CC 2024-02-27 Agenda SummaryCITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SUMMARY
Tuesday, February 27, 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
website and www.slo-span.org.
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 Council will announce any reportable action for the following meeting:
February 13, 2024
a) CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PER GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 54956.8:
Property: 214 East Branch Street
Agency Negotiators: Matthew Downing, City Manager; Bill Robeson, Assistant City
Manager/Public Works Director
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 March 2024 as Women's History 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.
Tourism Business Improvement District Advisory Board2.
Visit SLO CAL Advisory Board3.
Other4.
7.e COUNCIL MEMBER SECREST:
Air Pollution Control District (APCD)1.
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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.
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 Consideration of Cash Disbursement Ratification
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of January 16 through
January 31, 2024;
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. (c)(2)-(3), 15378.)
9.b Consideration of Fiscal Year 2023-24 Second Quarter Status Report and Request to
Approve Six Budget Adjustment Requests
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(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Consider, receive, and file the FY 2023-24 Second Quarter Report; and approve six Budget
Adjustment Requests.
9.c Consideration of Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Section 3.36.030 of the Arroyo
Grande Municipal Code Regarding Development Impact Fees
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt the Ordinance amending Section 3.36.030 regarding Development Impact Fees;
and
2) Find that the Ordinance does not qualify as a project under the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) because the Ordinance 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)).
9.d Approval of Minutes
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of February 13, 2024, as
submitted.
9.e Consideration of Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Title 16 of the Arroyo Grande
Municipal Code Regarding the Definition of Formula Business
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt the Ordinance amending Section 16.04.070 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code
regarding the definition of a Formula Business; and
2) Find that the Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
because the Ordinance does not qualify as a “project” under CEQA and because the
Ordinance will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in
the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines section 15060, subd. (c)(2), (3), section 15378).
9.f Monthly Water Supply and Demand
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update.
10.PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.a Conduct Public Hearing and Consider a Resolution Denying the Installation of One (1)
Domestic Well on Property Zoned Planned Development (PD); Applicant–Michael Harris;
Representative–Richard Burde, SLO Civil Design and Marsha Burch, Attorney at Law
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution denying the request by Michael Harris to drill and install one (1) new
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domestic well on an unaddressed property on Noyes Road (APN: 007-781-055) northeast
of the intersection of Noyes Road and Equestrian Way; and 2) Determine that the denial is
not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because CEQA
does not apply to projects which a public agency disapproves or rejects (Pub. Resources
Code § 21080(b)(5); State CEQA Guidelines, § 15270(a)), and it will not have direct or
reasonably foreseeable indirect environmental impacts (State CEQA Guidelines, §§
15060, subd. (c)(2)-(3), 15378.
11.OLD BUSINESS
11.a Update on City Council Goals and Priorities
(DOWNING)
Recommended Action:
Receive an update regarding progress toward the Goals and Priorities for FY 2023-25.
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
The City Council will recess to a closed session for the following:
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.
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Agency Negotiators: Matthew Downing, City Manager; Bill Robeson, Assistant City Manager/Public
Works Director
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
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
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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