City Council
CLOSED SESSION
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
City Administrative Offices
922 Machin Ave
Novato, CA 94945
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 – 5:00 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER
The City Council closed session began at 5:04 p.m.
COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Tim O’Connor, Mayor Pro Tempore Rachel Farac, Councilmember Pat Eklund, and Councilmember Mark Milberg COUNCIL ABSENT: Councilmember Kevin Jacobs
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Amy Cunningham, Police Chief Jim Naugle and City Attorney Gary Bell
B. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
C. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
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 LEGAL COUNSEL — INITIATION OF LITIGATION (California Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(4).) Number of Potential Cases: One
Prior to the start of the closed session, City Attorney Bell announced that a point had been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the local agency on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there was a significant exposure to litigation against the local agency. 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, which facts and circumstances need not be disclosed.
There was nothing to report out.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourned the meeting at 6:15pm.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and adopted at the Novato City Council regular meeting of February 11, 2025.
/Laura McDowall/
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Laura McDowall, City Clerk