Palm Springs City Council convened a special closed-session meeting on Jan. 14, 2026, and then adjourned to a small conference room to discuss a single closed-session agenda item. The council recorded no public comments on the closed-session matters.

At the start of the meeting the City Clerk (unnamed) stated, “Let the record reflect that 3 members are present and we do have a quorum,” during an initial roll call. The mayor (unnamed) opened the public-comment period for closed-session items and the clerk reported there were no public commenters.

Later in the proceeding a Councilmember (unnamed) told the mayor they would not participate in a particular closed-session discussion about Grit, stating, “I'm going to recuse on discussion about grit as they are the landlord for my business.” The mayor acknowledged the recusal and the council again adjourned to the small conference room for the closed-session discussion.

The transcript records no motions, votes, or further public statements about the substance of the closed-session item. The meeting notice and transcript identify the date (Jan. 14, 2026) and that the closed-session portion took place in a small conference room; no start or end times for the closed-session discussion were provided in the transcript.

The council’s recusal declaration is the primary on-the-record substantive action captured in the public transcript. No additional details about Grit, the nature of the closed-session item, or the councilmember’s business were stated on the record.