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Home My WebLink About09-02-2025 City Council Minutes 1 Council Minutes September 2, 2025, 5:30 p.m. Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Council Members Present: Council Member Mike Boswell, Council Member Emily Francis, Council Member Jan Marx, Vice Mayor Michelle Shoresman, Mayor Erica A. Stewart City Staff Present: City Manager Whitney McDonald, Christine Dietrick, City Attorney, Teresa Purrington, City Clerk _____________________________________________________________________ 1. CLOSED SESSION (5:00 PM - 5:30 PM) 1.a CALL TO ORDER Mayor Erica A. Stewart called the Closed Session of the San Luis Obispo City Council to order at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room with all Council Members present. 1.b PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY Public Comments: None ---End of Public Comment--- 1.c CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS ACTION: City Attorney Christine Dietrick reported that the Council provided direction regarding price and terms. 1.d ADJOURNMENT 2. CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council was called to order on September 2, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, by Mayor Stewart. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Stewart led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 2 4. PRESENTATIONS 4.a CITY MANAGER REPORT City Manager Whitney McDonald provided a report on upcoming projects. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Public Comment: Dr. Loew --End of Public Comment-- 6. CONSENT AGENDA Council Member Francis requested that Item 6c be pulled from the Consent Agenda. Public Comment: Courtney Kienow - Item 6j --End of Public Comment-- Motion By Council Member Marx Second By Vice Mayor Shoresman To approve Consent Calendar Items 6a, 6b, 6d to 6k. Ayes (5): Council Member Boswell, Council Member Francis, Council Member Marx, Vice Mayor Shoresman, and Mayor Stewart Recused (2): Council Member Boswell and Council Member Francis on Item 6j only 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 19, 2025 COUNCIL MINUTES Approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on August 19, 2025. 6.d PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SURPLUS FLEET ASSETS AND EQUIPMENT DISPOSAL Authorize designation and sale of surplus SLO Transit vehicles and surplus Fleet Maintenance equipment in accordance with the City’s policies and procedures prescribed in the Financial Management Manual 3 6.e ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1749 (2025 SERIES) REVOKING THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY RELATED TO A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT 1144 CHORRO STREET Adopt Ordinance No. 1749 (2025 Series) entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, revoking the Planned Development Overlay (Ordinance No. 1687 [2020 Series]), related to a development project proposed at 1144 Chorro Street, and amending the Zoning Map to rezone the seven (7) associated properties from C-D-PD and C-D-H-PD to C-D and C-D-H, respectively. The project is exempt from environmental review (CEQA) (1144 Chorro Street; 895, 898, and 973 Higuera Street; 876 and 890 Marsh Street; and 868 and 870 Monterey Street; PDEV-0428-2023).” 6.f ADOPTION OF TITLE VI PROGRAMS FOR SLO TRANSIT AND FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 1. Adopt Resolution No. 11590 (2025 Series) entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving the adoption of San Luis Obispo (SLO) Transit’s Federal Transit Administration Title VI Program update for federal fiscal years 2026-2028”; and 2. Adopt Resolution No. 11591 (2025 Series) entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving the adoption of the Public Works Department’s Title VI Program Plan.” 6.g APPROVE PARTICIPATION IN MULTIPLE NATIONAL OPIOID LITIGATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS 1. Approve City participation in the nationally negotiated opioid related settlement agreements with Purdue Pharma L.P. & Sackler Family (“Purdue and Sackler”); and 2. Approve City participation in the nationally negotiated opioid related settlement agreements with eight opioids manufacturers, Alvogen, Amneal, Apotex, Hikma, Indivior, Mylan, Sun, and Zydus (the “Manufacturers”); and 3. Approve City participation in all future nationally negotiated opioid related settlement agreements; and 4. Authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to execute documents as needed to participate in the above-specified and all 4 future nationally negotiated opioid related settlement agreements; and 5. Authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to elect direct allocation of the settlement funds to the City; and 6. Authorize the City Manager to vote on the Purdue bankruptcy plan, in consultation with the City Attorney (including abstention if the City Manager determines abstention is in the best interest of the City.) 7. Authorize staff to submit required annual opioid settlement expenditure reporting forms to the Department of Health Care Services. 6.h ACCEPTANCE OF A MONETARY GIFT TO THE PUBLIC ART FUND Authorize the Mayor to execute a donation agreement with the Donna P. Duerk Family Trust, in substantially the same form as that in Attachment A, accepting a donation valued at $21,730.07 to be used to support the installation of an art piece within the City. 6.i AUTHORIZE SEWER FUND BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FOR UTILITIES CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION (CCTV) VAN RETROFIT 1. Adopt Resolution No. 11592 (2025 Series) entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo Approving a Budget Adjustment to Allocate $25,675 From the Sewer Fund Undesignated Balance”. 2. Find the project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. 6.j GRANT AGREEMENT FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE CAL POLY CIE Council Member Francis declared a conflict on this item, due to her husband’s financial relationship with Cal Poly Community Foundation. Council Member Boswell declared a conflict on this item, due to receiving income from the Cal Poly Foundation. Authorize the City Manager to execute a one-time Grant agreement with the Cal Poly Corporation for the renovation of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in a final form satisfactory to the City Attorney and authorize the disbursement of funds in the amount of up to $116,000. 5 6.k AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO CORRECT A CLERICAL ERROR (2024-29 ON-CALL LIST FOR LEGAL SERVICES) 1. Authorize the City Attorney to send belated notification of the City’s Request for Qualifications for Legal Services, On-call Outside Counsel 2024 (“RFQ”) to two law firms that were unintentionally left off the notification list; and 2. Authorize the acceptance of qualifications, in the form directed by the City Council approved RFQ specifications, from the two law firms that receive belated notifications; and 3. Authorize the City Attorney to review submitted qualifications and, if deemed responsive, add the two law firms to the City’s current 2024-29 on-call list for outside counsel legal services. Item 6c pulled from Consent 6.c POLICE DEPARTMENT 2024 ANNUAL REPORT AND ASSEMBLY BILL 481 (MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE) ANNUAL REPORT UPDATE Chief Scott, Deputy Chief Shafer and Deputy Chief Amoroso provided an overview of the staff report and responded to Council questions. Public Comments: None ---End of Public Comment--- Motion By Council Member Marx Second By Council Member Boswell 1. Receive and file the 2024 Police Department Annual Report. 2. Adopt Resolution No. 11589 (2025 Series) entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, accepting the 2024 Military Equipment Use (Ab 481) Annual Report and Renewing Ordinance No. 1712 with Findings of Ongoing Compliance with City Policy and State Law” Ayes (5): Council Member Boswell, Council Member Francis, Council Member Marx, Vice Mayor Shoresman, and Mayor Stewart CARRIED (5 to 0) 6 7. CLOSED SESSION 7.a THREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES Action: City Attorney Christine Dietrick report that there was no reportable action taken on this item. 8. LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS Mayor Stewart • SLO Regional Transit Authority (SLORTA) will be attending the September 3rd meeting. • Met with ASI Leadership • Met with Ad Hoc Committee on the Grand Jury Report • Attended the SLO County Medicare Forum Hosted by Congressman Salud Carbajal • Participated in the SLO Chamber Vision Trip to Madison, Wisconsin Vice Mayor Shoresman • Attended the employee Summer Celebration • Attended the College of Law Ribbon Cutting • Attended Good Morning SLO • Attended the SLO County Medicare Forum Hosted by Congressman Salud Carbajal • Represented the City at the Annual Grand Jury meeting with all the cities in the County Council Member Boswell • Had a Ride Along with the CAT Team and Community Service Officers Council Member Francis • Nacimiento Water Project - Attended the August 28th meeting. • Attended SLO College of Law ribbon cutting Council Member Marx • County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC) - will be attending the September 3rd meeting 7 • Attended the Employee Summer Celebration • Met with some residence regarding crosswalk at Broad and Murray. 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:03 p.m. The next Regular City Council Meeting is scheduled for September 16, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 09/16/2025