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Bakersfield City Council adjourns to closed session on two lawsuits, labor talks and two property negotiations
Summary
At a Feb. 6 special meeting the Bakersfield City Council adjourned to closed session to discuss two pending lawsuits, labor negotiations and negotiations over two properties; no public or media were present and no outcomes were recorded in the public transcript.
At a 10:30 a.m. special meeting Feb. 6, 2025, the Bakersfield City Council adjourned to closed session to discuss two existing lawsuits, labor negotiations and two real‑property negotiations, the meeting record shows.
The city clerk read the closed‑session agenda items aloud, naming two pending legal matters — Security Paving Company, Inc. v. City of Bakersfield and Martinez Steel Corporation v. Security Paving Company, Inc. — followed by a conference with the city's labor negotiator and a separate item listed as potential litigation with legal counsel. The clerk also identified two properties for real‑property negotiations: 2800 Buck Owens Boulevard and 1430 Truxton Avenue. The clerk said, "Closed session, item 3A, conference with legal counsel existing litigation regarding 2 matters…" attributing the list to the meeting record.
Mayor Goh then closed the public portion of the meeting, saying, "Thank you, madam clerk. We are adjourned to closed session." The council noted for the record that no members of the public or media were present before adjourning.
The public transcript records the items the council planned to consider in closed session but contains no further discussion or any formal votes taken in open session. The council did not provide additional detail in the public record about the substance of the litigation, the labor negotiations or the city’s negotiating positions for the two addresses named.
