HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC_2022-02-08_MinutesCITY OF ATASCADERO
CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
City Hall Council Chambers, 4th floor
6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero, California
City Council Regular Session: 6:00 P.M.
City Council Closed Session: Immediately following
Regular Session
REGULAR SESSION — CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 P.M.
Mayor Moreno called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL:
Present: By Teleconference - Council Members Bourbeau, Dariz, and Funk,
Mayor Pro Tem Newsom, and Mayor Moreno
Absent: None
Others Present: By Teleconference - Treasurer Gere Sibbach
Staff Present: By Teleconference — City Manager Rachelle Rickard, Community
Development Director Phil Dunsmore, Fire Chief Casey Bryson, Police
Chief Bob Masterson, Public Works Director Nick DeBar, City Attorney
Brian Pierik, Deputy City Manager/City Clerk Lara Christensen, Deputy
Administrative Services Director Cindy Chavez, and IT Manager Luke
Knight
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
MOTION: By Mayor Pro Tem Newsom and seconded by Council Member Dariz to:
1. Approve this agenda; and,
2. Waive the reading in full of all ordinances appearing on this
agenda, and the titles of the ordinances will be read aloud by
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the City Clerk at the first reading, after the motion and before
the City Council votes.
Motion passed 5:0 by a roll -call vote. _
CLOSED SESSION — REPORT (IF ANY)
a. January 25, 2022
City Attorney Pierik reported there was no reportable action.
PRESENTATIONS: None.
A. CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. City Council Draft Action Minutes — January 25, 2022
• Recommendation: Council approve the January 25, 2022 Draft City Council
Regular Meeting Minutes. [City Clerk]
2. Virtual Meetings — AB 361 Requirements
• Fiscal Impact: None.
• Recommendation: Council adopt Draft Resolution making findings consistent
with the requirements of AB 361 to continue to allow for the conduct of virtual
meetings. [City Manager] _
City Website Redesign
• Fiscal Impact: $108,250.00
• Recommendation: Council authorize the City Manager to execute a contract
with Planeteria Media in the amount of $108,250 for design, implementation,
training, hosting and support for a new website for www.atascadero.org for a
five-year initial contract. [Information Technology]
MOTION: By Council Member Funk and seconded by Council Member
Bourbeau to approve the Consent Calendar. (#A-2: Resolution No.
2022-003)(#A-3: Contract No. 2022-003)
Motion passed 5:0 by a roll -call vote.
UPDATES FROM THE CITY MANAGER:
City Manager Rickard gave an update on projects and events within the City.
COMMUNITY FORUM:
The following citizens spoke by telephone or through the webinar on this item: Lee Perkins
and Misty Epperson
Mayor Moreno closed the COMMUNITY FORUM period.
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B. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Community Choice Aggregation
• Fiscal Impact: There is a $6,000 fee for the administrative filing. Any potential
rate savings provided by 3CE would apply to the City as well as residential and
commercial customers. Actual cost savings are unknown at this time.
• Recommendation: Council hold a public hearing, take public input, and
determine whether or not to begin the process of joining the Central Coast
Community Energy's (3CE) community choice aggregation program by:
1. Introducing for first reading, by title only, a Draft Ordinance authorizing the
implementation of a community choice aggregation program in the City of
Atascadero through participation in 3CE's community choice aggregation
program.
2. Adopting a Draft Resolution requesting membership in 3CE's Joint Powers
Authority and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Joint Powers
Authority Agreement as amended with 3CE. [City Manager]
Ex -Parte Communications
Council Member Funk reported speaking with Executives and Board Members of 3CE and
other stakeholders.
Council Member Dariz reported receiving the public comment emails that were forwarded to
the City Council and speaking with a 3CE Board Member.
Mayor Pro Tem Newsom reported also receiving the emailed public comment.
Council Member Bourbeau reported speaking with Marty Brown, 3CE staff, a 3CE Board
Member, the CEO of WRCOG and Josh Cross.
Mayor Moreno reported speaking with members of the public, receiving the emailed public
comment, speaking on the item on KPRL, receiving and responding to an email from a Policy
Board Member including the CEO of 3CE in her response.
Deputy City Manager Christensen gave the staff report and answered questions from the
Council.
Lina Williams and Robert Shaw of 3CE also answered questions of the Council.
Mayor Moreno recessed the meeting at 8:32 p.m.
Mayor Moreno reconvened the meeting with all present at 8:42 pm.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
The following citizens spoke by telephone or through the webinar on this item: Elizabeth
Helgerson, Gary Kirkland, Ellen Beraud, Marty Brown, Josh Cross, Al Clark, Eric Fleck, Jeff
Riley, Deborah McKrell, Alfred Vossler, Carol De Lisle, Brenda May, Lee Perkins, Daniel
Cook, Alisa Becerra, Sherry Martinez, Rey Weymann and Dave Walters.
Mayor Moreno closed the Public Comment period.
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MOTION: By Council Member Funk and seconded by Council Member
Bourbeauto:
1. Introducing for first reading, by title only, a Draft Ordinance
authorizing the implementation of a community choice
aggregation program in the City of Atascadero through
participation in 3CE's community choice aggregation program.
2. Adopting a Draft Resolution requesting membership in 3CE's
Joint Powers Authority and authorizing the City Manager to
execute the Joint Powers Authority Agreement as amended with
3CE.
Deputy City Manager/City Clerk Christensen read the title of the Ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATIONS
PROGRAM BY PARTICIPATION IN CENTRAL COAST COMMUNITY
ENERGY'S COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION PROGRAM
Motion passed 5:0 by a roll -call vote.
D. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS: _
The following Council Members gave brief update reports on their committees since their
last Council meeting:
Mayor Moreno
1. SLO Council of Governments (SLOCOG)
Council Member Bourbeau
1. Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA)
2. League of California Cities Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee
Council Member Dariz
1. Air Pollution Control District
Council Member Funk
1. Homeless Services Oversight Council
E. INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION AND / OR ACTION: None
F. RECESS REGULAR MEETING TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Moreno recessed the Regular Meeting at 9:56 p.m. and called the Closed Session
Meeting to order at 10:00 p.m.
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COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION:
1. CLOSED SESSION -- PUBLIC COMMENT — None.
2. COUNCIL LEAVES TO BEGIN CLOSED SESSION
3. CLOSED SESSION -- CALL TO ORDER
a. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Govt. Code 54956.8)
Real Property: 6009 Del Rio Road (APN 049141038 — City Property), 2000
Ramona Road (APN 049141039 — City Property), 2455 EI Camino Real
(APN 049151056 — People Self Help Housing Property), 6105 Olmeda
Avenue (APN 029091001 — State of California Property), Atascadero,
California, 93422
Agency Negotiator: Rachelle Rickard, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: People Self Help Housing and State of California
Subject of Negotiations: Purchase price and/or terms of payment
4. CLOSED SESSION —ADJOURNMENT
G. ADJOURN
Following Closed Session, the meeting was adjourned at 9:08 pm; no reportable action.
APPROVED: February 22, 2022
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