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City Council
AGENDA
Tuesday, November 4, 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.
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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 Stewart will lead the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
3.PRESENTATIONS
3.a SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT 2027 REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION PLAN PRESENTATION
The Council will received a presentation from San Luis Obispo Council
of Government representatives regarding the 2027 Regional
Transportation Plan and opportunities for Public Participation.
3.b 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 5e.
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 - OCTOBER 21, 2025 COUNCIL MINUTES 9
Recommendation:
Approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on October 21,
2025.
5.c APPROVE THE SCHEDULE OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR
2026
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Recommendation:
Adopt the proposed 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Schedule with
meetings normally held on the first and third Tuesday of every month,
with the following exceptions:
Reschedule the Regular City Council meeting of January 6,
2026 to January 13, 2026; and
1.
Cancel the Regular City Council meetings of August 4, 2026
and December 15, 2026.
2.
Reschedule the Regular City Council meeting of November 3,
2026 to November 10, 2026
3.
5.d AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AVILA RANCH
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
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Recommendation:
Authorize City Manager to execute the draft Avila Ranch Settlement
Agreement, including all attachments and associated agreements
contained therein, and disperse escrow funds to resolve a 2022 dispute
and protest regarding development impact fees and other project
implementation items.
5.e AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH JP
MORGAN CHASE FOR THE PURCHASE OF A TYPE 1 FIRE ENGINE
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Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager or designee, Finance Director or
designee and City Attorney or designee to execute all related
documents on behalf of the City to execute a three-year
agreement with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. with an interest
rate not to exceed 5.00%, and purchase agreement with Pierce
Manufacturing to accomplish the lease purchase of a Type 1
Fire Engine; and
1.
Authorize a Budget Amendment Request (BAR) for $63,680.17
from Fire Impact Fee Revenue Fund to the project account
number 2000554; and
2.
Adopt a draft resolution entitled “a Resolution of the City
Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving the
lease purchase finance agreement of a fire engine through JP
Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and approving the final form of
financing documents and official actions.”
3.
6.PUBLIC HEARING AND BUSINESS ITEMS
6.a FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 YEAR END BUDGET REPORT 91
Recommendation:
Receive and file the FY 2024-25 Year End Budget Report.
6.b PRADO INTERCHANGE AND BRIDGE VALUE ENGINEERING 199
Recommendation:
Receive an update on the Prado Road Interchange Project
Value Analysis phase; and,
1.
Direct staff to implement the Prado Road Interchange Project
Value Analysis project changes that will reduce construction
costs by approximately $8,000,000; and
2.
Direct staff to implement the Prado Road Interchange Project
travel lane reduction cost components that will reduce
construction costs by approximately $12,000,000; and
3.
Direct staff to implement a shared use path along the south
side of Prado Road through the Prado Road Interchange
Project and to Higuera Street.
4.
7.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
8.ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on November 18, 2025
at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis
Obispo.
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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.
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