SAN JOSÉ CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
April 8, 2025
Place: City Hall Conference Room W-133
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Item(s) to be discussed:
A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6:
City Negotiator: Aram Kouyoumdjian, Director of Employee Relations Employee Organizations:
1. Organization or Name and
Title of Unrepresented
Employees:
Association of Building, Mechanical and
Electrical Inspectors (ABMEI)
Nature of negotiations: wages/salaries, hours, working conditions, etc.
Name of Existing Contract or
MOA:
Memorandum of Agreement – City of San
José and Association of Building,
Mechanical and Electrical Inspectors
(ABMEI)
How to Obtain a copy of
Existing Contract or MOA:
Web: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-
government/departments-offices/office-of-
the-city-manager/employee-relations/labor-
relations-information/bargaining-units-labor-
contract-info/abmei
Telephone – Employee Relations: (408)
535-8150
2. Organization or Name and
Title of Unrepresented
Employees:
Association of Engineers & Architects
(AEA)
Nature of negotiations: wages/salaries, hours, working conditions, etc.
NORA FRIMANN, CITY ATTORNEY
Name of Existing Contract or
MOA:
Memorandum of Agreement — City of San
José and Association of Engineers &
Architects (AEA)
How to Obtain a copy of
Existing Contract or MOA:
Web: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-
government/departments-offices/office-of-
the-city-manager/employee-relations/labor-
relations-information/bargaining-units-labor-
contract-info/aea
Telephone – Employee Relations: (408)
535-8150
3. Organization or Name and
Title of Unrepresented
Employees:
Association of Legal Professionals of
San José (ALP)
Nature of negotiations: wages/salaries, hours, working conditions, etc.
Name of Existing Contract or
MOA:
Memorandum of Agreement – City of San
José and Association of Legal Professionals
of San José
How to Obtain a copy of
Existing Contract or MOA:
Web:
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-
government/departments-offices/office-of-
the-city-manager/employee-relations/labor-
relations-information/bargaining-units-labor-
contract-info/alp
Telephone – Employee Relations: (408)
535-8150
4. Organization or Name and
Title of Unrepresented
Employees:
Association of Maintenance Supervisory
Personnel (AMSP)
Nature of negotiations: wages/salaries, hours, working conditions, etc.
Name of Existing Contract or
MOA:
City of San José - Association of
Maintenance Supervisory Personnel
(AMSP) Benefit & Compensation Summary
How to Obtain a copy of
Existing Contract or MOA:
Web:
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-
government/departments-offices/office-of-
the-city-manager/employee-relations/labor-
relations-information/bargaining-units-labor-
contract-info/amsp
Telephone – Employee Relations: (408)
535-8150
5. Organization or Name and
Title of Unrepresented
Employees:
City Association of Management
Personnel Agreement (CAMP)
Nature of negotiations: wages/salaries, hours, working conditions, etc.
Name of Existing Contract or
MOA:
Benefit & Compensation Summary — City
of San José and City Association of
Management Personnel Agreement
How to Obtain a copy of
Existing Contract or MOA:
Web:
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-
government/departments-offices/office-of-
the-city-manager/employee-relations/labor-
relations-information/bargaining-units-labor-
contract-info/camp
Telephone – Employee Relations: (408)
535-8150
6. Organization or Name and
Title of Unrepresented
Employees:
International Association of Firefighters
(IAFF), Local 230 (IAFF#230)
Nature of negotiations: wages/salaries, hours, working conditions, etc.
Name of Existing Contract or
MOA:
Memorandum of Agreement Between City
of San José and International Association of
Firefighters (IAFF), Local 230
How to Obtain a copy of
Existing Contract or MOA:
Web:
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-
government/departments-offices/office-of-
the-city-manager/employee-relations/labor-
relations-information/bargaining-units-labor-
contract-info/iaff
Telephone – Employee Relations: (408)
535-8150
7. Organization or Name and
Title of Unrepresented
Employees:
International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, Local 332 (IBEW)
Nature of negotiations: wages/salaries, hours, working conditions, etc.
Name of Existing Contract or
MOA:
Memorandum of Agreement Between City
of San José and International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers, Local 332 (IBEW)
How to Obtain a copy of
Existing Contract or MOA:
Web: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-
government/departments-offices/office-of-
the-city-manager/employee-relations/labor-
relations-information/bargaining-units-labor-
contract-info/ibew
Telephone – Employee Relations: (408)
535-8150
8. Organization or Name and
Title of Unrepresented
Employees:
Municipal Employees’ Federation,
AFSCME Local 101, AFL-CIO (MEF)
Nature of negotiations: wages/salaries, hours, working conditions, etc.
Name of Existing Contract or
MOA:
Memorandum of Agreement — City of San
José and Municipal Employees’ Federation,
AFSCME Local 101, AFL-CIO
How to Obtain a copy of
Existing Contract or MOA:
Web: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-
government/departments-offices/office-of-
the-city-manager/employee-relations/labor-
relations-information/bargaining-units-labor-
contract-info/mef
Telephone – Employee Relations: (408)
535-8150
9. Organization or Name and
Title of Unrepresented
Employees:
International Union of Operating
Engineers, Local No. 3 (OE#3)
Nature of negotiations: wages/salaries, hours, working conditions, etc.
Name of Existing Contract or
MOA:
Memorandum of Agreement Between City
of San José and International Union of
Operating Engineers, Local No. 3 (OE#3)
How to Obtain a copy of
Existing Contract or MOA:
Web:
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-
government/departments-offices/office-of-
the-city-manager/employee-relations/labor-
relations-information/bargaining-units-labor-
contract-info/oe-3
Telephone – Employee Relations: (408)
535-8150
10. Organization or Name and
Title of Unrepresented
Employees:
San José Police Dispatchers’
Association
(SJPDA)
Nature of negotiations: wages/salaries, hours, working conditions, etc.
Name of Existing Contract or
MOA:
Memorandum of Agreement – City of San
Jose and Municipal Employees’ Federation
(MEF), AFSCME, Local 101
How to Obtain a copy of
Existing Contract or MOA:
Web:
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-
government/departments-offices/office-of-
the-city-manager/employee-relations/labor-
relations-information/bargaining-units-labor-
contract-info/sjpda
Telephone – Employee Relations: (408)
535-8150
11. Organization or Name and
Title of Unrepresented
Employees:
San José Police Officers’ Association
(SJPOA)
Nature of negotiations: wages/salaries, hours, working conditions, etc.
Name of Existing Contract or
MOA:
Memorandum of Agreement — City of San
José and San José Polices’ Association
How to Obtain a copy of
Existing Contract or MOA:
Web:
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-
government/departments-offices/office-of-
the-city-manager/employee-relations/labor-
relations-information/bargaining-units-labor-
contract-info/poa
Telephone – Employee Relations: (408)
535-8150
12. Organization or Name and
Title of Unrepresented
Employees:
Peace Officer Park Ranger Association
(POPRA)
Nature of negotiations: wages/salaries, hours, working conditions, etc.
Name of Existing Contract or
MOA:
Memorandum of Agreement – City of San
Jose and Peace Officer Park Ranger
Association
How to Obtain a copy of
Existing Contract or MOA:
Web:
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-
government/departments-offices/office-of-
the-city-manager/employee-relations/labor-
relations-information/bargaining-units-labor-
contract-info/popra
Telephone – Employee Relations: (408)
535-8150
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(d)(1):
1. Case Name: Vanderstok v. Garland
Name(s) of Party(ies): MERRICK GARLAND; US DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE; BUREAU OF ALCOHOL,
TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND
EXPLOSIVES; JENNIFER VANDERSTOK;
FIREARMS POLICY COALITION;
BLACKHAWK MANUFACTURING GROUP,
INC.; DEFENSE DISTRIBUTED; SECOND
AMENDMENT FOUNDATION, INC.,
POLYMER80, INC, ET. AL
Court: United States Supreme Court
Case No: 23-852
Amount of Money or
Other Relief Sought:
Damages according to proof
2. Case Name: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority v. Lenzen Associates et al.
Name(s) of Party(ies): SANTA CLARA VALLEY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY,
LENZEN ASSOCIATES, CITY OF SAN
JOSE
Court: Superior Court of California, County of
Santa Clara
Case No: 23cv423952
Amount of Money or
Other Relief Sought:
Damages according to proof
3. Case Name: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority v. Lenzen Square Community Partners, LP
et al.
Name(s) of Party(ies): SANTA CLARA VALLEY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY,
LENZEN SQUARE COMMUNITY
PARTNERS, LP, CITY OF SAN JOSE
Court: Superior Court of California, County of
Santa Clara
Case No: 24cv440637
Amount of Money or
Other Relief Sought:
Damages according to proof
4. Case Name: Barnett, David; et al. v. City of San Jose Name(s) of Party(ies): See attachment A
Court: U.S. District Court; District of Northern
California
Case No: 3:18-cv-01383-JD
Amount of Money or
Other Relief Sought:
Damages according to proof, liquidated
damages, declaratory relief
C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION:
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Sections 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(1) of the Government code:
Number of matter(s) to be discussed: 4