SUSANA ALCALA WOOD, CITY ATTORNEY
SAN JOSÉ CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
September 29, 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):
1. Case Name:
In re: Claim of Guerrero
Name(s) of Party(ies)
Court:
Worker’s Compensation Appeals Court
Case No:
ADJ21434954 and ADJ21434946
Amount of Money or Other
Relief Sought:
Benefits
2. Case Name:
Lopez, Daniel, et al. v. City of San Jose, et al.
Name(s) of Party(ies)
DANIEL LOPEZ, JUAN ESTEBAN
HUERTAS BLANCO, CITY OF SAN JOSE,
DAVID BENJAMIN PEREZ GUERRERO
Court:
Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No:
24cv447376
Amount of Money or Other
Relief Sought:
Damages according to proof
3. Case Name:
Chin-Chin Kao, et al. v. City of San Jose, et
al.
Name(s) of Party(ies)
CHIN-CHIN KAO, PING KAO TANG, SEAN
VERNON, CITY OF SAN JOSE
Court:
Santa Clara County Superior Court
Case No:
25cv465773
Amount of Money or Other
Relief Sought:
Damages according to proof
4. Case Name:
Lopez, Angelique, et al. v. City of San Jose, et
al.
Name(s) of Party(ies)
ANGELIQUE LOPEZ, ANDREW
CERVANTES, ALBERTO RAMIRES, A MINOR, BY AND THROUGH GUARDIAN AD LITEM, SANDRA LOPEZ, CITY OF SAN JOSE, RYAN REYNOLDS, WALID HOQOQ, KEVIN MCCLURE Court:
Northern District Court Case No:
5:26cv07926-NC
Amount of Money or Other
Relief Sought:
Damages according to proof
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:
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
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