Remarks by Alissandra Dramov
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I agree with Jeff and Bob that it does create ethical issues in the future that we want to avoid. So I don't think that we should be giving the city administrator and any future city administrators that sort of power because it does have a possibility that things could go wrong.
I like the idea of tiers I think that makes sense on a lot of these things but at least starting with with that and maybe three different levels like a very basic project an intermediate project and then like a full brand new landscaping so Brandon maybe just pick two and I think the ones we're picking are the of the landscape plan check and the sidewalk encroachment that
Thank you, Mayor. Thank you for your presentation, Jamie. I think this is actually probably for Brian. I was just wondering if an ad hoc committee in general is disbanded, how much time needs to pass before it can be reinstated?
So just to follow up on that, next year with the new council, a new council could decide to do the ad hoc. And would that perhaps be considered OK, considering it's new members of the whole body as a whole?
Okay, but it would still be kept at two?
Sure. Thank you, Mayor. I appreciate very much the work that Bob and Hans have done. I think it's a great job. Certainly the comments that Kelly made and Jim Beck's comments really summed it all. You can't quite take, you know, go further than that. Certainly they did work with our fiscal policies. They improved the budget process, the discussion of the revenue opportunities, the tri-annual budget reporting, addressing the deferred maintenance needs and coming up with a plan. So I would just want to hear from Hans and Bob what they would like to do, but I certainly would support them in the…
Well, it sounds like, according to our city attorney, that it cannot continue as an ad hoc.
I'm fine with everything I heard as I said I support Hans and Bob.
Yeah, I agree. I was going to suggest something similar that the two of them put together how they see it going and then we can approve it as a whole.
Thank you. I've got one for Shari and two for Brandon. So one thing I noticed that is normally not included when we see these is this ad alternative for $80,000. And I was just wondering if you could explain to the public what that is.
OK, I appreciate that. Thank you. And then my question for Brandon, one of them is because it was 2024, you weren't here with the city. So there was something on the city website, and it was an engineering report from Kylo in Monterey. And this was just for a temporary fix. So if you could explain to everyone the difference between the temporary versus what we're doing now.
Okay, thank you. And then my last question, Brandon, is there are reports that there's going to be a strong El Nino. So if you could give the council and the public an update next month, perhaps if we could discuss all of, not discuss, but have you give us an update on all of the beach issues, the erosion on the bluffs, the 8th Avenue sand ramp, and maybe even, we're not going to do the 4th Avenue outfall, but if there's anything new we need to know about that. Not only the status if we've done anything on those, but what is going to be done to protect them and make sure that nothing gets…
Excellent. Thank you. Appreciate it for both of you. Thank you.
I believe it has to be replaced exactly the way it is. Otherwise we have to go through a lot more with the Coastal Commission. So as much as I appreciate Jeff's efforts, I think we really need to get on with it because I mean, these were damaged in early 2023 and here we are like three and a half years later. So... It'll be nice. The only thing that scares me right now is with these storms coming. I'm hoping that when we get this done that they're going to be durable and be able to withstand the storm. But I really do want us to move on with this. It's been quite some time.
Thanks. I don't have too much more to add. I certainly would support it. Definitely one and two, but I'm fine with putting all four in. And then I do agree with the decision on the other items to hold off and leave that for design traditions.
I thought you were going after the public again. Oh, no. So Bob makes a good argument about the deed restrictions, but I have a question for something that was just up here that Evan showed us. It was page 14. It's under background. Because it says updates to the ADU handbook 2025, and I just want to make sure I'm understanding this correctly, it says, clarifies that ADU law prohibits deed restrictions on ADUs. A deed restriction would be an additional standard and thus cannot be opposed on ADUs. So would that contradict what Bob was suggesting? It's right at the bottom right. I think it's…
Okay. That would be interesting to get your thoughts on that. That's not right.
I was just going to start with comments.
So just in general, just basic. For me, the keys with the ADUs are having the setbacks, the four-foot setback with the side and rear yard, the height limits, keeping it at 12 feet. It must be a subordinate structure and must have the same or compatible architectural style as the main house. I think since our housing element does rely so heavily on ADUs, and so far it's the only area that we are actually seeing production in numbers. I don't want to do anything that discourages construction of them, and I want to continue to encourage people to build them, yet I do believe strongly in what…
I'm fine, and I certainly agree with what Hans is saying. It's a form of housing, and let's just get it to fit a little bit better within our character, but still encourage it because it's a key part of our housing element, and it's something that we're actually getting done.
I would agree with the fairness issue. I mean, it's if they were told a certain way and it's already begun, they have to be continuing on with what they were told.
Thank you, Mayor. Just a very quick but big thank you to the Public Works crew. Recently, I'm sure many of you saw them out on Carmel Beach pushing up the sand as part of the annual routine maintenance that we as a city actually should be doing every year as per our general plan. We haven't done it for quite some time, so I'm very happy and pleased that we have done it. It's very much needed and appreciated. And we also will be doing it again later on this summer in preparation for a possible large El Nino storm season that's being predicted. So thank you to everyone who was involved in…
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Okay, excellent. And so those are still ongoing conversations that the city is having on a regular basis?
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