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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, April 21, 2026 6:30 PM Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Sukhdeep Kaur, Vice Mayor Matthew Solomon, Council Member David Mourra, Council Member Kalimah Priforce, Council Member Courtney Welch
Absent: None
3. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
No ex parte communications were reported.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (on Closed Session items only)
0 speakers.
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. Rochelle Conner v. City of Emeryville, et al., U.S.D.C.
Case No. C22-08867
5.1.2. Ana Biocini v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda Superior Court Case No. 24CV058820
Claim of Ana Biocini, EM 2023-09
City Council MINUTES April 21, 2026
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5.1.3. Mariama Sadio v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. 24CV091400
Claim of Mariama Sadio, EM 2024-06
5.1.4. Andrew Marowitz v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. 24CV085590
Claim of Andrew Marowitz, EM 2024-02
5.1.5. Ayman Badr v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. 25CV107544
Claim of Ayman Badr - Late Filed Claim
5.1.6. City of Emeryville, et al. v. Donald Trump, et al., U.S.
District Court Case No. 25-CV-01350-WHO
5.1.7. Dorothy McCarter v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. 25CV114389
Claim of Dorothy Carter - EM2024-09
5.1.8. Jonathan Peterson v. California Highway Patrol, City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. 25CV133985
Claim of Jonathan Peterson - EM2024-01
5.1.9. Beverley Anderson v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda Superior Court Case No. 25CV158436
Claim of Beverley Anderson, EM 2025-14
5.1.10. Noah Gebremedhin Woo, et al v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda Superior Court Case No. 25CV142917
Claims of Noah Gebremedhin Woo and Senait
Gebremedhin, EM 2025-08 and EM 2025-09
5.1.11. Joseph Hill v. City of Emeryville, et al., Alameda Superior Court
Case No. 25CV152780
Claim of Joseph Hill – Non-Jurisdictional Filed Claim
5.2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8:
5.2.1. 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.
5.3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL LITIGATION - City Council MINUTES April 21, 2026
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6. REPORTING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney John Kennedy stated that there were no reportable actions taken.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:08 p.m.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were adopted at a meeting of the Emeryville City Council.
/s/ April Foran, CMC
City Clerk
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4):
One Potential Case.