Emeryville City Hall
1333 Park Avenue
Emeryville, CA 94608
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www.emeryville.org
ACTION MINUTES
Special Closed Session
Mayor Courtney Welch
Vice Mayor David Mourra
Council Member John J. Bauters
Council Member Sukhdeep Kaur
Council Member Kalimah A. Priforce
Members:
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City Council / Management of Emeryville Services Authority
CITY OF EMERYVILLE
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 5:30 PM Council Chambers / Teleconference
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Mayor Courtney Welch
Vice Mayor David Mourra
Council Member John J. Bauters
Council Member Sukhdeep Kaur
Council Member Kalimah A. Priforce
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. 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)
5.1.2. ID-2023-175 Agency Designated Representatives: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager; Lilybell Nakamura, Human Resources Director; Greg Ramirez, IEDA; John Kennedy, City Attorney
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Special Closed Session ACTION MINUTES December 19, 2023 Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1021
6. CLOSED SESSION - CITY OF EMERYVILLE
6.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PENDING CLAIMS, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(e)(3):
6.1.1. ID-2023-503 Claim of Yolanda Nesbitt - EM2023-14 Attachments: Yolanda Nesbitt Claim
A motion was made by Council Member Bauters, seconded by Vice Mayor Mourra, to deny the claim for an accident occurring on an unidentified bus. Motion carried 5/0.
6.1.2. ID-2023-504 Claim of Lisa Wolfe - EM2023-15
Attachments: Lisa Wolfe Claim
A motion was made by Council Member Bauters, seconded by Vice Mayor Mourra, to deny the claim for personal injury resulting from a trip & fall. The motion carried 4/1.
6.2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
6.2.1. ID-2023-509 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.
7. REPORTING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney John Kennedy reported out of Closed Session as shown above.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:55 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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