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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 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 IT Assistant Simon Karapetian.
ROLL CALL
City Council: Council Members, Anna Miller, Robert Robert, Mayor Pro Tern Karen Bright and Mayor Jeff Lee were present. Council Member Daniel Rushing was in attendance via Teams.
City Staff: City Manager Matthew Bronson, City Attorney David Hale, Deputy City Manager Kristin Eriksson, City Clerk Wendi Sims, Administrative Services Director Deanne Purcell , Community Development Director Bruce Buckingham , Parks & Recreation Program Director Kathy Petker, Management Analyst-Human Resources Karla Mattocks, Police Commander Bryan Millard, Battalion Fire Chief Brian Salce, Senior Engineer Gabriel Munoz-Morris, IT Specialist Jon Groden and IT Assistant Simon Karapetian were also present.
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
On Monday, August 22, 2022, at 9:21 p.m. , the Council met in Closed Session regarding the following item:
A. Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Consistent with Government Code Section 54957 (b)(1 ) Title: (City Manager)
At 9:50 p.m, Mayor Lee reconvened the meeting in open session with all Council Members present, with the exception of Council Member Miller and Pro Tern Bright who were absent and announced that there was no reportable action taken during Closed Session.
AGENDA REVIEW
Action: Upon unanimous consensus , the Council adopted the modified agenda as submitted. As requested by staff to Continue Item B in Closed Session to September 24, 2022, City Council meeting.
CEREMONIAL CALENDAR
1. Proclamation for National Preparedness Month was read by Mayor Pro Tern Bright and accepted by Police Commander Millard and Battalion Fire Chief Salce.
2. Proclamation for National IT Professionals Day was read by Council Member Miller and accepted by IT Specialist Groden and IT Assistant Karapetian.
PRESENTATIONS
3. Stone Soup Music Festival Summary presented by Parks and Recreation Director Petker and joined by the Clark Center representatives Executive Director David Pier and Director of Development & Communications Bronwyn Keith .
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.
• Abe Garces
• Krista Jeffries
With no further comments Mayor Lee closed public comment.
Minutes: City Council Meeting
Monday, September 12, 2022
CONSENT AGENDA
Prior to consideration of the Consent Agenda, Mayor Lee invited public comment on the items under the Consent Agenda. At this time Mayor Lee asked if there was anyone who would like to make any publ ic comments there was no one so Mayor Lee closed public comment.
It was motioned by Council Member Miller and seconded by Council Member Robert to approve Revised Consent Agenda Item Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 as recommended. With the modification to I item 4, Minutes of August 22nd City Council meeting. The motion carried on the following roll cal l vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members - Miller, Robert, Rushing, Mayor Pro Tern Bright and Mayor Lee
Council Members - None.
Council Members - None.
Council Members - None.
4. Minutes of the City Council Meeting held on Monday, August 22, 2022.
Action: Approved the minutes as submitted.
5. Biennial Review of Conflict of Interest Code
Action: Adopted the Resolution No. 22-34 amending the City's Conflict of Interest Code.
Resolution No. 22-34: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Grover Beach, California, adopting a Revised Standardized Conflict of Interest Code for Designated Filers.
6. Amendments to Classification and Compensation Plan and Setting the Salary Schedule for the City of Grover Beach for Employee Recruitment and Retention Needs.
Action: Adopted the Resolution No. 22-35 amending the Classification and Compensation Plan and setting the Salary Schedule for the City of Grover Beach to assist with employee recruitment and retention needs.
Resolution No. 22-35: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Grover Beach, California, to Amend the Classification and Compensation Plan and Set the Salary Schedule.
7. FY 2022-23 Master Fee Schedule Update
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 22-36 updating the Citywide Master Fee Schedule to reflect minor changes to the Parks & Recreation and Police sections and to incorporate the updated Solid Waste Rates approved by Council on June 13, 2022.
Resolution No. 22-36: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Grover Beach, California to amend the Master Fee Schedule.
8. Citywide Stop Sign Replacement Project Change Order Approval Action: Authorized the City Manager to approve change order for the Stop Sign Replacement Project.
PUBLIC HEARING
None.
REGULAR BUSINESS
9. FY 2021-22 Year-End Financial Review
Mayor Lee read the title to the foregoing item and deferred to staff for a report.
Administrative Services Director Purcell presented a PowerPoint presentation discussing the Year-end Financial Review.
Mayor Lee invited publ ic comment on this matter. No public comments were received at this time and the Mayor closed public comment.
Action: The Council received the report on the FY 2021 -22 Year-End Financial Review.
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Minutes: City Council Meeting
Monday, September 12, 2022
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 closed pubic comment.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Council Member Rushing stated the Zone 3 Advisory Committee was cancelled and the next meeting is November 17, 2022.
COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Council Member Robert expressed concerns with the increased traffic and vehicles parked on El Camino Real from 12th Street to 4th Street and asked if the other Council Members would be in consensus to have staff look into making that area a no parking zone and bring information back to the Council at a later date. Upon consensus of the Council staff will bring back the item at a date uncertain.
Council Member Miller discussed meeting with a few local restaurant owners who have concerns with the operation of food trucks and she gave an update to the public that the location the food trucks were located at GB Eatz is no longer going to be permitting them so there will no longer be food trucks operating within Grover Beach.
Mayor Pro Tern Bright mentioned the Grover Beach Library book sale this Saturday, September 17th at 8:00 am - 3:00 pm. She also, mentioned helping at the Jack's Helping Hand Equestrian Center event last weekend with the Leadership 3 class.
Mayor Lee reported Sunday, September 18th, is the 5K Dune Run Run and Walk event. And thanked Ryan James from New Tech High School and his class for the intuitive discussion.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS AND COMMENTS
City Manager Bronson reported the Measure K-14 Steet Repair work taking place on Trouville Ave and S 7th Street and soon to come are Ocean View Avenue, Margarita Avenue, Nacimiento Avenue and several other streets in that area. With about 23 blocks of streets under repair in this latest reiteration of street repair efforts. He also mentioned that on Wednesday, September 14th , at 6:00 pm, at the South County Regional Center is the Joint City Council meeting with Grover Beach, Arroyo Grande and Pismo Beach to discuss the Central Blue Project.
CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS AND COMMENTS
None.
CLOSED SESSION
At 7:01 p.m. , the Council met in Closed Session regarding the following item.
A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Consistent with Government Code Section 54957 (b) (1) Title: (City Manager)
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - Continued to the September 24, 2022, City Council Meeting Closed Session Closed Session Announcements: At 7:52 p.m., Mayor Lee reconvened the meeting in open session with all Council Members present and announced there were no reportable actions.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Counci meeting at 7:53 p.m.
WENDI SIMS, CITY CLERK
(Approved at CC Mtg 9/26/2022)