City Council Meeting - October 13, 2026
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. MOMENT OF REFLECTION
4. FLAG SALUTE
5. AGENDA REVIEW
5.a
Closed Session Announcements
None.
5.b
Ordinances read in title only
None.
6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
6.a
Honorary Proclamation Declaring October 2026 as Domestic Violence Month
1. CC 2026-10-13 Honorary Proclamation - Domestic Violence Month 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
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. CC 2026-10-13 Approval of Minutes_Sep22_2026.pdf
(MATSON)
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of September 22, 2026, as submitted.
9.b
Cash Disbursement Ratification
1. CC 2026-10-13 Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
2. CC 2026-10-13 Attachment 1 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf
3. CC 2026-10-13 Attachment 2 - Cash Disbursement Ratification.pdf (SCHOTBORGH)
Recommended Action:
Review and ratify the attached listing of cash disbursements for the period of September 1 through September 30, 2026.
9.c
Statement of Investment Deposits for August 2026
1. CC 2026-10-13 Statement of Investment Deposits August 2026.pdf
2. CC 2026-10-13 Attachment 1 - Statement of Investment Deposits August 2026.pdf (SCHOTBORGH)
Recommended Action:
Receive and file the attached report listing investment deposits of the City of Arroyo Grande as of August 31, 2026, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b).
9.d
Approval of Fourth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Solid Waste Collection Franchise Agreement with South County Sanitary Service, Inc.
1. CC 2026-10-13 Consideration of Approval of Amendment 4 to the Solid Waste Collection Franchise Agreement.pdf
2. CC 2026-10-13 Attachment 1 - Resolution and Proposed Franchise Agreement Amendment.pdf
3. CC 2026-10-13 Attachment 2 - R3 Report 2025 Rate Adjustment and New Rate Methodology.pdf (SCHOTBORGH)
Recommended Action:
Adopt a Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a fourth amendment to the Amended and Restated Solid Waste Collection Franchise Agreement with South County Sanitary Services, Inc., for solid waste collection services.
9.e
Opposition to Proposition 43, Limiting Voters’ Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services
1. CC 2026-10-13 Recommendation to Oppose Proposition 43.pdf
2. CC 2026-10-13 Attachment 1 - Proposed Resolution Opposing Prop 43.pdf (DOWNING)
Recommended Action:
Adopt a Resolution opposing Proposition 43, a constitutional amendment on the November 2026 statewide ballot to limit voters’ ability to raise revenues for local government services.
9.f
Notice of Acceptance, Rebid Roof Repairs
1. CC 2026-10-13 Rebid Roof Repairs Project Acceptance.pdf
2. CC 2026-10-13 Attachment 1 - Reso Accepting Rebid Roof Repairs.pdf
3. CC 2026-10-13 Attachment 2 - Notice of Completion.pdf (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt the Resolution accepting the Rebid Roof Repairs on City Structures Project, directing staff to file a Notice of Completion, and release of retention thirty-five days after the Notice of Completion has been recorded, if no liens have been filed; and 2) Determine that adopting the Resolution ordering the acceptance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") because the activity is not a “project” subject to CEQA and 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.g
Purchase of Replacement Dump Truck and Surplus Vehicles
1. CC 2026-10-13 Surplus Vehicles and Purchase Replacement Dump Truck.pdf
2. CC 2026-10-13 Attachment 1 - Resolution for Dump Truck Purchase.pdf
3. CC 2026-10-13 Attachment 2 - Quote.pdf
4. CC 2026-10-13 Attachment 3 - Resolution Surplus Equipment.pdf (ROBESON)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution approving the purchase of a dump truck through the Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Program; 2) Adopt a Resolution declaring specified existing equipment as surplus and authorizing the sale or disposal thereof; and 3) Determine that adopting the Resolutions are not a project under CEQA because such action constitutes an organizational or administrative activity of a government that will not result in a direct or indirect physical change in the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines § 15378(b)(4)-(5).)
9.h
Temporary Use Permit 26-007; Authorization for Temporary Closure of Branch Street for Halloween in the Village; Saturday, October 31, 2026
1. CC 2026-10-13 Halloween in the Village.pdf
2. CC 2026-10-13 Attachment 1 - Resolution.pdf
3. CC 2026-10-13 Attachment 2 - Detour Map.pdf
(RICE)
Recommended Action:
1) Adopt a Resolution approving Temporary Use Permit 26-007 for the annual Halloween in the Village event, authorizing the closure of City streets and a fee waiver; and 2) Find the action exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15304(e) of the CEQA Guidelines.
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
11. BUSINESS ITEMS
11.a
Adoption of the 2026 Emergency Operations Plan and Associated Annexes
1. CC 2026-10-13 Emergency Operations Plan Update.pdf
2. CC 2026-10-13 Attachment 1 - EOP Resolution.pdf
3. CC 2026-10-13 Attachment 2 - Arroyo Grande EOP 2026.pdf (HALLETT)
Recommended Action:
Adopt a Resolution adopting the 2026 Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and associated functional and hazard-specific annexes.
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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