CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Special Meeting of Monday, September 14, 2026
6:00 pm Start Time
As Approved by the City Council at their regular meeting of October 6, 2026.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor McLewis called the meeting to order 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Mayor Jill McLewis
Vice Mayor Sandra Maurer
Councilmember Phill Carter
Councilmember Stephen Zollman
Councilmember Neysa Hinton
Absent:
Staff: Mary Gourley, City Manager
Alex Mog, City Attorney, Redwood Public Law
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The City of Sebastopol acknowledges that we live and work within the unceded ancestral homelands of the Southern Pomo and the Coast Miwok people. We pay our respect to the past, present, and future generations of these peoples, including the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria.
PUBLIC COMMENT This is a Special Meeting. This public comment time is 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.
The following member(s)s of the public provided public comment:
• Paul-André Schabracq
• Martha Glaser
• Cynthia Blackstone
• Linda Rossman
Mayor McLewis adjourned Into Closed Session on the Following Matter(s):
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM(S):
1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: 7120 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Agency Negotiator: [City Attorney Alex Mog; City Manager Mary Gourley] Negotiating Parties: [Crown Castle]
Under Negotiation: Terms of Possible Lease Amendment
Reference Order: 2026-235
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
Two Cases, including Claim from Michael Bianucci