City Council
REVISED AGENDA

Tuesday, April 01, 2025 at 5:30 P.m. - 6:30 P.m.

Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo

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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 (4:00 - 4:30 PM)

1.a

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Erica A. Stewart will call the Closed Session of the San Luis Obispo City Council to order at 4:00 p.m. in Conference Room 6 at 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 LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of California Government Code Section 54956.9. No. of potential cases: One.

Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of California Government Code Section 54956.9: No. of potential cases: One.

The facts and circumstances related to the exposure to litigation and consideration of initiation of litigation are as set forth in claims against the City by Righetti NC, LLC, received  March 13, 2023, and December 12, 2024, and the City’s response thereto dated August 7, 2023.

1.d

ADJOURNMENT

The City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on April 1, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.

2.

ANNUAL ADVISORY BODY RECOGNITION (4:30 - 5:30 PM)

Beginning at 4:30 p.m., the Mayor and City Council will recognize Advisory Body members for their service to the City of San Luis Obispo.

3.

REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER (5:30 PM)

Mayor Erica A. Stewart will call the Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council to order.

4.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Council Member Jan Marx will lead the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.

5.

PRESENTATIONS

5.a

MONTH OF THE CHILD & CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH PROCLAMATION

Mayor Stewart will present a proclamation declaring the month of April as "Month of the Child" and "Child Abuse Prevention Month".

5.b

SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION

Mayor Stewart will present a proclamation declaring the month of April as "Sexual Assault Awareness Month".

5.c

AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION

Mayor Stewart will present a proclamation declaring the month of April as "Autism Awareness Month".

5.d

CITY MANAGER REPORT

Receive a brief report from City Manager Whitney McDonald.

6.

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.

7.

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:

  To approve Consent Calendar Items 7a to 7g.

7.a

WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES

Recommendation:
Waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances as appropriate.

7.b

MINUTES REVIEW - MARCH 18, 2025 COUNCIL MINUTES

Recommendation:
Approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held on March 18, 2025.

7.c

2025 ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS TO CITY ADVISORY BODIES

• Recommendation:

  As recommended by the Council Liaison Subcommittees, make appointments to the City of San Luis Obispo's advisory bodies and continue to recruit for any unfilled vacant positions.

7.d

2024 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL REPORT

• Recommendation:

  As recommended by the Planning Commission, receive and file the 2024 General Plan Annual Report.

7.e

SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1743 (2025 SERIES) AMENDING TITLE 16 (SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS) AND TITLE 17 (ZONING REGULATIONS) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE

• Recommendation:

  Adopt Ordinance No. 1743 (2025 Series) entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving an update to the City’s Subdivision Regulations (Title 16) and Zoning Regulations (Title 17) to implement State Legislative Updates on Accessory and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units and Urban Lot Splits; and an Update to the City’s Zoning Regulations (Title 17) to Provide Clarifications to Regulations for Affordable Housing Projects with an Exemption from Environmental Review (CEQA).”

7.f

SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1744 (2025 SERIES) RESTATING THE CITY’S EXISTING SOLID WASTE, RECYCLING, AND ORGANICS FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS WITH SAN LUIS GARBAGE COMPANY AND ORDINANCE NO. 1745 (2025 SERIES) AMENDING SLOMC SECTION 8.04.070

• Recommendation:
  1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1744 (2025 Series) entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, restating its existing franchise agreements with San Luis Garbage Company into one Discarded Materials Agreement”; and
  2. Adopt Ordinance No. 1745 (2025 Series) entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, amending Section 8.04.070 (Use of Disposal Service Mandatory – Collection Charges) of the Municipal Code modifying the process of collecting delinquent solid waste collection and disposal accounts.”

7.g

FISCAL YEAR 2024–25 SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT APPLICATION

• Recommendation:
  1. Authorize the Utilities Department to apply for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Integrated Waste Management Authority Technical Assistance Grant in the amount of $10,000; and
  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.

8.

PUBLIC HEARING AND BUSINESS ITEMS

8.a

REVIEW OF AN INITIATION OF A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, REZONE, AND ANNEXATION TO FACILITATE BROADSTONE VILLAGE, A PHASED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, AT 12500 AND 12501 LOS OSOS VALLEY ROAD (Estimated Time: 60 minutes)

• Recommendation:

  City staff recommends the following actions for consideration by the City Council:

  1. Review the General Plan Amendment, Rezone, and Annexation applications for overall consistency with policy direction in the General Plan; and
  2. Direct staff to proceed with processing all applications to facilitate the Broadstone Village project (i.e., construction of 208 senior housing units, 201 multifamily units; bypass road, a Bob Jones Trail extension, and supporting site improvements); and
  3. Confirm staff’s recommendation that funding strategies for the construction and maintenance of the bypass road be developed during the review process with the understanding that general fund contributions to its construction would not be provided (associated with the Annexation application); and
  4. Provide direction on issue areas related to the overall number of residential units proposed and the possible inclusion of affordable units as part of the project scope (associated with the General Plan Amendment and Rezone applications).

8.b

REVIEW OF PROPOSED CIRCULATION MODIFICATIONS TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED 600 TANK FARM ROAD PROJECT, AND ASSOCIATED ADDENDUM TO THE CERTIFIED FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (Estimated Time: 60 minutes)

• Recommendation:

  As recommended by the Planning Commission, adopt a Draft Resolution entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving the proposed Circulation and Condition Modifications for the previously approved 600 Tank Farm Road Project and approve the associated Addendum to the Certified Final Environmental Impact Report as represented in the City Council Agenda Report and attachments dated April 1, 2025 (MOD-0753-2024)” to:

  1. Approve a modification to conditions of approval related to revised offsite public circulation improvements for the previously approved 600 Tank Farm Road project; and
  2. Approve an Addendum to the previously certified Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the 600 Tank Farm Road project, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

9.

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 Shoresman	Council Member Boswell	Council Member Francis	Council Member Marx
SLO Council of Governments	Zone 9 Advisory Committee	Airport Land Use	Nacimiento Water Project	Air Pollution Control District
Regional Economic Action Coalition	Downtown Association Board	SLO Climate Coalition	Community Action Partnership	Integrated Waste Management Authority
CA Men’s Colony Advisory Committee	Homeless Services Oversight Committee	Local Agency Formation Commission		County Water Resources Advisory Committee
Performing Arts Center Commission	CP Campus Planning Committee
SLO Regional Transit Authority
Visit SLO County Advisory Committee
Central Coast Clean Energy

10.

ADJOURNMENT

The City Council will hold their annual Retreat on Friday, April 4, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. in the City/County Library Conference Room, 995 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. Additionally, a Special Closed Session will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at City Hall. The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on April 15, 2025 with Closed Session at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room and the Regular Meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.

 

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