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2026-06-22 - City Council (special closed session)

Summary

Built from the official approved minutes of the June 22, 2026 special closed session (Attachment 5 in the June 30, 2026 minutes-for-approval batch). No video or transcript is posted, so there is no timing.

  • Roll call 4:33 p.m. Present: Humbert, Kesarwani, Lunaparra, O'Keefe, Tregub, Ishii. Absent: Bartlett, Blackaby, Taplin.
  • Public comment on agenda items: 0 speakers.
  • Closed session item 1: conference with real property negotiators (Government Code Section 54956.8) on lease price and terms for the Sather Motel property on University Avenue, owned by Shree Laxmi, LLC. City negotiators: Peter Radu and Josh Jacobs (Neighborhood Services), City Manager Paul Buddenhagen and Deputy City Manager David White. No reportable action.
  • Kesarwani was out of the room from 5:01 to 5:03 p.m.
  • Open session report of closed session actions: none to report.
  • Adjourned at 5:03 p.m. on a motion by Tregub, seconded by Lunaparra. Ayes: Tregub, O'Keefe, Lunaparra, Humbert, Ishii; Noes none; Abstain none; Absent: Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Blackaby.
  • Minutes certified by Deputy City Clerk Rose Thomsen.

Sather Motel Lease Negotiations

  • Closed session on lease price and terms; no reportable action. See the Issue page for the people involved.

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