PACIFIC GROVE CITY COUNCIL

MEETING AGENDA

Council Chambers – City Hall – 300 Forest Avenue

and via Conference Call from 65 S. Roosevelt Avenue, Pasadena, California

6:00 p.m. – August 2, 2006

 

Note:  The Council will not begin consideration of any item on this agenda later than 10:00 p.m. unless, by majority vote, the Council decides to consider an item or items after 10:00 p.m.  Any items on this agenda not considered this evening will be continued to a future meeting.  It is possible, although not likely, that public hearings will begin at 6:00 p.m.  However, it is the policy of the City Council to begin calling public hearing items no later than 7:00 p.m.

Copies of the agenda packet are available for review at the Pacific Grove Library located at 550 Central Avenue; the reception counter in City Hall at 300 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove; and on the internet at: http://www.ci.pg.ca.us/agendas

 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

 

COUNCIL AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:

(Comments from the audience will not receive Council action.  Comments must deal with matters subject to the jurisdiction of the City and the Council and will be limited to three minutes.  Comments regarding agenda items, not on the consent agenda, shall be heard prior to Council’s consideration of such items at the time such items are called.  Whenever possible, letters should be submitted to the Council in advance of the meeting.)

 

CONSENT AGENDA (ITEMS 1-3):

(The Consent Agenda consists of those items which are routine and for which a staff recommendation has been prepared.  A Councilmember, member of the audience or staff may request that an item be placed on the regular agenda for further discussion.  One motion will cover all items on the Consent Agenda.  The motion to approve will authorize the action or recommendation indicated.)

 

1.       APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

A.        Minutes of the July 19, 2006 Special Meeting

Recommended Action:        Approve

B.         Minutes of the July 19, 2006 Regular Meeting

Recommended Action:        Approve

 

2.       REPORTS OF STAFF:

A.        Receive the Highlights of the June 16, 2006 Monterey Regional Waste Management District Board Meeting

Reference:         City Manager Colangelo

Recommended Action:        Receive the Highlights of the June 16, 2006 Monterey Regional Waste Management District Board Meeting

B.         Receive the Highlights of the July 21, 2006 Monterey Regional Waste Management District Board Meeting

Reference:         City Manager Colangelo

Recommended Action:        Receive the Highlights of the July 21, 2006 Monterey Regional Waste Management District Board Meeting

3.       REPORTS OF COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, AND STANDING COMMITTEES:

A.        Meeting Minutes of the July 25, 2006 Architectural Review Board Site Review

Recommended Action:        Receive

B.         Meeting Minutes of the July 25, 2006 Architectural Review Board

Recommended Action:        Receive

C.         Meeting Minutes of the June 14, 2006 Golf Course Advisory Committee

Recommended Action:        Receive

D.        Meeting Minutes of the July 12, 2006 Historic Resources Committee Site Review

Recommended Action:        Receive

E.         Meeting Minutes of the July 12, 2006 Historic Resources Committee

Recommended Action:        Receive

F.          Meeting Minutes of the July 18, 2006 Planning Commission Site Review

Recommended Action:        Receive

G.         Meeting Minutes of the July 20, 2006 Planning Commission

Recommended Action:        Receive

 

REGULAR AGENDA:

 

4.       REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND STANDING COMMITTEES:

A.        Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Advisory Committee

B.         Architectural Review Board

C.         Arts Commission

D.        Beautification and Natural Resources Committee

E.         Economic Advisory Committee

F.          Golf Course Advisory Committee

G.         Historic Resources Committee

H.        Housing Committee

I.           Library Board

J.           Museum Board

K.        Planning Commission

L.         Recreation Board

M.       Special Events Committee

N.        Traffic Safety Commission

O.        ad hoc Campaign Finance Reform/Conflict of Financial Interest Subcommittee

P.         ad hoc Crespi Pond Oversight Subcommittee

Q.        ad hoc Finance and Budget Subcommittee

R.         ad hoc Skate Park Committee

 

5.       OLD BUSINESS:

A.        Ordinance Governing Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest which Adds Section 2.30, Entitled “The Clean Government Decisions Act,” to the Pacific Grove Municipal Code

Reference:         City Attorney David Laredo

Recommended Action:        Introduce Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Ordinance, which Adds Section 2.30, Entitled “The Clean Government Decisions Act,” to the Pacific Grove Municipal Code; and Approve for Publication

 


6.       NEW BUSINESS:

A.        Consider a Five (5) Year Agreement with Tri-California Events, Inc. for the Triathlon at Pacific Grove

Reference:         City Manager Colangelo

Recommended Action:        Approve a Five (5) Year Agreement with Tri-California Events, Inc. for the Triathlon at Pacific Grove

B.         Designation of a Voting Delegate and Alternate for the 2006 League of California Cities Annual Conference

Reference:         City Manager Colangelo

Recommended Action:        Designate a Voting Delegate and Alternate for the 2006 League of California Cities Annual Conference

 

7.       REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:

A.        Mayor’s Appointments to the City’s Boards, Commissions and Committees

Reference:         Mayor Cort

Recommended Action:        Approve Mayor’s Appointments to the City’s Boards, Commissions and Committees

B.         Town Hall Meeting to Consider the Existing Plans for the Expansion of the Library

Reference:         Council Member Goldbeck

Recommended Action:        Direct Staff to Set a Town Hall Meeting in October; and Direct Staff and the Library Board to Prepare Informational Materials to be Used at the Meeting for the Public Vetting of the Existing Library Expansion Project

C.         Meeting Reports

·         Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments

·         Executive Committee, Monterey Bay Division, League of California Cities

·         Fort Ord Reuse Authority

·         Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency, JPA

·         Monterey-Salinas Transit

·         Transportation Agency for Monterey County

           

8.       ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA:

 

9.       ADJOURNMENT.

 

AGENDA DEADLINE

 

All items for inclusion on the Council Agenda must be received by no later than 8 a.m. on the Wednesday preceding the meeting.

 

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