AGENDA
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 7:00 P.M. OPEN SESSION
SPECIAL MEETING
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
Council Hall
211 Hillcrest Avenue
Marina, California
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VISION STATEMENT
Marina will grow and mature from a small town bedroom community to a small city which is diversified, vibrant and through positive relationships with regional agencies, self-sufficient. The City will develop in a way that insulates it from the negative impacts of urban sprawl to become a desirable residential and business community in a natural setting. (Resolution No. 2006-112 - May 2, 2006)
MISSION STATEMENT
The City Council will provide the leadership in protecting Marina’s natural setting while developing the City in a way that provides a balance of housing, jobs and business opportunities that will result in a community characterized by a desirable quality of life, including recreation and cultural opportunities, a safe environment and an economic viability that supports a high level of municipal ser vices and infrastructure. (Resolution No. 2006-112 - May 2, 2006)
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The City recognizes that it was founded an d is buil t u pon the traditional homelands and villages first inhabited by the Indigenous Peoples of this region - the Esselen and their ancestors and allies - and honors these members of the community, both past and present.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL & ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM: (City Council, Airport Commissioners, Marina Abrams B Non -Profit Corporation, Preston Park Susta inable Communities Nonpr ofit Corporation, Successor Agency o f the Former Redevelopment Agency Members and Marina Groundwater Sustainability Agency)
Brian McCarthy, Kathy Biala, Mayor Pro-Tem/Vice Chair Liesbeth Visscher, Mayor/Chair Bruce C. Delgado
3. MOMENT OF SILENCE & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (Please stand)
4. OTHER ACTION I TEMS: Action listed for each A genda item is that which is requested by staff. The City Council may, at its discretion, take action on any items. The public is invited to approach the podium to provide up to four (4) minutes of public comment. a. City Council to consider adopting Resolution No. 202 4-, making an appointment to fill a currently vacant seat on the City Council with the appointee to serve for the remainder of a four-year term, that is, until a successor is qualified at the November 2024 General Municipal Election.
CERTIFICATION
I, Anita Sharp, Deputy City Clerk, of the City of Marina, do hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing agenda was posted at C ity Hall and Council Chambers Bulletin Board at 211 H illcrest Avenue, Monterey County Library Marina Branch at 190 Seaside Circle, City Bulletin Board at th e corner of Reservation Road and Del Monte Boulevard on or before 6:30 p.m., Friday, February 23, 2024.
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ANITA SHARP, DEPUTY CITY CLERK
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February 23, 2024 Item No. 4a
Honorable Mayor and Members City Council Meeting
of the Marina City Council of February 28, 2024
RECOMMENDATION TO CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION NO.
2024-, MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO FILL A CURRENTLY
VACANCT SEAT ON THE CITY COUNCIL, WITH THE APPOINTEE
TO SERVE FOR THE REMA INDER OF A FOUR -YEAR TERM, THAT
IS, UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS QUALFIED AT THE NOVEMBER 2022
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-, making an appointment to fill a currently vacant seat on the City Council with the appointee to serve for the remainder of a four -year term, that is, until a successor is qualified following the November 2024 General Municipal Election.
BACKGROUND:
On January 16, 2024, Council Member Cristina Medina Dirksen submitted a letter of resignation effective January 28, 2024. At the city council of February 6, 2024, the City Council approved a filing period and process to fill the vacant city council positions. (“EXHIBIT A”)
Since Council M ember Medina Dirksen was el ected from District 3 in 2020 , by law the appointment must be made from the 2019-2020 District 3 boundary. The person appointed will serve until a successor is qualified at the November 202 4 General Municipal Election. At that election the seat could be filled only by a candidate from the current District 3 boundary.
The application period closed at 5:00 on February 21, 2024. T he Deputy City Clerk received eight (8) applications for the vacant City Council seat. However, one applicant was not located in the district boundary and two applic ants subsequently withdrew the ir applications. The remaining five applicants have been verified by Monterey County Elections as registered v oters in the 2019-2020 City’s District 3 and their applications have been made available on the City’s website. (“EXHIBIT B”)
The City Council set the date and time of Wednesday, February 28, 2024 , at 7:00 p.m. to convene a special meeting to hear and consider presentations by the applicants, receive public comment and consider making an appointment to fill the vacancy.
Applications were received from: Jennifer McAdams, Jacob Gile , Aryan Nezamabadi , Audra Walton and Justin Sacoolas.
ANALYSIS:
If there were 5 or less applican ts, each applicant would be given the opportunity to make up to a ten-minute presentation. The City Council may ask questions of the applicant, with no time limit set for the question period.
1 Any member of the public will be allowed up to three minutes t o comment after all the applicants have made their presentations and questions have been asked by the City Council.
Upon the conclusion of the public comment period, the City Council shall commence voting by paper or email/electronic ballot, as applicable using the following process:
1. Each City Council member will complete the first-round ballot by checking the name of only one applicant, signing and dating the ballot. (“EXHIBIT C”)
2. If a City Council member is unable to be at the meeting in person and will be atten ding over zoom, the Council member attending via zoom will take a picture of their completed signed ballot and will send it as an attachment to an ema il to the Deputy City Clerk and Assistant City Manager.
3. The Deputy City Clerk will count the ba llots submitted and will announce the votes for each applicant.
4. Balloting will continue until an applicant receives a majority vote (at least 3 votes) of the City Council.
5. Balloting for ten rounds has been included in the packet for each City Council member.
6. The original signed ballots will become part of the official record.
Following the announcement of the official canvas of ballots by the Deputy City Cl erk, that is, the vote tally for the applicant receiving a majority vote, the new City Council member will be sworn into office and wil l serve until a successor is qualified at the November 202 4 General Municipal Election.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
CONCLUSION:
This request is submitted for City Council consideration and action.
Respectfully submitted,
_____________________________
Layne Long
City Manager
City of Marina
2 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARINA APPOINTING _ TO FILL THE VACANCY ON CITY COUNCIL FOR THE
REMAINING FOUR-YEAR TERM, UNTIL QUALIFICATION OF A SUCCESSOR AT THE NOVEMBER 2024 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2024, Council Member Cristina Medina Dirksen submitted a letter of resignation effective immediately; and
WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of February 6, 2024, the City Council approved a filing period and process to fill the vacancy City Council position; and
WHEREAS, on February 22, 2024, the City Council received the names of the applicants for City Council and report on the next steps to be taken to fill the vacancy; and
WHEREAS, the applicant’s applications were made available f or public inspection on the City ’s website; and
WHEREAS, the City Co uncil received five applications for review and consideration for appointment; and
WHEREAS, at a special meeting held on February 28, 2024 , the City Co uncil allowed each applicant to make an up to ten-minute presentation, opened the floor for public input, conducted a ballot vote, and for each round of vot ing the ballots were counte d, the results announced and the ballots made immediately available for public inspection by the Deputy City Clerk.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that t he person receiving a majority of the votes cast by the City Council was and is hereby declared to be appointed and the City Council hereby directs the Dep uty City Clerk to administer the oath of office.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that t he City Coun cil of the City of Marina does hereby declare that ____________________ has taken the required oath of office for the Office of City Council Member to serve the remaining term until a successor is qualified at the November 2024 General Municipal Election.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Marina at a special meeting duly held on the February 28, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES, COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES, COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN, COUNCIL MEMBERS:
__________________________
Bruce C. Delgado, Mayor
ATTEST:
________________________________
Anita Sharp, Deputy City Clerk
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39 BALLOT
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
DISTRICT 3 CITY COUNCIL VACANCY APPOINTMENT
TO FILL VACANCY EXPIRING NOVEMBER 2024
VOTE FOR ONLY ONE
Jennifer McAdams
Jacob Gile
Aryan Zezamabadi
Audra Walton
Justin Sacoolas
Council Member Signature Date
ROUND ______
EXHIBIT C
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