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AGENDA SUMMARY
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 5:00 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 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.:
a) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION:
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 (b)(1)
Title: City Manager
b) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS:
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Negotiator: City Attorney Isaac Rosen
Title: City Manager
6. ADJOURNMENT
REGULAR MEETING 6:00 P.M.
1.CALL TO ORDER
2.ROLL CALL
3.MOMENT OF REFLECTION
4.FLAG SALUTE
5.AGENDA REVIEW
5.a Closed Session Announcements
City Attorney Rosen will announce any reportable action from the following meeting:
June 24, 2025
a) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION:
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 (b)(1)
Title: City Manager
b) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS:
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Negotiator: City Attorney Isaac Rosen
Title: City Manager
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 July 2025 as "Parks Make Lives Better Month"
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
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.
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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,
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:
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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
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 16
through May 31, 2025.
9.b Resolution Accepting the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Appropriation Limit (Gann Limit)
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution adopting a tax proceeds expenditure appropriation limit for Fiscal
Year 2025-26; and
2) Determine that establishing the appropriation limit for FY 2025-26 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.c Approval of Minutes
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of June 10, 2025, as submitted.
9.d Amendment to Memorandum of Understanding Between the Arroyo Grande Police
Department and the Lucia Mar Unified School District for School Resource Officer Services
(CULVER)
Recommended Action:
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1) Approve the amended School Resource Officer Memorandum of Understanding
authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the amendment, subject to any minor,
technical, or non-substantive changes as approved by the City Manager in consultation with
the City Attorney; 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. (c)(2)-(3), 15378.)
9.e 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) Adopt 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).
9.f Contract with the County of San Luis Obispo for Animal Care and Control Services
(CULVER)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract for
Animal Care and Services (“Contract”), subject to any minor, technical, or non-substantive
changes as approved by the City Manager in consultation with the City Attorney; and
2) Find that adopting the Resolution and Contract approval are 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 (c)(2) and (3), 15378).
9.g Public Works Surplus Vehicles
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Adopt a Resolution declaring specified equipment to be surplus and authorizing the sale or
disposal thereof.
9.h Award Contract for Parkside Park Play Structure, PW 2024-09
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution awarding a design-build construction contract for the Parkside Park
Play Structure Project to Landscape Structures, Inc. for $223,980.25, and authorizing the
City Manager to execute the design-build construction contract 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) Authorize the City Manager to approve change orders of 10% of the contract amount, up
to $22,398.02, for unanticipated costs during the construction phase of the Parkside Park
Play Structure Project; and
3) Find the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15302 as replacement or reconstruction of
existing structures or facilities.
9.i Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update.
9.j General Plan Update Progress Report – June 2025
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file a progress report on the Comprehensive General Plan Update.
10.PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.a Directing the Levy of Annual Assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-26
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Conduct a public hearing for the levy and collection of assessments for the Parkside
Village Assessment District, Grace Lane Assessment District, and Arroyo Grande
Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. 1 within Tract 1769;
2) Adopt a Resolution confirming the diagram and assessments, and directing the levy of
the annual assessment related to the Parkside Village Assessment District pursuant to the
Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Streets and Highways Code Sections 22500 et.
seq.) for Fiscal Year 2025-26;
3) Adopt a Resolution confirming the diagram and assessments, and directing the levy of
the annual assessments related to the Grace Lane Assessment District pursuant to the
Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Streets and Highways Code Sections 22500 et.
seq.) for Fiscal Year 2025-26; and
4) Adopt a Resolution confirming the diagram and assessments, and directing the levy of
the annual assessments related to the Arroyo Grande Landscaping and Lighting
Assessment District No. 1 within Tract 1769, pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act
of 1972 (Streets and Highways Code Sections 22500 et. seq.) for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
11.BUSINESS ITEMS
None
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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