MINUTES
Special Meeting of the San Marcos City Council
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2026
VALLEY OF DISCOVERY
1 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos, CA 92069
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Jones called the City Council Meeting to order at 4:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: JONES, LEBLANG, MUSGROVE, NUÑEZ, SANNELLA ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
No comments.
CLOSED SESSION
The City Council adjourned to closed session at 4:04 p.m.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- POTENTIAL LITIGATION [GC§ 54956.9 (d)(2) and (e)(1)]. Confer with City Attorney and City Manager regarding potential litigation, two potential actions.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – PENDING AND POTENTIAL LITIGATION [GC 54956.9(d)(1) AND (d)(4)]. Pending dispute resolution proceedings, and potential litigation arising therefrom; one or more potential actions against AToM Engineering Construction, Inc., and/or its surety, The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, concerning Contract No., 6619 dated November 18, 2021 between the City of San Marcos and AToM Engineering Construction, Inc. for the construction of the Fire Station No. 3 Apparatus Storage Building, CIP No. FC006, and related Performance Bond No. 024256607 issued by The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, and potential interested parties.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL –PENDING AND POTENTIAL LITIGATION [GC 54956.9 (d)(1) and (d)(4)]. Pending dispute resolution proceedings, and potential litigation arising therefrom, 4 potential actions relating to SEMA Construction, Inc., contractor, and its subcontractors Select Electric, Doty, and Marina, as well as one potential litigation matter relating to SDG&E, all of which relate to the San Marcos Creek District Infrastructure Project, CIP Project Numbers 88505, 88507, 88529, 88265, 88263, and 88264.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS (GC §54957.6). Confer with designated representative Council Member Danielle LeBlang. Position: City Attorney.
The City Council reconvened at 5:57 p.m.
CITY ATTORNEY PEAK announced the City Council discussed the following items:
Item #1 Staff provided updates with the City Council giving unanimous directions on the first potential litigation with no recusals with no further reportable action taken and the second matter was discussed with no reportable action taken.
Item #2 Staff and special counsel provided updated and city council gave unanimous direction on settlement parameters with no other reportable action.
Item #3 Staff and special counsel provided update, and no reportable action was taken.
Item #4 Conducted negotiations with designated representative Councilmember LeBlang with no reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Jones adjourned the meeting at 5:58 p.m.
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REBECCA D. JONES, MAYOR
CITY OF SAN MARCOS
ATTEST:
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PHILLIP SCOLLICK, CITY CLERK
CITY OF SAN MARCOS
Special City Council