Elmer Martínez Saballos, Mayor
Kaia Eakin, Vice Mayor
Isabella Chu, Council Member
Jeff Gee, Council Member
Diane Howard, Council Member
Marcella Padilla, 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:
https://redwoodcity.zoom.us/j/99481825639
Meeting ID: 994 8182 5639
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
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 BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY.
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 remotely as provided below.
PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING REMOTELY: City Council meetings are broadcast live to Redwood City residents on Astound Broadband cable Channel 26 and Comcast cable Channel 27, AT&T U-verse Channel 99 and streamed live via the City’s website www.redwoodcity.org. Click HERE to join the meeting by Zoom (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. In-person speakers will be called first, followed by virtual attendees.
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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 written public comment will not be read aloud during the City 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 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.
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL CONCLUDE BY 11:00 P.M. UNLESS OTHERWISE EXTENDED BY COUNCIL VOTE
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Howard
4. NOTIFICATION OF MEETING PARTICIPATION BY TELECONFERENCE DUE TO JUST CAUSE PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 54953.8.3
5. PRESENTATIONS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
5.A. Presentation by San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District
6. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
AND ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
7. CONSENT CALENDAR Page 4
7.A. Adopt a resolution authorizing the display of the Disability Pride Flag annually in July in honor of National Disability Pride Month
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the display of the Disability Pride Flag annually in July in recognition of Disability Pride Month.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
8. STAFF REPORTS Page 11
8.A. Review of supplemental Elections Code Section 9212 report on impacts of an initiative to impose additional rent control and just cause eviction limits in Redwood City, and take action as required by Elections Code Section 9215 Recommendation:
1. Receive the supplemental Elections Code Section 9212 Report on impacts of the Proposed Ordinance (Attachment C); and
2. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9215 take either of the following actions:
a. Adopt, without alteration, the Proposed Ordinance (Attachment A); or b. Adopt a resolution calling for an election to be consolidated with the General Municipal Election and Statewide General Election on November 3, 2026, and submitting to the voters at that election an initiative measure to amend the Redwood City Code to impose additional rent control and just cause eviction limits. (Attachment B)
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
9. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
9.A. City Council Member Report of Conferences Attended A. Attached Report of Meetings and Conferences Attendance
9.B. City Council Committee Reports
A. Governance Sub-Committee
B. Equity and Social Justice Sub-Committee
C. Finance/Audit Sub-Committee
D. Ad Hoc Committee on 101/84 Project
9.C. City Manager (Oral) Update
10. CLOSED SESSION
10.A. Closed session regarding threat to critical infrastructure information relating to cybersecurity pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957(a)(1) Consultation with: Mike Liang, Information Technology Director Jason Blandon, Information Security Officer
Veronica Ramirez, City Attorney
11. ADJOURNMENT - The next City Council meeting is scheduled for July 13, 2026