City Council - Special Meeting - January 28, 2025
A.
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
B.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
The public is permitted to speak on items that are listed on the Closed Session agenda.
In Person
: Please file a speaker’s card with the City Clerk on the form provided on the counter at the back of the Chambers.
Zoom
: Please use the Raise Your Hand feature in Zoom during this item to speak under Public Comments.
Members of the public wishing to speak during the public discussion of items that are on the agenda are requested to fill out the speaker form provided and hand the card to the City Clerk at the beginning of (or during) the meeting. Pursuant to Council/Administrative Policy, Meeting Rules and Procedures section 5.2 (Decorum Generally – Public), comments by members of the public are generally limited to five minutes, or less time if a large number of speakers is anticipated, or if approved by the Mayor. A speaker may not allocate his or her time to another speaker. All remarks shall be addressed to the Mayor. Speakers are urged to avoid unnecessary repetition in their remarks and instead simply indicate a agreement with previous speakers. Speakers desiring answers to questions, at the invitation of the Mayor, may have a staff member provide a brief response. Alternately, a staff member may follow up directly with the speaker during regular City business hours.
D.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
D.1
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
1. 003 - 01-28-25 - Existing Litigation.pdf
[Gov’t. Code § 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Liu v. City of Brentwood
Contra Costa County Superior Court Case No.: L24-09750
A closed session will be held on January 28, 2025, for the purpose of conferring with and/or receiving advice from your legal counsel concerning existing litigation.
If the City Council authorizes the City Attorney to defend, or seek or refrain from seeking appellate review or relief, this determination shall be disclosed immediately following this closed session. If the City Council authorizes initiation or intervention, such authorization shall be disclosed immediately following this closed session and the public advised that the action, defendants and other particulars may be disclosed upon request after the action is formally commenced. [Gov’t. Code §54957.1(a)(2)].
E.
BUSINESS ITEMS
E.1
Interview and consider selection of applicants, and, by motion, make appointments to the Planning Commission
1. Planning Commission Interviews - City Clerk-2025-04.pdf
2. Applications.pdf
Title/Recommendation
Following an application period, the applicants for the Planning Commission are interviewed by the City Council; candidates are then nominated by the Mayor and approved by the City Council. Following the interviews this evening, consistent with the Brentwood Municipal Code, the Mayor will nominate three applicants to fill the vacancies with terms that expire on December 31, 2026.
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct interviews and consider the selection of applicants, and, by motion, make up to three appointments to the Planning Commission.
F.
ADJOURNMENT
Any disclosable public records related to an agenda item for the open session of this meeting distributed to all or a majority of the City Council less than 72 hours before this meeting is available for inspection at City Hall, located at 150 City Park Way, during normal business hours. These writings will also be available for review at the City Council meeting in the public access binder in the entrance of the City Council Chambers.
Public comments received after 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date, but prior to the start of the meeting, will be emailed to the City Council, posted online at www.brentwoodca.gov/councilmeetingonline
within one day following the meeting, and will be summarized in the meeting minutes.
The Closed Captioning provided via Zoom is auto generated. It is not the official record and is provided as a convenience.
If you challenge the any of the matters listed under 'Public Hearings' in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Brentwood City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing NOTICE
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the meeting room is wheelchair accessible and disabled parking is available at the City Hall parking lot. If you are a person with a disability and you need disability-related modifications or accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (925) 516-5440 or fax (925) 516-5441. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. {28 CFR 35.102-35, 104 ADA Title II}
POSTING STATEMENT
On January 27, 2025, a true and correct copy of this agenda was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board, outside City Hall, 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, CA 94513 and at our website www.brentwoodca.gov
A complete packet of information is available for public review at City Hall or on our website at www.brentwoodca.gov