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Pismo Beach City Council
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
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Special Closed Session-4:00 p.m.
Meeting Held Virtually
The City Council of the City of Pismo Beach met this date in a special closed session in with Mayor Waage presiding.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Waage called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL:
Present:
Absent:
Mayor Ed Waage (via teleconference) None
Mayor Pro Tern Mary Ann Reiss (via teleconference)
Council Member Sheila Blake (via teleconference)
Council Member Marcia Guthrie (via teleconference)
Council Member Scott Newton (via teleconference)
Staff Present:
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director (via teleconference) Jorge Garcia, Assistant City Manager (via teleconference) James R. Lewis, City Manager (via teleconference)
2. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Mayor Waage called for public comment. There being no one wishing to comment, Mayor Waage closed the public comment period.
3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
Mayor Waage announced the Closed Session item listed below.
Item 3.A: Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code §54957.6) Agency designated representatives: James R. Lewis
Employee organization: Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Pismo Beach Police Officers Association (POA)
Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented Employees
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4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Fleishman would report in the next regular open session that no reportable action was taken on the above item.
5. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Waage adjourned the meeting at 5:40 p.m., to the 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting.
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Regular Meeting-5:30 p.m.
Meeting Held Virtually
The City Council of the City of Pismo Beach met this date in a regular session with Mayor Waage presiding.
CALL TO ORDER: 5:45 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL:
Present: Absent:
Mayor Ed Waage (via teleconference) None
Mayor Pro Tern Mary Ann Reiss (via teleconference)
Council Member Sheila Blake (via teleconference)
Council Member Marcia Guthrie (via teleconference)
Council Member Scott Newton (via teleconference)
Staff Present:
Matt Downing, Community Development Director (via teleconference) Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director (via teleconference) Benjamin Fine, Public Works Director/City Engineer (via teleconference) David Fleishman, City Attorney (via teleconference)
Erica Inderlied, City Clerk (via teleconference)
Gordon Jackson, Director of Tourism and Events (via teleconference) Paul Lee, Battalion Chief (via teleconference)
James R. Lewis, City Manager (via teleconference)
Jeff Smith, Chief of Police (via teleconference)
Other staff present as noted below
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was not conducted.
3. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA
No requests to reorder the agenda.
4. PRESENTATIONS
None.
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5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Call for public comment:
Maggie Payne, "We are the Care" initiative, commented.
6. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager Lewis commented on various topics.
7. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT / CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Fleishman reported that the Council had taken no reportable action during its Closed Session immediately following the Special Goal -Setting Meeting on January 28, 2022, or its 4:00 p.m. Closed Session on February 1, 2022.
8. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
The Council reported on recent and upcoming meetings of various external bodies:
Mayor Waage: San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) Board; League of California Cities Sea Level Rise Working Group.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Adopt Consent Calendar.
Motion: Blake
Second: Newton
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote (Items 9.A through 9.F):
Ayes: 5 Blake, Newton, Guthrie, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Item 9.A: Adoption of Meeting Minutes (Inderlied)
Recommendation:
Adopt Minutes of the January 18, 2022 Regular Meeting.
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Item 9.13: Payroll Register and Register of Demands (Feeser) Recommendation:
1. Approve the Summary of Payroll Register for January 16, 2022;
2. Approve the Register of Demands for January 14, 2022 and January 21, 2022.
Item 9.C: Monthly Investment Transaction Report of the City's Cash and Investments for December 2021 of FY 2021-2022 (Feeser)
Recommendation:
No action required; information only.
Item 9.D: Fiscal Year 2022 First Quarter Financial Status Report (Feeser) Recommendation:
Receive as information only. No actions are requested or recommended.
Item 9.E: Quarterly Investment Report for the Three Months of October Through December 2021 — The Second Quarter of FY 2022
(Feeser)
Recommendation:
No action required; information only.
Item 9.F: Adoption of Findings Relating to AB 361 (Virtual Meetings) (Inderlied)
Recommendation:
Adopt the following findings with respect to the City of Pismo Beach's utilization of the provisions of Assembly Bill 361, relating to Brown Act teleconferences:
1. The City Council has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency created by the coronavirus pandemic.
2. The following circumstances exist:
• The state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the Council Members to meet safely in person. • State or local officials continue to impose or
recommend measures to promote social distancing.
10. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
None.
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11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
12. BUSINESS ITEMS
Item 12.A: Public Art Design for Bello Street Bridge Project; Award of Contract to Southpaw Sign Company, Inc. for Old Bello Street Bridge Commemorative Benches and Interpretive Panels at new Bello Street Bridge (Jackson)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution approving public art proposals for Bello Street Bridge commemorative benches and interpretive panels; and authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Southpaw Sign Company, Inc. in the amount of $38,770.18 for the creation and installation of historical Bello Street Bridge commemorative benches and interpretive panels at the new Bello Street Bridge, and appropriating related budget adjustments.
Presenting staff:
Gordon Jackson, Director of Tourism and Events
James R. Lewis, City Manager
Call for public comment:
Debra Early, Parks, Recreation and Beautification Commissioner, commented.
Action: Adopt a Resolution approving public art proposals for Bello Street Bridge commemorative benches and interpretive panels; and authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Southpaw Sign Company, Inc. in the amount of $38,770.18 for the creation and installation of historical Bello Street Bridge commemorative benches and interpretive panels at the new Bello Street Bridge, and appropriating related budget adjustments.
Motion: Blake
Second: Reiss
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Blake, Reiss, Guthrie, Newton, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2022-005 adopted.
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Item 12.B: Direction on Development of a Conceptual Parklet Program to Allow Outdoor Dining Within the Public Right -of -Way (Downing) Recommendation: Review and consider the conceptual parklet program and provide direction to staff.
Presenting staff:
Matt Downing, Community Development Director
James R. Lewis, City Manager
Call for public comment: No comment.
Staff noted public comment received via email from Eric DeMatteo.
The following commented:
Tedd Shurson
Sean Corpuel
Sarah Paddack
Action: Direct staff to continue the existing temporary parklet program until September 30, 2022, or until such time that emergency orders relating to the COVID-19 pandemic are lifted, whichever occurs sooner.
Motion: Newton
60" Second: Guthrie
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes:
4 Newton, Guthrie, Reiss, Waage
Noes:
1 Blake
Absent:
0 Abstain:
0 Recused:
0 Item 12.C: Annual Review of Code of Ethics for City Council and Advisory Body Members; Policy for Virtual Legislative Meeting Conduct (Lewis) Recommendation:
1. Adopt a Resolution adopting a Virtual Legislative Meeting Conduct Policy;
2. Conduct the annual review of the City's Code of Ethics for City Council and Advisory Body Members, and provide direction to staff on any desired updates.
Presenting staff:
James R. Lewis, City Manager
Call for public comment: No comment.
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Action: Adopt a Resolution adopting a Virtual Legislative Meeting Conduct Policy, with the following revisions:
1. Indicate that the Mayor is generally responsible for enforcement of the policy.
2. Add an exception permitting communication by text message between legislative body members and staff as may be needed to support administration of the meeting.
Motion: Blake
Second: Newton
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Blake, Newton, Guthrie, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2022-006 adopted.
13. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS
Action: Consensus in support of directing staff to return with an agenda item allowing for discussion of reimbursement practices for Council Member expenses.
Action: Consensus in support of directing staff to return with an agenda item allowing the Council to consider terminating the censure of Council Member Guthrie.
14. ADJOURNMENT
At 7:30 p.m.
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