CITY OF SANTA PAULA
City Council Special Meeting
September 8, 2025,
8:00
AM
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1)
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Chavez called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m.
2)
ROLL CALL
Members Present: Pedro A Chavez, Carlos Juarez, Jenny Crosswhite, and Gabriela Ornelas Members Absent: Leslie Cornejo
Council member Ornelas was absent at time of roll call, arriving at 8:06 a.m. 3)
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
4)
CLOSED SESSION
4.A)
Conference with Legal Counsel – Initiation of Litigation (as Amicus Curiae) – Pursuant to Government Code Section § 54956.9(d)(4); Case Name: Newsom, et al. v. Trump, et al., 25-3727, (9th Cir. Jun 12, 2025) Council recessed to closed session.
5)
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Monica Castillo reported City Council unanimously directed the City Attorney to join as Amicus Curiae. 6)
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Chavez adjourned the meeting at 8:34 a.m.
ATTEST:
Julie Latshaw, City Clerk