MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026, 5:00 PM
KENT HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL CAMPUS - 111 W SANTA ANA ST, OJAI, CA Mayor Gilman called the meeting to order at 5:00 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, and Chief Deputy City Clerk Montgomery.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chief Deputy City Clerk Montgomery led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: It was moved by Council Member Lang, second by Mayor Gilman, to approve the agenda.
The motion carried unanimously.
CLOSED SESSION
Council Member Whitman recused from attending the Closed Session.
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING
LITIGATION (Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: Channelkeepers v. State Water Resources Control Board, et al, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 19STCP01176
CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
No Reportable Action
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Gilman adjourned the meeting at 6:00 p.m.
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Weston Montgomery, Chief Deputy City Clerk
Approved: August 11, 2026