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Tuesday April 21, 2020
Regular Meeting of the City Council
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council was called to order on Tuesday, April 21,
2020 at 6:01 p.m. by Mayor Harmon, with all Council Members teleconferencing.
ROLL CALL
Council Members
Present: Council Members Carlyn Christianson, Andy Pease, Erica A. Stewart,
Vice Mayor Aaron Gomez, and Mayor Heidi Harmon.
Absent: None
City Staff
Present: Derek Johnson, City Manager; Christine Dietrick, City Attorney; and Teresa
Purrington, City Clerk; were present at Roll Call.
PRESENTATIONS
1. SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION
Mayor Harmon presented a Proclamation declaring April to be “Sexual Assault Awareness
Month” to RISE.
2. ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY PROJECT PLAN PRESENTATION
City Manager Derek Johnson and Assistant City Manager Shelly Stanwyck presented a
PowerPoint on the Economic Recovery and Resiliency Project Plan.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None
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CONSENT AGENDA
ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, SECOND BY COUNCIL
MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, CARRIED 5-0 to approve Consent Calendar Items 3 thru 7.
3. WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
CARRIED 5-0, to waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances as appropriate.
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4. MINUTES REVIEW – APRIL 7, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CARRIED 5-0, to approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on April 7, 2020.
5. AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE ON-CALL SERVICES REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS – STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES
CARRIED 5-0, to:
1. Approve the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to provide Structural Engineering Design
Services, Specification No. 5009.2020.SE; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with selected consulting firms; and
3. Authorize the Finance Director to execute and amend Purchase Orders for individual
consultant service contracts not-to-exceed the authorized project budget; and
4. Authorize the City Engineer to amend or extend the agreement for services in accordance
with its terms and within the available annual budget.
6. AGREEMENT WITH ASCENT ENVIRONMENTAL TO PREPARE THE
COMPREHENSIVE HAZARD AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS AND
ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR THE GENERAL PLAN SAFETY ELEMENT
(RESILIENT SAN LUIS OBISPO)
CARRIED 5-0, to authorize the Community Development Director to enter into an agreement
with Ascent Environmental in the amount of $287,500 to prepare the comprehensive hazard
and vulnerability assessments and adaptation strategies for the General Plan Safety Element
update funded through the Caltrans Climate Change Adaptation Grant, “Resilient SLO.”
7. RECEIVE AND FILE THE 2020 AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEXUS STUDY
CARRIED 5-0, to receive and file the 2020 Affordable Housing Nexus Study, which
completes a significant Housing Major City Goal task.
RECESS
Council recessed at 7:10 p.m. and reconvened at 7:22 p.m., with all Council Members present.
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS AND BUSINESS ITEMS
8. INITIATION OF A PROJECT TO REZONE A PROPERTY FROM BP -SP TO C-S-
SP TO ALLOW FOR A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONSISTING OF
280 RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND 15,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL SPACE
AND AUTHORIZATION OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE
PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
Council Members Pease noted her Ex Parte Communication with Steve Pack, Applicant’s
Representative regarding the project. Council Member Christianson, Council Member
Stewart, Vice Mayor Gomez, and Mayor Harmon reported having no Ex Parte
Communications.
Community Development Director Michael Codron and Associate Planner Kyle Bell provided
an in-depth staff report and responded to Council questions.
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Public Comments:
Stephen Peck
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ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PEASE, SECOND BY COUNCIL
MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, CARRIED 5-0 to:
1. Proceed the processing of the Project through the entitlement process; and
2. Authorize the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the preparation of an
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Project and related entitlements; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a consultant services agreement with the
consultant that best responds to the RFP in terms of qualifications, cost, and approach, that
is funded (consultant and staff costs) solely by the Applicant.
With the added direction to include requested changes by the Applicant, staff to work toward
a Development Agreement or other enforceable mechanism, with the applicant to accomplish
the infrastructure scope, the locals preference and other areas as determined by staff and to
include early feedback from the Active Transportation Committee and Planning Commission
for the conceptual review and scoping.
9. APPROVAL OF THE UPDATED EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN AS THE
COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER LEADERSHIP PLAN
Fire Chief Keith Aggson and Management Analyst James Blattler provided an in-depth staff
report and responded to Council questions.
Public Comments:
None
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ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, SECOND BY COUNCIL
MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, CARRIED 5-0 to approve the Comprehensive Disaster
Leadership Plan (CDLP) as the updated 2011 Emergency Operations Plan (EOP).
10. 2020 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
City Attorney Christine Dietrick provided an in-depth staff report and responded to Council
questions.
Public Comments:
None
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ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, SECOND BY VICE
MAYOR GOMEZ, CARRIED 5-0 to:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 11112 (2020 Series) entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council
of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, establishing the City Legislative Action
Platform for 2020 and appointing the council member and staff person to act as liaison
between the City of San Luis Obispo and the League of California Cities;” and
2. Appoint the Mayor, City Attorney, and City Manager to act as the primary legislative
liaisons between the League of California Cities and the City of San Luis Obispo.
With changes proposed during the meeting.
11. DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION REGARDING PROCLAIMING THE
CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY REGARDING COVID-19
PANDEMIC
City Manager Derek Johnson provided an in-depth staff report and responded to Council
questions.
Public Comments:
None
---End of Public Comment---
ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PEASE, SECOND BY COUNCIL
MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, CARRIED 5-0 to adopt Resolution No. 11113 (2020 Series)
entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo,
California, proclaiming the continuing existence of a local emergency regarding the COVID-
19 Pandemic.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m. The next Regular City Council Meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 6:00 p.m., via teleconference.
__________________________
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: XX/XX/2020
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