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.
ELECTION
DECLARATION AND SEATING OF NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS:
1. DECLARATION OF
ELECTION RESULTS:
Reference: City Clerk Charlene Wiseman
Recommended
Action: Approve Resolution Declaring the Results of
the
2. SEATING OF NEWLY
ELECTED OFFICERS:
A. Comments by
Outgoing Council Members
Reference: Council
Members Nilmeier, Davis and Miller
B. Oath
of Office for Newly Elected Officers
Reference: City Clerk Charlene Wiseman
C. Selection of the
Mayor Pro Tempore
Reference: Mayor Cort
Recommended
Action: Select and approve the appointment of the
Mayor Pro Tempore
PRESENTATIONS
Presentations
of Appreciation to Outgoing Council Members
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. One motion will cover all items on the
Consent Agenda. The motion to approve
will authorize the action or recommendation indicated. Pursuant to
3. APPROVAL OF CITY
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
A. Minutes
of the November 19, 2008 City Council Special Meeting
Recommended Action: Approve
B. Minutes
of the November 19, 2008 City Council Meeting
Recommended Action:
Approve
C. Minutes
of the November 21, 2008 City Council Special Meeting
Recommended Action:
Approve
4.
REPORTS
OF STAFF
A. Claim
for Damages No. G2008-23 / Wartenberg, Mary L.
Council
will consider a claim from an injured party and determine whether to approve
the claim or deny and refer the matter back to staff. It is recommended that Council approve the
claim. If Council chooses to deny the
claim, the claimant will have six (6) months to file legal action.
Reference:
Recommended
Action: Approve claim and refer the
matter back to staff.
B.
Highlights of the November 21, 2008 Monterey Regional Waste
Management District Board Meeting
Reference: City Manager Colangelo
Recommended Action: Receive
5.
REPORTS
OF COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, AND STANDING COMMITTEES
A. Minutes
of the June 25, 2008 ADA Compliance Advisory Committee
Recommended Action:
Approve
B. Minutes
of the August 27, 2008 ADA Compliance Advisory Committee
Recommended Action:
Approve
C. Minutes
of the September 24, 2008 ADA Compliance Advisory Committee
Recommended Action:
Approve
D. Minutes
of the October 28, 2008 Architectural Review Board Site Review
Recommended Action:
Approve
E. Minutes
of the October 28, 2008 Architectural Review Board
Recommended Action:
Approve
F. Minutes
of the November 13, 2008 Architectural Review Board Special Meeting Site Review
Recommended Action:
Approve
G. Minutes of the November 13, 2008 Architectural Review Board Special Meeting
Recommended Action: Approve
H. Minutes
of the November 4, 2008 Planning Commission Site Review
Recommended Action:
Approve
I. Minutes
of the November 6, 2008 Planning Commission
Recommended Action:
Approve
J. Minutes
of the November 18, 2008 Planning Commission Site Review
Recommended Action:
Approve
K. Minutes
of the November 20, 2008 Planning Commission
Recommended Action:
Approve
L. Meeting
Minutes of the September 9, 2008 Recreation Board
Recommended Action: Receive
REGULAR AGENDA
6.
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.)
On
Reference: Deputy City Manager Wiseman
Recommended
Action: Adopt the Ordinance
7.
REPORTS
OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND STANDING COMMITTEES
A. Administrative
Enforcement Hearing Officers Panel
B. Americans with
Disabilities Act Compliance Advisory Committee
C. Architectural
Review Board
D. Beautification
and Natural Resources Committee
E.
Budget
and
F. Cultural Arts
Commission
G. Economic
Advisory Committee
H.
Historic
Resources Committee
I.
Housing
Committee
J.
Library
Board
K.
Museum
Board
L.
Planning
Commission
M.
Recreation
Board
N.
Special
Events Committee
O.
Traffic
Safety Commission
P.
8.
NEW
BUSINESS
Council will consider introducing and holding a
first reading of an Ordinance to lease property at
Reference: City Manager Colangelo
Recommended
Action: Hold the first reading of the
Ordinance.
B. Approve
a Schedule for Council Meetings for 2009
Council is being asked to approve
a proposed Council meeting schedule for calendar year 2009.
Reference: City Manager Colangelo
Recommended
Action: Approve schedule for Council meetings
for 2009.
9.
REPORTS
OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
Council will consider approval
of the Mayor’s Council, staff and citizens assignments and appointments to the
City’s boards, commissions, committees and external agencies.
Reference: Mayor Cort
Recommended Action: Approve Mayor’s assignments and appointments.
B. 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
C. 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, Council will meet in closed
session with Legal Counsel to consider pending litigation
i.
Anthony Iriarte
v.
ii.
California-Nevada
Methodist Homes v. City of
B.
Pursuant
to California Government Code Section 54957 the
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
THE CITY OF