Special City Council Meeting Minutes
May 7, 2024
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VALLEJO
VALLEJO CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
MAY 7, 2024
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
555 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo, California
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor McConnell, Vice Mayor Loera-Diaz, Councilmembers Arriola, Bregenzer, Matulac, and Verder-Aliga
Absent: Councilmember Palmares
Staff present: Interim City Manager Marshall, City Attorney Nebb, Chief Assistant City Attorney Risner, Assistant City Manager Haen, Human Resources Director Sifuentes, Assistant City Attorney Knight, and Joe Gorton (Consultant)
Mayor McConnell announced that Action Calendar Item 5A as reflected on tonight’s meeting agenda would not be heard as the Councilmember who requested the item is not present this evening.
Speaker: Lillie Hurd
The City Council convened into Closed Session in the Council Conference Room at 7:06 p.m.
3. CLOSED SESSION
A. Public Employee Appointment
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1)
Title: City Manager
B. Liability Claims: Desere Heminger v. City of Vallejo Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.95
C. Public Employee Performance Evaluation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Title: Interim City Manager
4. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION TO ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF CLOSED
SESSION
City Council convened into Open Session at 8:46 p.m.
Chief Assistant City Attorney announced Council provided direction staff regarding Closed Session Items 3A, 3B, and 3C. No action to report.
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5. ACTON CALENDAR
A. CONSIDER AND PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF RELATING TO
EXPLORATION AND POSSIBLE FUTURE ACTION ON A BALLOT
MEASURE TO BE ADDED TO THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024 GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION REGARDING AN INCREASE IN THE REAL
PROPERTY CONVEYANCE TAX - SECTION 3.10 OF THE MUNICIPAL
CODE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE LEW EDWARDS GROUP TO PROVIDE
CONSULTING SERVICES RELATING TO SAME
Recommendation: Consider the question of whether to proceed to (1) direct staff to research the issue of the possibility of increasing the real property conveyance tax; and (2) enter into a contract with the Lew Edwards Group to explore the feasibility of a ballot measure on the November 2024 ballot relating to same in an amount not to exceed $100,000, with the contract to be in a form approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
Contact: Beverli Marshall. Interim City Manager
[email protected]
Action: item was not heard.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:47 p.m.
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ROBERT H. MCCONNELL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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DAWN G. ABRAHAMSON, CITY CLERK
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