MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 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 Seth Bender, 11-year-old, 6th grader from Grover Beach Elementary.
ROLL CALL
City Council: Council Members Daniel Rushing, Clint Weirick, Zach Zimmerman, Mayor Pro Tem 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/City Engineer/CIP Manager Erin Wiggin, and Human Resources Officer Karla Mattocks.
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
None
AGENDA REVIEW
Action: Upon unanimous consensus, the Council adopted the agenda as presented.
CEREMONIAL CALENDAR
1. Proclamation for Fire Prevention Week was read by Council Member Rushing and accepted by Five Cities Fire Authority Battalion Chief Salce.
2. Proclamation for Dating and Domestic Violence Awareness Month was read by Mayor Bright and accepted by Jane Pomery, Chief Communication Officer of Lumina Alliance.
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.
• Stacy Korsgaden
Agenda Item No. 4
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There being no further public comments received, the Mayor closed public comment.
CONSENT AGENDA
Prior to consideration of the Consent Agenda, Item No. 4 was pulled pursuant to the requests of Council Member Weirick.
It was motioned by Council Member Zimmerman and seconded by Council Member Rushing to approve Consent Agenda Item Nos. 3 and 5 as recommended. The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Members – Rushing, Weirick, Zimmerman, Mayor Pro Tem Robert and Mayor Bright
NOES: Council Members – None
ABSENT: Council Members – None
ABSTAIN: Council Members – None
3. Minutes of the City Council Meeting on Monday, September 25, 2023 Action: Approved the minutes as revised.
5. West Grand Avenue Streetscape Project Bid Rejection (CIP 2287) Action: Rejected the bid for construction of the West Grand Avenue Streetscape Project (CIP 2287) and received information on the next steps in advancing this project.
PULLED CONSENT AGENDA ITEM
4. City Council Meeting Schedule for Calendar Year 2024 Action: This item has been continued to the October 23, 2023 Council Meeting.
PUBLIC HEARING
5. Second Reading and Public Hearing to Adopt an Ordinance Repealing and Replacing Chapter 3 of Article III (Traffic Regulations) of the Grover Beach Municipal Code
Mayor Bright read the title to the foregoing item, declared the Public Hearing open, and deferred to staff for a report.
Police Chief Peters gave a PowerPoint presentation about the changes to the Traffic Ordinance.
Mayor Bright invited public comment on this matter.
• CJ Vigil
There being no further public comments received, the Mayor closed the Public Hearing.
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Action: It was motioned by Council Member Rushing and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Robert to conduct a second reading and public hearing to adopt an Ordinance repealing and replacing Chapter 3 of Article III (Traffic Regulations) of the Grover Beach Municipal Code. The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Members – Rushing, Weirick, Mayor Pro Tem Robert and Mayor Bright
NOES: Council Members – Zimmerman
ABSENT: Council Members – None
ABSTAIN: Council Members – None
Ordinance No. 23-03: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Grover Beach, California, Repealing Chapter 3 of Article III in its Entirety, and Adding a New Chapter 3, of Article III of the Grover Beach Municipal Code for the Adoption of the City Traffic Regulations.
REGULAR BUSINESS
7. Adoption of a Resolution Appointing Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer Mayor Bright read the title to the foregoing item and deferred to staff for a report.
City Manager Bronson gave a brief overview of the staff report on the appointing of an Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer Mr. Steve Kahn.
Mayor Bright invited public comment on this matter. No public comments were received at this time and the Mayor closed public comment.
Action: It was motioned by Council Member Weirick and seconded by Council Member Zimmerman to Adopt the Resolution Appointing Steve Kahn as Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer. The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Members – Rushing, Weirick, Zimmerman, Mayor Pro Tem Robert and Mayor Bright
NOES: Council Members – None
ABSENT: Council Members – None
ABSTAIN: Council Members – None
8. Street Repair Update
Mayor Bright read the title to the foregoing item and deferred to staff for a report.
CIP Manager Wiggin gave a PowerPoint presentation regarding the Street Repair Update.
Mayor Bright invited public comment on this matter.
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• Kelly Lougue
No further public comments were received at this time and the Mayor closed public comment.
Action: The Council received an update on the status of Measure K-14 street rehabilitation projects and Major Street rehabilitation projects and provided input and direction to staff to consider a pedestrian accessibility project at Grover Heights Elementary School and the indefinite closure of South 4th Street south of Highland Way.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Council Member Rushing gave an update on the SLO Council of Governments (SLOCOG) meeting.
Council Member Zimmerman gave updates on the South County Chambers of Commerce and the Visit SLO Cal Advisory Committee.
Mayor Bright gave an update on the Air Pollution Control District (APCD) and the South SLO County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD) meeting and also, mentioned she attended the South Central Coast Basin wide Control Council.
COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
A. Council Member Zimmerman made mention of the Cal Poly Rodeo Break-A-Wave roping event on Thursday, September 28th at Pismo Beach.
B. Council Member Weirick mentioned he attended the Home Builder’s Association of the Central Coast, Public Officials night on September 28th, Assemblymember Dawn Addis San Luis Obispo County Labor Appreciation Breakfast, and other various events in Grover Beach. He also mentioned he will not be in attendance for the next City Council meeting.
C. Mayor Bright mentioned she met with Tret Johnson, Chair of the SLO County Tabacco Control Coalition and Amy Gillman, Program Manager of the SLO County Tabacco Control Coalition to discuss the harms of vaping.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS AND COMMENTS
City Manager Bronson stated that the Central Coast Blue’s General Manager Jeff English reported the receipt of an 8 million Prop 1 Ground Water grant from the State of California to add to the grant funding already secured for this project. He encouraged the community to take a look at CentralCoastBlue.com the website for the 3 member JPA that formed last year. He also mentioned the 2 approved projects at 401 and 402 West Grand Avenue that will transform the Minutes: City Council Meeting Page 5
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gateway enter section in our community. And lastly, he mentioned Police Department was featured on The Discovery Channel for their great investigative work with a murder investigation from 2018.
CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORTS AND COMMENTS
None
CLOSED SESSION
None
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Lee adjourned the meeting at 7:34 p.m.
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KAREN BRIGHT, MAYOR
Attest:
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WENDI SIMS, CITY CLERK
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