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Home My WebLink About02-07-2022 Agenda - Special Meeting Closed Session AMENDED City Council REVISED AGENDA Monday, February 7, 2022, 5:15 p.m. Teleconference - Broadcast via Webinar SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Pursuant to Executive Orders N-60-20 and N-08-21 executed by the Governor of California, and subsequently Assembly Bill 361, enacted in response to the state of emergency relating to novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and enabling teleconferencing accommodations by suspending or waiving specified provisions in the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code § 54950 et seq.), members of the public, City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, City Staff, and City Consultants may participate in this regular meeting by teleconference. Using the most rapid means of communication available at this time, members of the public are encouraged to participate in Council meetings in the following ways: Remote Viewing - Members of the public who wish to watch the meeting can: Join the Meeting (hosted via Microsoft Teams) to provide public comment on Closed Session items: Join from your computer or mobile app: Click here to join the meeting Or call in (audio only): +1 209-645-4165,,44911833# Phone Conference ID: 449 118 33# As the purpose for this Special Meeting is to hold a Closed Session, the meeting will not be livestreamed to the City's YouTube Channel or broadcasted on Channel 20. Public Comment for Closed Session Items only - Public comment can be submitted in the following ways: Mail or Email Public Comment Received by 3:00 PM on the day of meeting - Can be submitted via email to emailcouncil@slocity.org or U.S. Mail to City Clerk at 990 Palm St. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. All emails will be archived/distributed to councilmembers, however, submissions after 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting may not be archived/distributed until the following day. Emails will not be read aloud during the meeting. Verbal Public Comment In Advance of the Meeting – Call (805) 781-7164; state and spell your name, the agenda item number you are calling about and leave your comment. The verbal comments must be limited to 3 minutes. All voicemails will be forwarded to the Council Members and saved as Agenda Correspondence. Voicemails will not be played during the meeting. During the meeting – Join the webinar (instructions above). Once public comment for the item you would like to speak on is called, please raise your virtual hand, your name will be called, and your microphone will be unmuted. If you have questions, contact the office of the City Clerk at cityclerk@slocity.org or (805) 781-7100. Pages 1.CALL TO ORDER Mayor Erica A. Stewart will call the Closed Session of the San Luis Obispo City Council to order. 2.PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY Public Comment will be accepted for Closed Session items only. 3.CLOSED SESSION ITEMS 3.a.CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6 Agency Negotiators: Nickole Domini, Britani Roltgen, Che Johnson, Derek Johnson, Christine Dietrick, Shelly Stanwyck 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 3.b.CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code §54956.9; Name of case: Pamela Langley, Renee Askew, Aaron Stinnet, Edward Marquez, Christina Malmen, individuals; and Hope’s Village of SLO, a non-profit corporation v. City of San Luis Obispo, a municipality; and DOES 1 to 10, inclusive; United Stated District Court Central District of California Case No. 2:21-cv-07479 3.c.CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9. No. of potential cases: One. A point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the local agency on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the local agency. The existing facts and circumstances exposing the City to litigation include the following: In November 2019, a letter was received from Robert Goodman, Attorney at Law, on behalf of his client Jamie Gomez, asserting that the City of San Luis Obispo’s method of conducting elections may violate the California Voting Rights Act. Pursuant to California law, Mr. Goodman, on behalf of his client Jamie Gomez, demanded that the City Council adopt a resolution within 45 days of receipt of the letter outlining its intention to transition from at- large to district elections and specifying specific steps it will take to facilitate this transition. The deadline for the City Council to adopt a resolution to this effect would have been the end of December 2019, but extensions to the resolution-adoption deadline have been negotiated and the deadline now stands at February 15, 2022. If a resolution has not been adopted by the February 15 deadline, and no further extension has been granted, then legal action may be commenced in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court to seek to compel the City of San Luis Obispo to institute district elections pursuant to the California Voting Rights Act. The original demand letter is on file with the City Clerk and available for public inspection upon request. 3.d.CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8 Property: APN 002-435-023 Agency Negotiators: Derek Johnson, City Manager J. Christine Dietrick, City Attorney Markie Jorgensen, Assistant City Attorney Shelly Stanwyck, Assistant City Manager Greg Hermann, Deputy City Manager Matt Horn, Director of Public Works Brian Nelson, Acting City Engineer Shelsie Moore, Acting Supervising Civil Engineer Wyatt Banker-Hix, Engineer III Negotiating Parties: Thomas Michael Maino and Gena Estelle Maino, Trustees of the Maino Family Revocable Trust Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment *3.e.CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code §54956.9; Name of case: Todd Miller, an individual v. City of San Luis Obispo, a municipal corporation; City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo in their official capacities as governing body of the City of San Luis Obispo; Michael Codron, in their official capacity as Community Development Director of the City of San Luis Obispo; and DOES 1 to 50; San Luis Obispo Superior Court Case No. 22CV-0049 4.ADJOURNMENT The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on February 15, 2022 at 6:00 p.m., via teleconference LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES for the hearing impaired - see the Clerk. The City of San Luis Obispo wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7100 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (805) 781-7410. City Council regular meetings are televised live on Charter Channel 20. Agenda related writings or documents provided to the City Council are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California during normal business hours, and on the City’s website www.slocity.org. Persons with questions concerning any agenda item may call the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7100.