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SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CLOSED SESSION
September 16, 2025, 4:00 p.m.
City Council Chamber - 1243 National City Boulevard
National City, CA
Present: Councilmember Molina
Councilmember Rodriguez (arrived 4:12 p.m.)
Councilmember Yamane
Vice -Mayor Bush (arrived 4:08 p.m.)
Mayor Morrison
Others Present: Scott W. Huth, Interim City Manager
Barry J. Schultz, City Attorney
Shelley Chapel, City Clerk (via Zoom)
Bruce Foltz, Director of Finance
Tonya Hussain, Deputy City Clerk
Alicia Hicks, Human Resources Director
Rod Coppedge (Special Counsel)
Steven Berliner (Liebert Cassidy Whitmore)
1. CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of National City was called to order
at 4:02 p.m. via teleconference and in the Council Chamber, located in City Hall, 1243
National City Boulevard, National City, California.
2. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers present: Molina, Rodriguez, Yamane, Bush, Morrison
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Molina led the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (Public Comment will be Restricted to Agenda Items Only)
There were no public comments.
5. CLOSED SESSION
Members retired into Closed Session at 4:05 p.m. with all members present: Molina, Rodriguez
(arrived at 4:12 p.m.), Yamane, Bush (arrived at 4:08 p.m.), Morrison, and Schultz.
Item 5.2 was taken out of order and discussed with all members present. Special Counsel
Rod Coppedge joined via Zoom at 4:02 p.m. and left at 4:17 p.m.
Item 5.3 was discussed next, beginning at 4:18 p.m., with all members present. Also present:
City Manager Huth, Director of Finance Foltz, and Human Resources Director Alicia Hicks.
Labor Negotiator Steven Ber/inerjoined via Zoom for this item.
Berliner and Foltz exited Closed Session at 5:04 p.m.
Discussion on Item 5.3 was paused at 5:04 p.m. to proceed following Item 5.4.
Item 5.4 began at 5:05 p.m. and ended at 5:33 p.m. with all members present.
Also in attendance: City Manager Huth, Director of Finance Foltz, Human Resources
Director Hicks, and Fred Wilson (Ralph Anderson & Associates), who joined via Zoom.
Item 5.3 resumed at 5:33 p.m. with all members present.
Also present: City Manager Huth, Director of Finance Foltz, and Human Resources
Director Hicks.
Closed Session concluded at 5:58 p.m.
5.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to Litigation
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
Number of Potential Cases: 1
5.2 LIABILITY CLAIM
Government Code Section 54954.5
WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIM INO. 19-143686
ADJ: J12435162
Claimant: Nagle, Daniel v. City of National City
5.3 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Government Code Section 5457.6
Employee Organizations:
Municipal Employees' Association (SEIU, Local 221),
National City Firefighters Association (Local 2744), and
Police Officers Association (POA),
Unrepresented Groups: Executive, Confidential, and Management
Agency Designated Representatives:
Steven Berliner (Labor Negotiator)
Scott Huth (Interim City Manager)
Bruce Foltz (Finance Director)
Alicia Hicks (Human Resources Director)
Conchita Waite (Human Resources)
5.4 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Government Code Section 54957(b)
Position to be filled: City Manager
6. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Morrison adjourned to the Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of National
City, Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, located in City
Hall, 1243 National City Boulevard, National City, California.
The meeting adjourned at 5:59 p.m. rhhae�)mL
Shelley Chapel MC, City Clerk
The foregoing minutes were approved at the Regular Me g of October 7, 2025.
on Morrison, Mayor