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Council approves consent calendar and adjourns to closed session on real‑property negotiations
Summary
The City Council approved its consent calendar on March 13 on a motion by Councilmember Jorgens seconded by Councilmember Bridal; the mayor announced the motion passed by a 5–0 tally.
The Newark City Council approved the consent calendar on March 13, accepting audit demands, approving the Feb. 27, 2025 minutes, receiving a mid‑year budget review and adopting a resolution amending the 2024–26 biennial budget and the capital improvement plan for fiscal year 2025.
Councilmember Jorgens moved to approve the consent calendar; Councilmember Bridal seconded. The mayor called the vote and the clerk recorded the result as "passes 5 ayes." No individual roll call votes were recorded in the transcript excerpt provided.
Shortly thereafter, the council announced it would recess into closed session for a conference with real property negotiators under Government Code section 54956.8. The city identified the property by assessor parcel numbers and listed agency negotiators as City Manager David J. Banoon and Community Development Director Steven Turner, and named negotiating parties L.S. Newark LLC and Franco Tannelli, Esquire. The transcript records that the subject of the closed session was price and terms of payment.
Nut graf: Council completed routine consent business by unanimous tally (5–0 as recorded) and then moved into a closed‑session negotiation on identified assessor parcels under the cited Government Code authority.
Ending: The council congratulated the newly sworn planning commissioner before adjourning to closed session; no closed‑session actions were disclosed in the public record portion of the transcript.
