CC 2024-08-13_09c Approval of Minutes 1 Item 9.c. ACTION MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL July 23, 2024, 6:00 p.m. Hybrid City Council Chamber/Virtual Zoom Meeting 215 East Branch Street, Arroyo Grande Council Members Present: Mayor Ray Russom, Mayor Pro Tem Guthrie, Council Member George Staff Present: City Clerk Jessica Matson, City Attorney Isaac Rosen, City Manager Matthew Downing, Assistant City Manager/Public Works Director Bill Robeson, City Engineer Shannon Sweeney This meeting was conducted in a hybrid in-person/virtual format. _____________________________________________________________________ 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Ray Russom called the Regular City Council Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL City Clerk Matson took roll call. Council Members Barneich and Secrest were absent. 3. MOMENT OF REFLECTION 4. FLAG SALUTE Mayor Ray Russom led the flag salute. 5. AGENDA REVIEW 5.a Closed Session Announcements July 16, 2024 City Council Special Meeting a) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION pursuant to Government Code Section 54957: Title: City Manager City Attorney Rosen announced that there was no reportable action. 5.b Ordinances read in title only None. Page 27 of 218 2 Item 9.c. 6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 6.a Vandenberg Space Force Presentation Colonel Shoemaker presented regarding Vandenberg Space Force Base activities and responded to questions from Council. Colonel Shoemaker provided information related to Item 9.i. 6.b Central Coast Community Energy Presentation Judi Young, Central Coast Community Energy, presented the annual report and responded to questions from Council. 6.c City Manager Communications City Manager Downing provided information regarding the Five Cities Fire Authority and Police Department recruitments; Five Cities Fire Open House during Fire Prevention Week; Parks Make Life Better Month and activities; Bark in the Park event; Summer Concert series; Police Department hosting regional Active Shooter Training in July and August at the Arroyo Grande High School; and Nomination period for the 2024 Municipal Election. Council Member George commented on Recreation Services, Fire and Police activity. 7. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS The City Council provided brief reports from the following committee, commission, board, or other subcommittee meetings that they attended as the City’s appointed representative. 7.a MAYOR RAY RUSSOM: 1. California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA) 2. Five Cities Fire Authority 3. San Luis Obispo County Mayor's Meeting 4. South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD) 5. Other 7.b MAYOR PRO TEM GUTHRIE: 1. County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC) 2. Council of Governments/Regional Transit Authority/ South County Transit (SLOCOG/SLORTA/SCT) 3. Integrated Waste Management Authority Board (IWMA) 4. REACH Economic Development Roundtable 5. Central Coast Community Energy Board 7.c COUNCIL MEMBER GEORGE: 1. Five Cities Fire Authority Page 28 of 218 3 Item 9.c. 2. Visit SLO CAL Advisory Board 3. Other 8. COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS Mayor Ray Russom invited public comment. Speaking from the public were Gaea Powell, Patty Welsh, Garry Schmidt, Tim Cline, Alexandria Davis, Ethel Landers. No further comments were received. City Council directed staff to follow-up with Mr. Cline and Ms. Welsh. City Attorney Rosen responded to questions from the public and Council. City Manager Downing responded to questions from Council. Mayor Pro Tem Guthrie addressed the public comment regarding his vote for the City's ballot measure. 9. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Ray Russom asked the Council if there were any questions or any items to be pulled from the consent agenda for further discussion. There were none. Mayor Ray Russom invited public comment. No public comments were received. Mayor Pro Tem Guthrie commented on Item 9.h. Moved by Council Member George Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Guthrie Approve Consent Agenda Items 9.a. through 9.i., with the recommended courses of action. AYES (3): Council Member George, Mayor Pro Tem Guthrie, and Mayor Ray Russom ABSENT (2): Council Member Barneich, and Council Member Secrest Passed (3 to 0) 9.a Cash Disbursement Ratification Reviewed and ratified 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 Received and filed the 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 1) Opted into settlement agreement with opioid distributor, Kroger Co., and directed the City Manager to execute any documents necessary to implement the action; and 2) Made 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 Page 29 of 218 4 Item 9.c. 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 Approved 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 1) Adopted a Resolution entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE 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) Found 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 1) Adopted a Resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE DIRECTING THE LEVY of the ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO 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 2024-2025"; 2) Adopted a Resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE DIRECTING THE LEVY of the ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO 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 2024-2025"; and 3) Adopted a Resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE Directing the LEVY of the ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO 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- 2025". 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 1) Authorized 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 Page 30 of 218 5 Item 9.c. 2) Made 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 Received and filed 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 Authorized 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 None. 14. CLOSED SESSION None. 15. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Ray Russom adjourned the meeting at 7:25 p.m. _________________________ Caren Ray Russom, Mayor ATTEST: _________________________ Jessica Matson, City Clerk Page 31 of 218