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.
Presentation
of Mayor’s Proclamation Declaring June 9 through 15, 2008, as United States
Army Week in Pacific Grove
The Mayor will present a Proclamation declaring
June 9 through June 15, 2008 as United States Army Week in Pacific Grove in
recognition of the Army’s 233rd anniversary which took place on June
14, 2008.
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. Draft
Minutes of the June 4, 2008 City Council Meeting
Recommended Action:
Approve
2.
RESOLUTIONS
Council
will consider a Resolution authorizing the submittal of a $480,000 application
to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for funding
under the CalHome Program to fund the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program.
Reference:
Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution
Council
will consider a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an
agreement for assistance in a Grease Source Control Program. This agreement has been renewed annually
since June 6, 2000.
Reference: Celia Perez
Recommended
Action: Adopt the Resolution
Council
will consider a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an
agreement for the maintenance of sewage lift stations.
Reference: Celia Perez
Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution
3.
REPORTS
OF STAFF
Council
will consider a Resolution approving an employment agreement with Denise Sallee
to serve as a part time Librarian II to ensure adequate coverage of the
Library’s reference desk.
Reference: City Manager Colangelo
Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution
4.
REPORTS
OF COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, AND STANDING COMMITTEES
A.
Meeting Minutes of the June 10, 2008 Architectural Review Board
Recommended Action:
Receive
B.
Meeting Minutes of the May 22, 2008 Budget and Finance Committee
REGULAR AGENDA
5.
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
(With regard to public
hearings involving a quasi-judicial determination by the Council, the proponent
of an item shall be given 10 minutes to speak and all others in support of the
proponent’s position will be given three (3) minutes each. A designated spokesperson for opposition to
the item shall be given 10 minutes to speak and all others in opposition will
be given three (3) minutes each. In
public hearings not involving a quasi-judicial determination by the Council,
all persons will be given three (3) minutes to speak, whether in support or
opposition to the item. Very brief
rebuttal and surrebuttal may be allowed in the sole discretion of the Council.)
Council will consider amending the Master Fee Resolutions to include
several fees approved conceptually in the Fiscal Year 2008/09 budget. Council
will also introduce and hold a first reading of an Ordinance to amend Section
14.12.010 of the Municipal Code. The 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:
Recommended Actions:
1) Adopt a resolution approving the revised
master fee schedule; and
2) Adopt a resolution amending Council Policy
200-1, Golf Course Rules and Regulations; and
3) Introduce and hold the first reading on an
Ordinance to amend Section 14.12.010 of the Municipal Code.
State Law requires cities to
establish an appropriations limit annually, based on a procedure prescribed by
State Law. Council will consider a
resolution in compliance with this requirement.
Reference:
Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution
Council will hold a public
hearing and consider a Resolution to levy an assessment for the Downtown
Business Improvement District (BID).
Each year the City must reauthorize the assessment that generates
revenues for the purposes of the Downtown Business District.
Reference: Jim Becklenberg, Director of Management and
Budget
Recommended
Actions:
1) Hold a public hearing to determine whether there
exists a protest to forming the district equal to a majority of the businesses
included in the district; and
2) If no majority protest is determined, adopt a
Resolution approving the FY 2007/08 annual report and the FY 2008/09 budget for
the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) and levying the FY 2008/09
assessment for the District; and
3) Authorize the City Manager to execute a
contract with the
On May 21, 2008
Council introduced an Ordinance adding Section 23.64.055 of the Pacific Grove
Municipal Code to Allow Public Gatherings in the Public Street Rights-of-Way
Within the Downtown (D) Designation Area on the General Plan Land Use Map. If
adopted, the Ordinance will go into effect 30 days from the date of adoption.
Reference:
Recommended Actions:
1) Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND);
and
2) Hold a public hearing on the second reading of
an ordinance to add Section 23.64.055 of the Pacific Grove Municipal Code to
allow public gatherings in the public street rights-of-way within the Downtown
(D) designation on the General Plan Land Use Map; and
3) Adopt the Ordinance.
On
Reference:
Recommended Action: Adopt the Ordinance
On
Reference:
Recommended Action: Adopt the Ordinance
6.
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.
Budget
and
E. Cultural Arts
Commission
F. Economic
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.
7.
OLD
BUSINESS
Council will consider a
Resolution of Intent to terminate the City’s contract as the first step
required by CalPERS to begin the actuarial analyses required to terminate the
City’s contract for retirement benefits.
Reference:
Recommended Action: Approve the Resolution of Intent
8. NEW BUSINESS
Council adopted
the Fiscal Year 2008/09 budget on May 21, 2008.
Staff has discovered several errors in the budget. Addressing them at this time will ensure that
the budget reflects the
Reference:
Recommended Action: Hold the first reading of the Ordinance
The farmer’s
market manager is requesting the City change the Municipal Code to exempt
farmers participating in the market from the requirement to obtain individual
business licenses. City staff recommends that this request be denied. If
Council chooses to approve the first reading of the Ordinance, the Ordinance
shall be published and a second reading shall be set at the next Council
meeting.
Reference: Jim
Becklenberg, Director of Management and Budget
Recommended Action: Deny the Request
On
Reference:
Recommended Actions:
1) Adopt a Resolution appointing an advisory
board, approving the Fiscal Year 2007/08 annual report, and approving the
Fiscal Year 2008/09 budget for the PGHID; and
2) Authorize the City Manager to execute a
contract with the
Council will
receive a report providing an update on the cable franchise and the options
available to the City for meeting broadcasts using PEG funds and other funds as
available.
Reference: Celia Perez
Recommended Action: Receive the report and provide direction to staff
9.
REPORTS
OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
A. Consider
the Appointment of a Member to the Museum Board and the Cultural Arts
Commission
Council will
consider the Mayor’s recommended appointments to the City’s
Reference: Mayor Cort
Recommended Action: Approve the appointment of Judy
Wills to the Museum Board and Suzanne Joyce to the Cultural Arts Commission
B. Receive
a Report Regarding Measure C, which Limits Development Related to Lodging
Establishments
Council
Members Bennett and Cohen were chosen to work as a sub-committee to review the
impacts of Measure C on lodging establishments within the City. They will provide a verbal report on their
findings to date, and seek input from the Council on the next steps.
Reference: Council Members Bennett and Cohen
Recommended Action: Receive the report and provide
direction
C. 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
D. Reports on
Trips, Conference Attendance, and Meetings (AB 1234)
10. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
11. CLOSED SESSION
(Public comment will be invited prior to the Council going
into Closed Session. Comments from
the audience will not receive Council action and must deal only with items on
the current Closed Session list.)
A.
Pursuant
to California Government Code Section 54956.9(A), Council will meet in Closed
Session with Legal Counsel to Consider Existing Litigation
B.
Cameron White v.
City of
C. Pursuant to
California Government Code Section 54957.6 Council will Meet in Closed Session
with its Designated Representative, James J. Colangelo, Regarding Labor
Negotiations: Firefighters Association
12. 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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