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Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings Held on October 20, 2026. (City Clerk)
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UNAPPROVED
Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting
Tuesday- -October 20, 2026- -6:00 p.m.
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 6:01 p.m.
Roll Call – Present: Councilmembers Boller, Daysog, Jensen, Pryor and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft – 5. [Note: Councilmember Daysog arrived at 6:15 p.m. and Councilmember Jensen arrived at 6:31 p.m.]
Absent: None.
The meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:
(26- ) Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation; Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a); Case Name: James Green v. City of Alameda; Court: Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB); Case No: ADJ21962783
(26- ) Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation; Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a); Case Name: Christopher Marks v. City of Alameda; Court: Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB); Case Nos: ADJ21768243; ADJ19298977; ADJ19298974; ADJ11296022
(26- ) Conference with Legal Counsel – Potential Litigation; Potential Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9, Subsection (d)(4); Number of Cases: One (As Plaintiff - City Initiating Legal Action); Potential Defendant: Astra Space, Inc.
Following the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk announced that regarding Green v. City of Alameda, this case involves a worker’s compensation claim filed by James Green, a former employee of the Alameda Police Department; the Council authorized the Acting City Attorney to settle Mr. Green’s claim by global compromise and release by unanimous voice vote – 4 [Absent: Councilmember Jensen – 1]; regarding Marks v. City of Alameda, this case involves four workers’ compensation claims filed by Christoper Marks, a former Fire Division Chief of the Alameda Fire Department, who served approximately 27 years with the City; the Council authorized the Acting City Attorney t...
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