CITY COUNCIL MEETING
REVISED AGENDA SUMMARY

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 6:00 P.m. - 9:00 P.m.

Hybrid City Council Chamber/Virtual Zoom Meeting

215 East Branch Street, Arroyo Grande

 

In person at:

Arroyo Grande City Council Chambers

215 E. Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

AND via Zoom at:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86752345420

Please click the link above to join the Zoom Meeting:

 

Webinar ID: 867 5234 5420

Or by Telephone:  [phone]

 

This City Council meeting is being conducted in a hybrid in-person/virtual format. Members of the public may participate and provide public comment  on agenda items during the meeting in person at the location identified above, by joining the Zoom meeting, or by submitting written public comments to the Clerk of the Council at . Meetings will be broadcast live on Channel 20 and and streamed on the City's YouTube Channel.

 

CLOSED SESSION:

None.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

ROLL CALL

3.

MOMENT OF REFLECTION

4.

FLAG SALUTE

5.

AGENDA REVIEW

5.a

Closed Session Announcements

City Attorney Rosen will announce any reportable action from the following meeting:

July 16, 2024 City Council Special Meeting

a) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54957: 
Title: City Manager

5.b

Ordinances read in title only

None.

6.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

6.a

Vandenberg Space Force Presentation

6.b

Central Coast Community Energy Presentation

6.c

City Manager Communications

(DOWNING)

• Recommended Action:

  Receive correspondence/comments as presented by the City Manager and Provide direction, as necessary.

7.

CITY COUNCIL REPORTS

7.a

MAYOR RAY RUSSOM:

1. California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA)
2. Five Cities Fire Authority
3. San Luis Obispo County Mayor's Meeting
4. South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD)
5. Other

7.b

MAYOR PRO TEM GUTHRIE:

1. County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC)
2. Council of Governments/Regional Transit Authority/ South County Transit (SLOCOG/SLORTA/SCT)
3. Integrated Waste Management Authority Board (IWMA)
4. REACH Economic Development Roundtable
5. Other

7.c

COUNCIL MEMBER BARNEICH:

1. Audit Committee
2. Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC)
3. Zone 3 Water Advisory Board
4. Other

7.d

COUNCIL MEMBER GEORGE:

1. Five Cities Fire Authority
2. Visit SLO CAL Advisory Board
3. Other

7.e

COUNCIL MEMBER SECREST:

1. Air Pollution Control District (APCD)
2. South County Chambers of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee
3. Other 

8.

COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS

This public comment period is an invitation to members of the community to present issues, thoughts, or suggestions on matters not scheduled on this agenda. Comments should be limited to those matters that are within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Members of the public may provide public comment in-person or remotely by joining the Zoom meeting utilizing one of the methods provided below. Please use the “raise hand” feature to indicate your desire to provide public comment. 

• Click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86752345420; Webinar ID: 867 5234 5420
• Or by Telephone: [phone]
  Press * 9 to “raise hand” for public comment

The Brown Act restricts the Council from taking formal action on matters not published on the agenda. In response to your comments, the Mayor or presiding Council Member may:

• Direct City staff to assist or coordinate with you.
• A Council Member may state a desire to meet with you.
• It may be the desire of the Council to place your issue or matter on a future Council agenda.

Please adhere to the following procedures when addressing the Council:

• Comments should be limited to 3 minutes or less.
• Your comments should be directed to the Council as a whole and not directed to individual Council members.
• Slanderous, profane or personal remarks against any Council Member or member of the audience shall not be permitted.

9.

CONSENT AGENDA

The following routine items listed below are scheduled for consideration as a group. The recommendations for each item are noted. Any member of the public who wishes to comment on any Consent Agenda item may do so at this time. Any Council Member may request that any item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda to permit discussion or change the recommended course of action. The City Council may approve the remainder of the Consent Agenda on one motion.

9.a

Cash Disbursement Ratification

(VALENTINE)

• Recommended Action:

  Review and ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of June 1 through June 30, 2024.

9.b

Statement of Investment Deposits for May 2024

(VALENTINE)

• Recommended Action:

  Receive and file the attached report listing investment deposits of the City of Arroyo Grande as of May 31, 2024, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b).

9.c

Opting into Settlement Agreements with Distributors of Opioids; Kroger National Opioid Settlement

(DOWNING)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Opt into settlement agreement with opioid distributor, Kroger Co., and direct the City Manager to execute any documents necessary to implement the action; and

  2) Make findings that adopting the Resolution opting-into the settlement agreements is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because the adoption in itself has no potential to result in either a direct, or reasonably foreseeable indirect, physical change in the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15060, subd. (c)(2)-(3), 15378.)

9.d

Approval of Minutes

(MATSON)

• Recommended Action:

  Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meetings of June 11, 2024 and June 25, 2024, and the Special City Council Meeting of July 16, 2024, as submitted.

9.e

Memorandum of Understanding with the San Luis Obispo County Regional Special Weapons and Tactics Team

(MARTINEZ)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Adopt the Resolution authorizing the Chief of Police to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to participate in the San Luis Obispo County Regional Special Weapons and Tactics Team; and

  2) Find that approving the Memorandum of Understanding is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because it has no potential to result in either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15060, subd. (c)(2)-(3), 15378.)

9.f

Modified Resolutions Directing the Levy of the Annual Assessments for the Parkside Village and Grace Lane Assessment Districts and the Arroyo Grande Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. 1, Within Tract 1769, for Fiscal Year 2024-25

(ROBESON)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Adopt a Resolution directing the levy of the annual assessment for the Parkside Village Assessment District pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Streets and Highways Code Sections 22500 et. seq.) for Fiscal Year 2024-25;

  2) Adopt a Resolution directing the levy of the annual assessment for the Grace Lane Assessment District pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Streets and Highways Code Sections 22500 et. seq.) for Fiscal Year 2024-25; and

  3) Adopt a Resolution directing the levy of the annual assessment for the Arroyo Grande Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. 1 within Tract 1769, pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Streets and Highways Code Sections 22500 et. seq.) for Fiscal Year 2024-25.

9.g

Approval of a Two-Year Extension to On-Call Consultant Services Agreements in Sixteen Disciplines for Support to the Community Development and Public Works Departments

(ROBESON)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Authorize the City Manager to extend agreements for two years between the City and 41 consultants currently on the City’s on-call list for consultant services for the Community Development and Public Works Departments, subject to minor modifications determined to be necessary and appropriate by the City Attorney; and

  2) Make findings that executing extension letters with consultants with whom the City already has active on-call contracts is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it has no potential to result in either a direct, or reasonably foreseeable indirect, physical change in the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15060, subd. (c)(2)-(3), 15378.)

9.h

Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update

(ROBESON)

• Recommended Action:

  Receive and file the Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update

9.i

Letter of Support of SpaceX Operations at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Behalf of the City of Arroyo Grande

(DOWNING)

• Recommended Action:

  Authorize the Mayor to execute a letter of support of SpaceX operations at Vandenberg Space Force Base on behalf of the City of Arroyo Grande.

10.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

None.

11.

OLD BUSINESS

None.

12.

NEW BUSINESS

None.

13.

COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS

Any Council Member may ask a question for clarification, make an announcement, or report briefly on his or her activities. In addition, subject to Council policies and procedures, Council Members may request staff to report back to the Council at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter or request that staff place a matter of business on a future agenda. Any request to place a matter of business for original consideration on a future agenda requires the concurrence of at least one other Council Member.

14.

CLOSED SESSION

None.

*The Closed Session item was removed. 

15.

ADJOURNMENT

 

All staff reports or other written documentation, including any supplemental material distributed to a majority of the City Council within 72 hours of a regular meeting, relating to each item of business on the agenda are available for public inspection during regular business hours in the City Clerk’s office, 300 E. Branch Street, Arroyo Grande. If requested, the agenda shall be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. To make a request for disability-related modification or accommodation, contact the Legislative and Information Services Department at 805-473-5400 as soon as possible and at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date.

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