MINUTES
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
May 7, 2013
II.
PRESENT: Council
Members Beach,
Hillyard, Talmage, Theis & Mayor Burnett
ABSENT:
None
STAFF
PRESENT: Jason Stilwell, City Administrator
Heidi
Burch, Assistant City Administrator/City Clerk
Paul
Tomasi, Police Commander
Janet
Bombard, Library Director
Sharon
Friedrichsen, Director of Public Services
Sue
Paul, Administrative Services Director
Marc Wiener, Interim Senior Planner
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION, FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
A. Announcements from Closed Session.
1. Public Employment - Government Code Section
54957(b)(1) – Title: City Treasurer
2. Public Employment - Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) –
Title: City Attorney
3. Potential Litigation - Government Code Section
54956.9(b).2 - Conference with legal counsel regarding potential litigation –
one (1) matter.
4. Existing Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(a)
- Conference with legal counsel regarding Jacqueline C. Simonelli v. City of Carmel-by-the-Sea,
Respondents – United States District Court Case No. C 13-1250 LB.
5. Labor Negotiations – Government Code Section 54957.6(a)
Meet and confer with the Carmel-by-the-Sea’s Meyers-Milias Brown Act
representative, City Administrator Stilwell, to give direction regarding terms
and conditions of employment for all represented and unrepresented employees.
6. Property Negotiations – Government Code Section 54956.8,
Property strategy negotiations regarding the lease of Flanders Mansion
(APN 010-061-005).
7. Property Negotiations – Government Code Section 54956.8,
Real Property negotiations between City Administrator Jason Stilwell and
Christine Sandin regarding the Sunset Cultural Center.
City
Attorney Don Freeman indicated that there was one announcement from Closed Session:
the applicant for the building permit at issue in Simonelli vs. the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
has assumed all responsibility for the litigation and the City would bear
no costs.
Mayor
Burnett noted that one of the proposals submitted for the lease of the Flanders property
was submitted by applicants known to him. He indicated that he had recused himself
and left the room during the Closed Session discussion by Council on May 6th.
C. Announcements from City
Administrator.
1.
Code Compliance update
City
Administrator Stilwell gave the update.
2.
Community Planning & Building Director recruitment update
The
recruitment update was given by City Administrator Stilwell.
3.
Presentation of FY 2011-12 Draft Audited Financial Statements
Joe
Arch of JJACPA presented the Draft Audited Financial Statements.
4.
Quarterly financial presentation
City
Administrator Stilwell provided a brief presentation of the 3rd Quarter.
5.
Present proposed 2013/14 budget for the June budget hearings
City
Administrator Stilwell presented the proposed budget and outlined the upcoming
budget process.
VII. CONSENT CALENDAR
F. Consideration of a Resolution adopting compensation
changes for the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
Ambulance Paramedic/Firefighter employees.
G. Receive FY 2011-12 Draft Audited Financial Statements by
Joe Arch, CPA, JJACPA, Inc.
H. Authorize the City Administrator to execute an agreement
with Walker Parking Consultants to update the 2000 Walker study.
Council
Member Theis pulled Item H.
Mayor
Burnett opened and closed the meeting to public comment at 5:42 p.m.
Council
Member TALMAGE moved to approve Consent Agenda Items A-G and I, seconded
by Council Member BEACH
and carried unanimously.
Item
VII.H. Authorize the City Administrator to execute an agreement with Walker
Parking Consultants to update the 2000 Walker
study.
Clarification
of issues surrounding Item H. was provided by Council Members Theis and Talmage
to the public.
Mayor
Burnett opened to the meeting to public comment at 5:53 p.m. for discussion
of Item H.
Tom
Wilson addressed the Council regarding delivery trucks.
The
meeting was closed to public comment at 5:56 p.m.
Council
Member HILLYARD moved to approve Consent Agenda Item H. with the
modification of the contract to reflect the Council discussion seconded by Council Member BEACH
and carried unanimously.
VIII. ORDERS OF COUNCIL
A. Update on water supply projects and
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) process.
Mayor
Burnett presented the update and opened the meeting to public comment at 6:40
p.m.
Monte
Miller addressed Council.
The
meeting was closed to public comment by Mayor Burnett at 6:41 p.m.
B. Approval of the annual Hospitality
Improvement District (HID) report and annual Council
review of the assessment.
Based
on Council Member THEIS’ association with the Innkeeper’s Association, she recused
herself and left the Council Chambers.
City
Attorney, Don Freeman, outlined the process for the assessment review.
Monta
Potter, CEO of the Carmel Chamber of Commerce, presented the annual HID report.
Mayor
Burnett opened the meeting to public comment at 6:56 p.m.
Dave
Spaur, Economic Development Director for the County of Monterey
addressed Council.
The
meeting was closed to public comment by Mayor Burnett at 6:57 p.m.
Council
Member HILLYARD moved to receive the annual HID report, certify that
no protest letters were received and approve the continuation of the assessment
at the current rate, seconded by TALMAGE and carried by the following
roll call vote:
AYES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: BEACH, HILLYARD, TALMAGE & BURNETT
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: THEIS