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Unofficial until approved by the
Alhambra City Council
MINUTES
Special Meeting
ALHAMBRA CITY COUNCIL
Council Chambers, 111 South First Street
July 28 , 2025
5: 0 0 p.m.
ROLL CALL: At 5:06 p.m., on Monday, July 28, 2025, the Alhambra City Council met in Council Chambers of the Alhambra City Hall.
PRESENT: MALONEY, ANDRADE-STADLER, LEE
PRESENT via videoconference: WANG
ABSENT: MAZA
Officials Present : City Manager Binnquist, Director of Human Resources Ko , Deputy City Manager Hembree, City Attorney Montes
CITY CLERK REPORT - NOTICE NO. N2M2 5- 96
The City Clerk hereby report ed that she duly gave notice of the special meeting of the City Council being held this evening pursuant to the order of the Mayor and in accordance with Section 54956 of the Government Code of the State of California.
COUNCIL BUSINESS
City Attorney MONTES delivered a staff report. On July 28, 2025, Councilmember Wang requested that her Council colleagues vote to allow her participation via video/teleconference at the July 28, 2025 City Council meeting due to a physical injury which limited her mobility.
Under current Government Code section 54953(f), this was allowable action if approved by the City Council.
Ms. WANG confirmed that there were no other adults present in the room with her at her location.
Discussion: None.
Action Taken: City Council approved Councilmember Wang ’s request by motion and voted to allow her to participate and vote remotely via video/teleconference in City Council meetings due to an emergency medical reason under Government Code Section 54953(f).
Vote: Moved: MALONEY Seconded: ANDRADE-STADLER
Ayes: MALONEY, ANDRADE-STADLER , LEE
Noes : NONE
Abstain: WANG
Absent: MAZA
CLOSED SESSION & CITY ATTORNEY ANNOUNCEMENT re SAME - F2M2 5 -14 City Attorney MONTES identified those items listed on this evening ’s agenda which would be discussed in Closed Session as follows:
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Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Govt. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)): WCAB Case Nos.: 4A2211Y1YJL-0001; 20607430001; 24911570001; and, COAL-0009; COAL-1753; COAL-2477; COAL-3084; COAL-3488; COAL-3810; COAL-3849; COAL-4177; COAL-4323; COAL-4341; COAL-4714; COAL-4995; COAL-5114 - Rodney Merino
whereupon at 5:08 p.m. the City Council moved into closed session pursuant to applicable law, including the Brown Act (Government Code Sec. 54950, et seq.) for the purpose of conferring with the City Attorney.
MAZA : Councilmember MAZA entered Closed Session at 5:10 p.m.
RECONVENE & CITY ATTORNEY REPORT: At 6:05 p.m. the City Council moved out of closed session with all members present.
ADJOURNMENT: At 6:05 p.m. there being no further business for the Council to transact, the Mayor , with the consent of the City Council, adjourned the meeting.
LAUREN MYLES, CMC
CITY CLERK
by
BRIANNA LAMB MCCARTHY
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK