CC 2023-11-14 Agenda SummaryCITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SUMMARY
Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 5:30 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION MEETING 5:30 P.M
REGULAR MEETING 6:00 P.M.
In person at:
Arroyo Grande City Council Chambers
215 E. Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
AND via Zoom at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86752345420
Please click the link above to join the Zoom Meeting:
Webinar ID: 867 5234 5420
Or by Telephone: 1-669-900-6833; 1-346-248-7799
This City Council meeting is being conducted in a hybrid in-person/virtual format. Members of the public may
participate and provide public comment on agenda items during the meeting in person at the location identified
above, by joining the Zoom meeting, or by submitting written public comments to the Clerk of the Council at
publiccomment@arroyogrande.org. Meetings will be broadcast live on Channel 20 and streamed on the City’s
website and www.slo-span.org.
CLOSED SESSION MEETING 5:30 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. FLAG SALUTE
4. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
5. CLOSED SESSION
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) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Name of case: In re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation, Case No.
2:18-mn-2873-RMG
6. ADJOURNMENT
REGULAR MEETING 6:00 P.M.
1.CALL TO ORDER
2.ROLL CALL
3.MOMENT OF REFLECTION
4.FLAG SALUTE
ARROYO GRANDE VALLEY KIWANIS
5.AGENDA REVIEW
5.a Closed Session Announcements
City Attorney Rosen will announce any reportable action from the following:
City Council Closed Session Meeting of November 14, 2023
a) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Name of case: In re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation, Case No.
2:18-mn-2873-RMG
5.b Ordinances read in title only
Recommended Action:
Move that all ordinances presented at the meeting shall be read by title only and all further
readings be waived.
6.SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
6.a Honorary Proclamation Recognizing November 2023 as "Family Court Awareness Month"
6.b Honorary Proclamation Recognizing November 13-19, 2023 as "National Apprenticeship
Week"
6.c Introduction of New Employee Ryan Bird, FCFA Battalion Chief
(LIEBERMAN)
6.d Interim City Manager Communications
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Receive correspondence/comments as presented by the Interim City Manager and Provide
direction, as necessary.
7.CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
None.
Reports are made during the Second Council Meeting each month.
8.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.
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ID: 867 5234 5420
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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.
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
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of October 1 through
October 15, 2023; 2) Determine that ratifying the cash disbursements 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. (b)(2)-(3), 15378.)
9.b Consideration of Statement of Investment Deposits
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Receive and file the attached report listing investment deposits of the City of Arroyo
Grande as of September 30, 2023, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b); 2)
Determine that receiving the report of investment deposits 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. (b)(2)-(3), 15378.)
9.c Consideration of Fiscal Year 2022-23 Year End Financial Status Report
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Receive, consider, and file the FY 2022-23 Year End Financial Status Report.
9.d Approval of Minutes
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
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Approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 24, 2023 and Special City Council
Meeting of October 30, 2023, as submitted.
9.e Consideration of Acceptance of the Fair Oaks Avenue Waterline Replacement Project, PW
2023-05
(SWEENEY)
Recommended Action:
1) Accept the project improvements as constructed by Main Line Engineering Construction,
Inc. in accordance with the plans and specifications for the Fair Oaks Avenue Waterline
Replacement Project, PW 2023-05; 2) Direct staff to file a Notice of Completion; and 3)
Authorize release of retention, thirty-five (35) days after the Notice of Completion has been
recorded, if no liens have been filed.
10.PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.a Public Hearing to Consider the User Fee Study and Adopt a Resolution Updating User
Fees Set Forth in the Comprehensive Fee Schedule
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt the Resolution updating user fees set forth in the Comprehensive Fee Schedule;
and 2) Determine that ratifying the Resolution 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.)
10.b Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Title 16 of the Arroyo
Grande Municipal Code Regarding Restrictions on Irrigated Turf and Finding This Action
Exempt from The California Environmental Quality Act
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Introduce an Ordinance amending Section 16.84 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code
regarding installation and maintenance of irrigated turf; and 2) Determine that the
ordinance amendments are exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act as set
forth in the proposed Ordinance, pursuant to State Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2),(3),
15378, and in the alternative, State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)
11.OLD BUSINESS
None.
12.NEW BUSINESS
12.a Consideration of Appointment of a Primary Board Member to Serve on the Central Coast
Community Energy Policy Board for 2023-2025
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Appoint a council member to serve as the primary representative on the Central Coast
Community Energy (CCCE) Policy Board for a two-year term beginning December 1,
2023, and ending November 30, 2025
13.COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
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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.
14.ADJOURNMENT
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.
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