CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Contact: 831.620.2000 www.ci.carmel.ca.us
Mayor Dale Byrne
Councilmembers Jeff Baron, Hans Buder, Bob
Delves, and Alissandra Dramov
All meetings are held in the City Council Chambers
East Side of Monte Verde Street
Between Ocean and 7th Avenues
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
4:30 PM
HYBRID MEETING ATTENDANCE OPTIONS
This meeting will be held in person and via teleconference ("hybrid"). The public is welcome to attend the meeting in person or remotely via Zoom, however, the meeting will proceed as normal even if there are technical difficulties accessing Zoom. The City will do its best to resolve any technical issues as quickly as possible. To view or listen to the meeting from home, you may also watch the live stream on the City's YouTube page at: https://www.youtube.com/@CityofCarmelbytheSea/streams. To participate in the meeting via Zoom, copy and paste the link below into your browser and enter the passcode. https://ci-carmel-ca-us.zoom.us/j/86890317537
Webinar ID: 868 9031 7537
Passcode: 100836
Dial in: (253) 215-8782
HOW TO OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT
The public may give public comment at this meeting in person, or use the Zoom teleconference module, provided that there is access to Zoom during the meeting. Zoom comments will be taken after the in-person comments. The public can also email comments to [email protected]. Comments must be received at least 2 hours before the meeting in order to be provided to the legislative body. Comments received after that time and up to the beginning of the meeting will be made part of the record.
RECESS - The City Council will take a 30-minute break around 6:30 p.m. if needed.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS (Estimated time - 40 min)
Carmel High School Report Out and Spotlight - CHS Robotics Team Recognition of Volunteers in Police Services (VIPS) and Carmel Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Life Saving Commendation for Carmel Police Officers Martis and Mendoza Harrison Memorial Library Centennial Restoration Project Update Proclamation Recognizing City Administrator Chip Rerig
PUBLIC APPEARANCES
Members of the public are entitled to speak on matters of municipal concern not on the agenda during Public Appearances. Each person's comments shall be limited to 3 minutes, or as otherwise established by the Chair. Persons are not required to provide their names, however, it is helpful for speakers to state their names so they may be identified in the minutes of the meeting. Under the Brown Act, public comment 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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS (Estimated time - 10 min)
City Administrator Announcements
City Attorney Announcements
Councilmember Announcements
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1) First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 2025-005 Adding Chapter
12.50 to the City Municipal Code Prohibiting Playing Pickleball and Other Paddle Sports in Forest Hill Park; and consideration of related CEQA exemptions (i.e., Common Sense Exemption [CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3)] and Class 1 Existing Facilities Categorical Exemption [CEQA Guidelines § 15301]) (Estimated time - 15 min)
2) Staff's update on standard street addresses implementation timeline, Staff's recommendation that the City Council find that the proposed Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3), 15301 and 15304, and First reading of Ordinance 2025-006 amending City of Carmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code Section 15.55.100 for address identification pursuant to the California Building Standards Codes (Estimated time - 45 min)
ORDERS OF BUSINESS
Orders of Business are agenda items that require City Council discussion, debate, direction to staff, and/or action.
3) Receive the First Tri-Annual Budget Report for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (Estimated time - 40 min)
4) Consider Resolution 2025-102 Approving an Acting City Administrator At-Will Employment Agreement with Brandon Swanson (Estimated time - 10 min)
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
This agenda was posted at City Hall, Monte Verde Street between Ocean Avenue and 7th Avenue, Harrison Memorial Library, located on the NE corner of Ocean Avenue and Lincoln Street, the Carmel-by-the-Sea Post Office, 5th Avenue between Dolores Street and San Carlos Street, and the City's webpage (http://www.ci.carmel.ca.us) in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
CORRESPONDENCE AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
Any correspondence or supplemental materials related to items on this agenda that are received after the agenda has been posted will be distributed to the City Council and made available for public review at City Hall (Monte Verde Street between Ocean and Seventh Avenues) during regular business hours. Written comments emailed to the City Clerk will not be read aloud, but will be posted online with the related agenda at: https://carmelbytheseaca.portal.civicclerk.com/.
SPECIAL NOTICES TO PUBLIC
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 831-620-2000 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to ensure that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the meeting (28CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II).