CITY OF POWAY
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES
April 16, 2026
City Council Chambers
13325 Civic Center Drive, Poway, California
(Per Government Code 54953)
(Meeting Called to Order as City Council/City of Poway Planning Commission/Poway Housing Authority/Public Financing Authority and Successor Agency to the Poway Redevelopment Agency) CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Vaus called the Regular Meeting to order at 12:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Jenny Maeda, Christopher J. Pikus, Steve Vaus
Absent: Peter De Hoff
Councilmember De Hoff joined the meeting via teleconference at 12:04 p.m.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
City Manager Chris Hazeltine; City Attorney Alan Fenstermacher; City Clerk Carrie Gallagher, Director of Development Services Julie Procopio.
(Note: Hereinafter the titles Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councilmember, City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk shall be used to indicate Mayor/Chair, Deputy MayorNice Chair, Councilmember/Director, City Manager/Executive Director, City Attorney/Counsel and City Clerk/Secretary.)
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
None.
MOMENT OF SILENCE:
None.
PRESENTATIONS:
None.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
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CONSENT CALENDAR:
None.
ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION:
None.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None.
STAFF REPORTS:
None.
WORKSHOPS:
None.
COUNCIL -INITIATED ITEMS:
None.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS: Pursuant to AB1234 - (G.C. 53232(d))
None.
CITY MANAGER ITEMS:
None.
CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS: (Including any public report of any action taken in closed session) City Attorney Alan Fenstermacher reported no reportable action was taken.
CLOSED SESSION:
1. Conference with Legal Counsel — Anticipated Litigation Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: One (1) Case
2. Conference with Legal Counsel — Anticipated Litigation Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: One (1) Case
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was recessed into closed session at 12:01 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:48 p.m.
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Carrie Gallagher, CMC
City Clerk
City of Poway, California
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