EQUIPMENT RATE SCHEDULE
AIR MONITORING EQUIPMENT Daily Weekly Monthly
Drager/Rae Sampling Kit (tubes not included) $10 $40 $120 Dust Monitor $100 $400 $1,200
Four-Gas Meter $43 $172 $516
Photoionization Detector - 10.6 or 11.7 eV $70 $280 $840 FIELD TESTING Daily Weekly Monthly
Double Ring Infiltrometer $250 --- ---
Field Supplies $28 $112 $448
Guelph Permeameter $150 --- ---
Inclinometer Readings $250 --- ---
Sand Cone Field Density Kit $75 $225 $725
pH Meter $15 $60 $180
Pile Load Testing (per test) $1,500 --- ---
Plate Load Tester (per day) $50 --- ---
Pit Box Test (per day) $400 --- ---
Slug Test Kit (per day) $350 --- ---
Wood Pile Load Testing (per test) $250 --- ---
SAMPLING EQUIPMENT Daily Weekly Monthly
Groundwater Sampling Bundle with Bladder Pump $315 $1,000 $3,000 Groundwater Sampling Bundle with Peristaltic Pump $250 $750 $2,100 Groundwater Sampling Bundle with Grundfos Pump $350 $1,100 $3,100 Rotohammer Drill $100 $400 ---
Soil Sampling or Tank Pull Equipment Bundle $150 $350 $1,050 Soil Vapor Sampling Bundle $400 $1,400 $2,600
Turbidity Meter $20 $80 $240
YSI Meter with Flow Cell $100 $400 $1,200
WATER LEVEL METERS AND INTERFACE PROBES Daily Weekly Monthly Barologger $10 $40 $120
Levelogger $25 $100 $300
Oil/Water Interface Probe $50 $200 $600
Water Level Indicator $20 $80 $240
GEOTECHNICAL INSTRUMENTATION Daily Weekly Monthly
Cone Penetrometer $15 $60 $180
Crack Monitors - Electronic Datalogger --- $120 $360
Dynamic Cone Penetrometer $150 --- ---
Electronic Readout Box $25 $100 $300
Geokon LC-2 Single Channel Logger --- $80 $240
Geokon - CR 800 Vibrating Wire Datalogger with Modem --- $100 $300 Geokon GK 401 Vibrating Wire Readout Box $50 $100 $300
In-Place Inclinometer Rental --- --- $1,250
Modem --- --- $250
Nuclear Density Gauge $100 $300 $900
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Equipment Rate Schedule
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EQUIPMENT RATE SCHEDULE (continued)
GEOTECHNICAL INSTRUMENTATION (continued) Daily Weekly Monthly Power System - Battery $5 $20 $60
Power System - Solar $15 $60 $180
Seismograph - Manual $75 $225 $725
Seismograph - Remote Units $100 $275 $825
Tiltmeter --- $150 $450
Vibration and Sound Monitoring Station $125 $325 $925
VDV Web Service --- --- $200
UAS DATA ACQUISITION & PROCESSING Daily Weekly Monthly
UAS Digital Imagery Equipment --- $200 $800
UAS Digital Imagery w/Ground Control Package
(UAS + GNSS) --- $300 $1,200
UAS Hyperspectral Equipment --- $300 $1,200
UAS Hyperspectral w/Ground Control Package
(UAS w/HS + GNSS) --- $400 $1,600
LiDAR SCANNING & PROCESSING Daily Weekly Monthly
LiDAR Scanning Equipment (Terrestrial & Aerial) --- $400 $1,600 LiDAR Equipment w/Ground Control Package
(LiDAR + GNSS) --- $500 $2,000
MISCELLANEOUS Daily Weekly Monthly
Camera - Digital $10
Decontamination Kit (each) $50 --- ---
Field Truck (including fuel) $95 $380 $1,140
Generator $50 $200 $600
GeoTech Sample Jars 16 oz. (per box) $10 --- ---
GPS Unit $150 $600 $1,800
Harness with Restraint Lanyard $40 $160 $480
Motorola CP200d Radio (pair) --- $35 $140
Personal Protective Equipment - Level C (per person) $45 --- --- R/V Catalyst - 26 Ft Sampling Vessel $600 --- ---
Research Nets $60 --- ---
Sampling Tubing (roll) $20 --- ---
Saximeter II $35 $140 $420
Sound Level Meter $50 $200 $600
Tool Trailer $300 --- ---
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Laboratory Rate Schedule
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LABORATORY RATE SCHEDULE
SOIL CLASSIFICATION AND INDEX TESTS Unit Price
Atterberg Limits - 1 Point $125
Atterberg Limits - 3 Point $180
Grain Size - Hydrometer and Sieve Analysis $300
Grain Size - 200 Wash $100
Grain Size- Sieve Analysis (Standard Sample) $125
Grain Size - Sieve Analysis (Bulk Sample) $150
Grain Size - Hydrometer $175
Water Content $25
Organic Content $75
Specific Gravity $125
Visual Classification $15
SOIL MOISTURE-DENSITY TESTS Unit Price
Bulk Density $100
California Bearing Ratio (CBR) $650
Proctor - 1 Point $120
Proctor - 4 Point $250
Proctor - 4 Point (Cohesive Soil) $300
SOIL CONSOLIDATION AND STRENGTH TESTS Unit Price
Consolidation - Constant Rate of Strain (CRS) $650
Consolidation - Incremental $500
Unconfined Compression $100
Direct Simple Shear (DSS) $300
Cyclic Direct Simple Shear (CDSS) $650
Triaxial Compression - Isotropic Consolidation $500
Triaxial Compression - Ko/anisotropic Consolidation $800 Triaxial Compression - Unconsolidated $300
SURCHARGE RATES Unit Price
Atterberg Limits Dry Prep $15
Atterberg Limits Organic Classification $40
Sample Preparation $120
Triaxial High Pressure (over 100 psi) $100
Tube Cut (per cut) $25
Tube Extrusion $100
Additional H&A Laboratory analyses, pricing, and rush rates available upon request.
Attachment 2
P241545 Section 7. Scope of Work | 11
CARMEL BEACH COASTAL PROTECTION AND ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS DELIVERABLES:
• Draft and final IS/MND
• Draft and final permit application packages
• 50%, 90%, and Final Bid Document Packages
TASK 2.1: STAIR ST7 AND STAIR ST4 REPAIR PROJECT – BID PHASE AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SUPPORT SERVICES For the Bid Phase we will provide support to the City by attending a pre-bid meeting, providing responses to RFIs, preparing addenda if required, and reviewing bids received.
For the Construction Phase we will attend a pre-construction meeting, respond to design-related RFIs, support the City in preparing change orders, review contractor submittals, assist the City with review of payment requests, and prepare closure documents. We will perform 4 site visits to observe construction and 4 visits to monitor regulatory compliance.
These assumptions may be revised based pending environmental review conditions.
DELIVERABLES:
• Written response to bidders RFIs, and associated bid document addenda if necessary • Written responses to contractor RFIs during construction • Review comments on progress and final contractor payment requests • As-built drawings and regulatory closure reports
TASK 3: COASTAL PROTECTION AND ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM This Long-Term planning effort will expand on the inspection determinations in the April 2023 Carmel Beach Coastal Protection Assessment Report by Haro, Kasunich and Associates for repair and maintenance of the City’s stairways, seawalls, and revetments. We will supplement the field visit performed under Task 1 to include relevant site observations, survey information and geotechnical findings for all considered stairways, seawalls and revetments.
A coastal/structural assessment and conceptual designs will be prepared and summarized in a Coastal Protection and Access Improvements Program Plan (Coastal Plan). The Plan will include the site condition assessment, the coastal climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan, relevant survey and geotechnical information, design concepts with budget level costs, a recommended prioritization plan, and an environmental discussion that describes anticipated requirements, timelines, fees, mitigation and monitoring.
DELIVERABLES:
• Draft and Final Coastal Protection and Access improvements Program Plan TASK 4: SEAWALL S10 REPLACEMENT PROJECT
This task includes preparation of a bid package for the replacement of S10. CEQA and permitting efforts will have been covered in Task 2. This bid package will be prepared independently from the stairway repair bid package in Task 2. All deliverables for this task will be the same as the Task 2 deliverables but applicable only to the Seawall.
DELIVERABLES:
• Preliminary concept memorandum (basis of design)
• 50%, 90%, and Final Bid Document Packages
TASK 4.1: SEAWALL S10 REPLACEMENT PROJECT - BID PHASE AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SUPPORT SERVICES This task includes the same support services listed in Task 2.1, but as applicable to the Seawall project only.
DELIVERABLES:
• Written response to bidders RFIs, and associated bid document addenda if necessary • Written responses to up to ten (10) contractor RFIs during construction • Written recommendation for progress and final contractor payments • As-built drawings and required closure reports
TASK 4: SEAWALL S10 REPLACEMENT PROJECT
This task includes preparation of a bid package for the replacement of S10. CEQA and permitting efforts will have been covered in Task 2. This bid package will be prepared independently from the stairway repair bid package in Task 2. All deliverables for this task will be the same as the Task 2 deliverables but applicable only to the Seawall.
DELIVERABLES:
• Preliminary concept memorandum (basis of design)
• 50%, 90%, and Final Bid Document Packages
Attachment 2
Attachment 2
HARO, KASUNICH AND ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONSULTING GEOTECHNICAL & COASTAL ENGINEERS
116 EAST LAKE AVENUE WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA 95076 (831) 722-4175 WWW.HAROKASUNICH.COM
Date: 27 April 2023
Client: City of Carmel
Subject: Carmel Beach Coastal Protection Assessment
Reference: Carmel Beach Adaptation Plan
Project No.: 12176
CARMEL BEACH COASTAL PROTECTION ASSESSMENT REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Previous evaluations of coastal protection structures have focused on maintenance and repair. For this evaluation HKA inventoried the length, footprint and other factors. Using engineering judgment HKA determined the effectiveness of restacking rip rap revetment structures and lateral/vertical extensions of both revetments and vertical seawalls. HKA estimated the existing life of structure until it ceases to adequately provide protection for the bluff and roadway. HKA provided this written condition and assessment report and tabular inventory.
In December 2022 through February 2023 Haro Kasunich and Associates Inc. evaluated the condition of the coastal protection structures and stairways that were visible at Carmel Beach.
Fortunately, severe winter storms and ocean wave runup scoured portions of the beach in early 2023, temporarily removing beach sand that covered the lower portions of some coastal protection structures, allowing them to be inspected. These structures consisted of 8 publicly owned seawalls, 6 publicly owned revetments and 11 publicly owned stairways were inspected.
Two privately owned seawalls (S1 and S11), one at each end of the beach were viewed fom the beach but not inspected in detail. One coastal access path retaining wall that is not subject to wave runup or wave impact was viewed but not evaluated. It total we inspected 5537 lineal feet of coastline, which contained 4119 lineal feet of coastal armoring.
The Appendices in this report include a Coastal Protection Datasheet (in Appendix A) listing and detailing numerous characteristics of the coastal protection structures we evaluated; as well as a Coastal Protection Map (in Appendix B) locating and labeling the coastal protection structures we evaluated. Vertical seawalls are labeled with S, sloping revetments are labeled with R and stairways are labeled with ST. Our evaluation began at the Frank Lloyd Wright home at the south (downcoast) end of Carmel Beach and ended at Pescadero Creek at the north (upcoast) end of Attachment 3
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Carmel beach.
All but one of the publicly owned seawalls are presently providing adequate protection. One seawall is in need of replacement (S10; at the Dunes Outfall); potential collapse of this structure poses a risk to beach users. We recommend this seawall have a high priority for replacement; a detailed set of plans and specifications will be required for that work. One spot on another seawall at a failed storm drain outlet needs repair ( S7; by 10th Avenue), which we rank as a medium priority. There was an area of exposed concrete grout on the beach seaward of S3; by 13th Avenue; this poses a hazard to barefoot beach users. In our opinion most of the seawalls have at least 30 years of remaining useful life, with the exception of seawall S10 at the Dunes Outfall, which could fail anytime in the next 10 years.
Of the 6 rip-rap revetments, only 4 could be assessed because the other two (R5 and R6) were buried by beach and dune sand. All four of those revetments need repair, with 3 of them found to be high priority and 1 to be medium priority. None of the 4 are providing adequate protection along their full lengths. The anticipated repairs at 3 of the revetments (The north 1/3 of R1, the south 1/4 of R3, and the north 1/3 of R4) consist of restacking the quarrystone rip-rap boulders; a detailed set of plans and specifications will be required for that work. The north 1/3 of one of the revetments (R1; by Santa Lucia Avenue) is oversteepened and potentially unstable, posing a safety risk to beach users. Revetment R2 (in Cooks Cove between 12th and 13th Avenue) is composed of undersized quarrystone and is failing. The south 1/4 of Revetment R3 (between 11th Avenue and 12th Avenue) is poorly stacked had has evidence of instability. The north 1/3 Of Revetment R4 consists of very undersized rock that provides little coastal protection. We recommend the two revetments that were buried by beach and dune sand be inspected and evaluated whenever they are next exposed.
Of the 11 stairways we inspected, we found that 9 are in need of repair. We found that 4 have high priority for repair; 4 have medium priority for repair; and 3 have low priority for repair. Three have bent or broken or missing guards and/or handrails. Two were undermined and had vertical drop-offs from the lowest stair tread to the beach as a result of natural beach scour. Three terminate at an elevation before they reach the beach, requiring beach users to traverse slippery irregular rip-rap or bedrock surfaces to traverse the remaining distance to the beach. Two have worn and irregular tread surfaces. Three appear to have substantial corrosion of hardware and reinforcing bar. Further evaluation of the structure by an independent licensed structural engineer Attachment 3
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(and if need be a licensed corrosion engineer) should be scheduled to verify the structure is safe for public use. Regular maintenance of all stairways is essential for pedestrian safety. Of the 11 stairways inspected, we found that 3 pose risks to stairway users during periods (seasons) of beach scour, 5 will pose risks to stairway users until they are repaired, and 1 is unknown until a structural and corrosion inspection is completed, which we recommend be a high priority.
Table 1 is a condensed version of Appendix A, containing selected data and findings concerning the coastal protection structures and stairways that Haro Kasunich and Associates Inc. evaluated.
Attachment 3
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Attachment 3
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Attachment 3
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Attachment 3
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REPORT AND PHOTOGRAPHS
S1
Photograph 1: Privately Owned Seawall S1 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 1 shows a seawall located on private property at the well-known Frank Lloyd Wright designed oceanfront home at the southern end of Carmel Beach on December 22, 2022. It appears to be in good condition. At some point it will need maintenance and/or repair. Close inspection was not possible without entering onto the private property.
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Photograph 2: Unnamed shotcrete between S1 and S2 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 2 shows some shotcrete or gunite fascia exists on the bedrock portion of the coastal bluff face between S1 and S2 (where located on the map contained in Appendix B) north from the Frank Lloyd Wright home on December 22, 2022. Its age, origin, and position relative to the boundary between the privately owned and publically owned upland parcel's common boundary line is unknown. It looks to be in good condition.
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Photograph 3: Seawall S2 on December 22, 2022
Photograph 3 shows a view looking north at Seawall S2, which extends from the Frank Lloyd Wright home to Santa Lucia Avenue, on December 22, 2022. This seawall is in good condition.
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Photograph 4: Stairway ST1 on December 22, 2022
Photograph 4 shows Public Access Stairway ST1 located at Martin Way on December 22, 2022 which is in average condition.
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Photograph 5: Public Access Stairway ST1 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 5 shows Public Access Stairway ST1 on December 22, 2022. Corrodible fasters and brackets were used on this stairway and those are deteriorating. At some point it will need maintenance and/or repair. Visually it appears satisfactory to us at this time. Further evaluation of the structure by an independent licensed structural engineer (and if need be a licensed corrosion engineer) should be scheduled to verify the structure is safe for public use, and recommend any needed repairs.
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Photograph 6: Showing Stairway ST1 on January 30, 2023
Photograph 6: shows Stairway ST1 along Seawall S2 on January 30, 2023. The beach sand level was scoured lower compared to December 2022. The Seawall S2 foundation is exposed and is bearing upon sandstone bedrock; no maintenance is presently recommended.
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Photograph 7: Showing Stairway ST1 in February 2016 (Photo from Easton Geology) Stairway ST1 was unsupported in 2016 as shown in Photograph 7 by Easton Geology. The landing area is ianirregular surface and the seawall footing is slightly undermined. We recommend it be verified that the stairway structure is presently founded upon bedrock. Repairs appear to be needed due to corrosion of fasteners and hardware.
We rank the repair as a medium priority, pending structural and corrosion inspection, which we rank as a high priority. There is an unknown risk to users of the stairs.
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Photograph 8: Showing Seawall S2 on January 30, 2023
Photograph 8 shows Seawall S2 on January 30, 2023 inspection. No rip riprap revetments seaward of the seawall were evident during ourinspection. Some bedrock platform exposures are observed seaward of seawall, indicating scour levels were near the bottom of the sand deposit.
Attachment 3
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Photograph 9: Seawall S2 on December 22, 2022
Photograph 9 shows Public Access Seawall S2 on December 22, 2022. The exposed portion is in excellent condition. The seawall foundation is buried by beach sand, which is normal. After severe ocean storms in January 2023 we revisited this location and almost all of this seawall's foundation was still buried by beach sand. Whenever it is next exposed by natural beach sand scour processes, it should be inspected. That may not be for a decade, but could be possible this winter. No repairs appear needed at this time and the seawall does not pose any extraordinary risks to beach users. This seawall appears to have more than 30 years of remaining life.
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Photograph 10: Storm Drain nearNorthNorthern End of Seawall S2 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 10 shows a Storm Drain Outfall near the north end of Seawall S2 on December 22, 2022.
Storm runoff had gullied the beach sand at that location. Minor erosion had occurred adjacent to the seawall foundation footing. This location should be periodically monitored as time passes, so that if repairs are needed (such as plugging cavity under the footing) they can be done in a timely manner. No repair work is presently needed.
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Photograph 11: NorthEnd of Seawall S2 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 11 shows an area at the northern end of Seawall S2 on December 22, 2022, where the edge of the seawall footing is exposed and it has been slightly undermined. Easton Geology inspected this location as well. Photograph 12 (below) is an Easton Geology photograph of the north end of Seawall S2 showing it was undermined in 2016. Comparison of that photo with the 2022 photo (above) shows there has been very little change in the conditions; there has been no continued undermining during that 7 year period. It is likely that this area was buried in beach sand during most of those 7 years; when the bedrock supporting the footing is buried, wave action does not contact the bedrock and no erosion or bedrock retreat occurs under the footing.
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Photograph 12: Easton Geology Photograph of the North End of Seawall S2 in June 2016 Attachment 3
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Photograph 13: NorthEnd of Seawall S2 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 13 shows the very northern tip of Seawall S2 on December 22, 2022, where noticeable groundwater seepage is present.The end of the seawall was historically undermined and a repair consisting of a small concrete patch was done in the past. This area appears to be in reasonable condition, and the seawall appears to be stable.
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Photograph 14: Public Access Stairway ST2 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 14 shows the seaward portion of Public Access Stairway ST2, located at Santa Lucia Avenue, on December 22, 2022, which is in good condition. The south handrail of ST2 is bent; likely from a wave carried log impacting it. The stairway seems functional despite this minor damage. The bottom of the stairway foundation is buried by beach sand, which is the normal condition.
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Photograph 15: Showing Revetment R1 and Stairway ST2 on January 30, 2023 Photograph 15 shows Revetment R1, which is located between Seawalls S2 and S3, and shows Stairway ST2 during our January 30, 2023 inspection after severe ocean storms occurred in January 2023 and it was still buried by beach sand. Whenever it is next exposed by natural beach sand scour processes, it should be inspected. That may not be for a decade but could be possible this winter. The estimated life of Stairway ST1 is 30 years or more. The south railing is bent from floating log impact. This does not pose a substantial risk to users of the stairs. We rank the repair as a low priority.
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Photograph 16: Showing Revetment R1 on January 30, 2023 Photograph 16: shows Revetment R1 on January 30, 2023.
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Photograph 17: Revetment R1 on December 22, 2022
Photograph 17 shows the southern end of Revetment R1 on December 22, 2022, which consists of ovelysteep riprap, making it relatively unstable. One displaced boulder (a "fugitive" rock) can be seen poking out of the beach sand seaward of the revetment. Historic instability and the use of undersized boulders to construct this revetment have caused cavities to develop in the revetment and have diminished the erosion protection it provides. We recommend the holesin the revetment structure be filled and the 1 to 4 ton rocks be restacked. It is presently unsafe.
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Photograph 18: Revetment R1 Showing Undersized Overly Steep Riprap on December 22, 2022 Attachment 3
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Photograph 19: Revetment R1 on December 22, 2022
Photograph 19 shows the northern end of Revetment R1 on December 22, 2022, which consists of overly steep riprap at a 0.5:1 (H:V) gradient. The northern 1/3 of the Revetment R1 riprap is unstable, poses risks to beach users, and we recommend it has a high priority for repair. We recommend bringing in additional larger riprap quarrystone boulders to lower the revetment gradient. Alternately the revetment could be removed and replaced with a vertical seawall to match the appearance of the other nearby seawalls along Carmel Beach.
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Photograph 20: Showing Revetment R1 and the Southern End of Seawall S3 on January 30, 2023 Photograph 20 shows Revetment R1 and the South End of Seawall S3on January 30, 2023.
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Photograph 21: Very Southern End of Seawall S3 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 21 shows Seawall S3 where it's foundation is founded on bedrock and steps upward at the very southern end of Seawall S3, which is located near 13th Avenue, on December 22, 2022. A vertical crack, which appears to be a shrinkage crack or expansion crack,is visible, but is not of concern.
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Photograph 22: Southern End of Seawall S3 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 22 shows a view looking to the south along Seawall S3 on December 22, 2022.
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Photograph 23: Concrete Debris on Beach at Base of Seawall S3 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 23 shows Seawall S3 on December 22, 2022 which has pumped concrete debris located on the beach at base of the seawall. Easton Geology inspected Seawall S3 in February 2016 and again in June 2016 for the City. Photograph 24 from Easton Geology shows that the beach was more scoured then than during our 2022 and 2023 inspections.
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Photograph 24: Southern End of Seawall S3 in February 2016 Photographed by Easton GeologyShowing Pumped Concrete Repair of Undermining of Seawall S3 Attachment 3
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Photograph 25: Looking North at Seawall S3 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 25 is looking north along Seawall S3 on December 22, 2022. At that time the seawall foundation was buried by beach sand, which is normal. After severe ocean storms in January 2023, we revisited this location and it was still partially buried by beach sand. This seawall, including the portion of the foundation we were able to inspect, appears to be in satisfactory condition. Whenever it is next exposed by natural beach sand scour processes, it should be inspected. That may not be for a decade but could be possibleduring any winter. Except for the possible removal of some of the pumped concrete on the beach at the southern end, no repairs appear needed at this time, and the seawall does not pose any significant risks to beach users. This seawall appears to have more than 30 years of remaining life.
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Photograph 26: Seawall S3 Showing Missing Rock on December 22, 2022 Attachment 3
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Photograph 27: Public Access Stairway ST3 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 27 shows the seaward portion of Public Access Stairway ST3 located at 13th Avenue, on December 22, 2022, which is in good condition. Seawall S3 is on both sides of ST3.
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Photograph 28: Showing Public Access Stairway ST3 with Seawall S3 on Both Sides On January 30, 2023
Photograph 28 shows the seaward portion of Public Access Stairway ST3 on January 30, 2023, when beach sand levels were scoured much lower in elevation than in December 2022. Stairway ST3 is primarily a rock andmortarset of steps that appear to be performing well. This staircase terminates onto a bedrock platform that was an approximately 5 feet vertical height drop fromthe platform down to beach level at the time of the photograph. This is not a safe transition for public use and itshould be investigated for a safer alternative stair termination that accounts for scoured beach conditions. Stairway ST3 repairs do not appear to be needed, but extension of the stairs does appear to be prudent. There is risk to users of the stairs because they do not extend to beach level during periods of low sand levels from scouring. We rank extension of the stairs to beach level as a low priority if they are securely closed off at both the top and bottom during times of low beach levels.
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North of Public Beach Access Stairway ST3, Seawall S3 had an exposed foundation in February 2016.
Easton's June 2016 letter states "exposed undercuts (identified and documented in February 2016) between the wall footing and the underlying bedrock within the 13th Avenue Cove (referred to as S3 in this document) were filled with concrete" (between February and June 2016) (italicized portions added by HKA for clarity). Photographs 29 and 30 from Easton Geology illustrate the condition of S3 in 2016.
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Photograph 30: Seawall S3 Just North from ST4 in February 2016 (Easton Geology) Photograph 30 shows that the footing of Seawall was bearing on bedrock and slightly undermined in 2016.
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Photograph 31: Looking South at Seawall S3 Adjacent to ST3 on January 30, 2023 Photograph 31 shows Seawall S3 at the south endofCooks Cove, adjacent to ST3, showing its foundation is still bearing on a sandstone bedrock platform, and the footing remains slightly undermined. It is still performingwell, and we have no recommended maintenance at this time. We note that when beach sand levels are naturally higher, the footing is buried and naturally protected from wave impact, resulting in no undermining occurring during those time periods, which are typically present in most years all year long. We recommend the undermining shown in Photographs 30 and 31 be photographically monitored whenever it is exposed, to verify the that undermining is occurring atover time.
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Photograph 32: North End of Seawall S3 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 32 shows the north end of Seawall S3 where it adjoins Revetment R2 on December 22, 2022. The north end of Seawall S3 was historically slightly undermined, and the resultant cavities have been repaired with concrete patchwork, and or grouted riprap. The north end of Seawall S3 appears to be stable.
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Photograph 32: Showing Revetment R2 between Seawalls S3 and S4 on January 30, 2023 As shown in Photograph 32, the beach at Revetment R2, which is located between Seawalls S3 and S4, had similarsand levels on January 30, 2023 as it did duringour December 2022 inspection.
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Photograph 33: Showing South End of Revetment R2 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 33 shows the south end of Revetment R2 on December 22, 2022, which has some displaced fugitive riprap. The revetment surface gradient is not uniform and the coastal erosion protection this revetment provides could be improved from restacking the riprap boulders. Revetment R2 includes a large volume of undersized riprap, which is vulnerable to plucking from wave attack.
Revetment R2 poses risks to beach users, and we recommend it as a high priority for repair. The base of the revetment was buried by beach sand during our inspections and so its condition is unknown.
Whenever it is next exposed by natural beach sand scour processes, it should be inspected. That may not be for a decade but could be possible any winter.
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Photograph 34: Showing North End of Revetment R2 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 34 shows the north end of Revetment R2 on December 22, 2022, Attachment 3
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Photograph 35: Showing Seawall S4 on January 30, 2023
Photograph 35 shows the southern portion of Seawall S4 on January 30, 2023 which is in similar conditionsto whenourDecember inspection was done. This seawall is in good to excellent condition and is founded on the bedrock platform. No repairs appear to be needed.
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Photograph 36: Showing North Portion of Seawall S4 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 36 shows the north portion of Seawall S4 on December 22, 2022, which is founded on a natural bedrock platform that is elevated above the beach level. This wall was designed by Neill Engineers and constructed in 2001.
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Photograph 37: Showing Unnamed Rip-rap BouldersNorth of Seawall S4 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 37 shows a few rip-rap boulders located north of Seawall S4 and south of Public Access Stairway ST4 on December 22, 2022. These boulders are founded on a natural bedrock platform that is elevated above the beach level. They presently appear stable.
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Photograph 38: Showing Public Access Stairway ST4 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 38 Shows Public Access Stairway ST4, located at 12th Avenue, on December 22,2022. This stairway was undermined as shown in Photograph 39 (below) contained in a letter from Easton Geology dated February 8, 2016
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Photograph 39: Undermined Stairway ST4 in February 2016 (Easton Geology) The undermined portion of Stairway ST4 that was visible in 2016 was not visible during our December 2022 inspection but was subsequently exposed by beach scour and visible in our January 2023 inspection. The metallic hardware for the railing is severely corroded and is expanding and splitting the timber framework of these stairs, which are located at 12th Avenue.
As shown in Photograph 40 (below) the foundation of Public Access Stairway ST4 was not exposed during either our December 2022 inspection or our January 2023 inspection. Whenever it is next exposed by natural beach sand scour processes, it should be inspected. That may not be for a decade but could be possible during any winter.
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Photograph 40: Showing Base of Stairway ST4 naturally buried in beach sand on December 22, 2022 Stairway ST4 has severely corroded hardware and fasteners as well as some split timber elements, as shown in Photographs 41 and 42 below. Further evaluation of the structure by an independent licensed structural engineer (and if need be a licensed corrosion engineer) should be scheduled to verify the structure is safe for public use, and recommend any needed repairs.
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Photograph 41: Showing Corroded Hardware and Split Timbers on Stairway ST4 on December 22, 2022 Attachment 3
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Photograph 42: Showing Corroded Hardware and Split Timbers on Stairway ST4 on December 22, 2022 Stairway ST4 repairs appear to be needed due to corrosion of fasteners and hardware, split timbers, and the vertical drop off and lack of foundation support at the base of the stairs during times of beach scour.
Extension of the stairs does appear to be prudent. There is risk to users of the stairs because they do not extend to beach level during periods of low elevation sand levels. Due to the vertical drop off we rank extension of the stairs to beach level as a high priority and recommend prompt structural and corrosion inspection. There is a high risk to users of the stairs.
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Photograph 43 (below) shows a storm drain outfall just northeast of Stairway ST4 with a rock and mortar seawall that armors the bluff face below the outfall that is Seawall S5. A small amount of riprap below the outfall and Seawall S5 was barely visible during our December 2022 inspection.
Photograph 43: Storm Drain Outfall and Seawall S5 Northeast from Stairway ST4 on December 22, 2022
Seawall S5 is immediately below the storm drain outfall near 12th Avenue.
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Photograph 44: Storm Drain Outfall with Minor Armoring Between ST4 and R3 on January 30, 2023 As Photograph 44 shows, a greater amount of riprap below the outfall and Seawall S5 was visible during our January 2022 inspection. The rip-rap dissipates the energy from the runoff flowing onto the beach and serves to reduce bedrock erosion during times of low beach elevation.
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Photograph 45: Seawall S5 Just North from ST4 in February 2016 (Easton Geology) Easton Geology's Recommendations Are Shown on the Photo Photograph 43 shows a storm drain outfall with minor armoring (Seawall S5) south of Revetment R5 and Stairway ST4 on December 22, 2022. Photograph 44 shows the same outfall and Seawall S5 after during January 2023 when considerable additional sand scour had occurred, exposing the grouted riprap energy dissipater placed on the bedrock platformbelow the outfall. About 75% of the coastal bluff height consists of erosion resistant bedrock, and appears to be in good shape. A seawall may be needed to slow bluff retreat in the future. Photograph 45 by Easton Geology (above) shows the conditions in February 2016, and includes their recommendations regarding extending the culvert and restacking the rip-rap they made at that time. Seawall S5 has no maintenance recommended by HKA at this time. It appears to have at least 30 years remaining life.
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Revetment R5, which is between 8th and 10th Avenue, starts northnorth from Seawall S5.
Photograph 46: Looking South along Revetment R3 towards ST4 on December 22, 2022 Attachment 3
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Photograph 47: Revetment R3 Showing Scattered Rip-rap Boulders on December 22, 2022 Photograph 47 shows Revetment R3 with scattered rip-rap boulders on December 22, 2022. We recommend that Revetment R3 be restacked to increase coastal protection and reduce the revetment footprint.
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Photograph 48: Revetment R3 Showing Area of Rip-rap on December 22, 2022 Where the Public Could Benefit from Quarrystone Re-stacking The southern 1/4 of the Revetment R3 riprap unstable, poses risks to beach users, and we recommend it as a high priority for repair. The over-steepened portion of R3 should be re-stacked to alower gradient to increase its stability and provide better coastal protection.
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Photograph 49: Showing Revetment R3 Looking South on January 30, 2023 Most of the portionof R3 shown in Photograph 49 has begun to slump and requires routine maintenance. needs to be re-stacked. The portion of R3 shown in Photograph 48 appearsto have been constructed at a different time using smaller rock that may have been dumped into place rather than placed boulder by boulder, perhaps due to emergency conditions during construction. There is displaced undersized rock atthe toe of the revetment at a lower gradient, and the revetment appearsto be founded on the sandstone bedrock platform andwe expect it will continue to provide service for 10 to 20 years. However, the rip-rap boulders are subject to displacement from wave impact. We recommend a vertical reinforced concrete seawall with rock fascia be designed and planned for and considered as a replacement for this portion of the R3 Revetment. The public coastal access atthe top ofthe bluffis reliant upon bluff toe stability, which is currently provided by the R3 rip-rap armoring.
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Photograph 50: Most of Revetment R3 is in Good Condition on December 22, 2022 The northern three-quarters of Revetment R3 is composed of 2-to-4-ton riprap stacked at approximately a 1.5 to 1.7 to 1 (H:V) gradient and looks to be performing well. No maintenance is recommended here.
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Photograph 51: Showing the Middle Portion ofRevetment R3on January 30, 2023 Photograph 51 shows the middleportionofRevetment R3with bearing support on the bedrock platform and on the outboard side of keyway, with the bedrock still providing lateral support of the toe of the structure, except in a couple locations. Twoover-steepened sections could benefit from re-stacking, however, this riprap revetmentis in good condition and performing well.
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Photograph 52: Showing Revetment R3 Looking North on January 30, 2023 Photographs 51 and 52 show Revetment R3 looking north and south. The portion of R3 shown in Photograph 52 is in great condition.
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Photograph 53: Profile View of Revetment R3 on January 30, 2023 Photograph 53 is a profile view of Revetment R3. It was constructed following the severe 1983 storms with the toe of riprap revetmentstructure properly keyed into the bedrockplatform, and still is performing well.
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Photograph 54: Over-steepened portion of Revetment R3 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 55 shows that small portions near the north end of Revetment R3 are overly steep and could be re-stacked to be more stable and resistant to wave impact energy. During repair of the south 1/4 of R3, this area should be checked and the positions of a few boulders should be adjusted to improve boulder stability.
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Photograph 55: Another Profile View of Revetment R3 on January 30, 2023 Attachment 3
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Photograph 56: Showing Stairway ST5 on January 30, 2023 Stairway ST5 is located at 11th Avenue and terminates on a bedrock platform, which is exposed when natural beach scour has lowered the beach elevation.
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Photograph 57: Showing Stairway ST5 on January 30, 2023 Stairway ST5 repairs are needed due to corrosion of the concrete reinforcing, concrete spalling, and worn irregular concrete tread surfaces. We rank the concrete repair as a medium priority to abate slip and fall hazards. There is risk to users of the stairs because they do not extend to beach level during sand scour events. Extension of the stairs appears to be prudent. We rank extension of the stairs to beach level as a low priority if they are securely closed off at both the top and bottom during times when beach sand Attachment 3
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elevations are low as a result of periodic natural beach scour.
Photograph 58: Showing Stairway ST5 and North End of Revetment R6 on December 22, 2023 Photographs 57 and 58 show Stairway ST5 before and after the severe January 2023 coastal storms and ocean wave events that resulted in beach scouring. Photograph 58 is a December 2022 photo of ST5 to show the influence of the scour event on beach conditions. This staircase is bearing upon sandstone bedrock platform and appears to be stable. The handrails are in decentshape. The ST5 stair treads are Attachment 3
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worn and cracked and should be resurfaced.
We note that Seawall S6, which was initially mapped by Integral Consulting as a seawall, is not actually a seawall, but rather is a blufftop retaining wall located atthe top of the bluff along Scenic Road. It is not influenced by the ocean. It appears to be in good condition; no repairs appear needed.
Photograph 59: Showing Bluff South of Revetment R4 on January 30, 2023 At the time of our inspection along the bluff face between Stairway ST5 and Revetment R4, a sandstone bedrock platform was discontinuously exposed, with very few fugitive riprap boulders exposed along the toe of the bluff at beach level. The bedrock exposed in the vertical lower bluff face appears to be erosion resistant and in good shape. No maintenance or armoring is necessary now. However, a future bluff face seawall with artificial rock fascia may be needed in the future to retard long-term erosion.
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Photograph 60: Showing Very Few Boulders Exposed in Revetment R4 Area on December 22, 2022 Revetment R4 is located between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue and was mapped by Integral Consulting extending from Stairway 5 and Stairway 6.
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Photograph 61: Northern 1/3 of Revetment R4 Showing Scattered Undersize Riprap Boulders on January 30, 2023
Photograph 61 shows Revetment R4 in profile view showing over 50%of the visible structure is composed of veryy undersized scattered rock, that is subject to displacement and scattering onto the beach from wave action. The northern 1/3 of the Revetment R4 riprap is unstable, poses risks to beach users and we recommend it as a high priority for repair. Because this structure is composed of undersized, unstable rock, it increases the rate of bedrock erosion when the boulders are tumbled by wave action and abrade the bluff and bedrock platform. We recommend bringing in additional larger riprap quarrystone boulders to lower the revetment gradient. Alternately the revetment could be removed and replaced with a vertical seawall to match the appearance of the other nearby seawalls along Carmel Beach.
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Photograph 62: Northern 1/3 of Revetment R4 Showing Very Undersized Scattered Rock on January 30, 2023
We recommend that Revetment R4, which is composed of very undersized scattered rock be completely reconstructed or replaced with a vertical concrete seawall faced with rock fascia.
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Photograph 63: Showing Few Boulders Exposed at the North End of Revetment R4 On December 22, 2022
Photographs 61, 62 and 63 show Revetment R4,which is comprised of mostly undersized rock and broken concrete debris. The exposed portion of R4 where we observed substantially undersized scattered rock is approximately 225 feet in length and 8 to 10 feet tall. This structure has been undermined and has collapsed. Undersized riprap has been tumbling around in the wave action and is abrading the bedrock platform seaward of the riprap revetment structure toe. Future wave action could cause the steep slope below the path to slump, undermining the large cypress trees and public pathway along Scenic Road. A vertical concrete seawall at the toe of the bluff would be a preferred alternative here, as opposed to the riprap revetment structure, which requires more maintenance, and takes up a larger footprint.
Recommended maintenance and repair is to clean up the undersized riprap and replace it with a properly engineered, riprap revetment structure, founded into the bedrock platform. Alternately, this revetment could be removed, uncovering beach area, and a vertical seawall could be constructed at the toe of the bluff to prevent Scenic Road from being undermined.
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Photograph 64: Showing Stairway ST6 on December 22, 2022 Photograph 64 shows Stairway ST6 is located south of 10th Avenue. The base of the stairs was buried in beach sand.
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Photograph 65: Showing Recent Maintenance on Stairway ST6 on December 22, 2022 Photographs 65, 66 and 67 show Stairway ST6, which is a combination reinforced concrete (lower portion) to wooden (upper portion) public beach access staircase. The base of the staircase is founded on the sandstone bedrock platform below the beach sand. Several stair treads have spalled concrete areas, exposing highly corroded rebar, which is expanding,resulting in internal pressures within the concrete,which causes the stairtreads to spall. This spalling creates a hazardous condition, and we recommend it be repairedand maintained to a safe standard for public use, using corrosion resistant reinforcing bar such as ChromX 4100 or 9100. Stairway ST5 repairs are needed due to corrosion of the concrete reinforcing, concrete spalling, and worn irregular concrete tread surfaces. We rank the concrete repair as a medium priority to abate slip and fall hazards.
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Photograph 66: Stairway ST6 Well Founded in Bedrock on January 30, 2023 Photograph 67: Stairway ST6 with Tread Deterioration on January 30, 2023 Attachment 3
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Photograph 68: South Foundation of Seawall S7 on January 30, 2023 Photograph 68 shows the south foundation of Seawall S7, located between Stairways ST6 and ST7, is bearing on the sandstone bedrock platform. The foundation is in good condition. Seawall S7 isflanked by the north end of R6.
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Photograph 69: Storm Drain Outfall near South End of Seawall S7 on January 30, 2023 Photograph 69 shows the south end of Seawall S7 where a 24-inch diameter concrete storm drain culvert outfall is in good condition. No maintenance is recommended here.
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Photograph 70: Seawall S7 Foundation on January 30, 2023 Photograph 70 shows the Seawall S7 foundation, which was partially exposed during our inspection. This foundation appears to be a conventional spread footing foundation, approximately 20 inches wide at its toe andembedded in bearing upon the sandstone bedrock platform. The seawall above grade has slowly deteriorating mortar between individual rocks that form the wall face. The seawall foundation appears to be in good condition, and no maintenance is recommended at this time.
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Photograph 71: Seawall S7 Foundation on January 30, 2023 Photograph 71 shows a view looking down coast at Seawall S7,showing additional exposed foundation area that is bearing on the sandstone bedrock platform.
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Photograph 72: Storm Drain in Seawall S7 on January 30, 2023 Photograph 72 shows a storm drain culvert projecting out of the top portion of S7. This culvert is composed of highly corroded corrugatedmetal pipe that is 16 inchesin diameter and appears to be collapsed about 3 feet landward of the wall. We observed large cracks in the seawall just below the culvert outfall. We recommend replacing this corrugated metal culvert with watertight HDPE N-12 storm drainpipe. We classified this as a medium priority. Except for this area of recommended repair, Seawall S7 has 30 years of remaining life.
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Photograph 72: Stairway ST7 on December 22,2022
Photograph 72 shows Stairway ST7, which is located north of 10th Avenue.
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Photograph 73: Stairway ST7 on January 30, 2023
Photographs 72 and 73 show Stairway ST7 at different beach scour conditions. Photo 73 shows the lower end of the stairs ending in mid-air at the time of our January inspection. Stairway ST7 repairs are needed due to corrosion of fasteners and hardware, and the vertical drop off and lack of foundation support at the base of the stairs during times of low beach surface elevations from scour. We rank the repair as a high priority and recommend prompt structural and corrosion inspection. There is a high risk to users of the stairs.
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Photograph 74: Stairway ST7 on January 30, 2023 Showing Undermining Photograph 74 illustrates the 2 1/2-foot vertical drop down to current beach sand elevation after the considerable winter scour event. At the time of our inspection the stairs were unsafe for public use in this condition. Extension of the stairs does appear to be prudent. We recommend that the stairs should be structurally evaluated and extended down to a landing constructed on the bedrock platform that they are secured to at their base. There is risk to users of the stairs because they do not extend to beach level during times of low beach sand surface elevations. Due to the vertical drop off we rank extension of the stairs to beach level as a high priority and recommend prompt structural and corrosion inspection.
There is a high risk to users of the stairs.
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Photograph 75: South Portion of Revetment R5 on January 30, 2023 Showing Bedrock Platform Below Beach Sand and Old Erosional Scarp in Ice Plant Above Revetment Photograph 75 shows the southern end of Revetment R5, which is located between 8th Avenue and 10th Avenue, and was possibly initially founded on beach sand in an emergency effort to buttress the bluff failure above it. The wave action then likely scoured away the beach sand, and undermined the emergency revetment, causing it to collapse, and spread boulders out onto the beach.
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Photograph 76: Showing Collapsed Southern End of Revetment R5 on January 30, 2023 Photograph 76 shows the southern end of Revetment R5, which has partially collapsed, and a majority of the riprap is now fugitive. We recommend re-stacking the fugitive riprap boulders on and at the toe of the existing revetment at a 1.5 to 1 slope gradient with the total base of the revetment structure founded below the beach sand on the bedrock platform.
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Photograph 77: Southern Portion of Revetment R5 on January 30, 2023 Showing Steep Slope Photograph 77 shows the southern portion of Revetment R5 and large cypress trees on the bluff face where driftwood has washed up onto the bluff face by waverunup. The upper portion of the riprap revetment looks steep. The top of the riprap revetment elevation is unknown. The estimated total height of the riprap revetment is 12 to 15 feet high and is likely sloped at a 1.5:1 or 2:1 (H to V) slope gradient.
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Photograph 78: Central Portion of Revetment R5 on January 30, 2023 Photograph 78 shows the central portion of Revetment R5, where the coastal access path at the top of the bluff is dependent on bluff toe armoring and stability. A riprap revetment structure which is armoring the toe of the bluff is barely visible,. About 3 to 5 feet of the revetment height is visible The total height of a revetment is unknown, but estimated at 12 to 15 feet. Future wave action could cause the steep slope below the path to slump, undermining the large cypress trees, and public pathway along Scenic Road. A vertical concrete seawall at the toe of the bluff would be a preferred alternative here, as opposed to the riprap revetment structure, which requires more maintenance, and takes up a larger footprint.
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Photograph 79: Showing Beach Access Stairway ST8 on January 30, 2023 Photograph 79 shows Beach Access Stairway ST8, which is near 9th Avenue just south of the central part of Revetment R5. It is a wooden stairway that is in good condition; however, it terminates before reaching the beach when the beach sand levels are seasonally low. We recommend that that the stairway be extended approximately 12 vertical feet down to the bedrock platform (which is presently buried by beach sand) at beach level. The existing beach access path across the R5 rip-rap below these stairs is hazardous and poses risk to stair users attempting to cross the revetment. Extension of the stairs is a high priority. This stairway does not have any other maintenance recommended atthis time. Extending the stairway across the rip-rap revetment should be done carefully. A detailed design study will be necessary to properly found the stairway in and seaward of Revetment R5.
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Photograph 80: Showing South End of Central Portion of Revetment R5 on January 30, 2023 Photograph 80 shows the south end of the central portion of Revetment R5 adjacent to Stairway ST8.
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Photograph 81: Small Amount of Revetment R5 Riprap on January 30, 2023 As shown in Photograph 81, in the center portion of Revetment R5 we observed a small amount of visible riprapwhich was approximately 12 feet long and 6 feet tall. It was not possible to see enough riprap to draw meaningful conclusions regarding the extent, dimensions, condition and need for repair (if any) of this reported structure.
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Photograph 82: Showing A Small Amount of Additional Revetment R5 Riprap on January 30, 2023 Attachment 3
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Photograph 83: Showing Additional Revetment R5 Rip-rap on January 30, 2023 Attachment 3
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Photograph 84: Showing a Small Amount of Revetment R5 Riprap on January 30, 2023 Photographs 82, 83 and 84 show the location of the center portion of Revetment R5 where we observed approximately 100 linearfeet of 3-to 5-foot-highrip-rap that was exposed. It was not possible to see enough riprap to draw meaningful conclusions regarding the extent, dimensions and condition of this reported structure. We suspect most of this revetment structure is below sand level, not visible during our inspection.
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Photograph 85: Location of North Area of Revetment R5 on January 30, 2023 We observed the area where the north portion of Revetment R5 was mapped by Integral Consulting.
No riprap was visible.
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Photograph 86: Stairway ST9 on January 30, 2023
Photographs 86 and 87 show Stairway ST9, which is near 8th Avenue, is a set of rock and mortar landscape or decorative steps. No recommended maintenance at thistime is needed. The natural rock (Carmel Stone) treads are becoming worn, and their irregular surface should be evaluated for safety and code compliance by a qualified professional. A detailed study would be required to assess how to protect the stairs from being undermined.
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Photograph 87: Toe Conditions at Seaward End of Stairway ST9 on January 30, 2023 Because the treads of Stairway ST9 are worn and have an irregular (bumpy) surface that poses some slip and fall risks to stair users, we recommend they be repaired and classify that as a medium priority.
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Photograph 88: Seawall S8 on January 30, 2023
Photograph 88 shows Seawall S8 on January 3, 2023. Itis a retaining wall (not a seawall) near 8th Avenue and Stairway ST9 and appearsto be supporting a cut slope created to construct a municipal infrastructure system. It is not influenced by ocean wave impact. Seawall S8 appears to have at least 30 years of remaining life and no repairs are needed now.
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Photograph 89: Revetment R5 and Seawall S9, Showing Small Amount of Riprap Boulders on January 30, 2023
Photograph 89shows that Seawall S9 is a storm drainpipe headwall just north of 8th Avenue. No noticeable maintenanceis recommended at this time. As exposed during our inspection, the north end of Revetment R5 has scattered riprap in this location and it does not seem laterally continuous. During our inspection, only the crest of the revetment structure was visible during inspection. Seawall S9 appears to have 20 years of remaining life and no repairs are needed now.
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Photograph 90: Stairway ST10 Overlook Platform on January 30, 2023 Photograph 90 shows a Public Overlook Platform at the end of a boardwalk at the end of Ocean Avenue, we have named ST10, as seen on January 30, 2023. Our firm (Haro Kasunich and Associates Inc.) assisted in the design of this overlook in 2012. The ST10 wooden platform has reinforced concrete piers supporting it that appear to be performing reasonably well and we do not note the need for any maintenance at this time. We estimate the anticipated life of the structure is approximately 20 years.
We recommend that the platform structure be monitored for deterioration of the wood and corrosion of the metallic hardware and reinforcing. If any problems are noted in the future, appropriate maintenance and repair should be done.
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Photograph 91: Revetment R6 Showing Small Amount of Rip-rap Boulders on January 30, 2023 Photograph 91 shows riprap that forms part of the R6 Revetment structure seaward of the end of Ocean Avenue which incorporates a storm drain outfall, as seen on January 30, 2023. The rip rap has an approximately 2:1 (H to V) surface slope gradient and the exposed portion is 6 to 7 feet tall. The remainder of the revetment, including its foundation condition, is buried in sand and is unlikely to be visible until the next extreme scour event. Whenever it is next exposed by natural beach sand scour processes, it should be inspected. That may not be for a decade but could be possible during any winter.
Based on what we observed, no maintenance is presently recommended. We estimate the lifespan of this structure is 10 to 30 years, depending upon its foundation condition.
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Photograph 92: Seawall S10 on January 30, 2023
Photographs 92, 93, 94 and 95 show Seawall S10 on January 30, 2022. This seawall is a storm drain headwall for a 3 by 3-foot reinforced concrete box culvert located in the dunes area north of Ocean Avenue. It is in poor condition. Photograph 92 shows that the central part of the Seawall S12 foundation is bearing upon sandstone bedrock. In adjacent areas the foundation is partially undermined horizontally up to 16 inches at the toe.
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Photograph 93: Central Part of Foundation of Seawall S10 on January 30, 2023 Attachment 3
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Photograph 93 is a photograph that shows concrete spalling, exposing steel reinforcement.
Photograph 94: Seawall S10 on January 30, 2023
Photograph 94 is a photograph that shows Seawall S12 being undermined where it steps up the coastal bluff on the north side. Also visible is that the guard at the top of the wall is broken creating an unsafe condition there that needs to be remedied.
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Photograph 95: Seawall S10 on January 30, 2023
Photograph 95 is a photograph that shows a large structural crack in Seawall S12 above the box. The crack is wider at the top than the bottom and the wall has been displaced. Reinforcing bars have been exposed by spalling concrete. It appears the south side of the seawall has rotated out in the seaward direction. The north side of the seawall appears to bevertical (plumb) and straight. Most of the rebar of the structure is corroded and not salvageable. We recommend reconstruction of the box culvert and seawall in its entirety. The down coast end of the seawall is outflanked and has been partially undermined, contributing to instability on that side of the structure. This structure has 0 to 10 years of remaining service life before it may collapse. It could collapse catastrophically this year. We do not expect it to survive 10 years. We recommend the City budget for and construct a new structure as soon as possible. This structure poses risks to beach users, and we recommend it have a high priority for replacement
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Photograph 96: Stairway ST11 on January 30, 2023
Photograph 96 shows Public Beach Access Stairway ST11, located in the dunes area north of Ocean Avenue, on January 30, 2022. Our firm (Haro Kasunich and Associates Inc.) designed this stairway. The lowest elevation run of the stairway has a damaged handrail, minor corrosion in a few spots along the handrail, a broken wooden guard and handrail on the north side of the lowest flight of stairs. The bottom 3 or so feet of the stairs were buried in beach sand at the time of our inspection. We recommend re-inspection during the next natural beach scour event that exposes the lowest portion of the stairs which were founded on bedrock at the time of initial construction. Further evaluation of the structure by an independent licensed structural engineer (and if need be, a licensed corrosion engineer) should be scheduled to verify the structure condition is safe for public use. We recommend the broken guard and handrail be repaired or replaced for the sake of pedestrian safety, and rank that as a high priority, since the current conditions pose slip and fall risks to stair users.
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Photographs 97, 98 and 99 show Seawall S11 on January 30, 2022. This is a privately owned seawall and is the furthest north coastal protection structure protecting the furthest north home in the City of Carmel. The total height of the seawall is unknown. Photograph 71 shows the north portion. At the time of our inspection 6 to 10 feet of retaining wall was exposed above the beach sand level. The seawall appeared to be in good condition, and we did not observe any maintenance or repair that was needed.
Photograph 97: South Portion of Privately Owned Seawall S11 on January 30, 2023 Photograph 97 shows the south part of Seawall S11 on January 30, 2022. The south portion is approximately 6 feet high. This portion includes a private access stairway at the south end. The seawall appeared to be in good condition, and we did not observe any maintenance or repair that was needed.
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Photograph 98: Central Portion of Privately Owned Seawall S13 Center on January 30, 2023 Photograph 98 shows the central part of Seawall S11 on January 30, 2022. The center portion is approximately 6 feet high. The seawall appeared to be in good condition, and we did not observe any maintenance or repair that was needed.
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Photograph 73: North Portion of Privately Owned Seawall S11 on January 30, 2023 Seawall S11 connects to a retaining wall along the margin of Pescadero Creek that has steel H-beam soldier piles and wood lagging. Evaluation of it is outside of our scope of services.
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References
Easton Geology, 8 February 2016, Mid-winter Assessment of Shoreline Improvements at Carmel Beach, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
Easton Geology, 13 June 2016, Second Winter Inspection of Shoreline Improvements at Carmel Beach, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
APPENDIX A
Carmel Adaptation Coastal Protection Datasheet
Dated 4-27-2023
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APPENDIX A Haro Kasunich and Associates, Inc.
City of Carmel Coastal Protection Datasheet4/27/2023
Structure Identifier Approximate Location Date of Inspection Length (Ft)* Visible Height (Ft)
Total Height (Ft)
Guesstimated Footprint Area (Ft2)
Estimated Surface Slope Gradient (H:V)
Estimated Quarrystone Size Range (Tons)
Estimated Rip Rap Volume (CY)
Adequate Protection? Repair Needed? Risk to Beach Users Priority of Repair Estimated Existing Life of Structure Until it Ceases to Protect Coastal Access Path, Stairs and Roadway (Yrs) Note 1 Note 2 Seawalls
S1 At FLW House 12/22/2022 & 1/30/2023 27 5 5 162 0:1 (Vertical) NA 0 YES UNKNOWN NO NA 30+? Private Property, Not evaluated; Upcoast Corner Will Need Maintenance at Some Future Point Private PropertyS2 FLW Home to Santa Lucia 12/22/2022 & 1/30/2023 565 8 to 13 8 to 13 1695 0:1 (Vertical) NA 0 YES NO NO VERY LOW 30+ Good Condition, Slight Undermining Noted in Two Spots Upcoast End (Last 5 Ft) Has been Undermined and Patched, Some Seepage Below WallS3 13th Avenue 12/22/2022 & 1/30/2023 556 6 to 14 11 to 14? 1668 0:1 (Vertical) NA 0 YES NO YES VERY LOW (Upcoast) LOW (Downcoast) Upcoast Part = 50, Downcoast = 20+ In Cove, Sloppy Pumped Concrete on Beach, Downcoast Part is Subject to Slow Undermining Upcoast Part is Newer Neill Engineers Wall (2010?)S4 N of 13th Avenue 12/22/2022 & 1/30/2023 168 6 to 8 6 to 8 504 0:1 (Vertical) NA 0 YES NO NO VERY LOW Most =30+ Mostly Good Condition; Founded on Bedrock PlatformS5 Outfall at 12th Avenue 12/22/2022 & 1/30/2023 13 8 8 39 0:1 (Vertical) NA 0 YES NO NO VERY LOW 30+ Good Condition, Monitor Annually Small Storm Drain Splash Block ArmorS6 Scenic Rd Retaining Wall 12/22/2022 & 1/30/2023 317 3 3 951 0:1 (Vertical) NA 0 YES NO NO NA Not a Coastal Protection Structure Short Coastal Path Wall Not Subject to Wave ImpactS7 Between Stairways 6 and 7 12/22/2022 & 1/30/2023 241 8 to 13 8 to 13 723 0:1 (Vertical) NA 0 YES YES NO MEDIUM 30 Wall Crack Below Failed Metal 16 " Dia Storm Drain Pipe Thru Seawall; Pipe Replacement Needed Mortar is starting to deteriorate; maintenance consisting of mortar tuck pointing by a stone mason is neededS8 Retaining Wall at 8th Ave 1/30/2023 37 2 to 4 2 to 4 111 0:1 (Vertical) NA 0 YES NO NO VERY LOW 30+ Blufftop Retaining Wall Around Pump Station Good ConditionS9 Outfall at 8th Ave 1/30/2023 13 8 to 10 8 to 10 39 0:1 (Vertical) NA 0 YES NO NO VERY LOW 20 CMP Storm Drain Headwall ; 60 LF Scattered Rip-rap Below; Rip-rap Foundation Condition Uncertain Monitor during ScourS10 Dunes Outfall 1/30/2023 31 15 15 93 0:1 (Vertical) NA 0 NO YES YES HIGH 0 to 10 Until Collapse Failing/Failed 3'x3' Box Culvert Storm Drain Outfall Wall; Needs Replacement Concrete Cracked, Undermined, Outflanked, Corroded Rebar, Visually Undesirable; Replacement RecommendedS11 At Pescadero Creek Home 1/30/2023 290 6 to 10 Unknown 2900 0:1 (Vertical) NA 0 YES UNKNOWN NO NA 30? Private Property; Not Evaluated, No Obvious Need for Repairs is Evident Private Property Revetments
R1 Between S2 and S3 12/22/2022 & 1/30/2023 118 2360 Upcoast 1/3 is 1:1 Upcoast 1/3 is 1 Ton NO; Upcoast 1/3 YES; Upcoast 1/3 YES HIGH Upcoast 1/3 = 0 Upcoast 1/3 Oversteepened, No Filter Fabric, Unstable, Potentially Unsafe Public Will Benefit from ReplacementR2 Between S3 and S4 12/22/2022 & 1/30/2023 50 1000 3:1? < 1 Ton NO YES NO HIGH 0 to 5 Failing Structure, Has Voids, Undersized Quarrystone Public Will Benefit from Restacking or Replacement; Consider Vertical Wall HereR3 Between 11th and 12th Ave 12/22/2022 & 1/30/2023 406 Unknown Unknown 8120 1.5 to 2.0:1 Upcoast 3/4; 2 to 4 Ton YES; Upcoast 3/4 YES; Downcoast 1/4 NO MEDIUM (Downcoast 1/4 ); VERY LOW(Upcoast 3/4) Downcoast 1/4 = 10; Upcoast 3/4 = 30 Downcoast 1/4 Poorly Stacked, Has Had Instability; Upcoast 3/4 REJA 1983 Upper 1/2? Covered by Iceplant; Could Not Inspect ItR4 Between 10th and 11th Ave 12/22/2022 & 1/30/2023 336 Unknown Unknown 6720 Unknown Unknown Unknown NO; Upcoast 1/3 YES; Upcoast 1/3 NO HIGH (Upcoast 1/3 ); UNKNOWN (Downcoast 2/3) Upcoast 1/3= 0 to 5; Downcoast 2/3 = Unknown Undersized rock Upcoasst 1/3 ; Few Quarrystones Visible; Back Beach Vegetated 12/2022; Monitor When Exposed Downcoast 2/3 Not Exposed Enough to Inspect Now; Recommend Re-Inspection When ExposedR5 Between 8th and 10th Ave 1/30/2023 815 6** Unknown 16300 Unknown Unknown Unknown MAYBE Unable to Assess NO Unable to Assess Unknown Few Quarrystones Visible 1/2023; Monitor When Exposed; May Be Founded on Sand; Downcoast End Has Slumped; Not Exposed Enough to Inspect Now; Recommend Re-Inspection When ExposedR6 At Ocean Avenue 1/30/2023 136 6 to 7 2:1 MAYBE Unable to Assess NO Unable to Assess 10 to 30 years? Few Quarrystones Visible 1/2023; Monitor When Exposed; May Be Founded on Sand; Downcoast End Has Slumped; Not Exposed Enough to Inspect Now; Recommend Re-Inspection When Exposed Stairways
ST1 Martin Way 12/22/2022 & 1/30/2023 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA YES UNKNOWN*** MEDIUM*** Regular Maintenance is Essential Corroded Structural Elements, Footing on Bedrock Maintenance Is Essential for Pedestrian SafetyST2 Santa Lucia Avenue 12/22/2022 & 1/30/2023 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA YES NO NONE NOW Regular Maintenance is Essential Downcoast Railing Bent from Log Impact Maintenance Is Essential for Pedestrian SafetyST3 13th Avenue 12/22/2022 & 1/30/2023 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NO YES During Scour Events LOW Regular Maintenance is Essential Great Condition, Stairs End on Elevated Bedrock Platform; Consider Extending Stairs to Scoured Beach Level Maintenance Is Essential for Pedestrian SafetyST4 12th Avenue 12/22/2022 & 1/30/2023 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA YES YES HIGH Regular Maintenance is Essential Hazardous; Undermined in EG Fig 1 (2016?), Corroded Hardware Maintenance Is Essential for Pedestrian SafetyST5 11th Avenue 12/22/2022 & 1/30/2023 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA YES YES During Scour Events MEDIUM Regular Maintenance is Essential Concrete Treads Worn; Stairs End on Elevated Bedrock Platform; Consider Extending Stairs to Scoured Beach Level Maintenance Is Essential for Pedestrian SafetyST6 S of 10th Avenue 12/22/2022 & 1/30/2023 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA YES YES MEDIUM Regular Maintenance is Essential Needs Minor Tread Work; Corroded Rebar Exposed; Concrete Spalling Maintenance Is Essential for Pedestrian SafetyST7 N of 10th Avenue 1/30/2023 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA YES YES During Scour Events HIGH*** Regular Maintenance is Essential Toe of Stairs Undermined by Scour 1/2023; Hazardous; Easton (2016) Said Look at 2008 CRP Photo Maintenance Is Essential for Pedestrian SafetyST8 9th Avenue 1/30/2023 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA YES YES During Scour Events HIGH Regular Maintenance is Essential Stairway Terminates Before Reaching Beach During Scour; Needs Seaward Extension Across Revetment Maintenance Is Essential for Pedestrian SafetyST9 8th Avenue 1/30/2023 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA YES YES MEDIUM Regular Maintenance is Essential Rock and Mortar Steps; Worn Natural Rock Surfaced Treads Create Slippery Condition Maintenance Is Essential for Pedestrian SafetyST10 Ocean Avenue 1/30/2023 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NO NO NONE NOW Regular Maintenance is Essential Coastal Overlook and Boardwalk; Not Subject to Wave Impact Maintenance Is Essential for Pedestrian SafetyST11 Dunes 1/30/2023 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA YES YES HIGH Regular Maintenance is Essential Hazardous; Broken Guard and Handrail on Upcoast Side of lowest Run Maintenance Is Essential for Pedestrian SafetyTotal Armor Length (feet) 4119Total Coastline Length (feet) 5537* = As mapped by Integral consulting; Some structures may not exist or be of different as-built length** = Scattered Spots Along < 10% of Length Observed*** = Structural and Corrosion Inspection is High Priority Attachment 3
27 April 2023
Coastal Protection Evaluation 22 December 2022 thru 30 January 2023 Carmel Adaptation Plan - Carmel Beach All Areas
Project No. 12176
116 EAST LAKE AVENUE WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA 95076 (831) 722-4175 WWW.HAROKASUNICH.COM
APPENDIX B
Carmel Coastal Protection Map
With Structure Identifiers and Structure Lengths
Dated 4-27-2023
Attachment 3
ST1
ST2
ST3
ST4
ST5
ST6
ST7
ST8
ST9
ST10
ST11
S2
R2
406'
R6
R5
13'
FEET
0 400 800
S9
S7
S6
S4
565'
S3
556'
S10
31'
168'
S5
317'
241'
13'
S11
290'
136'
815'
336'
R4
R3
50'
R1
118'
S8
37'
S1
27'
N SAN ANTONIO AVE
SCENIC RD
FLW HOUSE
SANTA LUCIA AVE
MARTIN WAY
13TH AVE
11TH
AVE
12TH
AVE
10TH
AVE
9TH
AVE
8TH AVE
OCEAN AVE
PESCADERO
CREEK HOUSE
PBGL 10TH
HOLE
DUNES COASTAL
ACCESS PATH
2023-4-27 Carmel Coastal Protection Structures & Stairways S# = SEAWALL NUMBER WITH APPROXIMATE LENGTH IN FEET NOTED R# = REVETMENT NUMBER WITH APPROXIMATE LENGTH IN FEET NOTED ST# = STAIRWAY NUMBER
D:\FOXX\City of Carmel\2023-4-27 Carmel Adaptation.dwg, 4/27/2023 11:28:13 AM Attachment 3
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL
Staff Report
March 3, 2025
ORDERS OF BUSINESS
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Javier Hernandez, Project Manager
APPROVED BY: Chip Rerig, City Administrator
SUBJECT:
Resolution 2025-024, authorizing the City Administrator to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Advance Design Consultants, Inc. for Electric Panel Upgrades and Electric Vehicle Charging related projects, for a not-toexceed fee of $58,020 (Estimated time - 15 min) RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution 2025-024 (Attachment 1), authorizing the City Administrator to execute Amendment No. 1 (Attachment 2) to the Professional Services Agreement with Advance Design Consultants, Inc. for Electric Panel Upgrades and Electric Vehicle Charging related projects, for a not-to-exceed fee of $58,020.
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
In June 2022, the City Council approved Resolution 2022-048, which allocated funding for 25 Capital Improvement Projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23. Among these projects, the Electrical Panel Upgrades for City Hall, Public Works, Sunset Center, and Vista Lobos Facilities were included, with a total budget of $75,000.
In December 2022, the City Administrator entered into a contract with PG&E to install a new meter and related equipment, valued at $200,000, at no cost to the City. This installation will provide discounted power to new EV charging stations along the southern row of the Vista Lobos parking lot, including a high-capacity station for the electric street sweeper. The plan also includes rerouting the existing dual-capacity EV charger, which is currently powered by the near-capacity electrical panel at the Vista Lobos building, to take advantage of the discounted power rates.
In June 2023, the Council adopted Resolution 2023-067, approving 16 new FY 2023/24 Capital Improvement Projects, including the Sunset Center North Lot Electrical Panel Replacement Project with a budget of $100,000. Located along Eighth Avenue, the existing panel is overburdened, frequently causing breakers to trip and resulting in EV charging stations being taken out of service. The panel has also been flagged by the Building Official. It currently powers the parking lot lights, the CERT Connex box, and five EV charging stations. The replacement panel will be properly sized to support current loads and accommodate additional EV charging stations, subject to PG&E service charges.
In July 2023, the Council adopted Resolution 2023-071, authorizing the City Administrator to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Advance Design Consultants, Inc. for electrical engineering services related to the electric panel upgrades and other associated projects, for a not-to-exceed fee of $79,560.
In June 2024, the Council adopted Resolution 2024-047 for the FY 2024/25 Capital Improvement Plan, approving the carryover of prior fiscal year projects. This included the Sunset Center North Lot Electrical Panel Replacement Project, with a budget of $100,000, and the Vista Lobos: 3 EV Charging Stations and Building Electrical Panel project, with a budget of $460,000, for a combined total of $560,000.
To proceed with the design and construction phases for both projects, an amendment to the existing agreement with Advance Design Consultants is required. Amendment No. 1 includes additional electrical engineering design services for the Sunset Center North Lot and construction support for both the Sunset Center and Vista Lobos projects. The amendment has been negotiated for a not-to-exceed fee of $58,020 and includes a provision for $15,000 in on-call electrical and mechanical engineering services to address urgent facility maintenance needs through June 30, 2026. This ensures timely expert support for ongoing maintenance and repairs at these facilities.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Engineering design and construction support services by Advance Design Consultants for Amendment No. 1 are outlined in the table below:
No. Scope of Work Fee
1 Sunset Center – Parking Commercial Service
Relocation
$19,760
2 Vista Lobos – Construction Support Services (Fleet
and Commercial)
$11,630
3 Sunset Center – Construction Support Services
(Rule 29 and Commercial)
$11,630
4 On-Call Architecture-Engineering Services $15,000
Total $58,020
The total fee for Advance Design Consultants, including the original Agreement authorization of $79,560, plus this Amendment No. 1 for a not-to-exceed fee of $58,020, is $137,580.
The two electrical projects have been bundled for efficiency in design, bidding, and construction, resulting in cost savings through economies of scale. However, due to ongoing inflation, rising construction labor costs, and supply chain challenges, additional funds may be required once the construction contract is awarded.
The FY 2024/25 Capital Improvement Program includes a Contingency Fund to address these potential needs.
The following table provides a recap of the current budget allocations for the Sunset Center North Lot Electrical Panel Replacement Project ($100,000) and the Vista Lobos: 3 EV Charging Stations and Building Electrical Panel ($460,000).
All expenditures for these projects are covered in the Capital Projects Fund, Account No. 301-311-00- 43008.
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
In June 2022, the City Council approved Resolution 2022-048, which included 25 Capital Improvement Projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23. Among these projects was the Electrical Panel Upgrades for City Hall, Public Works, Sunset Center, and Vista Lobos Facilities, with an allocated budget of $75,000.
In June 2023, Council adopted Resolution 2023-067, approving 16 new Capital Improvement Projects for FY 2023/24, including the Sunset Center North Lot Electrical Panel Replacement Project with a budget of $100,000.
In July 2023, Council adopted Resolution 2023-071, authorizing the City Administrator to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Advance Design Consultants, Inc. for electrical engineering services related to electric panel upgrades and related projects, for a not-to-exceed fee of $79,560.
In June 2024, the Council adopted Resolution 2024-047 for the FY 2024/25 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), approving the carryover of prior fiscal year projects. This included the Sunset Center North Lot Electrical Panel Replacement Project, with a budget of $100,000, and the Vista Lobos: 3 EV Charging Stations and Building Electrical Panel project, with a budget of $460,000, for a total combined budget of $560,000.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1) Resolution 2025-024
Attachment 2) Amendment No. 1
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-024
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ADVANCE DESIGN CONSULTANTS, INC.
FOR PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT SERVICES FOR A NOT-TO-EXCEED FEE OF $58,020 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 WHEREAS, in June 2022, Council adopted Resolution 2022-048 approving capital improvement projects for Fiscal Year 2022/23, including the Electric Panel Upgrades Project for four City buildings; and
WHEREAS, in December 2022, the City Administrator executed a contract with PG&E to install electrical equipment in the Vista Lobos parking lot, at no cost to the City, to allow for new electric vehicle charging stations and reduce power loads for the Vista Lobos building; and WHEREAS, in June 2023, Council adopted Resolution 2023-067 approving capital improvement projects for Fiscal Year 2023/24, including the Sunset Center North Lot Electrical Panel Replacement Project; and
WHEREAS, based on Statements of Qualifications received from four firms, an evaluation committee selected Advance Design Consultants (ADC) as best qualified to provide electrical and mechanical engineering services for these types of projects; and WHEREAS, a Professional Services Agreement was prepared with ADC for electrical panel evaluations, designs, and construction support services for the Vista Lobos and Sunset Center projects for a base fee of $64,560; and
WHEREAS, a budget of $15,000 is included to provide on-call, as-needed electrical or mechanical services for urgent safety repairs, for a combined not-to-exceed fee of $79,560 and a term expiring on June 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement was negotiated with Advance Design Consultants, Inc. to provide electrical service relocation design and EV charging station construction support at Vista Lobos and Sunset Center; and WHEREAS, per Amendment No. 1, a budget of $15,000 is included to provide on-call, asneeded electrical or mechanical services for urgent safety repairs and PG&E construction coordination, for a combined not-to-exceed fee of $58,020 and a term expiring on June 30, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the original Professional Services Agreement in the amount of $79,560, together with Amendment No. 1 in the amount of $58,020, results in a total contract value of $137,580; and
WHEREAS, there is sufficient budget available in the Capital Fund Account to cover fees for the Capital Improvement Projects.
Attachment 1
Resolution 2025-024Page 2 of 2
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA DOES HEREBY:
Authorize the City Administrator to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Advance Design Consultants, Inc. for Engineering and Construction support services for a not-to-exceed fee of $58,020 for Fiscal Year 2024/25.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA this 3rd day of March, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED: ATTEST:
Dale Byrne, Mayor Nova Romero, MMC, City Clerk
Attachment 1
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
AGREEMENT # PWD-AVDSN-198-23-24
PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/24
1. This amendment (the "Amendment") is made by City of Carmel-by-the-Sea and Advance Design Consultants, Inc., parties to Agreement #PWD-AVDSN-198-23-24 (the "Agreement") executed on July 20, 2023.
2. The Agreement is amended as follows:
a. Section 1, Services, is amended to include the following engineering and constructions support services and related services during Fiscal Year 2024/25, as described in the Scope of Services in Exhibit A.1:
Sunset Center Parking – Commercial Electric Service Relocation Design Vista Lobos – Construction Support Services
o Commercial Service Relocation and Electric Vehicle Charging Station Construction.
o Fleet Electric Vehicle Charging Station Construction. Sunset Center – Construction Support Services
o Commercial Service Relocation
o Rule 29 Electric Vehicle Charging Station Construction On-Call, As-Needed Services,
b. Section 2, Compensation, of the Agreement is amended and restated as follows:
Subject to any limitations set forth in this Agreement, the City agrees to pay and Consultant agrees to accept as full and fair consideration for the performance of this Agreement, hourly fees as set forth in Consultant’s Fee Schedule (Exhibit “B.1”), in a total amount not-to-exceed Fifty-Eight Thousand Twenty Dollars ($58,020.00) for services performed in Fiscal Year 2024/25. Therefore, the “Maximum Authorized Expenditure” under this Agreement, including Amendment No. 1, is One Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Dollars ($137,580).
c. Section 3, Agreement Term, of the Agreement is amended and restated as follows:
The work under this Agreement will commence by July 20, 2023 and must be completed by June 30, 2026 unless sooner terminated or the City grants an extension of time in writing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, except for provisions in this Agreement that will survive the termination or completion of this Agreement.
Consultant will perform Amendment No. 1 services in a timely manner and in accordance with the Project Schedule for Fiscal Year 2024/25 in Exhibit C.1.
3. Except as set forth in this Amendment, the Agreement is unaffected and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. If there is conflict between this amendment and the Agreement or any earlier amendment, the terms of this amendment will prevail.
Attachment 2
4. Each party represents and warrants that all necessary action has been taken by such party to authorize the undersigned to execute this Amendment and to bind the parties to the performance of its obligations.
5. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, and all of which, when taken together, constitute one and the same instrument. The Amendment will be considered executed when the signature of a party is delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission. Such facsimile or other electronic signature will have the same effect as an original signature.
6. If any term, condition, or covenant of this Amendment is declared or determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Amendment will not be affected and the Amendment will be read and construed without the invalid, void or unenforceable provision.
CONSULTANT:
By: _____________________________ Date: ______________________
CITY:
By: _____________________________ Date: ___________________ Chip Rerig, City Administrator
ATTEST:
By: _____________________________ Date: ______________________ Nova Romero, MMC, City Clerk
Attachment 2
The scope of work shall include the following;
1. Sunset Center Parking Commercial Service Relocation
a. Provide electrical engineering for construction documents to relocate the existing commercial service relocation at Sunset Center Parking Lot. This will include a new concrete housekeeping pad and equipment seismic anchorage for relocated equipment.
2. Vista Lobos - Construction Support Services
a. Provide response to RFI’s, equipment submittal review and provide 3 construction site visits.
b. (Fleet and Commercial) construction expected to begin March 2025
3. Sunset Center - Construction Support Services
a. Provide response to RFI’s, equipment submittal review and provide 3 construction site visits.
b. (Both Rule 29 and Commercial) construction expected to begin July 2025.
4. On-Call Architecture-Engineering Services
a. Provide engineering services on an on-call basis, scope, and fees to be negotiated. b. Refer to the 2025 hourly rate sheet attached.
5. Extend PSA contract to "June 30th 2026"
Total cost time and material cost to provide value engineering services fee is:
$ 58,020 (Fifty-Eight thousand, Twenty dollars)
Attachment 2
PRINCIPAL PROJECT
MANAGER
ARCHITECT/
STRUCTURAL
SENIOR
ENGINEER
DESIGN
ENGINEER
REVIT/CADD
DESIGNER
CADD
DRAFTER CLERICAL TOTAL HOURS
$19,760
Kick-Off Meeting 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 11 $2,200
Mobilization / Programming / Scheduling 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 $430 Field Work / As-Built (ASMEP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0
General Schematic Design 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 8 $1,330
Structural Schematic Design 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 7 $1,205
Electrical Schematic Design 0 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 10 $1,590
Quality Assurance/Control 1 1 1 2 4 0 4 0 13 $2,315
30% SD Review Meeting 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 2 10 $1,720
General Construction Design 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 7 $1,200
Structural Construction Design 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 7 $1,205 Electrical Construction Design 0 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 10 $1,590 Quality Assurance/Control 1 2 1 2 4 0 4 0 14 $2,530
90% CD Review Meeting 1 2 0 2 4 0 0 3 12 $2,015
100% CD Review Meeting 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 $430
$11,630
Bid-Walk Meeting Support 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 $1,180
Submittal Review 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 8 18 $2,710
RFI Review 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 8 18 $2,710
Site Inspections (qty. 3) 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 $2,580
"As-Builts" and Close-Out 0 2 0 4 0 0 8 2 16 $2,450
$11,630
Bid-Walk Meeting Support 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 $1,180
Submittal Review 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 8 18 $2,710
RFI Review 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 8 18 $2,710
Site Inspections (qty. 3) 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 $2,580
"As-Builts" and Close-Out 0 2 0 4 0 0 8 2 16 $2,450
$15,000
Subtotal Hours 6 58 8 58 32 0 45 50
RATE $275 $215 $235 $205 $165 $190 $130 $80
PERSONNEL COST $1,650 $12,470 $1,880 $11,890 $5,280 $0 $5,850 $4,000 Task 2: Vista Lobos Construction Support
Task 3: Sunset Center Construction Support
Task 4: On-Call Services
Task 1: Sunset Center Parking Commercial Service Relocation TOTAL $58,020
ENGINEERING SERVICES
Fee Proposal to the CITY OF CARMEL
PERSONNEL
TASK TOTAL
VALUE TASK DESCRIPTION
Attachment 2
Form G: Hourly Rate Sheet | 16
FORM G - HOURLY RATE SHEET
No. Key Personnel from FORM C Role
Fully Burdened Hourly Rates
7/1/2022 to
6/30/2023
7/1/2023 to
6/30/2024
7/1/2024 to
6/30/2025
1. Lorenzo Rios, P.E. Principal-inCharge $260 $260 $275
2. Lorenzo Rios Jr., P.E. Project Manager $200 $200 $215
3. Craig Olivier, P.E. Project
Manager/Sr. Cost
Estimator
$200 $200 $215
4. Gewargis Youssefi, P.E. LEED
AP
Sr. Mechanical
Engineer $190 $190 $205
5. David Hammond, P.E. Sr. Plumbing
Engineer $190 $190 $205
6. Alex Hernandez, P.E. Sr. Electrical
Engineer $190 $190 $205
No. Other Staff
(or Classifications)
Role
Fully Burdened Hourly Rates
7/1/2022 to
6/30/2023
7/1/2023 to
6/30/2024
7/1/2024 to
6/30/2025
7. Mechanical Designer $155 $155 $165
8. Electrical Designer $155 $155 $165
9. Drafter $120 $120 $130
10. Spec Writer $120 $120 $125
11. Clerical $80 $80 $85
12. Architect $220 $220 $235
13. Architect – Designer $180 $180 $190
14. Cost Estimator $175 $175 $185
Does your firm's fully burdened hourly rates include the following? Software Yes ; 1RƑ VehiclesYes ; 1RƑ
Phone/Cell Yes ; 1RƑ Printing Yes ; 1RƑ
Mileage Yes ; 1RƑ Postage/Courier Yes ; 1RƑ
Please initial here to acknowledge that markups for subconsultants and other direct costs shall not exceed 10.0%.
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Attachment 2
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL
Staff Report
March 3, 2025
ORDERS OF BUSINESS
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Emily Garay, Administrative Analyst
APPROVED BY: Chip Rerig, City Administrator
SUBJECT:
Resolution 2025-025, Adopting Policy 2025-01 “Social Media Policy” establishing guidelines and procedures for the City’s participation in social media and authorizing the City Administrator to administer the City’s social media program (Estimated time - 20 min)
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution 2025-025, Adopting Policy 2025-01 “Social Media Policy” establishing guidelines and procedures for the City’s participation in social media and authorizing the City Administrator to administer the City’s social media program.
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
More and more, people rely on online sources that resonate with their interests, and social media provides an open and transparent way for local governments to connect directly with their communities. As social media continues to grow in reach and influence, local governments are increasingly using these platforms to deliver services more efficiently, reaching diverse demographic groups and meeting operational goals faster than traditional communication methods may allow. By utilizing social media sites such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram, local governments can engage in meaningful dialogue with the public, share important information, and provide access to essential services by redirecting or linking to official City resources.
Recognizing that social media is a widely used form of communication and may serve as a tool to reach a wide audience of the Carmel-by-the-Sea community, the City Council identified “Develop and Implement a Social Media Plan” as a City Council strategic priority. City Council directed staff to research social media use by municipalities and social media policies adopted by neighboring cities.
Staff’s research in developing this Social Media Policy (“Policy”) included examining neighboring Cities’ social media policies, development of social media programs, best practices, and management strategies to enable the City to develop and implement a successful social media program. In order to take advantage of these new communications tools effectively and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including without limitation such as the free speech laws, the Brown Act (specifically, Assembly Bill 992, and the California Public Records Act, staff will develop administrative training, “Best Practices,” standards of content and consistent engagement, and a social media “handbook” for authorized social media staff to refer to and implement into their respective department’s social media presence.
The City has an overriding interest and expectation in protecting the integrity of information posted on City social media and in deciding what is “announced” or “spoken” on behalf of the City on social media sites.
The City encourages the use of social media by designated staff to facilitate communication, foster transparency, community engagement, and further the goals of the City and the mission of its departments.
The Policy will establish the social media policy guidelines and procedures for the City of Carmel-by-theSea’s participation in, administering, and City staff use of City social media sites created, operated, maintained, and managed by City staff and any authorized designated individuals conveying information to members of the public on behalf of the City.
Establishing a social media presence creates an opportunity for the City to disseminate accurate information to members of the community wherever they are; to create a reliable and concise channel for City information. The City’s website (ci.camel.ca.us) will remain the City’s primary means of internet communication and City social media sites will redirect or link to the City’s website for more detailed information, appropriate documents, forms, etc.
The City will utilize social media to enhance traditional methods of communication to engage with the community and convey accurate information and updates, where appropriate. The adoption of this Policy enables the City to establish a social media presence and supplement current outreach and engagement to build awareness of projects, initiatives, events, and meetings, as well as to promote civic pride within the community.
Social media offers a unique opportunity for local governments to improve communication, build trust, promote their work, and engage with people who are directly impacted by decisions. This Policy sets the framework for effective and responsible social media use to strengthen the City’s connection with the community.
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the attached policy. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the Social Media Policy to authorize the City Administrator to build and administer the City’s social media program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no direct fiscal impact with the adoption of Policy A2025-01 “Social Media Policy”, at this time, other than staff time to develop and implement the program.
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
N/A
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1) Resolution 2025-025
Attachment 2) Social Media Policy
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-025
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA ADOPTING POLICY 2025-01, “SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY”, ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE CITY’S PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER THE CITY’S SOCIAL MEDIA PLAN
WHEREAS, as social media continues to grow in reach and influence, local governments are increasingly using these platforms to deliver services more efficiently, reaching diverse demographic groups and meeting operational goals faster than traditional communication methods may allow;
WHEREAS, by utilizing social media sites local governments can engage in meaningful dialogue, share important information, and provide access to essential services by redirecting or linking to official City resources;
WHEREAS, the City Council identified, “Develop and Implement a Social Media Plan” as a City Council strategic priority and directed staff to research municipal social media use; WHEREAS, a social media policy will enable staff to build and implement a social media plan;
WHEREAS, the proposed policy establishes guidelines and procedures for the City’s participation in, administering, and City staff use of City social media sites created, operated, maintained, and managed by City staff and any authorized employees conveying information to members of the public on behalf of the City;
WHEREAS, the City has an overriding interest and expectation in protecting the integrity of information posted on City social media and in deciding what is “announced” or “spoken” on behalf of the City on social media sites;
WHEREAS, the establishment of City social media accounts by any department is subject to approval by the City Administrator or their designee and each department will be responsible for adhering to this policy
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMELBY-THE-SEA DOES HEREBY:
Adopt Policy 2025-01 “Social Media Policy” establishing guidelines and procedures for the City’s participation in social media and authorizing the City Administrator to develop and administer the City’s social media program.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA this 3rd day of March 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED: ATTEST:
______________________________ _____________________________ Dale Byrne, Mayor Nova Romero, MMC, City Clerk
Attachment 1
City Social Media Policy Page 1 of 9 Effective: March 4, 2025 City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY
Policy 2025-01
Office of the City Administrator
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
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City Social Media Policy Page 2 of 9 Effective: March 4, 2025 City of Carmel-by-the-Sea Social Media Policy
I. Purpose
The purpose of this Social Media Policy (“Policy”) is to establish the social media policy guidelines and procedures for the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea’s participation in, administering, and City staff use of City Social Media Sites (“City social media”) created, operated, maintained, and managed by the City Administrator and any authorized designated individuals conveying information to members of the public on behalf of the City.
The City has an overriding interest and expectation in protecting the integrity of information posted on City social media and in deciding what is “announced” or “spoken” on behalf of the City on social media sites. The City encourages the use of social media by designated staff to facilitate communication, foster transparency, community engagement, and further the goals of the City and the mission of its departments.
II. Definitions
A. “Social media sites” or “social media” refers to internet-based resources that have a participatory element by integrating user-generated content, allowing people to communicate, share information, share photos, share videos, share audio, and exchange text and other multimedia files with others through some form of online or cellular network platform. Examples include, but are not limited to, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Flickr, and TikTok.
B. “City Administrator” shall mean the City Administrator and/or their designee.
C. “Authorized Employee” means any City employee who has been authorized by a Department Head or the City Administrator to operate and post on a City social media site.
D. “City social media sites” or “City social media” refer to social media sites established, operated, managed, and maintained by the City.
E. “City Staff” or “Staff” refers to all Authorized Employees, consultants, providers, and contractors acting in an official capacity when communicating with the public on behalf of the City on City social media.
III. General Policy
A. The City’s official website (https://ci.carmel.ca.us) will remain the City’s primary and predominant internet presence.
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City Social Media Policy Page 3 of 9 Effective: March 4, 2025 B. The City will use official City social media sites as communication tools to disseminate accurate, direct information about City business to the public and as informational channels to increase the City’s ability to broadcast its messages to the widest possible audience. The City will approach the use of Social Media tools as consistently as possible.
C. City, by its use of social media sites and by the creation and implementation of this Policy, intends to create a limited public forum. All content and responsive comments. when enabled, are limited to City business. Repetitive comments or comments in violation of this Policy shall be removed from public view and archived. Comments may or may not be enabled, at City’s discretion.
D. City social media sites may contain content, including but not limited to, advertisements or hyperlinks, over which the City has no control. The City does not endorse any hyperlink or advertisement placed on City social media sites by the social media site’s owners, vendors, or partners.
E. City social media sites shall bear the name and/or an official seal or logo of the City or the appropriate department.
F. Whenever possible, City social media sites should clearly state that such accounts are maintained by the City and comply with the City’s Social Media Policy.
G. Wherever possible, content posted to the City’s social media will also be made available on the City’s website.
H. Wherever possible, content posted to the City’s social media shall contain hyperlinks directing users back to the City’s official website for in-depth information, forms, documents or online services necessary to conduct business with the City.
I. Wherever possible, the City’s Social Media Policy should be displayed to users or made available by hyperlink.
J. Operating any City social media site shall comply with all applicable City policies pertaining to communications and the use of the internet by City Staff.
K. Authorized Employees on City social media sites shall conduct themselves at all times as a professional representative of the City and in accordance with all City policies. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action.
L. Authorized Employees shall:
a. Be transparent and truthful when posting. Always be careful and considerate.
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City Social Media Policy Page 4 of 9 Effective: March 4, 2025 b. Be timely – Authorized Employees should regularly review the City’s social media sites they are assigned to ensure content is current, accurate, and appropriate.
c. Be cautious – ensure efforts are transparent, do not violate the City’s privacy, confidentiality, and legal guidelines and requirements. Do not publish any material that is confidential or internal to the City.
d. Be upfront and quick with a correction, and promptly notify the relevant Department Head.
M. The City Administrator may, in their sole discretion, revoke the Authorized Employee status of any member of the City’s Staff at any time. Similarly, in relation to a Department Head’s own department, a Department Head may, in their sole discretion, revoke the Authorized Employee status of any member of that department at any time
N. City social media accounts shall adhere to applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies.
O. City social media sites shall comply with usage rules and regulations required by the site provider, including privacy policies.
P. City social media sites shall be managed consistent with the Brown Act. Members of the City Council, Commissions and/or Boards shall not respond to, react (e.g., “like, “love”, “thumbs up,” or any other emoji/reaction), “share,” “repost” or otherwise participate in any published postings, or use the site or any form of electronic communication to respond to, blog, or engage in serial meetings, or otherwise discuss, deliberate, or express opinions on any issue within the subject matter jurisdiction of the body. This applies to posts by the City and posts by Councilmembers, Commissioners, and/or Board members on their official social media pages, or posts on personal social media pages that address City business.
City social media sites are subject to the California Public Records Act. the Freedom of Information Act, subpoenas, and court orders. Any content maintained on a City social media site that is related to City business, including a list of subscribers, posted communication, and communication submitted for posting, is a public record and may be subject to disclosure in accordance with applicable law.
Q. California state law and relevant City records retention schedules apply to social media tools and content. Each department will be responsible for maintaining the records for its social media sites. All social media records shall be preserved for the Attachment 2
City Social Media Policy Page 5 of 9 Effective: March 4, 2025 required retention period in the City’s archiving system in a format that preserves the integrity of the original record and is easily accessible.
R. The City Administrator shall monitor content on City social media to ensure adherence to both the Policy and the interest and goals of the City.
S. The City reserves the right to restrict or remove any content that is deemed in violation of this Policy, any other City policy, or any applicable law.
T. The City reserves the right to terminate any City social media site at any time without notice.
U. The City reserves the right to deny access to the social media site for any individual who violates this Policy at any time and without prior notice V. The City reserves the right to change, modify, or amend all or part of this Policy at any time.
IV. City Social Media Authorization and Establishment
A. The establishment of City social media accounts by any department is subject to approval by the City Administrator. The City Administrator is responsible for authorizing City Staff to use social media on behalf of the City.
B. Department Heads will inform the City Administrator in writing of their department’s proposal to create a new social media site. The site may not be activated until written approval by the City Administrator is received. Department Heads will create and maintain complex passwords, and will update those passwords periodically.
C. Authorized users shall be provided a copy of this Policy and are required to acknowledge their understanding and acceptance by signing and returning a copy to the City Administrator and retaining a copy for their record.
D. Additionally, Staff is authorized to create, manage, and maintain a City social media site will contact, in writing, the City’s IT Manager providing the written authorization to establish a City social media site and shall include the account name and address, login information, intended use of the account, and the names and contact information of employees responsible for maintaining the account.
E. The IT Manager shall maintain a list of all City social media site addresses, handles, and official account names, maintain names of all Authorized Employees of these accounts, and maintain a list of associated user identifications. The Department Heads shall provide all this information to the IT Manager at the time the Attachment 2
City Social Media Policy Page 6 of 9 Effective: March 4, 2025 department creates any social media site, and immediately whenever any such information is changed.
F. All City social media sites shall utilize authorized City contact information for account set-up, monitoring, and access. The use of personal email accounts or phone numbers by any City employee is not allowed for the purpose of setting-up, monitoring, or accessing a City social media account.
a. Access to City social media sites should be during work hours, on Cityowned equipment, and should be restricted to official business only.
However, there may be circumstances under which authorized employees may be required to post, check, view, or respond to notifications or communications related to a City’s social media sites while off duty, such as during emergencies or City events.
G. Devices, such as, but not limited to, computers, laptops, tablets, and mobile devices used to administer City social media sites shall have up-to-date software to protect against destructive technical incidents, including but not limited to, cyber, virus, and spyware/adware attacks.
H. Department Heads or their designee will inform the City Administrator and IT Manager in writing of administrative changes to existing sites or approval of any new social media sites.
I. Daily maintenance and monitoring of social media sites is the responsibility of the applicable City Department Head or their designee.
V. Content Guidelines
1. The content of City social media sites shall only pertain to City, City-sponsored, or City-endorsed programs, services, and events. Content includes, but is not limited to: information, photographs, videos, and hyperlinks.
2. The City shall have full permission or rights to any content posted by the City, including photographs and videos.
3. Any employee authorized to post items on any of the City’s social media shall review, be familiar with, and comply with the social media site’s use policies and terms and conditions.
4. The City assumes no liability for any inaccuracies these social media sites might contain and does not guarantee that the social media will be uninterrupted, permanent, or error-free.
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City Social Media Policy Page 7 of 9 Effective: March 4, 2025
5. The department responsible for the implementation of the social media site shall monitor its respective site for comments requesting responses from the City and for comments in violation of this Policy.
6. Designated departmental staff will be responsible for the content and upkeep of any social media sites their department creates. Only authorized staff may use social media on behalf of the City and/or a City department.
7. Although posts and comments are encouraged on the City’s social media sites that allow posts/comments, all posted content must relate to discussion of City programs, services, projects, issues, events, and activities.
8. Any authorized Staff to post items on any of the City’s social media sites shall not express their own personal views or concerns through such postings. Instead, postings on any of the City’s social media sites by an authorized City employee shall only reflect the views of the City.
9. Postings or comments to City social media sites shall NOT contain any of the following. The following listed inappropriate forms or content shall not be permitted and are subject to removal and/or restriction on public comment forums:
a. Any personal information, including photos and memes, except for the names of employees whose job duties include being available for contact by the public;
b. Information that may compromise the safety or security of the public, public systems, or employees;
c. Comments or content that are off-subject or out of context; d. Comments or content not related to the business of the City, including random or unintelligible comments;
e. Comments or content in support of, or opposition to, political campaigns, candidates, or ballot measures;
f. Profane language, sexual content, pornography, obscenity, or links to any such content;
g. Content that promotes, fosters or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation/identity, political affiliations, citizenship, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, physical or mental disability, as well offensive terms or content that targets protected classes by federal, state, or local laws; h. Solicitations of commerce, including but not limited to, advertising of any business or product for sale;
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City Social Media Policy Page 8 of 9 Effective: March 4, 2025 i. Content that incites, promotes, or encourages illegal activity; content in violation of any federal, state, or local law;
j. Content that violates a legal ownership interest, such as copyright, of any other party.
10. These guidelines shall be displayed to users or made available by hyperlink on all City social media sites. Any content removed based on these guidelines must be retained by the responsible department designee.
11. Generally, no photos of identifiable individuals should be posted on the City’s social media sites without a signed photo release or consent from that individual, unless the photo was taken at a public event, the individual had no reasonable expectation of privacy, or the photo is otherwise a public record under State or Federal law. If the City intends to use photos from community events on a City social media site, the best practice is to ensure a posted notice regarding this planned use at that City event.
12.Communications made through the City’s social media in no way constitute a legal notice or an official notice or comment to the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea. To provide an official notice or comment about a specific City project or program, please contact the appropriate department.
13. Any social media used by the City must provide a mechanism for Staff to remove posts that violate City policy. Any social media that does not provide such a mechanism cannot be used.
14. The City reserves the right to implement or remove any functionality of its social media site, when deemed appropriate by the City Administrator. This includes, but is not limited to, information, articles, pictures, videos, or any other form of communication that is posted on a City social media site.
15. The City will approach the use of social media tools as consistently as possible, in accordance to an approved style guide and procedure.
16. The use of a “like” (or similar) feature between the City and a private person or entity does not indicate the City’s endorsement of that person or entity’s actions or comments. The City’s interactions with members of the public on social media do not constitute an official endorsement of those comments or policies.
17.City social media sites are not to be used as campaign tools. However, they may provide objective information about election procedures, ballot instructions, polling locations, candidate forums, and debates as a means of conveying information to members of the public regarding upcoming elections. State and federal campaign Attachment 2
City Social Media Policy Page 9 of 9 Effective: March 4, 2025 laws and City policies and ordinances governing elected officials’ activities shall be followed.
18. The sharing of posts or information from other public entities shall be allowed if such sharing helps the City meet its goals or objectives, or if it has been determined by the Department Head or their designee to be beneficial to the community.
19. The following documentation will be developed and adopted by the City Administrator for City Social Media Sites:
a. Operational and use guidelines;
b. Standards and processes for managing accounts on social media sites; and c. Enterprise-wide design standards.
Attachment 2
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL
Staff Report
March 3, 2025
ORDERS OF BUSINESS
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Brian Pierik, City Attorney
APPROVED BY: Chip Rerig, City Administrator
SUBJECT:
Discuss City Policy C89-02: City Council Meetings/Orders of Council/Agenda Packets/Minutes of Meeting and Agenda Distribution and provide direction to City Administrator (Estimated time - 15 min)
RECOMMENDATION:
Discuss City Policy C89-02: City Council Meetings/Orders of Council/Agenda Packets/Minutes of Meeting and Agenda Distribution and provide direction to City Administrator.
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
Mayor Byrne has requested that this item be presented to the City Council for discussion.
Attached is City Policy C89-02: City Council Meetings/Orders of Council/Agenda Packets/Minutes of Meeting and Agenda Distribution.
Section III of the Policy is entitled “Conduct of City Council Meetings”. Sub-section C is on Meeting Procedures for review of each item on the Agenda (with the exception of Public Hearings). Sub-section C currently reads:
C. Meeting Procedures for review of Each Item on the Agenda (with the exception of Public Hearings):
The Mayor will read the agenda item under discussion.
Staff will present a brief report.
City Council questions of staff
Possible changes to Section III C on the process for considering agenda items could include the following:
(1) Mayor will read the agenda item under discussion.
(2) Mayor will ask if any Councilmember wishes for a staff presentation (3) Mayor will ask staff to present a brief presentation if requested. (4) Mayor will ask City Council if there are any questions for staff (5) Mayor will ask for Public Comment in chambers and then remote (6) Mayor will ask Council for discussion.
(7) Mayor will ask Council to take action for an action items including motions, resolutions, ordinances and requests for direction to staff.
Regarding Step (2) on requesting a staff presentation, the thought is that the Agenda packet for the Council meeting was posted with all Staff Reports at least 72 hours prior to the Council meeting so the Council and public have had an opportunity to review the Staff Reports and there may not need to be a staff presentation on the item unless a Councilmember requests a presentation. The request could be for a full presentation by staff or only a presentation on certain points within the Staff Report.
Section II B of the Policy is entitled “Orders of City Council Business”, which includes a subheading on “Public Appearances”.
Possible changes to Section II B “Public Appearances” could be adding a 3rd paragraph to include the following:
Under the Brown Act, public comments for matters on the agenda must relate to that agenda item and public comments for matters not on the agenda must relate to the subject matter jurisdiction of this legislative body. If a member of the public attending the meeting remotely violates the Brown Act by failing to comply with these requirements of the Brown Act, then that speaker will be muted.
This language could be added to confirm the scope of public comment permissible under the Brown Act.
Next Steps
If the Council finds that one or more of the changes described to Policy C89-02 are appropriate, then staff can return to the Council at the March meeting with a revised Policy C89-02 incorporating those changes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No direct fiscal impact for this action.
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
Adoption of Policy/Procedure No. C89-02 and revisions on March 2, 2009; June 2012 (Resolution No. 2012-33) and October 6, 2020 (Resolution No. 2020-063).
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1) City Policy C89-02: City Council Meetings/Orders of Council/Agenda Packets/Minutes of Meeting and Agenda Distribution
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
POLICY AND PROCEDURE
I Effective Date: 2 August 1988 I Authority: Resolution No. 88-89 Subject: City Council Meetings/Orders of
Council/Agenda Packets/Minutes of
Meeting and Agenda Distribution I
Policy/Procedure No: C89-02
Purpose:
To provide a guide for the City Council and staff for the conduct of public meetings, agenda and minute preparation and distribution of agenda packets.
Policy/Procedure:
1. Adoption of action minutes as outlined in the attached memorandum from the League of California Cities .
2. Adoption of City Clerk's policy regarding agenda packets (No packets shall be disseminated until the packets are made available to the City Council).
3. Adoption of the sequence of the Orders of Council as set forth in the policy attached.
Responsible Party:
City Administrator/City Clerk
Department of Origin:
Administration/City Council
Revision Dates:
2 March 2009 (28 October 2008 Council Retreat)
5 June 2012 (Resolution No. 2012-33)
6 October 2020 (Resolution No. 2020-063)
Rescinded Date :
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C89-02
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL
RULES AND PROCEDURES
The City Council is composed of five members: Mayor and four Council Members. The Mayor serves a twoyear term and members of the City Council serve four year terms.
I. ELECTED OFFICIALS
A. Mayor (directly elected since 1978)
The Mayor is the chair of the meeting and, as such, presides at all Council meetings. As the titular head of the City Council, the Mayor represents the City at quasi-governmental and social functions and may represent the City Council before other governmental bodies on specific matters as may be authorized by the City Council.
B. Mayor Pro Tempore
The Mayor Pro Tempore is appointed by the Mayor in December or at the first meeting after the City Council is seated following an election. This appointment is announced by the Mayor, but does not need to be ratified by the City Council. In the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tempore shall chair the City Council meetings and may attend social/quasi-governmentalfunctions on behalf of the City.
C. Absence of both the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore
In the absence of both the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore, members of the City Council shall appoint an acting Mayor Pro Tempore, who shall have the powers and duties of the Mayor Pro Tempore as described above.
II. CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
City Council meeting dates and types (e.g. Regular, Special, Closed Session, Tour of Inspection) are regulated by Chapter 2 of the Municipal Code.
A. Agenda
Only items that are agendized may be acted on at any Council meeting. • Agenda Preparation
The draft agenda is prepared by the City Administrator and City Clerk with the input of all department directors and is reviewed at weekly staff Management meetings. • Agenda Finalization
The Mayor and Mayor ProTempore meet with theCity Administrator and City Clerk prior to the meeting to finalize the draftagenda.
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• Continuance of Agenda Item
Any City Council member who is ill or will be away from the City may request, in writing, that an item of "personal interest" or a "major issue" be continued to the next meeting. The City Council shall vote on the issue of continuance.
• AgendaPosting
The Agenda is posted (City Hall, Main Library and Post Office bulletin boards and on the City Website) 6 days prior to a regular meeting and a minimum of 24 hours prior to a Special Meeting.
B. OrdersofCityCouncilBusiness
The Orders of City Council business are adopted by Resolution of the City Council. The Orders of City Council Business are:
• Extraordinary Business
This category allows the City Council to recognize volunteers, employees, present certificates of appreciation and awards.
• Announcements from City Council Members & City Administrator This category allows an opportunity for City Council Members to comment on meetings attended of outside agencies and the City Administrator to give a brief report to the City Council and receive presentations that require little or no action.
• Public Appearances
The public has opportunities to speak to the City Council. The Public Appearances section allows persons to speak a maximum of three minutes, or as otherwise established by the City Council, on items of City business, other than those scheduled agenda items. Matters not appearing on the City Council's agenda will not receive action at that meeting but may be referred to staff for a future meeting or resolution outside of a City Council meeting. The City Council reserves the right to limit the duration of the Public Appearances section of the agenda to thirty minutes total.
Members of the public are entitled to directly address the City Council concerning any item that is described in the notice of the City Council meeting during consideration of that item. Public comments or testimony on agenda items other than Public Appearances shall be limited to a maximum of three minutes per speaker. • Consent Agenda
Consent Agenda items will be voted on in one motion unless removed. The Consent Agenda consists of routine and non-controversialCity matters that can be as a whole approved by a single majority vote. Any City Council Member or member of the public may ask to have an item pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion. Such items are normally moved to the end of the meeting.
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If a City Council Member has a question for information only about a Consent Agenda item, the Member should ask prior to the meeting, rather than pulling the item for discussion during the meeting.
Corrections to the Minutes are given to the City Clerk prior to the meeting so that corrections can be made prior to their adoption.
• Orders of Council
Ordersof Councilincludereportsof committee/commissions,ordinances andresolutions, public hearings, reports of officials, unfinished business, and council matters.
Public Hearings consist of zoning amendments, General Plan amendments, appeals of Commission decisions and other items mandated by the State. If the Public Hearing is an appeal, appellants are allowed a total of 10 minutes to speak on their own behalf after the staff report and at the close of public comment in order to have the opportunity to rebut public comments. Other speakers will be allowed three minutes. Formal Public Hearings must be advertised pursuant to State and Government Codes.
Ordinances are the most binding form of action the City Council can take. They are codified as the Municipal Code of the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea which is the municipal law of the City. The City Council has authority to pass ordinances through Government Code Section 37100, as long as these ordinances do not conflict with the laws and Constitution of the State of California or of the United States. Ordinances require two readings and do not become effective until 30 days after the second reading, unless it is an Urgency Ordinance A resolution is a formal form of a motion normally utilized to set forth policy of the City . Each resolution, in addition to being referenced by number and brief title in the minutes, will be recorded as provided by law and maintained in numerical sequence as a permanent record of the City in a separate set of books. Resolutions are used for various reasons, such as when specifically required by law, when needed as a separate evidentiary document to be transmitted to another governmental agency, or where the frequency of future references back to its contents warrants a separate document to facilitate such future reference and research.
Ill. CONDUCT OFCITYCOUNCIL MEETINGS
A. GeneralProcedure
It is the policy of the Council not to become involved in entanglements over parliamentary procedure.
Pursuant to the Municipal Code, the Chair shall have authority to prevent the misuse of motions, or the abuse of any privilege, or obstruction of the business of the Council by ruling any such matter out of order. The Mayor will assist the Council to focus on the agenda, discussions and deliberations. He/she has been delegated the responsibility to control the debate and order of the speakers.
B. Questions Addressed to a Council Member
With the concurrence of the Mayor, a Council Member holding the floor may address a question to another Council Member. That Council Member may respond while the floor is still held by the Council Member asking the question.
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Council Members will limit their comments to the subject matter, item or motion being currently considered by the Council. They will govern themselves as to the length of their comments or presentation.
C. Meeting Procedures for review of Each Item on the Agenda (with the exception of Public Hearings:
• The Mayor will read the agenda item under discussion. • Staff will present a brief report.
• City Council questions of staff.
Upon recognition by the Mayor, Members of City Council may ask questions of the staff prior to opening of the discussion to membersoftheaudience.
D. Public input/oral presentations
Any member of the public wishing to address the Council orally on a specific agenda item may do so when the item is taken up by Council, or as otherwise specified by the Council or its presiding officer. Oral presentations are limited to three minutes, unless otherwise provided.
Persons who anticipate oral presentations exceeding three minutes are encouraged to submit comments in writing to the City Clerk, by the Tuesday prior to the meeting so they may be included in the agenda packet. In order to expedite matters and to avoid repetitious presentations, whenever any group of persons wishes to address Council onthe same subject matter,the presidingofficer may request that a spokesperson be chosen by the group. A specified time limit also may be set for the total presentation for any group. • Close of PublicComment
Once public comment is closed, it cannot be reopened unless Council agrees by consensus. • Staff response to questions from the public.
Based on staff responses to the public, members of the City Council may wish to address further questions to staff.
• The Mayor/City Administrator/Attorney shallremind the City Council of the action before Council. • City Councildiscussion
• CityCouncil action/motions
Before a motion can be considered or debated, it must be seconded. Once the motion has been properly made and seconded, the Chair shall open the matter for discussion offering the first opportunity to the moving party and, thereafter, to any City Council Member properly recognized by the Chair. Once the matter has been fully discussed and the Chair calls for a vote, no further discussion will be allowed.
Council Members may be allowed to explain their vote briefly for the record. Once a vote is taken, all Council Members shall support the action taken.
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• Substitute motions
When a motion is on the floor, any member of City Council may make a substitute motion. If the substitute motion is seconded, it shall be acted upon prior to acting on the main motion. • Tie votes
A tie vote results in a failed motion. In such an instance, any member of the Council may offer a motion for further action. If there is no action by an affirmative vote, the result is no action. If the matter involves an appeal and an affirmative vote does not occur, the result is that the decision appealed stands as decided by the decision-making persons or body from which the appeal was t aken. • Motions toreconsider
Motions to reconsider a matter may be made at the same meeting or at the next succeeding meeting following a Council action for reconsiderati on. Such motions must be made by a Council Member voting in favor of the original motion.
• Staff announcement of decision
The Mayor, City Administrator,City Attorney, or City Clerk shall announce the vote and passage orfailure of an item.
E. MeetingProcedureforformalAppeals/PublicHearings
When a matter for public hearing comes before the City Council, the Mayor shall inquire if there are any persons present who desire to speak on the matter which is to be heard or to present any evidence regarding the matter.
The procedure for holding City Council appeals differs from other items where the public is allowed to speak in that appellants are allowed to have 10 minutes to make a presentation, including closing comments. The public testimony follows, after which the appellants are given an opportunity for rebuttal or closing arguments .
• Public comments/discussion
No person will be permitted during the hearing to speak about matters or present any evidence that is not germane to the matter being considered. A determination of relevance shall be made by the Mayor or City Attorney, but may be appealed by any Member of the City Council.
F. Minutes of Meeting Policy (C89-02)
The Minutes of the City Council meeting are action minutes and do not reflect City Council commentary and discussion. However, if a Council Member wishes to include comments in the record, they will be included if so requested at the meeting (e.g. "for the record, I wish to state..."). All motions made, even those made without a second are to be included in the minutes.
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• Items entered into the record
Allagenda items/documentation/correspondencereceived at a Council meeting shall be retained in the City’s records.
• Distribution
The minutes shall be distributed to members of the City Council for comment and/or correction in the Council packet. The City Clerk will correct the minutes prior to the meeting, and if the correction is substantive, copies of the corrected minutes shall be distributed to all members of the Council.
G. OfficialRecordingsoftheMeeting
All City Council meetings are recorded. This ensures accuracy of the minutes and provides a temporary record of the City Council proceedings. Once the minutes are approved, legally, the recordings do not have to be retained. However, recordings of the Council meetings; Planning Commission meetings, and recordings of other commissions/boards shall be retained pursuant to the City’s adopted Retention Schedule.
Amended: October 6, 2020
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COUNCIL MINUTES
A. PREFACE
City Clerks in general law cities are specifically required to keep a record, journal or minutes of the council meetings (Gov. C. 36814, 40801). Cities governed by freeholder's charters are usually subject to the same requirement s. Although there is no legal necessity to do so, it is appropriate to mention, introductorily, in the minutes that the meeting was convened and held as noticed.
B. PURPOSE OF COUNCIL MINUTES
A most important principle of corporation law, applicable to private, public, and municipal corporations, is that such organizations can only act through their officers and employees. These corporations are governed by fixed rules found in the basic law of the organization; in charter and state statutes in the case of municipal corporations.
When these factors are considered, the keeping of a good record of council proceedings becomes obvious. A sufficient record must be kept to furnish evidence that the City Council has complied with the law or rules by which it is governed, thus pointing to the need for accurate and clear records of council proceedings. Finally, if accurate, complete, and unambiguous minutes of City Council meetings are recorded, these facts themselves will be treated as conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated.
C. FORM AND CONTENTS OF COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
1. Standard Forms:
Use of standardized format is recommended to develop uniformity on minute entries and to save time in composing the record.
2. Jurisdictional Matters
To establish proof that jurisdictional requirements for holding a meeting have been complied with, it is important that minutes contain the following:
a. Date, hour, and place of meeting.
b. Whether it is a regular, adjourned, or special meeting. c. A proper notice has been given if it is a special meeting. d. The names of council members in attendance (in case a council member arrives late, or departs before adjournment, the minutes should show the time of arrival and/or departure at that point in the proceedings).
3. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings
Although there is no legal requirement that minutes be approved by the City Council, this traditional procedure is advisable as it lends further weight to the accuracy and completeness of the record. It is recommended that the City Council be furnished copies of minutes in sufficient time prior to a City Council meeting to avoid any necessity of reading of the minutes by the clerk. When approved as written, or as changed by the City Council, the minutes are considered to be official.
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4. Record of Action Taken
The minutes need only record:
a. Petitions and communications
1. Date of the document
2. Subject
3. Authors, if only a few
4. Number of signers, if numerous
5. Action taken
The minutes need not record the comments made by members of the City Council concerning the merit or lack of merit of the petition or requests contained in the document, unless expressly requested by the officer making such comment. The reason for the latter observation is that the document speaks for itself, and it has no legal significance until the City Council acts or refuses to act with respect thereto.
b. Consideration of bids
1. Record of bids filed and opened
a. The subject matter of the bids
b. The compliance with all requirements for the advertising for such bids. c. The names of all bidders, and the total amounts of their respective bids.
2. Action taken with respect to bids.
a. It is preferable that a resolution, prepared or approved by the City Attorney, be used in awarding contracts to the successful bidder. When this is done, the minutes need only refer to the resolution in recording the action taken. b. If the City Council determines to accept a bid which is not the lowest in amount, it is advisable that the minutes show that such bid was "the lowest reasonable bid".
Whether the minutes should include a record of the matters leading to the determination of "responsibility" is a decision clerks might well review with their City Attorneys.
c. Ordinances and resolutions
1. Introduction
The information which should be recorded in City Council minutes, with respect to the introduction of an ordinance, depends upon the particular rules or practices of each city on the subject. Thus, if the practice requires that before an ordinance or resolution can be acted upon, it shall be introduced by one City Council Member, and seconded by another, this information should be recorded in the minutes.
Generally speaking, minutes should record the following data concerning the introduction of an ordinance or resolution:
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aa. The title or subject matter
bb. The names of the City Council Members introducing and seconding
2. Compliance with jurisdictionalrequirements prior to action taken on ordinances or resolutions
Whenever the basic law or rules of a city require that a certain procedure must be followed prior to any action taken in adopting an ordinance or resolution, the minutes should show such compliance. This would include a statement referring to the previous introduction of the ordinance and would include a reference on an urgency ordinance that it is an urgency ordinance.
3. Votes cast for or against adoption of ordinances and resolutions aa. Presumption of validity of ordinances and resolutions. There is a presumption in favor of the due and regular adoption or rejection of a city ordinance or resolution, if there are any official records to support that presumption, and that the votes were cast in substantial accordance with the requirements of the law or regulations pertaining to such matters.
This is particularly true where the ordinance or resolution contains a certificate signed by the mayor and/or clerk.
bb. Voting procedure governing adoption of ordinances and regulations (See Chapter VI on legislative Procedures)
d. Reportsofofficers
1. . Written reports
Since any written record is the best evidence of its contents, a written report presented at a City Council meeting need only be mentioned in the minutes by reference to:
aa. Name or title of the officer
bb. Date of the report
cc. Subject or title of report
dd. Disposition made of report, if any
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CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL
Staff Report
March 3, 2025
ADJOURNMENT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Nova Romero, City Clerk
APPROVED BY: Chip Rerig, City Administrator
SUBJECT: Correspondence Received After Agenda Posting
RECOMMENDATION:
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
FISCAL IMPACT:
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
ATTACHMENTS:
3-3-2025 - letter from Forest Hill Park Neighbors
3-3-2025 - Letter from Western States News Service
Thc taw Officcs of
Panos Lagos
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March 3. 2025
!,IA HAIYD DELIVERY
City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
PO Box CC
Carmel-by{he-S ea, CA 93921
Re: Proposed Constnrction on Mission Street 2, 3, and 4 NE of First Avenue IDS 24207, DS2408, and DS2409 (Hermle-Collins)]
Mv Clients: Residents in the Forest Hill Park nel of Carmel Dear Mayor Byme, City Council Members' and Planning Commissioners, I represent residents in the Forest Hill Park neighborhood of Carmel. My clients are very "or".-"i about the three adjacent modem designed houses proposed for constructio-n. on ]t4ission Street 2, 3, and 4 NE of First Avenue IDS 24207, DS2408, and DS2409 (Hermle-Collins)1, which includes the demolition of three existing old single-story homes. The detailed points that my clients articulated in formal public comments they submitted on these three proposed homes still stand' TheCityofCamrelhasestablishedanillegalpattemofnotimplementingtheCalifomia Environmental Quality Act (cEQA) for project permit applications that clearly should have triggered it. if yo, fail to iiplement CEQA again in thir "ur"
I will file a lawsuit on behalf of my clients to
force you to do so and to seek damages.
My clients concems came to a head at the November 13,2024 Planning commission_hearing regarding conceptual desigr consideration for the third house. The commission acknowledged that itEV aiO"r*."""ive my ciient's written public comments that were submitted, and receipt verified, beiore the hearing. They acknowledged that they "had no chance to read it." This put my client's at a a".ia"O ai.uar*iuge, iarticularly w:ith regard to specific CEQA requirements. After hearing my client,s oral public comment, the Commisiion approved the motion to "continue to a date uncertain." key Commissioner expectations were stated. as follows:
. "I think you have to start over here."
. "There are l2 objections you can't overcome'"
. "should be consistent with the neighborhood'"
. "I think you have to do a do-over and include the community'" . "Think seriously about single-story."
. "Reflect character ofthe neighborhood'"
.
..Some work needs to be donle here between the neighborhood and the applicant." ...Givetheapplicanttimetoworksomethingoutthateveryonecanlivewith'thatwillbe an asset to the neighborhood, and continue quality of life'" C[y ol Camd-8y'Ttte'S{
MAR O B 2025
olfic€ ot the CitY Clerk ,?- s-./\,/
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Re: Proposed Construction on Mission Street 2, 3, and 4 NE of First Avenue IDS 24207, DS2408, and DS2409 (Hermle-Collins)l
Mv Cli ts: Residents in the Forest Hill Park neiphborhood of Carmel March 3, 2025
To date, the applicant has not adequately responded to the expectations and direction_of the Commission. The applicant has not implemented any semblance ofa project "do-oveC'and has igaored the other two proposed homes.
The three proposed
-homes
constitute a single development and must nol be segmented. Each home was submitted simultaneously under a sepmate land use permit application' but they are:
. Proposed by the same owner,
. Designed bY the same architect'
. Constructed by the same builder'
. Coordinated in terms ofdesign, landscaping, and construction schedule, . and adjacent to each other, side by side.
Under GEQA Guidelines $ 15378(a), "the whole ofthe action must be considered which has a potential for resu-lting in either a direct physical change in.the environment, or a reasonably ioreseeable indirect fhysical change inihe environment" including "activity involving the. issuance of u p"..ii." eg"n"ies c"nnot improperly segment a single project into smaller parts to avoid "nuiror."ntll review. The City'r-uppiou.h to processing the homes as three separate individual projects is an illegitimate attempt to evade CEQA'
unfortunately, ..conceptual approval" of two ofthe thlee houses was granted by the Plaming Commission on october g, 2024. i;addressed above, planning Commission approval ofthe third home has been delayed due to extensive feedback fiom my clients. consistent with GEQA and pi-ri"g C"-.ission direction, conceptual approval of the first two homes must be reassessed along with thJthird home. The final decisionto appiove or reject the three homes must not take place until after legitimate CEQA documentation is completed'
CEQAdocumcntationmustencompassthewholeproject,meaningallthrechomesmustbe considerei a single project, and must identiry" utt""' -i mitigate potential environmental and public health and safetf impaits resulting from the construction phase ofthe project, and potential impacts to the resident,s view sheds and priv"acy, the elementary school a tenth ofa mile away, and the traditional characteroftheneighborhoodhavingghistoricallysignificanthomes.CEQAdocumentationmust also address cumula-tive impacts, piicularly the iroject's contribution to potential adverse effccts associated with numerous foreseeable construction activities in Carmel' Regrettably, there has been no CEQA consideration' analysis, or activity to date. I strongly .n"or.u-f" yoo tl reverse this and avoid iotentially protracted legal actions that wilt put the City at risk of liability.
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City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
Re: Proposed Construction on Mission Street 2, 3, and 4 NE of First Avenue IDS 24207, D52408, and D52409 (Hermle-Collins)l
Mv Clients: in the Forest Hill Park neishborhood of Carmel March 3, 2025
Your cooperation is appreciated.
Very truly yours,
LAW CES OF PANO
Panos Lagos.
LA(;OS
PLlah
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Nova Romero <[email protected]>
Documents for the record
Western States News Service <[email protected]> Mon, Mar 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM To: [email protected]
This is for the special meeting today. Please distribute to all council members, City Manager, and City Attorney.
Thank you,
G.R.A.
Senior Editor
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Western States News Service Issue XLI City Managers.pdf 1095K
Your City Government City Managers Anne Garni Brochure Redone 2024.pdf 115K
Sustainable Development Forum Scrutinized Register Pajaronian 1998.pdf 149K
Governor Carr Colorado Regionalization 2 pages.pdf
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WESTERN STATES
NEWS SERVICE
Issue XLI
City Manager
is Usurping Power of Elected Officials
*Reprint of an article originally printed in the mid 1980’s* By Andrew Russo
A fast-disappearing phenomenon in American
municipal politics is the existence of the councilmayor form of government with a mayor rooted - in the local community and directly answerable to
the people. Instead, since World War II, there has
been a dramatic and dangerous shift toward the
one-man municipal dictatorship embodied in the
council-manager form of government.
Today, roughly 50 million Americans live in
communities governed by this system. The
International City Management Association
(ICMA) boasts that the council-manager plan
"has become the most popular form of local
government in the United States in communities
of more than 10,000 citizens."
In 1983, I was a candidate or the City Council of
Salinas, California, home town of author John
Steinbeck and "lettuce bowl" of the nation. My
campaign was based on opposition to the
fraudulent form of representative government -
known as the council-manager plan.
To my dismay, I found the public almost totally
unaware of the fact that their popularly elected
mayor exercised no real executive authority in the
community. Hardly a handful knew that the city
was not run by the council in conjunction with
the mayor, but by an overpaid, imported,
unelected "planner" known as the city manager.
During the course of the campaign, it became
ridiculous to see the two contenders for mayor
spending vast sums of money to win an office
that, for all practical purposes, is merely a
ceremonial affair concerned with cutting ribbons
and judging bakeoffs.
The council-manager form of local government is
the brainchild of the National Municipal League
(NML), & satellite of the Rockefeller-financed
Public Administration Service. The NML has
been promoting this revolutionary form of
government since 1915. It has also busied itself
with writing “model" city charters that effectively
remove power from the hands of the people and
transfer it to unelected “experts'" and "planners."
Many communities have been shocked to
discover that their charters were not composed by
the members of the community, but "provided'"
to the community by the NML.
Under the council-manager system, the voters of
the municipality elect a council and mayor
(unless the mayor is elected by the council
members) to "govern'" city affairs. These
officials, in reality, do not govern the city. That
Attachment 2
Western States News Service Issue XLI www.WesternStatesNewsService.com 2 power is invested in an unelected city manager,
who is appointed by the council.
The manager need not be, and usually is not, a
citizen of the locality he serves. Most managers
are transferred from city to city. They are
professionals, 85 per cent of whom come to their
jobs from previous government positions. They
are planners.
REVEALING MANUAL:
A manual published by ICMA tells us: “Under
traditional council-manager theory, the city
manager has responsibility for the
recommendation of policy, . .Under this
arrangement, the manager is supposed to have
virtually free rein in the selection of such key
personnel as department heads. The manager is
usually the chief budget officer of the city and,
consequently, is required to prepare and submit a
budget to the council. In sum, the manager ‘runs’
the city."
It couldn’t be put more clearly.
Anne Garni, a former city council woman from
the central California town of Santa Cruz, writes:
"When elected to the City Council, I had a rude
awakening. I learned that our City Charter
restricted the elected members of the Council
from interfering with the city manager. In reading
a little booklet that explained how the councilmanager plan worked, it said:
“The mayor, as presiding officer of the council, is
the ceremonial head of the city. He is the official
greeter, ribbon cutter etc. In no case should he be
considered the executive or administrative head
of the city or so conduct himself to give others
that impression".
Indeed, the city manager is jealous of his
prerogatives. The City Management Code of
Ethics urges managers to "resist any
encroachment on professional
responsibilities...Be free to carry out official
policies without interference."
In some cities, council members can be jailed or
fined for "interfering" with the city manager.
In most communities governed under the councilmanager scheme, the council members and mayor are part-tine officials. They are either not paid or
receive just a nominal salary, they all have other
employment. Such a situation is just what the city
manager wants. Anne Garni writes: "Because the
members of the council do not get paid, they
cannot afford to take time from their regular
employment to investigate the various issues, but
have to rely on the recommendations of the city
manager.
"He tells them only what he wishes them to
know. He is supported by the ‘city' attorney and
the department heads, who, for the most part,
rationalize his proposals, for they are his
employees. The power of hiring and firing
department heads rests with the city manager
alone. These employees have no recourse or
appeal to the city council, thus making the role of
the city manager a virtual dictatorship."
She concludes that the members of the council
“are nothing more than window dressing to make
the public think that they still have representative
government.”
Indeed, the aforementioned ICMA manual,
"Council-Manager Government in Small-Cities,”
all but lets the cat out of the bag: “The successful
city manager should always make his council
look good. Advise them and help them reach
sound decisions, but leave the ultimate policy
decisions in their hands; give them all the
information and advice that they need to make
their decisions, but do not try to be a 'power
behind the throne' or an invisible dictator.
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Western States News Service Issue XLI www.WesternStatesNewsService.com 3 "Salvage their mistakes, but do not become a
rubber stamp for council decisions; remember
that the manager's professional standing can be
destroyed if he appears to willingly let the council
make all decisions. Where possible, give the
council credit for city accomplishments.”
How revealing. Who can come away from that
quote without realizing that it is indeed the city
manager who is the "invisible dictator" of the
community? The arrogant and condescending
attitude toward the people's elected
representatives on the council that surfaces in the
ICMA manual's statement is typical of the
elitists’ sheer contempt for the people and their
ability to run their own lives.
‘CARTE BLANCHE'
Since the city manager is not responsible to the
public (and often can't be removed by the council
without a super majority vote) and has the ability
to keep the council in the dark about city affairs,
he has an effective carte blanche to run the
community the way he wishes. Such an ominous
concentration of power in the hands of a single
individual, especially one who has no roots in
(and, thus, no loyalty to) the local community he
governs.
How many know of the wheeling and dealing and
manipulations perpetrated by their city managers
in the back rooms of city hall, while the mayor
and council members are at home watching “Kate
and Allie"? How about the less-than honest men
who have become rich under this system? Or the
pernicious sewer taxes and fees imposed on the
people from on high, without their consent?
The council-manager form of municipal
government is an integral Rockefeller-sponsored
regional government scheme. Regional
government essentially seeks to remove power
from the hands of the people and their elected
officials and transfer it to unelected "planners"
and "experts.” These “planners" and "experts"
are vested with great power and function as a
kind of regional “politburo.” The ultimate aim of
the regionalists is to totally obliterate the states
and localities, making them mere administrative
units of an all-powerful central government based
in Washington. (The Soviet Union has regional
government.)*
H.G. Wells in his book “New Worlds for Old,”
wrote about the designs of the Fabian socialists in
England: “With them socialism ceased to be a
open revolution and became a plot. Functions
were to be shifted quietly, unostentatiously, from
the representative to the official he appointed.
Just so.
Today, most Americans living in communities
governed by the council-manager system do not
realize that they have been denied representative
government. It should be the duty of all Populists
to mobilize against this form of municipal
tyranny, and for the return of the traditional
council-mayor system.
In the months ahead, many localities all across
the land will be electing council members. Let’s
make our voice heard and promote to the fullest
our creed of “Power to the People." After all, if
we Populists are to restore government of the
people, by the people, and for the people in this
nation, we ought to start working at the level of
government closest to the people, namely the
local level.
*”The Metrocrats" and "Blame Metro” are two of Jo Hindman’s famed exposés of the collectivist scheme known as metropolitan government.
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COPIES OF THIS BROCHURE,
Or if you would like to be informed of ... or
want to participate in any upcoming debate
on this subject,
Please send an email to:
WESTERN STATES NEWS SERVICE
URGES ALL THE CITY'S FACTIONS TO
CONSIDER THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PRESENT GENERAL POWERS CHARTER AND ONE WHERE THE CITIZENS HAVE MUCH MORE TO SAY.
"Never again will we accept our government
in a blindly faithful apathetic way. I ask you
to investigate..."
Don Holt (Former Placentia City Councilman)
A durable statement made some years ago
concerning government.
Test the knowledge of your elected representatives and candidates! Do they know about these organizations? Ask them what
they think about them!
Permission is granted to reprint when credit
is given to Anne Garni.
Reprinted by Western States News Service
Inc.
See below for State, National, and International entities (mostly Non-Governmental Organizations, ie. “unofficial”, usually nonprofits) effecting local Government in California. Similar organizations are at work in all the States of the United States… and in
other Countries.
California League of Cities
https://www.calcities.org/
California Forward
https://cafwd.org/
California Association of Councils of Governments (CALCOG) https://calcog.org/
The Association of Monterey Bay Area
Governments
https://www.ambag.org/
Common Cause
https://www.commoncause.org/
California State Association of Counties
https://www.counties.org/
International City/County Management
Association
https://www.icma.org/
National Civic League
https://www.nationalcivicleague.org/
AWESOME POWERS
City Managers and
“Model City Charters”
Your
City Government
By Anne Garni
(The following was written by Ms. Garni after
having served as Councilwoman in Santa Cruz,
California.)
Reprinted from original- exact date of writing unknown, most likely 1979 or 1980.
AWESOME POWERS
The majority of cities today are governed by
City Managers. It wasn't until after being
elected to the City Council in Santa Cruz that
I first became aware of the shift of responsibilities from the elected officials to appointed executives. This is true of counties, too, but I would like to center in on the awesome powers placed in the hands of the city manager by the adoption of the "Model City
Charter" which has been made a part of most
city governments.
Less-than-honest men
Less-than-honest men have become wealthy
under this system, and still others have been
deprived of their livelihood through the manipulations of zoning laws and the selective enforcement of various restrictions.
National Municipal League
In delving into the history of the councilmanager form of government, we have learned that our "Model City Charter" was
not written by the people of Santa Cruz,
for the people of Santa Cruz, but was fathered by Richard S. Childs, former President of the National Municipal League; the organization that has been publishing and implementing this revolutionary form of government throughout the country since 1915. The league credits Richard S. Childs as being the
man "who in this century has had the
greatest impact on local government."
Directed by Rockefeller money
The National Municipal League is a satellite
of the Public Administration Service, more
commonly known as the 1313 Center because
of its address at 1313 East 60th Street in Chicago. This Center was founded, financed and directed by Rockefeller money. Public administrators are trained by this institution and are placed in city, county, state and federal
positions, taking over the responsibilities
formerly vested in our elected representatives- always in the name of "efficiency".
TO SIX MONTHS IN JAIL
Our Model City Charter restricts the elected
officials from carrying out the wishes of
the voters. Section 809 reads: "No interference between the Council and the City Manager." It further states that "Any Councilman who violates this provision, or votes for a
resolution or ordinance in violation hereof,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor," which is
punishable by up to six months in jail, a $500
fine and the loss of the council seat.**
Not an American Citizen
City Mangers are members of the International City Managers' Association. The charter does not even require that this man be an American citizen. It states only that he become a bona fide resident of the city after his appointment. City managers are imports into
the cities that they control.
A government monopoly
In analyzing the history of the present system
of public administration on the different levels of government, it becomes apparent that the bureaucracies control the elected officials,
rather than the other way around. We are
moving from a representative form of government and the free enterprise system to a socialistic dictatorship. As we move further
into a socialist state, both power and money
move from the people to the ruling elite. Socialism can only work in a dictatorship- a government monopoly. It requires the centralization of money and power to siphon the earnings of the workers through the bureaucracy, then redistributing what is left back to the communities, with the usual strings attached. A free enterprise system can only work and flourish when government is restricted from competing with, and dominating the economy.
The Council on Foreign Relations
The Rockefeller family, who influenced the
revolutionary changes in our government
through grants, are monopolists and international socialists, not advocates of the competitive free enterprise system, nor of a government of, by and for the people. Their money had a great deal of influence on the indoctrination of students in the social sciences; their money has financed the Council on Foreign
Relations, the Public Administration Clearing
House (1313), the Brookings Institution, the
National Bureau of Economic Research, the
Russian Institute, etc. These institutions serve
to bring about a centralization of money and
power in a world dictatorship.
RETURN TO AN ELECTED EXECUTIVE
More and more responsibilities are shifted
from elected representatives to appointed bureaucrats. It is important to start where the people have more influence, and that is at the
local level. The first task then would be to
work toward the abolition of the councilmanager form of government and a return to an elected executive.
**This appears to have been removed since
the original publishing of this brochure.
1 Sustainable Development Forum Scrutinized
By Jack Ward, Local Columnist
REPRINT OF ARTICLE: Register-Pajaronian, Saturday, March 28, 1998- Page 5 On March 13, I attended the Regional
Sustainable Development Strategy Forum in
Monterey. For those of you that are superstitious,
you may note that it was — Friday the 13th.
The forum was presented by the Futures
Network and Association of Bay Area Governments
(AMBAG). Many cities of the area were represented
and our own State Senator, Bruce McPherson, and
U.S. Congressman, Sam Farr, were speakers.
You would think with all this government
participation there would be some symbolic
recognition of California and the United States. But
there was no state or U.S. flag. Needless to say the
Pledge of Allegiance was also conspicuously absent.
One wonders if the promoters know the words to the
pledge. In the future, organizers may consider
honoring the country that allows them the freedom to
hold such events.
It became immediately obvious that this was to
be a tightly controlled event. Several pieces of
reading material were available for people to read,
but when a man passed out information challenging
the motives of sustainable
development, he was
physically confronted and
threatened with eviction.
Organizers frantically
attempted to retrieve all of
the unauthorized flyers.
They even snatched
material from the hands of members of the audience.
When the dialogue descended to discussions of
lawsuits the representative from the Futures Network
backed off.
If I hadn't personally witnessed this attempt to
throttle free speech, I wouldn’t have believed it. I
guess differing opinions are not allowed in their
sustainable development world, but we still have the
U.S. constitution that protects free speech- popular
or not. Remember, this was a public event and
participation was openly solicited in the media. But
the organizers wanted to control all the reading
material. The ghost of Joseph Goebbels and his
“thought police” would be proud.
After the keynote speech, there were only three
questions allowed. One was particularly amusing. A
Santa Cruz activist asked how to respond to the
“militia types” that oppose sustainable development.
I guess the point was, anyone that oppose
sustainable development is a “militia type”. If we
were in the type-casting business, I guess supporters
could be portrayed as left-wing kooks. But namecalling won’t address the concerns of the day.
Bruce McPherson
Attachment 2
2 After the keynote address, we broke into six
different discussion groups. Since I could only attend
one of these groups, I had to interview others for a
composite view of what happened in other
discussion groups. An over-riding observation was
the tight control over the discussions. The groups
were led by a “resource leader” and a “facilitator”.
Between the two of them, the direction and tone of
the discussions were tightly controlled. Certain
individuals were given numerous opportunities to
speak, while others never had an opportunity to
express their opinions.
When we reconvened and the moderators
reported on the results of the discussions no
questions were permitted. Several
people told me afterward that any
similarity between the concerns
expressed and the results reported
were purely coincidental. When you
know the desired results - conducting
a tightly controlled group discussion
is a low risk exercise. I know because
I have done it. Several years ago I
was trying to convince some
individuals to accept an un-popular
course of action. Normal discussions
produced little results. When a professional
facilitator offered his services everything turned
around.
I explained the desired results and the facilitator
took it from there. He broke the large group into
smaller discussion groups. He controlled the
discussions, emphasizing the desired points and
trivializing opposition. After each session he gave a
consensus report to the entire group. Since no one
attended all sessions it was impossible to argue
against this consensus report. After several sessions
the entire group had “agreed” to the desired course
of action. Group pressure intimidated and silenced
the original opposition. So much for the consensus
process.
The sustainable development forum followed a
similar process: What disturbed me the most was
there was no discussion or consideration for the
effect sustainable development will have on our
individual liberty, private property rights, free
market economy and our national sovereignty.
Clearly the Santa Cruz Agenda 21 plan for attaining
sustainable development attacks all four.
The good news is - no consensus was reached.
There was no rush to judgment. Many people have
expressed concerns regarding sustainable
development and the direction it will take. To ensure
we are not sold out by a bunch of global elitists, I
strongly urge you to attend future sustainable
development forums.
Before you go, re-read the U.S.
constitution and then listen intently. Don't
just listen to the warm fuzzy platitudes,
ask yourself how this will affect our
individual liberty, private property rights,
free market economy and national
sovereignty. Don't be intimidated by
those that want to trample on your
constitutional rights. Remember we have
constitutional rights citizens of other
countries don't enjoy. That is their
problem- not ours. Don't accept the Gorbachev
doctrine that we must surrender our national
sovereignty to satisfy his idea of a global
wonderland.
Jack Ward, a 30-year resident of the Monterey
Bay area und an aerospace retiree, provides a
conservative perspective on local, state and national
issues These views are solely those of Mr. Ward and
not necessarily those of the Register-Pajaronian
REPRINT OF ARTICLE: Register-Pajaronian,
Saturday, March 28, 1998
Don’t be
intimidated by
those that want
to trample on
your
constitutional
rights.
Attachment 2
Perils of Regionalization
The following 7 quotes are from former Colorado Governor (1887-1950) Ralph Lawrence Carr.
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CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL
Staff Report
March 3, 2025
ADJOURNMENT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Chip Rerig, City Administrator
APPROVED BY: Chip Rerig, City Administrator
SUBJECT: Presentations received after agenda posting
RECOMMENDATION:
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
FISCAL IMPACT:
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Social Media Policy PPT
CAWD Scenic Rd Pipeline PPT
Moffat and Nichol PPT
ADC PPT
Policy on Council Procedures PPT
City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
Special City Council Meeting
March 3, 2025
City Social Media Policy
City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
City Council Priorities
1. Financial Sustainability
2. Natural Environment/
Village Character
3. Community Engagement
4. Infrastructure
5. Business Environment
Effective, Reliable,
Responsive Government
City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
Social Media as a Tool for Communication
Enhances communication, engagement, and transparency
Promotes a wider reach than traditional communication methods Allows staff to provide real-time updates on City news, events, extended road closures, and weather alerts
Serves as a resource for the community to get valuable information straight from a trusted source
An effective tool for this City?
Community member comments and input from previous Council workshops Provides an opportunity to augment communication with the community A tool to “meet people where they are”
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YouTube is the most widely used
online platform
Eight-in-ten adults in the U.S.
reported using it
Facebook is a dominant social
media platform
68% of adults in the U.S.
reported using the platform
About half of U.S. adults have
used Instagram
47% reported using the
platform
Social Media by the Numbers
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US CENSUS: American Community Survey CBTS
Population = 3,220
2020 Census Data
Median Age: 68.9
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Establishes guidelines for the City’s use of social
media
Content guidelines
The City’s official website remains the primary
internet presence
Outlines process to create a City social media
account
Legal Compliance and Restrictions
Brown Act Compliance
Public Records Act
Content Restrictions
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Questions?
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Follow the City on Instagram!
@cityofcarmelbythesea
Videos of Meetings and Friday Vlog
@CityofCarmelbytheSea
Carmel Area Wastewater District
Scenic Rd Pipeline Replacement Project
Critical Infrastructure Renewal, Investing in the Future of Carmel
Clay Pipe is Prone to Fracturing
New Pipe is Seamless and Resilient
(Allows for Pipe Bursting Install)
Scenic Rd Pipeline
Replacement Project
• Scenic Rd
• Carmelo St
• San Antonio Ave
• Camino Real
• 14th Ave
• 15th Ave
• Mission Ranch
• Dolores St
2 Miles of Aging Clay Sewers
How will this impact access to the beach
or the pedestrian trail on Scenic Rd?
• Pedestrian access to the
beach and Scenic Road
walking path will not be
impacted.
• The work on the main part of
Scenic Road would be
scheduled for the “off season”.
How will Scenic Rd be impacted?
• The project will cause road closures to non-resident traffic as work moves down streets.
• Streets will be open to all traffic at the end of the workday and on weekends.
• Residents on Scenic Rd will be allowed access to/from their driveways during construction
• No street parking will be allowed (day or night) adjacent to construction areas.
• Full resurfacing of the street will occur at the end of the project.
Will emergency services be impacted?
• No.
• Emergency services (fire, ambulance, police) will have priority over the construction activities. There will be no reduction in the capacity for emergency response.
• Emergency services will be kept informed of the project so they are prepared for changing road conditions.
Will my sewer service be impacted?
• There will be an ~8-hour period
when we are connecting house
laterals to the new pipe.
• We will request that you don’t use
your sewer during this short period.
• However, you will still be able to
use your facilities during this time if
needed and we will deal with it on
the other end of the pipe.
How can I stay informed?
• CAWD will be conducting extensive public outreach to help inform residents and visitors of this critical infrastructure project. • Public Outreach includes the CAWD website (cawd.org), direct mailing to residents on affected streets, presentations to community groups, public meetings, and project signage. • There will be a Community Meeting prior
to construction (likely at the Carmel
Foundation).
Patrick Treanor, P.E.
District Engineer
(831) 624-1248
[email protected]
Carmel Beach Coastal Protection &
Access Improvements Projects
Adopt Resolution 2025-023
Authorizing the City Administrator to execute a
Professional Services Agreement with
Moffatt & Nichol, Inc
for the
Carmel Beach Coastal Protection
and Access Improvement Projects
City Council Special Meeting
March 3, 2025
Timeline
2022/23 – Sea Level Rise/Coastal Engineering Report
Project by EMC Planning Group which evaluated:
• Condition Assessment
• Shoreline & Beach Change Analysis
• Shoreline & Beach Erosion Exposure Modeling
• Coastal Hazard & Sea Level Rise
• Local Coastal Program (LCP) review
Winter 2022/23 – Severe winter storms (king tides and
large swells) resulted in damage to stairs and revetments April 2023 – Haro, Kasunich condition assessment of
stairs, revetments, and sea walls.
2023/2024 – Shoreline Infrastructure Repairs Project
(amended in 2025 with budget of $650,000)
• Fourth Avenue Outfall Seawall Repair/Replacement
• Tenth Ave & Twelfth Ave Stair Structural Repairs
Winter 2023/24 – More storms. More damage. Most stair
repairs made by City staff and reopened in Spring 2024.
Few remain closed. Need engineering/construction
project = Coastal Commission Permits
July 2024 – Request for Proposal from engineering
consultants. Three received with Moffatt & Nichol
selected.
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Infrastructure Condition Assessment
Twelfth Ave Stair Repairs Tenth Ave North Stair Repairs Fourth Ave Outfall Seawall Drainage System Repairs Projects
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Task Scope of Work Budget
1 Wood Stairs – Existing Condition Report $90,160
1A Geotechnical Analysis (if needed) $16,583
2 Stair Repair Projects – Tenth Ave North and Twelfth Ave $163,695 4 Fourth Ave Outfall Seawall Repair Project $87,146
2A/4A Geotechnical Drilling Investigation (if needed) $41,429 Total $399,013
Task 1 – Structural (and possible geotechnical) assessment of existing stairs. Evaluate access needs to replace with concrete
Task 2/4 – Develop Plans and Specifications for construction project to perform major repairs or replacement Both projects assumed extensive regulatory permitting will be required including (Coastal Commission, Fish & Wildlife, etc.)
Estimated Schedule: Bid Winter 2025. Repairs in Spring 2026 (due to time for Environmental Evaluation/permits) Funding:
Coastal Protection
Budget & Funding
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Company Services Cost
Wallace Group Project Management $63,594
Moffatt & Nichol Design & Engineering Services $399,012 TBD Construction Phase $187,393
Total $650,000
Source Amount
FY 2023/24 – Shoreline Infrastructure $250,000
FY 2024/25 – Shoreline Infrastructure
Repair (Additional Funding)
$150,000
FY 2024/25 – Fourth Ave Outfall
Project
$250,000
Total $650,000
Budget
Recap:
Conclusion
Entering into a Professional Services Agreement with Moffatt & Nichol, Inc. would offer the following benefits to the City:
1. Secure a contract with an industry-leading Engineering firm specializing in shoreline adaptation
2. Provide the City with the opportunity to award them additional coastal projects, such as the sand access ramp, through an amendment to their contract
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Recommendation
Adopt Resolution 2025-023
Authorizing the City Administrator to execute a
Professional Services Agreement with
Moffatt & Nichol, Inc
for the
Carmel Beach Coastal Protection
and Access Improvement Projects
in the amount of $399,013
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Resolution 2025-024,
Authorizing the City Administrator
Execute Amendment No. 1 to the
Professional Services Agreement with
Advance Design Consultants, Inc.
City Council Special Meeting
March 3, 2025
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July 2023 – Original PSA with Advance Design Consultants, Inc. for $76,560
1. Electrical Panels Load Monitoring (Vista Lobos, City Hall, Fire Station, and Ocean Avenue Median) - Complete
2. Design Documents for New Fleet Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations and Upgrade to Existing Commercial EV Charging Stations – 95% Complete
3. Design Documents for Sunset Center Parking Lot Upgrades including replacing of the MainPanel and Sub Panels serving parking lot lighting and existing EV Charging Stations.
4. On-Call Services – Used for design of the Vista Lobos Panel as recommended by Task 1 of assessment.
January 2025 – Pending Amendment No.1 for $58,020
5. Finalize Design and provide Construction Support at Vista Lobos for both Fleet and Commercial EV Charger installation.
6. Provide Design and Construction Support at Sunset Center Parking Lot for EV Charger Installation.
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Advance Design Consultants, Inc. History
Proposed EV Project Locations
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Vista Lobos Parking Lot
Commercial EV Upgrade
Sunset Center Parking Lot EV
Chargers Upgrade
Junipero Ave.
Torres St.
San Carlos St.
8th Ave.
Sunset
Center
Torres St.
Junipero Ave.
Vista Lobos Parking Lot
Fleet EV Chargers
Approval of Amendment No. 1 has a budget increase of $58,020 to facilitate the following:
• Finish Design and Construction of EV Charging Stations a both Vista Lobos Parking Lot and Sunset Center North Lot which would aid in electrifying City of Carmel’s Fleet. • Oversee the replacement of the Electrical Panel at the existing Vista Lobos Buildings. • On-Call Services budget ($15,000 Budget for as needed Electrical Engineering or related services.)
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Conclusion
Adopt Resolution 2025-024
Authorizing the City Administrator Execute
Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services
Agreement with Advance Design Consultants, Inc.
Authorizing a Budget increase of $58,020
City Council Special Meeting
March 3, 2025
Recommendation
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Item # 5
Review & Discuss City Policy C89-02 –
Proposed Changes to Meeting Procedures and Public
Appearances
City Council Special Meeting
March 3, 2025
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• Mayor Byrne has requested a discussion on City
Policy C89-02.
• This policy governs City Council meetings, agenda
procedures, and public appearances. It was
adopted in 1988, and revised in 2009, 2012, and
2020.
• The purpose of this item to review current the
current policy language, consider proposed
changes, and provide direction for next steps.
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Background
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Current Policy – Meeting Procedures
Section III.C: Procedures for Reviewing Agenda
Items (Except Public Hearings)
1. The Mayor reads the agenda item.
2. Staff presents a brief report.
3. City Council asks staff questions.
Section III.C: Procedures for Reviewing Agenda Items (Except Public Hearings)
1. Mayor will read the agenda item under discussion.
2. Mayor will ask if any Councilmember wishes for a staff presentation
3. Mayor will ask staff to present a brief presentation if requested.
4. Mayor will ask City Council if there are any questions for staff
5. Mayor will ask for Public Comment in chambers and then remote
6. Mayor will ask Council for discussion.
7. Mayor will ask Council to take action for an action items including motions, resolutions, ordinances and requests for direction to staff.
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Possible Changes to Meeting Procedures
Adding step 2:
• The Agenda packet, including Staff Reports, is posted at least 72 hours before the meeting.
• This allows Council and the public time to review
information in advance.
• A staff presentation may not always be necessary unless a Councilmember requests it.
• Requests can be for a full presentation or a discussion of specific points.
Adding Steps 5-7:
• These are steps that are mentioned in the policy already.
Adding them here in the lists of steps provides an
overview of the meeting procedures for review of each
agenda item.
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Rationale for Proposed Changes
Section II.B: Public Appearances:
The public has opportunities to speak to the City Council. The Public Appearances section allows persons to speak a maximum of three minutes, or as otherwise established by the City Council, on items of City business, other than those scheduled agenda items. Matters not appearing on the City Council's agenda will not receive action at that meeting but may be referred to staff for a future meeting or resolution outside of a City Council meeting. The City Council reserves the right to limit the duration of the Public Appearances section of the agenda to thirty minutes total.
Members of the public are entitled to directly address the City Council concerning any item that is described in the notice of the City Council meeting during consideration of that item. Public comments or testimony on agenda items other than Public Appearances shall be limited to a maximum of three minutes per speaker.
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Current Policy – Public Appearances
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Proposed Changes to Public Appearances
Possible changes to Section II B “Public Appearances” could be adding a 3rd paragraph to include the following:
“Under the Brown Act, public comments for matters on the agenda must relate to that agenda item and public comments for matters not on the agenda must relate to the subject matter jurisdiction of this legislative body. If a member of the public attending the meeting remotely violates the Brown Act by failing to comply with these requirements of the Brown Act, then that speaker will be muted.” • This language could be added as a 3rd paragraph under “Public Appearances” to confirm the scope of public comment permissible under the Brown Act.
• There is no specific language on handling remote speaker violations under the Brown Act in the current Policy.
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Other Possible Changes
Estimated times added to the agenda:
Since February, the agendas have been posted with
estimated time lengths included for each item, to help give an idea of how long the meeting will last.
Council may direct staff to include a section to the policy regarding “Estimated Times” being added to City Council agendas.
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Other Possible Changes
Additional Changes to Public Appearances Policy to consider:
• Set a Time Limit: Consider limiting public comments on non-agenda items to 30 minutes.
• Up to 10 speakers at 3 minutes each.
• If more than 10 speakers, adjust to 1-2 minutes per speaker. • Alternative Approach:
• 30 minutes at the start of the meeting.
• Additional 30 minutes at the end if needed.
• Other cities, such as City of Monterey, set time limits for total length of public comment total times to 30 minutes for non-agenda items, and 15 minutes per agenda item.
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Next Steps
If the Council finds that one or more of the changes described to Policy C89-02 are appropriate, then staff can return to the Council at a future meeting with a revised Policy C89-02 incorporating those changes.
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End of Presentation
Questions?