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We welcome your interest and involvement in the city’s legislative process. This agenda includes information about topics coming before the City Council and the action recommended by city staff. You can read about each topic in the staff reports, which are available on the city website and in the Office of the City Clerk. City Clerk Services staff are also available to answer any questions you have about City Council meeting procedures.
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• Zoom: Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: carlsbadca.gov/closedsession o Raise your hand when the Clerk calls for speakers for the item you wish to comment on. o Unmute yourself when called on by the Clerk.
• By phone: Call: (669) 254 – 5252 and enter Meeting ID: 165 811 4925. Press # for Participant ID. o Press *9 when the Clerk calls for speakers for the item you wish to comment on. o The Clerk will then call on the last four numbers of your telephone number. o Press *6 to unmute yourself to speak.
Reasonable Accommodations
Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative formats as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodation and auxiliary aids will be provided to effectively allow participation in the meeting. Please contact the City Manager’s Office at 442-339-2821 (voice), 711 (free relay service for TTY users), 760-720-9461 (fax) or [email protected] by noon on the Monday before the meeting to make arrangements. City staff will respond to requests by noon on Tuesday, the day of the meeting, and will seek to resolve requests before the start of the meeting in order to maximize accessibility.
Sept. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
Sept. 15, 2026 Page 2
CALL TO ORDER: 4 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS: None.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM: None.
CLOSED SESSION:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING ANTICIPATED LITIGATION – That the City Council hold a closed session under California Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivisions (d)(2) & (e)(1), to confer with legal counsel regarding significant exposure to litigation – one potential case.
ACTION: No reportable action.
Any required report of closed session action will occur at the regular City Council meeting starting at 5 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT: 4:17 p.m.
City Council Meeting Procedures (continued from page 1)
The City Council also sits as the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board, Public Financing Authority Board, Community Development Commission and Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. When considering items presented to the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board, each member receives an additional $100 per meeting (max $300/month). When considering items presented to the Community Development Commission each member receives an additional $75 per meeting (max $150/month).
More information about City Council meeting procedures can be found in the Carlsbad Municipal Code chapter 1.20.