SUBJECT/TITLE:
ADOPTION OF MEETING MINUTES RECOMMENDATION:
1. Adopt Minutes of the June 15, 2021 Closed and Regular Meeting; 2. Adopt Minutes of the July 2, 2021 Closed Session.
BACKGROUND:
Attached for the Council’s consideration are the draft minutes of the subject meetings for review and adoption.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the preparation or adoption of meeting minutes. ALTERNATIVES:
1. Adopt the minutes with revisions.
2. Decline to adopt the minutes; provide direction or request additional information. ATTACHMENTS:
1. Draft minutes from June 15, 2021 2. Draft minutes from July 2, 2021
Meeting Date: June 20, 2021 Submitted by: Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
DRAFT MINUTES
Pismo Beach City Council
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Special Closed Session—4:30 p.m.
City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449
The City Council of the City of Pismo Beach met this date in a special closed session in with Mayor Waage presiding.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Waage called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL:
Present: Absent:
Mayor Ed Waage None
Mayor Pro Tem Mary Ann Reiss Council Member Sheila Blake
Council Member Marcia Guthrie (via teleconference) Council Member Scott Newton
Staff Present:
Matt Downing, Community Development Director Benjamin Fine, Public Works Director/City Engineer David Fleishman, City Attorney
Chelsea O’Sullivan, Assistant City Attorney Jorge Garcia, Management Services Director James R. Lewis, City Manager
Jeff Smith, Chief of Police
2. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Mayor Waage called for public comment. There being no one wishing to comment, Mayor Waage closed the public comment period.
3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
Item 3.A: Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Government Code §54956.8) Property: APN 005-242-073
Agency Negotiator: James R. Lewis, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: Mike Ross / Pismo Beach Self-Storage, LP Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
Item 3.B: Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation
Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code §54956.9: (One potential case)
4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Fleishman would report in the next regular open session that no reportable action was taken on the above item(s).
5. ADJOURNMENT
Regular Meeting—5:30 p.m.
Council Chamber, City Hall, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449
The City Council of the City of Pismo Beach met this date in a regular session with Mayor Waage presiding.
CALL TO ORDER: 5:40 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL:
Present: Absent:
Mayor Ed Waage None
Mayor Pro Tem Mary Ann Reiss Council Member Sheila Blake
Council Member Marcia Guthrie (via teleconference) Council Member Scott Newton
Staff Present:
Matt Downing, Community Development Director Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director Benjamin Fine, Public Works Director/City Engineer David Fleishman, City Attorney
Jorge Garcia, Management Services Director Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
Gordon Jackson, Director of Tourism and Events Paul Lee, Battalion Chief
James R. Lewis, City Manager Jeff Smith, Chief of Police
Other staff present as noted below 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was not conducted. 3. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA
No requests to reorder the agenda. 4. PRESENTATIONS
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Call for public comment:
Staff noted public comment received via email from Alan Ormsby. Jeff Edwards commented.
Manley McNinch commented.
Joshua Medrano, Tri-Counties Building and Construction Trades Council, commented. Jonathan Duran, Carpenters Local 805, commented.
Jesse Brooks commented.
6. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Lewis commented on various topics.
7. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT / CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Fleishman reported that the Council had taken no reportable action during its 4:00 p.m. Closed Session, and introduced incoming Assistant City Attorney Chelsea O’Sullivan.
8. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
The Council reported on recent and upcoming meetings of various external bodies: Council Member Newton: San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (APCD); San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA).
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
Call for public comment: No comment. Action: Adopt Consent Calendar.
Motion: Blake Second: Newton
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote (Items 9.A through 9.H): Ayes: 5 Blake, Newton, Guthrie, Reiss, Waage
Item 9.A: Adoption of Meeting Minutes (Inderlied)
Recommendation: Adopt Minutes of June 1, 2021, Closed and Regular Meeting.
Item 9.B: Payroll Register and Register of Demands (Feeser) Recommendation:
1. Approve the Summary of Payroll Register for May 23, 2021; 2. Approve the Register of Demands for May 28, 2021, and June 4,
2021.
Item 9.C: Monthly Department Activity Reports for May 2021 (All) Recommendation: Receive reports as information only.
Item 9.D: Setting the Water Service Special Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 at $208.24, and Approving Posting of Said Tax to the County Assessment Roll (Fine)
Pulled from the Consent Calendar for discussion.
Item 9.E: Traffic Safety Committee Recommendations to City Council (Fine)
Pulled from the Consent Calendar for discussion.
Item 9.F: Pacific Gas and Electric Payment for Electrical Work Related to the Bello Bridge Project (Fine)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to approve payment to Pacific Gas and Electric Company in the amount of $155,855 for costs related to the Bello Bridge Project. Legislative Record: Resolution R-2021-051 adopted.
Item 9.G: Award of Contract Amendment #2 to SOV Security for City Hall Access Control and Security Camera Equipment and Services (Feeser)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute contract Amendment #2 with SOV Security for City Hall access control and security camera equipment and services and making related budget adjustments.
Item 9.H: Notice of Completion for the Shell Beach Streetscape Project (Fine)
Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager to sign, and the City Clerk to record, a Notice of Completion for the Shell Beach Streetscape Project. 10. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT
Item 9.D: Setting the Water Service Special Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 at $208.24, and Approving Posting of Said Tax to the County Assessment Roll (Fine)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution approving the updated Engineer’s Parcel/Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) Table, setting the water service special tax rate for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 at $208.24, and approving posting of said tax to the County assessment roll per Government Code Section 50077(b).
Presenting staff:
Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director James R. Lewis, City Manager
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Adopt a Resolution approving the updated Engineer’s Parcel/Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) Table, setting the water service special tax rate for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 at $208.24, and approving posting of said tax to the County assessment roll per Government Code Section 50077(b).
Motion: Waage Second: Blake
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Waage, Blake, Guthrie, Newton, Reiss Noes: 0
Absent: 0 Abstain: 0 Recused: 0
Item 9.E: Traffic Safety Committee Recommendations to City Council (Fine) Recommendation:
1. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the installation of a speed limit sign on Rancho Pismo Drive between Highland Drive and Cima De Colina and a “Watch Downhill Speed” sign on Rancho Pismo Drive between Princessa Lane and Santos Way.
2. Receive a report on other items considered by the Traffic Safety Committee at its most recent meeting.
Presenting staff:
Benjamin Fine, Public Works Director/City Engineer James R. Lewis, City Manager
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the installation of a speed limit sign on Rancho Pismo Drive between Highland Drive and Cima De Colina and a “Watch Downhill Speed” sign on Rancho Pismo Drive between Princessa Lane and Santos Way.
Motion: Guthrie Second: Blake
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Guthrie, Blake, Newton, Reiss, Waage Noes: 0
Absent: 0 Abstain: 0 Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2021-054 adopted. 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Item 11.A: Protest Hearing for Declaration of Properties as Non-Compliant for Weed and Rubbish Abatement (Lee)
Recommendation:
Conduct a public hearing to hear protests from property owners whose properties have been identified as non-compliant for weed abatement. Presenting staff:
Public Hearing / Call for public comment: No comment. Action: No action.
Item 11.B: Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan (Fine)
Recommendation:
1. Conduct a public hearing to receive input on the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan;
2. Adopt a Resolution approving the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan and authorizing its submittal to the Department of Water Resources; 3. Adopt a Resolution approving the 2020 Water Shortage Contingency
Plan and authorizing its submittal to the Department of Water Resources.
Presenting staff:
Benjamin Fine, Public Works Director/City Engineer James R. Lewis, City Manager
Public Hearing / Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Adopt a Resolution approving the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan and authorizing its submittal to the Department of Water Resources. Motion: Blake
Second: Reiss
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Blake, Reiss, Guthrie, Newton, Waage Noes: 0
Absent: 0 Abstain: 0 Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2021-055 adopted.
Action: Adopt a Resolution approving the 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan and authorizing its submittal to the Department of Water Resources.
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Blake, Reiss, Guthrie, Newton, Waage Noes: 0
Absent: 0 Abstain: 0 Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2021-056 adopted. 12. BUSINESS ITEMS
Item 12.A: Update on Governor’s Actions Related to COVID-19 Orders and Urgency Ordinance Repealing Requirements for the Use of Face Coverings to Prevent the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Lewis)
Recommendation:
1. Receive a verbal update on the Governor’s actions related to COVID-19 orders effective June 15, 2021;
2. Adopt an Urgency Ordinance repealing Urgency Ordinance O-2020-004 relating to face coverings as a COVID-19 public health measure.
Presenting staff:
David Fleishman, City Attorney James R. Lewis, City Manager
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Adopt an Urgency Ordinance repealing Urgency Ordinance O-2020-004 relating to face coverings as a COVID-19 public health measure. Motion: Blake
Second: Newton
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Blake, Newton, Guthrie, Reiss, Waage Noes: 0
Absent: 0 Abstain: 0 Recused: 0
Item 12.B: Implementation of Paid Parking on Price Street (Downing) Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution directing the implementation of paid parking on Price Street, including time limits, a variable rate structure pursuant to Municipal Code Chapter 10.10, and physical improvements to provide pedestrian safety.
Presenting staff:
Matt Downing, Community Development Director Benjamin Fine, Public Works Director/City Engineer James R. Lewis, City Manager
Jeff Smith, Chief of Police
Call for public comment: No comment.
Staff noted public comment received via email from Joe DiFronzo, Tracy Myers, and David Shoenberg, and public comment received via voicemail from Bernadette Delmore.
Bernadette Delmore, resident, commented.
Action: Adopt a Resolution directing the implementation of paid parking on Price Street, including time limits, a variable rate structure pursuant to Municipal Code Chapter 10.10, and physical improvements to provide pedestrian safety.
Motion: Reiss Second: Newton
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Reiss, Newton, Blake, Guthrie, Waage Noes: 0
Absent: 0 Abstain: 0 Recused: 0
Legislative Record: Resolution R-2021-057 adopted. Item 12.C: Downtown Parking Options & Parklet Direction (Lewis)
Recommendation: Provide staff with direction on how to proceed with increasing downtown parking inventory.
Presenting staff:
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Consensus in support of directing staff to investigate the feasibility of leasing the vacant lot at the south corner of Cypress Street and Hinds Avenue, for use as public parking.
In support: 5 Blake, Guthrie, Newton, Reiss, Waage In opposition: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Recused: 0
Item 12.D: Award of Contracts for the Shell Beach Water Reservoir #1 Replacement Project (Fine)
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to:
1. Award a contract to Crosno Construction, Inc. for the Shell Beach Water Reservoir #1 Replacement Project in the amount of $1,657,870.88; 2. Enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Advantage Technical
Services, Inc. in the amount of $183,303 for Construction Management and Inspection Services.
Presenting staff:
Benjamin Fine, Public Works Director/City Engineer James R. Lewis, City Manager
Call for public comment: No comment.
Action: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to: 1. Award a contract to Crosno Construction, Inc. for the Shell Beach Water Reservoir #1 Replacement Project in the amount of $1,657,870.88; 2. Enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Advantage Technical Services, Inc. in the amount of $183,303 for Construction Management and Inspection Services.
Motion: Blake Second: Reiss
Vote: The motion passed on the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Blake, Reiss, Guthrie, Newton, Waage Noes: 0
Absent: 0 Abstain: 0 Recused: 0
13. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS
Consensus to agendize consideration of granting ARPA funds to child services organizations in Pismo Beach.
14. ADJOURNMENT At 7:57 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
MINUTES
Pismo Beach City Council
Friday, July 2, 2021
Special Closed Session—10:00 a.m. 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449
The City Council of the City of Pismo Beach met this date in a special closed session in with Mayor Waage presiding.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Waage called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m. 1. ROLL CALL:
Present: Absent:
Mayor Ed Waage None
Mayor Pro Tem Mary Ann Reiss Council Member Sheila Blake Council Member Marcia Guthrie
Council Member Scott Newton (via teleconference) Staff Present:
Benjamin Fine, Public Works Director/City Engineer David Fleishman, City Attorney
Jorge Garcia, Assistant City Manager James R. Lewis, City Manager
2. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Mayor Waage called for public comment. There being no one wishing to comment, Mayor Waage closed the public comment period.
3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEM
Mayor Waage announced the Closed Session item listed below.
Item 3.A: Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation
4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Fleishman would report in the next open session that there was no reportable action on the above-listed item.
5. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Waage adjourned the meeting at 12:08 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST: