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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 SPECIAL MEETING – CLOSED SESSION Meeting of Monday, September 16, 2024 Special Meeting Start Time: 6:00 pm MINUTES FOR Special City Council Meeting – Closed Session Meeting of September 16, 2024 As Approved by the City Council at their regular meeting of October 1, 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. In Person Location: Sebastopol City Hall, 7120 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. 6:00 pm City Council Special Meeting – Closed Session – Sebastopol City Hall, 7120 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, CA Call to Order: Mayor Rich called the Regular Meeting to Order at 6:02 pm. Roll Call: Present: Mayor Diana Gardner Rich Vice Mayor Stephen Zollman Councilmember Neysa Hinton Councilmember Sandra Maurer Councilmember Jill McLewis (arrived: 6:20 pm) Absent: None Staff: City Manager Don Schwartz Assistant City Manager/City Clerk Mary Gourley City Attorney Alex Mog REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF 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 to AB 2449 (Government Code Section 549539(f)). There was none. All Councilmembers were in person. 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. City Council Adjourn Into Closed Session on the Following Matter(s): Mayor Rich adjourned into the closed session at 6:04 pm CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEM: 1. Conference with Legal Counsel: Existing Litigation (Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(1)) DAVID ALLEN YESUE, MICHAEL W. DEEGAN, PAIGE ELIGHTZA CORLEY, JESSICA MARIE WETCH, and SONOMA COUNTY ACTS OF KINDNESS Versus City of Sebastopol (One Case) Reference Order Number: 2024-199 2. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) Name of Case: City of Camden v. BASF Corporation US District Court District of South Carolina Case No: 2:24-cv-03174-RMG Name of Case: City of Camden v. Tyco Fire Products LP US District Court District of South Carolina Case No: 2:24-cv-02321-RMG 3-2 Opt Out Neysa/Stephen Reference Order Number: 2024-200 3. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Gov. Code section 54956.9: One Case Reference Order Number: 2024-201 4. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Gov. Code section 54957(b)) Title: City Manager Reference Order Number: 2024-202 5. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Gov. Code section 54957(b)) Title: City Clerk Reference Order Number: 2024-2023 6. Conference with Labor Negotiators (Gov. Code section 54957.6) Agency Designated Representatives: Mayor Unrepresented Employee: City Clerk Reference Order Number: 2024-204/This item was continued. Adjournment of Closed Session: Mayor Rich adjourned the closed session meeting at 9:00 pm. Convene Open Session of the Special City Council Meeting: Mayor Rich reconvened the open session of the meeting at 9:01 pm. Report out of Closed Session: There was no report out. ADJOURNMENT OF REGULAR MEETING: The Special City Council Meeting Closed Session will be adjourned to the Regular Meeting of September 17, 2024. Mayor Rich adjourned the City Council Meeting Closed Session of September 16, 2024 at 9:02 pm to the next regular City Council Meeting of September 17, 2024 scheduled to be held at 6:00 pm at the Sebastopol Youth Annex, 425 Morris Street Respectfully Submitted: Mary Gourley Assistant City Manager/City Clerk