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San Fernando City Council approves special-meeting agenda, recesses to closed session after failed Zoom public comment
Summary
Mayor Joel Fajardo called a special San Fernando City Council meeting to order at 5:00 p.m., the council approved the agenda by voice consent, an attempted Zoom public comment from Jordan Evans did not connect, and the council recessed to closed session at 5:02 p.m.
Mayor Joel Fajardo called the special San Fernando City Council meeting to order at about 5:00 p.m. and moved to approve the special meeting agenda. Vice Mayor Victoria Garcia seconded; the mayor asked if there were any objections and, hearing none, said, "The motion carries."
The clerk conducted roll call and recorded Councilmember Patty Lopez and Councilmember Mary Salodio as present; Councilmember Mary Mendoza was listed as absent. After the agenda was approved, the clerk reported a participant waiting in the Zoom room and called for Jordan Evans to unmute for public comment. No audible comment was received on the record.
When the council waited for the remote speaker, Mayor Fajardo asked "Mister Padilla" how long to wait. Padilla — whose role was introduced by name in the record but whose official title was not stated — recommended ending the attempt to reach the commenter, saying, "you might as well adjourn. You've made a good faith effort to get him, and he's not responding."
Following that exchange, Mayor Fajardo said the record would reflect there were no members in the audience for public comment and declared the meeting recessed to closed session at 5:02 p.m. The transcript records the announcement to recess but does not show a formal motion or separate vote to enter closed session on the public record.
