CITY COUNCIL: Special City Council Meeting Agenda & Minutes June 10, 2008

NOTICE OF SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
4:30 p.m., Open session

Broadcast date
Sunday, June 15, 2008
8:00 a.m., KMST Channel 26

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City Hall
East side of Monte Verde Street between Ocean and Seventh Avenues

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tape.

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Orders of Council

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

B. Consideration of a Resolution adopting the Fiscal Years 2008/09– 2010/11 Triennial
Budget.

VII. Adjournment

The next meeting of the City Council will be:
Regular Council Meeting – 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Council Chambers

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MINUTES
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
June 10, 2008

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 4:39 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
George Rawson, Public Safety Director
Joyce Giuffre, Administrative Services Director
Mike Branson, City Forester
Janet Cubbage, Library 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 approving the Memorandum of Understanding
regarding the Maintenance of Effort requirements related to Proposition 172 funding

City Administrator Guillen presented the staff report.

Council Member ROSE moved adoption of a Resolution approving the Memorandum of
Understanding regarding the Maintenance of Effort requirements related to Proposition
172 funding, seconded by Council Member SHARP and carried by the following roll call:

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

B. Consideration of a Resolution adopting the Fiscal Years 2008/09– 2010/11 Triennial
Budget

City Administrator Guillen gave the staff report.

Mayor McCloud opened the meeting to public comment at 4:49 p.m.

Shirley Humann read a letter on behalf of Belinda Holliday regarding the need for a
fulltime employee to water City trees.

Skip Lloyd spoke about the need for enhanced beach maintenance.

Barbara Livingston spoke in favor of a fulltime employee to water the City’s trees.

Monte Miller spoke about the Forest Theater design.

Allison Schilling spoke about the need for a fulltime tree maintenance employee.

Bob Irvine, trustee of the Library Board, spoke about the importance of a new fire
suppression system to protect the artifacts at the Harrison Memorial Library.

Clayton Anderson spoke about the importance of the City’s beach and forest
environment.

Linda Anderson read a letter and spoke about the need to preserve the Monterey Pine
forest and expressed thanks for taking efforts for better beach maintenance.

Richard Dalsemer read a letter from the Ventana Chapter of the Sierra Club in support
of Carmel’s pine forest and urged budgeting for a fulltime employee to water the trees.

Wayne Kelley spoke about the 4th Avenue project and urged support for a fulltime
employee to water the trees.

Maria Sutherland spoke in favor of keeping a fulltime employee to water the trees,
expediting tree stump removal, and acquiring hybrid vehicles for the Carmel Police and Forest and Beach departments.

Jean Grace spoke about the value of the City’s forest and retaining a fulltime employee to water the trees.

Roberta Miller spoke about the need for a more thoroughly considered Forest Theater
design with additional public input and urged the City to postpone allocating funds to this project.

Monta Potter asked Council for $14,000 in City financial support to mail the
Chamber’s new Guide to Carmel. This guide is mailed to prospective visitors to the
City upon request.

Walt DeFaria urged funding the Forest Theater design and said there will be several
upcoming meetings to gain public input on the design plan.

Stephen Moorer spoke in favor of the Forest Theater plan and urged renewed support
for cultural arts grants to community groups.

Mayor McCloud closed the meeting to public comment at 5:25 p.m.

Public Safety Director Rawson addressed the issue of hybrid Police vehicles and said
he will do more research into the current technology. In the past, he said, there were some features that made hybrid vehicles generally unsuitable for law enforcement.

Council Members offered comments and recommendations on the Budget.

Council took a 12-minute recess at 6:24 p.m., reconvening at 6:36 p.m. Council then
requested further written information from staff, so took another break at 6:42 p.m.,
reconvening at 6:50 p.m.

Council Member ROSE moved to adopt the Fiscal Years 2008/09 through 2010/11
Triennial Budget, with all the changes, and with amendment of the Resolution to
include elimination of the Banner fee, seconded by Council Member TALMAGE, carried by the following roll call vote:

AYES: HAZDOVAC, ROSE, SHARP, TALMAGE & McCLOUD
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE

Council further directed staff to return with reports on the following:
1. Revision of City Financial Policy 94-01
2. An emergency generator to power a City facility
3. Beach cleanup services by County or Cal Conservation work crews
4. Thermal imaging device for the Police Department
5. Hybrid vehicles for Police and Forest and Beach departments
6. Sidewalk (and possibly bike trail) between Ocean and 4th Avenues

VI. ADJOURNMENT

Mayor McCloud declared the meeting adjourned at 7:03 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

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Heidi Burch, City Clerk

ATTEST:

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SUE McCLOUD, MAYOR