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 Courtney Welch
Council Member Sukhdeep Kaur
Council Member David Mourra
Council Member Kalimah A. Priforce
Members:
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City Council / Management of Emeryville Services Authority
CITY OF EMERYVILLE
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 6:00 PM Council Chambers / Teleconference
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Council Member Kaur joined the meeting via teleconference using the "just cause" provision of AB 2449. She stated that no one over 18 was present at her location.
Mayor John J. Bauters
Vice Mayor Courtney Welch
Council Member Sukhdeep Kaur
Council Member David Mourra
Council Member Kalimah A. Priforce
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3. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
No ex parte communications were reported.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (on Closed Session Items)
1 speaker
5. CLOSED SESSION - CITY OF EMERYVILLE / MANAGEMENT OF EMERYVILLE
SERVICES AUTHORITY
5.1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6:
5.1.1. ID-2023-173 Agency Designated Representatives: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager; Lilybell Nakamura, Human Resources Director; Greg Ramirez, IEDA; John Kennedy, City Attorney
Employee Organization: Emeryville Association of Confidential Administrative Management and Professional Employees (CAMP) City of Emeryville Page 1 of 3 Printed on 11/8/2023
Special Closed Session ACTION MINUTES September 5, 2023
5.1.2. ID-2023-343 Agency Designated Representatives: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager; Lilybell Nakamura, Human Resources Director; Greg Ramirez, IEDA; John Kennedy, City Attorney
Employee Organization: Emeryville Police Managers Association (EPMA)
5.1.3. ID-2023-175 Agency Designated Representatives: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager; Lilybell Nakamura, Human Resources Director; Greg Ramirez, IEDA; John Kennedy, City Attorney
Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1021
6. CLOSED SESSION - CITY OF EMERYVILLE
6.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: PENDING CLAIMS - Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2):
6.1.1. ID-2023-342 Claim of Muneer Nageeb Mohamed Ali - EM2023-08 Attachments: Claim of Muneer Nageeb Mohamed Ali
6.1.2. ID-2023-341 Claim of Cari McCormick - EM2023-07
Attachments: Claim of Carli McCormick
6.2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a):
6.2.1. ID-2023-344 Barry Hurford v. City of Emeryville - Alameda Superior Court Case No. RG1112527.
Claim of Barry Hurford - EM 2020-14
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Welch, seconded by Council Member Mourra, to approve a settlement in the amount of $75,000. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes Mayor Bauters,Vice Mayor Welch,Council Member Kaur,Council Member Mourra, and Council Member Priforce
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6.3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
6.3.1. ID-2023-346 Property: 1245 Powell St., Emeryville, CA (APN 49-1314-001-01) Agency Negotiators: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager; John Kennedy, City Attorney; Christie Crowl, Special Counsel Negotiating Parties: City of Emeryville and Bahman Ghaziani Under Negotiations: Direction regarding price and terms of real estate negotiations.
6.3.2. ID-2023-352 Property: 1500 Park Avenue #314, Emeryville, California City of Emeryville Page 2 of 3 Printed on 11/8/2023
Special Closed Session ACTION MINUTES September 5, 2023 Agency Negotiators: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager; John Kennedy, City Attorney; Christie Crowl, Special Counsel Negotiating Parties: City of Emeryville and Peter Spiro Christ Under Negotiations: Direction regarding price and terms of real estate negotiations.
7. REPORTING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney John Kennedy reported out of Closed Session as shown above.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the Emeryville City Council.
/s/ April Richardson, CMC
City Clerk
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