Special Closed Session
AGENDA
Emeryville City Hall
1333 Park Avenue
Emeryville, CA 94608
(510) 596-4300 phone
(510) 450-7831 fax
www.emeryville.org
CITY OF EMERYVILLE
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City Council / City as Successor Agency to the Emeryville Redevelopment Agency / Management of Emeryville Services Authority
Members:
Mayor John J. Bauters
Vice Mayor Courtney Welch
Council Member Sukhdeep Kaur
Council Member David Mourra
Council Member Kalimah A. Priforce
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 6:30 PM Council Chambers / Teleconference This meeting is being conducted in a hybrid (in-person / Zoom) format at 1333 Park Avenue, Emeryville, California
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All matters listed under CONSENT CALENDAR are considered to be routine and will all be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless good cause is shown prior to the time the Council votes on the motion to adopt. Persons who wish to speak on matters set for PUBLIC HEARINGS will be heard when the Presiding Officer calls for comments from those persons who are in support of or in opposition thereto. After persons have spoken, the Hearing is closed and brought back to Council level for discussion and action. There is no further comment permitted from the audience unless requested by the Council.
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Public Comment: Each speaker is limited to three minutes to present their comments to the City Council at each speaking opportunity. At the discretion of the Presiding Officer, time limits may be further adjusted.
The City Council welcomes comments, including criticism, about the policies, procedures, programs, or services of the City, or of the acts or omissions of the City Council. Speakers shall not use threatening, profane, or abusive language which disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of a City Council, Successor Agency, Management of Emeryville Services Authority, or related meeting. The City is committed to maintaining a workplace free of unlawful harassment and is mindful that City staff regularly attend Council meetings. Discriminatory statements or conduct that would potentially violate the Fair Employment and Housing Act – i.e., statements or conduct that is hostile, intimidating, oppressive, or abusive – is per se disruptive to a meeting and will not be tolerated.
CLOSED SESSION: The Mayor may convene the City Council into Closed Session at the close of the meeting to consider matters of pending or threatened litigation, personnel matters, real property negotiations, or labor negotiations, pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9, 54957, 54956.8, or 54957.6.
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The AGENDA for this special meeting is as follows:
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (on Closed Session Items)
CLOSED SESSION - CITY OF EMERYVILLE / MANAGEMENT OF EMERYVILLE
SERVICES AUTHORITY
5. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6:
5.1. 5.1.1. ID-2023-459 Agency Designated Representatives: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager; Lilybell Nakamura, Human Resources Director; Greg Ramirez, IEDA; John Kennedy, City Attorney; Christie Crowl, Special Counsel
Employee Organization: Emeryville Association of
Confidential Administrative Management and Professional Employees (CAMP)
5.1.2. ID-2023-460 Agency Designated Representatives: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager; Lilybell Nakamura, Human Resources Director; Greg Ramirez, IEDA; John Kennedy, City Attorney; Christie Crowl, Special Counsel
Employee Organization: Service Employees International
Union (SEIU), Local 1021
CLOSED SESSION - CITY OF EMERYVILLE / CITY OF EMERYVILLE AS
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE EMERYVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
6. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a):
6.1. 6.1.1. ID-2023-191 The Successor Agency to the Former Emeryville Redevelopment Agency and the City of Emeryville v.
Swagelok Company, et. al., U.S.D.C., Case No.
17-CV-00308-WHO
7. REPORTING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
8. ADJOURNMENT
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