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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, May 19, 2026 5:45 PM Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:46 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Sukhdeep Kaur, Vice Mayor Matthew Solomon, Council Member Kalimah Priforce, Council Member David Mourra, 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 LABOR NEGOTIATORS, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6:
5.1.1 Agency Designated Representatives: LaTanya Bellow, City Manager; Lilybell Nakamura, Human Resources Director; Jeff Bailey, IEDA; John Kennedy, City Attorney
Employee Organization: Emeryville Association of Confidential Administrative Management and Professional Employees (CAMP)
5.1.2 Agency Designated Representatives: LaTanya Bellow, City Manager; Lilybell Nakamura, Human Resources Director; Jeff Bailey, IEDA; John City Council MINUTES May 19, 2026
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Kennedy, City Attorney
Employee Organization: Emeryville Police Managers Association (EPMA)
5.1.3 Agency Designated Representatives: LaTanya Bellow, City Manager; Lilybell Nakamura, Human Resources Director; Jeff Bailey, IEDA; John Kennedy, City Attorney
Employee Organization: Emeryville Police Officers Association (EPOA)
5.1.4 Agency Designated Representatives: LaTanya Bellow, City Manager; Lilybell Nakamura, Human Resources Director; Jeff Bailey, IEDA; John Kennedy, City Attorney
Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1021
5.1.5 Agency Designated Representatives: LaTanya Bellow, City Manager; Lilybell Nakamura, Human Resources Director; Jeff Bailey, IEDA; John Kennedy, City Attorney
Employee Organization: Unrepresented Employees
5.2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PENDING CLAIMS, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(e)(3):
5.2.1 Claim of Cheryl Brooks - EM2026-7
6. REPORTING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
MOVED by Mourra and SECONDED by Welch to approve a settlement for the Cheryl Brooks claim in the amount of $140.00 for property damages.
RESULT: Passed [5 TO 0]
AYES: Kaur, Solomon, Mourra, Priforce, Welch
NOES: None
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:34 p.m.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were adopted at a meeting of the Emeryville City Council.
/s/ Lorrayne Leong
Deputy City Clerk