City Council - Special Meeting - September 17, 2025
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Stillman called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Stillman invited public comment.
Public comment
: Joanne McGarry regarding Item 3-b.
Mayor Stillman closed the public comment period.
3. CLOSED SESSION
a.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL––EXISTING LITIGATION, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1). Name of Case: City of Arcata v. AO Kiriki Ben Tut Malik Silkiss; and Marc Delany, et al., Humboldt County Superior Court, Case number: CV2401719.
The Council met in closed session in the City Manager's Conference Room.
b.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, Significant Exposure to Litigation, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): One potential case.
The Council met in closed session in the City Manager's Conference Room.
c.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL––EXISTING LITIGATION, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1). Name of Case: Fareed Atiq Ahmed v. City of Arcata, Arcata City Council, et al. Humboldt County Superior Court, Case number: CV2501603.
The Council met in closed session in the City Manager's Conference Room.
4. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
a.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL––EXISTING LITIGATION, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1). Name of Case: City of Arcata v. AO Kiriki Ben Tut Malik Silkiss; and Marc Delany, et al., Humboldt County Superior Court, Case number: CV2401719.
The Council entered the Chamber at 5:52 p.m.
RECESS
: The Council recessed from 5:52 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Mayor Stillman stated that there was nothing to report out from this closed session item.
b.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, Significant Exposure to Litigation, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): One potential case.
Mayor Stillman stated that there was nothing to report out from this closed session item.
c.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL––EXISTING LITIGATION, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1). Name of Case: Fareed Atiq Ahmed v. City of Arcata, Arcata City Council, et al. Humboldt County Superior Court, Case number: CV2501603.
Mayor Stillman stated that there was nothing to report out from this closed session item.
5. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,