HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2026-06-09_09a Approval of MinutesItem 9.a.
ACTION MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
May 26, 2026, 5:00 p.m.
Hybrid City Council Chamber/Virtual Zoom Meeting
215 East Branch Street, Arroyo Grande
Council Members Present: Mayor Pro Tem Jamie Maraviglia, Council
Member Jim Guthrie, Council Member Kate
Secrest, Council Member Aileen Loe
Council Members Absent: Mayor Caren Ray Russom
Staff Present: City Clerk Jessica Matson, City Attorney Isaac
Rosen, City Manager Matthew Downing, Fire
Chief Scott Hallett, Administrative Services
Director Nicole Valentine, Interim Community
Development Director Andrew Perez, Utilities
Manager Shane Taylor, Human Resources
Officer Ashley Garcia, Chief of Police David
Culver, City Engineer Shannon Sweeney
This meeting was conducted in a hybrid in-person/virtual format.
CLOSED SESSION: 5:00 P.M.:
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Matson took roll call.
3. FLAG SALUTE
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia led the flag salute.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia invited public comment. No comments were received.
5. CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Rosen announced that 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) LABOR NEGOTIATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6:
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Meet with City-designated negotiators described below. Negotiation will include salary, compensation
and benefits:
1. Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 620
City-designated negotiators: Che Johnson, Special Labor Counsel; Ashley Garcia, Human Resources
Officer; Nicole Valentine, Director of Administrative Services
2. Employee Organization: Unrepresented Management Employees
City-designated negotiators: Che Johnson, Special Labor Counsel
City Council adjourned to Closed Session at 5:02 p.m.
6. ADJOURNMENT
City Council adjourned Closed Session at 6:11 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING 6:00 P.M.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia called the Regular City Council Meeting to order at 6:12 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Matson took roll call.
3. MOMENT OF REFLECTION
4. FLAG SALUTE
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia led the flag salute.
5. AGENDA REVIEW
5.a Closed Session Announcements
City Attorney Rosen announced that there was no reportable action from the following meeting:
May 26, 2026
a) LABOR NEGOTIATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6:
Meet with City-designated negotiators described below. Negotiation will include salary,
compensation and benefits:
1. Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 620
City-designated negotiators: Che Johnson, Special Labor Counsel; Ashley Garcia, Human
Resources Officer; Nicole Valentine, Director of Administrative Services
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2. Employee Organization: Unrepresented Management Employees
City-designated negotiators: Che Johnson, Special Labor Counsel
5.b Ordinances read in title only
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia
Seconded by Council Member Guthrie
Move that all ordinances presented at the meeting shall be read by title only and all further
readings be waived.
AYES (4): Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia, Council Member Guthrie, Council Member Secrest, and
Council Member Loe
ABSENT (1): Mayor Ray Russom
Passed (4 to 0)
6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
6.a Honorary Proclamation Declaring May 2026 as "National Foster Care Month"
Council Member Secrest presented the Proclamation declaring May 2026 as "National Foster
Care Month". Felipe Gonzalez, San Luis Obispo County Foster Care, accepted the
Proclamation.
No action was taken on this item.
6.b Honorary Proclamation Recognizing Shane Taylor Upon His Retirement from City Service
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia read the Honorary Proclamation Recognizing Shane Taylor Upon His
Retirement from City Service. Shane Taylor accepted the proclamation.
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia invited public comment. Speaking from the public was Geoff English.
No further public comments were received.
No action was taken on this item.
6.c City Manager Communications
City Manager Downing provided updates regarding FCFA’s prescribed burn taking place on The
Pike on Sunday, May 31st; PD partnering with the San Luis Obispo County Department of
Behavioral Health for placement of a clinician with an officer one day a week in order to respond
to individuals in a mental crisis and those experiencing homelessness in our community; and
expressed gratitude for the City’s retiring Utilities Manager, Shane Taylor.
No action was taken on this item.
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7. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
The City Council provided brief reports from the following committee, commission, board, or other
subcommittee meetings that they attended as the City’s appointed representative.
7.b MAYOR PRO TEM MARAVIGLIA:
1. Five Cities Fire Authority JPA Board
2. Visit SLO CAL Advisory Board
3. Mayor's Meeting
7.c COUNCIL MEMBER GUTHRIE:
1. Integrated Waste Management Authority Board (IWMA)
2. REACH Economic Development Roundtable
3. Other
7.d COUNCIL MEMBER SECREST:
1. Air Pollution Control District (APCD)
2. Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC)
3. South County Chambers of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee
4. Other
7.e COUNCIL MEMBER LOE:
1. Council of Governments/Regional Transit Authority (SLOCOG/SLORTA)
2. County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC)
3. Zone 3 Water Advisory Board
4. Other
8. COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia invited public comment. Speaking from the public was Patty Welsh. No
further public comments were received.
9. CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia asked the Council if there were any questions or any items to be pulled from
the consent agenda for further discussion. There were none.
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia invited public comment. No public comments were received.
Moved by Council Member Guthrie
Seconded by Council Member Secrest
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Approve Consent Agenda Items 9.a. through 9.j., with the recommended courses of action.
AYES (4): Council Member Guthrie, Council Member Secrest, Council Member Loe, and Mayor Pro
Tem Maraviglia
ABSENT (1): Mayor Ray Russom
Passed (4 to 0)
9.a Approval of Minutes
Approved the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of May 12, 2026, as submitted.
9.b Cash Disbursement Ratification
Reviewed and ratified the listing of cash disbursements for the period of April 16 through April
30, 2026.
9.c Acceptance of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
1) Received and filed the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR); and
2) Determined that receiving and filing the ACFR 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.d Fiscal Year 2025-26 Third Quarter Financial Status Report
1) Received and filed the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Third Quarter Financial Status Report;
2) Approved one Budget Adjustment Request; and
3) Received an update from the Citizens’ Sales Tax Oversight Committee Meeting.
9.e Award Contract for Tourism Marketing Services for Fiscal Year 2026-29
1) Adopted a Resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A THREE-YEAR
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH COMMUNE COMMUNICATION FOR
MARKETING SERVICES FOR THE ARROYO GRANDE TOURISM AND BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT"; and
2) Found that approval of the Marketing Services Professional Services Agreement is exempt
from CEQA on the basis that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the
activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines, §
15061, subd. (b)(3).)
9.f Engineer's Reports for Assessment Districts
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1) Adopted Resolutions entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ANNUAL
ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO THE PARKSIDE VILLAGE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027"; "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ANNUAL
ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO THE GRACE LANE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2026-27"; "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO
GRANDE DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS
RELATED TO THE ARROYO GRANDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT NO. 1, WITHIN TRACT 1769, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027"; and
2) Approved the Engineer's Reports for FY 2026-27 for the Parkside Village Assessment
District, Grace Lane Assessment District, and Arroyo Grande Landscaping and Lighting
Assessment District No. 1 Tract 1769;
3) Set a public hearing for June 23, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. for the Parkside Village Assessment
District, Grace Lane Assessment District, and Arroyo Grande Landscaping and Lighting
Assessment District No. 1 within Tract 1769, to consider levying the property assessments; and
4) Found the proposed action is exempt from CEQA under State CEQA Guidelines § 15302 and
State CEQA Guidelines § 15378(b)(5).
9.g Adopt Ordinance Amending the Municipal Code Regarding Cross-Connections
1) Adopted an Ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARROYO GRANDE AMENDING CHAPTER 13.16 OF TITLE 13 OF THE ARROYO
GRANDE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING CROSS-CONNECTIONS"; and
2) Found that adopting the Ordinance 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). Alternatively, the organizational or administrative activities of a
government will not result in direct physical changes in the environment. (State CEQA
Guidelines §15378(b)(5).)
9.h Purchase of Replacement Service Truck
Authorized the City Manager to sign the purchase agreement with Downtown Ford of
Sacramento for the purchase of a 2.5-ton Service Truck; and to sign the purchase agreement
with Master Tech Automotives in Arroyo Grande to upfit the Service Truck.
9.i Quarterly Water Supply and Demand Update
Received and filed the Quarterly Water Supply and Demand Update.
9.j Grant of License Agreement with San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District
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1) Adopted a Resolution entitled: "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"; and
2) Found that adopting a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a license
agreement is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality 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. (State CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15060,
subd. (b)(2)-(3), 15378.)
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
11. BUSINESS ITEMS
11.a Five Cities Fire Authority Community Risk Assessment / Standards of Cover Presentation
Fire Chief Hallett presented the staff report and responded to questions from Council.
Administrative Services Director Valentine and City Manager Downing responded to questions
from Council.
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia invited public comment. Speaking from the public was Patty Welsh.
No further public comments were received. Chief Hallett responded to questions from the public.
Council discussion ensued regarding the report, call volumes, and finding efficiencies, and
community risk education.
The report was received and filed.
11.b Review Preliminary FY 2026-27 Mid-Cycle Budget Update Report
Administrative Services Director Valentine presented the report and responded to questions
from Council.
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia invited public comment. Speaking from the public was Mike Harris.
No further public comments were received.
The report was received and filed.
11.c General Plan Update Study Session
Interim Community Development Director Perez presented the report and responded to
questions from Council.
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia invited public comment. No public comments were received.
Council discussion ensued regarding the progress of the Update and implementation
procedures, upcoming Housing Element process, and various City needs.
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No action was taken on this Item.
12. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Council Member Secrest commented on Shane Taylor’s experience in utilities.
Council Member Loe commented on the adoption of the South County Transit Authority Budget for the
next year.
13. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia adjourned
the meeting at 8:16 p.m.
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Jamie Maraviglia, Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
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Jessica Matson, City Clerk
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