The City Council of Santa Clara recessed its open meeting and moved into closed session to consider three items: anticipated litigation, labor negotiations with several employee organizations, and an existing lawsuit naming the city as plaintiff.

City Attorney (first speaking at SEG 022) told the council the first closed-session item would address anticipated litigation, including both exposure to litigation and the potential initiation of litigation in up to two potential cases, continuing discussions begun on November 4. "This item is a continuation of discussions that we began with you on November 4," the city attorney said.

The second item listed for closed session was labor negotiations. The city attorney identified the employee organizations under discussion as the Santa Clara firefighters, Unit 1; the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Unit 3; the Engineers Group, Unit 4; and Unclassified Police Management, Unit 9A.

The third item was existing litigation: City of Santa Clara v. Lingenfelter. The city attorney said the council would convene in a separate conference room to accommodate participants and then proceed into the closed session. "We will be convening closed session," the city attorney said.

Before adjourning, the presiding official asked whether any members of the public wished to comment on the closed-session items; no one in the chambers or online indicated a desire to speak. The council then adjourned to closed session to consider items 1a, 1b and 1c.