HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-23-2024 Agenda - Special Closed Session
City Council
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
The City Council holds in-person meetings. Zoom participation will not be supported at this time.
Closed Sessions are not streamed to the City's website, YouTube Channel, or Channel 20.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:
Public Comment prior to the meeting (must be received 3 hours in advance of the meeting):
Mail - Delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. Address letters to the City Clerk’s Office at 990
Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, 93401.
Email - Submit Public Comments via email to emailcouncil@slocity.org. In the body of your
email, please include the date of the meeting and the item number (if applicable). Emails will not
be read aloud during the meeting.
Voicemail - Call (805) 781-7164 and leave a voicemail. Please state and spell your name, the
agenda item number you are calling about, and leave your comment. Verbal comments must be
limited to 3 minutes. Voicemails will not be played during the meeting.
*All correspondence will be archived and distributed to councilmembers, however, submissions
received after the deadline may not be processed until the following day.
Public Comment during the meeting:
Meetings are held in-person. To provide public comment during the meeting, you must be
present at the meeting location. Verbal comments must be limited to 3 minutes. Public comment
will be accepted at the beginning of the meeting, then the public will be dismissed as Closed
Sessions are confidential.
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1.CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Erica A. Stewart will call the Special Closed Session Meeting of the San
Luis Obispo City Council to order in the Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990
Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
2.PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ONLY
Public Comment will only be accepted for items listed on the Closed Session
agenda.
3.CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code §54956.8
Property:
APNs 002-412-011, 002-412-012, 002-412-002 (portion) and
002-412-004 (portion)
Agency Negotiators:
Derek Johnson, J. Christine Dietrick, Markie Kersten, Whitney McDonald, Greg
Hermann, Robert Hill
Negotiating Parties:
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, A California Non-Profit Corporation
Under Negotiation:
Price and terms of payment
4.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 are
set forth in a letter from Kevin I. Shenkman, Attorney at Law, on behalf of his
client Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, alleging that the City’s
current at-large election system for the election of City Council members and the
Mayor violates the California Voting Rights Act and demanding that the City
transition to by district elections. Mr. Shenkman’s letter dated February 17,
2023, is on file and available for review in the City Clerk’s Office located at 990
Palm Street.
5.ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on May 7, 2024 with
Closed Session at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room, and the Regular
Meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm
Street, San Luis Obispo.
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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
https://www.slocity.org/government/mayor-and-city-council/agendas-and-
minutes. Persons with questions concerning any agenda item may call the City
Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7114.