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MINUTES
Pismo Beach City Council
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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 Council Member Stacy Inman
Mayor Pro Tem Mary Ann Reiss
Council Member Marcia Guthrie
Council Member Scott Newton
Staff Present:
Rosemarie Gaglione, Director of Public Works
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Vaness Garris, Finance 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
Dean Pucci, Interim City Attorney
Jeff Smith, Chief of Police
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Waage 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: Central Cost Community Energy Annual Report (3CE)
Presented by Spencer Brandt, 3CE.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Call for public comment:
Lillian Jewell commented.
Brad Snook commented.
6. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Garcia commented on various topics.
7. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT / CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Interim City Attorney Pucci had nothing to report.
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.
Mayor Waage:
San Luis Obispo County Community Fire Safe Council.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Adopt Consent Calendar.
Motion: Newton
Second: Guthrie
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote (Items 9.A through 9.F):
Ayes: 4 Newton, Guthrie, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 1 Inman
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
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Item 9.A: Adoption of Meeting Minutes (Inderlied)
Recommendation:
1. Adopt Minutes of the August 5, 2025 Closed and Regular Meeting.
2. Adopt Minutes of the August 8, 2025 Closed Session.
Item 9.B: Payroll Register and Register of Demands (Garris)
Recommendation:
1. Approve the Summary of Payroll Register for July 27, 2025;
2. Approve the Register of Demands for July 18, 2025, July 25, 2025 and August 1, 2025.
Item 9.C: Update on January 9, 2023 and January 12, 2017 Emergency Proclamations (Inderlied)
Recommendation:
1. Review the need for continuing currently active local emergency proclamations;
2. Provide direction to staff if desired.
Item 9.D: Agreement with Applied Technology Group for Radio and Computer Control and Display Systems for the Public Safety Facility (Garris)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Applied Technology Group, Inc. to provide an RGB Spectrum system, Avtec radio consoles, and Kenwood backend radio equipment for the Public Safety Facility in the amount of $661,025.99 in Fiscal Year 2026.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2025-058 adopted.
Item 9.E: Contract with San Luis Obispo County for Animal Care and Control Services for Fiscal Years 2026 through 2030 (Smith)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a five- year contract with the County of San Luis Obispo for the provision of animal care and control services for the period from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2030.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2025-059 adopted.
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Item 9.F: Authorization for Change Orders #1 and #2 with Souza Engineering Contracting, Inc. dba Souza Construction and Notice of Completion for the Oak Park Medical Plaza Parking Lot Repair Project (Gaglione)
Recommendation:
1. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Change Order #1 in the amount of $50,356.41 and Change Order #2 in the amount of ($25,435.30) for a total net increase of $24,921.11 with Souza Engineering Contracting, Inc. dba Souza Construction for the Oak Park Medical Plaza Parking Lot Repair Project;
2. Accept the Oak Park Medical Plaza Parking Lot Repair Project as complete;
3. Authorize the City Manager to sign, and the City Clerk to record, a Notice of Completion for the project.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2025-060 adopted.
10. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
None.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
12. BUSINESS ITEMS
Item 12.A: Declaration of City-Owned Property as Surplus Land and Implementation of Procedures Under the State of California Surplus Land Act and the Coastal Act; Making a Finding of Exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (Graham)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution declaring that real properties owned by the City located at APNs 010-302-030 and 010-302-031 are exempt surplus land and not necessary for the City’s use pursuant to Government Code Section 54221, authorizing the City Manager to comply with the procedures under the surplus land act, and finding that such declaration and authorization is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Presenting staff:
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Scot Graham, Community Development Director
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Call for public comment:
Lillian Jewell commented.
Action: Adopt a Resolution declaring that real properties owned by the City located at APNs 010-302-030 and 010-302-031 are exempt surplus land and not necessary for the City’s use pursuant to Government Code Section 54221, authorizing the City Manager to comply with the procedures under the surplus land act, and finding that such declaration and authorization is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Motion: Newton
Second: Guthrie
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 4 Newton, Guthrie, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 1 Inman
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2025-061 adopted.
Item 12.B: Pier Airstream Trailer Concession Discussion (Graham)
Recommendation:
Provide direction to staff regarding the use of an airstream trailer for concessions on the Pier.
Presenting staff:
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Scot Graham, Community Development Director
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Consensus to direct staff as follows:
1. At the end of the current term of the License Agreement between the City and Rib Line by Brian, LLC for Pier airstream trailer concessions, do not exercise the remaining agreement extension option(s), and instead terminate the agreement.
2. Cancel the current request for proposals (RFP) and vendor selection process.
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3. Reflect the zoning and general plan designations for the first diamond of the Pier as Open Space (OS) both in current exhibits and in the forthcoming updated Zoning Ordinance and General Plan documents.
4. Following the end of the existing vendor license agreement, remove the airstream concessions trailer from the Pier, perform the necessary repairs to the Pier, and explore the feasibility of auctioning the trailer as surplus.
Motion: Guthrie
Second: Reiss
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 3 Guthrie, Reiss, Newton
Noes: 1 Waage
Absent: 1 Inman
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Item 12.C: Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance Amending Pismo Beach Municipal Code Chapter 5.11 – Massage Establishments (Smith)
Recommendation:
Introduce an Ordinance amending Chapter 5.11 Article 1: Massage Establishments, of the Pismo Beach Municipal Code, Relating to Schools of Massage and other Administrative Provisions.
Presenting staff:
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Jeff Smith, Chief of Police
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Introduce an Ordinance amending Chapter 5.11 Article 1: Massage Establishments, of the Pismo Beach Municipal Code, Relating to Schools of Massage and other Administrative Provisions.
Motion: Newton
Second: Guthrie
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 4 Newton, Guthrie, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 1 Inman
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Ordinance O-2025-XXX introduced.
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13. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS
Consensus to direct staff to return with an agenda item allowing the City Council to appoint Dean Pucci to serve in the capacity of City Attorney.
The Council thanked Police and Fire personnel including Michelle Pearson for their work fighting the Gifford Fire.
14. ADJOURNMENT
At 6:27 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Ed Waage, Mayor Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
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