City Council Special Meeting – June 2, 2026

The Half Moon Bay City Council convened a special meeting on June 2, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the Ted Adcock Community Center. The meeting was held in hybrid format (in-person and via Zoom). All five councilmembers were present (Mayor Debbie Ruddock, Vice Mayor Deborah Penrose, Councilmembers Robert Brownstone, Patric Jonsson, and Paul Nagengast), establishing a quorum. The sole purpose of the meeting was to enter closed session to discuss three items: real property negotiations, labor negotiations, and a public employee performance evaluation. No public comments were made during the open session portion of the meeting.

Closed Session Items

• 4.A – Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Gov. Code § 54956.8): Property located at 1000 N. Cabrillo Hwy. (APN 048-24-0030), the Wastewater Treatment Facility. Negotiators: City Manager Matthew Chidester (for the City) and representatives of the Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM JPA). Negotiation subject: Price and terms of payment.
• 4.B – Conference with Labor Negotiators (Gov. Code § 54957.6): Agency representatives: Christopher Ko Boucher, Esq., Alex Avakiantz, Esq., Matthew Chidester, and Kenneth Stiles. Employee organizations: International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 39; Non-Represented Confidential Employees; Unrepresented Executive Employees; Represented Management.
• 4.C – Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Gov. Code § 54957): Title listed as "Interim City Attorney" on the agenda, but the transcript states "Interim City Insurance." (Note: This discrepancy exists between the agenda and the spoken record; the intended item is the evaluation of the Interim City Attorney.)

Key Outcomes

• No public comment was offered on any closed session item.
• The council moved to closed session after identifying the items.
• The special meeting was adjourned following closed session (no further open session action was taken or reported).

Note: The meeting transcript contains a likely misstatement regarding item 4.C ("Interim City Insurance" vs. "Interim City Attorney"). The agenda is the authoritative source for the title of the position being evaluated.