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Home My WebLink About05-28-2026 Whale Rock Commission Agenda Whale Rock Commission AGENDA Thursday, May 28, 2026, 10:00 a.m. Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo The Whale Rock Commission 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. 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 Whitney McDonald will call the Regular Meeting of the Whale Rock Commission to order. 2.PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA The public is encouraged to submit comments on any subject within the jurisdiction of the Whale Rock Commission that does not appear on this agenda. Comments are limited to 3 minutes per person. Although the Commission will not take action on items presented during the Public Comment Period, the Chair may direct staff to place an item on a future agenda for discussion. 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 Whale Rock Commission 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 - MAY 8, 2025 WHALE ROCK COMMISSION MINUTES 7 Recommendation: To approve the Whale Rock Commission Minutes of May 8, 2025. 4.ELECTION OF OFFICERS 4.a ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE WHALE ROCK COMMISSION CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, AND SECRETARY 11 Historically, the position of Chair rotates among members of the Commission. At the pleasure of the Commissioners, the next rotation would be Luis Martinez, Chair, Emily Jackson, Vice Chair; and Chad Worth, Secretary. After the election of officers, the new Chair presides over the meeting. Recommendation: Appoint Luis Martinez as Commission Chair, Emily Jackson as Commission Vice Chair, and Chad Worth as Commission Secretary. 5.PRESENTATIONS 5.a 2025-26 ACCOMPLISHMENTS 13 Receive a presentation of staff's 2025-26 accomplishments. 6.BUSINESS ITEMS 6.a AUTHORIZE ON-CALL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN OF SPILLWAY WALL OFFSET REPAIRS 15 Recommendation: Authorize selection of a consultant from the City of San Luis Obispo’s Qualified Civil Engineering On-Call Consultant List to provide engineering professional services for the design of the Whale Rock Reservoir Spillway Offset Repairs and issuance of a purchase order, and any subsequent change orders, in an amount not to exceed the total authorized budget of $250,000. 6.b AUTHORIZE ON-CALL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR A SEISMIC STUDY AND GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION OF WHALE ROCK DAM 17 Authorize selection of a consultant from the City of San Luis Obispo’s Qualified Civil Engineering On-Call Consultant List to provide engineering professional services including a seismic study and geotechnical investigation of the Whale Rock Dam, and issuance of a purchase order, and any subsequent change orders, in an amount not to exceed the total authorized budget of $550,000. Recommendation: Authorize selection of a consultant from the City of San Luis Obispo’s Qualified Civil Engineering On-Call Consultant List to provide engineering professional services including a seismic study and geotechnical investigation of the Whale Rock Dam, and issuance of a purchase order, and any subsequent change orders, in an amount not to exceed the total authorized budget of $550,000. 6.c AUTHORIZE ON-CALL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR A HYDROLOGIC AND HYDRAULIC PROBABLE MAXIMUM FLOOD STUDY 21 Authorize selection of a consultant from the City of San Luis Obispo’s Qualified Civil Engineering On-Call Consultant List for engineering professional services consisting of the preparation of a hydrologic and hydraulic probable maximum flood study, and issuance of a purchase order, and any subsequent change orders, in an amount not to exceed the total authorized budget of $500,000. Recommendation: Authorize selection of a consultant from the City of San Luis Obispo’s Qualified Civil Engineering On-Call Consultant List for engineering professional services consisting of the preparation of a hydrologic and hydraulic probable maximum flood study, and issuance of a purchase order, and any subsequent change orders, in an amount not to exceed the total authorized budget of $500,000. 6.d AUTHORIZE ON-CALL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN OF STILLING BASIN IMPROVEMENTS 25 Authorize selection of a consultant from the City of San Luis Obispo’s Qualified Civil Engineering On-Call Consultant List to provide engineering professional services consisting of the design of stilling basin improvements, and issuance of a purchase order, and any subsequent change orders, in an amount not to exceed the total authorized budget of $120,000. Recommendation: Authorize selection of a consultant from the City of San Luis Obispo’s Qualified Civil Engineering On-Call Consultant List to provide engineering professional services consisting of the design of stilling basin improvements, and issuance of a purchase order, and any subsequent change orders, in an amount not to exceed the total authorized budget of $120,000. 6.e AUTHORIZE A CHANGE ORDER FOR THE WHALE ROCK PUMP STATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 29 Authorize a change order in the amount of $500,000 to the existing contract with Carollo Engineering for the Whale Rock Pump Station Improvement Project, resulting in a total project budget of $1,000,000. Recommendation: Authorize a change order in the amount of $500,000 to the existing contract with Carollo Engineering for the Whale Rock Pump Station Improvement Project, resulting in a total project budget of $1,000,000. 6.f FY 2024-25 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 33 Receive a presentation of the 2024-25 Whale Rock Financial Statements. Recommendation: Receive and file Fiscal Year 2024-25 Whale Rock Financial Statements 6.g 2026-27 WHALE ROCK RESERVOIR BUDGET 81 Receive a presentation on the 2026-27 Budget for the Whale Rock Reservoir, including capital improvement projects and Commissioner contributions, and consider adopting the budget. Recommendation: Approve the 2026-27 Whale Rock Reservoir Budget. 7.COMMISSION REPORTS & COMMUNICATION Commissioners may make announcements, report on activities, or refer items to staff for study and follow-up at a subsequent Whale Rock Commission meeting. 8.ADJOURNMENT The next Regular Meeting of the Whale Rock Commission is scheduled in May 2027 at 3:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. 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 Whale Rock Commission are available for public inspection on the City’s website, under the Public Meeting Agendas web page: https://www.slocity.org/government/mayor-and- city-council/agendas-and-minutes. Meeting audio recordings can be found on the City’s website: https://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=175388