MINUTES
JOINT SAND CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
City Council Regular Meeting - Tuesday, August 20, 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:
Staff:
Mayor Carbone
Vice Mayor Blackwelder
Councilmember Diaz
Councilmember Hawthorne
Councilmember Sofer
City Manager Vibeke Norgaard
Police Chief David Honda
City Attorney Adam Lindgren
City Engineer Leon Gomez
City Clerk Kerry Lindstrom
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Police Chief David Honda led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. INVOCATION
Reverend Hellam made the invocation.
4. ANNOUNCEMENT BY MAYOR, CITY ATTORNEY, AND CITY MANAGER Mayor Carbone announced:
• Copies of the Mayor's Report were made available to the public. • A celebration of life for Craig Hubler will be held on August 23, 2024 in the Sand City Council Chamber.
• The West End Festival is this weekend, August 24 & 25, 2024. • MST Board met on August 19, 2024 and directed Mary Ann Carbone, Chair to send a letter to the Coastal Commission on behalf of the Board to address the 41 errors in the Coastal Commission staff report and the exaggerated negative impact and another letter inviting the Coastal Commission CEO for a tour of the MST SURF! Project site.
City Manager Vibeke Norgaard announced:
• The City will have a booth at the West End Festival to notify residents of various ongoing projects in Sand City. Copies of the Sand City Newsletter will be available at the booth as well.
• Postcards will be sent to all residents and businesses in Sand City notifying them on how to sign up to receive the Sand City Newsletter.
• Coastal Trail - Aerial surveying has taken place and aerial maps have been received. BFS landscape architects are working on conceptual design plans. • Bike Trail - Staff applied for three additional MBARD grants for final project design. 1 • MST SURF! Project - The Engineering Staff has reviewed MST plans and returned all first round plan check comments to MST.
• The Human Resources Department has begun a recruitment for a new police officer to fill a vacant position.
• The City Attorney has drafted agreements as part of the escrow on 501 Ortiz and is on track to close escrow. ELS architects are working on a design concept and feasibility analysis.
• Flock cameras can provide statistics and analyze data. Statistics show for July, reading a license plate once only, a total of 606,737 cars were tracked coming into the City.
• Mural Festival - Talking Walls have located artists and have been in communication with the Art Committee Chair and with the Salvation Army to get approval for the Salvation Army Wall. Renderings will come to Council for approval at the September 17, 2024 City Council meeting.
5. COMMUNICATIONS
Public comment received from Jonathan Ahmadi and Luke Kilpatrick.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
No public comment received.
Upon motion by Councilmember Hawthorne and seconded by Councilmember Diaz, Councilmember Sofer absent, Council voted 4-0-1 to approve the Consent Calendar. 6A. Approved the City Council Regular Meeting Minutes for March 21, 2023 and the Special Meeting Minutes and Regular Meeting Minutes for July 16, 2024.
68. Considered and approved resolutions approving the Mayor's Proclamations:
Resolution SC 24-52 Honoring Craig Hubler public service for the City of Sand City, Resolution SC 24-53 Recognizing Star Spangled Banner Day, Resolution SC 24-54 Designating September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and Resolution SC 24-55 Lifting Community voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons.
6C. Designated Mayor Carbone as Voting Delegate, Councilmember Sofer as Alternate, and Councilmember Diaz as 2nd Alternate for the 2024 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo.
60. Approved Resolution SC 24-56 approving the Dates for the 2024 we.Mural Festival.
6E. Approved Resolution SC 24-57 approving the City's Fiscal Year 2024- 25 General Employees Salary Schedule.
6F. Accepted the City/Successor Agency Financial Reports from June 2024.
7. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
No items were pulled.
2 8. PRESENTATION
None.
9. PUBLIC HEARING
None.
10. NEW BUSINESS
10A. Approve a Resolution Amending Appendix "A" to the City of Sand City's Conflict of Interest Code Set Forth in Chapter 2.20 of the Sand City Municipal Code No public comment received.
Upon motion by Vice Mayor Blackwelder and seconded by Councilmember Hawthorne, Councilmember Sofer absent, Council vote 4-0-1 to approve Resolution SC 24-58 amending Appendix "A" to the City of Sand City's Conflict of Interest Code set forth in Chapter 2.20 of the Sand City Municipal Code. 1 OB. Approve a Resolution Adopting a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2024-25 Funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 Public comment received from Luke Kilpatrick and an unnamed speaker.
Upon motion by Councilmember Hawthorne and seconded by Vice Mayor Blackwelder, Councilmember Sofer absent, Council voted 4-0-1 to approve Resolution SC 24-59 adopting a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2024-25 funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. 10C. Discussion Regarding Resolution Establishing a Short-Term Rental Permit Cap Public comment received from Luke Kilpatrick and an unnamed speaker.
The Council discussed the current cap of fifteen short-term rentals and discussed possible consideration of lowering the cap on short-term rentals.
The Council's direction is to maintain the current cap of fifteen short-term rentals.
100. Approve a Resolution Authorizing Application to and Participation in the Prohousing Designation Program
Public comment received from Luke Kilpatrick.
Upon motion by Councilmember Hawthorne and seconded by
Councilmember Diaz, Councilmember Sofer absent, Council voted 4-0- 1 to approve Resolution SC 24-60 approving authorizing an application to and participation in the Prohousing Designation Program. 1 OE. Consideration and Approval for the Cancellation of the September 3, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting
3 No public comment received.
Upon motion by Councilmember Hawthorne and seconded by Councilmember Diaz, Councilmember Sofer absent, Council voted 4-0-1 to approve the cancellation of the September 3, 2024 Regular City Council meeting.
11. COMMENTS BY COUNCILMEMBERS ON ITEMS OF INTEREST TO SAND CITY
12. ADJOURNMENT
Council adjourned the meeting approximately at 6:50 PM. 4