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City Council Special Meeting Minutes
October 10, 2023
CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Linda Swan (attended virtually pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54953(b)),
Vice Mayor Stanley Q. Mok, Councilmember Lisa H. Schmidt (attended virtually
pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54953(b)), Councilmember Kavita Tankha,
Councilmember George Tyson
Absent: None
Staff: City Attorney Steve Mattas, City Manager Peter Pirnejad (left the meeting at 7:53
p.m.), Assistant to the City Manager Cody Einfalt (left the meeting at 7:53 p.m.),
City Clerk Deborah Padovan (left the meeting at 7:53 p.m.)
Mayor Swan called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and asked for a Moment of Silence for the
victims of the conflict in the Middle East.
PUBLIC COMMENT (Public Comment is Limited to Items which are the Subject of the Special
Meeting)
Nicholas French, Los Altos Hills, expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the City
Manager.
Ginger Summitt, Los Altos Hills, expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the City
Manager.
Lew Jamison, Los Altos Hills, expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the City
Manager.
Birgitta Indaco, Los Altos Hills, expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the City
Manager.
Keren Emerzian, Los Altos Hills, expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the City
Manager.
Erika Ameri, Los Altos Hills, expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the City
Manager.
Zaydoon Jawadi, Los Altos Hills, expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the City
Manager.
Debbie Gualtieri, Los Altos Hills, thanked Nicholas French for sending out emails.
Town of Los Altos Hills
City Council Special Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 – 7:30 p.m.
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City Council Special Meeting Minutes
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Jenny Bardsley, Los Altos Hills, expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the City
Manager.
Rajiv Bhateja, Los Altos Hills, expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the City
Manager.
Jim Waschura, Los Altos Hills, said that he agrees with many of the concerns expressed by the
speakers before him. He suggested executive coaching or pairing of someone who is deeply
connected with Los Altos Hills so we can create a synergy that will work with residents.
The City Council convened to Closed Session at 7:53 p.m. to consider the following:
A. CLOSED SESSION – PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957)
Position: City Manager
REPORTABLE ACTION
City Attorney Mattas stated that no reportable action resulted from the closed session.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:17 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Deborah L. Padovan
Deborah Padovan
City Clerk
The minutes of the October 10, 2023, special City Council meeting were approved as presented
at the October 19, 2023, regular City Council meeting.