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City Council Special Meeting – Closed Session – November 18, 2025

City Council — Tuesday, November 18, 2025
BodyHalf Moon Bay, California
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, November 18, 2025
StatusFILED
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0:10

Good evening, everybody.

0:12

Um welcome to our November 18th closed session.

0:18

This is the public segment of our closed session.

0:22

Um I'll just start with a quick roll call.

0:26

Councilmember Johnson.

0:27

Here.

0:27

Councilmember Nagnagas.

0:29

Here.

0:29

Councilmember Penrose.

0:30

Here.

0:31

Vice Mayor Redding.

0:32

Mayor Brownstone.

0:33

Here.

0:34

We have a form.

0:35

Thank you.

0:36

Do we have any members of the public who would like to comment?

0:40

None out there.

0:41

I'd try to in person now.

0:44

None online.

0:45

All right.

0:46

Thank you.

0:47

So before we close the video, I will just state for the record, if you don't mind, um, that council McNagingast is here for public comment portion, but we'll be refusing on 4A, which is the Ellingston versus.

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Summary of Proceedings

City Council Special Meeting – Closed Session – November 18, 2025

The Half Moon Bay City Council met in a special closed session on November 18, 2025. The meeting was convened to address two closed session items: a conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation in Ellingson v. City of Half Moon Bay (San Mateo Superior Court Civil No. 25-CIV-04838) and a conference with legal counsel regarding one potential case of anticipated litigation. The public portion of the meeting consisted of roll call, identification of closed session items, and an opportunity for public comment.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public offered comments, either in person or online.

Key Outcomes

  • Councilmember Paul Nagengast recused himself from Item 4A (the Ellingson litigation) and was present only for the public comment portion of the meeting.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening, everybody. Um welcome to our November 18th closed session. This is the public segment of our closed session. Um I'll just start with a quick roll call. Councilmember Johnson. Here. Councilmember Nagnagas. Here. Councilmember Penrose. Here. Vice Mayor Redding. Mayor Brownstone. Here. We have a form. Thank you. Do we have any members of the public who would like to comment? None out there. I'd try to in person now. None online. All right. Thank you. So before we close the video, I will just state for the record, if you don't mind, um, that council McNagingast is here for public comment portion, but we'll be refusing on 4A, which is the Ellingston versus.

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