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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
Monday, August 18, 2025 6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Martínez Saballos called the meeting to order at 6:01 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, City Attorney Veronica Ramirez and City Clerk Yessika Castro.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Sturken led the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
The following members of the public provided comments:
• Marie Jo Palumba
• Olivia Oster
5. CLOSED SESSION
At 6:09 p.m. the City Council convened Closed Session to discuss the following:
5.A. Closed session regarding 1) Public employee performance evaluation pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54957; 2) Initiation of litigation pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Closed session regarding public employee performance evaluation pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54957:
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MINUTE BOOK NO. 69
Title: City Attorney
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Closed session regarding initiation of litigation pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4): 1 case.
No reportable action.
6. ADJOURNMENT - Mayor Martínez Saballos adjourned the meeting at 9:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted.
Yessika Castro, City Clerk, CMC, CPMC
Approved at the August 25, 2025 City Council meeting.