CC 2016-04-12 Agenda Summary
City Council
Dianne Thompson City Manager
Heather Whitham City Attorney
Kelly Wetmore City Clerk
Jim Hill Mayor
Barbara Harmon Mayor Pro Tem
Jim Guthrie Council Member
Tim Brown Council Member
Kristen Barneich Council Member
AGENDA SUMMARY
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016
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: ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
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. Proclamation Declaring April as “Sexual Assault Awareness Month”
6.b. Mayor’s Commendation Recognizing St. Patrick’s 3rd Grade Class – Cancer
Fundraising Efforts
Agenda
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6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS (Cont’d):
6.c. Presentation by Rideshare - “Bike to Work on May 20, 2016”
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. CITY MANAGER REPORT:
Correspondence/Comments as presented by the City Manager.
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request that any item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda to permit discussion or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. Consideration of Cash Disbursement Ratification (MALICOAT)
Recommended Action: Ratify the listing of cash disbursements for the period March 16,
2016 through March 31, 2016.
9.b. Consideration of Approval of Minutes (WETMORE)
Recommended Action: Approve the minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of
March 21, 2016, the Regular City Council Meeting of March 22, 2016 and the Special
City Council Meeting of March 25, 2016, as submitted.
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9. CONSENT AGENDA (cont’d):
9.c. Consideration of Council Appointment to the Traffic Commission (THOMPSON)
Recommended Action: Approve the recommendation of Mayor Hill to appoint Ken
Sage to the Traffic Commission.
9.d. Consideration of Approval of an Agreement for Consultant Services for Halcyon
Road Complete Streets Plan (McCLISH)
Recommended Action: Approve a Agreement for Consultant Services with Omni-
Means for the Halcyon Road Complete Street Plan project.
9.e. Consideration of Approval of an Agreement for Consultant Services with Quincy
Engineering for Swinging Bridge Evaluation (McCLISH)
Recommended Action: 1) Approve an Agreement for Swinging Bridge Evaluation with
Quincy Engineering for an amount not to exceed $33,000; and 2) Appropriate $5,000
from the Local Sales Tax Fund to support Phase One work.
9.f. Consideration of Approval of On-Call Agreements for Consultant Environmental
Services (McCLISH)
Recommended Action: 1) Approve on-call Consultant Services Agreements for
environmental services to the following firms: SWCA Environmental Consultants; LSA
Associates Incorporated; and Terra Verde Environmental Consulting LLC; and 2)
Authorize staff to issue purchase orders for consultant services for specific projects if the
proposed cost is within the City Council approved project or service budget.
9.g. Consideration of a Resolution Approving the Standard Specifications and
Engineering Standards for Construction (McCLISH)
Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution approving the updated Standard
Specifications and Engineering Standards for Construction.
9.h. Consideration of a Resolution Accepting an Irrevocable and Perpetual Offer to
Dedicate a Public Roadway Easement – 121 Nevada Street (McCLISH)
Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution accepting an irrevocable and perpetual offer
to dedicate a public roadway easement for the future realignment of Nevada Street and
Bridge Street.
9.i. Consideration of Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Portions of Title 16 of the
Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Regarding Emergency Shelters and Supportive and
Transitional Housing (Development Code Amendment 14-006); Citywide
(McCLISH)
Recommended Action: Adopt an Ordinance amending portions of Title 16 of the Arroyo
Grande Municipal Code to allow emergency shelters as a permitted use in the Industrial
Mixed Use and Highway Mixed Use zoning districts pursuant to Housing Element
Program K.2-1, and to define supportive and transitional housing as residential uses
subject to the same standards that apply to other housing in the same zone pursuant to
Housing Element Program K.2-2 (Development Code Amendment 14-006).
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9. CONSENT AGENDA (cont’d):
9.j. Consideration of an Award of Contract to S. Chaves Construction Inc. for
Construction of the Soto Sports Complex Barrier Removal Project, Phase II, PW
2015-16 (ENGLISH)
Recommended Action: 1) Award a contract for the Soto Sports Complex Barrier
Removal Project, Phase II to S. Chaves Construction Inc. in the amount of $75,574.12; 2)
Authorize the City Manager to approve change orders for 10% of the contract amount,
$7,557.41, for unanticipated costs during the construction phase of the project; and 3)
Direct the City Clerk to file a Notice of Exemption.
9.k. Consideration of Acceptance of the Sewer Lift Station No. 1 Pipe Repair Project,
PW 2015-12 (ENGLISH)
Recommended Action: 1) Accept the project improvements as constructed by Main
Line Engineering Inc. in accordance with the plans and specifications for the Sewer Lift
Station No. 1 Pipe Repair Project; 2) Direct staff to file a Notice of Completion; and 3)
Authorize release of the retention, thirty-five (35) days after the Notice of Completion has
been recorded, if no liens have been filed.
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None.
11. OLD BUSINESS:
None.
12. NEW BUSINESS:
12.a. Consideration of Neighborhood Traffic Calming Guidelines (McCLISH)
Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution approving the Neighborhood Traffic
Calming Guidelines.
12.b Review of the Five Cities Fire Authority Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement
(THOMPSON)
Recommended Action: Review, discuss, and provide direction to Mayor Pro Tem
Harmon, the Council appointee to the FCFA Board, regarding potential revisions to the
Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement.
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.
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14. CLOSED SESSION:
a. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957.6:
Agency Designated Representative: Dianne Thompson, City Manager and
Deborah Malicoat, Administrative Services Director
Represented Employees: Arroyo Grande Police Officers’ Association (AGPOA)
Adjourn to Closed Session.
15. 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.
16. ADJOURNMENT
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