1 CITY OF FAIRFIELD CITY COUNCIL
CLOSED SESSION MEETING
AGENDA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025; 4:00 PM
CITY HALL, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM
1000 WEBSTER STREET, 4TH FLOOR, FAIRFIELD, CA 94533
OR VIA ZOOM
AGENDA
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Vice Mayor Pam Bertani called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. City Attorney David Lim called roll.
Councilmember Doug Carr - Joined via Zoom at 4:33 pm for Items F.2 and F.3 Councilmember Doriss Panduro - Present
Councilmember Manveer Sandhu - Arrived at 5:01 pm for Items F.2 and F.3 Councilmember Scott Tonnesen - Present
Councilmember K. Patrice Williams - Present
Vice Mayor Pam Bertani - Present
Mayor Catherine “Cat” Moy - Absent
No members of the public were present for public comment.
The City Council went into closed session on the following item with the listed people present:
F.1 Conference with Legal Counsel—Existing Litigation
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case: DAVID THACKER V. CITY OF FAIRFIELD, COUNTY OF SOLANO, and DOES 1-10. California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, case number A171354
Present were City Attorney David Lim, City Manager David Gassaway, Assistant City Manager Farbod Pirouzmand, Public Works Director Sanjay Mishra, and attorney Laurie Hepler (Zoom).
F.4 Conference with Legal Counsel—Existing Litigation
This item was called out of order at 4:25 pm.
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4): One (1) potential case
Present were City Attorney David Lim, City Manager David Gassaway, Assistant City Manager Farbod Pirouzmand, and Public Works Director Sanjay Mishra.
2 F.2 Labor Negotiations
Present were City Attorney David Lim, City Manager David Gassaway, Human Resources Director Farbod Pirouzmand, and Finance Director John Furtado.
F.3 Public Employee Performance Evaluation - City Attorney (Government Code Section 54957)
Present were City Attorney David Lim and City Manager David Gassaway.
The City Council came out of closed session.
Vice Mayor Bertani adjourned the meeting at 5:56 p.m.
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City Attorney
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Vice Mayor Pam Bertani