MINUTES
CITY OF HALF MOON BAY CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026
SPECIAL MEETING
ADCOCK COMMUNITY CENTER, 535 KELLY AVENUE
1. CONVENE SPECIAL MEETING / ROLL CALL
Mayor Ruddock called the Special Meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Roll Call was taken.
Present: Councilmembers Brownstone, Jonsson (Joined after Roll Call) Nagengast, Vice Mayor Penrose and Mayor Ruddock
2. OPEN SESSION IDENTIFICATION OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
3. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS – None.
4. CLOSED SESSION
4.A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Govt. Code section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: City of Half Moon Bay v. Granada CSD and Montara WSD, et al. Santa Clara Superior Court Civil No. 17CIV316927; Court of Appeal Case No. HO49896
4.B. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Govt. Code section 54957) Performance evaluation of City Manager Matthew Chidester; Criteria for Performance Evaluation and Consideration of Process for Performance Evaluation.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Ruddock adjourned the Special Meeting at 6:50 p.m.
January 20, 2026
City Council Special Meeting Minutes
Respectfully Submitted:
Maggie Rodriguez, Interim City Clerk
Approved by the City Council at the February 3, 2026 Regular Meeting.