CITY OF PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL & PETALUMA COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY (PCDSA)
City Hall Council Chamber
11 English Street
Petaluma, CA 94952
MINUTES
Monday, September 29, 2025
CLOSED SESSION 5:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER – CLOSED SESSION – 5:00 P.M.
Mayor McDonnell called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
• ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Mayor McDonnell, Vice Mayor Nau, Councilmember Cader Thompson, Councilmember DeCarli, Councilmember Quint, Councilmember Shribbs,
ABSENT:
Councilmember Barnacle
CLOSED SESSION
• CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: 1 potential case.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
Mayor McDonnell opened the public comment and seeing no one come forward to speak, he closed it.
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Council adjourned to closed session at 5:02 p.m.
REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Eric Danly stated, “Tonight in closed session we received unanimous direction from the City Council to initiate or intervene in an action. I'd like to add that the action, the defendants and the other particulars shall once formally commence, be disclosed to any person upon inquiry unless to do so would jeopardize the City's ability to effectuate service of process on one or more unserved parties.”
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor McDonnell adjourned the meeting at 6:19 p.m.