City Council Meeting - March 10, 2026
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:
March 10, 2026
a)
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION:
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 (b)(1)
Title: City Manager
b)
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS:
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Negotiator: City Attorney Isaac Rosen
Title: City Manager
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 March 23-27, 2026 as "Government Finance Professionals Week"
1. CC 2026-03-10 Honorary Proclamation_Govt Finance Professionals Week.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
Approval of Minutes
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CC_Feb24_2026 - English.pdf
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of February 24, 2026, as submitted.
9.b
Cash Disbursement Ratification
1. CC 2026-03-10 Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
2. CC 2026-03-10 Attachment 1 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
3. CC 2026-03-10 Attachment 2 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Review and ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of February 1 through February 15, 2026.
9.c
Statement of Investment Deposits for January 2026
1. CC 2026-03-10 Statement of Investment Deposits.pdf
2. CC 2026-03-10 Attachment 1 - Statement of Investment Deposits January 2026.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the attached report listing investment deposits of the City of Arroyo Grande as of January 31, 2026, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b).
9.d
Northern Cities Management Agency (NCMA) Technical Group Strategic Plan
1. CC 2026-03-10 NCMA Strategic Plan.pdf
2. CC 2026-03-10 Attachment 1 - NCMA Strategic Plan_2025_Final.pdf (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the 2025 NCMA Technical Group Strategic Plan (Plan).
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
11. BUSINESS ITEMS
11.a
Discussion of the Purchase of State Water
1. CC 2026-03-10 State Water Ballot Measure Direction.pdf
2. CC 2026-03-10 Attachment 1 - April 9 2024 Minutes.pdf
3. CC 2026-03-10 Attachment 2 - May 14 2024 Minutes.pdf (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Discuss and direct staff to proceed with the preparation of a ballot measure (and draft language) to repeal Measure A, as approved in the November 6, 1990 General Municipal Election, and authorize the City of Arroyo Grande to participate in the California State Water Project, to be placed on a future municipal ballot, for consideration at a future City Council meeting; and 2) Find that providing direction to staff to proceed with preparing a ballot measure for the purchase of State Water 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).
11.b
Risk Management Annual Report
1. CC 2026-03-10 Risk Management Annual Report.pdf
(GARCIA)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the Risk Management Annual Report.
11.c
2026 Omnibus Municipal Code Cleanup Ordinance
1. CC 2026-03-10 Introduce Ordinance - AGMC Administrative Updates.pdf
2. CC 2026-03-10 Attachment 1 - Ord Amending the Muni Code_Administrative.pdf
3. CC 2026-03-10 Attachment 2 - Redlined Ord Amending the Muni Code_Administrative.pdf (MATSON)
Recommended Action:
1) Introduce an Ordinance amending Section 1.01.010 (General Provisions), and various sections of Chapter 13.26 of Title 13 (Encroachment Permits) of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code (AGMC); and 2) Find that the Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because these efforts have no potential to result in either a direct, or reasonably foreseeable indirect, physical change in the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15060 (c)(2) and (3), 15378).). Alternatively, the organizational changes made by the amendments to Title 1, and Title 13 of the AGMC by this Ordinance are not a project under CEQA because such changes constitute organizational or administrative activities of a government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines § 15378(b)(5).)
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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