City Council
Meeting Minutes
Mark Turner - Mayor
Yvonne Martínez Beltrán - Mayor Pro Tem
Soraida Iwanaga - Council Member
Marilyn Librers - Council Member
Miriam Vega - Council Member
Monday, July 7, 2025
Council Chamber Building - West Conference Room
17555 Peak Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
CONTINUED CLOSED SESSION
The closed session convened at 5:00 p.m.
Council Members Iwanaga, Vega, and Librers were present along with Assistant City Attorney Hasson.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATON
Significant Exposure to Litigation § 54956.9(d)(2)
One case
One potential action involving significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Section 54956.9 (d)(2); facts and circumstances are known under Section 54956.9 (e) (2) - complaint of inappropriate conduct made by Mayor Pro Tem Yvonne Martinez Beltran The City Council took the following actions on a 3-0 vote (Mayor Turner and Mayor Pro Tem Martinez Beltran were conflicted and did not participate):
1. They waived the attorney-client and work product privileges for the limited purpose of responding to Public Records Act requests for the report, and directed staff to make the report public without redaction (except for legally required redactions to the police report).
2. They voted to refer the report to the Fair Political Practices Commission for further review.
3. They voted to refer the report to the Civil Grand Jury for further review.
4. They requested a session with a consultant to discuss the functioning of the City Council.
5. In light of the totality of the circumstances, the Council voted to schedule a July 7, 2025
2 special meeting on July 22, 2025, at 6:00 pm. to present the report in open session. The City's retained counsel will make a presentation, Shelline K.
Bennett from the law firm of Liebert, Cassidy and Whitmore.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:37 p.m.
Minutes Prepared By:
Michelle Bigelow, City Clerk/PIO