CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
 

Mayor Dave Potter, Councilmembers Jeff Baron, Alissandra Dramov, Karen Ferlito, and Bobby Richards

Contact: 831.620.2000 www.ci.carmel.ca.us

 All meetings are held in the City Council Chambers
East Side of Monte Verde Street
Between Ocean and 7th Avenues

REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

AMENDED AGENDA
HYBRID MEETING ATTENDANCE OPTIONS

This meeting will be held in person and via teleconference ("hybrid"). The public is welcome to attend the meeting in person or remotely via Zoom, however, the meeting will proceed as normal even if there are technical difficulties accessing Zoom. The City will do its best to resolve any technical issues as quickly as possible. To view or listen to the meeting from home, you may also watch the live stream on the City's YouTube page at: https://www.youtube.com/@CityofCarmelbytheSea/streams. To participate in the meeting via Zoom, copy and paste the link below into your browser.

https://ci-carmel-ca-us.zoom.us/j/84290242781 Meeting ID: 842 9024 2781 Passcode: 391897 Dial in (253) 215-8782
HOW TO OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT
The public may give public comment at this meeting in person, or using the Zoom teleconference module, provided that there is access to Zoom during the meeting.  Zoom comments will be taken after the in-person comments.  The public can also email comments to cityclerk@ci.carmel.ca.us.  Comments must be received at least 2 hours before the meeting in order to be provided to the legislative body.  Comments received after that time and up to the beginning of the meeting will be made part of the record.  
Tour Time - 3:30 PM
TOUR OF INSPECTION - The City Council will meet at the first location listed below for an on-site Tour of Inspection. The tour may include projects previously approved by the City and not on this agenda. Prior to the beginning of the tour, the Council may eliminate one or more on-site visits. The public is welcome to join the Council on its tour. The Council will return to the Chambers at 4:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible.
A.DR 23-140 (Esperanza Carmel Commercial - JB Pastor Building) - Southeast Corner of Dolores Street and 7th Avenue

OPEN SESSION 

4:30 PM

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS
A.Proclamations for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
B.Carmel High School Report Out
PUBLIC APPEARANCES

Members of the public are entitled to speak on matters of municipal concern not on the agenda during Public Appearances. Each person's comments shall be limited to 3 minutes, or as otherwise established by the Chair. Matters not appearing on the agenda will not receive action at this meeting and may be referred to staff. Persons are not required to provide their names, and it is helpful for speakers to state their names so they may be identified in the minutes of the meeting.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
A.City Administrator Announcements
B.City Attorney Announcements
C.Councilmember Announcements
CONSENT AGENDA

Items on the consent agenda are routine in nature and do not require discussion or independent action. Members of the Council, Board or Commission or the public may ask that any items be considered individually for purposes of Council, Board or Commission discussion and/ or for public comment. Unless that is done, one motion may be used to adopt all recommended actions.

1.July 31, 2023 Special Meeting Minutes, and August 1, 2023, Regular Meeting Minutes
2.July 2023 Monthly Reports
3.July 2023 Check Register Summary
4.Resolution 2023-081, authorizing the City Administrator to apply for and accept funds from the California Coastal Commission Local Coastal Program Local Assistance Grant Program for the Coastal Engineering and Adaptation Planning Project
5.

Resolution 2023-082, rejecting all bids received for four Facility Renovation Projects, and directing staff to evaluate alternative contracting methods before re-advertising for bids

6.

Resolution 2023-083, authorizing the City Administrator to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with BKF Engineers for the Concrete Streets Repair Project, for a not-to-exceed fee of $49,092

7.

Resolution 2023-084 authorizing the City Administrator to execute Amendment No.1 with Digital Deployment, Inc. for website and hosting services for a new not to exceed amount of $181,150 and extend the contract through June 30, 2028

8.Resolution 2023-085 authorizing the City Administrator to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Carmel Chamber of Commerce for Visitor Center operations and services for a not-to-exceed amount of $60,000 and a term expiring on June 30, 2024
9.

Resolution 2023-086 authorizing and approving the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea current pay rates and ranges (salary schedule)

10.

Resolution 2023-087 Accepting a Donation of $7,500 for the Carmel-by-the-Sea Police Department

11.

Resolution 2023-088 Accepting a Donation of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) to the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea’s Forest Hill Park

12.

Adopt Resolution 2023-089 authorizing a refund of a Mills Act application fee in the amount of $2,688 to Chris Fenton.

13.Adopt Resolution 2023-090 authorizing a refund of a Mills Act Contract application fee in the amount of $2,688 to Katherine Shaw
PUBLIC HEARINGS
14.

Consideration of initiating amendments to the General Plan and Local Coastal Plan to change the General Plan land use designation for the Pine Inn parking lot (APN 010-212-010) from Single-Family Residential to Multi-Family Residential and facilitate the transfer of hotel rooms from the Pine Inn to the Pine Inn parking lot.

15.

Review the Historic Resources Board’s July 17, 2023 decision to issue a Determination of Consistency with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the construction of a 15,351-square-foot mixed-use building with a 9,805-square-foot subterranean garage on a portion of the Northern California Savings & Loan Complex site, and consider adoption of Resolution 2023-091 upholding the Determination of Consistency   and conditions of approval for the construction project DR 23-140 (Esperanza Carmel Commercial – JB Pastor Building)

16.

Introduction of Ordinance No. 2023-006 (first reading), which would amend the Carmel Municipal Code (CMC) Title 17 (Zoning) by repealing and replacing chapter 17.46 (Telecommunications and Wireless Facilities) and making conforming amendments to Zoning Code sections 17.08.040, 17.12.020, 17.14.030, 17.14.220, 17.18.030, 17.40.070, 17.52.150, 17.54.010, 17.54.040, 17.54.080, 17.58.030, 17.58.040, 17.68.070, 17.70.010 and 17.70.020 and to municipal code sections 12.08.050, 12.08.060, 13.28.070; and finding the same exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act and in full conformance with the City’s Local Coastal Program and the California Coastal Act; and, Adopt the "Administrative Detailed Wireless Facility Design Guidelines" approved by the Planning Commission

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
17.Item #16 - Wireless Ordinance - Staff Report with highlighted changes made on 9-7-2023
18.Correspondence Received After Agenda Posting
19.Item #15 - Additional materials regarding Esperanza Carmel JB Pastor Building
20.Presentations received after agenda posting

This agenda was posted at City Hall, Monte Verde Street between Ocean Avenue and 7th Avenue, Harrison Memorial Library, located on the NE corner of Ocean Avenue and Lincoln Street, the Carmel-by-the-Sea Post Office, 5th Avenue between Dolores Street and San Carlos Street, and the City's webpage http://www.ci.carmel.ca.us in accordance with applicable legal requirements. 

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA
Any supplemental writings or documents distributed to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda, received after the posting of the agenda will be available for public review at City Hall located on Monte Verde Street between Ocean and Seventh Avenues during regular business hours.

SPECIAL NOTICES TO PUBLIC
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 831-620-2000 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to ensure that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the meeting (28CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II).