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
Council Member Aguirre
participating remotely
from the following location:
867 Edgewood Road
Redwood City, CA 94062
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, August 22, 2024
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, or observe the remotely as provided below.
OBSERVE THE MEETING REMOTELY: To observe the meeting via Zoom, visit redwoodcity.zoom.us, select “Join” and enter Meeting ID 994 8182 5639.
PUBLIC COMMENT: All public comments are subject to a 2-minute time limit unless otherwise determined by the Mayor, in accordance with the City Council's Guide to Communications & Business, available here.
Public comment is accepted in person at the physical meeting location, or via email to [email protected]. If submitting comments by email, please indicate the corresponding agenda item number in the subject line. Emailed comments within the City’s subject matter jurisdiction received by 5:00 p.m. on the meeting date may be read into the record during the meeting at the Mayor’s discretion and in any event will be made part of the final meeting record.
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 Yessika Castro, 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.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Led by Council Member Howard
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
5. CLOSED SESSION
5.A. Closed session regarding labor negotiations pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6 and real property negotiations pursuant Government Code Section 54956.8
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Closed session regarding labor negotiations pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6:
City’s Negotiators: Kelly Tuffo, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Michelle Katsuyoshi, Human Resources Director
Melissa Stevenson Diaz, City Manager
Employee Organizations: San Mateo County Fire Fighters International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2400
Chief Officers Association
Redwood City Police Officers Association
Redwood City Police Supervisors' Association
2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Closed session regarding real property negotiations pursuant Government Code Section 54956.8:
a. Property: Approximately 21,100 sq. ft. of property abutting 1900 Broadway, Redwood City and bounded by
Main, Spring, Marshall, and Walnut Streets (APN
053-231-200)
Agency Negotiator: Melissa Stevenson Diaz, City Manager Patrick Heisinger, Assistant City Manager
Negotiating Parties: Mark Murray, Lane 1900 Broadway Owner LLC Under Negotiation: Price and Terms for Sale of Property 2
b. Property: An approximately 8,700 sq. ft. portion of California Street between Winklebleck and James Avenue
(contiguous to APN 051-352-010 and 052-351-
010)
and
An approximately 14,750 sq. ft. portion of
property bounded by California Street and James
Avenue (APN 052-352-010)
Agency Negotiator: Melissa Stevenson Diaz, City Manager Patrick Heisinger, Assistant City Manager
Negotiating Parties: John Fong and Dan Minkoff, El Camino Real Holdings JV LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms for Exchange of Property Interests
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MEMORANDUM FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY
CONCERNING A CLOSED SESSION
BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Veronica Ramirez, City Attorney
SUBJECTS:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Closed session regarding labor negotiations pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6:
City’s Negotiators: Kelly Tuffo, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Michelle Katsuyoshi, Human Resources Director
Melissa Stevenson Diaz, City Manager
Employee Organizations: San Mateo County Fire Fighters International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2400
Chief Officers Association
Redwood City Police Officers Association
Redwood City Police Supervisors' Association
2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Closed session regarding real property negotiations pursuant Government Code Section 54956.8:
a. Property: Approximately 21,100 sq. ft. of property abutting 1900 Broadway, Redwood City and bounded by
Main, Spring, Marshall, and Walnut Streets (APN
053-231-200)
Agency Negotiator: Melissa Stevenson Diaz, City Manager Patrick Heisinger, Assistant City Manager
Negotiating Parties: Mark Murray, Lane 1900 Broadway Owner LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms for Sale of Property
b. Property: A n approximately 8,700 sq. ft. portion of California Street between Winklebleck and James Avenue
(contiguous to APN 051-352-010 and 052-351-010)
and
An approximately 14,750 sq. ft. portion of property
bounded by California Street and James Avenue
(APN 052-352-010)
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Agency Negotiator: Melissa Stevenson Diaz, City Manager Patrick Heisinger, Assistant City Manager
Negotiating Parties: John Fong and Dan Minkoff, El Camino Real Holdings JV LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms for Exchange of Property Interests
A closed session will be held on August 22, 2024, at 6 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be called, for the purpose of (1) reviewing the City Council’s position and instructing the designated representatives regarding the salaries, salary schedules, or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of its represented employees and any other matter within the statutorily provided scope of representation, (2) of conferring with and/or receiving advice from your negotiator concerning the price and terms for sale or exchange of property.
Dated: August 22, 2024
Veronica Ramirez
City Attorney
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