California Agricultural Labor Relations Board recesses into closed session to deliberate pending matters

The California Agricultural Labor Relations Board convened at 10:02 a.m. and approved the minutes from its March 18 Oxnard meeting before recessing into closed session to deliberate pending matters.

The meeting was opened by the Chair, who said, "I am calling this meeting of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board to order." The Chair conducted roll call and confirmed a quorum after Board member Broad and Board member Lightstone were recorded present; Board member Hall initially experienced technical difficulties joining the meeting.

The board considered approval of the most recent meeting minutes (the Oxnard meeting on March 18). A motion to approve the minutes was moved and seconded; the Chair called for the vote and stated, "All those in favor say I," after which the Chair declared the minutes approved. The transcript does not record a numeric vote tally.

Following the minute approval, the Chair announced the board would recess into closed session to deliberate pending case matters and emphasized that the board could not discuss or answer questions about items currently pending before it. The Chair instructed members of the public who wished to comment to email Santiago Villa Gomez or Satya Methan or to use the Zoom raise-hand function; no members of the public indicated a desire to comment before the board recessed at 10:04 a.m.

The board returned from closed session at 11:15 a.m.; the record was updated to note Board member Hall's presence. The Chair announced the board's next meeting is scheduled for April 15 at 10:00 a.m. in Sacramento and online. The meeting adjourned at 11:16 a.m.

The closed-session portion of this meeting was described in the public record only by its purpose (deliberation on pending matters); the transcript contains no public discussion of the matters discussed in closed session.