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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-17-2026 Agenda City Council AGENDA Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 5:30 p.m. Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Council meetings may be viewed remotely on Channel 20, the City’s YouTube Channel, and on the City’s website under the Public Meeting Agendas web page. Attendees of City Council or Advisory Body meetings are eligible to receive one hour of complimentary parking; restrictions apply, visit Parking for Public Meetings for more details. 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. Voicemail - Call (805) 781-7164 and leave a voicemail. Please state and spell your name, the 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. Pages 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 Council Member Shoresman will lead the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3.PRESENTATIONS 3.a JOINT PRESENTATION FROM CAL POLY AND SLO POLICE DEPARTMENT REGARDING PLANNING EFFORTS FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY 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 5g. 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 - FEBRUARY 3, 2026 COUNCIL MINUTES 13 Approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on February 3, 2026. 5.c APPROVAL OF THE 2026-27 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS 21 Recommendation: Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving the 2026-27 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Funding Recommendations” for a total of $284,404 5.d AUTHORIZE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY FOR FY 2026- 27 AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS FOR THE FY 2025-26 TOBACCO GRANT PROGRAM 149 Recommendation: Approve submission of a FY 2026-27 grant application to the California Office of Traffic Safety in an amount not to exceed $180,000. 1. If the grant is awarded, authorize the City Manager and the Chief of Police to execute grant related documents and authorize the Finance Director to make the necessary budget adjustments upon the award of the grant. 2. Approve a Resolution titled: “A Resolution of the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, authorizing the acceptance of grant funds in the amount of $74,276 from the State of California Department of Justice, Office of Attorney General, Tobacco Grant Program to increase education and enforcement programs focusing on reducing the illegal sale of tobacco products to minors in the city.” 3. 5.e AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR 911 CALL HANDLING EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES 155 Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to execute a five-year contract with AT&T for 911 call handling equipment and services; and 1. Waive formal bids and authorize use of California Department of Technology Agreement 6138-2020 to procure this purchase as allowed under 03.24.060E of the City of San Luis Obispo Municipal Code. 2. 5.f FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2.40.040 (CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITATIONS) 267 Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 1755 (2026 Series) entitled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, amending Chapter 2.40.040 of the Municipal Code related to Campaign Contribution Limitations” increasing the per person contribution limit from $250 to $500. 5.g APPROVE A SIDE LETTER TO THE JULY 1, 2025, TO JUNE 30, 2028, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND THE SAN LUIS OBISPO CITY EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION REGARDING STANDBY PAY 275 Recommendation: Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving a Side Letter to the July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, Memorandum of Understanding between the City of San Luis Obispo and the San Luis Obispo City Employees’ Association.” 6.PUBLIC HEARING AND BUSINESS ITEMS 6.a REVIEW OF FY 2025-26 SECOND QUARTER BUDGET REPORT (60 MINUTES) 283 Recommendation: Receive and file the FY 2025-26 Second Quarter Budget Report; and 1. Appropriate $3,468,954 in FY 2024-25 unassigned fund balance as detailed in the report; and 2. Appropriate $2,000,000 in FY 2024-25 assigned fund balance and authorize an Additional Discretionary Payment to CalPERS of $3,506,187; and 3. Appropriate the $20,000 National League of Cities Health and Wellbeing award of $20,000 to the Community Development Department’s non-staffing operating budget for the purchase of Tolemi BuildingBlocks software. 4. 6.b REQUEST TO ADVERTISE THE HIGUERA COMPLETE STREETS AND REVISED 50 HIGUERA WIDENING PROJECTS FOR CONSTRUCTION (90 MINUTES) 313 Recommendation: Higuera Complete Streets Project Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, Authorizing Appropriation of $2,000,000 from the Infrastructure Investment Fund to support the Higuera Complete Streets Project, Specification Number 2001057”); and, 1. Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, Accepting a Future Automobile Level of Service Deficiency at the Intersection of Higuera Street and Los Osos Valley Road in Connection with the Higuera Complete Streets Project, Specification Number 2001057”; and, 2. Authorize transfers to the Higuera Complete Streets Project (Account 2001057) from the following capital project accounts: 3. $500,000 from Prado Creek Bridge Replacement (No. 2091252) a. $204,847 from Active Transportation Plan Implementation (No. 2000608) b. $100,000 from Vision Zero Implementation (No. 2000073) c. $50,000 from the Traffic Signal Maintenance & Replacements (No. 2001003) d. $120,000 from Water Valve Cover Adjustments (No. 2001005) e. $50,000 from Sewer Valve Cover Adjustments (No. 2000084); and, f. Approve the project , authorize the City Engineer to approve any minor refinements to final plans and specifications prior to advertisement, and authorize staff to advertise for bids for the Higuera Complete Streets Project, Specification Number 2001059; and, 4. Authorize the City Manager to award the Construction Contract for the Higuera Complete Streets Project pursuant to Section 3.24.190 of the Municipal Code for the bid total, if the lowest responsible bid is within the publicly disclosed funding amount of $12,960,700; and, 5. Authorize the City Engineer to approve Contract Change Orders for the Higuera Complete Streets Project up to the available project budget, including any amendments authorized by the City Manager; and, 6. Authorize the use of up to $200,000 in unspent Higuera7. Complete Streets Project capital funds to support increased street sweeping obligations following project completion. 50 Higuera Widening Project Approve project for the revised 50 Higuera Widening Project, Specification No. 2091294; and, 8. Authorize staff to advertise for bids for the 50 Higuera Widening Project, Specification No. 2091294; and, 9. Authorize the City Manager to award the Construction Contract for the 50 Higuera Widening Project if the lowest responsible bid is within the Engineer’s Estimate of $315,000; and, 10. Authorize the City Engineer to approve Contract Change Orders for the 50 Higuera Widening Project up to the available project budget; and, 11. Approve the transfer of $22,600 from the 50 Higuera Widening Project Account (No. 2091294) to the New Streetlights CIP Account (No. 2001016); and, 12. Authorize the Finance Director to approve the transfer of any remaining unspent State Urban Highway Account project funds not required for construction of the 50 Higuera Widening Project to the Higuera Complete Streets Project (Specification No. 2001057). 13. 6.c GRANT AGREEMENT WITH SAN LUIS OBISPO MUSEUM OF ART (30 MINUTES) 389 Recommendation: Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo finding that a Grant Agreement with the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art is of public benefit in accordance with California Government Code Section 53083 and approving the Grant Agreement” to: Find that a Grant Agreement serves the public interest of the City of San Luis Obispo by advancing arts and culture, economic development, and other public benefits; and 1. Approve the Grant Agreement between the City of San Luis Obispo and the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement in a final form satisfactory to the City Attorney. 2. 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 Francis Council Member Boswell Council Member Marx Council Member Shoresman SLO Council of Governments Airport Land Use Community Action Partnership Air Pollution Control District Downtown Association Board Regional Economic Action Coalition Nacimiento Water Project SLO Climate Coalition County Water Resources Advisory Committee CP Campus Planning Committee CA Men’s Colony Advisory Committee Zone 9 Advisory Committee Local Agency Formation Commission Homeless Services Oversight Committee Performing Arts Center Commission Integrated Waste Management Authority 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 March 3, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES for the hearing impaired - see the Clerk. The City of San Luis Obispo wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7114 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (805) 781-7410. City Council meetings are televised live on Charter Channel 20 and the City's YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/CityofSanLuisObispo. Agenda related writings or documents provided to the City Council are available for public 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. 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