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Approved June 3, 2025 CCM-2025-05-20 Closed and Regular
MINUTES
Pismo Beach City Council
Tuesday, May 20, 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 4:30 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL:
Present: Absent:
Mayor Ed Waage None
Mayor Pro Tem Mary Ann Reiss
Council Member Marcia Guthrie (arrived 4:32 p.m.)
Council Member Stacy Inman
Council Member Scott Newton
Staff Present:
David Fleishman, City Attorney
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Mike James, Assistant City Manager
2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
City Attorney Fleishman announced the Closed Session item 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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Approved June 3, 2025 CCM-2025-05-20 Closed and Regular
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 5:17 p.m.
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Approved June 3, 2025 CCM-2025-05-20 Closed and Regular 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:
Mayor Ed Waage None
Mayor Pro Tem Mary Ann Reiss
Council Member Marcia Guthrie
Council Member Stacy Inman
Council Member Scott Newton
Staff Present:
David Fleishman, City Attorney
Rosemarie Gaglione, Director of Public Works
Vanessa Garris, Finance Manager
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Scot Graham, Community Development Director
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. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Waage led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA
No requests to reorder the agenda.
4. PRESENTATIONS
Item 4.A: Proclamation: Recognizing May 2025 as National Foster Care Month (San Luis Obispo County Department of Social Services)
Presented to Felipe Gonzalez, San Luis Obispo County Division of Child Welfare.
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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
City Attorney Fleishman reported that the Council had taken no reportable action during its 4:30 p.m. Closed Session.
City Attorney Fleishman noted the termination of the legal services contract between the City and Richards, Watson & Gershon as of June 30, 2025.
8. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
The Council reported on recent and upcoming meetings of various external bodies:
Council Member Inman:
San Luis Obispo Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC).
Council Member Guthrie:
San Luis Obispo County Zone 3 Water Committee.
Mayor Waage:
San Luis Obispo County Community Fire Safe Council.
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.F):
Ayes: 5 Guthrie, Newton, Inman, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
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Approved June 3, 2025 CCM-2025-05-20 Closed and Regular Item 9.A: Adoption of Meeting Minutes (Inderlied)
Recommendation:
Adopt Minutes of the May 6 Regular and Closed Meeting.
Item 9.B: Payroll Register and Register of Demands (Feeser)
Recommendation:
1. Approve the Summary of Payroll Register for May 4, 2025;
2. Approve the Register of Demands for April 18, 2025 and April 25, 2025.
Item 9.C: Amendment #1 to the Agreement with Jason Addison Smith Consulting Inc. (JAS Pacific) for Building Division Services (Graham)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment #1 to the agreement with JAS Pacific in the amount of $145,000 and extending the contract through Fiscal Year 2026 for professional Building Division services.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2025-026 adopted.
Item 9.D: Approval of the Paving and Drainage Project for Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Funding (SB 1); Making a Determination of Exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (Feeser)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution approving the Paving and Drainage project for proposed Senate Bill 1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funding for Fiscal Year 2026 and making a Determination of Exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2025-027 adopted.
Item 9.E: Notice of Completion for the Digester #1 Demolition Project (Gaglione)
Recommendation:
1. Accept the Digester #1 Demolition Project as complete;
2. Authorize the City Manager to sign, and the City Clerk to record, a Notice of Completion for the project.
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Approved June 3, 2025 CCM-2025-05-20 Closed and Regular Item 9.F: Hermosa Drive and Shell Beach Road Red Curb (Gaglione)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the installation of red curb on Hermosa Drive at Shell Beach Road.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2025-028 adopted.
10. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
None.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
12. BUSINESS ITEMS
Item 12.A: Job Vacancy Report in Compliance with Assembly Bill 2561 (James)
Recommendation:
No action recommended; for information only.
Presenting staff:
Bianka Buchanan, Human Resources Officer
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: No action.
Item 12.B: Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance Amending Section
10.10.050 of the Pismo Beach Municipal Code Relating to Fines for Paid Parking Time (Graham)
Recommendation:
1. Introduce an Ordinance amending Section 10.10.050 of the City of Pismo Beach Municipal Code, allowing for a reduced fine for individuals who have paid for parking but whose time has expired.
2. Consider and provide direction to staff regarding possible extension of the resident parking pass program to include Price Street.
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Approved June 3, 2025 CCM-2025-05-20 Closed and Regular Presenting staff:
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Scot Graham, Community Development Director
Jeff Smith, Chief of Police
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Introduce an Ordinance amending Section 10.10.050 of the City of Pismo Beach Municipal Code, allowing for a reduced fine for individuals who have paid for parking but whose time has expired.
Motion: Waage
Second: Inman
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Waage, Inman, Guthrie, Newton, Reiss
Noes: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Ordinance O-2025-XXX introduced.
Action:
1. Direct staff to proceed with extending the resident parking pass program to include Price Street.
2. Direct staff to return at a future meeting with an agenda item to set the reduced fine amount to accompany the amendments to Section
10.10.050 of the Municipal Code, with tentative direction to set the fine amount at $20 per hour.
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 schedule a Closed Session for the purpose of commencing the appointment process for both interim and permanent City Attorney.
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Approved June 3, 2025 CCM-2025-05-20 Closed and Regular Consensus to direct staff to return with an agenda item allowing the Council to discuss potential amendments to the City’s Housing In-Lieu Fee ordinances, to broaden the range of purposes for which the funds can be used.
14. ADJOURNMENT
At 6:26 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Ed Waage, Mayor Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
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