Carlsbad City Council to Adjourn into Closed Session Over Security of Public Services and Facilities

The Carlsbad City Council opened its meeting and completed roll call before announcing it would adjourn to a closed session to discuss threats to public services and facilities, a staff member said.

The meeting's moderator carried out roll call and confirmed the council was at full attendance, saying, "All 5 council members are present." The moderator then asked whether there were any public speakers; staff responded that there were none.

A staff member told the council, "Mayor, we're gonna adjourn to closed session to discuss matters posing a threat to the security of public services or public facilities within the city of Carlsbad," and said the city would consult with legal counsel and a set of staff responsible for security matters.

The staff member listed expected attendees for the closed session: Sheila Cobian (assistant city manager); Christine Calderwood (police chief); Jennifer True (senior assistant city attorney); Fabiola Medina (director of constituent and clerk services); Brett Cosgrove (acting police lieutenant); Morgan Fry (assistant city clerk); Melissa Rhodes (deputy city clerk); Liana Samapali (deputy city clerk); and Adriana Trujillo (deputy city clerk). The staff member also noted that Sherry Freisinger, described in the announcement as city clerk, was absent.

The announcement did not identify a specific statute or ordinance as the legal basis for the closed session, nor did the transcript record a formal motion or roll-call vote to enter the closed session. The meeting record ends with the staff member turning the floor over to the mayor to proceed.

The council then adjourned into the closed session as announced; no further public discussion was recorded in the provided transcript.