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MINUTES
Pismo Beach City Council
Friday, February 16, 2024
Special Meeting—10:00 p.m.
147 Stimson Avenue, Meeting Room 1, Pismo Beach, CA 93449
The City Council of the City of Pismo Beach met this date in a special meeting with Mayor Waage presiding.
CALL TO ORDER: 10:08 a.m.
1. ROLL CALL:
Present: Absent:
Mayor Ed Waage None
Mayor Pro Tem Mary Ann Reiss
Council Member Marcia Guthrie
Council Member Stacy Inman
Council Member Scott Newton
Staff Present:
Michael Codron, Interim Community Development Director
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director
Benjamin Fine, Public Works Director/City Engineer
David Fleishman, City Attorney
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
Gordon Jackson, Director of Tourism and Events
Mike James, Assistant City Manager
Paul Lee, Battalion Chief
Jeff Smith, Chief of Police
Other staff present as noted below
2. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Call for public comment: No comment.
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3. AGENDA ITEMS
Item 3.A: Fiscal Years 2024 & 2025 Goals Update and Other Items (Garcia)
Recommendation:
1. Provide direction to staff on additions or modifications to the adopted FY 2024 & FY 2025 Council Goals following the update provided at the regular meeting of January 16, 2024 (Garcia);
2. Receive the Capital Improvement Program Semi-Annual Report; provide direction to staff on options for the Pier Avenue Stairs project; provide other direction if desired (Fine);
3. Review the current parking in-lieu fee program, and provide direction to staff on any desired changes to Zoning Code parking requirements, in- lieu fee amounts, or other direction if desired (Codron, Feeser, Smith);
4. Review current affordable housing programs and projects, and provide direction to staff on policy changes, funding priorities, use of City-owned real property for the provision of affordable housing, or other direction if desired (Codron);
5. Review current purchasing authority thresholds and provide direction to staff on a proposed increase to the thresholds (Feeser);
6. Review the current sidewalk policy for residential development and provide direction to staff on any desired changes (Fine);
7. Review concept options for a refresh of the City’s park signs, and provide direction to staff if desired (Jackson).
1. Provide direction to staff on additions or modifications to the adopted FY 2024 & FY 2025 Council Goals following the update provided at the regular meeting of January 16, 2024.
Presenting staff:
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Consensus to provide the following direction to staff:
1. Evaluate options for and feasibility of a project to increase the size of the Council Chamber dais and staff tables, for potential inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2025 & 2026 Budget;
2. Schedule a City Council study session, no later than May 2024, on the topic of bluff erosion.
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In support: 5 Guthrie, Inman, Newton, Reiss, Waage
In opposition: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
2. Receive the Capital Improvement Program Semi-Annual Report; provide direction to staff on options for the Pier Avenue Stairs project; provide other direction if desired.
Presenting staff:
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director
Benjamin Fine, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment:
Ron Rodriguez commented.
Action: Consensus to provide the following direction to staff:
• Prior to initiating any future paving project work in Shell Beach, retain consultant services to conduct a Shell Beach drainage study; explore the possibility of an assessment district to fund any required improvements;
• Explore the feasibility of a ballot measure to both increase and extend the current half-cent sales tax enacted by Measure I, 2014 and return to the Council in time for consideration of a measure for the 2024 ballot.
In support: 5 Guthrie, Inman, Newton, Reiss, Waage
In opposition: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
5. Review current purchasing authority thresholds and provide direction to staff on a proposed increase to the thresholds.
Presenting staff:
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
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Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Consensus to direct staff to return to the Council with an updated Purchasing Policy incorporating the changes outlined in staff’s report, including, but not limited to, increasing the purchasing authority limits to $10,000 for designated employees/supervisors; $50,000 for Department Heads; and $100,000 for City Manager.
In support: 5 Guthrie, Inman, Newton, Reiss, Waage
In opposition: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
3. Review the current parking in-lieu fee program, and provide direction to staff on any desired changes to Zoning Code parking requirements, in-lieu fee amounts, or other direction if desired.
Presenting staff:
Michael Codron, Interim Community Development Director
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Jeff Smith, Chief of Police
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Consensus to provide the following direction to staff:
• Use the 2014 Downtown Vision and Strategic Plan as a concept guide for parking planning;
• Explore the following options for updating the parking in-lieu fee program:
o Increase the number of spaces that can be purchased by in-lieu fees, potentially up to 100%;
o Reduce parking requirements, in particular for downtown businesses that benefit from public parking facilities;
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o Launch a pilot program to implement desired parking program changes that could be implemented in the near-term, such as reducing fees on a sliding scale basis;
• Partner with the Chamber of Commerce to conduct a survey to determine the locations where employees of downtown businesses park for work, to help assure that downtown workers have cost- effective parking options;
• Pursue associated Zoning Ordinance updates.
In support: 5 Guthrie, Inman, Newton, Reiss, Waage
In opposition: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
4. Review current affordable housing programs and projects, and provide direction to staff on policy changes, funding priorities, use of City-owned real property for the provision of affordable housing, or other direction if desired.
Presenting staff:
Michael Codron, Interim Community Development Director
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Action: Consensus to provide the following direction to staff:
• Proceed with determining the feasibility of developing the “Pismo Marsh” parcel, APN 052-242-027, for the construction of affordable housing, in partnership with a third-party developer;
• Prioritize the creation workforce housing units and extra-low-income units as part of the project;
• Set aside $1.5 million of housing in-lieu fees for future use on such a project, while project feasibility is being determined;
• Pursue associated Zoning Ordinance updates.
In support: 5 Guthrie, Inman, Newton, Reiss, Waage
In opposition: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
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7. Review concept options for a refresh of the City’s park signs, and provide direction to staff if desired.
Presenting staff:
Colleen Ghiglia, Recreation Manager
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Gordon Jackson, Director of Tourism and Events
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Action: Consensus to provide the following direction to staff:
• Proceed with the City-branded blue and yellow sign design;
• Remove the pier “watermark” from the background of the design;
• Install one large sign at Chumash Park and one small sign at Memory Park as a pilot;
• If no significant issues are identified thereafter, proceed with the installation of appropriately-located and appropriately-sized signs at all other City parks, with the exception of parks that have Master Plans;
• Return to the Parks, Recreation and Beautification Commission with concepts for new signs or kiosks to be located at City parks, showcasing the park’s history, to seek the Commission’s recommendation to the Council on the design of the signs and the extent of information to be included.
In support: 5 Guthrie, Inman, Newton, Reiss, Waage
In opposition: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
6. Review the current sidewalk policy for residential development and provide direction to staff on any desired change.
Presenting staff:
Benjamin Fine, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
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Action: Consensus to provide the following direction to staff:
• Return to the City Council with a policy resolution detailing a revised residential sidewalk development policy incorporating the following provisions:
o Require the development, by the project applicant, of residential sidewalks along the street frontage of a parcel for development projects involving new construction, which shall include the development of a subdivision, under the following circumstances:
Require the development of residential sidewalks for
properties located on streets where the width of City right-of- way is 50 feet or more;
Require the development of residential sidewalks on streets where sidewalk has already been developed on 50% or more of the street, regardless of the average width of City right-of- way;
o Exclude “Old Shell Beach” (consisting of streets between Vista Del Mar to the north and Cliff Avenue to the south) from these residential sidewalk development requirements;
• Revise the Shell Beach Design Guidelines as necessary to reflect these changes and return the Guidelines to the Planning Commission for a recommendation to the City Council.
In support: 5 Guthrie, Inman, Newton, Reiss, Waage
In opposition: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
4. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS
No action.
5. ADJOURNMENT
At 3:22 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Ed Waage, Mayor Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
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