Manhattan Beach council approves agenda, recesses to closed session; city attorney reports direction on Item I(b)

The Manhattan Beach City Council approved its meeting agenda and recessed into a closed session on Monday, April 13, the council’s presiding official said. According to the meeting recording, Mayor Pro Tem Franklin moved to approve the agenda and Council member Tarnay seconded; the clerk recorded the motion as passing 5-0.

The council then recessed to a closed session. City Attorney (by title) said the closed session would address items listed on the agenda, including items 1(a), 1(b), 1(c) and three cases under item 1(c), citing the Brown Act as the legal basis for the session. "So pursuant to the Brown Act, the city council will now go into closed session to discuss the items identified on the agenda," the city attorney said.

After reconvening in open session, the city attorney reported: "As previously announced, the city council ended closed session to discuss 5 separate items. The city council gave direction with respect to Roman numeral I b. There is no other reportable action taken." The attorney’s statement was the only substantive update provided publicly about the closed-session discussions.

The council set an adjourned regular meeting for Tuesday, April 21 at 5:00 p.m. in the city council chambers and then adjourned the April 13 session. The meeting did not include public comments in the chamber or on Zoom; the presiding official and the clerk confirmed there were no public commenters.

The city’s official minutes or the clerk’s certified record should be consulted for any additional procedural details or for confirmation of mover/seconder at the time the agenda was approved, as a portion of the audio/recording around the motion contains an unclear line.