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Palm Springs council asked to add closed-session item on possible litigation; councilmember recuses from Grit Development items
Summary
A city staff member asked the Palm Springs City Council on Oct. 20, 2022, to add a closed-session item to consult with legal counsel about potential litigation under California Government Code §54956.9(d)(2), and a councilmember announced a recusal on items involving Grit Development.
A city staff member asked the Palm Springs City Council on Oct. 20, 2022, to add a closed-session item to confer with legal counsel about “significant exposure to litigation pursuant to 54956.9(d)(2) of the government code,” and said the matter had come to the city’s attention the previous Monday and required action before the council’s next regular meeting.
The request included an instruction that the city clerk be provided the proposed language and a request that the council consider making a motion to add the item and adopt it by at least a four-fifths vote. The staff member said: “I will provide this language to the city clerk's office. I would ask that the council consider making a motion on that and adopting it by at least 4 fifths vote.”
Separately, during the opening of the closed-session meeting a councilmember announced a recusal on items related to Grit Development, saying, “Mister mayor, I'm gonna recuse on the items regarding grit development as they are my landlord.” The transcript does not identify the speaker by name.
The meeting began with a roll call in which the clerk recorded that all members were present. A speaker (identified in the transcript as the mayor) asked whether there were any public comments; the clerk reported none. The council then moved to adjourn to the small conference room for closed session.
The transcript records the staff request to add the closed-session item and the recusal announcement but does not document a formal motion, mover/second, or a recorded vote on adding the item. The council subsequently went into closed session; no further discussion or outcome on the proposed item is recorded in the provided transcript.
Officials cited California Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) when describing the basis for the closed-session item; the transcript does not provide additional factual details about the alleged exposure to litigation, the parties involved, or any timetable beyond the staff member’s statement that action was needed before the next regular meeting.
