City Council
Mayor Diana Gardner Rich
Vice Mayor Stephen Zollman
Councilmember Neysa Hinton
Councilmember Sandra Maurer
Councilmember Jill McLewis
City Manager
Don Schwartz
[email protected]
Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
Mary Gourley
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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Meeting of Tuesday – March 12, 2024
9:00 am
MINUTES FOR Special City Council Meeting of March 12, 2024 As Approved by the City Council at their regular meeting of March 19, 2024 Please note that minutes of meetings are not meant to be verbatim minutes and are meant to be the City’s record of a summary of actions that took place at the meeting. The vote/action is the required information of the meeting actions that took place. Approved minutes are available on the City Council Meetings page.
Meeting was held in Person. In Person Location: Sebastopol City Hall, 7120 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, CA 95472
The public is advised that pursuant to Government Code section 54957.5 all writings submitted to the City and City Council are public records and will be made available for review. 9:00 AM City Council Special Meeting – Closed Session – Sebastopol City Hall, 7120 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, CA
Call to Order: Mayor Rich called the Regular Meeting to Order at 9:01 am.
Roll Call:
Present: Mayor Diana Rich
Vice Mayor Stephen Zollman
Councilmember Neysa Hinton (arrived at 9:10 am)
Councilmember Sandra Maurer
Councilmember Jill McLewis (arrived 9:04 am)
Absent: None
Staff: City Manager Don Schwartz
City Attorney Larry McLaughlin
Assistant City Manager/City Clerk Mary Gourley
Sky Woodruff, Meyers Nave
Ed Grutzmacher, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard
REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED): To consider and take action on any request from a Council Member to participate in a meeting remotely due to Just Cause or Emergency Circumstances pursuant to AB 2449 (Government Code Section 549539(f)). There was none. All Councilmembers were in person.
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.
Agenda Item Number: 3 Agenda Item Number: 3
City Council Meeting Packet for Meeting of: March 19, 2024
City Council Adjourn Into Closed Session on the Following Matter(s): Mayor Rich adjourned into the closed session at 9:02 am.
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM:
1. 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)
2. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Govt. Code section 54956.9: One Case.
(City Manager/City Attorney)
Adjournment of Closed Session: Mayor Rich adjourned the closed session meeting at 11:20 am.
Convene Open Session of the Special City Council Meeting: Mayor Rich reconvened the open session of the meeting at 11:21 am
Report out of Closed Session: There was no report out.
ADJOURNMENT OF REGULAR MEETING:
The Special City Council Meeting Closed Session will be adjourned to the Regular Meeting of March 19, 2024.
Mayor Rich adjourned the City Council Meeting Closed Session of March 12, 2024 at 11:22 am to the next regular City Council Meeting of Mrach 19,2024 scheduled to be held at 6:00 pm at the Sebastopol Youth Annex, 425 Morris Street.
Respectfully Submitted:
Mary Gourley
Assistant City Manager/City Clerk
Agenda Item Number: 3
Agenda Item Number: 3
City Council Meeting Packet for Meeting of: March 19, 2024