Santa Clara council to enter closed session on security briefing, labor talks, PG&E bankruptcy and city attorney review

The Santa Clara City Council and the Stadium Authority Board announced they would recess into a closed session to consider four items: a potential threat to public services with a presentation by a protective security advisor from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA); labor negotiations with two employee units; existing litigation related to PG&Eand the Fire Victims Trust in PG&E—s Chapter 11 bankruptcy; and a public employee performance evaluation for the city attorney limited to a review of compensation.

The items were read aloud by the city attorney at the start of the special session. The city attorney described the first item as “a threat to public services or facilities, pursuant to Government Code section 54957(a),” and said the consultation would include a presentation by a protective security advisor from CISA. The city attorney also read that the labor negotiations item covered bargaining with Unit 2, the Police Officers Association, and Unit 10, the Public Safety Nonsworn Employees Association. On the litigation item, the city attorney identified the matter as the Fire Victims Trust release and settlement in connection with PG&E—s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. The city attorney read that the public employee performance evaluation concerned the title “city attorney” and was focused on a review of compensation.

Assistant City Clerk stated, “We are going to adjourn the closed session. And if there—s any reports out of closed session, they will be presented by the city attorney in person in the council chambers at our next meeting on Tuesday, June 24 at 7PM.” The city attorney also said, “There—ll be no substantive discussions about compensation issues.”

Council member Gonzales was not present in chambers and indicated an intent to participate remotely but the council noted he might not have reception to do so. The meeting leaders directed that the closed session would take place in the Sparacino Conference Room rather than the Council Conference Room as listed on the agenda.

No votes or other formal actions were recorded in the public portion of the transcript. The council said any reports from the closed session would be presented at the next public meeting on Tuesday, June 24 at 7 p.m. in the council chambers.

Details drawn from the public reading of the agenda; no deliberations or outcomes from the closed session were disclosed in the public record provided.