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Special Meeting
April 20, 2020
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date via Virtual
Teleconference at 5:03 P.M.
Participating Remotely: Cormack, DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Kniss, Kou, Tanaka
Absent:
Closed Session
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his designees
Pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (Ed Shikada, Rumi Portillo, Molly Stump, Monique LeConge Ziesenhenne, Nick Raisch, Kiely
Nose, Gina Roccanova) Employee Organizations: Utilities Management and Professional
Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA); Service Employees International
Union, (SEIU) Local 521; Service Employees International Union, (SEIU)
Local 521, Hourly Unit; Palo Alto Police Officers Association (PAPOA);
Palo Alto Fire Chiefs’ Association (FCA) and Employee Organization:
International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 1319; Palo Alto
Police Manager’s Association (PAPMA)
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a).
MOTION: Mayor Fine moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss to go into
Closed Session.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Council went into Closed Session at 5:09 P.M.
Council returned from Closed Session at 6:36 P.M.
Mayor Fine announced: As everyone is aware, we are entering into a very
serious budget season. To meet the challenges that face us we will need
participation and sacrifice from every part of our City community. We
recognize and thank all of our employees for the work they do for our City,
with special appreciation to our essential workers. In the coming days, the
City’s labor relations team will be reaching out to all City labor organizations
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to invite and request labor to work actively with us, as partners, to explore
alternatives and find a way forward in these challenging times.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 6:36 P.M.