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MINUTES
Pismo Beach City Council
Monday, February 24, 2025
Special Meeting—1:30 p.m.
Council Chamber, City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449
The City Council of the City of Pismo Beach met this date in a special session with Mayor Waage presiding.
CALL TO ORDER: 1:33 p.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:
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director
Rosemarie Gaglione, Director of Public Works
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Scot Graham, Community Development Director
Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
Gordon Jackson, Director of Tourism and Events
Paul Lee, Battalion Chief
Jeff Smith, Chief of Police
Other staff present as noted below
2. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Call for public comment:
Denise Wasson commented.
Erica Krueger commented.
Greg Cancella commented.
Michael Moore commented.
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3. AGENDA ITEMS
Item 3.A: City User Fee Study Session (Feeser)
Recommendation:
1. Receive information on the overall basic methodology of the City User Fee Study;
2. Provide direction on the amount of the proposed fees; and
3. Provide direction for staff to return on March 18, 2025 with the fees as proposed or any amount less than proposed.
Presenting staff:
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director
Rosemarie Gaglione, Director of Public Works
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Colleen Ghiglia, Recreation Manager
Scot Graham, Community Development Director
Gordon Jackson, Director of Tourism and Events
Paul Lee, Battalion Chief
Erin Olsen, Senior Management Analyst
Jeff Smith, Chief of Police
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Guest presenters:
Tony Thrasher, Willdan
Action:
1. Approve the amount of the proposed fees presented in staff’s report, with the following revisions:
A. Subsidize the Planning Commission-to-City Council appeal fee, so that it is set at $985;
B. Subsidize the Staff-to-Planning Commission appeal fee, so that it is set as $1,069;
C. Subsidize the Massage Establishment permit fee, so that it is set at $50 per renewal;
D. Subsidize the Massage Therapist licensing fee, such that it is set at $50;
2. Direct staff to return on March 18, 2025 for a hearing on final approval of the fees;
3. Direct staff to provide more information about the City’s beach lease with the State of California, and the regulatory framework for permits for events that take place on the beach;
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4. Direct staff to provide more information about the purpose of the Accessibility Compliance Fee and the Undergrounding In-Lieu Fee;
5. Direct staff to work with the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments and Visit SLO Cal and return with more information about options for easing fees and other regulatory requirements for traditional taxicab companies;
6. Direct staff to obtain a recommendation from the Parking Advisory Committee on the possible creation of incremental additional fees for parking patrons who exceed their paid parking time, as an alternative to charging a full fine for failure to pay for parking when a meter expires, and return to the Council for consideration of amending the fee structure.
7. Set aside $3,000 in the upcoming budget for financial assistance to lower-income Pismo Beach residents for application to the Junior Lifeguard Program.
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 3:35 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Ed Waage, Mayor Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
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