Jeff Gee, Mayor
Lissette Espinoza-Garnica, Vice
Mayor
Alicia C. Aguirre, Council Member
Kaia Eakin, Council Member
Diane Howard, Council Member
Elmer Martinez Saballos, Council
Member
Chris Sturken, Council Member
MEETING LOCATION
CITY OF REDWOOD CITY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1017 Middlefield Road
Redwood City, CA 94063
www.redwoodcity.org
Virtual via Zoom:
redwoodcity.zoom.us
Meeting ID: 994 8182 5639
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Monday, May 15, 2023
6:00 PM
Please turn off all electronic devices before the start of the meeting to prevent disruptions PURSUANT TO THE RALPH M. BROWN ACT, THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN PERSON. To maximize transparency and public access, while the primary meeting takes place at the Redwood City meeting location, members of the public may attend in person at the Redwood City meeting location, at the teleconference location, or by Zoom or phone.
PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING REMOTELY: To join the meeting via Zoom, visit redwoodcity.zoom.us, select “Join” and enter Meeting ID 994 8182 5639.
PUBLIC COMMENT: In-person speakers will be called first, followed by any virtual attendees.
To provide public comment via Zoom, visit redwoodcity.zoom.us, select “Join” and enter Meeting ID 994 8182 5639. Use the “Raise Hand” feature to request to speak. You may rename your profile if you wish to remain anonymous.
For dial-in comments, call *67 (669) 900-6833 (your phone number will appear on the zoom meeting if *67 is not dialed prior to the phone number), enter Meeting ID 994 8182 5639 and press *9 to request to speak.
All public comments are subject to a 2-minute time limit unless otherwise determined by the Mayor If you wish to submit written public comment, please send an email to the City Council at [email protected]. Please indicate the corresponding agenda item number in the subject line of your email. Any public comment regarding agenda items that are received from the publication of the agenda through the meeting date will be made part of the meeting record, but will not be read during the Council meeting.
AGENDA MATERIALS:
City Council agenda materials, released less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, are available to the public at the City Clerk’s Office, 1017 Middlefield Road and Redwood City Library, 1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063, in a public binder at each City Council meeting, and on the City’s website at www.redwoodcity.org.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:
The City Council will provide materials in appropriate alternative formats to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please send a written request to Pamela Aguilar, City Clerk, at 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063 or e-mail address [email protected] including your name, address, phone number and brief description of the requested materials and preferred alternative format or auxiliary aid or service at least 24 hours before the meeting.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. AB 2449 REQUESTS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR MEETING PARTICIPATION BY
TELECONFERENCE DUE TO JUST CAUSE OR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
5. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES INTERVIEWS
City Council will interview Arts Commission applicants for appointment to one partial term seat that will expire on May 31, 2026
o6 applicants:
Alexander Chriss
Maria Lisabeth Romano
Paul Naas
Stephanie Noon
Hugo Seda
Natalie Sheehan
City Council will interview Transportation Advisory Committee applicants for appointment to three full-term seats that will expire June 30, 2027 o7 applicants:
Michael Aguilar
Shannon Chi
Dylan Finch
Taylor Pope
Jacqueline Ramos
Jim Recker
Mark Waldrop
6. CLOSED SESSION
6.A. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated litigation pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2)
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9:
1 Case
Gov’t Code § 54956.9(d)(2) “A point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the local agency on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the local agency.”
7. ADJOURNMENT - The next City Council meeting is scheduled for May 22, 2023