CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SUMMARY

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 6:00 P.m. - 10:00 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 streamed on the City’s website and www.slo-span.org.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

ROLL CALL

3.

MOMENT OF REFLECTION

4.

FLAG SALUTE

ARROYO GRANDE VALLEY KIWANIS CLUB

5.

AGENDA REVIEW

5.a

Closed Session Announcements

Announcement of reportable actions taken, if any, from the following meeting:

Regular Meeting of March 14, 2023

City Council will announce any action on the following:

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8:

Property: 400 West Branch Street

Agency negotiators: Whitney McDonald, City Manager; Bill Robeson, Assistant City Manager/Public Works Director

Negotiating parties: Dev Patel, on behalf of Kamla Hotels

Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment

 

Special Meeting of March 20, 2023

Public Employee Appointment pursuant to Government Code Section 54957:
Title: City Attorney

5.b

Ordinances read in title only

None.

6.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

6.a

Honorary Proclamation Declaring the Month of April 2023 as Month of the Child and Child Abuse Prevention Month

6.b

Introductions of New Firefighters - Cade Posner and Braden Jones

(LIEBERMAN)

6.c

City Manager Communications

(McDONALD)

• 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. Central Cost Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority Board
3. San Luis Obispo County Mayor's Meeting
4. South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD)
5. Other

7.b

MAYOR PRO TEM BARNEICH:

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

7.c

COUNCIL MEMBER GEORGE:

1. Five Cities Fire Authority
2. Tourism Business Improvement District Advisory Board
3. Visit SLO CAL Advisory Board
4. Other

7.d

COUNCIL MEMBER GUTHRIE:

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

7.e

COUNCIL MEMBER SECREST:

1. Air Pollution Control District (APCD)
2. Brisco/Halcyon Interchange Subcommittee
3. South County Chambers of Commerce Arroyo Grande Business Meeting
4. South County Chambers of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee
5. 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

Consideration of Cash Disbursement Ratification

(VALENTINE)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of February 16 through February 28, 2023. 2) Determine that ratifying the cash disbursements 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. (b)(2)-(3), 15378.)

9.b

Approval of Minutes

(MATSON)

• Recommended Action:

  Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of March 14, 2023 and Special City Council Meeting of March 20, 2023, as submitted.

9.c

Appointment of an Alternate Board Member to Serve on the Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority Board for Calendar Years 2023 and 2024

(MATSON)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Appoint the Mayor Pro Tem to serve as an alternate on the Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority Board for a term of two years beginning March 29, 2023 and ending December 31, 2024. 2) Determine that appointing an alternate 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. (b)(2)-(3), 15378.)

9.d

Consideration of Adoption of a Resolution Declaring a Continued Local Emergency Related to the Ongoing Storm Events

(McDONALD)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Adopt a Resolution declaring a continued local emergency related to the ongoing storm events, beginning in December 2022 and continuing through the present. 2) Make findings that adopting the Resolution continuing a local emergency is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because the continued declaration 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. (b)(2)-(3), 15378.) 

9.e

Consideration to Approve Construction Plans & Specifications and Environmental Exemption for the Fair Oaks Water Main Replacement, Elm to Alder, Project

(ROBESON)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Approve the construction plans and specifications for the Fair Oaks Water Main Replacement, Elm to Alder, Project; 2) Authorize the City Clerk to advertise for sealed construction bids; 3) Find that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Guidelines Section 15301(b); and 4) Direct the City Clerk to file a Notice of Exemption.

9.f

Consideration of Approval of an Agreement for Consultant Services with Mintier Harnish for the Comprehensive General Plan Update

(PEDROTTI)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute an Agreement for Consultant Services with Mintier Harnish to assist the City with the Comprehensive General Plan Update in substantially final form (subject to minor revisions to effectuate City Council’s intent). 2) Determine that approving the Agreement 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. (b)(2)-(3), 15378), and environmental review is contemplated as part of the Comprehensive General Plan Update for which the Consultant will be employed.

9.g

Consider Adoption of a Resolution Terminating the Emergency Related to the FCFA Station 1 Emergency Generator Replacement Project, PW 2021-09 Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050(c)(3) 

(ROBESON)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Receive and file an update of the emergency generator replacement project at the FCFA Station 1; 2) Adopt a Resolution determining that award/execution of a contract for the FCFA Station 1 emergency generator replacement project, PW 2021-09, has terminated the emergency action; and 3) Find that the termination of the emergency action and the update of the Emergency generator replacement project at FCFA Station 1 is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under the Class 2 exemption, which applies to the replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced, and where none of the exceptions to the exemption apply.  (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15302.) Additionally, the action is exempt under pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines sections 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), and 15378(b)(5). 

9.h

Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update

(ROBESON)

• Recommended Action:

  Receive and file the Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update.

10.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

None.

11.

OLD BUSINESS

11.a

Discussion and Consideration of a Project Status Update and Direction Regarding the Brisco-Halcyon Interchange Modification Project

(PEDROTTI)

• Recommended Action:

  Receive the Project status report, consider options, and direct staff to pursue the No Project Option.

12.

NEW BUSINESS

12.a

Consideration of a Resolution Approving Arroyo Grande Community Service Grant Program Allocations for Fiscal Year 2022-23

(PEDROTTI)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Adopt a Resolution approving the Arroyo Grande Community Service Grant Program funding allocations identified in Attachment 1. 2) Determine that adopting the Resolution 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. (b)(2)-(3), 15378.)

12.b

Consideration of a Resolution Rescinding the Declaration of a Stage 1 Water Shortage Emergency; and Make Findings that Rescinding the Declaration is Not Subject to CEQA

(McDONALD)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Adopt a Resolution rescinding the declaration of the Stage 1 Water Shortage Emergency and related emergency water shortage restrictions and penalties; and 2) Make findings that adopting the Resolution rescinding the declaration of the Stage 1 Water Shortage Emergency 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. (b)(2)-(3), 15378).  Alternatively, this is not a “project” as defined by CEQA because rescinding the Stage 1 Water Shortage Emergency is merely administrative activity. (See State CEQA Guidelines, § 15378(b)(2),(4)). For those reasons, the action is exempt from CEQA.

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

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- EXISTING LITIGATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):

Name of Case: Oak Park Estates, HOA v. City of Arroyo Grande, et al. and related actions

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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