October 18, 2025 Special City Council Meeting

__________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY COUNCIL October 18, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES PAGE 1 MINUTE BOOK NO. 69 MAYOR ELMER MARTÍNEZ SABALLOS APPROVED MINUTES VICE MAYOR KAIA EAKIN COUNCIL MEMBER ISABELLA CHU MONTERRA CREDIT UNION COUNCIL MEMBER JEFF GEE CORPORATE OFFICE COUNCIL MEMBER DIANE HOWARD 350 CONVENTION WAY COUNCIL MEMBER MARCELLA PADILLA REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063 COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS STURKEN SPECIAL MEETING Saturday, October 18, 2025 8:30 AM 1. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Martínez Saballos called the meeting to order at 8:37 a.m. 2. ROLL CALL - Council Members Chu, Gee, Howard, Padilla, Sturken, Vice Mayor Eakin and Mayor Martínez Saballos. Council Member Chu participated remotely from 3049 Page Street, Redwood City. Staff present: Human Resources Director Michelle Katsuyoshi, City Clerk Yessika Castro, and recruiting consultant Teri Black. 3. AB 2449 REQUESTS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR MEETING PARTICIPATION BY TELECONFERENCE DUE TO JUST CAUSE OR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES None. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT None. 5. CLOSED SESSION At 8:40 a.m. the City Council convened Closed Session to discuss the following: 5.A. Closed session regarding the appointment of a public employee pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code § 54957 SUBJECT: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT Title: City Manager Closed session regarding the appointment of a public employee pursuant to

__________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY COUNCIL October 18, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES PAGE 2 MINUTE BOOK NO. 69 paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code § 54957. There was no reportable action. 6. ADJOURNMENT - Mayor Martínez Saballos adjourned the meeting at 11:12 a.m. Respectfully submitted. Yessika Castro, City Clerk, CMC, CPMC Approved at the October 27, 2025 City Council meeting.

Page 1 of 2 Elmer Martínez Saballos, Mayor Kaia Eakin, Vice Mayor Isabella Chu, Council Member Jeff Gee, Council Member Diane Howard, Council Member Marcella Padilla, Council Member Chris Sturken, Council Member MEETING LOCATION NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION Monterra Credit Union Corporate Office 350 Convention Way Redwood City, CA 94063 www.redwoodcity.org Virtual via Zoom: redwoodcity.zoom.us Meeting ID: 994 8182 5639 Council Member Chu participating remotely from the following location: 3049 Page Street Redwood City, CA 94063 SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA Saturday, October 18, 2025 8:30 AM Please turn off all electronic devices before the start of the meeting to prevent disruptions PURSUANT TO THE RALPH M. BROWN ACT, THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. To maximize transparency and public access, while the primary meeting takes place at the Redwood City meeting location, members of the public may attend in person at the Redwood City meeting location, or remotely as provided below. PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING REMOTELY: Click HERE to join the meeting by Zoom (Meeting ID 994 8182 5639). PUBLIC COMMENT: All public comments are subject to a 2-minute time limit unless otherwise determined by the Mayor, in accordance with the City Council’s Guide to Communications & Business, available here. In-person speakers will be called first, followed by virtual attendees. To provide public comment via Zoom, Click HERE to join the meeting by Zoom (Meeting ID 994 8182 5639) and use the “Raise Hand” feature to request to speak. You may rename your profile if you wish to remain anonymous. For dial-in comments, call *67 (669) 900-6833 (your phone number will appear on zoom if *67 is not dialed prior to the phone number), enter Meeting ID 994 8182 5639 and press *9 to request to speak. If you wish to submit written public comment, please send an email to the City Council at council@redwoodcity.org. Please indicate the corresponding agenda item number in the subject line of your email. Any public comment regarding agenda items that are received from the publication of the agenda through the meeting date will be made part of the meeting record, but written public comment will not be read aloud during the City Council meeting. AGENDA MATERIALS: City Council agenda materials released less than 72 hours prior to the meeting are available to the public at the City Clerk’s Office, 1017 Middlefield Road and Redwood City Library, 1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063, in a public binder at each City Council meeting, and on the City’s website at www.redwoodcity.org. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: The City Council will provide materials in appropriate alternative formats to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please send a written request to Yessika Castro, City Clerk, at 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063 or e-mail address ycastro@redwoodcity.org including your name, address, phone number and brief description of the requested materials and preferred alternative format or auxiliary aid or service at least 24 hours before the meeting. 1

Page 2 of 2 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. AB 2449 REQUESTS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR MEETING PARTICIPATION BY TELECONFERENCE DUE TO JUST CAUSE OR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES 4. PUBLIC COMMENT 5. CLOSED SESSION 5.A. Closed session regarding the appointment of a public employee pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code § 54957 SUBJECT: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT Title: City Manager Closed session regarding the appointment of a public employee pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code § 54957. 6. ADJOURNMENT - The next City Council meeting is scheduled for October 27, 2025 2

ATTY/DOCS-CLOSEDSESSION/2025 ALL/10-18-25 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT - CITY MANAGER REV: 10-15-25 MI Page 1 of 1 MEMORANDUM FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY CONCERNING A CLOSED SESSION BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: Veronica Ramirez, City Attorney SUBJECT: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT Title: City Manager Closed session regarding the appointment of a public employee pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code § 54957. A closed session will be held on October 18, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., for the purpose of considering the appointment of a City Manager. Dated: October 18, 2025 Veronica Ramirez City Attorney 5.A. - Page 1 of 1 3