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Administrative Review Board
AGENDA
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
The Administrative Review Board holds in-person meetings. Zoom participation will not be supported.
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 advisorybodies@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. All voicemails will be forwarded to the members and saved as Agenda
Correspondence. Voicemails will not be played during the meeting.
*All correspondence will be archived and distributed to members, 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
Chair Karlin will call the Special Meeting of the Administrative Review Board to
order.
2.ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
The Administrative Review Board will elect one member to serve as Chair and
one member to serve as Vice Chair for a one-year term.
3.CONSENT
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 Administrative Review Board to pull an item for discussion. The
public may comment on any and all items on the Consent Agenda within the
three-minute time limit.
3.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - JANUARY 22, 2026
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD MINUTES
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Consideration of the Administrative Review Board Minutes of January
22, 2026
Recommendation:
Approve the Administrative Review Board Minutes of January 22, 2026.
4.BUSINESS ITEMS
5.APPEALS
Any decision of the Administrative Review Board is final unless appealed to the
Superior Court. Filing for de novo review must happen within 20 days of the
Board's decision pursuant to California Government Code Section 53069.4. To
challenge the decision by writ, please refer to California Code of Civil Procedure
Section 1094.5 or consult an attorney.
6.ADJOURNMENT
The next Special Meeting of the Administrative Review Board meeting is
scheduled as needed.
LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available -- 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.
Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Administrative Review
Board are available for public inspection on the City’s website:
https://www.slocity.org/government/mayor-and-city-council/agendas-and-
minutes. Meeting video recordings can be found on the City’s website:
https://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=61073
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Administrative Review Board Minutes
January 22, 2026, 4:00 p.m.
Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
Administrative Review
Board Members
Present:
Member Jim Gardiner, Vice Chair Linda Mielke, Chair Alex Karlin
City Staff Present: Assistant City Attorney Mark Amberg, Legal Assistant Amel
Belghoul, Legal Assistant Sarah Zion, City Clerk Teresa
Purrington
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1. CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Administrative Review Board was
called to order on January 22, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at
City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, by Chair Karlin.
2. OATH OF OFFICE
City Clerk Teresa Purrington administered the Oath of Office to Jim Gardiner,
who was appointed to the Administrative Review Board on September 16, 2025.
As the Board meets on an as-needed basis, a meeting has not been held since
this term began.
3. CONSENT
3.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - May 29, 2025 ADMINISTRATIVE
REVIEW BOARD MINUTES
Recommendation:
Motion By Vice Chair Mielke
Second By Chair Karlin
Approve the Administrative Review Board Minutes of May 29, 2025.
CARRIED
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4. BUSINESS ITEMS
4.a ORIENTATION AND TRAINING
The Board Counsel introduced himself and then proceeded to review, with
the Board, the materials posted in the staff report as well as Section 1.24
of the City Municipal Code, California Government Code Section 87100,
and the Brown Act.
5. APPEALS
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:23 p.m. The next Special Meeting of the
Administrative Review Board will be scheduled as needed.
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APPROVED BY ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD: XX/XX/202X
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