MINUTES
JOINT SAND CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
City Council Regular Meeting - Tuesday, September 17, 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. ROLL CALL
Present:
Staff:
Mayor Carbone
Vice Mayor Blackwelder
Councilmember Diaz
Councilmember Hawthorne
Councilmember Sofer
City Manager Vibeke Norgaard
City Attorney Adam Lindgren
HR/Risk Manager Audrey Cray
City Clerk Kerry Lindstrom
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Diaz led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ANNOUNCEMENT BY MAYOR, CITY ATTORNEY, AND CITY MANAGER City Attorney Adam Lindgren announced:
• The City Attorney's Office is keeping a close eye on bills the Governor will sign at the end of this month. Will give the Council a full update on new legislation. • The City Attorney will be attending the League of California Cities Conference in October.
City Manager Vibeke Norgaard announced:
• South of Tioga project; the windows will be installed in October and framing will be completed in 4 weeks.
• Per Council direction, code enforcement is moving forward and letters have been issued to some businesses for violations.
• The ERP accounting software is on track to go live in October. • 2024 West End Festival attendance was down sightly from 2023 with approximately 10,000 people attending in 2024 compared to 15,000 people attending in 2023. • The Mural Festival is being held from September 28 through October 5, 2024 and ending with an art battle between 6 artists.
• The Candidates' Forum will be on October 2, 2024 starting at 6:00 PM in front of The Independent.
4. COMMUNICATIONS
Public comment received from Luke Kilpatrick, Jeff Bushnell, and Brian Clark.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
No public comment received.
Upon motion by Vice Mayor Blackwelder and seconded by Councilmember Hawthorne, Council voted 5-0 to approved the Consent Calendar.
5A. Approved the City Council Regular Meeting Minutes for August 20, 2024.
58. Approved a Proclamation Recognizing Stormwater Awareness Week September 23-27, 2024.
5C. Approved Resolution SC 24-61 approving a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement and Cooperation Agreement with Monterey County and the Cities of Gonzales, Greenfield, Marina, and Sand City to undertake or to assist in the undertaking of essential activities pursuant to Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 197 4, as Amended, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027.
50. Accepted the City/Successor Agency Financial Reports from July 2024.
6. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
No items were pulled.
7. PRESENTATION
None.
8. PUBLIC HEARING
None.
9. NEW BUSINESS
9A. Presentation of Artists Renderings for the 2024 we.Mural Festival Public comment received from Ben, Brian Clark, and Luke Kilpatrick.
Upon motion by Councilmember Hawthorne and seconded by Councilmember Diaz, Council voted 5-0 to approve the artists renderings for the 2024 we.Mural Festival.
98. Approve a Resolution Approving a Revision to the Current Fac;ade Improvement Program
Public comment received from Luke Kilpatrick, Ben, and Brian Clark.
Upon motion by Vice Mayor Blackwelder and seconded by Councilmember Diaz, Council voted 5-0 to approve Resolution SC 24-62 approving a revision to the current Fac;ade Improvement Program.
9C. Consideration of Art Park Gate and Allocation of $23,600 Contract with Saunders Sculpture Works Inc. This item was pulled to be considered at a future date uncertain.
10. COMMENTS BY COUNCILMEMBERS ON ITEMS OF INTEREST TO SAND CITY 2 11. CLOSED SESSION
None.
12. ADJOURNMENT
Council adjourned the meeting at approximately 6:50 PM. 3