1 CITY OF EL PASO DE ROBLES
"The Pass of the Oaks"
Paso Robles City Council Special Meeting Minutes
January 31, 2023, 6:30 PM
Council Chamber 1000 Spring Street, Paso Robles
Councilmembers
Present:
Councilmember Hamon, Councilmember Gregory,
Councilmember Strong, Councilmember Bausch
Councilmembers
Absent:
Mayor Martin
_____________________________________________________________________ A. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM.
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C. INVOCATION
Pastor Pat Sheean
D. ROLL CALL
E. STAFF INTRODUCTIONS
F. PRESENTATIONS
1. Winifred Pifer Great Kindness Challenge Proclamation Mayor Pro Tem Hamon read a proclamation honoring Winifred Pifer Elementary School for their recent participation in The Great Kindness Challenge. Principal Holly Moore and the Student Council of Winifred Pifer Elementary School received the proclamation and spoke briefly on the success of the program at the school.
2. AARP Andrus Award Recipient Proclamation
Mayor Pro Tem Hamon read a proclamation honoring Mike Cussen on receiving the Andrus Award for Community Service from AARP.
3. Small Business Administration Resilience and Recovery Presentation
George Kostyrko, Public Information Officer with the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Resilience and Recovery gave a brief 2 presentation outlining federal assistance that is available to property owners within the City that experienced damages due to the recent storm events.
4. Fire Hazard Zones Update
Fire Chief Jonathan Stornetta gave a presentation on recent changes to state mandates related to Fire Hazard Severity Zones.
5. Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance Update
This presentation was cancelled due to a scheduling conflict with the presenter.
G. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENT: Michael Rivera, Dale Gustin, and Gerry Eckert.
H. AGENDA ITEMS TO BE DEFERRED
Item I-6 deferred to a future meeting.
Item K-3 deferred to a future meeting.
I. CONSENT CALENDAR
PUBLIC COMMENT: Dale Gustin.
Moved by: Gregory
Seconded by: Strong
Motioned by Councilmember Gregory, seconded by Councilmember Strong, and passed unanimously to approve items 1-5 of the consent calendar.
AYES: Gregory, Strong, Bausch, Hamon
ABSENT: Martin
Roll Call Vote Passed Unanimously
1. Approval of January 12, 2023 City Council/Disaster Council Emergency Meeting Minutes
2. Approval of January 17, 2023 City Council Meeting Minutes
3. Receipt of Warrant Register
4. Receipt of Treasurer’s Report – November 2022
5. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2021-22
6. Approval of a Lease Agreement with the Office of Congressman Jimmy Panetta for a Congressional District Office located at the Train Station at 800 Pine Street
This item was deferred to a future meeting.
3 J. REPORT ON ITEMS APPROVED ON CONSENT
City Manager Ty Lewis gave a brief description of the items approved on the consent calendar.
K. DISCUSSION ITEMS
1. Participation in San Luis Obispo County Desalination Study PUBLIC COMMENT: Michael Rivera
Moved by: Strong
Seconded by: Gregory
Motioned by Councilmember Strong, seconded by Councilmember Gregory, and passed unanimously to approve Resolution 23-005, authorizing the City’s participation in the county desalination study.
AYES: Strong, Gregory, Bausch, Hamon
ABSENT: Martin
Roll Call Vote Passed Unanimously
2. Downtown On-Street Parking Program
PUBLIC COMMENT: Dale Gustin, Angelina Gutierrez, Jan Albin, Kathy Miller, and John Almaguer.
Moved by: Bausch
Seconded by: Strong
Motioned by Councilmember Bausch, seconded by Councilmember Strong, and failed (2-2) to table item K-2.
AYES: Bausch, Strong
NOES: Gregory, Hamon
ABSENT: Martin
Roll Call Vote Failed due to a tie
Moved by: Gregory
Seconded by: Hamon
Motioned by Councilmember Gregory, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hamon, and failed (2-2) to authorize the City Manager to execute the contract renewal with Flowbird.
AYES: Gregory, Hamon
NOES: Bausch, Strong
ABSENT: Martin
4 Roll Call Vote Failed due to a tie
Moved by: Hamon
Seconded by: Gregory
Motioned by Mayor Pro Tem Hamon, seconded by Councilmember Gregory to approve a discounted merchant validation program.
Amendment:
Moved by: Gregory
Seconded by: Strong
Motioned by Councilmember Gregory, seconded by Councilmember Strong, and passed unanimously to table this item until the February 21, 2023 City Council meeting and to direct staff to return with more defined revenue projections based on 1-hour, 5-hour, and 10-hour parking sessions, to include how adding parklets would change the projections, whether the revenue stream can be directed solely to a parking structure, to provide a cost-benefit analysis of timed parking versus paid parking including how paid parking would be paid for, and to include the per transaction fees and credit card merchant fees in the projections.
AYES: Gregory, Strong, Bausch, Hamon
ABSENT: Martin
3. Uptown/Town Center Specific Plan BoundaryExpansions – Olive Street Area Rezoning Issues and Options Report
This item was deferred to a future meeting.
L. CITY MANAGER REPORT
City Manager Ty Lewis provided an update on current City activities.
M. COUNCIL BUSINESS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilmembers and the Mayor Pro Tem reported on committee attendance and other related activities.
N. UPCOMING EVENTS
O. ADJOURNMENT
Motioned by Councilmember Gregory, seconded by Councilmember Strong, and passed unanimously by voice vote at 9:09PM to adjourn to the February 16, 2023 Special City Council meeting.
Moved by: Gregory
Seconded by: Strong
Roll Call Vote Passed Unanimously
5 _________________________
Melissa Boyer, City Clerk
Approved: February 21, 2023