City of Capitola
Special City Council Meeting Minutes
Thursday, May 19, 2022 – 6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
420 Capitola Avenue, Capitola, CA 95010
Mayor: Sam Storey
Vice Mayor: Margaux Keiser
Council Members: Jacques Bertrand, Yvette Brooks, Kristen Brown Special Meeting of the Capitola City Council – 6 PM
1. Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance
Council Members Jacques Bertrand, Yvette Brooks, Kristen Brown, Margaux Keiser, and Mayor Sam Storey.
2. Additions and Deletions to the Agenda
3. Additional Materials
4. Oral Communications by Members of the Public
5. Staff / City Council Comments
Council Member Bertrand discussed that the Agency Area on Aging, which offers mid-county senior services, food delivery, etc., is at risk of losing its facility.
Mayor Storey praised the Capitola Police Department and Chief Dally regarding the excellent Skate-tola event.
6. Consent Items
A. Consider the minutes from the May 4, 2022, special City Council meeting Recommended Action: Approve minutes.
Motion: Approve minutes
Result: Passed, 5:0 (Unanimous)
Mover: Vice Mayor Keiser
Seconder: Council Member Brooks
Yea: Mayor Storey, Vice Mayor Keiser, Council Member Bertrand, Council Member Brooks, Council Member Brown
7. General Government / Public Hearings
A. Presentation of the Proposed Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget for the City of Capitola and the Capitola Successor Agency
Recommended Action: Acting as the City Council and Successor Agency, receive the proposed budget, provide staff direction, and either: 1) Continue budget deliberations to the next scheduled joint budget hearing on June 1, 2022, or 2) Direct staff to prepare the documents for final budget adoption at a regular meeting in June and cancel future planned budget hearings.
City Manager Goldstein introduced the presentation and outlined the topics to be covered.
Director Malberg presented an overview of Council decision making points.
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Finance Director Malberg presented updates to the proposed full year 2022-23 budget.
Council Member Brooks recommended that Recreation scholarships be made available for applicants of all income levels.
Council Member Brown asked how money will be allocated within the proposed City Hall maintenance; Public Work Director Jesberg said the money would primarily be used towards repairing the roof and remodeling the public restrooms in the Chambers lobby.
Council Member Brooks asked that funding towards a universal design project be increased to $300,000. She emphasized the need for installing a rubberized play surface as a starting point, with the project growing as fundraising does.
Mayor Storey asked about the library reserve fund; Finance Director Malberg confirmed that the remaining money will be returned to the general fund as the library project is now complete.
There was no public comment.
Motion: 1) Approve all recommendations as presented by staff and 2) Allocate $125,000 from the $1.3 million general fund balance towards the inclusive park/universal design project at Jade Street for a rubberized play surface
Result: Failed, no second
Mover: Council Member Brooks
Motion: Approve all recommendations as presented by staff Result: Passed 5-0 (Unanimous)
Mover: Council Member Brooks
Seconder: Council Member Brown
Yea: Mayor Storey, Vice Mayor Keiser, Council Member Bertrand, Council Member Brooks, Council Member Brown
Motion: Allocate $125,000 from the $1.3 million general fund balance for a rubberized play surface as part of the inclusive park/universal design project at Jade Street Park Result: Passed, 4-1
Mover: Council Member Brooks
Seconder: Vice Mayor Keiser
Yea: Mayor Storey, Vice Mayor Keiser, Council Member Bertrand, Council Member Brooks Nay: Council Member Brown
Motion: Cancel remaining special budget hearings and direct staff to prepare for budget adoption at the June 23 meeting
Result: Passed, 5-0 (Unanimous)
Mover: Council Member Keiser
Seconder: Council Member Brown
Yea: Mayor Storey, Vice Mayor Keiser, Council Member Bertrand, Council Member Brooks, Council Member Brown
8. Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 7:54PM.
ATTEST: Sam Storey, Mayor
Chloé Woodmansee, City Clerk
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