Walnut Creek City Council recesses to closed session on lease negotiations for 1540 Marchbanks Drive

Mayor Cindy Darling said the Walnut Creek City Council convened a special meeting Oct. 21 to enter a closed session to discuss lease negotiations for the property at 1540 Marchbanks Drive.

"Good afternoon. I'm Mayor Cindy Darling, mayor of the city of Walnut Creek, and welcome to the Tuesday, 10/21/2025 special meeting of the Walnut Creek City Council," Darling said. She said the meeting was called "for the closed session related to the conference with real property negotiators for the property at 1540 Marchbanks Drive" to discuss the price and term of a lease.

Darling asked whether any member of the public wished to comment. "Seeing no speakers, the city council will reconvene in closed session," she said. No members of the public addressed the council during the meeting's public comment opportunity.

The meeting record provided does not include further discussion, any public votes or a disclosed outcome of the closed session. The council recessed into the closed session at the start of the special meeting; any actions taken inside the closed session were not reported in the transcript segment provided.

The item on the agenda was narrowly described in open session as a "conference with real property negotiators" concerning lease price and term for 1540 Marchbanks Drive; the transcript does not identify the property owner, prospective lessee, proposed lease amounts, term length, or any follow-up assignments.