City Council Meeting - January 14, 2025
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:
January 14, 2025
a)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION:
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: 1 case b)
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 54956.8:
Property: Gina's Italian Cuisine, 138 E Branch St, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, APN: 007-491-038 City Negotiator: City Manager or Designee
Negotiating Parties: Penny Platt (representative for Gina’s Italian Cuisine) Under Negotiations: Price and Terms for proposed lease with City of Arroyo Grande
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
Introduction of New Employee - Capital Improvement Projects Manager Theresa Wren
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.
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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.
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.
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
1. CC 2025-01-14 Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
2. CC 2025-01-14 Attachment 1 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
3. CC 2025-01-14 Attachment 2 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Review and ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of October 16 through November 30, 2024.
9.b
Statement of Investment Deposits for November 2024
1. CC 2025-01-14 Statement of Investment Deposits.pdf
2. CC 2025-01-14 Attachment 1 - Statement of Investment Deposits.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the attached report listing investment deposits of the City of Arroyo Grande as of November 30, 2024, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b).
9.c
Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2023-24 – Receipt and Use of Water and Sewer Capacity and Connection Fees/Charges
1. CC 2025-01-14 Annual Report Water and Sewer Connection Fees.pdf
2. CC 2025-01-14 Attachment 1-3 - Annual Report Water and Sewer Connection Fees.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Receive and file the annual report of the receipt and use of water and sewer capacity and connection fees and charges, in compliance with Government Code Section 66013; and 2) Determine that ratifying the annual report 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
Accept the Annual Development Impact Fee Report for Fiscal Year 2023-24 (AB 1600 Report)
1. CC 2025-01-14 Accept Annual Development Impact Fee Report FY 2023-24 (AB 1600).pdf
2. CC 2025-01-14 Attachment 1 - Annual DIF Report FY 2023-24.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Accept Annual Development Impact Fee Report for Fiscal Year 2023-24 (AB1600 Report); and 2) Determine that accepting the Annual Development Impact Fee Report for Fiscal Year 2023-24 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, Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, §§ 15060, subd. (c)(2)-(3), 15378.)
9.e
Agreement with A-Town AV for the Arroyo Grande Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Update
1. CC 2025-01-14 Police Department EOC Update with A-Town.pdf
2. CC 2025-01-14 Attachment 1 - Proposed Resolution.pdf
3. CC 2025-01-14 Attachment 2 - Agreement with A-Town AV for PD EOC Update.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Approve an Agreement with A-town AV for $124,803.13 to implement the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Update, authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the attached Professional Services Agreement subject to any minor, technical, or non-substantive changes as approved by the City Manager in consultation with the City Attorney; 2) Approve one related budget adjustment request totaling $24,803.13; and 3) Find the action exempt from CEQA consistent with the exemption described herein.
9.f
Approval of Minutes
1. CC 2025-01-14 Approval of Minutes_Dec10_2024.pdf
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of December 10, 2024, as submitted.
9.g
San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) Special State Legislation Letter of Support
1. CC 2025-01-14 SLOCOG Special State Legislation Letter of Support.pdf
2. CC 2025-01-14 Attachment 1 - Draft Letter of Support.pdf (DOWNING)
Recommended Action:
Authorize the Mayor to execute a Letter of Support (Attachment 1) in support of legislation that would provide an exemption from the current Bradley-Burns two percent local sales tax cap for the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) to pursue a regional sales tax measure for transportation, subject to voter approval.
9.h
Acceptance of IWMA Technical Assistance Grant Funding
1. CC 2025-01-14 Appropriate Awarded IWMA TAG Grant Funding .pdf
2. CC 2025-01-14 Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution.pdf
3. CC 2025-01-14 Attachment 1 Exhibit A - Grant Agreement - City of AG - IWMA.pdf (DOWNING)
Recommended Action:
Adopt a Resolution accepting grant funding from the Integrated Waste Management Authority, authorizing the City Manager to execute the Grant Agreement, and approve one budget adjustment accepting appropriating grant funds revenue and increasing the department budget.
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.a
Establishment of a Solid Waste Rate Adjustment Consistent with Proposition 218
1. CC 2025-01-14 Hold Public Hearings, Consider Adopting a Resolution Establishing Solid Waste Rates(1).pdf
2. CC 2025-01-14 Attachment 1 - Solid Waste Resolution(1).pdf
3. CC 2025-01-14 Attachment 1 Exhibit A - Solid Waste Resolution(1).pdf
4. CC 2025-01-14 Attachment 2 - R3 Report 2025 Rate Adjustment and New Rate Methodology(1).pdf
5. CC 2025-01-14 Attachment 3 - Solid Waste Proposition 218 Notice(1).pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Conduct a public hearing and consider any protests regarding the proposed solid waste rate adjustment set forth in the attached Resolution and the Notice of Public Hearing provided to solid waste rate customers (Attachment 3) based on the Solid Waste Rate Review (Attachment 2); and 2) If there is no majority protest, adopt a Resolution establishing integrated solid waste collection service rates for January 15, 2024, and each January 1 from 2026 through 2029; and 3) Make findings as included in the attached Resolution that establishing solid waste rates are not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because the action 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.).
10.b
Amendments to Title 2 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Regarding the Architectural Review Committee
1. CC 2025-01-14 Amendments to Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Regarding the ARC .pdf
2. CC 2025-01-14 Attachment 1 - Ordinance.pdf
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Introduce an Ordinance amending Section 2.19.070 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code relating to the Architectural Review Committee; and 2) Find that the Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines section 15060, subd. (c)(2); 15061(b)(3)).
10.c
Appeal Case 24-002; Appeal of Planning Commission Denial of Tentative Parcel Map 23-001; Location – 444 Lierly Lane; Appellant – Bruce Vanderveen and Jeanne Helphenstine; Representative – MBS Land Surveys
1. CC 2025-01-14 Lierly Lane Appeal Continuance Request.pdf (PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
Continue the public hearing to a date uncertain at the request of the appellant.
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 two other Council Members.
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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