MINUTES
City Council Meeting
City of Hemet
Hemet Public Library — Temporary City Council Chamber
Thursday, May 8, 2025
1. SPECIAL MEETING - 5: 30 P. M.
2. CALL TO ORDER
TheCityCounciloftheCityof Hemetmetthisdatein a SpecialMeetingat 5:31p.m. inthe HemetPublicLibrary, 300 E. LathamAvenue, Hemet, California, with MayorPetersonpresiding.
3. ROLL CALL
CityClerkMaierprovidedthe RollCallasfollows:
Present: Mayor Jackie Peterson
Mayor Pro Tem Carole Kendrick
Council Members Krupa, Tom Lodge, and Joe Males
Staff Present:
City Manager: Mark Prestwich
City Attorney: Steven Graham
City Clerk: John Paul Maier
4. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - RULES OF DECORUM, RESOLUTION NO. 4545 Mayor Peterson asked for Public Comments, and the following citizens spoke: Connie Coronado and Jenny Hess.
4. A. Public Comment for Items Listed on the Agenda: Discussion Item
5. DISCUSSION - ACTION ITEM
5. A. DiscussionandActionon CityCouncilDistrictOneVacancy, IncludingPotential Appointment of a Qualified Individual to Fill the Vacancy or Calling a Special Election to Fill the Vacancy
CityClerkMaierprovideda presentationonthe potentialappointmentof a qualifiedIndividualto fill the vacancyand notedsevencandidateshadsubmittedtheirapplicationsand were present for interviews should the City Council provide an appointment.
TheCityCouncilrequestedthatthecandidatesbesequesteredandinterviewedRobertGalletta, PaulGray, DanaHill, Constance "Connie" Howard -Clark, NormKyriss, CarlosMichel, and Lori VanArsdalefor considerationof the DistrictOnevacancy. Byconsensus, the CityCouncil discussedanddeterminedto usea rank -choicevotingmethodto discoverthe candidate(s) with thehighestnumberof votes. CityClerkMaieraskedthattheCouncilconsidervotingfortwo candidates and would tally the top candidate( s). A vote ensued. City Clerk Maier tallied the votes and announced that Connie Clark had the most votes.
Action:
MOTIONBY MAYOR PRO TEM KENDRICK, SECONDBY COUNCILMEMBERLODGE, CARRIED5-0, toappointConnieClarktofilltheCityCouncilDistrictOneVacancy, servinga short term until the next Regular Election to be held in November 2026.
6. ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL MEETING
MayorPetersonrequesteda brief recessto honoroutgoingMayorPro Tem Kendrickfor her public service to the City of Hemet and asked that she join her at the dais to receive a plaque.
City Clerk Maier provided the Oath of Office to Council Member Clark.
7. SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION — 6: 30 P. M. OR SOON THEREAFTER
8. CALL TO ORDER
TheCityCounciloftheCityofHemetmetthisdateina SpecialClosedSessionat8:01p.m. in the Hemet Public Library, 300 E. Latham Avenue, Hemet, California, with Mayor Peterson presiding.
9. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Maier provided the Roll Call as follows:
Present: Mayor Jackie Peterson
Council Members Connie Clark, Linda Krupa, Tom Lodge,
and Joe Males
Staff Present:
City Manager: Mark Prestwich
City Attorney: Steven Graham
City Clerk: John Paul Maier
10. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - RULES OF DECORUM, RESOLUTION NO. 4545 Mayor Peterson asked for public comments; no one spoke.
City Council Meeting
May 8, 2025
11. DISCUSSION ITEM
11. A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Pursuant to Paragraph ( 2) of Subdivision ( d) of Section 54956. 9
Number of Cases ( 1)
12. ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION
Therebeingnofurtherbusiness, MayorPetersonrecessedthemeetingat8:03P.M. intoClosed Session. The next Regular City Council Meeting will be at 6:00 p.m. on May 13, 2025.
APPROVAL:
6a Wit;
Jackie Peterson
Mayor
ATTEST:
J P. Maier, MBA, MMC
City Clerk
City Council Meeting
May 8, 2025