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Votes at a glance: Seaside Council approves consent items, soil-removal amendment and zoning change
Summary
At its Dec. 5 meeting the council approved a multi-item consent agenda (with several items pulled for discussion), authorized an amendment and budget transfer for Campus Town soil removal, and approved a zoning ordinance and map amendment to allow residential uses at 942 Hilby and similar CMX sites.
Seaside City Council approved multiple routine and substantive matters at its Dec. 5 meeting. Several items were removed from the consent calendar for discussion; those that remained passed by council vote. Key items and outcomes:
- Consent agenda: The council approved a broad consent agenda that included minutes, financial reports and a series of community funding requests (Measure U contributions of $3,000 each for several local groups), co-sponsorship and fee waivers for community events, and traffic action recommendations. Several items were pulled for public comment and discussion prior to final votes.
- Seaside Tenant Association (Measure U request): The council approved a $3,000 Measure U contribution request for the Seaside Tenant Association at Hamilton Ellis Martin Plaza. The group presented documentation that it had applied for nonprofit status; a representative of the complex’s board indicated the board had not recognized the association, prompting public discussion before the council voted to approve the contribution.
- Gold Coast Rods co-sponsorship and fee waiver: After public comment and council discussion, the council approved the fee waiver/co-sponsorship request for the Gold Coast Rods hot-rod shows for 2025 and directed staff to work with event organizers and local businesses to reduce negative impacts and evaluate options for 2026.
- Campus Town soil removal amendment (FORA funds): The council adopted a resolution approving a $350,000 budget transfer from FORA (Fort Ord Reuse Authority) blight removal accounts and authorized an amendment to a professional-services agreement with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., for additional testing, stockpiling and reporting related to soil removal at Campus Town Phase 1A, not to exceed $253,300; funds to be paid from demolition bonds. Staff explained that additional testing, potential off-site disposal and stockpiling contingencies required the change. The council approved the contract amendment.
- Zoning ordinance/map amendment (Z O A 24-02, Z M A 24-02): The council held a public hearing and introduced an ordinance to amend the zoning code to allow certain multifamily residential uses by right in the Commercial Mixed Use (CMX) district and to rezone 942 Hilby Avenue from Community Commercial to CMX, enabling the parcel to be used for by-right residential or mixed-use development. The council approved the ordinance and map amendment in a roll-call vote.
Votes and vote tallies were not uniformly read into the record for every item; the zoning ordinance/map amendment was adopted by roll-call vote (all members voting in favor), and multiple consent items and contract amendments were approved. Where the transcript did not include an explicit numeric roll call for an item, this summary marks the outcome as approved and notes that the specific tally was not specified in the meeting record.
The council directed staff to continue outreach and return to the council for midyear budget actions and for follow-up reports on item-specific implementation.
