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MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM: Jessica Matson, Director of Legislative & Info Services/City Clerk
BY: Julie Hawkins, Deputy City Clerk/Communications Coordinator
SUBJECT: Appointment to the Community Service Grant Program Committee
DATE: February 10, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution appointing Kathleen Christensen to the Community Service Grant
Program Committee.
IMPACT ON FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES:
There is no financial or staffing impact from the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
City Council policy sets forth appointment procedures for the City’s Commissions, Boards
and Committees. Section 5.3 of the City Council Handbook1 states that “the Mayor and
each member of the Council shall appoint one representative to each respective
Commission/Board/Committee…, subject to approval by a majority of the Council.”
A vacancy on the Community Service Grant Program Committee occurred in January
2025 as a result of the former Committee Member’s term ending.
ANALYSIS OF ISSUES:
The Community Service Grant Program Committee reviews all applications for monetary
grants from community non-profit organizations and develops recommendations for
consideration by the City Council. There is a vacancy on the Committee with a term
expiration date of January 31, 2029. Kathleen Christensen has applied an d is
recommended for appointment by Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia.
ALTERNATIVES:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. Approve staff’s recommendation;
1 https://www.arroyogrande.org/DocumentCenter/View/4921/City-Council-Handbook-PDF
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2. Do not approve the recommended appointment; or
3. Provide other direction to staff.
ADVANTAGES:
Approving the recommended appointment will fill the vacancy on the Committee, resulting
in no remaining vacancies on this Committee.
DISADVANTAGES:
No disadvantages have been identified.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
This item is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act because it
has no potential to result in either a direct, or reasonably foreseeable indirect, physical
change in the environment (State CEQA Guidelines, Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, §§ 15060,
subd. (c)(2)-(3), 15378).
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENTS:
The Agenda was posted at City Hall and on the City’s website in accordance with
Government Code Section 54954.2.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution
2. Application – Kathleen Christensen
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65501.00002\42459178.6
ATTACHMENT 1
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE APPOINTING
KATHLEEN CHRISTENSEN TO THE COMMUNITY
SERVICE GRANT PROGRAM COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Council policy, the Mayor and each Council Member shall
recommend one representative to each respective Commission, Board, or Committee,
subject to approval by a majority of the Council; and
WHEREAS, with the exception of filling unscheduled vacancies, this process occurs every
two years following an election; and
WHEREAS, members of each respective Commission, Board, and Committee shall serve
for a term ending on the January 31st following the expiration of the term of the respective
appointing Mayor or Council Member; and
WHEREAS, a vacancy occurred as a result of a Committee member’s term ending; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia is recommending the appointment of Kathleen
Christensen to the Community Service Grant Committee; and
WHEREAS, all Commission, Board, and Committee members serve at the discretion of
the Council; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande
does hereby resolve as follows:
1. Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by
reference.
2. Kathleen Christensen is hereby appointed to the respective Community Service
Grant Program Committee.
3. Environmental Review. The City Council hereby determines that approving
appointments to the various City Commissions, Board, and Committees 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, Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, §§ 15060, subd. (c)(2)-
(3), 15378.)
4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect upon adoption.
On motion by Council Member ______, seconded by Council Member _______, and by
the following roll call vote to wit:
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RESOLUTION NO.
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
the foregoing Ordinance was adopted this 10th day of February, 2026.
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RESOLUTION NO.
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___________________________________
CAREN RAY RUSSOM, MAYOR
ATTEST:
___________________________________
JESSICA MATSON, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
___________________________________
MATTHEW DOWNING, CITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
___________________________________
ISAAC ROSEN, CITY ATTORNEY
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