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Special City Council Closed Session Meeting - April 29, 2026

City Council — Wednesday, April 29, 2026
BodyAlameda, California
SessionCity Council
DateWednesday, April 29, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:08

Are you ready for us?

0:10

All right, thumbs up.

0:11

Thank you, gentlemen persons.

0:14

Okay.

0:16

Good evening, everyone.

0:19

I did see Councilmember Jensen.

0:21

There we go.

0:22

We knew I saw her.

0:23

Now you see her, now you don't.

0:25

Okay, all right.

0:26

Good evening, everyone.

0:26

I'm going to call this meeting to order.

0:29

This is the uh city council of the City of Alameda.

0:34

Tonight is April twenty-nint, twenty twenty six, and we are about to go into a closed session.

0:43

And I would like to ask the city clerk Laura Weisinger to please introduce.

0:53

No, I first I want to ask her to please call the roll.

0:58

Council members Bowler.

1:00

Dayson.

1:01

Jensen.

1:02

Prior.

1:02

Here.

1:02

Mayor Ezy Ashcraft.

1:03

Here.

1:04

Five present.

1:05

And then we will go to the consent calendar.

1:09

These are wait.

1:10

This is the wrong.

1:11

Darn it.

1:12

No wonder that didn't look right.

1:13

Okay.

1:14

I got it.

1:14

Oh, you didn't.

1:15

Well, if it comes up.

1:16

Okay, it is.

1:17

It is.

1:17

It is.

1:18

Okay, man.

1:19

Okay.

1:20

So now I will take public comment on closed session items only.

1:26

There's none.

1:26

We have no public comments, so we will close that.

1:29

We are about to adjourn to closed session to consider one item.

1:33

And I will ask the clerk to please introduce that item now.

1:38

Great.

1:38

Three A's public employee appointment hiring for Cirruns Government Code Section Five Four Nine Five Seven.

1:43

The title description of position to be filled as city manager.

1:46

All right, thank you.

1:47

And to the public who may be watching, we have no idea when we'll be back.

1:52

We will.

1:53

All right, thank you.

1:54

Okay, everyone, back to three ninety-one.

1:56

Thank you.

1:57

We'll see you after the case.

3:33

Oh, the poor balcony is still here.

3:35

We're doing everybody up.

3:36

Hi.

3:37

Okay.

3:38

So the city council has just returned from our closed session.

3:45

And I would like to report out that by a vote of three in favor, one abstention, and one absent.

3:56

The city council voted to provide direction.

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Summary of Proceedings

Special City Council Closed Session Meeting - April 29, 2026

The Alameda City Council held a special closed session meeting on April 29, 2026, at 5:30 PM in City Hall. The sole purpose was to consider the appointment/hiring of a City Manager under Government Code § 54957. The meeting included roll call, public comment on closed session items (none), closed session deliberations, and an announcement of action taken.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made on closed session items.

Discussion Items

  • The council adjourned to closed session to discuss Item 3-A: Public Employee Appointment/Hiring for the position of City Manager.

Key Outcomes

  • After returning from closed session, the Mayor announced that by a vote of 3 in favor, 1 abstention, and 1 absent, the City Council voted to provide direction regarding the City Manager appointment. No further details on the direction were disclosed.

Meeting Transcript

Are you ready for us? All right, thumbs up. Thank you, gentlemen persons. Okay. Good evening, everyone. I did see Councilmember Jensen. There we go. We knew I saw her. Now you see her, now you don't. Okay, all right. Good evening, everyone. I'm going to call this meeting to order. This is the uh city council of the City of Alameda. Tonight is April twenty-nint, twenty twenty six, and we are about to go into a closed session. And I would like to ask the city clerk Laura Weisinger to please introduce. No, I first I want to ask her to please call the roll. Council members Bowler. Dayson. Jensen. Prior. Here. Mayor Ezy Ashcraft. Here. Five present. And then we will go to the consent calendar. These are wait. This is the wrong. Darn it. No wonder that didn't look right. Okay. I got it. Oh, you didn't. Well, if it comes up. Okay, it is. It is. It is. Okay, man. Okay. So now I will take public comment on closed session items only. There's none. We have no public comments, so we will close that. We are about to adjourn to closed session to consider one item. And I will ask the clerk to please introduce that item now. Great. Three A's public employee appointment hiring for Cirruns Government Code Section Five Four Nine Five Seven. The title description of position to be filled as city manager. All right, thank you. And to the public who may be watching, we have no idea when we'll be back. We will. All right, thank you.

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