City Council
Mayor Neysa Hinton
Vice Mayor Diana Rich
Councilmember Sandi Maurer
Councilmember Jill McLewis
Councilmember Stephen Zollman
City Manager
Larry McLaughlin
[email protected]
Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
Mary Gourley
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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION
MEETING MINUTES OF: TUESDAY JANUARY 10, 2023 - 9:00 AM
As Approved by the City Council at their regular meeting of January 17, 2023 The City Council Special Meeting Closed Session was held via teleconference pursuant to AB 361. Pursuant to AB 361 (2021), Teleconference Restrictions of the Brown Act Have Been Suspended, as Well as the Requirement to Provide a Physical Location for Members of the Public to Participate in the Meeting. The City of Sebastopol City Council meeting was not be physically open to the public and all City Council Members teleconferenced into the meeting via Zoom.
9:00 am City Council Special Meeting – Closed Session (ZOOM Virtual Meeting Format Only) CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Hinton called the Special Meeting Closed Session to order at 9:02 am.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Mayor Neysa Hinton – By video teleconference
Vice Mayor Diana Gardner Rich – By video teleconference Councilmember Sandra Maurer – By video teleconference
Councilmember Jill McLewis – By video teleconference
Councilmember Stephen Zollman – By video teleconference
Absent: None
Staff: City Manager/City Attorney Larry McLaughlin
Assistant City Manager/City Clerk Mary Gourley
Legal Counsel Ed Grutzmacher, Meyers Nave
PUBLIC COMMENT
This is a Special Meeting, pursuant to provisions of Government Code §54957, this is the time provided for members of the public to address the City Council regarding matters of municipal concern for the item listed below (maximum of three minutes per speaker) prior to adjournment into Closed Session.
There was no public comment.
Mayor Hinton adjourned the open meeting at 9:03 am to the Closed Session on the Following Matters.
CLOSED SESSION:
Closed Session Agenda Item(s):
1. Conference with Legal Counsel: Existing Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9)
Friends of Northwest Sebastopol Versus City of Sebastopol 01/17/2023
(One Case)
2. Conference with Legal Counsel: Existing Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9)
DAVID ALLEN YESUE, MICHAEL W. DEEGAN, PAIGE ELIGHTZA CORLEY, JESSICA MARIE WETCH, and SONOMA COUNTY ACTS OF KINDNESS Versus City of Sebastopol (One Case)
3. Public Employment – Government Code (§ 54957)
(Employee: City Manager)
ADJOURNMENT OF CLOSED SESSION: Mayor Hinton adjourned the closed session meeting at 11:30am.
RECONVENE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING (OPEN SESSION): Mayor Hinton reconvened the City Council Special Meeting Open Session at 11:31am.
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION: There was no report out of the closed session.
ADJOURNMENT OF CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
January 10, 2023 City Council Closed Session will be adjourned to the Regular City Council Meeting of January 17, 2023 at 6:00 pm (ZOOM VIRTUAL MEETING FORMAT).
Mayor Hinton adjourned the City Council Special Meeting Closed Session at 11:32 am.
Respectfully Submitted:
Mary C. Gourley
Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
01/17/2023