Emeryville City Hall
1333 Park Avenue
Emeryville, CA 94608
(510) 596-4300 phone
(510) 450-7831 fax
www.emeryville.org
ACTION MINUTES
Special Closed Session
Mayor John J. Bauters
Vice Mayor Ally Medina
Council Member Scott Donahue
Council Member Dianne Martinez
Council Member Courtney Welch
Members:
--Amended--
City Council / Management of Emeryville Services Authority
CITY OF EMERYVILLE
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 5:45 PM Teleconference
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting convened via teleconference at 5:46 p.m. and the Mayor read aloud a statement announcing that the meeting was being conducted by teleconference pursuant to the extension of Brown Act waivers provided for under Assembly Bill 361, as would subsequent meetings so long as the City Council could make findings that it was necessary in order to protect public safety and the Governor's declared emergency remained in effect.
2. ROLL CALL
Mayor John J. Bauters
Vice Mayor Ally Medina
Council Member Scott Donahue
Council Member Dianne Martinez
Council Member Courtney Welch
Present: 5 -
3. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
No ex parte communications were reported.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (on Closed Session Items)
There were no public comments.
5. CLOSED SESSION - CITY OF EMERYVILLE/MANAGEMENT OF EMERYVILLE
SERVICES AUTHORITY
5.1 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957:
5.1.1 ID-2022-481 City Manager
No reportable actions were taken.
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Special Closed Session ACTION MINUTES September 20, 2022
6. CLOSED SESSION - CITY OF EMERYVILLE
6.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a):
6.1.1 ID-2022-474 Kortz v. CA Department of Transportation Alameda County Superior Court Case No. RG17-849272
No reportable actions were taken.
6.1.2 ID-2022-473 Jon Reed, Laura Berry, Frank Eugene Moore III, Gabriel Smithson, and Where Do We Go Berkeley v. City of Emeryville, et al., U.S.D.C., Case No. 21-cv-2781-YGR
No reportable actions were taken.
6.2 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
6.2.1 ID-2022-471 Property: Emeryville Art Center (4060 Hollis Street and City Hall Parking Lot)
APNS: 049-0618-004-00, 049-0618-002-02, 049-0618-003-00, 049-0618-029-00
Agency Negotiators: Adam Politzer, City Manager; John Kennedy, City Attorney; Christie Crowl, Special Counsel
Negotiating Parties: Orton Development Inc./4060 Hollis LLC.
Under Negotiations: Direction regarding price and terms of real estate negotiations.
No reportable actions were taken.
6.2.2 ID-2022-482 Property: 3199 Powell Street (portion of APN 049-1525-002-01) Agency Negotiators: Adam Politzer, Interim City Manager; John Kennedy, City Attorney
Negotiating Parties: City of Emeryville and Hong Kong East Ocean Restaurant, Ltd.
Under Negotiations: Direction regarding price and terms of real estate negotiations.
No reportable actions were taken.
7. REPORTING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney John Kennedy reported out of Closed Session as shown above.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:54 p.m.
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Special Closed Session ACTION MINUTES September 20, 2022 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the Emeryville City Council / Management of Emeryville Services Authority. /s/ April Richardson, CMC
Acting City Clerk / Secretary
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