CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SUMMARY

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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://arroyogrande-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NRsyFrUIQ_6179_iBTyDVA

Please click the link above to register to join the Zoom Meeting

 

This City Council meeting is being conducted in a hybrid in-person/virtual format. Please be advised that while the City will endeavor to ensure these remote participation methods are available, the City does not guarantee that they will be technically feasible or work all the time. Further, the City reserves the right to terminate these remote participation methods (subject to Brown Act restrictions) at any time and for any reason. Members of the public may participate and provide public comment on agenda items during the meeting in person at the location identified above, by registering and joining the Zoom meeting, or by submitting written public comments to the Clerk of the Council at [email protected] by 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Meetings will be broadcast live on Channel 20 and streamed on the City's YouTube Channel.

 

CLOSED SESSION:

None.


None.


Reports are made during the Second Council Meeting each month.

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 registering and joining the Zoom meeting utilizing the link provided below. Once in the meeting, please use the “raise hand” feature to indicate your desire to provide public comment. 

Please be advised that while the City will endeavor to ensure these remote participation methods are available, the City does not guarantee that they will be technically feasible or work all the time. Further, the City reserves the right to terminate these remote participation methods (subject to Brown Act restrictions) at any time and for any reason. Please attend in person or submit your comment via email to the City Clerk by 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting to have it included as part of the record.


 


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 1 minute 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.

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.

(VALENTINE)

  • Recommended Action:

    Review and ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of September 1 through September 15, 2024.

(VALENTINE)

  • Recommended Action:

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

(MATSON)

  • Recommended Action:

    Approve the minutes of the City Council Meeting of September 24, 2024, as
    submitted.

(DOWNING)

  • Recommended Action:

    Cancel the second regular City Council meeting in December due to its proximity to the Christmas and New Year holidays.

(PEDROTTI)

  • Recommended Action:

    1) Adopt a Resolution approving Temporary Use Permit 24-007 authorizing the use of Heritage Square Park for the 2024 Arroyo Grande Beer and Wine Festival; and

    2) Determine that this project is categorically exempt per Section 15304(e) of the CEQA Guidelines regarding minor temporary uses of land.

(ROBESON)

  • Recommended Action:

    1) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a six-month lease agreement, in substantially final form, between the City of Arroyo Grande and RE/MAX Success for the City-owned property at 214 East Branch Street, also known as Old City Hall, subject to any minor, technical, or non-substantive changes as approved by the City Manager in consultation with the City Attorney; and

    2) Determine that the approval of a short-term lease agreement for 214 East Branch Street 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). The lease of the property, where no development or demolition is proposed, constitute an administrative activity of the City. Alternatively, the adoption of resolution to enter a lease agreement is exempt from CEQA on that basis that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15061, subd. (b)(3).) The entering into a lease agreement is for the collection of rental fees and does not result in new construction or physical change in the environment.

None. 

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.

 


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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