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

Mayor Dale Byrne, Councilmembers Jeff Baron, Hans Buder, Bob Delves, and Alissandra Dramov

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, January 14, 2025

4:30 PM
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/86890317537 Webinar ID: 868 9031 7537 Passcode: 100836 (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.  

OPEN SESSION 

4:30 PM

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS
A.Carmel High School Report Out
B.Commendation to Carmel Police Officers for Life Saving
C.Volunteer Spotlight - Friends of Harrison Memorial Library
D.Presentation on the Role of City Council and the City Administrator
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. Persons are not required to provide their names, however, it is helpful for speakers to state their names so they may be identified in the minutes of the meeting. Under the Brown Act, public comment for matters on the agenda must relate to that agenda item and public comments for matters not on the agenda must relate to the subject matter jurisdiction of this legislative body. If a member of the public attending the meeting remotely violates the Brown Act by failing to comply with these requirements of the Brown Act, then that speaker will be muted.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
A.City Administrator Announcements
B.City Attorney Announcements
C.Councilmember Announcements
ORDERS OF BUSINESS
Orders of Business are agenda items that require City Council, Board or Commission discussion, debate, direction to staff, and/or action.
1.Consider Resolution 2025-06 approving a supplemental budget appropriation to the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget to award a $1,000 Discretionary Grant to the Carmel Padre Parents for the Class of 2025 Sober Grad Night
PUBLIC HEARINGS
2.Consider Adoption of Resolution 2025-07 Adopting the Historic Context Statement Update in a manner fully in conformity with the Coastal Act
3.Resolution 2025-08 - Consideration of a partial after-the-fact Permanent Encroachment Permit, PERM EN 23-077 (Givens), for development in the public right of way which includes a series of terraced retaining walls, a new staircase with handrail, and a new driveway retaining wall located on the southeast corner of Torres Street and 5th Avenue in the Single-Family Residential (R-1) District - Item Continued from December 3, 2024 
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
4.Correspondence 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).