MINUTES
JOINT SAND -CITY COUNCIL-AND SUCCESSOR-AGENCY OFTHE REDEVELOP-ME NT-- AGENCY
City Council Regular Meeting - Tuesday, November 4, 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:
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Mayor Carbone called the meeting to order at 5:35 PM.
1. ROLLCALL
Present: Mayor Carbone
Councilmember Adams
Councilmember Diaz
Councilmember Sofer
Absent: Vice Mayor Blackwelder
Staff: City Manager Vibeke Norgaard
City Attorney Adam Lindgren
Administrative Services Manager Audrey Cray
Engineering Services, Leon Gomez
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 Manager Vibeke Norgaard wished Mayor Carbone and Todd Sheller a happy birthday.
City Manager announced:
• The Building Inspector issued a conditional temporary occupancy permit for the City's Marriott Hotel on October 31, 2025.
• Update the City Council regarding the SURF/MST bus construction project.
Beginning the week of November 17, 2025, crews will begin grading a temporary access road and removing rail tracks just north of the intersection of California Avenue and the Highway 1 southbound on-ramp. Work hours are scheduled between 7:00 AM. and 5:00 PM.
• Pat Moore has been named the new Fire Chief of Monterey Fire Department and will also serve as Fire Chief for Sand City.
4. COMMUNICATIONS
Public comment received from Jazmine Venegas and Tom Jacobson.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
No public comment received.
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.
SA. Approved the City Council Special Meeting and Regular Meeting Minutes for September 16, 2025.
58. Approved the Proposed City Council Meeting Calendar for 2026. 5C. Approved Resolution SC 25-61 approving a Professional Services Agreement with Hanson Bridgett, LLP in an amount not to exceed $38,000. 5D. Approved Resolution SC 25-62 amending the Professional Services Agreement with GHD, Inc., to provide engineering and related services for the West End Stormwater Improvement Project on Catalina Street and to increase the contract budget and to extend the term.
5E. Approved Resolution SC 25-63 amending the Professional Services Agreement with GHD, Inc., to provide engineering and related services for the West End Stormwater Improvement project on Contra Costa Street and to increase the contract budget and to extend the term.
6. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
No items were pulled.
7. PRESENTATION
None.
8. PUBLIC HEARING
8A. First Reading of an Ordinance of the City of Sand City Amending Title 15 of the Sand City Municipal Code Regarding the Adoption of Building, Fire and Related International Codes This item was continued from October 21, 2025.
No public comment received.
2 Upon motion by Councilmember Sofer and seconded by Councilmember Diaz, Vice Mayor Blackwelder absent, the Council voted 4-0-1 to waive the reading of the ordinance in full and read by title only and held the first reading of an ordinance amending Title 15 of the Sand City Municipal Code regarding the adoption of the Building, Fire and related International Codes.
Motion carried 4-0-1 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
9. NEW BUSINESS
Mayor Carbone, Councilmembers Adams, Diaz, and Sofer.
None.
Vice Mayor Blackwelder
None.
9A. Approve a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of Agreement with Monterey One Water for the Monterey Regional Stormwater Management Program
No public comment received .
Upon motion by Councilmember Sofer and seconded by Councilmember Adams, Vice Mayor Blackwelder absent, Council voted to approve Resolution SC 25-64 authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with Monterey One Water for the Monterey Regional Stormwater Management Program.
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.
9B. Approve a Resolution Approving a Resident Food Security Grant Program and Establishing an Initial Funding of $10,000
Public comment received from Richard Dole.
Upon motion by Councilmember Adams and seconded by Councilmember Diaz, Vice Mayor Blackwelder absent, Council voted to approve Resolution SC 25-65 approving a resident food security grant program _and establishing an initial funding of $10,000.
Motion carried 4-0-1 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
Mayor Carbone, Councilmembers Adams, Diaz, and Sofer.
None.
3 ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Vice Mayor Blackwelder.
None.
9C. Approve a Resolution Granting Consent to the City of Monterey to Modify the Monterey County Tourism Improvement District (MCTID)
Public comment received from Tom Jacobson and Richard Dole.
Upon motion by Councilmember Sofer and seconded by Councilmember Adams, Vice Mayor Blackwelder absent, Council voted to approve Resolution SC 25-66 granting consent to the City of Monterey to modify the Monterey County Tourism Improvement District (MCTID).
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.
10. COMMENTS BY COUNCILMEMBERS ON ITEMS OF INTEREST TO SAND CITY • Councilmember Sofer announced a holiday market at the new hotel on December 21, 2025.
• Councilmembers Diaz and Adams attended the Meals on Wheels Classique Gala on November 2, 2024, in support of Meals on Wheels.
• Mayor Carbone announced an MMIP event on November 13, 2025, at the Portola in Monterey.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Council adjourned the meeting at 6:47 PM.
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