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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-15-2026 Agenda City Council AGENDA Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 5:30 p.m. Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Council Meetings are now held in a hybrid format, which means participation is allowed both in- person and virtually through teleconference. For a complete list of ways to view/participate in meetings, review the Participation Guide. In person attendees of City Council or Advisory Body meetings are eligible to receive one hour of complementary parking; restrictions apply, visit Parking for Public Meetings for more details. Agendas and Staff Reports: Agendas and staff reports for regular meetings are commonly posted one week in advance of the meeting date. Staff Agenda correspondence regarding questions from Council received after the staff reports are published will be posted by 1:00 PM on the day of the meeting. Contact the City Clerk's Office with questions by emailing cityclerk@slocity.org. ONLINE PARTICIPATION: Zoom: To join the Regular Meeting, click this link https://slocity.zoomgov.com/j/1653297173 on any computer or mobile device. Telephone: Call 1-669-444-9171 and enter the Meeting’s ID # 165 329 7173 to join by telephone audio only. Public Comment during the meeting: In person public comment: Fill out a speaker card and give it to the City Clerk. Online public comment: Use the Zoom “raise your hand” button or telephone call in press *9 on your telephone (*6 to unmute/mute) when the comment period on your item of interest begins. You will be notified when you’ve been unmuted and it’s your turn to speak.: Public Comment prior to the meeting (must be received 3 hours before the start of the meeting. Correspondence received before the meeting will not be read aloud during the meeting): Email - Submit to emailcouncil@slocity.org. In the subject line, please include the date of the meeting and the item number (if applicable). Mail - Address letters to the City Clerk's Office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, 93401. Voicemail - Call (805) 781-7164 and leave a voicemail. Please state and spell your name, the agenda item number, and leave your comment. *All correspondence will be publicly archived and distributed to councilmembers; however, submissions received after the deadline may not be processed until the following day. Pages 1.CLOSED SESSION (5:00 PM START) Please click the link below to join the webinar to provide Public Comment on Closed Session only. https://slocity.zoomgov.com/j/1659956136 To join by telephone dial 1-669-254-5252 Webinar ID: 165 995 6136 1.a CALL TO ORDER Mayor Erica A. Stewart will call the Closed Session of the San Luis Obispo City Council to order at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room of City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. 1.b PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY Public Comment will only be accepted for items listed on the Closed Session agenda. 1.c CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6 Agency Negotiators: Nickole Domini, Christine Dietrick, Whitney McDonald, Brian Amoroso, Rick Scott Represented Employee Organizations: San Luis Obispo City Employees’ Association (SLOCEA) San Luis Obispo Police Officers’ Association (POA) San Luis Obispo Police Staff Officers’ Association (SLOPSOA) International Association of Firefighters, Local 3523 Unrepresented Employees: Unrepresented Management Employees Unrepresented Confidential Employees 1.d ADJOURNMENT The City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on September 15, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. 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 Council Member Michelle Shoresman will lead the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 4.PRESENTATIONS 4.a HISPANIC HERITAGE-LATINA MONTH Mayor Erica A. Stewart will present a Proclamation declaring September 15 - October 15, 2026 Hispanic-Lantine Heritage Month. 4.b NATIONAL ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION RECOVERY MONTH Mayor Erica A. Stewart will present a Proclamation declaring September 2026 National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. 4.c CITY MANAGER REPORT Receive a brief report from City Manager Whitney McDonald. 5.PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA 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 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 6h. 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 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 COUNCIL MINUTES 11 Recommendation: Approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on September 1, 2026. 6.c BIENNIAL REVIEW AND AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY’S CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE 17 Recommendation: Adopt a draft Resolution entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, amending the City’s Conflict of Interest Code”, rescinding and replacing Resolution No. 11516 (2024 Series). 6.d APPROVE A HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION CONTRACT (MILLS ACT) FOR THE LANDMARK HANS NISSEN AND LENA PETERSON HANSEN HOUSE LOCATED AT 1110 BUCHON STREET 43 Recommendation: Adopt a draft Resolution entitled “Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving a Historic Property Preservation Agreement between the City and the Owner of the Hans Nissen and Lena Peterson Hansen House at 1110 Buchon Street (Application No. HIST-0119-2026),” as recommended by the Cultural Heritage Committee. 6.e APPROVE A HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION CONTRACT (MILLS ACT) FOR THE LANDMARK GEORGE AND CORDELIA MCCABE HOUSE LOCATED AT 571 PISMO STREET 61 Recommendation: Adopt a draft Resolution entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving a Historic Property Preservation Agreement between the City and the Owners of the George and Cordelia McCabe House at 571 Pismo Street (Application No. HIST-0313-2026),” as recommended by the Cultural Heritage Committee. 6.f COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS WITH (1) THE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND (2) THE SAN LUIS OBISPO CLIMATE COALITION 81 Recommendation: 1. Approve a Community Partnership Agreement with The Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo; and 2. Approve a Community Partnership Agreement with The San Luis Obispo Climate Coalition; and 3. Authorize the City Manager to sign the Community Partnership Agreements in a final form satisfactory to the City Attorney. 6.g APPROPRIATE STORM PREPARATION AND RESPONSE FUNDING 117 Recommendation: 1. Appropriate $1,100,000 in Capital Projects Reserve Funding to the Storm Response and Recovery Project Account to support storm preparation emergency projects; and, 2. Authorize the Finance Director to appropriate state grant funds for storm preparedness infrastructure upgrade and repair projects, pending confirmation of grant award and grant amount (expected to be $1,340,000); and, 3. Authorize the City Manager to execute state grant agreements in a final form approved by the City Engineer and City Attorney; and, 4. Authorize the City Manager to transfer a total aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 from Completed Projects Funding to the Storm Response and Recovery and/or Storm Drains project accounts to support any unforeseen cost increases or state grant matching requirements associated with the delivery of storm preparedness capital projects; and, 5. Adopt a draft Resolution (Attachment A) entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, Authorizing Appropriation of $1,100,000 from the Capital Projects Reserve Fund, as well as State Water Resources Control Board Grant Funding, to support Storm Preparedness Infrastructure Upgrades and Repairs. 6.h SUPPORT FOR THE CITY OF PASO ROBLES SUBMISSION OF A BID ON THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICES CONTRACT 125 Recommendation: Adopt a draft Resolution (Attachment A) entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of San Luis Obispo, California, Supporting the City of Paso Robles in Submitting a Bid for the County of San Luis Obispo’s Ambulance Services Contract.” 7.PUBLIC HEARING AND BUSINESS ITEMS 7.a TAX EQUITY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT (TEFRA) HEARING REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF A TAX-EXEMPT DEBT OBLIGATION TO FINANCE CONSTRUCTION OF 60 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS FOR SENDERO APARTMENTS LOCATED AT 165 CESSNA COURT (30 MINUTES) 131 Recommendation: 1. Conduct a public hearing under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (“TEFRA”) of 1982 and pursuant to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”); and 2. Adopt a draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving the issuance of Revenue Bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $15,000,000 for the purpose of financing or refinancing the acquisition, construction, improvement, and equipping of Sendero Apartments and certain other matters relating thereto” allowing the issuance of Bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority (“CMFA”) for the benefit of C&C Development Co., LLC (the “Sponsor”), on behalf of Avila Ranch, L.P., a California limited partnership, or an ownership entity to be created by the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor (such limited partnership or other ownership entity, the “Borrower”), to provide for the financing of Sendero Apartments (the “Project”); such adoption is solely for the purposes of satisfying the requirements of TEFRA, the Code, and California Government Code Section 6500, et seq. 7.b AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL’S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES CHAPTER 5 – COUNCIL/STAFF RELATIONSHIP AND CHAPTER 7 – CONFIDENTIALITY (30 MINUTES) 139 Recommendation: Adopt a draft Resolution approving amendments to the Council Policies and Procedures Chapter 5 Council/Staff Relationship and Chapter 7 – Confidentiality. 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 October 6, 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. 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