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CityCouncil | 2019-06-18 | 2 | Regarding Boatworks, the Council received information and gave direction with no vote taken. Regarding the amicus, the City has been asked to sign on to an amicus brief to be filed in three cases, as previously mentioned, in which the US Supreme Court will consider how Title VII's ban on workplace sex discrimination protects Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Queer (LGBTQ) people from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and many federal courts have recognized that anti-LGBTQ discrimination is a form of sex discrimination; the Supreme Court will now decide whether to revoke these non-discrimination protections; the Council has voted unanimously to authorize the City Attorney to sign in favor of recognizing that anti-LGBTQ discrimination is a form of sex discrimination. Regarding Guzman and the Liability Claim, the Council received information and gave direction with no votes taken. Adjournment There being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 6:57 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Lara Weisiger City Clerk The agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance. Special Meeting Alameda City Council June 18, 2019 | CityCouncil/2019-06-18.pdf |