NOTICE OF CLOSED SESSION MEETING

 

PACIFIC GROVE CITY COUNCIL

MEETING AGENDA

City Manager’s Conference Room – City Hall – 300 Forest Avenue

5:30 p.m.January 16, 2008

 

AGENDA:

 

1.          Call to Order

 

2.          Public Comment – Limited to three minutes.  Comments must concern items on the closed session agenda.

 

3.          Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a), Council will meet in closed session with Legal Counsel to consider pending litigation; two cases:

1.      Morris Fisher v. City of Pacific Grove (M81499)

2.      Anthony Iriarte v. Monterey Bay Engineering; MBE v. City of Pacific Grove (M83497)

 

4.          Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a), Council will meet in closed session with Legal Counsel to consider existing litigation; two cases:

1.      Carl Miller v. City of Pacific Grove, Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (SAL 00117163; SAL0117166)

2.      Cameron White v. City of Pacific Grove, Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (SAL -------- (2004))

 

5.          Adjourn to Open Session

 

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING

 

PACIFIC GROVE CITY COUNCIL

MEETING AGENDA

Council Chambers – City Hall – 300 Forest Avenue

6:00 p.m.Wednesday, January 16, 2008

 

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

PRESENTATIONS:

A.        Presentation of California Mother-Baby Friendly Workplace to the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce by Len Foster, Director of Health, Monterey County.

Reference: Mayor Cort

 

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 December 12, 2007 Special City Council Meeting

Recommended Action:      Approve

B.     Minutes of the December 19, 2007 Regular City Council Meeting

Recommended Action:      Approve

 

2.      RESOLUTIONS:

A.    Consider Resolution to Revise Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Grievance Procedure

Reference: Management Analyst Fry     

Recommended Action:  Approve the attached Resolution        

 

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

A.    Meeting Minutes of the December 13, 2007 Housing Committee

Recommended Action:      Receive

B.     Meeting Minutes of the November 13, 2007 Library Board

Recommended Action:      Receive

C.     Meeting Minutes of the December 12, 2007 Museum Board

Recommended Action:      Receive

D.    Meeting Minutes of the December 19, 2007 Museum Board Special Meeting

Recommended Action:      Receive

E.     Meeting Minutes of the December 11, 2007 Recreation Board

Recommended Action:      Receive

F.      Meeting Minutes of the September 11, 2007 Traffic Safety Commission

Recommended Action:      Receive

G.    Meeting Minutes of the October 9, 2007 Traffic Safety Commission

Recommended Action:      Receive

H.    Meeting Minutes of the November 13, 2007 Traffic Safety 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.     Beautification and Natural Resources Committee

D.    Cultural Arts Commission

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 Budget and Finance Subcommittee

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

Q.    ad hoc Charter Review Committee

R.     ad hoc Crespi Pond Oversight Subcommittee

S.      Monterey County Commission on Disabilities

 

5.      OLD BUSINESS:

A.    Second Reading of an Ordinance Granting a Revocable License for the Encroachment of an Awning into the Public Way at 221 Grand Avenue

                        On December 19, 2007, the City Council introduced an ordinance for a revocable license that would allow encroachment of a pair of awnings into the public way at 221 Grand Avenue.

Reference:         Sheila Stains-Ramp, Senior Planner    

Recommended Action:      Adopt the attached Ordinance

 


6.      NEW BUSINESS:

A.    Consider Whether to Provide Formal Comment on the Miscellaneous Waste Handling Fee Increase Proposed by the Monterey Regional Waste Management District

                        The Council will consider the proposed fee increase being contemplated by the Monterey Regional Waste Management District.  The Council may choose to provide direction to their representative on the District Board regarding this fee increase.

Reference:         City Manager Colangelo 

Recommended Action:  Receive presentation and provide direction to the City’s representative to the Monterey Regional Waste Management District     

 

7.      REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:

A.    Meeting Reports

·         Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments

·         Community Human Services

·         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

B.     Reports on Trips, Conference Attendance, and Meetings (AB 1234)

 

8.      ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA:

 

9.      PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION:

(Following Closed Session, the Council shall reconvene in open session, prior to adjournment, and make disclosures as required by Government Code sections 54957.1 and 54957.7.  If this announcement is made in the City Manager’s Conference Room, public participants shall be invited for the purpose of hearing the announcement.  Alternatively, the Council may reconvene in the City Council Chambers to enable the public to hear the announcement.)

 

10.  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.

 

THE CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.  CITY HALL IS AN ACCESSIBLE FACILITY.  A LIMITED NUMBER OF DEVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST THOSE WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE ONE OF THESE DEVICES, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT (831) 648-3172.