City Council Meeting - March 24, 2026
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. MOMENT OF REFLECTION
4. FLAG SALUTE
5. AGENDA REVIEW
1. CC 2026-03-24_10a_Supplemental 6_Redacted_.pdf
5.a
Closed Session Announcements
City Attorney Rosen will announce any reportable action from the following meetings:
March 10, 2026 and March 24, 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 Declaring April 2026 as "Month of the Child" and "Child Abuse Prevention Month"
1. CC 2026-03-24 Honorary Proclamation_Month of the Child 2026.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
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 MARAVIGLIA:
Five Cities Fire Authority JPA Board
Visit SLO CAL Advisory Board
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 SECREST:
Air Pollution Control District (APCD)
Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC)
South County Chambers of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee 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 2026-03-24 Approval of Minutes - Mar10_2026.pdf
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of March 10, 2026, as submitted.
9.b
Cash Disbursement Ratification
1. CC 2026-03-24 Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
2. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 1 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
3. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 2 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Review and ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of February 16 through February 28, 2026.
9.c
2026 Omnibus Municipal Code Cleanup Ordinance
1. CC 2026-03-24 Adopt AGMC Administrative Cleanups.pdf
2. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 1 - Ord Amending the Muni Code_Administrative.pdf (MATSON)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt an Ordinance amending Section 1.01.010 of Title 1 (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).)
9.d
Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update
1. CC 2026-03-24 Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update.pdf
2. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 1 - Monthly Operations Report.pdf
3. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 2 - Lopez Reservoir Storage Projection Chart.pdf
4. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 3 - Previous Year Water Use Comparison.pdf
5. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 4 - Deep Well Index Level.pdf (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update.
9.e
2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report
1. CC 2026-03-24 General Plan Annual Progress Report .pdf
2. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 1 - 2025 General Plan APR.pdf
3. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 2 - HCD Spreadsheet.pdf
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Review and accept the 2025 General Plan Annual Report (the “Annual Report” or “Report”) and direct staff to forward the Report to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and the Department of Housing and Community Development; and 2) Find that the request is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5).
9.f
Community Service Grant Program Allocations for Fiscal Year 2025-26
1. CC 2026-03-24 Community Service Grant Allocations.pdf
2. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 1 - Resolution.pdf
3. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 2 - CSGP Policy.pdf
4. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 3 - CSGP Applications.pdf
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution approving the Arroyo Grande Community Service Grant Program (CSGP) projects for Fiscal Year 2025-26; and 2) Find that adopting 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.) Further, adoption of the Resolution is not a project pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, § 15378(b)(5) as an organizational or administrative activity of government that has no anticipated direct or indirect physical environmental impacts.
9.g
General Plan Update Progress Report – March 2026
1. CC 2026-03-24 General Plan Update Progress Report.pdf
2. CC 2026-03-24_09g_Supplemental 1.pdf
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file a progress report on the Comprehensive General Plan Update.
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.a
Appeal Case 26-002; Appeal of Planning Commission Approval of Conditional Use Permit 25-001; Location – 1271 & 1281 James Way; Appellants – Pismo Medical Properties LLC, Arroyo Grande Partners LLC and Ray B Bunnell Revocable Trust
1. CC 2026-03-24 APL26-001.pdf
2. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 1 - Resolution-c1.pdf
3. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 1 Exhibit B.pdf
4. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 2 - Project Location.pdf
5. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 3 - PC R 2026-002.pdf
6. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 4 - Appeal Form_Redacted.pdf
7. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 5 - AB 130 Findings.pdf
8. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 6 - Traffic and Circulation Study.pdf
9. CC 2026-03-24_10a_Supplemental 1.pdf
10. CC 2026-03-24_10a_Supplemental 2_Redacted.pdf
11. CC 2026-03-24_10a_Supplemental 3_Redacted.pdf
12. CC 2026-03-24_10a_Supplemental 4_Redacted.pdf
13. CC 2026-03-24_10a_Supplemental 5_Redacted.pdf
14. CC 2026-03-24_10a_Supplemental 6_Redacted.pdf
15. CC 2026-03-24_10a_Supplemental 7_Redacted.pdf
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Adopt a Resolution denying Appeal Case No. 26-001 and approving Conditional Use Permit 25-001; Construction of Ninety-Two (92) Multi-Family Dwelling Units; Location – 1271 and 1281 James Way; Appellants – Pismo Medical Properties LLC, Arroyo Grande Partners LLC and Ray B. Burnell, Revocable Trust, and Finding the Project Statutorily Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.66(a).
10.b
Amendments to Title 16 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code to Implement Housing Element Programs
1. CC 2026-03-24 Housing Element Program Implementation .pdf
2. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 1 - Ordinance.pdf
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Introduce an ordinance implementing Housing Element Programs A. 1-2 and A. 10-2 by amending Chapter 16.36 relating to allowed residential uses and residential density in Mixed-Use zones; and 2) Find that the Ordinance is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.085.
11. BUSINESS ITEMS
11.a
Police Department 2025 Annual Activity Report
1. CC 2026-03-24 Police Department 2025 Annual Activity Report.pdf
2. CC 2026-03-24 Attachment 1 - AGPD Annual Report 2025 1.pdf (CULVER)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the Police Department 2025 Annual Activity Report.
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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