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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 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 Kimalee Peters, an 11-year-old, 6th grader at Grover Beach Elementary.
ROLL CALL
City Council: Council Members Daniel Rushing, Zach Zimmerman, Mayor Pro Tern Robert Robert, and Mayor Karen Bright were present. Council Member Clint Weirick was absent.
City Staff: City Manager Matthew Bronson, City Attorney David Hale, Assistant City Manager Kristin Eriksson, City Clerk Wendi Sims, Police Chief John Peters, Administrative Services Director Deanne Purcell, Community Development Director Megan Martin, Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer Steven Kahn, Senior Engineer Gabriel Munoz-Moris, and Associate Planner Janet Reese were also present.
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
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AGENDA REVIEW
Mayor Bright requested to pull Item 8. Approve the Proposition 218 Noticing Process for a Hearing on Proposed Water and Wastewater Rates for further discussion. City Manager Bronson announced that the Closed Session item was being pulled and cancelled due to some last minute changes and the item was not necessary. I Action: Upon unanimous consensus, the Council adopted the agenda as amended.
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CEREMONIAL CALENDAR
1. Proclamation for Red Ribbon Week was read by Council Member Zimmerman and accepted by Police Chief Peters.
PRESENTATIONS
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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
• Brenda Auer
There was no one else for public comment and the Mayor closed public comment.
CONSENT AGENDA
It was motioned by Mayor Pro Tern Robert and seconded by Council Member Zimmerman 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 - Rushing, Zimmerman, Mayor Pro Tern Robert and Mayor Bright
Council Members - None
Council Members - Weirick
Council Members - None
2. Treasurer's Report for the Period September 1, through September 30, 2023 Action: Approved the Treasurer's Report as submitted.
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3. Treasurer's Report for the 2022 Streets Bond Account - $10,000,000 for the Period September 1, through September 30, 2023
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Action: Approved the Treasurer's Report as submitted.
Minutes of the City Council Meeting on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Action: Approved the minutes as submitted.
City Council Meeting Schedule for Calendar Year 2024 (Continued from City Council Meeting on Tuesday, October 10,2023)
Action: Adopted the proposed City Council meeting schedule for calendar year 2024.
6. Award of Construction Contract for Measure K-14 Street Improvements for CIP 2295-16 (Portions of N. 2nd Street, Front Street, Ramona Avenue, Saratoga Avenue) Action: Awarded a contract for construction of CIP 2295-16 as part of the Measure K-14 Street Rehabilitation Program to the J. F. Will Company in the amount of $1 ,860,176.30 for the Base Bid; authorized the City Manager to sign and affirm change orders up to an aggregate of $200,000; and authorized the Mayor to execute the contract on behalf of the City.
7. Approval of Property Lease Agreement for Police Department and Public Works Department Storage Space at 45 Newport Avenue, Suite 2 (APN 060-074-014) Action: Approved a property lease agreement for Police Department and Public Works Department storage space at 45 Newport Avenue, Suite 2 (APN 060-074-014) and authorized the City Manager to execute the agreement on behalf of the City.
ITEM PULLED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
8. Approve the Proposition 218 Noticing Process for a Hearing on Proposed Water and Wastewater Rates
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Mayor Bright invited public comment on this matter.
Geoff English
Sylvia Bohrer
Ken Lehmann
Lesley Marr
Jeff Bohrer
Wayne Embree
Cathryn Sells
Bill Ross
Marsha
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Susan Cleek
John Clements
Debbie Peterson
There being no further public comments received , the Mayor closed public comment.
Action: It was motioned by Council Member Zimmerman and seconded by Council Member Rushing to Approve a New Proposition 218 noticing process for holding a public hearing on December 11 , 2023 on proposed water and wastewater rates.
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ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members - Rushing , Zimmerman, Mayor Pro Tern Robert and Mayor Bright
Council Members - None
Council Members - Weirick
Council Members - None
RECESS: Mayor Bright requested a 5-minute break, upon consensus of the City Council the meeting recessed at 7:33 p.m.
RECONVENE: At 7:38 p.m. the meeting was reconvened with all members of Council present, with the exception of Council Member Weirick who was absent.
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Monday, October 23, 2023
PUBLIC HEARING
9. Public Hearing and Resolution Regarding the Closeout of State Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) Contract
Mayor Bright read the title to the foregoing item, declared the Public Hearing open, and deferred to staff for a report.
Community Development Director Martin and Associate Planner Reese gave a brief PowerPoint presentation on the Closeout of State Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) Contract.
Mayor Bright invited public comment on this matter.
• Devon McQuade
There being no further public comments received, the Mayor Closed the Public Hearing.
Action: Council receive a report summarizing the accomplishments performed under the State Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) Agreement 20- CDBG-CV2-00087; conducted a public hearing to solicit citizen input regarding expenditures and accomplishments of the funding received under the contract; and direct staff to proceed with submitting required documents for closeout to the State.
REGULAR BUSINESS
10. City Streets Pavement Cut Policy
Mayor Bright read the title to the foregoing item and deferred to staff for a report.
Senior Engineer Munoz-Morris gave a PowerPoint Presentation and answered questions from Council with Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer 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 Zimmerman and seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Robert to Adopt a Pavement Cut Pol icy to establish guidelines for pavement cuts in recently paved streets. The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
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ABSENT:
ABSTAIN :
Council Members - Rushing, Zimmerman, Mayor Pro Tern Robert and Mayor Bright
Council Members - None
Council Members - Weirick
Council Members - None
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Council Member Rushing gave an update on the Five Cities Fire Joint Powers Authority.
Mayor Pro Tern Robert gave an update on the Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA).
COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
A. Mayor Pro Tern Robert reminded everyone of the Pancake Breakfast at the Grange over on Manhattan and 13th Street the 1s
t Sunday of the Month.
B. Council Member Zimmerman reminded everyone of the South County Chambers of Commerce Mixer at Epic Entertainment on Wednesday and the 2023 Walk to End Alzheimer's is Saturday, November 4th at Mission Plaza in SLO.
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C. Mayor Bright mentioned attending the Food Pantry's 50th Year Celebration and also commented on the meeting that she had with the Tobacco Control Council and reported at the last council meeting that vaping is as much as a pack of cigarettes and it's actually more like a carton of cigarettes and wanted to correct that point.
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Assistant City Manager Eriksson mentioned the City's new ERP system going live and gave kudos to our Administrative Services Department for such a smooth transition. She also gave an update on the recruitments for Five Cities Fire Chief, Administrative Services Director and that the City Attorney RFP was open, and an offer was made for the new Community Services Supervisor position. Then she reminded everyone of Truck or Treat happening on Friday at Ramona Garden Park starting at 5:00 p.m. and that applications for the Parade were available on the city's website.
CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS AND COMMENTS
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CLOSED SESSION
This Item was pulled and cancelled during the Agenda Review:
It is the intention of the City Council to meet in Closed Session concerning the following item:
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Consideration of initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(2) (One potential case).
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Lee adjourned the meeting at 8:30 p.m.
Attest:
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WENDI SIMS, CITY CLERK
(Approved at CC Mtg 11 /13/2023)
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