NOTICE AND AGENDA OF SPECIAL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING-SPECIAL MEETING This meeting is being conducted utilizing teleconferencing and electronic means pursuant to Government Code Section 54953 (Assembly Bill 361). The live stream of the meeting may be viewed on the City of Fremont’s website at www.Fremont.gov/Channel27, which also provides a link to the live stream; or, on Comcast Channel 27. Please note at this time, Channel 27 is only available to Comcast cable subscribers. The public may only view the meeting on television and/or online and not in the Council Chamber.
Submission of Public Comments: For those wishing to make public comments at the Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Council Special meeting, you may either: (1) submit your comments by email prior to the meeting, or (2) by Spoken Public Comment during the meeting. If you experience technical problems with the telephonic meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (510)284-4060 or [email protected].
How to submit Public Communications/Public Comment by email prior to the meeting:
Send an email to [email protected] by 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Please identify the agenda item number and meeting date in the subject line of your email or specify that it is not related to an agenda item. Emails will be compiled into files by agenda item number, distributed to the City Council and staff, and published in the City's Agenda Center on www.fremont.gov. Electronic comments on agenda items for the City Council meeting may only be submitted by email. Comments via text and social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) will not be accepted.
How to provide Spoken Public Comment during the meeting:
1) By phone 833-430-0037 (toll free). Webinar ID: 849 4847 5457. Click *9 to raise a hand to speak. 2) By online https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84948475457
a. Use a current, up-to-date browser: Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge 12+, Safari 7+.
Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers including Internet Explorer. Mute all other audio before speaking. Using multiple devices can cause an audio feedback. b. Enter an email address and name. The name will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to speak.
c. When the Mayor calls for the item on which you wish to speak, click on “raise hand.” Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak.
d. When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable modification or accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, or if you do not have access to email or the internet, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (510) 284-4060 or [email protected] prior to the meeting for assistance.
NOTICE AND AGENDA OF SPECIAL MEETING
CLOSED SESSION
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT
DATE: Wednesday, June 29, 2022
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84948475457
Webinar ID: 849 4847 5457
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PUBLIC COMMENT:
Any person desiring to speak on an item listed on this Notice, may do so prior to the commencement of the closed session. The Mayor will limit the length of each presentation and each speaker may only speak once on each item.
4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government Code Section 54956.9)
Michelle Mondragon v. City of Fremont, US District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 5:18-cv-01605-NC
5. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR: The City Council will hold a special meeting which will commence as an open meeting and then adjourn to a closed session as authorized by subdivision (a) of Section 54957.6 of the Government Code for the purpose of reviewing its position for upcoming employee negotiations and for instructing Karena McGee Shackelford, City Manager; Rafael E. Alvarado, Jr., City Attorney; Brian Stott, Assistant City Manager; Christina Briggs, Assistant City Manager; David Persselin, Finance Director; Allen DeMers, Human Resources Director; Tina Gallegos, Human Resources Manager; Sean Washington, Police Chief; and Jonathan Holtzman, Designated Representative; as the City’s negotiators regarding salaries, salary schedules, compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of its represented and unrepresented employees, and for any other matters within the statutorily provided scope of representation.
The names of the organizations representing employees in question are:
City Fremont Employee Association
Operating Engineers Local Union 3
Teamsters Local 856
Fremont Police Association
Fremont Police Managers’ Association
Professional Engineers and Technicians Association
Fremont Association of Management Employees
Fremont Fire Fighters
Fremont Fire Fighters Battalion Chiefs
This Special Meeting is being called by Mayor Mei.