Okay, it's 9 30, and I would like to call closed session to order.

Please take the roll.

Councilmember Casey.

Councilmember Candelas.

Here.

Duan.

Mulcahi.

Here.

Ortiz.

Present.

Goanda.

Tordillos.

Here.

Campos.

Kamei.

Mayor Mahan will be joining closed session remotely.

And

Vice Mayor Foley.

Here.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Do we have any public comment?

Yes, we do.

Before we get started, as a reminder, speakers must comply with the city's code of conduct for public meetings.

Please direct comments to the body, limit remarks to the agenda item, and observe the time limit.

Conduct that materially disrupts the meeting or interferes with others' ability to participate.

May result in muting or removal as authorized by law.

Michael Mary and Riley, please make your way to the podium.

Good morning.

Good morning, Vice Mayor and Council members.

My name is Michael Jun.

I'm a senior development officer in the housing department and IFPT Local 21 camp's president and bargaining team member.

I'm here to ask you for your support in accepting an arbitration clause in our next contract so that employee grievances can have their cases heard by a neutral third party.

Um arbitration is something other unions already have access to in the city.

And Camp and AMSP are the only unions that do not have a fair way to resolve disputes.

If the city values collective bargaining, it should support a neutral way to enforce its results.

Please help us by supporting the inclusion of arbitration in our next contract.

Thank you so much.

Thank

you, next speaker.

Good

morning, Vice Mayor, Council and the Public.

My name is Mary Morse.

I'm a senior environmental program manager.

I've been uh happy to serve the city for since at least last century.

I implore you all to listen to more than half of the city workers who are telling you that they want a fair contract.

Not an extravagant contract, not a greedy contract, but a fair contract that at least attempts to keep

up

with the cost of living and the rate of inflation here in the Capitol Silicon Valley.

Listen to them when they tell

you that

we're falling farther and farther behind our fellow local agencies since 5% of our wages don't contribute to our pension.

Listen to them when they tell you that they feel disrespected when the city won't even consider non-economic asks, and that you will not allow them the most basic of union rights, arbitration rights that nearly 5,800 city employees already have.

Thank

you, next speaker.

Good

morning, Vice Mayor and Council members.

My name is Riley Knight.

I'm a member and treasurer for IFPT local 21 camps bargaining unit, also on the bargaining team.

I work as a supervising environmental service specialist with ESD and have served the city for over eight years.