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Council Minutes
September 7, 2021, 6:00 p.m.
Teleconference - Broadcast via Webinar
Council Members
Present:
Mayor Heidi Harmon, Vice Mayor Erica A. Stewart, Council
Member Carlyn Christianson, Council Member Jan Marx,
Council Member Andy Pease
City Staff Present: Derek Johnson, City Manager, Christine Dietrick, City Attorney,
Teresa Purrington, City Clerk
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1. CALL TO ORDER - CITY COUNCIL / GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY
AGENCY
A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council, also acting as the
Groundwater Sustainability Agency, was called to order on September 7, 2021 at
6:04 p.m. by Mayor Harmon, with all Members present via teleconference.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Council Member Marx led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. STUDY SESSION
3.a PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER PROGRAM AND DESIGN UPDATE
This item was removed and continued to a date uncertain.
4. PRESENTATIONS
4.a CITY MANAGER REPORT
City Manager Derek Johnson provided a report on upcoming projects and
a status update on COVID-19.
4.b NATIONAL MUSEUM DAY PROCLAMATION
Mayor Harmon presented a proclamation declaring September 18, 2021
as "National Museum Day" to John Ashbaugh on behalf of the History
Museum of San Luis Obispo.
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5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Public Comment:
Peter Williamson
--End of Public Comment--
6. CONSENT AGENDA
Motion By Vice Mayor Stewart
Second By Council Member Pease
To approve Consent Calendar Items 6a to 6f.
Ayes (5): Mayor Heidi Harmon, Vice Mayor Stewart, Council Member
Christianson, Council Member Marx, and Council Member Pease
CARRIED (5 to 0)
6.a WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
Waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances as appropriate.
6.b MINUTES REVIEW - AUGUST 24, 2021 COUNCIL MINUTES
Approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on August 24, 2021.
6.c RECEIVE AND FILE THE PUBLIC DRAFT OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
VALLEY GROUNDWATER BASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY
PLAN
Acting as the City of San Luis Obispo Groundwater Sustainability Agency,
receive and file the Public Draft of San Luis Obispo Valley Groundwater
Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan.
6.d A REQUEST TO INCLUDE THREE PROPERTIES IN THE CITY’S
INVENTORY OF HISTORIC RESOURCES AS MASTER LIST
RESOURCES (198 PASO ROBLES, 201 BUENA VISTA, AND 2424
SUNSET)
Adopt Resolution No. 11274 (2021 Series) entitled, “A Resolution of the
City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, adding three
properties to the Master List of Historic Resources: 198 Paso Robles Drive
(Pimentel-Orth House); 201 Buena Vista Avenue (Kenneth and Martha
Schwartz House); and 2424 Sunset Drive (Page-Selkirk House).”
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6.e ADVISORY BODY APPOINTMENTS FOR UNSCHEDULED VACANCIES
Confirm the appointment of Stephanie Carlotti to the Human Relations
Commission (HRC) and Kris Roudebush to the Parks and Recreation
Commission (PRC), as recommended by the respective Advisory Body
Council Liaison Subcommittees.
6.f AMENDMENT TO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR CITY-
COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL COLLABORATION
Approve an amendment to the existing Memorandum of Understanding
between the City of San Luis Obispo and the County of San Luis Obispo,
as administrator of the Zone 9 Flood Control and Water Conservation
District (“Zone 9”), in order to provide funding support in the amount of
$60,000 for additional vegetation management activities in San Luis
Obispo Creek Watershed.
7. PUBLIC HEARING AND BUSINESS ITEMS
7.a PROCESS TO FILL A COUNCIL (MAYOR) VACANCY
Mayor Harmon recused from this item, not due to a financial conflict, but
because she would no longer be on Council when the item returns to the
Council.
Deputy City Manager Greg Hermann and City Clerk Teresa Purrington
provided an in-depth staff report and responded to Council questions.
Public Comments:
Jim Dantona
---End of Public Comment---
Motion By Council Member Pease
Second By Council Member Christianson
Approve a consolidated process to fill the vacancy on City Council
resulting from the resignation of Mayor Heidi Harmon, effective at the end
of business on September 26, 2021 with the direction that the application
will require applicants to indicate if they are applying for the Mayor and/or
Council Member vacancy in the event the Mayor vacancy is filled by a
current Council Member. If applying for Mayor and Council Member a
500-word statement may be submitted for each position, however each
Applicant will only have 5 minutes to address the Council at the October 5,
2021 meeting.
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Ayes (4): Vice Mayor Stewart, Council Member Christianson, Council
Member Marx, and Council Member Pease
Recused (1): Mayor Heidi Harmon
CARRIED (4 to 0)
7.b REVIEW OF A TENTATIVE TRACT MAP (TRACT 3157) TO CREATE 23
RESIDENTIAL LOTS ON A 4.98-ACRE SITE WITHIN THE LOW-
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) ZONE
All Council Members reported that they had no ex-parte communication.
Community Development Director Michael Codron and Associate Planner
Kyle Van Leeuwen provided an in-depth staff report and responded to
Council questions.
Public Comments:
Katie Rollins, Applicant's Representative
Kevin Merk, Applicant's Representative
Becky Keehn
Genevieve Czech
Adolph Czech
Robert Schroeter
Mary Stansfield
---End of Public Comment---
Motion By Council Member Christianson
Second By Vice Mayor Stewart
Adopt Resolution No. 11275 (2021 Series) entitled, “A Resolution of the
City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving Tentative
Tract Map No. 3157 to create twenty-three (23) residential lots in the Low-
Density (R-1) Zone and adopting the Associated Initial Study/Mitigated
Negative Declaration and Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting Plan
pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as
represented in the staff report and attachments dated September 7, 2021
(SBDV-0169-2020/EID-0170-2020, 500 Westmont Drive).”
Ayes (5): Mayor Heidi Harmon, Vice Mayor Stewart, Council Member
Christianson, Council Member Marx, and Council Member Pease
CARRIED (5 to 0)
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8. LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Council Member Marx provided an update on the IWMA.
Council Member Pease provided an update on the RTA bus fueling project.
9. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting of the City Council / Groundwater Sustainability Agency was
adjourned at 9:34 p.m. The next Regular City Council Meeting is scheduled for
September 21, 2021 at 6:00 p.m., via teleconference.
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APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 09/07/2021