DEL MAR CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
CLOSED SESSION
April 17, 2025
City of Del Mar Town Hall
1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, California
CALL TO ORDER
The special meeting had a scheduled start time of 4:00 p.m. However, with the absences of Mayor Gaasterland and Councilmember Quirk, the City Attorney determined that there was no quorum to convene a closed session meeting and therefore only a briefing with the members present would be possible. The briefing with legal counsel started at approximately 4:00 p.m. Mayor Gaasterland attended a briefing on the same topic on April 17, 2025, at 5:45 p.m. No direction was given, and no action was taken at the briefings.
ROLL CALL
Present for 4:00 P.M. Briefing: Deputy Mayor Tracy Martinez and Councilmember John Spelich.
Present for 5:45 P.M. Briefing: Mayor Gaasterland
Absent: Councilmember Dan Quirk.
CLOSED SESSION
A) Conference with Legal Counsel - Significant Exposure to Litigation Number of Cases: One Description: Meet with Special Counsel related to risks to City for possible violations of the City Manager’s employment contract from public statements by Councilmember Quirk
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
Reportable Action: None.
ADJOURNMENT
No formal closed session meeting occurred. The briefing with Deputy Mayor Martinez and Councilmember Spelich concluded around 5:00 p.m. and the briefing with Mayor Gaasterland concluded around 6:15 p.m.
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Sarah Krietor, Administrative Services Manager/
City Clerk