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Special Meeting of Half Moon Bay City Council – March 3, 2026 (Closed Session)

City Council — Tuesday, March 3, 2026
BodyHalf Moon Bay, California
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, March 3, 2026
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0:03

Do I need to go back and say it again?

0:05

No.

0:07

Can I get a roll call, please?

0:11

Councilmember Brownstone?

0:12

Here.

0:13

Councilmember Johnson.

0:15

Here.

0:15

Councilmember Nagangas?

0:17

Here.

0:17

Vice Mayor Penrose?

0:19

Here.

0:19

Mayor Rudd.

0:20

Here.

0:21

We have a form.

0:23

Okay.

0:27

Um so the um the closed session items that we would be discussing are item 4A, conference with legal counsel, anticipated litigation, government code section 54956.9, subsection D4.

0:43

Initiation of litigation, one potential case, and item 4b, conference with legal counsel existing litigation, government code section 54956.9, subsection D1, name of case Ellison versus City of Hatham Bay, San Mateo Superior Court case number 25 CIB 04838.

1:04

And uh we will take public comment if there are present to Matt you just checked.

1:11

There's nobody out there.

1:13

Nobody online.

1:15

We see nobody online.

1:17

So we can um adjourn to closed session at this time.

1:22

I'll invite staff to present on item 4a.

1:26

Just give me

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Summary of Proceedings

Special Meeting of Half Moon Bay City Council – March 3, 2026

The Half Moon Bay City Council convened a special meeting on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the Adcock Community Center. The sole purpose of the public portion was to identify closed session items and to adjourn into closed session. No public comments were received, and no other business was conducted.

Closed Session Items

  • Item 4A: Conference with legal counsel – anticipated litigation (Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4)) concerning initiation of litigation (1 potential case).
  • Item 4B: Conference with legal counsel – existing litigation (Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1)) in the case of Ellingson v. City of Half Moon Bay, San Mateo Superior Court Case No. 25-CIV-04838.

Key Outcomes

  • The council took roll call (all members present: Mayor Debbie Ruddock, Vice Mayor Deborah Penrose, Councilmembers Robert Brownstone, Patric Jonsson, and Paul Nagengast).
  • No public comments were made in person or via Zoom.
  • The council adjourned to closed session at approximately 6:02 PM to discuss the listed items.

Meeting Transcript

Do I need to go back and say it again? No. Can I get a roll call, please? Councilmember Brownstone? Here. Councilmember Johnson. Here. Councilmember Nagangas? Here. Vice Mayor Penrose? Here. Mayor Rudd. Here. We have a form. Okay. Um so the um the closed session items that we would be discussing are item 4A, conference with legal counsel, anticipated litigation, government code section 54956.9, subsection D4. Initiation of litigation, one potential case, and item 4b, conference with legal counsel existing litigation, government code section 54956.9, subsection D1, name of case Ellison versus City of Hatham Bay, San Mateo Superior Court case number 25 CIB 04838. And uh we will take public comment if there are present to Matt you just checked. There's nobody out there. Nobody online. We see nobody online. So we can um adjourn to closed session at this time. I'll invite staff to present on item 4a. Just give me

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