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
City Council Chambers
662 Monte Verde Street
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Special Meeting
Monday, October 5, 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
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) Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes for the August 31 and September 9, 2026 Special Meetings, and the September 1, 2026 Regular and Special Meetings 2) August 2026 Monthly Reports
3) August 2026 Check Register Summary
4) Resolution 2026-068 establishing the meeting dates of the City Council for calendar year 2027
5) Resolution 2026-070 approving a request from Girls on the Run Central Coast to hold a "Girls On The Run Family 5K" in Carmel-by-the-Sea on Saturday, January 9, 2027, and granting an exemption to Chapter 8.56 of the Municipal Code prohibiting sound amplification and the closure of certain streets and the Del Mar parking lot. 6) Resolution 2026-071 authorizing the purchase of a 2027 Ford F-550 truck with dump bed and lift gate from National Auto Fleet Group under Sourcewell Contract #081325-NAF for $98,576.14
7) Resolution 2026-072 Partially Granting the Appeal of Bruce and Linda Taylor (APP 26270, McWhorter) by Denying the Rooftop Deck and Otherwise Upholding the Planning Commission’s Approval of the Coastal Development Permit and Final Design Study for the Property Located at Carmelo Street 2 NE of Ocean Avenue.
Proposed CEQA Action: Find the project categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction) and Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) and that none of the exceptions to the exemptions contained in Section 15300.2 can be made in this case.
8) Resolution 2026-073 authorizing the City Administrator to execute a Funding Agreement between the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) and the City for the use of Regional Surface Transportation Program funds 9) Resolution 2026-074 Authorizing a refund of Design Study application fees of $1,917.00 to Jill Layman
ORDERS OF BUSINESS
Orders of Business are agenda items that require City Council discussion, debate, direction to staff, and/or action.
10) Receive a presentation on the status of the Harrison Memorial Library Restoration Project
11) Review and Discussion of a Draft Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) or "Drone" Policy for the Carmel Police Department and Direction Regarding Development of a UAS Program
12) City Administrator Recruitment Process Discussion
13) Receive a report and provide Direction Regarding the Development of a Streetscape Plan for Downtown (Continued from September 1, 2026) 14) Resolution 2026-069 designating the 2026 Holiday Closure from December 24, 2026, through January 1, 2027
RECESS
The City Council will take a 30-minute break around 6:30 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
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 GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8:
Property: Sunset Center, 908 San Carlos Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea (APN: 010-143-001-000)
Agency negotiators: Acting 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, 662 Monte Verde Street, Harrison Memorial Library, 345 Ocean Avenue, the Carmel-by-the-Sea Post Office, 56B 5th 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, 662 Monte Verde Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea, 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).