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
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October 6, 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
B. Non-Profit Spotlight: Opera Carmel
C. Proclamation recognizing the Carmel Art Association's Upcoming Centennial
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
ORDERS OF BUSINESS
Orders of Business are agenda items that require City Council discussion, debate, direction to staff, and/or action.
1) Receive a joint presentation from the Chamber of Commerce and the Carmel Heritage Society on a proposed shared use of the First Murphy House and provide direction to Staff on whether to proceed with drafting a lease agreement 2) Receive a Presentation on El Niño/Storm Preparedness, Shoreline Projects, and Resource Allocation; and Provide Direction Regarding Ongoing Shoreline and Storm Preparedness Efforts and Resource Allocations
3) Resolution 2026-076 Ratifying a Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency by the Acting City Administrator due to Anticipated El Niño Event 2026-2027 4) Receive the 2026 Car Week After Action Report and Provide Direction to Staff 5) Resolution 2026-075 adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-27 At-Will (Unrepresented) Compensation and Benefits Plan which was previously approved at Council's September meeting, including a reduction in employee CalPERS retirement contributions, and an updated At-Will salary schedule incorporating the new City Administrator salary range
PUBLIC HEARINGS
6) First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance No. 2026-005 amending Carmel Municipal Code Chapters 17.08, 17.14, 17.18, 17.38, 17.64, and 17.68 to implement specific General Plan Housing Element (6th cycle) programs to remove constraints to the development of housing and comply with State housing law.
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, 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).