CC 2024-10-08 Agenda SummaryCITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA SUMMARY
Tuesday, October 8, 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://arroyogrande-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NRsyFrUIQ_6179_iBTyDVA
Please click the link above to register to join the Zoom Meeting
This City Council meeting is being conducted in a hybrid in-person/virtual format. Please be advised that while
the City will endeavor to ensure these remote participation methods are available, the City does not guarantee
that they will be technically feasible or work all the time. Further, the City reserves the right to terminate these
remote participation methods (subject to Brown Act restrictions) at any time and for any reason. Members of
the public may participate and provide public comment on agenda items during the meeting in person at the
location identified above, by registering and joining the Zoom meeting, or by submitting written public
comments to the Clerk of the Council at publiccomment@arroyogrande.org by 2:00 p.m. the day of the
meeting. 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
None.
5.b Ordinances read in title only
None.
6.SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
6.a Honorary Proclamation Declaring October 2024 as "Dating and Domestic Violence
Awareness 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
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 registering and joining the Zoom meeting utilizing the link
provided below. Once in the meeting, please use the “raise hand” feature to indicate your desire to
provide public comment.
Click the link below to register to join the webinar: https://arroyogrande-
org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NRsyFrUIQ_6179_iBTyDVA
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining
the webinar.
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Please be advised that while the City will endeavor to ensure these remote participation methods are
available, the City does not guarantee that they will be technically feasible or work all the time.
Further, the City reserves the right to terminate these remote participation methods (subject to
Brown Act restrictions) at any time and for any reason. Please attend in person or submit your
comment via email to the City Clerk by 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting to have it included as part of
the record.
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.
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Please adhere to the following procedures when addressing the Council:
Comments should be limited to 1 minute 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.
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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.
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9.a Cash Disbursement Ratification
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Review and ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of September 1
through September 15, 2024.
9.b Statement of Investment Deposits for August 2024
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the attached report listing investment deposits of the City of Arroyo Grande
as of August 31, 2024, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b).
9.c Fiscal Year 2023-24 Year-End Financial Status Report
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Year-End Financial Status Report.
9.d Approval of Minutes
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes of the City Council Meeting of September 24, 2024, as
submitted.
9.e Cancellation of the December 24, 2024, City Council Meeting
(DOWNING)
Recommended Action:
Cancel the second regular City Council meeting in December due to its proximity to the
Christmas and New Year holidays.
9.f Temporary Use Permit 24-007 Authorizing Use of Heritage Square Park for the 2024 Arroyo
Grande Beer and Wine Festival
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution approving Temporary Use Permit 24-007 authorizing the use of
Heritage Square Park for the 2024 Arroyo Grande Beer and Wine Festival; and
2) Determine that this project is categorically exempt per Section 15304(e) of the CEQA
Guidelines regarding minor temporary uses of land.
10.PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.a Approval of a Six-Month Lease Agreement Between the City of Arroyo Grande and
RE/MAX Success for Property Located at 214 East Branch Street
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a six-month lease
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agreement, in substantially final form, between the City of Arroyo Grande and RE/MAX
Success for the City-owned property at 214 East Branch Street, also known as Old City
Hall, subject to any minor, technical, or non-substantive changes as approved by the City
Manager in consultation with the City Attorney; and
2) Determine that the approval of a short-term lease agreement for 214 East Branch Street
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).
The lease of the property, where no development or demolition is proposed, constitute an
administrative activity of the City. Alternatively, the adoption of resolution to enter a lease
agreement is exempt from CEQA on that basis that it can be seen with certainty that there
is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the
environment. (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15061, subd. (b)(3).) The entering into a lease
agreement is for the collection of rental fees and does not result in new construction or
physical change in the environment.
11.BUSINESS ITEMS
None.
12.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.
13.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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