MINUTES
Friday, July 18, 2025 6:00 P.M. Open Session
SPECIAL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL
THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY (HYBRID).
Council Chambers
211 Hillcrest Avenue
Marina, California
AND
Zoom Meeting URL: https://zoom.us/j/730251556
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Marina is hereby called by the Presiding Officer and/or the majority of the City Council.
1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 6:01 P.M.
2. ROLL CALL & ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM: (City Council, Airport Commissioners, Marina Abrams B Non -Profit Corporation, Preston Park Sustainable Communities Nonprofit Corporation, Successor Agency of the Former Redevelopment Agency Members and Marina Groundwater Sustainability Agency)
MEMBERS PRESENT: Jenny McAdams, 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:
a. Adopting Resolution No. 2025 -83, amending sales tax revenue sharing agreement between the City of Marina and Unstoppable Automotive MBMCA LLC to assist in covering high site development and construction costs associated with developing a Mercedes-Benz automobile dealership in Marina.
Public Comments:
• Mike Kennedy feels that Mercedes -Benz of Monterey would be appropriate. The Council should focus more on repairing the streets and streetlights , fixing our medians and painting/striping the streets.
The council members discussed not having more public participation in this meeting due to the short notice; about losing the global brand ing footprint Mercedes of Marina would have brought that the s ign be in perpetuity and consistent with City monument design requirements . They spoke about long-term economic value on branding coming to Marina and asked how the City of
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Marina would be included in the marketing and Mercedes making possible donations to the city after 10-20 years of being in business.
DELGADO/BIALA: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2025 -83, AMENDING SALES TAX
REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MARINA AND
UNSTOPPABLE AUTOMOTIVE MBMCA LLC TO CHANGE THE DEALERSHIP
NAME FROM MERCEDES -BENZ OF MARINA TO MERCEDES -BENZ OF MONTEREY; AND
1. CLARIFICATION ON THE GATEWAY SIGN:
a. CONSISTENT WITH CITY MONUMENT DESIGN REQUIREMENTS TO SAY “CITY OF MARINA”;
b. DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTENANCE TO BE PAID FOR BY DEVELOPER; AND
c. TO EXIST IN PERPETUITY.
2. THAT THE TWO PARTIES DISCUSS REVENUE SHARING/CONTRIBUTION
BY DEVELOPER TO CITY AT SOME FUTURE POINT IN TIME, LIKE THE 10-YEAR OR 15-YEAR MARK, ONCE MERCEDES-BENZ IS ESTABLISHED AND DOING WELL.
3. ALL OTHER CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL OF MAY 20, 2025, TO REMAIN THE SAME. 4-1(McAdams)-0-0 Motion Passes
5. ADJOURNMENT: the meeting was adjourned at 7:19 PM
Anita Sharp, Deputy City Clerk
ATTEST:
Bruce C. Delgado, Mayor