MINUTES
JOINT SAND CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Regular Meeting - Tuesday, April 4, 2023 5:30 PM
As allowed by Assembly Bill AB 2449, this meeting was conducted in person and by teleconference.
Mayor Carbone called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
1. ROLLCALL
Present:
Staff:
Mayor Carbone
Vice Mayor Blackwelder
Councilmember Hawthorne
Councilmember Sofer
City Manager Vibeke Norgaard
Police Chief Brian Ferrante
Interim City Attorney Adam Lindgren
City Clerk Kerry Lindstrom
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Police Chief Brian Ferrante led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. INVOCATION
Reverend Hellam made the invocation.
4. ANNOUNCEMENT BY MAYOR, CITY ATTORNEY, AND CITY MANAGER City Manager Norgaard announced:
• California Avenue will close for 2 weeks due to road work. • Escrow closed on The Independent and is now owned by DiversyFund real estate investment.
• POA negotiations have concluded and a contract will be brought to Council for approval in early May.
• The City is pursuing many grants. Police Chief Ferrante is working with grant writers for grants to go towards the Police Department to offset costs. • Advertising for the finance position will go out by the end of next week. • The we.Mural Festival RFP has been issued with a closing date of May 1, 2023. • After attending MBASIA meetings have learned the City's insurance premiums will go down.
• The housing element has had a lot of movement forward. • Sand Dunes Drive is closed again due to the wind carrying sand and covering the road.
• Thank you to Mayor Carbone for all her planning and preparation for the City BBQ. • MST had a stakeholder meeting regarding the MST SURF! line. Staff attended the meeting and raised concerns from Council regarding parking. • Regarding Calabrese Park, the playground equipment has been ordered and is on its way. The City will initiate a notice to proceed once received. • Police Chief Ferrante has announced that he will retire in June 2023. 1 5. COMMUNICATIONS
No public comment received.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
Public comment received from Luke Kilpatrick
Upon motion by Councilmember Hawthorne and seconded by Vice Mayor Blackwelder, Council voted to approve the Consent Calendar.
Motion carried 4-0 by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Carbone, Vice Mayor Blackwelder, Councilmembers Hawthrone and Sofer.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
6A. Approved SB511 Support Letter regarding Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
68. Approved Resolution SC 23-16 authorizing the application for the SB379 California Automated Permit Processing Program (CALAPP).
6C. Approved National Public Works Week Proclamation.
7. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
No items were pulled.
8. PUBLIC HEARING
8A. New Councilmember Interviews
"City Manager Norgaard informed the Council the candidates will draw straws to determine the order in which they will present to the Council. Any interested candidate will have the option to give a brief 5-10 minute presentation about themselves and answer any questions the Council may have. The Council may discuss each candidate and announce their top two choices. The City Clerk will tabulate the top two preferred candidates.
The candidates drew straws and determined the order in which the candidates would present themselves. The order was as follows: Don Difede, Tom McCullough, Luke Kilpatrick, Marilee Diaz, and Michelle Adams.
Tom McCullough, Luke Kilpatrick, Marilee Diaz, and Michelle Adams presented themselves to the Council and answered various questions from the Council.
Don Difede was not in attendance and did not present to the Council.
Public comment received from Public Speaker and Michelle Djokic.
The Council wrote their vote on sheets of paper for their top two candidates. The 2 City Attorney announced the ballots are public record.
The City Clerk announced the Council's votes:
Vice Mayor Blackwelder - Luke Kilpatrick and Michelle Adams Councilmember Hawthorne - Luke Kilpatrick and Tom McCullough Mayor Carbone - Marilee Diaz and Michelle Adams
Councilmember Sofer - Marilee Diaz and Michelle Adams
The Council came to a consensus to advance the top three candidates, Michelle Adams, Marilee Diaz, and Luke Kilpatrick, to the next City Council meeting on April 18, 2023.
9. NEW BUSINESS
9A. Comments by Councilmembers on Items of Interest to Sand City Vice Mayor Blackwelder expressed concerns about the dunes disappearing. 9B. Upcoming Meetings/Events
Councilmember Sofer noted recent meetings have been cancelled due to weather.
10. CLOSED SESSION
1 OA. City Council/Successor Agency Board to Adjourn to Closed Session Regarding Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Government Code §54957) Title: City Manager Performance Evaluation.
108. Re-adjourn to Open Session to report any action taken at the conclusion of Closed Session in accordance with California Government Code §54957.1 Interim City Attorney Lindgren reported took no reportable action.
11. PRESENTATION
Public comment received from Luke Kilpatrick.
11A. Received the Restate Coastal Conservancy Grant Presentation from Michael Grovesand Elizabeth King of EMC Planning Group, Inc.
12. ADJOURNMENT
Council adjourned the meeting at approximately 8:45 PM. 3