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MINUTES
Pismo Beach City Council
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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: 5:33 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:
Silas Clarke, Assistant City Manager
Travis Craig, Division Chief
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director
Rosemarie Gaglione, Director of Public Works
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Scot Graham, Community Development Director
Dan Herlihy, Police Commander
Russ Hildebrand, Deputy City Attorney
Gordon Jackson, Director of Tourism and Events
Brianna Whisenhunt, Senior Administrative Assistant
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: Introduction of Travis Craig, Division Chief, and Paul Provence, Battalion Chief (Garcia)
Unit Chief Owens introduced Paul Provence, Battalion Chief; and Travis Craig, Division Chief.
Item 4.B: Presentation: Introduction of Silas Clarke, Assistant City Manager (Garcia)
City Manager Garcia introduced Silas Clarke, Assistant City Manager.
Item 4.C: Proclamation: Government Finance Professionals Week (Feeser)
Presented to Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director.
Item 4.D: Presentation: Pismo State Beach Restoration Project (Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District)
Presented by Samantha Alvarez, Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District.
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Call for public comment:
Maggie Wagner commented; commended Executive Assistant Sheila Rothstein, Senior Administrative Assistant Ellen Boyle, and Parks Supervisor Jose Camacho.
Don Day commented.
6. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Garcia commented on various topics.
7. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT / CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Deputy City Attorney Hildebrand reported that the Council had taken no reportable action during its 1:30 p.m. Closed Session on March 13, 2026.
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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 Local Agency Formation Commission (SLO LAFCO).
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.H).
Motion: Newton
Second: Inman
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Newton, Inman, Guthrie, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Item 9.A: Adoption of Meeting Minutes (Inderlied)
Recommendation:
Adopt Minutes of the March 3, 2026 Closed and Regular Meeting.
Item 9.B: Payroll Register and Register of Demands (Feeser)
Recommendation:
1. Approve the Summary of Payroll Register for February 22, 2026;
2. Approve the Register of Demands for February 20, 2026, and February 27, 2026.
Item 9.C: 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report (Graham)
Recommendation:
1. Review and accept the 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report;
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2. Direct staff to forward the report to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
Item 9.D: 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.E: City Council Confirmation of Department Head Team (Garcia)
Recommendation:
Confirm the current members of the City’s Department Head team in accordance with Pismo Beach Municipal Code Section 2.08.050.
Item 9.F: Award of Construction Management Contract for the Federally Funded Cliff Avenue/Ocean Boulevard Storm Drain Repair and Bluff Face Stabilization Project (Gaglione)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Cannon Corporation in an amount not to exceed $948,430.61 for Construction Management, Resident Engineer, Inspection, Materials Testing and Environmental Monitoring Services for the Cliff Avenue/Ocean Boulevard Storm Drain Repair and Bluff Face Stabilization Project.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-010 adopted.
Item 9.G: Purchase of SCBA Compressor and Oxygen Filling Station and Booster from Bauer Compressors (Craig)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the purchase of one Bauer SCBA compressor and one Bauer oxygen filling station from Bauer Compressors for $126,822.64 and appropriating related budget adjustments in Fiscal Year 2026.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-011 adopted.
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Item 9.H: Amendment #3 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 #3 to the agreement with Jason Addison Smith
Consulting Services, Inc. (JAS Pacific) in the amount of $475,000; extending the contract through Fiscal Year 2027 for professional Building Division services; and appropriating related budget adjustments in Fiscal Year 2026.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-012 adopted.
10. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
None.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Item 11.A: New Major Encroachment Permit Fee and Update on Counter Encroachment Permit Fee Effective May 16, 2026 (Feeser)
Recommendation:
1. Conduct a Public Hearing to receive input from the public on the proposed user fee;
2. Adopt a Resolution adding a new Major Encroachment Permit fee to the Fee Schedule adopted by Resolution R-2025-013, effective May 16, 2026; and
3. Provide direction on Counter Encroachment Permit fee amendment.
Presenting staff:
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Public Hearing / Call for public comment:
John Rohner, SoCalGas, commented.
Action: Adopt a Resolution adding a new Major Encroachment Permit fee to the Fee Schedule adopted by Resolution R-2025-013, effective May 16, 2026.
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Motion: Newton
Second: Inman
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Newton, Inman, Guthrie, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-013 adopted.
12. BUSINESS ITEMS
Item 12.A: Pismo Beach Car Show Event Direction (Jackson)
Recommendation:
Provide direction to staff regarding the annual Classic Car Show event, including whether or not to reduce the scope of the event; and whether or not to pursue additional cost recovery measures.
Presenting staff:
Rosemarie Gaglione, Director of Public Works
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Gordon Jackson, Director of Tourism and Events
Dan Herlihy, Police Commander
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment:
Don Day commented.
Action: Consensus to direct staff to proceed with preparing a Request for Proposals for vendor services for the Classic Car Show event, within the following parameters:
• Limit the volume of cars at the event to approximately 650; • Move the event to the Dolliver Street corridor provided that Fire and Police officials and the Special Events Committee deem it safe and operationally viable to do so;
• Prepare an agreement that includes:
o A $30,000 vendor fee, with 3% increases per contract year o A five-year term
o A requirement that the vendor meet specified performance metrics;
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o A provision for unilateral termination of the agreement by the City in the event the metrics are not satisfied.
In support: 5 Guthrie, Inman, Newton, Reiss, Waage
In opposition: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Item 12.B: San Luis Obispo Council of Governments Final Transportation Expenditure Plan for Potential Transportation Sales Tax Measure (Garcia)
Recommendation:
Provide direction on whether to adopt a resolution approving the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments Final Transportation Expenditure Plan for a potential transportation sales tax measure.
Presenting staff:
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Guest presenters:
James Worthley, San Luis Obispo Council of Governments
Call for public comment:
Jorge Aguilar commented.
Action: Adopt a Resolution approving the San Luis Obispo County Transportation Expenditure Plan in connection with a potential sales tax measure.
Motion: Waage
Second: Inman
Vote: The motion failed on the following vote:
Ayes: 2 Waage, Inman
Noes: 3 Guthrie, Newton, Reiss
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
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Item 12.C: Downtown Strategic Plan Review (Graham)
Recommendation:
Receive a report on the Downtown Strategic Plan (DTSP) and other associated plans and provide direction to staff on whether to update the DTSP, implement one or more existing action items, or pursue other downtown improvements not identified in the plans.
Presenting staff:
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Consensus to direct staff to return at the next meeting with a continued discussion of this item.
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 authorize staff to work with the City’s legislative affairs firm to prepare a support letter to AB 2517 (Calderon).
14. ADJOURNMENT
At 8:37 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Ed Waage, Mayor Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
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