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CityCouncil | 2020-07-21 | 3 | authorized the City Attorney to settle the pending workers' compensation claims in an amount not to exceed $145,000; regarding Existing Litigation, staff provided information and Council provided direction by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 5: the City has been asked to join numerous other local jurisdictions by signing on to an amicus brief to be filed in the above case where the United State Supreme Court will consider whether the First Amendment requires Philadelphia to continue to contract with a private, faith-based foster-care agency that refuses to work with same-sex couples, in contravention of the city's non-discrimination ordinance; a US District Court in Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied the Plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction against the City and the Third Circuit affirmed; the amicus brief seeks to support the City of Philadelphia, in part because a ruling in favor of the Plaintiffs could have dramatic impacts on a whole host of governmental services, implicate other types of discrimination or even contract terms beyond the commitment not to discriminate when performing under the contract and critically impair local jurisdictions' ability to deliver services effectively and enforce the terms of the contracts they enter into with service- providers; yhe Council voted to authorize the City Attorney to sign the amicus brief as requested. Adjournment There being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 6:36 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 July 21, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-07-21.pdf |