NOVATO CITY COUNCIL
CLOSED SESSION
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
City Administrative Offices
922 Machin Ave
Novato, CA 94945
July 20, 2026 – 5:00 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER
The City Council closed session began at 5:00 p.m.
COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Rachel Farac, Councilmember Pat Eklund, Councilmember Sandeep Karkal, and Councilmember Tim O’Connor COUNCIL PRESENT VIA TELECONFERENCE: Mayor Pro Kevin Jacobs attended via Zoom as a non-voting member
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Amy Cunningham, Assistant City Manager Bill Rose, Principal Management Analyst Mary-Claire Katz and City Attorney Gary Bell B. PUBLIC COMMENT
1. Jen Mallow
2. Heidi
3. Jason Sarris
4. Bambi
5. Sara McEvoy
C. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
C.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(2))
One potential case
There was no report out.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourned the meeting at 6:35 p.m.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and adopted at the Novato City Council regular meeting of August 25, 2026.
/Laura McDowall/
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Laura McDowall, City Clerk