Meeting Location:
Monterey Sports Center
301 E. Franklin St.
Monterey, California
Monterey City Council
Special Meeting Agenda
Council Field Trip
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
City Council
Tyller Williamson, Mayor
Kim Barber, Councilmember,
District 1
Gino Garcia, Councilmember
Alan Haffa, Councilmember
Ed Smith, Councilmember,
District 2
City Manager
Hans Uslar
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING:
Written comment: Members of the public may submit comment(s) to [email protected] until ½ hour before the start of the meeting. These messages are not read aloud during the meeting but are made available to the meeting body and public at https://monterey.gov/submitted-comments. All comments received become part of the record.
In-Person: This Study Session will be held as a FIELD TRIP located at the Monterey Sports Center at 301 E Franklin St, Monterey, CA 93940. The Council and public will meet and convene outside the front entrance at 4:00 p.m. No transportation is provided.
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1. Up to three minutes per speaker.
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CALL TO ORDER
10/30/2024 4:00:00 PM
2 STUDY SESSION
This Study Session will be held as a FIELD TRIP located at the Monterey Sports Center at 301 E Franklin St, Monterey, CA 93940. The Council and public will meet and convene outside the front entrance at 4:00 p.m. No transportation is provided.
Study Session items are used to provide information to the City Council and answer their questions to clarify issues. Study Sessions provide a setting for informal discussions between staff, consultants, board, commission, committee members and the City Council regarding specific programs, projects or policies. Council does not take formal action on the items.
1. Conduct Council Field Trip to Monterey Sports Center (Not a Project under CEQA Article 20, Section 15378 and under General Rule Article 5, Section 15061)
ADJOURNMENT
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Agenda Report
FROM: Hans Uslar, City Manager
Prepared By: Clementine Bonner Klein, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Conduct Council Field Trip to the Monterey Sports Center (Not a Project under CEQA Article 20, Section 15378 and under General Rule Article 5, Section 15061)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Council conduct and attend a public field trip at the Monterey Sports Center to view and learn more about the facility and its programs.
VALUE DRIVER:
In collaboration with our community partners, work to improve the quality of life of all of our community members by fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion; championing equitable access to affordable housing; and maintaining a safe environment.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS:
Conducting and attending a public field trip is consistent with the Ralph M. Brown Act and city policy.
CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT (LEVINE ACT) APPLIES: No.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:
The City of Monterey determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)(CCR, Title 14, Chapter 3 (“CEQA Guidelines), Article 20, Section 15378). In addition, CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 includes the general rule that CEQA applies only to activities which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Because the proposed action and this matter have no potential to cause any effect on the environment, or because it falls within a category of activities excluded as projects pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378, this matter is not a project. Because the matter does not cause a direct or any reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change on or in the environment, this matter is not a project. Any subsequent discretionary projects resulting from this action will be assessed for CEQA applicability.
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED: None.
Date: 10/30/2024
Item No.: 1.
Council Special Meeting, 10/30/2024, Item No. 1., Item Page 1, Packet Page 3 №10/24
DISCUSSION:
Over the past twelve months some Council Members expressed interest in conducting a field trip at the Monterey Sports Center. Staff will be conducting a guided tour of the Sports Center highlighting the operations and maintenance of the facility. The tour will be led by our Parks and Recreation Director Karen Larson and will include verbal updates by Monterey Sports Center Manager Bill Rothschild and other staff. Additionally, Public Works Director Andrea Renny will brief the Council about ongoing maintenance and scheduled and future projects.
The tour will begin outside the entrance of the Sports Center at 4:00 p.m. There will be an opportunity for public comment on this item at the end of the tour.
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Writings distributed for discussion or consideration on this matter within 72 hours prior to the meeting, pursuant to Government Code § 54957.5, will be made available at the following link:
https://monterey.gov/Submitted-Comments
Council Special Meeting, 10/30/2024, Item No. 1., Item Page 2, Packet Page 4