City announces closed-session litigation: suits involving Newport Beach Stewardship Association and Robert Page

At the special meeting, the mayor asked Mr. Harp to announce closed-session items. Mr. Harp said the council adjourned to closed session to meet with legal counsel regarding the potential initiation of litigation in two matters listed on the agenda: City of Newport Beach v. Newport Beach Stewardship Association and City of Newport Beach v. Robert Page (items 2.1 and 2). After the closed session the council returned and Mr. Harp reported that there was no closed session report that evening.

The council then moved to current business; public commenters raised concerns connected to those litigation items and to the process for a court-ordered election. The announcement of the two case titles was the only formal reference to litigation in open session that evening.