Special City Council Meeting

CITY OF GALT Paul Sandhu, Mayor Thomas J. Haglund, Interim City Manager Rich Lozano, Vice Mayor Curt Campion, Council Member Chris Erias, Community Development Director Paige Lampson, Council Member Claire Tyson, Finance Director Shawn Farmer, Council Member Stephanie Van Steyn, Human Resources Director Armando Solis, Parks & Recreation Director Tina Hubert, City Clerk Tod Sockman, Police Chief Shaun Farrell, City Treasurer Michael Selling, Public Works Director Kimberly Hood, Interim City Attorney AGENDA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING – CLOSED SESSION COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 380 CIVIC DRIVE, GALT, CALIFORNIA TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2020, 2:00 PM NOTE: If you need a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s office, 209.366.7130, 380 Civic Drive, at least two days prior to the meeting. CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) ADVISORY To protect our constituents, City officials and City staff, the City requests all members of the public to follow the California Department of Health Services’ guidance and the County of Sacramento Public Health Officer Order for the Control of COVID-19 restricting group events and gatherings and maintaining social distancing. Additional information regarding COVID-19 is available on the City’s website at www.ci.galt.ca.us. Consistent with Executive Order N-29-20, the meeting may be held via teleconference/electronic means. In-person participation by the public will not be permitted and no physical location from which the public may observe the meeting will be available. Remote public participation is available in the following way: 1) Email public comments concerning this special closed session meeting to pubcom@cityofgalt.org. The City Clerk will read the comments out loud during public comment, subject to the customary 5-minute time limitation. If you have issues submitting a public comment via email, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 209.366.7130. 2) Join the electronic meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86480156338 (Webinar ID: 864 8015 6338). Members of the public participating electronically via this link and wishing to speak concerning this special closed session meeting may do so during public comment. 3) Call (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 864 8015 6338# to listen to the meeting. A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER: Roll Call: Lozano, Farmer, Campion, Lampson, Sandhu B. PUBLIC COMMENT PERTAINING TO CLOSED SESSION GALT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA SPECIAL MEETING OF JULY 21, 2020 PAGE 2 C. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION: 1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS pursuant to and under the authority of Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: APN 148-0010-053-0000 10059 Twin Cities Road Agency negotiators: Thomas Haglund, Interim City Manager; Mike Selling, Public Works Director Negotiating parties: California Waste Recovery, Inc. Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment 2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION pursuant to and under the authority of Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) Initiation of litigation (One potential case) 3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION pursuant to and under the authority of Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) Significant exposure to litigation (One potential case) (See attached) D. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION ADJOURNMENT TINA HUBERT, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK: Agenda Report. The agenda for this Galt City Council Meeting was posted in the following listed sites before 5:00 pm on the Friday preceding the meeting: 1. City Hall Lobby, 380 Civic Drive; 2. U.S. Post Office, 600 N. Lincoln Way; and 3. Marian O. Lawrence Library, 1000 Caroline Avenue.  Council Agenda Report Meeting Date: July 21, 2020 FROM: Kimberly Hood, Interim City Attorney SUBJECT: Closed Session Item #3 (Special Meeting) Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2) (1 case) On July 16, 2020, I received a voice message from and spoke by telephone with attorney Don Mooney, who informed me that he represents several environmental groups prepared to file a legal challenge to the City of Galt’s Climate Action Plan (CAP). The Interim City Attorney has determined that this statement qualifies as “existing facts and circumstances” under the Brown Act, specifically Government Code section 54956.9(e)(5) and that there is significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2). City Manager Approval: TYPE OF ITEM: COUNCIL ACTION: Introduced Approved Denied Revised ___ Consent Reso No _________________ Ord No ________________ __x_ Departmental Moved By: ____ Public Hearing Seconded By: ____ Successor Agency Vote: ____ Other: