City Council Meeting - October 28, 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 November 2025 as "Native American & Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month"
1. CC 2025-10-28 Honorary Proclamation - Native American_Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month.pdf
6.b
Mayor’s Commendation Presented to Lisa Kawamura
1. CC 2025-10-29 Mayors Commendation_Kawamura.pdf
6.c
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:
Audit Committee
California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA)
Five Cities Fire Authority JPA Board
San Luis Obispo County Mayor's Meeting
South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD) Other
7.b
MAYOR PRO TEM SECREST:
Air Pollution Control District (APCD)
Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC)
South County Chambers of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee Other
7.c
COUNCIL MEMBER GUTHRIE:
Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE) Policy Board
Integrated Waste Management Authority Board (IWMA)
REACH Economic Development Roundtable
Other
7.d
COUNCIL MEMBER MARAVIGLIA:
Five Cities Fire Authority JPA Board
Visit SLO CAL Advisory Board
Other
7.e
COUNCIL MEMBER LOE:
Council of Governments/Regional Transit Authority (SLOCOG/SLORTA) County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC)
Zone 3 Water Advisory Board
Other
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
Approval of Minutes
1. CC 2025-10-23 Approval of Minutes_Oct14_2025.pdf
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of October 14, 2025, as submitted.
9.b
Cash Disbursement Ratification
1. CC 2025-10-28 Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
2. CC 2025-10-28 Attachment 1 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
3. CC 2025-10-28 Attachment 2 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Review and ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of September 16 through September 30, 2025.
9.c
Fiscal Year 2024-25 Year-End Financial Status Report
1. CC 2025-10-28 Fiscal Year 2024-25 Year-End Financial Status Report.pdf
2. CC 2025-10-28 Attachment 1 - Fiscal Year 2024-25 Year End Financial Status Report.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Year-End Financial Status Report.
9.d
Resolution of Intention to Adopt Ordinance Granting Franchise to Phillips 66 for Pipeline
1. CC 2025-10-28 Franchise Ordinance 613 Renewal.pdf
2. CC 2025-10-28 Attachment 1 - Resolution_new.pdf
3. CC 2025-10-28 Attachment 2 - Ordinance 613.pdf
4. CC 2025-10-29 Attachment 3 - Letter of Understanding.pdf (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution declaring the City Council’s intention to adopt an ordinance to grant to Phillips 66 Pipeline, LLC (Phillips 66), a Pipeline Franchise Agreement (Franchise Agreement) to construct, operate, and maintain pipelines for the transportation of oil, and other specified materials, in the City of Arroyo Grande; and 2) Find that the adoption of a Resolution is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because adoption of a resolution of intention to grant a franchise 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
Acceptance of Parkside Park Playground and Play Structure Project, PW 2024-09
1. CC 2025-10-28 Acceptance of Parkside Play Structure.pdf
2. CC 2025-10-28 Attachment 1 - Parkside Park Notice of Completion.pdf (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Accept the Parkside Park Playground and Play Structure Project; 2) Direct staff to file a Notice of Completion; and
3) Find that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15301 covering the repair and maintenance of existing streets, sidewalks, gutters and similar facilities.
9.f
Reject Bids for Traffic Way Bridge Revegetation, PW 2025-02
1. CC 2025-10-08 TWB Revegetation Reject Bids.pdf
2. CC 2025-10-28 Attachment 1 - Resolution.pdf
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution rejecting all bids received for the Traffic Way Bridge Revegetation Project (PW 2025-02); and 2) Find that the proposed action is exempt from CEQA review under State CEQA Guidelines section 15060(c)(2) and 15061(b)(3), as the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change to the environment, and that the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
9.g
Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update
1. CC 2025-10-28 Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update.pdf
2. CC 2025-10-28 Attachment 1 - Monthly Operation Report.pdf
3. CC 2025-10-28 Attachment 2 - Lopez Reservoir Storage Projection Chart.pdf
4. CC 2025-10-28 Attachment 3 - Previous Year Water Use Comparison.pdf
5. CC 2025-10-28 Attachment 4 - Deep Well Index Level.pdf
6. CC 2025-10-28 Attachment 5 - 2011-2024 Lopez Reservoir- Actual Storage vs. Predicted Storage.pdf
7. CC 2025-10-28 Attachment 6 - 2024-2025 End of Water Year Stored Project Water and Surplus Water Generated.pdf (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update.
9.h
Temporary Use Permit 25-009 Authorizing Use of Heritage Square Park for the 2025 Arroyo Grande Beer and Wine Festival
1. CC 2025-10-28 Beer and Wine Festival TUP.pdf
2. CC 2025-10-28 Attachment 1 - Resolution(2).pdf
3. CC 2025-10-28 Attachment 2 - Applicant Letter.pdf
4. CC 2025-10-28 Attachment 3 - Event Map.pdf
(PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution approving Temporary Use Permit 25-009 authorizing the use of Heritage Square Park for the 2025 Arroyo Grande Beer and Wine Festival and approving an application fee waiver request; and 2) Determine that this project is categorically exempt per Section 15304(e) of the CEQA Guidelines regarding minor temporary uses of land.
9.i
General Plan Update Progress Report – October 2025
1. CC 2025-10-28 General Plan Update Progress Report.pdf
2. CC 2025-10-28 Attachment 1 - General Plan Progress Report.pdf (PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file a progress report on the Comprehensive General Plan Update.
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.a
Amendment to Title 8 and 15 of the AGMC and Adopting by Reference the 2025 California Building Standard Code and Uniform Code
1. CC 2025-10-28 Introduction of Ordinance for 2025 Bldg Codes.pdf
2. CC 2025 10-28 Attachment 1 - Ordinance (002) Building Code-c1.pdf Recommended Action:
1) Introduce an Ordinance amending provisions in Titles 8 and 15 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code and adopting by reference the 2025 California Building Standards Code (California Code Of Regulations, Title 24), including the 2025 California Administrative Code, 2025 California Building Code, 2025 California Electrical Code, 2025 California Mechanical Code, 2025 California Plumbing Code, 2025 California Fire Code, 2025 California Residential Code, 2025 California Energy Code, 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 Wildland-Urban Interface Code, and the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings and 2024 International Property Maintenance Code; 2) Set a public hearing for November 25, 2025 regarding the proposed Ordinance; and 3) Find that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed action may have a significant adverse effect on the environment, since the Ordinance merely adopts updated building and safety standards. The adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines. The adoption of the Ordinance will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable physical change in the environment; and the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on 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 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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