Thursday, April 24, 2025 Ventura City Council Agenda
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2025
SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION – 4:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – CITY HALL - 501 POLI STREET - VENTURA, CA 93001 DR. JEANNETTE SÁNCHEZ-PALACIOS, MAYOR
Councilmembers:
DISTRICT 1 – LIZ CAMPOS DISTRICT 5 – BILL MCREYNOLDS
DISTRICT 3 – RYYN SCHUMACHER
DISTRICT 2 – DOUG HALTER, DEPUTY
MAYOR
DISTRICT 6 – JIM DURAN
DISTRICT 7 – ALEX MANGONE
Bill Ayub
City Manager
Javan N. Rad
City Attorney
Michael B. MacDonald
City Clerk
PUBLIC ADVISORY: THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED AS IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE To submit written comments (up to 1,000 characters) for the City Council’s consideration and inclusion in the public records, email [email protected] two hours prior to the meeting time, or by using the public comment form at www.cityofventura.ca.gov/publicinput. Please include the Agenda Item Number in the subject
This meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, Government Code Section 54953. Any member of the public may attend this meeting. Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Michael B. MacDonald, City Clerk, (805) 654 -4787. The City Council may take action related to any subject listed on the Agenda. Meetings will adjourn at 11:00 p.m. Any items outstanding at that time will be deferred until the next regularly scheduled meeting.
CALL TO ORDER – CLOSED SESSION – 4:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: Public comments on Closed Session Items only. 1 Thursday, April 24, 2025 Ventura City Council Agenda
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CLOSED SESSION: Teleconference/Video Conference Meeting. The Public may not participate in the Closed Session, other than for Public Comments.
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: City Attorney
Authority: Government Code Section 54957
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
City Negotiators: Dr. Jeannette Sanchez-Palacios, Mayor, Doug Halter, Deputy Mayor Unrepresented Employee: City Attorney
Authority: Government Code 54957.6
ADJOURNMENT
Communications to the City Council are public record and will become part of the City’s electronic records, which are accessible through the City’s website. Please note: e -mail addresses, names, addresses, and other contact information are not required, but if included in any communication to the City Council, will become part of the public record. If you do not want your e -mail address or any other contact information to be made public, you may deliver communications via U.S. Postal Service to the City Clerk’s Office at 50 1 Poli Street, Room 204, Ventura, CA 93001. If you do not want your contact information included in the public record, please do not include that information in your communication.
Please contact the City Clerk Department for further information.
In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (805) 658 -4787 or the California Relay Service at 711. Notification 72 hours prior will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility to this meeting. AP&P
6.04, accessible at the link below, explains procedures for receiving and resolving requests for accommodation to participate in or conduct this meeting.
https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/43474/APP-604-21225
Resource Items for the Public:
• City Council Protocols (which includes Rules of Decorum for the Public) • City Council Goals 2025-2026
• Budget Principles 2021-2022
• Municipal Code/City Charter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This agenda was posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. in the City Clerk’s Office, on the City Hall Public Notices Board and on the internet.
Michael B. MacDonald, CMC
City Clerk
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