CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SUMMARY

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 5:00 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 and streamed on the City's YouTube Channel.

 

CLOSED SESSION MEETING 5:00 P.M.:

 

1.  CALL TO ORDER

 

2.  ROLL CALL

 

3.  FLAG SALUTE

 

4.  PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS   

 

5.  CLOSED SESSION        

The City Council will recess to a closed session for the following and will report any reportable action at the City Council Regular meeting at 6:00 p.m.:

 

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION

(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)

(1) Case:  City of Arroyo Grande v. Adam Hideo Saruwatari, Trustee, etc., et al.,  Case No. 24CV-0368

 

6.  ADJOURNMENT

 

REGULAR MEETING 6:00 P.M.

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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

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

June 11, 2024

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION

(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)

(1) Case:  City of Arroyo Grande v. Adam Hideo Saruwatari, Trustee, etc., et al.,  Case No. 24CV-0368

5.b

Ordinances read in title only

None.

6.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

6.a

Honorary Proclamation Declaring June 19, 2024 as "Juneteenth Day"

6.b

City Manager Communications

(DOWNING)

• Recommended Action:

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

7.

CITY COUNCIL REPORTS

None.

Reports are made during the Second Council Meeting each month.

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:

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

9.b

Consideration of Statement of Investment Deposits

(VALENTINE)

• Recommended Action:

  Receive and file the attached report listing investment deposits of the City of Arroyo Grande as of April 30, 2024, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b).

9.c

Consider Approval of Fiscal Year 2024-25 Appropriation Limit

(VALENTINE)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Adopt a Resolution adopting a tax proceeds expenditure appropriation limit for Fiscal Year 2024-2025; and

  2) Determine that establishing the appropriation limit for FY 2024-25 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

Adoption of a Resolution Updating the Fund Balance and Reserve Policy

(VALENTINE)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Adopt a Resolution Updating the Fund Balance and Reserve Policy; and

  2) Determine that adopting a resolution updating the Fund Balance and Reserve Policy is not 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, Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, §§ 15060, subd. (c)(2)- (3), 15378.)

9.e

Approval of Minutes

(MATSON)

• Recommended Action:

  Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meetings of May 14, 2024, and May 28, 2024, as submitted.

9.f

Amendments to the Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement

(DOWNING)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Adopt a Resolution approving Amendment Number 1 to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement Creating the Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority; and

  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. (c)(2)-(3), 15378)

9.g

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Arroyo Grande Police Department and the Lucia Mar Unified School District for School Resource Officer Services

(MARTINEZ)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Arroyo Grande and the Lucia Mar Unified School District (LMUSD) to share the cost of salary and benefits for one School Resource Officer (SRO) position in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25; 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. (b)(2)-(3), 15378.)

9.h

Temporary Use Permit 24-004; Authorization for Sale of Beer and Wine at the 2024 Summer Concert Series, an Application Fee Waiver; Location Heritage Square Park; Applicant – Arroyo Grande Rotary

(PEDROTTI)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Adopt a Resolution approving Temporary Use Permit No. 24-004 to allow the sale of beer and wine at the 2024 Heritage Square Park Summer Concert Series and approving a waiver of fees; and

  2) Find the action exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15304 of the CEQA Guidelines.

9.i

Consideration of Acceptance of the Five Cities Fire Authority Station #1 Emergency Generator Replacement Project, PW 2021-09

(ROBESON)

• Recommended Action:

  1) Accept the project improvements as constructed by Electricraft, Inc. in accordance with the plans and specifications for the Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA) Station #1 Emergency Generator Replacement Project, PW 2021-09;

  2) Direct staff to file a Notice of Completion; and

  3) Authorize release of retention thirty-five (35) days after the Notice of Completion has been recorded if no liens have been filed.

9.j

Consider Traffic Way Bridge Temporary Construction Easement Execution

(ROBESON)

• Recommended Action:

  Authorize the City Manager to fully execute a temporary construction easement (TCE) for certain real property, more particularly described as Assessor Parcel Number 007-481-011, that is necessary for the Traffic Way Bridge Replacement Project.

10.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

None.

11.

OLD BUSINESS

11.a

Adopt Resolutions of Approval for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Mid-Cycle Budget Update Report and the 5-Year Capital Improvement Program Budget FY 2024-29

• Recommended Action:

  1)Adopt a Resolution approving the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget and Making Appropriations for the Amount Budgeted; and

  2) Adopt a Resolution approving the Fiscal Year 2024-29 Capital Improvement Program Budget and Making Appropriations for the Amount Budgeted.

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.

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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