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Special meeting items postponed after quorum shortfall
Summary
An unidentified speaker said the special-meeting portion was postponed because the Brown Act requires three council members be physically present; one member was attending remotely. The items will be heard later when a three-member physical quorum is present.
An unidentified speaker announced that the special-meeting portion of the city council meeting was being postponed because the meeting lacked the required number of members physically present.
The speaker said a third member was participating remotely and that “Unfortunately, under the Brown Act, we must have 3 members physically present.” The announcement said all items on the special-meeting agenda will be heard later in the evening once three members are physically present and that the council will make an announcement at that time.
The postponement is procedural: the speaker framed it as compliance with the Brown Act’s quorum requirement rather than a decision on the substance of any agenda item. No motions, votes, or substantive discussion of agenda items took place during the announcement.
The meeting resumed its non-special-meeting business after the announcement. The special-meeting items will be taken up later when a three-member physical quorum is achieved, according to the speaker.
