City Council
CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES
City Administrative Offices
922 Machin Ave
Novato, CA 94945
and
Teleconference
September 9, 2025 – 4:30 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER
The City Council closed session began at 4:32 p.m.
COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Tim O’Connor, Mayor Pro Tempore Rachel Farac, Councilmember Kevin Jacobs, and Councilmember Mark Milberg Councilmember Pat Eklund arrived at 4:38 p.m.
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Amy Cunningham, Assistant City Manager Bill Rose, Finance Director Carla Carvalho-Degraff and City Attorney Gary Bell B. PUBLIC COMMENT
1. Ross Millerick
2. Susan Wernick
3. Serena Fisher
4. Meg Jordan
5. Janine Bradley
6. Steve Plocher
7. David Gray
8. Carol-Joy Harris
9. Dean Moser
10. Doug Hood
11. Steven Ghirardo
12. John Hansen
13. Edgar Furlong
14. Brad Witherspoon
C. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
C.1. BY MOTION, AUTHORIZE COUNCILMEMBER EKLUND TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY UNDER AB 2449 DUE TO AN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCE 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: Amy Cunningham, City Manager
Negotiating
Parties: Park Acquisition Corporation (PAC)
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
C.3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Gov. Code, § 54956.8)
Property:
115 San Pablo Avenue & 216-214 Sunset Drive, APN
157-690-37 and portions of 157-690-53, “Bachelors
Officers’ Quarters” (“BOQ”) and “Old Hamilton Gym”
Agency
Negotiators: Amy Cunningham, City Manager
Negotiating
Parties: John Redwine, Headland LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
Item C.1 was removed from the agenda because Councilmember Eklund attended the meeting in-person rather than via Teleconference.
There was no reportable action.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council took a recess at 5:55 p.m. to attend the open session and reconvened at 7:58 p.m. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and adopted at the Novato City Council regular meeting of October 28, 2025. /Laura McDowall/
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Laura McDowall, City Clerk