SEPTEMBER 21, 2026, 5:30 PM
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, 150 CITY PARK WAY
*IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION* City Council members will participate in person from the Council Chamber. Members of the public are invited to attend and participate in the Council Chamber at 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, CA.
Members of the public may also attend the meeting and provide public comment remotely through Zoom.
Remote participants will receive the same public comment time as those attending in person. If remote access is disrupted during the meeting, the open session will recess while City staff make reasonable, goodfaith efforts to restore service. The meeting will remain in recess for at least one hour or until service is restored, whichever occurs first. If service is restored, the meeting will reconvene. If service is not restored, the City Council may adjourn the meeting or continue in open session after adopting the findings required by Government Code § 54953.4 and City Council Policy No. 110-1.
Members of the public who cannot attend in person or participate remotely may submit written comments by 3:00 p.m. prior to the meeting.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The public is invited to participate in the City Council meeting using any of the following methods:
1. IN PERSON:
a. Members of the public can provide in-person comments in the Council Chamber.
Members of the public are encouraged, but not required, to fill out a speaker card. The Council Chamber will have seating available for members of the public to attend in person up to full seating capacity.
2. REMOTE:
a. Zoom: www.brentwoodca.gov/vcc or Zoom Webinar ID: 760 1397 0037 b. Zoom Phone Numbers. Dial Toll Free: (833) 548-0276 or (833) 548-0282 or (877) 853-5247.
c. During the meeting, each period for public comment will be announced, and participants may use the “Raise Hand” feature on Zoom to request to speak. (If you need instructions on how to use this feature, please contact the City Clerk by noon of the meeting date at [email protected] or 925.516.5182.)
3. E-MAIL:
a. Public comments can also be submitted via e-mail to [email protected]. Any public comments received up until 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date will be:
1. distributed to the Council via email before the meeting,
2. posted online for public inspection at www.brentwoodca.gov/meetings and
3. later summarized in the meeting minutes.
b. As e-mails containing public meeting comments are part of the official record, note that personal contact information may be published if it is included with your e-mail.
4. TO WATCH OR LISTEN ONLY:
a. The public may view the meeting via one-way video feed by selecting the video option at the City Council Agendas’ link on the City webpage at www.brentwoodca.gov or via the City’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofbrentwoodca
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Zoom Webinar ID: 760 1397 0037
September 21, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
City Council Chambers
150 City Park Way
Brentwood, CA 94513
City Council Zoom Link
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 three 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
E.1 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
[Gov’t. Code § 54957]
Title: City Manager
A closed session will be held on September 21, 2026, for the purpose of evaluating the City Manager’s performance based on agreed-upon goals and objectives. [Gov’t. Code § 54957].
E.2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) One Potential Case
A closed session will be held on September 21, 2026, for the purpose of conferring with and/or receiving advice from the City’s legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation.
Based on existing facts and circumstances and the advice of its legal counsel, a point has been reached where there is significant exposure to litigation against the City. [Gov’t.
Code §54956.9(d)(2)].
E.3 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
[Gov’t. Code §54956.8]
Property:
400 Guthrie Lane, Brentwood, CA 94513 (APN 010-160-035) Negotiating Party:
Jareem Hunter
J6 Consulting Group LLC
City/Agency Negotiator:
Terrance Davis, Acting City Manager / Executive Director Property Owner Negotiator:
Successor Agency to the Brentwood Redevelopment Agency
Under Negotiation:
Price and Terms of Payment
A closed session will be held on September 21, 2026, for the purpose of giving instructions to your negotiators regarding the price and terms of payment for the purchase, sale, exchange, or lease of real property. [Gov’t. Code § 54956.8] 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 are 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. on 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 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 17, 2026, 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
MEMORANDUM FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY
CONCERNING A CLOSED SESSION
BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Thomas Lloyd Smith, City Attorney
SUBJECT: Closed Session
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
[Gov’t. Code § 54957]
Title: City Manager
A closed session will be held on September 21, 2026, for the purpose of evaluating the City Manager’s performance based on agreed-upon goals and objectives. [Gov’t. Code § 54957].
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 reported at the public meeting during which the closed session is held; provided, however, that the report of a 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)].
Any report shall include the vote or abstention of each member present.
Dated: September 15, 2026.
Thomas Lloyd Smith
City Attorney
MEMORANDUM FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY
CONCERNING A CLOSED SESSION
BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Thomas Lloyd Smith, City Attorney
SUBJECT: Closed Session
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
One Potential Case
A closed session will be held on September 21, 2026, for the purpose of conferring with and/or receiving advice from the City’s legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation. Based on existing facts and circumstances and the advice of its legal counsel, a point has been reached where there is significant exposure to litigation against the City. [Gov’t. Code §54956.9(d)(2)].
If the City Council takes an action subject to the reporting requirements of Government Code section 54957.1, the action and the vote or abstention on that action of each member present shall be reported as required by law.
Dated: September 15, 2026.
Thomas Lloyd Smith
City Attorney
MEMORANDUM FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY/GENERAL COUNSEL
CONCERNING A CLOSED SESSION BEFORE THE
CITY OF BRENTWOOD CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
BRENTWOOD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD
TO: Honorable Mayor/Board Chair and Members of the City Council and Successor Agency to the Brentwood Redevelopment Agency Board
FROM: Thomas Lloyd Smith, City Attorney/General Counsel SUBJECT: Closed Session
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
[Gov’t. Code §54956.8]
Property: 400 Guthrie Lane, Brentwood, CA 94513
(APN 010-160-035)
Negotiating Party: Jareem Hunter
J6 Consulting Group LLC
City/Agency Negotiator: Terrance Davis, Acting City Manager / Executive Director
Property Owner Negotiator: Successor Agency to the Brentwood Redevelopment Agency
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
A closed session will be held on September 21, 2026, for the purpose of giving instructions to your negotiators regarding the price and terms of payment for the purchase, sale, exchange, or lease of real property. [Gov’t. Code § 54956.8]
If the City Council renders an agreement final, they shall report that approval and the substance of the agreement in open session at the public meeting during which the closed session is held. [Gov’t Code § 54957.1(a)(1)(A)]
If final approval rests with the other party to the negotiations, the City Council shall disclose the fact of that approval and the substance of the agreement upon inquiry by any person, as soon as the other party or its agent has informed the City of its approval. [Gov’t. Code § 54957.1(a)(1)(B)] Dated: September 15, 2026.
Thomas Lloyd Smith
City Attorney