MINUTES
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 6:00 P.M. Open Session
SPECIAL BUDGET STUDY SESSION
CITY COUNCIL, AIRPORT COMMISSION,
MARINA ABRAMS B NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, PRESTON PARK
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR
AGENCY OF THE FORMER MARINA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND MARINA
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY
THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY (HYBRID).
Council Chambers
211 Hillcrest Avenue
Marina, California
AND
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL & ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM: (City Coun cil, Airport Commissioners, Marina Abrams B Non -Profit Corporation, Pr eston Park Sustainable Communities Nonprofit C orporation, Successor Agency of the Former Redevel opment Agency Members and Marina Groundwater Sustainability Agency)
MEMBER PRESENT: Brian McCarthy, Kathy Biala, Mayor/Chair Bruce C. Delgado MEMBERS ABSENT: Liesbeth Visscher, Mayor Pro-Tem/Vice Chair Cri stina Medina Dirksen,
3. MOMENT OF SILENCE & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (Please stand)
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4. OTHER ACTION:
a. Budget Study Sessio n Discussion: Fiscal Year 2023 -2024 and 2024 -2025 Operating and Capital Improvement Budget.
The City Council discussed the Capital Improvement Project (CIP) consolidated list and how to rate or rank them as priorities.
DELGADO/BIALA: THAT WE RECEIVE TONIGHT’S DI SCUSSION AND THE
PACKET AND THAT WE DIRECT STAFF TO COME BACK WITH A REVISED NEXT VERSION TO INCLUDE:
1. THAT WE DIRECT STAFF TO GIVE US A C HART, A PICTORIAL CONNECTING WHICH FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR WHICH PROJECTS.
2. THAT WE RECOMMEND DECONSTRUCTING THE HAYES CIR CLE
DUPLEXES.
3. THAT WE CONSIDER A POLICY TO SET -A-SIDE CIP PROJECT FUNDS (LIKE HALF PERCENT A YEAR).
4. THAT WE HAVE A POLICY TO PUT PROJECT NUMBERS ON PROJECT
THAT ARE LISTED IN BUDGET STAFF REPORTS USING THE
CONSOLIDATED PROJECT NUMBER AND NOT THE RANKING NUMBER.
5. COME BACK WITH A RESTROOM CLEANING, OPENING AND CLOSING
CONTRACT PROPOSAL (PUMP TRACK)
6. WE ASK STAFF TO CONSIDER DOING WHAT IT TAKES TO FIX THE ROOF AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND CITY HALL.
7. DIRECT COUNCIL TO HIGHLY PRIORITIZE OUR LANDSCAPE MEDIANS (RESERVATION RD AND DEL MONTE BLVD.), FUNDING THEM.
8. THAT WE GET THE FUNDING FOR PARK MAINTENANCE ESPECIALLY
OUR BALLFIELDS (PRESTON PARK AND LOS ARBOLES SPORTS
COMPLEX) AND PUMP TACK CONDITIONS.
9. THAT WE EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO RANK THE PROJECT WITHOUT ANY BIAS TO EXISTING RANKINGS.
10. CIP LIST, IF THERE ARE ITEMS ON THE CIP LIST THAT ARE NOT ON THE
CONSOLIDATED LIST COULD WE PLE ASE ADD THOSE OR AT LEAST
HAVE THEM LOOKED AT BY US, SO WE KNOW WHETHER WE ARE
COMFORTABLE NOT ADDING IT.
11. WRITTEN POLICY – PROCESS FOR ADDING OR DELETING ITEMS TO THE CONSOLIDATED LIST.
12. SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF JOBY AT THE AIRPORT AND THAT IT BECOMES RANKED A S #2 ON THE LIST . Ayes 3; Noes 0; Absents 2(Visscher/Medina Dirksen); Abstained 0. Motion Passes Public Comments:
• Denise Turley – Asked where the public can find the slideshow presentation that is being talked about. Looking forward to Carmel Avenue opening up into the Preston Park area. • Doug Yount – Encouraged council to listen to the staf f in terms of their ability to pull all of your priorities together and organize them in such a way that it’s comprehensive and yet easy to go through in bother the CI P and operating budget. Noted that one priority missing is the MINUTES for Special City Council Meeting of Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Page 3
continued support for Joby Aviation, Joby is a game changer for the whole region let alone for the City of Marina. Appreciates the discussion on the Arts Village and understand demo versus reh ab and what may be more effi cient and more strategic there . Spoke about the maintenance of the medians and parkways at the Dunes project and realizes there are a lot of that around the city but prioritizing that maintenance and coming up with a plan for maintenance would be very helpful . Commented on Ph ase 3 and the removal of the remaining buildings.
5. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 9:15 P.M.
Anita Sharp, Deputy City Clerk
ATTEST:
Bruce C. Delgado, Mayor