AGENDA
Pismo Beach City Council
Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority
Board of Directors
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Time Meeting Type Physical Location Virtual Viewing Option 5:00 p.m. Closed Session City Hall None
5:30 p.m. Regular Joint Meeting 1 2 Council Chamber, City Hall https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84823715585 1 Live virtual viewing is offered via Zoom.
2 Broadcast meeting also available for viewing on cable Channel 20 and online at pismobeach.org/agenda.
0. MEETING INSTRUCTIONS:
These meetings are being conducted in a hybrid format with both in-person and virtual options. Ways to watch these meetings and submit public comment are provided below.
Watch and participate in person:
• Regular Meeting: Visit the Council Chamber at City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. • To make Regular Meeting public comment, please submit an optional blue “speaker slip” to staff; the Mayor/Chair will ask you to approach the lectern to speak during the public comment period on your item of interest. • To make Closed Session public comment, please be present in the Council Chamber when the Closed Session is publicly convened; the Mayor will call for public comment prior to commencing the closed proceedings.
Watch via Zoom:
• Regular Meeting only: Click this link on any computer or mobile device: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84823715585 .
This URL may also be typed into a web browser.
Listen via telephone:
• Regular Meeting only: Call 1-669-900-6833 to join by telephone audio only. Enter Meeting ID 848 2371 5585 when prompted.
Watch online:
• Regular Meeting only: Visit www.pismobeach.org/agenda and scroll to “Upcoming Events.” When the live broadcast begins, an “In Progress” link will appear; click this link to watch the livestream. A recording of the meeting will be available on demand shortly after the meeting ends.
Watch on Channel 20:
• Regular Meeting only: Tune to local cable channel 20 in Pismo Beach; the meeting will be broadcast live. Meetings are also replayed at 9:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m., and 1:00 a.m. each day the following week.
Submit written comment prior to, or during, the meeting:
• Regular Meeting and Closed Session: In advance of the meeting, written comments may be emailed to [email protected] or mailed or delivered to the City Clerk’s Office, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. During the Regular Meeting no later than the start of the comment period for your item of interest, written comment may be hand-delivered to staff in the Council Chamber. Emails and other written comment submitted after the start of the meeting may not be fully considered prior to any action taken on the item.
Submit voicemail comment:
• Regular Meeting and Closed Session: Call 805-773-7005 and leave a voicemail before the meeting. Voicemails submitted after the start of the meeting may not be fully considered prior to any action taken on the item. This automated voicemail line will not be answered or monitored for other purposes.
Please note:
• In the event a Council Member/Board Member participates in this meeting by teleconference under the provisions of Government Code Section 54953(f), public comment will be accepted via Zoom, including by telephone audio, as required by law. However, the timing of a request by a Council Member to participate remotely may not allow sufficient time to post an agenda containing information on how the public may participate via Zoom or telephone. In such instances, the City Clerk or another staff member will orally provide such information at the meeting. • Meetings may begin a few minutes after the scheduled start time. • Meetings will be recorded, except closed sessions; these recordings are public record. • Phone numbers of call-in attendees may be visible to other meeting attendees, or in meeting recordings. • Phone numbers of voicemail commenters may be visible in the public record along with transcripts.
Please contact City Clerk/Authority Clerk Erica Inderlied at [email protected] with questions.
Pismo Beach City Council Agenda September 2, 2025
Special Closed Session—5:00 p.m.
City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Waage
1. ROLL CALL:
Mayor: Waage
Mayor Pro Tem: Reiss
Council Members: Guthrie, Inman, Newton
2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEM(S) – Council Chamber Item 2.A: Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code §54956.9: One potential case
3. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD – Council Chamber
At this time, members of the public may comment on any item appearing on the agenda.
Please adhere to the following procedures when addressing the Council:
• Please limit your comments to 3 minutes or less.
• Unduly disruptive behavior will not be permitted.
Documents submitted to the Council become public record unless otherwise exempt from disclosure.
4. CLOSED SESSION – Closed Meeting Room
The City Council will convene in Closed Session to discuss the items listed under Item 2 above. In accordance with the Brown Act, public access is not permitted for this portion of the meeting.
5. CLOSED SESSION REPORT – Council Chamber
If a regular meeting immediately follows this Closed Session, the Closed Session Report will be made during the regular meeting.
6. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting Time Date Location
Regular Joint Meeting 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 2, 2025 Council Chamber, City Hall
Pismo Beach City Council Agenda September 2, 2025
Regular Joint Meeting—5:30 p.m.
Council Chamber, City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor/Chair Waage
1. ROLL CALL:
Pismo Beach City Council:
Mayor: Waage
Mayor Pro Tem: Reiss
Council Members: Guthrie, Inman, Newton
Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority Board of Directors:
Chair: Waage (City of Pismo Beach)
Vice-Chair: Reiss (Pismo Beach Public Financing Agency)
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA
4. PRESENTATIONS
None.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
At this time, members of the public may comment on any item NOT appearing on the agenda. For items appearing on the agenda, including the Consent Calendar, the public will be invited to make comments during Council/Board consideration of the item. In accordance with state law, matters raised as part of this comment period cannot be discussed or acted upon by the City Council/Board of Directors at this time. However, in response to a matter raised as part of this comment period, the Council may, during Item 13, City Council Comments and Requests, direct staff to assist a speaker, or schedule the matter for consideration on a future agenda.
Please adhere to the following procedures when addressing the Council:
• Please limit your comments to 3 minutes or less.
• Unduly disruptive behavior will not be permitted.
Documents submitted to the Council/Board become public record unless otherwise exempt from disclosure.
6. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT - No action to be taken
7. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT / CLOSED SESSION REPORT - No action to be taken
8. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Air Pollution Control District, SLO County (Newton/Reiss)
2. California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (Reiss/Inman)
3. Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority (Waage/Guthrie)
4. Chapman Estate Foundation (Liaison) (Reiss)
5. Coastal Cities Group, League of CA Cities (Waage)
6. Conference and Visitors Bureau / LBID Board (Liaison) (Inman)
7. Friends of Price House Liaison (Waage)
8. Hazard Mitigation & Fire Safety (Inman/Waage)
9. Homeless Services Oversight Council (Guthrie/Reiss)
10. Integrated Waste Management Authority (Newton/Inman)
11. Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Subcommittee (Inman/Waage)
12. Regional Transit Authority, SLO (Waage/Reiss)
13. Shell Beach Improvement Group Liaison (Inman/Reiss)
14. SLOCOG (Waage/Reiss)
15. South County Chambers Gov’t Affairs (Guthrie/Inman)
16. Visit SLO CAL Advisory Committee (Inman)
17. Water Resources Advisory Committee, SLO (Guthrie/Inman)
18. Zone 3 Water Advisory Committee, SLO (Guthrie/Inman) (Govt Code Section 53232.3)
Pismo Beach City Council Agenda September 2, 2025
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
All Consent Calendar items will be acted upon by a single action of the City Council/Board of Directors unless otherwise requested by an individual Council Member/Board Member for separate consideration. Public comment on Consent Calendar items will be invited prior to action on the Calendar. Item 9.A: Adoption of Meeting Minutes (Inderlied)
Recommendation:
1. Adopt Minutes of the May 13, 2025 Special Meeting;
2. Adopt Minutes of the August 19, 2025 Regular Meeting.
Item 9.B: Payroll Register and Register of Demands (Feeser)
Recommendation:
1. Approve the Summary of Payroll Register for August 8, 2025 and August 15, 2025;
2. Approve the Register of Demands for August 10, 2025.
Item 9.C: Adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance Amending Pismo Beach Municipal Code Chapter 5.11 – Massage Establishments (Inderlied)
Recommendation:
Adopt 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.
Item 9.D: Appointment of City Attorney and Authority Attorney; Agreements with Jones Mayer for City Attorney Services, Authority Attorney Services, and Other Legal Services (Garcia)
Recommendation:
Pismo Beach City Council:
1. Appoint Dean J. Pucci to the position of Pismo Beach City Attorney;
2. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Legal Services Agreement with Richard D. Jones, a Professional Law Corporation, DBA Jones Mayer, for City Attorney Services and other Legal Services.
Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority Board of Directors:
3. Appoint Dean J. Pucci to the position of Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority Attorney;
4. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the General Manager to execute a Legal Services Agreement with Richard D. Jones, a Professional Law Corporation, DBA Jones Mayer, for Authority Attorney Services and Other Legal Services.
10. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
Pismo Beach City Council Agenda September 2, 2025
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS - No earlier than 6:00 p.m.
GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS (Mayor/Presiding Officer reserves discretion to set speaking allowances):
1. City staff will present the staff report and recommendation, and respond to technical/clarifying questions from Council;
2. Mayor will open the public hearing, and invite the project applicant, or representative, to present the project (Limited to 10 mins);
3. In an Appeal Hearing, the Mayor will then invite the appellant, or representative, to present their appeal (Limited to 10 mins);
4. Mayor will then ask other interested persons to testify regarding the project (Limited to 3 mins per speaker);
5. Mayor will invite the project applicant, or representative, to make a rebuttal if desired (Limited to 5 mins);
6. In an Appeal Hearing, the Mayor will then invite the appellant, or representative, to make a rebuttal if desired (Limited to 5 mins);
7. Mayor will close the public hearing, following which the Council will deliberate and act on the matter.
Item 11.A: Appeal of Planning Commission Approval of a Coastal Development Permit, Conditional Use Permit, Architectural Review Permit, and Vesting Tentative Tract Map 3240 to Develop the Gateway Project: a Mixed-Use Condominium Project and Categorical Exemption (P24-000074); Location:
1481 Price, 1331 Price, 1370 Price (APNs 005-062-003, 005-062-004, 005-064- 002, 005-064-003, 005-064-012); the Project is Located in the Coastal Zone and is Not Appealable to The Coastal Commission (Graham)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution denying two appeals and upholding the June 10, 2025 Planning Commission approval of Project P24-000074 for a Coastal Development Permit (CDP), Conditional Use Permit (CUP), Architectural Review Permit (ARP), & Vesting Tentative Tract Map (VTTM) 3240 and adoption of Categorical Exemption 2025-013 to develop the Gateway project: a new three- story commercial/residential mixed-use condominium development of approximately 5,700 square feet of commercial and 53,400 square feet of residential and proposed as a Density Bonus project under the provisions of SB 330. Project location site is five underlying parcels of 1.2 acres located at 1481 Price, 1331 Price, and 1370 Price and includes demolition of existing residential and commercial structures onsite, new public right-of-way improvements, creation of a public “Gateway” plaza at the corner of Price and Dolliver Streets, and the conversion of Bay Street to one-way. The project is within the Coastal Zone and is not appealable to the Coastal Commission.
12. BUSINESS ITEMS - May be reordered and heard prior to Public Hearings
Item 12.A: Pismo Clam Regulations Discussion (James)
Recommendation:
Provide direction to staff regarding future actions that relate to regulations affecting Pismo Clam harvesting.
13. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS - No action to be taken
14. ADJOURNMENT
To the following meeting(s). Special and Closed Session times may be subject to change, as noticed. Meetings will be held in a hybrid in-person / virtual format unless otherwise noted:
Meeting Time Date Location
Regular Meeting 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Council Chamber, City Hall
Pismo Beach City Council Agenda September 2, 2025
Regular Council meetings will adjourn by 11:00 p.m. unless four-fifths of the Council votes to continue past that time. If the meeting is adjourned at 11:00 p.m., any remaining agenda items will be continued to the next regular meeting (R-97-04).
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, Erica Inderlied, City Clerk for the City of Pismo Beach and Authority Clerk for the Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda for the September 2, 2025 meeting(s) of the Pismo Beach City Council and Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority Board of Directors was posted on August 28, 2025, at Pismo Beach City Hall, located at 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA, as well as on the City’s and Authority’s website.
Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
Meeting Schedule: The City Council of Pismo Beach regularly meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 5:30 p.m., unless otherwise noticed. Closed and Special sessions will be duly noticed as needed.
Council Agendas: Agendas for Regular Meetings are available for public review on the City’s website at pismobeach.org/agenda and upon request from the City Clerk’s Office, typically by 4:00 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the meeting, but no later than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Agendas for Closed Sessions and other Special meetings are made available at least 72 hours prior to the meeting when possible, but no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Related Materials: All materials submitted to the Council relating to items on this agenda are open for public inspection unless otherwise exempt by law. Staff reports and attachments published as part of this agenda packet, as well as copies of correspondence received relating to these agenda items and materials distributed at the meeting, may be obtained 1) in the consolidated online Agenda Center at pismobeach.org/agenda, 2) in the Access Pismo public records portal at pismobeach.org/accesspismo, 3) by request from the City Clerk at [email protected], or 4) in person at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, Mon–-Fri 8:00 a.m.–-5:00 p.m. Please call (805) 773-7003 with any questions.
Broadcasting: Regular (televised) City Council meetings are available for viewing 24/7 at pismobeach.org/agenda, broadcast live on Channel 20, and re-broadcast during the week following the meeting on Channel 20 at 9:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m., and 1:00 a.m. each day.
Use of Equipment: Please contact the City Clerk’s Office if requesting to use the chamber equipment during public comment or as part of a scheduled presentation, 24 hours prior to the meeting at (805) 773-7003.
Notice Regarding Americans with Disabilities Act
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting or if you need agenda documents provided in an alternative format, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 773-7003 as soon as possible prior to the meeting to ensure that reasonable arrangements can be made (28CFR 35.102-
35.104 ADA Title II).