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Council Action Update
April 2, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
Council Members
Present:
Council Member Emily Francis, Council Member Jan Marx,
Council Member Michelle Shoresman, Vice Mayor Andy Pease,
Mayor Erica A. Stewart
City Staff Present: Derek Johnson, City Manager, Christine Dietrick, City Attorney,
Teresa Purrington, City Clerk
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1. ANNUAL ADVISORY BODY RECOGNITION (Estimated Time: 60 minutes):
STARTS AT 4:30 PM
The Mayor and City Council recognized Advisory Body members for their service
to the City of San Luis Obispo.
2. REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER: STARTS AT 5:30 PM
A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council was called to order on
April 2, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis
Obispo, by Mayor Stewart.
6. CONSENT AGENDA
Vice Mayor Pease requested that Item 6k be pulled from the Consent agenda.
Motion By Vice Mayor Pease
Second By Council Member Shoresman
To approve Consent Calendar Items 6a to 6j and 6l to 6o.
Ayes (5): Council Member Francis, Council Member Marx, Council Member
Shoresman, Vice Mayor Pease, and Mayor Stewart
CARRIED (5 to 0)
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6.a WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
Waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances as appropriate.
6.b MINUTES REVIEW - MARCH 19, 2024 COUNCIL MINUTES
Approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on March 19, 2024.
6.c APPROVE BIENNIAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX INCREASES TO
COUNCIL, PLANNING COMMISSION, AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW
COMMISSION SALARIES
Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the
City of San Luis Obispo, California, setting new salaries for the Mayor,
Council Members, Planning Commissioners, and Architectural Review
Commissioners,” effective the first pay period in January 2025.
6.d AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
FOR ON-CALL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW SUPPORT
1. Approve the draft Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to provide on-
call development review services (Specification No. 2024-4006-01);
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 services contract in an amount not-
to-exceed the authorized project budget; and,
4. Authorize the Community Development Director to amend or
extend the agreements for services in accordance with its term and
within the available annual budget.
6.e APPOINTED OFFICIAL COMPENSATION
1. Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council
of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, amending a Contract of
Employment for City Attorney,” approving an amendment to the City
Attorney’s employment contract; and
2. Authorize the Mayor to execute the amended contract of
employment with the City Attorney adjusting her salary.
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6.f 2024 LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY PLATFORM
1. As recommended by Mayor Stewart and Council Member
Shoresman, adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the
City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, establishing
a City Legislative Action Platform for 2024 and appointing the
Council Member and Staff to act as a liaison between the City of
San Luis Obispo and the League of California Cities”; and
2. Appoint the Mayor, City Manager, and the City Attorney to act as
the primary legislative liaisons between the League of California
Cities and the City of San Luis Obispo.
6.g FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTEGRATED
WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
GRANT APPLICATION
1. Authorize the Utilities Department to apply for the Fiscal Year 2023-
2024 Integrated Waste Management Authority Technical Assistance
Grant in the amount of $10,000;
2. If the grant is awarded, authorize the Utilities Director, or their
designee, to execute necessary grant documents and direct the
appropriation of monies to the accounts required to administer the
grant.
6.h PURCHASE OFFER FOR PERMANENT EASEMENT AND TEMPORARY
CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT FROM COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
FOR BOB JONES PATHWAY PROJECT
Pursuant to an offer package received from the County of San Luis
Obispo for its Bob Jones Pathway Project:
1. Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council
of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, authorizing the sale of a
Perpetual Easement and a Temporary Construction Easement for
the County of San Luis Obispo’s Bob Jones Pathway Project that
will encumber portions of property owned by the City of San Luis
Obispo identified as Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 076-061-075, 076-
061-078, and 076-121-018 commonly known as the Filipponi
Ecological Reserve”; and
2. Authorize the Mayor to sign the document entitled, “Perpetual
Easement Agreement (And Temporary Construction Easement)
Bob Jones Pathway”; and
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3. Direct staff to receive and reserve the funds for future open space
uses in accordance with General Plan policy.
6.i AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR REGIONAL CRASH RESPONSE AND
EXTRICATION IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM THROUGH
CALIFORNIA’S OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM
1. Authorize the Fire Department to apply for funding under
California’s Office of Traffic Safety grant program to purchase
modern extrication equipment; and
2. Authorize the City Manager, or Fire Chief as their designee, to
execute the grant documents and approve the budget changes
necessary to appropriate the grant amount upon notification that
the grant has been awarded.
6.j AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
FOR ON-CALL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING CONSULTANT
SERVICES
1. Approve the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for on-call solid
waste and recycling consultant services; and
2. Authorize the Utilities Director to execute professional service
agreements with the selected consultants to create a 2024-2029
on-call list; and
3. Authorize the Finance Director to execute and amend purchase
orders for individual professional service agreements in an amount
not-to-exceed the authorized project budget.
6.l AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE
MARGARITA AREA SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT
1. Authorize the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the
Margarita Area Specific Plan Amendment; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a multi-year consultant
services agreement if proposals are received within the available
budget of $300,000.
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6.m AUTHORIZE FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE AT THE
WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY (WRRF)
1. Approve a budget transfer of $1,498,364 from the Sewer Fund
Undesignated Capital Completed Projects Fund (602.9501.71501)
to the WRRF Major Maintenance (2000607-10); and
2. Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council
of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, authorizing use of Sewer
Fund Undesignated Capital to Support WRRF Emergency
Maintenance.”
6.n AUTHORIZE APPLICATION FOR PROHOUSING INCENTIVE
PROGRAM FUNDS
Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the
City of San Luis Obispo, California, authorizing application to and
participation in the state Prohousing Incentive Program,” authorizing the
City Manager, or Community Development Director as designee, to:
1. Submit a Prohousing Incentive Program Application to the
California Department of Housing and Community Development;
and
2. If the application is approved by HCD, execute all documents
necessary or appropriate to participate in the Prohousing Incentive
Program.
6.o INTERIM CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER WHITNEY MCDONALD
1. Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council
of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving an
Employment Agreement for Interim City Manager”; and
2. Adopt a Regular Salary Schedule as required by California Public
Employees Retirement System (CalPERS).
6.k AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE THE LAGUNA LAKE DOG PARK
REVITALIZATION PROJECT, SPECIFICATION NO. 2001068
Motion By Council Member Shoresman
Second By Council Member Marx
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1. Approve the project plans and special provisions for the Laguna
Lake Dog Park Revitalization, Specification 2001068; and,
2. Authorize staff to advertise for bids; and,
3. Authorize the City Manager to award the Construction Contract
pursuant to Section 3.24.190 of the Municipal Code, including the
Base Bid and Additive Alternates, if the lowest responsible bid is
within the Publicly Disclosed funding amount of $1,130,000; and
4. Authorize the City Engineer to approve Contract Change Orders up
to the available project budget; and,
5. Authorize the following appropriations and transfers:
a. Transfer $800,000 Parkland In-Lieu (Quimby) Funds from the
Laguna Lake Improvements account (2000057) to the project
account (2001068); and,
b. Appropriate $239,290 Park Improvement Funds from the
Unreserved Fund Balance to the project account (2001068); and,
c. Transfer $329,393 from account 2000526 (from two funding
sources identified below) to the project account (2001068); and,
i. $279,393 Capital Outlay Funds
ii. $50,000 Parkland In-Lieu (Quimby) Funds
6. Unappropriate $1,478,195 Parkland In-Lieu (Quimby) Funds from
the Laguna Lake Park Improvements project account (2000057)
that will be received upon final certificate of occupancy of the multi-
family units for San Luis Ranch; and,
7. Authorize the Finance Director to return any unspent appropriated
or transferred funding to its original account or fund, as identified in
Recommendation #5; and,
8. Approve a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City
Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, authorizing use
of Park Improvement Funds, Parkland In-Lieu (Quimby) Funds And
Capital Outlay Funds to support the Laguna Lake Dog Park
Revitalization Project, Specification Number 2001068.” With the
following change: Preserve the unreserved parking funds (519) and
instead use the Laguna Lake Park fund to make up the difference.
Ayes (5): Council Member Francis, Council Member Marx, Council
Member Shoresman, Vice Mayor Pease, and Mayor Stewart
CARRIED (5 to 0)
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7. PUBLIC HEARING AND BUSINESS ITEMS
7.a INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8 (SOLID WASTE),
TITLE 12 (STORMWATER), TITLE 13 (WATER AND SEWER), AND
TITLE 15 (PLUMBING CODE) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
Motion By Mayor Stewart
Second By Vice Mayor Pease
Introduce a Draft Ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of
San Luis Obispo, California, amending Title 8 (Solid Waste), Title 12
(Stormwater), Title 13 (Water and Sewer), and Title 15 (Plumbing Code) of
the City of San Luis Obispo Municipal Code.”
Ayes (5): Council Member Francis, Council Member Marx, Council
Member Shoresman, Vice Mayor Pease, and Mayor Stewart
CARRIED (5 to 0)
7.b INITIATION OF GENERAL PLAN AND SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS
TO CHANGE BUSINESS PARK ZONING TO SERVICE COMMERCIAL
ZONING AND ALLOW MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT AT 365 PRADO
ROAD LOCATED WITHIN THE MARGARITA AREA SPECIFIC PLAN
Motion By Vice Mayor Pease
Second By Council Member Shoresman
To proceed with the initiation of the General Plan and Specific Plan
amendments to change Business Park (BP) zoning to Service Commercial
(C-S) zoning and allow mixed-use development at 365 Prado Road.
Council also provided the following items that they would like to be
included in the project:
• Increase density to get more low and very low units
• Active transportation incentives
• Down payment assistance for first time homebuyers
• ADU ready garages
• SLO county preference
• A development agreement
Ayes (5): Council Member Francis, Council Member Marx, Council
Member Shoresman, Vice Mayor Pease, and Mayor Stewart
CARRIED (5 to 0)
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9. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:49 p.m. The next Regular City Council Meeting
is scheduled for April 16, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall,
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: XX/XX/2024