Special City Council Meeting
Special MeetingGalt, CA · September 8, 2021
Minutes
CITY OF GALT
MINUTES
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Council Chambers, 380 Civic Drive, Galt, California
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
This meeting of the Galt City Council was conducted by video/teleconference in compliance with the
State and County Shelter at Home Orders, and as allowed by the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-
20, which allowed for a deviation of teleconference rules required by the Brown Act. Council
Members and City staff participated via remote video/telephone connections and the meeting was
broadcast on Metro Cable and livestreamed on the City’s website.
The Mayor called the meeting to order at 4:07 pm. Council Members present: Sandhu, Vandenburg, Lozano
and Farmer. Absent: Papineau.
Staff members present: City Manager Hines, City Clerk Hubert, Interim City Attorney Splendorio, and
Human Resources Director Van Steyn.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING: None.
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION:
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE – Government Code
Section 54957(b)(1)
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION: The City Council reconvened to open session at 5:26 pm at which
time the Interim City Attorney reported City Council considered and voted 4-0 to affirm arbitrator’s
decision regarding the dismissal of a Galt Sworn Police Officer. Absent: Papineau.
There being no further business to come before City Council, the Mayor adjourned the meeting at 5:27 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Tina Hubert
City Clerk
Agenda
CITY OF GALT
Shawn Farmer, Mayor Lorenzo Hines Jr., City Manager
Paul Sandhu, Vice Mayor
Rich Lozano, Council Member Craig Hoffman, Community Development Director
Jay Vandenburg, Council Member Vacant, Finance Director
Kevin Papineau, Council Member Stephanie Van Steyn, Human Resources Director
Armando Solis, Parks & Recreation Director
Tina Hubert, City Clerk Rick Small, Interim Police Chief
Shaun Farrell, City Treasurer Michael Selling, Public Works Director
Frank Splendorio, Interim City Attorney
AGENDA
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING – CLOSED SESSION
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 380 CIVIC DRIVE, GALT, CALIFORNIA
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2021, 4:00 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.
NOTE: Public records, including writings relating to an agenda item for open session of a regular meeting and distributed less than
72 hours prior to the meeting, are available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s Office, 380 Civic Drive, Galt, California.
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. 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 will be held via teleconference/electronically and
the City Council will participate via teleconference/electronically. 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 ways:
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/89200943320 (Webinar ID: 892 0094 3320).
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: 892 0094 3320# to listen to the meeting.
GALT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
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A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER:
Roll Call: Sandhu, Papineau, Vandenburg, Lozano, Farmer
B. PUBLIC COMMENT PERTAINING TO CLOSED SESSION: Due to the Statewide emergency, public
comments may be submitted via email to PUBCOM@CITYOFGALT.ORG and will be read out loud, subject
to the customary 5-minute time limitation. Also, members of the public may participate electronically via
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89200943320 (Webinar ID: 892 0094 3320).
C. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION:
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE – Government Code Section
54957(b)(1)
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.
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