Regular City Council and Housing Authority* - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, October 20, 2026Official site

About this meeting

Government Body: Regular City Council and Housing Authority*
Meeting Type: Regular City Council And Housing Authority*
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Meeting Date: October 20, 2026

Video will appear here as soon as Costa Mesa Regular City Council and Housing Authority* posts it — usually within a day of the meeting

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

13 items on the agenda.

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Members of the public are welcome to address the City Council only on those items on the Closed Session agenda. Each member of the public will be given a total of three minutes to speak on all items on the Closed Session agenda.

CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:•Item 1

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6, (a) Agency Designated Representative: Cecilia Gallardo-Daly, City Manager Name of Employee Organization: Costa Mesa Executive Employees.

CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:•Item 2

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6, (a) Agency Designated Representative: Cecilia Gallardo-Daly, City Manager Name of Employee Organization: Costa Mesa Fire Association (CMFA).

CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:•Item 3

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6, (a) Agency Designated Representative: Cecilia Gallardo-Daly, City Manager Name of Employee Organization: Costa Mesa Fire Management Association (CMFMA).

CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:•Item 4

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1) Name of Case: City of Costa Mesa v. Ohio House LLC Orange County Superior Court, Case No. 30-2020-01146835-CU-OR-CJC

CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:•Item 5

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1) Name of Case: City of Costa Mesa v. Ohio House, LLC, a California limited liability corporation; Richard Perlin, Nancy Perlin, Dolores Perlin, and Brandon Stump as individuals, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2018-01006173-CU-OR-NJC

CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:•Item 6

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1) Name of Case: Ohio House, LLC v. City of Costa Mesa, United States District Court, Central District of CA, Case No. 8:19 cv 01710 DOC (KESx)

CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:•Item 7

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1) Name of Case: Disability Rights California, a California non-profit corporation v. City of Costa Mesa, Cecilia Gallardo-Daly, City Manager, and Costa Mesa City Council Orange County Superior Court, Case No. 30-2026-01581983-CU-WM-CJC

CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:•Item 8

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1) Name of Case: People of the State of California, ex rel, Rob Bonta, California Department of Housing and Community Development v.City of Costa Mesa Orange County Superior Court, Case No. 30-2026-01583941-CU-WM-CJC

CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:•Item 9

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.8 APN: 139-032-11; Property: 3303 Hyland Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Agency Negotiator: Cecilia Gallardo-Daly, City Manager Negotiating Parties: Lisa Kolieb, Partner with Akerman LLP Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment

CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:•Item 10

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATION OF LITIGATION - ONE CASE

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(2), Potential Litigation.