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City Manager’s Report
January 20, 2026
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Save the Date: Community Academy Applications
Applications open
February 2, 2026, at
5:30 p.m.
Learn more and apply at www.slocity.org/Academy
Six Sessions
Mondays 5:30-8PM
March 9 through April 13
Dinner included
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Coming Soon: The Belonging Project
Hosted by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion
•A free, public series launching next month – check
www.slocity.org/diversity for up-to-date information coming
soon
•Different events will happen on a quarterly basis
throughout the City
•First event February 25, 2026 from 6:00 - 7:30pm
•The goal is to promote ACCESS AND BELONGING for
everyone who, lives, works, or plays here in San Luis
Obispo
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Foothill Complete Streets Project
Public Input Opportunities
Staff invite community input to help shape future
improvements along Foothill Boulevard.
•Online Survey: Open now through March 17,
2026 at www.slocity.org/OpenCityHall
•In-Person Events: Community workshop and
pop-up events in Foothill Boulevard area
(dates and locations coming soon)
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SLO named Top Sustainable Small City by BBC Travel
•Visit SLO hosted travel writer Natalie
Zimmerman last quarter
•143+ million Unique Monthly Visitors
(UVM) to BBC Travel
•UK is a top international market for
SLO
•Shout-out to the anaerobic digester
at Cold Canyon!
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February 3, 2026 City Council Meeting
Consent Items:
•Amendment to Council Policies & Procedures and Advisory Body Handbook: Annual
Advisory Body Recruitment
•Amendment No. 2 to Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Smart Share Housing
Solutions
•Advisory Body Appointment for Unscheduled Vacancy on the Human Relations
Commission
•Authorize Staff to Accept TECH Quick Start Grant Funding to Support Ongoing
Mobile Home Energy Efficiency Work
•Review of a Request to Remove the Oak Tree Associated with the SLO Rep
Theatre Project Located at 614 Monterey
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February 3, 2026 City Council Meeting
Public Hearings & Business Items:
•Introduction of an Ordinance to Amend Municipal Code Chapter
2.40.040 (Campaign Contributions)
Study Session Items:
•Laguna Lake Golf Course Operations and Maintenance Overview