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
Special Meeting
Monday, January 12, 2026
3:00 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. https://ci-carmel-ca-us.zoom.us/j/88134597723
Webinar ID: 881 3459 7723
Passcode: 954379
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.
PUBLIC COMMENT GUIDELINES FOR SPECIAL MEETINGS
During Special City Council Meetings, public comments are permitted on items listed on the agenda. After each item on the agenda is introduced, the Mayor will invite public comment on that item. Each speaker has 3 minutes to speak unless otherwise adjusted by the Mayor.
While stating your name is optional, it helps to identify speakers in the meeting minutes.
Remote or in-person participants who do not comply with the requirements of the Brown Act will be muted.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
CONSENT AGENDA (Estimated time - 5 min)
Items on the consent agenda are routine in nature and do not require discussion or independent action. Members of the Council or the public may ask that any items be considered individually for Council discussion and/or for public comment. Unless that is done, one motion may be used to adopt all recommended actions.
1) December 1, 2025, Special Meeting Minutes, and December 2, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes
2) November 2025 Monthly Reports
3) November 2025 Check Register Summary
4) Resolution 2026-001 authorizing a free use day of the Sunset Center Theater for the Carmel Public Library Foundation's Annual Fundraising Benefit on Tuesday, April 28, 2026
5) Resolution 2026-002 adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget schedule
6) Resolution 2026-005, authorizing the City Administrator to execute a contract with Tombleson Incorporated in the amount of $90,683 for the Forest Theater Stage Repairs Project, plus a 15% contingency ($13,602), for a total Not-To-Exceed amount of $104,285
ORDERS OF BUSINESS
Orders of Business are agenda items that require City Council discussion, debate, direction to staff, and/or action.
7) Appoint the Mayor Pro Tempore for 2026 (Estimated time - 5 min) 8) Presentation Regarding Pension Liability and Section 115 Trust Overview (Estimated time - 30 min)
9) Receive the First Tri-Annual Budget Report for Fiscal Year 2025- 2026 (Estimated time - 40 min)
10) Resolution 2026-004, authorizing the City Administrator to execute a contract with Color New Corp in the amount of $188,000 for the Sunset Center Phase II Painting Project, plus a 15% contingency ($28,200), for a total Not-To-Exceed amount of $216,200 (Estimated time - 10 min) 11) Adopt Resolution 2024-006 authorizing the City Administrator to spend up to $150,000 for the purchase of a replacement ambulance (Estimated time - 15 min)
12) Authorize the Mayor and the City Administrator to Sign a Letter of Support to Remove the State Water Resources Control Board Moratorium on Water Meter Installation (Estimated time - 15 min) 13) Resolution 2025-003 making two (2) appointments to the Harrison Memorial Library Board of Trustees (Estimated time - 10 min) 14) Discussion and Direction Regarding City Council Ad Hoc and Steering Committees (Estimated time - 20 min)
RECESS
The City Council will take a 30-minute break around 6:30 p.m. if needed.
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 RECEIVED AFTER THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA 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).