City Council Meeting - April 28, 2026
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. MOMENT OF REFLECTION
4. FLAG SALUTE
5. AGENDA REVIEW
5.a
Closed Session Announcements
5.b
Ordinances read in title only
None.
6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
6.a
Honorary Proclamation Declaring The Month of May 2026 As "National Bike Month"
1. CC 2026-04-28 Honorary Proclamation - Bike Month.pdf
6.b
Honorary Proclamation Declaring May 3-9, 2026 As "Public Service Recognition Week"
1. CC 2026-04-28 Honorary Proclamation - Public Service Appreciation Week.pdf
6.c
City Manager Communications
(DOWNING)
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.
Recommended Action:
Approve Consent Agenda Items 9.a. through 9.d., excluding Item 9.e., with the recommended courses of action and the modification to the Item 9.a.
9.a
Approval of Minutes
1. CC 2026-04-28 Approval of Minutes - Apr14_2026.pdf
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approved the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of April 14, 2026, as amended.
9.b
Cash Disbursement Ratification
1. CC 2026 04-28 Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
2. CC 2026-04-28 Attachment 1 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
3. CC 2026-04-28 Attachment 2 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Reviewed and ratified the listing of cash disbursements for the period of March 16 through March 31, 2026.
9.c
Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update
1. CC 2026-04-28 Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update.pdf
2. CC 2026-04-28 Attachment 1 - Monthly Operations Report.pdf
3. CC 2026-04-28 Attachment 2 - Lopez Reservoir Storage Projection Chart.pdf
4. CC 2026-04-28 Attachment 3 - Previous Year Water Use Comparison.pdf
5. CC 2026-04-28 Attachment 4 - Deep Well Index Level for 1st Quarter.pdf (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Received and filed the Monthly Water Supply and Demand Update.
9.d
General Plan Update Progress Report – April 2026
1. CC 2026-04-28 General Plan Update Progress Report.pdf (PEREZ)
Recommended Action:
Received and filed a progress report on the Comprehensive General Plan Update.
9.e
Adoption of a Resolution Approving Architectural Review 25-005
1. CC 2026-04-28 Approval of Monarch Books Mural.pdf
2. CC 2026-04-28 Attachment 1 - Resolution.pdf
3. CC 2026-04-28 Attachment 1 Exhibit A - Monarch Books Mural .pdf (PEREZ)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopted a Resolution entitled:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE APPROVING ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW 25-005 FOR A PROPOSED MURAL AT 201 EAST BRANCH STREET"; and
2) Found that the project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 for minor alterations to existing structures.
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.a
Public Hearing to Consider the AGTBID Annual Assessment and FY 2026-27 Budget
1. CC 2026-04-28 Public Hearing to Consider the AGTBID Assessment and FY 2026-27 Budget.pdf
2. CC 2026-04-28 Attachment 1 - Proposed Resolution.pdf
3. CC 2026-04-28 Attachment 2 - Resolution of Intention.pdf
4. CC 2026-04-28_10a_Supplemental 1.pdf
(BOHLKEN)
Recommended Action:
1) Conduct a Public Hearing to receive public comment and protests regarding the continuation of the Arroyo Grande Tourism Business Improvement District (AGTBID), confirm the Annual Assessment Report (the ‘Annual Report’), and levy an annual assessment for FY 2026-27; 2) Determine if a majority protest has been received; if no majority protest has been received, adopt a Resolution entitled:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE CONFIRMING THE ANNUAL REPORT AND ASSESSMENT TO BE LEVIED WITHIN THE ARROYO GRANDE TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27"; and
3) Find that the recommended actions are 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).
11. BUSINESS ITEMS
11.a
City Workforce Vacancies, Recruitment, and Retention Trends Presentation (Assembly Bill 2561)
1. CC 2026-04-28 City Workforce Vacancies, Recruitment and Retention Trends Presentation (AB 2561).pdf
2. CC 2026-04-28 Attachment 1 - 2026 Workforce Vacancies Recruitment and Retention Trends presentation.pdf
3. CC 2026-04-28 Attachment 2 - SEIU Local 620 AB 2561 Public Comment.pdf (GARCIA)
11.b
Traffic Way Bridge Replacement Project Detour Elements Discussion
1. CC 2026-04-28 Traffic Way Bridge detour elements discussion.pdf
2. CC 2026-04-28 Attachment 1 - FlashVote Results.pdf
3. CC 2026-04-28 Attachment 2 - AGHS TRAFFIC CIRCLE ALTERNATIVES.pdf
4. CC 2026-04-28_11b_Supplemental 1.pdf
(ROBESON)
11.c
Halcyon Complete Streets Project Pre-Bid
1. CC 2026-04-28 Halcyon Complete Streets Pre-bid.pdf
2. CC 2026-04-28 Attachment 1 - Impacts.pdf
3. CC 2026-04-28 Attachment 2 - Halcyon Complete Streets Plan Set.pdf
4. CC 2026-04-28_11c_Supplemental 1_Redacted.pdf
(ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Direct staff to advertise the Halcyon Complete Streets Project for construction as designed and to include a monument sign at entrance to the City at The Pike.
11.d
Proposed Second Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement
1. CC 2026-04-28 City Manager Contract Amendment.pdf
2. CC 2026-04-28 Attachment 1 - Second Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement-c1.pdf (ROSEN)
Recommended Action:
Approve the Second Amendment to the Employment Agreement Between the City of Arroyo Grande and Matthew Downing (“Second Amendment”) following an oral report by the City Attorney summarizing any changes in the salaries, salary schedules or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits consistent with the Brown Act.
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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