[0:02] Good evening everyone. We're going to go ahead and call to order the Thursday, December 12th meeting of the Capitol City Council. Can I have a roll call please?

[0:11] Council, Mark Clark? Yes. Council member Morgan? Yes. Council member Peterson? Yes.

[0:16] Vice Mayor Brooks? Yes. And Mayor Brown? Yes. Before we begin the pledge of allegiance, if any of the young people in the audience would like to come join us up front, we would really love some young voices of the children that are joining us today to help lead us in the pledge of allegiance.

[0:31] that they are so interested in doing so.

[0:34] I'm calling my kiddos out.

[0:35] Come on, kids.

[0:37] Come on.

[0:39] Come on.

[0:39] Yes, thank you.

[0:40] Hey, I love you.

[0:42] Come on up, girl.

[0:44] I see you.

[0:44] Come on up.

[0:45] I'll call you by name, just like a teacher.

[0:48] All right, no one forced, only encouraged.

[0:51] All right, please join us in the pledge of allegiance.

[0:58] I pledge allegiance to the flag

[1:00] of the United States of America

[1:02] And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

[1:22] All right.

[1:23] Do we have any additions or deletions to tonight's agenda?

[1:27] Staff has one proposed change to this evening's agenda.

[1:29] That would be to poll item six E, which is the city council schedule for next year for further discussion.

[1:36] Ladies and gentlemen.

[1:38] All right.

[1:38] Thank you very much.

[1:39] Do we have any staff comments?

[1:42] Just one quick announcement that I have and I know our police chief has an announcement.

[1:46] First, I just want to love the community.

[1:48] Oh, the park Avenue is closed during the day for a very needed tree work before this winter storms.

[1:53] Something that's been recommended to us to be urgently by our arborists.

[1:58] Every day it will be closed until 4 o'clock in the afternoon and the work is expected to wrap up next week.

[2:04] Thank you.

[2:10] Hi, welcome.

[2:11] Good evening. First of all, this is amazing. I hope we can keep this momentum up with

[2:17] this attendance.

[2:22] So, right here's a laugh and it's true.

[2:27] So first of all, I just want to thank you for your service, Madam Mayor, Brown,

[2:31] and Councilmember Margo.

[2:35] Appreciate you guys. And then I just want to thank those of you who attending my

[2:39] I just appreciated the kind words and I got to see you because you're so tall.

[2:46] So just thank you for that.

[2:47] And then I just want to let you guys know and invite you to some exciting promotions that we have coming up next Wednesday at 10 o'clock.

[2:55] Captain Leon Moreno is going to be sworn in as well as Sergeant Jackie Young.

[3:02] And then also, this Saturday is Uncle Nathan's day celebration at the mercantile from

[3:09] 10 to 2, where gifts will be brought for under-privileged children, and so they'll be

[3:15] a fun event.

[3:16] Please, Department only there.

[3:17] Thank you.

[3:18] That's it.

[3:19] Thank you.

[3:22] Okay.

[3:22] Do we have any additional materials?

[3:25] Staff did receive additional materials for change agenda.

[3:27] Item 5, E1, email for received after publication of the agenda packet.

[3:31] item 6E, the item that's going to be pulled for further discussion.

[3:34] There was a correction as a series to the resolution attachment, and the items 7C, 1 email,

[3:40] once received, all additional materials were made available for public review prior to tonight's

[3:44] meeting.

[3:45] Thank you.

[3:47] All right.

[3:47] We will go now to oral communications by members of the public.

[3:50] This is an opportunity for the public to address the city council on any item on our consent

[3:54] agenda or any item that is not on tonight's agenda.

[3:57] You will have three minutes.

[3:58] please feel free to state your name if you'd like it included in the record.

[4:04] Welcome.

[4:09] Council members and staff, my name is Nicholas Brown. It's a long time follower in

[4:14] first time coming. I'd like to take a moment to thank each and every one of y'all for the

[4:20] hard work and the dedication that you put into your roles to serve. The folks of the city of

[4:26] capital, I really hope y'all had a happy Thanksgiving and y'all are continuing to have a happy

[4:32] holiday season.

[4:34] I especially want to thank the outgoing members, Margo and Kristen.

[4:38] Thank you so much for your dedication and service to the City of Capitola Margo.

[4:44] Thank you for ushering the mayor, ushering the president and the governor.

[4:50] Through our wonderful city when you were mayor.

[4:53] And we're going to miss you as a council member.

[4:56] Also, I'd like to really thank Mayor Brown.

[5:00] Chris and your leadership as mayor during the pandemic and your leadership through the recovery efforts of last year's disasters and your tireless work to get the war and boat and bait back open and the list goes on.

[5:16] We're all going to miss you. Thank you very much and your dedication to service and as a public servant just goes unmatched.

[5:25] So thank you.

[5:26] Thank you. You're not going to miss me.

[5:34] Hi, welcome. Hi, my name's Goren Clubage. I play a basketball

[5:38] a lot at J3 Park. There's another issue that I want to address and that was one time I incident

[5:45] in Capitola where a bar was in all of the dealing of cocaine on a grand scale basis. I addressed

[5:53] this issue before I addressed that issue to Captain Sarirayan and she was a captain before,

[5:59] But now she's a police chief and I hope that that's such things will change. I'm an army vet

[6:05] I was there army. I've seen stuff overseas. So I want to coach caution you that things like that are happening sometimes

[6:13] Even in the city of Capitola. Thank you very much, Polismy. Thank you.

[6:23] Any further public comment?

[6:26] Okay, seeing none. We will go now to

[6:30] and we will start with item 5A.

[6:36] City Council meeting minutes.

[6:39] Good evening.

[6:40] I'm here at City Council.

[6:41] It's unusual that we do.

[6:44] The city council should approve the previous meetings

[6:46] minutes before the council changes over and so tonight

[6:49] for your consideration and approval is the previous

[6:51] regular meeting minutes from November 21st, 2024.

[6:56] Okay.

[6:57] I can't approve the minutes.

[6:58] I'll second the minute. Okay, we have a motion in a second. Before we go to a vote, do we have any public comment on this item?

[7:05] Saying no, we'll bring it back to the council. Any discussion before we move on to a vote?

[7:10] Okay, with that on favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Any abstentions? Motion carries unanimously.

[7:17] We will go now to presentation of certificates of appreciation to outgoing council members and outgoing council member comments.

[7:25] We start with comments, or what do we...

[7:30] I'm not going, so I don't know how you want to do this.

[7:33] Well, I think one of the things I want to say first off is thank you so much for your service,

[7:38] grab round council member Oregon and a pleasure to work with you.

[7:42] We're all you've done for the city staff is deeply in debt.

[7:48] Sorry to see you again. We know you're going to be moving on to wonderful new things.

[7:52] So we do have a couple of things here for both of you.

[7:55] We wanted to present. This is for council member.

[8:03] We're again.

[8:06] Certificate of appreciation as

[8:12] well.

[8:13] I'm going to open up this.

[8:38] You guys.

[8:41] Some

[9:15] comments.

[9:18] Yeah.

[9:22] Thank you.

[9:23] Mayor Brown.

[9:25] First, I think I'll start with you.

[9:28] Um, I was honored to run in 2020 with you and you're going for your second term and I couldn't believe that you called me up right away and we talked, um,

[9:44] all about city stuff and how things ran and how I absolutely knew nothing about any of this, which has proven to

[9:52] change quite a bit over the over the years and I contribute a lot of that to you and thank

[9:58] you so much for sort of stewarding this council for as long as you have and you've really

[10:04] done a lot for our city, you've done a lot for neighboring cities, the county and community

[10:09] around us so it's just been a huge honor to work with you and I'm so proud of you of all

[10:16] the things you do all the time you put in. I remember talking to you like thinking, how

[10:20] she do. It's kind of crazy, but it just goes to show your unwavering dedication and if anybody

[10:30] wants to learn a little bit about service, just look at this woman next to me. It's pretty remarkable.

[10:37] For me, it's been a wild four years to say the least. I'm really honored to have

[10:49] of a tumultuous time over the last four years.

[10:52] My ran in 2020 at the height of COVID.

[10:54] Times are really rough.

[10:55] Things were very uncertain.

[10:58] But I knew I wanted to be a part of Capitola

[11:00] and moving forward and getting out of a time like that.

[11:04] So I'm really so glad that I did.

[11:08] I felt a council member tonight here with me

[11:11] and those that have served prior.

[11:14] We've really been able to accomplish a lot of things.

[11:16] and I'm so proud to be part of Capitol's history and I wasn't going to bring it up, but

[11:24] Nick did. I did get to meet Biden, which is pretty cool. I've learned so much during my

[11:31] term on council. I'm so grateful for this opportunity. I want to thank my council mates,

[11:37] the city staff, public works, or police department. Everybody that goes into making this city

[11:44] tick and work and be the beautiful amazing place that we all get to call home. It's it's been a

[11:53] really humbling nice experience to be a part of such a great team and and and all of those in the

[12:01] community that have supported me and continue to support me in my endeavors and during this time

[12:07] well wishes to those moving forward in your service to capital A I look forward to the future. Thank you

[12:23] Well, I apologize. I'm not going to be as grief. But I will try to be as grief as I can. This might be the longest that I've ever spoken all in one span in my eight years on council.

[12:35] As my time as a capital city council member, Mayor comes to a close. I've been reflecting not only on the past eight years, but on all my memories and experiences in our beloved city. I feel very fortunate to have come from a long line of people who have cherished capital.

[12:50] not only for what it has become, but what it has the potential to be.

[12:55] I've lived here for nearly 20 years, though my family has called

[12:58] capital home for four generations, proudly serving through our police

[13:02] department, the central fire district, so-called elementary school district, and now the city council.

[13:09] Serving our community has been the honor of a lifetime.

[13:12] And I'm deeply thankful to the residents of capital for trusting me with this responsibility.

[13:17] These past eight years have been transformative for our city and marked by challenges, major projects, and collective accomplishments.

[13:24] The past four years, in particular, as mentioned, have been particularly challenging.

[13:30] We face a global pandemic, felt the impacts of nationwide social unrest, based catastrophic storms that were worse than anything our city has seen in 40 years,

[13:38] and made difficult decisions made more difficult by the spread of misinformation and disinformation on social media.

[13:45] But in the face of these challenges, we as the city showed our resilience, our strength, and our commitment to equity, inclusivity, and progress.

[13:53] I truly believe that no one person accomplishes anything alone, and there are so many things that we can be proud to have accomplished together.

[14:01] Here are a few of the things that I am most proud to have been a part of since being elected in 2016.

[14:07] Taking part in the campaign for funding, the groundbreaking and the grand opening of our new

[14:11] capital of Branch Library, campaigning for Measure F in 2018, which has since provided funding

[14:17] for our jetty flume and more for pairs, all of which were completed ahead of schedule.

[14:21] Adding youth seats to our city's boards, committees and commissions, working with then candidate

[14:26] eventbrooks, and advocating for a dedicated children's fund that now supports vital program

[14:31] services and scholarships, supporting the Gabrielle Local Government Fellows Program and

[14:35] beginning the youth mayor for a day program. Completing tangible improvements to our

[14:39] city's transportation infrastructure, including the Capital Avenue sidewalk project, repairs

[14:44] to storm damaged infrastructure on Park Avenue. Clares Avenue improvements, new sidewalks

[14:50] on Kennedy and the Lower Pac-Cova lots and over 24,000 linear feet of roadway treatments.

[14:56] That's over six miles, nearly 24% of all of capital.

[15:14] We've worked to enhance equity and inclusion in our city through the overhaul of our community grant program process, and initiating a code of conduct, and implicit bias training for council members, commissioners and staff, and alignment with our commitment to fostering a more inclusive capital.

[15:29] We've worked to address our housing crisis by launching a pre-approved ADU program, enacting

[15:34] mobile home rent stabilization, breaking ground on two new 100% affordable housing developments,

[15:39] and working with our planning commission to develop our recently approved six cycle housing

[15:43] element. We've partnered with community-based organizations to meet the needs of our most vulnerable

[15:48] in our community, administering a $500,000 seed dollar CDBG grant to provide food and transit

[15:54] services to low income families and successfully administering CARES Act relief to support local

[16:00] nonprofits and rental relief for small businesses. We supported our small businesses during

[16:05] COVID by providing 33 temporary use permits that allowed outdoor dining retail and personal

[16:10] services to continue operating safely, acted swiftly during the 2023 storms, partnering with the

[16:16] county and small business owners to get building inspectors and assist businesses in reopening

[16:20] and participated in the war-forking group breaking ground on more for pairs and joining the community

[16:26] as we came together to celebrate the Grand Reopening of the Capital of Wurf.

[16:31] Collaborating, compromising and building consensus with our friends at Bowton Bay culminating in their long-awaited

[16:36] and much celebrated return to the Capital of Wurf.

[16:39] The on my official duties, it's been a joy in my tenure on council to volunteer at the Capital of Foundation

[16:45] car shows and golf tournaments, lead token booths at our art and wine festivals, serve as a judge

[16:50] at our lighted boat parade, poor wine at our syphonstool events, represent our museum at local

[16:55] history fairs, welcome more to our frienders to our bandstand, and generally be a part of

[17:00] all that makes capital special. Public services have been an incredibly fulfilling part of my life.

[17:06] I've loved every minute of it, connecting with residents, hearing their stories and working together

[17:11] to solve challenges, and acting meaningful policy changes like our mobile home rent stabilization

[17:16] where the impact is immediate and tangible has reinforced the importance of this work.

[17:22] It's moments like that that remind me why I chose this path.

[17:26] To our two newest council members, council members Jensen and Orbach, I'm confident that you

[17:31] will find immense growth and fulfillment in public service just as I have.

[17:35] Be prepared for challenges, for making mistakes and for facing tough decisions, but also

[17:40] for the incredible rewards that come from serving

[17:42] this remarkable community.

[17:45] The years ahead will not be without difficulty,

[17:47] but I trust you will approach each decision

[17:49] with thoughtfulness and always keep the best interests

[17:51] of all Catholic Tolons at heart.

[17:54] On a more personal note, I want to take a moment to think

[17:56] a few individuals whose guidance support

[17:58] and camaraderie have profoundly shaped my time on council.

[18:01] Stephanie Harland first encouraged me to run for office,

[18:04] served as a steady mentor, offered wisdom and guidance,

[18:07] and helped me find my footing in my role during my early years.

[18:11] Stephanie, you continue to be a true friend and I'm grateful for your support.

[18:15] When I first considered running for council, Sam Story offered me valuable guidance. He asked

[18:21] why I wanted to run and I shared that I wanted to be the voice of the people. He wisely reminded

[18:25] me that the people often do not speak with one voice, and this hindsight has stayed with me throughout

[18:30] my service. Often reminding me that the loudest or most influential voices do not necessarily

[18:35] represent the voice of the majority and that it is crucial to seek out and consider the voices

[18:39] we might not be hearing, ensuring that all perspectives are part of our decisions.

[18:45] Mike Termini, whose example of leadership taught me how to run an effective meeting with confidence

[18:49] in grace, showed me the art of staying composed under pressure, rolling with the punches and

[18:53] standing firm in decisions, skills that have been invaluable in my time on council.

[18:59] At Bautourf, I have come to truly and deeply value your straightforward approach in pragmatic

[19:04] perspective. You've shown me what it means to take this, oh, I'm sorry. You've shown

[19:08] me the power of unexpected partnerships and the important, important, important,

[19:12] finding common ground, even in the face of differences.

[19:15] Fargo, you have an uncanny ability to bring levity and perspective to the

[19:22] toughest moments. You've shown me what it means to take this work seriously without

[19:27] losing sight of joy and humor and humanity.

[19:32] That balance is a gift, and I've learned a lot of it for you.

[19:38] Alexander and Joe, thank you for your dedication for stepping up to serve

[19:42] Capitola.

[19:43] I know it's only been two years, but it has been a pleasure to work alongside

[19:47] you both.

[19:48] I know the city's future is bright and in good hands with you both on council.

[19:52] To all our city staff, our city attorney, our police, your exceptional professional

[19:56] journalism and boundless patients have been nothing short of remarkable.

[20:00] Your expertise and dedication have been a cornerstone of our collective success.

[20:05] You are the unsung heroes of our city's progress, and I am forever grateful to the work

[20:09] that you do and the support that you have provided in my time on council.

[20:14] Jamie, it is hard to encapsulate all that we have faced together, my friend.

[20:18] From navigating the pandemic to weathering the storms, both literally and metaphorically,

[20:22] You've been a steady presence, even when the weight of it all has been immense, and while we've laughed about your uncanny ability to break bones, tear ligaments, pull muscles, or otherwise return from a weak ender vacation and some kind of caster swing, it's a testament to your resilience.

[20:38] No matter the circumstances you show up, you lead and you support your staff and your counsel, and we are very fortunate to have you at the helm.

[20:47] It's been a pleasure to work with you.

[20:49] You've had, I am so grateful.

[20:52] I am so grateful to have been able to share this experience on council with you.

[20:58] You've been more than a colleague.

[21:00] You've been an incredible friend and a confident someone to brainstorm with, challenge ideas,

[21:06] and occasionally debate each other about the best path forward.

[21:11] Your presence on this council and in my life has been transformative and I consider it

[21:16] a privilege to call you my friend.

[21:19] Finally, to my husband, Nick, who I met for the first time here in the stairway at City Hall.

[21:28] You are the greatest gift this city has given me.

[21:34] And in supporting my time on council, you have endured more than I could have or should have ever asked for.

[21:40] You've been the most amazing partner talking through issues with me lifting me up when things felt impossible or simply reminding me who I am.

[21:48] I am endlessly grateful and I hope that you know that your wife is absolutely crazy about you.

[21:54] My calendar is about to open up and I'm looking forward to the adventures that we will create in the coming years.

[22:02] To close, finally, right?

[22:04] I'd like to thank all the residents, colleagues, partners who embody the true spirit of Capitola.

[22:10] Capitola will always have my heart and I will always be proud of what we've built together.

[22:14] The city has shaped who I am, and I'm not going anywhere.

[22:19] My commitment to lifelong public service remains unwavering, and I will continue to advocate for this incredible community I love so deeply.

[22:30] And I hope you take care of each other.

[22:45] Do I leave now? Is that it? Okay. One last action.

[22:51] Oh, we have to certify the results. Okay. That makes sense. Okay. So we'll move on now to item 5C results of the general municipal election.

[23:01] Mayor and city council members. Tonight for your consideration is a resolution confirming and approving the canvas of results of the general municipal election held on November 5th.

[23:09] So, the election was held in November 5th.

[23:12] It was consolidated with the General Municipal Election and Statewide General Election.

[23:15] The purpose of the election was to elect two city council members to office.

[23:19] And for the voters to vote on a capital of sales tax measure measure why.

[23:23] The candidates with the highest total of votes will be sworn in after this item and measure

[23:29] why it passed with a majority.

[23:31] So tonight for your consideration is the resolution, I'm available for any questions.

[23:36] Thank you.

[23:37] Any questions?

[23:38] No?

[23:38] Okay. Any public comments on this item? Seeing none, we'll bring it back to the council.

[23:45] For a motion. I'll move the results of the general municipal election.

[23:51] All right. We have a motion in a second. All in favor say aye.

[23:55] Aye. Any opposed? Any abstentions? Motion carries unanimously. With that, we will take a moment

[24:03] to leave. And welcome. Welcome our two new council members. Thank you so much.

[26:10] Okay, so let's, I'm going to carry on as the Vice Mayor currently.

[26:17] So we are going to move to items 7D, the oath of office, and our clerk will go ahead and

[26:26] Minister of the Office and received comments from our newly elected council members.

[26:31] So come on.

[26:31] Are going to go ahead and start with Ms. Orbach.

[26:34] So Ms. Orbach might invite you up.

[26:59] I'm Melinda Orbach.

[27:03] Do solemnly swear in a firm that I was support and defend the constitution of the United States

[27:15] and the constitution of the state of California against all enemies, foreign and domestic

[27:24] that are bare true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States and the

[27:35] Constitution of the State of California that I take this obligation freely without any

[27:44] mental reservations or Professor of the Asian and that I will well and safely discharge

[27:54] to the duties, upon which I am about to enter.

[28:18] And now we'll go ahead and invite Mr. Jensen up to the stage

[28:20] and Mr. Jensen will be sworn in by former council member,

[28:25] ALRT.

[28:30] I got cut off there, Mr. Jensen has been sworn in this evening

[28:33] by Ms. Gailor Tee, is a former city council member,

[28:36] and she'll be joining us as well.

[28:56] Hi, Jerry Jensen.

[28:58] Do you solemnly swear?

[29:03] Yes.

[29:03] I'll defend the support constitution,

[29:07] and the constitution and state of California.

[29:11] Against all enemies foreign and domestic,

[29:16] I bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution in the United States, the constitution in the state of California,

[29:26] and take the obligation freely, without any mental reservation, or for preservation,

[29:38] I will and faithfully discharge the duties

[29:43] upon what I am about to enter.

[30:00] In addition to the oaths of office, each of our newly elected city council members have a certificate of election officially certifying the resolve of local ahead and present to them now.

[30:37] Okay. Congratulations again to our newest capital city council members.

[30:52] And let's go ahead and open it up and then start with council member for a buck for some comments.

[30:59] Thank you. So thank you all for coming here tonight to this meeting. It's a really special moment to be here and to be able to share this with my family and friends and all of you.

[31:15] And it's such an honor to sit in the seat with my fellow council members.

[31:21] I took the leap of faith to run for office for the first time this summer and I'm so

[31:28] excited and grateful that I get the opportunity to serve my community in this capacity.

[31:34] Thank you to all who believed in me, supported me and voted for me.

[31:39] I know there will be many challenging issues and decisions ahead, but I believe we can work together

[31:45] and help build a stronger capital.

[31:48] This will be a very rewarding and meaningful experience and I can't wait to learn and grow with this council and with our staff.

[31:57] Thank you to all of my friends and family for your unwavering love and support.

[32:04] Thanks to my bestie Sue for being my treasure and for the best partner in the world, Matt, for being my campaign manager,

[32:13] Which I don't think he's here because he's with my son. Okay, I'm a two and a half year old. Okay. Where's he?

[32:21] Okay

[32:23] We've spent many late nights building our platform and strategizing for this campaign

[32:29] It is also our tenure-winning anniversary tonight. So happy anniversary.

[32:39] Thank you. To my two daughters M.N. Sage

[32:44] Thank you for encouraging mommy to run and

[32:47] for the brightness you bring into my life. I'm doing this for all the little girls out there,

[32:54] but especially for the little girls who look like me. I went to take a moment to thank

[33:01] Kristen and Margo for your outstanding service and leadership. You women have paved the way

[33:09] for others like me to serve and I am so grateful for your support as I take on this new role. Thank you.

[33:27] Thank you. First of all, I want to express my deepest gratitude to my family and to my amazing

[33:34] wife, Heather, for their unwavering support throughout the challenge of this journey. Without

[33:39] their love and encouragement, I would not be here today. And I would like to apologize for the

[33:45] undue personal stress you had to endure.

[33:50] Then you had to endure during this process.

[33:54] I would not be able to cheat my goals without you to try to serve this community and I thank you for being my rock.

[34:02] I'd also like to extend my heartfelt thanks to my supporters who have dedicated their time efforts to my campaign.

[34:10] Your hard work, belief in our mission, and encouragement kept me motivated and focused.

[34:15] I am truly grateful for each and every one of you.

[34:18] I would like to thank Chris and Amargo for their use of service.

[34:22] The Linda I'd like to congratulate you on your election victory.

[34:25] Your achievements are commendable and look forward to working alongside you and making our city a better place.

[34:32] Throughout my campaign, I emphasize the importance of putting community first.

[34:37] Staying true to the principal, I pledge to remain accessible to every community member,

[34:43] your voice is matter, and I am committed to hearing your concerns, ideas,

[34:47] as we shape the future of our city together.

[34:51] My ultimate goal is to foster you and progress within our tiny,

[34:55] close-knit, two-mile community.

[34:58] Together, we can move forward as one, creating a brighter future for everyone.

[35:03] There will undoubtedly be tough decisions ahead of me,

[35:06] but I can assure you that I will always prioritize listening,

[35:10] understanding, and making informed choices.

[35:13] Teamwork is the foundation for success.

[35:15] As the saying goes, there is no eye in team.

[35:19] It's only through collaboration.

[35:21] We can achieve our shared goals.

[35:24] I'm eager to work with my fellow council members,

[35:27] city staff, and all of you to serve our community

[35:29] to the best of our ability.

[35:32] Once again, thank you for your own way,

[35:34] support and trust.

[35:35] I'm optimistic.

[35:36] I'm also excited about a journey ahead of our city.

[35:40] Together, we will accomplish great things.

[35:42] Thank you.

[35:54] Okay, so we're now going to move to item 5E and that's our city council rig organization for 2025.

[36:04] This is where we'll be seeking a nomination for vice mayor and mayor.

[36:10] I'll go ahead and bring this.

[36:13] I don't think we have staff reports pretty straightforward.

[36:15] So I'll bring this back to council for for comment and a nomination.

[36:21] We'll begin with Vice Mayor.

[36:23] Do we have a nomination for Vice Mayor?

[36:26] I like to nominate Councillor and Park for Vice Mayor.

[36:30] And I will second.

[36:38] So we'll take this item into motion.

[36:42] So we have a first and a second for Council Member Clark as Vice Mayor.

[36:47] All in favor.

[36:49] Hi.

[36:51] This item passes unanimously.

[36:52] And

[37:00] now we'll move on to Mayor, so I'll turn this over to Council.

[37:04] Madam Vice Mayor, I would like to nominate you as the next mayor of the city of capital.

[37:11] My second.

[37:12] We have a first and second for me.

[37:17] All in favor?

[37:19] Aye.

[37:20] Any opposed?

[37:22] None.

[37:22] So this item passes as well.

[37:31] We're just going to take a minute here to reorganize our seats literally so we'll be back with you in a second.

[38:04] This is also your time to escape before we get into the boring stuff.

[39:28] Hey, for our members in the public, we're going to get back to it.

[39:44] My mom told me to do it.

[39:50] Okay, so we're going to move on to item 6.

[39:55] So this is our consent items, as you've heard,

[39:58] we needed a poll item 6-8, or 6-E excuse me.

[40:02] So I'm going to turn it to Council for a motion to adopt 6-A, B, C, D, and F.

[40:13] I moved to adopt the motion.

[40:16] I'll second.

[40:17] Minacy.

[40:19] So we're going to do a roll call vote.

[40:21] Have a comment.

[40:22] Oh, please.

[40:23] Yeah.

[40:24] I don't want to pull this, but I want to request that item 6-B.

[40:30] interest rate for tenants security deposits be brought back to council with some more information from staff at a future date.

[40:39] So we would actually need to pull that item to be to be discussed at a different at a later agenda.

[40:46] Is that accurate?

[40:47] So I think council member Peter some maybe you're suggesting was you're okay approving it this time.

[40:52] But looking ahead you are suggesting we bring back more information.

[40:55] Maybe some other options about how to move forward.

[40:57] Yes, that's exactly right.

[40:58] Okay, got it.

[41:00] Okay, so we have a motion and a second for item six A, B, C, D, and F with item six

[41:07] to B coming back for at another time for future discussion, may have a roll call of

[41:13] vote, please.

[41:14] Council and Virgin, sin.

[41:17] Council over or back?

[41:18] I.

[41:18] Council on repeater, sin.

[41:20] Vice Mayor Clark.

[41:21] Hi.

[41:22] I'm Mayor Brooks.

[41:24] So this item passes.

[41:25] We're going to now move to item seven.

[41:27] This is our general government.

[41:28] And we're going to move to item 7A at a mayor really quickly.

[41:33] We still need to cover item 6E, the council meeting calendar.

[41:36] Okay, that we're going to go all the way at the end.

[41:38] But we can.

[41:40] It's up to you.

[41:41] Okay.

[41:41] I'm sure.

[41:43] I will take it all the way at the end since we're running on a roll.

[41:46] So I'm going to move to item 7A, the fiscal year 2425 salary schedule update.

[41:54] Mayor, regarding item seven A, my wife Heather is an employee and receives a salary from the city.

[42:03] Her salary is included in the salary schedule, update and subject of the item seven A.

[42:10] I will thus be recused myself on this item and I'll be stepping out.

[42:14] Okay. Thank you. And now I will turn this over to staff for presentation.

[42:20] Thank you.

[42:28] Thank you Mayor Brooks and council. Can you hear me? Okay, so this is going to be brief. You're recommended action is here on the screen.

[42:38] This is an administrative follow up to previously approved MOU's compensation plans and agreements on back over the summer.

[42:44] So, California government code section 54953 section C3 requires an oral summary before Council

[42:55] takes action on executive compensation.

[42:57] So, this is that oral summary and report.

[43:02] As already been stated, item 7A is an amendment to the fiscal year 2024 25 salaries schedule

[43:08] to include increased economic benefits for employees in the department head group, the

[43:14] manager as well as employees in the Association of Capital and Employees, the police officers

[43:20] association, our mid managers, our confidential employees and our police captain bargaining

[43:25] units. With a quick count, 25 city positions are receiving one-time equity adjustments

[43:32] in differing amounts, including department heads and the city manager, who will be receiving

[43:37] one-time equity adjustments in the amount of 8.75%, 3.61% and 4.3% dependent on the position

[43:46] and as further explained in the staff report, that's my summary and your recommended action

[43:51] is to approve, excuse me, a job to resolution which approves the new salary schedule consistent

[43:57] again with the following agreements already approved back in June and July. The agreements

[44:03] of our ACE employees, our POA,

[44:05] mid-management, confidential employees,

[44:08] the captains, and the Department of Compensation,

[44:10] the benefits plan, and the city manager,

[44:12] employment agreement.

[44:14] And I'm available for any questions.

[44:15] Thank you.

[44:16] Thank you.

[44:17] Council, any questions?

[44:19] No?

[44:20] We'll turn this over to all of our visitors today.

[44:25] And comments or questions about this item.

[44:28] Seeing that, we'll bring this back for a vote.

[44:32] move to approve the recommended action for item seven A.

[44:37] We have a first.

[44:39] Second then.

[44:40] And a second. All in favor.

[44:43] I.

[44:44] Okay, this item passes with the.

[44:48] Without council member Jensen, who had to

[44:50] recuse.

[44:52] Okay, we'll move on to item B.

[44:54] This is our city council representation on regional board and city advisory bodies.

[44:59] Um, can we have council.

[45:04] This

[45:09] is your cue, also everyone, if this is getting boring, you can lay.

[45:14] Couple more items,

[45:26] vigorous.

[45:32] Okay, so item B, this is city council representation on the regional board and city advisory bodies.

[45:39] I'll turn this over to.

[45:41] Good evening mayor and city council. Tonight for your consideration, it's the regular appointment or reappointment or review of the city council appointments to both county and multi jurisdictional boards and commissions as well as appointment and representation on city advisory bodies.

[45:59] For context and background, the City of Capital has represented on various multi-gerace-dictional

[46:05] advisory bodies by members of the City Council.

[46:09] These boards and committees are established by other co-zerviles.

[46:12] They're not necessarily city groups, but it's important that the city has a voice

[46:15] and the council attends those meetings and provides that voice.

[46:19] So we're going to go group by group this evening,

[46:22] and I will update the screen with the appointments with each action that you guys take so to begin.

[46:29] We're going to start with the Association of Monterey Bay Government, also known as Ambag, the current

[46:34] representatives for the city or former mayor-brown and former council member Morgan, and so I

[46:40] await your introduction for a new representation.

[46:45] Okay, council members, I'm interested in serving on Ambag if anyone else would like to be my alternate,

[46:56] that would be great.

[46:57] I'll be the.

[46:59] Did you want?

[47:00] It's fine.

[47:00] You don't.

[47:01] You can take.

[47:02] I really don't.

[47:02] I just want to know if anybody else.

[47:05] I don't know if anybody else.

[47:06] No, you go ahead.

[47:07] I heard council member or buck first.

[47:10] Great.

[47:12] Wonderful.

[47:14] Moving on to the next group.

[47:15] It's going to be the capitalate community safety foundation.

[47:18] The city council representation is currently vacant for this board.

[47:22] However, council members clerk and jense.

[47:25] I'm sorry, Vice Mayor Clarke, and Councilen Origins

[47:27] and both currently serve on the board in a personal capacity,

[47:29] not representative of the city just in their personal time.

[47:33] So we can appoint one member of the city council to join that group.

[47:39] Which I hope one of us you would like,

[47:41] we're planning on staying on there anyways.

[47:44] Oh, I hear Councilmember Clarke say he's interested in

[47:49] and Councilmember Jensen will continue in his other capacity.

[47:53] Great, thank you. Wonderful.

[47:56] The next group is going to be Central Coast Community Energy Policy Board.

[48:01] This group is known as 3CE.

[48:03] The current representatives are mayor books and former Council Member Morgan.

[48:08] This group is appointed by the city selection committee.

[48:11] So tonight we would recommend that the city council, if they desire to, would make a nomination

[48:18] for the next city selection committee which will take place on January 27th at that meeting.

[48:23] The mayors will forward the recommendation.

[48:27] This is shared with Scott's Valley.

[48:30] So it's, I believe it's currently our turn.

[48:34] I'm looking towards City Manager.

[48:37] Yeah.

[48:38] But it's going to be our turn.

[48:40] Come January.

[48:41] No.

[48:42] Okay.

[48:43] Well, it's a nomination.

[48:46] So for clarification for our council members,

[48:49] our term is expired.

[48:51] There is the opportunity for us or for capitalists to still attend those meetings and I still like to serve in that capacity.

[49:00] Even though I won't be the voting member in order to bring you information back to all of you.

[49:03] So I'd like to put my name in so that in turn I could be the alternate representative or three CE.

[49:11] So there's not an alternate, there's not alternate to alternate.

[49:16] No, no, I kind of just keep showing that then they say okay.

[49:23] Okay.

[49:25] Thank you.

[49:26] Sure.

[49:26] The next group will be the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County.

[49:30] Also, in this cab, the current representative was former mayor Brown.

[49:35] We are seeking one new representative from the City Council.

[49:39] And we,

[49:42] this position could be a council member or it could be a member of the public.

[49:45] It doesn't need to be an elected official.

[49:49] I'd be interested in that position, in addition to outgoing mayor brown, the correct.

[49:57] So this would replace former mayor browns.

[50:00] So representative.

[50:02] Yeah, I think that's fine.

[50:03] She's going to, she might be able to serve another capacity.

[50:05] Okay,

[50:08] yeah.

[50:08] Great.

[50:09] The next group is going to be the criminal justice council of Santa Cruz County.

[50:15] Current representatives are vice mayor clerk and former mayor brown.

[50:21] I'd like to continue my role.

[50:25] I don't know my meeting.

[50:30] For clarification, it's two voting members.

[50:34] I would like to attend that too.

[50:37] Wonderful.

[50:41] The next group is the local agency formation commission.

[50:45] Also known as Lafco.

[50:46] The current representative is Mayor Brooks in an ex officio capacity.

[50:51] And this one is appointed by the city selection committee.

[50:53] So if the council desires, they can make a nomination for that committee.

[50:59] I'd like to I would like to move into the normal state for Lathko and out of the XFSC.

[51:06] That would be okay with council.

[51:12] The next group is the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District.

[51:16] This is a shared seat with all cities in the county and it is appointed by the city selection committee.

[51:23] we reached out to the Monterey Bay Area for your pollution control district to determine which

[51:28] sea it's going to be rotating to for the city and they said it would be decided at the

[51:33] city selection committee so it is possible that this would be an active position, it

[51:37] will be determined on January 27th at that meeting.

[51:47] Okay, I will fight for your seat then at City Selection.

[51:52] No.

[51:54] No.

[51:56] Thank you.

[51:57] The next group is the Santa Cruz County Conference and Visitors Council also known as Visits Santa Cruz.

[52:04] This one was listed in the staff report as require action.

[52:07] However, there is no action needed.

[52:09] The C is shared with Scott's family and Watsonville, the current term by Scott's family will expire at the end of June, so there's no action required.

[52:17] The next group is going to be the Flood Control and Water Conservation District, also known as Zone 5, the current representatives were former Mayor Brown and Vice Mayor Clark, or seeking to knew.

[52:30] I want voting represented at one alternate.

[52:35] I'll move up to Ex-Mayor Brown's position, voting position.

[52:44] And an alternate? Anyone? I can be the alternate.

[52:53] Thank you. And then the next group would be the Library Financing Authority and JPA, the current

[52:58] representative for former mayor Brown, Vice Mayor Clark.

[53:03] I'm interested.

[53:05] Wonderful.

[53:08] And we need to say we need an example.

[53:09] I'll just stay as the alternate.

[53:11] Thank you.

[53:18] The next group is Santa Cruz County Integrated Waste Management Local Task Force.

[53:23] The current representative to this group is our Public Works Director and Council Member

[53:27] Petersen is the alternate staff is proposing to switch from the Public Works Director

[53:33] to our Environmental Projects Manager, which still leaves space for the alternate.

[53:37] However, the council member can be the primary member if there's an interest from the council to become a primary member and staff could attend an altering capacity if the council desires

[53:46] Council member

[53:47] Peterson, do you want to stay in the alternate position?

[53:50] I'm not be to stay in the alternate position.

[53:56] Is the council a proof the appointment of her cast Senate, the Environmental Project Manager?

[54:03] There we go.

[54:06] The next group would be the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, also known as the RTC.

[54:10] the current representative is Council Member Peterson with Council Member Clark serving as an alternate

[54:16] the new representatives or at the Council's discretion. I'd like to continue my role.

[54:23] And I'll continue as the alternate.

[54:28] Thank you. Next group would be Santa Cruz County

[54:31] Sanitation District. Current representatives were former mayor-brown and former Council Member Morgan.

[54:39] I will take the role in that.

[54:42] and alternate.

[54:43] Thank you.

[54:44] Thank

[54:47] you.

[54:49] Sorry about that.

[54:55] Thank you.

[54:56] The next group is the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Board from the Air.

[55:00] I'm sorry, commonly known as Metro.

[55:02] The current representation is former mayor Brown.

[55:06] With Councillor Peterson serving as alternate, this position officially terminates at the end of December.

[55:11] And so the representative would begin January 1st of 2025.

[55:16] I would like to take that position.

[55:20] I'd like to maintain the alternate seat.

[55:27] Thank you.

[55:30] And then that concludes all of our regional committees, commissions, boards, et cetera.

[55:37] These, some of these groups do require a motion and vote.

[55:41] They would like us to have like a formal action taken so I would ask that the council will make a motion to approve all of the

[55:48] appointments listed in the previous slides.

[55:51] I'll move.

[55:53] Second.

[55:53] Okay.

[55:55] We have a first and a second to approve all the nominations for the advisory bodies.

[56:01] All in favor?

[56:02] Aye.

[56:03] Any opposed, Ned?

[56:05] Okay.

[56:06] So we're going to just jump.

[56:07] I'm just not quite done yet.

[56:09] I'm so sorry.

[56:10] There's more to go.

[56:12] In addition to the really valuable work that our city council does for regional groups,

[56:18] they also play an important role on our local committees for the City of Capitola.

[56:22] So, capital A has established multiple city advisory bodies that assist incentivizing formulating policy and appointments are made depending on the bylaws for each group adopted by resolution or our municipal code and three of our groups you require city council representatives on them so it's the finance advisory committee the commission on the environment and the art and cultural commission the current council representatives are listed on the board you'll notice that some of them are no longer on our city council so we can need to make new appointments for the finance advisory committee.

[56:52] that by-law's state that it's the mayor in the vice-married mayor of vice-married do not want to participate in another city council number.

[56:58] Could take that spot for commission on the environment and the art and cultural commission.

[57:02] It's up to the city council to decide who will sit on those groups.

[57:07] Julie, did you want us to, since we have a first and a second for the advice the other previous ones?

[57:13] Do you want me to amend that or this would be a separate motion?

[57:17] So before we move to this, since we have a person to second, I want to move to public comment, any comment on this item before we have approval.

[57:26] Okay, seeing that, so we'll come back all in favor.

[57:29] Aye.

[57:30] Aye.

[57:31] This item passes unanimously.

[57:33] And so now we'll move on to the Council representation representatives on today advisory bodies.

[57:39] And I would like to be on the Finance Advisory Committee.

[57:44] Vice Mayor Clerk.

[57:45] I wouldn't like to continue on our cultural commission, so if somebody would like to take the

[57:50] finest advisory position, I'd be fine with that.

[57:54] Okay, I hear Council Member Peterson is interested.

[57:58] Great, so I'll take the commission on the environment.

[58:07] Okay, so any other comments or questions about that?

[58:11] Let's go to public comment,

[58:15] any questions or comments from the audience, so that's being

[58:17] back for a vote, can I have a motion to adopt the counter representatives on city advisory bodies?

[58:26] I'll move to adopt the position as described. I'll second. We have a first and a second,

[58:33] all in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. This item passes. Julia, anything else?

[58:40] Good insight. I'm done. Okay, great. Good. We did it, you guys. That was pretty easy.

[58:44] So let's bring back item 6E, the 2025 city council meeting in the schedule before we adjourn

[58:50] this meeting and I'll just turn the stack over. Mayor, I'm just so sorry. There is one more.

[58:56] Did I skip one? The planning commission appointment?

[58:59] The box. This is clearly not my first meeting, but the worst one my gosh, I'm embarrassing.

[59:06] Okay, let's go on to item 6, the planning commission appointments.

[59:12] So, for this, there is no staff report for this item, because the municipal code section 2.12.020 was set the city council will make their appointments.

[59:24] So at this point, I'll go ahead and turn it over to the mayor and city council members, you can each tell me your appointment.

[59:30] And it'll be reflected in the minutes if the appointment is for two year term, which will be expiring in December of 2026.

[59:36] And this item does not need a vote, it's just our regular appointment correct.

[59:40] I'll start with Council Member Peterson.

[59:43] And like they continue working with Paul S.D.

[59:48] Council Member Jensen.

[59:50] Susan Westman.

[59:52] Council Member Orbach.

[59:54] Nathan Q.

[59:55] And Vice Mayor Clark.

[59:58] I'll see you in a minute, Matthew Howard.

[1:00:01] And I will appoint courting Christians.

[1:00:07] Thank you.

[1:00:10] Okay. I can move to six E now. All right. Let's do it. So six E. Let's go back and I'll turn this over to.

[1:00:19] Jamie.

[1:00:21] So after the publication of the agenda,

[1:00:23] staff became aware that there was a training opportunity

[1:00:25] that a number of council members were going

[1:00:26] to be participating in for the second meeting in January.

[1:00:31] January is fortuitously a five Thursday month.

[1:00:35] So staff would propose adjusting the proposed schedule

[1:00:38] for next year to move the January 23 meeting

[1:00:41] to January 30.

[1:00:42] So we would be meeting the second Thursday

[1:00:44] and then the fourth Thursday that month.

[1:00:49] Any questions?

[1:00:51] Any questions?

[1:00:53] Audience, any questions or comments?

[1:00:55] Seeing none, let's bring this back to council for a vote.

[1:01:00] So we need the amendment to the January 20th, 23rd to the 30th.

[1:01:08] I make the motion to adjust the schedule.

[1:01:11] I'll second that.

[1:01:13] Okay, so that's to adopt the calendar and

[1:01:17] with the changes to January 23rd to the 30th.

[1:01:21] All in favor, say aye.

[1:01:22] Aye.

[1:01:23] This item passes unanimously.

[1:01:26] In record time, Council members,

[1:01:28] welcome.

[1:01:29] This will be the shortest meeting of your experiences.

[1:01:32] Council members here for the rest of this year.

[1:01:35] So we finally are items to eight for adjournment.

[1:01:38] Congratulations again to our Council member,

[1:01:41] Jensen and Orbach.

[1:01:42] I'm so happy you're both here on the dial text to me.

[1:01:49] And outgoing council member, Morgan and Mayor Brown who left way too quickly had lots of words for them so I'm going to go find them on the streets to tell them myself.

[1:02:00] Thank you everybody. Have a great night. Thank you for attending this meeting. This adjourned.

Capitola City Council 12/12/2024

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