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Mon, April 27, 2026
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City Council Special Meeting — April 27, 2026
This was a brief special meeting of the Santa Rosa City Council called solely to conduct a closed session on a legal matter. Councilmember Fleming was absent; all other members were present.
Closed Session: Conference with Legal Counsel — Significant Exposure to Litigation
The Council convened at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed session conference with legal counsel regarding significant exposure to litigation. No members of the public offered comment on the item. The Council recessed into closed session and reconvened in open session at approximately 3:26 p.m. Upon returning, the City Clerk called roll again to confirm attendance, and the Mayor reported that there were no reportable actions from the closed session — meaning no decisions were made that are required by law to be publicly disclosed at this time.
The meeting was then adjourned.
Key Takeaways
The Council held a special closed session to discuss potential litigation exposure with legal counsel — the specific nature of the legal matter was not publicly disclosed, as is standard practice.
No reportable actions emerged from the closed session, indicating either that no final decisions were made or that none required public disclosure under the Brown Act.
Councilmember Fleming was the only absent member; all other councilmembers were present.
This was a procedural special meeting with no public business transacted beyond the closed session report.
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What happened at this meeting
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE
The City Council convened in closed session to conference with legal counsel regarding significant exposure to litigation. No members of the public requested to make public comment on this item. Upon reconvening in open session, the Council reported that there were no reportable actions from the closed session discussion.
Agenda items (5)
Procedural (4)
1ProceduralHTTPS://SANTA-ROSA.LEGISTAR.COM/CALENDAR. CLICK ON THE "IN PROGRESS" LINK TO VIEW;
Instructions for viewing the meeting agenda online through the city's Legistar calendar system.
2ProceduralVIA ZOOM WEBINAR BY VISITING
Instructions for joining the meeting remotely via Zoom webinar.
3ProceduralCOMCAST CHANNEL 28, AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99; AND
Instructions for watching the meeting on local cable television via Comcast Channel 28 or AT&T U-verse Channel 99.
4ProceduralVIA YOUTUBE AT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CITYOFSANTAROSA Public Comment may be made live during the meeting In-Person from Council Chamber or submitted in advance via email at cc-comment@srcity.org by Monday, April 27, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. IN THE EVENT A COUNCIL MEMBER PARTICIPATES REMOTELY BASED ON JUST CAUSE UNDER THE BROWN ACT, THE CITY WILL ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH THE ZOOM LINK OR DIAL-IN
Residents can submit public comments in person at the Council Chamber or email cc-comment@srcity.org by Monday, April 27, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.; if council members join remotely, comments can also be made through the Zoom link or phone dial-in.
Closed Session
3.1Closed SessionCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE
The council will meet in closed session with legal counsel to discuss a matter involving significant legal risk to the city.
What happened
The City Council convened in closed session to conference with legal counsel regarding significant exposure to litigation. No members of the public requested to make public comment on this item. Upon reconvening in open session, the Council reported that there were no reportable actions from the closed session discussion.Verbatim transcript available
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>> All right. The time is for safety to 30. Call this meeting or a city clerk. >> Thank you. Councilmember Rogers, PRESIDENT Councilmember MacDonald here, Councilmember Fleming is absent Councilmember Ben Willows here, councilmember offer as PRESIDENT Councilmember or pardon me. Vice compete, your mayor step here. Let the record show that all councilmembers are present with the exception of Councilmember Fleming. >> Thank you. All right. We're on item 3.1, our closed session item, which is a conference with legal counsel regarding significant exposure to litigation. Are there any members of the public in here who wish make public comment seeing none? We'll close public comment and more recess in the procession. All right. The time is 3.26. We will reconvene in open session. MADAM City Clerk, would please call the roll? >> Thank you, Mayor. Councilmember Rogers. Councilmember MacDonald here, Councilmember Fleming is absent Councilmember Ben. Well, those air councilmember Alvarez. Vice Mayor Okrepkie Mayor step here. Let the record show that all councilmembers are present with the exception of Councilmember Fleming. >> Thank you. All right. We're item 5, a report on closed session. There are no reportable actions and we are adjourned. Thank you.