San Juan Capistrano council moves into executive session after member declares recusals

San Juan Capistrano — The San Juan Capistrano City Council opened its March 17, 2026 regular executive session, completed a roll call and moved into executive session after a council member announced they would recuse themselves from two agenda items.

During roll call the clerk read members present, including Councilmember Hart, Councilmember Born, Councilmember Frias, Mayor Pro Tim Taylor and Campbell. The presiding officer asked whether there were any requests to speak or any participants addressing the council by phone; the clerk reported none.

The presiding officer then asked council members whether any needed to abstain from the executive session items and requested reasons for any abstentions. A council member said they would recuse themselves from agenda item 4(c), because their son, Harrison Taylor, rents property from an applicant, and from item 4(d) because of the proximity of their residence. The council acknowledged the recusals and confirmed there were no other recusals stated.

Following the roll-call and recusals, the council announced it would convene in executive session to consider the listed agenda items. The public portion of the meeting recorded no public comments and no formal votes were taken on the dais before proceeding into closed session.

The council provided no further detail in the recorded proceedings about the content of the items to be discussed in executive session or anticipated next steps; those details are typically discussed in closed session or returned to the public record later if required.