City Council

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 CLOSED SESSION MEETING Special Meeting of Wednesday – November 1, 2023 6:00 pm AMENDED: October 31, 2023 – 4:11 pm Addition of Item Number 2 Special Meeting Start Time: 6:00 pm 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: City Council Closed Session Time: Nov 1, 2023 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Mee�ng htps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88556256857?pwd=TTNhSXpXTytJZzBWaDUvMHIzdFhjZz09 Mee�ng ID: 885 5625 6857 Passcode: 959870 --- One tap mobile +16699006833,,88556256857#,,,,*959870# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,88556256857#,,,,*959870# US --- Dial by your loca�on • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 646 931 3860 US Mee�ng ID: 885 5625 6857 Passcode: 959870 Find your local number: htps://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcSyuAvohX 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. Conference with Legal Counsel: Anticipated Litigation Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(b): (One Case)Conference with Legal Counsel Added Item: 2. Conference with Legal Counsel: Anticipated Litigation Public Employee Discipline, Dismissal or Release Pursuant to Government Code §54957 (One Case)Conference with Legal Counsel 3. 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) 4. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Government Code section 54957 (b) Title: City Clerk Item Number 4 has been removed. 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.