AGENDA - Special Meeting

Date: May 27, 2025

Time: 4:00 p.m.

LODI CITY COUNCIL -

SPECIAL

Carnegie Forum

305 W. Pine Street, Lodi

Mayor Cameron Bregman

Mayor Pro Tempore Ramon Yepez

Councilmember Lisa Craig-Hensley

Councilmember Mikey Hothi

Councilmember Alan Nakanishi

Notice Regarding Public Comments

Public Comment may be submitted in the following ways:

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In-person

Email – councilcomments@lodi.gov

> Received no later than two hours prior to the meeting

Mail – City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 3006, Lodi, CA 95241

Hand delivered to: City Clerk’s Office, 221 W. Pine Street, Lodi, CA 95240

> Received no later than two hours prior to the meeting

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Public comment received via email, mail, or hand delivery will be provided to the City Council and

included in the official minutes record of the meeting, but will not be read aloud at the meeting.

Call to Order / Roll Call

Announcement of Closed Session (Announcement by City Attorney; Comments by the

Public)

B.1

Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release, pursuant to California Government

Code Section 54957.

B.2

Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation, Significant Exposure to

Litigation pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) (On April 12,

2025 an attorney representing City Manager Scott Carney sent the City’s outside Legal

Counsel an email making legal arguments concerning certain alleged whistle blowing,

and potential retaliation relating to it. The email directed the City to place a “litigation

hold” on potentially related documents. This correspondence is a normal step prior to

initiation of litigation and is a threat of litigation under Government Code Section

54956.9. The email is available for inspection upon request.)

Adjourn to Closed Session

Return to Open Session / Disclosure of Action

Regular Calendar

Receive Presentation Regarding Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (“FY 2025/26”) General Fund

and Measure L Budget, and the General Fund and Measure L Five-Year Forecast (ISD

- BUD)

E.1

Adjournment

Pursuant to Section 54954.2(a) of the Government Code of the State of California, this agenda was

posted at least 72 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting at a public place freely accessible to the

public 24 hours a day.

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Olivia Nashed

City Clerk

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All staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the agenda are on

file in the Office of the City Clerk, located at 221 W. Pine Street, Lodi, and are available for public inspection.

Agendas and staff reports are also posted on the City’s website at www.lodi.gov. If requested, the agenda shall be

made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in

implementation thereof. To make a request for disability-related modification or accommodation contact the City

Clerk’s Office as soon as possible and at least 24 hours prior to the meeting date. Language interpreter requests

must be received at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. Contact Olivia Nashed at

(209) 333-6702. Solicitudes de interpretación de idiomas deben ser recibidas por lo menos con 24 horas de

anticipación a la reunión para ayudar a asegurar la disponibilidad. Llame a Olivia Nashed (209) 333-6702.

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Meetings of the Lodi City Council are telecast on SJTV, Channel 26. The City of Lodi provides live and archived

webcasts of regular City Council meetings. The webcasts can be found on the City's website at www.lodi.gov by

clicking the meeting webcasts link. Members of the public may view and listen to the open session of this meeting

at www.facebook.com/CityofLodi/.

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