NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING
PACIFIC
GROVE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
AGENDA
Council
Chambers – City Hall –
Note: The Council will not begin consideration of
any item on this agenda later than
Copies
of the agenda packet are available for review at the Pacific Grove Library
located at 550 Central Avenue; the main counter in City Hall at 300 Forest
Avenue, Pacific Grove; and on the internet at:
http://www.ci.pg.ca.us/agendas.
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Council
after distribution of the agenda packet will also be made available for public
inspection at the main counter in City Hall.
PRESENTATIONS
A.
Mayor’s Proclamation of April as “Parliamentary Law Month”
The
Mayor will read a Proclamation demonstrating the City’s commitment to the
observance of parliamentary procedure. Following the reading, the Proclamation
will be presented to Ms. Jean Stallings, Professional Registered
Parliamentarian, of the National Association of Parliamentarians,
Reference: Mayor Cort
Students and
teachers from
Reference: Mayor Cort
APPROVAL OF
AGENDA
COUNCIL AND
STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS
B.
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.)
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 MEETING MINUTES
A. Minutes
of the April 2, 2008 City Council Meeting
Recommended Action:
Approve
B. Minutes
of the April 2, 2008 City Council Special Meeting
Recommended Action:
Approve
2.
RESOLUTIONS
The
Council will consider authorizing the City Manger to enter into a contract with
a vendor for the Beachcomber lift station access hatch replacement. The hatch
must be replaced with a spring-loaded hatch that adheres to current
standards.
Reference: Celia Perez
Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution
3.
REPORTS
OF STAFF
A. Highlights
of the March 26, 2008 Monterey Regional Waste Management District Board Meeting
Gary Bales, the City’s
representative to the Monterey Regional Waste Management District Board, will
report on activities and actions by the Monterey Regional Waste Management
District Board
Reference: City Manager Colangelo
Recommended Action: Receive
B. Consider
Sponsorship of the Monterey Peninsula College’s President’s Address on May 9,
2008
The Council will consider a
sponsorship in the amount of $700.00 for the
Reference: City Manager Colangelo
Recommended
Action: Approve the sponsorship
4.
REPORTS
OF COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, AND STANDING COMMITTEES
A.
Meeting Minutes of the April 8, 2008 Architectural Review Board
Recommended Action:
Receive
B.
Meeting Minutes of the March 25, 2008 Cultural Arts Commission
Special Meeting
C.
Meeting
Minutes of the February 12, 2008 Recreation Board
Recommended
Action: Receive
D.
Meeting Minutes of the February 12, 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
P.
ad hoc Campaign
Q.
ad hoc Charter Review
Committee
R.
ad hoc Crespi Pond
Oversight Subcommittee
S.
6. NEW BUSINESS
The Council will hold the first reading of an Ordinance
to add Chapter 11.99 to the Municipal Code to require environmentally
acceptable
Reference: City Manager Colangelo
Recommended
Action: Hold first reading of the
Ordinance
The City is in a position to receive $400,000 from
Proposition 1B funds for a variety of transportation priorities. In order to receive these funds, the City
must submit a City Council approved plan for the expenditure of the funds.
Reference: Celia
Perez
Recommended
Action: Approve the Plan
The Council will
hold the first reading of an Ordinance modifying permit approval procedures for
maintaining certain animals within the City limits. Council may approve or reject the first
reading of the Ordinance. If approved,
the Ordinance shall be published and a second reading shall be set at the next
Council meeting.
Reference: City Attorney
Recommended
Action: Hold first reading of the
Ordinance
The Council will consider approving an updated
salary schedule for sworn Police employee classifications represented by the
Reference: City Manager Colangelo
Recommended
Action: Hold first reading of the
Ordinance
E.
Assess the Status of the Abatement Program for Illegal Units
Council will receive the report and, based on a
range of criteria, consider approaches to code enforcement regarding the
abatement of illegal units. Following
deliberation, direction will be given to staff.
Reference:
Recommended
Action: Receive status report and
provide direction to staff regarding the abatement of illegal housing units.
F.
2007 Affordable Housing Monitoring Report
The Council will
receive an annual report from the Housing Division of the Community Development
Department regarding properties that have received
discretionary approvals for projects involving the creation of a secondary
housing unit or affordable housing unit.
Reference:
Recommended Action:
Receive
The Council will
consider elimination of certain committees and subcommittees per direction
given to staff on January 23, 2008.
Council will also consider modifying membership requirements for the ARB
and the HRC and the conversion of the ad hoc Budget and Finance Subcommittee to
a Standing Committee.
Reference: City Manager Colangelo
Recommended
Action: Adopt the Resolution
7.
REPORTS
OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
A. Meeting Reports
·
Association
of
·
Community
Human Services
·
Executive
Committee,
·
Fort
Ord Reuse Authority
·
·
Monterey
Regional Water Pollution Control Agency, JPA
·
Monterey-Salinas
Transit
·
Transportation
Agency for
B. Reports on
Trips, Conference Attendance, and Meetings (AB 1234)
8. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
9.
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.
C.
Scholink
v.
D.
Pursuant
to California Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) the
10. 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
ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT
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