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Pismo Beach City Council
Pismo Beach Public Financing Agency Board of Directors
Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority
Board of Directors
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Regular Joint 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, Pismo Beach Public Financing Agency Board of Directors, and Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority Board of Directors met this date in a regular session with Mayor/ChairWaagepresiding.
CALL TO ORDER: 5:30 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL:
Present: Absent:
City Council
Mayor Ed Waage None
Mayor Pro Tem Mary Ann Reiss
Council Member Marcia Guthrie
Council Member Stacy Inman
Council Member Scott Newton
Pismo Beach Public Financing Agency Board of Directors
ChairEd Waage
Vice-ChairMary Ann Reiss
Board Member Marcia Guthrie
Board Member Stacy Inman
Board Member Scott Newton
Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority Board of Directors ChairEd Waage (City of Pismo Beach)
Vice-Chair Mary Ann Reiss (Pismo Beach Public Financing Agency) Staff Present:
Silas Clarke, Assistant City Manager
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director/Treasurer Rosemarie Gaglione, Director of Public Works
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Jorge Garcia, City Manager/General Manager/Executive Director Scot Graham, Community Development Director
Erica Inderlied, City Clerk/Authority Clerk
Gordon Jackson, Director of Tourism and Events
Dean Pucci, City Attorney/Agency Counsel/Authority Attorney Jeff Smith, Chief of Police
Dell Wells, Fire Captain
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Waage led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA
No requests to reorder the agenda.
4. PRESENTATIONS
Item 4.A: Presentation: Visit from Happy Time Preschool (Happy Time Preschool)
Presented by Amy Turner, Happy Time Preschool.
Item 4.B: Proclamation: Recognizing April as Month of the Child (Early Care and Education Planning Council of San Luis Obispo County)
Presented to Shelby Walker, San Luis Obispo County Early Care and Education Planning Council.
Item 4.C: Presentation: Recognition of Outgoing Advisory Body Members (Waage)
x David Daguerre: Traffic Safety Committee
x Keryn Gold: SLOCOG Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee x Linda Grupenhagen: Special Events Committee
x Robert Horch: Parking Advisory Committee
x Tammy McCall: Special Events Committee
x Don Oberhelman: Planning Commission
x Megan Tayor: Conference and Visitors Bureau Board / LBID Advisory Board
The Council recognized the service of outgoing Special Events Committee Member Tammy McCall.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Call for public comment: No comment.
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6. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Garcia commented on various topics, including the City’s 80th birthday on April 25, 2026.
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:
Pismo Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Board / Lodging Business Improvement District (LBID) Advisory Board.
Mayor Pro Tem Reiss:
California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA) Executive Committee.
Mayor Waage:
Friends of Price House Board.
San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) Board / Executive Committee.
San Luis Obispo County Community Fire Safe Council.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Adopt Consent Calendar.
Motion: Reiss
Second: Waage
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote (Items 9.A through 9.F; Item 9.H):
Ayes: 5 Reiss, Waage, Guthrie, Inman, Newton
Noes: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote (Items 9.G and 9.I):
Ayes: 2 Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
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Item 9.A: Adoption of Meeting Minutes (Inderlied)
Recommendation:
1. Adopt Minutes of the February 3, 2026 Closed and Regular Joint Meeting.
2. Adopt Minutes of the April 7, 2026 Closed and Regular Joint Meeting.
Item 9.B: Payroll Register and Register of Demands (Feeser)
Recommendation:
1. Approve the Summary of Payroll Register for April 5, 2026;
2. Approve the Register of Demands for March 27, 2026, April 3, 2026, and April 10, 2026.
Item 9.C: Quarterly Paid Parking Update (Graham)
Recommendation:
No action recommended, for information only.
Item 9.D: 2026 Sewer System Management Plan Update (Gaglione)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution adopting the 2026 Sewer System Management Plan.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-021 adopted.
Item 9.E: Traffic Safety Committee Recommendation for 2655 Shell Beach Road Red Curb (Gaglione)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the installation of red curb at 2655 Shell Beach Road.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-022 adopted.
Item 9.F: Annual City Weed Abatement Program; Declaration of Nuisance (Craig)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution declaring that grass, weeds, and rubbish on certain lots in the City of Pismo Beach constitute public nuisances and ordering said public nuisances to be abated.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-023 adopted.
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Item 9.G: Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority Real Property Transfer to the City of Pismo Beach; APNs 060-543- 016 and 060-543-007 (Feeser)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution approving and granting the transfer of real property to the City of Pismo Beach and directing the Chair of the Board to execute the grant deed and all related documents necessary to transfer the property to the City of Pismo Beach.
Legislative Record: Resolution JPA-R-2026-001 adopted.
Item 9.H: Acceptance of Real Property Transfer for Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority; APNs 060-543-016 and 060- 543-007 (Feeser)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution approving and accepting the transfer of real property to the City of Pismo Beach and directing the City Manager to execute a certificate of acceptance and all related documents necessary to transfer the Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority Facility Site to the City of Pismo Beach.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-024 adopted.
Item 9.I: Budget for Fiscal Year 2027: July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (Feeser)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution adopting the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget for the Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority.
Legislative Record: Resolution JPA-R-2026-002 adopted.
10. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
None.
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12. BUSINESS ITEMS
This item was reordered.
Item 12.A: Direction on Submitting a Ballot Measure to the Voters – Extending Mayoral Term from Two to Four Years (Clarke)
Recommendation:
Provide direction to staff on a possible ballot measure that would extend the length of the term of the office of Mayor from two years to four years.
Presenting staff:
Silas Clarke, Assistant City Manager
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment:
Shelly Higginbotham commented.
Action: Direct staff to return with an agenda item allowing the Council to consider adoption of a resolution directing the placement of a measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot to extend the term of the elective office of Mayor from two years to four years.
Motion: Reiss
Second: Newton
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 3 Reiss, Newton, Waage
Noes: 2 Guthrie, Inman
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Item 11.A: Levying the 2% Annual Assessment for the Pismo Beach Lodging Business Improvement District (LBID) for Fiscal Year 2027: July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (Feeser)
Recommendation:
1. Open public hearing; accept protests, if any, to the proposed assessments; close public hearing;
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2. Adopt a Resolution levying a 2% annual assessment for the Pismo Beach Lodging Business Improvement District (LBID) for Fiscal Year 2027: July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
Presenting staff:
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Public Hearing / Call for public comment: No comment.
The public hearing was closed.
Action: Adopt a Resolution levying a 2% annual assessment for the Pismo Beach Lodging Business Improvement District (LBID) for Fiscal Year 2027:
July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
Motion: Inman
Second: Guthrie
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Inman, Guthrie, Newton, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-025 adopted.
12. BUSINESS ITEMS
Item 12.A: Direction on Submitting a Ballot Measure to the Voters – Extending Mayoral Term from Two to Four Years (Clarke)
This item was reordered and heard prior to Item 11.A.
13. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS
No action.
14. ADJOURNMENT
At 6:22 p.m.
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APPROVED: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Ed Waage, Mayor Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
APPROVED: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Ed Waage, Chair Erica Inderlied, Secretary
APPROVED: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Ed Waage, Chair Erica Inderlied, Authority Clerk