NOVATO CITY COUNCIL
CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES
City Administrative Offices
922 Machin Ave
Novato, CA 94945
August 25, 2026 – 5:15 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER
The City Council closed session began at 5:19 p.m.
COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Rachel Farac, Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Jacobs, Councilmember Pat Eklund, Councilmember Sandeep Karkal, and Councilmember Tim O’Connor
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Amy Cunningham, Assistant City Manager Bill Rose, and Public Works Director Chris Benigni.
STAFF PRESENT VIA TELECONFERENCE: City Attorney Gary Bell B. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
C. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
C.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — INITIATION OF LITIGATION (California Government Code Section 54956.9, subdivision (d)(4).) One potential case.
There was no report out.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourned the meeting at 6:05 p.m.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and adopted at the Novato City Council regular meeting of October 13, 2026. /Laura McDowall/
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Laura McDowall, City Clerk