CC 2024-03-12 Agenda SummaryCITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SUMMARY
Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 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
YouTube Channel.
CLOSED SESSION:
None.
1.CALL TO ORDER
2.ROLL CALL
3.MOMENT OF REFLECTION
4.FLAG SALUTE
5.AGENDA REVIEW
5.a Closed Session Announcements
The City Attorney will announce any reportable action from the following meeting:
February 27, 2024
a) CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PER GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 54956.8:
Real Property under negotiation along Traffic Way, including the following addresses and
negotiating parties:
APN 006-311-056: Ben Dohi TRE ETAL1.
APN 007-481-009: Romel & Mercedes Fernandez2.
APN 007-481-008: Dan Frietas Rentals 3 LP a CA LP3.
APN 007-482-026: Mes Hansen4.
APN 007-481-011: Raffi M. Kaloosian5.
APN 007-482-018: Coyote Real Estate Corporation6.
APN 007-482-020: Coyote Real Estate Corporation7.
APN 007-482-006: Lan Vest Limited, Pacific Group Fuel LLC8.
APN 007-481-007: Pearl Cole I Family Trust9.
APN 006-311-067: Adam H. Saruwatari TRE ETAL10.
Agency Negotiators: Matthew Downing, City Manager; Bill Robeson, Assistant City
Manager/Public Works Director
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
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 Introduction of Employee – FCFA Battalion Chief Craig Angello
6.b Introduction and Oath of Office – Police Officer Timothy Wilson
6.c SLOCOG Presentation on Countywide Self-Help Measure
(DOWNING)
Recommended Action:
Receive a presentation by the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) staff
regarding a potential Countywide Self-Help Sales Tax Measure, Draft Transportation
Investment Plan, and provide comments if desired.
6.d City Manager Communications
(DOWNING)
Recommended Action:
Receive correspondence/comments as presented by the 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
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provided below. Please use the “raise hand” feature to indicate your desire to provide public
comment.
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Press * 9 to “raise hand” for public comment
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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:
Ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of February 1 through
February 15, 2024.
9.b Consideration of Statement of Investment Deposits
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the attached report listing investment deposits of the City of Arroyo Grande
as of January 31, 2024, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b).
9.c Approval of Minutes
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of February 27, 2024, as
submitted.
9.d Consideration of Acceptance of the 191 Tally Ho Road Frontage Improvements Project, PW
2023-09
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(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Accept the project improvements as constructed by JJ Fisher Construction, Inc.
in accordance with the plans and specifications for the 191 Tally Ho Road Frontage
Improvements Project, PW 2023-09;
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.
9.e 2023 General Plan Annual Progress Report
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Review and accept the 2023 General Plan Annual Report (the “Annual Report” or
“Report”) and direct staff to forward the Report to the Governor’s Office of Planning and
Research and the Department of Housing and Community Development; and
2) Find that the request is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality
Act pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5).
10.PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.a Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Title 16 of the Arroyo
Grande Municipal Code Regarding Accessory Dwelling Units
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Introduce an Ordinance amending Section 16.52.150 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal
Code regarding the development of accessory dwelling units; and
2) Determine that the Ordinance amendment is statutorily exempt per Section 15282(h) of
the CEQA Guidelines regarding projects involving the adoption of an ordinance regarding
second units in a single-family or multi-family residential zone by a city to implement
Government Code Section 65852.2.
11.OLD BUSINESS
None.
12.NEW BUSINESS
12.a Conceptual Village Wayfinding and Parking Signage Program
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Provide input on conceptual design for the project.
12.b Study Session on Revisions to Public Art Guidelines, Public Art Donation Program, and
Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Relating to Murals
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Conduct a study session on potential amendments to the Guidelines, Public Art
Donation Program, and Arroyo Grande Municipal Code with respect to public art; and
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2) Provide direction to staff on potential amendments.
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
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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