MINUTES
JOINT SAND CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Regular Meeting - Tuesday, July 18, 2023 5:30 PM ..
As allowed by Assembly Bill AB2449, this meeting was conducted in person and by teleconference
Mayor Carbone called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
1. ROLL CALL
Present:
Staff:
Mayor Carbone
Vice Mayor Blackwelder
Councilmember Diaz
Councilmember Hawthorne
Councilmember Sofer
City Manager Vibeke Norgaard
Chief David Honda
Interim City Attorney Adam Lindgren
City Clerk Kerry Lindstrom
Interim City Planner Zane Mortensen
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chief David Honda led the pledge of allegiance.
3. INVOCATION
No invocation was made.
4. ANNOUNCEMENT BY MAYOR, CITY ATTORNEY, AND CITY MANAGER Mayor Carbone announced the Mayor's Report was available by copy if needed. The Mayor commented that she has received complaints from residents about people coming into the community garden and disturbing the gardens of others and taking fruits and vegetables that do not belong to them.
City Manager Vibeke Norgaard announced that over the July 4th holiday the City only received one call in regards to fireworks. The installation of air conditioning in the server room at City Hall is now complete. Desai facility update, June production was 24. 79 acre feet. HCD visited and went on a tour of the City for the housing element. HCD is impressed with the direction Sand City is moving regarding the housing element. EMC and the City Engineer Leon Gomez pulled together a grant application to the Air Resources District for projects that reduce VMTs. Calabrese Park is moving forward and on track for completion by the end of summer. West Bay Platform project is on hold due to the discovery of snowy plover nests. The City has received a lot of complaints about homeless encampments on the bike trail. A meeting is being set up by Assemblymember Addis' office with various stakeholders to discuss what can be done. The Sandbox is setting up a series of panel discussions, the Perils and Possibilities of Artificial Intelligence. The Sand City Criterium is on Sunday, July 23, 2023.
5. COMMUNICATIONS
No public comment received.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
No public comment received.
Upon motion by Councilmember Hawthorne and seconded by Vice Mayor Blackwelder, Council voted to approve the Consent Calendar.
Motion carried 5-0, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor Carbone, Vice Mayor Blackwelder, Councilmembers Diaz, Hawthorne, and Sofer.
None.
None.
None.
6A. Approved the City Council Special Closed Session and Regular Meeting Minutes for June 6, 2023.
68. Designated Mayor Carbone as Voting Delegate and Councilmember Diaz as Alternate for the 2023 League of California Cities Annual Conference. 6C. Approved Resolution SC 23-35 approving the City's Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Employees Salary Schedule.
GD. Approved Resolution SC 23-36 authorizing the City Manager to execute a fourth amendment to the professional services agreement with EMC Planning Group, Inc. for the West End Parking Plan.
7. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
8. PRESENTATION
BA. Received presentation of West End Parking Plan and Parking Plan CEQA Document (Informational Item-no action): Michael Groves
88. Received South of Tioga Update: Tom Jacobson
9. PUBLIC HEARING
9A. Approve a Resolution Approving Conditional Use Permit (CUP 23-002) for the Cryogenic Project Authorizing a Vehicle Showroom & Office at 540 California Avenue
No public comment received.
Upon motion by Councilmember Hawthorne and seconded by Vice Mayor Blackwelder, Council voted to approve Resolution SC 23-37 approving Conditional Use Permit (CUP 23-002) for the Cryogenic Project Authorizing a Vehicle Showroom & Office at 540 California Avenue.
Motion carried 5-0, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor Carbone, Vice Mayor Blackwelder, Councilmembers
Diaz, Hawthorne, and Sofer.
None.
None.
None.
9B. Approve a Resolution to Approve Conditional Use Permit CUP 23-003 to Establish a Single-Family Residential Unit in the Existing Commercial Building at 1745 Hickory Street
Public comment received from Gloria Kalisher.
Upon motion by Vice Mayor Blackwelder and seconded by Councilmember Diaz, Council voted to approve Resolution SC 23-38 approving Conditional Use Permit CUP 23-003 to Establish a Single-Family Residential Unit in the Existing Commercial Building at 1745 Hickory Street.
Motion carried 5-0, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
10. NEW BUSINESS
Mayor Carbone, Vice Mayor Blackwelder, Councilmembers
Diaz, Hawthorne, and Sofer.
None.
None.
None.
1 0A. Approve a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to the Management and Administrative Services Agreement with Regional Government Services (RGS) in an Amount Not to Exceed $220,700 and Extend the Term of the Agreement to June 30, 2024
No public comment received .
Upon motion by Councilmember Sofer and seconded by Councilmember Hawthorne, Council voted to approve Resolution SC 23-39 authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the management and administrative services agreement with Regional Government Services (RGS) in an amount not to exceed $220,700 and extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2024.
Motion carried 5-0, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor Carbone, Vice Mayor Blackwelder, Councilmembers
Diaz, Hawthorne, and Sofer.
None.
None.
None.
1 OB. Comments by Councilmembers on Items of Interest to Sand City No comments made.
ADJOURNMENT
Council adjourned the meeting at approximately 7: 18 PM.