Seven Noteworthy 5 January 2016 City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Items

ABSTRACT: Seven Noteworthy 5 January 2016 City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Items are presented including ANNOUNCEMENTS, PUBLIC APPEARANCES, Monthly Reports for the Month of November including Contracts executed within the City Administrator’s Signing Authority; Community Planning and Building Department Reports; Police, Fire, Ambulance and Beach Reports; Public Records Act Request Logs – City Clerk and Police; Forester’s Report; and City Treasurer’s Report, Receive an update on the City’s Beach Fires Management Pilot Program, Establish a process for filling position of City Administrator, Public Hearing on Establishing the Carmel Hospitality Improvement District; Adoption of Resolution Declaring Results of Majority Protest Proceedings and Establishing the Carmel Hospitality Improvement District; Authorize Professional Services Agreement with Visit Carmel; Second Reading of an Ordinance Disestablishing the Carmel Hospitality Improvement District and Consideration of an appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision to deny a Use Permit (UP 15-261) application for the establishment of a specialty food store (Carmel Chocolate Emporium) at a property located in the Carmel Commercial (CC) Zoning District. Agenda Bills and supporting materials are embedded as document copies.

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA PACKET

REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Agenda Regular Meeting 01-05-16

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, January 5, 2016

CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements will be made by the Mayor and Council Members, City Administrator, and/or City Attorney.

PUBLIC APPEARANCES
Anyone wishing to address the City Council on matters within the jurisdiction of the City and are not on the agenda may do so now. Matters not appearing on the City Council’s agenda will not receive action at this meeting but may be referred to staff for a future meeting. Presentations will be limited to three (3) minutes, or as otherwise established by the City Council. Persons are not required to give their names, but it is helpful for speakers to state their names in order that the City Clerk may identify them in the minutes of the meeting. Always speak into the microphone, as the meeting is recorded.

CONSENT AGENDA
All items on the Consent Calendar are to be acted upon by a single action of the City Council unless otherwise requested by an individual Council Member or the public for special consideration. Otherwise the recommendation of staff will be accepted and acted upon by majority voice vote.

4. Monthly Reports for the Month of November
a. Contracts executed within the City Administrator’s Signing Authority
b. Community Planning and Building Department Reports
c. Police, Fire, Ambulance and Beach Reports
d. Public Records Act Request Logs – City Clerk and Police
e. Forester’s Report
f. City Treasurer’s Report

Monthly Reports 01-05-16

8. AB 1079 Receive an update on the City’s Beach Fires Management Pilot Program.

Beach Fire Management Update 01-05-16

ORDERS

Orders of Council are agenda items that require City Council discussion, debate and/or direction.

9. Establish a process for filling position of City Administrator.

PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public Hearings consist of Zoning amendments, General Plan amendments, appeals of Commission decisions and other State-mandated items. If the Public Hearing is an appeal, appellants are allowed a total of 10 minutes to speak on their own behalf after the staff report and at the close of public comment in order to have an opportunity to rebut public comments. Other speakers will be allowed three minutes.

10. AB 1081 Public Hearing on Establishing the Carmel Hospitality Improvement District; Adoption of Resolution Declaring Results of Majority Protest Proceedings and Establishing the Carmel Hospitality Improvement District; Authorize Professional Services Agreement with Visit Carmel; Second Reading of an Ordinance Disestablishing the Carmel Hospitality Improvement District.

Carmel Hospitality Improvement District 01-05-16

11. AB 1082 Consideration of an appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision to deny a Use Permit (UP 15-261) application for the establishment of a specialty food store (Carmel Chocolate Emporium) at a property located in the Carmel Commercial (CC) Zoning District.

Appeal Carmel Chocolate Emporium 01-05-16

Consideration of an appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision to deny a Use Permit (UP 15-261) application for the establishment of a specialty food store (Carmel Chocolate Emporium) at a property located in the Carmel Commercial (CC) Zoning District.