Gardena City Council Special Closed Session Meeting

MINUTES

Special Closed Session Meeting

City of Gardena City Council

Thursday, May 19, 2022

In order to minimize the spread of the COVID 19 virus, Governor Newsom has signed Assembly

Bill 361. Please be advised that the Council Chambers are closed to the public and that some, or

all, of the Gardena City Council Members, may attend this meeting telephonically.

The Specia l Closed Session Meeting of the City Council of the City of Gardena, California , was

called to order at 6:09 p.m . on Thursday, May 19, 2022, via Zoom and in the Council Chamber

of City Hall, 1700 West 162 nd Street, Gardena, California; Mayor Tasha Cerda presiding.

1. ROLL CALL

Present: Mayor Tasha Cerda; Mayor Pro Tern Rodney G. Tanaka; Council Member Mark E.

Henderson; Council Member Art Kaskanian; Council Member Paulette C. Francis; Other

City Officials and Employees present: City Attorney Carmen Vasquez; and City Clerk Mina

Semenza.

At 6:10 p.m., the City Council recessed into Closed Session in the Management Information

Center of the Council Chambers at City Hall, with the following in attendance: Mayor Tasha

Cerda; Mayor Pro Tern Rodney G. Tanaka; Council Member Mark E. Henderson; Council

Member Art Kaskanian; Council Member Paulette C. Francis; Other City Officials and

Employees present: City Attorney Carmen Vasquez; and Attorney Scott Tiedemann.

2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION - None

3. CLOSED SESSION

3.A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Government Code Section 54957

Title: City Manager

3.B PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE

California Government Code Section 54957

4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT - No reportable action was taken.

5. ADJOURNMENT

At 7:12 p.m. , Mayor Cerda adjourned the Gardena City Council Special Closed Session

Meeting to the Closed Session portion of the City Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m., and the

Regular City Council Meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.

MINA SEMENZA

City Clerk of the City of Gardena and

Ex-officio Clerk of the Council

Tasha Cerda, Mayor

By: fl;c{;0g: ~

Becky Romero, Deputy City Clerk

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GARDENA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION MEETING Special Closed Session Meeting Website: www.cityofgardena.org Thursday, May 19, 2022 Closed Session 6:00 p.m. TASHA CERDA, Mayor MINA SEMENZA, City Clerk RODNEY G. TANAKA, Mayor Pro Tem J. INGRID TSUKIYAMA, City Treasurer PAULETTE C. FRANCIS, Council Member CLINT OSORIO, City Manager ART KASKANIAN, Council Member CARMEN VASQUEZ, City Attorney MARK E. HENDERSON, Council Member LISA KRANITZ, Assistant City Attorney PETER L. WALLIN, Deputy City Attorney In order to minimize the spread of the COVID 19 virus Governor Newsom has signed AB 361. Please be advised that the Council Chambers are closed to the public and that some, or all, of the Gardena City Council Members may attend this meeting telephonically. If you would like to participate in this meeting, you can participate via the following options: 1. PARTICIPATE BEFORE THE MEETING by emailing the Deputy City Clerk at publiccomment@cityofgardena.org by 5:00p.m. on the day of the meeting and write "Public Comment" in the subject line. 2. PARTICIPATE DURING THE MEETING VIA ZOOM WEBINAR https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88666725752 Phone number: US: +1 669 900 9128, Meeting ID: 886 6672 5752 Press *9 to Raise your Hand and *6 to unmute when prompted. If you wish to speak live on a specific agenda item during the meeting you, may use the “Raise your Hand” feature during the item you wish to speak on. Members of the public wishing to address the City Council will be given three (3) minutes to speak. 3. The City of Gardena, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), requests individuals who require special accommodations to access, attend and/or participate in the City meeting due to disability, to please contact the City Clerk's Office by phone (310) 217-9565 or email bromero@cityofgardena.org at least 6 business hours prior to the scheduled general meeting to ensure assistance is provided. Assistive listening devices are available. The City of Gardena thanks you in advance for taking all precautions to prevent spreading the COVID 19 virus.

1 STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR THAT PROMOTE CIVILITY AT ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS Treat everyone courteously; Listen to others respectfully; Exercise self-control; Give open-minded consideration to all viewpoints; Focus on the issues and avoid personalizing debate; and Embrace respectful disagreement and dissent as democratic rights, inherent components of an inclusive public process, and tools for forging sound decisions. Thank you for your attendance and cooperation 1. ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION The City Council will hear from the public only on the items that have been described on this agenda (GC §54954.3). 3. CLOSED SESSION 3. A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Government Code Section 54957 Title: City Manager 3. B. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE California Government Code section 54957 4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT 5. ADJOURNMENT The Gardena City Council will adjourn to the Closed Session portion of the City Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. followed by the Regular City Council Meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted in the City Hall lobby not less than 24 hours prior to the meeting. A copy of said Agenda is available on our website at www.CityofGardena.org. Dated this 18th day of May, 2022 /s/ MINA SEMENZA MINA SEMENZA, City Clerk 2