Pacific Grove council holds closed-session negotiation over Point Pinot Grill lease

The Pacific Grove City Council met in closed session to discuss lease negotiations for a property listed in the agenda as the Point Pinot Grill, citing Government Code section 54956.8, officials said.

At the outset, the presiding Mayor stated that five council members were present in council chambers and that two listed members would not participate. The City Attorney said, “Our closed session tonight is a conference with real property negotiators that’s pursuant to Government Code section 54956.8,” and identified the subject as the Point Pinot Grill, saying the agenda listed the agency negotiators, the negotiating party and that the terms under negotiation included price and lease payment terms.

The meeting record shows staff invited public comment on the closed-session item; council staff reported there were no speakers online and no members of the public in chambers who wished to comment. The Mayor then closed public comment and the council adjourned the closed session to reconvene for the regularly scheduled meeting at 6 p.m.

The agenda item description, as read into the record, identified the legal basis for the closed session (Government Code section 54956.8) and indicated only that negotiators and lease payment terms were under discussion. The council did not state any formal action, vote, or direction in the public record during this segment and no additional details about the negotiating parties, lease terms, or timetable were provided in the portions of the transcript available.