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MINUTES
Pismo Beach City Council
Tuesday, December 16, 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 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
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.
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4. PRESENTATIONS
Item 4.A: Proclamation: Recognizing Janna Nichols for her Service to the Community (City Council)
Presented to Janna Nichols.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Call for public comment:
Margaret Camara commented.
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
John Rohner, SoCalGas, commented.
6. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Garcia commented on various topics.
7. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT / CLOSED SESSION REPORT
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 Inman:
Visit SLO CAL Advisory Board.
Council Member Guthrie:
San Luis Obispo County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC).
Mayor Waage:
Friends of Price House Board.
San Luis Obispo County Community Fire Safe Council.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Adopt Consent Calendar (Items 9.A through 9.E).
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Motion: Newton
Second: Inman
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 4 Newton, Inman, Guthrie, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 1 Reiss
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Item 9.A: Adoption of Meeting Minutes (Inderlied)
Recommendation:
Adopt Minutes of the December 2, 2025 Closed and Regular Meeting.
Item 9.B: Payroll Register and Register of Demands (Feeser)
Recommendation:
1. Approve the Summary of Payroll Register for November 30, 2025;
2. Approve the Register of Demands for November 14, 2025 and November 21, 2025.
Item 9.C: Mid-Cycle Budget Adjustments for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 (Feeser)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution approving and appropriating budget adjustments for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027, and accepting a grant award.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-083 adopted.
Item 9.D: Temporary Closure of a Portion of Bay Street During Construction of the Gateway Project (Gaglione)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the temporary closure of Bay Street between Price and Dolliver streets during construction of the Gateway project and authorizing the City Engineer to issue an encroachment permit to effectuate the closure, with the following revision:
Revise the second recital to read “up to” 24 months.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-084 adopted.
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Item 9.E: Agreement with Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd. for Design of the 2026 Roadway Maintenance & Slurry Seal
Project (Gaglione)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd. (NCE) in an amount not to exceed $107,540 for engineering design services for the 2026 Roadway Maintenance & Slurry Seal Project.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-085 adopted.
10. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
None.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
12. BUSINESS ITEMS
Item 12.A: San Luis Obispo Council of Governments Draft Transportation Expenditure Plan (Garcia)
Recommendation:
Receive a presentation from SLOCOG on its draft Transportation Expenditure Plan and provide input and comment regarding the plan.
Presenting staff:
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Guest presenters:
James Worthley, San Luis Obispo Council of Governments
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: No action.
Item 12.B: 2026 Federal Legislative Agenda (Garcia)
Recommendation:
Approve the 2026 Federal Legislative Agenda.
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Presenting staff:
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Guest presenters:
Greg Burns, Thorn Run Partners
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Approve the 2026 Federal Legislative Agenda, with the following revision:
Take an “oppose” position on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster aid cuts.
Motion: Inman
Second: Guthrie
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 4 Inman, Guthrie, Newton, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 1 Reiss
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Item 12.C: Award of Contracts to The J.F. Will Company, Inc. and Filippin Engineering, Inc. for the Ventana Sports Courts Project; Public Art Direction; Related Budget Adjustments (Gaglione)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution:
1. Authorizing the City Manager to:
1. Execute a construction contract with The J.F. Will Company, Inc. for the Ventana Sports Courts Project in the amount of $2,235,557.28; and
2. Enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Filippin Engineering, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $440,159 for Construction Management, Inspection, and Administration Services; and
2. Directing a public art in-lieu contribution for the project; and
3. Appropriating related budget adjustments in Fiscal Year 2026.
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Presenting staff:
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director
Rosemarie Gaglione, Director of Public Works
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a construction contract with the J.F. Will company, Inc. for the Ventana Sports Courts Project in the amount of $2,235,557.28; enter into a professional services agreement with Filippin Engineering, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $440,159 for construction management, inspection, and administration services, directing a public art in-lieu contribution for the project, and appropriating related budget adjustments in Fiscal Year 2026, with the following revision:
Appropriate funding from the General Fund to cover the $419,740 budget shortfall.
Motion: Inman
Second: Waage
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 3 Inman, Waage, Guthrie
Noes: 1 Newton
Absent: 1 Reiss
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-086 adopted.
13. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS
No action.
14. ADJOURNMENT
At 7:39 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Ed Waage, Mayor Erica Inderlied, City Clerk