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Indio City Council moves into closed session on Oasis Street deal; mayor says they will recuse
Summary
The Indio City Council convened a closed session July 15 to discuss a real-estate negotiation on Oasis Street and anticipated litigation. A council member said they would recuse from the Oasis Street item because they own a downtown business within 500 feet; the council agreed to add a second litigation item and adjourned into closed session.
The Indio City Council on Wednesday, July 15, convened a closed session to discuss a real-property negotiation on Oasis Street and anticipated litigation, and a council member announced a recusal.
The meeting was called to order at 4:05 p.m., and the presiding officer said the council would adjourn to closed session to consider item 3.1, "conference with real property negotiators" under Government Code section 54956.8 concerning Oasis Street, Indio. The agenda identified "City of Indio negotiator, Jonathan Nicks, city manager," and listed a negotiating party as 45151 Oasis LLC.
During the reading of item 3.1, the presiding officer said a council member owns a business downtown within 500 feet of the property and stated, "I will be recusing myself from 3.1." The transcript does not record a formal vote on the recusal; the statement was made on the record before the council moved into closed session.
The council also listed item 3.2 as "conference with legal counsel — anticipated litigation" under Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2). A city staff member asked whether the council would be amenable to updating the agenda to show two anticipated litigation items rather than one. Council members indicated consensus to amend the agenda, and the presiding officer adjourned the meeting into closed session.
For the record, the meeting noted that Councilmember Wheatthorn was absent. The public-comment period for items not on the agenda was opened and no speakers were present.
No additional details about the property terms, the substance of the anticipated litigation, or the identities of parties to potential lawsuits were disclosed in the publicly posted transcript. The council moved into closed session for confidential discussion as allowed by the referenced Government Code provisions; any formal actions or votes taken in closed session, or subsequent public disclosures, were not recorded in the transcript.
