REVISED
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
PACIFIC
GROVE CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL
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.
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
1. APPROVAL OF CITY
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
A.
Minutes of the
Recommended
Action: Approve
2. REPORTS OF STAFF
A.
Receive the Capital Assets Report for Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
2008
Section 2.14.010 of the
Reference:
Recommended
Action: Receive the Report
B.
Highlights of the December 19, 2008 Monterey Regional Waste
Management District Board Meeting
Reference:
Recommended
Action: Receive
3. MEETING MINUTES
OF COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, AND STANDING COMMITTEES
A.
Minutes of the October 16, 2008 Budget and Finance Committee
Recommended
Action: Approve
B.
Minutes of the November 17, 2008 Budget and Finance Committee
Recommended
Action: Approve
C.
Minutes of the October 14, 2008 Traffic Safety Committee
Recommended
Action: Approve
REGULAR AGENDA
4. 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: James
L. Becklenberg, Director of Management and Budget
Recommended
Action: Hold the first reading of the
Ordinance
Council will be
asked to consider and set a date for a Public Hearing to consider the POA’s
grievance regarding the Sergeant’s Promotional Process. Step 5 of the grievance procedure is to
request a hearing in front of the
Reference: City
Attorney
Recommended
Action: Set a hearing date
5. 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.
6. OLD BUSINESS
A. Consider Approving the Creation of an Ad
Hoc Alternative Source Water Sub Committee
On
Reference: Council Member Lindsay
Recommended
Action: Approve creation of the ad hoc
committee
In
July, 2008 the
Reference:
Recommended
Actions:
1) Direct staff to continue developing an
alternative employee retirement plan - specifically hiring a consulting team to
perform required research, analysis, public education, and policy facilitation
duties – with the goal of a
2) Adopt the goal for the project of “developing
a new employee retirement plan that provides cost control (both annual outlay
and future liabilities) and allows the City to attract and retain qualified
employees at the lowest cost possible; and
3) Plan to complete the CalPERS contract
termination process at a time in the future when the costs to do so can be
managed without disrupting services to the public.
7. NEW BUSINESS
A.
Receive Report on Enforcement of Fire Lane Access at Rip Van
Winkle Open Space
Council will receive a report
regarding the recently posted parking restrictions at Rip Van Winkle Open Space
in order to enforce the established access to fire roads 14 & 16 (Uniform
Fire Code, Section 503.5) into Pebble Beach.
Reference: Celia Perez
Recommended
Action: Receive the report and refer
back to staff
Reference: City Attorney
Recommended
Action: Hold a first reading of the
Ordinance
Council will introduce and hold a
first reading of an Ordinance to amend Section 10.08 of the Municipal Code to
clarify that keeping of animals and fowl allows chickens within the City
limits. Council may approve or reject the first reading of the ordinance. If approved, the ordinance shall be published
and a public hearing on the second reading shall be set for the next regular
Council meeting.
C. Introduce and Hold a First Reading of an
Ordinance to Amend the FY 2008/09 Budget to Increase the Budget for the Library
Council
will introduce and hold a first reading of an Ordinance to amend the FY 2008/09
Budget to increase the budget for the Library by $25,200. Council may approve or reject the first
reading of the ordinance. If approved,
the ordinance shall be published and a public hearing on the second reading
shall be set for the next regular Council meeting.
Reference:
Recommended
Actions:
1)
Introduce
and hold a first reading of an Ordinance to amend the FY 2008/09 budget to
increase the budget for the library by $25,200; and
2)
Authorize
one additional part-time Librarian I position.
8. REPORTS OF
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Council will consider approval of
the Mayor’s appointments of Michael Kapp to the Beautification and Natural
Resources Committee and Sarah Lewis and Carol Prock to the Traffic Safety
Commission.
Reference: Mayor Cort
Recommended
Action: Approve 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)
9. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
10. CLOSED SESSION
Public
comment will be invited prior to Council going into Closed Session. Comments from the audience will not receive Council
action and must deal only with items in the current Closed Session.
A.
Pursuant
to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a), Council will meet in closed
session with Legal Counsel to consider pending litigation
i.
California-Nevada
Methodist Homes v. City of
ii.
People
v. Chioino, Case Nos. SS052916A et. seq.
B.
Pursuant
to California Government Code Section 54956.8, Council will Meet in Closed
Session with its Real Property Negotiator,
C.
Pursuant
to California Government Code Section 54956.95 the
i.
Claim No. 2007057343
/ BRYANT, Jamie
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
ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT
THE CITY OF