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Carlsbad council to discuss 945 Chestnut Ave. in closed-session property negotiations
Summary
The council announced a closed-session conference with real estate negotiators about 945 Chestnut Avenue, naming the city negotiators and three outside parties; the recorded agenda lists price and terms as negotiation topics.
The City of Carlsbad City Council recessed into closed session on Oct. 26, 2025, to hold a conference with real property negotiators concerning 945 Chestnut Avenue.
City Attorney told the council, “The second item will be to have a conference with your bridal property negotiators to discuss 945 Chestnut Avenue. Your negotiators are Gary Barberio, deputy city manager of community services, Mandy Hall, housing and homeless Services Director, and Curtis Jackson, Real Estate Manager.” The attorney added that the parties that are the subject of the negotiations are Solutions for Change, Inc., Kingdom Development, Inc., and Merca Investment, LLC, and that the topics for negotiation are “price and terms.”
The transcript excerpt records the names of the city negotiators and the external parties but does not record further details of proposed transaction structures, timelines, proposed prices, or any vote or public decision. The council’s announcement indicates the matter was taken up in closed session for negotiation strategy; the public transcript contains only the announcement and the list of participants and topics.
