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b) Implement appropriate signage and vehicle speed controls to ensure safety to pedestrians near the campus.
c) Encourage distribution of trip reduction information, including transit and ridesharing information, to Cuesta College students, faculty, and staff. d) Work with Caltrans and SLOCOG to construct bicycle-pedestrian under-crossings of State Route 46E per the adopted BPTP and the Caltrans Corridor Study.
SLOCOG Corridor Study started in 2023.
3. Establish a formal Safe Routes to School Program and pursue grant funding to encourage children to safely walk and bike to school.
In progress. City staff is attending the SLOCOG
regional SRTS meeting.
4. Collect pedestrian and bicycle volumes with intersection counts to ensure adequate data is available for prioritizing improvements to the transportation network.
Ongoing
5. Improve streetscapes and install curb extensions at intersections where appropriate to reduce driving speeds and shorten pedestrian crossing distances.
Ongoing
6. At-grade railway crossings shall be improved with pedestrian and bicycle facilities in coordination with the railway operator.
Implementation Ongoing
7. Support warning beacon type crosswalks where pedestrian traffic volumes are high or safety considerations warrant implementation.
Implementation Ongoing. Construction is complete
for the Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons at the S.
River/ Serenade Pedestrian Crossing. Flashing
beacons are in design for the Creston/ Myrtlewood
pedestrian crossing.
8. Update and expand the ADA City Transition Plan to include public street right-of-way improvements.
Implementation Ongoing, DAC Citywide evaluation
completed.
HOUSING ELEMENT
The Housing Element is analyzed in a separate table.
CONSERVATION ELEMENT
C-1A
Water Source,
Supply &
Distribution
1. Investigate and implement if feasible, development of supplementary water supplies to provide diversified resources and relieve aquifer demand.
Ongoing action; Nacimiento Water project is
completed; Nacimiento Water Full Subscription
is completed, adding 2488 AFY to the City’s
water supply portfolio to total 6,488 AFY.
Tertiary treatment facility is completed.
Recycled water distribution system (purple
pipe) design is substantially completed.
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Construction of segments of the recycled water
distribution system have been completed and
completion planned to coincide with demand
development.
2. Investigate and implement, if feasible, basin recharge programs through nontraditional methodsIn response to Water Board mandates, the City has adopted a storm water management
ordinance that requires all new development
to retain some storm water on site. Phase I of
the Paso Robles Watershed Plan is complete
and incorporates 27 different projects Citywide
that encourages groundwater recharge of
stormwater runoff through alternative
compliance by use of off-site basins. Phase II
of the Paso Robles Watershed Plan will
establish implementation and financing
mechanisms. The existing post-construction
element of the stormwater program continues
to encourage capture of stormwater runoff
through on-site means. 2014 Recycled Water
Master Plan adopted. The WWTP upgrade
includes a recycled water program to support
passive groundwater recharge. Tertiary
treatment at the WWTP is complete
Construction of the Salinas River segment of
the Recycled Water System was completed in
2023.
3. Maintain/update the Urban Water Management Plan and implement Best Management Practices as feasible.
2020 Urban Water Master Plan (UWMP) has
been completed.
4. Maintain an updated Water Master Plan and develop needed water production, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities as part of the Capital Improvement Plan/Budget.
Ongoing Actions:
• Implement mandatory usage restrictions and
prohibitions against waste defined under the
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ordinance. City is meeting or exceeding the
City’s long-term water savings goals.
• Continue conservation outreach/ education
and development of the Nacimiento surface
water supply.
• Rehabilitating reservoirs, wells, and pipelines.
Reservoir replacement recently complete.
2020 Water System Master Plan Update
Completed and adopted by City Council
Water rate study and rate adoption completed.
New rates established though 2027.
Paso Robles is a GSA for the Paso Robles
Basin, and part of the GSA for the
Atascadero Basin and is working with GSAs
to implement the GSP.
Paso Robles Groundwater Basin GSP was
approved in June 2023.
5. Maintain potable water quality via the following measures a. Continue to monitor City water supplies wells for water quality requirements. b. Encourage minimization of applications of agricultural chemical fertilizers and pesticides and enforce conservative application of agricultural waters. c. Provide treatment and distribution systems needed to assure conveyance of potable water that meets all water regulations.
All activities are ongoing
6. New water service shall not be extended to areas outside the City boundaries. As needed/ongoing action. No intention to extend water services outside the City limits.
7. Maintaining private water well use shall be allowed only for existing agriculture uses and then only when approved by City Council.
Updated private well policy in 2015.
Implementation is on-going.
C-1B
Sewer Service
1. Maintain an updated Sewer Master Plan and develop needed sewer conveyance and treatment facilities as part of the Capital Improvement Plan/Budget. 2007 Sewer Master Plan updated in 2019.
Sewer Connection Fees updated Oct 2017,
including updated CIP. Sewer Fees updated in
2021 established fees through 2025.
2. Require sewer connection for all new buildings. Ongoing action
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3. Require the abandonment of all septic systems at such time that a sewer becomes reasonably available to a parcel.
Ongoing action, Council approval of septic
system exceptions required
4. The City shall not provide nor permit delivery of City sewer services to areas outside the existing City limits until such areas are annexed.
Ongoing action. No intention to extend sewer
services outside the City limits.
5. Develop wastewater effluent discharge alternatives including land percolation/ evaporation and/or recycling.
Completed
C-1C
Storm Drainage
1. Maintain and update the Storm Water Master Plan. Implement, as feasible, recommended actions and Best Management Practices described in the Plan.
The Storm Water Management Program was
completed in 2012. Phase I of the Paso Robles
Watershed Plan is complete and will be used as
a component for updates to the stormwater
master planning efforts in the future. Phase II
of the Paso Robles Watershed Plan will
incorporate implementation and financing
mechanisms, which are critical components to
future master plan updates.
The Storm Water Master Plan will be updated
during FY 25/26.
2. Establish a variety of revised development standards as may be appropriate. 2016 Storm Water Technical Guide 2021 Section V of the City Standards (Stormwater –
Storm Drains, Storm Water Quality, Watershed
Protection) are currently being updated in
collaboration with the Engineering Division.
The Post-Construction program development
standards in in the process of being updated
and improved. Phase I of the Paso Robles
Watershed Plan is completed and will be used
to formally establish a standard alternative
compliance program to mitigate stormwater
impacts generated from in-fill and
redevelopment projects.
C-1D 1. Support and participate in an update to the County Solid Waste Management Plan. To be scheduled
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Solid Waste 2. Reduce the amount of solid waste to be taken to the landfill by implementing the City’s Source Reduction and Recycling Element.
City has adopted its Landfill Master Plan (2010)
and is proceeding in its implementation. PWS
contract has been extended for 10 years, with
an option for an additional 10 .
Implementation of SB1383 has begun and the
City is seeing an increase in organic waste
diversion, a key to a reducing greenhouse gas
production. .
5. Develop a City-specific solid waste master plan. Completed, Landfill Master Plan (2010) C-2B Air
Quality/ Vehicle
Miles Traveled
1. Provide bikeways, pedestrian paths, and transit turn-outs/stops as requirements of development applications.
Ongoing action – See Circulation Element
policies
2. Encourage the development of transit facilities. Ongoing action – See Circulation Element policies
3. Strive to recruit new industry as part of on-going efforts to create a balanced community where the majority of residents can live, work, shop, and play, thereby reducing the commute lengths for some City residents.
Ongoing action – See Circulation Element
policies
4. Encourage infill development. Ongoing action – See Circulation Element policies
C-2C
Air Quality/
Emissions
Reduction
1. Continue to prohibit agricultural burning. Ongoing action
2. Encourage private sector efforts to provide composting and creation of mulch in locations that avoid incompatibility of land uses.
As needed/ongoing action
3. Require builders to use appropriate techniques to minimize pollution from construction activities.
Ongoing action
C-3A
Oak Trees
1. Implement the Oak Tree Preservation Ordinance. Ongoing action
2. Plant oaks in parks and on other City-owned properties. Ongoing action
3. Encourage and/or require new development to include the planting of new oaks. Ongoing action, plan check review C-3B
Sensitive Habitat
1. With CEQA review of new development, prepare biological studies, explore alternatives to habitat removal, and seek input from other public agencies with expertise in biological resources.
Ongoing action
2. With CEQA review of new development, require mitigation of potential impacts to the San Joaquin Kit Fox and its habitat be provided.
Ongoing action
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3. Encourage use of native plants. Ongoing action, plan check review/landscape ordinance
C-4A
Mineral
Resources
1. Continue to permit surface mining of sand and gravel as a conditional use within the Salinas River and Huerhuero Creek.
Ongoing action/SMARA coordination
2. Ensure that measures are adopted to protect the capability for future extraction of sand and gravel.
As needed/ongoing action
C-5A
Visual Resources
1. Investigate and implement, as feasible, a variety of alternative funding sources to enhance important visual resources.
Complete: Enhanced design standards at
gateway entrances included in the Zoning Code
Update
2. Establish/implement site design, landscaping, architecture, and sign design standards to define gateways, corridors, major arterials, and natural areas.
Completed: Gateway Plan in August 2008
C-6A
Historic
Resources
1. Continue to implement the Council adopted Downtown Design Guidelines Ongoing action, Uptown/Town Center Specific Plan
2. Establish a Vine Street Historic and Architectural Preservation Overlay District.
Prepare and implement design guidelines for future development and renovations.
Complete. Adopted the Uptown/Town Center
Specific Plan, which includes design guidelines
and adopted a Historic Preservation Ordinance.
C-6B
Archaeological
Resources
1. For projects subject to CEQA, prepare archaeological studies. Incorporate mitigation measures identified by such studies into the development.
As needed/ongoing action
OPEN SPACE ELEMENT
OS-1A
Open Space/
Purple Belt
1. This plan/program is to address: (a) open space acquisition; (b) acquisition priorities; and (c) maintenance and monitoring of City-owned open space areas No action indicated. (This action item is
informational in nature.)
2. Reserve easements for public access, preferably trail access, to large units. As needed/ongoing action
3. Develop strategies for pursuing federal, state, and private funding for the Open Space/Purple Belt plan/program.
Ongoing action.
4. Review development projects to ensure they complement the natural environment and agricultural lands, as applicable, in their location and design.
As needed/ongoing action
See Ag buffers in River Oaks II project
5. Investigate and implement the transfer of development rights from open space lands to other lands and dedication of conservation easements where appropriate.
Completed: Adoption of Purple Belt Plan in
2009.
Easement acquisitions are on-going
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6. Strive to establish an agricultural buffer between publicly accessible open spaces and bordering agricultural lands.
As needed/ongoing action
7. Coordinate the City’s Open Space/Purple Belt plan/program with neighboring communities, the County of San Luis Obispo, and non-profit agencies.
Completed: Adoption of Purple Belt Plan in
2009
8. Investigate with San Luis Obispo County, establishment of permanent agricultural and open space areas that buffer communities from continuous urbanization and promote efficient growth patterns.
Ongoing action
9. Ensure that the County retains surrounding lands in very low-density rural residential, open space (including natural resource), and agricultural uses.
See response to Action Item #3 under Policy
LU-2E
10 Implement strategies that help preserve or protect agriculture, including:
- Establish agricultural buffer easements, berms and/or vegetative screening, on property proposed for urban development.
- Implement the City’s adopted “right-to-farm” ordinance. - Participate in the Williamson Act and other farmland preservation programs.
Ongoing action
11. Require disclosure agreements for new non-agricultural development within 500 feet of an existing agricultural use.
As needed/ongoing action
NOISE ELEMENT
Traffic and
Railroad Noise
1. The noise level standards for noise-sensitive areas of new uses affected by traffic or railroad noise sources in Paso Robles are shown by Table N (Noise Standards for New Uses Affected by Traffic or Railroad Noise Paso Robles Noise Element).
No action indicated. (This policy item is
informational in nature.)
2. Where the noise level standards of Table N are predicted to be exceeded at new uses proposed within Paso Robles which are affected by traffic or railroad noise, appropriate noise mitigation measures shall be included in the project design to reduce projected noise levels to a state of compliance with the Table N standards at the noise-sensitive areas of the proposed uses.
As needed/ongoing action
3. For new developments proposed in areas exposed to railroad noise, the exterior noise level standards of Table N shall be increased by 5 dBA DNL. This policy recognizes that railroad events, while loud, are short in duration and that, during railroad passbys, single-event noise at exterior spaces remains relatively high regardless of whether exterior noise mitigation has been implemented. As a result, As needed/ongoing action
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the goal of this policy is to minimize the extent by which railroad noise barriers may be required near the railroad tracks in Paso Robles.
4. The City shall encourage local law-enforcement agencies to enforce the vehicle noise level limits specified within the California Motor Vehicle Code.
Ongoing action
Aircraft Noise 5. All development within the City of Paso Robles shall be consistent with the Noise Policies of the Airport Land Use Plan (ALUP) of the Paso Robles Municipal Airport.
Ongoing Action
Fixed Noise
Sources
6. The interior and exterior noise level standards for noise-sensitive areas of new uses affected by existing fixed noise sources in Paso Robles are shown by Table 1 (Noise Standards for Locally Regulated (non-transportation) Noise Sources Paso Robles Noise Element).
No action indicated. (This policy item is
informational in nature.)
7. Where the noise level standards of Table 1 are predicted to be exceeded at a proposed noise-sensitive area due to existing fixed noise sources, appropriate noise mitigation measures shall be included in the project design to reduce projected noise levels to a state of compliance with the Table 1 standards within the identified noise-sensitive areas.
As needed/ongoing action
8. Where a project would result in the introduction of new fixed noise sources where such sources do not currently exist, the noise generation of those sources shall be mitigated so as not exceed the interior and exterior noise level standards of Table 1 at existing noise-sensitive areas in the project vicinity.
As needed/ongoing action
9. If a noise-generating use is proposed adjacent to vacant lands currently zoned for uses which may be developed with exterior noise sensitivity, the noise generating use shall be responsible for mitigating its noise generation to a state of compliance with the Table 1 standards using reasonable assumptions pertaining to both the likely sensitivity of the receiving land use and the noise generation of the project. At such time as that noise-sensitivity is introduced on the vacant parcel, the noise generating use will be responsible for complying with the City’s Noise Ordinance standards.
As needed/ongoing action
10. Due to variations in types of both noise-generating and noise-sensitive land uses, as well as variations in ambient conditions in the City, the City shall have the ability to set noise standards which are up to 5 dBA higher or lower than the Table 1 standards if determined appropriate by the Planning Commission and/or City Planning department staff.
As needed/ongoing action
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Transportation
Projects &
Criteria for
Determining
Significant
Increases in
Traffic Noise
11. For capacity enhancing roadway or rail projects, the construction of new roadways or railways, or projects which will substantially increase traffic on the local roadway network, a noise analysis shall be prepared. If pre-project traffic noise levels already exceed the noise standards of Table N and the increase is significant as defined below, noise mitigation measures should be considered to reduce traffic and/or rail noise levels to a state of compliance with the Table N standards. A significant increase is defined as follows:
Pre-Project Noise Environment (Ldn) Significant Increase Less than 60 dB 5+ dB
60 - 65 dBA 3+ dB
Greater than 65 dB 1.5+ dB
As needed/ongoing action
12. If noise-reducing pavement is to be utilized in conjunction with a roadway improvement project, or if such paving exists adjacent to a proposed new noise sensitive land use, the acoustical benefits of such pavement shall be included in the noise analysis prepared for the project.
As needed/ongoing action
Short-Term
Rentals (STV’s)
13. Noise generated by temporary occupants of STVR’s shall be subject to the same standards as the surrounding neighborhood district.
Ongoing Action
Outdoor Music
Events
14. The Table 2 (Noise Standards for Outdoor Venues Generating Amplified Music or Speech Paso Robles Noise Element) guidelines shall apply to existing and proposed venues where amplified music and speech would occur. With the exception of the Mid-State Fairgrounds, all outdoor amplified speech and music shall cease by 11 pm.
Ongoing Action
15. All outdoor venues with amplified music and speech shall comply with Table 2 (Noise Standards for Outdoor Venues Generating Amplified Music or Speech Paso Robles Noise Element).
Ongoing action
General Noise
Policies
16. All noise analyses prepared to determine compliance with the noise level standards contained within this Noise Element shall:
A. Be the responsibility of the applicant.
B. Be prepared by qualified persons experienced in the fields of environmental noise assessment and architectural acoustics.
As needed/ongoing action
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C. Include representative noise level measurements with sufficient sampling periods and locations to adequately describe local conditions.
D. Estimate projected future (20 year) noise levels in terms of the Standards of Tables N and 1, and compare those levels to the adopted policies of the Noise Element.
E. Recommend appropriate mitigation to achieve compliance with the adopted policies and standards of the Noise Element.
F. Estimate interior and exterior noise
17. Noise analyses prepared for multi-family residential projects, townhomes, mixed use, condominiums, or other residential projects where floor ceiling assemblies or party-walls shall be common to different owners/occupants, shall be consistent with the State of California Noise Insulation standards.
As needed/ongoing action
18. The City’s General Plan Noise Element standards contained herein are applicable to proposed new uses. For resolving conflicts between existing uses, the City’s Noise Ordinance shall be applicable.
No action indicated. (This policy item is
informational in nature.)
19. Where exterior noise mitigation is required to achieve satisfaction with the noise standards of either Tables N or 1, the following priorities for mitigation shall be observed where feasible:
A. Use of setbacks or open space buffers.
B. Incorporate site planning to orient and/or shield sensitive exterior areas from view of the noise source in question.
C. If the noise source is fixed, utilize quieter equipment, or implement noise control treatments at the source.
D. Solid walls should be considered a last resort for the mitigation of exterior noise levels and, if feasible, should be placed on earth berms to lessen their apparent height.
As needed/ongoing action
20. To provide a comprehensive approach to noise control, the City shall:
A. Develop and employ procedures to ensure that noise mitigation measures required pursuant to an acoustical analysis are implemented in the project review process and, as may be determined necessary, through the building permit process.
As needed/ongoing action
Complete: Noise Ordinance Adopted
November 2019
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B. Develop and employ procedures to monitor compliance with the standards of the Noise Element after completion of projects where noise mitigation measures were required.
C. The Noise Ordinance shall be amended to provide that noise standards contained therein will be consistent with the noise standards of this Noise Element.
Vibration 21. To reduce impacts from groundborne vibration, all proposals for new uses which would include vibration-generating activities, or for new sensitive uses proposed in proximity to existing sources of vibration (i.e. railroad tracks), shall comply with the vibration standards established by the Federal Transit Administration Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment guidelines (FTA-VA-90-1003-06).
As needed/ongoing action
22. A vibration analysis prepared by a qualified specialist shall accompany all proposals for sensitive land uses located within 100 feet of the railroad tracks in Paso Robles.
The analysis shall quantify vibration levels and compare them against the FTA vibration standards. Railroad vibration studies for projects located beyond 100 feet from the tracks shall not be required.
As needed/ongoing action
23. All projects that propose to use heavy construction equipment that has the potential to create vibrations that could cause structural damage to sensitive structures within 100 feet shall be required to submit a pre-construction vibration study prior to the approval of a building permit. Projects shall be required to incorporate specified measures and monitoring identified to reduce impacts. Pile driving or blasting are illustrative of the type of equipment that could be subject to this policy.
As needed/ongoing action
Exemptions The following sources of noise shall be exempt from the provisions of this Noise Element:
a. Emergency warning devices and equipment operated in conjunction with emergency situations, such as sirens and emergency generators which are activated during power outages. The routine testing of such warning devices and equipment, including generators, is also exempt provided such testing occurs during daytime hours.
b. All activities occurring at public schools and public school playgrounds and sporting fields, as such activities are not regulated at the local level. c. Activities at private schools, parks, or playgrounds, provided such activities occur during daytime hours (7 am – 10 pm).
As needed/ongoing action
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d. Activities associated with special events approved by the City. e. Construction and demolition activities located within 1,000 feet of noise sensitive land uses provided they occur during normal daytime hours, excluding Sundays and Federal Holidays, subject to the conditions imposed by City permit.
For construction activities, daytime hours are defined as 7 am to 7 pm.
Construction activities occurring between the
f. hours of 7 pm and 7 am must comply with the interior noise level standards identified in Table 1 unless an exception has been granted by the City Planning Department.
g. Construction and demolition activities located beyond 1,000 feet of noise sensitive land uses, subject to the conditions imposed by City permit. For construction activities, daytime hours are defined as 7 am to 7 pm. h. In the event of an emergency involving agricultural activities which requires prompt action to protect crops or equipment, the City can exempt noise generated by such action from the provisions of this Element.
SAFETY ELEMENT
S-1A
Hazard
Education
1. Distribute informational handouts. Ongoing action
2. Support volunteer training aimed at assisting police, fire, and civil defense personnel during and after a major earthquake, fire, or flood.
Community Emergency Response Team
implemented 2020
3. Support/sponsor exhibits and presentations in secondary schools. Ongoing action of PRFES – CRR Division S-1B
Disaster
Response
1. Maintain Mutual and Automatic Aid Agreements with regional fire prevention and law enforcement agencies.
All agreements up to date.
2. Periodically review/update the Council adopted Fire and Emergency Services Standards of Cover and Strategic Plan.
Update is needed to the Safety Element to
reflect 1.0 FF/1000 population as outlined in
development agreements. Standards of Cover /
Risk Assessment and Strategic Plan endorsed
by City Council on April 5, 2022. Staffing
triggers plan was created to staff a third fire
station and keep pace with development.
Staffing plan presented to City Council at the
January 2020 budget workshop. Fire Station 3
was opened and staffed in late 2023. Safety
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Element needs updating to reflect Fire Hazard
Severity Zones for the City.
3. Incorporate fire and crime prevention measures in the design and construction of new development via specified actions.
As needed/ongoing action, development
review
S-1C
Hazardous
Exposure
Minimization
1. Police Service Standards. Maintain a ratio of 0.5 non-sworn personnel per 1,000 population and a ratio of 1.4 to 1.6 sworn personnel per 1,000 population.
Analysis for the Police Department, dated April
16, 2019, recommends a service level for the
City of approximately 1.63 to 1.83 sworn
officers per 1,000 residents. This remains
unchanged.
2. Emergency Services Standards. Maintain a ratio of 0.8 to 1.3 Firefighters per 1,000 pop.
The FY 2022/2023 Budget provides for a ratio
of 1.0 firefighters per 1,000 pop.
3. Continue to utilize, the Council adopted, 2022 Fire and Emergency Services Standards of Cover to analyze future fire station and staffing needs.
City council adopted response time goal is to
respond to all emergencies in 4 minutes or
less, 90% of the time. This was achieved 57%
of the time in 2024. Simultaneous calls,
geographical travel distances, number of
response resources, increased service demand,
and lack of primary care services, are the
largest contributing factors. Fire Station 3 was
staffed and opened December 1, 2023.
S-1D
Structural Safety
1. Review and update, as necessary, the City’s Building Security & Construction Standards for new development projects.
See response to Action Item #4 under Policy
LU-2D
2. Maintain a current survey of URM buildings and other hazardous structures. Completed. Building Division has records of 2 remaining URMs. The owners of these URMs
are in compliance with the URM codes.
3. Require structures identified as being located in hazardous areas to be brought into conformance with acceptable levels of risk.
Completed. Building Division has records of 2
remaining URMs. The building owners of these
2 URMs are in compliance with the URM codes.
4. Discourage the locating of critical facilities within identified hazard areas. As needed/ongoing action, development review
5. New development in high/medium wildland fire hazard areas to: investigate vulnerability, potential as an ignition source, and implement mitigation measures.
As needed/ongoing action , development
review
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6. Prohibit construction within seismic and geologic hazards areas. As needed/ongoing action, development review
7. In reviewing proposals for future water impoundments, require an evaluation of potential inundation areas and design of the dam to withstand earthquakes.
As needed/ongoing action, development
review
S-1E
Hazardous
Materials
1. Continue to require applicant declarations pursuant to Gov’t Code §65820.2. As needed/ongoing action
2. Provide required notices to the County Environmental Health Department. As needed/ongoing action
3. Continue implementation of existing programs; add new ones as required. As needed/ongoing action S-1F
EMF Exposure
1. No residential structures or yards, schools, active parks, or recreational facilities are to be built within the utility corridor right-of-way.
As needed/ongoing action
PARKS & RECREATION ELEMENT
PR-1A
Park &
Recreation
Facilities
1. Periodically assess usage of park facilities, and identify physical changes needed to accommodate anticipated land use patterns.
Sherwood Master Plan to be reevaluated in
light of flood plain concerns and plans to build
a pickle ball complex on site. Pickleball courts
to be completed in 2026.
As needed/ongoing action.
2. Implement improvements at existing parks, including completion of recreation facilities.
Barney Schwartz lower playground renovation
complete as of January 2018; Upper
playground replaced in Fall 2020.
Larry Moore Park restrooms and playground
renovation complete in spring 2018.
Revision of Sherwood Park Master Plan
complete as of February 2019.
Water feature renovation completed at
Uptown Family Park in December 2023
Bicycle pump track completed in February
2024.
Larry Moore Park re-design project being
conducted in 2024-25.
Undergoing irrigation controller study at parks
to determine if water savings and efficiency
can be achieved.
3. Allow compatible activities and land uses near parks. As needed/ongoing action.
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4. Cooperate with the County, Paso Robles Unified School District and Cuesta College, in park funding and joint use of park
Completed: Montebello (7 ac) park; Uptown
Family Park completed in 2014.
5. Require specific plans to include parks as appropriate. In Progress with Chandler Ranch, Olsen Ranch/Beechwood, and Uptown/Town Centre
Specific Plans.
PR-1B
Master Plan
1. Prepare needs assessment for Park & Recreation improvements. Consider the improvements listed in Table PR-1 (attached at the end of this table).
Robbins Field improvements complete.
Charolais Corridor and Navajo sections of
Salinas River Trail are complete. City Council
endorsed a 5-year strategic plan for Recreation
Programming, to be implemented from 2022
through 2026
2. Seek State, Federal, and local grants, and individual, private, and corporate support, to improve City parks and recreation services.
In July 2014, the City received $805,000 for the
City Park renovation. Project completed June
2016.
Completed: Received $350,000 EEMP grant,
which was matched with $150,000 by City and
constructed ½-mile trail connection along
Charolais corridor to river trail system. Also,
completed ½-mile Salinas River trail through
State/Fed grants and Park & Recreation Impact
fees.
Completed November 2014: Uptown Family
Park at Oak and 36th Streets.
City received $178,000 in State Per Capita
Grant funding to replace water feature at
Uptown Family Park \Project completed in
2023.
In July of 2023, Recreation services received
$5,000 grant in support of the Teen Center at
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Centennial Park from the Wonderful Company
and from the REC Foundation. .
In February of 2024, construction was
completed on a REC Foundation funded bicycle
pump track at Barney Schwartz Park.
3. Investigate/implement acquisition of land or easement, in the Salinas River and Huerhuero Creek for a park, equestrian paths or other public recreational uses.
Ongoing: Acquisition of a 247-acre parcel for
trail extension opportunity to link southeast
portion of community to river trail system Dec.
2011.
Acquired 1 mile of Huer Huero River corridor
through dedication from a development
project in 2011.
Acquired 18 acres of Salinas River Corridor
property with approval of the River Oaks II
Expansion project.
Acquired easement for public access in the
Huer Huero Creek Corridor on the Erskine
property, adjacent to Airport Road.
4. Create and adopt a Salinas River Corridor Plan; cooperate with neighboring public agencies to establish the DeAnza Trail as a link in a regional trail system.
Received $7,200 grant and matching City funds
will pay for signage along the swath of the De
Anza trail through Paso Robles. It was installed
in 2015, and subsequently destroyed by
vandalism.
Completed: Salinas River Trail Master Plan
connecting San Miguel and Santa Margarita,
and historical reference to, the De Anza Trail
where appropriate.
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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2024 Table CE-1. Potential Circulation Improvements
Type of Improvement Improvement Status
Downtown Access Improvements, including improved on/off-ramps to Highway 101 where appropriate, at 16th and 24th streets
Complete
Improvements to traffic flow within the downtown area Addressed as part of Uptown/Town Centre Specific Plan; ongoing
Improvements to Road
Segments
Union Road—Kleck Road- to Golden Hill Road Completed.
Huer Huero bridge north of SR 46E to connect Airport Road to Golden Hill Road Location chosen by Council. Design ROW and construction funding in progress.
Creston Road - River Road to Rolling Hills Road -Two-lane divided arterial with continuous turn lane, bike lanes and pedestrian improvements Corridor Plan adopted by Council.
Construction of Phase 1 anticipated to begin
construction Summer 2023.
Creston Road - Niblick Road to Scott Street - Two-lane divided arterial with improved driveway access, bike lanes, and pedestrian improvements Corridor Plan adopted by Council.
Theatre Drive – Auto dealership to South City limits - Two lane arterial with continuous turn lane, bike lanes and pedestrian improvements In progress.
4 th Street – Spring Street to Riverside Avenue Two lane divided arterial with bike lanes, pedestrian improvements, railroad underpass and connection to US 101 freeway ramps
Improvement completed as part of a Hotel
Project. Undercrossing status under review.
Intersection Improvements US 101 – SR 46W Relocation of Theatre Drive and S. Vine Street, roundabout control for ramp intersections
2009 PAED completed. Theatre Drive
relocation completed in 2011. S. Vine Street
relocation under review. Part of the Gateway
Annexation. SLOCOG initiated a Feasibility
Study in 2020 to reduce round-about
footprints. CALTRANS approved the study.
SLOCOG has set aside funds for the PS+E for
the roundabouts.
SR 46E – Union Road Grade separated interchange with interim improvements considered
Project Study Report complete 2014
PAED in process
Union Road – Golden Hill Road Roundabout Complete
Creston Road – Rolling Hills Road Corridor Plan adopted by Council.
Construction scheduled for 2025/2026 using
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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2024 Table CE-1. Potential Circulation Improvements
Type of Improvement Improvement Status
$3 million State Assembly Grant for partial
funding.
Charolais Road – S. River Road Design report complete. Major property acquisition complete
Pedestrian/Bikeway Facilities 24th Street bridge over railroad 2015: HBRR Grant received for preliminary engineering. Bridge design is underway.
Creston Road pedestrian crossing at Lana Street Striped pedestrian crossing complete; signal installed
Creston Road pedestrian crossing at Scott Street To be scheduled Creston Road pedestrian crossing at Meadowlark Road Striped pedestrian crossing complete Interconnecting pedestrian paths between Salinas River corridor and other facilities within the City.
In progress: Salinas River Plan (whole
corridor); Completed: Salinas River Parkways
Trail
Centennial Creek Restoration project
completed 2024
Grant funding obtained to construct the
North River Road Class 1 path.
Traffic Calming Measures where appropriate Completed with 2018 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.
Ongoing: Traffic Calming Plan
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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2024 Table PR-1. Park & Recreation Facility Improvements
Type of Improvement Improvement Status
EXISTING IDENTIFIED PARK
AND FACILITY NEEDS
10-acre park north of 24th Street. This should include ballfields, which may replace that at Pioneer Park, and may be located between Spring Street and the Railroad.
Identified as part of the Uptown/Town
Center Specific Plan. Needs list updated in
2022.
Aquatic center, preferably covered, probably a joint venture between the City, school district, and Cuesta College. Most likely to be located at Cuesta College.
School District approved plans to build
aquatics facility at the Paso Robles High
School courtesy of a bond measure in
February of 2024. In construction.
10-acre park near the Borkey area Completed: River Oaks II dedication Chandler Ranch Area Specific Plan: park in conjunction with any new school site
Completed: Beechwood Specific Plan 8.1-
acre park dedication
7-10 acre park in Union/46 Specific Plan area Purchase of 7 ac in Montebello completed
OTHER NEEDED
IMPROVEMENTS
Recreation Facilities Youth Center Teen Center opened at Centennial Park in August 2023.
Neighborhood Center (on east side) To be scheduled
Nature Center, with large contiguous open space area To be scheduled Enhance crossing of Riverside Avenue to allow for connectivity between fairgrounds and parking lot east of Riverside Avenue
Completed
Public Equestrian staging area To be scheduled; Salinas River Plan General Recreation Services Ongoing action; Volunteer Program established
Parks No Pocket Parks needed, only larger facilities Ongoing action The redevelopment of Oak Park Public Housing should include provision of a park to serve the recreational needs of the neighborhood The project includes sports fields and parks
facilities, which have been completed.
Develop a neighborhood park in conjunction with the First 5 Early School Readiness and Family Center on the northeast corner of Oak and 36th Streets Completed: Uptown Family Park completed
in November 2014.
Redevelop Robbins Field as envisioned in the Uptown/Town Centre Specific Plan, provided that a replacement ballfield of similar size and amenities is first developed in a location that is easily accessible to West Side residents.
To be scheduled
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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2024 Table PR-1. Park & Recreation Facility Improvements
Type of Improvement Improvement Status
Conversion of Marie Bauer Elementary School Site to a public park that provides educational facilities to the community.
Program no longer applicable
Bikeways and Trails Bikeways as indicated in the City’s Bikeway Plan Completed: Bike lane improvements on 13th Street bridge and Navajo Avenue. Union
Road Class II bike lanes completed between
Kleck Road and Prospect Avenue. City
received a SLOCOG grant for PS+E of N. River
Bikeway – Union Road to Experimental
Station.
Trail near railroad within 4th Street Specific Plan To be scheduled Make trail connections between parks facilities citywide Ongoing Phase 1: Uptown/Town Centre Specific Plan
Pursue De Anza Trail along Salinas River Completed: Salinas River Trail Master Plan Salinas River trail on either side of the river between 13th Street and Veteran’s Memorial bridges
East side of river complete.
Western trail to be scheduled.
Chandler Ranch Area Specific Plan trail system In progress: Beechwood Specific Plan and Olsen South Chandler Specific Plan’s
approved. Trail system to be constructed as
areas develop.
Complete the Class I pathway from Creston Road along South River Road Complete.
Charolais Road Multi-Purpose Trail – South River Road to Riverbank Lane Complete.
Turtle Creek Pathway Improvements Complete
Senior Center Pathway Improvements In progress
Plans/Programs Pursue Public Art in Parks Program (development should fund public art in parks)
Completed: Public Art Policy
Festival of the Arts has been replaced by
alternative Art-in-the-Park event held in April
and October each year.
FY 24-25: Review and update the Arts in
Public Places ordinance and related process
and procedures including recommendations
for funding.
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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2024 Table PR-1. Park & Recreation Facility Improvements
Type of Improvement Improvement Status
Implement Master Plan of Bikeways Ongoing action
Develop Multi-Purpose Trail Plan Ongoing: Salinas River Plan Expand Bikeway trails map to include pedestrian trails Combined Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan completed/adopted in Fall 2018.
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HOUSING ELEMENT
ACTION IMPLEMENTATION STATUS
Context of Housing Element Review
The Housing Element is a planning document that requires the City to plan for meeting its “fair share" of regional housing needs, most often referred to as the Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA).
This annual review of the Housing Element will:
Summarize the 6th Cycle RHNA and identify quantified objectives towards meeting the RHNA; Summarize new residential construction activity between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024 applies towards the 6th Cycle RHNA;
Summarize the City’s efforts to assist the development of affordable housing, including removing constraints undertaken through December 31, 2024;
Report on progress towards implementing the Action Items contained in the 6 th Cycle Housing Element.
New Housing Units: 6
th Cycle Regional Housing Need and Quantified Objectives Government Code Section 65583(c)(1)(A) requires that the City’s General Plan identify adequate sites which will be made available through appropriate zoning and developments standards and with services and facilities, including water and sewer, to meet the City’s housing needs for all income groups, including its share of the Regional Housing Need pursuant to Section 65584.
The Regional Housing Needs Allocation Plan (RHNA) adopted by the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments 2019 Plan assigned the City of Paso Robles 1,446 new dwelling units as its share of the RHNA to be met during the period January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2028. The City’s obligation is not to ensure unit construction within this timeframe but rather to ensure that there is sufficient land appropriately zoned and adequately served to accommodate the assigned housing need. As shown in Table 1 from the General Plan Housing Element, the City had already achieved the majority of its RHNA obligation based on the credits received for housing unitsthat have been constructed, under construction, or approved since January 1, 2019. Also, as indicated in the Housing Element, the City has sufficient capacity to meet and exceed the identified housing need of the remaining 383 units, which fall into the Low and Very Low-income categories.
Table 1: 6th Cycle RHNA (1/1/19 to 12/31/28)
Income
Category
Dwelling Units
(Target)
Credits for Units
Constructed, Under
Construction, or Approved
Remaining RHNA
Above Moderate 607 1,224 0
Moderate 259 526 0
Low 224 90 134
Very Low 356 107 249
TOTAL 1,446 1,947 383
The Housing Element establishes quantified objectives to facilitate construction of new dwelling units within the same time frame, which are shown in Table 2 on the following page. The City does this by creating a regulatory environment in which the private market could build these units. This includes the creation, adoption, and implementation of General Plan policies, zoning standards, and/or incentives to encourage the construction of
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various types of units. Of these endeavors, the City is recently updated the Zoning Code and identified zoning standards that would encourage development of housing while also removing zoning standards that create unnecessary barriers. One example of a reduced standard was reducing the minimum building separation between structures, from 10 feet to 6 feet. This reduction increases buildability, especially on narrow lots.
Table 2: 2021-2028 Quantified Objectives
Objectives
Income Levels
Total Extremely
Low/ Very
Low
Low Moderate Above
Moderate
Construction Objective* 266 223 439 816 1,744
Rehabilitation Objective* 80 -- -- 80
Total Construction/ Rehabilitation Objective 569 439 816 1,824 Conservation/ Preservation Objective* 386 -- -- 386
*Note: The City of Paso Robles is not responsible for the actual construction of these units. The City is, however, responsible for creating a regulatory environment in which the private market could build these units. This includes the creation, adoption, and implementation of General Plan policies, zoning standards, and/or incentives to encourage the construction of various types of units.
New Residential Construction Activities
New Housing Units: Under Construction
Between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024, there were 310 units under construction with permits being issued in 2024. Of these, 179 units were single-family residential and above the moderate-income level, with 47 of these being for houses in the subdivision located in the River Oaks II tract, and 126 houses within Planning Areas 13 and 15 of the Olsen South Chandler Ranch Specific Plan. Additionally, 129 permits issued were for ADUs and 2nd units and these were split evenly between the low-income and moderate-income level. Of these, 107 ADUs were issued as part of Planning Area 13 of the Olsen South Chandler Ranch Specific Plan. Lastly, 2 permits were for multi-family residential units.
It should be noted that this section reports the year a permit is issued and/or under construction. Therefore, although there may have been other units under construction in 2024, permits may have been issued in a prior year and received their Certificate of Occupancy in 2024. For those units, they are reported in the following section as completed units. To track the City’s progress towards meeting the quantified objectives displayed above, Table 3 reports on the units that have had building permits issued to date, which are further broken down by income category.
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Table 3: Progress Towards Meeting RHNA Permitted Units/Units Under Construction New Housing Units: Completed
Between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024, a total of 147 new dwelling units were issued Certificates of Occupancy. Of the 147 units, 48 were single family units, 18 were accessory dwelling units (ADU’s), 3 were classified as Second Units, and 78 were multi-family units. The dwelling units can be divided among the following income groups:
Above Moderate 48
Moderate 89
Low 10
Very Low 0
Total 147
Of these 147 units, 22 of them were built in the Uptown/Town Centre Specific Plan area. Details of the number of units that have received a Certificate of Occupancy during the current planning period compared to the RHNA requirements is shown in the table below.
Income
Level
6 th Cycle
RHNA
Allocation
Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
Total Units
by Income
Level
Total Units
Remaining
by Income
Level
Projection
Period
(2019-
2020)
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025-
2028
Extremely
Low & Very
Low
356 0 0 23 65 0 -- 88 268
Low 224 9 14 15 66 64 -- 168 56
Moderate 259 54 29 220 33 67 -- 403 0
Above
Moderate 607 22 29 45 44 179 -- 319 288
Total Units 1,446 85 72 303 208 310 -- 978
Total
Remaining
for RHNA
Period
612
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Table 4: Progress Towards Meeting RHNA – Completed Units New Housing Units: Entitled vs. Proposed
Between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024, there were 28 residential units that received a discretionary planning entitlement. All of these units were multiple-family residential units within the moderate-income level.
Between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024, there were 525 residential units that were either in plan check or ready to be issued. Of these, 161 units were single-family residential and above the moderate-income level, 134 were ADUs and split evenly between the low-income and moderate-income level, and 230 units were multi-family residential units also of the moderate-income level.
Although development trends are showing a slowdown in the number of multiple-family units in the entitlement stages, there is a sufficient number of entitled single-family residential units from the prior reporting year, which boasted 833-units, of which nearly half were for single-family development. This means that there could be deficiencies with future housing for low and very low-income categories which are typically provided by the denser multiple-family developments via either density bonus projects or projects by the Paso Robles Housing Authority. Additional efforts need to be considered that would encourage applications for the entitlements of more multi-family projects.
Rehabilitated Units
Housing rehabilitation presently occurs on a market rate/unsubsidized basis. The General Plan Housing Element Program 23 calls for the City to “work with non-profit organizations to obtain financial assistance to rehabilitating dwellings owned or rented by lower-income households. This program is a continuation of a previous Action Item from the 2014 Housing Element.
Over the last several years, non-profits such as People’s Self-Help Housing and Habitat for Humanity have helped rehabilitate units in and around Paso Robles.
In December 2015, Peoples Self-Help Housing applied for a permit to rehabilitate a subsidized complex with 60 apartment units located at 1255 Creston Road, “Creston Gardens”. The project was completed in 2017.
Income
Level
6 th Cycle
RHNA
Allocation
Completed Units by Affordability Total
Units
by
Income
Level
Total Units
Remaining
by Income
Level
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025-
2028
Extremely
Low &
Very Low
356 52 54 0 0 0 0 -- 106 250
Low 224 23 27 8 6 12 10 -- 86 138
Moderate 259 90 18 14 22 92 89 -- 325 0
Above
Moderate 607 14 11 10 24 38 48 -- 145 462
Total
Units 1,446 179 110 32 52 142 147 -- 662
Total Remaining
for RHNA Period 784
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Peoples Self-Help Housing completed the rehabilitation of 38 units in a senior/disabled persons housing development, Los Robles Terrace, at 2940 Spring Street. This project was finalized in May 2018.
In June 2020, the City began working with the new owners of the apartments at 240 Spring Street, the site of the former Grandview Apartments, as part of the remodel of the 54 multi-family units. The project consists of a complete renovation of the complex, which had fallen into disrepair and had an active code enforcement complaint regarding the site’s upkeep. Although the project is market-rate, staff was able to review and approve the project in a timely manner to assist in the units being available to the community again. The units were completed in December 2020 to receive occupancy and final renovations to the outdoor common spaces completed February 2022. Habitat for Humanity has been assisting in home preservation work in a program that provides for “aging in place” in the Sierra Bonita senior community over the last few years. Due to the effects of the pandemic, Habitat for Humanity completed 1 home upgrades in 2024. Fortunately, the non-profit group has indicated that multiple applications for the 2025 year are already being received, which should improve home preservation efforts for the following reporting year.
Conserved Units
There are subsidized housing units at risk of conversion to market rate. As noted above, Self-Help Housing Corp. has pursued rehabilitation of Creston Gardens, a subsidized complex with 60 units at 1255 Creston Road that was at risk of conversion to Market Rate, and plan to continue to operate it as a subsidized housing complex in which residents must qualify as being of lower income. The Hacienda Del Norte is also an at-risk development that as of January 17, 2017 was officially deed restricted to be an affordable housing project for the next 50 years. It is worth noting that there has not been any recent activity to conserve housing units at risk of converting to market rate.
Removal of Constraints
The Planning Commission established an Ad Hoc committee in December 2014 to identify alternative solutions to remove or reduce constraints to residential development. The Ad Hoc Committee met several times in late 2014 and early 2015, and in April 2015, the Committee’s findings were presented to the City Council. The City then held a joint City Council and Planning Commission, “Housing Constraints” Workshop in October 2015. The Council and Commission recommended a community-based Ad Hoc Committee be formed to review specific constraints and issues and to develop options to address problems identified. This committee was formed and retitled as the “Housing Constraints and Opportunities Committee” (HCOC).
The HCOC has established four broad priorities to focus their efforts. These priorities include: (1) review development impact fees for mixed-use residential development; (2) define and analyze specific local needs for workforce and affordable housing; (3) review development impact fees (including the City’s Capital Improvement Program list of projects and priorities), and City building permit plancheck fees; and (4) review the objectives and need for residential Specific Plans.
Progress was made to reduce traffic impact fees as part of the City’s comprehensive update to the Circulation Element, which included a Traffic Impact Fee update that translates into reduced traffic fees for residential projects. In order to accomplish this, the following steps were taken:
1. The Housing Constraints and Opportunities Committee formulated changes to remove unnecessary arterial street segments from the Circulation Element’s Circulation Diagram.
2. The HCOC revised the future Circulation Project needs list.
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3. The HCOC revised all of the remaining future Circulation Projects design and cost estimates to be as cost effective as possible.
4. Lastly, they updated the AB 1600 Traffic Impact Fee study with three fee areas to distribute cost based on the traffic generated by development in that area. In other words, the east side specific plans have higher Traffic Impact Fees because they need new roads and interchanges, while the Downtown area requires few circulation improvements.
Overall, the changes have resulted in a $50 million dollar reduction to future circulation improvements which translates into an overall 24% Traffic Impact Fee reduction. In the long run, the system will be less expensive to build and maintain since unneeded projects have been removed. Reduction of residential traffic impact fees, especially for multi-family residential is consistent with the original goal to reduce barriers for the construction of affordable housing.
During the process of updating the 6th cycle General Plan Housing Element, the HCOC met five times to discuss housing issues, identify potential sites and strategies to meet the RHNA, review best practices, provide guidance on potential Housing Element policies and implementing programs, and discuss future housing initiatives.
The HCOC’s efforts have since resumed in recent years, mostly to discuss programs identified in the 6th cycle Housing Element to move forward with implementation. In total, the HCOC met one times during the 2024 year.
Topics discussed by the HCOC included reviewing the City’s progress on the Comprehensive Update to the Zoning Code, which was ultimately completed and approved by City Council in October 2024, as well as reviewing an update to the City’s Development Impact Fees.
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Progress Toward Implementation of 2021-2028 Housing Element Action Items The table on the following pages reports efforts made through December 31, 2024 to implement the Action Items. These actions conclude the efforts toward implementing the 2021-2028 Housing Element.
Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/24 Adequate Sites The City of Paso Robles has a Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) of 383 units for the 2018-2028 RHNA planning period after credits for permitted or approved units are taken into consideration.
Overall, the City can adequately accommodate the RHNA under existing General Plan policy and Zoning Ordinance standards. The residential sites inventory to address the 6th cycle RHNA consists of a proposed development site with the capacity for 952 units, projected 405 new accessory dwelling units, and 11 vacant sites with capacity for 290 units. The City will maintain an inventory of available sites for residential development and provide it to prospective residential developers upon request. Also, the City will continue to track the affordability of new housing projects and progress toward meeting the City’s RHNA. Maintaining adequate sites will also include evaluation of all proposed General Plan and Zoning amendments for their effect on the City’s capacity for meeting its RHNA.
Ongoing; annual
assessment of status of
housing sites inventory as
part of the annual
reporting process to the
State
City staff continues to maintain an
inventory of available sites and performs
an annual assessment of housing as part
of the annual progress report.
No Net Loss The City will evaluate residential development proposals for consistency with goals and policies of the General Plan and the 2021-2028 Housing Element sites inventory, and make written findings that: 1) any density reduction is consistent with the General Plan and 2) the remaining sites identified in the Housing Element are adequate to accommodate the RHNA by income level. If a proposed reduction of residential density will result in the residential sites inventory failing to accommodate the RHNA by income level, the City will identify and make available additional adequate sites to accommodate the its share of housing need by income level within 180 days of approving the reduced density project.
Ongoing: As part of the
entitlement review
process, evaluate new
projects for consistency
with General Plan
objectives as they relate
to housing and RHNA
obligations
City staff continues to administer this
program with new applications for
development.
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Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/24 Accessory
Dwelling Units
Promote the development of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) by adopting an ADU ordinance addressing the provisions in State law, including permit streamlining processes and fee assessment.
Consider, as part of this ordinance, reduced parking for ADUs throughout the Uptown/Town Centre Specific Plan beyond areas within one-half mile of quality transit stops. Support countywide efforts to provide pre-approved ADU plans as a tool for encouraging development of ADUs and lowering plan review costs for applicants and the City. Promote development of ADUs by providing written information at the City’s planning counter and on the City’s website. Monitor ADU permit applications and approvals through the Housing Element Annual Progress Report process; identify and implement additional incentives or other strategies, as appropriate, to ensure adequate sites during the planning period.
This program has a quantified objective of 405 units.
Within one year of
Housing Element
adoption; annual
monitoring
Staff time was spent in 2024 towards
completing an ADU Ordinance update
which was folded into a comprehensive
update to the Zoning Code (completed
10/1/24). Subsequent ADU updates were
made in response to State law changes
that were to take effect 1/1/25. City staff
continues to provide support to the
development community regarding
permitting for ADUs and is looking into the
potential for pre-approved ADU plans that
would be available to the public come
2025.
Special Needs
Housing
Provide housing opportunities to meet the special housing needs of special needs residents (including the elderly, disabled, developmentally disabled, large families, the homeless, farmworkers, and extremely low income households) by giving priority to development projects that include a component for special needs groups in addition to other lower-income households.
Encourage developers of single-family dwellings to incorporate universal design and/or ”visitability” improvements.
This program has a quantified objective of 15 units.
Ongoing On February 16, 2021 the City Council
approved a project for 79-units for lowincome senior housing, including an approval to defer the development impact
fees with a loan of up to $1.2 million in
General Funds.
On January 25, 2022, the Planning
Commission approved a project for 69-
units for low-income multifamily housing.
On February 15, 2022, City Council
subsequently approved a deferral of the
development impact fees with a loan of up
to $1.8 million in General Funds.
Building permits were issued for both of
these projects in June 2023. The 69-unit
project was completed in 2024 with full
occupancy achieved, and the 79-unit
project is anticipated to be completed in
early 2025.
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Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/24 Housing for
Persons with
Disabilities
Assist in meeting the housing needs for persons with disabilities, including persons with developmental disabilities, by implementing the following actions:
1. Assist developers who seek State and federal monies to support housing construction and rehabilitation targeted for persons with disabilities, including persons with developmental disabilities.
2. Provide regulatory incentives and concessions to projects targeted for persons with disabilities, including persons with developmental disabilities.
3. Work with the Tri-Counties Regional Center to implement an outreach program that informs families within the City of housing and services available for persons with developmental disabilities.
The program could include the development of an informational brochure, including information on services on the City’s website, and providing housing-related training for individuals/families through workshops.
Support grant
applications- at least
once during the planning
period; develop
informational material -
within two years of
Housing Element
adoption; provide
incentives for
development of housing
for persons with
disabilities – ongoing
The City continues to administer these
programs.
Mixed Use
Overlay
Amend the Mixed Use Overlay to enhance flexibility and encourage housing production as follows:
1. Increase the allowed density from 20 units per acre to 30 units per acre.
2. Allow residential, commercial, or mixed-use development for maximum flexibility.
3. Apply the Mixed Use Overlay to sites MU1 and MU2 identified in the Resources chapter.
This program has a quantified objective of 70 units.
In conjunction with
Housing Element
adoption
This is complete. To date, two properties
have received the MU overlay as part of
their development plan, for a total of 99
new residential units that have been
entitled.
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Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/24 Affordable
Housing
Support
1. Work with developers to increase the supply of new housing for all income groups and special needs. Examples may include prioritizing staff time to process permits for units affordable to lower-income households; providing technical assistance in applying for government financing (e.g., HOME funds); concessions and incentives, using General Funds to offset City development fees; and providing preliminary staff review of development proposals at no cost to developers. The City will continue to work with the Paso Robles Housing Authority, Habitat for Humanity, and other affordable housing entities to provide financial and/or technical assistance in maintaining or expanding affordable housing resources.
2. Provide, when possible, developer incentives such as expedited permit processing and developer impact fee deferrals for units that are affordable to lower-income households, including extremely low-income households. The City will promote these incentives to developers on the City’s website and during the application process.
3. Encourage provision of affordable housing in the vicinity of the Cuesta College North County Campus through the designation of multifamily sites near the campus.
4. For those housing units and/or projects for lower-income households assisted with General Funds for the purpose of offsetting development impact fees, allow for deferral of payment of fees several years beyond occupancy.
5. Continue to convene the Housing Constraints and Opportunities Committee (HCOC), which includes representation by affordable housing developers, housing advocates, local builders, and elected and appointed officials to review housing issues and make recommendations to the City Council on ways to increase housing production.
This program has a quantified objective of assisting 5 affordable housing projects.
Ongoing Staff time was spent in 2021 to assist with
approval of the RiverWalk Terrace project
(which was entitled in Feb. 2021) for 79-
units of affordable Senior housing.
Additionally, the City Council approved
Resolution 21-018 deferring water
connection, sewer connection,
development impact, and building permit
fees in the amount of $1.2 million.
Additionally, staff time was spent in 2022
to assist with approval of the Sunrise Villas
project (which was entitled in Jan. 2022)
for 69-units of affordable multi-family
housing. The City Council approved
Resolution 22-022 deferring water
connection, sewer connection,
development impact, and building permit
fees in the amount of $1.8 million.
Building permits were issued for both of
these projects in June 2023. The 69-unit
project was completed in 2024 with full
occupancy achieved, and the 79-unit
project is anticipated to be completed in
early 2025.
Additional staff time was spent in 2024 with
the Paso Robles Housing Authority to
discuss future site that could support
affordable housing.
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Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/24 Uptown/Town
Centre Specific
Plan
Actively implement the vision for development and redevelopment of the West Side as established in the Uptown/Town Centre Specific Plan. This will include seeking grants for infrastructure improvements, preparing an appendix to expand the list of acceptable architectural styles, providing technical assistance to developers in understanding and applying the new development standards, and regular monitoring and updating the plan to ensure that development standards effectively promote affordable housing.
Ongoing On October 17, 2023, the City Council
directed staff to initiate a General Plan
Amendment and Rezone to expand the
boundaries of the UTCSP, with the goal of
allowing more opportunities for affordable
housing types per the form based code.
Some staff time was spent in 2024 on this
endeavor, but has since been on hold.
Resources to
Address
Homelessness
Continue working with non-profit organizations that address homelessness to aid residents in need and provide technical support as needed. Continue to support local programs that provide emergency resources. Continue to participate in regional efforts to address homelessness and coordinate homeless services.
Ongoing On January 19, 2021, the City Council
authorized reallocating a $1.5 million
HEAP grant award to a HASLO property at
1134 Black Oak Drive (former Motel 6) and
supporting the efforts of ECHO, PSSH,
and HASLO in owning, operating, and
maintaining a homeless services and lowcost housing center at the site. The City continues to administer these programs as
needed.
Density Bonus Maintain an affordable housing density bonus ordinance that establishes procedures for obtaining and monitoring density bonuses in compliance with State law, including recorded affordability restrictions. Update the City’s density bonus ordinance to remain in compliance with Government Code § 65915 and enhance applicability for the Uptown/Town Centre Specific Plan.
The update will clarify an applicant’s ability to consolidate certain concessions to facilitate affordable housing development and provide flexibility.
This program has a quantified objective of 25 Density Bonus units.
Updated density bonus
ordinance adoption -
within two years of
Housing Element
adoption; reviewing
ordinance for compliance
with State law - ongoing
Some staff time was spent in 2024 towards
the Density Bonus Update. This was
completed with the overall Zoning Code
update which was approved 10/1/2024.
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Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/24 Energy
Conservation
Encourage and facilitate energy conservation; help residents minimize energy-related expenses. Actions may include:
1. Continued implementation of environmental conservation plans and policies that foster multi-modal transportation systems, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, implement Low Impact Development standards, promote water conservation, and encourage habitat conservation
2. Promoting environmentally sustainable building practices that provide cost savings to homeowners and developers
3. Providing informational material at the Community Development Department counters from PG&E and others that detail energy conservation measures for new and existing buildings, the benefits of the Green Building Code, and resources to assist lower-income households with energy-related expenses
4. Continuing to enforce the State energy standards of the California Green Building Code.
Ongoing; energy
conservation information
available one year after
adoption of the
Housing Element
The City continues to administer these
programs.
Development
Process
Streamlining
Continue to streamline project review processes by:
1. Reviewing, and if necessary, revising local review procedures to facilitate a streamlined review process
2. Accommodating SB 35 streamlining applications or inquiries by creating and making available to interested parties an informational packet that explains the SB 35 streamlining provisions in Paso Robles and provides SB 35 eligibility information
3. Supporting regional efforts to develop pre-approved stock development plans to streamline the plan check process for ADUs Ongoing; SB 35
informational material
within one year of
Housing Element
adoption
The City continues to administer these
programs.
Objective
Design
Standards
Adopt objective design standards to ensure that the City can provide local guidance on design and standards for by-right projects as allowed by State law. Adoption of objective design standards will facilitate high-quality residential development and compliance with state objectives. The objective design standards will ensure provision of adequate private open space, parking, and related features, as well as architectural design, consistent with State law.
Within one year of
Housing Element
adoption
Objective Design Standards were adopted
in conjunction with regulating Urban Lot
Splits and Two-Unit projects in 2021.
Staff time was spent in 2024 towards
updating Objective Design Standards for
multi-family and mixed use projects. This
was completed with the overall Zoning
Code update which was approved
10/1/2024.
Attachment 2
Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/24 Special Needs
Housing Laws
Review the Zoning Ordinance and make changes to ensure
compliance with the Supportive Housing Streamlining Act (AB 2162) and AB 101 (Low-Barrier Navigation Centers). AB 2162 requires supportive housing to be considered a use by right in zoning districts where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted, including nonresidential zoning districts permitting multifamily uses, if the proposed housing development meets specified criteria. If located within one-half mile of a public transit stop, no minimum parking requirements may be imposed. Review of applications for supportive housing must be completed within 60 days after the application is deemed complete for a project with 50 or fewer units, or within 120 days after the application is complete for a project with more than 50 units. AB 101 requires that Low-Barrier Navigation Centers (LBNC) be a by-right use in areas zoned for mixed-use and nonresidential zoning districts permitting multifamily uses. LBNC provide temporary room and board with limited barriers to entry while case managers work to connect homeless individuals and families to income, public benefits, health services, permanent housing, or other shelter.
Within one year of
adoption of the Housing
Element
The City is completed a comprehensive
update to the Zoning Code and
incorporated changes to ensure
compliance with this program.
Zoning
Ordinance
Amendments
1. Amend the Zoning Ordinance to remove the number of stories limit in the multifamily residential zoning districts (R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5) and regulate based on height in feet.
2. Amend the Zoning Ordinance to revise the requirement for a community room/day care center for projects with 32 or more units in multifamily zoning districts, increasing the threshold to 40 or more units.
3. Amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow all properties within the R3 zoning district to achieve three units if minimum lot sizes can be met.
4. Amend the Zoning Ordinance to add a definition of manufactured home, update the definition of mobile home, and remove the definition for modular home. Update Zoning Ordinance Table
21.6.200 (Permitted Land Uses for All Zoning Districts) as needed.
5. Annually monitor the effectiveness of these zoning amendments and make modifications as necessary to address constraints and encourage the development of a variety of housing types.
In conjunction with
Housing Element
adoption and annual
monitoring
This is complete.
Attachment 2
Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/24 Development
Plan for 009-
751-063
(Creston
Village Surplus
Parcel)
Consider an amendment to the Development Plan, Zoning
Ordinance, and General Plan for APN 009-751-063. This parcel is vacant and located adjacent to an assisted living facility. Consider amendments that would facilitate development of this parcel at densities matching the R-3 zoning district.
In conjunction with
Housing Element
adoption
This program is on hold pending interest
from the current property owner to proceed
with an amendment.
Fractional Units To encourage smaller units that are affordable by design, initiate a Zoning Ordinance amendment that recognizes fractional density units as follows:
• Studio and one-bedroom dwellings that are less than 600 square feet = 0.50 unit
• Studio and one-bedroom dwellings that are between 601 and 1,000 square feet = 0.66 unit
• 2-bedroom+ dwellings and all dwellings over 1,0000 square feet =
1.00 unit
In conjunction with
Housing Element
adoption
This is complete.
Planning
Commission
Threshold of
Review
Amend the Zoning Ordinance to revise the threshold of review and noticing criteria for Development Plans and Site Plan reviews associated with multifamily development. The Zoning Ordinance requires a Planning Commission approved Development Plan for, among other conditions, five or more dwelling units per lot. The Zoning Ordinance Amendment will revise this threshold to more than 10 dwelling units per lot. Multifamily
development projects with 10 or fewer units will become subject to Site Plan review approval by the Development Review Committee (DRC). The Site Plan review procedure will be modified to add a public noticing requirement.
In conjunction with
Housing Element
adoption; review one year
after implementation
to review effectiveness
and consider additional
amendments, as
warranted
This is complete.
NonGovernmental
Constraints
Understand the market factors that hinder affordable and market rate residential development. Monitor and evaluate development standards, development financing issues, and advances in housing construction methods. Recognize that although the City cannot influence market factors (non-governmental constraints and legislative decisions), if non-governmental constraints are identified, the City will review, and as feasible revise, any development regulations or processes that can potentially lessen those constraints.
Ongoing The City formed a Housing Constraints
and Opportunities Committee (HCOC) in
2016 to investigate potential provisions
that unnecessarily increase the cost of
housing as a barrier to development. The
Committee met 1 time in 2024 to discuss
additional housing related issues and
constraints to development.
Attachment 2
Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/24 Water and
Sewer Service
Providers
In accordance with Government Code Section 65589.7,
immediately following City Council adoption, the City will deliver to all public agencies or private entities that provide water or sewer services to properties within the City of Paso Robles a copy of the 2020-2028 Housing Element. The City will also confirm that the agencies and entities providing water or sewer services have procedures in place to grant priority for the provision of water and sewer services to proposed developments that include housing units affordable to lower-income households (Government Code Section 65589.7).
Within 30 days of
adoption of the Housing
Element; coordination -
ongoing
This is complete.
City staff continues to coordinate with
water/sewer providers as new housing
developments are submitted for review,
including projects that contain affordable
units.
At-Risk
Housing
Continue or undertake the following activities during the Housing Element planning period to guard against the loss of housing units available to lower-income households. The efforts listed below represent a varied strategy to mitigate potential loss of at-risk units due to conversion to market-rate units.
1. Monitor the status of subsidized affordable projects that are at risk of conversion to market rate.
2. Establish contact with public and non-profit agencies interested in purchasing and/or managing units at-risk to inform them of the status of such projects.
3. Provide technical assistance to owners and non-profit housing corporation buyers of existing subsidized low-income housing complexes that are at risk of conversion to market rate to extend subsidy contracts and/or find government financing (e.g., HOME funds) for acquisition.
4. If conversion of a subsidized complex to market rate becomes likely, the City will work with tenants of at-risk units and provide them with education regarding tenant rights and conversion procedures. The City will also provide tenants in at-risk projects information regarding Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) rent subsidies through the Housing Authority, and other affordable housing opportunities in the City.
Contact owners/operators
annually and ongoing
Ongoing support as needed
Attachment 2
Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/24 Housing
Choice
Vouchers
(Section 8)
The Housing Authority for the City of San Luis Obispo (HASLO) administers the Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) Program for all jurisdictions in the County of San Luis Obispo. The City will continue to work with HASLO for administration of the Housing Choice Voucher program and will support additional Housing Choice Vouchers in the community. Make information available to landlords, property managers, and current voucher holders on the Housing Choice Voucher program, including new legal
requirements pursuant to SB 329, which prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of source of income (including Housing Choice Vouchers).
This program has a quantified objective of preservation of 386 vouchers in use in Paso Robles.
Ongoing; make
information available
within two years of
Housing Element
adoption
Information related to the Voucher
Program is maintained on the City website.
Housing
Rehabilitation
Work with non-profit organizations to obtain financial assistance to rehabilitate dwellings owned or rented by lower-income
households.
This program has a quantified objective of 10 rehabilitated units per year.
Ongoing Habitat for Humanity completed 1 home
upgrade in 2024.
Council Agenda Report
From: Elizabeth Hull, City Attorney
Subject: Appointment of Chris Huot as City Manager and Approval of the City Manager Employment Agreement and Master Pay Schedule
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.
Date: May 6, 2025
Facts
1. Chris Huot was appointed as the City’s Assistant City Manager on January 3, 2022.
2. Mr. Huot was appointed and served as Interim City Manager from August 12, 2024, through November 19, 2024, during a leave of absence of former City Manager Ty Lewis.
3. Former City Manager Ty Lewis separated from City employment as of January 26, 2025.
4. On January 27, 2025, Mr. Huot was appointed as Interim City Manager and, since then, has been fulfilling that role.
5. The City has carefully evaluated its options for filling the vacant City Manager position.
6. Based on its analysis and Mr. Huot’s performance to date, including his performance as Interim City Manager during the periods identified above, the City has determined it would be in the City’s best interests to formally select and appoint Mr. Huot as City Manager.
7. City staff have prepared the attached City Manager Employment Agreement (Attachment 1, Exhibit A) and resolution approving the City Manager Employment Agreement between the City of Paso Robles and Chris Huot, as required by Government Code section 36506.
8. Pursuant to California Code of Regulations Title 2, Section 570.5, the City is required to maintain a master pay schedule for all employee classifications covered by a compensation plan in one publicly available document approved by the governing body in accordance with public meeting laws. The pay schedule (Attachment 1, Exbibit B), inclusive of all city positions and wage ranges, has been revised.
Options
1. Take no action;
2. Appoint Chris Huot as City Manager effective April 15, 2025; authorize the Mayor to execute the employment agreement between the City of Paso Robles and Chris Huot; approve the revised master pay schedule; and direct the City Clerk administer the Oath of Office.
3. Provide alternative direction to staff.
Analysis and Conclusions
It is in the best interests of the City to appoint Chris Huot as City Manager to ensure continuity and maintain the efficiency of City operations. Assistant City Manager Chris Huot has been performing the duties of City Manager to the satisfaction of the City since his appointment on January 27, 2025 (and prior
to that during the period of August 12, 2024, through November 20, 2024). During that time, Mr. Huot has demonstrated that he is competent and qualified to be selected for and appointed to the position.
Based on this assessment, the City Council has made a conditional offer of employment to Mr. Huot, and he has expressed his interest in serving as the City Manager subject to the terms of the proposed employment agreement. A summary of the terms included in the proposed employment agreement is as follows:
An annual base salary of $269,000
Any annual COLA adjustments provided to the City’s Unrepresented Confidential, Professional and Management Group
Automobile allowance of $230.77 per completed pay period 457 deferred compensation plan contribution of $346.15 per completed pay period An additional payment of 5% salary for maintaining status as a Credentialed Manager with the ICMA
Severance of 6 months’ salary and health benefits unless the agreement is terminated for cause (as defined in the Agreement) plus an additional one month of severance for every completed 12 months of service (subject to the maximum cap on severance set forth in California Government Code sections 53260-53261)
80 hours of administrative leave annually
A term of 4 years with provisions for annual reviews
The attached Resolution and City Manager Employment Agreement appoints Chris Huot as City Manager and provides compensation and terms of employment as outlined in the Agreement.
Fiscal Impact
Mr. Huot will be an at-will employee serving at the pleasure of the City Council. The employment agreement proposed for Mr. Huot includes a four year term and an annual salary of $269,000 and health benefits consistent with the Wage and Benefit Summary for the Unrepresented Confidential, Professional, and Management Group. The adopted annual budget for FY 2024-25 includes baseline assumptions for this position as well as a vacant Assistant City Manager position. Taken together, there are no additional appropriations needed, however, baseline assumptions for FY 25-26 will be updated during the Mid-Cycle Budget Report presented to City Council in June 2025.
CEQA
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 (Option 2)
Approve Resolution 25-XXX, appointing Chris Huot as City Manager effective April 15, 2025, authorizing the Mayor to execute the employment agreement between the City of Paso Robles and Chris Huot, approving the revised master pay schedule, and direct the City Clerk to administer the Oath of Office.
Attachments
1. Resolution 25-XXX- Approving CM Appointment
a. Exhibit A – City Manager Employment Agreement
b. Exhibit B – Master Pay Schedule
2. Draft Oath of Office – Chris Huot
ATTACHMENT 1
RESOLUTION 25-XXX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL PASO DE ROBLES
APPOINTING CHRIS HUOT AS CITY MANAGER, APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT, AND APPROVING THE MASTER PAY SCHEDULE
WHEREAS, Chris Huot has been the City’s Assistant City Manager since January 3, 2022; and WHEREAS, Mr. Huot was appointed and served as Interim City Manager from August 12, 2024, through November 19, 2024, during a leave of absence of former City Manager Ty Lewis; WHEREAS, former City Manager Ty Lewis’ last day with the City of Paso Robles (the “City) was January 26, 2025; and
WHEREAS, on January 27, 2025, Mr. Huot was appointed as Interim City Manager; and WHEREAS, based on its analysis and Mr. Huot’s performance to date, including during the time periods for which he has served as Interim City Manager, the City has determined it would be in the City’s best interests to formally select and appoint Mr. Huot as City Manager; WHEREAS, City staff has prepared the attached City Manager Employment Agreement which sets forth the compensation, duties, and other terms and conditions which shall apply to Mr. Huot’s services as City Manager; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby appoints Chris Huot as City Manager effective April 15, 2025, approves the employment agreement between the City of Paso Robles and Chris Huot, and authorizes the Mayor to execute the agreement; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 36506 provides that the City Council shall fix the compensation of all appointive offices and employees by ordinance or resolution; and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Code of Regulations Title 2, Section 570.5, the City is required to maintain a pay schedule for all represented employee classifications and all unrepresented employees covered by a compensation plan in one publicly available document approved by the governing body.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL PASO DE ROBLES DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. All of the above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. The Council hereby certifies the nature of the employment of Chris Huot as described herein and detailed in the attached employment agreement effective April 15, 2025.
Section 3. The employment agreement with Mr. Huot, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and will be maintained on file with the City Clerk, is approved by the City Council.
Section 4. The Mayor is authorized to execute said employment agreement on behalf of the City, with such technical amendments as may be deemed appropriate by the Mayor and City Attorney.
ATTACHMENT 1
Section 5. The master pay schedule, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B, as required by California Code of Regulations Title 2, Section 570.5 is hereby approved and adopted in accordance with CalPERS requirements.
Section 6. The Council finds this action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act.
APPROVED this 6
th day of May 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
John Hamon, Mayor
ATTEST:
Melissa Boyer, City Clerk
Exhibit A - Exhibit A - City Manager Employment Agreement Exhibit B – Master Pay Schedule
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CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is between the City of El Paso de Robles, a municipal corporation (the “City”) and Chris Huot (“Employee”). It is effective as of April 15, 2025 (the “Effective Date”).
City and Employee are sometimes referred to in this Agreement as “Party” and collectively as “Parties.”
This Agreement is entered into on the basis of the following facts, among others:
A. Employee has been employed by the City as Assistant City Manager.
B. From August 12, 2024 to November 19, 2024, Employee served as Interim City Manager.
C. Since January 27, 2025, Employee has been serving in the capacity as Interim City Manager.
D. The City Council of the City desires to appoint Employee as the City Manager of the City, and Employee desires to accept this appointment.
E. The City and Employee desire to establish specific terms and conditions relating to compensation and benefits, performance evaluations, and related matters.
BASED UPON THE FOREGOING, THE CITY AND EMPLOYEE AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Employee Appointed. The City appoints and employs Employee as City Manager, and Employee accepts the appointment and employment, effective April 15, 2025.
2. Duties of Employee. Employee shall perform the duties established for the City Manager by State law, the Paso Robles Municipal Code, the directions of the City Council, or as otherwise provided by law, ordinance, or regulation. By direction of the City Council and until further notice, the City Manager’s duties also include serving as the Executive Director of the Successor Agency to the City of Paso Robles Redevelopment Agency and any similar City of Paso Robles agencies, if any. In accordance with City procedures, Employee shall account for his time expended on behalf of said agencies in order for the City to be reimbursed for Employee’s services.
(a) Full Energy and Skill. Employee shall faithfully, diligently, and to the best of Employee’s abilities, perform all duties that may be required under this Agreement.
Employee agrees that Employee has a duty of loyalty and a general fiduciary duty to the City.
Employee shall devote the whole of Employee’s working time, skill, experience, knowledge, ability, labor, energy, attention and best effort exclusively to the City’s business and affairs.
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(b) No Conflict. Employee shall not engage in any employment, activity, consulting service, teaching, or other enterprise, for compensation or otherwise, which is actually or potentially in conflict with, inimical to, or which interferes with the performance of Employee’s duties. Further, Employee shall not, during the term of this Agreement, individually, as a partner, joint venture, officer or shareholder, invest or participate in any business venture conducting business in the corporate limits of the City of Paso Robles. (c) Outside Activities. The City Manager shall not spend more than eight (8) hours per month in teaching, consulting, expert witness testimony, speaking, or other non-City connected business for which compensation is paid without express prior consent of the City Council. City Manager will take personal leave (i.e., vacation time) for all outside activities of this nature.
(d) Hours of Work. The City Manager is an exempt employee and is expected to engage in those hours of work that are necessary to fulfill the obligations of the City Manager’s position. Employee does not have set hours of work, as the City Manager is expected to be available at all times, other than when on vacation. It is recognized that Employee must devote a great deal of time to the business of the City outside of the City’s customary office hours, and to that end Employee’s schedule of work each day and week shall vary in accordance with the work required to be performed and in accordance with any specific direction provided by the City Council. Employee may utilize the City’s Telework Policy. (e) Proximity to City. In order to facilitate Employee’s ability to carry out the responsibilities set forth in this Agreement, City desires, and Employee agrees, that during the term of this Agreement, he shall reside within a sixty (60) minute drive of the Emergency Operations Center at 900 Park Street.
3. Term. City agrees to employ and Employee accepts employment with the City under the terms of this Agreement for a period of four (4) years (from April 15, 2025 to April 15, 2029), or until Employee’s employment is terminated by either party in accordance with the provisions set forth in Paragraph 8 or by the event of the death or permanent disability of Employee.
4. Annual Evaluations. Each year on or about the anniversary of the Effective Date, or at a time mutually agreed upon by the City Council and Employee, the City Council shall conduct an evaluation of Employee’s performance and provide guidance and direction regarding the City Council’s goals and objectives which Employee shall be tasked with implementing. This review shall be facilitated by a mutually agreed upon facilitator. Employee and the Mayor shall agree upon the facilitator. Employee shall be provided a written report of the Council’s evaluation and shall be given the opportunity to confidentially discuss the evaluation with the Council in accordance with the Brown Act. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the City Council from providing informal feedback to Employee regarding his performance at times selected by the Council.
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5. Compensation.
(a) Salary. Employee shall receive the base annual salary of Two Hundred Sixty-Nine Thousand Dollars ($269,000), payable in this Agreement on a pro-rata basis in the same manner as all full-time City employees, and subject to all applicable payroll taxes and withholdings.
(b) Annual Salary Adjustments. Employee shall be eligible to receive the same percentage of COLA salary increase, if any, awarded to general employees in the City’s Unrepresented Confidential, Professional and Management Group (“Management Group”). Any such COLA increase shall be effective for Employee on the same effective date used for the Management Group. Employee is eligible for increases provided to the Management Group as a whole and is not eligible for any equity or market adjustments that may be provided to individual classifications within the Management Group. In connection with Employee’s annual performance evaluation, the Council shall determine whether Employee is entitled to any meritbased salary increase. Even with a positive evaluation, Employee is not guaranteed any meritbased increase. (c) Reduction in Salary or Benefits. In the event the City implements cost-saving measures, such as work furloughs, salary reductions, changes to health or welfare benefits and allowances (as further described in Section 6), or any other changes to the monetary terms of the Management Group as provided in the applicable benefit summary, Employee will receive the same downward adjustment or adhere to the change in terms as are applicable to the Management Group. In the event that such cost-saving measures are subsequently eliminated (i.e. former salary or benefit levels are restored) for the Management Group, Employee will receive the same restoration of salary or benefits as the Management Group. (d) ICMA Credential. If Employee maintains status as a Credentialed Manager with the International City/County Management Association (ICMA-CM), Employee shall be eligible to receive 5% of his base annual salary as additional compensation. This amount shall be calculated and determined as of December 1 of each calendar year, based on Employee’s then-existing salary. As a condition of receiving this payment, Employee must provide sufficient documentation to Human Resources, on or before November 30, that his status as an ICMA Credentialed Manager is and has been in good standing for the duration of the calendar year up to that point (from January through approximately November 30). Provided this documentation is timely submitted, payment shall be made to Employee in a lump sum once each calendar year with the City’s first full pay period following December 1. This additional pay is not eligible for reporting to CalPERS.
6. Regular Benefits and Allowances. As a general rule, Employee will be eligible for, and shall receive, all regular health and welfare benefits (e.g., insurance, CalPERS
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retirement and contributions paid by the City, Social Security, education reimbursement, etc.) as are provided to employees of the City’s Management Group, subject to the contribution amounts applicable to the Management Group.
Nothing shall prevent the City Council from providing Employee benefits in addition to those provided to the Management Group. To the extent there is any inconsistency between the benefits available to the current Management Group and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
7. Additional Benefits and Allowances. In addition to the benefits specified in Section 6, Employee shall receive the following additional benefits and allowances. (a) Vacation; Administrative Leave; Sick Leave; Holidays. (i) Vacation. Based on his years of service for the City, Employee shall accrue vacation hours in accordance with the accrual rate as set forth in the benefit summary for the Management Group. The maximum accrual of vacation leave shall be two times the Employee’s annual maximum. Accrual will cease once the maximum accrual has been reached.
(ii) Administrative Leave. On the first full pay period in January, Employee shall be granted eighty (80) hours of administrative leave to be used at Employee’s discretion, subject to the fulfillment of Employee’s duties. Any unused administrative leave remaining at the end of the calendar year will be paid to Employee on the first paycheck of the following calendar year at his then-current rate of pay. Upon the effective date of this Agreement, Employee’s existing bank of Administrative Leave will be replenished to a total of 80 hours. (iii) Sick Leave. In accordance with California law, Employee shall be allowed to accrue and use paid sick leave and be absent from work because of personal illness/injury or the illness/injury of covered family members (as identified in California Labor Code). Sick leave includes attendance at doctor’s appointments, related medical activities, or other reasons allowed by applicable law. Employee shall accrue and use sick leave in the same manner and in the same amount as that provided to employees in the Management Group. (iv) Holidays. Employee shall be eligible for holidays with pay as a non-safety management employee as set forth in the benefit summary for non-safety employees in the Management Group.
(b) Automobile. Employee’s duties require that he have the use of a personal automobile at all times during his employment with the City. In recognition of that fact, Employee shall receive a car allowance of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) per month, paid in the amount of $230.77 each completed pay period. The parties intend for this taxable allowance to be in lieu of reimbursement on an itemized basis for mileage, gas, insurance, maintenance of a vehicle, etc. Employee is not eligible for and shall not be separately reimbursed for mileage
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driven in his personal vehicle. Employee shall be responsible for maintaining liability, property and comprehensive insurance on his personal vehicle.
(c) Longevity Pay. Regardless of Employee’s CalPERS status (whether considered Tier 1 or Tier 2), Employee is not eligible for and will not receive any longevity pay from the City.
(d) Deferred Compensation. Subject to any limitations imposed by law and by the City’s 457 plan, the City will contribute, on the employee’s behalf, $346.15 each completed pay period to Employee’s deferred compensation account. This amount shall be adjusted annually by an amount equal to the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA area, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, United Status Department of Labor, 1982=100 (“Index”). This COLA adjustment shall be made effective each January 1, based on the Index for the year ending in October. If the Index for October has not been published, the City shall use the most recent published Index prior to October. Employee is responsible for ensuring that Employee’s contribution and the City’s contribution meet Internal Revenue Code Section 457 deferred compensation program requirements.
8. Termination of Employment.
(a) No Property Interest. Employee understands and agrees that Employee has no constitutionally-protected property or other interest in Employee’s employment as City Manager. Employee understands and agrees that Employee works at the will and pleasure of the City Council, and that Employee may be terminated, or asked to resign, at any time, with or without cause, by a majority vote of its members. Any such notice of termination shall be given to Employee in writing.
(b) Termination Immediately Before or Following City Council Election.
No action by the City Council to terminate Employee, other than for gross mismanagement or an act of moral turpitude (as described in Section 8(e)), will be made within ninety (90) days either before or immediately following election or appointment of one or more City Council members.
Nothing in this paragraph alters the “at will” status of Employee’s employment with City. (c) Notice Required for No-Cause Separation. Employee may voluntarily terminate employment at any time by giving not less than sixty (60) days’ notice. City will provide sixty (60) days’ notice for a no-cause separation. City reserves the right to place Employee on paid administrative leave for all or part of the notice period. (d) Severance. If Employee is asked to resign or is terminated as City Manager, then Employee shall be paid for any accrued, but unused, vacation and administrative leave, but not accrued sick leave. Subject to the provisions of California Government Code section 53260 and 53261, Employee shall also be eligible to receive two severance benefits: first, a cash payment equivalent to the sum of Employee’s then-current monthly base salary multiplied
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by six (6) months, with an additional one month for every full year of service thereafter up to a maximum of twelve (12) months of severance; and second, provided Employee timely elects COBRA coverage, reimbursement for Employee’s monthly COBRA-eligible health benefits, at then-current coverage levels, for six (6) months, with an additional one month for every full year of service thereafter up to a maximum of twelve (12) months of reimbursed COBRA coverage, and subject to Employee’s payment of the 2% administrative fee. Eligibility for severance benefits is expressly conditioned upon Employee’s execution of (i) a waiver and release of any and all of Employee’s claims against City, its Councilmembers, officers, and employees, and (ii) a covenant not to sue any of those parties.
The parties intend this provision to comply with California Government Code section 53260, which limits severance benefits to an amount equal to the Employee’s monthly salary multiplied by the number of months remaining on the unexpired term of the Agreement.
The parties also intend this term to comply with the provisions of California Government Code section 53261, which limits health benefits, which may be continued for a maximum number of months remaining on the unexpired term of the Agreement or until Employee finds other employment (whichever occurs first).
The cash payment will be made in a lump sum based on timing set forth in the waiver and release. All normal payroll taxes and withholdings as required by law shall be made with respect to any amounts paid under this section. Employee expressly agrees to provide notice to the City within five (5) business days of accepting employment elsewhere, and the City’s obligation to pay for any further health benefits shall terminate upon receiving notice that Employee has accepted such alternative employment.
(e) Ineligibility for Severance Under Certain Conditions. If the termination of Employee is the result of malfeasance, gross mismanagement, and/or an act or acts of moral turpitude, Employee shall not be paid any severance pay except as provided in the remainder of this subsection. In such an instance, Employee’s sole remedy shall be a judicial action in declaratory relief to determine whether there was substantial evidence of gross mismanagement and/or an act or acts of moral turpitude. If the court determines there was not substantial evidence, Employee shall receive the severance pay provided in this subsection, but no other damages or litigation expenses.
9. Statutory Requirements. This Agreement shall be deemed to incorporate by reference the provisions of Sections 53243 et seq. of the Government Code, as those provisions may be amended or renumbered.
10. Payment of Expenses of Employment. The City shall pay the following usual and customary employment expenses.
(a) Fidelity Bonds. The cost of any fidelity or other bonds required by law for the City Manager position.
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(b) Indemnity. The cost to defend and indemnify Employee to the full extent of the law as provided by the California Government Claims Act (Government Code §810 et seq.), or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City’s obligation to defend and indemnify Employee shall extend only to the entry of a final judgment by the trial court, and shall not extend to providing defense or indemnity in connection with an appeal of the judgment, unless otherwise specifically provided by law. City will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to compromise and settle any such claim or suit against Employee and the amount of any settlement or judgment rendered thereon.
(c) Membership in Organizations. The City will reimburse or directly cover all membership fees, dues, and related costs for Employee to participate in the International City Managers Association, the American Association of Municipal Executives, and the California City Management Foundation. Employee is also authorized to join up to two additional organizations at his discretion, without the need for further City Council approval, provided the membership benefits the community, supports City Council goals, and/or addresses current or emerging issues within the community.
(d) Travel and Training Budget. The City Manager’s Office travel and training budget will be funded in the necessary amounts to support Employee’s attendance at the ICMA Annual Conference, ICMA Regional Conference, Cal Cities Annual Conference, Cal Cities Leaders Conference, and Cal Cities City Manager’s conference. Employee can participate and serve on boards or committees of groups related to the city manager profession and city-related business (and the City will reimburse or directly cover Employee’s reasonable travel for such participation), so long as Employee’s participation does not interfere with employee’s regular duties as City Manager. The City will allow Employee reasonable time away from the City to participate in the annual conferences of these organizations. The City will not reimburse Employee for any expenses related to membership in service clubs. Travel and training pursuant to this paragraph shall not be considered Outside Activities, as defined in Section 2(c) of this Agreement.
(e) Executive Team Retreat. The City will allow for one overnight retreat of the City’s Executive Team each fiscal year. This retreat shall be held in San Luis Obispo County. The City Council shall approve funding for this retreat as part of the normal City budget process. The decision to hold or not hold an overnight retreat will be determined by Employee.
11. Miscellaneous.
(a) Notices. Notices given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be:
(i) served personally; or
(ii) sent by facsimile (provided a hard copy is mailed within one (1) business day); or
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(iii) delivered by first-class United States mail, certified, with postage prepaid and a return receipt requested; or
(iv) Sent by Federal Express, or some equivalent private overnight delivery service.
Notices shall be deemed received at the earlier of actual receipt or three (3) days following deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid. Notices shall be directed to the addresses shown below, provided that a party may change such party’s address for notice by giving written notice to the other party in accordance with this subsection.
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Exhibit A
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CITY:
City of Paso Robles
Attn: Mayor
1000 Spring Street
Paso Robles, CA 93446
Phone:(805) 237-3888
Fax: (805) 237-4032
EMPLOYEE:
Chris Huot
Address Last on File with City
(b) Compliance with Government Code §§53243, 53243.1, & 53243.2.
If Employee is convicted of a crime involving an abuse of Employee’s office or position, all of the following shall apply:
(i) If Employee is provided with administrative leave pay pending an investigation, Employee shall be required to fully reimburse City for such amounts paid;
(ii) If City pays for the criminal legal defense of Employee (which would be in its sole discretion, as it is not generally required to pay for a criminal defense), Employee shall be required to fully reimburse City such amounts paid; and (iii) If this Agreement is terminated based on actions underlying such conviction, any cash settlement related to the termination that Employee may receive from City shall be fully reimbursed to the City by Employee or void if not yet paid to Employee. (iv) For this subsection, “abuse of office or position” means either (a) an abuse of public authority, including waste, fraud, and violation of the law under color of authority, or (b) a crime against public justice, including but not limited to a crime described in Title 7 (commencing with Section 92) of Part 1 of the Penal Code. (c) Entire Agreement/Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between the parties as to those matters contained in it, and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations and understandings of the parties. This Agreement may be amended at any time by mutual agreement of the parties, but any such amendment must be in writing, dated, and signed by the parties and attached hereto.
(d) Attorney’s Fees. Except as provided elsewhere in this Agreement, if any legal action or proceeding is brought to enforce or interpret this Agreement, the prevailing party, as determined by the court, shall be entitled to recover from the other party all reasonable
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costs and attorney’s fees, including such fees and costs as may be incurred in enforcing any judgment or order entered in any such action.
Nothing in this subsection shall be read to prevent the parties from agreeing to some alternative method of dispute resolution. If such a method is agreed to, any final determination shall include an award of attorney’s fees and costs by the presiding officer. (e) Severability. In the event any portion of this Agreement is declared void, such portion shall be severed from this Agreement and the remaining provisions shall remain in effect, unless the result of such severance would be to substantially alter this Agreement or the obligations of the parties, in which case this Agreement shall be immediately terminated.
(f) Waiver. Any failure of a party to insist upon strict compliance with any term, undertaking, or condition of this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such term, undertaking, or condition. To be effective, a waiver must be in writing, signed and dated by the parties.
(g) Representation by Counsel; No Presumption of Drafter. The parties acknowledge and agree that they were, or had the opportunity to be, represented individually by legal counsel with respect to the matters that are the subject of this Agreement and that they are fully advised with respect to their respective rights and obligations resulting from signing this Agreement. The Parties further agree that this Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed against or in favor of either Party by reason of who caused this Agreement to be drafted and that this Agreement is the product of the representation of each Party by independent legal counsel. (h) Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Employee and City agree that venue for any dispute shall be in San Luis Obispo County, California. (i) Section Headings. The headings on each of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are for the convenience of the parties only and do not limit or expand the contents of any such section or subsection.
(j) No Assignment. Employee may not assign this Agreement in whole or in part.
SIGNATURES APPEAR ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE
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Dated: CITY OF EL PASO DE ROBLES
By
John Hamon, Mayor
Dated: EMPLOYEE
Chris Huot
Attest:
Melissa Boyer,
City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
Elizabeth Hull
City Attorney
City of Paso Robles Wage Schedule
Adopted: May 6, 2025
Effective Date: May 6, 2025
Full-Time Rates
Classification/Job Title Range Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Group Administrative Assistant I 246E Hourly 23.11 24.52 26.03 27.63 29.33 SEIU Maintenance Specialist I Bi-Weekly 1,849.10 1,961.80 2,082.56 2,210.14 2,346.32 Annually 48,076.60 51,006.80 54,146.56 57,463.64 61,004.32 Administrative Assistant II 270E Hourly 26.03 27.63 29.31 31.12 33.03 SEIU Maintenance Specialist II Bi-Weekly 2,082.56 2,210.14 2,345.17 2,489.93 2,642.71 Annually 54,146.56 57,463.64 60,974.42 64,738.18 68,710.46 Maintenance Specialist I (W/WW) 247E Hourly 26.56 28.18 29.91 31.75 33.71 SEIU Bi-Weekly 2,124.61 2,254.22 2,393.08 2,539.80 2,696.43
Annually 55,239.86 58,609.72 62,220.08 66,034.80 70,107.18 Administrative Assistant III 295E Hourly 29.46 31.27 33.19 35.22 37.39 SEIU Maintenance Specialist III Bi-Weekly 2,357.18 2,501.96 2,655.31 2,817.24 2,991.18 Technician I Annually 61,286.68 65,050.96 69,038.06 73,248.24 77,770.68 Equipment Mechanic I
Building Inspector I
Technician I (W/WW) 296E Hourly 30.04 31.89 33.85 35.92 38.13 SEIU Laboratory Technician I Bi-Weekly 2,403.54 2,551.18 2,707.95 2,873.30 3,050.13 Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator I Annually 62,492.04 66,330.68 70,406.70 74,705.80 79,303.38 Water Quality Technician I
Water Treatment Operator I
Maintenance Specialist II (W/WW) 271E Hourly 30.51 32.37 34.35 36.48 38.71 SEIU Bi-Weekly 2,440.45 2,589.83 2,748.39 2,918.17 3,097.14
Annually 63,451.70 67,335.58 71,458.14 75,872.42 80,525.64 Permit Technician 310E Hourly 31.75 33.69 35.76 37.95 40.28 SEIU Technician II Bi-Weekly 2,539.74 2,695.35 2,860.72 3,035.80 3,222.36 Community Services Officer Annually 66,033.24 70,079.10 74,378.72 78,930.80 83,781.36 Crime Analyst
Equipment Mechanic II
Police Officer Recruit
Technician II (W/WW) 311E Hourly 33.27 35.31 37.47 39.76 42.20 SEIU Laboratory Technician II Bi-Weekly 2,661.67 2,824.58 2,997.48 3,180.95 3,376.19 Water Treatment Operator II Annually 69,203.42 73,439.08 77,934.48 82,704.70 87,780.94 Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator II
Water Quality Technician II
Maintenance Specialist III (W/WW) 298E Hourly 33.57 35.64 37.83 40.14 42.61 SEIU Bi-Weekly 2,685.83 2,850.91 3,026.18 3,211.07 3,408.75
Annually 69,831.58 74,123.66 78,680.68 83,487.82 88,627.50 Dispatcher 306C Hourly 34.83 36.95 39.21 41.60 44.15 POA Bi-Weekly 2,786.00 2,956.06 3,136.61 3,328.31 3,531.75
Annually 72,436.00 76,857.56 81,551.86 86,536.06 91,825.50
Exhibit B
City of Paso Robles Wage Schedule
Adopted: May 6, 2025
Effective Date: May 6, 2025
Technician III 339E Hourly 36.65 38.91 41.28 43.83 46.52 SEIU Assistant Planner Bi-Weekly 2,932.25 3,112.47 3,302.46 3,506.12 3,721.29 Building Inspector III Annually 76,238.50 80,924.22 85,863.96 91,159.12 96,753.54 Engineering Inspector
Engineering Technician III
Fire Prevention Specialist I
Information Systems Technician III
Supervisor/Professional/Coordinator I 339E Hourly 36.65 38.91 41.28 43.83 46.52 SEIU Administrative Services Coordinator Bi-Weekly 2,932.25 3,112.47 3,302.46 3,506.12 3,721.29 Adult Services Librarian Annually 76,238.50 80,924.22 85,863.96 91,159.12 96,753.54 Aquatics Coordinator
Children's Services Librarian
Civic Engagement Coordinator
Emergency Services Coordinator
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor
Fleet Supervisor
Landscape Supervisor
Library Volunteer Coordinator
Outreach Services Librarian
Parking Coordinator
Parks and Trails Supervisor
Records Supervisor
Recreation Marketing Coordinator
Recreation Program Coordinator
Recreation Volunteer Coordinator
Senior Accountant
Streets Maintenance Supervisor
Technical Services Librarian
Utility Billing Supervisor
Supervisor/Professional/Coordinator I 338B Hourly 36.65 38.91 41.28 43.83 46.52 MGMT Executive Assistant/Deputy City Clerk Bi-Weekly 2,932.25 3,112.47 3,302.46 3,506.12 3,721.29 Human Resources Specialist Annually 76,238.50 80,924.22 85,863.96 91,159.12 96,753.54 Payroll/Risk Coordinator
Technician III (W/WW) 340E Hourly 37.38 39.67 42.10 44.69 47.44 SEIU Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator III Bi-Weekly 2,990.05 3,173.71 3,368.24 3,575.38 3,795.11 Water Treatment Operator III Annually 77,741.30 82,516.46 87,574.24 92,959.88 98,672.86 Water Distribution Chief Operator
Firefighter* - 56 hour 344C Hourly 27.67 29.39 31.20 33.12 35.16 IAFF Bi-Weekly* 3,099.04 3,291.68 3,494.40 3,709.44 3,937.92 Annually* 80,575.04 85,583.68 90,854.40 96,445.44 102,385.92 Firefighter - 40 hour 344C Hourly 38.74 41.15 43.68 46.37 49.22 IAFF Bi-Weekly 3,099.04 3,291.68 3,494.40 3,709.44 3,937.92
Annually 80,575.04 85,583.68 90,854.40 96,445.44 102,385.92
Exhibit B
City of Paso Robles Wage Schedule
Adopted: May 6, 2025
Effective Date: May 6, 2025
Pretreatment Coordinator 358E Hourly 40.28 42.75 45.38 48.15 51.12 SEIU Technician IV Bi-Weekly 3,222.36 3,420.32 3,630.32 3,852.31 4,089.20 Fire Prevention Specialist II Annually 83,781.36 88,928.32 94,388.32 100,160.06 106,319.20 Information Systems Technician IV
Senior Building Inspector
Senior Engineering Inspector
Senior Water Quality Inspector
Technical Supervisor I (W/WW) 359E Hourly 41.07 43.59 46.27 49.11 52.12 SEIU Wastewater Collections Supervisor Bi-Weekly 3,285.28 3,487.27 3,701.27 3,928.42 4,169.88 Wastewater Laboratory Supervisor Annually 85,417.28 90,669.02 96,233.02 102,138.92 108,416.88 Water Quality Supervisor
Dispatch Supervisor 348C Hourly 41.73 44.28 46.98 49.86 52.91 POA Bi-Weekly 3,338.07 3,542.14 3,758.79 3,988.82 4,232.95
Annually 86,789.82 92,095.64 97,728.54 103,709.32 110,056.70 Professional Manager I 362B Hourly 42.11 44.68 47.43 50.35 53.44 MGMT Associate Development Review Engineer Bi-Weekly 3,369.04 3,574.44 3,794.75 4,027.66 4,275.39 Associate Planner Annually 87,595.04 92,935.44 98,663.50 104,719.16 111,160.14 Development Services Manager
Firefighter/Paramedic* - 56 hour 363C Hourly 31.03 32.95 34.99 37.15 39.44 IAFF Bi-Weekly* 3,475.36 3,690.40 3,918.88 4,160.80 4,417.28 Annually* 90,359.36 95,950.40 101,890.88 108,180.80 114,849.28 Firefighter/Paramedic - 40 hour 363C Hourly 43.44 46.13 48.99 52.01 55.22 IAFF Bi-Weekly 3,475.36 3,690.40 3,918.88 4,160.80 4,417.28
Annually 90,359.36 95,950.40 101,890.88 108,180.80 114,849.28 Fire Engineer* - 56 hour 355C Hourly 31.97 33.96 36.05 38.26 40.62 IAFF Bi-Weekly* 3,580.64 3,803.52 4,037.60 4,285.12 4,549.44 Annually* 93,096.64 98,891.52 104,977.60 111,413.12 118,285.44 Fire Engineer - 40 hour 355C Hourly 44.76 47.54 50.47 53.56 56.87 IAFF Bi-Weekly 3,580.64 3,803.52 4,037.60 4,285.12 4,549.44
Annually 93,096.64 98,891.52 104,977.60 111,413.12 118,285.44 Technical Supervisor II (W/WW) 379E Hourly 45.36 48.15 51.09 54.25 57.58 SEIU Wastewater Chief Plant Operator Bi-Weekly 3,628.60 3,851.75 4,087.49 4,339.85 4,606.46 Water Distribution Supervisor Annually 94,343.60 100,145.50 106,274.74 112,836.10 119,767.96 Water Chief Plant Operator
Police Officer 361C Hourly 46.16 48.96 51.97 55.15 58.53 POA Bi-Weekly 3,692.66 3,916.93 4,157.42 4,411.67 4,682.18
Annually 96,009.16 101,840.18 108,092.92 114,703.42 121,736.68 Management Analyst 400B Hourly 47.79 50.75 53.90 57.24 60.79 MGMT Bi-Weekly 3,822.89 4,059.90 4,311.62 4,578.94 4,862.84
Annually 99,395.14 105,557.40 112,102.12 119,052.44 126,433.84 Fire Engineer/Paramedic* - 56 hour 370C Hourly 35.82 38.03 40.38 42.87 45.51 IAFF Bi-Weekly* 4,011.84 4,259.36 4,522.56 4,801.44 5,097.12 Annually* 104,307.84 110,743.36 117,586.56 124,837.44 132,525.12 Fire Engineer/Paramedic - 40 hour 370C Hourly 50.15 53.24 56.53 60.02 63.71 IAFF Bi-Weekly 4,011.84 4,259.36 4,522.56 4,801.44 5,097.12
Annually 104,307.84 110,743.36 117,586.56 124,837.44 132,525.12
Exhibit B
City of Paso Robles Wage Schedule
Adopted: May 6, 2025
Effective Date: May 6, 2025
Assistant Human Resources Manager 411B Hourly 49.96 53.05 56.31 59.78 63.46 MGMT City Clerk Bi-Weekly 3,996.73 4,243.93 4,504.86 4,782.33 5,077.03 Homeless Services Manager Annually 103,914.98 110,342.18 117,126.36 124,340.58 132,002.78 Professional Manager II
Airport Manager
Assistant Capital Projects Manager
Deputy Building Official
Economic Development Manager
GIS Analyst
Maintenance Services Superintendent
Recreation Services Manager
Senior Development Review Engineer
Senior Planner
Solid Waste Manager
Stormwater Manager
Support Services Manager
Water Utility Engineer
Fire Captain* - 56 hour 403C Hourly 38.37 40.73 43.24 45.92 48.74 IAFF Bi-Weekly* 4,297.44 4,561.76 4,842.88 5,143.04 5,458.88 Annually* 111,733.44 118,605.76 125,914.88 133,719.04 141,930.88 Fire Captain - 40 hour 403C Hourly 53.72 57.02 60.54 64.29 68.24 IAFF Bi-Weekly 4,297.44 4,561.76 4,842.88 5,143.04 5,458.88
Annually 111,733.44 118,605.76 125,914.88 133,719.04 141,930.88 Sergeant 421C Hourly 57.53 61.05 64.81 68.79 73.02 POA
Bi-Weekly 4,602.76 4,884.33 5,184.40 5,503.54 5,841.20
Annually 119,671.76 126,992.58 134,794.40 143,092.04 151,871.20 Fire Captain/Paramedic* - 56 hour 423C Hourly 43.24 45.92 48.74 51.76 54.95 IAFF Bi-Weekly* 4,842.88 5,143.04 5,458.88 5,797.12 6,154.40 Annually* 125,914.88 133,719.04 141,930.88 150,725.12 160,014.40 Fire Captain/Paramedic - 40 hour 423C Hourly 60.54 64.29 68.24 72.46 76.93 IAFF Bi-Weekly 4,842.88 5,143.04 5,458.88 5,797.12 6,154.40
Annually 125,914.88 133,719.04 141,930.88 150,725.12 160,014.40 Professional Manager III 460B Hourly 63.77 67.71 71.88 76.30 81.00 MGMT Capital Projects Engineer Bi-Weekly 5,101.62 5,416.95 5,750.53 6,104.13 6,480.05 Chief Building Official Annually 132,642.12 140,840.70 149,513.78 158,707.38 168,481.30 City Engineer
City Librarian
City Planner
Finance Manager
Human Resources/Risk Manager
Information Technology Manager
Public Works Operations Manager
Recycled Water Manager
Utilities Planning and Engineering Manager
Wastewater Manager
Water Resources Manager
Exhibit B
City of Paso Robles Wage Schedule
Adopted: May 6, 2025
Effective Date: May 6, 2025
Operations Battalion Chief* - 56 hour 468B Hourly 50.26 53.35 56.65 60.14 63.84 MGMT Bi-Weekly* 5,629.12 5,975.20 6,344.80 6,735.68 7,150.08 Annually* 146,357.12 155,355.20 164,964.80 175,127.68 185,902.08 Operations Battalion Chief - 40 hour 468B Hourly 70.37 74.70 79.31 84.19 89.38 MGMT Bi-Weekly 5,629.36 5,976.30 6,344.46 6,734.98 7,150.28
Annually 146,363.36 155,383.80 164,955.96 175,109.48 185,907.28 Battalion Chief/Fire Marshal 468A Hourly 70.37 74.70 79.31 84.19 89.38 MGMT Bi-Weekly 5,629.36 5,976.30 6,344.46 6,734.98 7,150.28
Annually 146,363.36 155,383.80 164,955.96 175,109.48 185,907.28 Deputy Community Development Director/City Engineer 470A Hourly 72.38 76.85 81.59 86.60 91.94 MGMT Bi-Weekly 5,790.34 6,148.23 6,526.85 6,928.19 7,354.86
Annually 150,548.84 159,853.98 169,698.10 180,132.94 191,226.36 Police Commander 468C Hourly 75.29 79.93 84.85 90.07 95.62 MGMT Bi-Weekly 6,023.40 6,394.52 6,788.01 7,205.66 7,649.81
Annually 156,608.40 166,257.52 176,488.26 187,347.16 198,895.06 Deputy Fire Chief 500B Hourly 78.83 83.71 88.90 94.40 100.24 MGMT Bi-Weekly 6,306.74 6,697.12 7,111.71 7,552.00 8,019.58
Annually 163,975.24 174,125.12 184,904.46 196,352.00 208,509.08 Executive Manager 505B Hourly 79.78 84.71 89.92 95.46 101.34 MGMT Administrative Services Director Bi-Weekly 6,382.21 6,776.44 7,193.55 7,636.98 8,107.33 Assistant City Manager Annually 165,937.46 176,187.44 187,032.30 198,561.48 210,790.58 Community Development Director
Community Services Director
Public Works Director
Utilities Director
Safety Executive Manager 513C Hourly 88.03 93.47 99.22 105.34 111.82 MGMT Fire Chief Bi-Weekly 7,042.50 7,477.21 7,937.85 8,427.37 8,945.75 Police Chief Annually 183,105.00 194,407.46 206,384.10 219,111.62 232,589.50 City Manager CMA Hourly 129.33 129.33
Bi-Weekly 10,346.15 10,346.15
Annually 269,000.00 269,000.00 Contract
*Annual and bi-weekly totals are based on the average number of hours worked over a 3 year period
Exhibit B
City of Paso Robles Wage Schedule
Adopted: May 6, 2025
Effective Date: May 6, 2025
Part-Time Hourly Rates
Classification/Job Title Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Group Staff Aide SA Hourly 17.36 17.93 18.51 19.09 Part-Time
Clerical/Customer Service Aide
Maintenance Aide
Recreation Aide
Aquatics Office Assistant SAA1 Hourly 17.93 18.51 19.09 19.66 Part-Time Staff Assistant I SA1A Hourly 19.09 19.66 20.25 20.83 Part-Time Library Staff Assistant I
Recreation Staff Assistant I
Entry-Level Labor/Maintenance
Lifeguard/Swim Instructor SAA2 Hourly 18.51 19.66 20.83 21.98 Part-Time Staff Assistant II SA2A Hourly 21.69 22.27 22.85 23.42 Part-Time Journey-Level Labor/Maintenance
Library Staff Assistant II
Police Records Cadet
Recreation Staff Assistant II
Staff Assistant III SA3A Hourly 24.59 25.16 25.74 26.32 Part-Time Advanced-Level Labor/Maintenance
Assistant Police Dispatcher
Community Services Officer
Engineering Intern
Library Staff Assistant III
Planning Intern
Recreation Staff Assistant III
Water Conservation Assistant
Assistant Pool Manager SAA3 Hourly 23.72 24.87 26.03 27.19 Part-Time Staff Assistant IV SA4A Hourly 28.63 29.50 30.36 31.24 Part-Time Level II Police Officer
Library Coordinator
Pool Manager
Recreation Coordinator
Volunteer
Title
Reserve Police Officer - Uncompensated Volunteer
Exhibit B
Attachment 2
City of El Paso de Robles
Oath of Office
FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
(State Constitution, Article XX, Section 3, as amended) State of California )
County of San Luis Obispo )
SS
I, Chris Huot, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States; and the Constitution of the State of California; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter.
I do further swear that in all matters concerning the City, I shall strive to promote the common good, to uphold the public trust, without fear or favor of any person, and to leave the City greater and better than it was when entrusted to me.
City Manager
Appointment Date: May 6, 2025
_________________________________
Signature
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6
th day of May, 2025
_________________________________
Melissa Boyer, City Clerk