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Palm Springs mayor adjourns council into closed session after council member recuses from development items
Summary
The Palm Springs mayor adjourned the City Council to a closed session on March 11 after a council member recused themself from discussing two property matters — Palm Springs Promenade and Town and Country — citing a business relationship with landlord Grit; no public commenters were recorded for closed session.
The mayor of Palm Springs called the post-session City Council meeting of March 11, 2026, to order and then adjourned the council into a closed session after a council member recused themself from two property items.
At roll call the city clerk stated, "Let the record reflect that all members are present." The mayor then asked whether there were any public comments for the closed session; the city clerk replied that there were none.
A council member addressed the mayor and said, "Madam mayor, I need to recuse on the items involving Palm Springs Promenade and Town and Country as Grit is the landlord for my business." The council member did not identify themselves by name on the public record in the transcript.
Following that disclosure the mayor said, "Council will now adjourn to the small conference room for closed session." The council left the public proceeding for the closed session; no formal public vote on the adjournment was recorded in the transcript.
The public record from this segments shows only the call to order, the roll call, the recusal statement by a council member, and the announcement that the council would move into closed session. No public comments for the closed-session items were recorded on the public record before the adjournment.
