City Council - September 16, 2025
1. CLOSED SESSION (4:30 PM - 5:30 PM)
1.a
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Erica A. Stewart will call the Closed Session of the San Luis Obispo City Council to order at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
1.b
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) and paragraph (1) of subdivision (e) of Section 54956.9. No. of potential cases: One.
1.c
ADJOURNMENT
The City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on September 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
2. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Erica A. Stewart will call the Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council to order.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Council Member Marx will lead the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. PRESENTATIONS
4.a
NATIONAL DRIVE ELECTRIC MONTH
Mayor Stewart will present a proclamation declaring September 12, 2025 to October 12, 2025 as "National Drive Electric Month".
4.b
HISPANIC, LATINX, LATINO HERITAGE MONTH PROCLAMATION
Mayor Stewart will present a proclamation declaring September 15 to October 15, 2025 as Hispanic, Latinx, Latino Heritage Month.
4.c
NATIONAL ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION RECOVERY MONTH PROCLAMATION Mayor Stewart will presented a Proclamation declaring September as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month.
4.d
CITY MANAGER REPORT
Receive a brief report from City Manager Whitney McDonald.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Not to exceed 15 minutes. The Council welcomes your input. State law does not allow the Council to discuss or take action on issues not on the agenda, except that members of the Council or staff may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by persons exercising their public testimony rights (Gov. Code sec. 54954.2). Staff may be asked to follow up on such items.
6. CONSENT AGENDA
Not to exceed 15 minutes. Matters appearing on the Consent Calendar are expected to be non-controversial and will be acted upon at one time. A member of the public may request the Council to pull an item for discussion. Pulled items shall be heard at the close of the Consent Agenda unless a majority of the Council chooses another time. The public may comment on any and all items on the Consent Agenda within the three-minute time limit.
Recommendation:
To approve Consent Calendar Items 6a to 6i.
6.a
WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES Recommendation:
Waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances as appropriate.
6.b
MINUTES REVIEW - SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 COUNCIL MINUTES
1. 09-02-2025 City Council Minutes - Draft.pdf
Recommendation:
Approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on September 2, 2025.
6.c
LEASE AMENDMENT NO. 3 WITH CITY FARM SLO
1. Amendment No. 3 to Lease Agreement with City Farm SLO.pdf
2. A - Draft Lease Amendment No. 3.pdf
3. B - Agricultural Ground Lease (2013).pdf
4. C - Letter to the City Council - Lease Amendment 2025.pdf Recommendation:
Authorize Lease Amendment No. 3 to the Lease Agreement between the City of San Luis Obispo and Central Coast Ag Network, dba City Farm SLO, to add an additional 1.5 acres of farmland to the lease area.
6.d
AUTHORIZE SOLAR POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT CONTRACT ASSIGNMENT
1. Item 6d. Floyd, Maidrand and Read - Staff Agenda Correspondence.pdf
2. Authorize Solar Power Purchase Agreement Contract Assignment.pdf
3. A - General Terms and Conditions of Energy Service Agreement.pdf
4. B - DRAFT Consent to Assignment.pdf
5. C - Site Conceptual Layouts_8.5x11.pdf
Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager or their designee to execute a Consent to Assignment of Project Documents and Acknowledgement to transfer Power Purchase Agreements from ForeFront Power to Greenskies Clean Energy, in a form subject to review and approval by the City Attorney’s office.
6.e
APPROVAL OF THE FINAL MAP FOR TRACT 3089 PHASE 5, AVILA RANCH, 175 VENTURE DRIVE (FMAP-0132-2024)
1. Item 6e. Tway, Munoz-Morris, and C. Taylor - Staff Agenda Correspondence.pdf
2. CAR_Tract 3089 Phase 5 Final Map Acceptance.pdf
3. A - Draft Resolution approving Avila Ranch Tract 3089 Phase 5 Final Map (1).pdf
4. B - Development Agreement Memorandum of Agreement Modified Phasing Buildout.pdf
5. C - Third Addendum to the Avila Ranch Final EIR (1).pdf
6. D - Transportation Analysis, July 16, 2025 by Central Coast Transportation Consulting.pdf
7. E - Vicinity Map.pdf
8. F - Tentative Map (Tract 3089).pdf
9. G - Phasing Plan (Tract 3089).pdf
10. H - Transportation Improvement Phasing Plan and Off-Site Construction Requirements dated May 8 2025.pdf
11. I - Park Layout (Tract 3089).pdf
12. J - Draft Final Map Tract 3089 Phase 5.pdf
13. K - AR Phase 5 Subdivision Agreement-2025-8-15.pdf
Recommendation:
Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving the final map for Tract 3089 Phase 5, Avila Ranch, including an addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report clarifying the timing of transportation mitigation measures, and authorizing the Mayor to execute a Subdivision Agreement in a form subject to the approval of the City Attorney (175 Venture Drive, FMAP-0132-2024).”
6.f
AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR PROPOSITION 1 INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT (IRWM) ROUND 2 IMPLEMENTATION GRANT
1. Authorization to Submit an Application for Proposition 1 IRWM Round 2 Implementation Grant.pdf
2. A. Draft Resolution Authorizing Grant Submittal for Prop 1 IRWM Grant.pdf
3. B - Preliminary Proposition 1 Groundwater Grant Award Letter.pdf
4. C -Memo from SWRCB waiving the City's local match requirement for Prop 1 Groundwater grant funding.pdf
5. E - Proposal - PCE Plume Characterization Project Implementation, Specification 2091506.pdf
6. F - Board of Supervisors of the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Resolution No 2022-254.pdf Recommendation:
Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving the application for grant funding from the Proposition 1, Round 2 Integrated Regional Water Management Implementation Grant”; and Authorize the Director of Utilities, or his designee, carry out the City’s responsibilities under the funding agreement and to sign the funding agreement for the Implementation Phase of the Project and any amendments thereto, on behalf of the City.
6.g
ADVISORY BODY APPOINTMENTS FOR UNSCHEDULED VACANCIES ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD AND MASS TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
1. Advisory Body Appointment - Unscheduled Vacancies (ARB, MTC).pdf Recommendation:
Confirm the appointment of Jim Gardiner to the Administrative Review Board (ARB) and Stone Ramage to the Mass Transportation Committee (MTC).
6.h
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH PGE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EV FLEET PROGRAM
1. Item 6h. Floyd and Kacsinta - Staff Correspondence.pdf
2. Authorization to enter into a contract with PGE to participate in the EV Fleet Program.pdf
3. A - PGE Clean Fleet Letter of Commitment and Contract.pdf
4. B - Proposed Site Plan.pdf
5. C - Example Utility Distribution Easement.pdf
Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager to execute and return the PG&E EV Fleet Program Letter of Commitment and Program Terms and Conditions (“Contract”) for the Corporation Yard Electric Vehicle Charging Project; and Authorize the City Engineer to execute easements with PG&E, in a final form approved by the City Attorney, to support utility infrastructure improvements installed under the PG&E EV Fleet Program
6.i
AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR THE 2025 LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND GRANT CYCLE
1. Authorization to Apply for the 2025 Land and Water Conservation Grant Cycle.pdf
2. A - Draft Resolution Approving the Application for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.pdf
3. B - Land and Water Conservation Fund Application Form.pdf
4. C - Concept Design Plans for DeVaul (CIP No. 2000033).pdf Recommendation:
Adopt a Draft Resolution affirming the submittal of a grant application, for a matching grant of $585,000, with the minimum award of $292,500, from the California Department of Parks and Recreation Office of Grants and Local Services (OGALS) for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) ; and Authorize the Assistant City Manager to execute the necessary grant documents and appropriate the grant amount into the Parks and Recreation Department’s parkland improvement project budget to support current park improvement projects upon grant award.
7. PUBLIC HEARING AND BUSINESS ITEMS
7.a
RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY FOR THE ACQUISITION BY EMINENT DOMAIN OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS (ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER 001-043-027) FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CALIFORNIA & TAFT ROUNDABOUT PROJECT (60 MINUTES)
1. Item 7a. Floyd and Schwartz - Staff Agenda Correspondence.pdf
2. California and Taft Roundabout Resolution of Necessity.pdf
3. A - Draft Resolution of Necessity.pdf
4. A1 - Exhibit A - F to Attachment A .pdf
5. B - Roundabout Design Exhibit.pdf
6. C - 578 California Boulevard Right-of-Way Needs Exhibit.pdf
7. D - Government Code Offer Letter.pdf
Recommendation:
Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, Declaring Certain Real Property Interests Necessary for Public Purposes and Authorizing the Acquisition Thereof in Connection with the California & Taft Roundabout Project (Certain Real Property Interests on APN 001-043-027)”; and Open and conduct a hearing on the adoption of the proposed Resolution of Necessity, receive the evidence referenced in the Agenda Report (“Report”), take testimony from anyone wishing to address issues A, B, C, and D as outlined in the Report, and consider all evidence presented to determine whether to adopt the proposed Resolution of Necessity; and If the City Council finds, based on the evidence contained and referred to in this Report, the testimony and comments submitted to the City Council, that the evidence warrants the necessary findings with respect to the proposed Resolution of Necessity, then City Staff recommends that the City Council, in the exercise of its discretion, adopt proposed Draft Resolution which requires a 4/5ths vote of the entire City Council, authorizing the acquisition by eminent domain of the real property interests summarized below, described more particularly in the Exhibits to the Resolution of Necessity and referred to collectively as the "subject Property Interests”:
578 California Boulevard, San Luis Obispo, CA (APN 001-043-027) (“Property”) Owned by Kirit Chunibhai Patel and Gita Kirit Patel, Trustees of the Kirit Chunibhai Patel and Gita Girit Patel 1992 Revocable Trust An approximate 2,182 square foot fee portion of the Property for public street and right-of-way purposes, public utilities, drainage, and all uses necessary or convenient thereto in connection with the California & Taft Roundabout Project (Project) described more particularly on EXHIBIT “A” and depicted on EXHIBIT “B” to the Resolution of Necessity; and An approximate 763 square foot temporary construction easement with a term of 18 months on the Property to facilitate the construction of the California & Taft Roundabout Project described more particularly on EXHIBIT “C” and depicted on EXHIBIT “D” to the Resolution of Necessity; and An approximate 1,614 square foot temporary non-exclusive access easement for a term of 18 months on the Property for ingress and egress and to complete driveway tie-in work and conform driveway to adjacent public street improvements in connection with the construction of the California & Taft Roundabout Project described more particularly on EXHIBIT “E” and depicted on EXHIBIT “F” to the Resolution of Necessity; and If the City Council adopts the proposed Resolution of Necessity, authorize the City’s legal counsel to file and prosecute eminent domain proceedings for the acquisition of the Subject Property Interests by eminent domain; and Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents; and Authorize the City Clerk to certify the adoption of the Resolution of Necessity; and Authorize the Finance Director or their designee to approve purchases related to legal costs to support eminent domain proceedings up to $400,000; and Authorize the Finance Director or their designee to approve other purchases related to property acquisition efforts for the California & Taft Roundabout Project (Account #2091503), including property purchases within the authorization previously provided by Council in closed session, up to the currently available project budget, and any subsequently amended budget approved by the City Manager.
7.b
RESPONSE TO GRAND JURY REPORT - ROUND AND ROUND WITH TOWN AND GOWN (120 MINUTES)
1. Item 7b. McDonald, Tway, and Scott - Staff Agenda Correspondence.pdf
2. Attachment A - Item 7b Staff Presentation.pdf
3. Response to Grand Jury Report - Round and Round with Town and Gown.pdf
4. B - Grand Jury Report - Round and Round with Town and Gown.pdf
5. A - City of SLO Response Letter to Grand Jury.pdf
6. C – Exhibit A to City of SLO Response Letter to Grand Jury Report - Memorandum of Factual Inconsistencies - June 2025.pdf
7. D - Agency Response to Grand Jury Form.pdf
Recommendation:
Approve the City Council, Planning Commission, and City Manager’s joint response to the San Luis Obispo County Civil Grand Jury Report entitled “Round and Round with Town and Gown.”
8. LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Not to exceed 15 minutes. Council Members report on subcommittee assignments, listed below, and other City activities. At this time, any Council Member or the City Manager may ask a question for clarification, make an announcement, or report briefly on their activities. In addition, subject to Council Policies and Procedures, they may provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information, request staff to report back to the Council at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter or take action to direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. (Gov. Code Sec. 54954.2) Mayor
Stewart
Vice Mayor Shoresman
Council Member Boswell
Council Member Francis
Council Member Marx
SLO Council of Governments
Zone 9 Advisory Committee
Airport Land Use
Nacimiento Water Project
Air Pollution Control District
Regional Economic Action Coalition
Downtown Association Board
SLO Climate Coalition
Community Action Partnership
Integrated Waste Management Authority
CA Men’s Colony Advisory Committee
Homeless Services Oversight Committee
Local Agency Formation Commission
County Water Resources Advisory Committee
Performing Arts Center Commission
CP Campus Planning Committee
SLO Regional Transit Authority
Visit SLO County Advisory Committee
Central Coast Clean Energy
9. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on October 7, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
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