AGENDA
Pismo Beach City Council
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Time Meeting Type Physical Location Virtual Viewing Option 4:00 p.m. Closed Session City Hall None
4:30 p.m. Special Meeting 1 Council Chamber, City Hall https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84823715585 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting1 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:
• Special and Regular Meetings: Visit the Council Chamber at City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449. • To make Special or Regular Meeting public comment, please submit an optional blue “speaker slip” to staff; the Mayor 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:
• Special and Regular Meetings: 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:
• Special and Regular Meetings: 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:
• Closed Session, Special, and Regular Meetings: 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 Special and Regular Meetings 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:
• Closed Session, Special, and Regular Meetings: 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 participates in these meetings 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 Erica Inderlied at [email protected] with questions.
Pismo Beach City Council Agenda August 4, 2026
Special Closed Session—4:00 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 – Existing Litigation (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code §54956.9) Name of Case: Andrew Grow Family Trust v. City of Pismo Beach, et al.
San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Case No. 23CV-0544
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
Special Meeting Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Regular Meeting Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Pismo Beach City Council Agenda August 4, 2026
Special Meeting—4:30 p.m.
Council Chamber, 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. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
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.
3. AGENDA ITEMS
Item 3.A: Fiscal Year 2027 Outside Requests for City Donations (Feeser)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution approving and appropriating contributions to outside agencies for Fiscal Year 2027.
4. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS - No action to be taken
5. 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:
Regular Meeting Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Pismo Beach City Council Agenda August 4, 2026
Regular Meeting—5:30 p.m.
Council Chamber, 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. 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 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 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 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) CAPSLO (Reiss)
Central Coast Blue Regional Recycled Water Authority
(Waage/Guthrie)
Chapman Estate Foundation (Liaison) (Reiss)
Coastal Cities Group, League of CA Cities (Waage)
Conference and Visitors Bureau / LBID Board (Liaison) (Inman) Friends of Price House Liaison (Waage)
Hazard Mitigation & Fire Safety (Inman/Waage)
Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Subcommittee (Inman/Waage) Regional Transit Authority, SLO (Waage/Reiss)
Shell Beach Improvement Group Liaison (Inman/Reiss)
SLOCOG (Waage/Reiss)
South County Chambers Gov’t Affairs (Guthrie/Inman)
Visit SLO CAL Advisory Committee (Inman)
Water Resources Advisory Committee, SLO (Guthrie/Inman) Zone 3 Water Advisory Committee, SLO (Guthrie/Inman)
(Govt Code Section 53232.3)
Pismo Beach City Council Agenda August 4, 2026
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
All Consent Calendar items will be acted upon by a single action of the City Council unless otherwise requested by an individual Council 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 February 12, 2026 Special Meeting;
2. Adopt Minutes of the February 13, 2026 Special Meeting;
3. Adopt Minutes of the June 16, 2026 Closed and Regular Meeting.
Item 9.B: Payroll Register and Register of Demands (Feeser)
Recommendation:
1. Approve the Summary of Payroll Register for June 14, 2026, June 28, 2026 and July 12, 2026;
2. Approve the Register of Demands for June 12, 2026, June 19, 2026, June 26, 2026, July 3, 2026 and July 10, 2026.
Item 9.C: Monthly Investment Transaction Report of the City’s Cash and Investments for May 2026 of Fiscal Year 2026 (Feeser)
Recommendation:
No action recommended; for information only.
Item 9.D: Ratification of July 28, 2026 Emergency Proclamation, and Update on January 9, 2023 and January 12, 2017 Emergency Proclamations (Inderlied)
Recommendation:
1. Adopt a Resolution ratifying and confirming actions by the Director of Emergency Services/City Manager during the existence of a local emergency, and proclaiming the continued existence of a local emergency;
2. Review the need for continuing currently active local emergency proclamations;
3. Provide direction to staff if desired.
Item 9.E: Award of Contracts to Madonna Construction and ENGEO for the Federally Funded Cliff Avenue/Ocean Boulevard Storm Drain Repair and Bluff Face Stabilization Project; Acceptance of Grant-Related Funding (Gaglione) Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution:
1. Authorizing the City Manager to:
A. Execute a construction contract with John Madonna Construction Co., Inc. for the Cliff Avenue/Ocean Boulevard Storm Drain Repair and Bluff Face Stabilization Project in the amount of $6,031,914; and
B. Enter into a Professional Services Agreement with ENGEO Incorporated in an amount not to exceed $350,000 for Engineering Services During Construction; and
2. Accepting related grant funds; and
3. Appropriating related budget adjustments in Fiscal Year 2027.
Pismo Beach City Council Agenda August 4, 2026
Item 9.F: Award of Contracts to Pavement Coatings Co. and Willdan Engineering for the 2026 Roadway Maintenance and Slurry Seal Project; Related Budget Adjustments (Gaglione)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution:
1. Authorizing the City Manager to:
A. Execute a construction contract with Pavement Coatings Co. for the 2026 Roadway Maintenance and Slurry Seal project in the amount of $978,790.20; and
B. Enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Willdan Engineering in an amount not to exceed $143,138 for Construction Management, Inspection and Administration Services; and
2. Appropriating related budget adjustments in Fiscal Year 2027.
Item 9.G: Agreement with 4 Creeks, Inc. for Design of the 320/330 Main Street Parking Lot; Related Budget Adjustments (Gaglione)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with 4 Creeks, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $155,512 for engineering design services for the 320/330 Main Street Parking Lot Project and appropriating related budget adjustments in Fiscal Year 2027.
Item 9.H: Award of Contract to Filipponi-Thompson Drilling for the Huston Street Test Well Drilling and Construction Project (Gaglione)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a construction contract with Filipponi-Thompson Drilling, Inc. for the Huston Street Test Well Drilling and Construction project in the amount of $397,491.20 for the Base Bid plus Bid Alternate 1.
Item 9.I: Amendment #6 to the Agreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc. for Environmental Services Related to the Central Coast Blue Project (Graham) Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment #6 to the agreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc. in the amount of $20,713 in fiscal year 2027 for environmental services related to the Central Coast Blue Project and extending the term of the agreement to September 30, 2027.
Item 9.J: Cooperation Agreement with the County of San Luis Obispo for Participation in the San Luis Obispo Urban County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnerships Act (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Federal Entitlement Programs (Graham)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution approving a Cooperation Agreement with the County of San Luis Obispo for continued participation in the San Luis Obispo Urban County for
Pismo Beach City Council Agenda August 4, 2026
Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME), and Emergency Shelter grant (ESG) Program Federal Entitlement Programs for program years 2027-2029.
Item 9.K: Acceptance of Funding Award from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program; Related Budget Adjustments (Smith)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution accepting grant funds in the amount of $204,077.13 from the California Highway Patrol through the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program, and appropriating related budget adjustments in Fiscal Year 2027.
Item 9.L: Amendment #1 to the Agreement with Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc. for Zoning Code/Coastal Implementation Plan Update Services (Graham)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment #1 to the agreement with Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc. for professional services relating to the General Plan/Local Coastal Plan and Zoning Code in the amount of $11,519 in Fiscal Year 2027.
10. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
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: Protest Hearing and Certification of Weed Abatement Charges for Forwarding to the County of San Luis Obispo for Placement on 2026 Property Tax Rolls (Provence)
Recommendation:
1. Conduct a Public Hearing to hear protests from property owners regarding weed abatement charges;
2. Adopt a Resolution certifying the amount of abatement proceedings for grass, weeds, and rubbish pursuant to Resolution R-2026-023 to be filed with San Luis Obispo County Tax Rolls, as indicated by Assessor Parcel Number per Health & Safety Code Section 14912.
12. BUSINESS ITEMS - May be reordered and heard prior to Public Hearings
Item 12.A: 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.
Pismo Beach City Council Agenda August 4, 2026
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:
Regular Meeting Tuesday, August 18, 2026
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, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda for the August 4, 2026 meeting(s) of the Pismo Beach City Council was posted on July 30, 2026, at
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).