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Pacific Grove City Council adjourns to closed session on labor negotiations

Pacific Grove City Council · April 15, 2026

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Summary

At its April 15 special meeting, the Pacific Grove City Council approved the 4:30 p.m. agenda and moved into closed session to confer with labor negotiators under Government Code section 54957.6 concerning multiple employee groups, including the General Employees Association.

Pacific Grove City Council called a special 4:30 p.m. meeting on April 15, 2026, at City Hall and approved the meeting agenda before adjourning to closed session to meet with labor negotiators.

The meeting was called to order by the Chair, who said the session would proceed with Councilmember McDonald, Mayor Pro Tem Emilio and Councilmember Garfield participating. "I have a motion by Garfield, second by Emilio," the Chair said as the council voted to approve the agenda; the Chair stated the motion passed unanimously.

The Chair announced the closed-session item as a "conference with labor negotiators" under Government Code section 54957.6. Named negotiators and staff for the session included City negotiator Matthew Mogensen; City Manager Fred Marsh; Administrative Services Director Shay Johnson, Esquire with Liebert Cassidy & Whitmore; and Human Resources Director Leticia Livian. The employee organizations and groups the council listed for the negotiation briefing were the General Employees Association (GEA), the Management Employees Association, unrepresented management, confidential employees and unrepresented department heads.

The Chair closed the public comment period for the 4:30 item, noting only a few people were in chambers and no one was participating online, and said the council would adjourn to closed session. The Chair said the council would "endeavor to be back at 5:00 p.m." for the special study session.

Because the council moved into a closed session under Government Code section 54957.6, no further details of the discussions or any bargaining positions were disclosed on the public record at this meeting. The public portion of the special meeting concluded with the council adjourning to the closed session described above.