City Council
CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES
City Administrative Offices
922 Machin Ave
Novato, CA 94945
and
Teleconference
September 9, 2025
Upon Adjournment of Open Session
A. CALL TO ORDER
The City Council closed session began at 8:00 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, Assistant City Manager Carla Hansen, Finance Director Carla Carvalho-Degraff, Chief People Officer Eva Hilliard, and City Attorney Gary Bell
CONSULTANTS PRESENT: Mark E. Wilson and Alison Hernandez, Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
B. PUBLIC COMMENT - NONE
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 LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Cal. Gov’t Code section 54956.9(d)(1)
Names of Cases: SEIU v. City of Novato; SEIU v. City of Novato; City of Novato v.
SEIU
Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) Case Nos.: SF-CE-2304-M; SF-CE2311-M; SF-CO-568-M C.3. 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 D – SEIU General Employees
Item C.1 was removed from the agenda because Councilmember Eklund attended in-person rather than via teleconference. Councilmember Eklund left the meeting at 9:38 p.m.
There was nothing to report out.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourned the meeting at 9:55 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