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AMENDED
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 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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AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Councilmember Rau
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
2. PRESENTATIONS
A.
Mayor's Proclamation: PGHS Football Team's Shoe Game Win This item was continued from the September 16, 2026 City Council meeting.
Reference:
Nick Smith, Mayor
Recommended Action:
Present the 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.
A.
Written Public Comment
Reference:
Staphany Arriola, Management Analyst
Recommended Action:
Receive public comment.
CEQA:
B.
Written General Public Comment
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 11. Unfinished and Ongoing Business A.
Minutes of the September 16, 2026 Special and Regular Meetings Reference:
Sandra Kandell, City Clerk
Recommended Action:
Approve the 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 11. Unfinished and Ongoing Business or 12. New Business
7. ORDINANCES
Items pulled from this section will be placed under 10. Public Hearings A.
Second reading of an Ordinance Amending the Fiscal Year Budget for the CalHOME Reuse (Fund 36) Reference:
Phillip Anderson Senior Hsing Mgr.
Recommended Action:
Hold second reading and adopt an Ordinance amending the FY26/27 Budget for the CalHOME Reuse (Fund 36) Budget for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget.
CEQA:
Categorical Exemption, CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)
8. REPORTS – INFORMATION ONLY
Items pulled from this section will be placed under 11. Unfinished and Ongoing Business or 12. New Business A.
Boards, Commissions and Committees Quarterly Reports - 1st Quarter Reference:
Sandra Kandell, City Clerk
Recommended Action:
Receive the quarterly reports from Chairs of the City's Boards, Commissions, Committees, and Task Forces. (Additional reports received by the Clerk will be provided to Council on a future agenda.) CEQA:
Does not constitute a Project per California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378 B.
Monterey-Salinas Transit Minutes for July 13, 2026.
Reference:
Joe Amelio, Mayor Pro Tem
Recommended Action:
Receive the minutes.
CEQA:
Does not constitute a Project per California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378 C.
2026 CalCities Annual Conference Report
Reference:
Nick Smith, Mayor
Recommended Action:
Receive the report.
CEQA:
Does not constitute a Project per California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378
9. REPORTS – REQUIRING ACTION
Items pulled from this section will be placed under 11. Unfinished and Ongoing Business or 12. New Business A.
Contract Amendment with LCW
Reference:
Leticia Livian, Human Resources Director
Recommended Action:
Approve a professional services contract amendment with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore not to exceed $87,000.
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 12. New Business A.
Task Force on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Minutes: August 10, 2026 Reference:
Sandra Kandell, City Clerk
Recommended Action:
Receive the 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.
12. UNFINISHED AND ONGOING BUSINESS
13. NEW BUSINESS
A.
Resolution Accepting the Certificate of Signature Verification for Initiative Charter Amendment Requiring Voter Approval of Mayor and Coucilmembers Compensation and Benefits .
Reference:
Alex Lorca, City Attorney and Sandra Kandell, City Clerk Recommended Action:
Adopt the Resolution Accepting the Certification of Signature Verification; Direct staff to return at a future City Council meeting with a resolution submitting the Initiative to voters in the City.
CEQA:
Does not constitute a Project per California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378
14. FULL PRESENTATIONS
15. CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
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