City Council
CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES
City Administrative Offices
922 Machin Ave
Novato, CA 94945
June 27, 2023 – 4:00 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER
The City Council closed session began at 4:05 p.m.
COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Susan Wernick, Mayor Pro Tem Mark Milberg, Councilmember Pat Eklund, Councilmember Rachel Farac and Councilmember Tim O’Connor.
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Adam McGill and City Attorney Gary Bell B. PUBLIC COMMENT
Public Comment was taken in the City Council Chambers, 901 Sherman Ave.
1. Pat Higgins
2. David Teta
3. Dean Moser
4. Mason Chasey
5. Doug Hood
6. Mary Currie
7. Owen Haxton
8. Serena Fisher
9. Anne Glasscock
10. Janine Bradley
11. Edward Collins
12. Miriam Spross
13. Timo Jan Navsky
14. Carol Joy Harris
15. Michele Rivers
16. Janeen Thomas
17. Carolyn Corry
18. John Hansen
19. Joan Cervisi
20. Susan Meyer
21. Gary Appleman
22. John Feld
23. Jay Shelfer
24. Nancy Warfield
25. Gayle Atkinson
26. Todd Rogers
27. Michele Rodriguez
28. Meg Jordan
29. Erma Wheatley
30. Bill Davis
31. Lucinda Daly
32. Cecil Sherod
C. CLOSED SESSION ITEM
C.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Litigation pursuant to Cal. Gov’t Code section 54956.9(d)(2)
Number of Potential Cases: One
C.2 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
(Gov. Code, § 54956.8)
Property: Marin Valley Mobile Country Club, 100 Marin Valley Dr, Novato, CA 94945
Agency
Negotiators: Adam McGill, City Manager
Negotiating
Parties: HCA Property Management, Inc
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
C.3 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to Cal. Gov’t Code section 54956.9(d)(4).
Number of Potential Cases: One
City Attorney Gary Bell gave the following oral report in the public regarding closed session agenda item C.1 before the closed session began:
1. Facts and circumstances that might result in litigation against the local agency but which the local agency believes are not yet known to a potential plaintiff or plaintiffs
The City Council gave direction to staff.
D. ADJOURNMENT
At 6:14pm, the City Council continued the Closed Session to after adjournment of the open session. The Closed Session deliberations were then convened at 9:30pm and adjourned at 10:20 pm.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and adopted at the Novato City Council regular meeting of August 22, 2023. /Laura McDowall/
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Laura McDowall, City Clerk