CITY COUNCIL: SPECIAL MEETING ON SALE OF FLANDERS MANSION PROPERTY

NOTICE OF SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Special Meeting
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 4:30 pm
Council Chambers
East side of Monte Verde Street between Ocean and Seventh Avenues

Live video streaming available at:
www.ci.carmel.ca.us

Broadcast date
Sunday, May 17, 2009
8:00 a.m., KMST Channel 26

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Orders of Council
A. Consideration of a Resolution Certifying the Recirculated Final Environmental Impact Report for the Flanders Mansion Project.

B. Consideration of a Resolution adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program for environmental impacts and Conditions of Sale and Covenants to be
recorded to run with the land, or Conditions of Lease.

C. Consideration of a Resolution adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations.

D. Consideration of a Resolution adopting a project for implementation: Sale of Flanders Mansion Parcel with conservation easements and mitigations.

E. Consideration of a Resolution of Notice of Proposed Discontinuance of Public Park Land and setting a date for hearing of protests against the sale of public park land.

V. Adjournment

Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at Carmel-by-the-Sea City Hall, on the east side of Monte Verde Street, between Ocean and 7th Avenues, during normal business hours.

MINUTES
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
May 12, 2009

I. CALL TO ORDER
The special meeting of the City Council of the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, was held on the above date at the stated hour of 4:35 p.m. Mayor McCloud called the meeting to order.

II. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Council Members Hazdovac, Rose, Sharp, Talmage & McCloud
STAFF PRESENT: Rich Guillen, City Administrator
Heidi Burch, City Clerk
George Rawson, Public Safety Director

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Members of the audience joined the Mayor and Council Members in the Pledge of
Allegiance.

IV. ORDERS OF COUNCIL
A. Consideration of a Resolution Certifying the Re-circulated Final Environmental Impact Report for the Sale of the Flanders Mansion Property.

B. Consideration of a Resolution Adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, Conditions of Sale, A Declaration of Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions to Be Recorded against the Property, and Conditions of Lease.

C. Consideration of a Resolution Adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations.

D. Consideration of a Resolution Adopting a Project for Implementation: Sale of Flanders Mansion Parcel with Conservation Easements and Mitigation.

E. Consideration of a Resolution of Notice of Proposed Discontinuance of Public Park Land and Setting Date for Hearing of Protests against Sale of Public Park Land.

City Attorney Don Freeman outlined the process for the evening’s meeting. He explained that Option F, as outlined in the staff report (sale for single-family use only), was not a viable option and that Council would only consider Options A-E.

Mayor McCloud opened the appearances section to public comment at 4:41 p.m.

Joyce Stevens, Melanie Billig, and Robert Knight addressed Council.

Mayor McCloud closed the appearances section to public comment at 4:47 p.m.

Brian Roseth, Principal of Monterey Bay Planning Services, noted that the team of legal, environmental and planning experts had reviewed the public’s written and oral comments. Denise Duffy, EIR Consultant for the City, spoke to the comments, both written and oral submitted by the public, the impacts and mitigation measures.

Council Member ROSE moved adoption of a Resolution Certifying the Re-circulated
Final Environmental Impact Report for the Sale of the Flanders Mansion Property,
seconded by Council Member HAZDOVAC and carried by the following roll call:

AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: HAZDOVAC; ROSE; SHARP; TALMAGE & McCLOUD
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE

Council Member ROSE moved adoption of a Resolution Adopting a Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program, Conditions of Sale, Conditions, Covenants and
Restrictions to Be Recorded against the Property, and Conditions of Lease; a
Resolution Adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations; and a Resolution
Adopting a Project for Implementation: Sale of Flanders Mansion Parcel with
Conservation Easements and Mitigation., seconded by Council Member SHARP and
carried by the following roll call:

AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: HAZDOVAC; ROSE; SHARP; TALMAGE & McCLOUD
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE

Council Member ROSE moved adoption of a Resolution of Notice of Proposed
Discontinuance of Public Park Land and Set the Date for Hearing of Protests
Against Sale of Public Park Land for Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at 4:30 p.m., seconded
by Council Member HAZDOVAC and carried by the following roll call:

AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: HAZDOVAC; ROSE; SHARP; TALMAGE & McCLOUD
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE

V. ADJOURNMENT

Mayor McCloud declared the meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, ATTEST:
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Heidi Burch, City Clerk SUE McCLOUD, MAYOR