CC 2015-09-22 Agenda Summary
City Council
Dianne Thompson, City Manager
Heather Whitham, City Attorney
Kelly Wetmore, City Clerk
Jim Hill Mayor
Kristen Barneich Mayor Pro Tem
Jim Guthrie Council Member
Tim Brown Council Member
Barbara Harmon Council Member
AGENDA SUMMARY
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
6:00 P.M.
Arroyo Grande City Council Chambers
215 East Branch Street, Arroyo Grande
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. MOMENT OF REFLECTION
4. FLAG SALUTE: DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
5. AGENDA REVIEW:
5.a. Closed Session Announcements:
None.
5.b. Move that all ordinances presented for introduction or adoption be read in title
only and all further readings be waived
6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
6.a. Honorary Proclamation Declaring September 17 - 23, 2015 as Constitution Week
6.b. Mayor’s Commendation Presented to Tyler and Leslie Brown – Water
Conservation Champions
Agenda
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7. 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. 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.
Please adhere to the following procedures when addressing the Council:
Comments should be limited to 3 minutes or less.
Your comments should be directed to the Council as a whole and not directed
to individual Council members.
Slanderous, profane or personal remarks against any Council Member or
member of the audience shall not be permitted.
8. 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Member may request that any item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda to permit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.
8.a. Consideration of Cash Disbursement Ratification (MALICOAT)
Recommended Action: Ratify the listing of cash disbursements for the period
September 1, 2015 through September 15, 2015.
8.b. Consideration of Statement of Investment Deposits (MALICOAT)
Recommended Action: Receive and file the report listing the current investment
deposits of the City, as of August 31, 2015, as required by Government Code Section
53646(b).
8.c. Consideration of a Resolution Determining that Police Officer Tammie Neufeld
Suffers from an Industrial Disability (MALICOAT)
Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution determining that Police Officer Tammie
Neufeld suffers from an industrial disability.
8.d. Consideration of Amendment No. 2 to the Contractor Services Agreement with
Waterboys Plumbing for the Plumbing Retrofit Program (ENGLISH)
Recommended Action: Approve Amendment No. 2 with Waterboys Plumbing, Inc.
in the amount of $25,532 to continue the Plumbing Retrofit Program.
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8. CONSENT AGENDA (Cont’d):
8.e. Monthly Water Supply, Demand and Marketing Update (ENGLISH)
Recommended Action: Receive and review the monthly Water Supply, Demand
and Marketing Update Report.
8.f. Authorization to Repair Battery Back-Up System for the Police Station
(ENGLISH)
Recommended Action: Approve the repair of an Uninterruptible Power Supply
(UPS) battery for the Police Station from RAMTEK in the amount of $15,862.22.
8.g. Consideration of an Award of Contract to JG Contracting Corporation for
Construction of the Platino Lane and Oro Drive Intersection Drainage
Improvements Project, PW 2015-08 (ENGLISH)
Recommended Action: 1) Award a contract for construction of the Platino Lane and
Oro Drive Intersection Drainage Improvements Project to JG Contracting Corporation
in the amount of $62,412; 2) Authorize the City Manager to approve change orders
for 10% of the contract amount, $4,140, for unanticipated costs during the project; 3)
Appropriate $35,000 from the Sales Tax Fund; and 4) Direct the City Clerk to file a
Notice of Exemption.
8.h. Consideration of Approval of the Elm Street Dog Park Agreement (ROGERS)
Recommended Action: Approve the Elm Street Dog Park Agreement with the Elm
Street Dog Park Association for operation of the Elm Street Park Off-Lease Dog Park.
8.i. Consideration of Traffic Way Bridge Replacement Project Programming
(McCLISH)
Recommended Action: Authorize staff to program the Traffic Way Bridge
Replacement Project into the Highway Bridge Program for future grant funding.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
9.a. Consideration of Introduction of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Arroyo Grande Adding Section 15.04.030 to Title 15 of the Municipal Code
Regarding Expedited Permitting Procedures for Small Residential Rooftop
Solar Systems (McCLISH)
Recommended Action: Introduce an Ordinance adding Section 15.04.030 to Title 15
of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code regarding expedited permitting procedures for
small residential rooftop solar systems.
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10. OLD BUSINESS:
10.a. Consideration of Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Consultant Services
Agreement with Verdin Marketing, Inc. with a Reduced Scope of Work for the
Water Conservation Public Education Program (McCLISH)
Recommended Action: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Consultant
Services with Verdin Marketing, Inc.
11. NEW BUSINESS:
11.a. Consideration of an Ordinance Adding Section 12.20.080 to the Arroyo Grande
Municipal Code Relating to Dog Park Rules and Exclusion Policy (ROGERS)
Recommended Action: Introduce an Ordinance adding Section 12.20.080 to
Chapter 12.20 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code relating to Dog Park Rules and
Exclusion Policy.
11.b. Consideration of Comment Letters Regarding the Phillips 66 Rail Spur
Extension Project and Rail Safety, and Information Regarding Other Concurrent
and Miscellaneous Projects Related to Oil Production (McCLISH)
Recommended Action: 1) Provide direction whether to send comment letters to the
County of San Luis Obispo Planning Commission and the U.S. Department of
Transportation regarding the Phillips 66 Rail Spur Extension Project and rail safety
respectively; and 2) Receive and file information regarding other miscellaneous and
concurrent project of interest related to oil production.
12. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS:
This item gives the Mayor and Council Members the opportunity to present reports to
the other members regarding committees, commissions, boards, or special projects
on which they may be participating.
(a) MAYOR HILL:
(1) South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD)
(2) Brisco/Halcyon Interchange Subcommittee
(3) Oversight Board to the Successor Agency to the Dissolved Arroyo
Grande Redevelopment Agency
(4) California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA)
(5) Other
(b) MAYOR PRO TEM BARNEICH:
(1) Zone 3 Water Advisory Board
(2) Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC)
(3) Other
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12. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS (cont’d):
(c) COUNCIL MEMBER GUTHRIE:
(1) San Luis Obispo Council of Governments/Regional Transit Authority
(SLOCOG/RTA)
(2) South County Transit (SCT)
(3) Tourism Committee
(4) Brisco/Halcyon Interchange Subcommittee
(5) Other
(d) COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN:
(1) Integrated Waste Management Authority Board (IWMA)
(2) Economic Vitality Corporation (EVC)
(3) Other
(e) COUNCIL MEMBER HARMON:
(1) County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC)
(2) Air Pollution Control District (APCD)
(3) Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA)
(4) Other
13. 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 take action to direct staff to place a
matter of business on a future agenda.
14. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS:
Correspondence/Comments as presented by the City Manager.
15. COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS:
This public comment period is an invitation to members of the community to pr esent
issues, thoughts, or suggestions, or to comment on any scheduled Closed Session
items. Comments should be limited to those matters that are within the jurisdiction of
the City Council. The Brown Act restricts the Council from taking formal action on
matters not published on the agenda.
16. CLOSED SESSION:
a. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION,
significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(d)(2): potential litigation relating to contract with GLR Construction for
Police Station Addition/Tenant Improvement Project, PW 2014-08.
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17. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION:
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 meeting is not recorded or videotaped.
18. ADJOURNMENT
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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 805-473-5414 as soon as possible and at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date.
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