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, April 1, 2025

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 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.  

OPEN SESSION 

4:30 PM

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS
A.Carmel High School Report Out (Estimated time - 5 min)
B.Non-Profit Spotlight - Healing Waters (Estimated time - 10 min)
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 (Estimated time - 5 min)
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.Draft Agreement with Carmel Public Library Foundation Regarding Harrison Memorial Library Centennial Restoration Project and Draft Agreement with Architectural firm Moore Ruble Yudell
2.Receive Staff presentation regarding street addresses; the presentation will include an overview of a draft street address system implementation plan and a draft community engagement plan, a legal analysis by  the City Attorney regarding street identification and City Options, and estimated costs and timelines for elections (ballot measure);  Discussion item only and no action by City Council is proposed at this meeting. 
3.Receive the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Fee Schedule for Administrative Services, Community Planning and Building, Public Safety, Public Works, Community Activities and Library services
PUBLIC HEARINGS
4.

Consideration of an Appeal (APP 25034 (Faia) of the Planning Commission's decision to Approve a Track 1 Design Study referral (DS 24203, 24216, 24217 (Faia)) with conditions for the replacement of the wood shake roof of a two-story single-family residence located on the Northeast corner of Torres and 2nd Avenue in the Single-Family Residential (R-1) District. APN: 010-101-021, 010-101-020, & 010-101-012.

CEQA Action: Find denying of the Appeal and upholding the Planning Commission’s approval of a Track 1 Design Study categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 and no exceptions listed under Section 15300.2 can be made in this case.

5.Consideration of an Appeal (APP 25038, Brown) by Dorothy Jernstedt, for the Approval of a Combined Concept and Final Design Study (DS 24164, Brown), and associated Coastal Development Permit for substantial alterations to an existing single-family residence, and Variance (VA 24263, Brown) for modifications to maximum site coverage regulations located at Scenic Road 3 southeast of 12th Avenue located in the Single Family Residential (R-1) Zoning District, Beach and Riparian (BR) Overlay, and Park (P) Overlay (APN: 010-292-011).
6.APP 25038 (Lim): Consideration of an Appeal (APP 25038, Lim) by Hastings Construction on behalf of Liyoong Lim, for the Denial of a Track 2 Design Study and associated Coastal Development Permit, DS 22-057 (Lim) for the demolition of an existing 1,053 square-foot, one-story single-family residence, inclusive of a 205 square-foot detached garage, and the construction of a 1,793 square-foot, two-story single-family residence, inclusive of a 288 square-foot attached garage, located at Casanova Street 2 southeast of Palou Avenue in the Single-Family Residential (R-1) District, Archaeological Significance (AS) Overlay, and Beach/Riparian (BR) Overlay. APN: 010-225-003-000
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
7.Correspondence Received After Agenda Posing

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).