HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC_2014-08-26_Closed Session MinutesMINUTES – MORRO BAY CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION MEETING –
AUGUST 26, 2014
CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM – 5:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Jamie Irons Mayor
Christine Johnson Councilmember
Nancy Johnson Councilmember
George Leage Councilmember
Noah Smukler Councilmember
STAFF: Edward Kreins Interim City Manager
Joe Pannone City Attorney
Eric Endersby Harbor Director
ESTABLISH QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Irons called the meeting to order at 5:00pm.
SUMMARY OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS - The Mayor read a summary of Closed Session
items.
CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENTS - Mayor Irons opened the meeting for public
comments for items only on the agenda.
Giovanni Comin, former owner of Central Coast Seafood and now managing Santa Maria
Seafood wanted to make himself available for any questions that Council might have. Regarding
their use of Lease site 129W-131W, they are anxious to get this done and get it behind them.
Neil Maloney, owner of Morro Bay Oyster Company, are current tenants of the Marciels at
M&M Refrigeration, Lease site 144/144W. Initially they had no intention of purchasing the
lease site but with their increased oyster production – 600,000+ oysters are anticipated this year
alone, they are now interested. They have been approved to build a depuration facility which
will enable them to continue to harvest oysters from the depuration tanks on land during times of
seasonal ran closures of their oyster harvesting from their leases in bay waters. Their business
has a unique need for water, making this site so valuable to them. They have grown and hope to
continue growing. They also hope to incorporate a tourism and education component to the site
with even the possibility of a wholesale location.
Dwight Maloney provided a bit of California history on the shell fish industry. With the closing
of Drake’s Bay to commercial shellfish harvesting, the demand for their product doesn’t go away
so it has to look elsewhere. Currently the demand is high and the supply is low; as such, the
future for this business is very bright and are hoping for a location and the support to do this.
The public comment period was closed.
AGENDA NO: A-1
MEETING DATE: 9/9/2014
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MINUTES - MORRO BAY CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION – AUGUST 26, 2014
The City Council moved to Closed Session and heard the following item:
CS-1 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
City Designated Representatives: Interim City Manager
Employee Organizations: Morro Bay Firefighters’ Association; Morro Bay Police
Officers’ Association; Service Employee’s International Union, SEIU Local 620;
Management Employees; and, Confidential Employees
CS-2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION:
Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) or subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9:
1 Matter
CS-3 GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8 - CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR:
Property: Lease Site 129W-131W, Morro Bay Fish Company, 1231 Embarcadero
Agency Negotiators: Joseph W. Pannone, Interim City Attorney and Eric
Endersby, Harbor Director
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
Property: Lease Site 144/144W, M&M Refrigeration, 1287 Embarcadero
Agency Negotiators: Joseph W. Pannone, Interim City Attorney and Eric
Endersby, Harbor Director
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED TO OPEN SESSION
The City Attorney reported that with regards to the Closed Session Items, the Council did not
take any reportable action pursuant to the Brown Act.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:56p.m.
Recorded by:
Jamie Boucher
City Clerk