HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2025-10-14 Agenda SummaryCITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SUMMARY
Tuesday, October 14, 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: 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) THREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES pursuant to Government Code 54957(a): Consultation
with Agency Counsel and Law Enforcement.
6. ADJOURNMENT
REGULAR MEETING 6:00 P.M.
1.CALL TO ORDER
2.ROLL CALL
3.MOMENT OF REFLECTION
4.FLAG SALUTE
5 Cities Men's Club
5.AGENDA REVIEW
5.a Closed Session Announcements
City Attorney Rosen will announce any reportable action from the following meetings:
September 23, 2025
a) CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.8:
Property: 214 E. Branch Street, Arroyo Grande
Agency Negotiators: Matthew Downing, City Manager; Bill Robeson, Assistant City
Manager/Public Works Director
Negotiating Parties: Ed Evans, Broker/Owner Remax; Elissa Williams, Broker/Owner
Remax
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
October 14, 2025
a) THREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES pursuant to Government Code
54957(a): Consultation with Agency Counsel and Law Enforcement.
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 October 2025 as "Domestic Violence Awareness Month"
6.b Honorary Proclamation Recognizing October 13-19, 2025 as "Apprenticeship Week" in
Arroyo Grande
6.c Honorary Proclamation Recognizing Arroyo Grande In Bloom for Its Work in Earning Arroyo
Grande the Title of a "Clean California City"
6.d 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
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provide public comment.
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org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NRsyFrUIQ_6179_iBTyDVA
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining
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
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 Approval of Minutes
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of September 23, 2025, as
submitted.
9.b Cash Disbursement Ratification
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
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Review and ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of September 1
through September 15, 2025.
9.c Statement of Investment Deposits for August 2025
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the attached report listing investment deposits of the City of Arroyo Grande
as of August 31, 2025, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b).
9.d Updates to the City Council Handbook
(DOWNING)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution approving an update to the City Council Handbook; and
2)Find 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.e Offer of Dedication, Frontage at 151 South ElmStreet
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution accepting the Offer of Dedication for an easement for public right-of-
way along the frontage of 151 South Elm Street for public purposes to fill in a sidewalk gap
on the east side of South Elm Street between Sunset Drive and Poplar Street; and
2) Find that the action 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.) or alternatively, that it is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) (the “common sense exception”).
9.f Easement Acceptance on Behalf of City Council
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution delegating authority to accept grants of easements to the City
Manager or authorized designee, for easements that cost up to the City Manager’s
purchasing authority for public projects; and
2) Find that this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”)
because it is not a project pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5) as an
organizational and administrative activity of government and pursuant to State CEQA
Guidelines sections 15060(c)(2) and 15061(b)(3) because it will not result in a direct or
reasonably foreseeable physical change in the environment.
9.g Reject Bids for Roof Repairs on City Structures, PW 2025-08
(ROBESON)
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Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution rejecting all bids received for the Roof Repairs on City Structures
(PW 2025-08), directing staff to pursue urgent repairs through informal solicitation, and re-
bidding reroofing in Spring 2026; and
2) Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt from CEQA review under State
CEQA Guidelines section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities), and alternatively, State
CEQA Guidelines section 15(c)(2) and 15061(b)(3), as having no potential to cause a
significant effect on the environment.
9.h 2025 ADA Transition Plan
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution adopting the 2025 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition
Plan; and
2) Find that this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”)
pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines sections 15060(c)(2) and 15061(b)(3) because it will
not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable physical change in the environment.
9.i Acceptance of an Easement and License Agreement
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an easement deed for PG&E
on City-owned parcel 007-462-001 and a license agreement for the establishment of the
easement; and
2) Find that the action 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.) or, alternatively, that it is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) (the “common sense exemption”).
9.j Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Title 16 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code
Regarding Supportive Housing, Transitional Housing, and Low Barrier Navigation Centers
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt the Ordinance adding Section 16.52.280 to Title 16 of the Arroyo Grande
Municipal Code relating to supportive housing, transitional housing, and low barrier
navigation centers; and
2) Find that the Ordinance is exempt from review under the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect
physical change to the environment (State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2) and
15061(b)(3)).
10.PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.a Amendments to Title 16 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Regarding Urban Lot Splits
and Two-Unit Developments
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(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Introduce an Ordinance amending Sections 16.20.180 and 16.32.060 of the Arroyo
Grande Municipal Code regarding urban lot splits and two-unit developments; and
2) Find that the Ordinance is exempt from review under the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) because it will not result in a direct or reasonable foreseeable indirect
physical change in the environment (State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2) and
15061(b)(3)).
11.BUSINESS ITEMS
11.a Tourism Marketing Report FY 2024-25
(BOHLKEN)
Recommended Action:
1) Receive and file the Tourism Marketing Report FY 2024-25 forwarded by the Arroyo
Grande Tourism Business Improvement District (AGTBID) Advisory Board for FY 2024-25;
and
2) Find that the recommended actions are not subject to the California Environmental
Quality Act (“CEQA”) because these efforts have no potential to result in either a direct, or
reasonably foreseeable indirect, physical change in the environment. (State CEQA
Guidelines, §§ 15060 (c)(2) and (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
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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