Minutes of the Special Meeting of the City
Council
City of Santa Ana, California
4. October 9, 2023
CLOSED SESSION MEETING - 5: 30 P. M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
22 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701
CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
MINUTES: Mayor Amezcua called the Closed Session Meeting to order at 5:36 P.M.
ATTENDANCE Council Members Phil Bacerra
Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
David Penaloza
Thai Viet Phan
Benjamin Vazquez
Mayor Pro Tern Jessie Lopez
Mayor Valerie Amezcua
City Manager Kristine Ridge
City Attorney Sonia R. Carvalho
City Clerk Jennifer L. Hall
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ROLL CALL
MINUTES: CityClerk JenniferL. Hall conductedroll call.
Councilmembers Bacerra, Penaloza, Phan, Vazquez, Mayor Pro Tem Lopez, and Mayor Amezcuawerepresent. CouncilmemberHernandezjoined themeetingduringClosed Session.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Amezcua
PUBLIC COMMENTS — Membersof the publicmayaddressthe CityCouncilon Closed Session items.
MINUTES: Nopublic commentswerereceivedregardingClosedSessionAgendaitems.
RECESS — City Council will recess to Closed Session for the purpose of conducting regular City business.
MINUTES: MayorAmezcua recessed to consider the Closed Session items at 5.38 P.M.
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS — The Brown Act permits legislative bodies to discuss certain matterswithoutmembersof the publicpresent. The CityCouncilfinds, basedon advicefrom the CityAttorney, thatdiscussionin opensessionof thefollowingmatterswillprejudicethe positionof the Cityin existingandanticipatedlitigation:
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEESEPARATIONIRELEASEpursuant to Government Code §54957(b)(1)
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATIONpursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2):
One ( 1) matter [ personnel claim]
RECONVENE — CityCouncilwill reconveneto continueregularCitybusiness.
MINUTES: Mayor Amezcua reconvened the City Council to order at 6:26 P.M.
CLOSEDSESSION REPORT — TheCityAttorneywill reporton anyaction(s) fromClosed Session.
MINUTES: CityAttorneySoniaCarvalhostatedthattheCityCounciltookactiononClosed Session Agenda Item No. 1 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SEPARATION/RELEASEpursuant to GovernmentCode §54957(b)(1), by a voteof 6-1 (MayorPro TemLopezvoting `No) thatthe CityCouncilhasagreedto accepttheresignationof CityManagerKristineRidgeeffective October 9, 2023 and approved a severance and release agreement (Agreement No. 2023- CITY COUNCIL 2 OCTOBER 9, 2023
COUNCIL COMMENTS
MINUTES: None.
ADJOURNMENT — Adjourn the Special City Council meeting.
MINUTES: Mayor Amezcua adjourned the City Council meeting at 6:27 P.M.
Respectfully submitted:
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