AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE
RECEIVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
PUBLIC REVIEW PRIOR TO THE
MEETING
AGENDA NO: PC
MEETING DATE: June 10, 2025
AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE
RECEIVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
PUBLIC REVIEW PRIOR TO THE
MEETING
AGENDA NO: 7d
MEETING DATE: June 10, 2025
1 Heather Goodwin
From: Airlin Singewald
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 2:04 PM
To: betty winholtz; Carla Wixom; Zara Landrum; Cyndee Edwards; Jeff Eckles; Bill Luffee Cc: Council
Subject: Re: agenda item 7d read this one instead
Dear Ms. Winholtz,
Thank you for your comments on the proposed contract with Placeworks to update the Waterfront Master Plan.
I appreciate the opportunity to provide a written response to your comments prior to the City Council meeting.
1. Have the Advisory Committee meetings not at 3pm in the afternoons, but in the latter part of the day like other advisory meetings at 5:30pm or 6pm.
A standing meeting schedule of 3pm on the first Thursday of the month was chosen to coincide with the room set up by Maintenance and the AGP production team for Harbor Advisory Board meetings, which are held at 5:30pm on that day. A 5:30 or 6:00pm start time would require adding a new meeting day to the calendar, potentially adding set up/break down time for the Maintenance team. Additionally, WMPAC meetings will be staffed by non-exempt personnel who either earn overtime or comp time (paid time off a
1.5:1 ratio) for hours worked after 5:00pm.
For context, GPAC meeting started at 4 PM on Thursdays. Additionally, there will be multiple workshops and other community engagement efforts held in the evenings and potentially on weekends.
2. Include the Advisory Committee in the design of the workshops, not just staff and consultant.
As presented to the WMPAC on June 5, one of the first actions for the WMPAC will be to provide input on the proposed Community Engagement Plan for the Waterfront Master Plan Update.
3. Hold less workshops and more Advisory Committee meetings. Start with the current Master Plan. Decide what to keep what to change. I am more likely to attend a meeting than a workshop.
Placeworks has scoped for 5 workshops and 16 WMPAC meetings. Staff’s goal is to maximize community engagement throughout the process with multiple and various types of community engagement forums that are accessible to all segments of the community and tailored to specific deliverables. Workshops and WMPAC meetings both have an important role in community engagement.
WMPAC meetings provide a regular monthly forum to inform and listen to the public. Workshops allow for more collaborative and interactive participation among City staff, the consultant, and the public.
The consultant will start with the current Master Plan, which contains useful background information and some concepts that may be carried forward in the new plan. However, the new plan will more than double the Waterfront Master Plan area by incorporating the power plant property, former wastewater 2 treatment plant area, and surrounding public lands. Entirely new planning concepts will have to be developed for these expansion areas.
4. Any consultants on any projects in the last 5-10 years use "stations" and "stickers" to assess the public's opinion at workshops. This strategy is simplistic and not effective in the public's mind. Rather an open discussion debating the pros and cons of changes is more substantive and worthwhile.
Noted. Staff’s goal is to maximize community engagement throughout the process with multiple and various types of community engagement forums that are accessible to all segments of the community and tailored to specific deliverables.
5. Deem these meetings as not "special" so public comment can legitimately occur following agenda items.
A regular meeting schedule is established by Council resolution, typically as part of the advisory body bylaws. Given that hasn't occurred, WMPAC meetings held are considered "special" meetings -- the difference being public comment is limited to items on the agenda and there is no “general” public comment period for items not on the agenda but within the advisory body’s purview. The Council could choose to establish Bylaws including a Regular Meeting schedule; however, given the very defined scope of this advisory body's work, staff has committed to accepting public comment for items on the agenda following the staff presentation for each agenda item. The following language has been added to the agenda template to ensure that process is understood by community members and followed at future meetings: “Public Participation: Members of the public will be given an opportunity to provide public comment for each agendized item following the staff presentation.”
6. I disagree with this assumption: "develop a project logo and color palette (style guide) to create a cohesive theme for the project....these materials must be able to translate technical information for the layperson as well as motivate further participation." The public is motivated because what is produced may very well alter what the Embarcadero is and therefore change who we are. I believe the public can handle technical information as long as it is written clearly. To promote a legal document as something that needs branding with a logo and a theme is, frankly, offensive. The theme is the title: Waterfront Master Plan.
Noted. Branding could capture the attention of community members who do not normally participate in City government. Our goal is to have broad-based public input representing the entire community.
4 On behalf of the public, I encourage the council to influence the type and kind of community input by making some changes.
In particular,
1. Have the Advisory Committee meetings not at 3pm in the afternoons, but in the latter part of the day like other advisory meetings at 5:30pm or 6pm.
2. Include the Advisory Committee in the design of the workshops, not just staff and consultant.
3. Hold less workshops and more Advisory Committee meetings. Start with the current Master Plan. Decide what to keep what to change. I am more likely to attend a meeting than a workshop.
4. Any consultants on any projects in the last 5-10 years use "stations" and "stickers" to assess the public's opinion at workshops. This strategy is simplistic and not effective in the public's mind. Rather an open discussion debating the pros and cons of changes is more substantive and worthwhile.
5. Deem these meetings as not "special" so public comment can legitimately occur following agenda items.
6. I disagree with this assumption: "develop a project logo and color palette (style guide) to create a cohesive theme for the project....these materials must be able to translate technical information for the layperson as well as motivate further participation."
The public is motivated because what is produced may very well alter what the Embarcadero is and therefore change who we are. I believe the public can handle technical information as long as it is written clearly. To promote a legal document as something that needs branding with a logo and a theme is, frankly, offensive.The theme is the title: Waterfront Master Plan.
If you are serious about public input, please pull this item and address each of these items during council discussion.
Sincerely,
Betty Winholtz
2 something that needs branding with a logo and a theme is, frankly, offensive.The theme is the title: Waterfront Master Plan.
If you are serious about public input, please pull this item and address each of these items during council discussion.
Sincerely,
Betty Winholtz
STAFF PRESENTATION RECEIVED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC
REVIEW PRIOR TO THE MEETING
AGENDA NO: 8a
MEETING DATE: June 10, 2025
6/10/2025
1 Delinquent Solid Waste Accounts
Morro Bay City Council
Item 8.a
June 10, 2025
1 Background
2 MBMC §8.16.385 addresses collection of delinquent solid waste accounts
Hauler prepares list of past due accounts (120 days)
Hauler sends property owners certified letter requesting payment within 45 calendar days
Hauler presents City list of properties not paid by due date City submits certificate to county tax assessor specifying property owner(s) and charges due
City may include administration fee to lien amounts
1 2
6/10/2025
2 Background cont’d
3 Government Code §38790.1 and §25831 provide for the
ability of City to collect delinquent solid waste fees or charges as liens against the property:
Annually hauler submits to City properties with
delinquent solid waste collection fees owed
City sets public hearing date to receive objections
or protests
City provide 10-day notice to property owners of public hearing date
Timeline
4 • 3/17/25 Hauler sent letters via certified mail to delinquent accounts
• 5/15/25 Hauler submitted to City list of 6 accounts not paid by requested date
• 5/29/25 City sent letters via certified mail to the 6 accounts notifying property owner of public hearing date
• 6/2/25 City verified with hauler 5 accounts remain unpaid (1 account paid after received City letter)
• 6/10/25 City Council public hearing
3 4
6/10/2025
3 Recommendation
5 1. Conduct public hearing to receive report on delinquent collection fees and hear objections or protests
2. Authorize addition of 2% administration fee
3. Adopt Resolution No. 32-25*
*Health and Safety Code §5473 requires City Council
2/3 majority vote to have delinquent charges be collected on the tax roll.
5 AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE
RECEIVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
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MEETING
AGENDA NO: 9a
MEETING DATE: June 10, 2025
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AGENDA NO: 9b
MEETING DATE: June 10, 2025
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AGENDA NO: 9c
MEETING DATE: June 10, 2025
2 delivery interruptions (annually, for up to several weeks at a time) for operations maintenance, it is to be integrated into local systems without becoming the primary supply necessary for a public water system serving domestic needs."
8. Note the word "attempt", this leaves the City open to compete with Los Osos during a drought time. "If any Subcontractor plans to acquire additional supplies or to sell surplus supplies, the District will attempt to meet the needs of the Subcontractors first, before entering into transactions with third parties." Should the word "attempt" be deleted?
9. 3rd Order – Agricultural Use:
4th Order – Non-Domestic Use:
I object to State Water being used for either Order 3 or 4. Not in prior agreement, remove.
10. C. THIRD – Prioritize Place of Use. This whole section is dedicated to the purpose of setting up arrangements with Los Osos.
11.B. Restrictions on Contracting – Water cannot be contracted to non-public water agencies, or private individuals, private organizations, or institutions; the District will not establish new agreements for delivery of Project Water to entities whose primary mission is not focused on water supply management or water delivery operations for domestic, agricultural, or basin management needs. Who has ag except "private individuals, private organizations, or institutions?" Unless they are referring to CalPoly?
Before you agree to sign this draft, I encourage the council to take a stand on whether 7, 8, 9, and 11 are appropriate and if not make such a comment to the CCWA.
Sincerely,
Betty Winholtz