__________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY COUNCIL July 22, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES PAGE 1
MINUTE BOOK NO. 69
MAYOR ELMER MARTÍNEZ SABALLOS APPROVED MINUTES
VICE MAYOR KAIA EAKIN
COUNCIL MEMBER ISABELLA CHU 1017 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD
COUNCIL MEMBER JEFF GEE REDWOOD CITY, CA
COUNCIL MEMBER DIANE HOWARD
COUNCIL MEMBER MARCELLA PADILLA
COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS STURKEN
SPECIAL MEETING
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Martínez Saballos called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL - Council Members Chu, Gee, Howard, Padilla, Sturken, Vice Mayor Eakin and Mayor Martínez Saballos. Council Member Chu participated remotely from 3049 Page Street, Redwood City.
Staff present: City Manager Melissa Stevenson Diaz, and City Clerk Yessika Castro.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Padilla led the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
5. CLOSED SESSION
At 6:10 p.m. the City Council convened Closed Session to discuss the following:
5.A. Closed session regarding the appointment of a public employee pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code § 54957.
SUBJECT: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
Title: City Manager
Closed session regarding the appointment of a public employee pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code § 54957.
No reportable action.
6. ADJOURNMENT - Mayor Martínez Saballos adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m. __________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY COUNCIL July 22, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES PAGE 2
MINUTE BOOK NO. 69
Respectfully submitted.
Yessika Castro, City Clerk, CMC, CPMC
Approved at the August 25, 2025 City Council meeting.