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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-04-28; City Council; Agendas; Closed SessionApril 28, 2026, 4:15 p.m. Welcome to Your City Council Meeting We welcome your interest and involvement in the city’s legislative process. This agenda includes information about topics coming before the City Council and the action recommended by city staff. You can read about each topic in the staff reports, which are available on the city website and in the Office of the City Clerk. The City Clerk is also available to answer any questions you have about City Council meeting procedures. How to Watch In Person On TV City Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Watch the city’s cable channel Spectrum 24 and AT&T U-verse 99 How to Participate If you would like to provide comments to the City Council, please: • Fill out a speaker request form, located in the foyer. Submit the form to the City Clerk before the item begins. When it’s your turn, the City Clerk will call your name and invite you to the podium. • For non-agenda public comment, speakers must confine their remarks to matters within the City Council’s subject matter jurisdiction. • For public comment on agenda items, speakers must confine their remarks to the question or matter under consideration. • Speakers have three minutes, unless the presiding officer (usually the Mayor) changes that time. • You may not give your time to another person but can create a group. A group must have four members present and must select a single speaker. All four members must submit a form to the City Clerk before the item begins. Groups are only accepted for items listed on the agenda (not for general public comment at the beginning of the meeting). The group speaker will have 10 minutes unless that time is changed by the presiding officer or the City Council. • Failure to comply with the rules for public participation is disruptive conduct. Continuing disruptive conduct after being asked by the presiding official to cease may result in removal from the meeting. Reasonable Accommodations Reasonable Accommodations Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative formats as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids will be provided to effectively allow participation in the meeting. Please contact the City Manager’s Office at 442-339-2821 (voice), 711 (free relay service for TTY users), 760-720-9461 (fax) or manager@carlsbadca.gov by noon on the Monday before the meeting to make arrangements. City staff will respond to requests by noon on Tuesday, the day of the meeting, and will seek to resolve requests before the start of the meeting in order to maximize accessibility. Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting April 28, 2026 Page 2 CALL TO ORDER: 4:15 p.m. ROLL CALL: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS: None. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM: None. CLOSED SESSION: 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING EXISTING LITIGATION: That the City Council, by motion, authorize a closed session regarding existing litigation in the matter of: ACTION: No reportable action. Any required report of closed session action will occur at the regular City Council meeting starting at 5 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: 4:18 p.m. City Council Meeting Procedures (continued from page 1) The City Council also sits as the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board, Public Financing Authority Board, Community Development Commission and Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. When considering items presented to the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board, each member receives an additional $100 per meeting (max $300/month). When considering items presented to the Community Development Commission each member receives an additional $75 per meeting (max $150/month). More information about City Council meeting procedures can be found in the Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 1.20. Westfall v. Ritchey, Case No. 25CU046715N, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).