City Council
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA

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Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

Time was incorrectly posted as an 8:30 a.m. start time, the Meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m.


The Council Goal Setting workshop will be available to view on the City's website, YouTube Channel, or Channel 20. Attendees of City Council or Advisory Body meetings are eligible to receive one hour of complimentary parking; restrictions apply, visit Parking for Public Meetings for more details.


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 [email protected]. 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 (805) 781-7164 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. Verbal comments must be limited to 3 minutes and may only address items listed on the agenda. 


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

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

Public Comment will be taken at approximately 2:00 PM after the Council's discussion of the Goals. As this is a Special Meeting, comments are limited to addressing items listed on the agenda and must be kept to 3 minutes.

*All times are estimates


9:00 AM  Welcome
Mayor Erica A. Stewart


9:05 AM Introduction and Budget Context
Whitney McDonald, City Manager and Emily Jackson, Finance Director


9:20 AM Review of Community Input and Forum Results
Staff


9:35 AM Agenda Overview/Process and Guidelines
Sommer Kehrli, Facilitator


9:40 AM Discuss Goals for 2025-27 and Review Prioritization
Council


12:00 PM Break


12:30 PM Continued Discussion of Goals and Review Prioritization
Council


2:00 PM Public Comment for items on the agenda
Teresa Purrington, City Clerk


2:30 PM Discuss Next Steps
Council / Staff

  • Recommendation:
    1. Consider information and community feedback (to-date) for deliberation during the goal-setting process in order to develop Major City Goals and define associated desired outcomes for the 2025-27 Financial Plan; and
    2. Direct Staff to return to the City Council with recommended preliminary work programs, a draft Capital Improvement Plan, and proposed budget appropriations in April 2025 to support core departmental services and advance Major City Goals.

The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held on February 18. 2023 with Closed Session at 5:00 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.


 


LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES for the hearing impaired - see the Clerk.


The City of San Luis Obispo wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7114 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (805) 781-7410.


City Council meetings are televised live on Charter Channel 20 and the City's YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/CityofSanLuisObispo. Agenda related writings or documents provided to the City Council are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California during normal business hours, and on the City’s website https://www.slocity.org/government/mayor-and-city-council/agendas-and-minutes. Persons with questions concerning any agenda item may call the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7114.