HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2026-01-27 Agenda SummaryCITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SUMMARY
Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 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 February 2026 as "Black History Month"
6.b Introduction and Oath of Office of FCFA Captain Burl Vreeland
(HALLETT)
Five Cities Fire Authority Board Clerk Tricia Meyers will administer the Oath 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 MARAVIGLIA:
Five Cities Fire Authority JPA Board1.
Visit SLO CAL Advisory Board2.
Other3.
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 SECREST:
Air Pollution Control District (APCD)1.
Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC)2.
South County Chambers of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee3.
Other 4.
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,
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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
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 January 13, 2026, as
submitted.
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9.b Cash Disbursement Ratification
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Review and ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of December 1
through December 31, 2025.
9.c Annual Adjustment of Development Impact Fees Including the Sewer Connection Fee
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution adjusting Development Impact Fees; including the Sewer Connection
Fee to increase by 2.43%, consistent with the Engineering News Record Construction Cost
Index; and
2) Find that establishing development impact fees, including 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 Appointment to the Community Service Grant Program Committee
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Adopt a Resolution appointing JR Garcia to the Community Service Grant Program
Committee.
9.e Public Outreach and Education Related to a Potential Cannabis Tax Ballot Measure
(DOWNING)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution appropriating $50,000 from the General Fund unassigned
fund balance to support public outreach and education related to a potential
cannabis tax ballot measure; and
2) Find that appropriating funds from the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance
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.f Annual Military Equipment Report Pursuant to California AB 481
(CULVER)
Recommended Action:
1) Receive and file the “2025 Military Equipment Use Inventory Report” and the “2026
Annual Military Equipment Report” in accordance with California Assembly Bill 481,
determine that said report meets all standards for approval set forth in Government Code
Section 7071(d); and
2) Approve the renewal of Ordinance No. 714.
9.g Adoption of an Ordinance Certifying Extension of Existing Radar Speed Surveys
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(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt the Ordinance extending the certification of the 2018 five-year radar speed survey;
and;
2) Find that adoption of this Ordinance does not constitute 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.h Award of 2026 Pedestrian Improvements Project
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a construction contract for
the 2026 Pedestrian Improvements Project (PW 2025-19) toV Lopez Jr. & Sons General
Engineering Contractors, Inc., 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 the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
(“CEQA”) under Sections 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities) and 15303 (Class 3 – New
Construction of Small Facilities), as it consists of repair and minor alteration of existing
public facilities and construction of small pedestrian and traffic safety improvements within
the existing public right-of-way, with no expansion of use beyond existing conditions.
9.i Calendar Year 2025 Water Supply and Demand Update
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the Calendar Year 2025 Water Supply and Demand Update.
9.j General Plan Update Progress Report – January 2026
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file a progress report on the Comprehensive General Plan Update.
10.PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
11.BUSINESS ITEMS
11.a Information Technology (IT) Strategic Plan
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution approving the Information Technology (IT) Strategic Plan; and
2) Find that adopting a Resolution approving the IT Strategic Plan 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).
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11.b Update on City Council Goals and Priorities
(DOWNING)
Recommended Action:
Receive an update regarding progress made toward meeting the City Council’s Goals and
Priorities for Fiscal Year 2025-27 (July 1, 2025 through December 31, 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.
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