SUSANA ALCALA WOOD, CITY ATTORNEY
SAN JOSÉ CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
September 15, 2026
Place: City Hall Conference Room W-133
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Item(s) to be discussed:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(d)(1):
Case Name:
City of San Diego, et al. v. United States
Department of Justice, et al.
Name(s) of Party(ies)
CITY OF SAN DIEGO, CITY OF SAN JOSE,
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, PAMELA J. BONDI, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, MAUREEN A. HENNEBERG, OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, EILEEN M. GARRY Court:
United State District Court Southern District of California Case No:
3:26-cv-00615-CAB-VET
Amount of Money or Other
Relief Sought:
Damages according to proof
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION:
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Sections 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(3) of the Government Code:
Number of matter(s) to be discussed: 1
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION:
Initiation of litigation pursuant to Sections 54956.9(d)(4) of the Government Code: Number of matter(s) to be discussed: 1
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6:
City Negotiator: Aram Kouyoumdjian, Director of Employee Relations Employee Organizations:
Organization or Name and Title of Unrepresented Employees:
Association of Engineers & Architects
(AEA)
Nature of negotiations: wages/salaries, hours, working conditions, etc.
Name of Existing Contract or
MOA:
How to Obtain a copy of Existing Contract or MOA:
Memorandum of Agreement — City of San José and Association of Engineers & Architects (AEA) 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
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:
How to Obtain a copy of Existing Contract or MOA:
City of San José - Association of Maintenance Supervisory Personnel (AMSP) Benefit & Compensation Summary 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
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:
How to Obtain a copy of Existing Contract or MOA:
Benefit & Compensation Summary — City of San José and City Association of Management Personnel Agreement 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
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:
How to Obtain a copy of Existing Contract or MOA:
Memorandum of Agreement — City of San José and Municipal Employees’ Federation, AFSCME Local 101, AFL-CIO 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
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT/PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EVALUATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957:
Department or Agency: City Attorney’s Office
Title: City Attorney
Department or Agency: City Clerk’s Office Title: City Clerk Department or Agency: City Auditor’s Office
Title: City Auditor