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MAYOR ELMER MARTÍNEZ SABALLOS VOTING SUMMARY
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
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 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.
Staff Present: City Manager Patrick Heisinger, City Clerk Yessika Castro and City Attorney Veronica Ramirez.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Council Member Padilla led the pledge of allegiance.
4. NOTIFICATION OF MEETING PARTICIPATION BY TELECONFERENCE DUE TO JUST CAUSE PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 54953.8.3
None.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
The following members of the public provided comments:
• John Slater
6. CLOSED SESSION
At 6:05 p.m., the City Council convened Closed Session to discuss the following:
6.A. Closed session regarding Public employee performance evaluations pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54957 SUBJECT: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
Closed session regarding public employee performance evaluations pursuant to _____________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY COUNCIL October 14, 2026
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paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54957:
Titles: City Manager & City Attorney
There was no reportable action.
10. ADJOURNMENT – Mayor Martínez Saballos adjourned the meeting at 9:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted.
Yessika Castro, City Clerk, CMC, CPMC