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Approved August 18, 2026 CCM-2026-08-04 Closed, Special, and Regular
MINUTES
Pismo Beach City Council
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
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:
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Scot Graham, Community Development Director
Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
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: 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
Call for public comment: No comment.
4. CLOSED SESSION
Council Member Inman announced her recusal from Item 2.A.
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Approved August 18, 2026 CCM-2026-08-04 Closed, Special, and Regular 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 item.
6. ADJOURNMENT
At 4:25 p.m., to the 4:30 p.m. Special Meeting.
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Approved August 18, 2026 CCM-2026-08-04 Closed, Special, and Regular Special Meeting—4:30 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 special session with Mayor Waage presiding.
CALL TO ORDER: 4:30 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:
Silas Clarke, Assistant City Manager
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
Jeff Smith, Chief of Police
2. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Call for public comment: No comment.
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.
Presenting staff:
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment:
Kendra Paulding, EcoSlo, commented.
Gary Petersen, Shower the People, commented.
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Approved August 18, 2026 CCM-2026-08-04 Closed, Special, and Regular Jeff Eckles, San Luis Obispo County Housing Trust Fund, commented.
Sharon Darnton, Assistance League of San Luis Obispo County, commented.
Kayla Wilburn, Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, commented.
Barbara Alarcón, SLO Noor Foundation, commented.
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Action: Adopt a Resolution approving and appropriating contributions to outside agencies for Fiscal Year 2027, with the following funding amounts:
Agency Amount Fund
Assistance League of SLO County $4,000 General Fund
CAPSLO Home Repair Program $4,200 Housing In-Lieu
CAPSLO Health and Prevention $5,000 General Fund
ECO-SLO County Coastal Cleanup $2,500 General Fund
Five Cities Meals on Wheels $13,000 General Fund
NOOR Foundation $20,000 General Fund
People's Self-Help Housing $5,000 Housing In-Lieu
Shower the People of SLO $5,000 General Fund
SLO County Housing Trust Fund $6,000 Housing In-Lieu
SLO SCORE $1,500 General Fund
Motion: Inman
Second: Reiss
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Inman, Reiss, Guthrie, Newton, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-050 adopted.
4. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS
No action.
5. ADJOURNMENT
At 4:59 p.m.
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Approved August 18, 2026 CCM-2026-08-04 Closed, Special, 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:
Silas Clarke, Assistant City Manager
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director
Rosemarie Gaglione, Director of Public Works
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Robert Gorman, Fire Captain
Scot Graham, Community Development Director
Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
Gordon Jackson, Director of Tourism and Events
Dean Pucci, City Attorney
Jeff Smith, Chief of Police
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Waage led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA
No requests to reorder the agenda.
4. PRESENTATIONS
None.
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Approved August 18, 2026 CCM-2026-08-04 Closed, Special, and Regular
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Call for public comment:
Lillian Jewell commented.
Jackie Ratner commented.
Cynthia Replogle commented.
Kim Boyce commented.
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 Guthrie:
San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services Oversight Council.
San Luis Obispo County Zone 3 Water Committee.
Mayor Waage:
San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) Board.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Adopt Consent Calendar (Items 9.A through 9.L).
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
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Approved August 18, 2026 CCM-2026-08-04 Closed, Special, and Regular 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.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-051 adopted.
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
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Approved August 18, 2026 CCM-2026-08-04 Closed, Special, and Regular 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.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-052 adopted.
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.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-053 adopted.
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.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-054 adopted.
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Approved August 18, 2026 CCM-2026-08-04 Closed, Special, and Regular 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.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-055 adopted.
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.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-056 adopted.
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 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.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-057 adopted.
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Approved August 18, 2026 CCM-2026-08-04 Closed, Special, and Regular 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.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-058 adopted.
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.
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-059 adopted.
10. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
None.
12. BUSINESS ITEMS
This item was reordered.
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.
Presenting staff:
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Supplemental material submitted into the record.
Call for public comment: No comment.
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Approved August 18, 2026 CCM-2026-08-04 Closed, Special, and Regular Action: Adopt a Resolution approving and appropriating budget adjustments for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027, with the following revision:
1. Do not deappropriate the $200,000 remaining in the James Way Beautification Project budget.
Motion: Inman
Second: Newton
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Inman, Newton, Guthrie, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-060 adopted.
Action: Consensus to direct staff to return at a future meeting with a discussion item regarding options for the disposition of the $200,000 budget remaining in the James Way Beautification Project account.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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.
Presenting staff:
Jorge Garcia, City Manager
Robert Gorman, Fire Captain
Public Hearing / Call for public comment: No comment.
The public hearing was closed.
Action: Adopt a Resolution certifying the amount of abatement proceedings for grass, weeds, and rubbish pursuant to Resolution R-2026-023 to be filed
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Approved August 18, 2026 CCM-2026-08-04 Closed, Special, and Regular with San Luis Obispo County Tax Rolls, as indicated by Assessor Parcel Number per Health & Safety Code Section 14912.
Motion: Guthrie
Second: Newton
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Guthrie, Newton, Inman, Reiss, Waage
Noes: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2026-061 adopted.
12. BUSINESS ITEMS
Item 12.A: Mid-Cycle Budget Adjustments for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 (Feeser) This item was reordered and heard prior to Item 11.A.
13. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS
Consensus to direct staff to return with an agenda item regarding options for Police K-9 program funding.
Consensus to direct staff to return with an agenda item regarding options for amending Pier fishing regulations.
Consensus to direct staff to prepare an attorney-client memorandum to the Council regarding options for an update to the Sign Ordinance component of the Zoning Code.
14. ADJOURNMENT
At 6:39 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Ed Waage, Mayor Erica Kirkwood, City Clerk