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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ <br />SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 18, 2026 <br /> PAGE 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> MINUTE BOOK NO. 70 <br />MAYOR ELMER MARTÍNEZ SABALLOS APPROVED 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 /> <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br />Monday, May 18, 2026 5:00 PM <br /> <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Martínez Saballos called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m. <br /> <br />2. ROLL CALL - Council Members Chu, Gee, Howard, Padilla, Sturken, and Mayor Martínez Saballos. <br />Vice Mayor Eakin was absent. <br /> <br />Staff Present: City Manager Patrick Heisinger, City Clerk Yessika Castro and City Attorney <br />Veronica Ramirez. <br /> <br />3. NOTIFICATION OF MEETING PARTICIPATION BY TELECONFERENCE DUE TO JUST CAUSE <br />PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 54953.8.3 <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Chu led the pledge of allegiance. <br /> 5. CLOSED SESSION <br /> <br /> 5.A. Closed session regarding labor negotiations pursuant to California Government Code <br />§ 54957.6 <br /> <br />There was no public comment. <br /> <br />At 5:06 p.m., the City Council convened Closed Session to discuss the following: <br /> <br />CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS <br /> <br />Closed session regarding labor negotiations pursuant to California Government Code <br />Section 54957.6: <br /> <br />City’s Negotiators: Kelly Tuffo, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore