1 MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL - SPECIAL MEETING (CLOSED SESSION)
CITY OF BANNING, CALIFORNIA
January 13, 2026 Council Chambers
3:00 p.m. 99 E. Ramsey Street
In Chambers Banning, CA 92220
The following information comprises the minutes for the special meeting of the Banning City Council, a joint meeting of the City Council and Banning Utility Authority, and the Banning City Council sitting in its capacity as the Banning Successor Agency Board.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Pro Tem Cynthia Barrington Council Member Sheri Flynn
Council Member Leroy Miller
Mayor Richard Royce
Council Member Colleen Wallace
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None
OTHERS PRESENT: Phaedra Norton, Assistant City Attorney Arturo Vela, Interim City Manager
Vickie Sellers, City Clerk
Sandra Calderon, Deputy City Clerk
1. CALL TO ORDER- 3:00 p.m.
COUNCIL MEMBER PRESENT ABSENT
Barrington, Cindy X
Flynn, Sheri X Miller, Leroy X
Royce, Richard X
Wallace, Colleen X
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS - Agenda Items Only
No Public Comments
3. CLOSED SESSION
Phaedra Norton, Assistant City Attorney read closed session items.
Council Member Flynn recused herself from item 3.2 due to a conflict of interest arising from her being named in a lawsuit.
3.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING POTENTIAL INITIATION OF
LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4). One potential case. 2 3.2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) - One case Sun Lakes Highlands v. City of Banning et. al. Case No. 5:24-CV-02603-dtb The City Council went into Closed Session at 3:02 p.m.
4. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council reconvened in open session at 3:40 p.m. No reportable action was taken.
Motion by Council Member Miller to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Council Member Wallace.
Motion passed unanimously 5-0. Meeting was adjourned at 3:42 p.m.
Minutes prepared by:
Sandra B. Calderon
Deputy City Clerk
These minutes have been prepared as Summary Minutes in accordance with City Council Resolution 2025-22 and Government Code Sections 36814, 40801, and 54953(c)(2).
The entire discussion of this meeting may be viewed here:
https://banninglive.viebit.com/watch?hash=xi3FJzRrMaQahuwZ