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Mayor Pro Tem John Taylor and two council members announce recusals before executive session
Summary
Before moving to executive session, Mayor Pro Tem John Taylor said he would recuse from agenda item 5(d) because his son is employed by a negotiating party; two members (including Taylor and a second member) also recused from an item listed under 5(f) on advice of counsel.
The San Juan Capistrano City Council on May 19 heard multiple recusal statements from council members before recessing to executive session.
On the advice of counsel, two council members said they would recuse themselves from a closed-session item listed under agenda item 5(f) concerning anticipated litigation. The statements were made during the public roll-call and recusal-check portion of the meeting.
Mayor Pro Tem John Taylor then spoke and identified himself by name: "I am recusing from item 5 d because my son, Harrison Taylor, who rents property from me, is an employee of a negotiating party and due to the proximity of the Love Mitchell parking lot to my residence." Taylor's statement established a family and financial connection to a party relevant to the closed-session item and the Love Mitchell parking lot.
Another council member said they would also recuse from the matter under 5(f) "under the advice of counsel." The council did not take public action on those matters; after the statements the council recessed to executive session to consider the listed closed-session items.
The record indicates recusals were noted to avoid conflicts before closed-session deliberations; the council is scheduled to receive a public parking study on June 2 on a related downtown parking matter.
