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JOINT SAND CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Regular Meeting - Tuesday, January 16, 2024 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: Mayor Carbone
Vice Mayor Blackwelder
Councilmember Diaz
Councilmember Hawthorne
Councilmember Sofer
Staff: City Manager Vibeke Norgaard
Police Chief David Honda
Interim City Attorney Anthony Amara
City Clerk Kerry Lindstrom
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chief Honda led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. INVOCATION
No invocation was made.
4. ANNOUNCEMENT BY MAYOR, CITY ATTORNEY, AND CITY MANAGER The Mayor placed informational handouts on the table and stated she has been out of town and unable to provide a Mayor's Report this week. City Manage Vibeke Norgaard provided an updated City Manager's Report and made it available to the public.
5. COMMUNICATIONS
Public comment was received from Chandler Roland, Jetty Hubler, Supervisor Wendy Root-Askew, and Luke Kilpatrick.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
No public comment was received.
Upon motion by Vice Mayor Blackwelder and seconded by Councilmember Hawthorne, the Council voted 5-0 to approve the Consent Calendar.
6A. Approved the City Council Regular Meeting Minutes for December 5, 2023. 6B. Approved Resolution SC 24-01 Accepting a Gift of Land from DBO Development No. 30, LLC Located Within Sand City, APN 011-011-051.
7. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
No items were pulled.
1 8. PRESENTATION
No public comment was received.
BA. Received a presentation of certificates to volunteers and supporters of the 2023 West End Celebration from Steve Vagnini.
9. PUBLIC HEARING
9A. First Reading of an Ordinance Adding Chapters 1.20 and 1.22, "Administrative Enforcement" and "Administrative Citations" to the Sand City Municipal Code Public comment received from Brian Clark and Luke Kilpatrick.
Upon motion by Councilmember Hawthorne and seconded by Vice Mayor Blackwelder, Council waived rnading of the ordinance in full and read by title only and introduced and held first reading of an ordinance adding Chapters 1.20 and 1.22, "Administrative Enforcement" and "Administrative Citations" to the Sand City Municipal Code.
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 Amending the Planning and Building Department Master Fee Schedule
Public comment received from Brian Clark and Luke Kilpatrick.
Council discussed amending the Planning and Building Department Master Fee Schedule and provided direction to staff to gather a historical financial analysis to find out how much the City has been subsidizing from the general fund and to bring this information back to Council at a future meeting.
10. NEW BUSINESS
1 0A. Approve a Resolution Approving Conditional Use Permit (CUP 23-006) for the Wonderwall Boutique Hotel at 1714 Contra Costa Street This item was continued from December 19, 2023 and Staff proposes continuation to February 6, 2024.
Upon motion by Vice Mayor Blackwelder and seconded by Councilmember Sofer, Council voted 5-0 to continue Item 1 0A.
2 1 OB. Discussion and Direction Regarding a Possible Ordinance Amending Title 2, Chapter
2.08, Section 2.08.01 Oto Increase the Salary for the City Council and Mayor Public comment received from Luke Kilpatrick.
Council discussed a possible ordinance amending Title 2, Chapter 2.08, Section
2.08.01 Oto increase the salary for the City Council and Mayor and provided direction to staff to bring a draft ordinance to Council for first read and introduction increasing the monthly salary for each Councilmember to $950 plus an additional $500 for the Mayor.
11. COMMENTS BY COUNCILMEMBERS ON ITEMS OF INTEREST TO SAND CITY Mayor Carbone reminded the Council to RSVP to the City Clerk for the League of California Cities Division meeting on January 25, 2024.
12. ADJOURNMENT
Council adjourned the meeting at approximately 8:1 0 PM. 3