City Council
AGENDA

Tuesday, July 02, 2024 at 5:30 P.m. - 10:30 P.m.

City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo

**The Agenda has been amended to add a Closed Session starting at 4:30 PM 

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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 . 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 [phone] 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:

Meetings are held in-person. To provide public comment during the meeting, you must be present at the meeting location.

Electronic Visual Aid Presentation. To conform with the City's Network Access and Use Policy, Chapter 1.3.8 of the Council Policies & 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 or [phone].

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1.

CLOSED SESSION (4:30 - 5:30 PM)

1.a

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Erica A. Stewart will call the Closed Session Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council to order at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room in 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

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT

Pursuant to Government Code § 54957(b)(1)

Title:  City Manager

1.c.1

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6

Agency Negotiators:
Tony Dahlerbruch, Nickole Domini, Christine Dietrick

Unrepresented Employee:
City Manager

1.d

ADJOURNMENT

The City Council will hold a Regular Meeting of July 2, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.  

2.

REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER: STARTS AT 5:30 PM

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

CITY MANAGER REPORT

Receive a brief report from Interim City Manager Whitney McDonald.

5.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA

Not to exceed 15 minutes. 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

Not to exceed 15 minutes. 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:

  Approve Consent Items 5a to 5f.

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 - JUNE 13, 2024 AND JUNE 18, 2024 COUNCIL MINUTES

• Recommendation:

  Approve the following minutes of the City Council:

  • June 13, 2024 - Special Closed Session Meeting
  • June 18, 2024 - Regular Meeting

6.c

SELECTION OF VOTING DELEGATE AND ALTERNATES FOR THE 2024 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE

• Recommendation:

  Appoint Council Member Emily Francis as the Voting Delegate and Council Member Jan Marx as Alternate Voting Delegate to vote on the City’s behalf at the Annual Business Meeting of the League of California Cities on Thursday, October 17, 2024.

6.d

SUCCESSOR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE SAN LUIS OBISPO POLICE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION

• Recommendation:
  1. Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, adopting and ratifying the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of San Luis Obispo and the San Luis Obispo Police Officers’ Association for The Period of July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027”; and
  2. Adopt Regular and Supplemental Employee Salary Schedules effective July 4, 2024, as required by California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)

6.e

ADOPTION OF FY 2024-25 COMMUNITY PROMOTION PROGRAMS FOR TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (TBID) AND PROMOTIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE (PCC)

• Recommendation:

  In accordance with the City’s Municipal Code for the Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) Board, and as recommended by the TBID and the Promotional Coordinating Committee (PCC):

  1. Authorize the budget adjustment of $66,500 from the TBID Fund’s available un-assigned fund balance into the Fiscal Year 2024-25 (FY 24-25) TBID program budget for contract services; and
  2. Authorize the City Manager to enter into program expenditures and various contracts for the TBID not to exceed the FY 2024-25 budget of $2,183,751 based on the recommendations by the TBID Board; and
  3. Authorize the City Manager to enter into expenditures utilizing the TBID Fund’s available un-assigned fund balance in FY 2024-25 based on the most recent audited financials and the recommendations by the TBID Board; and
  4. Authorize the City Manager to use the TBID Fund Reserve of $100,000 for tourism marketing expenditures in FY 2024-25 in accordance with the TBID reserve policy.
  5. Authorize the City Manager to enter into various contracts and program expenditures for Community Promotions not to exceed the FY 2024-25 program budget of $413,234 based on the recommendations by the PCC; and 
     a. This includes the 2024-25 Cultural Arts & Community Promotions (CACP) allocations in the amount of $100,000 and authorization to execute individual agreements with each grant recipient.

6.f

APPROVE AN UPDATED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY REGIONAL SWAT TEAM

• Recommendation:

  Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, authorizing the Chief of Police to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to participate in the San Luis Obispo Regional Special Weapons and Tactics Team (Regional Swat Team

7.

PUBLIC HEARING AND BUSINESS ITEMS

7.a

REVIEW AND ADOPT REVISED CITYWIDE USER AND REGULATORY FEES (Estimated Time: 120 minutes)

• Recommendation:

  Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, amending the City’s Comprehensive Fee Schedule with updated User and Regulatory Fees based on the Fee Study prepared by MGT Consulting Group and as represented in the City Council Agenda Report and Attachments” and direct that the fees identified in Attachment B be incorporated into the Resolution as Exhibit 1.

7.b

PUBLIC HEARING TO DETERMINE EXISTENCE OF A PUBLIC NUISANCE AT 205 CASA STREET AND 1067 MURRAY AVENUE AND ORDER ABATEMENT THEREOF (Estimated Time: 20 minutes)

• Recommendation:

  Adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, declaring that the property at 205 Casa Street and 1067 Murray Avenue constitutes a public nuisance, and ordering abatement of same.”

7.c

ESTABLISH AN AD-HOC SUBCOMMITTEE TO DETERMINE RECYCLED WATER SALES NEGOTIATION PARAMETERS AND TO EXPAND THE RECYCLED WATER REQUEST FOR INTERESTED PARTIES SOLICITATION TO INCLUDE NON-AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS (Estimated Time: 30 minutes)

• Recommendation:
  1. Establish an ad-hoc subcommittee consisting of two members of the City Council to assist in determining negotiation parameters, participate in contract negotiations, review draft agreements, and provide a final recommendation to the City Council for the contractual sale of surplus recycled water; and
  2. Direct staff to release an expanded supplemental Request for Interested Parties solicitation for the sale of surplus recycled water to non-agricultural interests.

8.

LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

Not to exceed 15 minutes. Council Members report on conferences or 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)

9.

ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on July 16, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.

 

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