City Council:
Sandra Lowe, Mayor
John Gurney, Vice Mayor
Jack Ding
Patricia Farrar-Rivas
Ron Wellander
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SONOMA CITY COUNCIL
City Council Chambers, 177 First Street West
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
5:30 p.m. Special Closed Session Meeting
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AGENDA
Be Courteous - TURN OFF your cell phones and watches while the meeting is in session.
NOTICE: Mayor John Gurney has called the City Council into a Special Meeting to discuss only the matters stated on the agenda listed below.
PUBLIC COMMENT AT SPECIAL MEETING: Members of the public shall have the opportunity to address the City Council concerning any item listed on the agenda during consideration of that item, when the Mayor opens public comment. No other items may be discussed at this special meeting.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
2.1: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - Existing Litigation - Pursuant to Gov. Code 54956.9(d)(1)
The City Council finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session will prejudice the position of the local agency in the litigation.
Name of Case: American Medical Response West v. California Department of Health Care Services
Case No. 34-2021-80003757 (Sacramento Superior Court)
Names of Parties:
Petitioner: American Medical Response West
Respondent: California Department of Health Care Services Real Parties in Interest: City of Sonoma *
* The names of additional real parties are available from the City Clerk's Office upon request
3. ADJOURNMENT
I do hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board as legally required. Rebekah Barr, MMC, City Clerk
*********************************************************************************************************************************** CLOSED SESSION: If action is taken during a Closed Session meeting and is required to be reported the Council will return to Open Session and report out immediately. However, if they are unable to do so due to time constraints, they will report out at the immediately following Regular Council Meeting under "REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION".
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk (707) 933-2216. Notification 48-hours before the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.