City Council - Special Meeting - September 09, 2025
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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.
In order to ensure that all speakers feel welcome to share their views, members of the audience are kindly requested to refrain from applauding or speaking to the Council from the audience without being called upon first.
D.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
E.
BUSINESS ITEMS
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E.1
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - THREATENED LITIGATION
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Threat of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(5) Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
A closed session will be held on September 9, 2025, for the purpose of conferring with and/or receiving advice from your legal counsel concerning the threat of litigation. Based on existing facts and circumstances and the advice of its legal counsel, the City Council has received a statement threatening litigation against the City. [Gov’t. Code §54956.9(e)(5)]
. The document memorializing this threat is available for public inspection pursuant to government Code Section 54957.5.
Because final approval for settlement rests with another party, the City Council will disclose the facts of the approval, and identify the substance of the settlement, as soon thereafter as the settlement becomes final. [Gov’t. Code §54957.1(a)(3)(B)]
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E.2
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT
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[Gov’t. Code §54957]
Title: City Manager
A closed session will be held on September 9, 2025, for the purpose of considering the above-described matter. [Gov’t. Code §54957]
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Any action taken by the City Council to appoint, employ, dismiss, accept the resignation of, or otherwise affect the employment status of the public employee in closed session pursuant to Section 54957 shall be disclosed at the public meeting during which the closed session is held; provided, however, that the dismissal or nonrenewal of an employment contract shall be deferred until the first public meeting following the exhaustion of administrative remedies, if any. [Gov’t. Code §54957.1(a)(5)]
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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 September 5, 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