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City of Fort Bragg
Meeting Minutes
Special City Council
THE FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL MEETS CONCURRENTLY
AS THE FORT BRAGG MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
NO. 1 AND THE FORT BRAGG REDEVELOPMENT
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
Monday, July 11, 2022 5:00 PM Via Video Conference
Special Closed Session
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Norvell called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM, all Councilmembers appearing via Video Conference.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Bernie Norvell, Vice Mayor Jessica Morsell-Haye, Councilmember Tess Albin-Smith, Councilmember Lindy Peters and Councilmember Marcia Rafanan
Present: 5 -
1. MAYOR’S RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Norvell announced his appointment of Scott Deitz to the Fort Bragg Planning Commission to replace Sharon Davis. There were no objections to the appointment. Councilmember Peters, as the City's Ambassador to Fort Bragg's Sister City, Otsuchi, Japan, read a letter of condolence he wrote to the Mayor of Otsuchi upon the death of former Premier Shinzo Abe.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
Public Comment was received from Jacob Patterson.
3. CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Norvell recessed the meeting at 5:07 PM; the meeting reconvened to Closed Session at 5:07 PM.
3A. 22-326 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b): Title: City Manager
Councilmember Peters recused himself from hearing Item 3B citing a potential conflict of interest as his wife works for the City, and left the meeting at 5:12 PM. 3B. 22-325 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6: City Negotiators: Isaac Whippy, Assistant Finance Director, June Lemos, MMC, City Clerk, and Juli Mortensen, Human Resources Analyst; Employee Organizations: Fort Bragg Employee Organization.
Mayor Norvell reconvened the meeting to Open Session at 6:03 PM and reported that no reportable action was taken on the Closed Session items.
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ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Norvell adjourned the meeting at 6:04 PM.
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BERNIE NORVELL, MAYOR
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June Lemos, MMC, City Clerk
IMAGED (___________)
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