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Council Minutes
October 7, 2025, 5:00 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
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1. CLOSED SESSION (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - CONFERENCE ROOM 6 - 990 PALM
STREET)
1.a CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Stewart called the Closed Session of the San Luis Obispo City
Council to order at 4:00 PM with all members present.
1.b CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
ACTION: City Attorney Christine Dietrick reported that the Council met in
Closed Session on one matter as indicated on the agenda. Council
provided direction to staff but no reportable action was taken.
1.c ADJOURNMENT
Closed Session Adjourned at 5:10 PM to the Regular City Council
meeting.
2. CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council was called to order on
October 7, 2025 at 5:10 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San
Luis Obispo, by Mayor Stewart.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Vice Mayor Shoresman led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. PRESENTATIONS
4.a DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
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Mayor Stewart presented a Proclamation declaring October as Domestic
Violence Month to Jill LeMeiux
4.b APPRENTICESHIP WEEK
Vice Mayor Shoresman presented a proclamation declaring the week of
October 13 - 19, 2025 as Apprenticeship Week to Mark Simonin, IBEW
and Dawn Boulanger, Workforce Development Board.
4.c FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
Mayor Stewart presented a proclamation declaring the week of October 5
- 11, 2025 as Fire Prevention Week to Emergency Services Manager Joe
Little.
4.d 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:
Nicolette Munoz
Andrew Metrogen
Jack DePuy
--End of Public Comment--
6. CONSENT AGENDA
Public Comment:
None
--End of Public Comment--
Motion By Council Member Marx
Second By Vice Mayor Shoresman
To approve Consent Calendar Items 6a to 6h.
Ayes (5): Council Member Boswell, Council Member Francis, Council Member
Marx, Vice Mayor Shoresman, and Mayor Stewart
CARRIED (5 to 0)
6.a WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
Waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances as appropriate.
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6.b MINUTES REVIEW - SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 COUNCIL MINUTES
Approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on September 16,
2025.
6.c ANNUAL UPDATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN
1. Receive and file the annual update on the implementation status of
the Economic Development Strategic Plan (EDSP); and
2. Delegate authority from the City Council to the City Manager or
designee to authorize staff to apply for grants that fund
implementation of the 2023-2028 Economic Development Strategic
Plan, authorize the City Manager or designee to execute related
agreements and documents, and direct revenues from these
sources to related Economic Development projects.
6.d AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE THE SOUTH STREET AND KING
COURT CROSSING PROJECT, SPECIFICATION NO. 2001059
1. Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council
of the City of San Luis Obispo, California,
2. Authorizing Appropriation of $320,000 from the Capital Projects
Reserve Fund to support the South Street and King Court Crossing
Project, Specification Number 2001059” (Attachment A); and
3. Approve the project Plans and Specifications for the South Street
and King Court Crossing Project, Specification Number 2001059;
and
4. Authorize staff to advertise for bids; and
5. 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 Estimate of $525,000; and
6. Authorize the City Engineer to issue Contract Change Orders,
provided they remain within the approved project budget; and
7. Find the Project categorically exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines
Sections 15301 and 15302; and
8. Authorize the use of funds from the Project account (Specification
Number 2001059) not to exceed $195,000 for the purchase of
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Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP) equipment for San Luis
Obispo Fire and Police Department vehicles; and
9. Authorize the Finance Director to return unspent Capital Reserve
funding to the Capital Reserve Fund balance after project
completion.
6.e APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED FIRST AMENDMENT TO CC&R’S FOR
SAN LUIS OBISPO CLEARVIEW ESTATES HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION, INC.
Authorize the Mayor to consent to the Proposed First Amendment to the
Declaration of the CC&Rs of the San Luis Obispo Clearview Estates
Homeowners Association, Inc.
6.f APPROVE A SEVEN YEAR CONTRACT WITH JP MORGAN CHASE
FOR BANKING AND MERCHANT PROCESSING SERVICES
Approve a seven-year (2025-2032) contract with an option to extend an
additional three years, with JP Morgan Chase for merchant processing
and related banking services.
6.g REQUEST FOR THREE-MONTH LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM HUMAN
RELATIONS COMMISSION
Approve Commissioner Vincent DeTurris’s request for a three-month leave
of absence from the Human Relations Commission.
6.h REVIEW AND ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE CITYWIDE FY 2025-26
USER AND REGULATORY FEE SCHEDULE AS ADOPTED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL ON JULY 2, 2024
1. Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council
of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, amending the City’s
Comprehensive Fee Schedule with updates to certain User and
Regulatory Fees previously adopted by the City Council on July 2,
2024 and authorizing staff to issue refunds to customers for fees
paid since October 1, 2024, where the fee is recommended to be
reduced.”
2. Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council
of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, delegating authority to
the City Manager to round certain Parks and Recreation user fees
down for purposes of operational efficiency and user needs.”
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7. PUBLIC HEARING AND BUSINESS ITEMS
7.a 2024-25 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOURISM BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (TBID) AND ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION
OF INTENTION TO CONTINUE THE TBID (20 MINUTES)
Laura Fiedler, Economic Development & Tourism Manager and Pashant
Patel, TBID Board Member provided an in-depth staff report and
responded to Council questions.
Public Comments:
None
---End of Public Comment---
Motion By Mayor Stewart
Second By Council Member Francis
1. To receive and approve the TBID Board’s annual report for FY
2024-25; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 11600 (2025 Series) entitled, “A Resolution
of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California,
declaring its intention to continue the San Luis Obispo Tourism
Business Improvement District, to continue the basis for and to levy
the assessment for the district, and to set a date for the Public
Hearing on the district and the assessment for 2025-26.”
Ayes (5): Council Member Boswell, Council Member Francis, Council
Member Marx, Vice Mayor Shoresman, and Mayor Stewart
CARRIED (5 to 0)
8. STUDY SESSION
8.a WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE (WUI) CODE, BUILDING HARDENING,
AND DEFENSIBLE SPACE REGULATIONS (120 MINUTES)
Fire Chief Todd Tuggle and Fire Marshall Josh Daniel provided an in-depth
staff report and responded to Council questions.
Public Comments:
Stacey Schalde
Nicolette Munoz
Angellia Moore
DanAvdotoe
Lauren Hackney
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Erika Estrada
Jay Walter
Carolyn Herzog
Ben Parker
Eric Veium
Chris Allen
---End of Public Comment---
ACTION: By consensus the Council:
1. Direct staff to return to City Council to adopt the WUI code as -is,
and provide direction on strategic next steps pertaining to WUI
code implementation; and
2. Provide direction to:
Revise the definition of “Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area”
within Chapter 15.04 of the City’s municipal code to conform to
the definitions provided by state law to include all FHSZs.
Include any necessary updates related to Chapter 4 of the WUI
code in the City’s upcoming engineering standards update.
Adopt Chapter 5 of the WUI Code as-is, carry over any local
amendments to the building code that have previously been
adopted by the City, and make necessary conforming
amendments to existing provisions of Title 15 (e.g., references
to Chapter 7A of the building code and clarifying that all building
hardening requirements of Chapter 5 are applicable Citywide.)
Include an amendment to WUI Code Chapter 6 that clarifies that
its provisions only apply to parcels in VHFHSZs.
Require new subdivision and large developments to provide Fire
Protection Plans as described in Section 602 of the WUI Code
as part of the building permit process.
Require a Landscape Plan for all new landscaping associated
with a project that requires a building permit within a VHFHSZ
Include an amendment clarifying that the City will enforce
Chapter 6 of the WUI Code (including referenced defensible
space requirements) administratively pursuant to Administrative
Code Enforcement Procedures of the City’s Municipal Code
(Chapter 1.24).
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Enforce state-adopted defensible space requirements in the
VHFHSZ using a complaint-based/reactive method, with an
initial objective of education.
The Fire Department will offer a fee-based voluntary inspection
program and will continue to seek external funding that would
allow the City to subsidize the cost of voluntary inspections for
property owners.
Do not perform AB 38 inspections upon the sale of real property
in Very High or High FHSZs at this time.
Adopt the WUI Code without substantive local amendments to
its requirements.
Develop guidance and requirements for vegetation
management plans as part of the building permit application
process, to be available by January 1, 2026.
Amend the Climate Adaptation and Safety Element of the
General Plan as required by Government Code Section 65302
to reflect the updated FHSZ maps.
Agendize a study session to reevaluate the prohibition in current
City policies on subdivisions within the VHFHSZ and discuss
possible amendments to the Climate Adaptation and Safety
Element of the General Plan.
Amend the Tree Ordinance to clarify the tree removal process
for trees that must be removed under the WUI code.
9. LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Stewart
Attended the October 1st SLO Council of Governments (SLOCOG)
meeting
Attended the Central Coast Clean Energy Annual meeting in San Luis
Obispo
Participated in the Creeks to Sea Clean-up
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Vice Mayor Shoresman
Met with a Cal Poly Journalism Class
Presented at the Kiwanis Club meeting on October 2nd.
Council Member Francis
Attended the Community Action Partnership (CAP) meeting on Sept 25th
Attended Coffee with a Cop on October 1st
Attended the Butterfly Ball on September 27th
Attended the Central Coast Community Energy Annual meeting
Attended the Water Resource Advisory Committee meeting on behalf of
Council Member Marx
Council Member Marx
Attended a Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) Closed
Session
Attended the Central Coast Community Energy Annual meeting
10. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m. The next Regular City Council Meeting
is scheduled for October 21, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City
Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: XX/XX/202X
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