NOVATO CITY COUNCIL
CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES
City Administrative Offices
922 Machin Ave
Novato, CA 94945
September 22, 2026 – 5:15 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER
The City Council closed session began at 5:20 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 Carla Hansen, Chief People Officer Eva Hilliard, and City Attorney Gary Bell CONSULTANTS PRESENT: Allison Hernandez, Burke Williams Sorensen CONSULTANTS PRESENT VIA TELECONFERENCE: Mark Wilson, Burke Williams Sorensen
B. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
C. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
C.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(2))
One potential case
Prior to the start of the closed session, City Attorney Bell announced that a point had been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the local agency on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there was a significant exposure to litigation against the local agency.
Facts and circumstances that might result in litigation against the local agency but which the local agency believes are not yet known to a potential plaintiff or plaintiffs, which facts and circumstances need not be disclosed.
There was no report out.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourned the meeting at 5:59 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