HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-10-18; City Council; AgendasThe 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).
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.
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In Person
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at City Hall, 1200 Carlsbad Village
Drive
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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.
• 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 select a single speaker
as long as three other members of your group are present. All forms must be submitted to the City Clerk
before the item begins and will only be accepted for items listed on the agenda (not for general public
comment at the beginning of the meeting). Group representatives have 10 minutes unless that time is
changed by the presiding officer or the City Council.
Reasonable Accommodations
Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative formats as require 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.
More information about City Council meeting procedures can be found at the end of this agenda and in the
Carlsbad Municipal Code chapter 1.20.
Oct. 18, 2022, 2:30 p.m.
Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
Oct. 18, 2022 Page 2
CALL TO ORDER: 3:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Norby.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS: None.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM:
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:
Mercado v. City of Carlsbad, Case No. 37-2022-00007575-CU-PO-NC, pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).
ACTION: No reportable action.
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION: That the
City Council, by motion, authorize a closed session to discuss significant exposure to litigation based
on existing facts and circumstances regarding receipt of a claim against the City of Carlsbad, pursuant
to Government Code sections 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(3).
Claimant: Alfredo Cortez
ACTION: No reportable action.
3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54957.6):
CITY NEGOTIATORS: Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager
Laura Rocha, Deputy City Manager, Administrative Services
Judy Von Kalinowski, Human Resources Director
Zach Korach, Finance Director
Brigid Drury, Finance Manager
Jeremy Bates, Senior Management Analyst
Silvano Rodriguez, Senior Management Analyst
Debbie Porter, Senior Management Analyst
Tim Davis, Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS: CCEA, CFA and CPOA
If circumstances necessitate the absence of a specified designated representative, an agent or
designee may participate in place of the absent representative so long as the name of the agent or
designee is announced at an open session held prior to the closed session.
ACTION: No reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT: 4:26 p.m.