HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2025-09-09 Agenda SummaryCITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SUMMARY
Tuesday, September 9, 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.
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:
August 26, 2025
a) Public Employee Performance Evaluation pursuant to Government Code Section
54957:
Title: City Attorney
5.b Ordinances read in title only
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 September 15-October 15, 2025 as "National Hispanic
Heritage 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
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.
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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
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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 August 26, 2025, as submitted.
9.b Cash Disbursement Ratification
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Review and ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of August 1
through August 15, 2025.
9.c Statement of Investment Deposits for July 2025
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the attached report listing investment deposits of the City of Arroyo Grande
as of July 31, 2025, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b).
9.d Opting into Settlement Agreements with Manufacturers of Opioids, National Opioid
Settlement
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into the National Opioid
Settlement Agreement with Opioid Manufacturers, Alvogen, Inc., Amneal Pharmaceuticals
Inc., Apotex Corp., Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Indivior Inc., Mylan, Sun
Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., and Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.; and
2) Find that adopting the Resolution opting-into the settlement agreements is not a project
subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because the adoption in itself
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 Adopt Ordinance Amending Various Sections of Title 2 (Administration and Personnel) of
the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt an Ordinance amending Sections 2.08.030, 2.16.020, 2.17.040, 2.30.020,
2.30.030, and 2.34.010 of Title 2 (Administration and Personnel) of the Arroyo Grande
Municipal Code (AGMC); 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)).
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9.f Amended Tourism Business Improvement District Budget for FY 2025-26
(BOHLKEN)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution amending the Arroyo Grande Tourism Business Improvement District
(AGTBID) Budget for FY 2025-26 to reflect the changes in the authorized uses of
assessments implemented by Resolution No. 2025-057; and
2) Find that adopting a Resolution to amend the AGTBID budget is 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).
9.g Amendments to Bylaws for the Architectural Review Committee and Planning Commission
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution amending the bylaws for the Architectural Review Committee;
2) Adopt a Resolution amending the bylaws for the Planning Commission; and
3) Find that adopting the Resolutions amending bylaws 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 Partial Vacation of a Sewer Easement and Acceptance of a Grant of a Sewer Easement
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution ordering the partial vacation of a sewer easement and accepting a
grant of sewer easement on James Way; 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.i Purchase of a 2020 Caterpillar 308 Excavator with Attachment Hardware and Freight
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Approve the purchase of a 2020 Caterpillar 308 excavator with Masticator, Flail Mower,
Hydraulic Thumb, 36” Digging Bucket, 24” Digging Bucket, and Freight;
2) Award the purchase contract to Holt of California;
3) Adopt a resolution to adopt findings that justify an exemption to competitive bid
solicitations; and
4) Determine that approving this purchase is exempt from the California Environmental
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Quality Act (“CEQA”) under a Class 1 Categorical Exemption, Existing Facilities (CEQA
Guidelines § 15301), that consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing,
licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical
equipment or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or
former use.
10.PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
11.BUSINESS ITEMS
11.a Soto Sports Complex Master Plan and Pickleball Multi-Use Court Request Discussion
(BOHLKEN)
Recommended Action:
1) Confirm the next steps and implementation plan for the Soto Sports Complex Master
Plan;
2) Review, discuss, and provide direction on the possible conversion of two tennis courts
at Soto Sports Complex into multi-use courts, which include pickleball; and
3) Find that the requested direction and proposed actions are exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), including under the Class 1 exemption, which applies
to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of
existing structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features where the
project involves negligible or no expansion of existing or former use (State CEQA
Guidelines, § 15301); and alternatively, that the Soto Sports Master Plan discussion 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.)
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.CLOSED SESSION
The City Council will recess to a closed session for the following:
a) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION:
(Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code § 54956.9)
Name of Case: San Luis Obispo Coastkeeper, et. al v. County of San Luis Obispo, U.S. District
Court Central District of California (Western Division – Los Angeles), Case No. 2:24-cv-06854-SPG-
AS
14.RECONVENE
Announcement(s) of any reportable action(s) taken in Closed Session will be made in open session,
and repeated at the beginning of the next Regular City Council meeting as this portion of the
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meeting is not recorded.
15.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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