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 Courtney Welch
Vice Mayor David Mourra
Council Member John J. Bauters
Council Member Sukhdeep Kaur
Council Member Kalimah A. Priforce
Members:
--AMENDED--
City Council / Management of Emeryville Services Authority
CITY OF EMERYVILLE
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 6:15 PM Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:15 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Council Member Kaur was absent 6:15 p.m.- 6:18 p.m.
Council Member Priforce was absent 6:15 p.m. - 6:20 p.m.
Mayor Courtney Welch
Vice Mayor David Mourra
Council Member John J. Bauters
Present: 3 -
Council Member Sukhdeep Kaur
Council Member Kalimah A. Priforce
Absent: 2 -
3. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
No ex parte communications were reported.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (on Closed Session Items)
10 speakers.
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-2024-189 Agency Designated Representatives: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager; Lilybell Nakamura, Human Resources Director; Richard Bolanos, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore; Steven Berliner, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore; John Kennedy, City Attorney
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Special Closed Session ACTION MINUTES June 4, 2024
5.1.2. ID-2024-190 Agency Designated Representatives: Paul Buddenhagen, City Manager; Lilybell Nakamura, Human Resources Director; Richard Bolanos, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore; Steven Berliner, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore; John Kennedy, City Attorney
Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1021
5.2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957:
5.2.1. ID-2024-229 Title: City Manager
6. CLOSED SESSION - CITY OF EMERYVILLE
6.1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
6.1.1. ID-2024-057 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 stated that there were no reportable actions taken.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the Emeryville City Council / Management of Emeryville Services Authority. /s/ April Richardson, CMC
City Clerk / Secretary
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