to fully and promptly respond to CPRA requests runs counter
to the spirit and letter of the law and runs counter to the City's commitment to open
government; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Campbell has a history of failing or refusing to provide public
records in response to multiple CPRA requests. To wit, Mr. Campbell failed or refused to
provide public records for review in response to a request from Barry Yudess, dated May
19, 2016, and failed or refused to provide public records for review in response to a
request from Barry Hildebrand, dated May 20, 2016, and failed or refused to provide
public records for review in response to a request from Ed Pilolla, dated May 27, 2016;
and
WHEREAS, with this Resolution, the City Council intends to extend its authority to
issue such additional subpoenas as may be warranted in the event City receives new or
amended CPRA requests for Mr. Campbell's City business emails on his personal
electronic devices after the date of this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Campbell has stated that he cannot provide the requested public
records unless attorney David J. Aleshire, reviews certain emails to determine whether
the same would be exempt from disclosure under the CPRA; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further wishes to create an ad hoc subcommittee
comprised of Mayor Pro Tern Jerry Duhovic and Councilmember Eric Alegria, for the
purpose of reviewing, in conjunction with the City Attorney's Office, Mr. Campbell's emails
for nonexempt responsive documents. Mr. Duhovic was present for all the closed session
discussions about which Mr. Campbell has expressed concern, and Mr. Aleshire has
offered to assist as needed. The creation of the ad hoc subcommittee addresses Mr.
Campbell's concern regarding knowledge of the closed session discussions.
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NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are
true and correct, and adopt the recitals as findings in support of the actions taken herein.
Section 2. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes does hereby establish a legislative
proceeding before the City Council to ascertain the sufficiency, adequacy, and
completeness of Mr. Campbell's response(s) to the CPRA Requests (noted above) and
compliance with the CPRA during his tenure on the City Council, and to take such action,
as may be warranted by law to assure his timely, complete, and comprehensive complaint
with the same.
Section 3. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes does hereby further establish a
legislative proceeding before the City Council to ascertain the sufficiency, adequacy, and
completeness of response(s) to CPRA requests for any and all City employees who have
used or still use private email accounts on personal electronic devices to conduct City
business.
Section 4. The CPRA Requests covered by the subpoena authorized and
issued herewith include the following (Attachments 1 through 4, respectively, to Exhibit
"A"):
a. Mr. Michael Huang (November 10, 2017)
b. Green Hills Memorial Park (December 4, 2018)
c. Ms. Tracy Burns (April 5, 2018)
d. Ms. Tracy Burns (April 6, 2018)
Section 5. The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the issuance of a
legislative subpoena to Mr. Brian Campbell, commanding the production of public records
located on Mr. Campbell's personal electronic devices in response to the CPRA
Requests.
Section 6. The City Council further authorizes and directs that any legislative
subpoena issued pursuant to the authority provided by this Resolution shall be in a form
provided by the City Attorney that is substantially similar to the proposed form that is
attached to this Resolution as Exhibit "A." The legislative subpoena(s) shall be signed by
the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk. A copy of this Resolution shall be attached
to any subpoena(s) and shall be incorporated by reference into each subpoena(s). Any
subpoena(s) shall be served upon the subpoenaed parties in the same manner as
subpoenas are served in a civil action.
Section 7. The City Council hereby declares that failure to comply with the
subpoenas issued pursuant to this Resolution shall subject the subpoenaed parties to the
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remedies set forth in Government Code §§ 37104 et seq. or such other remedies as is
provided by law.
Section 8. The City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor, City Manager, City
Clerk and the City Attorney to take such actions as may be necessary or proper to issue,
serve and enforce any subpoena(s) issued pursuant to this Resolution. This authorization
includes the issuance of such further subpoena(s) to any person or entity, their officers,
employees and agents, in furtherance of obtaining public records, testimony and/or other
information that will assist the City, its staff, and attorneys in their efforts to investigate
any failure to comply with the CPRA by Mr. Campbell. Should a witness fail to produce
the subpoenaed documents and/or evidence, the Mayor is authorized to report the
witnesses' failure to abide by the subpoena to the Superior Court and seek any and all
lawful remedies including a ruling holding the subpoenaed witness in contempt.
Section 9. The City Council hereby create an ad hoc subcommittee comprised
of Mayor Pro Tern Jerry Duhovic and Councilmember Eric Alegria to review, with the
assistance of the City Attorney's Office, all emails submitted in response to the subpoena.
The ad hoc subcommittee has the authority to make a determination regarding which
documents, if any, are nonexempt and disclosable under the CPRA, and so disclose
them.
Section 10. The City Council finds and determines that, in order to assist the City
Council in the conduct of its investigation, the ad hoc subcommittee may, from time to
time, recommend that the City Council issue subpoenas requiring attendance of
witnesses or production of books or other documents for evidence or testimony in this
proceeding before the City Council.
Section 11. The City Council further finds and determines that, in order to assist
the City Council in the conduct of its investigation, the ad hoc subcommittee may, from
time to time, recommend that the Council issue additional subpoenas in this matter in the
event new CPRA requests are made following the adoption of this Resolution and the
issuance of the subpoena.
Section 12. Exhibits. All exhibits to this Resolution are incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereto.
Section 13. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence,
clause, phrase, or portion of this resolution or the application thereof to any person, is for
any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance.
The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this resolution, and each
and every section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions,
sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
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Section 14. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions. This Resolution shall be
effective imm ed iately upon passage and adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 17 1h day of April 2018.
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County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that
the above Resolution No. 2018-22 was duly and reg rly passed and adopted by the
said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on p ·117, 2018 .
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I hereby certify that the foregoing cfooument
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