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Home My WebLink AboutCC 2025-01-28 Agenda SummaryCITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA SUMMARY Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 6:00 p.m. 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 joining the Zoom meeting, or by submitting written public comments to the Clerk of the Council at publiccomment@arroyogrande.org. Meetings will be broadcast live on Channel 20 and streamed on the City’s Website. CLOSED SESSION: None. 1.CALL TO ORDER 2.ROLL CALL 3.MOMENT OF REFLECTION 4.FLAG SALUTE 5.AGENDA REVIEW 5.a Closed Session Announcements None. 5.b Ordinances read in title only Recommended Action: Move that all ordinances presented at the meeting shall be read by title only and all further readings be waived. 6.SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 6.a Honorary Proclamation Declaring February 2025 as Black History Month 6.b Introductions and Oaths of Office – FCFA Fire Captains Bennet, Hinden and Firefighters Burroughs, Deurloo, Hurtado, Muraki, Vassaur (HALLETT) Five Cities Fire Authority Board Clerk Tricia Meyers will conduct the Oaths of Office 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: Audit Committee1. California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA)2. Five Cities Fire Authority JPA Board3. San Luis Obispo County Mayor's Meeting4. South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD)5. Other6. 7.b MAYOR PRO TEM SECREST: Air Pollution Control District (APCD)1. Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC)2. South County Chambers of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee3. Other 4. 7.c COUNCIL MEMBER GUTHRIE: Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE) Policy Board1. Integrated Waste Management Authority Board (IWMA)2. REACH Economic Development Roundtable3. Other4. 7.d COUNCIL MEMBER MARAVIGLIA: Five Cities Fire Authority JPA Board1. Visit SLO CAL Advisory Board2. Other3. 7.e COUNCIL MEMBER LOE: Council of Governments/Regional Transit Authority (SLOCOG/SLORTA)1. County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC)2. Zone 3 Water Advisory Board3. Other4. 8.COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS This public comment period is an invitation to members of the community to present issues, Page 2 of 462 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. Click the link below to register to join the webinar: https://arroyogrande- org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NRsyFrUIQ_6179_iBTyDVA • After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. • 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. • 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 December 1 through December 31, 2024. Page 3 of 462 9.b Annual Adjustment of Development Impact Fees (VALENTINE) Recommended Action: 1) Adopt a Resolution approving the annual adjustment of Development Impact Fees to increase by 1.6%, consistent with the Engineering News Record (ENR) Construction Cost Index (CCI); and 2) Make findings as included in the attached Resolution that establishing development impact fees are not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because the action 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.c Annual Adjustment of Sewer Connection Fees (VALENTINE) Recommended Action: 1) Adopt a Resolution approving the annual adjustment of Sewer Connection Fees to increase fees by 1.6%, consistent with the Engineering News Record (ENR) Construction Cost Index (CCI); and 2) Make findings as included in the attached Resolution that establishing sewer connection fees are not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because the action 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 Meeting of January 14, 2025, as submitted. 9.e Council Appointments to Various City Commissions, Boards, and Committees (MATSON) Recommended Action: 1) Adopt a Resolution approving appointments to the various City Commissions, Boards, and Committees; and 2) Determine that approving appointments to the various City Commissions, Board, and Committees 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, Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, §§ 15060, subd. (c)(2)-(3), 15378.). 9.f Calendar Year 2024 Water Supply and Demand Update (ROBESON) Recommended Action: Page 4 of 462 Receive and file the Calendar Year 2024 Water Supply and Demand Update. 9.g Amendments to Title 2 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Regarding the Architectural Review Committee (PEDROTTI) Recommended Action: 1) Adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 2.19 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code regarding the Architectural Review Committee; and 2) Find that the Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines section 15060, subd. (c)(2); 15061(b)(3)). 9.h General Plan Update Progress Report – January 2025 (PEDROTTI) Recommended Action: Receive and file a progress report on the Comprehensive General Plan Update. 10.PUBLIC HEARINGS 10.a Amendments to Title 16 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Regarding Wireless Telecommunication Facilities (PEDROTTI) Recommended Action: 1) Introduce the Ordinance amending the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code (AGMC) regarding wireless telecommunication facilities; and 2) Find that the “project” is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3), 15378 and in the alternative, State CEQA Guidelines sections 15301, 15302, 15303 and 15304. 10.b Approval of the Active Transportation Plan and Finding this Action Exempt from CEQA (PEDROTTI) Recommended Action: 1) Adopt a Resolution approving the Active Transportation Plan (ATP); and 2) Find that the adoption of the Active Transportation Plan is statutorily exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under Public Resources Code sections 21080.20 and 21080.25. 11.BUSINESS ITEMS 11.a Five-Year Financial Forecast (VALENTINE) Recommended Action: Review and discuss the Five-Year Financial Forecast (“Forecast”). 11.b Update on City Council Goals and Priorities (DOWNING) Page 5 of 462 Recommended Action: Receive an update regarding progress made toward meeting the City Council’s Goals and Priorities for Fiscal Years 2023-25 (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025). 12.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 two other Council Members. 13.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. This agenda was prepared and posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2 Agenda reports can be accessed and downloaded from the City’s website at www.arroyogrande.org If you would like to subscribe to receive email or text message notifications when agendas are posted, you can sign up online through the “Notify Me” feature. City Council Meetings are streamed live on the City’s Website and recorded for replay on Arroyo Grande’s Government Access Channel 20. Page 6 of 462