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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-035
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO
GRANDE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT
OF LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT FOR THE
STREAM GAUGE IN ARROYO GRANDE CREEK
WHEREAS, the Arroyo Grande Creek Stream and Rain Gauge Station (“Gauge Station”)
is located along the south bank of Arroyo Grande Creek on property owned by the City of
Arroyo Grande (“City”); and
WHEREAS, the United States Geological Survey (USGS), in coordination with the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, established the Gauge Station in 1939 and maintained the
station until 1986, when the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (“District”) assumed responsibility for operation and maintenance of
the Gauge Station; and
WHEREAS, no formal documentation memorializing the transfer of operation and
maintenance responsibilities from the USGS to the District was recorded by either party;
and
WHEREAS, in order to formalize the transfer, the District requires a license agreement
with the City, authorizing the District to continue operating and maintaining the Gauge
Station on the property; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to assist the District in formalizing the operation and
maintenance responsibilities for the Gauge Station by executing the License Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit “A.”
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. License Agreement. The City Manager is authorized to execute the License
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, with San Luis Obispo County Flood Control
and Water Conservation District on behalf of the City.
3. Certification and Recordation. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution and cause the License Agreement, to be recorded in San Luis Obispo
County’s Office of the Clerk-Recorder.
4. CEQA. The City Council finds that authorizing the City Manager to execute this Grant
of License Agreement is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality
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Act (“CEQA”) because it merely formalizes existing use and has no potential to result
in either a direct, or reasonably foreseeable indirect, physical change in the
environment pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060, subd. (b)(2)-(3), and
15378.
On motion of Council Member Guthrie, seconded by Council Member Secrest, and
by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Guthrie, Secrest, Loe, and Maraviglia
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Ray Russom
the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted this 26 th day of May, 2026.
JAMIE MARAVIGLIA, MAYOR PRO TEM
ATTEST:
JESSICA MATSON, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
MATTHEW DOWNING, CITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ISAAC ROSEN, CITY ATTORNEY
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-035
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this agreement on the day and year
first written above.
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
Matthew Downing, City Manager
ATTEST:
Jessica Matson, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Isaac Rosen, City Attorney
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT�
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL EFFECT:
JON ANSOLABEHERE
County Counsel
Dated: April 20, 2026
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OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION
I, JESSICA MATSON, City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis
Obispo, State of California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury, that the
attached Resolution No. 2026-035 was passed and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande on the 26th day of May, 2026.
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this 28th day
of May, 2026.
JESSICA MATSON, CITY CLERK