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Half Moon Bay City Council Special Closed Session Meeting – April 9, 2026

City Council — Thursday, April 9, 2026
BodyHalf Moon Bay, California
SessionCity Council
DateThursday, April 9, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:03

No madam Vice Mayor, do you want me to do the roll call?

0:07

Yes, please.

0:08

Okay.

0:08

Um Councilmember Nagan, yes.

0:10

Here.

0:11

Councilmember Brownstone.

0:13

Here.

0:14

Mayor Reddick is absent.

0:16

Vice Mayor Penrose?

0:17

Here.

0:18

And Councilmember Johnson, we expect to arrive later.

0:24

So we have a quorum.

0:25

We can proceed.

0:26

Okay.

0:29

Open this session.

0:33

Open session identification of closed session items mean.

0:37

So we're just going to read through three items that are on.

0:41

Oh, here.

0:41

Okay, we open the session.

0:44

4A conference legal counsel anticipated litigation significant exposure to litigation pursuant to government code section 54956.

0:56

D2 and E5, one potential case.

1:01

Also conference 4B conference with labor negotiators pursuant to government code section 54957.

1:10

Agency designated representatives, Christopher Coboucher, Boucher, Esquire, Alex Avachiance, Esquire, Matthew Chittester, and Ken Stiles.

1:23

And then we actually have a third item.

1:26

So I want to have this one.

1:28

Okay.

1:29

4C conference with legal counsel existing legislation government code section 54956.9 D1, name of case, Elling Sun versus City of Hatham Bay, slash San Mateo's Superior Court case number 25-CIV-04838.

1:54

I will go check and see if we want to already hear a lot of line.

2:19

Oh knocking on the way.

2:29

I wanted to hear for that.

2:30

Oh, right.

2:53

And then uh no members of the public.

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Summary of Proceedings

Half Moon Bay City Council Special Closed Session Meeting – April 9, 2026

The Half Moon Bay City Council held a special closed session meeting on April 9, 2026. The agenda, originally dated April 7, 2026, listed three closed session items: 4A - Conference with Legal Counsel regarding anticipated litigation (one potential case), 4B - Conference with Labor Negotiators, and 4C - Conference with Legal Counsel regarding existing litigation (Ellingson v. City of Half Moon Bay, San Mateo Superior Court Case No. 25-CIV-04838). The meeting opened with roll call; Mayor Debbie Ruddock was absent, Vice Mayor Deborah Penrose presided. Councilmember Patric Jonsson arrived later. No members of the public provided comment on closed session items. The council then proceeded to closed session and adjourned the special meeting without any public action or decisions reported.

Meeting Transcript

No madam Vice Mayor, do you want me to do the roll call? Yes, please. Okay. Um Councilmember Nagan, yes. Here. Councilmember Brownstone. Here. Mayor Reddick is absent. Vice Mayor Penrose? Here. And Councilmember Johnson, we expect to arrive later. So we have a quorum. We can proceed. Okay. Open this session. Open session identification of closed session items mean. So we're just going to read through three items that are on. Oh, here. Okay, we open the session. 4A conference legal counsel anticipated litigation significant exposure to litigation pursuant to government code section 54956. D2 and E5, one potential case. Also conference 4B conference with labor negotiators pursuant to government code section 54957. Agency designated representatives, Christopher Coboucher, Boucher, Esquire, Alex Avachiance, Esquire, Matthew Chittester, and Ken Stiles. And then we actually have a third item. So I want to have this one. Okay. 4C conference with legal counsel existing legislation government code section 54956.9 D1, name of case, Elling Sun versus City of Hatham Bay, slash San Mateo's Superior Court case number 25-CIV-04838. I will go check and see if we want to already hear a lot of line. Oh knocking on the way. I wanted to hear for that. Oh, right. And then uh no members of the public.

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