City Council
CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES
City Administrative Offices
922 Machin Ave
Novato, CA 94945
January 28, 2025 – 4:00 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER
The City Council closed session began at 4:00 p.m.
COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Tim O’Connor, Mayor Pro Tempore Rachel Farac, Councilmember Pat Eklund, Councilmember Kevin Jacobs, and Councilmember Mark Milberg
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Amy Cunningham, Police Chief Jim Naugle, Community Development Director Clare Hartman, Finance Director Carla Carvalho-DeGraff, Chief People Officer Eva Hilliard, Deputy Community Development Director Steve Marshall and City Attorney Gary Bell CONSULTANTS PRESENT: Timothy L. Davis and Mark E. Wilson, Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
B. PUBLIC COMMENT - NONE
C. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
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.
C.1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(California Government Code 54957.6)
Agency designated
representatives:
Amy Cunningham, City Manager
Timothy L. Davis, Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
Mark E. Wilson, Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
Employee
organizations: Unit A – Novato Police Managers
Unit B – Novato Police Association
Unit D – SEIU General Employees
Unit E – Western Council of Engineers
Unit H – Novato Police Civilian Employees
Unrepresented
employees:
Assistant City Manager
Administrative Services Director
Accountant/Analyst
Accounting Supervisor
Assistant City Clerk
City Clerk
Chief of Police
Chief Building Official
Chief Information Officer
Community Development Director
Director of Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Deputy Director Finance
Economic Development Manager
Engineering Services Manager
Executive Secretary/Deputy City Clerk
Executive Assistant
Finance Director
Human Resources Analyst
Human Resources Assistant
Human Resources Manager
Maintenance Superintendent
Management Analyst I
Management Analyst II
Public Works Director-City Engineer
Public Works Administrative Manager
Planning Manager
Principal Management Analyst
Principal Human Resources Analyst
Recreation Operations Manager
Recreation Division Manager
Senior Management Analyst
Supervising Accountant
Supervision Code Enforcement Officer
Senior I.T. Analyst
Technology Manager
C.2 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: Two
C.3 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
(Gov. Code, § 54956.8)
Property: 500 Palm Dr, Novato, CA 94949
Agency Negotiator: Amy Cunningham, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: The Public
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
There was nothing to report out.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council went into open session at 6pm and reconvened the closed session at 9:30pm upon adjournment of the open session. The closed session was adjourned at 10:30pm.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and adopted at the Novato City Council regular meeting of February 25, 2025.
/Laura McDowall/
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Laura McDowall, City Clerk