CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Contact: 831.620.2000 www.ci.carmel.ca.us
Mayor Dale Byrne
Councilmembers Jeff Baron, Hans Buder, Bob Delves, and
Alissandra Dramov
All meetings are held in the City Council Chambers
East Side of Monte Verde Street
Between Ocean and 7th Avenues
Special Meeting
Monday, July 6, 2026
3:00 PM
HYBRID MEETING ATTENDANCE OPTIONS
This meeting will be held in person and via teleconference ("hybrid"). The public is welcome to attend the meeting in person or remotely via Zoom, however, the meeting will proceed as normal even if there are technical difficulties accessing Zoom. The City will do its best to resolve any technical issues as quickly as possible. To view or listen to the meeting from home, you may also watch the live stream on the City's YouTube page at: https://www.youtube.com/@CityofCarmelbytheSea/streams. To participate in the meeting via Zoom, copy and paste the link below into your browser. https://ci-carmel-ca-us.zoom.us/j/88134597723
Webinar ID: 881 3459 7723
Passcode: 954379
Dial in: (253) 215-8782
HOW TO OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT
The public may give public comment at this meeting in person, or use the Zoom teleconference module, provided that there is access to Zoom during the meeting. Zoom comments will be taken after the 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.
PUBLIC COMMENT GUIDELINES FOR SPECIAL MEETINGS
During Special City Council Meetings, public comments are permitted on items listed on the agenda. After each item on the agenda is introduced, the Mayor will invite public comment on that item. Each speaker has 3 minutes to speak unless otherwise adjusted by the Mayor. While stating your name is optional, it helps to identify speakers in the meeting minutes. Remote or in-person participants who do not comply with the requirements of the Brown Act will be muted.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL - 3:00 PM
CONSENT AGENDA
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) June 1 and 12, 2026, Special Meeting Minutes, and June 2, 2026, Regular Meeting Minutes
2) May 2026 Monthly Reports
3) May 2026 Check Register Summary
4) Resolution 2026-046 designating Mayor Dale Byrne as the voting delegate and Councilmember Hans Buder as the alternate voting delegate at the 2026 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo
5) Resolution 2026-047 Approving a list of street projects for fiscal year 2026/27 Capital Improvement Plan partially funded by SB1 The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017
6) Resolution 2026-048 approving the revised Monterey Regional Stormwater Management Program Memorandum of Agreement and authorizing execution of the Agreement
7) Resolution 2026-049, approving Change Orders #2 and #3 for the City’s On-Call Landscape Service Contractors, Town & Country, increasing the total not-toexceed contract limit from $229,200 to $266,362 for Fiscal Year 2025/26 and $340,000 for Fiscal Year 2026/27
8) Resolution 2026-050 authorizing the City Administrator to execute an agreement with the Church of the Wayfarer to lease a portion of the Church building for use as a temporary library location during the Harrison Memorial Library Restoration Project.
9) Resolution 2026-051 Authorizing a refund of Preliminary Site Assessment application fees of $1,571.00 to Molly Branch
PUBLIC HEARINGS
10) Consideration of an Appeal (APP 26134, Diamond) by John and Patricia Dilks, of the Planning Commission’s approval of Design Study and Coastal Development Permit application DS 25206 (Diamond) for non-excluded development (ground disturbance for an 800 square accessory dwelling unit attached to an existing rear terrace, landscaping, drainage improvements and associated site work) and the installation landscaping consistent with the proposed landscaping plan as authorized by the Coastal Development Permit, located at Scenic Road 5 northwest of 8th Avenue in the Single-Family Residential (R-1) District, Archaeological Significance (AS) Overlay District, Park (P) Overlay District, and Beach and Riparian (BR) Overlay. APN: 010-312-012-000 - Recommended for a continuance to August 3 2026
ORDERS OF BUSINESS
Orders of Business are agenda items that require City Council discussion, debate, direction to staff, and/or action.
11) Discussion and Direction Regarding Funding for See Monterey Marketing Services; Consider Adoption of Resolution 2026-052 Amending the FY 2026-2027 Adopted Operating Budget
12) Receive a presentation on the updated Council Strategic Priorities list following the January 22nd workshop, and provide direction to staff
RECESS
The City Council will take a 30-minute break around 6:30 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
A. A.CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6;
Agency Designated Representatives: Acting Assistant City Administrator Marisa Bermudez, Police Chief Todd Trayer, and Zachery Lopes, Burke Williams & Sorensen;
Employee Organization: General Employees Unit, an Affiliated Unit of LiUNA, and Management Employees Unit, an Affiliated Unit of LiUNA
B. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO B.
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8:
Property: Sunset Center, San Carlos Street between 8th and 10th Avenues, Carmel-by-the-Sea (APN: 010-143-001-000)
Agency negotiators: City Administrator, City Attorney
Negotiating parties: Sunset Cultural Center, Inc.
Under negotiation: Price and terms of lease
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).