The City Council also sits as the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board, Public Financing Authority Board, Community Development Commission and Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. When considering items presented to the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board, each member receives an additional $100 per meeting (max $300/month). When considering items presented to the Community Development Commission each member receives an additional $75 per meeting (max $150/month).
Welcome to Your City Council Meeting
We welcome your interest and involvement in the city’s legislative process. This agenda includes information about topics coming before the City Council and the action recommended by city staff. You can read about each topic in the staff reports, which are available on the city website and in the Office of the City Clerk. The City Clerk is also available to answer any questions you have about City Council meeting procedures.
How to Watch
The City of Carlsbad provides multiple ways to watch a City Council meeting:
In Person
Online
Most City Council meetings take place
at City Hall, 1200 Carlsbad Village
Drive
Watch the livestream and replay past meetings on
the city website,
www.carlsbadca.gov/residents/communication/city-
tv-channel
How to Participate
If you would like to provide comments to the City Council, please:
• Fill out a speaker request form, located in the foyer. • Submit the form to the City Clerk before the item begins. • When it’s your turn, the City Clerk will call your name and invite you to the podium. • Speakers have three minutes, unless the presiding officer (usually the mayor) changes that time. • You may not give your time to another person, but groups can select a single speaker as long as three other members of your group are present. Group representatives have 10 minutes unless that time is changed by the presiding officer or the City Council.
Reasonable Accommodations
Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative formats as require by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids will be provided to effectively allow participation in the meeting. Please contact the City Manager’s Office at 442-339-2821 (voice), 711 (free relay service for TTY users), 760-720-9461 (fax) or [email protected] by noon on the Monday before the meeting to make arrangements.
More information about City Council meeting procedures can be found at the end of this agenda and in the Carlsbad Municipal Code chapter 1.20.
July 12, 2022, 4:15 p.m.
Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Dr.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
July 12, 2022 Page 2
CALL TO ORDER: 4:15 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta.
Absent: Norby.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS: None.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM:
CLOSED SESSION:
1. CONFERENCE REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE: That the City Council, by motion, authorize a closed session regarding personnel matters as follows:
To discuss appointment of a new City Attorney pursuant to Government Code Section 54947.
ACTION: Mayor Hall announced the following: “The City Council is pleased to announce its 4- 0-1 (Norby – Absent) vote to appoint Ms. Cindie McMahon as the next City Attorney for the City of Carlsbad. The appointment will be confirmed and her contract approved by resolution in open session of the City Council on July 26, 2022. A press release should follow shortly.”
ADJOURNMENT: 4:27 p.m.