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MINUTES
Pismo Beach City Council
Pismo Beach Public Financing Agency
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Regular Joint Meeting—5:30 p.m.
Council Chamber, City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449
The City Council and Public Financing Agency of the City of Pismo Beach met this date in a regular session with Mayor/Chair Waage presiding.
CALL TO ORDER: 5:30 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL:
City Council:
Present: Absent:
Mayor Ed Waage Council Member Marcia Guthrie
Mayor Pro Tem Mary Ann Reiss Council Member Scott Newton Council Member Stacy Inman
Public Financing Agency Board:
Present: Absent:
Chair Ed Waage Board Member Marcia Guthrie
Vice-Chair Mary Ann Reiss Board Member Scott Newton
Board Member Stacy Inman
Staff Present:
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director
Scot Graham, Community Development Director
Benjamin Fine, Public Works Director/City Engineer
David Fleishman, City Attorney
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Dan Herlihy, Police Commander
Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
Gordon Jackson, Director of Tourism and Events
Mike James, Assistant City Manager
Other staff present as noted below
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Public Works Director Fine led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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3. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA
No requests to reorder the agenda.
4. PRESENTATIONS
Item 4.A: Proclamation: Recognizing May as California Tourism Month (Jackson)
Presented to Tourism and Events Director Jackson; Colleen Jimenez, Pismo Beach Hospitality Association; James Davison, Conference and Visitors Bureau Board / Lodging Business Improvement District Advisory Board Chair.
Item 4.B: Proclamation: Recognizing May 19–25, 2024 as National Public Works Week (Fine)
Presented to Public Works Director Fine; Public Works staff Ricky Blessing, Sean Campbell, Billy Haas, Erin Olsen, and Jake Smith.
Item 4.C: Presentation: APWA and ASCE Project of the Year for the Ocean Boulevard Improvement Project (Fine)
Presented to Public Works Director Fine.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Call for public comment:
Donny Martin commented.
Jeff Chambers commented.
Brenda Auer commented.
6. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Garcia commented on various topics.
7. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT / CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Fleishman had nothing to report.
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8. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
The Council reported on recent and upcoming meetings of various external bodies:
Council Member Inman:
Pismo Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Board / Lodging Business Improvement District (LBID) Advisory Board.
Mayor Pro Tem Reiss:
Chapman Estate Foundation Board.
Community Action Partnership San Luis Obispo (CAPSLO) Board.
Mayor Waage:
San Luis Obispo County Community Fire Safe Council.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
Call for public comment: No comment.
Council Member Inman requested that Item 9.D: Residential Sidewalk Policy, be pulled for discussion.
Action: Adopt Consent Calendar.
Motion: Inman
Second: Reiss
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote (Items 9.A. 9.B, 9.C, 9.E, 9.F):
Ayes: 3 Inman, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 2 Guthrie, Newton
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Item 9.A: Adoption of Meeting Minutes (Inderlied)
Recommendation:
Adopt Minutes of the May 7, 2024 Regular Joint and Closed Meeting.
Item 9.B: Payroll Register and Register of Demands (Feeser)
Recommendation:
1. Approve the Summary of Payroll Register for May 5, 2024;
2. Approve the Register of Demands for April 19, 2024, April 26, 2024 and May 3, 2024.
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Item 9.C: Update on January 9, 2023 and January 12, 2017 Emergency Proclamations (Inderlied)
Recommendation:
No action recommended; for information only.
Item 9.D: Residential Sidewalk Policy (Fine)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution establishing a Residential Sidewalk
Development Policy.
Pulled from the Consent Calendar for discussion.
Item 9.E: Authorization of a Grant Application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for Funding under the Competitive Permanent Local Housing
Allocation (CPLHA) (Graham)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution to (1) authorize the City to submit an application to the California Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) for $5,000,000 in funding under the Competitive Permanent Local Housing Allocation (CPLHA) and, if selected, authorize the Community Development Director to execute a Standard Agreement, any amendments thereto, and any related documents necessary to participate in the CPLHA Program.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2024-029 adopted.
Item 9.F: Setting the Water Service Special Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2024– 2025 at $227.52, and Approving Posting of Said Tax to the County Assessment Roll (Feeser)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution approving the updated Engineer’s
Parcel/Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) Table, setting the water service special tax rate for Fiscal Year 2024–2025 at $227.52, and approving posting of said tax to the County assessment roll per Government Code Section 50077(b).
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2024-030 adopted.
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10. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
Item 9.D: Residential Sidewalk Policy (Fine)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution establishing a Residential Sidewalk Development Policy.
Presenting staff:
Benjamin Fine, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Adopt a Resolution establishing a Residential Sidewalk Development Policy.
Motion: Inman
Second: Reiss
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 3 Inman, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 2 Guthrie, Newton
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2024-031 adopted.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
12. BUSINESS ITEMS
Item 12.A: General Plan / Local Coastal Program (LCP) Status Update (Graham)
Recommendation:
Receive a report on the status of the General Plan/Local Coastal Program Update and provide direction on the proposed method of moving the Update forward.
Presenting staff:
Scot Graham, Community Development Director
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
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Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment:
Marilee Hyman commented.
Action: Provide staff with the following direction:
Proceed with the proposed methodology for moving the GP/LCP update forward, as outlined in staff’s report, including:
• Extracting the Safety Element from the GP/LCP Update and moving remainder of document forward for approval;
• Revising the Safety Element to include a neighborhood-based solution to coastal hazard policy development.
Motion: Inman
Second: Reiss
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 3 Inman, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 2 Guthrie, Newton
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Item 12.B: Central Coast Blue Membership and Related Actions (Garcia)
Recommendation:
1. Direct staff to prepare and submit a request to the Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Groundwater Authority (Authority) a formal request that the Pismo Beach Public Financing Agency be admitted as a member agency of the Authority;
2. Appoint the Public Financing Agency Board Vice-Chair as the Agency’s representative to the Authority Board, contingent on approval of the Agency’s membership;
3. Direct staff to work with current Authority staff to request that the Authority Board make a recommendation to the cities of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach to amend the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (Agreement) as follows:
• Change the existing water purveyor contributions to reflect a contribution of 100% from the City of Pismo Beach, to reflect the withdrawal of the other city partner agencies;
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• Remove the provision that prohibits a member agency’s Attorney from serving as the Authority Attorney, in order to allow Pismo Beach’s City Attorney to serve as the Authority Attorney;
4. Direct staff to work with current Authority staff to request that the Authority Board adopt a resolution, contingent upon amendment of the Agreement to add the Pismo Beach Public Financing Agency as a member, appointing the following City of Pismo Beach staff as the new corporate officers of the Authority:
• General Manager: City Manager
• Authority Attorney: City Attorney
• Authority Treasurer: Administrative Services Director • Clerk of the Board: City Clerk;
5. Authorize the City Manager, acting as General Manager of the Authority, to execute an amendment to the Agreement providing that the cities of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach be permitted to withdraw from the Authority as of June 30, 2024, in lieu of the 180-day waiting period prescribed by Section 8.2 of the Agreement;
6. Contingent upon the Authority Board’s actions with respect to the above items, direct staff to return thereafter with a joint meeting agenda item including the following:
• Acceptance of the Authority Board’s recommendation for amendments to the Agreement;
• Consideration of an Amendment to the Agreement, to formally effect the changes, including authorization for the City Manager / Executive Director to execute the Amendment;
• Consideration of a budget resolution allowing the City of Pismo Beach to reimburse the cities of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach for the value of their respective shares of the real property held by the Authority;
7. Direct the City Manager / Executive Director to take any further administrative or executive steps necessary to keep the Authority operational during the departure of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach and the addition of the Agency;
8. Direct staff to coordinate with current Authority staff and City of Grover Beach staff, as needed, to wind down the existing agreements between the Authority and Grover Beach for financial and IT services; and arrange for the transfer of the Authority’s records to Pismo Beach’s control;
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9. Direct staff continue to pursue the viability of the Central Coast Blue project on a mid- to long-term basis, exploring any available options.
Presenting staff:
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment:
Donny Martin commented.
Sheila Blake commented.
Action: Provide staff with the following direction:
1. Direct staff to prepare and submit a request to the Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Groundwater Authority (Authority) a formal request that the Pismo Beach Public Financing Agency be admitted as a member agency of the Authority;
2. Appoint the Public Financing Agency Board Vice-Chair as the Agency’s representative to the Authority Board, contingent on approval of the Agency’s membership;
3. Direct staff to work with current Authority staff to request that the Authority Board make a recommendation to the cities of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach to amend the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (Agreement) as follows:
• Change the existing water purveyor contributions to reflect a contribution of 100% from the City of Pismo Beach, to reflect the withdrawal of the other city partner agencies;
• Remove the provision that prohibits a member agency’s Attorney from serving as the Authority Attorney, in order to allow Pismo Beach’s City Attorney to serve as the Authority Attorney;
4. Direct staff to work with current Authority staff to request that the Authority Board adopt a resolution, contingent upon amendment of the Agreement to add the Pismo Beach Public Financing Agency as a member, appointing the following City of Pismo Beach staff as the new corporate officers of the Authority:
• General Manager: City Manager
• Authority Attorney: City Attorney
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• Clerk of the Board: City Clerk;
5. Authorize the City Manager, acting as General Manager of the Authority, to execute an amendment to the Agreement providing that the cities of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach be permitted to withdraw from the Authority as of June 30, 2024, in lieu of the 180-day waiting period prescribed by Section 8.2 of the Agreement;
6. Contingent upon the Authority Board’s actions with respect to the above items, direct staff to return thereafter with a joint meeting agenda item including the following:
• Acceptance of the Authority Board’s recommendation for amendments to the Agreement;
• Consideration of an Amendment to the Agreement, to formally effect the changes, including authorization for the City Manager / Executive Director to execute the Amendment;
• Consideration of a budget resolution allowing the City of Pismo Beach to reimburse the cities of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach for the value of their respective shares of the real property held by the Authority;
7. Direct the City Manager / Executive Director to take any further administrative or executive steps necessary to keep the Authority operational during the departure of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach and the addition of the Agency;
8. Direct staff to coordinate with current Authority staff and City of Grover Beach staff, as needed, to wind down the existing agreements between the Authority and Grover Beach for financial and IT services; and arrange for the transfer of the Authority’s records to Pismo Beach’s control;
9. Direct staff continue to pursue the viability of the Central Coast Blue project on a mid- to long-term basis, exploring any available options.
Motion: Reiss
Second: Inman
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 3 Reiss, Inman, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 2 Guthrie, Newton
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
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13. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS
No action.
14. ADJOURNMENT
At 7:20 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Ed Waage, Mayor Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
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