MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026, 3:00 PM
KENT HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL CAMPUS - 111 W SANTA ANA ST, OJAI, CA AGENDA UPDATED - 6/10/26, 1:00 PM - UPDATED TO INCLUDE DISCUSSION ITEM #1 Mayor Gilman called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
The following members were present: Mayor Gilman, Mayor Pro Tem Mang, and Council Members Rule, Lang, and Whitman.
Also present: City Manager Harvey, City Attorney Burgess, Assistant to the City Manager Cervantes, Chief Deputy City Clerk Montgomery.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chief Deputy City Clerk Montgomery led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
ACTION: Unanimous Consent reached through the Mayor to approve the agenda.
DISCUSSION
1. Concept Review: Placement of Chairs and Other Personal Property within Right-of-Way Along Ojai Ave For the Fourth of July Parade (Mang/Whitman) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and discuss a concept regarding the placement of chairs and other personal property within the public right-of-way along Ojai Avenue in advance of the annual Fourth of July Parade and provide direction to staff, if desired.
ACTION: Unanimous Consent reached through the Mayor, to direct staff to work with the City Attorney and return with the item at a June 16 Special Meeting, and to provide public outreach regarding chair placement.
CLOSED SESSION
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: Leslie Rule v. City of Ojai, Ventura County Superior Court Case No. 2025CUPT055697
3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code § 54956.9(d)(4))
Initiation of litigation in one matter.
CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Burgess reported out of Closed Session that there was no reportable action for Item 2, and reported that for Item 3 that City Council authorized the City’s intervention in the Byrne v. Rule case.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Gilman adjourned the meeting at 4:45 p.m.
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Weston Montgomery, Chief Deputy City Clerk
Approved: July 14, 2026 Regular Meeting