City of Capitola
Special City Council Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, March 06, 2024 – 4:00 PM
City Council Chambers
420 Capitola Avenue, Capitola, CA 95010
Mayor: Kristen Brown
Vice Mayor: Yvette Brooks
Council Members: Joe Clarke, Margaux Morgan, Alexander Pedersen Special Meeting of the Capitola City Council – 4 PM
1. Roll Call – The meeting was called to order at 4:00 PM. In attendance: Council Members Clarke, Morgan, Pedersen, Brooks, and Mayor Brown. Council Member Morgan joined the meeting at 4:07 PM. Vice Mayor Brooks joined the meeting at 4:15 PM.
2. Additions and Deletions to the Agenda – None
3. Additional Materials
A. Item 6A – 2 emails were received after publication of the agenda.
4. Oral Communications by Members of the Public
Gorin Klepic
5. Staff / City Council Comments – None
6. General Government / Public Hearings
A. Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget Principles & Goals
Recommended Action: 1) Review budget principals; 2) Review progress and status of Fiscal Year 2023-2024 budget goals; 3) Provide direction to staff regarding potential amendments to Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget; 4) Prioritize goals related to key projects/programs for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
The City Manager, Public Works Director, Community Development Director, Assistant to the City Manager, Recreation Division Manager, Police Chief, and Finance Director presented the staff report.
The City Council discussed the feasibility of conducting the Wharf Re-Envisioning Process concurrently with the City’s Strategic Plan, creating an ad-hoc committee for the Wharf to be composed of staff and City Council Members, support for pickleball striping and the 41st Avenue Vision Plan, and a request to create a living wage ordinance.
The City Council directed staff to update the Public Improvement Budget Principles to include pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, to bring forward a budget amendment for the Esplanade Park FY 2023-24 funding to be reallocated to the 41st Avenue median improvements and the Wharf, and create an ad-hoc committee for Wharf outreach.
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7. Adjournment – Adjourned at 6:15 PM to the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting on March 14, 2024, at 6:00 PM.
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ATTEST: Kristen Brown, Mayor
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Julia Gautho, City Clerk
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