CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

MINUTES

CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

August 12,2025 City Council Chamber 1 Civic Center Plaza Irvine，CA 92606

CALL TO ORDER

The special meeting of the Irvine City Council was called to order at 3:02 p.m. on August 12, 2025, in the City Council Chamber, Irvine Civic Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine California; Mayor Agran presiding.

ROLL CALL

Councilmember:

Councilmember:

Councilmember:

William Go

Mike Carroll

Mayor:

Melinda Liu

1. CLOSED SESSION

Betty Martinez Franco

1.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Litigation (Gov.Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) or (3)): One Case- Soo Jung Na v. City of Irvine, et al., Orange County Superior Court Case No.: 30-2023-01349503-CU-PA-CJC

City Attorney Melching announced the following Closed Session items:

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1.2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Initiation of litigation (Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4)): Two cases

There were no requests to speak.

RECESS

Mayor Agran recessed the City Council meeting to Closed Session at 3:07 p.m.

RECONVENE TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Mayor Agran reconvened the City Council meeting at 4:30 p.m.

City Attorney Melching, on behalf of the City Council, announced that no reportable action was taken in Closed Session regarding Item 1.1 and the first case referenced in Item 1.2.

With respect to the second case in Item 1.2, City Attorney Melching announced that by a vote of 4-3 (Vice Mayor Mai, and Councilmembers Carroll and Go voted no), the City Council provided direction to prepare an amicus brief for filing in the case of Vasquez Perdomo v. Kristi Noem in her official capacity as Secretary, Department of Homeland Security; and further noted that the amicus brief would return for further review at a future City Council meeting.

ADJOURNMENT

Moved by Councilmember Liu, seconded by Vice Mayor Mai, and unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting at 4:32 p.m.

CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF IRVINE

MAYOR OF THE CITY OF IRVINE

Larry Agran

Mayor

James Mai

Vice Mayor

District 3

Melinda Liu

Councilmember

District 1

William Go

Councilmember

District 2

Mike Carroll

Councilmember

District 4

Betty Martinez Franco

Councilmember

District 5

Kathleen Treseder, PhD

Councilmember

At-Large

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August 12, 2025

3:00 PM

City Council Chamber

1 Civic Center Plaza

Irvine, CA 92606

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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

CLOSED SESSION

1.1

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION: Significant Exposure to Litigation (Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) or (3)): One Case - Soo Jung Na v. City of Irvine, et al., Orange County Superior Court Case No.: 30-2023-01349503-CU-PA-CJC

1.2

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Initiation of litigation (Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4)): Two cases

1.2

1.2 eComments

ADJOURNMENT

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC