City Council
CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES
City Administrative Offices
922 Machin Ave
Novato, CA 94945
March 24, 2026 – 4:30 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER
The City Council closed session began at 4:31 p.m.
COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Rachel Farac, Mayor Pro Kevin Jacobs, Councilmember Pat Eklund, Councilmember Sandeep Karkal, and Councilmember Tim O’Connor STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Amy Cunningham, Assistant City Manager Bill Rose, Community Development Director Clare Hartman and City Attorney Gary Bell B. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
C. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
C.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Gov’t Code section 54956.9) Name of Case: Romar Court Apartments LLC vs. City of Novato; Novato City Council; City of Novato Housing and Building Code Appeals Board; Does 1-10 Names of Parties: Romar Court Apartments LLC; City of Novato; Novato City Council; City of Novato Housing and Building Code Appeals Board
Case No.: Marin County Superior Court CV0009382
C.2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — INITIATION OF LITIGATION (California Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(4).) One potential case.
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 adjourned the meeting at 5:30 p.m.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and adopted at the Novato City Council regular meeting of April 14, 2026.
/Laura McDowall/
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Laura McDowall, City Clerk