City Council Meeting - May 26, 2026
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia called the Regular City Council Meeting to order at 6:12 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Matson took roll call.
3. MOMENT OF REFLECTION
4. FLAG SALUTE
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia led the flag salute.
5. AGENDA REVIEW
5.a
Closed Session Announcements
City Attorney Rosen announced that there was no 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
Moved by
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia
Seconded by
Council Member Guthrie
Move that all ordinances presented at the meeting shall be read by title only and all further readings be waived.
AYES (4)
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia, Council Member Secrest, Council Member Guthrie, and Council Member Loe ABSENT (1)
Mayor Ray Russom
Passed (4 to 0)
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 Council Member Secrest presented the Proclamation declaring May 2026 as "National Foster Care Month"
. Felipe Gonzalez, San Luis Obispo County Foster Care, accepted the Proclamation.
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 Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia read the Honorary Proclamation Recognizing Shane Taylor Upon His Retirement from City Service . Shane Taylor, accepted the proclamation.
Mayor Ray Russom invited public comment. Speaking from the public was Geoff English. No further public comments were received.
6.c
City Manager Communications
City Manager Downing provided information regarding a Pile Burn by the Five Cities Fire Authority; and the Police Department partnering with San Luis Obispo County Behavior of Health.
Mayor Ray Russom invited public comment. No public comments were received.
No action was taken on this item.
7. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
The City Council provided brief reports from the following committee, commission, board, or other subcommittee meetings that they attended as the City’s appointed representative.
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
Mayor's Meeting
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
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia invited public comment. Speaking from the public was Patty Welch. No further public comments were received.
9. CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia asked the Council if there were any questions or any items to be pulled from the consent agenda for further discussion. There were none.
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia invited public comment. No public comments were received.
Moved by
Council Member Guthrie
Seconded by
Council Member Secrest
Approve Consent Agenda Items 9.a. through 9.j., with the recommended courses of action.
AYES (4)
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia, Council Member Secrest, Council Member Guthrie, and Council Member Loe ABSENT (1)
Mayor Ray Russom
Passed (4 to 0)
9.a
Approval of Minutes
1. CC 2026-05-26 Approval of Minutes - May12.pdf
Approved 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 Reviewed and ratified the 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
1) Received and filed the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR); and 2) Determined 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 1) Received and filed the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Third Quarter Financial Status Report; 2) Approved one Budget Adjustment Request; and
3) Received 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 1) Adopted a Resolution entitled:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE 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"; and
2) Found 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 1) Adopted Resolutions entitled:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO THE PARKSIDE VILLAGE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027"; "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO THE GRACE LANE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27"; "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO THE ARROYO GRANDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1, WITHIN TRACT 1769, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027"; and
2) Approved 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)
Found 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 1) Adopted an Ordinance entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE AMENDING CHAPTER 13.16 OF TITLE 13 OF THE ARROYO GRANDE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING CROSS-CONNECTIONS"; and
2) Found 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 Authorized 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 Received and filed 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 1) Adopted a Resolution entitled:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE 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"; and
2) Found 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 Fire Chief Hallett presented the staff report and responded to questions from Council.
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia invited public comment. Speaking from the public was Patty Welch. No further public comments were received.
No action was taken on this item.
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 Administrative Services Director Valentine presented the report and responded to questions from Council.
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia invited public comment. Speaking from the public was No Name Provided. No further public comments were received.
No action was take on this item.
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
Interim Community Development Director Perez presented the report and responded to questions from Council.
Mayor Pro Tem Maraviglia invited public comment. No public comments were received.
No action was taken on this item.
12. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Council Member Secrest commented on the services of Shane Taylor Council Member Loe commented on the recent meeting of South County Transit Authority.
13. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Ray Russom adjourned the meeting at TIME.