MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 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 5:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL
The following members were present: Mayor Gilman, Mayor Pro Tem Mang, and Council Members Rule, and Lang.
Also present: City Manager Harvey, City Attorney Burgess, Assistant to the City Manager Cervantes, Chief Deputy City Clerk Montgomery, and Special Counsel Jacobson.
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
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
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
City Manager Harvey reported that there was no reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Gilman adjourned the meeting at 5:54 p.m.
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Weston Montgomery, Chief Deputy City Clerk
Approved: September 22, 2026, Regular Meeting