NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING
PACIFIC
GROVE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR
MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday,
September 1, 2010,
Closed
Session 4:30 P.M./ Regular Meeting 6:00 P.M.
Council Chambers – City
Hall – 300 Forest Avenue,
Pacific Grove, CA
The Council will not begin consideration of any item on
this agenda later than 10:00 p.m. unless such consideration is approved. 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 main counter in City Hall at 300 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove; and
on the internet at 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.
1.
CALL TO ORDER AND
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
3.
BRIEF PRESENTATIONS
A.
Mayor’s Proclamations: Admissions Day, Constitution Week, National
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery
Month, and Sea Otter Awareness Week
4.
COUNCIL AND
STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS
(City-Related Items Only)
5.
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.
6.
CONSENT AGENDA
The
Consent Agenda deals with routine and non-controversial matters, and may
include action on resolutions but not on ordinances. The vote on the Consent Agenda shall apply to
each item that has not been removed. Any
member of Council, staff, or the
public may remove an item. One motion shall be made to adopt all
non-removed items on the Consent Agenda.
A. APPROVAL OF CITY
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
1.
Minutes of the August 18, 2010 City Council Meeting
Reference: Lawrence Bangert, City Clerk
Recommended
Action: Approve Minutes
B.
RESOLUTIONS
1. Approve a Resolution
that Amends Council Policy 000-17, Order
of Agenda for Council Meetings, to Allow Appropriate Flexibility to Meet
Unusual Situations
Reference: Thomas Frutchey,
City Manager
Recommended
Action: Adopt Resolution
2. Adopt
a Resolution Appointing the Deputy
City Manager as the City
Manager Pro Tempore
Reference: Thomas Frutchey,
City Manager
Recommended
Action: Adopt Resolution
3. Approve a Resolution that Amends
Council Policy 000-5, Committees: Classification; Appointments; Procedures
to Update the Policy to Meet Current Practices and Expectations
Reference: Thomas Frutchey,
City Manager
Recommended
Action: Approve Agreement
4. Adopt a Resolution to
Revise Terms of Reference (i.e., Bylaws) for the Monterey County Integrated
Waste Management Task Force
Reference: Gary
Bales, Board Member and Thomas Frutchey,
City Manager
Recommended
Action: Adopt Resolution
5. Adopt a Resolution to
Rescind Council Policy 900-2, Discouraging
Styrofoam Use, as It Has Been Effectively Superseded by Ordinance 08-010 and by the City’s Adoption of the Urban Environmental Accords and the Green
Cities Declaration, which Are More Comprehensive
Reference: Thomas Frutchey, City Manager
Recommended
Action: Adopt Resolution
C. REPORTS
1. Approve the Agreement between the City of Pacific Grove and the Heritage Society to Guide
and Facilitate Restoration Efforts for the Point Pinos Lighthouse
Reference: Daniel Gho,
Golf Course Superintendent
Recommended
Action: Approve Agreement
D. MEETING
MINUTES OF COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, AND
COMMITTEES
1. Architectural Review Board
Regular Meeting Minutes: 8-10-10
Recommended Action: Receive
2. Architectural Review Board
Site Meeting Minutes: 8-10-10
Recommended Action: Receive
3. Historic Resources
Committee Minutes: 8-11-10
Recommended Action: Receive
4. Historic Resources Committee Site Review Minutes: 8-11-10
Recommended Action: Receive
5. Planning Commission Meeting
Minutes: 8-19-10
Recommended Action: Receive
7.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
REGULAR
AGENDA
8.
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.
A. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance for the Second
Amendment to the Operating Agreement and Lease between the City of Pacific
Grove and the Museum Foundation of Pacific Grove
Reference: Thomas Frutchey, City Manager
Recommended
Action: Adopt Ordinance
B. Second Reading
and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Approved Budget for FY 2010/11
Reference: James L. Becklenberg, Deputy City
Manager
Recommended Action: Adopt Ordinance
C. Second Reading of an
Ordinance Amending Pacific Grove Municipal Code Section 11.90.040 to Allow the
City Manager to Waive Requirements for a Sound Permit for Special Events that Have
Been Approved by the City Council
Reference:
Don Mothershead, Senior Recreation Coordinator
Recommended
Action: Adopt Ordinance
D. Second Reading of an
Ordinance to Allow Sewage Collector Fees to Be Set by City Council Resolution
Reference: James L. Becklenberg, Deputy City
Manager
Recommended
Action: Adopt Ordinance
E. Introduce and Hold the First Reading of an Ordinance Prohibiting
Marijuana Dispensaries
Reference:
David C. Laredo, City
Attorney
Recommended Action: Introduce Ordinance
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
10. NEW BUSINESS
A. Adopt
a Resolution Rescinding Council Policy 200-5, Museum, and Specifying the Duties
and Powers of the Museum Board
Reference: Thomas Frutchey,
City Manager
Recommended
Action: Adopt Resolution
B. Authorize Plans to Improve
Stewardship of the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary and Optimize the Butterfly Overwintering Population in
the Coming Seasons
Reference:
James L. Becklenberg, Deputy
City Manager
Recommended Action: Authorize plans and
direct staff
C. Provide Direction on Six League of California Cities Annual
Conference Resolutions League
Resolutions relate to (1) Board Composition and Ethics, (2) Childhood Obesity, (3)
AB 32 and SB 375, (4) Responsible Banking, (5) Unfunded State Mandates, and (6)
Motor Vehicle Public Safety.
Reference: Mayor
Carmelita Garcia
Recommended
Action: Provide direction
11. FULL PRESENTATIONS
A.
Water Conservation – Catherine Bowie
B.
Dunes Restoration Annual Presentation – Daniel Gho
12. CLOSED SESSION
Public comment will be invited prior to Council going into Closed Session. Comments from the
public will not receive Council
action and must deal only with items in the current Closed Session.
Council will meet in
Closed Session at 4:30 pm in the City Manager’s Conference Room to address the
following items:
A. City Manager’s
Annual evaluation
B. Workers Compensation
Claims(4): WC No. 2007058341, D. Diehl, WC No. 2005032903, J. Purdom, WC No.
03100666, J. Purdom & WC No. 2007069129, M. Consiglio
C. ESC vs PG Canterbury Woods
D.
Point Pinos Grill Lease
13.
REPORTS
OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
A. MST Board Meeting July 12, 2010 Report from Councilmember Alan
Cohen
14.
PUBLIC
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
Following Closed Session, the Council
shall reconvene in open session, in Council Chambers, prior to adjournment, and
make disclosures as required by Government Code sections 54957.1
and 54957.7.
15.
ADJOURNMENT
THE CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. CITY HALL
IS AN ACCESSIBLE FACILITY. A LIMITED
NUMBER OF DEVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO
ASSIST THOSE WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING.