City Council Meeting - June 10, 2025
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
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 June 19, 2025 as "Juneteenth" in Arroyo Grande
1. CC 2025-06-10 Honorary Proclamation_Juneteenth.pdf
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 2025-06-10 Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
2. CC 2025-06-10 Attachment 1 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
3. CC 2025-06-10 Attachment 2 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Review and ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of May 1 through May 15, 2025.
9.b
Statement of Investment Deposits for April 2025
1. CC 2025-06-10 Statement of Investment Deposits.pdf
2. CC 2025-06-10 Attachment 1 - Statement of Investment Deposits April 2025.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the attached report listing investment deposits of the City of Arroyo Grande as of April 30, 2025, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b).
9.c
Approval of Minutes
1. CC 2025-06-10 Approval of Minutes_May27_2025.pdf
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of May 27, 2025, as submitted.
9.d
Resolutions Establishing Salaries and Benefits for Management and Part-Time Employees, Approval of the Updated Citywide Combined Salary Schedule, and Job Descriptions for Newly Budgeted Positions
1. CC 2025-06-10 Management Resolution.pdf
2. CC 2025-06-10 Attachment 1 - Management Resolution 1.pdf
3. CC 2025-06-10 Attachment 2 - PT Salary Resolution and Citywide Salary Schedule 1.pdf
4. CC 2025-06-10 Attachment 3 - Engineering Technician Job Description 1.pdf
5. CC 2025-06-10 Attachment 4 - Records and Property Supervisor.pdf (GARCIA)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution updating compensation for designated unrepresented management and executive employee classifications for Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27; 2) Adopt a Resolution modifying pay rates for unrepresented part-time employees; 3) Approve the updated Citywide Combined Salary Schedule; 4) Approve job descriptions for newly budgeted positions; and 5) Find that approval of the Resolutions are 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. (b)(2)-(3), 15378).
9.e
License Agreement with Papich Construction
1. CC2025-06-10 400 W Branch Property Rental.pdf
2. CC 2025-06-10 Attachment 1 - Arroyo Grande Construction Staging License - Papich Construction.pdf (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Authorize the City Manager to execute a license agreement for the use of City property at 400 W. Branch for construction staging with Papich Construction Company, Inc. (“Papich”), subject to any minor, technical, or non-substantive changes as approved by the City Manager in consultation with the City Attorney; and 2) Find the action exempt from CEQA under the Class 4 exemption which applies to minor public or private alterations in the condition of land.
9.f
Amendments to Title 15 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Regarding the Updated State Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps
1. CC 2025-06-10 Adoption of Ordinance for Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps.pdf
2. CC 2025-06-10 Attachment 1 - Proposed Ordinance.pdf
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt an Ordinance adding Chapter 15.15 to Title 15 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code designating City of Arroyo Grande Local Responsibility Area Refined Fire Hazard Severity Zone; 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. PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.a
Fiscal Year 2025-27 Biennial Budget
1. CC 2025-06-10 Public Hearing to Consider the FY 2025-27 Biennial Operating Budget.pdf
2. CC 2025-06-10 Attachment 1 - FY 2025-27 Biennial Budget Resolution.pdf
3. CC 2025-06-10 Attachment 2 - Fund Summaries FY 2025-27 Biennial Budget.pdf (DOWNING)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution adopting the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-27 Biennial Budget and making appropriations for the amount budgeted; and 2) Determine that adopting of the Budget 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.) Individual projects within the Budget may be subject to CEQA and environmental review will be conducted at the appropriate time during implementation of those projects.
11. BUSINESS ITEMS
11.a
Amendments to Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Sections 8.36.020 and 8.36.050 Regarding Sales to Minors and Sales and Distribution of Electronic Tobacco Products
1. CC 2025-06-10 Introduction of Ordinance Amending AGMC 8.36.020 and 8.36.050.pdf
2. CC 2025-06-10 Attachment 1 - 2025 Ordinance Amending Tobacco Products.pdf
3. CC 2025-06-10_11a Supplemental 1.pdf
(CULVER)
Recommended Action:
1) Introduce an Ordinance amending Section 8.36.020 and Section 8.36.050 of Title 8 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code relating to the sale of electronic tobacco products in Arroyo Grande; and 2) Find that the proposed 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, §§ 15060, subd. (c)(2)-(3), 15378).
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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