City Council
Regular MeetingSebastopol, CA · October 26, 2023
Minutes
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
MINUTES FOR Special Meeting/Closed Session Meeting of October 26,2023
As Approved by the City Council at their regular meeting of November 7.2023
The City Council Regular meeting was held in Person and by Remote/Virtual Teleconferencing Pursuant to Current
Brown Act Rules and Regulations.
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 ltem(s)).
7:30 am Convene Soecial Citv Council Meetine - CITY CO UNCIL CLOSED SESSION
Callto Order Vice Mayor Rich called the Special meeting to order at 7:30 am
RollCall:
Present
Vice Mayor Diana Gardner Rich
Councilmember Sandra Maurer
Councilmember J ill Mclewis
Councilmember Stephen Zollman
Absent: Mayor Neysa Htnton
Staff: Mary Gourley, Assistant City Manager/City Clerk
PUBLTC COMMENT FOR CLOSED SESSION lrEM(S):
(Prior to adjournment into Closed SessioA the public may speak up to 3 minutes on items to be addressed in
Closed Session).
There was none.
ADJOURNINTOCLOSEDSESSION: ViceMayorRichadjournedtheopensessionofthemeetingtotheclosed
session at 7:31 am.
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM:
1.. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM:
Public Employment ($ 5a957):
City Manager
Reference Order Number: 2023-233
No Report Out
ADJOURNMENT OF CLOSED SESSION: Vice Mayor Rich adjourned the closed session at 8:0L am
RECONVENE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING (OPEN SESSION): Vice Mayor Rich reconvened the open session at
8:02 am.
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION: There was no report out of the closed session.
ADJOURNMENT OF CITYCOUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
APPROVED
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Vice Mayor Rich adjourned the October 26,2023 City Council Special Meeting/Closed Session at 8:03 am to the
Next Regular Scheduled City Council Meeting of November 7,20231n person and zoom virtual meeting format to
be held at 6:00 p.m. ln person meeting to be held at the Sebastopol Youth Annex, 425 Morris Street, Sebastopol,
Ca.
Respectfu I ly Submitted,
tuv-c;
G rley
Assistant City M ager/Attorney/City Clerk
APPROVED
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Agenda
City Council City Manager
Mayor Neysa Hinton Larry McLaughlin
Vice Mayor Diana Rich lmclaughlin@Cityofsebastopol.org
Sandra Maurer Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
Jill McLewis Mary Gourley
Stephen Zollman mgourley@Cityofsebastopol.org
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING
CLOSED SESSION
Special Meeting of Thursday – October 26, 2023
7:30 am
Special Meeting Start Time: 7:30 am
The City Council Regular Meeting will be held in Person and Virtual /Remote Participation.
In Person Location: Sebastopol City Hall, City Hall Conference Room, 7120 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Remote/Virtual Participation: Zoom Link is to be used for providing public comment.
Topic: Closed Session - City Manager Public Employment
Time: Oct 26, 2023 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
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.
City Council Adjourn Into Closed Session on the Following Matter(s):
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM:
1. Public Employment (§ 54957):
City Manager
Adjournment of Closed Session
Convene Open Session of the Special City Council Meeting
Report out of Closed Session
ADJOURNMENT OF REGULAR MEETING:
The Special City Council Meeting Closed Session will be adjourned to the Regular Meeting of November 7, 2023 at
6:00 pm (In Person and Remote/Zoom Virtual Meeting Format).
American Disability Act Accommodations/Accessibility: A request can be made orally or in writing, and submitted to the ADA
Coordinator by email: building@cityofsebastopol.org or to the City Clerk’s Office so as to avoid delay in reviewing and
processing the request. Requests can be made by contacting the ADA Coordinator’s Office at (707) 823-8597, via email at
building@cityofsebastopol.org or by mailing such a request to the ADA Coordinator’s Office located at 7425 Bodega Avenue,
Sebastopol, CA. Note that if you contact the ADA Coordinators Office, via mail, you need to make the request early enough
that a response can be timely provided.
SB 751 Legislative bodies of local agencies must publicly report: (1) any action taken and (2) the vote or abstention on each
action taken by each member present for the action at a meeting.
If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact the City at Email: info@cityofsebastopol.org or
citycouncil@cityofsebastopol.org or please call: 707-823-1153. The public is advised that pursuant to Government Code
section 54957.5 all writings submitted to the City Council are public records and will be made available for review. The
Sebastopol City Council welcomes you in person or remotely to its meetings that are generally scheduled for the 1st and 3rd
Tuesday of every month. Your interest and participation are encouraged and appreciated.
Government Code Section 54953.
(a) All meetings of the legislative body of a local agency shall be open and public, and all persons shall be permitted to attend
any meeting of the legislative body of a local agency, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the legislative body of a local agency may use teleconferencing for the
benefit of the public and the legislative body of a local agency in connection with any meeting or proceeding authorized by
law. The teleconferenced meeting or proceeding shall comply with all requirements of this chapter and all otherwise
applicable provisions of law relating to a specific type of meeting or proceeding.
(2) Teleconferencing, as authorized by this section, may be used for all purposes in connection with any meeting within the
subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body. All votes taken during a teleconferenced meeting shall be by rollcall.
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