SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CLOSED SESSION
January 20, 2026, 4: 00 p. m.
City Council Chamber - 1243 National City Boulevard
National City, CA
Present: Councilmember Bush ( arrived at 4: 08 p.m.)
Councilmember Rodriguez
Councilmember Yamane
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)
Tonya Hussain, Deputy City Clerk
Alicia Hicks, Human Resources Director ( via Zoom)
Conchita Waite, Supervising HR Analyst
Bruce Foltz, Director of Finance
Steven Berliner ( Labor Negotiator) ( via Zoom)
1 CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of National City was called to order at 4: 06 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 ( arrived 4: 08 p.m.), 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) There were no public comments.
5. CLOSED SESSION
Members retired into Closed Session at 4: 08 p.m. and returned at 5:59 p.m. with all members present in attendance: Bush, Rodriguez, Yamane, Morrison, Molina, and Romero.
Staff entered Closed Session at 4: 08 p.m. for Item No. 5. 1; Hicks, Foltz, Waite, and Hernandez. In addition, Labor Negotiator Berliner joined the session for Item No. 5.2.
Staff left Closed Session at 5:59 p. m.
Acting City Attorney Romero announcement of actions taken in Closed Session would be made at the 6: 00 p. m. meeting.
5. 2 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Government Code Section 54957. 6
Employee Organization:
Police Officers Association ( POA)
Agency Designated Representatives:
Steven Berliner ( Labor Negotiator)
Alex Hernandez ( Acting City Manager/ Police Chief)
Bruce Foltz ( Finance Director)
Alicia Hicks ( Human Resources Director)
Conchita Waite ( Human Resources Supervising HR Analyst)
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: 59 p. m.
Shelley Chapel! JW6, Cit Clerk
The foregoing minutes were approved at the Regular Mee ' of February 17, 2026.
Ron Morrison, Mayor