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MINUTES
Pismo Beach City Council
Pismo Beach Public Financing Agency Board of Directors
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Regular Joint Meeting—5:30 p.m.
Council Chamber, City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449
The City Council of the City of Pismo Beach and the Board of Directors of the Pismo Beach Public Financing Agency met this date in a regular joint session with Mayor/Chair Waage presiding.
CALL TO ORDER: 5:30 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL:
City Council:
Mayor: Waage
Mayor Pro Tem: Reiss
Council Members: Guthrie, Inman, Newton
Public Financing Agency Board of Directors:
Chair: Waage
Vice-Chair: Reiss
Board Members: Guthrie, Inman, Newton
Staff Present:
Vanessa Garris, Finance Manager
Scot Graham, Community Development Director
Benjamin Fine, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
Gordon Jackson, Director of Tourism and Events
Mike James, Assistant City Manager
Paul Lee, Battalion Chief
Chelsea O’Sullivan, Assistant City Attorney
Jeff Smith, Chief of Police
Other staff present as noted below
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Waage 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: Parks Make Life Better! Month 2024 (Jackson)
Presented to Colleen Cashmore-Ghiglia, Recreation Manager, and Ron Rodriguez, Parks, Recreation and Beautification Commission Chair.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Call for public comment: No comment.
6. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Garcia commented on various topics.
7. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT / CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Assistant City Attorney O’Sullivan reported that the Council had taken no reportable action during its 3:00 p.m. Closed Session on June 10, 2024.
8. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
The Council reported on recent and upcoming meetings of various external bodies:
Council Member Newton:
San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) Board.
San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) Board.
Mayor Waage:
Friends of Price House Board.
San Luis Obispo County Community Fire Safe Council.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Adopt Consent Calendar.
Motion: Guthrie
Second: Inman
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Vote: The motion passed on the following vote (Items 9.A through 9.C; Item 9.E):
Ayes: 5 Guthrie, Inman, Newton, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
(Item 9.D):
Ayes: 4 Guthrie, Inman, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 1 Newton
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Item 9.A: Adoption of Meeting Minutes (Inderlied)
Recommendation:
1. Adopt Minutes of the June 4, 2024 Regular Meeting;
2. Adopt Minutes of the June 10, 2024 Closed Session.
Item 9.B: Payroll Register and Register of Demands (Feeser)
Recommendation:
1. Approve the Summary of Payroll Register for June 2, 2024;
2. Approve the Register of Demands for May 17, 2024 and May 24, 2024.
Item 9.C: San Luis Obispo County Regional Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team Memorandum of Understanding (Smith)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Chief of Police to enter into an updated Memorandum of Understanding for the City’s participation in the San Luis Obispo County Regional Special Weapons and Tactics Team.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2024-043 adopted.
Item 9.D: Adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance Extending and Modifying A Sales And Use Tax (Garcia)
Recommendation:
Adopt an Ordinance amending Title 3, Chapter 3.22, of the Pismo Beach Municipal Code extending and modifying a transactions and use tax to be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
Legislative Record: Ordinance O-2024-XXX adopted; pending voter approval.
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Item 9.E: Amendment 1 to the Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (Garcia)
Recommendation:
1. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment 1 to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement creating the Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority and approving related budget
adjustments;
2. Adopt a Resolution of the Public Financing Agency Board of Directors approving admittance as a member agency into of the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement creating the Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2024-044 adopted.
Legislative Record: Resolution PFA2-R-2024-002 adopted.
12. BUSINESS ITEMS
This item was reordered.
Item 12.A: Clamming Education and Outreach Process (James)
Recommendation:
Receive a report on the City’s clamming education and outreach process and provide direction to staff as to which alternative(s) should be implemented.
Presenting staff:
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Mike James, Assistant City Manager
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Consensus to direct staff to proceed with implementing the following, to the greatest extent feasible:
• Increased and improved signage, including:
o Spanish translation
o Placement at major beach access points including Main Street, Pomeroy Avenue, Addie Street, and both on and underneath the Pier o Sandwich-board signs, to be placed by Lifeguards each morning o Visual indicators depicting the size of 4.5 inches
• Messaging regarding:
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o The relative scarcity of the adult clam population
o The magnitude of fines for violations
o Where to obtain size gauges
o How to rebury juvenile clams
o How much a fine will cost
o Consider selling gauges at the CVB trailer.
• Social media outreach
• Clam Chronicle outreach
• Website resources containing clamming rules and graphical print-outs • Inclusion of City clam mascots in outreach materials
• 4.5-inch measuring devices to be given or sold at locations near the Pier • Partnership with California State Parks
• Partnership with hotels and Chamber of Commerce
• Face-to-face outreach by Lifeguards, Police patrols, and Public Works staff
In support: 5 Guthrie, Inman, Newton, Reiss, Waage
In opposition: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Item 11.A: Protest Hearing for Declaration of Properties as Non-Compliant for Weed and Rubbish Abatement (Lee)
Recommendation:
Conduct a public hearing to hear protests from property owners whose properties have been identified as non-compliant for weed abatement.
Presenting staff:
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Paul Lee, Battalion Chief
Public Hearing / Call for public comment:
Bernard Ringer-Britz commented.
The public hearing was closed.
Action: No action.
12. BUSINESS ITEMS
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This item was reordered and heard prior to Item 11.A.
Item 12.B: 2023 Northern Cities Management Area (NCMA) Annual Report (Fine)
Recommendation:
No action recommended; for information only.
Presenting staff:
Benjamin Fine, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Consensus to direct staff to formulate a letter of concern from the City, addressed to Nipomo CSD, regarding the permitting of projects such as the Dana Reserve without first delivering baseline water allocation, or delivering water in excess of the baseline allocation to support the development; and to invite the cities of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach to be signatories to the letter.
In support: 5 Guthrie, Inman, Newton, Reiss, Waage
In opposition: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
13. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS
Consensus to direct staff to return with an agenda item allowing the City Council to give direction on the potential closure of the northern end of Ridge Road at the City limit line.
Consensus to direct staff to schedule a special meeting of the City Council to interview applicants for the vacant Parking Advisory Committee seat.
14. ADJOURNMENT
At 6:48 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Ed Waage, Mayor Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
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