FINAL MINUTES
CITY OF SEASIDE REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL/ SUCCESSOR 440 HARCOURT AVE
CALIFORNIA AGENCY TO THE Thursday, October 16, 2025
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 5:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor/Chair Oglesby called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL - ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM
PRESENT: Burks, Garcia-Arrazola, Miller, Oglesby, Pacheco ABSENT: None
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A moment of silence was held was for invocation. Council/Agency Member Miller led the pledge.
4. REVIEW OF AGENDA
Staff requested item 12C was removed from the agenda.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
Robin Gensen, Robert Daniels, Jr., interpretation provided, Pastor Ronald Britt, Peter Kaiser, Nina Beatty
PUBLIC AGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
A. SEASIDE CITY NEWS BROADCAST OF UPCOMING CITYWIDE EVENTS
AND COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
The following announcements were provided:
• The Walter Lee Avery Gallery invites artists to participate in The Fall Art Competition. Presented by the City of Seaside, the exhibition runs from November 10th, 2025, through January 7th, 2026. Registration is now open and closes October 18th, 2025. For details, visit bit.ly/2025fallart. • Palenke Arts proudly presents the Tiffany Austin Quartet: The Love Epoch.
Experience an evening of dynamic, soulful jazz featuring both classic and original works. Join us Saturday, October 18th, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Palenke Arts, located at 1713 Broadway Avenue in Seaside. Admission is $30. Brought to you by Palenke Arts - celebrating creativity and culture in our community. • Construction Alert! As part of the San Pablo Avenue Traffic Calming project, San Pablo Avenue will be slurry sealed on Thursday October 23 and Friday October 24th between Mescal Ave and General Jim Moore Blvd. Parking will be restricted, and one way traffic and detours will be in place. Drivers should anticipate delays. • The City of Seaside invites you to the Harvest Festival at Pacchetti Dog Park - a fun-filled community event for the whole family! Join us on Saturday, October 25th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the corner of Noche Buena and Kimball Avenue in Seaside. Enjoy vendors, raffles, delicious food, and a dog costume contest — judging begins at 1 p.m., with a $5 entry fee. Celebrate the season with your neighbors and furry friends at Pacchetti Dog Park's Harvest Festival! • Get ready, Seaside! The Halloween Bonanza is happening at the Oldemeyer Center on October 31st from 6 to 9 PM. Bring the whole family for free spooky fun, including a haunted house, candy, game booths, crafts, and more! Don't miss this frightfully fun night for all ages!
• Everyone's Harvest, in partnership with Farms Together, is offering FREE boxes of produce at the Seaside Farmer's Market every Thursday! Please note that the new time for box distribution is 4:30 PM, so, mark your calendars, and well see you out at Laguna Grande Park on Thursdays.
• Join FOSPA on Saturday, October 18th at Havana Soliz Park, and, on the 25th at Mescal Neil Park for a day of service and outdoor fun! For more information, including future workdays and locations, visit Friends of Seaside Parks.org. • It's that time of year again for Pattullo's Pumpkin Plunge! Dive into fun at the Pattullo Swim Center on Saturday, October 18th, from 1 to 3 PM. Enjoy free swimming, games, prizes, arts & crafts-and swim through our floating pumpkin patch! Pick a pumpkin to decorate and take home. Admission is free, and pumpkins are $7. A big thank you to Lucky and Safeway for their generous donations! For more information, call 831-899-6815
• In advance of this year's rainy season, the City of Seaside has set up two sandbag filling stations for residents. The first filling station is located at the Seaside Fire Station at 1635 Broadway Avenue, behind the station at the Broadway entrance. The second station is in the empty lot on Canyon Del Rey, between Chili's Restaurant and Laguna Grande Park. Residents may take up to 10 sandbags per household. Due to possible weather conditions and staff dispatching, city staff may not be available to assist in filling sandbags. For more information, contact the Public Works Department at (831) 899-6835 • Attention, Seaside Drivers! As part of the Campus Town construction project, improvements are coming to the intersection of Lightfighter Drive and General Jim Moore Boulevard. Construction is expected to begin in November 2025 and will take about a year to complete. The work will happen in phases, so traffic will still move through the area-but drivers should expect changing traffic patterns and some delays along the way. Please drive carefully, follow posted signs, and stay alert for construction crews. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve Seaside's roadways!
PRESENTATIONS
A. AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2025 HOUSE OF THE MONTH AWARDS
(NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION)
Thursday, October 16, 2025 City Council REGULAR Meeting Page 2 Assistant City Manager Dan Meewis, introduced the NIC Chairperson, Ray Riordan to present the awards to the winners. The August winner was 212 Judson Street, and the September winner was 5 Maiden Court. Each winner was presented with a plaque and a gift card to a Seaside business of their choice.
8. CONSENT AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
On motion by Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Pacheco and second by Council/Agency Member Garcia-Arrazola and carried by the following vote, the City Council/Successor Agency moved to approve the consent agenda as presented.
RESULT: 5-0-0-0
AYES: Burks, Garcia-Arrazola, Miller, Oglesby, Pacheco
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
A. APPROVE MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 2, 2025, REGULAR MEETING ACTION: APPROVED
B. APPROVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER 11, 2025, AS
VETERANS DAY
ACTION: APPROVED
C. APPROVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER 4-11, 2025, AS
OPERATION GREEN LIGHT WEEK IN SUPPORT OF VETERANS
ACTION: APPROVED
D. APPROVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER AS AMERICAN
INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH
ACTION: APPROVED
E. APPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (ESCA) REPORT COVERING ACTIVITIES FROM JULY THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 2025
ACTION: APPROVED
Thursday, October 16, 2025 City Council REGULAR Meeting Page 3 F. ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENTS WITH COASTAL FABRICATIONS, INC FOR A NEW 90" STORM DRAIN OUTFALL
STRUCTURE AND INSTALLATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $125,296.04 PLUS A 20% CONTINGENCY
ACTION: ADOPTED RESO #25-121
G. ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A NEW
DUCKBILL ONE-WAY VALVE FROM LEIGH VALLEY VALVE LLC FOR THE 90" STORM DRAIN OUTFALL STRUCTURE IN THE AMOUNT OF
$82,071.88 PLUS A 15% CONTINGENCY
ACTION: ADOPTED RESO #25-122
9. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. APPROVE A REQUEST FROM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MONTEREY FOR A DONATION OF $3,000.00 FROM THE MAYOR'S YOUTH FUND FOR
THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR AFTER-SCHOOL SOCCER
PROGRAM
Recreation Superintendent Kee Hyon Higgins provided a presentation reviewing the application that will support securing fields/locations for practices and games, hiring certified referees for matches. Coach Nicos Sampaolo responded to questions from the Council.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Lora James,
On motion by Council/Agency Member Pacheco and second by Council/Agency Member Garcia-Arrazola and carried by the following vote, the City Council/Successor Agency moved to approve the request.
RESULT: 5-0-0-0
AYES: Burks, Garcia-Arrazola, Miller, Oglesby, Pacheco
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
ACTION: APPROVED
B. REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE 2025 COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES
GRANT APPLICATIONS
Thursday, October 16, 2025 City Council REGULAR Meeting Page 4 Assistant City Manager Dan Meewis provided a review of the program, areas of focus, and applications received. The total budget amount is $420,000.00 and the total requested amounts is $1,067,303.00.
APPLICANT COMMENTS: Action Council, Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Community Human Services, Community Partnership for Youth, Emmanuel Church, Everyone's Harvest, Friends of Seaside Parks Association, Gene Halloway Consulting, Greater Victory Temple Church, Jacana, Meals on Wheels, Palenke Arts, Salvation Army, Stepping Stone Outreach, Sun Street Centers, The Village Project, Inc.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Michael Torres, Michelle Overmeyer, Peter Kaiser, Dexter Kennedy, Dianne Nielson, Ron Manjares, Regina Mason, Rosalyn Green On motion by Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Pacheco and second by Council/Agency Member Miller and carried by the following vote, the City Council/Successor Agency moved to approve funding allocations for the following allocations:
Applicant Awarded Amount
Action Council $84,184
Arts Council $23,784
Community Partnership for Youth $67,784
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. $7,084
Everyone's Harvest $18,973
Friends of Seaside Parks Association $13,284
sene Halloway Consulting, Inc. $18,784
Greater Victory Temple Church $13,784
Monterey Peninsula College $13,384
Palenke Arts $70,784
Sunstreet Centers $17,384
The Village Project, Inc. $70,784
TOTAL $420,000
RESULT: 5-0-0-0
AYES: Burks, Garcia-Arrazola, Miller, Oglesby, Pacheco
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
ACTION: APPROVED FUNDING ALLOCATIONS
C. 2025 SEASIDE CAR WEEK AFTER ACTION REPORT
Assistant City Manager Dan Meewis provided a presentation reviewing the events held during Seaside Car Week, attendance numbers, the number of display cars, Thursday, October 16, 2025 City Council REGULAR Meeting Page 5 public safety impact, economic impact, continuous improvement strategies and the 2026 Exotics on Broadway footprint option.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Lora James, Lynda Cunningham, Rosalyn Green This item was for information only.
10. COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS
A. NEW COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS
1. Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Pacheco provided context for his request to receive a presentation reviewing the Mayor's Youth Fund policy. The City Manager committed to bring the item back no later than the first meeting of December.
B. FOLLOW UP ON PREVIOUS REQUESTS
None.
11. CITY ATTORNEY, CITY MANAGER, CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR COMMENTS
AND REPORTS ON COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Reports provided.
12. CLOSED SESSION:
City Attorney Sheri Damon read the closed session items and did not anticipate a report.
A. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 54956.8
Property: 956 & 962 Hilby Avenue, Seaside, CA 93955
Negoty ting Priates: Ste ping stone u Areach inc, and City of Seaside Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
No report.
B. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 54956.8
Property: APN 031-151-024 generally located on the south west corner of the intersection with Colonel Durham and 7th Avenue
Agency Negotiators: City Manager, City Attorney, et. al.
Thursday, October 16, 2025 City Council REGULAR Meeting Page 6 Negotiating Parties: Monterey-Salinas Transit and City of Seaside Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
No report.
C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 54956.9 (d)(2)
Two matters of potential litigation
This item was removed from the agenda.
13. ADJOURNMENT.
With no further business, the meeting adjourned in honor of Carmen Yesenia Mexicano Torres, at 11:01 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Ammilas.
Dominique L. Davis, city Clerk Ian N. Oglesby, Mayor
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