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Home My WebLink About03-17-2026 Agenda City Council AGENDA Tuesday, March 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.CLOSED SESSION (4:30 PM START) 1.a CALL TO ORDER Mayor Erica A. Stewart will call the Closed Session of the San Luis Obispo City Council to order at 4:30 PM in the Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. 1.b CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of California Government Code Section 54956.9. Name of case: Brett Cross City Claim No. 26-020 1.c ADJOURNMENT The City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on March 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. 2.CALL TO ORDER Mayor Erica A. Stewart will call the Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council to order. 3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Erica A. Stewart will lead the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 4.PRESENTATIONS 4.a CITY MANAGER REPORT Receive a brief report from City Manager Whitney McDonald. 5.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. 6.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 6a to 6e. 6.a WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES Recommendation: Waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances as appropriate. 6.b MINUTES REVIEW - FEBRUARY 24, 2026 SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING AND MARCH 3, 2026 COUNCIL MINUTES 9 Recommendation: Approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on February 24, 2026 Special Council Meeting and March 3, 2026 Council Meeting. 6.c CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE 2025-26 HUMAN SERVICES GRANT REALLOCATION RECOMMENDATION 17 Recommendation: As recommended by the Human Relations Commission, approve the reallocation of $15,000 in grants funds from the 2025-26 Human Services Grant program to specified recipients; and 1. Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with each grant recipient. 2. 6.d CONSIDERATION OF THE 2025-26 DEI HIGH IMPACT GRANT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS 43 Recommendation: As recommended by the Human Relations Commission, approve the revised 2025-26 Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) High Impact Grant funding allocations in the amount of $150,000; and 1. Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with each grant recipient. 2. 6.e AUTHORIZATION TO EXTEND SUBLEASE AGREEMENT FOR SOUTH HILLS RADIO SITE 61 Recommendation: Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to sublease agreement for South Hills Radio Site, between the City of San Luis Obispo and Higuera Hill, LLC (Katherine L Foster, Trustee of the Katherine L Foster Family Trust dated October 21, 2024, and Heather A Spangler, Trustee of the Michael R Spangler revocable trust dated May 27, 2016). 7.PUBLIC HEARING AND BUSINESS ITEMS 7.a LOCAL ROADS FIRST PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURE – CONSIDER RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT 103 Recommendation: Consider adoption of a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, supporting the San Luis Obispo County Transportation Expenditure Plan and in support of the proposed countywide 0.5% transportation sales tax measure being placed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.” 7.b UPDATES ON CAPSLO HOMELESS SERVICES DIVISION 2025-2028 STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT PLAN AND CAPSLO GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY UPDATE FOR HOMELESS SERVICES (60 MINUTES) 127 Recommendation: Receive and file: CAPSLO’s Homeless Services Division 2025-2028 Strategic Alignment Plan 1. CAPSLO’s draft 2025 Good Neighbor Policy Update for Homeless Services 2. 7.c SLO COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPACT AND REGIONAL HOMELESS SERVICES INVENTORY (60 MINUTES) 199 Recommendation: Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “Approving the San Luis Obispo County Regional Homelessness and Affordable Housing Compact,” and 1. Receive and comment on a report and presentation from the County of San Luis Obispo’s Homeless Services Division on the Regional Compact and a Regional Homeless Services Inventory. 2. 8.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 CP Campus Planning Committee Regional Economic Action Coalition Nacimiento Water Project SLO Climate Coalition County Water Resources Advisory Committee Downtown Association Board 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 9.ADJOURNMENT The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on April 7, 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. Persons with questions concerning any agenda item may call the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7114. Page 8 of 219