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 David Mourra
Vice Mayor Sukhdeep Kaur
Council Member Kalimah A. Priforce
Council Member Matthew Solomon
Council Member Courtney Welch
Members:
City Council
CITY OF EMERYVILLE
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 7:00 PM Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Mayor David Mourra
Vice Mayor Sukhdeep Kaur
Council Member Courtney Welch
Present: 3 -
Council Member Kalimah A. Priforce
Council Member Matthew Solomon
Absent: 2 -
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
5.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a):
5.1.1. ID-2023-002 Rochelle Conner v. City of Emeryville, et al., U.S.D.C. Case No.
C22-08867
5.1.2. ID-2023-148 Duane Singleton v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda Superior Court Case No. 23CV029375
Claim of Duane Singleton, EM 2022-09
5.1.3. ID-2024-012 Kyle Ching v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda Superior Court Case No. 23CV054260
Claim of Kyle Ching, EM 2023-04
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5.1.4. ID-2024-016 Muneer Nageeb Ali v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda Superior Court Case No. 23CV056233
Claim of Muneer Nageeb Ali, EM 2023-08
5.1.5. ID-2024-017 Ana Biocini v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda Superior Court Case No. 24CV058820
Claim of Ana Biocini, EM 2023-09
5.1.6. ID-2024-152 Grocery Outlet, Inc. v. City of Emeryville, Alameda Superior Court Case No. 24CV069470
5.1.7. ID-2024-409 Mariama Sadio v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. 24CV091400
Claim of Mariama Sadio, EM 2024-06
5.1.8. ID-2025-030 Andrew Marowitz v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. 24CV085590
Claim of Andrew Marowitz, EM 2024-02
5.1.9. ID-2025-124 Ayman Badr v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. 25CV107544
Claim of Ayman Badr - Late Filed Claim
5.1.10. ID-2025-125 City of Emeryville, et al. v. Donald Trump, et al., U.S. District Court Case No. 25-CV-01350-WHO
5.2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
5.2.1. ID-2025-028 Property: 4300 San Pablo Avenue, Emeryville, CA (APN 49-1079-014-01)
Agency Negotiators: LaTanya Bellow, City Manager; John
Kennedy, City Attorney; Christie Crowl, Special Counsel Negotiating Parties: City of Emeryville and EAH, Inc.
Under Negotiations: Direction regarding price and terms of real estate negotiations.
5.2.2. ID-2025-029 Property: 1245 Powell St., Emeryville, CA (APN 49-1314-001-01) Agency Negotiators: LaTanya Bellow, 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.
5.3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PENDING CLAIMS, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(e)(3):
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5.3.1. ID-2025-126 Claim of Noah Gebremedhin Woo - EM2025-08 Attachments: Noah Gebremedhin Woo Claim
5.3.2. ID-2025-127 Claim of Senait Gebremedhin - EM2025-09 Attachments: Senait Gebremedhin Claim
6. REPORTING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney John Kennedy stated that there were no reportable actions taken.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:26 p.m.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the Emeryville City Council.
/s/ April Foran, CMC
City Clerk
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