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Council approves agenda 5-0, then moves to closed session
Summary
At its Nov. 18, 2025 meeting the Manhattan Beach City Council unanimously approved the agenda and immediately recessed to a closed session the city attorney said would cover three items listed on the agenda, citing government-code authority.
The presiding chair called the Manhattan Beach City Council to order at 5 p.m. on Nov. 18, 2025 and asked for a motion to approve the meeting agenda. Council member Howard moved to approve the agenda; Mayor Pro Tem Franklin seconded, and the chair announced, “Motion passes 5 0.”
The city attorney then announced that, pursuant to government-code authority listed on the agenda, the council would meet in closed session to consider three items identified there. The city attorney stated the statutory authority the agenda cited for the closed-session discussion and told the council it would now go into closed session to take up those items.
Why it matters: A closed session removes discussion from the public record and is used for matters such as pending litigation, labor negotiations or certain personnel matters; the council cited government-code sections on the agenda as its legal basis. The council’s unanimous approval of the agenda cleared the way for the closed-session recess announced that evening.
What happened next: After the city attorney's announcement the chair declared the council in recess to convene the closed session. The transcript records no public comments and no further public actions before the recess.
What’s not in the record: The transcript notes the council would discuss “the 3 items identified on the agenda” in closed session but does not describe those items on the public record, nor does it record any votes or outcomes from the closed session.
