Good evening everyone Welcome to this December 8th meeting of the Capitola City Council. I want to Welcome everyone who's here in the audience staff this evening and as well Everyone who may be tuning in on the zoom platform So may we start with a roll call, please? Councilmember Brown Vice Mayor Kaiser here mayor story Here a council member books here and council member Bertrand Well, may please join me in the pledge of allegiance Allegiance Thank you for that, you know, I've said that pledge of allegiance Dozens probably hundreds of times in this setting and It is particularly poignant for me because this you know, maybe one of the last times that I will say it in these chambers So thank you for sharing that with me Next maybe we have Any additions or deletions to the this evening's agenda staff has no changes to the agenda this evening. Thank you Any additional materials? Staff did provide an updated resolution for item 4c, which is the election certification The resolution was only modified to include the county's certified results of election Item 8b was also updated to include any applicants for the planning commission that submitted applications up until today's date Both of those items are available online for the public and are available on hard copy at the dais Thank you Next we'll move on to item 4, which is the election business for this evening And the first item a is to consider and approve the city council meeting minutes from May 19th 2022 special meeting September 8th 2022 special meeting and November 22nd 2022 regular meeting the recommended action is to approve those minutes is there a Motion by council to move this item This motion in a second. Can we have a roll call vote, please? Council member brown mr. Mayor you need public comment. Oh Thank you city attorney for that So before we go on with the vote, I'll ask if there's any members of the public that would like to address this item Seeing none. I'll ask the city clerk. Is there anyone on zoom that would like to address this item. I Do not see any hands raised. Thank you next we'll move on to We still need to do the roll call vote here. Oh You can't get out of here Yeah, yes, thank you for that Maybe I'm trying to rush this a little bit too much So can we have a roll call vote, please council member brown? Hi council member Brooks? Hi council member Bertrand our proof vice mayor Kaiser I and mayor story. Hi the motion passes unanimously Which will now bring us to item 4b, which is the presentations of certificates of appreciation to outgoing council members and outgoing council member comments and so well if Maybe I'm gonna ask if shock will Meet me right in front of the the dais here. Yeah, I use this is working. Okay, good Well this evening I have the I think the maybe I won't call it the pleasure but the honor of Recognizing and acknowledging council member Bertrand for his years on the city council two terms eight years And just reflecting a bit. I do want to take a little bit of credit for job being on the city council because He was my appointment When I was first elected back in 2006 to be on the finance advisory committee and since then he has been a strong advocate and a You know a servant for the community Representing them first on the finance advisory committee later several campaigns for capital city council and then finally being elected to the capital city council eight years ago But under, you know capital ordinance, we're limited to two terms and so Jacques now needs to step aside for at least two years and So and and maybe he will be back after that period of time but I in recognition of Jacques service to the city of Capitola and also serving as mayor in the year 2018 2019 and as city council member from 2014 to 2022 and also served as the Capitola treasurer Back when we used to have a treasurer From 2008 to 2012 so in recognition Jacques I want to And you this plaque and and also The certificate of appreciation Is awarded to Jacques Bertrand in appreciation for his outstanding commitment and lasting contributions To the city of Capitola, so There you are You want to go back for one last comment? I've always admired Jacques's ability for the gift of gab and so And and something that I don't know that I've ever really possessed that skill or talent But maybe we'll hear a few words from him Now as he is exiting go ahead Jacques Okay, okay, I thought about it on the way down here So that's why I hate these things and I still don't know what to say And it's the truth. I don't know what to say. This is sort of like when you're dying You know your whole life flashes before you and you're thinking about all the things that you did as City treasurer. It was actually two terms of city treasurer not one and What you did as city council person and Which were the ones that had the greatest impact which were the ones that made you feel the proudest What were the lessons that you learned? the lessons about yourself and the lessons about the city So to make it short I Do want to make this short Think about what society is right now We're on our Twitter. We're on our finger exercise machines. We're in front of TVs We're not talking to people So one of the things that I really appreciated about working here moving to Capitola We almost did it because the first time we came here we got a ticket for parking too long This is a common experience in Capitola But I think it has an effect because people still keep coming back so What did I learn? When I reflect on our society right now I Campaign I knocked on doors So the one thing that I could take away is that everywhere I walk in Capitola I see someone I know Everywhere I walk in Capitola. I remember knocking on that door. I Remember the dogs. I've had it. I Remember people telling me their stories I remember people talking to me about what they liked about Capitola what they didn't like about the Capitola The improvements that they want me to work on the main thing I take away from this right now is In opposition to the fact that maybe a lot of us feel separate from our neighbors In a way, we feel separate from the people around us that are in our community Capitola is not that place Because of my experience I know it's not that place I know the people who've worked On all the different committees over the years that have made the different festivals that we have that make the city the place That people come and visit It's a special place People want to come here because they feel what capital is Because of the people here and because of what the people do I Learned that because I lived here. I knocked on doors. I talked to people And I considered a wonderful gift to me. Thank you Sam do you want to meet me up there now? Okay so I actually typed something because I Wasn't gonna be able to follow these guys without having something in front of me Welcome up here as As this road comes to a closure for you Uh Mayor Sam story has been a capitalist staple for me as long as I can remember Maybe Helen and you remember I was your neighbor and I remember thinking it was the coolest thing that the neighbor And I just know that you've been a part of the city and the council for a long time He's actually served for 12 years all together three of which he was the mayor and that's a huge accomplishment First you're elected in 2006 then again in 2010 took some time off worked With the capital planning commission and I know that's not an easy job either Then you came back to council in 2018 which brings us here and I find myself really lucky to be a part of this term You've also represented the city on the RTC the Air Board Cultural Council children's network library joint powers board the city's art and cultural commission you have an extensive resume Needless to say your dedication to our special city is a testament to the wonderful person that you are With your term coming to an end. I know that you will be missed by all But I look forward to working with you in the future. Good luck on your next chapter It's been an honor to serve by your side for Capitola I also have a little something from the city with the help of Helen from the Capitola Plain Air one of the winners Wait, you want to take that? With it and also a certification This was the actual winning portrait from the plein air You know, I was there at the exhibit and I was that my ring I was thinking at the time Manifest thank you Congratulations. Yes, you're welcome Yes, I do I do have something to say and I'm gonna go back to my seat though because that will be my last chance to sit there and and pontificate But thank you for this Well, I want to Start out by saying and acknowledging, you know changes hard But it's the only way that we can actually personally and collectively I think develop and grow So, you know, that's why, you know, we have these term limits and these cycling of You know council members and new council members But after you know, many years of serving on the city council And as Margo mentioned You know in all the other capacities that I've had the opportunity to serve I just want to say it's been a great honor and a privilege for me And you know and looking back over the years, you know, there at times it's been Very challenging issues and difficult decisions that I've had to make but I'd have to Also acknowledge that it's always been very meaningful and rewarding work and and educational for me And I'm just so grateful for the opportunity to have been able to be allowed to serve in this capacity So I want to also Congratulate the new electeds Alexander and Joe, I think that's tremendous that you chose to step up and And and we're able to convince the community to elect you so Congratulations on that But I also want to acknowledge Jerry and Enrique who also participated in the in the campaign And even though they didn't prevail this time. I hope they'll run again Because it's important that we have members of the community step forward and be willing to put themselves out there and to share their ideals and their hopes You know with the community And have that citizen-based governance that is really the bedrock of our democracy and so Their role in that was as important as The winners in this and so I want to you know, thank them congratulate them and And as I said, I hope they run again two years You know, obviously, you know, I couldn't spend this amount of you know, spend this time and have this opportunity If it weren't for the support of my family, so I want to principally Acknowledge and recognize Helen my wife For her assistance, you know my daughters Jesse and Jennifer who are here this evening and thank you for coming And I also want to thank my youngest daughter Ruby who could not be here because she's in college At this time. Hopefully she may be listening in on zoom.  And so I got a thumbs up on that. I just want to Thank all of you for your support and encouragement and patience over the years for all your you know Willingness to have so many pictures taken and for working on my campaigns and for walking the neighborhoods And and for that I am very grateful. I Also want to thank all my Supporters donors and endorsers throughout the years There are great numbers of them And I would not have been able to achieve this without their assistance And I want to thank all the residents who Cast their votes for me, you know, I think our our votes are one of the most precious things that we have And that they should not be given away freely. You should expect people to earn them and I appreciate those Voters in Capitola who did cast their votes for me and I also want to thank all the staff of the city of Capitola Because you know and council members are only as good or as bad as the staff that work with them And we have a tremendous staff here in Capitola And I just I want to acknowledge them and to thank them and starting with And Steve Jesper I work with Steve Jax Jesper for all this time and he just recently retired And in the from the public works department And he his replacement is Jessica Jessica Khan So I want to I want to thank Their leadership and all the public work staff For the daily things that you do to maintain our streets to maintain our facilities and our parks And all the other special projects that you do And I want to particularly highlight the construction of the new Capitola library I think that is a An example an example of just a wonderful project carried out by the staff under trying and difficult circumstances And bringing it to fruition. It's a beautiful structure And I know that the you know the work that they continue to do It's going to just bring so much pride To that part of the city of Capitola And Jessica, I just want you to know that I've received Appreciation from residents about the work that's now going on in Clare Street. And so You should be proud for that and so and so I want to you know Thank you for your management of all these You know and projects that are important to the city Next I want to acknowledge Katie Hurley and all the staff of the community development department you know those They take on the tasks and accomplishments of making sure that all of our structures and facilities and housing and and Development are done in an appropriate way and it probably has the most Impacts on us because we visually live it and we see it from day to day in in how our Infrastructure is developed And I would have to say that they have one of the most technically in detailed oriented jobs Then there's so many projects that they handle both small residential projects to very big commercial projects and I want to also acknowledge, you know the work that they did on Developing our new zoning code in our last term and finally bringing that to approval and getting that approved by the Coastal Commission and And all of that has been is very essential to really defining the aesthetics of our community And then I also want to thank And Jim Malberg and in finance and then the finance department And all the staff that work there for maintaining our finances and consistently, you know winning awards for municipal financial reporting and auditing Your budget work has always had a high degree of confidence and assured us of where we stood financially and That takes a lot of attention to detail and managing the day-to-day activities of transactions and I know this was particularly difficult then the pandemic So, you know, thank you for the work that you've done And I just want to say I've never realized that tax collection Could become so intriguing and dramatic I think that's one of the more Eventful things that has happened recently involved the finance department and but in a good way for us. So Thank you, Jim Also, I want to acknowledge Nikki Bryant LeBlanc and the recreational department and you know When she first started she is so much developed our recreational department and has presented an active calendar of events and classes food trucks at our parks And she's you know, I like to think Nikki that you've kept the fun in Capitola and so and and also acknowledging your work in the pan during the pandemic of Keeping many of these programs ongoing your partnerships with the school districts to develop After school classes in partnership with the school district and I know that that was a lifesaver for many Capitola children and families And I want to acknowledge councilmember Brooks role in that effort as well. She was a leader and bringing that to the community and and finally Nikki also I Want to thank you for taking over the leadership of the Capitola Arts Commission And I think that that's is a good move to have that be a part of now parks and recs And I also want to acknowledge chief dally And all the members of the capitol of the police department You know, we couldn't do all that we do if we didn't have Captain dally and the police officers and the staff of the police department, you know doing their daily work at personal risk to themselves You know to keep us safe and civilized and And I just want to extend my greatest, you know Both as a resident and and a council member of gratitude for You know the work that you have done and that you do on a daily basis And I just want to say that the members of the our via police department deserves the community's unfeathered support and Recognition and gratitude for their ongoing work on our behalf I Wanted to thank our former city clerk Chloe Would men see and and all the other administrative staff for the work that you do to maintain accessibility keep our records and Maintain public relations with the community Your work with the city newsletter and the website has been tremendous and is well received I've been impressed by that Thank you over the years for your assistance to the council Congratulations on your promotion and to the assistant city manager and I and Julia I also want to welcome you as the new city clerk And I think the council is going to be well served from your efforts I also want to acknowledge our city attorney Samantha Zuttler and all the staff at Burke Williamson Sorenson I mean, thank you for your steady legal advice and being available to us to answer legal questions Whenever they come up we knew that we can always call her If you know we if we had a sticky legal issue and could get prompt response And it that is so important because having competent legal counsel is important to have a well-run city and Just to acknowledge the many areas in which you have navigated us Through many, you know legal issues and scenarios to a successful conclusion. So, thank you Sam And finally I well not finally but I want to separately, you know, I acknowledge Jamie Jamie ghosting and city manager You know, I mean all these other departments that I've just mentioned and the complexities with within them Jamie runs them all he oversees them all And he does it with a great deal of skill composure and professionalism And I think we're very fortunate to have somebody of Jamie's talent and dedication in that position and you know, not Only managing all the staff, but he's managing the city council and he's Coordinating and developing our relationships with all the other jurisdictions all the other committees commissions bodies and agencies And if it sounds like a lot it is it is a lot and the numbers of them and then the complexities of the things that he has to Deal with on a daily basis and to and try to anticipate and plan for it times Even for me it can see mind-boggling. So and I always felt like Jamie sometimes you're like playing four-dimensional chess In in just managing everything that it takes to run a city and to run it well and You do do that And so I want to thank you for your years of assistance for me our working relationships and You know it I would say it's always been pleasurable and at times is that he's even been fun So thank you for that. I also want to acknowledge My fellow council members here It's been Wonderful to work with you over the last four years. I want to thank for you. Thank you for your support of me as mayor in this past year and I know that you have a lot of challenges coming up before you But I leave being confident that you have I think the working relationships and the skills the commitment And I think that carrying compassion to handle things in the appropriate way. So But thank you And in closing I think I just want to acknowledge, you know, I I first Came to Capitola in 1979 and it was rather serendipitously I just happened to luck out and ended up with one of my first jobs out of law school in Capitola and When I first came here I Could not believe it. It was like I don't know if any of you have ever experienced love at first sight But that was the experience that I have in first-seeing Capitola and the and the first, you know, significant image I have is looking out over The bay and looking down into the village. It's kind of a Mediterranean setting and every time I see it I reflect back on that but You know, I fell in love with, you know, the village The the beautiful setting of the Monterey Bay You know the vibrant, you know business that we have in Capitola You know the Capitola history And the people that live here and even though we're small, you know The diverse neighborhoods that we have in Capitola From the jewel box to the avenues to Depot Hill All the mobile home parks there seems to be something a little bit of something for everyone when I first ran for city council I did it with the goal of trying to preserve the best qualities of Capitola As we were confronting and adapting to changing forces that are coming upon us and I hope that in some small measure I have helped accomplish that goal And in closing I'll just say, you know, thank you for the opportunity And I look forward to watching the new council as it moves forward. Thank you, everyone Right out of here, yeah, oh You have to certify the election So what have you lose your edge when you have one foot out the door? Well, my last official order of business is to Request a resolution Confirming and approving the canvas of returns and results of the general municipal election Sarah motion Public comment now Well, I've been told I need to go to public comment and so is there anyone in the audience that would like to address the public on This this item yes step up Yes, yes step up Jesse Thank You council. I just wanted you know take a quick moment to acknowledge my dad I didn't think I was gonna cry, but I Had the privilege of growing up in Capitola I just live right outside some of the city limits, but Capitola will always be my home And that's thanks to my parents. I had the privilege of doing junior lifeguards here in Capitola As well as my first real job was at the Bayshore Lyric opera Which I'm very we used to go to movies at the movie theater when it was still there So I have such fond memories of Capitola always will and it's been just such so proud of you to see you and The role here and continuing to take care of the city. So thank you dad. We're very proud of you Thank You sweetheart Hi, I wasn't actually gonna say anything, but I'm Jennifer Walker. I'm also one of Sam's daughters and Growing up in Capitola again was a great privilege and And seeing people that I know and worked with coming up on almost 40 years, which is kind of freaky And I'll say that Having Sam as a council person and mayor was really special to say hey Yeah, I know that guy. He's my dad And I'll go wow sounds really great. Wow, you know, so it's there's been a lot of people that you have Affected and helped and I've seen you grow along the way and become such an even more eloquent speaker Very gracious and it's very exciting to see That you gave back to the community so I'll say that Like Jesse, I'm very proud and I got a small glimpse of what it takes to run a campaign being a Treasurer for one year and then I said that's too hard So Running for government and serving in government is challenging Especially in these times and so I think it's a great Service that you've done and we are very proud of you. Thank you. Thank you Jennifer Hey The congratulations so I'm Helen Sam's wife and I just want to say how proud I am of you of your service to the community You know since 2006 and we were just reflecting on how in your first campaign You know Ruby was 18 months, you know a year and a half and we were out, you know knocking on doors and talking to community members and seeing what their concerns were and You know, I just think that it was a logical thing for you to do to run You know and represent the city as a city council member and Because your heart is here as you said you fell in love with Capitola and I know that you you did and it's an enduring love And so I really appreciate, you know all of the Hard work that you put into representing the city And I know that the many many meetings the many issues and You know solutions right working on trying to make solutions That benefit people in this community and so I really want to thank you for your efforts around that, you know As a resident as your wife being along in that journey To make this community the lovely place that it is and working with everyone else to make that happen So just want to say congratulations. Thank you and I'm really really proud of you And I know that Ruby is watching virtually and is proud of you as well And I'm so happy to be here with the family to you know, thank and congratulate you on your service Thank you You need one else have any kind words that day I'm loving this We're seeing none. I'll let is there anyone on zoom Julia that there are no hands raised on zoom. Okay. Thank you So I guess we'll get back to the current business at hand Which is a resolution confirming and approving the canvas of returns and results of the general municipal election The recommended action is to adopt the proposed resolution confirming election results is there a motion I Can make a motion And I'll second some motion by vice mayor Kaiser seconded by councilmember Brooks If we have a roll call vote, please councilmember Brown Councilmember Brooks hi councilmember Bertrand. I approve vice mayor Kaiser. Hi and mayor story. Hi So is my I worked my way out of a job Thank you everyone So now I have to follow that Well, that's gonna take us down to Item 4d where we have the oath of office ceremony for the newly elected candidates and the reelected candidates The capital city council our recommended action is to administer the oath of office and receive comments from new council members So if we could have the newly elected council members join us up at the dais and our reelected council first stand up at the dais We're going to be following the ballot order So councilmember Brooks will actually be the first person to be sworn in and she's getting sworn in by her friend and colleague and local government Martin Watkins councilmember Brooks so You know the deal so if you would please say I and state your name and raise your right hand Do so solemnly swear or reform that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the state of California Against all enemies foreign and domestic That I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of California And that I take this obligation freely Without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion Mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that I will well and faithfully Discharge the duties upon which I'm about to enter The next newly elected council member is going to be Alexander Peterson If you wouldn't mind just raising your right hand and repeating after me the first part is going to be I and then you're going to state your name Hi, Alexander Peterson Do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the state of California Against all enemies foreign and domestic That I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the state of California That I take this obligation freely Without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that I will well and faithfully Discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter and last but not least we have our newly elected council member Joe Peter Joe Clark Joe Clark You solemnly swear That I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the constant a Constitution of the state of California Against all enemy Foreign and domestic I'll bear true faith and allegiance To the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the state of California that I take this obligation freely Without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion They're well and faithfully this charge the duties that I'm about to enter Thank you We do have certificates that the council members need to sign and then they can take their seats for both Sam's and Jock's Go there and then do the reorg and then we'll Love to go first since I was last Well, it's great to see everybody here, I'm really excited I'm so honored and humbled to have been elected by the good people the city of Capitola My family and I have spent endless nights and days working on this and coming to this moment. I Would really like to thank all the candidates who poured everything they had into this crazy close race. I Mean it was pretty crazy and pretty close Looking out Jock and Sam leaving boy. We have some huge shoes to fill But I would really like to thank councilman Bertrand mayor story for their outstanding leadership and their tireless work for our city outstanding job but now I look forward to what lies ahead and Can't wait to get to work with all these great people Thank you all. I just wanted to say thank you to my family my friends. Oh, I get a little worked up with my daughter there Congratulations, I'm just honored. Thanks. I'd like to thank everybody here today and everybody watching online I'm really honored to be here tonight and To have the opportunity to serve this amazing community over the next four years I'd like to thank my family and my partner for always being there throughout the ups and downs of this new journey into public service and I'd like to thank all the people who supported me during these past few months So I wouldn't be here if it weren't for their incredible generosity and encouragement I'm really looking forward to working with everybody in our community With our great staff and with the rest of the city council And I'm excited to build strong working relationships with our community members Find common ground and complex situations And work together to promote the welfare of our community I'd also like to take this opportunity to encourage All capital residents to feel free to reach out to me directly for any reason and that I'm always happy to listen and to learn and Finally, I'd like to thank Sam story and Jacques Bertrand For setting the bar so high and for your many years of service Like Joe said you have left some very big shoes to fill And I hope that you'll stay involved and allow us to lean on your many years of experience Thank you. Okay, so we can move on to item 4e Which will be the city council reorganization for 2023 The recommended action is to have city council members nominate and elect a new mayor and vice mayor Do we have anybody ready to make a motion for? Mayor and vice mayor Oh, we do need public comment on this one Anybody in the public would like to speak on this item Anybody online? There are no hands raised on zoom any comments from council. I'll go ahead and make a motion to To elect our new mayor Margo Kaiser and our vice mayor as Kristen Peterson and now that I have myself a Little bit more put together after that I Would like to amend my motion pardon me Vice mayor Kristen brown and and now that I have myself a little bit more put together I want to say thank you so much for for and congratulations to our incoming council members and Council member Bertrand and mayor story It has truly been an honor and you have paved the way for all of us to continue your legacy in the hard Work in our community and these two fabulous women up here will continue to do that work I'm sure as well as myself, and I'm full of gratitude for that. So Again, congratulations, and I'm really happy to be making this motion this evening. I'd like to make my first second Yeah, great. All right. We have a first and a second for the nomination of the new mayor and vice mayor May we have a roll call? Council member Brown I Council member Peterson I approve council member Brooks. I answer our Clark. Hi, and vice mayor Kaiser. Hi That passes unanimously. So now we will actively reorganize our chairs. I think Yeah, so I guess I'll move to the center and then I guess Mayor Kaiser do you want to assign This works for me All right, all right, thanks All right, so we're moving on to Item five, which is oral communications from members of the public these will be Communications brought to us by anything that is not on the agenda tonight Is there anybody in the public that would like to speak? Seeing no one here anybody online We don't currently have any public speakers on soon. Okay, wonderful So then that takes us to item six which is staff or city council comments Do we want to start with staff? Any staff members have comments? Thank you, Mayor Kaiser. I would like to just make a brief comment to really take a moment to thank our outgoing council members I know everyone has said so many kind words, but it really has been a pleasure to work with both Mayor story and council member Bertrand all of these years I've learned a lot from both of them. I'd also like to acknowledge and thank all the candidates Everyone's interest in City of Capitola and the willingness to step up and serve It was a very close race as we heard And it was really neat to see new leaders step up and offer their services to the City of Capitola I want to congratulate the winners on the election. It was a tough campaign and you obviously did something, right? So congratulations and lastly to the full council from all of our staff We're really looking forward to working together for the next two years with this council It's going to be fun. It's going to be exciting and I think we're going to be able to do great things for the City of Capitola Thank you. Any council members have any comments? So I'll be Brief as well, but I also want to thank council member Bertrand and Outgoing me mayor story for all of your years of service council member Bertrand I was Had the privilege of being the vice mayor when you were the mayor and it was really an honor to sit on the Finance Advisory Committee with you We've sat on RTC together for a couple years And I found you to be such a thoughtful and insightful leader And I know that all the way from your time as an activist in San Francisco up until your work at this very Dias tonight you have been such a leader in our community and I'm grateful for your service And then mayor story Thank you so much for being such an example of leadership in our city when I first ran in 2016 I remember coming to your home and sitting at your Kitchen table or in your kitchen and asking you What you thought about the idea of me running and I think one of your daughter said it best that you're so Elegant and gracious and you have a sense of calm about you when you speak that almost makes me feel like I'm like buzzing Because I'm so much to say and I just want to get it out and then you're just very yes That's a great idea I think that would be wonderful and I have it reminds me to slow down But one of the things you told me that really stuck with me as you asked why I wanted to run And I don't know if you remember I said well I want to run to be the voice of the people and what you told me was the voice of the people is not always The voice of the people is quite often divided and what was I going to do when that happened? And that was one of the most important pieces of advice that I got moving into my very first campaign And it's something that I pass on to others when they tell me that they want to run or when I talk to other people about potentially being in a position of leadership is that The voices of the community you want to serve will not always be United and then that's when it's going to be a difficult but worth it. And so thank you so much for that advice Okay with that being said the other thing that I wanted to share this evening is just that we got an email Compliments to our law enforcement. Apparently there was a situation Potentially threatening domestic dispute and we got an email from someone who witnessed it talking about how great our police That arrived on the scene had handled that situation And so I just want to take a moment to acknowledge that and again Thank our law enforcement officers for all of the great work they do in our community Wonderful, thank you any other council comments. Yeah I would like to take this opportunity to say a very early happy birthday to our city manager Jamie We have not forgotten. It's your 25th birthday And I wanted to wish you a very happy birthday And also I would like to Again acknowledge the outgoing council members and the community for participating in this election cycle Participating in government is no easy task and what you see before Before you this evening is a group that I trust is going to do an exceptional job with with the work to come And I'm really honored to be sitting with all of you. So thank you so much Okay, wonderful. Thanks everybody Yeah, I'll just follow that up To just touch on Jacques and Sam's exit I had to run a really strange campaign during COVID and so it really kind of mixed it up for me, but it was Really nice to be able to have people on the council that were still receptive even in such a strange time Things were super uncertain. Everything was still remote but I still was able to make connections with Jacques and Sam and Be sort of informed and as Kristen said put it ease as well. It's Sam's demeanor is very Comforting in especially in a time where like somebody like me who had no idea what I was getting myself into So I just want to say thank you both You've both done so much here for the community and yeah, we've got big shoes to fill but looking forward to it so thanks again guys and Also, I drove down Claire's today, and it was an amazing experience And so I just want to say thank you to public works and everybody that's been involved with that project It's been a long time coming and just seeing it come to fruition is like like yes, we're doing it and it feels so good So thank you so much And I think that's all that I had it up there. All right, so We can go on to item seven which will be the consent items So they're all enacted in one motion. They are listed below a through D Do we have Any comments or does anybody? want to say anything on Consent anybody online there is there no one nobody's on there I'll just give it a second okay members of the public but as of right now there are no public speakers and no hands raised Great Okay Well, we can move on to any comments or motions for consent items I'll move consent I'll second Great. We have movement and a second on the consent. Can we also have a roll call, please? council member Peterson Hi council member roakes council member Clark Hi Vice mayor Brown I and mayor Kaiser. Hi All right passes unanimously. We will move on to item eight general government and 8a will be the 2023 council meeting schedule our Action recommended action here is to adopt the regular meeting schedule for 2023 Do we have? It's gonna be me. I just need one second to pull up my presentation your time. Thank you Well, good evening for the first time out of mayor and city council members Tonight for your consideration is the proposed 2023 regular city council meeting calendar As a reminder this meeting calendar is presented annually to the council for adoption The small difference this year is that staff is presenting an option to change the meeting time to an earlier time So instead of meeting at 7 p.m. We proposed an option where we could meet at 6 p.m Taking into account that our local other local agencies in the area like the city of Santa Cruz the county ward of supervisors City of Watsonville and City of Scotts Valley do tend to meet earlier We proposed this option taking into account that this might increase staff productivity by allowing Less of a long work day for staff members who work the meetings Increase council productivity because we take into account that you guys are also working and this option allows a shorter day for us Well, and then an increase in public participation because of the hybrid meeting format Members of the public can now join directly. They don't have to drive from a different area. So it allows for increased public participation Some cons that we did take into consideration with this proposed time change is that there may be work conflicts for council members if they Tend to work past 5 30 and then potential conflicts for closed sessions when they are scheduled If a closed session was to be scheduled staff would make sure to coordinate that would notify the city council in advance to avoid any potential conflicts Within the staff report for this item. There were two proposed options for the 2023 calendar option a includes the usual two meetings per month on the Believe it's the second and fourth Thursday of each month This option includes one July and one August meeting giving a break between those two meetings as is typical There is only one Meeting in December and there is a meeting that is moved to a Tuesday in November to accommodate Thanksgiving option B That was presented in the staff report Includes no July meetings that would allow for a break in July and then there are two August meetings This also incorporates the Tuesday November meeting and one December meeting the recommended action for this item is That staff review and adopt the regular meeting schedule and approve a start time for the regular meeting schedule for 2023 I'm available for any questions Thank you. Any questions from council? See none. We can go out to any Buddy from the public or online There are no public speakers raising their hand on to them. Great Any council comments? I would just say it's the will of the council. I think for the last four years We've began at seven And I'm just thinking about if staff can work with us on the closed session piece because Sometimes it's exactly at five, which is hard for for I think those who are working In a hard for myself, so I'd be open to switching it I just think that we just have to be mindful of the closed session piece And for council that's just what that probably would look like I'm guessing if staff could help with that is Additional meetings. So those would be probably closed session probably held on additional days And I'm not sure if that's something council would would be interested in doing I'm also curious and hearing about the potential for a closed session after the meetings That's yeah, so that would be an option. I think probably what this we We've been having closed sessions I'd say about half the time on council meetings And so it seems as if maybe we had a half hour closed session We could start at a 5 30 5 30 if we needed more time for that I think staff could check in with council members see if a 5 o'clock or 4 30 start would work If not, we could look at the overall agenda work with the mayor see if we could do it at the end of the night If all else failed then we could talk about a special meeting for the closed session so I Think it's worth considering the six o'clock start and then we just need to see how it goes and you know Do keep in mind that if we get through it three months, and it's just not working We can readop and move a regular meeting schedule if we needed to so my suggestion is I think it's an idea worth trying Unless somebody is really just from a work schedule standpoint Couldn't ever do anything before 5 30 I'm all for it personally. Oh my okay I'm I'm all for at least trying the six o'clock. It's been something that I've been interested in a while If everybody is okay, or most people are okay with that Does anybody have any thoughts on the option a or b of? the dates I Guesses I would just be interested in getting the rest of the council's input on the times Just because I know that some of you commute and so yeah councilmember Brown does six or six thirty work better for you I Can make either work, but I'm I think it is important that we do this on trial Essentially, and then if it doesn't work that we can go we can go back I'm not opposed I'm not opposed, but I do have concerns about the closed session part of it about closed session starting at 4 30 or right at 5 or having to Essentially start, you know putting out doodle polls and whatnot about well when can we all get together for a closed session and that's that Concerns me a bit But I'm okay with with trying it at six okay For the meeting options I Don't know I mean I guess I don't have a huge preference on having an entire month off or having the two months with one meeting each I'm kind of used to the two months with one meeting each and it kind of feels like you're getting two Short weeks or two short, you know two extended vacations. I don't know how to describe it So I'm okay with keeping it how it is, but that's just my thoughts on that is it how it is is that option a Okay, okay, so I'd like to make a motion to move City Council meetings to 6 p.m. on a trial basis and To adopt option a for the 2023 City of Capitola City Council regular meeting dates second Great. Thank you. We have a motion and a second may we please have a roll call Council member Peterson aye Council member Brooks aye council member Clark aye Vice mayor Brown aye and mayor Kaiser aye passes unanimously Thank you That can take us to 8b, which is the City Council appointments to city advisory bodies So our recommended action here is to appoint City Council representatives to County and regional boards with early January meetings appoint City Council representatives to City advisory bodies and Point members of the public to the City of Capitola planning Commission So again, this is going to be coming from me once again. Good evening As we move through this presentation I am going to take breaks to pause so we can allow time for deliberation and a vote on each individual action That's recommended on the screen But as you outline staff recommends that the City Council review and update the appointments on County and multi jurisdiction boards and commissions Review and update the City Council representatives on City advisory bodies and then make appointments or review appointments to the planning Commission As a brief overview the City of Capitola is represented on various Multi-jurisdictional advisory bodies within the area by members of the City Council These boards and committees are established by other codes or by-laws On the screen is the current status of some of or all of the boards and commissions within the area with the Representative and alternate appointments and the next meeting date the chart is listed by meeting date So it's organized in terms of the highest priority ones that need to be made So you'll see that there are four of them that are highlighted within the red text box If you'd need or would like additional information on each of the groups myself or the city manager can provide a brief overview But the four groups that we recommend for appointment this evening that will be meeting between now and the next regular City Council meeting Are the flood control and water conservation district the Central Coast Clean Energy Policy Board? And bag and the Regional Transportation Commission Something to note is that for the three CE Energy Policy Board the City Council will be making a nomination and then the nomination will be approved by the Santa Cruz Mayoral or it's the mayoral appointment committee. I believe the city selection city selection committee So this is the point where we would pause and deliberate on this first item of action for this item Okay So I Guess do we have anybody that would like to be on the flood control and water conservation district zone 5? I see you're the alternate. No one's jumping up at that one All right, I'll do that So we can move So each of the four groups do require They require a primary representative and an alternate representative So the motion should include thank you. I might be absent next week Just talk to Jacques he can fill you in Do we have to we have to vote on each? My suggestion would be maybe we could Julie do you think you could fill in names as we go and then they could vote on the whole sort of slate? So the next group would be the Central Coast Clean Energy Policy Board, which again is a nomination So the council will nominate a primary and alternate alternate member One detail I might note on this one is is that generally under the bylaws this position is a shared seat between Capitola and Scotts Valley We went through a cycle where we serve for two years and then Scotts Valley served for two years And then we just did another two-year term as representatives The Scotts that we I've been in communication with the Scotts Valley City Manager And we've concluded that it's it's a little bit of a it's discombobulating I think for that and Organization to have the membership switch so much So Scotts Valley has said that they're prepared to step away from the term this year to maintain more continuity on the board I'd like to keep my seat on Central Coast Clean Energy Policy Board. I can All right moving right along our next one is going to be for Ambag and their next meeting is going to be on the 11th at 5 p.m I've enjoyed my time on Ambag. I would be happy to remain in that seat if that's Okay with the will of the council Yes, yes, yes, I can do oh the transportation I think Yeah, yeah, I'm interested in And I would love to be the alternate So at this point in time the council could continue to make appointments to the following for remaining Multi-jurisdictional County agency groups But we could also make these appointments at the following city council meeting because as you see on the chart the next meeting Day for each of these is going to be after January 12th. So it is Your decision whether or not to continue making appointments or we can move those to the next meeting wouldn't mind Maybe digesting a little bit of it. So I can maybe make some better decisions, but yeah, that was kind of my yes, I have a question about the appointments we just made sure the Flood control and water conservation district because they're meeting next week Is the city going to inform them that I'm the new rep and they'll reach out to me Or do I need to proactively reach out to someone and tell them I'm coming So I will communicate to the clerk of the board for each of these groups that appointments have been made and they will Be in contact with you to provide you with agenda materials for those meetings Okay, I think it sounds like we'd like to vote on these four and then get back to The later dated ones next meeting give everybody a moment to Settle in so in that case we would need a motion and a second on the currently and Talk to the public first. Oh, right. Excuse me If there's anybody out there I See none and Online There are no hands raised for public comment great, but anybody like to make a motion Positions yeah, I'll second that Maybe have a roll call council member Peterson. Hi council member Brooks Council member clerk. Hi vice mayor Brown and mayor Kaiser. Hi. Thank you Moving on to the next item of action So the city maintains advisory bodies that provide They assist in advising formulating different types of things for the city and parts of those groups sometimes have council representation So appointments are made depending on bylaws or municipal code for each of these groups But we have three of them that require review at tonight's meeting Staff recommends making appointments to the three advisory bodies listed below Finance advisory committee commission on the environment and arts and cultural commission Something to note is the finance advisory committee bylaws Stipulate that the mayor and vice mayor will serve as council representatives Though when either or both do not wish to serve as a representative on this committee Other members shall be appointed by the mayor with the concurrence of the city council. So it's something to bear in mind I know you want to stay on Okay, do you want to see on it or I'm happy to but if you want to keep yours I'm impartial So are you Yeah, or I would yeah Give my spot Yeah, I'm fine doing that then I'll I'll take I'll go to okay, so Kristen and Alexander The following group is the Commission on the environment and this one has one council position as a part of the That's me. I'm fine staying on it any other contenders The third group is arts and cultural commission And again, this has one council member listed as a part of the composition With that staff recommends a motion to approve the appointment of these three boards or commission councilmember Positions will take any public comment on that And anything online if there is there are no hands raised on zoom. Great. Thank you I'd like to make a motion for the boards and commissions I'll second is that enough or do we have to I? Understood the motion to be to To approve the representatives on the screen for the commissions on the screen Thank you Maybe we have a roll call council member Peterson. Hi council member Brooks. Hi council member Clark. Hi vice mayor Brown I and mayor Kaiser. Hi Passes unanimously we can go on to The third section The third section is concerning the city's advisory bodies and appointments of members of the public to each of these bodies There are two types of vacancies for these types of groups There are unscheduled vacancies which are occurring due to resignation termination or in some cases death of a commissioner Regular vacancies refer to terms that expire and are available for appointment or reappointment Currently, there are a number of vacancies for these cities advisory groups They were listed online and posted on the city's website and social media pages Staff is actively recruiting for these groups and is currently accepting applications Applications are available through the city's website and in person at city hall of these vacancies Only the planning or the planning commission requires an appointment by each member of the city council So each city council member would have one appointment to the group The next planning commission meeting is going to be held on January 19th At this time the city council may make appointments to the planning commission Staff recommends postponing appointments to the remaining advisory bodies until January 12th to allow additional time for members of the public to Apply to the groups that are currently look have vacancies The current composition of the planning commission is listed on the screen with each member designated by their council appointment All of these members have Notified the city clerk that they are seeking reappointment to their positions In addition staff has received four applications for new membership to the planning commission and those names are listed on the screen The applications have been provided as a part of the agenda packet as well as the list of members names So for this item council members can just simply state who their planning commissioner Will be and you probably don't need a vote so it's possible you may want to go to public comment prior to making those appointments great Let's go to public comment Seeing none. There are no speakers raising their hands on zoom Okay Do we want to just go down the list or You want to start with planning commissioner Sure, I would like to name my planning commissioners Jerry Jensen And I'd like to reappoint Courtney Christensen as a planning commissioner as well as the art and cultural commission representative I will continue my appointment of Susan Westman on the planning commission. I'll continue with my appointment of Peter Wilk I'd like to appoint Paul Estee to the planning commission Thank you To just confirm for the minutes Councilmember Clark would like to appoint Jerry Jensen Councilmember Brooks will point or reappoint Courtney Christian or Christensen Mayor Kaiser will be reappointing Susan Westman Vice Mayor Brown will be reappointing Peter Wilk and Councilmember Peterson will be appointing Paul Estee or no. No, these are individual appointments So they're not ratified by the council With the conclusion of the three recommended actions listed for tonight's agenda The remaining appointments will be presented to you for consideration on January 12th So for the city advisory bodies that remains on the Commission on the Environment Finance Advisory Committee Arts and Cultural Commission and the Historical Museum Board in addition there will be items for the multi jurisdictional bodies that were not appointed this evening and As there were planning questions made tonight, we will not have any more applications for the planning commission for the next meeting day Thank you. Great. Thank you Okay, so it looks like we have made it to item nine, which is the adjournment before we head out, I just want to thank the council members and I'm nervous, but super excited to be sitting here as mayor and vice mayor with Ms. Brown over here and just after hearing everything that Jock talked about and Sam story on his exit. I'm just thank you to staff and everybody it this is sort of that time of year to where you just start some reflection and Looking at everybody around you and I couldn't be more thankful to be sitting here with these people in this room right now And it really means a lot and I hope everybody has an awesome holiday season. Just stay safe be kind to one another Stay healthy please let's let's keep this under wraps and Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. Happy New Year Everybody Thanks for being here This meeting is adjourned