CITY OF VENTURA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
MONDAY, MAY 15, 2023
SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION - 4:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL - 501 POLI STREET, VENTURA, CA 93001
JOESCHROEDER,MAYOR
DISTRICT 1 - LIZ CAMPOS
DISTRICT 2 - DOUG HALTER
DISTRICT 3 - MIKE JOHNSON
Akbar Alikhan
Acting City Manager
Councilmembers:
DISTRICT 6 - JIM DURAN
DISTRICT 5 - BILL MCREYNOLDS
DISTRICT 4 - JEANNETTE SANCHEZ-
Andrew Heglund
City Attorney
PALACIOS, DEPUTY MAYOR
Michael B. MacDonald
City Clerk
PUBLIC ADVISORY: THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN A HYBRID MODEL WITH BOTH IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE AND VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION.
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May 15, 2023
CALL TO ORDER- CLOSED SESSION: 4:01 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Duran, McReynolds, Johnson, Halter, Deputy Mayor Sanchez-Palacios, and Mayor Schroeder
Absent: Johnson, Halter, Campos
Mayor Schroeder presiding
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: None
CLOSED SESSION: TeleconferenceNideo Conference Meeting. The Public may not participate in the Closed Session, other than for Public Comments .
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL LITIGATION One Case
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- EXISTING LITIGATION
Name of Case: lralex v. City of San Buenaventura
VCSC case no. 2022-00572920-CUMC
Authority : Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 4:57 p.m.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct record of the City Council meeting held on May 15, 2023.
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Michael B. MacDonald, CMC
City Clerk
May 15, 2023