HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC_2022-03-08_MinutesCITY OF ATASCADERO
CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
City Hall Council Chambers, 4th floor
6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero, California
City Council Closed Session: 5:00 P.M.
City Council Regular Session: 6:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION — CALL TO ORDER: 5:00 P.M.
Mayor Moreno called Closed Session to order at 5:03 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Council Members Bourbeau, Dariz (by teleconference), Funk, Mayor
Pro Tem Newsom and Mayor Moreno
Others Present: None
Staff Present: City Manager Rachelle Rickard, City Attorney Brian Pierik, Deputy City
Manager/City Clerk Lara Christensen, and IT Manager Luke Knight
2. CLOSED SESSION -- PUBLIC COMMENT — None
3. COUNCIL RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION
IT Manager Knight did not attend this portion of the meeting.
4. CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference with Legal — Anticipated Litigation
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.9(d)(2): 1 potential case — California Voting Rights Act
S. CLOSED SESSION —ADJOURNMENT
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6. COUNCIL RETURNS
REGULAR SESSION — CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 P.M.
Mayor Moreno called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. and Council Member Funk led the
Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Council Members Bourbeau, Dariz (by teleconference) and Funk, Mayor
Pro Tem Newsom, and Mayor Moreno
Absent: None
Others Present: None
Staff Present: City Manager Rachelle Rickard, Administrative Services Director Jeri
Rangel, 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, Public Works Analyst Ryan Betz, and IT Manager Luke
Knight
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
MOTION: By Council Member Bourbeau and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Newsom
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
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)
City Attorney Pierik reported that there was no reportable action from Closed Session.
PRESENTATIONS: None.
A. CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. City Council Draft Action Minutes — February 22, 2022
• Recommendation: Council approve the February 22, 2022 Draft City Council
Regular Meeting Minutes. [City Clerk]
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2. SB 1383 — New Solid Waste Requirements
• Fiscal Impact: None. SB 1383 Regulations call for multiple changes to
collection, monitoring, education, purchasing, and reporting that will lead to an
increase to the City's solid waste rates.
• Recommendation: Council adopt, on second reading, by title only, a Draft
Ordinance amending Title 6, Chapter 4 (Solid Waste Collection) in its entirety
in conformity with Assembly Bills 939, 341, 1826, and Senate Bill 1383. (City
Manager]
Budaet Amendment to Advance Fundina for Street and Storm Drain
Maintenance District No. 2 (Las Lomas) Pavement Manaaement
• Fiscal Impact: None.
• Recommendation: Council authorize the Director of Administrative Services to
amend the current Fiscal Years 2021-2023 Budget to advance $374,000 from
Fiscal Year 2022/2023 to Fiscal Year 2021/2022 for Street and Storm Drain
Maintenance District No. 2 (Las Lomas) Pavement Management. [Public Works]
4. Disposal of Assets — Fire Radios
• Fiscal Impact: Authorizing the donation of 8 radios to Templeton Fire
Department and 12 radios to Morro Bay Fire Department will not incur any new
expenses. However, disposal of the radios through donation versus sales has
a book value loss of about $13,000.
• Recommendation: Council authorize the Fire Chief to allocate surplus used
hand-held radios to Templeton Fire Department and Morro Bay Fire
Department. [Fire Department]
MOTION: By Council Member Bourbeau and seconded by Council Member
Funk to approve the Consent Calendar. (#A-2: Ordinance No. 653)
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 in-person, by telephone or through the webinar: Wendy Lewis
B. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. 2022 Community Development Block Grant Funding Recommendations
• Fiscal Impact: Approval of Atascadero's total 2022 CDBG allocation would
result in the estimated revenue and expenditure of $139,465 of CDBG funds.
• Recommendation: Council review and approve funding recommendations for
the 2022 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, as detailed
in the staff report, and authorize staff to adjust final award amounts
proportionately upon receipt of the final funding amount. [Public Works]
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Ex Parte Communications
Council Member Funk reported speaking with directors of all the homeless services
agencies. Council Member Bourbeau and Mayor Moreno reported speaking with Wendy
Lewis. No other Council Members had anything to report.
Public Works Director DeBar gave the report and answered questions from the Council.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
The following citizens spoke in-person, by telephone or through the webinar on this item:
Geoff Auslen and Wendy Lewis
Mayor Moreno closed the Public Comment period.
MOTION: By Council Member Funk and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Newsom to
approve funding recommendations for the 2022 Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, as detailed in the staff
report, and authorize staff to adjust final award amounts where any
additional Public Facility funds will be allocated to the City's Santa
Rosa project and any additional Public Services funds will be
allocated to ECHO and any reduction would be prorated
proportionally upon receipt of the final funding amount.
Motion passed 5:0 by a roll -call vote.
2. SB 1383 — MWELO and CALGreen Requirements
• Fiscal Impact: None.
• Recommendation: Council introduce for first reading, by title only, a Draft
Ordinance amending Title 8, (Building Code) Chapter 8 and Chapter 10 of the
Atascadero Municipal Code, to implement CALGreen requirements for
covered projects and Chapter 10 to establish water efficient landscape and
irrigation requirements in compliance with Senate Bill 1383. [City Manager]
Ex Parte Communications
No Council Members had anything to report.
Mayor Moreno recessed the meeting at 6:34 p.m.
Mayor Moreno reconvened the meeting at 6:37 p.m. with all present.
Deputy City Manager Christensen gave the report and answered questions from the Council.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
The following citizens spoke in-person, by telephone or through the webinar: None
Mayor Moreno closed the Public Comment period.
MOTION: By Council Member Funk and seconded by Council Member Bourbeau to
introduce for first reading, by title only, a Draft Ordinance amending
Title 8, (Building Code) Chapter 8 and Chapter 10 of the Atascadero
Municipal Code, to implement CALGreen requirements for covered
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projects (Chapter 8) and to establish water efficient landscape
and irrigation requirements (Chapter 10) in compliance with Senate
Bill 1383.
Deputy City Manager/City Clerk Christensen read the title of the Ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTERS 8 (GREEN BUILDING CODE)
AND 10 (WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION), OF THE
ATASCADERO MUNICIPAL CODE ADDING SECTIONS 8-8.102 (CALGREEN
RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS) AND 8-10.103 (WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE AND
IRRIGATION REQUIREMENTS) REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFIC
SECTIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING CODE AND STATE MODEL
WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE AS REQUIRED BY SENATE BILL 1383
Motion passed 5:0 by a roll -call vote.
C. MANAGEMENT REPORTS:
1. Proposed Sewer Service Rate Increase
• Fiscal Impact: Administering the Proposition 218 process will cost
approximately $5,000. If approved the rate increase will generate an
estimated $650,000 in additional sewer service charge revenue.
_ Recommendations: Council:
1. Direct staff to administer the Proposition 218 majority protest process and
send out notice of the proposed increases to all property owners connected
to the municipal sanitary sewer system.
2. Set a Public Hearing on May 10, 2022 for the City Council's consideration
of the proposed wastewater rate increases. [Public Works]
Public Works Director DeBar gave the report and answered questions from the Council.
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The following citizens spoke in-person, by telephone or through the webinar: Geoff Auslen
Mayor Moreno closed the Public Comment period.
MOTION: By Council Member Bourbeau and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Newsom
to:
1. Direct staff to administer the Proposition 218 majority protest
process and send out notice of the proposed increases to all
property owners connected to the municipal sanitary sewer system.
2. Set a Public Hearing on May 10, 2022 for the City Council's
consideration of the proposed wastewater rate increases.
Motion passed 5:0 by a roll -call vote.
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2. Virtual Meetings — AB 361 Requirements
• Fiscal Impact: None.
• Recommendations: 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]
Deputy City Manager Christensen gave the report and answered questions from the Council.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
The following citizens spoke in-person, by telephone or through the webinar: Ryan
Burmaster
Mayor Moreno closed the Public Comment period.
MOTION: By Mayor Pro Tem Newsom and seconded by Council Member Funk to
adopt Resolution No. 2022-006 making findings consistent with the
requirements of AB 361 to continue to allow for the conduct of virtual
meetings.
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. Regional Economic Action Coalition (REACH)
2. SLO Regional Transit Authority (RTA)
Mayor Pro Tem Newsom
1. City / Schools Committee
2. Design Review Committee
Council Member Bourbeau
1. Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA)
Council Member Funk
1. Atascadero Basin Ground Water Sustainability Agency (GSA)
2. Design Review Committee
3. Homeless Services Oversight Council
E. INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION AND / OR ACTION:
Mayor Moreno reported that the Mayors countywide were working together on a
statement in support of Ukraine. She noted that this would be a Resolution by the
countywide Mayors, not a City of Atascadero Resolution.
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F. ADJOURN
Mayor Moreno adjourned the meeting at 7:35 pm.
APPROVED: March 22, 2022
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