City Council Meeting - November 25, 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
Introduction and Oath of Office - Officer Roberto Pulido (CULVER)
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:
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 2025-11-25 Approval of Minutes - Oct28_2025.pdf
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of October 28, 2025, as submitted.
9.b
Cash Disbursement Ratification
1. CC 2025-11-25 Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
2. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 1 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
3. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 2 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Review and ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of October 1 through October 31, 2025.
9.c
Statement of Investment Deposits for September 2025
1. CC 2025-11-25 Statement of Investment Deposits.pdf
2. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 1 - Statement of Investment Deposits September 2025.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the attached report listing investment deposits of the City of Arroyo Grande as of September 30, 2025, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b).
9.d
FlashVote Survey Results – City Communications
1. CC 2025-11-25 FlashVote Survey Results.pdf
(DOWNING)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file a presentation on the first FlashVote Survey results regarding City Communications.
9.e
Street Closures for Holiday Parade and Jingle Bell Dash on December 7, 2025
1. CC 2025-11-25 2025 Holiday Parade.pdf
2. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 1 - Proposed Resolution.pdf
3. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 2 - Holiday Parade Road Closure Map.pdf (BOHLKEN)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the closure of certain streets for the Arroyo Grande Holiday Parade and Jingle Bell Dash to take place in the Village; and 2) Find the action exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15304(e) of the CEQA Guidelines. The authorization of the Holiday Parade and Jingle Bell Dash and closure of City streets is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under the Class 4 exemption, which applies to minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation where the project does not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry and agricultural purposes. (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15304.) The Class 4 exemption applies to this project because it involves a minor temporary use of land having negligible or no permanent effects on the environment. Specifically, the project involves an eight-hour closure of certain streets and parade involving negligible to no permanent effects on the environment. None of the exceptions found in State CEQA Guidelines 15300.2 apply.
9.f
Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update
1. CC 2025-11-25 Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update.pdf
2. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 1 - Monthly Operation Report.pdf
3. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 2 - Lopez Reservoir Storage Projection Chart.pdf
4. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 3 - Previous Year Water Use Comparison.pdf
5. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 4 - Deep Well Index Level.pdf
6. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 5 - 2011-2024 Lopez Reservoir- Actual Storage vs. Predicted Storage.pdf
7. CC 2025-11-25 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.g
Resolution to Accept Verizon’s Withdrawal of an Appeal of Conditional Use Permit CUP 23-006 for a Telecommunications Facility at 789 Valley Road
1. CC 2025-11-25 Appeal Withdrawal of CUP 23-006 - Verizon Telecom 789 Valley Road.pdf
2. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 1 - Resolution.pdf
3. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 2 - Appeal Withdrawal Letter.pdf (PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Approve a Resolution to accept Verizon’s withdrawal of an appeal of Conditional Use Permit CUP 23-006 for a telecommunications facility at 789 Valley Road; and 2) Find that the action is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because acceptance of Verizon’s withdrawal request 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.h
General Plan Update Progress Report – November 2025
1. CC 2025-11-25 General Plan Update Progress Report.pdf
2. CC 2025-11-25 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
Amendments to Title 16 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Regarding Urban Lot Splits and Two-Unit Developments
1. CC 2025-11-25 SB 9 Ordinance.pdf
2. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 1 - Ordinance(1).pdf
3. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 2 - Redlines AGMC 16.20.180 and 16.32.060.pdf (PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Introduce an Ordinance amending Sections 16.20.180 and 16.32.060 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code regarding urban lot splits and two-unit developments; and 2) Find that the Ordinance is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment (State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2) and 15061(b)(3)).
10.b
Amendments to Title 16 Regarding Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units
1. CC 2025-11-25 ADU Ordinance Update.pdf
2. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 1 - Ordinance.pdf
3. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 2 - HCD Letter.pdf
4. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 3 - City Response to HCD.pdf
5. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 4 - AGMC 16.52.150 Redline.pdf (PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Introduce an Ordinance amending Section 16.52.150 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code (AGMC) regarding accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units; and 2) Find that the proposed ordinance is statutorily exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Public Resources Code § 21080.17.
10.c
Amendments to Title 8 and 15 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code and Adopting by Reference the 2025 California Building Standard Code and Uniform Code
1. CC 2025-11-25 Adoption of Building and Fire Codes.pdf
2. CC 2025 11-25 Attachment 1 - Ordinance Building Code.pdf (PEDROTTI)
Recommended Action:
1) Conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed Ordinance; 2) Adopt 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; 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.
10.d
Introduction of Ordinance Granting to Phillips 66 Pipeline, LLC, a Pipeline Franchise Agreement
1. CC 2025-11-25 Franchise Ordinance 613 Renewal.pdf
2. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 1 - Ordinance(2).pdf
3. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 1 Exhibit A - Franchise Agreement.pdf
4. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 2 - Ordinance 613.pdf
5. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 3 - OSFM Letter.pdf
6. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 4 - Preliminary Post Inspection Findings.pdf (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Introduction of an Ordinance titled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande Granting to Phillips 66, LLC a Pipeline Franchise Agreement to Construct, Operate, and Maintain Pipeline for the Transport of Oil, and Other Specified Material, in the City Of Arroyo Grande”; 2) Hold public hearing regarding the proposed Ordinance pursuant to Public Utilities Code section 6234; and 3) Find that adoption of the proposed Ordinance granting Phillips 66, a pipeline franchise 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. (b)(2)-(3), 15378.)
11. BUSINESS ITEMS
11.a
Appropriate Water Enterprise Funds and Authorize an Interfund Loan from the General Fund to the Water Enterprise Fund
1. CC 2025-11-25 Water Financing Options.pdf
2. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 1 - Resolution Interfund Loan Agreement.pdf
3. CC 2025-11-25 Attachment 1 Exhibit A - Interfund Loan Agreement.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution Authorizing an Interfund Loan from the General Fund to the Water Enterprise Fund in the amount not to exceed $1,430,000; 2) Appropriate $1,430,000 from Water Enterprise Fund to pay the County of San Luis Obispo Flood Control Zone 3 Contract Water Billing for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Costs; and 3) Find that adoption of the Resolution 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).
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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