DRAFT MINUTES
CITY OF SEASIDE SPECIAL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL/ SUCCESSOR 440 HARCOURT AVE
AGENCY TO THE Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The pledge was led by Council/Member Burks.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
Dawn Mathes-Park
5. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. ADOPT A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026,
REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF MONTEREY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT TO
CONDUCT THE ELECTION, AND REQUESTING CONSOLIDATION OF THE
ELECTION
City Clerk Dominique L. Davis presented the staff report recommending adoption of a resolution calling for the City of Seaside’s General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The resolution identifies the offices to be elected as one Mayor and two City Councilmembers, each for four-year terms, requests that the Monterey County Elections Department conduct election services, and requests consolidation with the statewide general election. The presentation outlined the election administration timeline, including required County submissions, the candidate filing period, Election Day, and post-election certification of results. The City Clerk also summarized key resolution provisions, including the 200-word candidate statement limit, candidate responsibility for statement costs, and resolution of tie votes by lot pursuant to Elections Code Section 15651(a). The estimated fiscal impact is between $91,494 and $152,490, based on 15,249 registered voters at an estimated cost of $6 to $10 per voter.
On motion by Council/Agency Member Garcia-Arrazola and second by Council/Agency Member Miller and carried by the following vote, the City Packet Page 17
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 City Council SPECIAL Meeting Page 2 Council/Successor Agency moved to call for a general municipal election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
RESULT: 5-0-0-0
AYES: Burks, Garcia-Arrazola, Miller, Oglesby, Pacheco
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
ACTION: ADOPTED RESO #26-51
B. RECEIVE A PRESENTATION ON THE DRAFT FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027
OPERATING BUDGET, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, FEE
SCHEDULE, POSITION CONTROL LIST, SALARY SCHEDULE, AND
RESERVE AMOUNTS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF AS TO ANY
CHANGES TO BE MADE PRIOR TO ADOPTION
City Manager Greg McDanel introduced the proposed Fiscal Year 2026–27 “Stabilization and Recovery” Budget, framing the City’s current fiscal condition as a period of transition shaped by flattening recurring revenues, rising operating costs, increasing personnel and pension obligations, and development revenues that remain timing-dependent. The proposed budget emphasized proactive realism, disciplined restraint, long-term recovery, and the protection of essential services.
The City Manager noted that the General Fund reflects approximately $51.3 million in operating revenues, $52.8 million in operating expenditures, and an operating deficit of approximately $1.5 million. The presentation further highlighted the continued use of 22 frozen positions as an expenditure-control measure, reserves funded at approximately 88% of policy targets, and the need to treat reserve use as a limited bridge rather than a permanent operating strategy.
Finance Director Jessie Riley presented an overview of the proposed Fiscal Year 2026–27 Budget, including recent and proposed fiscal policies, all-funds and General Fund revenues and expenditures, fund balance trends, and long-term forecast considerations. The presentation identified all-funds revenues of approximately $72.3 million and expenditures of approximately $81.6 million, resulting in an operating deficit of approximately $9.3 million. The General Fund balance is projected to decrease by approximately $4.7 million, or 15%, with funding allocated for capital improvements and street maintenance and repair. Strategic options to strengthen the fund balance included evaluating discretionary operating expenditures, deferring or rescoping General Fund-funded capital projects, reducing General Fund transfers to street operations, reviewing use of the Section 115 Pension Trust, workforce realignment and service sustainability, and broader financial resilience strategies, including quarterly financial reporting beginning in October 2026.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2026 City Council SPECIAL Meeting Page 3 Staff also presented department-level budget summaries, accomplishments, and Fiscal Year 2026–27 goals for several operating areas, including Mayor and Council, City Manager, Neighborhood Improvement Commission, City Clerk/Public Affairs, City Attorney, Human Resources and Risk Management, Finance, Economic Development, and related commissions. Department presentations highlighted continued progress on major City priorities, including Campus Town, the Grand Hyatt Seaside Hotel & Resort, Main Gate redevelopment, neighborhood improvements, public engagement, records modernization, legislative advocacy, workforce capacity, risk management savings, financial reporting, economic development, housing, infrastructure, public safety, and transparent governance.
6. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:57 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Dominique L. Davis, City Clerk Ian N. Oglesby, Mayor
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