City Council Meeting Minutes
February 7,2022
REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
OPEN SESSION
4:30 PM
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Potter called the meeting to order at 4.35 p.m.
Present: Council Members: Baron, Ferlito, Theis, Mayor Pro Tem Richards, Mayor Potter
EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS
Item A: Presentation and Recognition of Carmel-bythe-Sea as a Certified Blue City by Project O
Environmental Compliance Manager Agnes Martelet introduced the presenters. Evelina Marchetti and Alisan Amrhein spoke on behalf of the BIue City Network and presented the certificate of recognition. Mayor Potter thanked them for the recognition.
PUBLIC APPEARANCES
The following members of the public spoke
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Item A: City Administrator Announcements
The City Administrator briefly talked about the Cal Ans system in response to a public comment He welcomed the lnterim City Clerk Yashin Abbas, and thanked Acting City Clerulibrary and Community Activities Director Ashlee Wright and Leslre Fenton for doing a wonderful job, and now they are working on reopening the library in March. He announced the City's ongoing recruitment. He reported that he and his family had gotten ill with COVID. He encouraged the public to give feedback on the beautification of the median island on Ocean Avenue and Monteverde, a pilot project in collaboration with Carmel Cares.
Item B: City Attorney Announcements
The City Attorney stated that there was no reportable action from the January 31, 2022 Closed Session agenda for ltems A and B.
Item C: Council Member Announcements
Council Member Baron stated that he also had COVID and cautioned everyone to be safe. He announced that his monthly Climate Change Committee Meeting will be on February 17, 2022 and that they will conduct public outreach regarding the climate action plan. The Committee intends to reach out to the building industry for comments and industry review in March.
Beth Bowman
Richard Kreitman
David Fink
Nancy Twomey
Alissandra Dramov
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Council Member Richards announced that he signed up for his first median and is looking forward to working with Carmel Cares.
Mayor Potter thanked Acting City Clerldlibrary and Community Actjvities Director Ashlee Wright and appreciates her team approach and has done a great job multitasking.
CONSENT AGENDA
Item 7 was pulled from the consent agenda to be brought back at the next City Council regular meeting.
Item I :
Item 2:
December 2021 Check Register Summary
Monthly Reports for December 202'l
Item 3: Resolution 2022-010 Accepting a Donation of $50,000 Towards the Purchase of a New Ambulance
Item 5: Resolution 2022-013 Authorizing the City Administrator to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Neill Engineers Corp. for On-Call Engineering Services for a not-to-exceed fee of $138,200 and a term ending June 30, 2024 Item 6: Parking Enforcement Outside the City on Scenic Drive Public Comment
- Dale Byrne
On a motion by Mayor Pro Tem Richards and seconded by Council Member Baron, the City Council approved items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 on the Consent Agenda by the following roll call vote:
AYES: BARON, FERLITO, THEIS, RICHARDS, POTTER
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
The following item was continued for discusston at the next City Council regular meeting Item 7: Resolution 2022-014 awarding a Professional Services Agreement to Winter & Company, for a not-to-exceed fee of $83,160, to provide consultant support for the 'Design Traditions 2.0' project to update the City's Design Guidelines and Zoning Code Public Comment
- Neal Kruse
Item 4: Resolution 2022-011 Adopting the Fiscal Yeat 2022-2023 Budget Schedule
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On a motion by Council Member Baron and seconded by Council Member Theis, the City Council moved to continue this item at the March City Council regular meeting by the following roll call vote:
AYES: BARON, FERLITO, THEIS, RICHARDS, POTTER NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ORDERS OF BUSINESS
Item 8: Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Mid-Year Budget Report and Resolution 2022-012 Approving FY 2021-2022 Adopted Budget Amendments
Finance l\/anager and Acting Director of Budget & Contracts Robin Scattini provided the staff re port.
Public Comment - None
Council discussion followed
On a motion by Mayor Pro Tem Richards and seconded by l\ilayor Potter, the City Council adopted Resolution 2022-012 approving FY 2021-2022 adopted budget amendments, and directed staff to bring back the items at the March City Council regular meeting regarding the use of the ARPA funds and a presentation on the design and approval of funding allocation for the Police Station renovation, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: BARON, FERLITO, THEIS, RICHARDS, POTTER
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
Item 9: Resolution 2022-015 Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Fifth Amendment to the City Administrator At-Will Employment Agreement Effective October 'l , 2021
City Attorney Brian Pierik provided the staff report
Public Comment - None
Council discussion followed
On a motion by Mayor Potter and seconded by Council Member Baron, the City Council adopted Resolution 2022-015 authotizing the Mayor to execute a fifth amendment to the City Administrator at-will employment agreement effective October 1,2021 by he following roll call vote:
AYES: BARON, FERLITO, THEIS, RICHARDS, POTTER
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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Item'10: Receive a Report on the Outdoor Seating Ad Hoc Committee survey results and provide direction regarding when and how the Planning Commission should begin work on a potential permanent outdoor seating program
Community Planning and Building Director Brandon Swanson provided the staff report The following members of the public spoke on this item:
Council discussion followed and directed staff to bring this item back ne)d month. No formal action was taken.
Assistant City Administrator Maxine Gullo provided the staff report Public Comment - None
On a motion by Council Member Baron and seconded by Council Member Theis, the City Council adopted Resolution 2022-016 updating the at-will (unrepresented) miscellaneous and police management pay schedule/salary schedule by the following vote:
AYES: BARON, FERLITO, THEIS, RICHARDS, POTTER
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
None
CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Brian Pierik announced the closed session item Item A: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. EXISTING LITIGATION GOVERNMENT coDE sEcloN 54956.9 (dX1) - GTE MOBILENET OF CALIFORNIA LlMlrED PARTNERSHIP, a California limited partnership d/b/a VERIZON WIRELESS v.
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA: United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Case No. 5:22-cv-00347-NC
Public Comment - None
Richard Kreitman
Janice Bradner
Tim Twomey
David Fink
Joel J ung
Jack Galante
Graeme Robertson
Bashar Al Sneed
Item 11 : Resolution 2022-016 Updating the At-Will (Unrepresented) Miscellaneous and Police Management Pay Schedule/Salary Schedule
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AOJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourned to Close Session at 6:55 PM
APPROVED ATTEST
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Dave Potter, N/5y6i Yashin'Abbas, lnterim City Clerk