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SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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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:
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present at the meeting location. Verbal comments must be limited to 3 minutes and may only
address items listed on the agenda.
Electronic Visual Aid Presentation. To conform with the City's Network Access and Use Policy,
Chapter 1.3.8 of the Council Policies and 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) 781-71114.
1.CLOSED SESSION (4:45 START)
1.a 1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Erica A. Stewart will call the Closed Session of the San Luis Obispo City
Council to order at 4:45 PM in the Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm
Street, San Luis Obispo.
1.b CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of
California Government Code Section 54956.9: No. of potential cases: One.
The anticipated litigation arises out of an allegation that the City incorrectly deemed
complete a project performed by contractor which resulted in a liquidated damages
assessment constituting an improper penalty. Additional facts and circumstances of
the anticipated litigation are set forth in a claim submitted by counsel for the
contractor dated December 15, 2025, and is on file with the City of San Luis
Obispo’s Clerk’s Office.
1.c ADJOURNMENT
The Council will hold a Special Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Council in the
Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
2.CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Erica A. Stewart will call the Special 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.PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ONLY
Public Comment will only be accepted for items listed on the agenda.
5.STUDY SESSION
5.a CODE ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES – SAFE AND LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS
AND HOUSING (180 MINUTES)
Recommendation:
Receive a presentation on the City’s Code Enforcement program, take public
testimony, and consider providing direction to staff regarding:
1.Concurrence on the existing Enforcement Priorities & Response Time
Standards that are currently in place for code enforcement matters;
2.Adding a work plan item to the 2027-29 Financial Plan to explore and
implement adjustments and simplifications to the Administrative Fine
Structure for code enforcement violations;
3.Adding a work plan item to the 2027-29 Financial Plan to analyze and
develop an alternative regulatory framework for Fraternity and Sorority
Houses;
4.Continuing enforcement of Fraternity and Sorority land use violations
consistent with the existing Enforcement Priorities & Response Time
Standards, prioritizing violations that result in disturbance to others;
5.Undertaking an effort to analyze time-intensive code enforcement areas to
identify and implement operational efficiencies to address the rising case
load of the team;
6.Whether there are any neighborhood wellness, property maintenance, or
nuisance standards the Council wishes to update in light of current
operational challenges and evolving community needs; and
7.Whether there are any future, topic-specific study sessions needed to
support more in depth policy development.
6.ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on June 2, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in the
Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
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