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Tuesday, November 17, 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,
November 17, 2020 at 6:03 p.m. by Mayor Harmon, via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Council Members
Present: Council Members Carlyn Christianson, Andy Pease, Erica A. Stewart, and Mayor
Heidi Harmon.
Council Members
Absent: Vice Mayor Aaron Gomez
City Staff
Present: Derek Johnson, City Manager; Christine Dietrick, City Attorney; and Teresa
Purrington, City Clerk; were present at Roll Call. Other staff members presented
reports or responded to questions as indicated in the minutes.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None
---End of Public Comment---
APPOINTMENTS
1. ADVISORY APPOINTMENTS FOR UNSCHEDULED VACANCIES
City Clerk Purrington presented the contents of the report.
Public Comment:
None
---End of Public Comments---
ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, SECOND BY
COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, CARRIED 3-1 (With Mayor Harmon voting no and
Vice Mayor Gomez absent) to approve the appointment of Matt Quaglino to the Citizens’
Revenue Enhancement Oversight Commission.
San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of November 17, 2020 Page 2
CONSENT AGENDA
ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, SECOND BY
COUNCIL MEMBER PEASE, CARRIED 4-0 (With Vice Mayor Gomez absent) to approve
Consent Calendar Items 2 thru 12. Item 11 pulled from Consent and moved to the Business
Items Section.
2. WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
CARRIED 4-0 (With Vice Mayor Gomez absent), to waive reading of all resolutions and
ordinances as appropriate.
3. MINUTES REVIEW - OCTOBER 20, 2020 AND OCTOBER 30, 2020 CITY
COUNCIL MINUTES
CARRIED 4-0 (With Vice Mayor Gomez absent), to approve the minutes of the City
Council meeting held on October 20, 2020 and the Special City Council meeting on October
30, 2020.
4. REVIEW OF A MILLS ACT HISTORICAL PROPERTY CONTRACT FOR THE
LOZELLE AND KATIE FLICKINGER GRAHAM HOUSE (A MASTER LIST
RESOURCE)
CARRIED 4-0 (With Vice Mayor Gomez absent), to adopt Resolution No. 11180 (2020
Series) 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 Lozelle and Katie Flickinger Graham House at 1789 Santa Barbara Street
(Application No. HIST-0359-2020).”
5. CONSIDERATION OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION’S
RECOMMENDED PRIORITIES FOR THE 2021-22 COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND GRANTS-IN-AID PROGRAMS
CARRIED 4-0 (With Vice Mayor Gomez absent), to approve the Community Development
Block Grant and Grants-in-Aid funding priorities for the 2020-21 funding year.
6. APPROVAL OF THE SLO TRANSIT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
SAFETY PLAN
CARRIED 4-0 (With Vice Mayor Gomez absent), to adopt Resolution No. 11181 (2020
Series) entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo,
California, approving the City of San Luis Obispo Transit Public Transportation Agency
Safety Plan” developed by Caltrans in compliance with Federal Transit Administration
requirements (49 CFR Part 673).
San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of November 17, 2020 Page 3
7. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH PG&E TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE FLEET PROGRAM
CARRIED 4-0 (With Vice Mayor Gomez absent), to authorize the City Manager to execute
an agreement, once provided by PG&E, to participate in the PG&E Electric Vehicle (EV)
Fleet Program.
8. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR UNDERGROUND UTILITY
CONDUIT INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
CARRIED 4-0 (With Vice Mayor Gomez absent), to approve and authorize the Deputy City
Manager or their designee to execute the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for
Underground Utility Conduit Infrastructure with the County of San Luis Obispo.
9. REVISIONS TO THE SAN LUIS OBISPO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY
JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
CARRIED 4-0 (With Vice Mayor Gomez absent), to adopt Resolution No. 11182 (2020
Series) entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of San Luis Obispo, California,
authorizing execution of the amended and restated Joint Powers Agreement for the San Luis
Obispo Regional Transit Authority” allowing consolidation of South County Transit into the
San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority.
10. PARTIAL ACCEPTANCE OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR TRACTS 3063-2,
3066-2, 3095, AND 3111, RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS IN THE ORCUTT AREA
CARRIED 4-0 (With Vice Mayor Gomez absent), to:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 11183 (2020 Series) for Tract 3063-2 entitled, “A Resolution of
the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, accepting the completed
Public Improvements of Tract 3063-2; certifying the completed Private Subdivision
Improvements of Tract 3063-2; releasing the Securities for the completed portions of
Tract 3063-2; And authorizing the Director of Public Works to accept the remaining
improvements and to release the remaining Securities once all the improvements are
deemed complete;” and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 11184 (2020 Series) for Tract 3066-2 entitled, “A Resolution of
the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, accepting the completed
Public Improvements of Tract 3066-2; certifying the completed Private Subdivision
Improvements of Tract 3066-2; releasing the Securities for the completed portions of
Tract 3066-2; and authorizing the Director of Public Works to accept the remaining
improvements and to release the remaining securities once all the improvements are
deemed complete;” and
3. Adopt Resolution No. 11185 (2020 Series) for Tract 3095 entitled, “A Resolution of the
City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, accepting the completed Public
Improvements of Tract 3095; certifying the completed Private Subdivision
Improvements of Tract 3095; releasing the Securities for the completed portions of Tract
3095; and authorizing the Director of Public Works to accept the remaining
improvements and to release the remaining securities once all the improvements are
deemed complete;” and
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4. Adopt Resolution No. 11186 (2020 Series) for Tract 3111 entitled, “A Resolution of the
City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, accepting the completed Public
Improvements of Tract 3111; releasing the Securities for the completed portions of Tract
3111; and authorizing the Director of Public Works to accept the remaining
improvements and to release the remaining securities once all the improvements are
deemed complete.”
12. AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR REGIONAL EARLY
ACTION PLANNING GRANTS PROGRAM
CARRIED 4-0 (With Vice Mayor Gomez absent), to approve Resolution No. 11188 (2020
Series) entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo,
California, authorizing an application for and entering into agreements regarding Regional
Early Action Planning (REAP) Grant Funds.”
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS AND BUSINESS ITEMS
Item 11 pulled from Consent and added to Business
11. AUTHORIZE A TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF THE OPEN SPACE EVENING
HOURS OF USE PILOT PROGRAM
Deputy City Manager Greg Hermann and Sustainability & Natural Resources Official
Robert Hill provided an in-depth staff report and responded to Council questions.
Public Comments:
Janine Rands
---End of Public Comment---
ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PEASE, SECOND BY MAYOR
HARMON, CARRIED 4-0 (With Vice Mayor Gomez absent) to:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 11187 (2020 Series) entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of San Luis Obispo, California, adopting an Addendum to the Mitigated
Negative Declaration for the temporary extension of a Pilot Program for Winter Open
Space hours of use;” and
2. Direct staff to return to City Council in April 2021, following the conclusion of the
additional third season of the Pilot Program, to receive and file the final summary report
and provide direction regarding any future open space evening hours of use.
San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of November 17, 2020 Page 5
13. CONSIDERATION OF THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION TASK
FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS OF GRANT FUNDING TO HIGH-IMPACT DE&I
PROGRAMS
City Manager Derek Johnson, Dale Magee, Catalyst Consulting, Beya Makakue and DEI-TF
Chair Amman Asdaw provided an in-depth staff report and responded to Council questions.
Public Comments:
Berbadetta Barnard
Sister Theresa Harpin
Vivien Devaney
Dylan Jones
Courtney Haile
---End of Public Comment---
ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PEASE, SECOND BY COUNCIL
MEMBER STEWART, CARRIED 4-0 (With Vice Mayor Gomez absent) to:
1. Approve the 2020-21 Notice of Funding Availability for High-Impact DE&I programs
grant funding allocations in the amount of $109,800; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with each grant recipient.
14. RECEIVE A STATUS UPDATE FOR THE 2019-21 GOAL SETTING AND
FINANCIAL PLAN PROCESS
Finance Director Brigitte Elke and Principal Budget Analyst Natalie provided an in-depth
staff report and responded to Council questions.
Public Comments:
Eric Veium
---End of Public Comment---
ACTION: By consensus, the Council directed staff to receive and file the background
information in preparation for the 2021-23 Goal-Setting and Financial Plan process:
1. FY 2020-21 1st Quarter Report; and
2. Status of the 2020-21 adopted Meta Goal and original Major City Goal components; and
3. General Plan and Climate Action Plan Update; and
4. Setting the stage framework including core services and a scan of strategic indicators for
all major funds.
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15. 2020 INTERIM YEAR SOLID WASTE RATE ADOPTION
Utilities Director Aaron Floyd and Interim Solid Waste & Recycling Coordinator Jordan
Lane provided an in-depth staff report and responded to Council questions.
Public Comments:
None
---End of Public Comment---
ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, SECOND BY
COUNCIL MEMBER PEASE, CARRIED 4-0 (With Vice Mayor Gomez absent) to adopt
Resolution No. 11189 (2020 Series) entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, Establishing Integrated Solid Waste Rates.”
16. REVIEW OF THE 6TH CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE AND A
NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Community Development Director Michael Codron and Associate Planner Rachel Cohen
provided an in-depth staff report and responded to Council questions.
Public Comments:
Vincent Escoto
Jamie Lewis
Molly Kern
---End of Public Comment---
ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, SECOND BY
COUNCIL MEMBER PEASE, CARRIED 4-0 (With Vice Mayor Gomez absent) to:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 11190 (2020 Series) entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving and adopting a Negative Declaration
of Environmental Impact and Amendments to the Housing Element of the General Plan
as represented in the Council Agenda Report and attachments dated November 17, 2020
(GENP-0217-2020 & EID-0218-2020 )”
With the added direction that the next Conservation and Open Space Element update include
a program to update the Historic Resource Inventory.
ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PEASE, SECOND BY COUNCIL
MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, CARRIED 4-0 (With Vice Mayor Gomez absent) to:
2. Adopt Resolution No. 11191 (2020 Series) entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of San Luis Obispo, California, to Resolve that the City of San Luis Obispo
Commits to being an Inclusive and Welcoming Community for Everyone and to
Facilitate Voluntary Citizen Action to Redact or Repudiate Racist and Discriminatory
Verbiage from Their Property Deeds.”
San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of November 17, 2020 Page 7
With the following changes:
Remove the word safe and remove the deed and replace with restrictive covenants, as
indicated below.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO,
CALIFORNIA, TO RESOLVE THAT THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COMMITS
TO SAN LUIS OBISPO BEING AN SAFE, INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING
COMMUNITY FOR EVERYONE AND TO FACILITATE VOLUNTARY CITIZEN
ACTION TO REDACT OR REPUDIATE RACIST AND DISCRIMINATORY
VERBIAGE FROM THEIR PROPERTY DEEDS AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
WHEREAS, the City Council of San Luis Obispo, recognize and acknowledge, as
representatives of the City of San Luis Obispo, that various deeds and restrictive covenants
throughout the City included a common but morally repugnant clause excluding all non-white
races from ownership of the property covered by the deed and restrictive covenants; and
WHEREAS, in alignment with the goal of creating a safe and welcoming community,
the City of San Luis Obispo values human rights, peace, respect, inclusivity and equity; and
SECTION 1. The City Council is committed to San Luis Obispo being a welcoming,
and inclusive, and safe community for everyone. While we promote free thought and speech, we
condemn racism and brutality, hate speech, bigotry, violence, and prejudice in any form.
SECTION 3. The City Council shall encourage and inform San Luis Obispo landowners
of the ability to redact illegal verbiage in existing property deeds and restrictive covenants, or to
acknowledge the clause excluding all non-white races from ownership of property and to
repudiate the clause, stating that we welcome with enthusiasm and without reservations
neighbors of all races and ethnicities.
And adding the following:
WHEREAS, restrictive covenants limited property ownership for non-whites, directly
contributing to significant wealth inequities and systemic racism experienced today; and
WHEREAS, restrictive covenants influenced land use and settlement framework
throughout the City of San Luis Obispo and surrounding area, creating patterns of racial
segregation still experienced today; and
WHEREAS, while acknowledgment and removal is an important symbolic gesture, the
City recognizes gestures are not enough and commits to strongly considering recommendations
from the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Taskforce in regard to inclusion and equity in housing.
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17. SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT AND VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP
(VTTM 3142) FOR AN 11.44-ACRE NC-ZONED LOCATED IN THE SAN LUIS
RANCH SPECIFIC PLAN; 1035 MADONNA ROAD (SPEC-0172-2020; SBDV-0173-
2020)
Community Development Director Michael Codron and Contract Project Manager John
Rickenbach provided an in-depth staff report and responded to Council questions.
ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, SECOND BY COUNCIL
MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, CARRIED 4-0 (With Vice Mayor Gomez absent) to continue
the item to a date certain on November 18, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.
18. CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CITY SUPPORT FOR
H.R. 1384, THE MEDICARE FOR ALL ACT OF 2019
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 MAYOR HARMON, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER
STEWART, CARRIED 3-1 (With Council Member Christianson voting no and Vice Mayor
Gomez absent) to adopt Resolution No. 11193 (2020 Series) entitled, “A Resolution of the
City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, in support of H.R. 1384, The
Medicare For All Act of 2019” and urging its passage by Congress.
COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND LIAISON REPORTS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 11:58 p.m. to the continued meeting on November 18, 2020 at
5:00 p.m. The next Regular City Council Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 1, 2020
at 6:00 p.m., via teleconference.
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 12/08/2020