City Council
Regular MeetingSebastopol, CA · November 9, 2022
Minutes
Agenda Item Number: 2
City Council City Manager
Mayor Patrick Slayter Larry McLaughlin
Vice Mayor Neysa Hinton lmclaughlin@Cityofsebastopol.org
Una Glass Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
Sarah Glade Gurney Mary Gourley
Diana Rich mgourley@Cityofsebastopol.org
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION
MEETING OF November 9, 2022
As Approved by the City Council at their regular meeting of November 15, 2022
The City Council Regular meeting was held via teleconference pursuant to AB 361. Pursuant to AB 361 (2021),
Teleconference Restrictions of the Brown Act Have Been Suspended, as Well as the Requirement to Provide a
Physical Location for Members of the Public to Participate in the Meeting. The City of Sebastopol City Council
meeting was not be physically open to the public and all City Council Members teleconferenced into the meeting
via Zoom.
Please note that minutes are not meant to be verbatim minutes and are meant to be the City’s record of Actions
Taken (Approved Motion of Agenda Item).
8:00 am City Council Special Meeting – Closed Session (ZOOM Virtual Meeting Format Only)
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Slayter called the meeting to order at 8:00 am.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Mayor Patrick Slayter – By video teleconference
Vice Mayor Neysa Hinton – By video teleconference (departed meeting at 9:00 am)
Councilmember Una Glass – By video teleconference
Councilmember Sarah Gurney - By video teleconference
Councilmember Diana Gardner Rich - By video teleconference
Absent: None
Staff: City Manager/City Attorney Larry McLaughlin
Assistant City Manager/City Clerk Mary Gourley
PUBLIC COMMENT
This is a Special Meeting, pursuant to provisions of Government Code §54957, this is the time provided for
members of the public to address the City Council regarding matters of municipal concern for the item listed below
(maximum of three minutes per speaker) prior to adjournment into Closed Session.
There was no public comment.
Mayor Slayter adjourned the open meeting at 8:02 am to the Closed Session on the Following Matters.
CLOSED SESSION:
Closed Session Agenda Item:
1. Conference with Legal Counsel: Anticipated Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9)
Agenda Item Number: 2
City Council Meeting Packet of: November 15, 2022
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Agenda Item Number: 2
(One Case)
2. Conference with Legal Counsel: Existing Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9)
DAVID ALLEN YESUE, MICHAEL W. DEEGAN, PAIGE ELIGHTZA CORLEY, JESSICA MARIE WETCH, and
SONOMA COUNTY ACTS OF KINDNESS Versus City of Sebastopol
(One Case)
ADJOURNMENT OF CLOSED SESSION: Mayor Slayter adjourned the closed session meeting at 9:06 am.
RECONVENE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING (OPEN SESSION): Mayor Slayter reconvened the City Council Special
Meeting at 9:07 am.
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION: There was no report out of the closed session.
ADJOURNMENT OF CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
November 9, 2022 City Council Closed Session will be adjourned to the Regular City Council Meeting of November
15, 2022 at 6:00 pm (ZOOM VIRTUAL MEETING FORMAT).
Mayor Slayer adjourned the City Council Special Meeting Closed Session at 9:08 am.
Respectfully Submitted:
Mary C. Gourley
Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
Agenda Item Number: 2
City Council Meeting Packet of: November 15, 2022
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