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Vallejo City Council opens special meeting, lists six closed-session matters
Summary
At a special meeting the Vallejo City Council announced six closed-session items — including liability claims, labor negotiations, real property negotiations and multiple pending litigations — heard no public comment and adjourned to closed session.
The Vallejo City Council opened a special meeting at 5:00 p.m., announced six items for discussion in closed session and then adjourned into closed session after noting there were no public comments. The meeting included a roll call that recorded Mayor Sors, Vice Mayor Matulik, Council member Sprigenzer and Council member Gordon as present; three council members were absent.
City Attorney (name not stated) read the closed-session agenda, saying: “The city council will meet this evening, in closed session with regard to the following items.” He listed the items the council will consider behind closed doors, citing the meeting agenda for statutory authority and case/APN references.
The announced items were: • Item A: liability claims — Joel Catham v. The City of Vallejo (closed-session authority cited on the agenda). • Item B: conference with labor negotiators with the city’s designated representative, Stephanie Cifuentes, Human Resources Director; employee organizations listed included the Vallejo Police Officers Association and the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1186, along with confidential and managerial employee groups and unrepresented employees. • Item C: conference with real property negotiators regarding properties listed by APN on the agenda; negotiator Gillian Hain, assistant city manager, and negotiating party Mark Tomko of the Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District were named; the matter concerns price and terms of payment. • Item D: conference with real property negotiators concerning the property at 50 Solano; the city attorney said negotiators and negotiating parties are the same as Item C; the agenda lists the APN(s). • Item E: conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation — Yeager Vineyards LLC v. The City of Vallejo (Napa County Superior Court); case number is listed on the agenda. • Item F: conference with legal counsel regarding several cases involving American Canyon and Valeo; the city attorney said most of the cases are in Sacramento County Superior Court and one is in Marin County Superior Court; case numbers are on the agenda.
After the city attorney finished announcing the closed-session matters, the chair opened public comment for closed-session items, then stated, “Through the mayor, do not have any members signed up for this item at this time.” With no speakers, the council closed public comment and adjourned into closed session.
No votes or other public actions were taken during the portion of the meeting recorded in the transcript; the council’s deliberations and any outcomes on the announced matters will occur in closed session and are not part of the public record in the transcript.
