MINUTES
JOINT SAND CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
City Council Regular Meeting - Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 5:30 PM As allowed by Assembly Bill 2449, this meeting was conducted in person and by teleconference.
Mayor Carbone appeared remotely via Zoom:
OMNI Boston Hotel at the Seaport 450 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210
Mayor Carbone called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM.
1. ROLL CALL
Present:
Absent:
Staff:
Mayor Carbone
Councilmember Adams
Councilmember Diaz
Councilmember Sofer
Vice Mayor Blackwelder
City Manager Vibeke Norgaard
City Attorney Adam Lindgren
Finance Manager Jennifer Pope
City Clerk Kerry Lindstrom
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Diaz led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ANNOUNCEMENT BY MAYOR, CITY ATTORNEY, AND CITY MANAGER Mayor Carbone:
• Reported copies of the Mayor's Report and training materials for boards were handed out and made available to the public.
• Monterey-Salinas Transit is in the process of disposing of 13 buses. MontereySalinas Transit won a national award for outstanding public transportation system in the 21st century. Demonstrating significant leadership, an outstanding role model of accomplishments, and innovations.
• Community Human Services has opened its share center and helped 156 individuals in the first six months under new management. 46 individuals have gone into permanent housing, and 20 individuals have been provided temporary housing. Robin Cray, CEO, is retiring after 33 years of service, and recruitment for a new CEO has begun.
• Tim O'Halloran of CalAm gave a presentation to the Seaside Ground Water Basin District on the CalAm Desai Plant.
• Sand City was awarded two million dollars in grand funding for the Catalina and Contra Costa Storm Water Project.
• Mayor Carbone spoke at the Chamber of Commerce Leadership Luncheon. 1 • The League of Cities-Monterey Division held an election of officers and the seats have been filled.
• The annual coastal clean-up will be Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM. • NAACP 53rd annual dinner is on Saturday, September 20, 2025. • Commendations were made to Chief Honda and the Sand City Police Department for being instrumental in the creation of MMIP training for police officers.
City Manager Vibeke Norgaard:
• FLOCK monthly stats: 932,736 vehicles coming into Sand City with a daily average of 30,088.
• The City Engineer is gathering the final bid documents for the Storm Water Project at Catalina and Contra Costa. Issuance of the bid and allocation of funds will come to Council in October.
• The City Manager and a few Councilmembers will be attending the League of Cities Annual Conference in October.
• South of Tioga project; moving forward with the final review of planning, engineering, and fire inspection services. It is expected that the temporary preliminary Certificate of Occupancy will be issued in October. The hotel is on track for its grand opening in January 2026. The City's holiday party will take place at the hotel in December.
City Attorney Adam Lindgren:
• Looking forward to the annual conference and teaming up with the Council and the City Manager at educational programs of particular interest to the community of Sand City.
4. COMMUNICATIONS
Public comment received from Luke Kilpatrick, Tom Jacobson, Fady, and Janet Fagan.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
Public comment received from Katia Gutierrez.
Upon motion by Councilmember Diaz and seconded by Councilmember Sofer, Vice Mayor Blackwelder absent, Council voted to approve the Consent Calendar.
Motion carried 4-0-1 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor Carbone, Councilmembers Adams, Diaz, and Sofer.
None.
Vice Mayor Blackwelder.
None.
5A. Approved the City Council Special Meeting and Regular Meeting Minutes for June 17, 2025.
58. Approved Resolution SC 25-49 recognizing September 2025 as National Recovery Month.
5C. Held a second reading and adopted Ordinance SC 25-04 of the City of Sand 2 City Amending Title 17, Adding Chapter 17.55 Urban Lot Splits, and held a second reading and adopted Ordinance SC 25-05 of the City of Sand City amending Title 10 Vehicles and Traffic and Title 18 Zoning of the Municipal Code to implement the City of Sand City 2023-2031 (Sixth Cycle) Housing Element.
5D. Held second reading and adopted Ordinance SC 25-06 of the City of Sand City amending Title 18 (Zoning) of the Sand City Municipal Code to add Section
18.62.171 (Uses Conducted Within Enclosed Buildings) applicable to the Zoning Districts: 18.13 MU-P Planned Mixed Use; 18.14 C-1 Light Commercial; 18.15 C-2 Heavy Commercial; 18.18 C-3 Neighborhood Shopping; and 18.20 Manufacturing and Deleting Zoning Code Section 18.14.060.B.
5E. Approved Resolution SC 25-50 rescinding and replacing Resolution SC 21-32 for paying and reporting the value of Employer Paid Member Contributions. 5F. Approved Resolution SC 25-51 authorizing a cost-sharing Memorandum of Understanding for support for franchise collection planning between Monterey and its member agencies.
5G. Approved Resolution SC 25-52 approving a first amendment to Public Works contract with CSI Construction Company for the construction of the concrete monument sign at the South of Tioga Hotel Project.
6. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
No items were pulled.
7. PRESENTATION
None.
8. PUBLIC HEARING
None.
9. NEW BUSINESS
9A. Receive a Recap of the West End Celebration 2025, Provide Feedback and Direction for the West End Celebration 2026
Public comment received from Luke Kilpatrick.
The council reached a unanimous consensus, and
1 . Received a recap of the West End Celebration 2025 from West End Coordinator Nadja De Maeseneer and provided feedback.
2. Provided direction to the City Manager to negotiate a final agreement with the coordinators for the West End Celebration 2026.
3. Approved the dates for the West End Celebration 2026 to take place August 22-23, 2026.
9B. Discuss and Direct the City Manager to Negotiate an Agreement with See 3 Monterey to Initiate the Process to Join the Jurisdiction Investment Partnership (JIP) and Establish the Monterey County Tourism Improvement District (MCTID) as Proposed
Public comment received from Luke Kilpatrick, Rob O'Keefe, Rick Olinger, Richard Dole, John Turner, Jacquie Atchison, Janine Chicourrat, and Justin Rupps.
Upon motion by Councilmember Sofer and seconded by Councilmember Diaz, Vice Mayor Blackwelder absent, Council voted to direct the City Manager to negotiate an agreement with See Monterey to initiate the process to join the Jurisdiction Investment Partnership (JIP).
Motion carried 4-0-1 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor Carbone, Councilmembers Adams, Diaz, and Sofer.
None.
Vice Mayor Blackwelder.
None.
Upon motion by Councilmember Sofer and seconded by Councilmember Adams, Vice Mayor Blackwelder absent, Council voted to establish the Monterey County Tourism Improvement District (MCTID) as proposed.
Motion carried 4-0-1 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor Carbone, Councilmembers Adams, Diaz, and Sofer.
None.
Vice Mayor Blackwelder.
None.
9C. Approve a Resolution Approving the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Fee Schedule Public comment received from Luke Kilpatrick.
Upon motion by Councilmember Diaz and seconded by Councilmember Adams, Vice Mayor Blackwelder absent, Council voted to approve Resolution SC 25-53 approving the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Fee Schedule.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor Carbone, Councilmembers Adams, Diaz, and Sofer.
None.
Vice Mayor Blackwelder.
None.
10. COMMENTS BY COUNCILMEMBERS ON ITEMS OF INTEREST TO SAND CITY Councilmember Sofer attended the league meeting in Hollister and will be attending the annual league conference in October.
Councilmember Adams is looking forward to attending the annual league conference. 4 Mayor Carbone reminded everyone of the coastal clean-up taking place on Saturday, September 20, 2025, and invited all to come celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day on October 13, 2025, at the Art Park
11. ADJOURNMENT
Council adjourned the meeting at 7:54 PM.
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