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Redwood City Council Special Meeting - June 2, 2025: Closed Session on Litigation

City Council — Monday, June 2, 2025
BodyRedwood City, California
SessionCity Council
DateMonday, June 2, 2025
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3:59

Good evening, everybody.

4:00

It's six o'clock, so we're gonna go ahead and get started.

4:03

Thank you for joining our special city council meeting of June second, twenty twenty-five.

4:08

We continue to offer in-person and remote options for our city council meetings.

4:12

The city welcomes public comment on topics within the city's subject manager section.

4:17

And members of the public may provide public comments in person during the meeting or by email to public comment at Robert City.org as outlined on the agenda.

4:32

In person speakers will also be called in the order which their speaker cards were turned in.

4:37

Comments that were received via email after agenda publication through five o'clock today, maybe right aloud.

4:43

And in any case, we made part of the final meeting record.

4:46

And I'll now turn it over to our city clerk to call the roll.

5:00

Councilmember Howard?

5:01

Here.

5:01

Councilmember Padilla.

5:04

Present.

5:05

Councilmember Storkin.

5:06

Here.

5:07

Vice Mayor Akin?

5:09

Here.

5:09

And Mayor Martinez Abaio?

5:12

Here.

5:12

Thank you.

5:14

Thank you.

5:15

And with that, we'll go to the Pledge of Allegiance.

5:18

Councilmember Howard, can you lead us on the pledge?

5:20

Thank you.

5:21

Please join me in honoring our flag and our country.

5:57

And this time we have no written public comment and no comment in person.

6:05

Thank you.

6:06

Thank you.

6:07

With that, we'll go on to closed session item five.

6:10

The city council will now convene closed session regarding existing litigation as identified on the agenda.

6:16

As this is the last item on tonight's agenda, there won't be any reportable action.

6:38

Hope you all have a great week and we'll hopefully see you very soon.

6:42

Thank you.

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Summary of Proceedings

Redwood City Council Special Meeting - June 2, 2025

A special meeting of the Redwood City Council was held on Monday, June 2, 2025, at 6:00 PM in City Council Chambers, 1017 Middlefield Road. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM with a roll call, pledge of allegiance led by Council Member Howard, and a brief public comment period during which no written or in-person comments were received. The sole substantive item was a closed session for existing litigation.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were submitted via email or provided in person.

Closed Session — Item 5.A: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation

  • The City Council convened in closed session pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) to discuss three ongoing court cases:
    • Hannig Environmental Research Organization (HERO) v. City of Redwood City, et al. (Case No. 23CIV03421)
    • Phil Eliason v. City of Redwood City, et al. (Case No. 21CIV02128)
    • Joseph Echema v. Redwood City Fire Department, et al. (Case No. 21CIV01571)
  • The closed session lasted until adjournment; no decisions or votes were taken that required public reporting.

Key Outcomes

  • No reportable action resulted from the closed session.
  • The meeting adjourned, with the next regular City Council meeting scheduled for June 9, 2025.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening, everybody. It's six o'clock, so we're gonna go ahead and get started. Thank you for joining our special city council meeting of June second, twenty twenty-five. We continue to offer in-person and remote options for our city council meetings. The city welcomes public comment on topics within the city's subject manager section. And members of the public may provide public comments in person during the meeting or by email to public comment at Robert City.org as outlined on the agenda. In person speakers will also be called in the order which their speaker cards were turned in. Comments that were received via email after agenda publication through five o'clock today, maybe right aloud. And in any case, we made part of the final meeting record. And I'll now turn it over to our city clerk to call the roll. Councilmember Howard? Here. Councilmember Padilla. Present. Councilmember Storkin. Here. Vice Mayor Akin? Here. And Mayor Martinez Abaio? Here. Thank you. Thank you. And with that, we'll go to the Pledge of Allegiance. Councilmember Howard, can you lead us on the pledge? Thank you. Please join me in honoring our flag and our country. And this time we have no written public comment and no comment in person. Thank you. Thank you. With that, we'll go on to closed session item five. The city council will now convene closed session regarding existing litigation as identified on the agenda. As this is the last item on tonight's agenda, there won't be any reportable action. Hope you all have a great week and we'll hopefully see you very soon. Thank you.

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