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SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CLOSED SESSION
January 12, 2026, 4: 00 p. m.
City Council Chamber - 1243 National City Boulevard
National City, CA
Present: Councilmember Bush
Councilmember Yamane
Councilmember Rodriguez
Vice - Mayor Molina
Mayor Morrison
Others Present: Alejandro Hernandez, Acting City Manager / Police Chief Richard Romero, Acting City Attorney
Shelley Chapel, City Clerk ( via Zoom)
Alicia Hicks, Director of Human Resources
Martha Juarez, Acting Deputy City Manager / Assistant Director of Engineering and Public Works
1 CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of National City was called to order at 4: 05 p. m. via teleconference and in the Council Chamber, located in City Hall, 1243 National City Boulevard, National City, California.
2. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers present: Bush, Rodriguez, Yamane, Molina, Morrison
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Councilmember Yamane led the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT ( Public Comment will be restricted to Agenda Items Only) No Public Comment.
5. CLOSED SESSION
Members retired into Closed Session at 4: 05 p. m. and returned at 5: 09 p. m. with all members present in attendance: Bush, Rodriguez, Yamane, Morrison, Molina, and Romero.
Staff present in Closed Session: Hernandez, Hicks, and Juarez. Applicant was present from 4: 05 p.m. to 4: 35 p.m.
Assistant City Attorney Romero announcement of actions taken in Closed Session as no reportable action.
5. 1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Government Code Section 54957( b)( 1)
Position: City Attorney - Interim
6. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Morrison adjourned to the Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of National City, Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 6: 00 p. m. in the Council Chamber, located in City Hall, 1243 National City Boulevard, National City, California.
The meeting adjourned at 5: 10 p. m.
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The foregoing minutes were approved at the Regular Meetin f February 17, 20 n Morrison, Mayor