CC 2024-07-23 Agenda SummaryCITY COUNCIL MEETING
REVISED AGENDA SUMMARY
Tuesday, July 23, 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
City Attorney Rosen will announce any reportable action from the following meeting:
July 16, 2024 City Council Special Meeting
a) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957:
Title: City Manager
5.b Ordinances read in title only
None.
6.SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
6.a Vandenberg Space Force Presentation
6.b Central Coast Community Energy Presentation
6.c 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.
Five Cities Fire Authority2.
San Luis Obispo County Mayor's Meeting3.
South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD)4.
Other5.
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,
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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/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 June 1
through June 30, 2024.
9.b Statement of Investment Deposits for May 2024
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the attached report listing investment deposits of the City of Arroyo Grande
as of May 31, 2024, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b).
9.c Opting into Settlement Agreements with Distributors of Opioids; Kroger National Opioid
Settlement
(DOWNING)
Recommended Action:
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1) Opt into settlement agreement with opioid distributor, Kroger Co., and direct the City
Manager to execute any documents necessary to implement the action; and
2) Make findings that adopting the Resolution opting-into the settlement agreements is not a
project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because the adoption
in itself 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 Approval of Minutes
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meetings of June 11, 2024 and June 25,
2024, and the Special City Council Meeting of July 16, 2024, as submitted.
9.e Memorandum of Understanding with the San Luis Obispo County Regional Special
Weapons and Tactics Team
(MARTINEZ)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt the Resolution authorizing the Chief of Police to enter into a Memorandum of
Understanding to participate in the San Luis Obispo County Regional Special Weapons and
Tactics Team; and
2) Find that approving the Memorandum of Understanding 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.f Modified 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 2024-25
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) 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;
2) 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
3) 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.
9.g Approval of a Two-Year Extension to On-Call Consultant Services Agreements in Sixteen
Disciplines for Support to the Community Development and Public Works Departments
(ROBESON)
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Recommended Action:
1) Authorize the City Manager to extend agreements for two years between the City and 41
consultants currently on the City’s on-call list for consultant services for the Community
Development and Public Works Departments, subject to minor modifications determined to
be necessary and appropriate by the City Attorney; and
2) Make findings that executing extension letters with consultants with whom the City
already has active on-call contracts 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.h Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update
9.i Letter of Support of SpaceX Operations at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Behalf of the
City of Arroyo Grande
(DOWNING)
Recommended Action:
Authorize the Mayor to execute a letter of support of SpaceX operations at Vandenberg
Space Force Base on behalf of the City of Arroyo Grande.
10.PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
11.OLD BUSINESS
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.CLOSED SESSION
None.
*The Closed Session item was removed.
15.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
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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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