3165 Pacific Hwy.  
San Diego Unified Port District  
San Diego, CA 92101  
Special Meeting Minutes  
Board of Port Commissioners  
Tuesday, November 7, 2023  
10:00 AM  
Don L. Nay Port Administration Boardroom  
A. Roll Call.  
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Present:  
Chair Rafael Castellanos, Commissioner Dan Malcolm, Commissioner Ann Moore,  
Commissioner Danielle Moore, Commissioner Sandy Naranjo, Commissioner Frank  
Urtasun, and Commissioner Michael Zucchet  
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Excused:  
Absent:  
Recused:  
Officers Present: Morales  
B. Statement (just cause) and/or Consideration of a Request to Participate Remotely  
(emergency circumstances) by a Commissioner, if applicable  
No requests were received.  
C. Public Communications.  
The following member(s) of the public addressed the Board with non agenda-related  
comments: None  
Commissioner Naranjo provided a statement that she was informed that the purpose of  
the Closed Session meeting was "similar discussions of the October 23, 2023, meeting  
discussing potential litigation that her attorney, Corey Briggs, allegedly threatened against  
the Port". Commissioner Naranjo then stated that neither her or Mr. Briggs have  
threatened litigation against the Port and that she believes her exclusion from the Closed  
Session meeting is further retaliation for her advocacy of behalf of the people of National  
City.  
CLOSED SESSION  
Simon Kann, Assistant General Counsel, announced the Closed Session item as follows  
and also stated that Commissioner Naranjo would not be participating due to a conflict  
with such matter:  
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Closed Session Item No. 1  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION  
Significant exposure to litigation Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)  
One (1) case  
The meeting adjourned to Closed Session at 10:02 am.  
The meeting reconvened at 12:40 pm.  
Simon Kann, Assistant General Counsel, read the Board out of Closed Session and  
stated that the Board addressed the item on the agenda and there was no reportable  
action.  
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Secretary, Board of Port Commissioners  
San Diego Unified Port District  
ATTEST:  
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Clerk of the San Diego Unified Port District