City Council Meeting - May 26, 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:
May 26, 2026
a)
LABOR NEGOTIATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6:
Meet with City-designated negotiators described below. Negotiation will include salary, compensation and benefits:
1. Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 620 City-designated negotiators: Che Johnson, Special Labor Counsel; Ashley Garcia, Human Resources Officer; Nicole Valentine, Director of Administrative Services
2. Employee Organization: Unrepresented Management Employees City-designated negotiators: Che Johnson, Special Labor Counsel
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 May 2026 as "National Foster Care Month"
1. CC 2026-05-26 Honorary Proclamation - Foster Care.pdf
6.b
Honorary Proclamation Recognizing Shane Taylor Upon His Retirement from City Service
1. CC 2026-05-26 Honorary Proclamation - Retirement from City Service_Taylor S.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 MARAVIGLIA:
Five Cities Fire Authority JPA Board
Visit SLO CAL Advisory Board
Other
7.c
COUNCIL MEMBER GUTHRIE:
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 2026-05-26 Approval of Minutes - May12.pdf
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of May 12, 2026, as submitted.
9.b
Cash Disbursement Ratification
1. CC 2026-05-26 Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
2. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 1 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
3. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 2 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Review and ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of April 16 through April 30, 2026.
9.c
Acceptance of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
1. CC 2026-05-26 Acceptance of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.pdf
2. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 1 - link for CC Agenda.pdf
(VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Receive and file the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR); and 2) Determine that receiving and filing the ACFR 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.)
9.d
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Third Quarter Financial Status Report
1. CC 2026-05-26 Third Quarter Financial Status Report.pdf
2. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 1 - Fiscal Year 2025-26 Third Quarter Financial Status Report.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
1) Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Third Quarter Financial Status Report; 2) Approve one Budget Adjustment Request; and
3) Receive an update from the Citizens’ Sales Tax Oversight Committee Meeting.
9.e
Award Contract for Tourism Marketing Services for Fiscal Year 2026-29
1. CC 2026-05-26 Award Tourism Marketing Contract for FY 2026-29.pdf
2. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 1 - Resolution to Contract with Commune Communication.pdf
3. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 1 Exhibit A - Agreement.pdf (BOHLKEN)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a three-year Professional Services Agreement with Commune Communication for Marketing Services for the Arroyo Grande Tourism and Business Improvement District (AGTBID); and 2) Find that approval of the Marketing Services Professional Services Agreement is exempt from CEQA on the basis that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15061, subd. (b)(3).)
9.f
Engineer's Reports for Assessment Districts
1. CC 2026-05-26 Engineers Reports for Assessment Districts.pdf
2. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 1 - Reso Receive Reports and Set Hearing Parkside.pdf
3. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 2 - Reso Receive Reports and Set Hearing Grace.pdf
4. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 3 - Reso Receive Reports and Set Hearing AD1.pdf
5. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 4 - Engineer's Report Parkside Village.pdf
6. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 5 - Engineer's Report Grace Lane Assessment District.pdf
7. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 6 - Engineer's Report Parkview AD1 TR1769.pdf (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt Resolutions declaring the intention to levy and collect assessments for the Parkside Village Assessment District, Grace Lane Assessment District, and Arroyo Grande Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No 1 within Tract 1769, for FY 2026-27; and 2) Approve the Engineer's Reports for FY 2026-27 for the Parkside Village Assessment District, Grace Lane Assessment District, and Arroyo Grande Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. 1 Tract 1769; 3)
Set a public hearing for June 23, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. for the Parkside Village Assessment District, Grace Lane Assessment District, and Arroyo Grande Landscaping and
Lighting
Assessment District
No.
1 within
Tract
1769,
to
consider
levying
the
property assessments
; and
4)
Find the proposed action is exempt from CEQA under State CEQA Guidelines § 15302 and State CEQA Guidelines
§ 15378(b)(5).
9.g
Adopt Ordinance Amending the Municipal Code Regarding Cross-Connections
1. CC 2026-05-26 Amendments to the Municipal Code Regarding Cross-Connections.pdf
2. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 1 - Ord Amending Chapter 13.16 (Cross Connection).pdf (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 13.16 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code (AGMC); and 2) Find that adopting 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 or administrative activities of a government will not result in direct physical changes in the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines §15378(b)(5).)
9.h
Purchase of Replacement Service Truck
1. CC 2026-05-26 Purchase of Service Truck .pdf
2. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 1 - Utility Truck.pdf
3. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 2 - Service Truck Upfitting Summary.pdf (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Authorize the City Manager to sign the purchase agreement with Downtown Ford of Sacramento for the purchase of a 2.5-ton Service Truck; and to sign the purchase agreement with Master Tech Automotives in Arroyo Grande to upfit the Service Truck.
9.i
Quarterly Water Supply and Demand Update
1. CC 2026-05-26 Quarterly Water Supply and Demand Update.pdf
2. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 1 - Monthly Operations Rpt.pdf
3. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 2 - Lopez Reservoir Storage Projection Chart.pdf
4. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 3 - Previous Year Water Use Comparison.pdf
5. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 4 - Deep Well Index Level.pdf (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the Quarterly Water Supply and Demand Update.
9.j
Grant of License Agreement with San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
1. CC 2026-05-26 Stream Gauge License Agreement.pdf
2. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 1 - Resolution.pdf
3. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 1 Exhibit A - Grant of License and Agreement.pdf (PEREZ)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Grant of License Agreement with the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for the stream gauge in Arroyo Grande Creek; 2) Find that adopting a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a license agreement is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because it merely formalizes existing use and 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.)
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
11. BUSINESS ITEMS
11.a
Five Cities Fire Authority Community Risk Assessment / Standards of Cover Presentation
1. CC 2026-05-26 FCFA Standards of Coverage.pdf
2. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 1 - Five Cities Fire CRA-SOC Final Report.pdf (HALLETT)
Recommended Action:
Receive a presentation from the Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA) on the Community Risk Assessment and Standards of Cover Deployment Analysis to assist in the development of an FCFA strategic plan that will support the emergency response needs in the member agency communities and provide input and direction to staff.
11.b
Review Preliminary FY 2026-27 Mid-Cycle Budget Update Report
1. CC 2026-05-26 Review Preliminary FY 2026-27 Mid-Cycle Budget Update Report.pdf (VALENTINE)
Recommended Action:
Review the preliminary Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Mid-Cycle Budget Update Report, receive a presentation from staff, and provide feedback in preparation for the public hearing scheduled for June 9, 2026, to consider the FY 2026-27 Mid-Cycle Budget Update.
11.c
General Plan Update Study Session
1. CC 2026-05-26 General Plan Update Study Session.pdf
2. CC 2026-05-26 Attachment 2 - Public Comment.pdf
(PEREZ)
Recommended Action:
Receive an update on the implementation of the Council’s direction from the February 24, 2026, study session.
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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