City of St. Helena
Special City Council Closed Session
Meeting
Friday, June 10, 2022 @ 3:00 PM
PLEASE NOTE: Any person who wishes to speak regarding an item on the agenda or make a comment under the "Oral Communication" portion of the agenda may do so, but please observe the time limit of four minutes.
This meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 54953 (as amended by AB 361) which authorizes teleconferenced meetings under the Brown Act during certain proclaimed States of Emergency. The Governor of California proclaimed a State of Emergency related to COVID-19 on March 4, 2020. This teleconferenced meeting is necessary so that the City can conduct essential business and is permitted under Government Code 54953 in order to protect public health and safety of attendees.
Consistent with Government Code Section 54953, this City Council Meeting will be held via teleconference only, and will not be physically open to the public. City Council members and staff will teleconference into the meeting by audio and/or video. The meeting will be conducted via Zoom Webinar.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Mayor: Geoff Ellsworth, Vice Mayor: Paul Dohring, City Council Members: Anna Chouteau, Eric Hall and Lester Hardy.
3. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
4. PUBLIC COMMENT PERTAINING TO CLOSED SESSION
Each person’s comments shall be limited to 4 minutes.
5. CLOSED SESSION:
5.1. Closed Session pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1): A.
Conference with Legal Counsel—Existing Litigation
Name of Case: Pacaso Inc. et al. v. City of St. Helena, et al. (United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 4:21-cv02493-KAW) 3
Public Comment
6. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular City Council meeting is scheduled for June 14, 2022, at 6:00 p.m.
I do hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on the City website on June 8, 2022.
Cindy Tzafopoulos, City Clerk
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1 Cindy Tzafopoulos
From: Pat Smidores <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2022 12:44 PM
To: Public Comment
Subject: [External] Closed meeting at 3pm today
Dear Council Members,
Thank you for your continued service to the community of St. Helena, your work benefits all communities impacted by Pacaso. You have helped to blaze the trail for other cities and counties standing up for neighborhoods.
In attending many of the City Council meetings where Pacaso is on the agenda, it has become very clear that the only individuals who speak in favor of Pacaso are doing so because of some financial connection to them ‐ shareholders, staff, realtors.
I imagine this afternoon, Pacaso will send one of their spokespeople to once again speak up about the 'benefits' of Pacaso. They are now touting a new marketing piece ‐ an economic study that,of course, they paid for. I know you won't be fooled by it.
Please know that your hard work and commitment over the last year is appreciated by all of the supporters of our group nationwide. The home page of our website now lists every community that has changed or is changing regulations to exclude Pacaso, and the list continues to grow!
Sincerely,
Pat at StopPacasoNow.com
Agenda Item #5.1.