CITY OF EL PASO DE ROBLES
"The Pass of the Oaks"
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 4:30 PM
Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 6:00 PM
Council Chamber - Library/Conference Center
1000 Spring Street
Paso Robles, CA 93446
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A. 4:30 PM CALL TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL
Councilmember Bausch, Councilmember Beal, Councilmember Gregory, Councilmember Strong, Mayor Hamon
C. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)
Title: City Manager
2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE LABOR NEGOTIATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
City Negotiators: Elizabeth Wagner Hull, City Attorney
Unrepresented Employee: City Manager
3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: Portion of Pioneer Park located at 2010 Riverside Avenue City Council Agenda April 15, 2025
APN 008-254-003
Agency Negotiators: Chris Huot, Interim City Manager and Anglica Fortin, Community Services Director
Negotiating Parties: Paso Robles Pioneer Museum Foundation
4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case: The Tribune v. City of Paso Robles, Chris Bausch Case Number: 25CVP-0080
D. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING CLOSED SESSION MATTERS
E. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
F. 6:00 PM RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
G. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
H. INVOCATION
Pastor Dan Katches, Covenant Church Paso
I. ROLL CALL
Councilmember Bausch, Councilmember Beal, Councilmember Gregory, Councilmember Strong, Mayor Hamon
J. STAFF INTRODUCTIONS
K. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
L. PRESENTATIONS
1. Aaron Borden Commendation
John R. Hamon, Jr., Mayor
Randy Harris, Deputy Fire Chief
2. Volunteer Appreciation Week Proclamation 6 - 6
John R. Hamon, Jr., Mayor
3. Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Proclamation 7 - 7 John R. Hamon, Jr., Mayor
4. Military Children Week Proclamation 8 - 8
John R. Hamon, Jr., Mayor
5. Sexual Assault Awareness Month Proclamation 9 - 9
John R. Hamon, Jr., Mayor
6. PRHS Choir Carnegie Hall Performance Recognition 10 - 10 John R. Hamon, Jr., Mayor
M. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time the public may address the Council on items within the Council’s purview but not scheduled on the agenda. All persons desiring to speak on an agenda item are asked to fill out Speaker Information Cards and give them to the City Clerk prior speaking. Each individual speaker will be limited to a presentation total of three (3) minutes per item. Those persons wishing to speak on any item scheduled on the agenda will be given an opportunity to do so at the time that item is being considered.
State law does not allow the Council to discuss or take action on issues not on the agenda, except that members of the Council or staff may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by persons exercising their public testimony rights (Gov. Code City Council Agenda April 15, 2025 Page 2 of 5
sec. 54954.2).
N. AGENDA ITEMS TO BE DEFERRED
O. OVERVIEW OF ITEMS ON CONSENT CALENDAR
Chris Huot, Interim City Manager
P. CONSENT CALENDAR
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE, NOT REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION. However, if discussion is wanted by a member of the Council or public the item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately.
Councilmembers and members of the public may offer comments or ask questions of clarification without removing an item from the Calendar. Individual items are approved by the vote that approves the Consent Calendar unless an item is pulled for separate consideration. Items pulled from consent will be heard at the end of the meeting.
1. Approval of April 01, 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes 11 - 16 Melissa Boyer, City Clerk
2. Receipt of Advisory Body Minutes 17 - 18
Melissa Boyer, City Clerk
Youth Commission - March 5, 2025
3. Receipt of Warrant Register 19 - 66
Ryan Cornell, Administrative Services Director
4. Receipt of Treasurer’s Report – January 2025 67 - 85 Catherine Piatti, Finance Manager
Ryan Cornell, Administrative Services Director/City Treasurer CEQA Determination: The city finds that this action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State Guidelines Section State CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15060, subd. (c)(2)-(3), 15378.
Recommendation: Receive and file the Monthly Treasurer’s Report for January 2025.
5. Receipt of Treasurer’s Report – February 2025 86 - 104 Catherine Piatti, Finance Manager
Ryan Cornell, Administrative Services Director/City Treasurer CEQA Determination: The city finds that this action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State Guidelines Section State CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15060, subd. (c)(2)-(3), 15378.
Recommendation: Receive and file the Monthly Treasurer’s Report for February 2025.
6. Declaration of Certain Property Surplus and Approval of its Disposal 105 - 109 Catherine Piatti, Finance Manager
CEQA Determination: The City finds that this action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State Guidelines Section State CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15060, subd. (c)(2)-(3), 15378.
Recommendation: Approve Resolution 25-XXX, declaring certain City property as surplus and authorizing its disposal, sale, trade-in, or such property to be donated or sold by public auction, bid, or sale, at the least cost or greatest benefit to the City, as determined by the Director of Administrative Services.
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7. Appointment of Diane Hull to Fill a Vacancy on the Supplemental Sales Tax Oversight Committee
110 - 114
Catherine Piatti, Finance Manager
Ryan Cornell, Director of Administrative Services
CEQA Determination: The City finds that this action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State Guidelines Section State CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15060, subd. (c)(2)-(3), 15378.
Recommendation: Appoint Diane Hull to fill a vacancy on the Supplemental Sales Tax Oversight Committee through March 31, 2028
8. Approval of a Contract for Waste Disposal in the Salinas Riverbed 115 - 130 Damian Nord, Police Chief
CEQA Determination: The City finds that this action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines § 15301, the Class 1 existing facilities exemption.
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to enter into contact with Jesus Beltran-Flores, DBA This Guy, to continue to conduct hazardous waste clean-up with the City limits through 2026 in the amount of $200,000, subject to any minor, technical, or non-substantive changes as approved by the City Manager in consultation with the City Attorney.
9. Approval of a Construction Contract for Annual Pavement Striping and Markers Refreshment
131 - 137
Kevin Wells, Assistant Capital Projects Manager
CEQA Determination: The City finds that this action is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under the Class 1 exemption, which applies to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features where the project involves negligible or no expansion of existing or former use (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15301).
Recommendation: Approve Resolution 25-XXX authorizing the City Manager to enter into a construction contract with Specialized Pavement Marking in the amount of $190,764.20 (with a 5% construction contingency for a total project cost of $200,400) for the Annual Pavement Striping and Markers Refreshment project, with the City Manager and City Attorney to make any minor, technical, or nonsubstantive changes to the City’s standard contract documents consistent with this Council action .
10. Approval of an Agreement with MNS Engineers, Inc. to Provide Construction Management Services for the South Vine Bridge Project
138 - 151
Ditas Esperanza, Capital Projects Engineer
CEQA Determination: The City finds that this action is not a project subject to CEQA because it has no potential to result in either a direct, or reasonably foreseeable indirect, physical change in the environment. (State CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15060, subd. (b)(2)-(3), 15378.).
Recommendation: Approve Resolution 25-XXX, authorizing the Interim City Manager to enter into an agreement with MNS Engineers, Inc. to provide construction management services for the South Vine Bridge, in the amount of $839,743.20.
11. Approval of Award of a Construction Contract for the Downtown Parking Lot Rehabilitation Projects at 12th Street and Railroad and at Marv’s Pizza, and a 152 - 165
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Change Order for Related Construction Design Services
Ditas Esperanza, Capital Projects Engineer
CEQA Determination: The City finds that this action is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under the Class 1 exemption, which applies to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features where the project involves negligible or no expansion of existing or former use (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15301).
Recommendation: Approve Resolution 25-XXX authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Souza Construction to perform repairs to the City’s Downtown Parking Lots, in the amount of $1,029,955, and approving a change order to Cannon’s contract in the amount of $208,657 and appropriating an additional $217,000 in recognition of the EVC grant.
12. Approval of a Construction Contract for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Enhancements Adjacent to Flamson Middle School
166 - 175
Ditas Esperanza, Capital Projects Engineer
CEQA Determination: The City finds that this action is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under the Class 1 exemption, which applies to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features where the project involves negligible or no expansion of existing or former use (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15301).
Recommendation: Approve Resolution 25-XXX authorizing the Interim City Manager to enter into an agreement with Souza Construction for the construction of the pedestrian and bicycle safety enhancements at Flamson Middle School, in the amount of $625,516.90, and authorizing a funding transfer of $125,000 to the Flamson Project from the ADA Transition Fund balance.
Q. CITY MANAGER REPORT
R. COUNCIL BUSINESS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
S. UPCOMING EVENTS
Development Review Committee April 21, 2025, 3:30 PM
Paso Robles Planning Commission Meeting April 22, 2025, 6:30 PM Councilmember Steve Gregory Office Hours April 23, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Development Review Committee April 28, 2025, 3:30 PM
Development Review Committee May 5, 2025, 3:30 PM
Paso Robles City Council Meeting May 6, 2025, 6:00 PM
T. ADJOURNMENT
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