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CC 2021-10-12 Agenda Summary City Council Caren Ray Russom Mayor Jimmy Paulding Mayor Pro Tem Kristen Barneich Council Member Keith Storton Council Member Lan George Council Member AGENDA SUMMARY CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2021 6:00 P.M. Please click the link below to join the Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83255848846 Webinar ID: 832 5584 8846 Or by Telephone: 1-669-900-6833; 1-346-248-7799 Given the recent increase in COVID‐19 cases in San Luis Obispo County, and in compliance with Assembly Bill (AB) 361, which allows for a deviation of teleconference rules required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, City Council meetings will be conducted by video/teleconferencing through Zoom Webinar until further notice. Meetings will be broadcast live on Channel 20 and streamed on the City’s website and www.slo‐span.org. Members of the public may participate and provide public comment on agenda items during the meeting by joining the Zoom meeting or by submitting written public comments to the Clerk of the Council at publiccomment@arroyogrande.org. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. MOMENT OF REFLECTION 4. FLAG SALUTE 5. AGENDA REVIEW: 5.a. Closed Session Announcements None. 5.b. Ordinances read in title only None. Agenda AGENDA SUMMARY – OCTOBER 12, 2021 PAGE 2 6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: 6.a. Update Regarding Countywide COVID-19 Efforts (McDONALD) Recommended Action: Receive update, accept public comments, discuss, and provide direction, as necessary. 6.b. City Manager Communications (McDONALD) Recommended Action: Receive correspondence/comments as presented by the City Manager and provide direction, as necessary. 6.c. Honorary Proclamation Declaring October 2021 as “Domestic Violence Action Month” 6.d. Mayor’s Commendation Recognizing the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters Local Union 805 6.e. Presentation from San Luis Obispo Council of Governments – Commute with Confidence 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. Members of the public may provide public comment in-person or remotely by joining the Zoom meeting utilizing one of the methods provided below. Please use the “raise hand” feature to indicate your desire to provide public comment. Click the link below to join the webinar:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83255848846; Webinar ID: 832 5584 8846  Or by Telephone: 1-669-900-6833; 1-346-248-7799; Press * 9 to “raise hand” for public comment 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. AGENDA SUMMARY – OCTOBER 12, 2021 PAGE 3 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 (VALENTINE) Recommended Action: Ratify the listing of cash disbursements for the period September 16, 2021 through September 30, 2021. 8.b. Consideration of Approval of Minutes (MATSON) Recommended Action: Approve the minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings of September 28, 2021, as submitted. 8.c. Adoption of a Resolution Declaring a Continued Local Emergency Related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic (McDONALD/CARMEL) Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution declaring a continued local emergency related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 8.d. Cancellation of the December 28, 2021 City Council Meeting (McDONALD) Recommended Action: Cancel the regularly scheduled Council meeting of December 28, 2021 due to the holidays. 8.e. Consideration to Approve an Agreement for Consultant Services with Salas O’Brien for the Five Cities Fire Authority Station 1 Emergency Generator Replacement Project, PW 2021-09 (ROBESON) Recommended Action: 1) Approve an Agreement for Consultant Services with Salas O'Brien in the amount of $46,780 for design and construction support services of the FCFA Station 1 Emergency Generator Replacement Project; and 2) Approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Capital Improvement Program budget to transfer $4,280 of General Fund from fund balance to the subject project. 8.f. Consideration of a Resolution Amending the Public Art Guidelines and Public Art Donation Program (PEDROTTI) Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution amending the Public Art Guidelines and Public Art Donation Program. 8.g. Approve and Authorize the Mayor on Behalf of the City Council to Sign a Letter of Support for the Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Application for an Active Transportation Plan (PEDROTTI) Recommended Action: Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the letter of support for the STPG grant application. 8.h. Authorize a Resolution to Reduce Penalties for Past Due Water Bills Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic (ROBESON/VALENTINE) Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution to allow the City’s Administrative Services Director to reduce penalties to 10% of customers’ original water bill from May 2020 through November 2021. AGENDA SUMMARY – OCTOBER 12, 2021 PAGE 4 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 9.a. Continued Consideration of Approval of a Resolution Declaring a Stage 1 Water Shortage Emergency (McDONALD/CARMEL) Recommended Action: 1) Conduct a Public Hearing in accordance with Water Code Section 350, et seq.; 2) Adopt a Resolution declaring a Stage 1 Water Shortage Emergency and implementing Emergency Water Shortage Restrictions and Regulations in accordance with California Water Code Section 350, et seq., and Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Section 13.07.030(A); and 3) Appropriate $2,800 from water fund balance and $1,200 from sewer fund balance for the cost to mail out baseline letters. 10. OLD BUSINESS: 10.a. Discuss and Consider Allocations of Anticipated American Rescue Plan Act Funding Not Previously Allocated by Council (McDONALD/VALENTINE) Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate $1,254,275 of ARPA Funds to additional Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Infrastructure projects and qualified anticipated City expenditures related to the COVID-19 pandemic as recommended by the Ad Hoc Committee; and 2) Consider and provide direction regarding allocation of the remaining $552,016 of anticipated ARPA Funds to other qualified uses consistent with US Treasury guidance. 11. NEW BUSINESS: None. 12. 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 request that staff place a matter of business on a future agenda. Any request to place a matter of business for original consideration on a future agenda requires the concurrence of at least one other Council Member. 13. CLOSED SESSION: None. 14. ADJOURNMENT AGENDA SUMMARY – OCTOBER 12, 2021 PAGE 5 ************************ 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 805-473-5400 as soon as possible and at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date. ************************* This agenda was prepared and posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. Agenda reports can be accessed and downloaded from the City’s website at www.arroyogrande.org If you would like to subscribe to receive email or text message notifications when agendas are posted, you can sign up online through the “Notify Me” feature. ************************* City Council Meetings are cablecast live and videotaped for replay on Arroyo Grande’s Government Access Channel 20. The rebroadcast schedule is published at www.slo-span.org. THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK