CITY COUNCIL: SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA & MINUTES 21 June 2011

MINUTES
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
June 21, 2011
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 4:32 p.m. Mayor McCloud called the meeting to order.

II. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Council Members Burnett, Hazdovac, Sharp, Talmage & McCloud
STAFF PRESENT: John Goss, Interim City Administrator
Heidi Burch, Asst. City Administrator/City Clerk
Mike Calhoun, Interim Police Chief

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

IV. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Consideration of a Resolution approving the pledge of between $1,000 and $2,500 from the Council Discretionary Account for the California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery at Fort Ord.

Mayor McCloud opened and closed the meeting to public comment at 4:35 p.m.

Council Member HAZDOVAC moved to approve a pledge of $2,500 from the Council Discretionary Account for the California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery at Fort Ord, seconded by Council Member BURNETT, and carried by the following roll call vote:

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

V. ORDERS OF COUNCIL
A. Study session and public hearing to review/adopt Fiscal Years 2011/12–2013/14 Triennial Budget.

Mayor McCloud opened the meeting to public comment at 4:42 p.m.

Skip Lloyd addressed Council regarding beach fires.

Barbara Livingston discussed planning appeal fees and other revenue sources.

Carolyn Hardy spoke about fire services and associated costs.

Meredith Crowell asked a question about additions to the budget.

Mayor McCloud closed the meeting to public comment at 4:51 p.m.

Council requested that staff conduct further analysis of the proposed fee schedules and return this information for future consideration.

City Administrator Goss and staff addressed Council questions.

Mayor McCloud opened the meeting to public comment at 5:32 p.m.

Michael LePage addressed figures for new revenue sources.

Mayor McCloud closed the meeting to public comment at 5:34 p.m.

Mayor McCloud opened the meeting to public comment at 5:48 p.m.

Carrie Theis, President of the Carmel Innkeepers Association, addressed Council regarding transient occupancy tax (TOT).

Jim Price, Chair of the Sunset Center Board, addressed the request for $100,000 for capital improvements to the Sunset Center meeting rooms.

Barbara Livingston spoke about the Del Mar underground water tank and the
Mission Trails Park pedestrian bridge.

Michael LePage asked why the drawdown on reserves is lower than expected.

Monte Miller addressed sales tax and TOT increase, the hotel room improvement program, and deferred infrastructure maintenance.

Due to a technical (live recording) problem, Council took a recess at 6:02 p.m. and reconvened at 6:14 p.m.

Michael LePage addressed the Mission Trail pedestrian bridge.

Mayor McCloud closed the meeting to public comment at 6:15 p.m.

Staff answered more questions from the public and Council.

Council Member TALMAGE moved to approve the Operating Budget, as amended,
seconded by Council Member BURNETT, and carried by the following roll call vote:

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

Council Member TALMAGE moved to approve the Capital Budget, as amended, seconded by Council Member BURNETT, and carried by the following roll call vote:

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

A. Consideration of a Resolution adopting the Fiscal Years 2011/12–2013/14 Triennial Budget.

Council Member SHARP moved to adopt the Fiscal Year 2011-12 Budget and, in principle, the budgets for Fiscal Years 2012/13 and 2013/14 included in the 2011-2014 Triennial Budget, seconded by Council Member TALMAGE, and carried by the following roll call vote:

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

Mayor McCloud opened the meeting to public comment at 7:01 p.m.

Carl Iverson addressed deferred maintenance.

Mayor McCloud closed the meeting to public comment at 7:03 p.m.

B. Consideration of a Resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Maintenance of Effort requirements related to Proposition 172 funding.

Mayor McCloud opened and closed the meeting to public comment at 7:05 p.m.

Council Member HAZDOVAC moved to adopt the Resolution to approve the Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Maintenance of Effort requirements related to Proposition 172 funding, seconded by Council Member BURNETT, and carried by the following roll call vote:

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

Council Member HAZDOVAC moved to adopt the Investment Policy and Guidelines C 89-27, seconded by Council Member BURNETT and carried by the following roll call vote:

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

Mayor McCloud opened and closed the meeting to public comment at 7:07 p.m.

VI. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor McCloud declared the meeting adjourned at 7:09 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

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Heidi Burch, City Clerk

ATTEST:

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SUE McCLOUD, MAYOR