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City Council
AGENDA
Tuesday, February 7, 2023, 4:15 p.m.
Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
The City of San Luis Obispo has returned to in-person meetings. Zoom participation will not be
supported. For those attending in-person, the Council Chamber will be at limited capacity and masks
are strongly recommended. Council meetings may be viewed remotely on Channel 20 and the City's
YouTube Channel: http://youtube.slo.city
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:
Public Comment prior to the meeting (must be received 3 hours in advance of the meeting):
Mail - Delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. Address letters to the City Clerk's Office at 990
Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, 93401.
Email - Submit Public Comments via email to emailcouncil@slocity.org. In the body of your
email, please include the date of the meeting and the item number (if applicable). Emails will not
be read aloud during the meeting.
Voicemail - Call (805) 781-7164 and leave a voicemail. Please state and spell your name, the
agenda item number you are calling about, and leave your comment. Verbal comments must be
limited to 3 minutes. Voicemails will not be played during the meeting.
*All correspondence will be archived and distributed to councilmembers, however, submissions
received after the deadline will not be processed until the following day.
Public Comment during the meeting:
Meetings have returned to an in-person format. To provide public comment during the meeting,
you must be present in the Council Chambers.
Electronic Visual Aid Presentation. To conform with the City's Network Access and Use Policy,
Chapter 1.3.8 of the Council Policies & Procedures Manual, members of the public who desire
to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentation are encouraged to provide
display-ready material to the City Clerk by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Contact the
City Clerk's Office at cityclerk@slocity.org or (805) 781-7114.
1.CLOSED SESSION: STARTS AT 4:15 PM
1.a CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Erica A. Stewart will call the Closed Session Meeting of the San Luis Obispo
City Council to order in the Finance & IT Conference Room at City Hall, 990 Palm
Street, San Luis Obispo.
1.b PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY
Public comment will only be accepted for Closed Session items.
1.c CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code §54956.9; Name of case:
Pamela Langley, Edward Marquez, Christina Malmen, individuals; and Hope’s
Village of SLO, a non-profit corporation v. City of San Luis Obispo, a municipality;
and DOES 1 to 10, inclusive; United Stated District Court Central District of
California Case No. 2:21-cv-07479
1.d ADJOURNMENT
The City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on February 7, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. 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
Vice Mayor Jan Marx will lead the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
4.PRESENTATIONS
4.a WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY PROJECT UPDATE
Receive a brief update on the Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) Project
from Utilities Director Aaron Floyd and Utilities Deputy Director of Engineering &
Planning Miguel Barcenas.
4.b CITY MANAGER REPORT
Receive a brief report from City Manager Derek Johnson.
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 6e.
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 - JANUARY 12, 2023, JANUARY 17, 2023, AND JANUARY 26,
2023 COUNCIL MINUTES
Recommendation:
Approve the following minutes of the City Council:
•January 12, 2023 - Adjourned Meeting
•January 17, 2023 - Regular Meeting
•January 26, 2023 - Special Meeting Community Forum
6.c AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE SAN LUIS OBISPO CREEK BANK REPAIR
PROJECT, SPECIFICATION NO. 1000035
Recommendation:
1.Approve the project plans and specifications for the San Luis Obispo Creek
Bank Repair Project, Specification No. 1000035; and
2.Authorize staff to advertise for bids; and
3.Authorize an appropriation of $1,500,000 from the Capital Projects Reserve
Fund to the project account (1000035); and
4.Authorize the City Manager to award the Construction Contract for the bid
total if the lowest responsible bid is within the Engineer’s Estimate of
$1,140,000; and
5.Authorize the City Engineer to approve Contract Change Orders up to the
available project budget; and
6.Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the
City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving the Mitigated Negative
Declaration for the San Luis Creek Bank Repair Project” adopting the final
Initial Study – Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS-MND); and
7.Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of City Council of the City of
San Luis Obispo, California, authorizing use of Capital Projects Reserve
Fund to support the San Luis Obispo Creek Bank Repair Project,
Specification No. 1000035.”
6.d AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE NORTH BROAD STREET NEIGHBORHOOD
PARK PROJECT, SPECIFICATION NO. 91683
Recommendation:
1.Approve the project plans and special provisions for the North Broad Street
Neighborhood Park, Specification Number 91683; and
2.Authorize staff to advertise for bids; and
3.Authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract for the bid
total if the lowest responsible bid is within the engineer’s estimate of
$775,000; and
4.Authorize the City Engineer to approve Contract Change Orders up to the
available project budget; and
5.Authorize an appropriation of $200,000 from the Capital Projects Reserve
Fund to the project account (91683); and
6.Authorize the Finance Director to return unspent Capital Reserve funding to
the Capital Projects Reserve Fund balance after project completion; and
7.Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of City Council of the City of
San Luis Obispo, California, authorizing use of Capital Projects Reserve
Fund to support the North Broad Street Neighborhood Park, Specification
Number 91683.”
6.e ROADMAP FOR MAXIMIZATION OF RECYCLED WATER
Recommendation:
Receive and file an update related to the City’s timing and strategy for maximization
of recycled water.
7.PUBLIC HEARING AND BUSINESS ITEMS
7.a FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW (Estimated Time: 90
minutes)
Recommendation:
1.Receive and discuss the Mid-Year Budget report based on revised
projections for all major funds at the mid-point of the 2022-23 fiscal year;
and
2.Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the Council of the City of
San Luis Obispo, California, approving amendments to the adopted 2022-
23 Budget Appropriations” and approve the one-time allocations as stated
in the Mid-year Budget Report; and
3.Provide direction on whether the one-time budget allocations from the 2021-
23 Financial Plan listed in Attachment A – Appendix B should be considered
as ongoing expense and included in the base budget for 2023-25.
8.STUDY SESSION
8.a STUDY SESSION: HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE STRATEGIC PLAN (Estimated
Time: 90 minutes)
Recommendation:
Hold a Study Session to provide direction on the City’s Draft Strategic Plan
Framework for the City’s first Homelessness Response Strategic Plan.
9.LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Not to exceed 15 minutes. Council Members report on conferences or 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)
10.ADJOURNMENT
The City Council will hold a Special Meeting on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. in
the Council Chambers at City Hall. The purpose of this Special Meeting is to hold a Goal
Setting Workshop for development of Major City Goals for the 2023-25 Financial Plan.
The City Council will hold a Special Closed Session Meeting on Wednesday, February 15,
2023 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. The purpose of this Closed
Session is to conference with Labor Negotiators, Real Property Negotiators, and Legal
Counsel regarding pending litigation.
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on February 21, 2023 at 5:30 p.m.
in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
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