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Approved April 15, 2025 CCM-2025-04-01 Closed and Regular Joint
MINUTES
Pismo Beach City Council
Pismo Beach Public Financing Authority Board
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Special Closed Session—4:30 p.m.
City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449
The City Council of the City of Pismo Beach met this date in a special closed session with Mayor Waage presiding.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Waage called the meeting to order at 4:31 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:
Bianka Buchanan, Human Resources Officer
David Fleishman, City Attorney
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
City Attorney Fleishman announced the Closed Session items listed below.
Item 2.A: Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code §54957.6) Agency designated representatives: Jorge E. Garcia
Employee organization: Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Pismo Beach Police Officers Association (POA)
Unrepresented Employees: All Unrepresented Employees
3. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Call for public comment: No comment.
4. CLOSED SESSION
The Council retired to Closed Session to consider the above items.
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5. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Fleishman would report in the next regular open session that no reportable action was taken on the above item.
6. ADJOURNMENT
At 5:15 p.m., to the 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting.
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Approved April 15, 2025 CCM-2025-04-01 Closed and Regular Joint Regular 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 met this date in a regular session with Mayor Waage presiding.
CALL TO ORDER: 5:30 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL:
Present: Absent:
City Council
Mayor Ed Waage None
Mayor Pro Tem Mary Ann Reiss
Council Member Marcia Guthrie
Council Member Stacy Inman
Council Member Scott Newton
Pismo Beach Public Financing Authority Board of Directors Chair Ed Waage None
Vice-Chair Mary Ann Reiss
Board Member Marcia Guthrie
Board Member Stacy Inman
Board Member Scott Newton
Staff Present:
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director
David Fleishman, City Attorney
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. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Public Works Director Gaglione led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA
No requests to reorder the agenda.
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4. PRESENTATIONS
Item 4.A: Presentation: Visit from Happy Time Preschool (Happy Time Preschool)
This item was reordered.
Item 4.B: Proclamation: Recognizing April as Month of the Child (Early Care and Education Planning Council of San Luis Obispo County)
Presented to Shelby West, Lucia Mar Union School District.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Call for public comment:
Ben Trogdon commented.
Maggie Wagner commented.
6. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Garcia commented on various topics.
4. PRESENTATIONS
This item was reordered.
Item 4.A: Presentation: Visit from Happy Time Preschool (Happy Time Preschool)
Presented by Katy Russell, Happy Time Preschool
7. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT / CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Fleishman reported that the Council had taken no reportable action during its 4:30 p.m. Closed Session.
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.
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San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services Oversight Council.
San Luis Obispo County Zone 3 Water Committee.
Mayor Pro Tem Reiss:
California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA) Executive Committee.
Mayor Waage:
San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) Board.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Adopt Consent Calendar.
Motion: Guthrie
Second: Newton
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote (Items 9.A through 9.H):
Ayes: 5 Guthrie, Newton, Inman, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Item 9.A: Adoption of Meeting Minutes (Inderlied)
Recommendation:
1. Adopt Minutes of the February 24, 2025 Special Meeting;
2. Adopt Minutes of the March 18, 2025 Regular Meeting.
Item 9.B: Payroll Register and Register of Demands (Feeser)
Recommendation:
1. Approve the Summary of Payroll Register for March 9, 2025;
2. Approve the Register of Demands for March 7, 2025 and March 14, 2025.
Item 9.C: Monthly Investment Transaction Report of the City’s Cash and Investments for February 2025 of Fiscal Year 2025 (Feeser)
Recommendation:
No action recommended; for information only.
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Approved April 15, 2025 CCM-2025-04-01 Closed and Regular Joint Item 9.D: Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2026 from the Pismo Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau / Lodging Business
Improvement District (LBID) Advisory Board; Declaration of the City Council’s Intention to Levy an Annual Assessment for the LBID for FY 2026 (Feeser)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution approving the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2026 from the Pismo Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau / Lodging Business Improvement District (LBID) Advisory Board, declaring the City Council’s intention to levy an annual assessment for the LBID for FY 2026, and directing the City Clerk to schedule a public hearing for April 15, 2025, to consider levying the assessment.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2025-014 adopted.
Item 9.E: Annual Election of Officers; Pismo Beach Public Financing Authority (Feeser)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Pismo Beach Public Financing Authority conducting the annual election of officers.
Legislative Record: Resolution PFA-R-2025-001 adopted.
Item 9.F: Notice of Completion and Acceptance of Public Improvements for Parcel Map 21-0032, Hinds Avenue (Gaglione)
Recommendation:
1. Accept the public improvements for Parcel Map 21-0032 as complete and authorize the release of the improvement
securities;
2. Authorize the City Manager to sign, and the City Clerk to record, a Notice of Completion for the project.
Item 9.G: Authorization of Purchase Order with Southpaw Sign Company, Inc. for Purchase of Park Signs (Gaglione)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a purchase order with Southpaw Sign Company, Inc. for purchase and installation of park signs in the amount of $116,010.89.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2025-015 adopted.
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Approved April 15, 2025 CCM-2025-04-01 Closed and Regular Joint Item 9.H: Award of Contract to Souza Engineering Contracting, Inc. dba Souza Construction for the Oak Park Medical Plaza Parking Lot Repair Project; Related Budget Adjustments (Gaglione)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Souza Engineering Contracting, Inc. dba Souza Construction for construction of the Oak Park Medical Plaza Parking Lot Repair Project in the amount of $107,521 for the base bid only, and appropriating related budget adjustments in Fiscal Year 2025.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2025-016 adopted.
10. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
None.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
12. BUSINESS ITEMS
Item 12.A: Police Department Semi-Annual Update (Smith)
Recommendation:
Receive the Police Department Semi-Annual Update.
Presenting staff:
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Jeff Smith, Chief of Police
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment:
Judy Cotta commented.
Action: No action.
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Approved April 15, 2025 CCM-2025-04-01 Closed and Regular Joint Item 12.B: Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance Adding Chapter 8.22 to the Pismo Beach Municipal Code Relating to Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drones) (Fleishman)
Recommendation:
Introduce an Ordinance adding Chapter 8.22 Unmanned Aircraft Systems to, and amending Chapter 12.20 of, the City of Pismo Beach Municipal Code, relating to regulation of drones.
Presenting staff:
David Fleishman, City Attorney
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Call for public comment:
Denise Holt Wasson commented.
Action: Introduce an Ordinance adding Chapter 8.22 Unmanned Aircraft Systems to, and amending Chapter 12.20 of, the City of Pismo Beach Municipal Code, relating to regulation of drones, with the following revisions:
1. Revise Sections 8.22.050 D. and E. such that the required distance for launches in the vicinity of schools and City facilities is reduced from 500 feet to 250 feet.
2. Revise Section 8.22.070 such that the penalty for violation is reduced from a misdemeanor to an infraction.
Motion: Inman
Second: Reiss
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 4 Inman, Reiss, Guthrie, Waage
Noes: 1 Newton
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Ordinance O-2025-XXX introduced.
Item 12.C: Massage Establishment and Practitioner Ordinance Discussion (Smith)
Recommendation:
Receive an overview of the City’s current massage establishment practices and regulations, and provide direction to staff if desired.
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Approved April 15, 2025 CCM-2025-04-01 Closed and Regular Joint Presenting staff:
David Fleishman, City Attorney
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Scot Graham, Community Development Director
Jeff Smith, Chief of Police
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment:
Yuhong He commented.
Shawn Owens commented.
Denise Holt Wasson commented.
Michael Lundy commented.
Yunxia Zhou commented.
Johanna Moore commented.
Action: Consensus to direct staff as follows:
1. Return with a revised ordinance for consideration, incorporating the following:
a. Add provisions allowing for massage education
establishments and courses, consistent with California
Massage Therapy Council regulations.
b. If necessary, clarify that two separate legal entities may operate at a single establishment location without being considered two establishments for purposes of personal
service business proximity restrictions.
c. Evaluate the possibility of reducing or eliminating the personal services business 1,000-foot proximity limitation for massage establishments.
2. Return with a resolution creating a reduced fee for processing Conditional Use Permits for massage establishments at the next available meeting.
3. Evaluate the possibility of eliminating the Conditional Use Permit requirement for massage establishments from the Zoning Code as part of the forthcoming update.
In support: 5 Guthrie, Inman, Newton, Reiss, Waage
In opposition: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
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Approved April 15, 2025 CCM-2025-04-01 Closed and Regular Joint Item 12.D: Discussion of Proclamation Practices (Inderlied)
Recommendation:
Receive an overview of current practices relating to Proclamations, and provide direction to staff if desired.
Presenting staff:
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Consensus to direct staff, upon the approval of the issuance of a Proclamation of the City or Proclamation of the Mayor, to provide a copy of the Proclamation to the entire Council, along with additional information about any community events giving rise to the Proclamation, if relevant.
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 communicate further with the submitters of a landscaping proposal for Dinosaur Caves Park.
14. ADJOURNMENT
At 8:26 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Ed Waage, Mayor Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
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