Roll Call: (The following members were in ottendonce)
o Marty Simonoff, Mayor Pro Tem
r Christine Marick, Council Member
o Blair Stewart, Council Member
o Steven Vargas, Council Member
o Cecilia Hupp, Mayor
1.GENERAL SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - 8:15 A.M'
1.A. Call to Order/Roll Call
Mayor Pro Tem Simonoff called the Special General Session to order at 8:15 a.m. All members were present, with Mayor Hupp absent.
1.8. Pledge of Allegiance
Council Member Vargas led the Pledge of Allegiance.
1.C. Public Comment - Agenda ltems
Mark Strom spoke about ethics and compliance assessment, potential Brown Act violations, lack of transparency, independent financial assessments, public hearing notices, and Environmental lmpact Reports.
1.D. Response to Public lnquiries
None.
2. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM
2.A. Unconditional Commitment Response to Brea4All / Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger Cease and Desist Demand Letter
City Attorney Boga provided background information on the item and reviewed the proposed edits and next steps. He also provided clarification on the Brown Act regarding one-on-one
Absent:
Minutes for the City Council Special Meeting
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August 11, 2026
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Council Member Marick left the meeting at 8:23 a.m.
The City Council discussed the alleged violations of the Brown Act.
A motion was made by counci! Member stewart and seconded by Mayor pro Tem simonoff to apProve an unconditional commitment response to the cease and desist demand lettel received from Brea4Al! through its law firm shute. Mihaly & weinberger; and authorized the Mayor to send the response letter on behalf of the City. Motion passed 3-0-2-0 (Ayes:
Simonoff, Stewart, Vargas, Absent Hupp, Marick).
3. PUBLIC COMMENT. NON-AGENDA ITEMS
3.A. Public Comment - Non-Agenda ltems
None.
4.A. Meeting Adjournment
Council Member Vargas inquired about City Attorney performance evaluations.
Mayor Pro Tem simonoff stated that the city Attorney Agreement will be added to a future council meeting agenda for discussion.
Mayor Pro Tem Simonoff adjourned the meeting at 8:26 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 1 8th da of August, 2026.
ctoria Popescu, City Clerk Cecilia Hupp, Mayor
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