City Council Regular Meeting - June 24, 2025
1. ESTABLISH QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER
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2. MOMENT OF SILENCE
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3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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4. REPORTS
Public Comments:
4.a
Closed Session Report
Public Comments:
4.b
Mayor and Councilmembers' Reports, Announcements and Presentations Public Comments:
4.c
City Manager Reports, Announcements and Presentations
Public Comments:
4.d
Subcommittee Reports - Verbal Update of Current Subcommittee Activities Public Comments:
1. Water Reclamation Facility & Morro Bay / Cayucos Sanitary District JPA Public Comments:
2. Morro Bay Power Plant (Vistra)
Public Comments:
3. Offshore Wind Energy
Public Comments:
4. Morro Elementary School
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5. RECOGNITION AND PRESENTATIONS
Public Comments:
5.a
Proclamation declaring July 2025 as "Parks Make Life Better Month" Public Comments:
5.b
Proclamation recognizing the 30th Anniversary of the Morro Bay National Estuary Program Public Comments:
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Public Comments:
Members of the audience wishing to address the Council on City business matters not on the agenda may do so at this time. For those desiring to speak on items on the agenda, but unable to stay for the item, may also address the Council at this time.
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The Council in turn agrees to abide by its best practices of civility and civil discourse according to Resolution No. 07-19.
7. CONSENT AGENDA
Public Comments:
Unless an item is pulled for separate action by the City Council, the following actions are approved without discussion. The public will also be provided an opportunity to comment on consent agenda items.
Recommended Action
Approve Consent Agenda items 7.a through 7.i as submitted.
7.a
Approval of Minutes
Public Comments:
(City Clerk)
Recommended Action
Approve as submitted.
1. May 27 ,2025 - Regular Council Meeting
Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CCRM_May27_2025 - English.pdf
2. June 10, 2025 - Special Closed Session Meeting
Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CCCM_Jun10_2025 - English.pdf
7.b
Proclamations
Public Comments:
(City Clerk)
Recommended Action
Approve as submitted.
1. Proclamation declaring July 2025 as "Parks Make Life Better Month" Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Parks Make Life Better Proclamation 2025 .pdf
2. Proclamation recognizing the 30th Anniversary of the Morro Bay National Estuary Program Attachments
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Public Comments
1. MB NEP 30th Anniversary Proclamation 2025.pdf
7.c
Approval of SB-1 Funding Project List for FY 25/26 Pavement Management Plan Project Attachments
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Public Comments
1. 7c Staff Report SB1 Funding.pdf
2. 7c1 Reso 33-25 approving FY25-26 SB1 Project List.pdf (Public Works Department)
Recommended Action
Adopt Resolution No. 33-25 approving the Fiscal Year 2025/26 project list for use of Senate Bill 1 (Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017) Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) funds.
7.d
Approve Professional Services Agreement for RRM Design Group for Design Services for Multimodal Safety and Accessibility Intersection Improvements at Main Street and Quintana Road Attachments
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Public Comments
1. 7d SR_RRM_Main, Quintana Intersection Improvements.pdf
2. 7d1_Main_Quintana Improvements_RRM agreement - vendor signed.pdf (Public Works Department)
Recommended Action
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with RRM Design Group to provide design Services for Multimodal Safety and Accessibility Intersection Improvements at Main Street and Quintana Road in an amount not to exceed $213,172, which includes a 5% contingency.
7.e
Authorization to Enter into a FY 2025-26 Oil Spill Response Equipment Staging Grant Funding Agreement with the Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDWF) in the Amount of $5,000.00 Attachments
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Public Comments
1. 7e SR Oil Spill Protection Response Grant 6.24.25.pdf
2. 7e1 Reso No. 34-25 Accepting OSPR Grant.pdf
3. 7e2 Attach 2_FINAL OSPR Equipment Staging Template.pdf (Harbor Department)
Recommended Action
Adopt Resolution No. 34-25 authorizing the Harbor Director to enter into a FY 2025/2026 Oil Spill Response Equipment Staging Grant Funding Agreement with the CDFW in the Amount Of $5,000.00.
7.f
Adoption of Resolution No. 35-25 Authorizing a FY 24/25 Budget Adjustment Transferring Monies from the Transit Operating Fund to the Pavement Management Program Attachments
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Public Comments
1. 7f FY25 Budget Amendment Transferring Transit Fund Monies to Pa.pdf
2. 7f1 Reso 35-25 Amending FY 2024-25 Budget Amendment.pdf (Public Works Department)
Recommended Action
Adopt Resolution No. 35-25 authorizing a FY24/25 budget adjustment as a transfer of $400,000 from the Transit Operating Fund to the General Capital Improvement Fund for the purposes of contributing to the Pavement Management Program.
7.g
Monetary donation from the Friends of the Morro Bay Fire Department Attachments
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Public Comments
1. 7g SR Accept Friends of the Fire Donation for Station 2 Design.pdf
2. 7g1 Agr. Friends of MB Fire Dept Donation for Station 2 Design.pdf (Fire Department)
Recommended Action
Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement, accepting the financial donation from the Friends of the Morro Bay Fire Department in the sum of $15,414. to be used for the purpose of completing design and construction documents for the Bonita Street Fire Station #2 Project.
7.h
WRF Quarterly Report, Recycled Water Conceptual Design Report, WRF EIR Addendum #2, Recycled Water Implementation Strategy, and Contract Amendments Attachments
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Public Comments
1. 7h Staff Report WRF Quarterly Report.pdf
2. 7h1 Attach 1_ WRF_PWAB Quarterly Report FY24-25 Jan-Mar_Final.pdf
3. 7h2 Attach 5_Confluence Compiled.pdf
4. 7h3 Attach 6_GSI Compiled.pdf
5. 7h4 Attach 7_Far Western Amend 9 Compiled.pdf
(Public Works Department)
Recommended Action
Staff recommends the City Council:
Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2025 Quarter 3 WRF Quarterly Report (Jan 1 – Mar 31); Receive and file the Conceptual Design Report (CDR) for the Recycled Water Project; Approve the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Addendum #2 for the Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) Program; Approve the Updated Recycled Water Implementation Strategy Recommendations; and Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute:
An amendment to a professional services agreement with Confluence Engineering Solutions (ConfluenceES) to provide recycled water program management support services for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 for the WRF Program in the amount of $356,772 for a not-to-exceed agreement amount of $1,324,304, and to extend the agreement term to June 30, 2026; An amendment to a professional services agreement with GSI Water Solutions, Inc. (GSI) to provide hydrogeological support services in the amount of $397,100 for a not-to-exceed agreement amount of $1,737,463, and to extend the agreement term to December 31, 2026; and An amendment to a professional services agreement with Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Inc. to provide services for archaeological investigations for the Recycled Water Project and Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Decommissioning and Demolition in the amount of $129,817 for a not-to-exceed agreement amount of $1,174,550.01, and to extend the agreement term to December 31, 2026.
7.i
Approval of Professional Services Agreement with Anchor QEA for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Decommissioning and Demolition Engineering Design Attachments
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Public Comments
1. 7i Staff Report _AnchorQEA_WWTPDemo.pdf
2. 7i1 Final Agreement with exhibits.pdf
(Public Works Department)
Recommended Action
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement in the amount of $901,000. with Anchor QEA (A-QEA) for the design services for the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Demolition and Decommissioning project; and Authorize the City Manager to approve contract amendments, if needed, up to a 5% contingency ($45,050), for a total not-to-exceed amount of $946,050.
8. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
Public Comments:
8.a
Adoption of Resolution No. 36-25 Directing the Levy of the Annual Assessment for the Cloisters Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District Attachments
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Public Comments
1. 8a SR levy assessment (Cloisters)-2025.pdf
2. 8a1 Reso 36-25 Levy Assessment (Cloisters) 2025.pdf
(Public Works Department)
Recommended Action
Conduct the public hearing and approve the levy of the annual assessment for the Cloisters Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District (LLMAD) by adopting Resolution No. 36-25.
8.b
Adoption of Resolution No. 37-25 Directing the Levy of the Annual Assessment for the North Point Natural Area Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District Attachments
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Public Comments
1. 8b_SR levy assessment (No. Point).pdf
2. 8b1_Reso 37-25 Levy Assessment (No. Point).pdf
(Public Works Department)
Recommended Action
Conduct the public hearing and approve the levy of the annual assessment for the North Point Natural Area Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District (LLMAD) by adopting Resolution No. 37-25.
9. BUSINESS ITEMS
Public Comments:
9.a
Resolutions Approving Fiscal Year (FY) 25-26 operating and Capital Budgets; FY 24-25, FY 25-26 and FY 26-27 Salary Schedules; New Job Classifications; Investment Policy; and FY 25-26 GANN Appropriations Limit Attachments
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Public Comments
1. 9a.0 SR FY 25-26 Budget Adoption.pdf
2. 9a.1 Reso 38-25 Adopting FY 2025-26 Budget.pdf
3. 9a.1a Changes since Budget Study Session (Errata).pdf
4. 9a.2 Reso 39-25 Adopting New Job Classifications and New and Amended Job Descriptions.pdf
5. 9a.2a Utilities Project Manager Job Description.pdf
6. 9a.2b Collections_Pretreatment Operator Job Description.pdf
7. 9a.2c Water Resources Compliance Specialist Job Description.pdf
8. 9a.3 Reso 40-25 Adopting Updated FY25, FY26, FY27 Salary Schedules.pdf
9. 9a.3a FY 24-25 Salary Schedule.pdf
10. 9a.3b FY 2025-26 Salary Schedule.pdf
11. 9a.3c FY 2026-27 Salary Schedule.pdf
12. 9a.4a_4a Reso 41-25 Amending Compensation and Benefits for Unrep Mgmt Designated Empl 2024-27.pdf
13. 9a.5 Reso 42-25 Adopting Investment Policy.pdf
14. 9a.5a Investment Policy June 2025.pdf
15. 9a.6 Reso No. 43-25 Appropriations Limit for FY 2025-26.pdf
16. 9a.6a 2025-26 Calculation of Est Proceeds of Taxes.pdf
17. 9a.6b 2025-26 Calculation of Appropriations Limit.pdf
18. 9a.6c 2025-26 CA Dept Finance Price Factor and Population Est.pdf
19. 9a.7 FY 25-26 Final Budget Presentation.pdf
(Finance Department)
Recommended Action
Staff recommends the City Council:
Adopt Resolution No. 38-25 adopting the (FY) 2025-26 Operating and Capital Budgets; and Adopt Resolution No. 39-25 approving Utilities Project Manager, Collections and Pretreatment Operator, and Water Resources Compliance Specialist Classifications and Job Descriptions; and Adopt Resolution No. 40-25 approving the FY 2024-25, FY 2025-26, and FY 2026-27 Salary Schedules; and Adopt Resolution No. 41-25 approving the Compensation and Benefits for the Unrepresented Management Designated Employees for 2024-25 through 2026-27; and Adopt Resolution No. 42-25 readopting the City’s Investment Policy; and Adopt Resolution No. 43-25 setting the FY 2025-26 GANN Appropriations Limit at $37,744,894
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9.b
Short-term Rental Ordinance Implementation - Quarterly Update Attachments
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Public Comments
1. 9b STR Update to Council Staff Report_June 2025.pdf
2. 9b1 Current Vacation Rental Status Map-2025.pdf
(Community Development Department)
Recommended Action
Receive and file a quarterly update on the Community Development Department’s progress in implementing the City’s Short-term Rental Ordinance through permit annual renewal process, and resume issuance of commercially zoned STR permits, and provide staff direction as necessary.
10. COUNCIL DECLARATION OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
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11. ADJOURNMENT
Public Comments:
The next
Regular Meeting
will be held on July 22, 2025.
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