City Council
Regular MeetingSebastopol, CA · April 29, 2024
Minutes
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Meeting of Monday - April 29,2024
6:00 pm
MTNUTES FOR Special City Council Meeting - Closed Session Meeting of Aprn I29.,20A.
As Approved by the City Council at their regular meeting of Mav 7,2024
Please note that minutes of meetings are not meant to be verbatim minutes and are meant to be the City's
record of a summary of actions that took place at the meeting. The vote/action is the required information of the
meeting actions that took place. Approved minutes are available on the City Council Meetings page.
Meeting was held in Person ln Person Location: Sebastopol City Hall, 71-20 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, CA
95472
The public is advised that pursuant to Government Code section 54957 .5 all writings submitted to the City and
City Council are public records and will be made available for review.
5:00 om Council Soecial Meetine - Session - Sebastoool Citv Hall. 7 Bodesa Avenue.
Sebastopol. CA
Callto Order: Mayor Rich called the Regular Meeting to Order at 6:02 pm.
RollCall:
Present: Mayor Diana Gardner Rich
Vice Mayor StePhen Zollman
Councilmember NeYsa Hinton
Councilmember Sandra Maurer
Councilmember Jill Mclewis
Absent: None
Staff: City Manager Don Schwartz
REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER A82449 (lF NEEDED): To consider and take action on any request from a Council
Member to participate in a meeting remotely due to Just Cause or Emergency Circumstances pursuant lo AB 2449
(Government Code Section 549539(f)). There was none. All Councilmembers were in person.
PUBLIC COMMENT
This is o Speciol Meeting, pursuont to provisions of Government Code 554957, this is the time provided for
members of the pubtic to oddress the City Council regording motters of municipol concern for the item listed below
(moximum of three minutes per speoker) prior to odjournment into Closed Session.
There was no public comment.
City CouncilAdjourn lnto Closed Session on the Following Matter(s): Mayor Rich adjourned into the closed
session at 6:03 pm
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM
1, eenferenee with taber Negetiaters (54957,6)
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City Council Action: None. ltem removed from agenda.
Reference Order Number: 2024-08I
2. Public Employee Performance Evaluation
Title: City Manager
City Council Action: Conducted evaluation.
Minute Order Number 2024-OB2
Adjournment of Closed Session: Mayor Rich adjourned the closed session meeting at 8:18 pm.
ConveneOpenSessionoftheSpecialCityCouncilMeeting: MayorRichreconvenedtheopensessionofthe
meeting at 8:19 pm.
Report out of Closed Session: The City Council is pleased to have had the opportunity for an initial evaluation
session with our new City Manager. He has been on the job for only four months and has already made huge
strides forward in addressing the many challenging issues faced by our town. This initial evaluation has confirmed
our confidence in our selection of Don Schwartz as our City Manager. We look forward to continuing to work
productively and constructively with him, as we all combine our efforts to stabilize our fiscal situation and to do
what's needed to ensure the future of Sebastopol as a vibrant and thriving town. The Council has agreed to hold a
second closed session as part of this initial evaluation.
ADJOURNMENT OF REGULAR MEETING:
The Special City Council Meeting Closed Session will be adjourned to the Regular Meeting of May 7,2024.
Mayor Rich adjourned the City Council Meeting Closed Session of April 29,2024 at 8:20 pm to the next regular
City Council Meeting of April L6,2024 scheduled to be held at 6:00 pm at the Sebastopol Youth Annex,425
Morris Street.
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City Council City Manager
Mayor Diana Gardner Rich Don Schwartz
Vice Mayor Stephen Zollman dschwartz@Cityofsebastopol.gov
Councilmember Neysa Hinton Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
Councilmember Sandra Maurer Mary Gourley
Councilmember Jill McLewis mgourley@Cityofsebastopol.gov
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING – CLOSED SESSION
Meeting of Monday, April 29, 2024
Special Meeting Start Time: 6:00 pm
Revised as of: Thursday April 25, 2024 – Item Number 1 has been removed from the agenda.
In Person Location: Sebastopol City Hall, 7120 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Special Meeting Start Time: 6:00 pm
6:00 pm City Council Special Meeting – Closed Session – Sebastopol City Hall, 7120 Bodega Avenue,
Sebastopol, CA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
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 Labor Negotiators (54957.6)
Agency Designated Representatives:
City Labor Negotiator Patrick Clark, Patrick Clark Consulting
Human Resources Consultant Deborah Muchmore, Muchmore Than Consulting
City Manager Schwartz/Assistant City Manager/City Clerk Gourley
Employee Organization:
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Sebastopol Police Officers Association (SPOA)
Management, Mid Management, Unrepresented
2. Public Employee Performance Evaluation
Title: 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 City Council Meeting of May 7,
2024 at 6:00 pm to be held at the Sebastopol Youth Annex, 425 Morris Street, Sebastopol, CA.
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.
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.
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