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Approved December 2, 2025 CCM-2025-11-18 Closed and Regular
MINUTES
Pismo Beach City Council
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Special Closed Session—4:00 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: 4:00 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:
Rosemarie Gaglione, Director of Public Works
Jorge Garcia, City Manager (recused from Item 2.A)
Scot Graham, Community Development Director
Dean Pucci, City Attorney
2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
City Attorney Pucci announced the Closed Session item listed below.
Item 2.A: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code §54956.9) Name of Case: Spanish Vineyards, LLC v. City of Pismo Beach, et al.
San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Case No. 25CV-0680
Item 2.B: Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Government Code §54956.8) Property: 1243 Ocean Boulevard (APN 010-302-013)
1201 Ocean Boulevard (APN 010-302-012)
Agency Negotiator: Jorge E. Garcia
Under Negotiation: Terms of Sale
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Approved December 2, 2025 CCM-2025-11-18 Closed and Regular Item 2.C: Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code §54956.9) Name of Case: Harmony Brown v. City of Pismo Beach, Jeff Smith, et al.
San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Case No. 25CV-0497
3. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Call for public comment: No comment.
4. CLOSED SESSION
The Council retired to Closed Session to consider the above items.
5. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Pucci would report in the next regular open session that no reportable action was taken on the above items.
6. ADJOURNMENT
At 5:26 p.m., to the 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting.
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Approved December 2, 2025 CCM-2025-11-18 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:
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
Dean Pucci, City Attorney
Chris Trimble, Police Commander
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
None.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Call for public comment: No comment.
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Approved December 2, 2025 CCM-2025-11-18 Closed and Regular
6. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Garcia commented on various topics.
7. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT / CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Pucci reported that the Council had taken no reportable action during its 4:00 p.m. Closed Session.
8. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
The Council reported on recent and upcoming meetings of various external bodies:
Council Member Inman:
San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) Solid Waste Summit.
Visit SLO CAL Summit.
Mayor Waage:
San Luis Obispo County Community Fire Safe Council.
San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (SLORTA).
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Adopt Consent Calendar (Items 9.A through 9.J).
Motion: Newton
Second: Guthrie
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Newton, Guthrie, Inman, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Item 9.A: Adoption of Meeting Minutes (Inderlied)
Recommendation:
Adopt Minutes of the October 21, 2025 Regular Meeting.
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Approved December 2, 2025 CCM-2025-11-18 Closed and Regular Item 9.B: Payroll Register and Register of Demands (Feeser)
Recommendation:
1. Approve the Summary of Payroll Register for October 19, 2025, and November 2, 2025;
2. Approve the Register of Demands for October 10, 2025, October 17, 2025, October 24, 2025, and October 31, 2025.
Item 9.C: Monthly Investment Transaction Report of the City’s Cash and Investments for September 2025 of Fiscal Year 2026 (Feeser)
Recommendation:
No action recommended; for information only.
Item 9.D: Fiscal Year 2026 First Quarter Financial Status Report (Feeser)
Recommendation:
No action recommended; for information only.
Item 9.E: Quarterly Investment Report for the Three Months of July through September 2025 – the First Quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 (Feeser)
Recommendation:
No action recommended; for information only.
Item 9.F: Contract Amendment 3 With Channel Islands Technology Integrators’ Group, Inc. (CITIG) for Information Technology Services (Feeser)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment 3 to the Channel Island Technology Integrators’ Group, Inc. agreement for Information Technology Services from December 1, 2025 to November 30, 2028.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2025-072 adopted.
Item 9.G: Amendment #2 to the Agreement with Jason Addison Smith Consulting Services, Inc. (JAS Pacific) for Building Division Services (Graham)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment #2 to the agreement with JAS Pacific in the amount of $200,000 for professional Building Division services.
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Legislative Record: Resolution R-2025-073 adopted.
Item 9.H: Acceptance of Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Funding Award from the Office of Traffic Safety (Smith)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution accepting grant funds in the amount of $40,000 from the California Office of Traffic Safety and appropriating related budget adjustments in Fiscal Year 2026.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2025-074 adopted.
Item 9.I: Five-Year Agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the Purchase and Deployment of Taser 10 Conducted Energy
Devices and Related Services (Smith)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a five- year agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the purchase and deployment of Taser 10 conducted energy devices, accessories, and support services, in an amount not to exceed $125,421.12.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2025-075 adopted.
Item 9.J: Reject All Bids Received for the Cliff Avenue/Ocean Boulevard Storm Drain Repair and Bluff Face Stabilization Project (Gaglione)
Recommendation:
Reject all bids received for the Cliff Avenue/Ocean Boulevard Storm Drain Repair and Bluff Face Stabilization Project.
10. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
None.
12. BUSINESS ITEMS
This item was reordered.
Item 12.A: Encroachment Permits Overview (Gaglione)
Recommendation:
No action recommended; for information only.
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Approved December 2, 2025 CCM-2025-11-18 Closed and Regular Presenting staff:
Eric Eldridge, City Engineer
Rosemarie Gaglione, Director of Public Works
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Consensus to direct staff as follows:
Return with options for the following potential additions to the City fee schedule as it pertains to Encroachment Permits:
• Reduced-fee permits for residential property owners voluntarily repairing a portion of sidewalk within existing contiguous sidewalk. • A new Major Encroachment Permit fee to better capture the actual cost to the City of permitting and inspecting the work for large projects.
• Reduced-fee permits for tree removal, potentially tiered to reflect the size of the tree or extent of infrastructure disrupted.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Item 11.A: Adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance that Adopts by Reference and Amends the Latest Editions of the Constituent Codes of the California Building Standards Code, Makes Findings of Fact to Support the Amendments, and Makes a Determination of Exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (Graham)
Recommendation:
1. Conduct a public hearing to receive public input;
2. Adopt an Ordinance amending Titles 8 and 15, Chapters 8.04, 8.08,
15.04, and 15.08 of the Pismo Beach Municipal Code; adopting by reference codes comprising the 2025 California Building Standards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Parts 1-12), including the California Fire Code (2025 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2024 International Fire Code); the California Building Code Volumes 1 and 2 (2025 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2024 International Building Code), the California Residential Code (2025 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2024 International Residential Code), the California Electrical Code (2025 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2023 National Electrical Code), the California Mechanical Code (2025 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2024 Uniform Mechanical Code), the California Plumbing Code (2025 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code), the Docusign Envelope ID: 27FD7034-50DD-4ED9-AB5A-27220FF39F27
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Approved December 2, 2025 CCM-2025-11-18 Closed and Regular California Energy Code (2025 Edition), the California Wildland-Uban Interface Code (2025 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code), the California Historical Building Code (2025 Edition), the California Green Building Standards Code (2025 Edition), and the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code together with certain amendments thereto; adopting findings of facts to support the imposition of requirements other than those of the California Building Standards Code, and making a determination of exemption under CEQA.
Presenting staff:
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Scot Graham, Community Development Director
Public Hearing / Call for public comment: No comment.
The public hearing was closed.
Action: Adopt an Ordinance amending Titles 8 and 15, Chapters 8.04, 8.08,
15.04, and 15.08 of the Pismo Beach Municipal Code; adopting by reference codes comprising the 2025 California Building Standards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Parts 1-12), including the California Fire Code (2025 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2024 International Fire Code); the California Building Code Volumes 1 and 2 (2025 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2024 International Building Code), the California Residential Code (2025 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2024 International Residential Code), the California Electrical Code (2025 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2023 National Electrical Code), the California Mechanical Code (2025 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2024 Uniform Mechanical Code), the California Plumbing Code (2025 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code), the California Energy Code (2025 Edition), the California Wildland-Uban Interface Code (2025 Edition, incorporating and amending the 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code), the California Historical Building Code (2025 Edition), the California Green Building Standards Code (2025 Edition), and the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code together with certain amendments thereto; adopting findings of facts to support the imposition of requirements other than those of the California Building Standards Code, and making a determination of exemption under CEQA.
Motion: Guthrie
Second: Inman
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Approved December 2, 2025 CCM-2025-11-18 Closed and Regular Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 4 Guthrie, Inman, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 1 Newton
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Ordinance O-2025-007 adopted.
12. BUSINESS ITEMS
Item 12.A: Encroachment Permits Overview (Gaglione)
This item was reordered and heard prior to Item 11.A.
13. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS
No action.
14. ADJOURNMENT
At 6:16 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Ed Waage, Mayor Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
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