City Council Special Meeting Minutes – 4/1/2024 Page 1
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Lisa Diaz Nash, Mayor
Rob Newsom Jr., Deputy Mayor
Rich Hedges
Amourence Lee
Adam Loraine
CITY OF SAN MATEO
Special Meeting Minutes
City Council
City Hall
330 W. 20th Avenue
San Mateo CA 94403
www.cityofsanmateo.org
April 1, 2024
City Hall Council Chambers 5:30 PM
Special Meeting
CALL TO ORDER at 5:30 p.m.
Roll Call
Present: Mayor Diaz Nash, Deputy Mayor Newsom, Council Members: Hedges, Lee, and Loraine
AB 2449 Requests and Considerations for Meeting Participation by Teleconference due to Just Cause or Emergency Circumstances – there were no requests.
CLOSED SESSION
Following the opportunity for public comment, there were no speakers, the City Council convened into Closed Session at 5:35 p.m. to consider:
1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of section 54956.9: one potential case
2. Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code Section 54957.6) City designated representatives: Shawnna Maltbie, Karen Huang and Stacey Cue.
Employee Organizations: Police Sergeants’ Association, San Mateo City Employees Association, SEIU Maintenance and SEIU Non-Merit Part-Time
Council reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
STUDY SESSION
3. San Mateo Police Department Homeless Outreach Team – Presentation Ed Barberini, Chief of Police, and Victoria Asfour and David Johnson, Homeless Outreach Coordinators, gave an informational presentation on the San Mateo Police Department Homeless Outreach Team.
Council asked questions of staff.
Public Comment: Four individuals provided comments that were not connected to the agenda topic. The four individuals were provided with warning to direct their comments to the agenda topic and permissions to speak were subsequently removed after failing to adhere to these warnings.
Council praised and thanked the Homeless Outreach Team for all the excellent work they are doing.
ADJOURNMENT –The meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m.
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