MINUTES

CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING/CLOSED SESSION

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Mayor Burnett called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present:

Council Members Dallas, Talmage and Theis, Mayor Pro

Tem Beach and Mayor Burnett

Absent:

None

Staff Present:

Douglas J. Schmitz, City Administrator

Don Freeman, City Attorney
Lee Price, Interim City Clerk
Janet, Bombard, Library and Community Activities Director
Robert Mullane, Community Planning and Building
Sharon Friedrichsen, Public Services Director
Mike Calhoun, Public Safety Director/Acting Administrative
Services Director
Paul Woods, Finance Manager
Mike Branson, City Forester
Andrew Vanderford, Public Works Special Projects Manager

ITEM 1:

RECEIPT OF PROVISIONAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN

AND TRANSMITTAL TO PLANNING COMMISSION

City Administrator Doug Schmitz and Finance Manager Paul Woods presented
the staff report. Brief Council questions followed.
Public Comments:
Skip Lloyd, Friends of Mission Trail Native Preserve, submitted a proposal for
changing the title, description and justification for the CIP item FPB 1415-08MTNP Invasive Tree Management.
Stephen Moorer, Pacific Repertory Theater, expressed support for including the
Forest Theater Renovation Project in the CIP.
Carolyn Hardy argued in favor of providing more emphasis on and funding for
upgrades to the Police and Public Works Departments facilities.
---End of Public Comments---

Council Meeting Date: 4/6/15

Agenda Item: 4.A
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Mayor Burnett asked the City Administrator if he had seen the modification
proposed by Skip Lloyd. City Administrator Doug Schmitz indicated he had and
had no objection to the revisions.
Action:

Upon a motion made by Councilmember Talmage, seconded by

Mayor ProTem Beach, the Council unanimously moved to receive
the Provision Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), as amended by
modifying FPB 1415-08-MTNP Invasive Tree Management to retitle it to MTNP Invasive Species Removal and make other
changes to the description and justification), and to transmit the CIP
to the Planning Commission. 5:0

CLOSED SESSION: Mayor Burnett announced the items on the Closed Session
agenda. There were no public comments. The Council adjourned to Closed
Session at 4:40 p.m.
ITEM 1:

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL

LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(D) (1)

EXISTING

Name of Case: Steven McInchak, Plaintiff v. City of Carmel-by-theSea, and does 1 through 50, inclusive, respondents Monterey
County Superior Court Case NO. M128062
ITEM 2:

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED

LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of
Government Code Section 54956.9: 3 of cases

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, Mayor Burnett adjourned the

meeting at approximately 6:30 p.m.

APPROVED:

ATTEST:

________________________
Jason Burnett, Mayor

_______________________
Lee Price, MMC
Interim City Clerk

Council Meeting Date: 4/6/15

Agenda Item: 4.A
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