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City Council
Closed Session Agenda
CITY ADMINSTRATIVE OFFICES
922 MACHIN AVE
NOVATO, CA 94945
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 – 4:30 P.M.
Mayor
Rachel Farac
Mayor Pro Tempore
Kevin Jacobs
Councilmembers
Pat Eklund
Sandeep Karkal
Tim O’Connor
City Manager
Amy Cunningham
City Attorney
Gary Bell
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A. CALL TO ORDER
B. PUBLIC COMMENT (ONLY ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS)
C. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
C.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(2))
One potential case
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
C.3. LIABILITY CLAIMS
(Gov. Code, § 54956.95)
Claimant: Karol Kadel
Claim Against: City of Novato
D. ADJOURNMENT
Materials that are submitted to members of the City Council after the distribution of the agenda packet will be made available to the public at the time they are provided to the City Council.
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, Laura McDowall, certify that on the Thursday before the Council meeting of January 27, 2026, the closed session agenda was posted on the City Community Service Board at 922 Machin Ave in Novato, California and on the City’s website at novato.org. /Laura McDowall/
Laura McDowall, City Clerk