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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
CALL TO ORDER Mayor Bright called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber, 154 South Eighth Street, Grover Beach, California.
FLAG SALUTE The flag salute was led by Gracelyn Fontes, an 11 year-old, 6th grader from Fairgrove Elementary.
ROLL CALL
City Council: Council Members Daniel Rushing, Clint Weirick, Zach Zimmerman, Mayor Pro Tern Robert Robert, and Mayor Karen Bright were present.
City Staff: City Manager Matthew Bronson, City Attorney David Hale, Assistant City Manager Kristin Eriksson, City Clerk Wendi Sims, Police Chief John Peters, Community Development Director Megan Martin, Acting Public Works Director/GIP Manager Erin Wiggin, Five Cities Fire Chief Steve Lieberman, and Finance Manager Lorena Zarate were also present.
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
City Attorney Hale read the following announcement: On Monday, August 28, 2023, at 8:42 p.m. the City Council to meet in Closed Session regarding the following item:
A. Public Employee Performance Evaluation -
Consistent with Government Code Section 54957 (b)(1 ) Title: (City Manager) Closed Session Announcements : At 9:37 p.m., Mayor Bright reconvened the meeting in open session with all Council Members present and announced they deliberated on City Manager Bronson's performance and whether he warrants a salary adjustment and then directed staff to return in open session on September 11th, with a contract amendment No. 3 to his employment agreement. Council will consider in open session on September 11th as to the amount of compensation, if any.
AGENDA REVIEW
Action: Upon unanimous consensus, the Council adopted the agenda as submitted.
CEREMONIAL CALENDAR
1. Proclamation for Patriots Day was read by Council Member Rushing and accepted by Police Chief Peters and Five Cities Fire Authority Fire Chief Lieberman.
2. Proclamation for National POW/MIA Recognition Day was read by Council Member Weirick and accepted by Robert Tolan Jr., Co-Founder of Welcome Home Military Heroes.
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. No one responded and the Mayor closed the Public Communications segment for this portion of the meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA
Prior to consideration of the Consent Agenda, Item No. 5 was pulled pursuant to the requests of Mayor Bright due to Council Member Weirick's need to recuse himself from voting on that item.
Minutes: City Council Meeting
Monday, September 11, 2023
It was motioned by Mayor Pro Tern Robert and seconded by Council Member Weirick to approve Consent Agenda Item Nos. 3, 4, and 6 as recommended. The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members - Rushing, Weirick, Zimmerman, Mayor Pro Tern Robert and Mayor Bright
Council Members - None
Council Members - None
Council Members - None
3. Minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting on Monday, August 28, 2023, and the Special City Council Meeting on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Action: Approved the minutes as submitted.
4. City Manager Employment Agreement Amendment #3
Action: Approved Amendment #3 to the City Manager Employment Agreement regarding position compensation.
6. Award of Contract for Construction Management Services CIP 2287 - West Grand Avenue Streetscape Project (4th-8th Streets)
Action: Approved an agreement with Cannon Corporation in the amount of $492,410 for construction management services associated with the CIP 2287 - West Grand Avenue Streetscape Project (4th - 8th Streets) and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement on behalf of the City.)
PULLED CONSENT ITEM
At 6:17 Council Member Weirick recused himself from the dais and left the Chamber.
5. Letter of Support for Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 It was motioned by Council Member Rushing and seconded by Council Member Zimmerman to approve Consent Agenda Item 5 as recommended. The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSED:
Council Members - Rushing, Zimmerman, Mayor Pro Tern Robert and Mayor Bright
Council Members - None
Council Members - None
Council Members - None
Council Members - Weirick
At 6:20 p.m. Council Member Weirick returned to the dais.
PUBLIC HEARING
None.
REGULAR BUSINESS
7. FY 2022-23 Year-End Financial Review
Mayor Bright read the title to the foregoing item and deferred to staff for a report.
Finance Manager Zarate gave an informative PowerPoint presentation for the 2022-23 Year-End Financial Review.
Mayor Bright invited public comment on this matter. No public comments were received at this time and the Mayor closed public comment.
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Minutes: City Council Meeting
Monday, September 11, 2023
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.
No comments were received and the Mayor closed public comment.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Mayor Bright reported on the SLO Council of Governments (SLOCOG) meeting.
Council Member Weirick gave reports on South SLO Sanitation District (SSLOCSD) and SLO County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC).
Council Member Zimmerman gave an update on the South County Chambers of Commerce.
COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Council Member Rushing mentioned the South County Chamber of Commerce Mixer on Wednesday, September 27 at the Exploration Discovery Center on Ramona.
Mayor Pro Tern Robert stated that the yard sale at the Grange was postponed to a later date and will let us know when that is rescheduled.
Council Member Weirick made mention of the various meetings and functions he attended.
Mayor Bright noted that September 16th is National Voter Registration Day, and that September is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS AND COMMENTS
City Manager Bronson mentioned the Board of Supervisors would be discussing the Oceano Fire Service on Tuesday, September 12th . He also informed the Council that the Public Works department made a presentation at the APWS Conference and Expo in San Diego at the beginning of the month to speak about our Measure K-14 program and that our Police Department was on a panel at the Law Enforcement Conference in Las Vegas to discuss our drone program.
And finally, he mentioned the 34th Annual Dune Run Run coming up on Sunday, September 17th .
CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS AND COMMENTS
None
CLOSED SESSION
At 6:47 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 Attorney) Closed Session Announcements: At 7:24 p.m., Mayor Bright 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 Council, Mayor Lee adjourned the meeting at 7:25 p.m.
WENDI SIMS, C!TY CLERK
(Approved at CC Mtg 9/25/2023)
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