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Home My WebLink About09-03-2024 Agenda City Council AGENDA Tuesday, September 3, 2024, 5:30 p.m. City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Council meetings may be viewed remotely on Channel 20, the City’s YouTube Channel, and on the City’s website under the Public Meeting Agendas web page. Attendees of City Council or Advisory Body meetings are eligible to receive one hour of complimentary parking; restrictions apply, visit Parking for Public Meetings for more details. 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 may not be processed until the following day. Public Comment during the meeting: Meetings are held in-person. To provide public comment during the meeting, you must be present at the meeting location. 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 must 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.CALL TO ORDER Mayor Erica A. Stewart will call the Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council to order. 2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Erica A. Stewart will lead the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3.PRESENTATIONS 3.a HISPANIC, LATINX, LATINO HERITAGE MONTH PROCLAMATION Mayor Stewart will present a proclamation declaring September as "Hispanic, Latinx, Latino Heritage Month". 3.b ANNUAL PRESENTATION FROM CENTRAL COAST COMMUNITY ENERGY (3CE) The City Council will receive the annual Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) presentation from 3CE representatives. 3.c CITY MANAGER REPORT Receive a brief report from City Manager Whitney McDonald. 4.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. 5.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 5a to 5i. 5.a WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES Recommendation: Waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances as appropriate. 5.b MINUTES REVIEW - AUGUST 13, 2024, AUGUST 20, 2024, AND AUGUST 21, 2024 COUNCIL MINUTES Recommendation: Approve the following minutes of the City Council: •08-13-2024 - Special Closed Session •08-20-2024 - Regular Meeting •08-21-2024 - Special Meeting and Closed Session 5.c CITY’S ETHICS TRAINING LIST UPDATE AND BIENNIAL REVIEW AND AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY’S CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE Recommendation: Adopt two Draft Resolutions rescinding and replacing their current versions, entitled: 1.“A Resolution of the City of San Luis Obispo, Designating Local Agency Officials for the Purposes of California Government Code Section 53234, Listing the Officials and Advisory Bodies that Must Comply with Ethics Training Required Under Assembly Bill 1234” and 2.“A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, amending the City’s Conflict of Interest Code.” 5.d AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE SIERRA WAY SEWER REPLACEMENT PROJECT, SPECIFICATION NO. 2000539 Recommendation: 1.Approve the project plans and specifications for Sierra Way Sewer Replacement, Specification Number 2000539; and 2.Authorize staff to advertise for bids; and 3.Authorize the City Manager to award the Construction Contract pursuant to Section 3.24.190 of the Municipal Code, if the lowest responsible bid is within the publicly disclosed funding amount of $3,500,000; and 4.Authorize the City Engineer to approve Contract Change Orders up to the available project budget and any amended budget subsequently approved by the City Manager up to $200,000. 5.e ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO AMEND AUTHORIZED PRIVATE SEWER LATERAL REPLACEMENT REBATE PROGRAM Recommendation: Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, authorizing amendment of the Private Sewer Lateral Replacement Rebate Program.” 5.f AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR HVAC AIR HANDLER REPLACEMENT AT PARKING SERVICES, SPECIFICATION NUMBER 2000075- 07 Recommendation: 1.Award a Construction Contract to Smith Mechanical-Electrical-Plumbing in the amount of $180,239.00 for the HVAC Air Handler Replacement at Parking Services project, Specification Number 2000075-07; and 2.Authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract plus contingencies for a total amount of $213,275.00; and 3.Authorize the City Engineer to approve Contract Change Orders up to the available project budget and any amended budget subsequently approved by the City Manager up to $200,000. 5.g AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR A CONSULTANT TO SERVE AS THE CITY’S BELOW MARKET RATE HOUSING ADMINISTRATOR Recommendation: 1.Authorize the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Below Market Rate (BMR) Housing Administrator; and 2.Authorize the City Manager to enter into a consultant services agreement in an amount not to exceed $150,000 annually for the project. 5.h ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING SLO TRANSIT TO PROVIDE FARE-FREE TRANSIT DURING RIDESHARE WEEK Recommendation: Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving San Luis Obispo (SLO) Transit to provide Fare- Free Transit during Rideshare Week.” 5.i SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1739 (2024 SERIES) APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO TABLE 2-1 (USES ALLOWED BY ZONE) IN TITLE 17 (ZONING REGULATIONS) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 1739 (2024 Series) entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving an amendment to Table 2-1 (Uses Allowed by Zone) in Title 17 (Zoning Regulations) of the Municipal Code with an exemption from environmental review (CEQA) (CODE-0224-2024).” 6.PUBLIC HEARING AND BUSINESS ITEMS 6.a INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 17 (ZONING REGULATIONS) TO ALLOW CANNABIS RETAIL STOREFRONTS TO CONDUCT RETAIL SALES BY DELIVERY WITH APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (Estimated Time: 30 minutes) Recommendation: Introduce a Draft Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving an amendment to Table 2-1 (Uses Allowed by Zone) in Title 17 (Zoning Regulations) of the Municipal Code with an exemption from environmental review (CEQA) (CODE-0401-2024).” 6.b INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 15.04.020, SUBSECTION N, MODIFYING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF APPEALS (Estimated Time: 30 minutes) Recommendation: 1.Introduce a Draft Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, amending Section 15.04.020, Subsection N, of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code,” which will remove the local requirement to maintain an Accessibility Board of Appeals pursuant to Health and Safety Code 19957.5; and 2.Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, amending the Advisory Body Handbook for revision to the Construction Board of Appeals Bylaws,” which will remove the residency requirement and change the qualifications for disabled access representatives. 7.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) 8.ADJOURNMENT The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on September 17, 2024 with Closed Session at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room and the Regular Meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES for the hearing impaired - see the Clerk. The City of San Luis Obispo wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7114 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (805) 781-7410. City Council meetings are televised live on Charter Channel 20 and the City's YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/CityofSanLuisObispo. Agenda related writings or documents provided to the City Council are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California during normal business hours, and on the City’s website https://www.slocity.org/government/mayor-and-city-council/agendas- and-minutes. Persons with questions concerning any agenda item may call the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7114.