Palm Springs city council members met in a closed-session meeting on Nov. 12, 2025, after a brief roll call and confirmation that Mayor DeHart would participate by teleconference. The council heard no public comments before adjourning into a private small-conference-room session.

During the pre-closed-session proceedings, a council member identified in the transcript as Speaker 1 announced a personal conflict tied to a landlord relationship with Grit Development. "I need to recuse on closed session items regarding, Grit Development as they are my landlord," the speaker said, adding they would recuse from one litigation item and that "one of my partners will be taking my place." A colleague asked which item would be affected; Speaker 1 clarified the recusal covered a conference with legal counsel related to litigation.

Council leadership confirmed there were no public commenters for closed-session items before directing the meeting to move to the small conference room for the private session. The transcript records the adjournment into closed session but does not record the closed-session topics, testimony, or any votes taken there.

Mayor DeHart was noted as participating remotely; the transcript does not attribute any remarks directly to the mayor. The council’s declaration of the recusal and the move to closed session were the only substantive actions captured in the public record portion of the meeting.