EMBLMNOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING

PACIFIC GROVE CITY COUNCIL

MEETING AGENDA

Council Chambers – City Hall – 300 Forest Avenue

6:00 p.m.Wednesday, March 19, 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 by Ventana Wildlife Society

Representative(s) from the Ventana Wildlife Society will present the Society’s findings and tagging results from the November 2007 through February 2008 monarch butterfly overwintering period.

                  Reference:  Mayor Cort

 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 

COUNCIL AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS

            A.  Council Referral Update

 

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.)

               Reference: Mayor Cort

 

CONSENT AGENDA

(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 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES

A.    Minutes of the February 27, 2008 City Council Special Meeting

Recommended Action:              Approve

 

2.      RESOLUTIONS

A.    Consider Adopting a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into An Agreement with Malcolm Pirnie, Inc to Prepare a Stormwater Recycling Feasibility Study in an Amount not to Exceed $45,000

The City Council will consider and may adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with an engineering firm to study the feasibility of the currently unused reservoir at David Avenue and Carmel Avenue as a potential stormwater storage site and determine potential treatment options and locations to use the recycled water.  

Reference: City Manager Colangelo

Recommended Action:  Adopt the Resolution

 

B.     Consider Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Approve an Amendment to the City’s Contract with Meyers Nave Professional Law Corporation to Provide for an Increase in Expenditures from $15,000 to $17,535.96 for Investigative Services Resulting from a Claim Filed Against the City by Darrin Smolinski

The City Council will consider and may adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to approve an amendment to the City’s contract with Meyers Nave Professional Law Corporation to make a final payment for total costs for services provided.

Reference: City Manager Colangelo

Recommended Action:  Adopt the Resolution

 

3.      REPORTS OF STAFF

A.    Consider the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2007

The City Council will receive and discuss the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for FY 2006/07, which includes the audited financial statements and Auditor’s Opinion from Independent Auditor Vargas and Company.

Reference:  James L. Becklenberg, Director of Management and Budget

Recommended Action:  Receive Report

 

4.      REPORTS OF COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, AND STANDING COMMITTEES

A.    Meeting Minutes of the March 11, 2008 Architectural Review Board

Recommended Action:              Receive

B.     Meeting Minutes of the February 14, 2008 Housing Committee

Recommended Action:              Receive

C.     Meeting Minutes of the February 28, 2008 Housing Committee Special Meeting

Recommended Action:              Receive

D.    Meeting Minutes of the January 8, 2008 Library Board

Recommended Action:  Receive

E.     Meeting Minutes of the February 12, 2008 Library Board

Recommended Action:  Receive

F.      Meeting Minutes of the January 8, 2008 Traffic Safety Commission

Recommended Action:  Receive

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

5.      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

 

6.      OLD BUSINESS

A.  Second Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 6.08 of the Municipal Code to Adopt a Transaction and Use Tax

On March 5, 2008, the City Council introduced an Ordinance Amending Chapter 6.08 of the Municipal Code to Adopt a Transaction and Use Tax. Whether or not the Ordinance is implemented will be determined by the outcome of the June 3, 2008 ballot.

Reference: City Manager Colangelo 

Recommended Actions: Adopt the Ordinance

 

7.      NEW BUSINESS

A.    Hold a First Reading and Consider an Ordinance amending sections 18.04.010 and 18.32.010 of the Pacific Grove Municipal Code to adopt the 2007 edition of the California Building Standards Codes, two of The International Codes and One Uniform Code.

The City Council will hold a first reading of an Ordinance amending sections 18.04.010 and 18.32.010 of the Pacific Grove Municipal Code. Following the public hearing, the Council may approve, with or without modification, or reject the first reading of the draft. If approved, a second reading shall be set at the next Council meeting.

Reference:   City Attorney Laredo

Recommended Action:  Hold first reading of Ordinance

 

B.     Hold a First Reading and Consider an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Pacific Grove Adding Sections 23.08.72 and 23.08.76, Amending Section 23.73.040 and Adding Sections 23.73.042 and 23.73.045 of the Pacific Grove Municipal Code to Modify Procedures and Specify Types of Exterior Modifications to Existing Structures Which Qualify for Administrative Architectural Approval

The City Council will hold a first reading of an Ordinance to define the criteria and circumstances under which applications could be approved by staff administratively in lieu of a hearing by the Architectural Review Board.   Following the public hearing, the Council may approve, with or without modification, or reject the first reading of the draft. If approved, a second reading shall be set at the next Council meeting.

Reference:   Sarah Hardgrave, Senior Planner

Recommended Action:  Hold first reading of Ordinance

 

C.     Hold a Public Hearing to Consider a Resolution Approving an Application for $450,000 to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program for City-Wide Housing Rehabilitation and a Public Improvement Project Under the General Allocation Component.

The City Council will hold a Public Hearing to consider the Application and may adopt a Resolution approving an application for funding from the General allocation component of the CDBG Program and authorizing execution of the grant agreement.

Reference:  Julie Uretsky, Housing Planner

Recommended Action:  Adopt Resolution

 

8.        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 County Convention & Visitors Bureau  

·         Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency, JPA

·         Monterey-Salinas Transit

·         Transportation Agency for Monterey County

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

 

9.      ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA

 

 

10.  CLOSED SESSION

A.    Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9, Council will Meet in Closed Session with Legal Counsel to Consider Pending Litigation

B.     State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) v. Cal-Am

 

C.     Consider Claim for Damages No. L2007-29 – Smolinski

 

D.    Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.8, Council will Meet in Closed Session with its Real Property Negotiators, Alan Cohen and Susan Nilmeier, regarding the Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Course

 

E.     Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6 Council will meet in Closed Session with its Designated Representative, James J. Colangelo, Regarding Labor Negotiations with the City Attorney

 

11.  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.)

 

 

 

ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

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