HMB City Council decides not to fight Cypress Cove court order

Meeting in closed session Tuesday night, the Half Moon Bay City Council decided it would not appeal a court’s order to release documents to the Cypress Cove homeowners’ association. The documents will be delivered at a hearing today.

Despite its concerns about the court’s order, the council decided it wasn’t worth the continued expense to fight the order, according to city council member Mike Ferreira. In a press release, City Attorney Adam Lindgren said that the council was prepared to release a redacted copy of its due diligence report when the lawsuit was filed. The remainder includes, says Ferreira, "some staff memos where City Hall staff thought they were confidentially conferring with the City Attorney.  They never expected the council to see them".

The documents will be available from Coastsider as soon as we receive a copy.