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Members:
Mayor Sukhdeep Kaur
Vice Mayor Matthew Solomon
Council Member David Mourra
Council Member Kalimah A. Priforce
Council Member Courtney Welch
CITY OF EMERYVILLE
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION
Emeryville City Hall
1333 Park Avenue
Emeryville, CA 94608
(510) 596-4300 phone
(510) 450-7831 fax
www.emeryville.org
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 5:45 PM Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:45 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Sukhdeep Kaur, Vice Mayor Matthew Solomon, Council Member Kalimah Priforce, Council Member Courtney Welch
Absent: Council Member David Mourra
Council Member Mourra was absent 5:45p.m. – 5:46 p.m.
3. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
No ex parte communications were reported.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (on Closed Session Items)
1 speaker
5. CLOSED SESSION
5.1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957:
5.1.1. City Manager
5.1.2. City Attorney
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5.2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a):
5.2.1. Rochelle Conner v. City of Emeryville, et al., U.S.D.C. Case No. C22- 08867
5.2.2. Kyle Ching v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda Superior Court Case No. 23CV054260
Claim of Kyle Ching, EM 2023-04
5.2.3. Ana Biocini v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda Superior Court Case No. 24CV058820
Claim of Ana Biocini, EM 2023-09
5.2.4. Mariama Sadio v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. 24CV091400
Claim of Mariama Sadio, EM 2024-06
5.2.5. Andrew Marowitz v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. 24CV085590
Claim of Andrew Marowitz, EM 2024-02
5.2.6. Ayman Badr v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. 25CV107544
Claim of Ayman Badr - Late Filed Claim
5.2.7. City of Emeryville, et al. v. Donald Trump, et al., U.S. District Court Case No. 25-CV-01350-WHO
5.2.8. Dorothy McCarter v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. 25CV114389
Claim of Dorothy Carter - EM2024-09
5.2.9. Jonathan Peterson v. California Highway Patrol, City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. 25CV133985 Claim of Jonathan Peterson - EM2024-01
5.2.10. Beverley Anderson v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda Superior Court Case No. 25CV158436
Claim of Beverley Anderson, EM 2025-14
5.3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8:
5.3.1. 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.
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5.4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PENDING CLAIMS, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(e)(3):
5.4.1. Claim of Laura Hayes - EM2026-1
5.4.2. Claim of Michelle Johnson on Behalf of Minor D.K. – EM2026-2
5.4.3. Claim of Eric Smith - EM2026-3
5.4.4. Claim of Edgard Contreras - EM2026-4
6. REPORTING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney John Kennedy stated that there were no reportable actions taken.
7. ADJOURNMENT
At 7:00 p.m. Mayor Kaur announced that the Closed Session would adjourn to after the regular City Council meeting.
The Mayor reconvened the adjourned Closed Session at 9:02 p.m.
The Closed Session adjourned at 10:04 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