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City Council
REVISED AGENDA
Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
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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.
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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.
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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.CLOSED SESSION (4:00 - 4:30 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 4:00 p.m. in Conference Room 6 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 items listed on the Closed Session
agenda.
1.c CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of California
Government Code Section 54956.9. No. of potential cases: One.
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of
California Government Code Section 54956.9: No. of potential cases: One.
The facts and circumstances related to the exposure to litigation and consideration
of initiation of litigation are as set forth in claims against the City by Righetti NC,
LLC, received March 13, 2023, and December 12, 2024, and the City’s response
thereto dated August 7, 2023.
1.d ADJOURNMENT
The City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on April 1, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the
Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
2.ANNUAL ADVISORY BODY RECOGNITION (4:30 - 5:30 PM)
Beginning at 4:30 p.m., the Mayor and City Council will recognize Advisory Body members
for their service to the City of San Luis Obispo.
3.REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER (5:30 PM)
Mayor Erica A. Stewart will call the Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council to
order.
4.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Council Member Jan Marx will lead the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
5.PRESENTATIONS
5.a MONTH OF THE CHILD & CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH
PROCLAMATION
Mayor Stewart will present a proclamation declaring the month of April as "Month of
the Child" and "Child Abuse Prevention Month".
5.b SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION
Mayor Stewart will present a proclamation declaring the month of April as "Sexual
Assault Awareness Month".
*5.c AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION
Mayor Stewart will present a proclamation declaring the month of April as "Autism
Awareness Month".
5.d CITY MANAGER REPORT
Receive a brief report from City Manager Whitney McDonald.
6.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.
7.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 7a to 7g.
7.a WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
Recommendation:
Waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances as appropriate.
7.b MINUTES REVIEW - MARCH 18, 2025 COUNCIL MINUTES
Recommendation:
Approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on March 18, 2025.
7.c 2025 ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS TO CITY ADVISORY BODIES
Recommendation:
As recommended by the Council Liaison Subcommittees, make appointments to the
City of San Luis Obispo's advisory bodies and continue to recruit for any unfilled
vacant positions.
7.d 2024 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL REPORT
Recommendation:
As recommended by the Planning Commission, receive and file the 2024 General
Plan Annual Report.
7.e SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1743 (2025 SERIES)
AMENDING TITLE 16 (SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS) AND TITLE 17 (ZONING
REGULATIONS) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
Recommendation:
Adopt Ordinance No. 1743 (2025 Series) entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council
of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving an update to the City’s
Subdivision Regulations (Title 16) and Zoning Regulations (Title 17) to implement
State Legislative Updates on Accessory and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units and
Urban Lot Splits; and an Update to the City’s Zoning Regulations (Title 17) to
Provide Clarifications to Regulations for Affordable Housing Projects with an
Exemption from Environmental Review (CEQA).”
7.f SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1744 (2025 SERIES) RESTATING THE
CITY’S EXISTING SOLID WASTE, RECYCLING, AND ORGANICS FRANCHISE
AGREEMENTS WITH SAN LUIS GARBAGE COMPANY AND ORDINANCE NO.
1745 (2025 SERIES) AMENDING SLOMC SECTION 8.04.070
Recommendation:
1.Adopt Ordinance No. 1744 (2025 Series) entitled, “An Ordinance of the City
Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, restating its existing
franchise agreements with San Luis Garbage Company into one Discarded
Materials Agreement”; and
2.Adopt Ordinance No. 1745 (2025 Series) entitled, “An Ordinance of the City
Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, amending Section
8.04.070 (Use of Disposal Service Mandatory – Collection Charges) of the
Municipal Code modifying the process of collecting delinquent solid waste
collection and disposal accounts.”
7.g FISCAL YEAR 2024–25 SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTEGRATED WASTE
MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT APPLICATION
Recommendation:
1.Authorize the Utilities Department to apply for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025
Integrated Waste Management Authority Technical Assistance Grant in the
amount of $10,000; and
2.If the grant is awarded, authorize the Utilities Director, or their designee, to
execute necessary grant documents and direct the appropriation of monies
to the accounts required to administer the grant.
8.PUBLIC HEARING AND BUSINESS ITEMS
8.a REVIEW OF AN INITIATION OF A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, REZONE,
AND ANNEXATION TO FACILITATE BROADSTONE VILLAGE, A PHASED
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, AT 12500 AND 12501 LOS OSOS
VALLEY ROAD (Estimated Time: 60 minutes)
Recommendation:
City staff recommends the following actions for consideration by the City Council:
1.Review the General Plan Amendment, Rezone, and Annexation
applications for overall consistency with policy direction in the General Plan;
and
2.Direct staff to proceed with processing all applications to facilitate the
Broadstone Village project (i.e., construction of 208 senior housing units,
201 multifamily units; bypass road, a Bob Jones Trail extension, and
supporting site improvements); and
3.Confirm staff’s recommendation that funding strategies for the construction
and maintenance of the bypass road be developed during the review
process with the understanding that general fund contributions to its
construction would not be provided (associated with the Annexation
application); and
4.Provide direction on issue areas related to the overall number of residential
units proposed and the possible inclusion of affordable units as part of the
project scope (associated with the General Plan Amendment and Rezone
applications).
8.b REVIEW OF PROPOSED CIRCULATION MODIFICATIONS TO THE
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED 600 TANK FARM ROAD PROJECT, AND
ASSOCIATED ADDENDUM TO THE CERTIFIED FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT (Estimated Time: 60 minutes)
Recommendation:
As recommended by the Planning Commission, adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A
Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving
the proposed Circulation and Condition Modifications for the previously approved
600 Tank Farm Road Project and approve the associated Addendum to the Certified
Final Environmental Impact Report as represented in the City Council Agenda
Report and attachments dated April 1, 2025 (MOD-0753-2024)” to:
1.Approve a modification to conditions of approval related to revised offsite
public circulation improvements for the previously approved 600 Tank Farm
Road project; and
2.Approve an Addendum to the previously certified Final Environmental
Impact Report (FEIR) for the 600 Tank Farm Road project, pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
9.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
10.ADJOURNMENT
The City Council will hold their annual Retreat on Friday, April 4, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. in the
City/County Library Conference Room, 995 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. Additionally, a
Special Closed Session will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council
Hearing Room at City Hall. The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on April
15, 2025 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.
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