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
[email protected]
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
SPECIAL MEETING – CLOSED SESSION
Meeting of Monday, November 18, 2024
Special Meeting Start Time: 5:00 pm
MINUTES FOR Special City Council Meeting – Closed Session Meeting of November 18, 2024 As Approved by the City Council at their regular meeting of December 3, 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. 5:00 pm City Council Special Meeting – Closed Session – Sebastopol City Hall, 7120 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, CA
Call to Order: Vice Mayor Zollman called the Regular Meeting to Order at 5:02 pm.
Roll Call:
Present: Vice Mayor Stephen Zollman
Councilmember Neysa Hinton (arrived 5:10 pm)
Councilmember Sandra Maurer
Councilmember Jill McLewis
Absent: Mayor Diana Rich
Staff: City Manager Don Schwartz
Assistant City Manager/City Clerk Mary Gourley
Legal Counsel
Human Resources
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.
City Council Adjourn Into Closed Session on the Following Matter(s): Vice Mayor Zollman adjourned into the closed session at 5:04 pm
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM(S):
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)
City Council Action: None – Item was not Heard.
Reference Order Number: 2024-272
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 Council Action: No Report Out.
Reference Order Number: 2024-273
3. Conference with Legal Counsel – Initiation of Litigation Potential initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Gov. Code section 54956.9: One Case
City Council Action: No Report Out.
Reference Order Number: 2024-274
4. Conference with Labor Negotiators (Gov. Code section 54957.6) Agency Designated Representatives: Labor Negotiator/Human Resources/Assistant City Manager/City Clerk
a) Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - Public Works and Administrative b) Sebastopol Police Officers Association (SPOA)
City Council Action: No Report Out.
Reference Order Number: 2024-275
5. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Gov. Code section 54957(b)) Title: City Manager
City Council Action: No Report Out
Reference Order Number: 2024-276
Adjournment of Closed Session: Vice Mayor Zollman adjourned the closed session meeting at 6:50 pm.
Convene Open Session of the Special City Council Meeting: Vice Mayor Zollman reconvened the open session of the meeting at 6:51 pm.
Report out of Closed Session: There was no report out.
ADJOURNMENT OF REGULAR MEETING:
Vice Mayor Zollman adjourned the City Council Meeting Closed Session of November 18, 2024 at 6:52 pm to the City Council Regular Meeting of Tuesday, November 19, 2024 scheduled for 6:00 pm at the Sebastopol Youth Annex, 425 Morris Street.
Respectfully Submitted:
Mary Gourley
Assistant City Manager/City Clerk