REVISED 6/26/2024 2:00 PM
City of Capitola
City Council Meeting Agenda
Thursday, June 27, 2024 – 5:00 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 Closed Session – 4 PM
Closed Sessions are not open to the public and held only on specific topics allowed by State Law (noticed below). An announcement regarding the items to be discussed in Closed Session will be made in the City Hall Council Chambers prior to the Closed Session. Members of the public may, at this time, address the City Council on closed session items only. There will be a report of any final decisions in City Council Chambers during the Open Session Meeting.
i. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code § 54957.6) Negotiator: Mark Wilson, Labor and Employment Practice, Burke, Williams, & Sorensen, LLP; Samantha Zutler, City Attorney
Employee Organizations: Mid-Management Employees, Police Captains, Management, and City Manager
ii. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Gov’t Code §54957(b)) City Council’s Performance Evaluation of the City Attorney Regular Meeting of the Capitola City Council – 5 PM
All correspondence received prior to 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding a Council Meeting will be distributed to Councilmembers to review prior to the meeting. Information submitted after 5 p.m. on that Wednesday may not have time to reach Councilmembers, nor be read by them prior to consideration of an item.
1. Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance
Council Members Joe Clarke, Margaux Morgan, Alexander Pedersen, Yvette Brooks, and Mayor Kristen Brown.
2. Additions and Deletions to the Agenda
3. Presentations
Presentations are limited to eight minutes.
A. Mayor's Proclamation Honoring July 2024 as Park and Recreation Month
4. Report on Closed Session
5. Additional Materials
Additional information submitted to the City after distribution of the agenda packet.
A. Item 9A - Applications for the Finance Advisory Committee Received After Publication of the Agenda Packet & Correspondence Received
City Council Meeting Agenda – June 27, 2024
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B. Item 9B - Correspondence Received
6. Oral Communications by Members of the Public
Oral Communications allows time for members of the Public to address the City Council on any “Consent Item” on tonight’s agenda, or on any topic within the jurisdiction of the City that is not on the “General Government/Public Hearings” section of the Agenda. Members of the public may speak for up to three minutes, unless otherwise specified by the Mayor. Individuals may not speak more than once during Oral Communications. All speakers must address the entire legislative body and will not be permitted to engage in dialogue. A maximum of 30 minutes is set aside for Oral Communications.
7. Staff / City Council Comments
Comments are limited to three minutes.
8. Consent Items
All items listed as “Consent Items” will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion on these items prior to the time the Council votes on the action unless members of the City Council request specific items to be discussed for separate review. Items pulled for separate discussion will be considered following General Government. Note that all Ordinances which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
A. City Council Meeting Minutes
Recommended Action: Approve minutes from the regular meeting on June 13, 2024.
B. City Check Registers
Recommended Action: Approve check registers dated May 31, 2024, and June 14, 2024.
C. Opal Cliffs School Lease Agreement
Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to enter a lease agreement with the Soquel Union Elementary School District for classroom space at Opal Cliffs School beginning on July 1, 2024.
D. Afterschool Scholarship & Equity Swim Donation
Recommended Action: Accept a donation of $20,000 for Afterschool Rec Club participant scholarships and $16,000 for the Equity Swim Program from the Soquel Union Elementary School District and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Capitola and the Soquel Union Elementary School District.
E. Santa Cruz World Surfing Reserve
Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution to incorporate Capitola into the Santa Cruz World Surfing Reserve.
F. Wharf Grand Opening Special Event Permit
Recommended Action: Approve a new single-day Major Special Event Permit on September 25, 2024, for the Capitola Wharf Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting.
9. General Government / Public Hearings
All items listed in “General Government / Public Hearings” are intended to provide an opportunity for public discussion of each item listed. The following procedure pertains to each General Government item: 1) Staff explanation; 2) Council questions; 3) Public comment; 4) Council deliberation; 5) Decision.
A. City Council Appointments to City Advisory Bodies
City Council Meeting Agenda – June 27, 2024
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Recommended Action: Appoint members of the public to the City of Capitola Finance Advisory Committee.
B. 2024 General Municipal Election
Recommended Action: 1) Adopt a resolution ordering the 2024 General Municipal Election, requesting the Santa Cruz County Department of Elections conduct the election, and requesting consolidation of the General Municipal Election in the City of Capitola on Tuesday, November 5, 2024; and
2) Adopt a resolution submitting a ballot measure to Capitola voters to increase the City’s transactions and use tax through December 31, 2034 at the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, requesting consolidation by the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors of the election regarding said measure with the Statewide General Election to be held on the same date and that Santa Cruz County provide election services with full reimbursement by the City of Capitola, directing the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis, authorizing the City Council to appoint two City Council Members to an ad hoc subcommittee to submit an argument supporting the Measure, and releasing the rebuttal argument.
C. VDUBlicious Car Show
Recommended Action: Approve or deny a request for a new Major Special Event Permit from the VDUBlicious Car Club requesting to host a car show in the Capitola Village on August 10, 2024, from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.
D. Cliff Drive Resiliency Project
Recommended Action: Receive a progress report on the Cliff Drive Resiliency Project and provide feedback on design alternatives.
E. Memorandum of Understanding with the Mid-Management Employee Group and Management and City Manager Compensation Plans
Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to: 1) Execute a successor agreement to the existing Memorandum of Understanding with negotiated changes for the Mid-Management Employee Group, subject to technical corrections and 2) Execute a successor agreement to the existing Management Compensation Plan; and Authorize the Mayor to execute the Eighth Amendment to the City Manager Employment Agreement.
F. Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget and Capital Improvement Program Recommended Action: 1) Adopt a resolution adopting the Fiscal Year 2024-25 City Budget and Capital Improvement Program; and 2) adopt a resolution adopting the associated Salary Schedule and new job descriptions.
10. Adjournment - The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is on July 25, 2024 at 6:00 PM.
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Notice regarding City Council: The City Council meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 420 Capitola Avenue, Capitola.
Agenda and Agenda Packet Materials: The City Council Agenda and the complete Agenda Packet are available for review on the City’s website and at Capitola City Hall prior to the meeting. Need more information? Contact the City Clerk’s office at 831-475-7300.
Agenda Materials Distributed after Distribution of the Agenda Packet: Pursuant to Government Code §54957.5, materials related to an agenda item submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at the Reception Office at City Hall, 420 Capitola Avenue, Capitola, California, during normal business hours.
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