Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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RECEIVE AND FILE LEGISLATIVE SUBPOENAS & PROOFS OF SERVICE; RECEIVE AND FILE DOCUMENTS AND OTHER "WRITINGS" RESPONSIVE TO LEGISLATIVE SUBPOENAS; CONDUCT EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES SUBJECT TO LEGISLATIVE SUBPOENAS (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
This matter was continued from the May 1, 2018 City Council meeting. The City Attorney will be giving a verbal report this evening.
At its April 3, 2017 City Council meeting, the City Council determined that USA Waste of California, Inc. ("Waste") has failed or refused to provide to the City with vital documents, records, and other information required to assure the orderly transition of commercial and residential solid waste and recyclable services from Waste to Waste Resources, Inc./Waste Resources Technologies ("WRT").
Accordingly, the City Council authorized the City of Carson to exercise its subpoena powers, as granted by the Government Code, to compel production of this vitally needed information and to examine witnesses from Waste. Four such subpoenas have been served, with a "return" date of tonight's Council meeting.
On April 12, 2018, in a letter sent to the City, Waste objected to the service, content, and authority of the City's Legislative Subpoenas against Bill Higginbotham ("Higginbotham") and Darrell Kato ("Kato"). Waste further informed the City Sandra Ruiz is not associated with Waste, or any Waste subsidiary, in any way. Doug Corcoran ("Corcoran") was personally served with the City's Legislative Subpoena, but, according to the April 12th letter, was not available to appear at the April 17, 2018 Council Meeting due to a previously scheduled out-of-state trip. Waste also served the City with objections to Mr. Corcoran's Legislative Subpoena.
The City agreed to move Corcoran's testimony to the May 1, 2018 Council Meeting. Waste agreed to accept service for Kato and Higginbotham contingent upon their individual consent a...
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