HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2025-06-10 Agenda SummaryCITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SUMMARY
Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 6:00 p.m.
In person at:
Arroyo Grande City Council Chamber
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 Recognizing June 19, 2025 as "Juneteenth" in Arroyo Grande
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 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-
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the webinar.
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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.
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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.
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Slanderous, profane or personal remarks against any Council Member or member of the
audience shall not be permitted.
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9.CONSENT AGENDA
The following routine items listed below are scheduled for consideration as a group. The
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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 May 1 through
May 15, 2025.
9.b Statement of Investment Deposits for April 2025
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the attached report listing investment deposits of the City of Arroyo Grande
as of April 30, 2025, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b).
9.c Approval of Minutes
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of May 27, 2025, as submitted.
9.d Resolutions Establishing Salaries and Benefits for Management and Part-Time Employees,
Approval of the Updated Citywide Combined Salary Schedule, and Job Descriptions for
Newly Budgeted Positions
(GARCIA)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution updating compensation for designated unrepresented management
and executive employee classifications for Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27;
2) Adopt a Resolution modifying pay rates for unrepresented part-time employees;
3) Approve the updated Citywide Combined Salary Schedule;
4) Approve job descriptions for newly budgeted positions; and
5) Find that approval of the Resolutions are 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.e License Agreement with Papich Construction
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Authorize the City Manager to execute a license agreement for the use of City property at
400 W. Branch for construction staging with Papich Construction Company, Inc. (“Papich”),
subject to any minor, technical, or non-substantive changes as approved by the City
Manager in consultation with the City Attorney; and
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2) Find the action exempt from CEQA under the Class 4 exemption which applies to minor
public or private alterations in the condition of land.
9.f Amendments to Title 15 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Regarding the Updated State
Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt an Ordinance adding Chapter 15.15 to Title 15 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal
Code designating City of Arroyo Grande Local Responsibility Area Refined Fire Hazard
Severity Zone; 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)).
10.PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.a Fiscal Year 2025-27 Biennial Budget
(DOWNING)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution adopting the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-27 Biennial Budget and making
appropriations for the amount budgeted; and
2) Determine that adopting of the Budget 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.) Individual projects within the Budget may
be subject to CEQA and environmental review will be conducted at the appropriate time
during implementation of those projects.
11.BUSINESS ITEMS
11.a Amendments to Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Sections 8.36.020 and 8.36.050
Regarding Sales to Minors and Sales and Distribution of Electronic Tobacco Products
(CULVER)
Recommended Action:
1) Introduce an Ordinance amending Section 8.36.020 and Section 8.36.050 of Title 8 of
the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code relating to the sale of electronic tobacco products in
Arroyo Grande; and
2) Find that the proposed 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, §§ 15060, subd. (c)(2)-(3),
15378).
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
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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.
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