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CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, September 7, 2022, 6:00 P.M.
Council Chamber – City Hall – 300 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA The Council will not begin consideration of any item on this agenda later than 10:00 p.m. unless such consideration is approved. Any items on this agenda not considered this evening will be continued to a future meeting.
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MEETING INSTRUCTIONS
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AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
A.
Remote Teleconference - AB 361
Action required by 8/3/2022
Reference:
Sandra Kandell, City Clerk
Recommended Action:
Ratify Resolution No. 21-029 Emergency Teleconferencing authorizing remote teleconference meetings of all City legislative bodies for the following 30 days in accord with the Ralph M. Brown Act.
CEQA:
Does not constitute a Project per California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Mayor Pro Tem Amelio
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
2. PRESENTATIONS
A.
Mayor's Proclamation: Monterey Peninsula College 75th Anniversary Reference:
Bill Peake, Mayor
Recommended Action:
Receive proclamation.
CEQA:
Does not constitute a Project per California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378
3. COUNCIL AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS (City-Related Items Only) A.
Other
4. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
General Public Comment must deal with matters subject to the jurisdiction of the City and the Council that are not on the Regular Agenda. This is the appropriate place to comment as to items on the Consent Agenda, only if you do not wish to have the item pulled for individual consideration by the Council. Comments from the public will be limited to three minutes and will not receive Council action. Comments regarding items on the Regular Agenda shall be heard prior to Council’s consideration of such items at the time such items are called. Whenever possible, written correspondence should be submitted to the Council in advance of the meeting, to provide adequate time for its consideration.
CONSENT AGENDA
The Consent Agenda deals with routine and non-controversial matters, and may include action on resolutions, ordinances, or other public hearings for which testimony is not anticipated. The vote on the Consent Agenda shall apply to each item that has not been removed. Any member of Council, staff, or the public may remove an item from the Consent Agenda for individual consideration. When items are pulled for discussion, they will be automatically placed at the end of their respective section within the Regular Agenda. One motion shall be made to adopt all non-removed items on the Consent Agenda.
5. APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Items pulled from this section will be placed under 12. Unfinished and Ongoing Business A.
Minutes of the August 17, 2022 City Council Closed Session and Regular Meetings Reference:
Sandra Kandell, City Clerk
Recommended Action:
Approve minutes.
CEQA:
Does not constitute a Project per California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378
6. RESOLUTIONS
Items pulled from this section will be placed under 12. Unfinished and Ongoing Business or 13. New Business
7. ORDINANCES
Items pulled from this section will be placed under 11. Public Hearings A.
Amend the City of Pacific Grove's Conflict of Interest Code Action required by October 3, 2022.
Reference:
Sandra Kandell, City Clerk
Recommended Action:
Hold second reading and adopt an ordinance to amend Pacific Grove Municipal Code (PGMC) Chapter 2.40, Conflict of Interest, to account for the addition, deletion, and modification of positions listed as “designated employees”; determine that, for the purposes of the City of Pacific Grove’s (City) Conflict Code, the City is the “agency;” approve the updated Conflict Code; and direct that a summary of a proposed ordinance be published as approved by the City Attorney.
CEQA:
Does not constitute a Project per California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378
8. REPORTS – INFORMATION ONLY
Items pulled from this section will be placed under 12. Unfinished and Ongoing Business or 13. New Business A.
2022 Sanctuary Annual Management Plan
Reference:
Daniel Gho, Public Works Director / Deputy City Manager Recommended Action:
Receive report.
CEQA:
Categorical Exemption, CEQA Guidelines Section 15307, Class 7, Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources
9. REPORTS – REQUIRING ACTION
Items pulled from this section will be placed under 12. Unfinished and Ongoing Business or 13. New Business A.
Ratification of New Local Emergency Actions
Reference:
Ben Harvey, City Manager
Recommended Action:
Receive report of emergency directives/modifications.
CEQA:
Does not constitute a Project per California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378
10. MEETING MINUTES OF COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, AND COMMITTEES Items pulled from this section will be placed under 13. New Business A.
Beautification and Natural Resources Committee Minutes: July 19, 2022 Reference:
Daniel Gho, Public Works Director / Deputy City Manager Recommended Action:
Receive minutes.
CEQA:
Does not constitute a Project per California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378 B.
Economic Development Commission Minutes: June 9, 2022 and July 14, 2022 Reference:
Ben Harvey, City Manager
Recommended Action:
Receive minutes
CEQA:
Does not constitute a Project per California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378 C.
Traffic Safety Commission Meeting Minutes: May 28, 2022, and July 26, 2022 Reference:
Cathy Madalone, Chief of Police
Recommended Action:
Receive minutes.
CEQA:
Does not constitute a Project per California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378
REGULAR AGENDA
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
For public hearings involving a quasi-judicial determination by the Council, the proponent of an item may be given 10 minutes to speak and others in support of the proponent’s position may be given three minutes each. A designated spokesperson for opposition to the item may be given 10 minutes to speak and all others in opposition may be given three minutes each. Very brief rebuttal and surrebuttal may be allowed in the sole discretion of the Council. In public hearings not involving a quasi-judicial determination by the Council, all persons may be given three minutes to speak on the matter. Public hearings on non-controversial matters or for which testimony is not anticipated may be placed on the Consent Agenda, but shall be removed if any person requests a staff presentation or wishes to be heard on the matter.
12. UNFINISHED AND ONGOING BUSINESS
13. NEW BUSINESS
A.
LULAC District Elections Letter
Reference:
Bill Peake, Mayor
Recommended Action:
Direct the City Attorney to advise Council on a response to the League of United Latin American Citizens’ (LULAC) demand for district elections and authorize the Mayor to sign a legal services agreement with the law firm of Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross and Leoni, LLP to provide legal advice to the City Council in regard to the issues of the California Voting Rights Act (“CVRA”).
CEQA:
Does not constitute a Project per California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378
14. FULL PRESENTATIONS
15. CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE OF ADA COMPLIANCE: Pursuant to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Codified At 42 United States Code Section 12101 and 28 Code of Federal Regulations Part 35), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the City of Pacific Grove does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, disability, age or sexual orientation in the provision of any services, programs, or activities. The City of Pacific Grove does not discriminate against persons with disabilities. City Hall is an accessible facility. A limited number of assisted listening devices will be available at this meeting. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting or provide the requested agenda format.