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Costa Mesa City Council recesses to closed session to discuss labor talks and litigation
Summary
On June 2, 2026, the Costa Mesa City Council recessed into closed session to discuss labor negotiations with four city employee groups and pending litigation involving "Ohio House," with the city manager named as the agency representative for negotiations. No public votes were recorded before the recess.
The Costa Mesa City Council recessed into closed session on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, to discuss labor negotiations and pending litigation, the mayor said as the meeting opened.
The city clerk read the closed-session agenda items, identifying items 1 through 4 as "conference with labor negotiators pursuant to California Government Code section 54957.6." The clerk named Cecilia Gallardo Daly as the agency-designated representative (city manager) and listed the labor organizations to be discussed as the Costa Mesa City Employees Association, the Costa Mesa Confidential Unit, the Costa Mesa Police Association and the Costa Mesa Police Management Association. "The record will reflect that all council is present except for council members Maher and Gamros," the city clerk said.
The clerk also identified items 5 through 7 as "conference with legal counsel — existing litigation pursuant to California Government Code section 54956.9" and referenced a case described in the agenda as City of Costa Mesa versus Ohio House, in the United States District Court, Central District of California. Item 8 was announced as "conference with legal counsel, initiation of litigation for one case pursuant to California Government Code section 54956.94." The clerk read the items aloud as the public portion of the meeting concluded.
With no members of the public in the chambers and no participants on the meeting Zoom, the mayor closed public comment and recessed the meeting to agenda item 1A for the closed session. The open session record contains no public votes or decisions on the matters announced; closed-session discussions and any subsequent actions are confidential under the cited Government Code provisions.
The council is scheduled to reconvene in open session at the time stated on the meeting agenda or as required by law to report any reportable actions taken in closed session.
