City Council
Meeting Minutes
Mark Turner - Mayor
Marilyn Librers - Mayor Pro Tem
Soraida Iwanaga - Council Member
Yvonne Martínez Beltrán - Council Member
Miriam Vega - Council Member
Friday, January 16, 2026
12:00 p.m.
Community and Cultural Center
Madrone Room
17000 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
SPECIAL MEETING
A Special Meeting was called for the purpose of conducting a closed session.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Turner called the City Council meeting to order at 12:16 p.m.
ROLL CALL ATTENDANCE
City Attorney Larkin called the roll.
PRESENT Mark Turner, Marilyn Librers, Soraida Iwanaga, Yvonne Martinez Beltran, Miriam Vega
ABSENT None
DECLARATION OF POSTING AGENDA
City Attorney Larkin declared the posting of the agenda.
CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Larkin announced the closed session items.
Public Employment (§ 54957)
January 16, 2026
2 Title: City Attorney
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (§ 54956.9) Name of Case: United States of America v. City of Morgan Hill; City of Petaluma Northern District, Case No. 5:26-CV-00056-BLF
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION
Public comment opened at 12:18 p.m.
Armando Benavides was called to speak.
With no further requests to speak, public comment closed.
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
The meeting adjourned to closed session at 12:21 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Turner adjourned the meeting at 4:58 p.m. with no reportable action on the closed session items.
Minutes Prepared by:
Michelle Bigelow, City Clerk