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, June 2, 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. Pride Month Proclamation
B. Monterey Airport District Presentation
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
City Administrator Announcements
City Attorney Announcements
Councilmember Announcements
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1) Resolution 2026-035 Adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Annual Operating and Capital Budget, and provide staff direction on Budget Policy 2) Resolution 2026-036 Adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Appropriations Limit
ORDERS OF BUSINESS
Orders of Business are agenda items that require City Council discussion, debate, direction to staff, and/or action.
3) Resolution 2026-037, implementing an address identification system consistent with the requirements of the California Building Standards Code and adopting the Street Addressing Map identifying assigned property addresses citywide 4) Resolution 2026-038 approving a 3.04 percent rate increase to charges by the City's franchise hauler, GreenWaste Recovery, for collection of solid waste, recycling, and organics, effective July 1, 2026, and approving Amendment No. 5 to the MOU between ReGen Monterey and Member Agencies for Fiscal Year 2026/27 5) Consider Resolution 2026-039 Rejecting all Bids for the Project for Beach Access 12th Avenue Stairs Repair (Carmel Beach Coastal Protection and Access Improvement) BID 25-26-006 and request for direction
6) Resolution 2026-040 Calling for the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election, Requesting Consolidation with the Monterey County Elections Department, and Establishing Procedures for Resolving a Tie Vote; and Resolution 2026-041 Establishing Regulations for Candidate Statements; and approving a Service Agreement for the Provision of Election Services by the County of Monterey Department of Elections
7) Resolution 2026-042 Submitting To The Qualified Electors Of The City Of CarmelBy-The-Sea A Measure To Adopt A New Two Percent Transient Occupancy Tax, In Addition To Existing Ten Percent Transient Occupancy Tax, And Approving The Form Of The Ordinance To Be Submitted To The Voters; Requesting The Monterey County Elections Department To Conduct The Election And Requesting Consolidation Of The General Municipal Election With The Statewide General Election To Be Held On November 3, 2026; Directing The City Attorney To Prepare An Impartial Analysis Concerning Such Measure; Authorizing The Drafting Of Primary Arguments And Rebuttals Concerning Such Measure or, in the alternative, provide direction and Motion to approve Draft Primary Argument in support of Proposed Measure
8) Resolution 2026-043 ordering the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea at the General Municipal Election to be held on November 3, 2026, a Measure increasing the City’s current Transactions and Use Tax rate from
1.5% to 1.875%, extending the duration of such Transactions and Use Tax so that it remains in effect until ended by voters of the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, and approving the Ordinance to be submitted to the voters pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 7285.9; requesting the Monterey County elections department to conduct the Election and requesting consolidation of the General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election to be held on November 3, 2026; directing the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis concerning such Measure; authorizing the drafting of primary arguments and rebuttals concerning such Measure; or, in the alternative, provide direction and Motion to approve proposed Primary Argument in support of ballot measure 9) Consider Resolution 2026-044 Approving First Amendment to Acting City Administrator At-Will Employment Agreement
RECESS
The City Council will take a 30-minute break around 6:30 p.m.
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).