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City Council
AGENDA
Tuesday, May 20, 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.
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.CLOSED SESSION (4:45 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 4:45 p.m. in the Council Hearing 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 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.
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
Mayor Erica A. Stewart will lead the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
4.PRESENTATIONS
4.a ALS AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION
Mayor Stewart will present a proclamation declaring May as "ALS Awareness
Month".
4.b 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 5a to 5j.
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 - APRIL 29, 2025, APRIL 30, 2025, AND MAY 6, 2025
COUNCIL MINUTES
Recommendation:
Approve the following minutes of the City Council:
•April 29, 2025 - Special Meeting
•April 30, 2025 - Special Closed Session Meeting
•May 6, 2025 - Regular Meeting
6.c FY 2024-25 Q3 BUDGET REPORT
Recommendation:
Receive and file the FY 2024-25 Q3 Budget Report.
6.d APPROVE A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR MICROSOFT OFFICE
365 GOVERNMENT PLAN SUBSCRIPTION LICENSES
Recommendation:
1.Approve a three-year contract renewal for Microsoft Office 365 Government
Plan subscription licenses; and
2.Per Municipal Code 3.24.060E, authorize waiver of formal bids to purchase
Microsoft Office 365 subscription licenses through the cooperative
agreement under the Licensed Support Provider (LSP) Agreement No IT
ARC-00934 for Microsoft products and services under Microsoft Enterprise
Agreement (EA) – 8084445 between the County of Riverside and Dell
Marketing, L.P.; or below the cooperative purchasing net cost within the
same terms and conditions; and
3.Authorize the City Manager to approve related Purchase Order Requisitions
through the duration of the agreement.
6.e AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE THE RIGHETTI COMMUNITY PARK
PROJECT, SPECIFICATION NO. 2000054
Recommendation:
1.Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the
City of San Luis Obispo, California, Authorizing Various Fund
Reappropriations and Transfers to Support the Righetti Community Park
Project, Specification Number 2000054, and approving an Addendum to the
Orcutt Area Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report for the Righetti
Community Park Project.”
2.Approve the Project Plans and Special Provisions for the Righetti
Community Park, Specification 2000054; and,
3.Authorize staff to advertise for bids; and,
4.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 Engineer’s Base Bid Estimate of $9,950,000; and,
5.Authorize the City Engineer to issue Contract Change Orders, provided they
remain within the approved project budget or any amended budget
subsequently authorized by the City Manager; and,
1.Authorize the Finance Director to:
a.Transfer funds to the Righetti Community Park Capital Project
(Account No. 2000054) from the Development Related Park
Improvements project (Account No. 2000057 – Orcutt Area
Tasks), as follows:
i.$304,637 in Capital Outlay Funds (LRM) from Account No.
2000057-00
ii.$3,987,138 in Capital Outlay Funds (LRM) from Account No.
2000057-02
iii.$1,558,970.27 in Orcutt Area Specific Plan (OASP) Park
Improvement Funds from Account No. 2000057-03
iv.$19,802.04 in OASP Park Improvement Funds from Account
No. 2000057-03
v.$14,850.80 in OASP Park Improvement Funds from Account
No. 2000057-04
vi.$783,512.85 in Capital Outlay Funds (LRM) from Account No.
2000057-05
vii.$500,000 in OASP Park Improvement Funds from Account
No. 2000057-05
b.Disappropriate $1,136,522 in Park Improvement Impact Fee –
Citywide Fund back to the fund’s unallocated balance, as follows:
$836,522 from Account No. 2000057-02
$300,000 from Account No. 2000057-04
c.Disappropriate $180,197.96 in OASP Park Improvement Funds
from the Development Related Park Improvements project
(Account No. 2000057-03), which was overcommitted
6.Approve the Addendum to the Orcutt Area Specific Plan Final
Environmental Impact Report
6.f 2025 WATER SUPPLY AND DEMAND ASSESSMENT
Recommendation:
Receive and file the City’s 2025 Water Supply and Demand Assessment
6.g AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF OPEN-LOOP PAYMENT SYSTEM AGREEMENTS
AND AN AMENDMENT TO SB 125 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH SLOCOG
FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS
Recommendation:
1.Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the
City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving agreements for San Luis
Obispo (SLO) Transit’s open-loop payment system project”; and
2.Authorize execution of Amendment No. 1 to the Senate Bill (SB) 125
Cooperative Agreement with SLOCOG for reimbursement of open-loop
payment system project costs; and
3.Authorize execution of an agreement with Kuba, Inc. for procurement,
installation, and warranty of payment acceptance devices; and
4.Authorize execution of an agreement with Kuba Inc. for ongoing support
services for payment acceptance devices; and
5.Authorize execution of an agreement with Littlepay, Inc. for transit
processor services; and
6.Authorize execution of an agreement with Token Transit, Inc. for integration
and ongoing support of digital pass and fare purchases; and
7.Authorize the Finance Director to negotiate and execute an agreement with
Elavon, Inc. for merchant processing services as part of the system
configuration process.
6.h ACCEPTANCE OF THE FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24
Recommendation:
Review and accept the Federal Single Audit Report for Fiscal Year 2023-24.
6.i AUTHORIZE RELEASE OF RFP FOR MISSION PLAZA CAFÉ KIOSK
Recommendation:
1.Authorize the release of a Request for Proposal for a food and beverage
vendor at the Mission Plaza; and
2.Authorize the City Manager to award the contract and execute a vendor
lease agreement with the selected vendor in a form approved by the City
Attorney.
7.PUBLIC HEARING AND BUSINESS ITEMS
7.a REVIEW THE PROCESS FOR ISSUING NOTICE TO CORRECT TO PRIVATE
PROPERTY OWNERS FOR UNSAFE SIDEWALK OR FRONTAGE CONDITIONS,
AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO ISSUE NOTICES TO CORRECT
Recommendation:
1.Adopt a Draft Resolution formalizing the City’s procedures for issuing
Informal and Formal Notices to Correct for sidewalk and frontage
improvement deficiencies; and
2.Adopt a Draft Resolution approving the issuance of Formal Notices to
Correct to the property owners of 360 Chorro Street, 368 Chorro Street, 878
Islay Street, 859 Mission Street, 867 Mission Street, 875 Mission Street,
and 1543 Morro Street, and authorizing the City to execute the required
work if the property owner fails to commence the work within 14 days after
the first Formal Notice to Correct is sent; and
3.Authorize the Public Works Director to waive issuance of a Formal Notice to
Correct if the property owner takes corrective action before the notice is
formally issued.
4.Appropriate $178,102 from the CIP Reserves to fund the sidewalk
reconstruction work.
7.b CONSIDER CREATING A COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE CITY'S ELECTION
CAMPAIGN REGULATIONS AND/OR COUNCIL AND ADVISORY BODY
COMPENSATION
Recommendation:
Discuss and provide direction on the following:
1.Election Campaign Regulations:
a.Form an Election Campaign Regulations Committee to review whether
the maximum allowable contribution should be increased to $500 to
align with Senate Bill 1243 (Dodd);
b.Or direct staff to return in April 2026 with an Ordinance amending
Section 2.40.040 of the Municipal Code to increase the maximum
allowable contribution from $250 to $500;
c.Or defer the appointment of an Election Campaign Regulations
Committee and leave the maximum allowable contribution unchanged.
2.Council and Advisory Body Compensation:
a.Form a Council Compensation Committee to review the full Council
compensation package and compensation for Planning Commission
and Architectural Review Commission members, and make
recommendations to the City Council no later than May 1, 2026;
b.Or direct staff to return in April 2026 with an increase to Council
compensation consistent with the Council Policies and Procedures
(CP&P 2.1.1) authorization to provide Consumer Price Index (CPI)
increases to Council, Planning Commission, and Architectural Review
Commission salaries without appointing a Council Compensation
Committee.
c.Or defer the appointment of a Council Compensation Committee and
leave the compensation package unchanged.
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 June 3, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the
Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
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