City Council
CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES
City Administrative Offices
922 Machin Ave
Novato, CA 94945
November 18, 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 and Councilmember Kevin Jacobs. Councilmember Pat Eklund arrived at 4:07 p.m.
DISTRICT 5: Vacant
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Amy Cunningham and City Attorney Gary Bell CONSULTANTS PRESENT: Rick Haydon, MRG
B. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
C. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
C.1 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
(California Government Code Section 54957.)
Title: City Manager
C.2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Gov’t Code section 54956.9) Name of Case: Jane Doe (LP) v. Doe 1, et al.
Names of Parties: Jane Doe; Doe; City of Novato, et al.
Case No.: Marin County Superior Court CIV2204192
There was no report out.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourned the meeting at 5:48 p.m.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and adopted at the Novato City Council regular meeting of January 13, 2026. /Laura McDowall/
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Laura McDowall, City Clerk