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Special City Council Meeting - January 20, 2026: Closed Session Items

City Council — Tuesday, January 20, 2026
BodyHalf Moon Bay, California
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, January 20, 2026
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0:04

Okay, can I have a roll call, please?

0:06

Councilmember Brownson?

0:08

Here.

0:08

Councilmember Johnson is absent.

0:10

Councilmember Nagangas?

0:12

Here.

0:12

Vice Mayor Penrose?

0:13

Here.

0:14

Mayor Ruther.

0:14

Here.

0:15

You have a quorum.

0:16

Thank you so much.

0:17

So item two is uh we're gonna do we have any public out there.

0:22

We're going to do an open session and see if there's anyone who would like to comment publicly on these items.

0:29

We have nobody online.

0:31

See if you have anybody in person.

0:34

I guess I need to identify the items too.

0:36

So they are item 4A, conference with legal counsel, existing litigation, government code section 54956.9, that's subsection D1.

0:46

Name of the case is City of Hathoon Bay versus Granada, community service district, and Montero Motor and Sewer District et al.

0:53

Santa Clara Superior Court Civil Number 17CIB 316927, Court of Appeal case number H049896, and item 4B, public employee performance evaluation, government code section 54957, performance evaluation of city manager Matthew Chester, criteria for performance evaluation and consideration of process for performance evaluation.

1:21

No public comment.

1:22

Okay, we're going to adjourn to close session now.

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Summary of Proceedings

Special City Council Meeting – January 20, 2026

The Half Moon Bay City Council convened a special meeting on January 20, 2026, at 5:30 PM, primarily to conduct a closed session. The meeting included a roll call, identification of closed session items, and a brief opportunity for public comment before adjourning to closed session.

Closed Session Items

  • 4.A – Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Govt. Code § 54956.9(d)(1)): City of Half Moon Bay v. Granada CSD and Montara WSD, et al., Santa Clara Superior Court Civil No. 17CIV316927; Court of Appeal Case No. H049896.
  • 4.B – Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Govt. Code § 54957): Performance evaluation of City Manager Matthew Chidester, including criteria and process considerations.

Public Comments

  • No members of the public commented during the open session, either in person or via Zoom.

Key Outcomes

  • The City Council adjourned to closed session to discuss the two listed items. No votes or decisions were taken in open session.
  • Councilmember Jonsson was absent; all other members were present, establishing a quorum.

Meeting Transcript

Okay, can I have a roll call, please? Councilmember Brownson? Here. Councilmember Johnson is absent. Councilmember Nagangas? Here. Vice Mayor Penrose? Here. Mayor Ruther. Here. You have a quorum. Thank you so much. So item two is uh we're gonna do we have any public out there. We're going to do an open session and see if there's anyone who would like to comment publicly on these items. We have nobody online. See if you have anybody in person. I guess I need to identify the items too. So they are item 4A, conference with legal counsel, existing litigation, government code section 54956.9, that's subsection D1. Name of the case is City of Hathoon Bay versus Granada, community service district, and Montero Motor and Sewer District et al. Santa Clara Superior Court Civil Number 17CIB 316927, Court of Appeal case number H049896, and item 4B, public employee performance evaluation, government code section 54957, performance evaluation of city manager Matthew Chester, criteria for performance evaluation and consideration of process for performance evaluation. No public comment. Okay, we're going to adjourn to close session now.

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