Zoom Teleconference
Monterey, California
City Council Agenda
Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
City Council
Clyde Roberson, Mayor
Dan Albert, Councilmember
Alan Haffa, Councilmember
Ed Smith, Councilmember
Tyller Williamson, Councilmember
City Manager
Hans Uslar
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Pursuant to California Government Code section 54953(e)(1)(A) and (C) and the Monterey City Council’s resolution authorizing virtual participation in public meetings given the COVID-19 pandemic, meetings of the Monterey City Council and its Boards, Commissions, and Committees are being conducted with virtual (electronic) participation in order to promote social distancing and protect the health and safety of attendees.
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This meeting will also stream live for viewing only on youtube.com/cityofmonterey (10 second delay) and on Comcast Channel 25 (up to 90 second delay). ***Afternoon Session Agenda ***
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
PRESENTATIONS
1. Recognize City Employees for Milestone Anniversaries and Retirements for 1st Quarter 2022 (Not a project under CEQA Article 20, Section 15378 and under General Rule Article 5, Section 15061)
PUBLIC COMMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENTS allows you, the public, to speak for a maximum of three minutes on any subject which is within the jurisdiction of the Monterey City Council and which is not on the agenda. Any person or group desiring to bring an item to the attention of the 3/15/2022 4:00:00 PM
2 City Council may do so by addressing the Council during Public Comments or by addressing a letter of explanation to: City Clerk, City Hall, Monterey, CA 93940. The appropriate staff person will contact the sender concerning the details. NOTE: Public Comments are taken during the afternoon session and continued at the evening session.
Individuals may choose to speak once for up to three minutes at either session, but not both.
CONSENT ITEMS
CONSENT AGENDA consists of those items which are routine and for which a staff recommendation has been prepared. A member of the public or a Councilmember may request that an item be placed on the regular agenda for further discussion.
Approval of Minutes
2. February 23, 2022 (Not a Project under CEQA per Article 20, Section 15378 and General Rule Article 5 Section 15061)
3. March 1, 2022 (Not a Project under CEQA per Article 20, Section 15378 and General Rule Article 5 Section 15061)
Award of Construction Contracts
4. Award a Construction Contract in the Amount of $1,212,000 to The Don Chapin Company, Inc. for the Presidio of Monterey 200,000 Gallon Water Tank and Pipe Improvement Project ***PMSA*** (Project reviewed per NEPA in the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Presidio of Monterey Integrated Water Sustainability Concept Plan (PEA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FNSI), Nov 2018)
5. Authorize an Appropriation of FY2022/23 Measure S Funds in the Amount of $1,115,104 and Award Construction Contract in the Amount of $959,185 to Precision Grade, Inc. for Citywide Road Rehabilitation Project, Phase 3, Authorize the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with the President and Fellows of Middlebury College, a Vermont domestic non-profit corporation, and Authorize an Increase in FY22 Revenue and Appropriation of $247,813 to the Measure S Fund (Exempt from CEQA Article 19, Section 15301, Class 1) ***Measure S*** Ordinances
ORDINANCES are legislative acts by the Council, are the most permanent and binding type of Council action as they modify the City Code, and may be replaced only by a subsequent ordinance. An ordinance requires legal advertisement when introduced, and two readings at separate Council meetings. An ordinance is considered "passed to print" when approved for a second reading, and is "passed and adopted" when given final approval by the Council.
6. 2nd Reading by Title Only of an Ordinance to Amend Monterey City Code Section 28-14(d) to Add Services Performed by the State-Recognized Destination Marketing Organization for the Monterey Region as a Sole Source Exception to Competitive Procurement Requirements (Not a Project under CEQA per Article 20, Section 15378 and under General Rule Article 5, Section 15061) 3/15/2022 4:00:00 PM
3 Resolutions
RESOLUTIONS are passed to express the policy of the Council on certain items or programs, or are passed to direct certain types of administrative action. A resolution may be changed by adoption of a subsequent resolution. Resolutions only require one reading and are approved when "passed and adopted."
7. Order Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Alvarado Street Maintenance District No. 85-1 (Not a Project Under CEQA per Article 20, Section 15378 and Under General Rule Article 5, Section 15061)
8. Order Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Calle Principal Maintenance District 00-1 (Not a project under CEQA Article 20, Section 15378 and under General Rule Article 5, Section 15061)
Other
9. Authorize the Mayor to Sign a Letter on Behalf of the City of Monterey Supporting Establishment of a CalVet Veterans Home in Monterey County (Not a Project Under CEQA Article 20, Section 15378 and Under General Rule Article 5, Section 15061)
*** End of Consent Agenda ***
PUBLIC APPEARANCE
PUBLIC APPEARANCE items are reports on non-routine issues that might stimulate public discussion, but that do not require formal noticing as public hearings. You are welcome to offer your comments after being recognized by the Mayor. The Council may limit the time each speaker is allocated.
10. Authorize Remote Teleconference Meetings of the City Council and Boards, Commissions, and Committees for the Period March 16, 2022 through April 14, 2022 Pursuant to AB361 Ralph M. Brown Act Provisions (Not a project under CEQA per Article 20 Section 15378 and under General Rule Article 5 Section 15061)
11. Amend and Restate Resolution 21-127, the Master Fee Schedule, to Adjust the Parks and Recreation Department Fee Schedule (Not a project under CEQA Article 20, Section 15378 and under General Rule Article 5, Section 15061) *** Adjourn to Closed Session (See additional agenda) *** Council will adjourn to closed session no later than 5:00 p.m.
RECESS 5:30 p.m.
RECONVENE
*** Evening Session Agenda ***
7:00 - 11:00 p.m.
No discussion of a new item will be started after 10:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3/15/2022 4:00:00 PM
4 CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENTS allows you, the public, to speak for a maximum of three minutes on any subject which is within the jurisdiction of the Monterey City Council and which is not on the agenda. Any person or group desiring to bring an item to the attention of the City Council may do so by addressing the Council during Public Comments or by addressing a letter of explanation to: City Clerk, City Hall, Monterey, CA 93940. The appropriate staff person will contact the sender concerning the details. NOTE: Public Comments are taken during the afternoon session and continued at the evening session.
Individuals may choose to speak once for up to three minutes at either session, but not both.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
PRESENTATIONS (EVE)
12. Recognition of March 2022 as American Red Cross Month (Not a Project Under CEQA per Article 20, Section 15378, and Under General Rule Article 5, Section 15061)
PUBLIC APPEARANCE (EVE)
PUBLIC APPEARANCE items are reports on non-routine issues that might stimulate public discussion, but that do not require formal noticing as public hearings. You are welcome to offer your comments after being recognized by the Mayor. The Council may limit the time each speaker is allocated.
13. Receive a Presentation on the City's Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability/Pension Obligation Strategies (Not a Project Under CEQA Article 20, Section 15378 and Under General Rule Article 5, Section 15061)
14. Authorize Letters to the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, Monterey One Water, Governor of the State of California, State Water Resources Control Board, California Department of Housing and Community Development, and Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments Regarding the City’s Water Supply Needs for New Housing (Not a Project under CEQA per Article 20, Section 15378 and General Rule Article 5 Section 15061)
15. City Manager’s Update on COVID-19 Response Efforts (Not a project under CEQA per Article 20 Section 15378 and under General Rule Article 5 Section 15061)
PUBLIC HEARING (EVE)
PUBLIC HEARINGS are held to receive public comment on certain items pending Council action. You are welcome to offer your comments after being recognized by the Mayor. The Council may limit the time allocated to each speaker. NOTICE CONCERNING YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS: If you challenge the City Council’s zoning, planning, or land use decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing on the matter, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at the time of or prior to the close of the public hearing. (Government Code section 65009(b).)
16. Deny Appeal and Uphold Planning Commission Decision to Deny Variance Application for Fencing Along the Front and Side Property Lines and Fencing for a Trash Enclosure at 301 Casa Verde Way that Exceeds the 4-Foot Height Limit for this Reverse Corner Lot; Applicant Steve Mickel with Mickel Construction Inc; 3/15/2022 4:00:00 PM
5 Property Owner Thomas Cutino; Residential Medium Density Multifamily Dwelling (R-3) Zoning District; Medium Density Residential General Plan Designation (Exempt from CEQA Requirements per Article 19, Section 15301, Class 1)
COUNCIL COMMENTS
Councilmembers may ask a question for clarification or make a brief announcement or make a brief report on his or her activities. In addition, Council may provide a referral to staff or other resources for factual information, request staff to report back to the body at a subsequent meeting concerning any City matter (G.C. 54954.2).
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
The City Manager may make a brief report on his activities or a brief announcement. He may also ask for clarification or direction regarding scheduling of Council meetings and study sessions.
Adjourn to Ocean View Community Services District Meeting This is a separate legal body of the City that oversees the operations of the Ocean View Community Services District desalinization plant.
Ocean View Community Services District CONSENT ITEMS
CONSENT ITEMS are those which are routine and for which a staff recommendation has been prepared. A member of the public or a CSD Board Member may request that an item be placed on the regular agenda for further discussion.
17. Receive Ocean View Community Services District Quarterly Report (Not a Project Under CEQA per Article, 20, Section 15378 and Under General Rule Article 5, Section 15061)
Ocean View Community Services District PUBLIC APPEARANCE PUBLIC APPEARANCE items are reports on non-routine issues that might stimulate public discussion, but that do not require formal noticing as public hearings. You are welcome to offer your comments after being recognized by the Chair. The District may limit the time each speaker is allocated.
18. Select a Candidate for the Election of a LAFCO Commissioner – Independent Special District Regular Member and Authorize the Board President to Submit a Ballot (Not a Project Under CEQA per Article 20, Section 15378, and Under General Rule Article 5, Section 15061)
Adjourn to City Council Meeting
ADJOURNMENT
Members of the public have the right to address the City Council on any item on the Agenda, before or during its consideration [G.C. §54954.3(a)]. The Mayor will formally open the floor for public comment on items such as "Public Appearance" and "Public Hearings." Writings distributed for discussion or consideration on these matters within 72 hours prior to the meeting, pursuant to Government Code § 54957.5, are available at: monterey.org/submitted-comments and in the City Manager’s Office at 580 Pacific St., Room 1, Monterey, CA 93940 during regular business hours.
Information distributed to the Council at the Council meeting becomes part of the public record. A copy of written material, pictures, etc. should be provided for this purpose. 3/15/2022 4:00:00 PM
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