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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ <br />CITY COUNCIL April 2, 2026 <br />SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES PAGE 1 <br /> <br /> MINUTE BOOK NO. 70 <br />MAYOR ELMER MARTÍNEZ SABALLOS DRAFT MINUTES <br />VICE MAYOR KAIA EAKIN <br />COUNCIL MEMBER ISABELLA CHU 1017 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD <br />COUNCIL MEMBER JEFF GEE REDWOOD CITY, CA <br />COUNCIL MEMBER DIANE HOWARD <br />COUNCIL MEMBER MARCELLA PADILLA <br />COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS STURKEN <br />JOINT CITY COUNCIL <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br />Thursday, April 2, 2026 6:00 PM <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Martínez Saballos called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. <br /> <br />2. ROLL CALL - Council Members Chu, Gee, Howard, Sturken, Vice Mayor Eakin and Mayor <br />Martínez Saballos. Council Member Padilla was absent. <br /> <br />Staff Present: City Manager Patrick Heisinger, City Clerk Yessika Castro and City Attorney <br />Veronica Ramirez. <br /> <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Vice Mayor Eakin led the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> <br />4. NOTIFICATION OF MEETING PARTICIPATION BY TELECONFERENCE DUE TO JUST CAUSE <br />PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 54953.8.3 <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />5. PRESENTATIONS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS <br /> <br /> 5.A. Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula Youth of the Year recognition <br />Boys & Girls Club Leadership Programs Director Sandra Landa-Sanchez gave remarks. <br />Certificates of Recognition were presented to Youth of the Year honorees C’Nia Brown, <br />Jesus Chavez, Maite Chavez, Samantha Veronica Vasquez, and Chris Velasco. <br /> <br /> 5.B. Proclamation recognizing American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month <br />Members of the Diyanet Ertugrul Gazi Masjid – Silicon Valley Islamic Community Mosque <br />and of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) accepted the proclamation. <br /> <br />6. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST AND <br />ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA <br /> <br />The following members of the public provided comments: <br />• Matthew Aralis <br />• Tom Eymer <br />7.K. - Page 1 of 4 <br />342