Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council
March 3, 2026

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, March 3, 2026
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/83138976374
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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 inperson 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.

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS
A. Carmel High School Report Out (Estimated time - 3 min) B. Volunteer Spotlight - Power Over Parkinson's (Estimated time - 5 min) C. Presentation by Montage Health (Estimated time - 10 min) D. Introduce Library Director Heather Cousin (Estimated time - 2 min)

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. While stating your name is optional, it helps to identify speakers in the meeting minutes. 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. Remote or in-person participants who do not comply with the requirements of the Brown Act will be muted.

ANNOUNCEMENTS (Estimated time - 10 min)
City Administrator Announcements
City Attorney Announcements
Councilmember Announcements
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) January 22 and February 2, 2026, Special Meeting Minutes, February 3, 2026, Regular Meeting Minutes
2) January 2026 Monthly Reports
3) January 2026 Check Register Summary
4) Resolution 2026-015, authorizing the serving of alcohol on public property for the Carmel Public Library Foundation's Donor Salute event on Sunday, March 8, 2026, and the Sterling Circle event, Sunday, June 7, 2026
5) Resolution 2026-016 Adopting a Policy on the Distribution of Tickets and Passes to City Employees
6) Resolution 2026-017 Approving loan of City Art to the Monterey Museum of Art 7) Resolution 2026-018 authorizing a free use day of the authorizing one (1) free use day of the Sunset Center theater and lobby for the AIM for Awareness Art & Design Challenge Exhibit and Reception April 21, 2026
8) Resolution 2026-020 recognizing and honoring Robin McCrae for her 33 years of leadership and service as Chief Executive Officer of Community Human Services on the occasion of her retirement
9) Resolution 2026-021 approving the current salary schedule for Carmel Police Officers Association (POA) and Temporary/Hourly in compliance with California Public Employees Retirement Law (PERL) and the California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 2, Section 570.5

ORDERS OF BUSINESS
Orders of Business are agenda items that require City Council discussion, debate, direction to staff, and/or action.
10) Resolution 2026-019 Accepting the General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports for the Calendar Year 2025 (Estimated time - 30 min) 11) 2026 Car Week Discussion and Direction (Estimated time – 60 min) 12) Design Traditions 1.5 Discussion and Direction (Estimated time - 60 min) RECESS
The City Council will take a 30-minute break around 6:30 p.m. if needed.

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-bythe-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).

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
City Council
Staff Report
March 3, 2026

CONSENT AGENDA
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Nova Romero, City Clerk
APPROVED BY: Brandon Swanson, Acting City Administrator SUBJECT: January 22 and February 2, 2026, Special Meeting Minutes, February 3, 2026, Regular Meeting Minutes
RECOMMENDATION:

Approve Draft Minutes.

BACKGROUND / SUMMARY:

The City Council routinely approves minutes of its meetings.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION:

None.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. 1-22-2026 CC Priorities Workshop Minutes

2. 2-2-2026 CC Special Minutes

3. 2-3-2026 CC Regular Minutes

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

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SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES WORKSHOP
Thursday, January 22, 2026

CALL TO ORDER AND ATTENDANCE
The meeting was called to order at the Carmel Woman’s Club at 10:00 a.m.

Councilmembers Present: Councilmembers Jeff Baron, Hans Buder, Alissandra Dramov, Mayor Pro Tem Delves, and Mayor Dale Byrne were present.

Staff Present: Acting Assistant City Administrator Marisa Bermudez, Information Systems Manager Joel Staker, Public Works Director Ken Wysocki, Finance Manager Jayme Fields, Interim Library Director Melinda Cervantes, Community Planning and Building Director Anna Ginette, Fire Chief Patrick Moore, and Police Chief Todd Trayer.

ORDERS OF BUSINESS
Acting City Administrator Brandon Swanson opened the meeting by outlining the agenda and inviting each Councilmember to share their priorities and goals before reviewing the City’s current priorities list.
● Councilmember Dramov expressed dissatisfaction with the current priorities process, citing limited check-ins during the year and a perception that agendas over the past year have not reflected the full Council’s priorities. She identified beach access stairs and undergrounding power lines near 2nd Avenue and Dolores to reduce outage risk as key priorities.
● Councilmember Buder said the priorities list should be more visible on the City website and used more consistently to guide staff work and Council agendas. He supported differentiating priorities by importance and adding a mid-year check-in. ● Councilmember Baron said he would like to see priorities that support residents, maintain Carmel’s village character, and strengthen community life, while acknowledging some unplanned items are unavoidable. He supported ensuring each Councilmember’s key interest is represented, balancing short-, mid-, and long-term items, and avoiding ad hoc committees that pull staff time away from adopted priorities. He also supported more frequent check-ins.
● Mayor Byrne said he was proud of the work completed over the past year and encouraged exploring ideas the City has been hesitant to discuss, including parking and housing at ATTACHMENT 1

City Council Special Meeting Minutes – January 22, 2026

Vista Lobos, a broader Civic Center concept, and potential public-private partnerships. ● Mayor Pro Tem Delves advocated for a focused approach, stating that long-neglected infrastructure needs should be treated as the most urgent priorities, with an emphasis on aligning priorities with the City’s capacity and available funding.

Mr. Swanson explained how the current priorities list is structured:
● Strategic Areas which are high-level and long term visions for the City ● Priority areas are focused on specific objectives within the strategic areas. ● Goals are measurable outcomes or tasks that will be completed within each priority area.

He suggested going over each priority area, opening public comment on each, then getting council comments and feedback on existing goals, or new goals to be added. He summarized the 5 Strategy Areas:

1. Exercise Financial Sustainability, Accountability and Transparency

2. Steward the Natural Environment

3. Maintain Public Safety and Infrastructure

4. Preserve the Village Character

5. Provide Effective, Reliable, Responsive and Friendly Government Services Mr. Swanson summarized and introduced the Goals for Budget Clarity and Financial Health under Strategy #1.

Public comment:

Scott Lonergan
Maria Ruess
Laura Bolling
Joe DiNucci
Maria Ruess
Nancy Twomey
Fred Kern
Linda Califore
Kiara
Karen Ferlito
Carrie Theis
Mayor Pro Tem Delves summarized recent progress by the Financial Stewardship Ad Hoc such as updates to financial policies, reserves approach, and budgeting practices, while emphasizing that additional work remains. Council discussed the need for a long-term financial plan focused on building revenue, and discussed potential options such as asset sales, paid parking, increased enforcement and fees, and voter-approved tax measures such as TOT increase. Council ATTACHMENT 1

City Council Special Meeting Minutes – January 22, 2026

discussed securing a revenue source to address deferred maintenance, and suggested adding a regular departmental reporting component in Council packets to improve tracking and accountability.

Council gave consensus direction on the following changes to the goals under Budget Clarity:
● REMOVE: Review and Reformulate Approach to Reserves, and Update and Refine Financial Policies, since they are both considered completed. ● NEW: Add “Increase usability and clarity of financial reports given to Council” ● NEW: Add “Create an online public facign CIP tracking dashboard” Council gave consensus direction on the following changes to the goals under Financial Health:
● NEW: Add “Receive a presentation on TOT increase on the Nov 2026 ballot” ● NEW: Add “Provide Council with a presentation on options for paid parking” ● REFINE: Update existing priority language to the goal “develop potential revenue enhancements” to more clearly link revenue planning to funding shortfalls.

Mr. Swanson summarized and introduced the Goals for Beach Infrastructure Repairs and Maintenance and Wildfire Mitigation under Strategy #2.

Public comment:

Harry Ross
Karen Ferlito
Nancy Twomey
Linda Califiore
Tamara Michie
Councilmember Baron requested implementation of the Climate Action Plan be included as a goal. Council discussed updating and clarifying wildfire mitigation goals, including completing Fire Department fuel mitigation tasks before fire season, preparing evacuation routes, including a citywide drill, and formalizing home hardening and vegetation standards through Planning Commission policies.

Council gave consensus direction on the following changes to the goals under Beach Infrastructure Repairs and Maintenance:
● NEW: Add “Implementation of coastline-related items from the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan”
Council gave consensus direction on the following changes to the goals under Wildfire Mitigation and Prevention:

ATTACHMENT 1

City Council Special Meeting Minutes – January 22, 2026

● REMOVE: Adopt Local Fire Hazard Maps, since that was completed ● NEW: Add “Complete all tasks on the list of prioritized fuel mitigation projects” ● NEW: Add “Create and distribute home hardening rules to the community” ● NEW: Add “Execute a Citywide evacuation drill”
RECESS– Council took a recess at 12:44 and returned at 1:19 pm Mr. Swanson summarized and introduced the Goals for Public Safety, City Buildings, Police/Public Works Building, Digital Infrastructure, and Streets and Sidewalks under Strategy #3.

Public comment:

Linda Califiore
Tamara Michie
Karen Ferlito
Donna Jett
Maria Ruess
Nancy Twomey
Tim Twomey
Cindy Lloyd
Maryann Lloyd
Laura Bolling
Cindy Lloyd
No name
Councilmember Buder suggested adding a new goal to improve the resiliency of our power grid”.

Mayor Byrne asked for a status update on the Rule 20A undergrounding project by Del Mar Beach. Councilmember Dramov said perhaps Dolores and 2nd Ave should be considered for a future underground utility site. Councilmember Buder and Mayor Pro Tem agreed.

Councilmember Baron said we need to make sure we do plenty of outreach and notifications for the community to inform them of their new address and who to contact if they have any concerns about their address. Council agreed that reviewing options for the Scout House should be added to the list under City Buildings, but options for Flanders can wait. Council agreed that exploring a partnership with the Friends of Mission Trail Nature Preserve (MTNP) for Rio Park is a better option than pursuing the Bridge to Everywhere Project.

Mayor Byrne said the cyber security audit should be a high priority and done by May if possible.

Council discussed the rising cost of deferred street and sidewalk maintenance and the need for a long-term, funded maintenance plan. Council agreed that parking enforcement is a high priority.

Council gave consensus direction on the following changes to the goals under Public Safety:

ATTACHMENT 1

City Council Special Meeting Minutes – January 22, 2026

● REMOVE: Complete transition of ambulance services to Monterey Fire, since it’s completed.
● NEW: Add “Create a plan to improve the resiliency of the City’s power grid” ● NEW: Add “Complete the City’s Rule 20-A Project at Del Mar Parking Lot Council gave consensus direction on the following changes to the goals under City Buildings and Property (Non-Police/PW):
● REMOVE: Make Police/PW Building safe before remodel, as it’s mostly complete and a separate sub-category
● NEW: Add “Provide a presentation to Council on the Process to sell the Scout House and receive direction”
● NEW: Add “Draft an agreement between the City and Friends of MTNP for a Rio Park Project”
Council gave consensus direction on the following changes to the goals under Streets and Sidewalks:
● REMOVE: Assess condition of sidewalks and tree wells and create maintenance plan to get current, since it is complete.
● NEW: Add “complete modeling work of street condition to optimize use of CIP funds for maintenance and replacement”
● NEW: Add “Significantly increase parking enforcement” Mr. Swanson summarized and introduced the Goals for Design Review and Attract New FullTime Residents under Strategy #4.

Public comment:

Cindy Lloyd
Shirley Moon
Maria Ruess
Tim Twomey
Council discussed whether Carmel still needs a separate Design Review Board, noting that adopting objective design standards could potentially replace it. Council debated population decline as a priority.

Council gave consensus direction on the following changes to the goals under Attract New Full-Time Residents:
● UPDATE: Consider changing the name of this category to reflect Housing and Community Sustainability.
● NEW: Add “Implement the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element” as a goal ATTACHMENT 1

City Council Special Meeting Minutes – January 22, 2026

Mr. Swanson summarized and introduced the Goals for Process Improvements, Public Access to Records, and Smart Village Plan, under Strategy #5.

Public comment:

Linda Califiore
Donna Jett
Council agreed that providing free city public wifi is not a priority, and to take it off the list. Council discussed adding customer service as a high priority, as well as making the permit process better and easier.

Council gave consensus direction on the following changes to the goals under Process Improvements:
● NEW: Add “Customer Service Program”
Council gave consensus direction remove the Priority and Goal of a Smart Village Plan.

Council invited public comment and discussed the following changes to the Future Priorities List
● REMOVE: outdoor dining and wine tasting
● REMOVE: Explore opportunities for Permanent Outdoor dining/Downtown Master Plan ● MOVE: The Bridge to Everywhere Project has been changed to exploring making Rio Park a park and working with the Friends of the MTNP and moved to City Buildings and Property Priority
● MOVE: TOT discussion moved to the Financial Health Priority ● MOVE: Scout House moved to City Buildings Priority
● ADD: Explore options for Flanders
● ADD: Undergrounding Power lines separate from Rule 20A ● ADD: City owned conduit system for date (currently Comcast owned) ● ADD: Implement parking and traffic management program

ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 3:33 pm
APPROVED: ATTEST:
_________________________________ _____________________________ Dale Byrne, Mayor Nova Romero, MMC, City Clerk
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SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Monday, February 2, 2026

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Byrne called the meeting to order in the Council Chambers at 3:00 p.m.

Roll call: Councilmembers Jeff Baron, Hans Buder, Alissandra Dramov, Mayor Pro Tem Delves, and Mayor Dale Byrne were present.

CONSENT AGENDA
Councilmember Baron requested to pull Item #5, and Acting City Administrator Brandon Swanson requested to pull Item #3 for clarification.

Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Delves to approve consent agenda items #1, 2, 4, 6, and 7, seconded by Councilmember Dramov and passed 5-0-0-0 by the following roll call vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Baron, Buder, Delves, Dramov, and Mayor Byrne NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Item 1 - January 12, 2026, Special Meeting Minutes, and January 13, 2026, Regular Meeting Minutes - Approved 5-0-0-0
Item 2 - December 2025 Check Register Summary - Approved 5-0-0-0 Item 4 - Resolution 2026-009 authorizing a free use day of the Sunset Center for a Garden Club of America Lecture and Book Signing event in the Sunset Center Lobby on March 12, 2026 - Approved 5-0-0-0
Item 6 - Resolution 2026-011 authorizing the consumption of alcohol at the Farmers' Market Third Thursday events in 2026 - Approved 5-0-0-0
Item 7 - Resolution 2026-012, authorizing the serving of alcohol on public property, and the erection of tents on public property for the Carmel Art Festival, May 15-17, 2026 - Approved 5- 0-0-0

ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
Item 3 - December 2025 Monthly Reports
ATTACHMENT 2

City Council Special Meeting Minutes – February 2, 2026

Acting Assistant City Administrator reported that the City is finalizing an agreement with AMR for reimbursement when the City's ambulance service responds to calls in AMR's area, which will be retroactive to February 1st. He noted this because the monthly report showed 56 times when Carmel ambulance responded to AMR’s area.

Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Delves to approve consent agenda item #3, Accepting the December Monthly Reports, seconded by Councilmember Buder, and passed 5-0-0-0 by the following roll call vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Baron, Buder, Delves, Dramov, and Mayor Byrne NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Item 5 - Resolution 2026-010, authorizing the serving of alcohol on public property for Carmel Culinary Week, June 5-13, 2026
Councilmember Baron expressed concern that the requested number of days for City-authorized alcohol in the park and closing the streets is increasing. He requested a future agenda item to discuss limiting the number of weekly events where alcohol is permitted, and Councilmembers Buder and Dramov agreed.

Public comment: None
Motion by Councilmember Baron to approve consent agenda item #5, approving Resolution 2026-010 authorizing the serving of alcohol on public property for Carmel Culinary Week, June 5-13, 2026, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Delves and passed 5-0-0-0 by the following roll call vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Baron, Buder, Delves, Dramov, and Mayor Byrne NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None

ORDERS OF BUSINESS
Item 8 - Resolution 2026-013 Adopting a Policy on the Distribution of Tickets and Passes - not adopted; will be brought back at a future meeting with revisions.

City Clerk Romero gave a presentation on the proposed policy on the distribution of tickets or passes, and answered questions from Council.

Public Comment: None
ATTACHMENT 2

City Council Special Meeting Minutes – February 2, 2026

Councilmembers Baron and Dramov expressed concern that using FPPC Form 802 for Council could be less transparent than reporting tickets as gifts on an individual’s Form 700, could create the appearance of a workaround or favoritism. Councilmember Baron suggested that if the City adopts a policy, it should be limited to employees, and Councilmembers should continue to report any tickets received on their annual Form 700.

Councilmember Buder asked whether tickets could be provided to a group (e.g., “the Council”) without designating specific individuals. City Attorney Pierik said he could research if this is permitted. Mayor Pro Tem Delves said he generally prefers elected officials not accept free items.

Mayor Byrne noted a policy could help enable City employees to attend community events to represent the City.

Council directed staff to return with a revised policy that applies only to City employees and excludes City Councilmembers. Resolution 2026-013 was not adopted and the item will be brought back at a future meeting with revisions.

Item 9 - Update on AB413 (Daylighting Law), and Discussion Regarding Downtown Speed Limits and Request for Direction to the City Administrator on Whether to Retain a Traffic Engineer to Conduct a Traffic Study
Police Chief Trayer gave a presentation on the item and answered questions from Council.

Council asked about signage, and Chief Trayer confirmed that any reduced speed limits would require posted signs and could also be marked on the roadway, since residential areas are otherwise presumed to be 25 MPH.

Public comment:

Fred Kern
Karen Ferlito
Shirley Moon
Councilmember Dramov said that doing a traffic study now is premature and that rolling back the changes made for the safety of pedestrians would be harmful to the community. Mayor Pro Tem Delves raised concerns about intersections lacking red curb markings, and supported lowering Ocean Avenue to 15 MPH, with a study considered after the law has been in effect for a year.

Councilmember Buder generally agreed, supporting 15 MPH downtown and 20 MPH in residential areas, while noting the loss of short-term (“green”) parking spaces and the effect on locals. Mayor Byrne emphasized the business impacts from losing short-term spaces and said the City needs professional traffic input, but later acknowledged there wasn’t Council appetite to proceed with a full study right now. Councilmember Baron supported lower speed limits and suggested a limited consultation with a traffic engineer as a lower-cost first step.

ATTACHMENT 2

City Council Special Meeting Minutes – February 2, 2026

Council gave consensus direction to staff not to move forward with a traffic engineering study at this time, and instead directed staff to continue collecting data and bring related questions to the Traffic Safety Committee, and emphasized the need for increased parking enforcement as soon as possible.

ADJOURNMENT
Council adjourned the meeting at 4:49 p.m.

APPROVED: ATTEST:
___________________________________ ________________________________ Dale Byrne, Mayor Nova Romero, MMC, City Clerk
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REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Byrne called the meeting to order in the Council Chambers at 4:30 p.m.

Roll call: Councilmembers Jeff Baron, Hans Buder, Alissandra Dramov, Mayor Pro Tem Delves, and Mayor Dale Byrne were present.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Byrne led the pledge of allegiance.

EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS
● Carmel High School Report Out: Drew Galy, CHS ASB President, provided a report on last month’s high school events, sports, and programs to Council. ● Nonprofit Spotlight - Living Breath Foundation: continued to a future meeting ● Monterey Airport District Presentation: continued to a future meeting.

PUBLIC APPEARANCES
Cindy Lloyd
Fred Kern
Maria Ruess
Lillian Barbeito
Theresa Buccola
Craig Rose
Joe DiNucci
Linda Califiore

ANNOUNCEMENTS
City Administrator - no announcements
City Attorney - no announcements
Mayor Byrne announced the recent passing of Donald Goodhue, a former Planning Commissioner and community stalwart. He said the meeting will be adjourned in Mr. Goodhue's memory, noting that he was a true steward of Carmel who cared deeply about the community and significantly contributed to the current design guidelines update.

ATTACHMENT 3

City Council Regular Meeting Minutes – February 3, 2026

Councilmember Baron said he was sad to hear of Don Goodhue’s passing, a former Planning Commissioner, local architect, and friend; it's a great loss to the community.

Councilmember Buder reported that the City received HCD comments on the Housing Element Amendment, and staff is preparing technical updates and will proceed with public review and resubmittal.

Councilmember Dramov sadly announced the recent passing of longtime resident, former Planning Commissioner, and Councilmember, Michael Cunningham.

Mayor Pro Tem Delves thanked staff for excellent customer service after they quickly resolved a resident's issue regarding unapproved construction work.

CONSENT AGENDA
Public Comment: None
Motion by Councilmember Buder to approve consent agenda item #1, adoption of Ordinance 2026-001, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Delves, and adopted 5-0-0-0 by the following roll call vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Baron, Buder, Delves, Dramov, and Mayor Byrne NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Item 1 - Second reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-001 amending Carmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code Title 15 (Buildings and Construction) by adopting the 2025 editions of the California Administrative Code, California Building Code (CBC) and appendices, California Residential Code CRC), California Energy Code (CEnC), California Fire Code (CFC), California Mechanical Code (CMC), California Plumbing Code (CPC), California Electrical Code (CEC), California Green Building Standards Code (CGBSC), Historic Building Code (HBC), Existing Building Code (EBC) and Wildland-Urban Interface Code (WUI) and 2024 International Property Maintenance Codes (IPMC) with local amendments - Adopted Ordinance 2026-001

ORDERS OF BUSINESS
Item 2 - Receive a presentation on the updated Council Strategic Priorities list following the January 22nd workshop, and provide direction to staff
Acting City Administrator Swanson presented the item, asking for Council direction and prioritization level on each item, with 1 being the highest priority, 2 being medium priority, and 3 ATTACHMENT 3

City Council Regular Meeting Minutes – February 3, 2026

being low priority. Mayor Pro Tem Delves and Councilmember Baron suggested that the priority be based on the fiscal year to align with the budget, rather than based on calendar year.

Public Comment:

Maria Ruess
Nancy Twomey
Doug Schmitz
Kristi Reimers
Council gave direction to update the goals under Strategic Priority #1 (S-1) Exercise Financial Sustainability, Accountability and Transparency with priority levels as follows:

Budget Clarity (P-1.1)
Goal Priority Level
Increase usability/clarity of financial reports to Council 3 Create an online public-facing CIP tracking dashboard 2

Financial Health (P-1.2)
Goal Priority Level
Receive Council approval on revised investment portfolio approach Future Implement new HR, Finance and Payroll management system 1 Develop menu of potential funding sources to address funding shortfalls 1 Provide Council a presentation on placing a TOT increase on the Nov 2026 ballot and receive direction
1 Provide Council with a presentation on options for paid parking as a management tool
2 Council gave direction to update the goals under Strategic Priority #2 (S-2) Stewarding the Natural Environment with priority levels as follows:

Beach Infrastructure Repairs and Maintenance (P-2.1)
Goal Priority Level
Rebuild 8th Ave. Sand Ramp 1
Complete 4th Ave. outfall repair/replacement 2
Rebuild 10th Ave. stairs 1
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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes – February 3, 2026

Rebuild 12th Ave. stairs 1
Complete maintenance/repair of bluff revetments 1 - ongoing Implement Coastline related items from Climate Action and Adaptation Plan ongoing Wildfire Mitigation and Prevention (P. 2.2)
Goal Priority Level
City Council adoption of updated Carmel Forest Management Plan 2 Adopt additional citywide wildfire and prevention measures (e.g. allowed materials, building code, etc), and created and distribute home hardening rules to the community
2 Complete all tasks on the approved list of prioritized fuel mitigation projects 1 Execute a citywide evacuation drill 1
Council decided to take a break on this item, and when they return, they will begin item #3, TOT item.

RECESS
Council took a recess at 6:30 p.m. and returned at 7:00 p.m.

Item 3 - Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Discussion and Direction on Potential 2026 Ballot Measure
Acting Assistant City Administrator Marisa Bermudez gave a presentation regarding a potential ballot measure to increase the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT). She asked for Council consideration and direction on whether or not to pursue a TOT increase as a way to address budget shortfalls and fund the repair of aging and deteriorating infrastructure. City Clerk Nova Romero presented on the election timing options and answered questions from Council. Finance Manager Jayme Fields also answered questions related to occupancy behaviour comparisons and projected revenue.

Public Comment:

Nancy Twomey
Mark Watson
Carrie Theis
Sygale Lomas
Susan Bjerre
Mark Stillwell
Kelly Brezoczky
ATTACHMENT 3

City Council Regular Meeting Minutes – February 3, 2026

Councilmember Baron said when the TOT subject was brought up in May 2024, hoteliers said there wasn’t enough time to prepare for a TOT increase, and 2 years later are continuing to say they need more time. He said he remains open to suggestions on how to have this conversation with hoteliers, but what he is hearing is that they will always be against a TOT increase regardless of the timing.

Councilmember Buder said that he would have preferred to evaluate multiple revenue options, not just TOT, and that there would have been stronger outreach. He noted that TOT has repeatedly surfaced as a viable option through the Financial Stewardship Ad Hoc. He presented research he did on Half Moon Bay’s TOT increase from 12% to 15% as a reference point to show that the increase was successful.

Mayor Pro Tem Delves voiced agreement with Councilmember Buder. He acknowledged the hotel sector’s efforts through creating the Carmel Hostelry Improvement District (CHID) 2% assessment to fund their marketing investments, but emphasized that the City also needs revenue to keep pace with infrastructure needs.

Councilmember Dramov echoed the Councilmembers comments, stating hotels asked for more time in 2024 and that 2 years later the City now faces a more urgent revenue need for infrastructure.

Councilmembers Buder, Delves, and Dramov supported exploring a 2% increase (10% to 12%) for the November 2026 election, with funds functionally directed towards capital and infrastructure needs. Mayor Byrne stated he did not support pursuing a TOT measure at this time and preferred further research and evaluation of additional revenue options.

Mayor Byrne reopened public comment:

Carrie Theis
Mark Watson
Councilmember Baron noted there is still time until April for Council to discuss the subject with hotel owners, hoping for beneficial and meaningful conversations.

Motion by Councilmember Baron directing staff to proceed with exploration of a TOT ballot measure and return to Council in April with draft ballot measure language, seconded by Councilmember Buder, and adopted 4-1-0-0 by the following roll call vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Baron, Buder, Delves, Dramov
NOES: Mayor Byrne
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
RECESS
Council took a recess at 8:21 pm and returned at 8:27 pm.

ATTACHMENT 3

City Council Regular Meeting Minutes – February 3, 2026

Council resumed discussion on agenda item #2, Council priorities, beginning with the Public Safety Priority.

Public comment:

Kristi Reimers
Council gave direction to update the priorities under Strategic Priority #3 (S-3) Maintain Public Safety Infrastructure with priority levels as follows:

Public Safety (P-3.1)
Goal Priority Level
Ambulance mutual aid contract 1
Implement street address program 1
Create a plan to improve the resiliency of the City’s power grid and present to Council
2 Complete the City’s Rule 20-A project at Del Mar Parking Lot 3 City Buildings and Property (Non-Police/PW) (P-3.2)
Goal Priority Level
Conduct condition assessment of all City buildings and develop maintenance plans
2 Provide presentation to Council on process required to sell the Scout House and receive direction
future
Receive presentation from the Friends of MTNP for a Rio Park project 2 City Building (Police/PW) (P-3.3)
Goal Priority Level
Select Architect 1
Construction plans and financing approved by Council 1
Digital Infrastructure (P-3.4)
ATTACHMENT 3

City Council Regular Meeting Minutes – February 3, 2026

Goal Priority Level
Complete an IT audit, including cyber-security 1
Develop and adopt an IT Strategic Plan 1
Streets and Sidewalks (P-3.5)
Goal Priority Level
Complete repairs to get current on all sidewalk and ADA improvements 2 Significantly increase parking enforcement capabilities 1 Council gave consensus direction to continue the discussion on Strategic Priorities #4 and #5 at a future Council meeting due to the lateness of the evening.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
None

ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned in memory of Donald Goodhue at 9:26 p.m.

APPROVED: ATTEST:
____________________________________ _____________________________ Dale Byrne, Mayor Nova Romero, MMC, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT 3

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
City Council
Staff Report
March 3, 2026

CONSENT AGENDA
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Nova Romero, City Clerk
APPROVED BY: Brandon Swanson, Acting City Administrator SUBJECT: January 2026 Monthly Reports
RECOMMENDATION:

Review and receive monthly reports.

BACKGROUND / SUMMARY:

This is a monthly series of reports:
• City Administrator Contract Log (no contracts under $60K for January) • Community Planning and Building Department Reports
• Police, Fire, and Ambulance Reports
• Public Records Act Requests
• Public Works Department Reports
FISCAL IMPACT:

None for this action.

PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION:

None for this action.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Community Planning and Building Department Reports - January 2026

2. Fire and Ambulance Report - January 2026

3. Public Records Act Requests - January 2026

4. Public Works Director's Report - January and February 2026

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
Monthly Report
Community Planning and Building Department
JANUARY 2026 – DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT
I. PLANNING PERMIT APPLICATIONS:

In January 2026, 33 planning permit applications were received.

II. BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATIONS:

In January 2026, 7 business license applications were received.

III. BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS:

In January 2026, 56 building permit applications were received.

IV. CODE COMPLIANCE CASES:

In January 2026, 27 new code compliance cases were created.

V. TRANSIENT RENTAL COMPLIANCE CASES:

In January 2026, 1 new transient rental compliance case was created.

VI. ENCROACHMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS:

In January 2026, 27 encroachment permit applications were received.

VII. TREE PERMIT APPLICATIONS:

In January 2026, 29 tree permit applications were received.

TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Shelby Gorman, Administrative Coordinator SUBMITTED ON: February 1, 2026
APPROVED BY: Anna Ginette, Director of Community Planning and Building ATTACHMENT 1

VIII. YEAR-TO-DATE TRENDS
Table 1 includes the following January 2026 totals:
• Planning Permit Applications
• Business License Applications
• Building Permit Applications
• Code Compliance Cases
• Transient Rental Cases
• Encroachment Permit Applications
• Tree Permit Applications
January 2026 totals are provided alongside January 2025 totals for comparison. Compared to the same time period in the year 2025, Table 1 denotes percentage changes in the year 2026.

Table 1
Permit Application Totals and YTD Percentage Changes

PLANNING BUSINESS

LICENSES BUILDING CODE COMPLIANCE

TRANSIENT
RENTAL

COMPLIANCE
ENCROACHMENTS
TREE

REMOVAL &

PRUNING
2025 YTD
Totals 32 5 49 3 3 25 43
2026 YTD
Totals 33 7 56 27 1 27 29
YTD %
Difference +3.125% +40.00% +14.29% +800.00% -66.67% +8% -32.56% ATTACHMENT 1

Permit # Permit Type Permit
Identifier
Track Project Description Address/
Location
Date
Received
Date
Approved
Status
26033 Historic
Evaluation
HE 26033
(Willey)
I would like to replace the current run-down
"shack" with an attractive single-family home:
3 bedroom (one master suite; two samll
bedrooms); 2 1/2 baths. (I live next door on
Mission)
SE corner of
Mission St &
11th Ave
1/29/2026 Pending
Assignment
26032 Sign SI 26032 (The
Nut Hut)
Installation of new hanging sign with
minimum seven foot clearance. Sign to be
moved to hang from rafter beams as
demonstrated in photos.

Ocean 2 SW of
San Carlos
1/29/2026 Pending
Assignment
26031 Design Review DR 26031
(Pine Inn)
As Phase 1 of the Fire Sprinkler Upgrade for
the Pine Inn Property and Retail Spaces, this
permit is to provide New Screening for the
New Fire Sprinkler Mechanical Equipment
located on the Pine Inn Hotel Property which
is historically significant and is included on the
City's Historic Inventory. Phase 2 and Phase 3
are Not Part of this Permit and Will Be Applied
For in the Future. Phase 1: 1. At Lincoln
Street: Remove 24”W x 60”L x 14”H Section
of Existing 24” High Brick Planter and Create a
Brick Paved Base for the Installation of (1)
New Backflow Device at Existing Courtyard
Entry. Mount on the Exterior Wall of Retail
Space #7 (the North Side of the Entry
Courtyard) a New 45”H x 31”W x 23"D Wood
Cabinet with Wooden Louvered Lockable Door
to House (1) New Backflow Prevention Device
per Fire Sprinkler Installation Contractor and
Accompanying Water Flow Alarm System.

Wood Cabinet Shall have Solid Wood Sides
and Louvered Lockable Cabinet Door to be
Painted in Off-White Color to Match Existing
Stucco Color. Folded Seam Metal Roof and
Wood Cornice Details to Match Profile of
Existing Retail Bay Windows in Courtyard and
be Differentiated from Existing Pine Inn
Exterior Cabinets by Being Painted a Light
Between
Monte Verde
and Lincoln St
and Ocean
and 6th Ave
Pending
Assignment
26030 Sign SI 26030
(SMKFLWR)
Hanging sign for approval Ocean Ave 4
SW of Dolores,
Unit B
1/30/2026 Pending
Assignment
01/01/2026 - 01/31/2026
Planning Permit Report
Page: 1 of 7
ATTACHMENT 1

26029 Temporary
Use Permit
TUP 26029
(7th & Dolores
- Tent)
20x40 tent on patio; exterior tent for AT&T
week; 2/10/2026 - 2/17/2026
SE Corner
Dolores & 7th
2/2/2026 In Review
26028 Design Review DR 26028
(Nielsen's)
Attach lampshade-style diffusers to preexisting string lights above the store's outdoor seating area. Intended to operate as needed
within store hours of 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Sunday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to
8:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday. Intent to hire a
licensed electrician to run power to the string
lights in a manner that in compliant with fire
code.
7th Avenue &
San Carlos St
Pending
Assignment
26027 Design Study DS 26027
(Soo)
Interior remodel of existing residence, replace
all existing windows & french doors with wood
unclad windows/doors, rebuild 32 s.f. roof of
master closet and furr up floor to match
bedroom. Convert second story closet to
bathroom #4.

San Antonio
3NE of 8th
Avenue
1/26/2026 In Review
26026 Notice of
Exempt Work
EW 26026
(VLG
Investments)
Replacement of damaged wood fence in
backyard. Will be like-for-like replacement,
with redwood fence installed on top of blocks.

San Antonio 2
NW of 7th
1/22/2026 1/26/2026 Approved
Page: 2 of 7
ATTACHMENT 1

26025 Zoning
Compliance
Request
ZCR 26025
(Carmel Plaza)
Please consider this a formal request for a
Zoning Verification Letter, as well as copies of
any open/active zoning, building, and fire
code violations. We also need copies of
certificates of occupancy (certificates of use &
occupancy, non-RUPs, certificates of
compliance, certificates of completion,
certificates of continued occupancy,
certificates of use, use and occupancy permits,
finaled building permits in lieu of COs), final
approved site plan (site development plan or
master development plan), variances
(entitlements, special/conditional use permits,
resolutions, certificates of approval, proffers,
zoning cases, conditions of approval, petitions,
staff reports, waivers, decisions, etc.) issued
since 01.01.2012 to current on file at this time
for the property located at Ocean Avenue and
Mission Street AKA Junipero Ave, parcel # 010-
086-006-000. We are also needing copies of
any changes/amendments since 01.01.2012 to
current for the Planned Development
documents for the property. Please do not
exceed $573.00 in fees without prior approval.

Ocean Ave &
Mission St
1/22/2026 Pending
Assignment
26024 Planning
Permit
Revision
DS 26024
(Zaslow)
One Addition of new stand by generator with
enclosure and new covered garden folly with
new stone steps
2984 Santa
Lucia Ave
Closed
26023 Use Permit UP 26023 (The
Nut Hut)
Specialty Food Market specializing in Organic
Foods (NAICS 445299). This Specialty Food
Market would represent a natural growth of
our current business. The Nut Hut, which is
currently located in the Central Commercial
District at Mission & 7th is a much smaller
scale, Specialty Food Store (Confectionary and
Nut Stores - NAICS 445292). The new location
would feature a larger variety of Nut Hut
Products as well as products from local
markers and specialty makers.

Ocean 2 SW of
San Carlos,
Unit 106
Incomplete
Submission
26022 Sign SI 26022 (Dan
Louth)
Install one non illuminated sign Mission 1/27/2026 Pending Assignment
Page: 3 of 7
ATTACHMENT 1

26021 Historic
Evaluation
HE 26021
(Rothacker)
Small addition in the back of the house to add
a new family room and laundry
Forest Road 2
NW of 8th
Avenue
1/15/2026 In Review
26020 Notice of
Exempt Work
EW 26020
(Mears)
As specified in plans on file, remove existing
fence on Santa Fe St. side to replace with a
new wooden fence. New fence will be under 4
feet tall and approximately 40 feet long with a
3-foot-wide gate. On 3rd Ave., build a new
wooden fence 4 feet tall and 3 feet long with a
return towards garage that is 5 feet long,
including a 3-foot gate. Pickets on fencing and
gates will be vertical and spaced 2 inches
apart.

SE corner
Santa Fe & 3rd
1/14/2026 1/27/2026 Approved
26019 Notice of
Exempt Work
EW 26019
(Zygala)
Replace existing fence in the same material,
height and design. Natural finish wood fence
panels in alternating horizontal or diagonal
slats with horizontal lattice at the top. Heights
range from 66-inches to 72-inches in height.

NWC of
Dolores and
Santa Lucia
1/14/2026 1/21/2026 Approved
26018 Historic
Evaluation
HE 26018
(Sheffield)
want a new front door Carpenter 3 SE
4th
Closed
26017 Design Study DS 26017
(Kepler)
One Remove (5) existing single pane windows and
replace with same size Double Pane Aluminum
Clad and Wood windows. Windows are located
in the kitchen & living room. New Window
Spec is attached. Demo existing kitchen,
install new cabinetry, countertops, appliances,
and plumbing finishes. The kitchen is to
remain the same footprint. We are not moving
any plumbing or adding any additional water
features.

Santa Rita 5
SE of 2nd Ave
1/21/2026 Corrections
Required
26016 Design Study DS 26016
(Shaw)
One NEW EXTERIOR PAINT COLOR (ALL THREE

BUILDINGS), ADJUST INTERIOR WALL

LOCATIONS (BOTH HOUSES), MOVE ONE
UPPER WINDOW 36" (GUEST HOUSE),

UPDATE ONE ENTRY DOOR (GUEST HOUSE),

CONVERT ONE DOOR INTO A SMALLER

WINDOW (MAIN HOUSE), UPDATE GARAGE
DOORS
N/W Corner of
Ocean Ave and
Casanova St
1/21/2026 In Review
Page: 4 of 7
ATTACHMENT 1

26015 Planning
Permit
Revision
DS 26015
(Johnson)
One No Changes are Proposed to Main Residence,
Garage or Guesthouse. Proposed Landscape
Additions to Include: A. Proposed Raised
Stone Clad Fire Pit with Natural Gas Fire Ring
on Top of Existing Gravel; B. Proposed
Flagstone Paving on Top of Existing Gravel;
C. (4) New Area Drains in Turf; D. No Trees
To Be Removed.

NW Corner of
San Carlos and
Santa Lucia
1/23/2026 In Review
26014 Historic
Evaluation
HE 26014
(Bethancourt)
Remove wood shake roof and install 1/2 CDX
and presidential comp shingles
SW corner of
Monte Verde
and 5th
1/12/2026 In Review
26013 Notice of
Exempt Work
EW 26013
(WahlerDickman)
Immediate repair & replace of existing
severely leaning fence. Remove (E) fence and
replace 4"x4" (E) posts with (N) pressure
treated, set in concrete. Hand dug post holes.

Replace (E) redwood fencing and top cap with
(N) redwood materials to match style and
dimensions. Appox. 47' fence from rear of (N
side) property eastward towards street.

Existing fence averages approx. 6'2" and
proposed fence will not exceed existing
height.

Palou 4 NW of
N Casanova
1/12/2026 1/13/2026 Approved
26012 Banners BA 26012
(Carmel
Culinary
Week)
Installation of 10 double-sided banner poles
for 15 days from June 1, 2026 - June 15, 2026
for Carmel Culinary Week
Ocean from
Junipero to
Monte Verde
1/12/2026 1/12/2026 Approved
26011 Design Study DS 26011
(Bellasis)
One Modify previously approved plans for deck in
back yard
4th Avenue 2
N/E Lobos
Street
1/12/2026 In Review
26010 Preliminary
Site
Assessment
PSA 26010
(Westover)
Remodel interior & exterior 1925 cottage.

Renovate all blg systems, kitchen, baths,
windows, skylights, exterior, and roof.

Relocate & rebuild garage after legally nonconforming.

Lincoln 7 SW
of 13th
In Review
Page: 5 of 7
ATTACHMENT 1

26009 Design Study DS 26009
(Pura)
Two Seeking approval for an approved project not
built per plan by bringing the site coverage
and floor area to the August 14, 2013 Public
Hearing Approval. The existing floor area (asbuilt) ended up in a reduction of the actual approved floor area. We are seeking approval
for the deviations from the exterior elevations
which include windows, exterior doors, roof
and exterior lights. The exterior site coverage
was not built per plan and the reduction to the
site coverage as recommended by the
planning commission was not applied. The
proposed plans correct these deviations,
bringing the site coverage to the approved site
coverage from August 14, 2013. No tree
removal. No grading.
26095 Ladera
Dr, Carmel-bythe-Sea, CA
93921
1/27/2026 In Review
26008 Design Study DS 26008
(Carmel Sirin
Enterprise
LLC)
Install a 6'-0" front wood fence with split entry
gate and 8'-0" arbor, construct a trash
enclosure with concrete pad and exterior
access, and complete minor site, paving, and
landscape improvements.

Santa Rita 2nd
SW of 5th
Street
Closed
26007 Historic
Evaluation
HE 26007
(Maurutto)
New garage NE Corner of
Mountain View
& Guadalupe
1/7/2026 In Review
26006 Sign SI 26006 (Skin
Happy)
Installation of new outdoor sign (updated
name)
SW Corner of
Dolores Street
& 6th Avenue
1/7/2026 1/23/2026 Approved
26005 Design Study DS 26005
(Nute)
Remove portion of recently-installed pavers
from right-of-way. Pavers were installed
without permit. Stop work notice was issued.

Restore to mulch
Mission 3 SW
of 13th
1/23/2026 In Review
26004 Use Permit UP 26004
(Grasing's
Wine Lounge)
Renovation to a Wine Tasting Room 3 NE Mission
btwn 5th & 6th
1/13/2026 In Review
26003 Design Study DS 26003
(Harold)
One 500 S.F. REMODEL AND 16 S.F. ADDITION,
NEW 55 S.F. DECK & STEPS, REPLACE

WINDOWS
GUADALUPE 3
SW OF 2ND
1/23/2026 In Review
26002 Design Review DR 26002
(PRG Carmel
LLC)
One Change in mechanical screening NW corner of
San Carlos and
4th
1/13/2026 In Review
26001 Design Study DS 260001
(Carmel LLC)
One widen steps, remove asphalt, and replace
retaining wall, replace steps, add fencing
Camino Real 3
SW of 4th
Incomplete
Page: 6 of 7 Submission
ATTACHMENT 1

Total Records: 33 2/2/2026
Page: 7 of 7
ATTACHMENT 1

Entity # Application
Type
Business
Name
Business Description Location Date Received Date Approved Status 26007 Location Change Gallery MAR Art Gallery Dolores 4 SW Ocean Ave
1/30/2026 Pending
Assignment
26006 New Business SMKFLWR LLC Retail Ocean Ave 2 SW
of Dolores
1/14/2026 1/23/2026 Approved
26005 New Business Peninsula 17
Concierge, LLC
Peninsula 17 Concierge is a locally
based golf and lifestyle concierge
operating on the Monterey
Peninsula, serving international
travelers, with a primary focus on
golfers visiting from Asia. Our role
is to bridge cultures, logistics, and
expectations assuring that
international guests experience
Monterey Peninsula golf,
hospitality, and lifestyle offerings at
the level these venues intend. We
operate as a high-touch,
relationship-driven concierge,
working closely with trusted local
partners.

Junipero & 5th 1/14/2026 Corrections
Required
26004 New Business Pepper Bee Small, home-based skincare business selling handmade, allnatural cosmetic products online.

Products are produced in small
batches and shipped directly to
customers. No in-person retail or
customer visits.

Camino Real 5
NE of Ocean
Avenue
1/12/2026 1/23/2026 Approved
26003 New Business Cypress Cove
Jewelry
Fine jewelry and gemstone and
organic gems with nautical theme.

Full lines of jewelry from multiple
vendors. Jeweler on site for repairs
Lincoln Street 2
SW of Ocean
Avenue
1/7/2026 1/23/2026 Approved
26002 New Business The Nut Hut Home Goods and Accessories; Specialty Nuts and Food
(prepackaged consumer goods)
Ocean Avenue 1/7/2026 In Review
Business License Report
01/01/2026 - 01/31/2026
Page: 1 of 2
ATTACHMENT 1

26001 Business Name
Change
The Nut Hut -
Floral & Fodder
Specialty Food Store; Home Decor
& Gifts
Mission St & 7th
Ave
1/7/2026 Corrections
Required
Total Records: 7 2/2/2026
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ATTACHMENT 1

Permit # Date
Submitted
Date
Approved
Project Description Valuation Permit Type Property Location 260056 1/29/2026 REMODEL OF AN (E) TWO STORY SINGLE
FAMILY HOUSE. REPLACE EXTERIOR
WINDOWS & DOORS. CONNECT EXISTING

BALCONIES ON WEST SIDE OF HOUSE, ADD

WOOD COLUMNS FOR SUPPORT & INSTALL

A NEW HORIZONTAL CABLE RAILING
BETWEEN. CONVERT LOWER LEVEL FAMILY

ROOM TO NEW BEDROOM SUITE WITH
BATHROOM. REMODEL 2 (E) BATHROOMS AT
LOWER LEVEL. REMODEL (E) KITCHEN &
POWDER ROOM UPSTAIRS. REMOVE (E)
FULL BATHROOM UPSTAIRS.
300,000 Building Camino Real 6 SE of 2nd
260055 1/29/2026 1/29/2026 50 Gallon NG Water Heater replacement in existing location.
4,240 Plumbing San Antonio 7 NE of Ocean
260054 1/27/2026 Renovation of Kitchen 40,000 Building 11th 2 SE of Junipero 260053 1/27/2026 1/28/2026 Re‑roof: Remove the existing wood shake roofing materials and replace with Class A,
CertainTeed Landmark TL , color "Country
Gray".
78,980 Roofing NE Corner of San Antonio &
Santa Lucia
260052 1/28/2026 1/28/2026 Remove and replace 80K BTU furnace. 8,980 Mechanical San Antonio 5 SW of Ocean 260051 1/27/2026 Furnish and install battery back-up system complete which includes (2) batteries and (1)
controller
49,000 Electrical Scenic 5 SE of 13th
260050 1/26/2026 Intsall (1) Tesla Powerwall 3 of 11.5 kw and (1) Tesla Powerwall 3 Expansion Unit and (1)
Tesla Backup Gateway 3 of 200A
39,320 Electrical Camino Real 7 NE of 4th
260049 1/23/2026 Remove and replace existing drainage/strip drain with 6" strip drain at base of driveway
and entrance to ADU, deposit rain water in 5'
diameter gravel pit.
9,500 Building 25987 Mission St
Building Permit Report
01/01/2026 - 01/31/2026
Page: 1 of 6
ATTACHMENT 1

260048 1/22/2026 Run a conduit and pull wires and install a battery backup system outlet
2,500 Electrical NE Corner 4th & Mission,
Unit B
260047 1/22/2026 Remodel existing exterior wood stairs and landing to an existing house. No grading
required. No tree removal. No floor area
changes.
20,000 Building Camino Real 2 SW of 4th
260046 1/22/2026 Painting interior walls and ceiling, tile flooring, replace interior door knobs
0 Exempt Work Ocean Avenue 2 NE of
Dolores Street
260045 1/22/2026 1/28/2026 Remove and replace boiler 21,178 Plumbing Lincoln 2 NW of 9th 260044 1/21/2026 INTERIOR REMODEL OF EXISTING SINGLEFAMILY RESIDENCE INCLUDING SELECTIVE DEMOLITION OF APPROXIMATELY 33 LINEAL

FEET OF INTERIOR WALLS AND
CONSTRUCTION OF 16.15 LINEAL FEET OF

NEW WALLS TO RECONFIGURE DINING
ROOM, HALLWAY, AND BATHROOM AREAS.

WORK INCLUDES RECONSTRUCTION OF THE

EXISTING SPIRAL STAIR AND INSTALLATION

OF A NEW BATHTUB IN THE EXISTING
BATHROOM. NO CHANGES TO BUILDING

FOOTPRINT, TOTAL FLOOR AREA,

ELECTRICAL, OR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
48,000 Building SW Corner of Casanova &
11th
260043 1/21/2026 Installation of new 40Amp level 2, EV
charging circuit
1,599 Electrical Casanova 7 NW of Ocean
260042 1/21/2026 1/21/2026 Repair damage to existing fence. Remove and replace fence posts and lateral supports at
the north end of lot. Remove and replace
fence post at the SE corner of the lot. Repair
lateral support and loose boards along 2nd
Ave. No change to material, appearance,
height, or location.
0 Exempt Work NW Corner of Santa Fe &
2nd
260041 1/21/2026 1/21/2026 Remove & replace 80,000 BTU furnace (likefor-like)9,000 Mechanical Vizcaino 2 SE of Mountain View
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ATTACHMENT 1

260040 1/20/2026 Install a roof mounted 4.84 kW solar PV system with 20.0kWh energy storage system.

Two 10C batteries with no MSP upgrade.
54,922 Electrical Santa Fe 5 NW of 6th
260039 1/20/2026 Remove and replace existing drainage/strip drain with 6" strip drain at base of driveway
and entrance to ADU, route water to 5'
diameter gravel pit.
9,500 Building 25987 Mission St
260038 1/20/2026 New roof-mounted PV system (4.510 kW) 16,576 Electrical Lincoln 3 SW of 8th 260037 1/20/2026 1/20/2026 Overlay existing cap sheet flat section of second-story balcony area. Install 2.75sq of
Duro-Last 50-mil PVC membrane in color
"Dark Grey".
9,540 Building Lincoln 2 SE of 7th
260036 1/20/2026 1/20/2026 Paint interior of dining rooms and bathrooms.

Install new fixtures in the womens bathroom
(toilets, sinks, faucets, and countertops) with
no new plumbing lines. Replace carpet,
repaint pond and clean foundation, repair
tiles in kitchen and addition of tile flooring
behind bar. Refinish point of sales desk,
tables, and new trim.
0 Exempt Work NW Corner of Mission & 7th
260035 1/16/2026 1/20/2026 Exterior painting of house. 0 Exempt Work Torres 3 SW of 1st 260034 1/16/2026 1/28/2026 Interior remodel of existing condominium.

Replace finishes, fixtures, cabinets, and
electrical system.
236,000 Building NE Corner of San Carlos &
8th, Unit #1
260033 1/16/2026 1/16/2026 Remove and replace water heater - Remove 75 gallon water heater - replace with a
Bradford White BRG250T6Ns
3,000 Plumbing N Casanova 2 NE of Palou
260032 1/15/2026 1/15/2026 Tear off three squares of flat roof section and install new TPO 60-mil in color "Gray" with
gravel ballast finish.
10,000 Roofing San Carlos 2 NE of 1st
260031 1/14/2026 1/14/2026 Paint the interior of the building, approximately 1,200sf and replace
approximately 600sf of laminate flooring.
0 Exempt Work Mission 4 NW of 6th
260030 1/14/2026 Helical pier foundation stabilization and construction of new retaining wall.
125,000 Building Torres 5 SE of 9th
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ATTACHMENT 1

260029 1/14/2026 1/14/2026 Tear off existing roof and replace with new Timberline HDZ composition roofing in color
"Pewter Gray".
19,000 Roofing Lopez 6 NE of 4th
260028 1/14/2026 1/14/2026 Tear off existing shake roof and install new CertainTeed Presidential TL comp shingle roof
in color "Autumn Blend".
30,000 Roofing Carmelo 2 SE of 13th
260027 1/14/2026 1/14/2026 Replacement of ten windows with retrofit Fibrex windows with full divided light, sized
the same as the existing wood-frame
windows.
16,000 Exempt Work Carpenter 2 NW of 1st
260026 1/14/2026 1/14/2026 Replace 25' of 1" pipe and fittings from the water meter to where the service enters
house.
2,800 Plumbing SE Corner Camino Real and
10th
260025 1/14/2026 1/14/2026 Remove and replace boiler 8,000 Mechanical SE Corner of Torres & 1st 260024 1/13/2026 Demolish existing kitchen, install new cabinetry, countertops, appliances, and
plumbing fixtures. Remove five single-pane
windows and replace with new double-pane
windows: two windows in kitchen and three
in dining room.
70,000 Building Santa Rita 5 SE of 2nd
260023 1/13/2026 1/13/2026 Tear off existing slate roof, install new underlayment, and install new DaVinci MultiWidth Slate in the color "Smokey Grey". 115,720 Roofing Carmelo 5 SE of 2nd
260022 1/12/2026 1/13/2026 Replace fence at the rear property line with a new 6' grapestake fence, approximately 60'-
80'.
0 Exempt Work SW Corner of Mountain
View & Santa Fe
260021 1/12/2026 Installation of a new handrail at the driveway for pedestrian safety.
3,500 Building Monte Verde 2 SW of 5th
260020 1/12/2026 1/12/2026 Replace all kitchen countertops, cabinets, appliances, and sink with no changes to
plumbing lines or electrical fixtures.
0 Exempt Work Torres 4 NE of 2nd
260019 1/9/2026 1/9/2026 Removal of existing tankless water heater and installation of new Rivian tankless unit
and filter
1,500 Plumbing Camino Real 2 SW of 9th
260018 1/12/2026 1/12/2026 Reroof: Remove and replace the tile roof with Class A Composition shingles, CertainTeed
Presidential TL, Country Grey
99,820 Roofing Monte Verde 5 SE of 12th
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ATTACHMENT 1

260017 1/9/2026 Demolition of an interior of an existing vacant building with fire damage
40,000 Demolition Lincoln 3 SW of Ocean
260016 1/9/2026 Replacement of an existing deck and fences.

Replace one pair of french doors with a new
window. Repair one set of french doors.

Remove sections of site coverage.
24,000 Building Monte Verde 5 SW of 5th
260015 1/9/2026 Foundation repair using intellijacks. 2,300 Building Ocean 2 NE of Carpenter 260014 1/9/2026 1/9/2026 Tear off existing wood shake roof system from residence and detached garage. Install
new underlayment and CertainTeed
Presidential Shake TL shingles in color
"Autumn Blend" on house and garage.
45,913 Roofing 8th 3 NE of Santa Fe
260013 1/9/2026 Replacement of fallen fence along the side and rear property lines with new 6' wooden
fence.
0 Exempt Work Lincoln 3 NE of 13th
260012 1/8/2026 1/9/2026 Exploratory Demo to investigate mold. 10,000 Demolition NE Corner San Carlos and 8th unit #2
260011 1/12/2026 Install 30kw Enphsase energy storage system 29,000 Electrical Lopez 5 NW of 4th 260010 1/7/2026 Remove roof and install 1/2 COX and
Presidential comp shingles; wood to comp
shingles
47,000 Roofing SW Corner of Monte Verde
& 5th
260009 1/6/2026 Proposed roof stabilization & repair to the existing Restless Sea building.
500 Roofing Guadalupe 4 SE of 1st
260008 1/12/2026 Full kitchen remodel, a new staircase and closet under an existing staircase.
250,000 Building 3069 Rio Road
260007 1/6/2026 1/9/2026 Tear off existing composition shingles from lower roof section attached to building (only),
install new Landmark TL composition shingles
in color: Shenandoah
9,865 Roofing Monte Verde 2 SW of Ocean
260006 1/6/2026 1/6/2026 Replace existing asphalt roof shingles with same color and type (Landmark Georgetown
Grey), replace existing skylight like for like.
12 Roofing 2 NW San Carlos and 2nd
Ave
260004 1/5/2026 1/13/2026 Fence needs to be replaced after storm damage
2,000 Exempt Work North Camino Real 13 NE of
4th
260003 1/5/2026 1/12/2026 Remove and replace 90K BTU furnace. 9,311 Mechanical Scenic 7 SE of 9th Page: 5 of 6
ATTACHMENT 1

260002 1/5/2026 1/5/2026 Exploratory Demolition for investigation to design remodel of unit
10,000 Demolition NE Corner San Carlos and
8th Unit #1
260001 1/5/2026 1/5/2026 Replace existing 6' fallen wood fence with new 6' wood fence along side and rear
property line outside of the 15' front setback.
5,000 Exempt Work Lincoln 3 NE of 13th
230361 7/26/2023 10/10/2023 731 SF ADU conversion/addition 0 Building Santa Rita 2 NW of 4th Total Records: 56 2/2/2026
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ATTACHMENT 1

Case # Case Date Status Location Problem Description Date Received
Date Closed
26027 1/31/2026 Open Prohibited exterior sign in public right-ofway1/31/2026 26026 1/31/2026 Open A-frame sign in public right-of-way 1/31/2026 26025 1/31/2026 Open DOLORES 2 NW of 6th A-frame sign in public right-of-way 1/31/2026 26024 1/31/2026 25975 JUNIPERO ST Unpermitted sign in public right-of-way:
"No Parking | Private Property"
1/31/2026
26023 1/31/2026 Open Lobos 4 NE of 2nd Possible roof installation without a permit; possible site coverage overage;
front fence height possibly too tall;
possible illegally-built back unit
1/30/2026
26022 1/24/2026 Closed Monte Verde 3 SW of
13th
Real estate sign in the public right-ofway1/24/2026 1/24/2026 26021 1/22/2026 Open Lobos 4 NE of 2nd Construction work on back unit with no displayed permit
1/22/2026
26020 1/21/2026 Closed North Carmelo 5 SW of
2nd
Xmas/string lights on trees; lights
remain on throughout the night.
1/21/2026 1/24/2026
26019 1/17/2026 Closed Unpermitted "Gelato by the Sea" interior sign in the front window.
1/17/2026 1/17/2026
26018 1/17/2026 Closed Carmel Plaza, Ocean
Ave and Mission St.,
Ste. 115
Third exterior "Halore" sign on lower
level is unpermitted; "Café dal Mare"
interior sign is unpermitted.
1/9/2026 1/17/2026
26017 1/16/2026 Closed Mission 3 SW of 5th A-frame sign and merchandise in the public right-of-way
1/15/2026 1/16/2026
26016 1/16/2026 Open Ocean NW of Lincoln Souvenir merchandise display 1/16/2026 26015 1/14/2026 Closed Mission 4 NW of 6th Construction without a permit 1/14/2026 1/15/2026 26014 1/13/2026 Closed Mission 2 SW of 5th A-Frame sign in the public right-of-way 1/13/2026 1/15/2026 26013 1/13/2026 1st NOV sent Mission Street 4 NE of
5th Avenue
Short-term rentals in two separate units 1/13/2026
26012 1/12/2026 Open 25987 Mission Site drainage installation without a permit
1/12/2026
Code Compliance Report
01/01/2026 - 01/31/2026
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ATTACHMENT 1

26011 1/10/2026 Closed Court of the Fountains,
NW Corner of Mission &
7th
Hanging sign on pedestal in public rightof-way1/9/2026 1/10/2026 26010 1/10/2026 Closed Court of the Fountains,
NW Corner of Mission &
7th
A-frame sign in the public right-of-way 1/9/2026 1/10/2026 26009 1/9/2026 Open NW Corner of Mission &
7th
Evidence of construction work without
permits
1/9/2026
26008 1/9/2026
26007 1/6/2026 Open NEC Perry Newberry
and Sterling
Damage to right-of-way and property
from construction vehicles
1/5/2026
26006 1/6/2026 Closed Camino Real 3 NW of 8th Portable toilet and building materials in public Right-of-way
1/6/2026 1/7/2026
26005 1/9/2026 Closed 8th 2 SW of Mountain
View
Cone in the public right-of-way 1/8/2026 1/31/2026
26004 1/7/2026 Open Casanova 4 SW 4th Violation: Installation of, including but not limited to, a gas fire pit, gas piping,
patio pavers and benches. All work has
been done without permit, authorization
or inspection. it is also noteworthy that
work has continued after permit #
220329 was finaled.

Corrective Action: Remove all
work/materials not shown on the
approved plan set for permit # 220329
and contact the building department to
confirm removal.
1/7/2026
26003 1/6/2026 Closed South side of Ocean
between Monte Verde
and Lincoln
Chairs and utility cart in the public rightof-way12/20/2025 1/6/2026 26002 1/6/2026 Closed South side of Ocean
between Monte Verde
and Lincoln
Furniture and other merchandise in the
breezeway/public right-of-way
12/20/2025 1/10/2026
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ATTACHMENT 1

26001 1/6/2026 Closed South side of Ocean
Ave. between Monte
Verde and Lincoln
Merchandise in the breezeway/public
right-of-way
12/20/2025 1/6/2026
Total Records: 27 2/2/2026
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ATTACHMENT 1

Case # Street Date Received Last Status Date Date Closed 26013 Mission 1/13/2026 1/27/2026
Transient Rental Report
Total Records: 1 1/30/2026
1/1/2026 - 1/30/2026
Status
1st NOV sent
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ATTACHMENT 1

Permit # Permit Type Date
Submitted
Project Description Property Location Date Issued Status 260027 Temp Ench 1/29/2026 Applicant to trench, backfill, & install electric substructures. PG&E to extend
overhead primary, replace pole, replace
overhead services, install underground
service and install overhead transformer.

ROAD CLOSURE REQUIRED. PM#
35702201
Casanova 4 SE of 7th In Review
260026 Temp Ench 1/27/2026 Trench for PG&E to lay new gas line. Carmelo 4 NW of 8th 1/29/2026 Issued 260025 Temp Ench 1/27/2026 Replace sewer lateral using pipe bursting SE Corner of Monte Verde & 10th
1/29/2026 Issued
260024 Temp Ench 1/27/2026 Remove asphalt approach from street line to existing concrete driveway due to
damaged areas.

Casanova 4 SE of 13th In Review
260023 Temp Ench 1/27/2026 Upgrade water service from 3/4" to 1" for fire suppression system.

Ocean 4 NE of
Guadalupe
1/27/2026 Issued
260022 Temp Ench 1/27/2026 Upgrade water service from 3/4" to 1" for fire suppression.

CONDITION: Work to be completed prior
to March 31, 2026 due to scheduled
street paving.

SW Corner of Santa
Rita & 1st
1/27/2026 Issued
260021 Driveway 1/26/2026 Remove approx 10-12 ft of driveway starting from concrete pavers to be regraded and repaired & reinstalled 12th St and Monte
Verde
In Review
260020 Temp Ench 1/27/2026 PM 47304451 GAS MAINTENANCE, 4' X4' BELL HOLE. LANE CLOSURE.

Torres 3 NE of 5th 1/29/2026 Issued
260019 Temp Ench 1/27/2026 PM#47307566-PG&E to Restore 3.5'x7.5' concrete & 8.6'x7' asphalt due to
emergency gas work
Intersection of
Junipero & Lorca
1/29/2026 Issued
Encroachment Permit Report
01/01/2026 - 01/31/2026
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ATTACHMENT 1

260018 Temp Ench 1/22/2026 Replacing railings in kind on all balconies for CA SB721 compliance and replacing a
rotted header at car pass through
SWC Lincoln & 7th
260017 Temp Ench 1/27/2026 PM 35636302 GAS MAINTENANCE, EXCAVATE 4' X 4' BELLHOLE+ 18" X 5'
TRENCH
ON 2ND AVE BTWN

SAN CARLOS ST AND

MISSION ST
In Review
260016 Perm Ench 1/21/2026 Conversion of overhead utilities to underground utilites along portions of San
Antonio between 2nd and 4th. Covert
seven residences from overhead service
to underground service, construct approx
.25 miles of joint utility trenches,
relocation of City license plate cameras,
placement of tew new utility poles, and
removal of overhead wires and six utility
poles.

San Antonio between
2nd and 4th
In Review
260015 Temp Ench 1/20/2026 Replace sewer lateral using pipe bursting. Camino Real 4 SW of 11th
1/21/2026 Issued
260014 Temp Ench 1/20/2026 PG&E to remove underground electric services. PM# 35706305
CONDITION: Coordinate with CalAm
Water due to existing project taking place
on Dolores for pavement restoration.

Dolores 4 NE of 7th 1/20/2026 Issued
260013 Temp Ench 1/14/2026 Building a cobblestone swale per BP 250174 (Levy)
Camino Real 3 NW of
8th
260012 Temp Ench 1/14/2026 Pole maintenance, crossarms
replacement. PM# 31773949
SW Corner of Ocean
& Forest
1/15/2026 Issued
260011 Temp Ench 1/13/2026 Placement of a 30 yard dumpster for waste removal in the public right of way.

Carmel Plaza 1/29/2026 Issued
260010 Temp Ench 1/13/2026 PG&E Vegetation Management plans to remove 93 trees and trimming of 546
trees.

Various throughout
City
In Review
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ATTACHMENT 1

260009 Temp Ench 1/9/2026 Closure of single lane traffic to facilitate replacement of sewer using bellhole,
water line replacement, and new power
through sidewalk.

Dolores 4 NE of 7th In Review
260008 Temp Ench 1/9/2026 Removal of four trees and trimming of one tree for PG&E. PM# 8210320.

Mission & 13th; Valley
Way
1/14/2026 Issued
260007 Temp Ench 1/9/2026 Closure of sidewalk to facilitate replacement of water line.

SW Corner of Ocean
& Casanova
In Review
260006 Temp Ench 1/13/2026 Excavete from sidewalk to street to replace existing sewer main from clean
out to the city WYE.

NE Corner of Monte
Verde & 7th
1/21/2026 Issued
260005 Temp Ench 1/6/2026 PG&E to repair overhead conductor. PM# 46710514

36.549592223892, -
121.921704506522
Closed
260004 Temp Ench 1/6/2026 TIE-IN EX. VAULT #1 EAST ON SAN

CARLOS ST THEN OVERPULL NEW FIBER
CABLE SOUTH APPROXIMATELY 120' TO
EX. VAULT #2 THEN OVERPULL ACROSS
SAN CARLOS ST APPROXIMATELY 50' TO
EX. VAULT #3, THEN TO TARGET
LOCATION IN PRIVATE PROPERTY.

San Carlos 3 NE of 5th 1/14/2026 Approved
260003 Temp Ench 1/6/2026 We will be removing 15ft x 24" of city sidewalk for A&R Plumbing to install a
new water line. Pedestrian traffic detour.

Ocean 1 SW of Monte
Verde
260002 Temp Ench 1/5/2026 Post signage/ contractor NE corner San Carlos & 8th, Unit 9
260001 Temp Ench 1/5/2026 Trench for PG&E to lay new gas line.

CONDITIONS: Flagger required for control
of single lane traffic.

Lincoln 3 NE of 5th 1/15/2026 Issued
Total Records: 27 2/2/2026
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ATTACHMENT 1

Permit # Permit Date Permit Type Location of
Property
Description Status Approved
Date
26001 1/5/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning Monte Verde 3
SW of 5th,
Carmel
Remove 48" leaning redwood tree
causing structural damage to house
and deck
Closed 1/14/2026
26002 1/5/2026 4. Emergency Tree Work 7th Ave 4 NE of
Forest
Large Oak Approved 1/6/2026
26003 1/6/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning NW Corner of
Torres and 5th
Dead oak trees (2) Approved 1/8/2026
26004 1/6/2026 1. Tree Evaluation Santa Rita 3 SE
of 2nd
EVALUATION: 1 Mature Oak Tree
PRUNING: 1 Mature Oak tree
REMOVAL: tree shifted during winter
storms and is now resting on roof of
our house
Approved 1/16/2026
26005 1/7/2026 1. Tree Evaluation San Carlos 5 NE
of 1st
1-15" D, 1-27" D, 1-30" D, 1-33" D,
All Monterey pines, 3 w/in 6' - 19' of
fallen tree root ball *
Approved 1/12/2026
26006 1/8/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning Torres Street
10SW of 10th
Evaluation of large oak at street,
between two driveways
Approved 1/8/2026
26007 1/8/2026 1. Tree Evaluation Monte Verde 3
SW of 10th
3 Monterey pine trees on the street in
the front of house and garage
Approved 1/23/2026
26008 1/12/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning San Carlos 5 NE of 1st
1-15" D, 1-27" D, 1-30" D, 1-33" D,
All Monterey pines, 3 w/in 6' - 19' of
fallen tree root ball *
Approved 1/12/2026
26009 1/12/2026 1. Tree Evaluation 26245 Dolores
St.
2 trees next to house (garage) In Review
26010 1/13/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning Tree is located near the
southwest
corner of the
property in the
back yard.

One tree to be removed. Approved 1/14/2026
Tree Permit Report
01/01/2026 - 01/31/2026
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ATTACHMENT 1

26011 1/16/2026 1. Tree Evaluation SW Corner of
Guadalupe and
1st
EVALUATION: 15" pine, back SW
corner of lot PRUNING: one 10"
branch from pine tree, one 5" oak
tree branch
Approved 1/21/2026
26012 1/16/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning Lincoln 2 NE of 3rd
1- 36" pine tree Approved 1/16/2026
26013 1/16/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning Santa Rita 3 SE of 2nd
EVALUATION: 1 Mature Oak Tree
PRUNING: 1 Mature Oak tree
REMOVAL: tree shifted during winter
storms and is now resting on roof of
our house
Approved 1/16/2026
26014 1/16/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning Torres 2 NE of
6th
1 Monterey Pine Tree ~60-80 feet
located on my property
Approved 1/16/2026
26015 1/20/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning Junipero 2 SW
of 8th - backyard
evaluate oak tree In Review
26016 1/21/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning Lobos 2 NW 2nd
Ave
Mostly dead oak, Monterey Pine
branches over house, Acacia
In Review 1/29/2026
26017 1/21/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning San Carlos 2 NW of Santa Lucia

1. 19-inch diameter Cypress tree Approved 1/23/2026
26018 1/22/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning Carmelo 5 NE
Ocean

THE PROJECT PROPOSES
DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING 1,818

SF TWO-STORY RESIDENCE WITH

ATTACHED GARAGE AND
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 2,515 SF

TWO-STORY RESIDENCE,
INCLUDING A 283 SF ATTACHED
GARAGE AND AN 800 SF ATTACHED
ADU. ASSOCIATED SITE WORK

INCLUDES REORIENTING THE

EXISTING DRIVEWAY AND PLANTER
BOXES.

Conditionally
Approved
1/23/2026
26019 1/22/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning 11th 2 NE of
Torres
Dead Oak Tree Removal Approved 1/27/2026
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ATTACHMENT 1

26020 1/22/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning NW Corner of
San Carlos St
and 4th Avenue
Evaluate trees on our property to
know if any are protected or if all are
able to be removed.

Approved 1/22/2026
26021 1/23/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning SW Corner of
Guadalupe and
1st
EVALUATION: 15" pine, back SW
corner of lot PRUNING: one 10"
branch from pine tree, one 5" oak
tree branch
Approved 1/21/2026
26022 1/25/2026 4. Emergency Tree Work Casanova 3 SE
of 9th - In the
backyard
Tree is leaning on the roof Approved 1/26/2026
26023 1/27/2026 1. Tree Evaluation Santa Rita 3 SW
of 2nd
3 Monterey Pine Trees Approved 1/29/2026
26024 1/27/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning 2nd Ave 2NW
Lincoln, Carmel,
CA
Tree Removal Approved 1/29/2026
26025 1/28/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning NE Corner of
3rd & Lincoln,
On the Lincoln
St. Side of
Property
2 trees 14" diameter Oak Trees Approved 1/29/2026
26026 1/28/2026 1. Tree Evaluation Junipero 2 NE of
10th Ave
One very old and tall pittosporum;
one very old and tall holly tree
In Review
26027 1/29/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning NE Corner of
Lincoln and 9th
1 Acacia for possible removal Approved 1/29/2026
26028 1/29/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning Santa Rita 3 SW of 2nd
3 Monterey Pine Trees Approved 1/29/2026
26029 1/29/2026 2. Tree Removal/Pruning 1 ea 18" & 20 " tree oak In Review Total Records: 29 2/2/2026
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ATTACHMENT 1

*The performance goal for Code-3 (life threatening emergency-lights & siren) ambulance calls with a response time of 5 minutes or less from dispatch to arrival is 95%.

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
Monthly Report
Public Safety
January 2026

FIRE/AMBULANCE REPORT
Summary of Carmel Fire & Ambulance’s January Calls for Service.

FIRE/AMBULANCE PERFORMANCE MEASURE
The performance goal for Code-3 (life threatening emergency-lights & siren) fire/ambulance calls with a response time of 5 minutes or less from dispatch to arrival is 95%. For the month of January 2026, the fire/ambulance met those performance measures. The response time was 95% being under a fiveminute response time with two (2) code-3 calls over 5 minutes.

Total number of combined incidents for Fire/Ambulance: 64 with an average response time: 3:59 min.

There were 42 Fire/Ambulance Code 3 calls for service – With two (2) calls receiving a response over 5:00 min.

Fire/Ambulance Calls Outside of Carmel
Data not provided by Monterey Fire.

Code 3 Events Over 5 minutes = 2 out of 42 total calls: (All in Carmel-by-the-Sea)

SERVICE CALLS

1. 260126-MNT00751 E15 was delayed due to air pressure: Carpenter St. with a response of 5:17.

2. 260130-MNT00880 E15 was delayed due to responding outside of zone: Scenic Drive with a response time of 7:34.

TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Todd Trayer, Chief of Police
APPROVED BY: Brandon Swanson, City Administrator
ATTACHMENT 2

*The performance goal for Code-3 (life threatening emergency-lights & siren) ambulance calls with a response time of 5 minutes or less from dispatch to arrival is 95%.

Attachments:

1. RESPONSE SUMMARY REPORT BY INCIDENT TYPE 27060 CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA Alarm Date From: 01/01/2026 To: 01/31/2026
a. This shows all calls for service for Fire/Ambulance within Carmel-by-the-Sea

2. CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA January 2026 Response Summary Report by Incident Type a. This shows a graph of the calls within Carmel-by-the-Sea, the average response time, and % under 5 minutes.

3. Data not provided as of 2/24/26:

RESPONSE SUMMARY REPORT BY DISTRICT 27015 CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA FIRE AMBULANCE Alarm Date From: 12/01/2025 To: 12/31/2025
a. This shows all the calls for service outside of Carmel-by-the-Sea that our Fire/Ambulance responded to.

4. Data not provided as of 2/24/26:

CITY OF CARMEL - FIRE AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT JANUARY 2026 Response Summary Report by District Type
This shows a graph of the outside districts, the average response time and % under 5 minutes

5. Countywide Map
a. This map was provided to show the current boundaries of districts for Fire/Ambulance response (shows the map for items 3 and 4 above).

ATTACHMENT 2

Incident Alarm Date Incident Number Response
Time Combined Address Cross Street Priority
Abdominal pain / problems 1/13/26 3:12 AM 260113-MNT00386 00:04:59 CARPENTER STREET 4 NW OF 4TH AVE 3 Abdominal pain / problems 1/14/26 4:21 PM 260114-MNT00438 00:02:32 TORRES ST 2ND AVE 3 Abdominal pain / problems 1/26/26 11:39 AM 260126-MNT00751 00:05:17 CARPENTER STREET 3 Allergic reaction / stings 1/18/26 1:58 PM 260118-MNT00562 00:01:25 6TH AVE 2 SE OF DOLORES ST 3 Breathing problems 1/23/26 11:30 AM 260123-MNT00683 00:02:11 SAN CARLOS ST 4 NE OF 13TH AVE 3 Fall 1/2/26 9:23 AM 260102-MNT00046 00:02:54 CARMELO STREET 3 Fall 1/3/26 4:35 PM 260103-MNT00077 00:02:03 JUNIPERO AVE OCEAN AVE 3 Fall 1/6/26 8:07 PM 260106-MNT00185 00:02:40 MISSION STREET 8 SE OF 8TH AVE 3 Fall 1/16/26 6:49 AM 260116-MNT00482 00:02:42 MISSION ST 8TH AVE 3 Fall 1/25/26 7:06 PM 260125-MNT00733 00:01:37 OCEAN AVENUE 3 Heart problems 1/15/26 3:34 PM 260115-MNT00467 00:02:44 MISSION ST 11TH AVE 3 Nausea / Vomiting 1/5/26 2:58 PM 260105-MNT00147 00:02:36 1ST AVE SW CORNER OF SANTA FE 3 No appropriate choice (medical response) 1/24/26 12:01 PM 260124-MNT00703 00:01:20 SW CORNER OF MISSION ST OCEAN AVE 3 Other traumatic injury 1/16/26 12:06 PM 260116-MNT00491 00:03:44 SCENIC AVE 8TH AVE 3 Overdose 1/6/26 11:12 AM 260106-MNT00168 00:03:46 MISSION STREET 2 SE OF 4TH AVE 3 Sick case 1/2/26 8:31 AM 260102-MNT00045 00:03:05 DOLORES STREET 3 Sick case 1/15/26 9:28 AM 260115-MNT00455 00:01:58 DOLORES ST 3 Sick case 1/16/26 9:37 PM 260116-MNT00509 00:01:55 5TH AVE 2 NE OF DOLORES AVE 3 Sick case 1/18/26 1:38 AM 260118-MNT00539 00:00:00 6TH AVE 2 SW OF MISSION ST 3 Sick case 1/18/26 5:00 PM 260118-MNT00568 00:02:54 11TH AVE 2 NE OF MISSION ST 3 Sick case 1/18/26 8:06 PM 260118-MNT00574 00:01:54 DOLORES ST 3 Sick case 1/27/26 8:54 PM 260127-MNT00800 00:02:51 MONTE VERDE STREET 3 Sick case 1/29/26 8:53 PM 260129-MNT00857 00:01:35 NW CORNER OF 5TH AVE SAN CARLOS ST 3 Stroke / CVA 1/25/26 6:28 PM 260125-MNT00732 00:04:49 26225 LADERA DRIVE 3 Unconscious victim 1/23/26 8:35 PM 260123-MNT00693 00:02:11 NW CORNER TORRES ST 5TH AVE ST 3 25 0:02:38
Carbon monoxide release 1/14/26 6:51 PM 260114-MNT00442 00:05:34 ALTA AVE 2 1 0:05:34

RESPONSE SUMMARY REPORT BY INCIDENT TYPE
27060 CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
Alarm Date From: 01/01/2026 To: 01/31/2026

MEDICALS

HAZARDOUS
26 01 Carmel Fire Activity Report.xlsx 1
ATTACHMENT 2

Incident Alarm Date Incident Number Response
Time Combined Address Cross Street Priority

MEDICALS
Citizen assist / service call 1/4/26 7:16 AM 260104-MNT00088 00:07:15 TORRES ST 2ND AVE 2 Citizen assist / service call 1/4/26 8:29 AM 260104-MNT00093 00:02:46 MONTE VERDE ST 2 Citizen assist / service call 1/4/26 9:45 AM 260104-MNT00097 00:03:08 DOLORES 2 Citizen assist / service call 1/16/26 11:55 AM 260116-MNT00490 00:02:34 TORRES ST 3 SW OF MOUNTAIN VIEW 3 Citizen assist / service call 1/16/26 4:48 PM 260116-MNT00502 00:03:46 LINCOLN ST 3 SW OF 3RD ST 2 Citizen assist / service call 1/19/26 8:05 PM 260119-MNT00603 00:08:15 2554 SANTA LUCIA AVENUE 2 Citizen assist / service call 1/22/26 2:57 PM 260122-MNT00665 00:04:03 SANTA FE STREET 3 Citizen assist / service call 1/25/26 10:02 PM 260125-MNT00737 00:05:00 VIZCAINO AVENUE 3 Citizen assist / service call 1/27/26 11:43 AM 260127-MNT00787 00:03:25 SAN ANTONIO AVENUE 2 Citizen assist / service call 1/29/26 6:55 AM 260129-MNT00837 00:04:18 OCEAN AVENUE 2 Citizen assist / service call 1/29/26 5:59 PM 260129-MNT00854 00:04:58 SW CORNER OF LOBOS 2ND AVE 2 Citizen assist / service call 1/31/26 8:01 PM 260131-MNT00918 00:01:24 DOLORES ST 2 CO alarm 1/23/26 9:01 PM 260123-MNT00694 00:02:52 CASANOVA ST 7 NW OF OCEAN AVE 3 Fire / smoke alarm 1/9/26 2:36 AM 260109-MNT00255 00:04:10 JUNIPERO ST 4TH AVE 3 Fire / smoke alarm 1/18/26 6:07 AM 260118-MNT00545 00:03:22 CARMELO STREET 2 NE OF 12TH AVE 3 Fire / smoke alarm 1/18/26 3:44 PM 260118-MNT00567 00:03:15 LINCOLN ST 5 SW OF 10TH AVE 3 Fire / smoke alarm 1/22/26 10:05 AM 260122-MNT00661 00:05:56 13TH AVENUE 2 Fire / smoke alarm 1/26/26 5:36 PM 260126-MNT00762 00:04:00 6TH AVENUE 3 Lift assist 1/4/26 7:50 AM 260104-MNT00090 00:03:08 MISSION ST 10TH AVE 2 Lift assist 1/6/26 7:29 AM 260106-MNT00158 00:03:42 MISSION ST 5 NE OF 10TH AVE 2 Lift assist 1/14/26 8:34 PM 260114-MNT00445 00:04:50 SANTA FE ST 3RD AVE 2 Lift assist 1/17/26 10:24 PM 260117-MNT00536 00:03:14 TORRES ST 3 NE OF 6TH ST 2 Lift assist 1/28/26 10:24 AM 260128-MNT00808 00:02:52 SANTA FE ST 2 Lift assist 1/31/26 5:33 PM 260131-MNT00914 00:05:27 SANTA FE STREET 2 Person in distress 1/31/26 12:22 PM 260131-MNT00907 00:06:58 2554 SANTA LUCIA AVENUE 2 25 0:04:11
Accidental alarm 1/26/26 12:53 PM 260126-MNT00755 00:02:54 SAN CARLOS STREET 3 Cancelled 1/2/26 7:39 PM 260102-MNT00059 00:04:58 2946 FRANCISCAN WAY 3 Cancelled 1/29/26 4:07 PM 260129-MNT00851 00:02:23 SE SW CORNER OF OCEAN SAN ANTONIO AVE 2 Investigate hazardous release (Nothing found) 1/16/26 1:51 PM 260116-MNT00495 00:03:14 SAN CARLOS ST 3 SE OF 7TH AVE 2 Malfunctioning alarm 1/1/26 1:53 AM 260101-MNT00005 00:03:00 OCEAN AVE SW CORNER OF MISSION 3 Malfunctioning alarm 1/3/26 7:31 AM 260103-MNT00067 00:02:19 OCEAN AVE 3 Malfunctioning alarm 1/4/26 4:45 AM 260104-MNT00085 00:04:57 JUNIPERO AVE 7TH AVE 3 Malfunctioning alarm 1/4/26 2:22 PM 260104-MNT00106 00:04:55 25800 HATTON ROAD 3 Malfunctioning alarm 1/22/26 6:49 AM 260122-MNT00657 00:04:05 OCEAN AVE 3 No incident found upon arrival / location error 1/9/26 1:37 PM 260109-MNT00270 00:01:48 CARMELO ST OCEAN AVE 2 No incident found upon arrival / location error 1/9/26 3:15 PM 260109-MNT00276 00:02:43 CARMELO ST OCEAN AVE 2

PUBLIC SERVICE

NO EMERGENCY
26 01 Carmel Fire Activity Report.xlsx 2
ATTACHMENT 2

Incident Alarm Date Incident Number Response
Time Combined Address Cross Street Priority

MEDICALS
No incident found upon arrival / location error 1/12/26 4:29 PM 260112-MNT00374 00:02:01 LINCOLN STREET 2 SE OF 13TH AVE 3 No incident found upon arrival / location error 1/30/26 4:02 PM 260130-MNT00880 00:07:34 OCEAN VIEW SCENIC DR 3 13 0:03:36
Code 2 Calls 22
Code 3 Calls 42
64 95%
Over 5 Minute Response Times Cause of Delay: Code 3 Responses Total # of Incidents
% Under 5 Minute Response Time
260126-MNT00751 E15 was delayed due to air pressure
260130-MNT00880 E15 was delayed due to responding outside of zone NO EMERGENCY cont.
26 01 Carmel Fire Activity Report.xlsx 3
ATTACHMENT 2

Type of Call Number Average Response Time
Fires 0 0:00
Medicals 25 2:38
Hazardous 1 5:34
Rescues 0 0:00
Public Services 25 4:11
No Emergency 13 3:36
Assisting Law Enforcement 0 0:00
Total Responses 64 3:59
Total Code 3 Calls: 42 52
Response Times for Code 3
Calls ≤ 5 minutes: 95%

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
JANUARY 2026
Response Summary Report by Incident Type
AMB 15 Responses:

Fires
0% Medicals
39%
Hazardous
Rescues 2%
0% Public Services
39%
No Emergency
20%
Assisting Law
Enforcement
0%
Fires
Medicals
Hazardous
Rescues
Public Services
No Emergency
S:\600-Public-Safety\601-Fire-Safety-Admin\601-05-Fire-Services-OtherAgencies\Carmel\Carmel Monthly Response Report\26 01 Carmel Fire Response Summary.xlsx 2/24/2026 ATTACHMENT 2

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Carmel
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Monterey County Regional FPD
Monterey Regional Airport (Airport Property)
North County FPD
Pebble Beach CSD
South Monterey County FPD
Volunteer Fire Brigade/Company
Big Sur VFB
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Fire Protection Responsibility Areas
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ATTACHMENT 2

#
Request
Date
10-day
response
14-day
extension Records Requested Requester Name Completed Notes 26-1 1-6-2026 1-16-2026 1-30-2026
Number of tree-related damage/injury claims
and lawsuits filed against the City of Carmel-bythe-Sea from 1/1/20 to 12/31/25.

Information and documentation for each claim
and/or lawsuit filed, including case numbers,
names of complainants, copies of
claims/suits/correspondence, etc.

Outcome of each claim/lawsuit, including any
settlement payments and their specific amounts.

Mary Schley
first set of records
sent 2-20-2026,
ongoing
Requested extension
due to volume of
separate and distinct
records under GC
7922.535(c)(2). First
set of records sent 2-
20-2026.
26-2 1-8-2026 1-20-2026
copy of Carmel-By-The-Sea's Employee
Compensation Report for the 2024 calendar
year
Transparent
California 1-8-2026 records sent
26-3 1-8-2026 1-20-2026 all records available for the property at APN 010-155-001-000
Patrick
Kennelly, BHHS
Real Time
Realty
1-20-2026 records sent
26-4 1-8-2026 1-20-2026
All executed contracts, service agreements,
purchase orders, and invoices that are in effect
or have been in effect in the last 3 years with
GovInvest (TrueComp).

Justin Wenig,
Starbridge 1-20-2026 records sent
26-5 1-12-2026 1-20-2026 Log of all building permits issued from 12-1- 2025 through 12-31-2025
Jeff Muhleman,
Gator Tech
Integration
1-20-2026 records sent
26-6 1-13-2026 1-23-2026
(Summarized) This PRA request seeks City
records from 2022 to present to understand how
public funds are budgeted and spent, which
vendors/contractors/nonprofits are paid (and
how much), how programs and services are
delivered and measured, and how oversight and
compliance are documented. It specifically asks
for budgets and financial reports, payment
registers and contracts (including
scopes/deliverables and totals paid by vendor),
program performance reports and demand
metrics, interagency/cost-sharing records, and
monitoring/audit/training compliance
documentation (excluding personnel files).

Alice WikCrosby
records sent on 2-
19-2026 for records
that could be
identified. PRA is
paused pending
clarification on the
rest.
sent records on 2-
19-2026 for the
financial and budget
reports and vendors.

The remaing request
needs clarificaiton for
the requester to
determine what
records she is
seeking to see if they
exist. Waiting for a
response from the
requester.

City Clerk's PRA Log
January 2026
ATTACHMENT 3

#
Request
Date
10-day
response
14-day
extension Records Requested Requester Name Completed Notes 26-7 1-9-2026 1-20-2026
Policies passed since July 2025 (or currently
under consideration) that address:

Smokefree air in multi-unit housing
Secondhand smoke and smokefree air in
outdoor spaces
Retail sales of tobacco or nicotine-containing
products
Including tobacco retail licensing (TRL)
ordinances and restrictions on tobacco or
nicotine products, such as flavored tobacco
products
Other tobacco control policies such as policies
to reduce tobacco product waste or prohibit the
sale of electronic cigarettes. (We do not need
specific actions such as grandfathering an
individual tobacco licensee.)
The current amount of a local tobacco retailer
license fee
Kiara Gonzalez
Garcia 1-14-2026 no responsive records.
26-8 1-9-2026 1-20-2026
The planning department farmed out our main
Golden Bough project plan review to an outside
agency. I request copies of any billings and
timesheets from that agency that were charged
to the city for the Golden Bough project.

Stephen Moorer 1-16-2026 records sent
26-9 1-14-2026 1-26-2026 copy of the Verizon 2018 settlement agreement Christy Hollenbeck 1-20-2026
sent copy of the
Verizon settlement
agreement from
2020. There is no
settlement
agreement from
2018.
26-10 1-16-2026 1-26-2026
provide me with the addresses and APN
numbers of all properties throughout the City of
Carmel whereby the development of such has
been paused or stalled due to needing
environmental mitigation. Also, please provide
the nature of the mitigation and status of the
proposed project.

Michael
Manchak,
Navigate
Resources Inc.
1-16-2026 no responsive
records.

City Clerk's PRA Log
January 2026
ATTACHMENT 3

#
Request
Date
10-day
response
14-day
extension Records Requested Requester Name Completed Notes 26-11 1-16-2026 1-26-2026 copies of police reports Joyce Kim 1-16-2026 no responsive
records, must submit
a request through
the Police
Department.
26-12 1-17-2026 1-27-2026 copies of police reports Nur alam Nahid, Blueline Cam 1-20-2026
no responsive
records, must submit
a request through
the Police
Department.
26-13 1-17-2026 1-27-2026 copies of police reports Nur alam Nahid, Blueline Cam 1-20-2026
no responsive
records, must submit
a request through
the Police
Department.
26-14 1-21-2026 2-2-2026 copies of police reports
John Hasso,
Burden of Proof
Investigations
LLC
1-21-2026
no responsive
records, must submit
a request through
the Police
Department.
26-15 1-22-2026 2-2-2026
copy of the final permits issued by the City to
Verizon to construct and operate wireless facility
SF South Carmel 005. This includes any use
permit, encroachment permit, building permit or
other similar permit, as well as any modification,
amendment or extension of such permits.

Ariel Strauss 1-30-2026
no responsive
records (location is in
the County of
Monterey)
City Clerk's PRA Log
January 2026
ATTACHMENT 3

#
Request
Date
10-day
response
14-day
extension Records Requested Requester Name Completed Notes 26-16 1-22-2026 2-2-2026 2-17-2026
copies of (a) all letters and emails between (i)
staff of the Planning Department, City Manager's
Office and City Attorney's Office, as well as the
City's special counsel and CTC for which the
records of such communications are in the
possession of the City, and (ii) Verizon Wireless,
Sequoia, PierCon or Verizon's outside legal
counsel, (b) regarding the application to install a
wireless facility on Carmelo Street between 10th
and 11th Avenue, (c) which occurred between
January 1, 2025, and the present date.

However, I am not requesting copies of any of
the application documents submitted by
Verizon/Sequoia which were attached to the
agenda packet for the Planning Commission
hearing on January 21, 2026.

Ariel Strauss 2-9-2026
Requested extension
due to volume of
separate and distinct
records under GC
7922.535(c)(2). First
set of records sent
on 2-5-2026, second
set sent 2-9-2026
26-17 1-22-2026 2-2-2026
copies of all email and letter communications
between Planning Department staff and CTC
regarding Verizon/Sequoia's application to
construct and operate a wireless facility on
Carmelo St. between 10th and 11th Avenue,
which took place from January 1, 2025, through
January 21, 2026.

Ariel Strauss 2-9-2026 combined with PRA
above. records sent.
26-18 1-23-2026 2-2-2026 police report Saurav Ayyagari 1-30-2026 no responsive
records, must submit
a request through
the Police
Department.
26-19 1-27-2026 2-6-2026
I am doing research on the building that is
currently The Tuck Box as it will be 100 years
old this summer. Is there a way to get a list of all
the businesses that have been in the building
since 1926 and the years for each one? I know it
opened as Kay's Sandwich shop on July 1st,
1926 and became The Tuck Box in the early
'40s. I checked the property file online but didn't
see that information there. It's Lot 18 Block 76 -
APN# 010-146-008,
Jonni Farthing 1-30-2026
sent link to propery
files. Some records
were not searchable.

Gave suggestions on
how to refine the
request.

City Clerk's PRA Log
January 2026
ATTACHMENT 3

#
Request
Date
10-day
response
14-day
extension Records Requested Requester Name Completed Notes 26-20 1-27-2026 2-9-2026
all purchase orders and/or payment records
made by City of Carmel-by-the-Sea for nonperson/vendor entities (e.g., companies, organizations, contractors) from Jan 1, 2025 to
current date including, at minimum: purchase
date, vendor name, description of
goods/services purchased, line item quantity,
and line item price/amount.

Justin Wenig,
Starbridge 2-9-2026 records sent.

City Clerk's PRA Log
January 2026
ATTACHMENT 3

# Request Date 10-Day Due
Date
Info Requested Requestor Date Completed Notes
2026-001 01/07/2026 SS 1/17/2026 CG2500868 Lexis Nexis 01/08/2026 SS Mailed 2026-002 01/07/2026 SS 1/17/2026 CA2500852 Lexis Nexis 01/08/2026 SS Mailed 2026-003 1/8/2026 1/18/2026 CG2300297 redacted Mad dog Englishman Martin
01/08/2026 mw pickup
2026-004 01/09/2026 SS 1/19/2026 Medical/Bill records for Moises Mendoza Hernandez Mercado Kramer LLP 01/09/2026 SS Emailed
2026-005 1/12/2026 mw 1/22/2026 C1647 Kayitki (Awaiting ck for BWC to be emailed) James Dozier EQU 01/20/26 ALI Emailed
2026-006 1/12/2026 NDJS 1/22/2026 CA2500875 Lexis Nexis 1/12/2026 NDJS Carfax 2026-007 1/12/2026 mw 1/22/2026 CG2300091 - redacted report released Maria Cruz 1/13/2026 pickup 2026-008 1/13/2026 mw 1/23/2026 CG77-580 (Archive case hit run death) Nancy Kanter 01/21/26 mw mailed 2026-009 01/15/2026 SS 1/25/2026 CG/CA2500124 Physical Therapy Board of CA 01/15/2026 SS Mailed Certified Copy
2026-010 01/22/26 ALI 2/1/2026 Lauren Keaton C60155 07/01/09 Ca. State BAR Richard Thompson 02/01/26 mw Emailed
2026-011 1/23/2026 TW 2/2/2026 CG/2500568 Denial letter/ synopsis James Lin 01/29/26 mw Emailed 2026-012 01/23/2026 SS 2/2/2026 Stop sign and high heel violations 12/1/25-present Raffi Sulahian 01/2/26 mw pickup
2026-013 1/25/2026 ALI 2/4/2026 CG2600015 Alan Rusconi 01/28/26 mw pick up 2026-014 1/26/2026 2/7/2026 CQ2600029 Occupational Therapy Board of CA 01/28/2026 SS Mailed
2026-015 01/26/26 mw 2/7/2026 CG25-831,cg25-857, CG25-816 Linnea van kirk poa 01/28/2026 mw pick up Police Records Request Log
January 2026
ATTACHMENT 3

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
Public Works Department
February 2026 Report
Public Works Director
• Vacant Project Manager Position: a candidate was selected with tentative start date in May pending background checks.
• Created a webpage for the Draft - Carmel Forest Management Plan that describes what has been done these past 3 years, how the public were involved, and the next steps. https://ci.carmel.ca.us/cfmp
• Earth Day/Arbor Day – Saturday, April 18th. Media package will be sent out soon.

Environmental Programs
• North Dunes Project:
o Ice Plant Removal Ongoing: received quote of $23k for 2.51 acres of ice plant removal; ▪ Forestry to request additional funding to current contract; will need Council approval.
• Renewing 5-year Coastal Development Permit (CDP 16-315); ▪ Forest & Beach Commission review June 2026
▪ Planning Commission review July 2026 and approval expected September 2026. • Carmel Beach Sea Level Rise/Adaptation Project:
o Staff presented the draft Adaptation Pathway Report to Planning Commission and Forest & Beach Commission (joint meeting).
o Posted report & presentation on City’s website.
o Consultants to incorporate comments & feedback from both commissions. o Will present update to the commissions
• Stormwater:
o Winter stormwater construction inspections are still ongoing to ensure BMPs continue during the rainy season.
o State Water Board conducted an audit at the end of January. Waiting on a letter from the Water Board with the results.
• Waste Management:
o CalRecycle is conducting an audit this February. Staff is preparing records for this audit.

Facility Maintenance
• Fire Station: repaired a leak.
• First Murphy: Dry rot repairs .
• Devendorf Park: new ADA handrails were installed along Ocean Ave entrance. • Janitorial Services RFP reviews completed: expect selection by March, and Council approval in April.

TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Ken Wysocki, Public Works Director
SUBMITTED ON: February 2026
ATTACHMENT 4

Street Maintenance
• CIP-Sidewalk repairs (shaving) 1,426 sidewalk locations have been repaired. • Repaired 2 small paver sidewalks
• Repaired Street Name Post on Dolores & Vista
• Repaired North Dunes fencing
• Continued hot-mix street repairs and berms throughout the City • Storm Work:
o Continued clean out of storm drains
o Cleared debris throughout the City
o Repaired 4th Ave pathway (again)
o Made minor repairs along Scenic and tarped the 11th Ave erosion.

Project Management for the Capital Improvement Program
Shoreline:
• CIP-Beach Stairs: 100% design submitted to City Planning Department for approval. o Estimate going out to bid the in February with construction estimated to begin March. o Depending on the bids, maybe able to do both 10th Ave and 12th Ave stairs. • CIP- 4
th Ave Outfall: Geotechnical investigation to tentatively begin February. • CIP- Sand Ramp: Geotechnical investigation to tentatively begin February. • Priority - Emergency Repair of 11th Ave shoreline erosion:
o Working with engineer on Scenic Pathway design/repairs (contributing to the accelerated erosion).
o Working with another engineer on the design solution for the bluff eroded area.

Additional Capital Improvement Projects:
• CIP- Conglomerate Paving Project: includes street paving work, selected sidewalk repairs, and asphalt concrete (AC) berm repairs, started Nov 12th, estimated completion in April. o You can see current status updates with a 3 week schedule look-ahead and map of all the paving areas for this project on our City website.
• CIP-Fire Station Upgrade Project: Completed.
• CIP-Sunset Center Elevator Power Unit Replacement Project: Completed. • CIP-Sunset Center Painting Project: Tentative start in March. • CIP-Forest Theater Stage Repair Project: Started in February. • CIP-Sunset Center Yoga Reroof Project: Expected project to start in April. • CIP – Fire Backflows to Code: Getting Quotes – Project Delayed due to resource constraints. • CIP- Picadilly Restroom Design: we drafted an RFP and reviewing as-builts. Project Delayed due to resource constraints.
• CIP - Sunset Center Retaining Wall: we drafted an RFP and reviewing as-builts. Project Delayed due to resource constraints.

Forestry, Parks, and Beach
• Refer to City Forester’s Report.

ATTACHMENT 4

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
Monthly Report
City Forester’s Report
Forestry, Parks, and Beach Highlights:

Carmel Forest Master Plan (CFMP):
• Staff has compiled comments and has made the final edits to send to Dudek to begin the CEQA review.

These edits were reviewed by Nicole Nedeff the City’s Ecological Consultant prior to finalization.

Contractors:
• Our contractors are in the process of removing stumps for of the recently completed 55 removals on task orders.
• Staff recently wrapped up the previous task order for removal and pruning, with several added trees the work totaled 25 pruning jobs and 21 removals.
• Town & Country completed the Rio Road Medians project.

City Staff and Crews:
• City Forestry Crew removed 16 dead, dying, or invasive trees, planted 10 trees, and pruned 32 trees providing clearance for roads and stop signs, as well as maintaining tree health. • City Tree Crew Concluded responses to all storm-related tasks including removing broken trees or branches and cleaning up downfall.
• City crew collected logs left by PG&E’s recent work.

TO: Forest and Beach Commissioners
FROM: Justin Ono, City Forester
SUBJECT: January 2026 Forester’s Report
ATTACHMENT 4

2025 Permitted removals, pruning, and required planting Tree
permits
received
Tree
permits
Issued
Site
Inspections
Performed
Total
Prunings
Total
Removals
Removal
of Upper
Removal
of Lower
Required
to Plant
Upper
Required
to Plant
Lower
No room
for new
tree
Meets
Density
Rec.

Total
Number
of Trees
Required
January 29 22 5 14 21 8 13 9 14 1 1 23
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2026 Totals 29 22 5 14 21 8 13 9 14 1 1 23
. Permit Information
ATTACHMENT 4

Historic permitted removals and required planting
Year
Permitted
removals
Removal
of upper
Removal
of lower
Replanting
Required
Replanting
of upper
Replanting
of lower
Replanting
%
Applications
processed
2021 204 81 123 135 81 54 66.18% 213
2022 149 82 67 85 48 37 57.05% 155
2023 324 211 113 223 164 72 68.83% 336
2024 231 110 121 231 118 113 100.00% 391
2025 222 102 120 160 72 88 72.07% 315
2026 21 8 13 23 9 14 109.52% 29
ATTACHMENT 4

Calendar year to date – Includes stumps removed by City crew as well as on call tree contractors. *Numbers only represent correspondences received via the City’s website and do not incude live calls, voicemails, drop-in visitors, and emails sent directly to employees from residents, nor return calls and emails from staff.

City Forestry, Parks, and Beach Activities
ATTACHMENT 4

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
City Council
Staff Report
March 3, 2026

CONSENT AGENDA
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Jane Hogan, Accountant
APPROVED BY: Brandon Swanson, Acting City Administrator SUBJECT: January 2026 Check Register Summary
RECOMMENDATION:

Approve the check register for January 2026.

BACKGROUND / SUMMARY:

The check register is a financial report generated from the City's financial system (Attachment 1). It categorizes checks by the responsible department or function, providing essential information such as the check number, vendor name, purchase description, check issue date, and the check amount.

Per the California Supreme Court's decision in the case of Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors v. Superior Court (Dec. 29, 2016) (2016 WL 7473802), the check register excludes the specific invoice payments for legal services incurred for pending and active investigations, pending and active litigation, as well as recently concluded matters. The Supreme Court has ruled that these specific invoices are protected under attorney-client privilege and therefore are not subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act.

The check register provides valuable insights into the City's financial transactions, ensuring transparency and accountability in our financial operations. The exclusion of certain legal services payments adheres to the California Supreme Court's guidelines, safeguarding attorney-client privilege. The contract balance information further enhances our financial transparency.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The check register summary for January 2026 totals $3,549,430.65.

PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION:

Council ratified the December 2025 check register at the February 2, 2026, special council meeting.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. January 2026 Check Register

January 2026 Check Register
Check No. Vendor/Employee Transaction Description Date Amount Department: 000 ___
56976 County of Monterey-Treasury Division Citation collection Dec 2025 01/13/2026 2,200.00 56983 Mayon Capital, Inc Relief of Account Receivable 01/13/2026 -500.00 56998 U.S. Bank PARS Pension account contribution 01/13/2026 750,000.00 57070 Division of the State Architect Form 786 Q3 Oct-Dec 2025 01/16/2026 57.20 57103 Visit Carmel Sep-Oct26 CHID 01/23/2026 370,734.75 Total for Department: 000 ___ 1,122,491.95
Department: 110 City Council
56983 Mayon Capital, Inc Mail delivery service 01/13/2026 5,500.00 56985 Office Depot, Inc. Admin General Office Supplies 01/13/2026 223.42 57073 Office Depot, Inc. Admin General Office Supplies 01/16/2026 125.33 57121 League of California Cities Membership due calendar year 2026 01/30/2026 3,045.00 Total for Department: 110 City Council 8,893.75
Department: 111 City Administration
56963 Amazon Web Services Inc AWS Cloud Services 01/13/2026 460.01 56965 AT&T Telephone service citywide 01/13/2026 441.28 56966 Bridge IT Consulting HYCU for Workplace Identity 14 mo 01/13/2026 1,680.00 56972 Carmel Pine Cone Legal noticing 01/13/2026 716.63 56973 Comcast Cable service CH and PD 01/13/2026 571.25 56975 Copies By-The-Sea Agenda printing services 01/13/2026 525.93 56980 Hinderliter, De Llamas & Associates HdL - Transaction Tax Contract Services 01/13/2026 600.00 56981 IAMP Pro Audio/Anthony J. Nocita Set-up, live production, associated support of city meetings and 01/13/2026 3,060.00 56982 Liebert Cassidy Whitmore LCW Library Subscription 01/13/2026 4,145.00 56993 SESAC Music Performance License 01/13/2026 641.00 56997 T-Mobile Telephone service and sales 01/13/2026 340.23 56999 Verizon Wireless City wide cellular service 01/13/2026 4,033.79 57008 Carmel Pine Cone Legal noticing 01/16/2026 819.00 57013 Comcast Cable service CH and PD 01/16/2026 43.79
57023 IWORQ Software February 2026 - Janaury 2027 01/16/2026 14,125.00 57028 Minuteman Press Carlsbad Check printing services 01/16/2026 1,259.25 57034 Municipal Resource Group, LLC Executive coaching services 01/16/2026 1,300.00 57062 Verizon Wireless City wide cellular service 01/16/2026 4,035.19 57068 Chavan and Associates, LLC Audit services 01/16/2026 11,605.00 57069 Comcast Business NonNGEN internet and recurring charges 01/16/2026 644.40 57071 Hinderliter, De Llamas & Associates HdL Sales Tax Audit 01/16/2026 1,469.29 57072 IAMP Pro Audio/Anthony J. Nocita Set-up, live production, associated support of city meetings and 01/16/2026 1,767.04 57074 Pace Productivity Inc Municipal Cost of Services Study 01/16/2026 8,300.00 57075 Same Day Shred Admin Shredding 01/16/2026 50.00
57085 AT&T Telephone service citywide 01/23/2026 5,285.48 57086 AT&T Telephone service Citywide 01/23/2026 1,030.14 57094 Neal Rutta AWS account services 01/23/2026 1,013.78 57102 Universal Staffing Inc Temporary staffing services-Admin Coordinator 01/23/2026 3,809.70 57106 Xerox Financial Services Xerox copier leases citywide 01/23/2026 2,905.06 57108 Benefit Coordinators Corporation (BCC) Cobra Admin expenses ($83.60 mo) 01/30/2026 83.60 57135 Universal Staffing Inc Temporary staffing services-Admin Coordinator 01/30/2026 1,593.60 Total for Department: 111 City Administration 78,354.44 Department: 112 City Attorney
56967 Burke,Williams & Sorensen, LLP City Attorney services-Labor negotiations 01/13/2026 8,468.00 Total for Department: 112 City Attorney 8,468.00
Department: 115 Community Planning & Building
56985 Office Depot, Inc. Office supplies - Planning 01/13/2026 156.39 57018 Engineered Fire Systems Plan Review - November 2025 01/16/2026 742.50 57026 Marnie Waffle 01-14-26 Community Meeting Supplies 01/16/2026 60.96 57090 FedEx postage 01/23/2026 16.24
57114 FedEx postage 01/30/2026 16.24
Total for Department: 115 Community Planning & Bu 992.33

Department: 116 Police
56987 PC Specialists, Inc 2 EP2-20885 Microsoft Pro11 Intel units for PD STATE-CMAS 01/13/2026 4,775.60 56996 T2 Systems, Inc MobilePay subscription 01/13/2026 83.33 57000 10-8 Uniforms LLC Uniforms and misc clothing/insignia items for Police Department 01/16/2026 1,715.09 57014 Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula PD Testing services 01/16/2026 219.00 57017 Department of Justice/Accounting Office PD:Fingerprinting services 01/16/2026 32.00 57030 MOGO Urgent Care-PD PD Substance/new hire testing services 01/16/2026 691.00 57032 Monterey County Animal Services Animal control services 01/16/2026 275.00 57037 Online Policing Solutions, Inc Full Access NPS-AID Chapter servoce 01/16/2026 749.00 57045 Quality Print & Copy Police Dept printing services 01/16/2026 241.95 57054 T2 Systems Canada Inc. Digital Iris Service 01/16/2026 75.00 57055 T2 Systems, Inc Automated Owner Lookup/Letter Service 01/16/2026 110.41 57059 Transunion Risk & Alterna TLO investigative searches 01/16/2026 100.00 57067 aaaworkspace Police Dept Chairs per description 01/16/2026 1,375.60 57087 Carmel Belle Lunch for CERT volunteers 01/23/2026 660.00 57088 Cintas Corp 2 (First Aid) Replenish medicine cabinet 01/23/2026 73.73 57095 Office Depot, Inc. PD Misc office supplies 01/23/2026 271.55 57104 Wilana, LLC dba Swift Car Wash Car Wash PD 01/23/2026 160.00 Total for Department: 116 Police 11,608.26
Department: 117 Fire
56977 Design Associates Fire Dept - Maps 01/13/2026 1,000.00 57011 City Of Monterey Fire Services Jul 2025- Jun 2026 01/16/2026 283,803.00 57019 First Alarm Alarm services-Fire Station 01/16/2026 313.75 57029 Mission Linen Service Uniform laundry service 01/16/2026 414.42 57050 Signworks Inc New decals for Fire Dept vehicles 01/16/2026 153.66 57093 Mission Linen Service Laundry service Fire 01/23/2026 276.28 Total for Department: 117 Fire 285,961.11
Department: 118 Ambulance
57004 American Supply Company Janitor Expense 01/16/2026 450.19 57006 Bound Tree Medical LLC Medical supplies 01/16/2026 2,324.00 57011 City Of Monterey Ambulance Service Fee Oct 2025 thru Jun 2026 01/16/2026 179,521.83 57024 JD Repairs, Inc Amb Dept repairs 01/16/2026 9,348.62 57041 Peninsula Welding & Medical Supply, inc. Medical supplies 01/16/2026 135.11 57091 LogRx Controlled Substance Subscription 1-5 Units 01/23/2026 1,440.00 57096 Peninsula Welding & Medical Supply, inc. Medical supplies 01/23/2026 44.81 Total for Department: 118 Ambulance 193,264.56
Department: 119 Public Works
56961 Advance Design Consultants, Inc Electrical engineering changes for SSC EV charging 01/13/2026 6,476.00 56962 Ailing House Pest Control City wide pest control 01/13/2026 150.00 56964 Angeles Premium Construction, Inc Sub-floor repairs and install at SSC Studio 105 01/13/2026 29,646.07 56969 California Fire Protection, Inc. Fire extinguisher service check 01/13/2026 486.10 56978 Edges Electrical Group Electrical supplies 01/13/2026 645.72 56979 Golden State Portables Portable potty service 01/13/2026 650.00 56989 Poes Plumbing & Backflow City facility plumbing service 01/13/2026 416.28 56991 Pureserve Building Service City facility janitoral service 01/13/2026 23,101.72 56992 Scarborough Lumber & Building Sander, gutter strainer, caulking 01/13/2026 250.82 57001 2nd Nature Software Inc Signature Software -street sweeper route 01/16/2026 1,250.00 57003 Ailing House Pest Control City wide pest control 01/16/2026 140.00 57005 Angeles Premium Construction, Inc VL new office construction 01/16/2026 10,940.44 57007 California Fire Protection, Inc. Fire extinguisher service check 01/16/2026 350.00 57009 Cintas Corp 2 (First Aid) First Aid for 2 PW boxes 01/16/2026 777.31 57010 Cintas Corporation Uniforms for PW 01/16/2026 793.71 57015 Denise Duffy & Associates ND Habitat Resource Monitoring 01/16/2026 3,434.44 57016 Department of Industrial Relations Late fee E2212587 01/16/2026 225.00 57020 Forestry Suppliers, Inc Safety Supplies - helmet, safety glasses, binoculars, jackets 01/16/2026 1,484.86 57021 Granite Rock Company asphalt hot mix 01/16/2026 1,295.12 57022 HASCO Stations, LLC PW Fuel 01/16/2026 2,324.74
57027 Martins Irrigation Supply, INC. tree stakes and post driver 01/16/2026 204.58 57031 Monterey Bay Air Resources District Permits 01/16/2026 3,470.40 57033 Municipal Maintenance Equipment Sweeper differential leak repair 12/17/25 #044607 01/16/2026 7,214.04 57036 Office Depot, Inc. office supplies 01/16/2026 188.46 57039 Otis Elevatior Company elevator service at HML 01/16/2026 2,075.14 57040 Pacific Smog Smog for city van 1/1/26 #3247 01/16/2026 153.25

57042 PG&E EV Charging 1/10/26 #0008476684-9 01/16/2026 1,000.00 57043 Poes Plumbing & Backflow City facility plumbing service 01/16/2026 510.00 57044 Pureserve Building Service City facility janitoral service 01/16/2026 23,101.72 57046 R & S Erection of Monterey Bay Inc Norton Ct. grille not opening had power outage. 01/16/2026 398.00 57047 Robert Half Temporary Forester services - Tree Permit Technician 01/16/2026 3,383.96 57048 Scarborough Lumber & Building forestry, streets, and facilities supplies 01/16/2026 205.18 57051 State Water Resources Control Board Annual Storm Water Permit fee 01/16/2026 7,279.00 57052 Stormwater Biochar Stormwater filter 12/30/25 #3495 01/16/2026 888.76 57057 Tope's Tree Service Inc. Tree services citywide as directed by City Forester 01/16/2026 2,400.00 57058 Town and Country Gardening Tree work in the City 01/16/2026 21,161.07 57060 Tree Stuff Lockbox No 639707 Air powered tree access, blades 01/16/2026 800.33 57061 Valley Hills Nursery Poles, Oak, Cedar, soil, bark 01/16/2026 1,759.50 57084 Advance Design Consultants, Inc Electrical engineering changes for SSC EV charging 01/23/2026 10,500.00 57101 Robert Half Temporary Forester services - Tree Permit Technician 01/23/2026 2,386.47 57107 Ailing House Pest Control City wide pest control 01/30/2026 849.00 57109 California Fire Protection, Inc. Fire extinguisher service check 01/30/2026 450.00 57110 Cintas Corp 2 (First Aid) 1st aide supplies 5313696704 01/30/2026 240.08 57111 Cintas Corporation Uniforms for PW 01/30/2026 660.07 57115 Golden State Portables Portable potty service 01/30/2026 650.00 57116 Granite Construction Company Asphalt 01/30/2026 1,126.37 57117 Granite Rock Company Concrete mix 01/30/2026 1,190.08 57118 HASCO Stations, LLC PW Fuel 01/30/2026 1,564.94
57123 David Sollid Marina Backflow Company test on backflow devices 01/30/2026 1,350.00 57124 Monterey Bay Air Resources District Permits 01/30/2026 1,641.00 57125 Morrill & Forbes Chimney Sweeps and Fireplaces Carmel Library: Inspect, Measure and Service 01/30/2026 540.60 57126 Napa Auto Parts oil and radiator funnel 01/30/2026 46.62 57128 Otis Elevatior Company elevator service at HML 01/30/2026 461.43 57130 Poes Plumbing & Backflow City facility plumbing service 01/30/2026 330.00 57131 Scarborough Lumber & Building Streets supplies 01/30/2026 170.66 57132 Sentry Alarm Systems City facility alarm service 01/30/2026 3,145.29 57133 Sherwin-Williams Co. 10/6/25 #2698-4 Supplies for city projects 01/30/2026 280.66 57134 Toro Petroleum Fuel for generator 01/30/2026 2,508.71 Total for Department: 119 Public Works 191,123.70
Department: 121 Community Activities
56972 Carmel Pine Cone Craftapolooza ad 11.21.25 01/13/2026 425.00 57056 The Christmas Light Pros Holiday lights - 3 buildings, medians, Devendorf Park 01/16/2026 19,700.00 57119 Kelly Productions Santa for holiday celebration 12.5.2025 01/30/2026 735.00 57127 Office Depot, Inc. laminating pouches (2 boxes) 01/30/2026 35.75 Total for Department: 121 Community Activities 20,895.75 Department: 122 Economic Revitalization
56971 Carmel Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center operations 01/13/2026 30,000.00 56995 Sunset Cultural Center Inc. Current fiscal year Operating Grant 01/13/2026 187,500.00 57063 Visit Carmel Visit Carmel funding FY 2025-26 01/16/2026 30,000.00 57076 See Monterey TOT Destination Marketing Juridiction Investment Q3 Jan-Mar26 01/16/2026 59,495.25 Total for Department: 122 Economic Revitalization 306,995.25 Department: 130 Non-Departmental
56968 Cal-Am Water Company Water service citywide 01/13/2026 18,513.63 56988 PG&E Citywide gas and electric services 01/13/2026 311.52 56990 Prism Public Risk Innovation Jan-Mar 2026 EE Assistance Program 01/13/2026 676.20 57042 PG&E Citywide gas and electric services 01/16/2026 9,979.68 57097 PG&E Citywide gas and electric services 01/23/2026 213.61 57098 Pitney Bowes Bank, Inc Reserve Account Advance on postage meter mailing costs Acct#28553824 01/23/2026 1,800.00 57129 Pitney Bowes Bank, Inc Reserve Account Advance on postage meter mailing costs #28553824 01/30/2026 2,000.00 Total for Department: 130 Non-Departmental 33,494.64
Department: 311 Capital Projects
56984 Moffatt & Nichol Professional services: Coastal Engineering and environmental ser 01/13/2026 30,310.80 56986 Opticos Design, Inc Prep of objective development and design standards for ADU, mult 01/13/2026 3,233.00 57012 Coastal Paving & Excavating, Inc Storm Drain Improvement- Implementation and construction per co 01/16/2026 65,934.61 57035 Neill Engineers Corp. Conglomerate Paving Project 01/16/2026 26,334.00 57038 Opticos Design, Inc ODDS - December 2025 01/16/2026 6,763.00 57058 Town and Country Gardening Professional landscaping and garden services - Devendorf 01/16/2026 5,362.00 57064 Wallace Group Shoreline infrastructure repair 01/16/2026 2,508.00

57089 Coastal Paving & Excavating, Inc Conglomerate Paving Project 01/23/2026 229,493.45 57100 QOVO Solutions, Inc PD Renovations: Door and camera replacement 01/23/2026 8,927.78 57112 Coastal Paving & Excavating, Inc Conglomerate Paving Project 01/30/2026 696,738.36 57113 EMC Planning Group, Inc Coastal Engineering & adaptation planning project #22-020-38 12/ 01/30/2026 27,476.48 57120 Kone, Inc Stage elevator power unit replacement SSC-deposit to start work 01/30/2026 27,447.18 Total for Department: 311 Capital Projects 1,130,528.66 Department: 513 Veh & Equip Replacement
56994 SHI International Corp Meraki MR Enterprise Lic 5yr/Meraki MS350-24X Enterprise Lic 5yr 01/13/2026 2,275.94 57053 Stryker Two ambulance heart monitors Serial 50544394 5068099 01/16/2026 33,292.85 57065 Watsonville Ford 2 Ford F-150 Lightning EV Trucks 01/16/2026 120,789.46 Total for Department: 513 Veh & Equip Replacement 156,358.25 Grand Total 3,549,430.65

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
City Council
Staff Report
March 3, 2026

CONSENT AGENDA
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Melinda Cervantes, Acting Library and Community Activities Director
APPROVED BY: Brandon Swanson, Acting City Administrator SUBJECT: Resolution 2026-015, authorizing the serving of alcohol on public property for the Carmel Public Library Foundation's Donor Salute event on Sunday, March 8, 2026, and the Sterling Circle event, Sunday, June 7, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt Resolution 2026-015, authorizing the serving of alcohol on public property for the Carmel Public Library Foundation's Donor Salute event on Sunday, March 8, 2026, and the Sterling Circle event, Sunday, June 7, 2026
BACKGROUND / SUMMARY:

The Carmel Public Library Foundation (CPLF) is requesting (Attachment 2) the use of the Harrison Memorial Library to hold its annual Donor Salute event, on Sunday, March 8, 2026, from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. The Donor salute is held each year to thank those who donate $100 or more in a calendar year to the CPLF.

The CPLF is also requesting the use of the Harrison Memorial Library to hold its annual Sterling Circle event on Sunday, June 7, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Main Library. The Sterling Circle event is held annually to thank CPLF Planned Giving Program donors.

Both the Donor Salute and Sterling Circle are opportunities for the CPLF to extend its gratitude and appreciation to its donors for their support.

Per City Policy C89-47 "Support Groups Policy" (Attachment 3), the use of library facilities shall be determined by the Harrison Memorial Library Board of Trustees, with the exception of events at which alcoholic beverages are offered. The Board of Trustees considered the CPLF's request at its January 28, 2026, meeting and approved the use of the Harrison Memorial Library for both events.

Wine is proposed to be served at each event. Per Carmel Municipal Code section

9.20.020, it is unlawful for any person to drink any alcoholic beverage in or upon any public place within the City. The City Council may, however, authorize exceptions to the code for specific events of limited duration by adopting a resolution (Attachment 1).

Also, per policy C89-47, the City will not provide insurance coverage for any City Support Groups in a City building at which alcohol is served, unless the activity is officially co-sponsored by resolution of the City Council.

The Harrisom Memorial Board of Trustees also voted to recommend that the City authorize the co-sponsorship for both of these events at their Regular Meeting on January 28, 2026.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Donors to the Carmel Public Library Foundation provide almost 100% of the funds for the Library's operating budget.

PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION:

The City Council approved co-sponsorship of these events on March 3, 2025.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution 2026-015

2. CPLF Donor & Sterling Circle request letter

3. C89-47 Support groups policy

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-015

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA AUTHORIZING CITY CO-SPONSORSHIP OF THE CARMEL PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION’S ANNUAL DONOR SALUTE AT THE MAIN LIBRARY ON SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2026, AT WHICH ALCOHOL WILL BE

SERVED AND AUTHORIZING CITY CO- SPONSORSHIP OF THE CARMEL PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION’S STERLING CIRCLE EVENT AT THE MAIN LIBRARY ON SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2026 WHEREAS, the Harrison Memorial Library Board of Trustees and the Carmel Public Library Foundation are requesting City co-sponsorship of the Annual Donor Salute on Sunday, March 8, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Harrison Memorial Library; and WHEREAS, the Harrison Memorial Library Board of Trustees and the Carmel Public Library Foundation are requesting City co-sponsorship of the Sterling Circle event on Sunday, June 7, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Harrison Memorial Library; and WHEREAS, per Carmel Municipal Code section 9.20.020, it is unlawful for any person to drink any alcoholic beverage in or upon any public place within the City unless the City authorizes an exception to the code for specific events of limited duration by adopting a resolution; and WHEREAS, City Policy C89-07 requires City Support Groups to obtain City Council approval to cosponsor events at which alcohol is served; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to notify the City’s insurance carrier of the co-sponsorship.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA DOES:

1. Agree to co-sponsor the Carmel Public Library Foundation’s Annual Donor Salute on March 8, 2026.

2. Agree to co-sponsor the Carmel Public Library Foundation’s Sterling Circle event on June 7, 2026.

3. Authorize the City Administrator to notify the Harrison Memorial Library Board of Trustees and Carmel Public Library Foundation of the Council’s concurrence to co-sponsor the event.

ATTACHMENT 1

Resolution 2026-015

4. Authorize the City Administrator to officially notify the City’s insurance carrier of the cosponsorship.

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA this 3rd day of March, 2026, by the following roll call vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

APPROVED: ATTEST:
________________________________ _________________________________ Dale Byrne, Mayor Nova Romero, MMC, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT 1

Carn1cl Public Library Vi)unclation
Melinda Cervantes, Interim Library Director
& Library Board Trustees
Sixth and Mission St.

Carmel, CA 93921
Dear Ms. Cervantes & Library Board Trustees:

The Carmel Public Library Foundation respectfully requests consideration to hold our donor cultivation event; The Donor Salute on Sunday, March 8, 2026 from 3:00-5:00pm and the Sterling Circle on Sunday, June 7, 2026 from 3:00-5:00pm at the Harrison Memorial Library.

We plan to serve wine and hors d'oeuvres at each of the events. We are eager to obtain whatever approvals are necessary. Please let us know if you require any further information or documentation.

Thank you for your consideration of our request.

Sincerely,
Alexandra Fallon, CEO
Carmel Public Library Foundation
PO Box 2042, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921 J 831.624.2811 I www.carmelpubliclibraryfoundation.org ATTACHMENT 2

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

POLICY AND PROCEDURE
Subject: Support Groups Policy Policy/Procedure No: C89-47 Effective Date: 3 October 1989 Authority: Resolution No. 89-121 Purpose:

To establish a formal procedure for relationships between the City and its support groups.

Policy/Procedure:

As fully set forth in the policy document, attached.

Responsible Party:

City Administrator/City Council
Department of Origin:

Administration/City Council
Revision Dates:
6 March 1990 (Resolution No. 90-26)
4 August 1992 (Resolution No. 92-70)
3 April 2007 (Resolution No. 2007-19)
2 October 2012 (Resolution No. 2012-70)
7 September 2021 (Resolution No. 2021-046)
Rescinded Date:

City Administrator Approval:
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Signature Date
4 January 2022 (Resolution No. 2022-009)
ATTACHMENT 3

Support Groups Policy
September 21, 1989
General:

The City Council recognizes that individuals of the community will join together from time to time in support groups to assist the municipal organization (City) or one of its departments for a variety of reasons. The City Council also recognizes the value of the assistance so provided by support groups and encourages the formation of such groups where appropriate and/or a need exists. So that both the City and its entities and the support groups have a clear understanding of the nature and extent of the relationship, the following guidelines have been developed and adopted by the City Council.

Definition:

Support groups are associations of individuals who have voluntarily joined together in a unit whose sole or primary purpose is to provide assistance – monetary, social, cultural or otherwise – but not political – to the City or one of its departments.

Nature of Relationship:

The City recognizes the importance of support groups to the financial, social, cultural and environmental fabric of our community as well as the need for private support groups to be independent and freed of the restrictions which are applicable to public entities. It is also recognized by the City that a relationship will exist between support groups and the City. It is the intent of the City to keep the relationship with all support groups to a minimum, recognizing that support groups are private in existence, a status which requires neither the specific public noticing, reporting and liability responsibilities of, nor financial assistance from, the City.

While members of support groups have the freedom of association guaranteed by the Constitution, the support group is recognized by the City as a private body.

City Involvement with Support Groups/Personnel:

City personnel, whether elected, employed or appointed, shall not serve on the board of directors (either as a member or in an ex officio capacity) of a support group. Employees of support groups are not City employees and support groups and their officers shall refrain from representing themselves as agents or officers of the City. City staff will be assigned by the City Administrator to serve in a liaison capacity and to provide technical assistance to support groups if requested.

Use of City Facilities*:

Support groups are entitles to free use of City facilities for meetings, either general membership, board, executive committee, or special committee as long as:
a) The date and time are convenient to the operation and maintenance of the facility in which the meet is desired;
b) The meeting room is not needed for a City board, committee or commission meeting; ATTACHMENT 3

c) The meeting is to occur during regular hours of operation or does not require the scheduling of staff beyond regular schedules if held at a time other than regular hours; d) The desired room is available;
e) The City will not incur a substantial cost for providing the room; and f) The use of the City facilities by the support group is in furtherance of the interests of the City.

The City shall draw up an agreement with each support group which shall outline the terms and conditions for the free use of meeting rooms and of storage space. Support groups may also store assets and belongings in a public facility subject to a valid Hold Harmless Agreement and certificate of insurance being on file with the City Clerk’s office and naming the City as an additional insured party, and provided that the space is not required for municipal properties.

City facilities, with the exception of library facilities, may not be used to provide free space or equipment for the business office of the support group. The use of Library facilities shall be determined by the Harrison Memorial Library Board of Trustees, with the exception of events held at these facilities at which alcoholic beverages are offered. Limitations on such use are described in this Policy in the paragraph titled “Insurance”.*
Use of City Equipment*:

No support group, its officers or members, shall utilize any equipment belonging to the City and/or any of its departments except audio/visual equipment and room furnishings which are normally provided upon request with the use of a room. City equipment is defined but is not limited to telephones, desks, copy machines, computers and computer terminals, mail and stamping devices, facsimile machines, typewriters and adding machines. The City Administrator may grant use of City equipment in special circumstances. The use of library equipment shall be determined by the Harrison Memorial Library Board of Trustees.*
Membership Rolls:

Membership rolls of support groups and the City can be exchanged if an agreement is reached between the parties and is consistent with both State and Federal laws.

Postage:

Each support group shall secure and maintain its own Post Office box or mailing address. The City’s or a City department’s Post Office box or bulk mailing permit is to be used for official City business only. Each support group shall incur all expenses associated with the mailing of its literature, minutes, agendas and fund-raising requests.
__________________________
* For statutory provisions governing use of library facilities and equipment, see Education Code, Title 1, Division 1, Part 11, Chapter 5, Section 18919 and Carmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code Section 2.72.050.

ATTACHMENT 3

Political Activities:

No support group, organized for the purpose of assisting the City or one of its departments shall partake, either officially or unofficially, in any political activity involving the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, its officers, employees, or facilities. Political activity includes, but is not limited to:
• Mayoral and City Council elections
• Local ballot issues
• Involvement in administrative or personnel matters
Support Groups are encouraged to use proper and accepted internal City communication channels and the public appearances section of City Council meetings.

Insurance:

The City will provide general liability insurance coverage for support groups including the cost of the insurance deductible as long as the support groups are meeting or holding events in public buildings or at public facilities. If a support group meets away from a public building or public facility and/or outside the City limits, then it shall be the option of the support group as to whether it desires to secure insurance protection. The City will not provide insurance protection for activities and events held outside of the City limits or away from public buildings and/or public facilities and will not provide coverage at any activity where alcoholic beverages are being served unless such activity is officially sanctioned and cosponsored via a Resolution of the City Council.

Should support groups desire to serve alcoholic beverages at an event, either in a public building or at a public facility, the support group will be required to secure its own insurance coverage, unless the City Council adopts a Resolution of co-sponsorship.

Co-Sponsorship:

A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea is required in order for the City to cosponsor with any support group any event, performance, activity or function, whether one-time, cumulative or ongoing.

Fund-Raising Events within Public Facilities:

The City recognizes that support groups from time to time will request the utilization of public facilities for fund-raising activities. Such requests for the use of public facilities shall be forwarded to the City Council for its review at least thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled event. The City will give preferential consideration to support groups over other groups for fund-raising activities within public facilities.

Requests for the use of Library facilities shall be forwarded to the Harrison Memorial Library Board of Trustees for its review at least thirty days (30) prior to the scheduled event.* However, any event approved by the Library Board of Trustees at which alcoholic beverages are to be offered must also have prior approval of the City Council as set forth in this Policy in the paragraph titled “Insurance”.

Support Groups are cautioned that obtaining such approval by both bodies could take seven weeks or more, depending on the scheduling of their respective meetings.

ATTACHMENT 3

Bylaws:

Each support group shall provide a copy of its current bylaws to the City Clerk.

Annual Audit:

The City requires a copy of the annual audit, review or internal financial report of each support group.

Responsibility for Implementation of Policy:

The City Administrator is delegated as the City official responsible for the implementation of this policy.

Periodic Review:

The City Council will, from time to time, review the intent and content of this policy and make any necessary amendments which it deems necessary to protect the interests of the City and the support groups. All support groups will be notified whenever a review is determined to be needed. __________________________
* For statutory provisions governing use of library facilities and equipment, see Education Code, Title 1, Division 1, Part 11, Chapter 5, Section 18919 and Carmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code Section 2.72.050.

ATTACHMENT 3

ATTACHMENT 3

ATTACHMENT 3

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
City Council
Staff Report
March 3, 2026

CONSENT AGENDA
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Nova Romero, City Clerk, Brian Pierik, City Attorney APPROVED BY: Brandon Swanson, Acting City Administrator SUBJECT: Resolution 2026-016 Adopting a Policy on the Distribution of Tickets and Passes to City Employees
RECOMMENDATION:

Motion to adopt Resolution 2026-016 Adopting a Policy on the Distribution of Tickets and Passes to City Employees.

BACKGROUND / SUMMARY:

Executive Summary
The City does not currently have a formal policy governing how those tickets or passes may be accepted, used, documented, and publicly disclosed when provided for City business. The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) regulates the distribution of tickets and passes by public agencies to elected officials, appointed officials, and certain designated employees pursuant to the Political Reform Act and Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 18944.1. This regulation authorizes public agencies to adopt a written policy governing the acceptance and distribution of tickets or passes for official use.

At the February 2, 2026 City Council meeting, Council directed staff to amend the proposed Tickets and Passes Distribution Policy so it applies only to City employees and does not apply to City Councilmembers. The attached Resolution (Attachment 1) and Policy (Attachment 2) have been revised accordingly.

Adopting the revised policy will provide a clear, consistent process for employee use of

tickets/passes in compliance with Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) Regulation 2 CCR 18944.1, promote transparency through required reporting, and reduce the risk of tickets/passes being treated as reportable gifts when used for a legitimate City purpose.

Revisions per Council direction (February 2, 2026):
• The proposed policy has been amended so it applies only to City employees (redlined policy included as Attachment 2).
• City Councilmembers are excluded from the policy’s scope, and tickets/passes will not be distributed to members of the City Council under this policy.

Why adopt a policy for employees:

When tickets or passes are distributed by the City in accordance with an adopted policy that complies with Section 18944.1, the distribution generally does not constitute a “gift” to the recipient for purposes of the FPPC gift limit, and the distribution is instead handled through the required public reporting process (FPPC Form 802).

Key FPPC Requirements Addressed in the Policy
FPPC regulations require that ticket/pass distributions meet specific conditions, including:
• Distribution occurs pursuant to a written policy adopted by the governing body and maintained as a public record.
• Distributions are reported on FPPC Form 802.
• Tickets/passes are not earmarked by the outside source for a specific individual. • The City determines, in its sole discretion, who will use the ticket or pass.

The regulation also requires the policy to:
• Identify the public purposes for which tickets/passes may be used; • Require that any distribution to, or at the behest of, an employee accomplish a stated public purpose;
• Prohibit transfers except as allowed by regulation (e.g., immediate family/one guest for attendance); and
• Prevent disproportionate use by designated leadership positions.

Note: Benefits not included with admission (such as food or beverages) may still be subject to applicable gift limits and reporting rules.

Implementation and Posting Requirements
If adopted:

• The revised policy must be posted on the City’s website within 30 days of adoption;
• FPPC Form 802 must be posted on the City’s website within 45 days of any ticket/pass distribution; and
• The policy must be provided to the FPPC so they may post a link to the City’s policy.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None for this action
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION:

Council received a staff report and proposed policy on the distribution of tickets and passes on February 2, 2026. Council directed staff to return with amendments to the policy to state that the policy only applies to City employees and not Councilmembers.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution 2026-016

2. Exhibit A - Redlined Policy on the Distribution of Tickets and Passes to City Employees

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-016

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

ADOPTING A POLICY ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF TICKETS AND PASSES TO CITY

EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) administers and enforces the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Government Code Section 81000 et seq.), including regulations governing the acceptance and distribution of tickets and passes by public agencies; and WHEREAS, Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 18944.1, authorizes local agencies to adopt a written policy governing the distribution of tickets or passes received by the agency for use by elected officials, appointed officials, and designated employees; and WHEREAS, when tickets or passes are distributed pursuant to a policy adopted in compliance with Section 18944.1, such tickets or passes are not considered gifts to the recipient, are not subject to the FPPC annual gift limit, and are not reportable as gifts on the recipient’s Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700); and
WHEREAS, the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea currently does not have a formal policy governing the acceptance and distribution of tickets or passes received by the City; and WHERAS, the City Council directed staff to create a policy on the distribution of tickets and passes that only applies to City Employees, and not members of the City Council; and WHEREAS, adoption of a Policy on the Distribution of Tickets and Passes will establish a fair, transparent, and consistent framework for the distribution of tickets or passes to City Employees, ensure compliance with FPPC regulations, promote accountability, and avoid the appearance of impropriety; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Policy on the Distribution of Tickets and Passes sets forth the public purposes for which tickets or passes may be distributed, establishes procedures for distribution and reporting, prohibits earmarking and disproportionate use, and requires public disclosure on FPPC Form 802 in accordance with state law.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA DOES HEREBY:
• Adopt the Policy on the Distribution of Tickets and Passes to City Employees, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. • The City Administrator is authorized and directed to administer the Policy in accordance with its terms and applicable FPPC regulations.

ATTACHMENT 1

Resolution No. 2026-016

• The City Clerk is directed to post the adopted Policy and all required FPPC Form 802 disclosures on the City’s website and to maintain such records in accordance with applicable law.

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BYTHE-SEA this 2nd day of March, 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

APPROVED: ATTEST:
__________________________ _______________________________ Dale Byrne, Mayor Nova Romero, MMC, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT 1

Tickets and Passes Employee Policy Page 1 of 6 Effective: TBD City of Carmel-by-the-Sea

POLICY ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF TICKETS AND PASSES

TO CITY EMPLOYEES
Policy No. 2026-01
Office of the City Administrator
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
EXHIBIT A ATTACHMENT 2

Tickets and Passes Employee Policy Page 2 of 6 Effective: TBD City of Carmel-by-the-Sea Policy on the Distribution of Tickets and Passes to City Employees
.Background
The Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council, Boards, Commissions and officials certain City employees are subject to certain laws and regulations pertaining to gifts. The Fair Political Practices Commission ("FPPC") enforces the provisions of the Political Reform Act contained in Government Code Section 81000 et seq., as well as the regulations contained in Title 2, California Code of Regulations, Sections 18110 et seq.

The City strives to provide impartial and high-quality services to its residents, businesses and visitors. The receipt by City officials employee of gifts or other items of value can be perceived as attempts to influence City operations, and the City wishes to avoid any appearance of impropriety or favoritism. Additionally, however, City employees’ officials attendance at public events is necessary to achieve the goals of governance, both to promote the policies of the City and to maintain close contact with the citizens and interest groups within the City. This Policy outlines a fair and impartial procedure for the disposition of tickets or passes by the City in furtherance of a governmental purpose. It implements the directives of FPPC regulations and establishes procedures as required by Title 2, Division 6, Chapter 9.5, Section 18944.1 of the California Code of Regulations, for the acceptance and distribution of tickets or passes by the City. This Policy also ensures that tickets or passes distributed by the City are disclosed upon the required FPPC forms.

I¡ .DEFINITIONS
A. Unless otherwise provided herein, words and terms used in this Policy shall have the same meaning as that contained in the Political Reform Act of 1974 and the FPPC Regulations, as the same may be amended from time-to-time.

B. "Beneficial use for official City business" means a use that will further a legitimate City purpose and assist the City in carrying out its mission, programs or goals.

Beneficial uses include those governmental purposes set forth in Section II A, Policy Pertaining to Tickets and Passes, below. Where not specifically listed, beneficial uses are to be determined on a case-by-case basis.

C. "City Administrator" means the City Administrator or his/her designee.

D. "City Official Employee" means any City employee City elected official, appointed official, or person designated in the City's Conflict of Interest Code. This Policy does EXHIBIT A ATTACHMENT 2

Tickets and Passes Employee Policy Page 3 of 6 Effective: TBD not apply to members of the City Council or to members of any City Commissions.

E. "Gift" means anything of value, including meals, for which the recipient has not provided equal or greater value in return. A gift includes a rebate or discount in the price of anything unless the rebate or discount is made in the regular course of business to members of the public. A gift does not include de minimis gifts of food or incidental items, such as snacks, pens, etc., so long as the cumulative value of such gift does not exceed $50 in a calendar year from any one source. A gift does not include a ticket or pass subject to Section II, Policy Pertaining to Tickets or Passes, as set forth below.

F. "In the course of official City duties" means pursuant to a person's City job responsibilities, or because of a person's City position.

G. "Pass" means a ticket that provides repeated access, entry or admission to a facility or series of events and for which similar passes are sold to the public.

H. "Ticket" means anything that provides access, entry, or admission to a specific future event or function and for which similar tickets are sold to the public to view, listen to, or otherwise take advantage of the attraction or activity for which the ticket is sold and includes any benefits the ticket provides.

II¡ .POLICY.PERTAINING.TO.TICKETS.OR.PASSES
A. Public Purpose.

1. Attendance at functions within the City and functions otherwise relevant to the performance of City business that assist the City in carrying out its mission, programs or goals are reasonably necessary for accomplishing the legitimate purposes of City government. The City actively supports various philanthropic, cultural, civic, and business development organizations and programs within the City and throughout Monterey County. City employee Official attendance at such functions support legitimate public purposes pursued by the City. Therefore, attendance at all such functions are considered to accomplish the public purposes of city governance consistent with state law and specifically Title 2, Division 6, Chapter 9.5, Section 18944.1 of the California Code of Regulations.

EXHIBIT A ATTACHMENT 2

Tickets and Passes Employee Policy Page 4 of 6 Effective: TBD

2. Examples of legitimate public purposes accomplished by the distribution of tickets or passes pursuant to this Policy include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Promotion of local and regional businesses and economic development within the City, including conventions, conferences and annual meetings; • Promotion of City-controlled or sponsored events, activities or programs; • Promotion of community programs and resources available to City residents, including nonprofit organizations and youth programs;
• Marketing promotions highlighting the achievements of local residents and businesses;
• Promotion of marketing of private facilities available for City resident use, including charitable and nonprofit facilities;
• Promotion of public facilities available for City resident use; • Promotion of City growth and development, including economic development and job creation opportunities;
• Promotion of City landmarks and/ or community events; • Promotion of special events in accordance with any City contract; • Exchange programs with foreign officials and dignitaries; • Promotion of City recognition, visibility and/ or profile on a local, state, national or worldwide scale;
• Promotion of open government by City employee official appearances, participation and/ or availability at business or community events; • Sponsorship agreements involving private events where the City specifically seeks to enhance the City's reputation both locally and regionally by serving as hosts providing the necessary opportunities to meet and greet visitors, dignitaries, and residents;
• All written contracts where the City, as a form of consideration, has required that a certain number of tickets or passes be made available for its use; • Employment retention programs;
• Special outreach or support programs for active military, veterans, teachers, emergency services, medical personnel and other civil service occupations; • Charitable 501(c)(3) fundraisers for the purpose of networking with other community and civic leaders or; and
• Any purpose similar to above included in any City contract.

3. If a particular event for which tickets or passes are distributed by the City does not fall under one of the above express categories, it shall be considered to fulfill the public purposes of this Policy if it achieves the general policy set out in Section II.A.1 above as determined on a case-by-case basis.

EXHIBIT A ATTACHMENT 2

Tickets and Passes Employee Policy Page 5 of 6 Effective: TBD B. Distribution of Tickets or Passes by the City.

1. Where a ticket or pass is received by the City from an outside source for distribution to City employee officials, the distribution of the ticket or pass shall be made consistent with this Policy.

2. Tickets or passes shall be distributed under this Policy at the sole discretion of the City pursuant to this Policy. Tickets or passes distributed under this Policy shall not be earmarked for distribution to a City employee official or person by any outside source.

3. A ticket or pass may only be distributed by the City under this Policy if it serves a public purpose as defined above. If the ticket or pass does not serve a public purpose it shall be returned to its source or shall be given to an active 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization that does business within the City. The City Administrator shall make the necessary determinations under this Policy.

4. Once received, tickets distributed pursuant to this policy shall be distributed by the City Administrator on a first-come first-serve basis, in a manner that is consistent with this Policy and with the restrictions set forth herein.

5. Any tickets or passes that are not distributed pursuant to this Policy shall be returned to the source of the tickets or passes or distributed to a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization that does business within the City.

C. Responsibilities of City Administrator and City Clerk.

1. The City Administrator shall manage the receipt, distribution and accounting for all tickets or passes subject to this Policy.

2. Upon distribution of a ticket or pass pursuant to this Policy, the City Administrator shall either complete FPPC Form 802, Tickets Provided by Agency Report, or provide sufficient information to the City Clerk so that the Clerk may complete the form.

3. No later than thirty (30) calendar days from the distribution of the ticket or pass or approval of this Policy, whichever date last occurs, the City Clerk, shall post the FPPC Form 802 on the City website.

4. The City Clerk shall maintain a completed Form 802 for not less than four (4) years, or other period as specified in any applicable FPPC Regulation.

5. The City Clerk shall cause this Policy to be posted on the City website as soon as reasonably possible after its adoption and shall see to it that the most current version of this Policy is in a prominent fashion on the City website as soon as reasonably possible.

EXHIBIT A ATTACHMENT 2

Tickets and Passes Employee Policy Page 6 of 6 Effective: TBD

6. A City employee official may return any ticket or pass unused to the City Administrator for redistribution pursuant to this Policy.

D. Restrictions.

Tickets or passes distributed to a City employee official pursuant to this Policy shall not be:

1. Transferred to any other person, except to members of the official’s employee's immediate family or no more than one guest solely for their attendance at the event;

2. Sold or exchanged for any consideration; or

3. Disproportionately used by a department, member of the City Council, political appointee department head, or the City Administrator.

E. Tickets or Passes Distributed Pursuant to this Policy Not Reportable on FPPC Form 700.

If a ticket or pass is distributed pursuant to this Policy, it shall not be considered a gift to the recipient and shall not be reportable as a gift on FPPC Form 700.

F. Tickets or Passes Not Distributed Pursuant to this Policy include, but are not limited to:

1. An admission identified in California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Division 6, Chapter 9.5, Section 18942(a)(13) relating to a City employee official performing a ceremonial role;

2. A ticket or pass that qualifies as taxable income to the City employee official; or

3. If the City employee official reimburses the City for the ticket or pass within thirty (30) days of receipt of the ticket or pass.

EXHIBIT A ATTACHMENT 2

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
City Council
Staff Report
March 3, 2026

CONSENT AGENDA
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Katie O'Connell, Local History Librarian
APPROVED BY: Brandon Swanson, Acting City Administrator SUBJECT: Resolution 2026-017 Approving loan of City Art to the Monterey Museum of Art
RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt Resolution 2026-017 Approving loan of City Art to the Monterey Museum of Art.

BACKGROUND / SUMMARY:

The Monterey Museum of Art (MMA) requests the loan of the following painting from the City art collection from April 1 through September 25, 2026, for their upcoming exhibit, “Mary DeNeale Morgan: Doyenne of the Carmel Art Colony”:

Mary DeNeale Morgan, Cypress on Monterey Coast (Cypress Point), 1930-1931, oil on linen, 40.25 x 50.25 inches (CBTS-0870)

At the January 28, 2026, Harrison Memorial Library Board of Trustees meeting, the Board gave provisional approval of the loan request pending completion of an updated appraisal and receipt of the MMA’s Certificate of Insurance, as required by the Loan Policy for Library Art & Items of Historic Interest (Attachment 2).

At the February 25, 2026, Library Board meeting, the Board received the updated appraisal and the Certificate of Insurance. The Library Board approved the loan request and is forwarding it to the City Council for final approval. Staff recommends Council adopt the attached Resolution (Attachment 1) approving the loan of City Art to the Monterey Museum of Art.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION:

None
ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution 2026-017

2. Loan Policy for Library Art & Items of Historic Interest

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-017

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA TO LEND

ONE MARY DENEALE MORGAN PAINTING TO THE MONTEREY MUSEUM OF ART, FROM APRIL 1 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 25, 2026
WHEREAS, the Monterey Museum of Art has requested the temporary loan of one Mary DeNeale Morgan painting, “Cypress on Monterey Coast,” to be included in an exhibition, “Mary DeNeale Morgan: Doyenne of the Carmel Art Colony”; and
WHEREAS, the Monterey Museum of Art has agreed to house and hang the painting in accordance with accepted archival standards and environmental conditions; and WHEREAS, the Museum is fully alarmed and equipped with magnetic contacts, motion sensors, and CCTV cameras, with additional security provided by Monterey Museum of Art staff; and
WHEREAS, the painting will be fully insured for the full loan period under the insurance policy carried by the Monterey Museum of Art; and
WHEREAS, the loan request has fulfilled all requirements specified in the Loan Policy for Library Art & Items of Historic Interest; and
WHEREAS, the loan request has been approved by the Harrison Memorial Library Board of Trustees on February 25, 2026.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMELBY-THE-SEA DOES HEREBY:

1. Agree to lend one City painting, “Cypress on Monterey Coast,” by Mary DeNeale Morgan, to the Monterey Museum of Art, for the period of April 1 - September 25, 2026.

2. Authorize Noelani Castro, Collections and Exhibitions Manager / Registrar, and Monterey Museum of Art staff to pack and transport the painting to the Monterey Museum of Art on or after April 1, 2026.

ATTACHMENT 1

Resolution 2026-017

3. Require that the painting be packed and transported by Ms. Castro and Monterey Museum of Art staff and returned to the City in the same condition as it was loaned by September 25, 2026.

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA this 3rd day of March, 2026, by the following roll call vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

APPROVED: ATTEST:

______________________________ ______________________________ Dale Byrne, Mayor Nova Romero, MMC, City Clerk

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CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
City Council
Staff Report
March 3, 2026

CONSENT AGENDA
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Nova Romero, City Clerk
APPROVED BY: Brandon Swanson, Acting City Administrator SUBJECT: Resolution 2026-018 authorizing a free use day of the authorizing one (1) free use day of the Sunset Center theater and lobby for the AIM for Awareness Art & Design Challenge Exhibit and Reception April 21, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt Resolution 2026-018 authorizing a free use day of the authorizing one (1) free use day of the Sunset Center theater and lobby for the AIM for Awareness Art & Design Challenge Exhibit and Reception April 21, 2026.

BACKGROUND / SUMMARY:

Executive Summary
AIM Youth Mental Health is a local nonprofit organization supporting youth mental health in Monterey County through youth empowerment and community programming.

AIM has requested that the City grant one (1) free use day of the Sunset Center to host the AIM for Awareness Art & Design Challenge Exhibit and Reception on April 21, 2026 (Attachment 2).

Under the 2017 Agreement between the City and Sunset Cultural Center, Inc., the City may approve the use of the Sunset Center Theater and lobby for up to twelve (12) full days per fiscal year at no cost, subject to availability. Approval of this request requires the City Council to adopt a Resolution authorizing use of one Free Use Day by AIM Youth Mental Health (Attachment 1).

Background
In its request letter dated January 12, 2026, AIM noted the City previously granted a free use day for its April 2025 event and shared that this year’s theme is “Create Art.

Share Hope. Make a Difference.”
The April 21, 2026, reception will again celebrate local youth participating in two AIM programs:
• AIM Ideas Lab: Youth cohorts develop peer-to-peer mental health surveys (January–March), analyze responses, and present findings at the reception (in a more interactive format this year).
• AIM Awareness Design Challenge: Middle and high school students express mental health themes through art; in partnership with the Carmel Sunset Rotary Club, student artwork is judged, framed, and exhibited at the reception, where winners are recognized.

The Sunset Center provides an ideal community venue to showcase youth research and artwork, and granting a free use day helps reduce facility costs for this nonprofit event while supporting local youth and families.

Recommendation
Staff requests that Council consider adopting a Resolution (Attachment 1), which will grant one (1) of the City's Free Use Days of the Sunset Cultural Center Theater and Lobby for AIM Youth Mental Health to host a community event.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The benefit to AIM Youth Mental Health and the community offsets the loss of rental revenue for the Sunset Center.

PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION:

On January 13, 2025, Council approved a similar request for AIM's event in April 2025.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution 2026-018

2. AIM Free Use Day request 2026

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-018

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA AUTHORIZING ONE (1) FREE USE DAY OF THE SUNSET CENTER THEATER AND LOBBY FOR THE AIM YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY EVENT ON APRIL 21, 2026 WHEREAS, the City's Lease Agreement with Sunset Center Cultural Center (SCC), adopted on June 6, 2017, allows the City to use the Sunset Center theater, lobby, and dressing rooms for up to twelve (12) full days (designated in the Lease Agreement as "Free Theater Days") each fiscal year without charge; and
WHEREAS, AIM Youth Mental Health, a non-profit organization, supports youth mental health in Monterey County, through research, access to care, and empowering youth; and WHEREAS, AIM Youth Mental Health is requesting one (1) Sunset Center Free Theater Day for the “AIM for Awareness Art & Design Challenge Exhibit and Reception” on April 21, 2026; and
WHEREAS, this community event celebrates local youth and showcases their research and art, promoting collaboration to improve youth mental health; and WHEREAS, granting AIM Youth Mental Health one (1) Sunset Center Free Theater Day will result in significant savings in facility use fees for this organization.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMELBY-THE-SEA DOES HEREBY:

Authorize AIM Youth Mental Health to utilize one (1) of the City's Sunset Center Free Theater Days on April 21, 2026.

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA this 3rd day of March, 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

APPROVED: ATTEST:
_________________________________ ________________________________ Dale Byrne, Mayor Nova Romero, MMC, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT 1

PO Box 4294 Carmel, CA 93921 | aimymh.org
AIM Youth Mental Health is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Tax ID#: 47-3992060 January 12, 2026
Mayor Dale Byrne
City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
Post Office Box CC
Carmel, California 93921
Dear Mayor Byrne:

On behalf of AIM Youth Mental Health, we would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation for the tremendous support the city provides to the youth of Monterey County and for granting a free use day for our event in Aprill 2025. Our annual event is designed to empower youth to share their perspectives on the mental health challenges they face today and our theme this year is: Create Art. Share Hope. Make a Difference. Each year we look forward to improving and expanding this event so our youth know that they are seen and heard by their community.

Once again, we are writing to request your thoughtful consideration in granting AIM a free use day to host the AIM for Awareness Art & Design Challenge Exhibit and Reception on April 21, 2026, at the beautiful Sunset Center.

Our event will again celebrate local youth involved in two programs.  AIM Ideas Lab: The AIM Ideas Lab is designed to amplify the youth voice in mental health research.

January through March, youth cohorts will create peer-to-peer mental health surveys, analyze responses, and draw conclusions. Our reception at the Sunset Center will provide students with the opportunity to present their research and in a more interactive format this year.  AIM Awareness Design Challenge: This art challenge enables middle and high school students to voice mental health challenges through creative expression. It is always heartening to see the level of emotional awareness, compassion, and creativity that emerges through the students’ art. In collaboration with our partners, Carmel Sunset Rotary Club, the artwork will be judged, framed, and exhibited at the reception, where the winners in each category will be presented to the community.

This reception will provide a memorable evening for local youth and families, reflecting the culmination of months of collaboration and dedication. AIM Ideas Lab youth presenters will share their research, and the Design Challenge winners will be presented with awards and offered a chance to share their message.

We believe that hosting this event at the beautiful Sunset Center offers the perfect venue to showcase our youth, their dedicated research, and inspiring art. We kindly request your assistance in providing AIM with a free use day to hold this special event, allowing us to utilize this local treasure and all the resources and support the Sunset Center has to offer.

As always, we appreciate your kind support and consideration. Should you require further information or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

With Gratitude,
Connie Cumming
ATTACHMENT 2

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
City Council
Staff Report
March 3, 2026

CONSENT AGENDA
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Nova Romero, City Clerk
APPROVED BY: Brandon Swanson, Acting City Administrator SUBJECT: Resolution 2026-020 recognizing and honoring Robin McCrae for her 33 years of leadership and service as Chief Executive Officer of Community Human Services on the occasion of her retirement RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt Resolution 20226-020 recognizing and honoring Robin McCrae for her 33 years of leadership and service as Chief Executive Officer of Community Human Services on the occasion of her retirement.

BACKGROUND / SUMMARY:

The City is a member agency of Community Human Services (CHS), a Monterey County Joint Powers Authority. The attached Resolution honors Robin McCrae’s longstanding leadership, including the expansion and strengthening of programs supporting healthcare access, homeless services, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment, and recognizes her contributions to effective governance and interagency collaboration.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None for this action.

PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION:

None

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution 2026-020

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-020

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA RECOGNIZING AND

HONORING THE LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE OF ROBIN MCCRAE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF

COMMUNITY HUMAN SERVICES, ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT WHEREAS, the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea is a member agency of Community Human Services, a Joint Powers Authority serving Monterey County, and has benefited from the leadership and stewardship provided through that partnership; and
WHEREAS, Robin McCrae has served as Chief Executive Officer of Community Human Services for thirty-three (33) years, providing sustained leadership, strategic direction, and a strong commitment to public service on behalf of the residents of Monterey County; and WHEREAS, during her tenure, Community Human Services strengthened and expanded programs supporting healthcare access, homeless services, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment, enhancing access to essential services throughout the county; and WHEREAS, Robin McCrae has led Community Human Services with integrity, professionalism, and dedication, earning the respect of staff, partner agencies, and public-sector collaborators; and WHEREAS, her decades of stewardship contributed to organizational stability, sound governance practices, and effective interagency collaboration within the Community Human Services Joint Powers Authority; and
WHEREAS, her work on behalf of vulnerable individuals and families has had a meaningful and lasting impact on the Monterey County community, particularly those experiencing homelessness, mental health challenges, and substance use disorders;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea hereby recognizes and honors Robin McCrae for her thirty-three (33) years of exemplary service and leadership as Chief Executive Officer of Community Human Services.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea expresses its sincere appreciation for her dedication, vision, and enduring contributions to Community Human Services, its member agencies, and the residents of Monterey County.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea congratulates Robin McCrae on the occasion of her retirement and extends best wishes for continued fulfillment, good health, and success in all future endeavors.

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA this 3rd day of March, 2026, by the following roll call vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

APPROVED:_______________________________ ATTEST:______________________________ Dale Byrne, Mayor Nova Romero, MMC, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT 1

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
City Council
Staff Report
March 3, 2026

CONSENT AGENDA
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Marisa Bermudez, Acting Assistant City Administrator APPROVED BY: Brandon Swanson, Acting City Administrator SUBJECT: Resolution 2026-021 approving the current salary schedule for Carmel Police Officers Association (POA) and Temporary/Hourly in compliance with California Public Employees Retirement Law (PERL) and the California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 2, Section 570.5
RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt Resolution 2026-021 approving the current salary schedule for Carmel Police Officers Association (POA) and Temporary/Hourly in compliance with California Public Employees Retirement Law (PERL) and the California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 2, Section 570.5.

BACKGROUND / SUMMARY:

The California Public Employee's Retirement Law (PERL) and Section 570.5 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 2 requires the City to publish pay rates and salary schedule on the City's internet site and the City Council to approve the pay rates and ranges in its entirety each time a modification is made.

Additionally, pursuant to Municipal code 2.52.500, the purpose of the City's salary plan is to establish a fair and equitable system of compensation for City employees across all job classifications. The plan is based upon the application of progressive salary administration principles.

On January 13, 2026 City Council approved the following salary modifications by Resolution 2026-007 that went into effect on January 16, 2026:

• POA (sworn) - Salary steps restructuring from 3 steps to 5 steps, with no increase to base salary
o 2.5 % salary increase effective July 1, 2026
• POA (non sworn) - 4% increase
o 4% increase effective July 1, 2026
The Temporary/Hourly classifications relevant to the Police Officer department are recommended for an update at this time to align with the corresponding classifications in the Police Unit. We do not currency have any filled temporary/hourly positions. The Temporary/Hourly adjustments are proposed to take effect after ratification by Council.

Although the salary schedules were approved with the corresponding labor unit Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), as a Human Resources best practice and to comply with CalPERS regulations, salary schedules will be submitted for Council approval each time a modification is made and/or on a fiscal basis.

FISCAL IMPACT:

As stated in the staff report submitted to Council on January 13, 2026: Total fiscal impact for the two-year contract is $317,952.13. The fiscal impact does not reflect the increase to the CalPERS pension liability.

PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION:

January 13, 2026 - Council adopted Resolution 2026-007 approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Carmel-by-the-Sea Police Officers Association and adopting the classifications salary plan in accordance with Municipal Code 2.52.520.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution 2026-021

2. Exhibit A - 2026 POA Unit salary schedule

3. Exhibit B - 2026 HOURLY salary schedule

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-021

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA APPROVING

THE CURRENT SALARY SCHEDULE FOR POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (POA), AND

APPROVING THE TEMPORARY/HOURLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT LAW (PERL) AND THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS (CCR) TITLE 2, SECTION 570.5
WHEREAS, the California Public Employees’ Retirement Law, at Section 570.5 of the California Code of Regulations Title 2, requires the City to publish pay rates and ranges on the City’s internet site and the City Council to approve the pay rates and range in its entirety each time a modification is made; and
WHEREAS, Municipal Code 2.52.520 and amendments thereto provide, among other things that the City Council establish the legal current salary range from the salary schedule for each class of position; and
WHEREAS, the salary resolution is adopted annually or periodically by the City Council upon review and recommendation of the City Administrator; and WHEREAS, Municipal Code 2.52.500 establishes the purpose of the City’s salary plan, to be a fair and equitable system of compensation for City employees across all job classifications; and WHERAS, on January 13, 2026, City Council adopted Resolution 2026-007, adopting the salary schedule modifications for Police Officer Association (POA) sworn and non-sworn employees, that went into effect on January 16, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the temporary/hourly classifications relevant to the Police Officer department temporary and hourly rates are also recommended to be adjusted to match the corresponding hourly rate reflected on the classification salary schedule (POA) effective March 16, 2026.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMELBY-THE-SEA DOES HEREBY:

1. Approve the current salary schedule for the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea Police Officers Association, in accordance with California Public Employees’ Retirement Law (PERL) and the California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 2, Section 570.5 (Exhibit A); and

2. Approve the updated salary schedule for the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea Police Officers Association Temporary and Hourly in accordance with California Public Employees’ Retirement Law (PERL) and the California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 2, Section 570.5 (Exhibit B).

ATTACHMENT 1

Resolution 2026-021

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA this 3rd day of March, 2026, by the following roll call vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

APPROVED: ATTEST:

_________________________ __________________________________ Dale Byrne, Mayor Nova Romero, MMC, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT 1

Classification Grade Pay Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Hourly: $59.85 $61.65 $63.50 $65.41 $67.37Monthly: $10,374.00 $10,686.00 $11,006.67 $11,337.73 $11,677.47 Annual: $124,488.00 $128,232.00 $132,080.00 $136,052.80 $140,129.60 Hourly: $68.84 $70.91 $73.04 $75.23 $77.49Monthly: $11,932.27 $12,291.07 $12,660.27 $13,039.87 $13,431.60 Annual: $143,187.20 $147,492.80 $151,923.20 $156,478.40 $161,179.20 4% effective January 16, 2026
Classification Grade Pay Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Hourly: $31.02 $32.57 $34.21 $35.91 $37.71Monthly: $5,376.80 $5,645.47 $5,929.73 $6,224.40 $6,536.40 Annual: $64,521.60 $67,745.60 $71,156.80 $74,692.80 $78,436.80 Hourly: $33.46 $35.13 $36.89 $38.73 $40.66Monthly: $5,799.73 $6,089.20 $6,394.27 $6,713.20 $7,047.73 Annual: $69,596.80 $73,070.40 $76,731.20 $80,558.40 $84,572.80 Hourly: $38.48 $40.40 $42.42 $44.54 $46.77Monthly: $6,669.87 $7,002.67 $7,352.80 $7,720.27 $8,106.80 Annual: $80,038.40 $84,032.00 $88,233.60 $92,643.20 $97,281.60 Police Officer P‐3
Police Sergeant P‐5
POLICE NON‐SWORN CLASSIFICATIONS
Community Services Officer P‐1
Police Services Officer P‐2Police Services Supervisor P‐4

POLICE SWORN CLASSIFICATIONS
City of Carmel by the Sea SALARY SCHEDULE Effective January 16, 2026

POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
City Council Meeting: January 13, 2026 |Reso #2026‐007

EXHIBIT A ATTACHMENT
2

2.5% effective July 1, 2026
Classification Grade Pay Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Hourly: $61.35 $63.19 $65.09 $67.04 $69.05Monthly: $10,634.00 $10,952.93 $11,282.27 $11,620.27 $11,968.67 Annual: $127,608.00 $131,435.20 $135,387.20 $139,443.20 $143,624.00 Hourly: $70.56 $72.68 $74.86 $77.11 $79.42Monthly: $12,230.40 $12,597.87 $12,975.73 $13,365.73 $13,766.13 Annual: $146,764.80 $151,174.40 $155,708.80 $160,388.80 $165,193.60 4% effective July 1, 2026
Classification Grade Pay Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Hourly: $32.26 $33.87 $35.58 $37.35 $39.22Monthly: $5,591.73 $5,870.80 $6,167.20 $6,474.00 $6,798.13 Annual: $67,100.80 $70,449.60 $74,006.40 $77,688.00 $81,577.60 Hourly: $34.80 $36.54 $38.37 $40.28 $42.29Monthly: $6,032.00 $6,333.60 $6,650.80 $6,981.87 $7,330.27 Annual: $72,384.00 $76,003.20 $79,809.60 $83,782.40 $87,963.20 Hourly: $40.02 $42.02 $44.12 $46.32 $48.64Monthly: $6,936.80 $7,283.47 $7,647.47 $8,028.80 $8,430.93 Annual: $83,241.60 $87,401.60 $91,769.60 $96,345.60 $101,171.20 Police Services Supervisor P‐4

POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
City Council Meeting: January 13, 2026 |Reso #2026‐007

POLICE SWORN CLASSIFICATIONS
Police Officer P‐3Police Sergeant P‐5
POLICE NON‐SWORN CLASSIFICATIONS
Community Services Officer P‐1
Police Services Officer P‐2

SALARY SCHEDULE
Effective July 1, 2026 City of Carmel by the Sea

EXHIBIT A ATTACHMENT
2

Classification Grade Pay Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Administrative Analyst Z‐264 Temp/Hourly $44.68 $46.91 $49.26 $51.72 $54.31 Administrative Coordinator Z‐229 Temp/Hourly $33.11 $34.77 $36.51 $38.34 $40.26 Community Activities Assistant I Z‐242 Temp/Hourly $35.36 $37.12 $38.98 $40.92 $42.97 Community Services Officer Temp/Hourly $31.02 $32.57 $34.21 $35.91 $37.71 Finance Specialist Temp/Hourly $34.83 $36.57 $38.40 $40.32 $42.34 Forest Care Worker Temp/Hourly $30.74 $32.28 $33.89 $35.58 $37.36 Intern Temp/Hourly $18.75 $19.69 $20.67 $21.70 $22.79
Librarian Z‐234 Temp/Hourly $38.14 $40.04 $42.05 $44.15 $46.35 Library Assistant Z‐204 Temp/Hourly $29.26 $30.72 $32.25 $33.86 $35.57 Maintenance Worker I Temp/Hourly $30.74 $32.27 $33.88 $35.59 $37.37 Maintenance Worker II Temp/Hourly $33.81 $35.50 $37.27 $39.14 $41.09 Police Services Officer Temp/Hourly $33.46 $35.13 $36.89 $38.73 $40.66 Tree Climber & Care Specialist Temp/Hourly $37.19 $39.04 $41.01 $43.06 $45.21 Classification
Project ManagerExtra‐Help Retired Annuitant
Pay Minimum Hourly Maximum Hourly
City of Carmel by the Sea SALARY SCHEDULE
Effective March 16, 2026

TEMPORARY/HOURLY CLASSIFICATIONS
City Council Meeting: March 3, 2026 |Reso #2026‐XXX
Temp/Hourly $62.72 $76.22
Temp/Hourly $30.00 $100.00

EXHIBIT B ATTACHMENT
3

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
City Council
Staff Report
March 3, 2026

ORDERS OF BUSINESS
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Marnie Waffle, Principal Planner, AICP
APPROVED BY: Brandon Swanson, Acting City Administrator SUBJECT: Resolution 2026-019 Accepting the General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports for the Calendar Year 2025 RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 1) accepting the General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports for the Calendar Year 2025.

BACKGROUND / SUMMARY:

Executive Summary:

In accordance with Government Code Section 65400, all jurisdictions are required to provide an annual report to the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on the status of the General Plan and progress implementing the Housing Element. These are more commonly referred to as Annual Progress Reports or APRs. Staff prepared the 2025 annual reports, which reflect the City’s progress in implementing the goals and policies of the General Plan and Housing Element during the 2025 calendar year.

Background and Project Description:

All jurisdictions must provide the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) with an annual report on the implementation of the General Plan and a separate report on the implementation of the Housing Element, per Government Code Section 65400. Both reports are due to LCI and HCD by April 1st.

City staff have submitted annual progress reports to HCD on the Housing Element

since 2018. The calendar year 2022 was the first annual report submitted to the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) – now the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation - on the General Plan. The 2025 reports are scheduled to be submitted to the State by the April 1, 2026, deadline.

STAFF ANALYSIS:

General Plan Annual Progress Report
State law requires each city and county to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the community's physical development. The law further requires each plan to include a land use element, circulation element, housing element, conservation element, open space element, noise element, and safety element. Additional elements can be included at the city or county’s discretion. In addition to the seven required elements, the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea General Plan includes community character, coastal access and recreation, coastal resource management, and public facilities and services.

The General Plan Annual Progress Report is an opportunity to highlight how land-use decisions relate to the General Plan's adopted goals, policies, and implementation measures. There is no standardized format for preparing the annual report. Each jurisdiction may determine which locally relevant issues to include in the annual report.

In the 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report (Attachment 2), staff identified projects and accomplishments for each general plan element, aligned with specific goals, policies, and objectives.

Housing Element Annual Progress Report
Since 1969, California has required that all local governments (cities and counties) adequately plan to meet the housing needs of everyone in the community. California’s local governments meet this requirement by adopting housing plans (aka housing elements) as part of their “general plan” (also required by the state). General plans serve as the local government’s "blueprint" for how the city and/or county will grow and develop, and include seven mandatory elements: land use, transportation, conservation, noise, open space, safety, and housing.

Each jurisdiction must prepare an annual progress report (APR) on its status and progress in implementing its housing element using forms and definitions adopted by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), per Government Code Section 65400. Each jurisdiction’s APR must be submitted to HCD and the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) by April 1 of each year (covering the previous calendar year (CY)).

The Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Attachment 3) includes tables for jurisdictions to report permit activity during the prior calendar year.

Table A: Housing Development Applications Submitted. Table A lists all housing

development applications submitted for new residential units in the 2025 calendar year.

In 2025, twenty-three (23) applications were received for new residential units; all were for accessory dwelling units.

Table A2: Annual Building Activity Report Summary. Table A2 lists all building activity for the 2025 calendar year, including permit application approvals (20), building permit issuances (23), and certificates of occupancy (15). It is not uncommon for a permit application to be approved and issued in the same calendar year and for the certificate of occupancy to be granted in a subsequent year.

Table B: Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress. Table B reports on the city’s progress in constructing the regional housing needs allocation (RHNA). The city’s RHNA is 349 units, of which 231 must be affordable to very low-, low-, and moderateincome households, with the remaining 118 at above-moderate or market rate.

In 2024, the Community Planning & Building Department issued 22 building permits for above-moderate-income units. In 2025, 23 permits were issued for above-moderateincome units. The remaining RHNA in all income categories are as follows:

Very Low Income: 110 units
Low Income: 74 units
Moderate Income: 44 units
Above Moderate Income: 70 units
At the end of Calendar Year 2025, 51 new housing units have been credited toward the 6th-cycle RHNA (48 above-moderate and 3 very low). An additional 23 new housing units have been permitted and are under construction, and 20 new units have been approved and are pending permit issuance. In total, the City is trending toward achieving 91 of the 118 above-moderate RHNA.

Table C: Sites Identified or Rezoned to Accommodate Shortfall Housing Need and No Net-Loss Law. Not applicable.

Table D: Program Implementation Status. Table D lists all 6th-cycle housing element programs and the city’s progress toward each program objective in 2025. Staff notes that the housing element was adopted on April 8, 2024, and program implementation began post-adoption. There are 49 programs, implementing 14 policies, furthering 5 goals.

Table L: Historical Resources. This is a new reporting table for 2025. The State now requires jurisdictions to report any sites newly added to a National, State, or Local register of historic places within the reporting year. The City added one single-family residential property to the local historic inventory in 2025.

Additional reporting not applicable to Carmel includes,

Table E: Commercial Development Bonuses Approved Pursuant to Government Code section 65915.7.

Table F: Units Rehabilitated, Preserved, and Acquired for Alternative Adequate Sites Pursuant to Government Code section 65583.1(c).

Table F2: Above Moderate Income Units Converted to Moderate Income Pursuant to Government Code section 65400.2.

Table G: Locally Owned Lands Included in the Housing Element Sites Inventory that have been sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of.

Table H: Locally Owned Surplus Sites.

Table I: Deleted
Table J: Student housing development for lower-income students for which was granted a density bonus pursuant to subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of section 65915.

Table K: Tenant Preference Policy.

Environmental Review:

The California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., “CEQA”), together with State Guidelines (14 California Code Regulations §§ 15000, et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”) and City Environmental Regulations (CMC

17.60) require that certain projects be reviewed for environmental impacts and that environmental documents be prepared. Pursuant to CEQA regulations, accepting the General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports is “not a project” pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, and Carmel Municipal Code Chapter 17.60.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION:

None.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution 2026-019

2. General Plan Report 2025

3. Housing Element Progress Report 2025

4. PC Resolution 2026-03-PC

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-019

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

ACCEPTING THE GENERAL PLAN AND HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025
WHEREAS, the Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council adopted the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea General Plan in 1988 and adopted a revised General Plan in 2004; and WHEREAS, the Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council adopted the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea 2023-2031 Housing Element in 2024; and
WHEREAS, Section 65400 of the California Government Code requires the City to file an annual report addressing the status of the General Plan and progress made toward implementing its goals and policies; and
WHEREAS, Sections 65400, 65583, and 65584 of the California Government Code require the City to report certain housing information; and WHEREAS, a General Plan Annual Progress Report and Housing Element Annual Progress Report for the Year 2025 were prepared for submission to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI); and
WHEREAS, both annual progress reports accurately reflect the City’s progress in implementing the goals and policies of the General Plan and Housing Element during the 2025 calendar year; and
WHEREAS, on February 11, 2026, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution 2026- 003-PC recommending that the City Council adopt a Resolution accepting the 2025 annual reports; and
WHEREAS, on or before February 27, 2026, a meeting agenda was posted in three locations in compliance with State law indicating the date and time of the public meeting to review the progress reports; and
WHEREAS, on March 3, 2026, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing to receive public testimony, including, without limitation, the information provided to the City Council by City staff and through public testimony, and considered accepting the General Plan Annual Progress Report and Housing Element Annual Progress Report for 2025 and authorize its submittal to the State HCD and LCI; and
WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., “CEQA”), together with State Guidelines (14 California Code Regulations §§ 15000, et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”) and City Environmental Regulations (CMC 17.60) require that certain projects be reviewed for environmental impacts and that environmental documents be prepared; and
ATTACHMENT 1

Resolution 2026-018
WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA regulations, the acceptance of the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports is not a project under CEQA as defined in Public Resources Code Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15378; and WHEREAS, the facts set forth in the recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA DOES HEREBY:

Accept the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report and Housing Element Annual Progress Report in a manner fully in conformity with the Coastal Act (CA Section 30510).

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA this 3rd day of March, 2026, by the following roll call vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

APPROVED: ATTEST:
______________________________ _________________________________ Dale Byrne, Mayor Nova Romero, MMC, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT 1

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CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

COMMUNITY PLANNING & BUILDING DEPARTMENT
2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION
A. Purpose and Summary
B. General Plan Background

2. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS

1. INTRODUCTION
A. Purpose and Summary
Government Code Section 65400 requires cities and countiesto submit an Annual Progress Report (APR) on the status of the General Plan and implementation progress to their legislative bodies, the State Office of Planning and Research (OPR) – now known as the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).

The 2025 reporting period did not include any General Plan amendments. One Urgency Ordinance prohibiting Pickleball at Forest Hill Park was passed during the reporting period. Two amendments to the City’s Local Coastal Program were approved, the first to adopt updated wireless telecommunications facilities regulations and the second to adopt the updated Historic Context Statement. Efforts to implement the City’s General Plan during the 2025 reporting period are detailed in Section 2. General Plan Implementation Efforts.

This General Plan Annual Progress report was presented to the Carmel-by-the-Sea Planning Commission on February 11, 2026, and the Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council on March 2, 2026.

B. General Plan Background
In 1929, the Carmel City Council adopted Ordinance No. 96 to direct the future development of Carmel. This ordinance, now outlined in Title 17 of the Municipal Code, established the residential character of Carmel and specifically outlined the City's intent that Carmel should subordinate other activities to preserve the community's unique residential character. The 1929 ordinance stated the following:
“The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea is hereby determined to be primarily, essentially and predominantly a residential city wherein business and commerce have in the past, are now, and are proposed to be in the future, subordinated to its residential character; and that said determination is made having in mind the history and the development of said city, its growth and the causes thereof; and also its geographical and topographical aspects, together with its near proximity to the cities of Pacific Grove and Monterey, and the businesses, industries, trades, callings and professions in existence and permissible therein.” ATTACHMENT 2

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The city council adopted Carmel’s General Plan in the spring of 1988. The 1988 General Plan superseded the City’s first plan from 1957, which was subsequently amended and updated over the decades (see GP/LUP page I-4 for a summary).

The General Plan is a comprehensive statement of the planning goals and policies for the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea and its surrounding Sphere of Influence that is periodically reviewed and updated. California Government Code (Section 65302) requires the General Plan to include seven specific elements (information topics): Land Use, Circulation, Housing, Conservation, Open Space, Noise, and Safety. Elements may be combined, and additional elements may be added at a jurisdiction’s discretion. Though the titles of the seven required elements may be modified, all elements shall contain the content and analysis required by the State.

Because the entire City falls within the California Coastal Commission’s Coastal Zone, all of Carmel’s policies, practices, ordinances, and plans must conform with the requirements of the 1976 Coastal Act. Carmel’s Local Coastal Land Use Program (certified in December 2002) set forth goals, objectives, and policies governing the use of land and water in Carmel-by-the-Sea consistent with Chapter 3 of the California Coastal Act of 1976 (as amended through January 2003). Carmel’s Local Coastal Program was combined with Carmel's General Plan in 2003 to ensure coordination of the two policy documents. The combined Local Coastal Program/General Plan includes:

Land Use and Community Character. This Chapter covers topics required in the State-mandated Land Use Element and includes policies for topics in sections 30244 and 30250 through 30254 of the Coastal Act.

Circulation. This Chapter, also referred to as the Circulation Element, is required by the State.

Several of the policies in this element also implement provisions of the Coastal Act.

Coastal Access and Recreation. This Chapter includes policies for topics covered in sections 30210 through 30224 of the Coastal Act.

Coastal Resource Management. This Chapter includes policiesfor topicsin sections 30230 through 30243 and 30251 of the Coastal Act.

Each of these Chapters begins with a discussion of the local setting and policy direction adopted by the City to address the requirements of the Coastal Act. Specific Goals, Objectives and Policies are then listed. Much of the background information and policy contained in the Coastal Land Use Program is incorporated directly from existing plans and reports that address special topics. The following documents are appendices to the General Plan/Coastal Land Use Program:
• Forest Management Plan
• Mission Trail Nature Preserve Master Plan
• Final Results of the Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area Study Conducted for the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea (ESHA Study)
• Historic Context Statement, Carmel-by-the-Sea
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The Carmel-by-the-Sea General Plan additionally contains the following Elements which are not associated with the Coastal Program:

Housing. This required element sets the city's policy and programs for housing construction and rehabilitation.

Public Facilities and Services. This is an optional element, not required by California Statutes. This element addresses the management and use of City-owned properties and facilities.

Open Space and Conservation. Open Space and Conservation elements are required elements often addressed separately, but Carmel has combined them into a single element.

Environmental Safety. This is a required element that covers topics related to earthquakes, fires, floods and other hazardous conditions.

Noise. Thisis a required element that addressessources of noise in the community and establishes policies to protect noise-sensitive land uses.

The various elements have been updated and reorganized over the years and are currently ordered as follows: 1) Land Use and Community Character (2003), 2) Circulation (2010); 3) Housing (2024); 4) Coastal Access and Recreation (2003); 5) Coastal Resource Management (2003); 6) Public Facilities and Services (2009); 7) Open Space and Conservation (2009); 8) Environmental Safety (2009); and 9) Noise (2009).

Throughout the General Plan, goals, objectives, and policies are differentiated by an alphanumeric system and are identified by the letters “G,” “O,” and “P,” respectively. The second character identifies the General Plan element in which the goal, objective, or policy is found. For example, “P4-1” refers to a Policy within Element #4 (Coastal Access & Recreation) and specifically references policy number 1.

2. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS
Please note the summary below is not intended to be exhaustive or all-inclusive; rather, it issimply a snapshot of major developments, accomplishments, projects, and practices during the 2025 calendar year. In many cases, an item may fulfill multiple goals/policies within an element or even across multiple elements. However, in the interest of reducing redundancy, only the most relevant implemented goals/objectives/policies have been listed.

ATTACHMENT 2

General Plan Element 2025 Projects and Accomplishments Implemented Goals/Objectives/Policies The City adopted phase two of the Historic
Context Statement update to achieve
consistent formatting throughout the
document, establish chronological themes
and streamlined the content.

P1-85: Maintain an Historic Context Statement that documents the historic periods, themes, events, people, architects and builders who have contributed to the cultural and developmental history of the City. Use the Historic Context Statement to identify, document and understand the importance of historic resources. Exclusion from this document shall not preclude a finding of significance for any resource. The Historic Context Statement shall be updated at least every five years. Updates shall be submitted to the California Coastal Commission as LCP amendments. (See Appendix F: Historic Context Statement, Carmel-by-the-Sea, 1997). (LUP)
The City continued reviewing new
applications for exterior alterations to
existing structures for potential historical
significance prior to approving any
alterations.

O1-14: Maintain an inventory of historic resources.

The City continued working on the Design
Traditions 1.5 project to make minor
updates to the Residential Design
Guidelines.

The Planning Commission considered 40
applications for residential design studies in
calendar year 2025.

O1-8: Preserve the traditional characteristics of scale, good site design and sensitivity to neighboring sites in the single-family residential district through the design approval of new homes, additions and exterior remodeling. Encourage the construction of residences that are diverse and innovative in design yet compatible with the forest setting, site design and materials established by other structures within the neighborhood and adopted Residential Design Guidelines. (LUP)
Land Use and Community Character
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General Plan Element 2025 Projects and Accomplishments Implemented Goals/Objectives/Policies The City's Traffic Safety Committee met
three times during Calendar Year 2025 to
review safety concerns and recommend
actions.

O2-2: Ensure safety improvements are undertaken in response to the changing travel environment.

P2-12: Improve traffic safety by installing and maintaining traffice signs, pavement markings, traffic calming measures such as pedestrian islands, and other pedestrian-friendly features, where necessary. Speed humps may be considered on a limited basis.

The City installed additional stop signs in
the commercial district to enhance
pedestrian safety.

P2-5: Continue to restrict street signs and only permit those signs that are necessary and essential for public safety. (LUP) The City explored parking management
options in the commercial areas.

O2-4: Recognize that it is not practical to provide sufficient parking that meets total demand at every location; but that it is desirable to provide, where practical, alternate parking where it could be removed from public view and in a scale appropriate to Carmel. (LUP)
P2-21: Investigate possible public parking locations in the commercial areas, in the R-4 area, and existing sites devoted exclusively to parking in the R-1 district. If a parking structure is considered, encourage underground parking, and ensure that the structure is compatible with the neighborhood and consistent with the Design Guidelines.

P2-25: Evaluate a paid parking program for the downtown.

Circulation
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General Plan Element 2025 Projects and Accomplishments Implemented Goals/Objectives/Policies The City allocated 14 acre feet of water
received by the Monterey Peninsula Water
Management District to various land use
categories in accordance with the policies
of the General Plan and Water Management
Program.

Goal H1: Facilitate Housing Construction
Program 1.2.A: Water Distribution Prioritization for Affordable Housing
The City entered into a Professional Services
Agreement with Opticos Design, Inc to
prepare Objective Design and Development
Standards for accessory dwelling units,
multifamily housing and mixed use
buildings.

Goal H1: Facilitate Housing Construction
Policy 1.4: Improve Development Review and Approval Processes The City adopted a Resolution updating the
Reasonable Accommodation policy and
procedures.

Goal H3: Provide Opportunties for New Affordable and Other Special Needs Housing
Policy 3.2: Recognize the special needs of persons with disabilities and the need to retain flexibility in the design review process to accommodate these needs.

The City adopted a Resolution accepting
the Annual General Plan and Housing
Element Progress Reports for calendar year
2024.

Policy 1.1: Ensure adequate sites are available to meet the City's projected housing growth needs.

Housing
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General Plan Element 2025 Projects and Accomplishments Implemented Goals/Objectives/Policies The City continued Short Term Rental (STR)
enforcement throughout calendar year
2025. STRs were identified through 3rd
party compliance monitors and resident
complaints. In 2025, 14 cases were tracked
in the City’s permit management and
enforcement system.

P4-63: Retain measures to restrict commercial short-term rental of single-family residences in the R-l district. (LUP)
Carmel Beach Coastal Protection and
Access improvement projects assessment
including the Fourth Avenue outfall seawall
repair, shoreline infrastructure repair, and
beach access stairs restorations.

G5-2: Establish and implement a comprehensive shoreline management program for the beach, bluffs and dunes that mitigates degradation caused by public
use and natural forces. (LUP)
The City discussed whether to limit the use
of architectural copper to protect biological
resources in the Carmel bay.

The City adopted a Resolution prohibiting
the installation of artificial turf in all zoning
districts.

O5-43: Protect and enhance the water quality and biological productivity of local creeks, wetlands, and Carmel Bay through the prevention of point- and non-point-source water pollution. (LUP) G5-3: Protect, conserve and enhance the unique natural beauty and irreplaceable natural resources of Carmel and its Sphere of Influence, including its biological resources, water resources, and scenic routes and corridors.

Coastal Access and Recreation
Coastal Resource Management
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General Plan Element 2025 Projects and Accomplishments Implemented Goals/Objectives/Policies The City continued to require the removal
of unpermitted encroachments and
evaluate applications for the installation of
permanent encroachments in the public
right-of-way.

O5-16: Remove or reduce unnecessary or excessive hardscape and other nonconforming encroachments on City parklands and within street rights-of-way to provide for and promote planting of trees and native vegetation. (LUP)
The City issued a Request for Proposals for
architectural services for Carmel Police and
Public Works Departments Building facility
upgrades.

The City completed audio/visual upgrades
in the Council Chambers to provide better
quality public meetings to both in-person
and virtual participants.

The City entered into a construction
contract for fire station upgrades to expand
the engine bays to accommodate a newly
purchased fire engine.

P6-8: Periodically review the use of all public facilities to ensure that they are being used in a beneficial manner for the community.

The City entered into a Professional Services
Agreement for the Harrison Memorial
Library Centennial Restoration project.

P6-7: Maintain and enhance Harrison Memorial Library's service to the residents of Carmel-by-the-Sea and surrounding areas.

Public Facilities and Services
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General Plan Element 2025 Projects and Accomplishments Implemented Goals/Objectives/Policies The City entered into a contract with the
City of Monterey to provide both fire and
ambulance services enhancing service levels
for residents.

P6-2: Maintain a mutual response agreement between the Carmel Fire Department and surrounding agencies and strive to improve the department's ISO Insurance rating through available manpower and resources.

P6-12: Provide paramedic-ambulance service to Carmel-by-the-Sea residents through participation in appropriate joint agreements.

The City adopted the Five Year Capital
Improvement Plan.

P6-14: Maintain the City’s five-year Capital Improvement Program and conduct a yearly review by the Planning Commission of the Capital Improvement Program consistent with this Element.

The City awarded construction contracts for
drainage system repairs; street resurfacing
and pavement repair and slurry sealing on
portions of 30 streets; sidewalk repair,
replacement and offset shaving, and
installation of ADA-compliant ramps at
intersections; and, approval of a cost
sharing agreement for the Ocean Avenue
pavement rehabilitation between Highway
1 and Carpenter Street.

The City issued an encroachment permit to
California American Water Company for the
Dolores Street commercial water main
replacment project.

P6-19: Maintain the City’s roadways, storm drains, and other public infrastructure to ensure they are safe and functioning adequately.

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General Plan Element 2025 Projects and Accomplishments Implemented Goals/Objectives/Policies Electrical Panel Upgrades and Electric
Vehicle Charging stations at Vista lobos
including a high-capacity station for the
electric street sweeper.

P7-12: Investigate the possibility of installing electric vehicle recharging stations within the downtown and at public parking lots.

The City purchased two electric vehicles
replacing older gasoline fueled trucks
within the Public Works Department fleet.

O7-4: Reduce vehicle trips and emissions, and improve vehicle efficiency, as a means of limiting the volume of pollutants generated by traffic.

Carmel Prepares workshops in June,
September and November of 2025 on:
defensible space, home hardening, fire
extinguisher training, preparing a disaster
kit, first aid training, winter preparedness,
and CPR.

The City created an Emergency
Preparedness Workgroup.

O8-1: Ensure emergency preparedness.

O8-3: Provide public education about what to do in case of emergencies and means available to avoid or minimize their effects.

The City adopted updated Fire Hazard
Serverity Zone maps.

O8-4: Prevent or reduce the potential for life loss, injury, and property damage from fire hazards.

The City updated the existing Emergency
Operations Plan.

P8-1: Periodically update and test the effectiveness of the City’s Emergency Operations Plan.

Open Space and Conservation
Environmental Safety
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General Plan Element 2025 Projects and Accomplishments Implemented Goals/Objectives/Policies The City adopted an Ordinance prohibiting
pickleball at Forest Hill Park to protect the
peace and quiet enjoyment of the
surrounding residential neighborhoods.

G9-1: Support programs to reduce community noise levels where possible to levels acceptable to the community.

O9-3: Control unnecessary, excessive and annoying noises within the City where not preempted by Federal or State control.

The City continued its proactive and
complaint driven enforcement of the use of
gas powered leaf blowers.

P9-15: Continue to prohibit the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in the City.

Noise
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CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

COMMUNITY PLANNING & BUILDING DEPARTMENT
2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report
Below is a summary of the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea’s progress in meeting its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for the 6th cycle Housing Element planning period of 2023-2031.

To view the full 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, visit our website at, https://ci.carmel.ca.us/post/housing, and select 2023-2031 Housing Element.

ATTACHMENT 3

Docusign Envelope ID: 1593913F-E6DE-4BCE-AED0-B4EFD64875C2 CllY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-03-PC
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CllY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA RECOMMENDING CllY COUNCIL ACCEPTANCE OF THE GENERAL PLAN AND HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025
WHEREAS, the Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council adopted the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea General Plan in 1988 and adopted a revised General Plan in 2004; and WHEREAS, the Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council adopted the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea 2023-2031 Housing Element in 2024; and
WHEREAS, Section 65400 of the California Government Code requires the City to file an annual report addressing the status of the General Plan and progress made toward implementing its goals and policies; and
WHEREAS, Sections 65400, 65583, and 65584 of the California Government Code require the City to report certain housing information; and
WHEREAS, a General Plan Annual Progress Report and Housing Element Annual Progress Report for the Year 2025 were prepared for submission to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI); and
WHEREAS, both annual progress reports accurately reflect the City's progress in implementing the goals and policies of the General Plan and Housing Element during the 2025 calendar year; and
WHEREAS, on or before February 11, 2026, a meeting agenda was posted in three locations in compliance with State law indicating the date and time of the public meeting to review the progress reports; and
WHEREAS, on February 11, 2026, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing to receive public testimony, including, without limitation, the information provided to the Planning Commission by City staff and through public testimony, and considered recommending that the City Council accept the General Plan Annual Progress Report and Housing Element Annual Progress Report for 2025 and authorize its submittal to the State HCD and LCI; and
WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code§§ 21000, et seq., "CEQA"), together with State Guidelines (14 California Code Regulations §§ 15000, et seq., the "CEQA Guidelines") and City Environmental Regulations (CMC 17.60) require ATTACHMENT 4

Docusign Envelope ID: 1593913F-E6DE-4BCE-AED0-B4EFD64875C2 Resolution 2026-03-PC
February 11, 2026
that certain projects be reviewed for environmental impacts and that environmental documents be prepared; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA regulations, the recommendation that the City Council accept the General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports is not a project under CEQA as defined in Public Resources Code Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15378; and
WHEREAS, the facts set forth in the recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CllY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA DOES HEREBY recommend that the City Council accept the City of Carmelby-the-Sea 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report and Housing Element Annual Progress Report in a manner fully in conformity with the Coastal Act (CA Section 30510).

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CllY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA this 11th day of February 2026, by the following vote:

AYES: AHLBORN, ALLEN, KARAPETKOV, LOCKE, LEPAGE
NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

APPROVED:

Michael LePage
Chair
ATTEST:

Shelby Gorman
Planning Commission Secretary
ATTACHMENT 4

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
City Council
Staff Report
March 3, 2026

ORDERS OF BUSINESS
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Todd Trayer, Police Chief
APPROVED BY: Brandon Swanson, Acting City Administrator SUBJECT: 2026 Car Week Discussion and Direction
RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation: Receive the Car Week Report. Authorize staff to pilot a limited downtown managed parking program on Thursday-Saturday evenings of Car Week 2026, returning after the event with data and analysis for future consideration.

BACKGROUND / SUMMARY:

This discussion reviews the history and evolution of Car Week and its impact on Carmel-by-the-Sea. In recent years, we have observed a noticeable shift in how the City’s environment is affected during this period.

This report summarizes two community listening sessions hosted by the Police Department, attended by City Administration and members of our City team. It outlines outreach conducted since the 2025 Car Week and captures both what the community values about the events and the concerns expressed — particularly related to noise, vehicle speeds, enforcement levels, and nighttime safety.

The report evaluates impacts on both residential and business communities, including public safety costs, overtime expenditures, accessibility, and overall livability during the week. It also details operational changes the Police Department is implementing to address speeding, enhance pedestrian safety, and deter illegal activity.

A similar presentation was delivered to the Community Activity Committee on February 17, 2026. The Committee recommended that City Council review the concept of a

downtown managed parking program for Thursday through Saturday of Car Week 2026.

This report includes input from an event organizer and outlines the logistical considerations, as well as the potential benefits and drawbacks, of implementing an evening managed parking program.

Recommendation: Receive the Car Week Report. Determine if Council wishes to authorize staff to pilot a limited downtown managed parking program on ThursdaySaturday evenings of Car Week 2026, returning after the event with data and analysis for future consideration.

FISCAL IMPACT:

If the managed parking pilot program is approved by Council, the City has the potential to collect $21,822 in permit fees.

PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION:

Car Week After-Action Report (November 2025)
ATTACHMENTS:

None

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
City Council
Staff Report
March 3, 2026

ORDERS OF BUSINESS
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Brandon Swanson, Acting City Administrator APPROVED BY: Brandon Swanson, Acting City Administrator SUBJECT: Design Traditions 1.5 Discussion and Direction RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Receive a presentation of the draft updated Design Guidelines (Design Traditions 1.5 Project version).

2. Consider the Planning Commission’s recommendation of their preferred version, which is the Steering Committee version.

3. Give feedback on the usability, function and format of the Steering Committee version (Attachment 1 – link to file) versus the Nore Winter draft (Attachment 2).

4. Provide direction to staff.

BACKGROUND / SUMMARY:

BACKGROUND AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION
At their January 13th meeting, the City Council received a presentation and provided feedback on the form, function and usability of the current draft of the City’s Design Guidelines, which were a product of the Design Traditions 1.5 Project (DT-1.5).

Discussion about the draft included whether to return to the draft that was prepared by the City’s consultant Nore Winter in 2024, or stay with the current DT-1.5 Project draft that came out of the efforts of the DT-1.5 Steering committee. In other words, Council discussed which version would serve the City better as the adopted Design Guidelines.

The Council offered some feedback on both drafts, but ultimately decided that the decision about which version would serve the City best needed feedback from the Planning Commission first. Put simply, Council directed staff to ask the Planning Commission the question: “Which version would you prefer to work with?”.

Council also directed staff to “surge” efforts to bring the draft DT-1.5 Project version to a place where it would be comparable to the Nore Winter version, allowing the Planning Commission to make a fair comparison. Between January 13th and February 11th, staff worked with two members of the DT-1.5 Steering Committee (Victoria Beach and Doug Schmitz), two Planning Commissioners (Michael LePage and Stephanie Locke), and two volunteer members of the public (Ian Martin and Erik Dyar) to insert new photographs, add supplemental information, and complete formatting. These efforts produced a draft Design Guidelines that are comparatively more “apples to apples” with the Nore Winter version.

The Planning Commission reviewed both versions of the draft Design Guidelines, and provided feedback and a formal recommendation about which version would be the most usable for the Commission. Ultimately, the majority of the Commission (4 to 1) stated their preference for the Steering Committee version, and has made this a formal recommendation to the Council. It should be noted that one Commissioner abstained from a recommendation, stating that they did not have enough time to review the materials. There was a technical difficulty which prevented them from accessing the draft until the Sunday before the meeting.

Below is a summary of changes that were made to the draft Steering Committee version in order to create an “apples to apples” comparison with the Nore Winter version:

Formatting
The Steering Committee version of the Design Guidelines has been reformatted in an attempt to make it have a better, more intuitive progression. New sections were added, as outlined below, to make the document more accessible (i.e. table of contents, index, glossary, hyperlinks etc.). In addition, new pictures and diagrams were added to make the Steering Committee version more comparable to the Nore Winters version.

Navigability
A Table of Contents and Index has been added to allow users to find specific topics (e.g. building materials and fences) throughout the document. A “Keys” page has been inserted with the intent in providing a ledger and/or instruction to the user. Hyperlinks have been added to other City documents that live outside of the Design Guidelines.

Wildfire
As recommended by the Planning Commission, a page dedicated to wildfire prevention and resiliency has been added. The draft language includes links to the State Fire Marshal product list and the Wildland Urban Interface Code.

Narratives
As recommended by the Planning Commission, a narrative for each core principle has been added. The intent is to give the reader context, or the “why”, before reading the supporting guidance policies. After each narrative is a short Process bulleted list which provides the “how”.

Glossary
As recommended by the Planning Commission, a Glossary section has been added.

The intent of this section is to provide a list of frequently used terms and their definitions that are not already codified in other city guidance documents.

Process
A new draft form has been created, a Core Design Principles Narrative Form. This form is intended to be filled out by the project applicant explaining how the their project meets each principle. Applicants are encouraged to incorporate visuals to illustrate their points. Supplemental sheets are provided should an applicant need additional space.

Dedication and Acknowledgement
Pages have been inserted dedicating the Design Guidelines to the memory of notable architects whom helped create and maintain the character of the village, with a heartfelt highlight to Donald Bruce Goodhue.

NEXT STEPS
Following direction from Council on which version of the draft Design Guidelines to complete, staff will begin working in earnest on that task, which includes relevant amendments to the City’s Zoning Code. As directed by Council at their previous meeting, the finalization of the Design Guidelines and Zoning Code amendments will involve public meetings with Planning Commission to a much greater degree than the drafting process. Ultimately, the Design Guidelines and Zoning Code, will go through the formal adoption process which involves the Planning Commission, City Council and the Coastal Commission.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None for this action
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION:

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Attachment 1 - Steering Committee Version (link to file)

2. Attachment 2 - Steering Committee Draft (Clean)

3. Attachment 3 - Nore Winter Draft Residential Guidelines (Feb 2023)

Attachment 1 - Steering Committee Version of the Design Guidelines ATTACHMENT 1

Design Traditions of Carmel

DESIGN GUIDELINES
Enhance. Subordinate. Fit. Retain. Design. Detail.

ATTACHMENT 2

DESIGN GUIDELINES (Layout Draft: 20260120) INTR 1

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
Core Principles intr.2
Keys intr.3
Dedication intr.4
Preface intr.5
A Visual History of Carmel intr.6
Fire Alert intr.25

GUIDELINES
I. Residential resi.1
II. Commercial comm.1
III. Municipal muni.1

APPENDICES
Preferred Planting Materials appx.2
Preferred Building Materials appx.3
Project Review: Narratives, Process, & Flowchart appx.4 Glossary appx.19
Index appx.21
Acknowledgements appx.25
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DESIGN GUIDELINES (Layout Draft: 20260120) INTR 2

CORE PRINCIPLES

1. ENHANCE, restore, and preserve the native forest in all improvement projects: private, public, and otherwise.

2. SUBORDINATE every built structure to the character and continuity of the forest, natural environment, and to the natural features of its own site.

3. FIT every built structure within its neighborhood context.

4. RETAIN and build upon Carmel s architectural heritage.

5. DESIGN every built structure with modesty.

6. DETAIL every property authentically and consistently.

Enhance. Subordinate. Fit. Retain. Design. Detail.

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DESIGN GUIDELINES (Layout Draft: 20260120) INTR 3
KEYS

IMAGE SYMBOLS KEY
Image and caption describe a SUPPORTED principle.

Image and caption describe a CONDITIONAL principle.

Image and caption describe an UNSUPPORTED principle.

LINKED DOCUMENTS KEY
GP General Plan
HCS Historic Context Statement
LCP Local Coastal Plan
MC Municipal Code
P Policy
Enhance. Subordinate. Fit. Retain. Design. Detail.

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DESIGN GUIDELINES (Layout Draft: 20260120) INTR 4

DEDICATION

We dedicate these Design Traditions Guidelines to the memory of the notable architects who both worked tirelessly to create Carmel’s legacy of contextual design excellence and still made time to serve as community volunteers to preserve and nurture this legacy.

Most especially, we dedicate this work to our very own paradigm of excellence and service, awardwinning architect and fellow guideline Steering Committee member, Donald Bruce Goodhue (1932- 2026). His unerring aesthetic judgement and wise counsel will live on in these pages to inspire the very best contributions to Carmel architecture from those who follow behind him.

With enduring gratitude,
Don’s Steering Committee Colleagues:

Victoria Beach
Melanie Billig
Mary Anne Schicketanz
Doug Schmitz

Enhance. Subordinate. Fit. Retain. Design. Detail.

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DESIGN GUIDELINES (Layout Draft: 20260120) INTR 5

PREFACE
“It has become a symbol of an attitude and an approach.

The attitude is that quality is worthwhile in itself, but that it also makes economic sense.” - Lawrence Halprin, landscape architect, January 1967
From its earliest years, Carmelites sought for their village to be different from other communities, to have originality and uniqueness, to weave pleasantly amongst the natural landscape of sea, hill, tree and beach. Before incorporation as a city in 1916, the Carmel Development Company was aided by the Carmel Civic League, an entity created to protect the physical assets of the village and to advocate for tasteful, person-kind improvements. A dozen years after 1916, Dr. Carol Aronovici, a renowned city planner, addressed members of the community on the civic value of architectural control.

Dr. Aronovici told the assembled mass that good civic design “is the art of conserving all the natural advantages of a city and controlling all building enterprises, whether public or private, so as to blend them into a harmonious whole.”
It was the local newspapers which led the effort for community architectural review. By 1929, Perry Newberry had become publisher and part-owner of the Carmel Pine Cone newspaper and began a yearafter-year drumbeat for better planning and architecture, calling in editorials for “lines of distinction and individuality” in building design. “There should be some measure of civic control” he wrote in 1935, “which will make Carmel more beautiful.”
Newberry was joined in this crusade by Willard K. Bassett, publisher of the Carmel Cymbal, who in 1938 opined in favor of architectural review of buildings in the commercial core. In 1940, Bassett editorialized to “Keep Building Atrocities out of the Business District.” And by the end of 1940, the City Council created a process for civic review and approval of new buildings.

The enclosed Design Guidelines are heirs to over a century of our community’s want to assure new or remodeled structures meld with Carmel’s natural beauty and with their neighboring edifices.

Generations and succeeding generations have sought architectural sincerity in what is built.

Our Design Guidelines Committee hopes this booklet assists you in your quest to become part of our heritage by blending your project in amongst its neighbors and within our ancient forest, both on your own property and any adjoining public property. Only with your help and dedication to our shared commons can we preserve and enhance the overall continuity and harmony of the built and especially the natural environment that is our unique legacy.

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Perhaps the first lasting structure in Carmel-by-the-Sea, arriving some 200,000 years ago, was a 25-million-year-old tree species, Pinus radiata or Monterey Pine. It now survives indigenously in only three mainland pockets: the Año Nuevo and Cambria regions, and the Monterey Peninsula, which is thought to be the “Mother Stand” — sustaining the entire mainland species over the millennia (seen here from Carmel Mission Ranch circa 1900). A relative newcomer, Quercus agrifolia or Coast Live Oak, joined the pine plant community around 10,000 years ago (seen here in an extant local grove).

The earliest known human structures in the area also arrived around 10,000 years ago. The Rumsen peoples dwelled
respectfully and symbiotically with the oak and pine forest ecology for their food and other essentials. They also built respectfully and very lightly on the land, weaving their temporary homes from the nearly endless supply of tule grass and bent willow branches along the Carmel River (seen here in a modern reproduction). The design, with its overlapping, umbracular layers wrapped in a conical design around a circular chimney oculus in the roof, perfectly expresses the combined functions of shelter against outside elements and warmth for the central fire circle within.

Thousands of years later, when Spanish scouts landed in 1602, the Monterey Pine forest community remained intact and abundant. Noting the “many pines for masts and yards,” sea captain Sebastian Vizcaino named the peninsula “Punto de Pinos” or Pine Point. Unlike the gnarled native oaks, tall, straight conifers make excellent building materials. So, when the Spanish returned to found Mission San Carlos de Borromeo in 1770, they initially built it of local, mud-plastered timber with straw or earthen roofing, eventually transitioning their buildings to more solid, adobe brick construction.

The missionaries formed their adobe bricks of natural local materials: clay, sand, and an organic binder such as straw with mortar of adobe mud or of pulverized limestone and abalone shells. They used these materials to build, sometime around 1776, the first permanent residence in California: a simple, boxy, lean-to house for their orchardist. The building (seen here) is still standing as a residence today.

Dedicated in 1797, the mission church building is of a still stronger material:
native brown sandstone from the Carmel Valley with mortar and plaster derived from abalone shells and local timber roofing members. For this important structure, the padres brought in Guadalajaran master stonemason Manuel Estevan Ruiz — the first
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known building designer in Carmel-by-the-Sea history.

Ruiz, working, by definition, in the Mission Style, created a relaxed, asymmetrical design (seen here today), quoting a number of architectural idioms, such as the Moorish bell tower, the Gothic quatrefoil starburst rose window, the Baroque arch flourish atop the Palladian gable, and the Classical retable entrance surround to create an eclectic interpretation of Spanish Colonial style.

Spain ceded California to Mexico in 1821, which then
“secularized” the missions in 1834, making their lands
available for private use, primarily by ranchers. Around 1846, during this influx of pioneers, Boston sea captain Matthew M. Murphy, built his cabin (seen here circa 1905) right on the margin where the open sand dunes met the
thick Carmel forest. The singlepen, rectangular plan building of rough-hewn, local, pine logs with
v-notched joints was typical of
pioneer construction. It was
originally used as a barn, later as
an art studio, and still stands,
albeit greatly modified, as a
residence today.

In 1888, brothers Santiago and Bellario Duckworth acquired the development rights to a half-square-mile of Honoré Escolle’s ranch and subdivided it into mostly 40 by 100-foot parcels, forming what would become the core of Carmel by the Sea and bringing an acceleration of native wood construction into the forest. That same year, Duckworth tucked his own small, vernacular wood home amongst the large mature pines along Carpenter Street. This vertical board-and-batten, rectangular plan, side-gable home (seen here) was so simple that the pedimented window casings and stick-like bracketing on the porch posts were its only concessions to decoration.

The abundance of timber encouraged wood construction beyond small residential buildings. With accommodations for 40, the first hotel in town, El Carmelo Hotel (seen here in soon after opening in 1889) was built of wood on the corner of Ocean Avenue and Junipero Street
before it was moved down the avenue and fittingly
renamed Pine Inn in 1903. Douglas Knox Frasier
designed the hotel with horizontal wood shiplap
siding and a pyramidal hip roof in an American
Foursquare or Prairie-Box house style. This simple
style, with its honest construction, basic, boxy form,
minimal corridors, and efficient layout is considered a reaction to the ornamental excesses and expense of
the Victorian Style.

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Real estate developer Abbie Jane Hunter
opened her 1889 community bathhouse at
the forested edge of Carmel Beach (seen
here soon after construction), built by her
uncle, Delos Goldsmith. With its
honestly expressed, post-and-beam wood
construction of recessed infill panels of
glass for the public cafe and horizontal
wood for the private changing areas, its
cross-wing dormer roof, and its deeply
overhung central ventilation tower, this
low-slung, pavilion style structure, foreshadowed Julia Morgan’s craftsman style hall at Asilomar. In 1892 Hunter went on to purchase a full quarter square mile and sold about 300 home parcels, mainly to teachers and writers.

An early exception to the rule of wood construction was the first local brick house, built in 1898 at Monte Verde Street and Fifth Avenue by English master mason Benjamin Turner (seen here soon after construction). The modest gable-and-wing residence was a showcase for his skills with its diamond shaped gable accent and decorative quoining at the corners and at door and window surrounds.

After a nationwide recession in the
mid-1890’s paused growth, James
Franklin Devendorf and Frank
Powers, who founded the Carmel
Development Company in 1902, bought out the earlier developers. Now the pace of construction could resume. Just as the need increased to harvest timber for buildings (seen here stacked in Del Monte Forest circa 1900), so did the need to clear the land for these buildings and, more significantly, for the streets that connected them.

However, the new town founders were committed to preserving the forest that initially attracted them by continuing to attract only aesthetically discerning residents who could set a “self-perpetuating” “tone,” “preventing man and his civilizing ways from…marring the natural beauty lavishly displayed here.” To that end, they advertised the place to professors and artists “of all kinds” as “a town in a pine forest” with homes “artistic in character, reflecting the temperament of the town” and “designed by architects who attempted to…fit the local surroundings.”
Likewise, although the village streets were laid out in an unremarkable grid on paper, in reality that grid often seems to disappear into a rambling wilderness pathway because of its deliberate deference to the pre-existing forest. This deference was achieved through several creative planning principles: the designation of an oversized public right of way along residential streets, often three times the width of any paving; the occasional narrowing of paving down to one travel lane; the ban on sidewalks so that the paving must be used as a footpath; the curving of paving to the left or right of the street centerline into the public right of way (seen here on Torres Street); the use of one or both sides of the right of way for a continuous native forest greenbelt; the protrusion of existing native trees and undergrowth into the sides of the paving, the splitting of paving around existing plants (seen here on Mountain View); and the compelling of residents to continue the native forest landscape seamlessly into their private parcels to minimize the impact of built structures on forest continuity.

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When trees had to be removed, whether on private or public lands, they were quickly replaced. Devendorf “gave away tree saplings like candy” to newcomers developing their homesites. So, when the forest was cut to lay out Ocean Avenue (seen at left in 1888), it was soon re-forested with the same species (seen at right near Monte Verde Street in 1903).

The same founding year of the Carmel Development Company, seventeen-year-old, trained carpenter, Michael J. Murphy built his first house: today’s “First Murphy House,” originally tucked in the forest on Mission Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenue (as seen here). The rectangular plan bungalow in the Anglo-Colonial style was small and pared down with no exposed structural members typical of the Craftsman style or even a porch. Yet, it had understated flourishes such as the decorative glass, the slender, double-ogee wood siding, and the flared or bellcast hip roof. Just two years later, in 1904, Murphy became the chief builder for the Company and went on to construct about 350 buildings in town.

At this same time, Ocean Avenue was emerging as a
commercial corridor in the Pioneer style typical of
western towns. The wood-framed buildings had
horizontal, false-front facades, extended vertically above their front-gabled, pitched roofs and sometimes
ornamented with wood trims, panels, and pediments to
give them a larger, more prosperous look. This included L.S. Slevin’s, the post office and first general merchandise store, Fritz Schweinger’s bakery, still operating as a
bakery today, and Robert and Fred Leidig’s grocery store (all seen here circa 1910).

In 1903, Thomas A. Work built the
Carmel Development Company
Building, a commercial block on Ocean
Avenue and San Carlos Street which
housed his hardware store, the Carmel
Development Company office, and
Devendorf’s Preble Grocery. The flatroofed, three bay, fireproof, roughtextured, concrete cinder-block structure, with its large, plate-glass store
windows capped by a ribbon band of
transom lights, was Carmel’s first truly Modern style building. Unadorned and clear in revealing its purpose, if somewhat formal or classical in its tripartite geometries, it is still in active commercial use today (seen here soon after construction).

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Ever nonconformist, Carmel architecture stepped both forward and backward simultaneously. Also around 1903, but perhaps channeling the Late Neolithic, attorney George Richardson built his L-shaped, 600 square-foot, saddlenotched, hand-hewn log cabin on Monte Verde Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues (seen here circa 1914). This modest structure was poet Robinson Jeffers’ first local rental home.

With a
similarly
archaic
construction technique, Ben Turner (of the
aforementioned first brick house) hand-built the
tower and other native mudstone elements of a
home (now La Playa Hotel) designed by Artist
Christian Jorgenson for his wife, the chocolate
heiress, Angela Ghirardelli. Both the technique
and the quatrefoil window (seen here on the lower
left of the tower, circa 1906) replicate the originals of the Mission basilica.

But with modern building techniques also came freedom to explore many architectural styles beyond the traditional or the simple vernacular, some traditional-looking, some not. In 1905, the First Bay Area Regionalist or First Bay Tradition style, an interpretation of the American Shingle Style, appeared at Philip Wilson’s real estate office on the corner of Ocean Avenue and Dolores Street (seen here soon after construction, it was briefly the town’s first City Hall starting in 1917). With the sculptural qualities of a much smaller, flexible, unit of wood than timber or clapboard, shingles awakened a completely new, uniquely American, direction for architecture. With shingles tautly enveloping all surfaces and junctures, architecture could start to articulate the internal volume of a building, rather than its individual planes or structural components, just as the two dormers appear to swell up from the shingle surface below them to pop through the roof plane. These expressive volumetrics led, in turn, to a relaxation of symmetries and a casual naturalness, apparent in the asymmetrical lower fenestration and emphasized by the untreated, rough and rustic wood, often pre-aged in buttermilk, so that the grays would blend into the local forested surroundings.

This emerging idea that buildings should feel natural, not artificial, should blend exterior and interior, should honestly reveal something intrinsic, such as their internal uses or volumes, this architectural “honesty,” was also explored within the American Craftsman style, which exposed the often concealed craft of construction. In his 1905 Gardener house (seen here on San Carlos Street at Santa Lucia Avenue), M.J. Murphy
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the deep shadow lines of the vertical siding battens, the change of siding pattern at the foundation, and the bold ganging and framing of the windows all serve to illustrate both how the structure is made and the unadorned, natural purity of what it is made of.

These innovative, architectural experiments coincided with a number of Revivalist styles, forming an Eclectic Era that coincided with a surge in Carmel’s development after the Great San Francisco earthquake. Architect Eugenia Maybury designed, also in 1905, a Tudor Revival or Mock Tudor style home for the McGowan sisters on Thirteenth Avenue near San Antonio Avenue (seen here soon after construction). The late-medieval, English vernacular Tutor style relied on a heavy timber post-and-beam, perimeter structure, with wattle and daub unevenly hand-packed between the wood members, leaving them partially exposed for a “half-timbered” appearance. Mock Tutor imitates these cottages of the British underclasses, with their vertically proportioned windows, jettied upper stories, soft thatch roofs, and showy chimneys, but with one important exception. Born of the post-industrial 20th century, Mock half-timbers are no longer timbers, but instead non-structural, decorative, trim pieces applied on top of the smooth stucco finish of ordinary modern construction, making it challenging to capture the irregularity, depth, and authenticity of the original.

Perhaps the earliest Mission Revival style structure
appeared, again in 1905, on a Lincoln Street parcel at
Seventh Avenue donated by Devendorf to create Carmel’s
first protestant church (seen here circa 1935 before its eventual demolition). Rather than stylistically diverging, this long-awaited alternative to the town’s Catholic church seems, perhaps paradoxically, to exalt its predecessor.

Despite the freedoms that its modern wood framing and
stucco construction would have afforded, the composition accurately echos the restrictions of the mission’s stone construction, with its structural reliance on blank expanses of stacked stone walls and on the narrow, rounded
openings of stone arches. And though these openings are so shallow and devoid of shadows that they easily betray the thinness of the modern walls, there remains an earnest homage to the mission’s square moorish towers, its asymmetrical massing, and the Baroque arch flourish, reinterpreted here to form the wavy shape of the entire front gable.

By 1911, Frank Devendorf could report that over sixty percent of Carmel residents devoted their lives to work in the “aesthetic arts.” His prophecy that the aesthetically educated would be the best stewards of the environment came true when, on October 31st, 1916, residents voted to incorporate the village of Carmel by the Sea, citing as a main reason the failure of Monterey County government to protect and preserve its unique natural character from the destructive forces of "progress." Unsurprisingly, one of the first actions of the new local government was to pass ordinances to protect the ancient Monterey pines. Perhaps nobody epitomized this twin love of art and nature more than Robinson Jeffers (seen here in 1919) who, while not writing poetry, continued the Carmel tradition of handmade stone towers by building his own out of native granite at his Tor House between Scenic Road and Ocean View Avenue on nearby Carmel Point.

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Just a few blocks away and a few years later, Architect Charles Sumner Greene embraced both modern
construction and expression. In 1919, on Lincoln Street south of Thirteenth Avenue he built one of the first
concrete foundations in town and likely the first
prefabricated board-and-batten, wood walls, which were
tilted up rather than built in place. He designed the home (seen here soon after construction) as a new interpretation of the u-shaped hacienda ranch homes built by early
Mexican-Spanish settlers. Those early ranch buildings used their open courtyards and surrounding porticos to provide shade, to dissipate cooking heat, or to collect water. Here, however, the tree cover precludes the need for roof
overhangs, the simple shed roofs direct water away, and, often in Carmel, open courtyards were oriented southward to collect heat.

In 1923, Greene conducted another architectural experiment with the idiosyncratic studio he added to the east side of his property. By applying his considerable personal artisanship to an array of random materials (brick from a demolished hotel, leftover marble from another job, used bottle glass, fence pickets discarded by a ranch, hand-harvested and donated timber and marble scraps), he resourcefully up-cycled these “found objects” into an unusual interpretation of the Mission Style. Though constructed in the stacked-masonry tradition of the adobe and stone missions, with characteristic barrel tile roofs and small, arch-supported openings, the building has the broad front gable and low-slung, overall form of his famous Craftsman bungalows. Unlike either style, the front facade (seen here in a recent view) appears almost hermetically sealed, with its heavy teak door and conspicuously miniscule fenestration with impenetrable tinted glass, perhaps an adaptation to support his artistic concentration or interior acoustics for piano playing and salon gatherings.

Certainly the diversity of architecture in Carmel sprang from the diversity of people building there. But diversity prevailed even within one person’s work:

M.J. Murphy avoided repetition whenever possible, even though he built more than anyone else. In 1922, he tackled the Monterey Colonial Revival style in the Kluegel home on Camino Real North of Ocean Avenue (seen here in a recent view). Born in California, Monterey Colonial originally fused the shipwright’s simple detailing, roofline, and overall form of the early New England Colonial, the long, sometimes full-height openings and double shading provided by a prominent cantilevered balcony of the Caribbean Colonial, and the adobe wall construction of the Spanish Colonial. Here, the Monterey Revival substyle (of Spanish Colonial) repeats these features, though with stucco over modern wood framing, the four-quarter simplicity of the facade supporting its many asymmetries and irregularities.

The same year, J.S. Cone designed her own home at the corner of Monte Verde Street and Thirteenth Avenue (seen here in a recent view). Clad entirely in vertical planks of redwood bark found in nearby groves, the rough, dark exterior of its asymmetric volumes recedes into the forest.

However, the plentiful windows with sturdy mullions spaced in scale with the cladding, plus the double-height central hall with full-length balconies concealed within the simple main form, allow for a bright and open interior without compromising the home's unsurpassed deference to the natural site.

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Notwithstanding the predominance of the Craftsman style and a general emphasis on simplicity, the Eclectic Era of the early 1900’s continued on in the residential neighborhoods.

Meanwhile, a different trend started to develop in the commercial core. For its 1915 Panama-California Exposition, San Diego aptly selected the revival styles of the first European settlers in California to celebrate its auspicious future as the first west coast port for European ships coming through the new Panama Canal.

The dazzling success of this architectural spectacle is widely credited for repopularizing “New World,” Mexican and Spanish Revival styles of the Southern hemisphere. Perhaps the first glimpse of this trend in Carmel was in 1922, when architect Thomas Morgan overlaid a Spanish Eclectic facade of stucco and barrel tiles onto a typical, wood-framed, Western false-front, infill structure.

The Thomas A. Oakes building (seen here soon after construction) performed important civic functions as the new post office, second city hall, council chambers, and police station. Despite its official role, however, the building did not establish an official style — in contrast to other towns such as Santa Barbara, which legally codified its signature Spanish look in 1925.

Instead, also in 1922, a rival trend emerged downtown looking primarily toward the Northern hemisphere “Old World”. Lee Gottfried built and Edward Kuster designed the Tudor Revival Weavers Studio for his spouse Ruth Kuster (seen here in 1923 after relocation and an added ticket booth serving the Golden Bough theater on Ocean Avenue). Perhaps counterintuitively, Tudor Revival style does not revive the Tudor style itself, meaning the late-medieval style of the royal House of Tudor. Rather, the early twentieth century version revives the modest country cottage vernacular style of Tudor England to satisfy what architectural historian Nicholas Pevsner called “the English flight from reality around the 1914-18 war [WWI].” The modest, handcrafted look, a vision of simpler times and places, offered the British an escape from industrial age ordeals and likely resonated similarly with city dwellers seeking respite in Carmel’s ancient coastal forest.

A romantic accident of history gave the “old-world” trend a sudden boost in 1924, when Hugh Comstock visited his sister in Carmel and she introduced him to Mayotta Browne. The 27-year-old rancher and the doll-maker were married within a few months. That same year, Comstock, fresh off various handyman gigs in Los Angeles, built his new bride a teeny backyard cottage showroom named “Hansel” on Torres Street near Sixth Avenue (seen here at that time with its owners) for her thriving “Otsy-Totsy” felt doll business.

Its Fairytale or Storybook style, was a brief, inter-war phenomenon dreamed up in Los Angeles by film industry creatives influenced by soldiers returning from their first exposure to European countrysides. (In fact, the famous Hollywood sign originally spelled Hollywoodland and was built in 1923 as an advertisement for the nation’s first storybook real estate development.) Thought to be the inspiration for Disney’s immersive and lavish “imagineering” approach to set design, this Tudoresque substyle is characterized by exaggeratedly plastic and sometimes cartoonish interpretation of the medieval. Features can include lopsided walls and undulating roofs with deliberately misaligned shingles wrapped over rolled eaves meant to emulate thatch or puckered around eyebrow windows, fanciful roof rake boards, stucco artificially aged through tinting or patination, implausibly sinewy, false half-timbering or window and door surrounds, hand-whittled and possibly charred or distressed to suggest
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age, irregular door and window shapes, sizes, and placements. The labor intensity of its idiosyncratic craftsmanship fit well with Carmel’s artistic and bohemian culture, but the difficulty of convincingly replicating it virtually guaranteed the style’s demise during the Great Depression. Still, in its decade or so of popularity this theatrical SoCal style spread widely across America, likely finding few places with the deep forest backdrop of actual fairytales to exhibit it so perfectly. Understandably, Comstock was inundated with orders, setting him on a new career path to become Carmel’s next-most prolific builder and causing old-world reverberations from backyards to downtown.

And yet, in exactly the same year, 1924, Carmel saw further exploration into the “new-world" styles as well. On Ocean Avenue and Dolores Street, Earl Percy Parkes designed and built a Pueblo Revival gift shop for owner, Mary Dummage (seen here in a recent view). Perhaps, the oldest continuously occupied architectural style in America, Pueblos were made of balled or bricked adobe and timber roofs with few, if any, windows. In the revival style, if adobe is not used, rounded corners, irregular parapets, and thick, battered walls usually stuccoed in earthtones simulate it. Round vigas or roof beam logs or other rough timbers often project through the parapets or under upper stories as corbeling, as seen here, to imply a structural function. However, the plentiful fenestration, without even a pretense of supporting lintels over its wide openings, betrays this particular building's internal wood framing and compromises the credibility of an otherwise easily- and often-reproduced style.

A year later, in 1925, Fred Ruhl constructed the
first phase of the aptly-named Normandy Inn on
Ocean Avenue at Monte Verde Street (seen here
circa 1930). Berkeley-trained architect, Robert
Stanton designed the complex in the Normandy
Variant of the Tudor Revival style. Because in
that region of France country homes were often
attached to their barns, this style variant is
distinguished primarily by the addition of a tower
element, which reinterprets a barn’s grain or silage
facility, usually as a main entry or stair tower as it
appears here to the left of the main entry.

A year after that, in 1926, the City of Carmel held a design competition for its new library building one block uphill from the inn, on Ocean Avenue at Lincoln Street.

Unconvinced by all nine of the first-round entries, the City hired emeritus Berkeley professor and famed, stylistically eclectic architect, Bernard Maybeck to partner with
contractor M.J. Murphy. When completed in 1928 (seen
here around then), the value of the delay was revealed by the building’s persuasive fidelity to its style. An essay in dignified restraint, the design derives expressive power through its control of volume, proportion, and measured detail, not complex massing or materials. It celebrates its prominent community purpose with its unabashedly prominent reading room and enormous, steel-framed, front window. The ratio of window to wall, however, remains correctly modest with all glass set back as far as possible so as to accurately evoke both the spanning limitation and the deep thickness of older adobe walls. The weight of the barrel tile roof is properly conveyed by the hefty and genuinely structural roof beams and how they extend beyond the walls to easily support the deep overhangs. The perhaps surprising subordinance of the low, recessive, and darkshadowed, side entry wing defers to and thereby re-emphasizes the library’s mission: reading.

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Also in 1926, on Dolores Street south of Ocean Avenue
and, Bonnie Lee commissioned Hugh Comstock to
design and build her Art Shop. His only Fairy Tale
style commercial building (seen here shortly after its
1927 construction), it echos and exaggerates even
further the make-believe of Hansel and his other
residences. Roofs go from wavy to wandering, doors
from curved to camelid, windows from regular
rectangles to lawless lozenges, trims from bumpy to
bulging, and chimneys from quirky to so impossibly
quixotic as to require steel bracing. Now operating as
the Tuck Box, the building represents the epitome of
Comstock’s mischief with this style, inspiring other,
though always more demure, commercial
development.

The same year that “old-world" style peaked
in extravagant fantasy, downtown
development in the “new-world” style also
began to peak. 1927 saw Oakland architects,
Roger Blaine’s and David Olsen’s Eclectic
Spanish Revival designs for Dr. Rudolph
Kocher's medical practice at the La Giralda
building on the corner of Seventh Avenue
and Dolores Street (seen here from each
street respectively in recent views), followed,
in 1928, by their El Paseo building for L.C.

Merrill across Dolores
(seen below in a recent view),
and then, in 1929, their building for Robert and Isabel Leidig on Dolores near Ocean on Avenue (seen below
in a recent view). These buildings, all primarily
concrete, along with several others built around the
same period, diverge somewhat in their influences.

But, they share the hallmarks of the style: an emphasis on the solidity implied by masonry construction, with
its heavily shadowed, small, deep openings in blank
expanses of monotone stucco-coated wall, the
handmade decorative tile and metalwork, the rough,
handcrafted appearance of the clay barrel tile, the
irregular massing and openings, and the like. With
some details drawn from measurements actually
taken on the architects’ trips to Spain, the El Paseo
building in particular provides a veritable dictionary
of vocabulary authentic to its Revival language: the
custom metal window grilles with unique twists in
each bar, the pre-aged wood banisters, the doors and
windows that never match, the eye-catching shadows
of scalloped balconies, and the lintel over the
passageway entrance sized to properly reflect the
spanning strength of wood (though it is painted concrete).

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When the Sunset School outgrew its 1906 “new world”
Mission style building, the town hired Oakland
architect John J. Donovan in 1926, and later
Fresno/Monterey architect C.J. Ryland in 1931, to
shepherd its large, new campus between Mission and
San Carlos Streets, Eighth and Tenth Avenues through
its expansions (seen here in 1937). Ryland,
architecturally educated in France, mimicked the style
of granges dimières cisterciennes (cistercian tithe
barns), to give Sunset its dominant, “old-world”
character of Cistercian Medieval Revival. Monasteries
had pursued the austere Cistercian style, which evolved directly into the early Gothic over a century later, as a pious rejection of Classical ornamentation. And, the abbey barns were even purer expressions of deft, yet practical, engineering. The voluminous spaces (which the church required to store one tenth of local annual produce) found their most sturdy geometry in the massive, triangular roofs that came nearly to the ground, where they received support from disproportionately low, thick, and buttressed walls, in which openings were rare, deep, small, and often ganged together, like the double entry here, usually under larger discharge or relieving arches, all of which also received and expressed the great mass supported above. For these masterfully simple structures, often the only concessions to ornament were the finials atop the gable ends, thought to bring good luck, presumably for abundant harvests.

And so the downtown architecture pendulum swung back and forth for several years between the old world and the new world, albeit with some significant detours. For example, diagonal from the new library at Ocean Avenue and Lincoln Street, contractor Earl Percy Parkes built the Seven Arts complex for arts entrepreneur and Forest Theater founder, Herbert Heron. Designed by Albert B. Coats, the building (seen here in 1926) seems clearly indebted to its Shingle Style neighbor a block uphill: the 1905 Wilson building (see way above). The future mayor, with his principled support for bohemian over business interests, was a logical proponent of this pioneering American style.

His building uses the same taut skin, merging into very shallow overhangs to de-emphasize material in favor of overall volume, which is in turn emphasized by the simple, emphatic gables, punctuated only by single openings of multiple ganged windows and by the cyclopean shed dormer that looks as if it emerged as pressure from the spaces below overpowered and pierced through the thin roof plane. The clear difference between the two buildings is the substitution of a wooden skin over wooden framing for a stucco skin over concrete block. This unconventional, if not unique, mutation was perhaps explained by concerns over fire, addressed
conveniently by the Carmel Thermotite Company, newly
incorporated just a few streets away where it molded its innovative fireproof blocks (also used to construct Flanders Mansion). The building’s unusual combination of durability and originality created an enduring symbol of the many
artists it hosted so famously for so long.

Another intentional stylistic detour downtown came in 1939, when Carmel’s most significant financier, Barnet Segal
rejected the Spanish Revival design of his architects, Swartz and Ryland, and ordered them toward Art Moderne. His bank on Ocean Avenue at Dolores Street (seen here after construction) embodies the style, with its horizontal, yet humanist proportions and symmetries, its concrete solidity, along with a neoclassical, near-white color, a rejection of classical ornament in favor of the new decorative arts, as well as curved gestures of glass and stone.

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Around the time this new international style hit downtown, a new, defiantly local, City Council swept into office.

Having become the first “poet mayor" of Carmel in 1930, Mayor Heron (of the Seven Arts building above) ran and won again in 1938, in part, to address commercial pressures on the natural environment venerated by Carmel’s bohemian residents. The new Council hired the highly acclaimed, Berkeley/Harvard educated Thomas Church, the “first founder” and pioneer of American landscape design and of a movement that became the “California Style.” Church famously believed, as Carmelites did, that rather than providing building decoration, “[a] garden should have no beginning and no end.” Meaning, it should be physically and visually integrated with the predominant natural environment and allow seamless human movement and inhabitation.

Church answered his assignment — to lessen the visual impact of the cars that now dominated the pine forest landscape — with a native stone planter running up the center of Ocean Avenue (seen here in the 1920s and 1940s).

The low height of the wall, the medium height of the native undergrowth, and the columnar forms of the Monterey pine street trees, whose foliage grows primarily quite high, allowed for the clever combination of opacity down at car level and transparency at eye and storefront level, creating both visual access to the commercial corridor and visual screening of the traffic for shoppers.

Throughout the development surge, the same revivalist
and eclectic forces in the commercial areas were at work throughout the residential areas as well, including the perhaps unique 1936 example of the Art Moderne style
built by M.J. Murphy on Thirteenth Avenue at Dolores
Street. Like the Bank of Carmel above, the H.

Markham house has the same horizontal emphasis,
classical proportions, local symmetries, look of solidity, and monochrome, light color. More spare than the
bank, its only curved gesture is the conical chimney
accent to the left.

As the second half of the 20th century approached, Carmel’s stylistic adventures were just beginning. However, with just a few exceptions such as those just mentioned, Carmel tended to derive its aesthetic direction from local and not international cues. For example, Hugh Comstock, never
one to be limited by his Fairytale fame, had always been a stylistically experimental builder and in 1948 he published a trailblazing pamphlet called “Post Adobe” (seen here in a recent view). Within it, he extolled an inventive building technique that wove together two ancient construction
techniques based on local materials and labor, timber post and beam with mud masonry, to create something brand
new and with potent stylistic implications. He argued that the compressive strength of mud brick,
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