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Promotional Coordinating Committee Minutes
November 17, 2025, 10:00 a.m.
Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
PCC Members
Present:
Committee Member Specchierla, Committee Member Anni Wang,
Committee Member Samantha Welch, Vice Chair Robin Wolf, and
Chair John Thomas
PCC Members
Absent:
Committee Member Maureen Forsberg, Committee Member Dan
Fredman
City Staff Present: Laura Fiedler, Economic Development & Tourism Manager
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1. CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Promotional Coordinating Committee
was called to order on Monday, November 17, 2025 at 10:07 a.m. in the Council
Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, by Chair Thomas.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ONLY
Public Comment:
None
--End of Public Comment--
3. BUSINESS ITEMS
3.a MODIFICATIONS TO THE FY 2025-26 CULTURAL ARTS AND
COMMUNITY PROMOTIONS GRANT AWARDS
Committee Member Welch recused herself from the vote on grant funding
for Downtown SLO as she is on the Board of Directors for Downtown SLO.
Laura Fiedler, Economic Development & Tourism Manager, presented the
staff report for PCC grant award modifications, including the two following
recommendations for PCC consideration:
1. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager or
her designee to modify allowed uses of grant funding when
executing contracts for the FY 2025-26 Cultural Arts and
Community Promotions (CACP) grant recipients; and
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2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager or
her designee to use discretion in accepting or rejecting submitted
receipts from the FY 2025-26 grant recipients, in the amount of up
to $100,000, while ensuring overall purpose and intent remains
consistent with recommendations from the Promotional
Coordinating Committee and approval by City Council.
Motion By Committee Member Wang
Second By Vice Chair Wolf
Proceed with Recommendation #1 as detailed in the staff report,
approving the proposed alternative use of funds by Downtown SLO for the
2025 Concerts in the Plaza series of up to $10,550, excluding $2,000 in
proposed printing costs.
Ayes (4): Committee Member Wang, Vice Chair Wolf, Chair Thomas,
Committee Member Specchierla
Recused (1): Committee Member Welch
CARRIED (4 to 0)
Motion By Committee Member Welch
Second By Committee Member Specchierla
Approving the proposed alternative use of funds for SLO International Film
Festival up to $6,000, as detailed in the staff report.
Ayes (5): Committee Member Welch, Committee Member Specchierla
Committee Member Wang, Vice Chair Wolf, Chair Thomas
CARRIED (5 to 0)
Motion By Committee Member Welch
Second By Committee Member Wang
Motion to:
Reword recommendation to "up to the approved grant amount "
instead of "in the amount of up to $100,000"
Add that grantees must notify staff of any requested deviation in the
use of funds in advance of the expenditure, and staff will bring any
substantial deviations back to the PCC for consideration
Change "her" to "their" in the recommendation.
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Ayes (5): Committee Member Welch, Committee Member Wang, Committee
Member Specchierla, Vice Chair Wolf, Chair Thomas
CARRIED (5 to 0)
4.ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:52 a.m. The next Regular Meeting of the
Promotional Coordinating Committee is scheduled for January 14, 2026, at 5:30
p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis
Obispo.
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APPROVED BY PROMOTIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE: 01/14/2026