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
Webinar ID: 831 3897 6374
Passcode: 862068
Dial in: (253) 215-8782
HOW TO OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT
The public may give public comment at this meeting in person, or use the Zoom teleconference module, provided that there is access to Zoom during the meeting. Zoom comments will be taken after the 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).