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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2022
CALL TO ORDER Mayor Lee called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber, 154 South Eighth Street, Grover Beach, California.
MOMENT OF SILENCE
FLAG SALUTE The flag salute was led by Tucker Steele, 1st Grade student at Harlee Elementary School.
ROLL CALL
City Council: Council Members, Robert Robert, Daniel Rushing, and Mayor Jeff Lee were present. Council Member Anna Miller Mayor and Pro Tern Karen Bright were absent.
City Staff: City Manager Matthew Bronson, City Attorney David Hale, Deputy City Manager Kristin Eriksson, City Clerk Wendi Sims, Police Chief John Peters, Administrative Services Director Deanne Purcell, Community Development Director Bruce Buckingham , Public Works Director/City Engineer Greg Ray, Parks & Recreation Program Director Kathy Petker, Assistant City Attorney Molly Thurmond, and Senior Planner Rafael Castillo were also present.
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
None.
AGENDA REVIEW
Action: Upon unanimous consensus, the Council adopted the agenda as submitted.
CEREMONIAL CALENDAR
1. Proclamation for Lynn Pearson's Retirement was read by Mayor Lee.
PRESENTATIONS
None.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS The Mayor opened the floor to any member of the public for comment on items of interest which were within the jurisdiction of the City Council but were not listed on the agenda.
.. Kelly Logue and Jackie Thompson
.. Brenda Auer ,.
With n0 fu~her comments Mayor Lee cioserJ public comment.
CONSENT AGENDA
!=>rior to consideration of the Consei7t l .gendr1, Mayor Lee invited publi,-; e,n;-,-, ,r,ent on the items under the Consent Agenda. At this time Ma~'or Lee asked if there was an1/one who would li~e to make any public comments there was no ona so Mayor Lee closed public comment.
It was motioned by Counci l Member Rushing and seconded by Counr,il MP-mbP.r RobP.rt to approve Consent Agenda Item Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 as recommended. The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members - Robert, Rushing and Mayor Lee
Council Members - None.
Council Members - Miller and Mayor Pro Tern Bright
Council Members - None.
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Treasurer's Report for the Period July 1, through July 31, 2022.
Action: Approved the Treasure's Report as submitted.)
Treasurer's Report for the 2022 Streets Bond Account - $10,000,000 for the Period July 1, through July 31, 2022.
Action: Approved Treasure's Report as submitted.
4. Minutes of the City Council Meeting held on Monday, July 25, 2022 Action: Approved the minutes as submitted.
5. Adoption of Findings Related to AB 361 Allowing Continued Teleconferencing Meetings
Action : Adopted required findings with respect to the City of Grover Beach's continued utilization of teleconferencing meetings in conformance with AB 361 (Government Code Section 54953)
6. Selection of Voting Delegate and Alternate(s) for the 2022 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Support for Bylaws Amendments Action: Selected Mayor Lee to service as delegate and Mayor Pro Tern Bright or Council Member Rushing to serve as alternate(s) for the upcoming annual business meeting to be held at the League of California Cities Annual Conference and provided direction to support proposed League of California Cities Bylaws Amendments.
7. Appointment to Planning Commission
Action: Confirmed and approved Mayor Lee's recommendation and adopted the Resolution No. 22-33 to Appoint Rachel Mann to the remainder of a four-year term of office on the Planning Commission of the vacant seat of Planning Commissioner Chris Long, scheduled to expire on May 31 , 2024.
Resolution No, 22-33: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Grover Beach, California Authorizing the Appointment of Rachel Mann to the Grover Beach Planning Commission.
PUBLIC HEARING
None.
REGULAR BUSINESS
8. FY 2021-22 Year-End Council Goals Implementation Report
9. Mayor Lee read the title to the foregoing item and deferred to staff for a report.
Deputy City Manager Eri ksson presented PowerPoint presentation discussing the Year end Council Goals.
Mayor Lee invited public comment on this matter. No public comments were received at this time and the Mayor closed public comment.
Action: The Council received the information on the year-end implementation status of the Council Goals in FY 2021 -22.
Administrative Appeal Hearing for Allen Thompson Appeal from Tax Administrator Hearing for Failure to Pay Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Mayor Lee read the title to the foregoing item and summarized the information the Tax Administrator found and introduced the Assistant City Attorney Molly Thurmond who was representing the City and City Attorney Dave Hale who was representing City staff.
Mayor Lee invited public comment on this matter.
• Debbie Peterson
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Mr. Allen Thompson presented his evidence for the hearing.
No other public comments were received and the Mayor closed public comment.
Mayor Lee stated the presentation of evidence is now complete and closed the hearing.
RECESS: Mayor Lee requested a 10-minute break, upon consensus of the City Council, the meeting recessed at 8:45 p.m.
RECONVENE: At 8:56 p.m. the meeting reconvened with all members of Council present with the exception of Council Member Anna Miller Mayor and Pro Tern Karen Bright who were absent.
The Council deliberated and made a determination on this matter.
Action: It was motioned by Mayor Lee and seconded by Council Member Rushing to uphold the Tax Administrator's Finding from the hearing on March 1, 2022 and instruct the City Attorney's office to commence enforcement action and revocation of the STR Permit. The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members - Robert, Rushing and Mayor Lee
Council Members - None.
Council Members - Miller and Mayor Pro Tern Bright
Council Members - None.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS The Mayor opened the floor to any member of the public for comment on items of interest which were within the jurisdiction of the City Council, but were not listed on the agenda. With no one coming forward and no one on the line, the mayor stated no need to open the second round of public comment.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Council Member Robert reported on the Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) meeting.
Council Member Rushing discussed the Zone 3 Advisory Committee.
Mayor Lee reported on the Five Cities Fire Joint Powers Authority meeting.
COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Council Member Rushing discussed the Stone Soup Festival is on August 27 - 28 located at Ramona Garden Park.
Council Member Robert stated he will be at the Discovery Center collecting trash this weekend.
Mayor Lee reported that the 7 local Mayors penned a letter to the Governor regarding Diablo Canyon.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS AND COMMENTS
City Manager Bronson reported the Central Coast Blue project received 14 million dollars of Federal Grant Funding from the US Bureau of Reclamation - Title 16 Grant Program. He stated the City has a few new digital traffic signs that have been installed and a new sign was installed on The Pike. And lastly, stated we have concluded our Summer Concert Series last Sunday with a total of 12 concerts, also extending a big kudo's to our Parks and Recreation department for putting on this community event every summer.
CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS AND COMMENTS
None.
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CLOSED SESSION
At 9:21 p.m., the Council met in Closed Session regarding the following item(s):
A. Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Consistent with Government Code Section 54957 (b) (1) Title: (City Manager)
Closed Session Announcements: At 9:50 p.m., Mayor Lee reconvened the meeting in open session with all Council Members present, with the exception of Council Member Anna Miller Mayor and Pro Tern Karen Bright who were absent. and announced there were no reportable actions.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Lee adjourned the meeting at 9:51 p.m.
Attest:
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WENDI Sir-AS, CITY CLERK
(Approved at CC Mtg 9/12/2022)
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