City Council
CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES
City Administrative Offices
922 Machin Ave
Novato, CA 94945
April 23, 2024 – 4:00 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER
The City Council closed session began at 4:01 p.m.
COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Mark Milberg, Mayor Pro Tempore Tim O’Connor Councilmember Pat Eklund, Councilmember Rachel Farac, and Councilmember Susan Wernick
STAFF PRESENT: Interim City Manager Amy Cunningham, Community Development Director Clare Hartman, Finance Director Carla Carvalho-Degraff and City Attorney Gary Bell
CONSULTANTS PRESENT: Jim McCann, Consultant
CONSULTANTS PARTICIPATING REMOTELY: Gary Phillips, Bob Murray & Associates
B. PUBLIC COMMENT
None
C. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
C.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL; EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9, subd. (d)(1).)
The City Council finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session will prejudice the position of the City in the litigation.
Name of Case: Californians for Homeownership, Inc. v. City of Novato Names of Parties: Californians for Homeownership, Inc., a California nonprofit public benefit corporation; City of Novato, a California municipal corporation Case No.: Superior Court of California for the County of Marin, Case No.
CIV2300180
C.2 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
C.3 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
(California Government Code Section 54957)
Title: City Manager
C.4 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
(California Government Code section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representatives: Mayor Pro Tem O’Connor; Councilmember Eklund
Unrepresented Employee: City Manager
There was nothing to report out.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourned the meeting at 6:32 p.m.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and adopted at the Novato City Council regular meeting of May 14, 2024.
/Laura McDowall/
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Laura McDowall, City Clerk