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Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Special Closed Session Meeting of the City Council
CALL TO ORDER
A Special Closed Session Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council was called to order on Tuesday,
November 10, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. by Mayor Harmon, with all councilmembers present via
teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Council Members
Present: Council Members Carlyn Christianson, Andy Pease, Erica A. Stewart, Vice Mayor Aaron
Gomez, and Mayor Heidi Harmon.
Council Members
Absent: None
City Staff
Present: Derek Johnson, City Manager; Christine Dietrick, City Attorney; and Kevin Christian,
Deputy City Clerk; were present at Roll Call. Other staff members presented reports or
responded to questions as indicated in the minutes.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
None
---End of Public Comment---
CLOSED SESSION
A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
Agency Negotiators: Monica Irons, Nickole Sutter, Rick Bolanos,
Derek Johnson, Christine Dietrick
Represented Employee
Organizations: San Luis Obispo City Employee’s Association (SLOCEA)
San Luis Obispo Police Officer’s Association (POA)
San Luis Obispo Police Staff Officer’s Association (SLOPSOA)
International Association of Firefighters Local 3523
Unrepresented Employees: Unrepresented Management Employees
Unrepresented Confidential Employees
ACTION: No reportable action.
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B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9
Name of case: San Luis Obispo City Employees Association v. The City of San Luis Obispo;
California Public Employment Relations Board Case No. LA-CE-1439-M
ACTION: No reportable action.
C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code § 54956.9
Name of case: Preserve the SLO Life, Los Verdes Park Unit One Homeowners’ Association, Inc.,
and Los Verdes Park (Unit Two) Homeowners’ Association, v. City of San Luis Obispo; JM
Development Group, Inc., and DOES 1-25, inclusive; San Luis Obispo Superior Court Case No.
20CV-0536
ACTION: On motion by Council Member Pease, second by Council Member Christianson, on a
vote of 5-0, to authorize the defense of the CEQA action and authorized staff to enter into a contract
with Ty Green of Adamski, Moroski, Madden Cumberland and Green to defend the City, with the
representation funded by the Applicant.
D. MID-TERM CHECK-IN PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957(b)(1)
Public Employees: City Manager, City Attorney
ACTION: No reportable action; performance feedback provided by Council to City Manager and
City Attorney.
City Manager and City Attorney departed the closed session at 7:07 p.m.
E. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
Agency Negotiators: Mary Egan, Monica Irons
Unrepresented employee: City Manager, City Attorney
ACTION: Council met in Closed Session with its labor negotiator Mary Egan, without appointed
officials present, and provided direction on motion by Mayor Harmon and a second by Council
Member Christianson, on a 4-1 vote (with Vice Mayor Gomez voting “no”) to direct staff to bring
forward potential adjustments to appointed officials compensation for open session consideration on
December 8, 2020.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:08 p.m. The next Regular City Council Meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 6:00 p.m., via teleconference.
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Teresa Purrington, City Clerk
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 12/08/2020