ACTION MINUTES

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

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

Council Members Present:

• Mayor Ray Russom, 
• Council Member Barneich, 
• Council Member George, 
• Mayor Pro Tem Guthrie, 
• and Council Member Secrest 

Staff Present:

• Assistant City Manager/Public Works Director Bill Robeson, 
• Administrative Services Director Nicole Valentine, 
• City Clerk Jessica Matson, 
• Deputy City Clerk Julie Hawkins, 
• and City Manager Matthew Downing 

This meeting was conducted in a hybrid in-person/virtual format. 

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Ray Russom called the Regular City Council Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 

2.

ROLL CALL

City Clerk Matson took roll call. Council Members Barneich and Secrest were absent.

3.

MOMENT OF REFLECTION

4.

FLAG SALUTE

Mayor Ray Russom led the flag salute. 

5.

AGENDA REVIEW

5.a

Closed Session Announcements

July 16, 2024 City Council Special Meeting

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

City Attorney Rosen announced that there was no reportable action.

5.b

Ordinances read in title only

6.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

6.a

Vandenberg Space Force Presentation

Colonel Shoemaker presented regarding Vandenberg Space Force Base activities and responded to questions from Council.

Colonel Shoemaker provided information related to Item 9.i.

6.b

Central Coast Community Energy Presentation

Judi Young, Central Coast Community Energy, presented the annual report and responded to questions from Council.

6.c

City Manager Communications

City Manager Downing provided information regarding the Five Cities Fire Authority and Police Department recruitments; Five Cities Fire Open House during Fire Prevention Week; Parks Make Life Better Month and activities; Bark in the Park event; Summer Concert series; Police Department hosting regional Active Shooter Training in July and August at the Arroyo Grande High School; and Nomination period for the 2024 Municipal Election.

Council Member George commented on Recreation Services, Fire and Police activity.

7.

CITY COUNCIL REPORTS

The City Council provided brief reports from the following committee, commission, board, or other subcommittee meetings that they attended as the City’s appointed representative.

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. Central Coast Community Energy Board

7.c

COUNCIL MEMBER GEORGE:

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

8.

COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS

Mayor Ray Russom invited public comment. Speaking from the public were Gaea Powell, Patty Welsh, Garry Schmidt, Tim Cline, Alexandria Davis, Ethel Landers. No further comments were received.

City Council directed staff to follow-up with Mr. Cline and Ms. Welsh. 

City Attorney Rosen responded to questions from the public and Council. City Manager Downing responded to questions from Council.

Mayor Pro Tem Guthrie addressed the public comment regarding his vote for the City's ballot measure.

9.

CONSENT AGENDA

Mayor Ray Russom asked the Council if there were any questions or any items to be pulled from the consent agenda for further discussion. There were none. 

Mayor Ray Russom invited public comment. No public comments were received.

Mayor Pro Tem Guthrie commented on Item 9.h.

• Moved by Council Member George
  Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Guthrie

  Approve Consent Agenda Items 9.a. through 9.i., with the recommended courses of action.

  AYES (3)	Mayor Ray Russom, Council Member George, and Mayor Pro Tem Guthrie
  ABSENT (2)	Council Member Barneich, and Council Member Secrest

  Passed (3 to 0)

9.a

Cash Disbursement Ratification

• Reviewed and ratified 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

• Received and filed the 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

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

  2) Made 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

• Approved 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

• 1) Adopted a Resolution entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE 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) Found 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

• 1) Adopted a Resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE DIRECTING THE LEVY of the ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO 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 2024-2025"; 

  2) Adopted a Resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE DIRECTING THE LEVY of the ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO 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 2024-2025"; and

  3) Adopted a Resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE Directing the LEVY of the ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO 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 2024-2025".

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

• 1) Authorized 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) Made 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

• Received and filed 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

• Authorized 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

None.

14.

CLOSED SESSION

None.

15.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Ray Russom adjourned the meeting at 7:25 p.m.