CC 2024-06-25 Agenda SummaryCITY COUNCIL MEETING
REVISED AGENDA SUMMARY
Tuesday, June 25, 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 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
None.
5.b Ordinances read in title only
None.
6.SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
6.a Honorary Proclamation Declaring July 2024 as "Parks Make Life Better" Month
6.b City Manager Communications
(DOWNING)
Recommended Action:
Receive correspondence/comments as presented by the City Manager and Provide
direction, as necessary.
7.CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
7.a MAYOR RAY RUSSOM:
California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA)1.
Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority Board2.
Five Cities Fire Authority3.
San Luis Obispo County Mayor's Meeting4.
South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD)5.
Other6.
7.b MAYOR PRO TEM GUTHRIE:
County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC)1.
Council of Governments/Regional Transit Authority/ South County Transit
(SLOCOG/SLORTA/SCT)
2.
Integrated Waste Management Authority Board (IWMA)3.
REACH Economic Development Roundtable4.
Other5.
7.c COUNCIL MEMBER BARNEICH:
Audit Committee1.
Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC)2.
Zone 3 Water Advisory Board3.
Other4.
7.d COUNCIL MEMBER GEORGE:
Five Cities Fire Authority1.
Visit SLO CAL Advisory Board2.
Other3.
7.e COUNCIL MEMBER SECREST:
Air Pollution Control District (APCD)1.
South County Chambers of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee2.
Other 3.
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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Click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86752345420; Webinar
ID: 867 5234 5420
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Or by Telephone: 1-669-900-6833; 1-346-248-7799
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 Cash Disbursement Ratification
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Review and ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of May 16
through May 31, 2024.
9.b Consideration of Adoption of a Resolution Amending the Citywide Combined Salary
Schedule and Consideration of a Side Letter of Agreement to the Arroyo Grande Police
Officers’ Association Memorandum of Understanding
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution approving the updated Citywide Combined Salary Schedule; and
2) Adoption of a Resolution approving a side letter of agreement to the Arroyo Grande
Police Officers’ Association (AGPOA) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
9.c Homeless Service Grant Agreement with 5Cities Homeless Coalition
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Review the proposal from 5Cities Homeless Coalition (5CHC) and authorize the City
Manager to execute a Grant Agreement between the City and 5CHC for Housing
Assistance Program and Homeless Shelter Support in the City subject to any, minor,
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technical, or non-substantive changes as approved by the City Manager and City Attorney
that effectuates the City Council’s intent;
2) Make findings that approval of an agreement and expenditure of funds 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.)
9.d Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update.
9.e Approval of a Professional Services Agreement for Consulting Services with North Coast
Engineering for The Halcyon Complete Streets Project
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends authorizing the City Manager to execute the attached professional
services agreement, subject to minor modifications by the City Manager in consultation with
the City Attorney (Attachment 3) with North Coast Engineering (NCE) for design services
including preparation of plans, specifications, and engineer’s estimate (PS&E), right-of-way
support, construction support, and testing for the Halcyon Complete Streets Project
(Project).
9.f Acceptance of the Highway 101, Linda Drive, and Arroyo Grande Cemetery Easement
Sewer Lining Project, PW 2023-07
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1. Accept the project improvements as constructed by Sancon Technologies, Inc. in
accordance with the plans and specifications for the Highway 101, Linda Drive, and
Arroyo Grande Cemetery Easement Sewer Lining Project, PW 2023-07;
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.g Temporary Use Permit 24-003; Authorization for Closure of City Streets, Use of City
Property, and Sale of Alcohol for the 85th Annual Arroyo Grande Valley Harvest Festival,
Friday and Saturday, September 27-28, 2024; Location – Heritage Square Park
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1. Adopt a Resolution approving Temporary Use Permit 24-003, authorizing closure
of City streets and use of City property for the 85th annual Arroyo Grande Valley
Harvest Festival and authorizing a fee waiver of $405.30; and
2. Find the action exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to
Section 15304 of the CEQA Guidelines.
*9.h Consider Traffic Way Bridge Temporary Construction Easement Execution
Recommended Action:
1) Authorize the City Manager to take all actions necessary to fully execute the final two,
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negotiated temporary construction easements (TCEs) and associated deeds for certain real
property, more particularly described as Assessor Parcel Numbers 007-482-006 and 006-
311-067, that are necessary for the Traffic Way Bridge Replacement Project; and,
2) Find that the public interest associated with approval of these TCEs outweighs any
private benefit.
10.PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.a Public Art Project for the Repainting of Rancho Grande Basketball Court, Accepting a
Donation of Time and Materials, and Approving a Fee Waiver Request; Location – Rancho
Grande Park
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1. Adopt a Resolution approving a Public Art Project to repaint the Rancho Grande
Park basketball court, accepting a donation of time and materials, and approving a
fee waiver request; and
2. Determine that repainting a basketball court is categorically exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Section 15301 of the
State CEQA Guidelines.
10.b Public Art Project; One (1) New Painted Mural and Approving a Fee Waiver Request;
Location – 190 Station Way
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1. Adopt a Resolution approving a Public Art Project for a new painted mural and
approving a fee waiver request; and
2. Determine that painting a mural is categorically exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Section 15301 of the State CEQA
Guidelines.
10.c Adoption of Resolutions Directing the Levy of the Annual Assessments for the Parkside
Village and Grace Lane Assessment Districts and the Arroyo Grande Landscaping and
Lighting Assessment District No. 1, Within Tract 1769, for Fiscal Year 2024-2025
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1. Conduct a public hearing for the levy and collection of assessments for the
Parkside Village Assessment District, Grace Lane Assessment District, and Arroyo
Grande Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. 1 within Tract 1769;
2. Adopt a Resolution directing the levy of the annual assessment for the Parkside
Village Assessment District pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972
(Streets and Highways Code Sections 22500 et. seq.) for Fiscal Year 2024-25;
3. Adopt a Resolution directing the levy of the annual assessment for the Grace
Lane Assessment District pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972
(Streets and Highways Code Sections 22500 et. seq.) for Fiscal Year 2024-25; and
4. Adopt a Resolution directing the levy of the annual assessment for the Arroyo
Grande Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. 1 within Tract 1769,
pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Streets and Highways Code
Sections 22500 et. seq.) for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
11.OLD BUSINESS
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None.
12.NEW BUSINESS
None.
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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