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CITY OF ATASCADERO
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
City Hall Council Chambers, 4th floor
6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero, California
(Enter on Lewis Ave.)
CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION: 5:00 P.M.
1. CLOSED SESSION -- PUBLIC COMMENT
2. COUNCIL LEAVES CHAMBERS TO BEGIN CLOSED SESSION
3. CLOSED SESSION -- CALL TO ORDER
a. Conference with Labor Negotiators (Govt. Code Sec. 54957.6)
Agency designated representatives: Rachelle Rickard, City Manager
Employee Organizations: Atascadero Firefighters Bargaining Unit;
Atascadero Police Association; Service Employees International
Union, Local 620; Mid-Management/Professional Employees; Non-
Represented Professional and Management Workers and Confidential
Employees
4. CLOSED SESSION -- ADJOURNMENT
5. COUNCIL RETURNS TO CHAMBERS
6. CLOSED SESSION – REPORT
City Council Closed Session: 5:00 P.M.
City Council Regular Session: 6:00 P.M.
REGULAR SESSION – CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 P.M.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Kelley
ROLL CALL: Mayor O’Malley
Mayor Pro Tem Moreno
Council Member Fonzi
Council Member Kelley
Council Member Sturtevant
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Roll Call
PRESENTATIONS:
1. “Cheers to 20 Years” of the Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival
Proclamation
A. CONSENT CALENDAR: (All items on the consent calendar are considered to
be routine and non-controversial by City staff and will be approved by one motion
if no member of the Council or public wishes to comment or ask questions. If
comment or discussion is desired by anyone, the item will be removed from the
consent calendar and will be considered in the listed sequence with an
opportunity for any member of the public to address the Council concerning the
item before action is taken. DRAFT MINUTES: Council meeting draft minutes
are listed on the Consent Calendar for approval of the minutes. Should anyone
wish to request an amendment to draft minutes, the item will be removed from
the Consent Calendar and their suggestion will be considered by the City
Council. If anyone desires to express their opinion concerning issues included in
draft minutes, they should share their opinion during the Community Forum
portion of the meeting.)
1. City Council Draft Action Minutes – July 14, 2015
Recommendation: Council approve the City Council Draft Action Minutes
of the July 14, 2015. [City Clerk]
2. June 2015 Accounts Payable and Payroll
Fiscal Impact: $ 1,892,129.44
Recommendation: Council approve certified City accounts payable, payroll
and payroll vendor checks for June 2015. [Administrative Services]
3. Ordinance Implementing Assembly Bill 2188 Providing Expedited
Procedures for Small Residential Rooftop Solar Systems
Fiscal Impact: There is no anticipated fiscal impact with the adoption of
this Ordinance, as costs would be recovered through existing building
permit fees.
Recommendation: Council adopt on second reading, by title only, a Draft
Ordinance approving an amendment to Title 8 Chapter 5 of the
Atascadero Municipal Code, relating to expedited permitting procedures
for small rooftop solar systems. [Community Development]
4. Las Lomas Landscape and Lighting District Landscape Maintenance
Services Award, Bid No. 2015-006
Fiscal Impact: Awarding a contract with Gilbert’s Landscape will result in
an estimated annual expenditure of $32,757.48 in funds from the Las
Lomas Landscape and Lighting Assessment District for a co ntract term of
two (2) years with the option to extend the contract annually for up to 3
one-year extensions upon mutual agreement by both the City and the
Contractor.
Recommendation: Council authorize the City Manager to execute a
contract with Gilbert’s Landscape for Base Bid plus Add Alternate No. 1
and 2 bid schedules for a combined total price of $2,879.79 monthly
($34,557.48 annually) to perform landscape maintenance services in the
Las Lomas Landscape and Lighting Assessment District. [Public W orks]
5. Computer Network Firewall Replacement
Fiscal Impact: This project will cost $39,674 of budgeted funds
Technology Funds (Security Enhancement Project) and $18,000 in
Wastewater Funds for a total cost of $57,674.
Recommendations:
Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with CIO
Solutions for a total of $57,674 for the purchase of a replacement
computer network firewall, along with additional firewall equipment,
services, support and implementation; and,
2. Authorize the Administrative Services Director to appropriate
$18,000 in Wastewater Funds to upgrade the firewall for the
SCADA system. [City Manager/Technology]
UPDATES FROM THE CITY MANAGER: (The City Manager will give an oral report on
any current issues of concern to the City Council.)
COMMUNITY FORUM: (This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wanting to
address the Council on any matter not on this agenda and over which the Council has
jurisdiction. Speakers are limited to three minutes. Please state your na me for the
record before making your presentation. Comments made during Community Forum
will not be a subject of discussion. A maximum of 30 minutes will be allowed for
Community Forum, unless changed by the Council. Any members of the public who
have questions or need information, may contact the City Clerk’s Office, between the
hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at 470-3400, or mtorgerson@atascadero.org.)
B. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Amendment to Sewer Service Charges to be added to the 2015-2016
Property Tax Rolls
Ex-Parte Communications:
Fiscal Impact: The recommendation will result in an increase to sewer
service charges of $30,204.62 for a revised total of $1,853,597.54 in
sanitation service charges for Fiscal Year 2015-2016.
Recommendation: Council adopt the Draft Resolution amending the sewer
service charges for 94 properties and adding them to the 2015 -2016
property tax rolls. [Public Works]
2. Salaries and Health, Welfare and Retirement Benefits for Mayor, City
Council Members, City Clerk and City Treasurer
Ex-Parte Communications:
Fiscal Impact: There will be a fiscal impact to increase compensation for
elected officials. Costs will vary based on the dental and vision coverage
selected by each individual elected official.
Recommendations:
Council:
1. Introduce for first reading by title only, Draft Ordinance A,
amending Title 2 of the Atascadero Municipal Code
concerning Mayor, City Council, City Clerk and City
Treasurer salaries and health, welfare and retirement
benefits for elected officials;
OR
2. Introduce for first reading by title only, Draft Ordinance B,
amending Title 2 of the Atascadero Municipal Code
concerning Mayor, City Clerk and City Treasurer salaries,
and health, welfare and retirement benefits for elected
officials. [City Attorney]
3. Confirming the Cost of Vegetative Growth and/or Refuse Abatement
Ex-Parte Communications:
Fiscal Impact: The City will receive $28,220.40 from the 2015/2016
property tax rolls in weed abatement / refu se abatement assessments.
Recommendation: Council adopt the Draft Resolution, confirming the cost
of vegetative growth (weeds) and/or refuse (rubbish) abatement. [Fire]
C. MANAGEMENT REPORTS:
1. Atascadero Marketing Logo – Revised Logo and Color Palette
Fiscal Impact: None
Recommendations:
Council:
1. Review and adopt the revised logo and color palette;
OR
2. Give staff direction for logo and color palette development. [City
Manager]
2. Buy Back Center Options – Review of Atascadero Waste Alternatives
(AWA) Proposals
Fiscal Impact: Rejecting the AWA proposals for rate increases to keep the
Buy Back Center open and allowing AWA to close the Buy Back Center
has minimal direct fiscal impact on the City. Staff will spend some
additional time working with supermarkets, AWA, IWMA and CalRecycle
to insure that the time period that Atascadero is without a recycle center is
eliminated or minimized.
Recommendations:
Council:
1. Reject Atascadero Waste Alternatives proposals to increase
commercial and residential waste collection service rates to keep
the San Luis Avenue Buy Back Center operational; and,
2. In accordance with the Solid Waste Collection Franchise
Agreement, allow Atascadero Waste Alternatives to close the San
Luis Avenue Buy Back Center after December 31, 2015 if they so
choose. [Public Works]
3. 2015 Signage Clean-up Strategy Update
Fiscal Impact: None.
Recommendation: Council receive and file report on update of 2015
Signage Clean-Up Campaign. [Community Development]
COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS: (On their own initiative, Council
Members may make a brief announcement or a brief report on their own activities.
Council Members may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff or take
action to have staff place a matter of business on a future agenda. The Council may
take action on items listed on the Agenda.)
D. COMMITTEE REPORTS: (The following represent standing committees.
Informative status reports will be given, as felt necessary):
Mayor O’Malley
1. City / Schools Committee
2. County Mayors Round Table
3. Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA)
4. SLO Council of Governments (SLOCOG)
5. SLO Regional Transit Authority (RTA)
Mayor Pro Tem Moreno
1. California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA) Board
2. City of Atascadero Finance Committee (Chair)
3. Economic Vitality Corporation, Board of Directors (EVC)
Council Member Fonzi
1. Air Pollution Control District
2. Oversight Board for Successor Agency to the Community Redevelopment
Agency of Atascadero
3. SLO Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo)
4. City of Atascadero Design Review Committee
5. SLO County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC)
6. Water Issues Liaison
Council Member Kelley
1. Atascadero State Hospital Advisory Committee
2. City of Atascadero Design Review Committee
3. Homeless Services Oversight Council
4. City of Atascadero Finance Committee
Council Member Sturtevant
1. City / Schools Committee
2. League of California Cities – Council Liaison
E. INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION AND / OR ACTION:
1. City Council
2. City Clerk
3. City Treasurer
4. City Attorney
5. City Manager
F. ADJOURN
Please note: Should anyone challenge any proposed development entitlement listed on this Agenda in court, that
person may be limited to raising those issues addressed at the public hearing described in this notic e, or in written
correspondence delivered to the City Council at or prior to this public hearing. Correspondence submitted at this
public hearing will be distributed to the Council and available for review in the City Clerk's office.
I, Lori Mlynczak, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Atascadero, declare under the penalty of perjur y that
the foregoing agenda for the August 11, 2015 Regular Session of the Atascadero City Council was
posted on August 4, 2015, at the Atascadero City Hall, 6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero, CA 93422
and was available for public review in the Customer Service Center at that location.
Signed this 4th day of August, 2015, at Atascadero, California.
Lori Mlynczak, Deputy City Clerk
City of Atascadero
City of Atascadero
WELCOME TO THE ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The City Council meets in regular session on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Council
meetings will be held at the City Hall Council Chambers, 6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero. Matters are considered by the
Council in the order of the printed Agenda. Regular Council meetings are televised live, audio recorded and videotaped
for future playback. Charter Communication customers may view the meetings on Charter Cable Channel 20 or v ia the
City’s website at www.atascadero.org. Meetings are also broadcast on radio station KPRL AM 1230. Contact the City
Clerk for more information (470-3400).
Copies of the staff reports or other documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the Agenda are on file
in the office of the City Clerk and are available for public inspection during City Hall business hours at the Front Counter of
City Hall, 6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero, and on our website, www.atascadero.org. Contracts, Resolutions and
Ordinances will be allocated a number once they are approved by the City Council. The minutes of this meeting will
reflect these numbers. All documents submitted by the public during Council meetings that are either read into the record
or referred to in their statement will be noted in the minutes and available for review in the City Clerk's office .
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a City meeting
or other services offered by this City, please contact the City Manager’s Office or the City Clerk’s Office, both at (805)
470-3400. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting or time when services are needed will assist the City staff in
assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the meeting or service.
TO SPEAK ON SUBJECTS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA
Under Agenda item, “COMMUNITY FORUM”, the Mayor will call for anyone from the audience having business with the
Council to approach the lectern and be recognized.
1. Give your name for the record (not required)
2. State the nature of your business.
3. All comments are limited to 3 minutes.
4. All comments should be made to the Mayor and Council.
5. No person shall be permitted to make slanderous, profane or negative personal remarks concerning any other
individual, absent or present
This is the time items not on the Agenda may be brought to the Council’s attention. A maximum of 30 minutes will be
allowed for Community Forum (unless changed by the Council). If you wish to use a computer presentation to support
your comments, you must notify the City Clerk's office at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Digital pre sentations must
be brought to the meeting on a USB drive or CD. You are required to submit to the City Clerk a printed copy of your
presentation for the record. Please check in with the City Clerk before the meeting begins to announce your presence
and turn in the printed copy.
TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS (from Title 2, Chapter 1 of the Atascadero Municipal Code)
Members of the audience may speak on any item on the agenda. The Mayor will identify the subject, staff will give their
report, and the Council will ask questions of staff. The Mayor will announce when the public comment period is open and
will request anyone interested to address the Council regarding the matter being considered to step up to the lectern. If
you wish to speak for, against or comment in any way:
1. You must approach the lectern and be recognized by the Mayor
2. Give your name (not required)
3. Make your statement
4. All comments should be made to the Mayor and Council
5. No person shall be permitted to make slanderous, profane or negative pers onal remarks concerning any other
individual, absent or present
6. All comments limited to 3 minutes
The Mayor will announce when the public comment period is closed, and thereafter, no further public comments will be
heard by the Council.
ITEM NUMBER: A-1
DATE: 08/11/15
Atascadero City Council
July 14, 2015
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CITY OF ATASCADERO
CITY COUNCIL
DRAFT MINUTES
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
City Hall Council Chambers, 4th floor
6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero, California
CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION: 5:00 P.M.
Mayor O’Malley announced at 5:01 p.m. that the Council is going into Closed Session.
1. CLOSED SESSION -- PUBLIC COMMENT - None
2. COUNCIL LEAVES CHAMBERS TO BEGIN CLOSED SESSION
3. CLOSED SESSION -- CALL TO ORDER
a. Conference with Labor Negotiators (Govt. Code Sec. 54957.6)
Agency designated representatives: Rachelle Rickard, City Manager
Employee Organizations: Atascadero Firefighters Bargaining Unit;
Atascadero Police Association; Service Employees International
Union, Local 620; Mid-Management/Professional Employees; Non-
Represented Professional and Management Workers and Confidential
Employees
City Council Closed Session: 5:00 P.M.
City Council Regular Session: 6:00 P.M.
ITEM NUMBER: A-1
DATE: 08/11/15
Atascadero City Council
July 14, 2015
Page 2 of 6
4. CLOSED SESSION -- ADJOURNMENT
5. COUNCIL RETURNS TO CHAMBERS
6. CLOSED SESSION – REPORT
The City Attorney reported that there was no reportable action.
REGULAR SESSION – CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 P.M.
Mayor O’Malley called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. and students of the Atascadero
Children’s Center led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Council Members Kelley, Fonzi, Sturtevant, Mayor Pro Tem
Moreno, and Mayor O’Malley
Absent: None
Others Present: City Clerk / Deputy City Manager Marcia McClure Torgerson
Staff Present: City Manager Rachelle Rickard, Administrative Services Director
Jeri Rangel, Interim Community Development Director Gary Broad,
Community Development Deputy Director David Muehlhausen,
Public Works Director Nick DeBar, Police Chief Jerel Haley, Fire
Chief Kurt Stone, and City Attorney Brian Pierik.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
MOTION: By Council Member Sturtevant and seconded by Council
Member Fonzi to approve the agenda.
Motion passed 5:0 by a roll-call vote.
PRESENTATIONS: None
A. CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. City Council Draft Action Minutes – June 23, 2015
ITEM NUMBER: A-1
DATE: 08/11/15
Atascadero City Council
July 14, 2015
Page 3 of 6
Recommendation: Council approve the City Council Draft Action Minutes
of the June 23, 2015. [City Clerk]
2. Federal Funding Administration Services for the Santa Lucia Road
Bridge Over Graves Creek and the Via Avenue Bridge Over Atascadero
Creek Replacement Projects
Fiscal Impact: HBRR grants will cover 100% of the $49,088 cost for the
Santa Lucia Bridge and 88.53%, or $43,458, of the $49,088 cost for the
Via Avenue Bridge. The local share of $5,630 for the Via Avenue Bridge
will be funded by Local Transportation Funds (LTF). The recently adopted
Budget includes appropriate funding for both bridges.
Recommendations:
Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Cannon
to perform federal funding administration services for the Santa
Lucia Road Bridge Replacement Project over Graves Creek for
a maximum estimated fee of $49,088; and,
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Cannon
to perform federal funding administration services for the Via
Avenue Bridge Replacement Project over Atascadero Creek for
a maximum estimated fee of $49,088. [Public Works]
3. Construction Engineering for Route 41 Multi-Purpose Pathway to the
Park Project
Fiscal Impact: Authorization of the change order with North Coast
Engineering, Inc. would result in the expenditure of $24,000 in budgeted
Route 41 Multi-Purpose Pathway to the Park funds. The Project is grant
funded and is included in the 2015-2017 City Budget.
Recommendations:
Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a change order with
North Coast Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $24,000 for
construction engineering services on the Route 41 Multi-
Purpose Pathway to the Park Project; and,
2. Authorize staff to approve any future change orders with North
Coast Engineering, Inc. up to 20% of the revised total contract
amount for construction engineering services on the Route 41
Multi-Purpose Pathway to the Park Project. [Public Works]
4. Designation of Voting Designation of Voting Delegate - League of
California Cities’ Annual Conference
Fiscal Impact: None.
Recommendation: Council designate Council Member Sturtevant as
voting delegate at the Annual Business Meeting of the League of
California Cities’ Annual Conference in September 2015, and direct the
City Clerk to inform the League of the designation. [City Clerk]
ITEM NUMBER: A-1
DATE: 08/11/15
Atascadero City Council
July 14, 2015
Page 4 of 6
MOTION: By Council Member Sturtevant and seconded by Council
Member Kelley to approve the Consent Calendar.
Motion passed 5:0 by a roll-call vote. (#2.1: Contract No. 2015-
014, #2.2: contract No. 2015-015, #3: Contract No. 2015-016)
UPDATES FROM THE CITY MANAGER:
City Manager Rachelle Rickard gave an update on projects and issues within the City.
COMMUNITY FORUM:
The following citizens spoke during Community Forum: Pat Alvino (Exhibit A), Sheila
New, Lee Perkins, and Tom Comar.
Mayor O’Malley closed the COMMUNITY FORUM period.
B. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Ordinance Implementing Assembly Bill 2188 Providing Expedited
Procedures for Small Residential Rooftop Solar Systems
Ex-Parte Communications:
Fiscal Impact: There is no anticipated fiscal impact with the adoption of
this Ordinance as costs would be recovered through existing building
permit fees.
Recommendation: Council introduce for first reading, by title only, a Draft
Ordinance approving an amendment to Title 8 Chapter 5 of the
Atascadero Municipal Code, relating to expedited permitting procedures
for small rooftop solar systems. [Community Development]
Community Development Deputy Director David Muehlhausen gave the staff report and
answered questions from the Council.
Ex Parte Communications - None
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
MOTION: By Mayor Pro Tem Moreno and seconded by Council Member
Kelley to introduce for first reading, by title only, a Draft
Ordinance approving an amendment to Title 8 Chapter 5 of the
Atascadero Municipal Code, relating to expedited permitting
procedures for small rooftop solar systems.
Motion passed 5:0 by a roll-call vote.
ITEM NUMBER: A-1
DATE: 08/11/15
Atascadero City Council
July 14, 2015
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C. MANAGEMENT REPORTS:
1. City of Atascadero Branding Process Review & Logo Presentation
Fiscal Impact: None.
Recommendation: Council review the handouts of the Branding process,
Creative Brief, Image assessment and summary of the Five Senses
exercise, and provide input and ideas on each of the three logos to be
presented by Verdin Marketing. [City Manager]
Deputy City Manager Terrie Banish introduced Verdin Marketing to make their
presentation. After their presentation they answered questions from the Council.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
The following citizens spoke on this item: Amar Sohi, Jessica Sohi, Linda Hendy,
Amanda Diefenderfer, and Beth Bolyard of the Paso Press.
Mayor O’Malley closed the Public Comment period.
Council Members expressed their thoughts on the three logos presented.
Verdin Marketing stated they will return to the August 11, 2015 Council meeting with the
final logo choices.
COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS:
The City Council Members made brief announcements.
D. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Mayor O’Malley
1. SLO Council of Governments (SLOCOG) – State is looking for new ways to
take local road monies to use on State roads. The State offers increased
taxes as an alternate solution.
Mayor Pro Tem Moreno
1. Economic Vitality Corporation, Board of Directors (EVC) – Talked about new
website - 805connect.com.
E. INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION AND / OR ACTION: None
ITEM NUMBER: A-1
DATE: 08/11/15
Atascadero City Council
July 14, 2015
Page 6 of 6
F. ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor O’Malley adjourned the meeting at 8:07 p.m.
MINUTES PREPARED BY:
______________________________________
Marcia McClure Torgerson, C.M.C.
City Clerk / Deputy City Manager
The following exhibit is available for review in the City Clerk’s office:
Exhibit A – Pat Alvino handout
ITEM NUMBER: A-2
DATE: 08/11/15
Check
Number
Check
Date Vendor Description Amount
City of Atascadero
Disbursement Listing
For the Month of June 2015
145383 06/04/2015 ATASCADERO MID MGRS ORG UNION 40.00Payroll Vendor Payment
145384 06/04/2015 ATASCADERO POLICE OFFICERS 1,136.25Payroll Vendor Payment
145385 06/04/2015 ATASCADERO PROF. FIREFIGHTERS 829.25Payroll Vendor Payment
145386 06/04/2015 FLEX-PLAN SERVICES INC.1,637.51Payroll Vendor Payment
145387 06/04/2015 HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE 7,819.62Payroll Vendor Payment
145388 06/04/2015 NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT SOLUTION 710.72Payroll Vendor Payment
145389 06/04/2015 SEIU LOCAL 620 773.33Payroll Vendor Payment
145390 06/04/2015 VANTAGEPOINT TRNSFR AGT 106099 288.29Payroll Vendor Payment
145391 06/04/2015 VANTAGEPOINT TRNSFR AGT 304633 2,981.16Payroll Vendor Payment
1947 06/05/2015 STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT 408.46Payroll Vendor Payment
1948 06/05/2015 HEALTHEQUITY, INC.4,560.85Payroll Vendor Payment
1949 06/05/2015 CALIF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 33,518.59Payroll Vendor Payment
1950 06/05/2015 CALIF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 58,141.07Payroll Vendor Payment
1951 06/05/2015 CALIF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 374.13Payroll Vendor Payment
1952 06/05/2015 CALIF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 2,482.60Payroll Vendor Payment
1953 06/05/2015 CALIF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 683.93Payroll Vendor Payment
1954 06/05/2015 CALIF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 1,745.87Payroll Vendor Payment
1955 06/05/2015 CALIF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 4,015.60Payroll Vendor Payment
1956 06/09/2015 RABOBANK, N.A.42,205.43Payroll Vendor Payment
1957 06/09/2015 EMPLOYMENT DEV DEPARTMENT 10,838.77Payroll Vendor Payment
1958 06/09/2015 EMPLOYMENT DEV. DEPARTMENT 1,747.08Payroll Vendor Payment
145392 06/10/2015 ATASCADERO TRAFFIC WAY STORAGE 736.00Accounts Payable Check
145393 06/10/2015 CHEVRON & TEXACO BUS. CARD 1,748.93Accounts Payable Check
145394 06/10/2015 SHELL 1,277.20Accounts Payable Check
145395 06/10/2015 WEX BANK - 76 UNIVERSL 15,101.06Accounts Payable Check
145396 06/12/2015 29TONIGHT, CO.363.82Accounts Payable Check
145397 06/12/2015 AGP VIDEO, INC.1,830.00Accounts Payable Check
145398 06/12/2015 ALL SIGNS AND GRAPHICS, LLC 103.84Accounts Payable Check
145399 06/12/2015 ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES INC 173.00Accounts Payable Check
145400 06/12/2015 ALTHOUSE & MEADE, INC.10,093.30Accounts Payable Check
145401 06/12/2015 AMERICAN MARBORG 108.85Accounts Payable Check
145402 06/12/2015 AMERICAN WEST TIRE & AUTO INC 176.21Accounts Payable Check
145403 06/12/2015 ANDREW BROWN GENERAL ENG, INC.5,456.16Accounts Payable Check
145404 06/12/2015 ASSOCIATED TRAFFIC SAFETY 104.22Accounts Payable Check
ITEM NUMBER: A-2
DATE: 08/11/15
Check
Number
Check
Date Vendor Description Amount
City of Atascadero
Disbursement Listing
For the Month of June 2015
145405 06/12/2015 AT&T 223.95Accounts Payable Check
145406 06/12/2015 AT&T 203.98Accounts Payable Check
145408 06/12/2015 ATASCADERO MUTUAL WATER CO.13,701.45Accounts Payable Check
145409 06/12/2015 ATASCADERO UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST 2,880.00Accounts Payable Check
145410 06/12/2015 AURORA WORLD, INC.925.98Accounts Payable Check
145411 06/12/2015 BARRY-OWEN CO., INC.288.27Accounts Payable Check
145412 06/12/2015 BATTERY SYSTEMS 2,629.53Accounts Payable Check
145413 06/12/2015 BMW MOTORCYCLES OF RIVERSIDE 27,953.48Accounts Payable Check
145414 06/12/2015 BREZDEN PEST CONTROL, INC.88.00Accounts Payable Check
145415 06/12/2015 SHIRLEY R. BRUTON 508.20Accounts Payable Check
145416 06/12/2015 BURKE,WILLIAMS, & SORENSON LLP 16,716.90Accounts Payable Check
145417 06/12/2015 CA CODE CHECK, INC.3,665.46Accounts Payable Check
145418 06/12/2015 CA FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY ASSC 400.00Accounts Payable Check
145420 06/12/2015 CALIFORNIA JPIA 245,467.00Accounts Payable Check
145421 06/12/2015 CALIFORNIA JPIA 53.33Accounts Payable Check
145422 06/12/2015 KATHLEEN J. CINOWALT 379.75Accounts Payable Check
145423 06/12/2015 COAST LINE DISTRIBUTING 745.69Accounts Payable Check
145424 06/12/2015 COASTAL COPY, LP 117.61Accounts Payable Check
145425 06/12/2015 CORAGGIO GROUP, INC.6,875.93Accounts Payable Check
145426 06/12/2015 CIMON J. CORMIER 180.00Accounts Payable Check
145427 06/12/2015 CROP PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC.1,263.60Accounts Payable Check
145428 06/12/2015 CRYSTAL SPRINGS WATER 73.00Accounts Payable Check
145429 06/12/2015 CULLIGAN/CENTRAL COAST WTR TRT 70.00Accounts Payable Check
145430 06/12/2015 MATTHEW J. CURRY 160.00Accounts Payable Check
145431 06/12/2015 DAN BIDDLE PEST CONTROL SERVIC 135.00Accounts Payable Check
145432 06/12/2015 BRIAN S. DAVIN, JR.36.00Accounts Payable Check
145433 06/12/2015 SHARON J. DAVIS 364.00Accounts Payable Check
145434 06/12/2015 NICHOLAS DEBAR 300.00Accounts Payable Check
145435 06/12/2015 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 419.00Accounts Payable Check
145436 06/12/2015 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 374.29Accounts Payable Check
145437 06/12/2015 DOCUTEAM 128.25Accounts Payable Check
145438 06/12/2015 DORE DAVIS DESIGN 8,244.72Accounts Payable Check
145439 06/12/2015 EMI SPORTWEAR 476.33Accounts Payable Check
145440 06/12/2015 FERRELL'S AUTO REPAIR 501.50Accounts Payable Check
145441 06/12/2015 FGL ENVIRONMENTAL 613.00Accounts Payable Check
145442 06/12/2015 FIG GOOD FOOD, LLC 213.84Accounts Payable Check
145443 06/12/2015 FRESNO'S BEST IND. ELECT. CO.6,400.00Accounts Payable Check
ITEM NUMBER: A-2
DATE: 08/11/15
Check
Number
Check
Date Vendor Description Amount
City of Atascadero
Disbursement Listing
For the Month of June 2015
145444 06/12/2015 GAS COMPANY 291.33Accounts Payable Check
145445 06/12/2015 ANDREW J. GEFTAKYS 72.00Accounts Payable Check
145446 06/12/2015 GEM AUTO PARTS 871.85Accounts Payable Check
145447 06/12/2015 GIERLICH-MITCHELL, INC.48,332.00Accounts Payable Check
145448 06/12/2015 CHRISTOPHER HALL 520.00Accounts Payable Check
145449 06/12/2015 HANLEY AND FLEISHMAN, LLP 518.00Accounts Payable Check
145450 06/12/2015 RALPH DOUGLAS HARBOTTLE 485.10Accounts Payable Check
145451 06/12/2015 HART IMPRESSIONS PRINT & COPY 234.42Accounts Payable Check
145452 06/12/2015 ANN HOCHSTETLER 249.55Accounts Payable Check
145454 06/12/2015 HOME DEPOT CREDIT SERVICES 1,970.12Accounts Payable Check
145455 06/12/2015 HOT FOCUS, INC.136.79Accounts Payable Check
145456 06/12/2015 IMAGE WEST 174.14Accounts Payable Check
145457 06/12/2015 INGLIS PET HOTEL 124.39Accounts Payable Check
145458 06/12/2015 J. CARROLL CORPORATION 141.80Accounts Payable Check
145459 06/12/2015 CAROL D. JANSSEN 74.10Accounts Payable Check
145460 06/12/2015 JIFFY LUBE 103.15Accounts Payable Check
145461 06/12/2015 JOE A. GONSALVES & SON 3,000.00Accounts Payable Check
145462 06/12/2015 K & M INTERNATIONAL 3,032.35Accounts Payable Check
145463 06/12/2015 KIWANIS CLUB OF ATASCADERO 1,000.00Accounts Payable Check
145464 06/12/2015 KPRL 1230 AM 640.00Accounts Payable Check
145465 06/12/2015 KW CONSTRUCTION 8,800.00Accounts Payable Check
145466 06/12/2015 LANTERN PRESS 504.90Accounts Payable Check
145467 06/12/2015 LEE WILSON ELECTRIC CO. INC 1,428.00Accounts Payable Check
145468 06/12/2015 CRAIG C. LOWRIE 80.00Accounts Payable Check
145469 06/12/2015 MADRONE LANDSCAPES, INC.785.00Accounts Payable Check
145470 06/12/2015 MCGEES RESTAURANT & CATERING 207.36Accounts Payable Check
145471 06/12/2015 SAMUEL H. MCMILLAN, SR.100.00Accounts Payable Check
145472 06/12/2015 MEDPOST URGENT CARE-PASO ROBLE 280.00Accounts Payable Check
145473 06/12/2015 MICHAEL K. NUNLEY & ASSC, INC.5,678.05Accounts Payable Check
145474 06/12/2015 MID-COAST MOWER & SAW, INC.543.47Accounts Payable Check
145475 06/12/2015 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE 113.74Accounts Payable Check
145476 06/12/2015 MISSION UNIFORM SERVICE 318.82Accounts Payable Check
145477 06/12/2015 MITCH FREDERICK SEALCOATING 4,400.00Accounts Payable Check
145478 06/12/2015 REON C MONSON 147.00Accounts Payable Check
145479 06/12/2015 MICHAL S. MOSES 1,778.46Accounts Payable Check
145480 06/12/2015 MOUNTAIN CORPORATION 295.90Accounts Payable Check
145481 06/12/2015 MUNITEMPS 7,160.00Accounts Payable Check
ITEM NUMBER: A-2
DATE: 08/11/15
Check
Number
Check
Date Vendor Description Amount
City of Atascadero
Disbursement Listing
For the Month of June 2015
145482 06/12/2015 MV TRANSPORTATION, INC.10,662.37Accounts Payable Check
145483 06/12/2015 NORTH COAST ENGINEERING INC.133.00Accounts Payable Check
145484 06/12/2015 OFFICE DEPOT INC.785.83Accounts Payable Check
145485 06/12/2015 ONTRAC 53.50Accounts Payable Check
145488 06/12/2015 PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC 42,831.93Accounts Payable Check
145489 06/12/2015 PACIFIC HARVEST CATERING 941.49Accounts Payable Check
145490 06/12/2015 PALOMAR SELF STORAGE 115.00Accounts Payable Check
145491 06/12/2015 PAVEMENT ENGINEERING, INC.3,603.50Accounts Payable Check
145492 06/12/2015 JEANNETTE PENDLEY 53.50Accounts Payable Check
145493 06/12/2015 DEAN PERICIC 95.54Accounts Payable Check
145494 06/12/2015 PETERSON U-CART 42.12Accounts Payable Check
145495 06/12/2015 PFLUMS ATASCADERO MUFFLER 50.00Accounts Payable Check
145496 06/12/2015 PHILLIPS INTERNATIONAL, INC.614.00Accounts Payable Check
145497 06/12/2015 PLUS 4 ENGINEERING, INC.87.48Accounts Payable Check
145498 06/12/2015 PROCARE JANITORIAL SUPPLY,INC.420.95Accounts Payable Check
145499 06/12/2015 RANGE MASTER 723.60Accounts Payable Check
145500 06/12/2015 JERI RANGEL 300.00Accounts Payable Check
145501 06/12/2015 RECOGNITION WORKS 5.40Accounts Payable Check
145502 06/12/2015 RACHELLE RICKARD 500.00Accounts Payable Check
145503 06/12/2015 RISE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY 21,644.26Accounts Payable Check
145504 06/12/2015 ROSSI TRANSPORT SERVICE 336.60Accounts Payable Check
145505 06/12/2015 ROYAL RESORTWEAR, LLC 235.14Accounts Payable Check
145506 06/12/2015 SAFEGUARD BUSINESS SYSTEMS,INC 1,610.48Accounts Payable Check
145507 06/12/2015 SAFETY DRIVERS ED., LLC.33.25Accounts Payable Check
145508 06/12/2015 JUDI SCHAEFFER 26.45Accounts Payable Check
145509 06/12/2015 SENSATIONS APPAREL 435.52Accounts Payable Check
145510 06/12/2015 THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 1,341.51Accounts Payable Check
145511 06/12/2015 SHORIN-RYU KARATE 182.00Accounts Payable Check
145512 06/12/2015 JOHN C. SIEMENS 308.00Accounts Payable Check
145513 06/12/2015 SLO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 265.00Accounts Payable Check
145514 06/12/2015 SOLARCITY CORPORATION 112.00Accounts Payable Check
145515 06/12/2015 STAPLES CREDIT PLAN 763.24Accounts Payable Check
145516 06/12/2015 STOUDENMIRE CORPORATION 11,962.50Accounts Payable Check
145517 06/12/2015 SUNLIGHT JANITORIAL 2,546.00Accounts Payable Check
145518 06/12/2015 THRIVE TRAINING CENTER 82.25Accounts Payable Check
145519 06/12/2015 ANTHONY J. TRAVERSO 36.00Accounts Payable Check
145520 06/12/2015 TRIDENT FURNITURE GROUP, INC.1,223.30Accounts Payable Check
ITEM NUMBER: A-2
DATE: 08/11/15
Check
Number
Check
Date Vendor Description Amount
City of Atascadero
Disbursement Listing
For the Month of June 2015
145521 06/12/2015 TY, INC.256.92Accounts Payable Check
145522 06/12/2015 UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AM), INC 2,459.02Accounts Payable Check
145523 06/12/2015 UNITED STAFFING ASSC., INC.1,584.00Accounts Payable Check
145524 06/12/2015 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SVCS 938.07Accounts Payable Check
145525 06/12/2015 BRIDGET M. VAN BEEK 54.00Accounts Payable Check
145526 06/12/2015 IWINA M. VAN BEEK 95.00Accounts Payable Check
145527 06/12/2015 VERIZON WIRELESS 1,891.51Accounts Payable Check
145528 06/12/2015 WARM FUZZY TOYS 152.24Accounts Payable Check
145529 06/12/2015 WAYNE'S TIRE, INC.10,608.10Accounts Payable Check
145530 06/12/2015 WEST COAST AUTO & TOWING, INC.299.62Accounts Payable Check
145531 06/12/2015 WESTERN JANITOR SUPPLY 226.60Accounts Payable Check
145532 06/12/2015 WILDLIFE EDUCATION LTD 143.63Accounts Payable Check
145533 06/12/2015 SHAWNA M. B. WINFIELD 500.00Accounts Payable Check
145534 06/12/2015 KAREN B. WYKE 378.30Accounts Payable Check
145535 06/18/2015 ATASCADERO MID MGRS ORG UNION 40.00Payroll Vendor Payment
145536 06/18/2015 ATASCADERO POLICE OFFICERS 1,136.25Payroll Vendor Payment
145537 06/18/2015 ATASCADERO PROF. FIREFIGHTERS 864.25Payroll Vendor Payment
145538 06/18/2015 FLEX-PLAN SERVICES INC.1,637.51Payroll Vendor Payment
145539 06/18/2015 FLEX-PLAN SERVICES INC.70.00Payroll Vendor Payment
145540 06/18/2015 HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE 7,819.62Payroll Vendor Payment
145541 06/18/2015 NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT SOLUTION 977.36Payroll Vendor Payment
145542 06/18/2015 SEIU LOCAL 620 778.65Payroll Vendor Payment
145543 06/18/2015 VANTAGEPOINT TRNSFR AGT 106099 288.29Payroll Vendor Payment
145544 06/18/2015 VANTAGEPOINT TRNSFR AGT 304633 2,981.16Payroll Vendor Payment
1959 06/19/2015 STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT 408.46Payroll Vendor Payment
1960 06/19/2015 HEALTHEQUITY, INC.4,560.85Payroll Vendor Payment
1961 06/19/2015 CALIF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 33,653.93Payroll Vendor Payment
1962 06/19/2015 CALIF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 59,500.94Payroll Vendor Payment
1963 06/19/2015 CALIF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 516.93Payroll Vendor Payment
1964 06/19/2015 CALIF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 2,482.60Payroll Vendor Payment
1965 06/19/2015 CALIF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 1,347.74Payroll Vendor Payment
1966 06/19/2015 CALIF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 1,745.87Payroll Vendor Payment
1967 06/19/2015 CALIF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 4,187.86Payroll Vendor Payment
1968 06/23/2015 RABOBANK, N.A.43,836.69Payroll Vendor Payment
1969 06/23/2015 EMPLOYMENT DEV DEPARTMENT 11,159.09Payroll Vendor Payment
ITEM NUMBER: A-2
DATE: 08/11/15
Check
Number
Check
Date Vendor Description Amount
City of Atascadero
Disbursement Listing
For the Month of June 2015
1970 06/23/2015 EMPLOYMENT DEV. DEPARTMENT 1,737.21Payroll Vendor Payment
145545 06/24/2015 STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2,318.00Accounts Payable Check
145550 06/24/2015 U.S. BANK 24,865.47Accounts Payable Check
145551 06/25/2015 ALLSTATE WORKPLACE DIVISION 2,477.65Payroll Vendor Payment
145552 06/25/2015 BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA 120,180.06Payroll Vendor Payment
145553 06/25/2015 LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INS CO 973.71Payroll Vendor Payment
145554 06/25/2015 MEDICAL EYE SERVICES 1,591.47Payroll Vendor Payment
145555 06/25/2015 PREFERRED BENEFITS INSURANCE 8,905.70Payroll Vendor Payment
145556 06/26/2015 A & R CONSTRUCTION 1,009.00Accounts Payable Check
145557 06/26/2015 AGP VIDEO, INC.2,640.00Accounts Payable Check
145558 06/26/2015 A-JAY EXCAVATING, INC.4,920.00Accounts Payable Check
145559 06/26/2015 ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE 148.00Accounts Payable Check
145560 06/26/2015 AMERICAN WEST TIRE & AUTO INC 3,444.39Accounts Payable Check
145561 06/26/2015 ANTECH DIAGNOSTICS 605.09Accounts Payable Check
145562 06/26/2015 ASSOCIATED TRAFFIC SAFETY 116.64Accounts Payable Check
145563 06/26/2015 A-STITCH EMBROIDERY 280.80Accounts Payable Check
145565 06/26/2015 AT&T 1,250.36Accounts Payable Check
145566 06/26/2015 AT&T 1,018.05Accounts Payable Check
145567 06/26/2015 ATASCADERO GIRLS SOFTBALL 82.50Accounts Payable Check
145568 06/26/2015 ATASCADERO HAY & FEED 1,492.44Accounts Payable Check
145569 06/26/2015 ATASCADERO LOAVES & FISHES 5,064.00Accounts Payable Check
145570 06/26/2015 ATASCADERO NEWS 137.95Accounts Payable Check
145571 06/26/2015 ATASCADERO PROF. FIREFIGHTERS 220.00Accounts Payable Check
145572 06/26/2015 ATASCADERO VETERANS MEMORIAL F 168.00Accounts Payable Check
145573 06/26/2015 ATASCADERO YOUTH FOOTBALL 2,087.50Accounts Payable Check
145574 06/26/2015 ATASCADERO YOUTH SOCCER ASSC 949.50Accounts Payable Check
145575 06/26/2015 KATIE BANNISTER 35.65Accounts Payable Check
145576 06/26/2015 BASSETT'S CRICKET RANCH,INC.264.91Accounts Payable Check
145577 06/26/2015 BATTERY SYSTEMS 248.40Accounts Payable Check
145578 06/26/2015 BELL'S PLUMBING REPAIR, INC.344.00Accounts Payable Check
145579 06/26/2015 BERRY MAN, INC.1,144.50Accounts Payable Check
145580 06/26/2015 CA CODE CHECK, INC.5,881.75Accounts Payable Check
145581 06/26/2015 CITY OF ATASCADERO 991.83Accounts Payable Check
145582 06/26/2015 JEREMY L. CLAY 144.00Accounts Payable Check
145583 06/26/2015 CO OF SAN LUIS OBISPO SART PRG 1,553.00Accounts Payable Check
ITEM NUMBER: A-2
DATE: 08/11/15
Check
Number
Check
Date Vendor Description Amount
City of Atascadero
Disbursement Listing
For the Month of June 2015
145584 06/26/2015 COAST ELECTRONICS 77.40Accounts Payable Check
145585 06/26/2015 COASTAL COPY, LP 471.94Accounts Payable Check
145586 06/26/2015 COBAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.899.20Accounts Payable Check
145587 06/26/2015 CORELOGIC SOLUTIONS, LLC.125.00Accounts Payable Check
145588 06/26/2015 CRYSTAL SPRINGS WATER 21.55Accounts Payable Check
145589 06/26/2015 DOCUTEAM 132.53Accounts Payable Check
145590 06/26/2015 ED'S FLYMEAT LLC 126.35Accounts Payable Check
145591 06/26/2015 ELECTRICRAFT, INC.1,854.83Accounts Payable Check
145592 06/26/2015 ENTENMANN-ROVIN CO.104.99Accounts Payable Check
145593 06/26/2015 ESCUELA DEL RIO 420.00Accounts Payable Check
145594 06/26/2015 FEDERAL EXPRESS 22.56Accounts Payable Check
145595 06/26/2015 FERRELL'S AUTO REPAIR 209.70Accounts Payable Check
145596 06/26/2015 FIRE ETC 302.79Accounts Payable Check
145597 06/26/2015 GAS COMPANY 70.96Accounts Payable Check
145598 06/26/2015 GEM AUTO PARTS 511.51Accounts Payable Check
145599 06/26/2015 GILBERT'S LANDSCAPES 632.91Accounts Payable Check
145600 06/26/2015 HEATHER GREEN 150.50Accounts Payable Check
145601 06/26/2015 HART IMPRESSIONS PRINT & COPY 612.96Accounts Payable Check
145602 06/26/2015 HINDERLITER, DE LLAMAS 1,157.97Accounts Payable Check
145603 06/26/2015 IMPACT ABSORBENTS, INC.35.38Accounts Payable Check
145604 06/26/2015 INDEPENDENT ELECTRIC SUPPLY,IN 390.56Accounts Payable Check
145605 06/26/2015 INHOUSE SECURITY SERVICE, LLC 760.38Accounts Payable Check
145606 06/26/2015 THE INK CO.126.84Accounts Payable Check
145607 06/26/2015 JIFFY LUBE 38.31Accounts Payable Check
145608 06/26/2015 JK'S UNLIMITED 17,432.83Accounts Payable Check
145609 06/26/2015 KIDZ LOVE SOCCER 4,612.65Accounts Payable Check
145610 06/26/2015 KRITZ EXCAVATING & TRUCKNG INC 387.00Accounts Payable Check
145611 06/26/2015 L.N. CURTIS & SONS 4,924.80Accounts Payable Check
145612 06/26/2015 LIFE ASSIST, INC.457.63Accounts Payable Check
145613 06/26/2015 ANDREW LUERA 130.00Accounts Payable Check
145614 06/26/2015 MADRONE LANDSCAPES, INC.492.22Accounts Payable Check
145615 06/26/2015 MAINLINE UTILITY CO.1,600.00Accounts Payable Check
145616 06/26/2015 ANNETTE MANIER 5.18Accounts Payable Check
145617 06/26/2015 DAVID L. MATHE 1,968.00Accounts Payable Check
145619 06/26/2015 MINER'S ACE HARDWARE 1,062.35Accounts Payable Check
145620 06/26/2015 MISSION UNIFORM SERVICE 301.48Accounts Payable Check
145621 06/26/2015 MOTOROLA 28,408.32Accounts Payable Check
ITEM NUMBER: A-2
DATE: 08/11/15
Check
Number
Check
Date Vendor Description Amount
City of Atascadero
Disbursement Listing
For the Month of June 2015
145622 06/26/2015 MUNITEMPS 14,655.26Accounts Payable Check
145623 06/26/2015 MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY CO.54.33Accounts Payable Check
145624 06/26/2015 NEOPOST USA, INC.102.63Accounts Payable Check
145625 06/26/2015 PAUL NETZ 632.97Accounts Payable Check
145626 06/26/2015 OFFICE DEPOT INC.1,615.27Accounts Payable Check
145627 06/26/2015 ONTRAC 16.05Accounts Payable Check
145628 06/26/2015 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.25.90Accounts Payable Check
145629 06/26/2015 PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC 2,357.42Accounts Payable Check
145630 06/26/2015 PERRY'S ELECTRIC MOTORS & CTRL 297.50Accounts Payable Check
145631 06/26/2015 PERRY'S PARCEL & GIFT 65.69Accounts Payable Check
145632 06/26/2015 PROCARE JANITORIAL SUPPLY,INC.735.90Accounts Payable Check
145633 06/26/2015 PVP COMMUNICATIONS, INC.654.60Accounts Payable Check
145634 06/26/2015 RECOGNITION WORKS 9.18Accounts Payable Check
145635 06/26/2015 ROB REYNOLDS CONSTRUCTION, INC 26,697.85Accounts Payable Check
145636 06/26/2015 ROLSON MUSIC & SOUND 400.00Accounts Payable Check
145637 06/26/2015 ROSENOW SPEVACEK GROUP, INC.3,401.25Accounts Payable Check
145638 06/26/2015 S.H. GOODE & SONS WORKSHOP 75.75Accounts Payable Check
145639 06/26/2015 SAN LUIS POWERHOUSE, INC.1,862.30Accounts Payable Check
145640 06/26/2015 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC 2,244.00Accounts Payable Check
145641 06/26/2015 SCOTT O'BRIEN FIRE & SAFETY CO 173.88Accounts Payable Check
145642 06/26/2015 THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 247.80Accounts Payable Check
145643 06/26/2015 SILICON CONSTELLATIONS 42,154.58Accounts Payable Check
145644 06/26/2015 SCOTT SIMONS 187.91Accounts Payable Check
145645 06/26/2015 SMART AND FINAL 78.87Accounts Payable Check
145646 06/26/2015 SOUTH COAST EMERGENCY VEH SVC 71.68Accounts Payable Check
145647 06/26/2015 STOUDENMIRE CORPORATION 21,690.00Accounts Payable Check
145648 06/26/2015 JAMIE STRIEGEL 23.00Accounts Payable Check
145649 06/26/2015 JANET TINGLEY 563.50Accounts Payable Check
145650 06/26/2015 MARCIA TORGERSON 277.27Accounts Payable Check
145651 06/26/2015 ANTHONY J. TRAVERSO 54.00Accounts Payable Check
145652 06/26/2015 ULTREX BUSINESS PRODUCTS 958.59Accounts Payable Check
145653 06/26/2015 UNITED STAFFING ASSC., INC.2,574.00Accounts Payable Check
145654 06/26/2015 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SVCS 768.00Accounts Payable Check
145655 06/26/2015 IWINA M. VAN BEEK 171.00Accounts Payable Check
145656 06/26/2015 VERDIN 430.96Accounts Payable Check
145657 06/26/2015 VERIZON WIRELESS 355.10Accounts Payable Check
145658 06/26/2015 MATT VIERRA 465.00Accounts Payable Check
ITEM NUMBER: A-2
DATE: 08/11/15
Check
Number
Check
Date Vendor Description Amount
City of Atascadero
Disbursement Listing
For the Month of June 2015
145659 06/26/2015 WALLACE GROUP 16,676.84Accounts Payable Check
145660 06/26/2015 WEST COAST AUTO & TOWING, INC.777.78Accounts Payable Check
145661 06/26/2015 WHITLOCK & WEINBERGER TRANS.15,178.69Accounts Payable Check
145662 06/26/2015 Z.A.P. MANUFACTURING, INC.249.45Accounts Payable Check
$1,387,686.56
ITEM NUMBER: A-2
DATE: 08/11/15
ITEM NUMBER: A-3
DATE: 08/11/15
Atascadero City Council
Staff Report - Community Development Department
Ordinance Implementing Assembly Bill 2188
Providing Expedited Procedures for Small
Residential Rooftop Solar Systems
RECOMMENDATION:
Council adopt on second reading, by title only, a Draft Ordinance approving an
amendment to Title 8 Chapter 5 of the Atascadero Municipal Code, relating to expedited
permitting procedures for small rooftop solar systems.
DISCUSSION:
Assembly Bill No. 2188 provides that it is the policy of the State to promote and
encourage the installation and use of solar energy systems and to limit obstacles to
their use and to minimize the permitting costs of such systems. In furtherance of that
objective, Section 65850.5(g)(1) of the California Government Code requires that, on or
before September 30, 2015, every city and county must adopt an ordinance that creates
an expedited, streamlined permitting process for small residential rooftop solar energy
systems.
The City of Atascadero currently processes and expedites the review of such
applications by reviewing applications and issuing permits over the counter,
electronically, and by mail. The City of Atascadero was the first city in San Luis Obispo
County to provide on-line plan check service and a two day plan check turn around. As
of January 1, 2014, we have issued over 340 Photovoltaic permits that combine for over
1,500 kilowatts (1.5 million watts) of power taken off the grid.
The proposed ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA
Guidelines, which states the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have
the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. The proposed
ordinance, which requires a streamlined process for small residential rooftop solar
ITEM NUMBER: A-3
DATE: 08/11/15
energy systems, will not result in any adverse environmental or land use impacts and
has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment.
The City is required to adopt an ordinance as mandated by Government Code Section
65850.5(g)(1). The attached Draft Ordinance is intended to satisfy that requirement. The
Ordinance codifies the requirements of Section 65850.5(g)(1), such as accepting and
approving applications electronically, directing the City’s Building Official to develop a
checklist of all requirements with which small rooftop solar energy systems shall comply
to be eligible for expedited review, and authorizing the Building Official to
administratively approve such applications. Due to the solar permit streamlining
process put into place within the last couple of years, the City is currently meeting all of
the requirements of the attached Draft Ordinance.
Council introduced this Draft Ordinance at the July 14, 2015 Council meeting. If
adopted on August 11, 2015, this Ordinance will go into effect in 30 days.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no anticipated fiscal impact with the adoption of this Ordinance, as costs would
be recovered through existing building permit fees.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Draft Ordinance A
ITEM NUMBER: A-3
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT 1 – Draft Ordinance A
DRAFT ORDINANCE A
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ATASCADERO
MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION 8-5.102
RELATING TO EXPEDITED PERMITTING PROCEDURES FOR SMALL
ROOFTOP SOLAR SYSTEMS
The City Council hereby finds and declares as follows:
WHEREAS, the State of California adopted Assembly Bill 2188 and California
Government Code Section 65850.5(a) provide that it is the policy of the State to promote and
encourage the installation and use of solar energy systems by limiting obstacles to their use and
by minimizing the permitting costs of such systems; and
WHEREAS, AB 2188 and Section 65850.5 of the California Government Code mandate
that, on or before September 30, 2015, every city, county, or city and county shall adopt an
ordinance, consistent with the goals and intent of Government Code Section 65850.5(a), that
creates an expedited, streamlined permitting process for small residential rooftop solar energy
systems;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO
HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings for Approval. The City Council finds as follows:
1. The proposed ordinance is consistent with Assembly Bill 2188 and California
Government Code 65850.5 and these regulations mandate its adoption.
2. The proposed ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)
under the general rule as CEQA only applies to projects which have the potential to
cause a significant effect on the environment.
SECTION 2. Approval. The City Council of the City of Atascadero, in a regular session
assembled on July 14, 2015, held a public hearing and introduced for first reading by title
only, an ordinance that adds Section 8-5.102 to the Atascadero Municipal Code to read in
full as follows:
Title 8 Building Code
Section 8-5.102 Small Residential Rooftop Solar Energy System Review Process.
A. The following words and phrases as used in this section are defined as follows:
“Electronic submittal” means the utilization of one or more of the following:
1. Email
2. The internet
3. Facsimile
ITEM NUMBER: A-3
DATE: 08/11/15
“Small residential rooftop solar energy system” means all of the following:
1. A solar energy system that is no larger than 10 kilowatts alternating current
nameplate rating or 30 kilowatts thermal.
2. A solar energy system that conforms to all applicable state fire, structural,
electrical, and other building codes as adopted or amended by the City and paragraph (iii)
of subdivision (c) of Section 714 of the Civil Code, as such section or subdivision may be
amended, renumbered, or redesignated from time to time.
3. A solar energy system that is installed on a single or duplex family dwelling.
4. A solar panel or module array that does not exceed the maximum legal building
height as defined by the authority having jurisdiction.
“Solar energy system” has the same meaning set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subdivision (a) of Section 801.5 of the Civil Code, as such section or subdivision may be
amended, renumbered, or redesignated from time to time.
B. Section 65850.5 of the California Government Code provides that, on or before September 30,
2015, every city, county, or city and county shall adopt an ordinance that creates an expedited,
streamlined permitting process for small residential rooftop solar energy systems.
C. Section 65850.5 of the California Government Code provides that in developing an expedited
permitting process, the city, county, or city and county shall adopt a checklist of all requirements
with which small rooftop solar energy systems shall comply to be eligible for expedited review.
The Building Official is hereby authorized and directed to develop and adopt such checklist.
D. The checklist shall be published on the City’s website. The applicant may submit the permit
application and associated documentation to the City’s Building Division by person, mail, or
electronic submittal together with any required permit processing and inspection fees. In the case
of electronic submittal, the electronic signature of the applicant on all forms, applications and
other documentation may be used in lieu of a wet signature.
E. Prior to submitting an application, the applicant shall:
1. Verify to the applicant’s reasonable satisfaction through the use of standard
engineering evaluation techniques that the support structure for the small residential
rooftop solar energy system is stable and adequate to transfer all wind, seismic, and dead
and live loads associated with the system to the building foundation; and
2. At the applicant’s cost, verify to the applicant’s reasonable satisfaction using standard
electrical inspection techniques that the existing electrical system including existing line,
load, ground and bonding wiring as well as main panel and subpanel sizes are adequately
sized, based on the existing electrical system’s current use, to carry all new photovoltaic
electrical loads.
F. For a small residential rooftop solar energy system eligible for expedited review, only one
inspection shall be required, which shall be done in a timely manner and may include a
consolidated inspection by the Chief Building Official and Fire Chief. If a small residential
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rooftop solar energy system fails inspection, a subsequent inspection is authorized; however the
subsequent inspection need not conform to the requirements of this subsection.
G. An application that satisfies the information requirements in the checklist, as determined by
the building official, shall be deemed complete. Upon receipt of an incomplete application, the
building official shall issue a written correction notice detailing all deficiencies in the application
and any additional information required to be eligible for expedited permit issuance.
H. Upon confirmation by the Building Official of the application and supporting documentation
being complete and meeting the requirements of the checklist, the building official shall
administratively approve the application and issue all required permits or authorizations. Such
approval does not authorize an applicant to connect the small residential rooftop energy system
to the local utility provider’s electricity grid. The applicant is responsible for obtaining such
approval or permission from the local utility provider.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, phrase, or clause of this ordinance is for
any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance.
The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section,
subsection, phrase or clause thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, phrases, or clauses be declared unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after passage
thereof.
SECTION 4. Publication. A summary of this ordinance shall be published twice: at least five
days prior to its final passage in the Atascadero News, a newspaper published and circulated in
the City of Atascadero, and; before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its final passage, in
the Atascadero News, a newspaper published and circulated in the City of Atascadero. A copy
of the full text of this ordinance shall be on file in the City Clerk’s Office on and after the date
following introduction and passage and shall be available to any interested member of the public.
ITEM NUMBER: A-3
DATE: 08/11/15
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council held on _____________, and PASSED
and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Atascadero, State of California, on
____________, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: CITY OF ATASCADERO
_____________________________ _________________________
Marcia McClure Torgerson, C.M.C., Tom O’Malley, Mayor
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________
Brian A. Pierik, City Attorney
ITEM NUMBER: A-4
DATE: 8/11/15
Atascadero City Council
Staff Report – Public Works Department
Las Lomas Landscape and Lighting District Landscape
Maintenance Services Award, Bid No. 2015-006
RECOMMENDATION:
Council authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Gilbert’s Landscape for
Base Bid plus Add Alternate No. 1 and 2 bid schedules for a combined total price of
$2,879.79 monthly ($34,557.48 annually) to perform landscape maintenance services
in the Las Lomas Landscape and Lighting Assessment District.
DISCUSSION:
Background: On January 13, 2009, the City Council approved a resolution accepting
the public improvements for the Woodridge project, located south of Halcon Road,
north of Santa Barbara Road and east of Viejo Camino Road. The project was
conditioned to construct trails through an oak woodland and to provide common-space
landscaping, tree plantings, and a tot lot. The remaining public improvements of the
development are wrapping up and include the Vista Dorada and Estancia homes.
The project’s conditions of approval also required the residents of this development to
maintain these public improvements in perpetuity. The Woodridge (Las Lomas)
Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. 02 (District) was established to cover
the cost for the maintenance and upkeep of the landscaping and public trail
improvements. The City agreed to contribute 25% of the annual costs for maintaining
the open space and trails (in exchange for public access) and to manage the
maintenance of these facilities.
As a part of the City’s maintenance obligations, formal bidding documents were
prepared and distributed for landscape maintenance services. The bidding documents
included a base bid for the completed Woodridge public improvements, which contain
the vast majority of the work scope, and two add alternate bid schedules for the
remaining public improvements to be completed soon – one for additional sidewalk
parkways and median strips (Add Alt. No. 1) and the other for weed control in non -
irrigated open space areas (Add Alt. No. 2).
All bid schedules are based upon unit prices and contract costs will be determined by
actual work performed for each of these bid items. The standard of maintenance
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provided by the landscaping contractor may be adjusted based on necessary increases
or decreases in the frequency of landscape maintenance tasks desired by the residents
of the District.
Analysis: The annual landscaping project was advertised to contractors and plan rooms
on April 20, 2015. Only one bid was received at the bid opening on May 21, 2015. In an
effort to solicit additional bid proposals, the project was rebid on June 8, 2015.
A total of four bids were received for the second bid opening on July 9 ranging from
$2,200 to $6,551.17 monthly for the base bid schedule . The bids were reviewed for
accuracy and corrected as needed for compliance with bidding requirements, which
resulted in a corrected base bid schedule ranging from $2,500.85 to $8,561.25 monthly.
Gilbert’s Landscape was found to be the lowest responsible bidder. The following table
summarizes the corrected bid proposal totals (monthly cost):
Rank Bidder Base Bid Add Alt. #1 Add Alt. #2 Total Bid
Low Gilbert’s Landscape $ 2,500.85 $ 357.23 $ 22.55 $ 2,879.79
2 Madrone Landscapes $ 3,473.03 $ 459.89 $ 18.04 $ 3,950.96
3 Martinelli Landscape $ 6,551.18 $ 385.05 $ 315.63 $ 7,251.86
4 Rainscapes $ 8,561.25 $1,523.26 $ 108.22 $10,192.73
Conclusion: Gilbert’s Landscape is the lowest responsible bidder and has met the
qualifications established by the bidding documents. Gilbert’s Landscape has
expressed that they are prepared to maintain the landscaping in the Las Lomas
Landscape and Lighting Assessment District. Staff is recommending the inclusion of
the two add alternative bid schedules to the contract with Gilbert’s Landscape. Doing
so will allow those areas of Vista Dorada and Estancia homes to be added to the work
scope once public improvements are accepted by the City. Ongoing maintenance costs
will not begin until acceptance occurs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Awarding a contract with Gilbert’s Landscape will result in an estimated annual
expenditure of $32,757.48 in funds from the Las Lomas Landscape and Lighting
Assessment District for a contract term of two (2) years with the option to extend the
contract annually for up to 3 one-year extensions upon mutual agreement by both the
City and the Contractor.
ALTERNATIVES:
Council may reject the bids and direct staff to re-bid the project.
ATTACHMENT:
1. Bid Summary
ITEM NUMBER: A-4
DATE: 8/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 1
ITEM NUMBER: A-5
DATE: 8/11/15
Atascadero City Council
Staff Report – Information Technology Division
Computer Network Firewall Replacement
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with CIO Solutions for a total of
$57,674 for the purchase of a replacement computer network firewall, along with
additional firewall equipment, services, support and implementation; and,
2. Authorize the Administrative Services Director to appropriate $18,000 in
Wastewater Funds to upgrade the firewall for the SCADA system.
DISCUSSION:
Background: Cyber security is an ever evolving environment that can be difficult for
organizations of all sizes to stay on top of. As evidenced over the last two years with
security compromises affecting Sony, Home Depot, Anthem Blue Cross and Target, all
companies are vulnerable and should be fully protected from malicious attacks. Local
governments too are not immune from such attacks. National news programs have
recently highlighted compromised websites in several cities.
Beginning in the spring of 2015, the IT Division identified increasing the City’s security
posture as its number one priority for the following year. While assessing the City’s
security, IT staff noted that the network firewall would need to be replaced to address
areas of concern.
Computer network firewalls are integral to all computer networks and these firewalls act
as gatekeepers of all network access. Network access includes any computer
connection from within the City network going out, connection from outside the City
network coming in and connections that stay inside the City network. The firewall
grants or denies access to all of this network traffic. The City’s current firewall has been
in use since the spring of 2007 and the device is showing signs of aging. With a
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DATE: 8/11/15
projected lifespan of four years, the current firewall is now unable to keep pace with new
threats as they continue to increase in scope and severity.
Summary: In order to maximize our security posture and adequately protect the City’s
network and data, a new firewall is recommended.
Analysis: The IT Division reviewed four different firewalls in order to select the device
that best fit the City’s computing environment and security needs. Following the top
recommendations from local governments and utility districts from around the state,
firewalls from Cisco, Check Point, Juniper and Palo Alto were reviewed.
Demonstrations for Palo Alto and Juniper were done in-person by CIO Solutions,
remotely for Check Point by Fishnet Security and remotely for Cisco by a Cisco
employee. During the demonstrations the following items were considered for selection:
Active Directory integration, logging and reporting capabilities, web filtering options,
application awareness, intrusion detection and protection, network access control,
update frequency for software and firmware, threat protection, intuitive management,
training options, support contract, physical number of connections and routing
capabilities. Following the demonstrations and review process, th e vendors were
ranked as follows:
1. Palo Alto Networks
2. Check Point Software Technologies
3. Cisco Systems
4. Juniper Networks
As allowed under Section III-3.1.b.2 of the Purchasing Policy, the IT Division has
selected Palo Alto Networks to supply the City’s new firewall. Palo Alto Networks was
chosen as the preferred vendor for the new firewall because it met all of the
requirements, and because of the additional benefits of local vendor support, robust
feature set, active security monitoring by Palo Alto and ease of ongoing administration.
Due to the proprietary nature of firewalls and the expertise necessary to implement
them, cost of the overall project was not the primary decision factor. While cost was
considered and effort has been made to drive down the price, the functionality of the
firewall and the expertise of the implementing consultant were the primary decision
factors. The total contract cost of $57,674 includes:
Firewall Appliance
Threat Prevention Subscription (3 years)
URL Filtering Subscription (3 years)
Ongoing Support (3 years)
Implementation Services
In addition to the selection of Palo Alto for the physical firewall, the IT Division has also
selected CIO Solutions from Goleta, Ca as the preferred vendor for purchasing,
implementing, configuring and installing the firewall. Palo Alto Networks only works
through third party partners for implementation of its products requiring the selection of
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DATE: 8/11/15
a consultant to complete the project. The IT Division has utilized CIO Solutions in the
past for network consulting. Several other cities on the Central Coast contract with them
for firewall services as well. Local availability, knowledge of and familiarity with the
City’s network and extensive knowledge of Palo Alto firewalls make CIO Solutions the
recommended vendor for implementation.
As part of the security review conducted by IT staff, it was determined that the
wastewater SCADA system is also under protected. SCADA networks, the systems
responsible for the proper flow of wastewater, are very prone to attacks from outside the
organization. Rather than purchasing a second replacement firewall for just the
SCADA system, IT staff recommends purchasing a larger model firewall with the intent
of moving the SCADA system off of the existing SCADA firewall. The additional
capacity of supporting the SCADA system required a larger model firewall to handle the
increased network traffic. This larger model firewall was not part of the adopted project
budget and it is recommended that the additional cost of the larger capacity firewall be
borne by the Wastewater Division.
Conclusion: The IT Division has selected Palo Alto Networks to supply the new firewall
to protect the City’s network and CIO Solutions to implement and install the new firewall.
This new firewall will allow City staff to better secure our computing environment from
the many threats that might otherwise compromise our network and data.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This project will cost $39,674 of budgeted funds Technology Funds (Security
Enhancement Project) and $18,000 in Wastewater Funds for a total cost of $57,674.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Hardware & Software Quote
Prepared for
City of Atascadero
David Anastasia
6500 Palma Ave
Atascadero, CA 93422
CIO Solutions
150 Castilian Drive Suite 100
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
Tel: 805-692-6700 / Fax: 805-692-6701
Quote
00979407/29/2015
Quote NumberDate
Palo Alto PA-3050 3 Year (Order in Aug)Eric Engmyr
Project / Quote NameSalesperson
IT Management, Consulting, & Telephony
Comments/Special Instructions
Hardware & Software
totalcostqtyDescriptionmanufacturer
$17,850.00$17,850.001Palo Alto PA-3050 Network Security/Firewall AppliancePalo Alto Software, Inc
$11,088.00$11,088.001Palo Alto Threat prevention subscription 3 year, PA-3050Palo Alto Software, Inc
$11,088.00$11,088.001Palo Alto URL Filtering for PA-3050 - Subscription License - 3 year FirewallPalo Alto Software, Inc
$9,220.00$9,220.001Palo Alto Premium Support Program - 3 Year Extended ServicePalo Alto Software, Inc
Hardware & Software Subtotal:$49,246.00
Labor
totalcostqtyDescriptionmanufacturer
$7,000.00$175.0040Hourly General Labor Rate (8:30AM to 5:30PM) Time and Materials EstimateCIO Solutions
Labor Subtotal:$7,000.00
Approved By:
Taxes, shipping, handling and other fees may apply. We reserve the right to cancel orders arising from pricing or
other errors.
Product Terms:
-Prices quoted are subject to change
-Product availability is dependent on vendor/manufacturer supply
-Return acceptance is at the discretion of CIO Solutions; a restocking fee may apply
-Orders of $5,000.00 or more require a 50% deposit
Service Terms:
-Time and Materials labor is an estimated price only, actual labor hours may be more or less than the original
estimate.
Date:PO#
$57,674.00Total:
$1,428.00Tax:
$56,246.00Subtotal:
Notes
ITEM NUMBER: A-5
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 1
ITEM NUMBER: B-1
DATE: 08/11/15
City Council Agenda Report
Staff Report – Public Works Department
Amendment to Sewer Service Charges to be added to
the 2015-2016 Property Tax Rolls
RECOMMENDATION:
Council adopt the Draft Resolution amending the sewer service charges for 94
properties and adding them to the 2015-2016 property tax rolls.
DISCUSSION:
The Atascadero Municipal Code provides for the collection of sewer service charges on
the general County tax bills. Each year a resolution is prepared to accomplish the
collection of these charges, which the City Council adopted at their June 9, 2015
meeting for the upcoming 2015-2016 property tax bills.
The sewer service data base was recently converted to a new file format and during the
conversion process, staff discovered a number of errors in service charges on the tax
roll. These errors affect 94 properties (APNs), most of which were undercharged,
resulting in a net increase of $30,204.62 of additional sewer service charges.
Adopting the Draft Resolution will allow the errors to be corrected on the upcoming
property tax rolls.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The recommendation will result in an increase to sewer service charges of $30,204.62
for a revised total of $1,853,597.54 in sanitation service charges for Fiscal Year 2015-
2016.
ATTACHMENT:
1. Draft Resolution
ITEM NUMBER: B-1
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 1
DRAFT RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ATASCADERO ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO SERVICE CHARGES
TO BE ADDED TO THE 2015-2016 PROPERTY TAX ROLLS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Atascadero (hereafter referred to as City
Council) has duly held a public hearing concerning the addition of the 2015-2016 service charges
to the 2015-2016 property tax bills; and,
WHEREAS, due notice was given to the public in accordance with Section 5470 et seq
of the Health and Safety Code; and,
WHEREAS, at said hearing the report containing such charges was duly received by said
council; and,
WHEREAS, at said public hearing opportunity was given for filing objections and
protests and for presentation of testimony of other evidence concerning same; and,
WHEREAS, an amendment to the said report for 94 properties (APNs) is attached and
marked “Exhibit A” containing revised charges was duly received by said council; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest that this body adopt the charges and determine
and confirm the report presented at the hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Atascadero, as follows:
Section 1. That the recitals set forth hereinabove are true, correct and valid.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby adopts an amendment to the service charges set
forth on the attached report marked “Exhibit A” which is hereby expressly incorporated herein by
reference as though here fully set forth; and the City Council hereby determines and confirms the
report containing such charges as set forth in said “Exhibit A” and hereby further determines and
confirms that each and every service charge set forth in said report is true and accurate and is in
fact owed.
Section 3. That the charges as so confirmed and determined and adopted shall appear as
separate items on the tax bill of each parcel listed in said report, and such charges shall be
collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary County ad valorem taxes are
collected, and are subject to the same penalties in the same procedure and sale in case the
delinquency is provided for such taxes.
ITEM NUMBER: B-1
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 1
Section 4. The City Clerk shall file a certified copy of this resolution and said Exhibit A
with the County Auditor upon its adoption.
Section 5. This resolution is approved by at least a two-thirds vote of said Council.
On motion by Council Member _______________and seconded by Council Member
__________________, the foregoing resolution is hereby adopted in its entirety by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ADOPTED:
CITY OF ATASCADERO
Tom O’Malley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Marcia McClure Torgerson, C.M.C, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Brian A. Pierik, City Attorney
APN Previous Assessment Corrected Assessment
029-262-048 $91.20 $242.16
029-262-049 $91.20 $242.16
029-262-050 $91.20 $242.16
029-262-051 $91.20 $242.16
029-262-052 $91.20 $242.16
029-262-053 $91.20 $242.16
029-262-054 $91.20 $242.16
029-262-055 $91.20 $242.16
029-262-056 $91.20 $242.16
029-301-032 $121.08 $242.16
029-311-001 $236.64 $242.16
029-312-024 $102.60 $363.12
029-343-007 $135.60 $242.16
029-363-001 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-002 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-003 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-004 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-005 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-006 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-007 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-008 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-009 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-010 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-011 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-012 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-013 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-014 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-015 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-016 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-017 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-018 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-019 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-020 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-021 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-022 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-023 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-024 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-025 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-026 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-027 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-028 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-029 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-030 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-031 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-032 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-033 $27.80 $242.16
ITEM NUMBER: B-1
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 1
EXHIBIT: A
029-363-034 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-035 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-036 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-037 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-038 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-039 $27.80 $242.16
029-363-040 $27.80 $242.16
030-133-001 $34.20 $181.56
030-133-002 $34.20 $181.56
030-133-003 $34.20 $181.56
030-133-004 $34.20 $181.56
030-133-005 $34.20 $181.56
030-133-006 $34.20 $181.56
030-492-003 $171.96 $484.32
030-133-007 $34.20 $181.56
030-513-011 $1,487.84 $3,147.72
030-513-012 $126.48 $2,663.64
030-513-013 $2,179.08 $2,421.24
030-513-014 $126.48 $242.16
030-513-015 $3,874.32 $2,179.44
030-513-016 $153.92 $968.52
030-222-043 $205.22 $1,210.80
031-051-049 $153.92 $968.64
031-171-001 $252.96 $242.16
031-302-016 $102.60 $968.64
031-302-017 $84.72 $726.48
056-051-027 $222.32 $242.16
056-051-028 $34.20 $242.16
056-041-030 $0.00 $1,210.80
030-121-043 $0.00 $968.52
030-121-045 $0.00 $1,210.80
030-081-047 $0.00 $1,936.92
030-211-037 $0.00 $484.32
030-212-015 $242.16 $1,936.92
056-051-053 $0.00 $242.16
056-051-054 $0.00 $242.16
056-051-055 $0.00 $242.16
056-051-056 $0.00 $242.16
056-051-057 $0.00 $242.16
056-051-058 $0.00 $242.16
056-051-059 $0.00 $242.16
029-302-017 $218.16 $242.16
029-343-016 $236.64 $363.12
029-061-025 $252.96 $242.16
029-082-041 $252.96 $242.16
031-291-002 $252.96 $242.16
ITEM NUMBER: B-1
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 1
EXHIBIT: A
049-221-016 $252.96 $242.16
049-211-055 $273.64 $2,179.44
ITEM NUMBER: B-1
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 1
EXHIBIT: A
ITEM NUMBER: B-2
DATE: 08/11/15
Atascadero City Council
Staff Report - City Attorney’s Office
Salaries and Health, Welfare and Retirement Benefits
for Mayor, City Council Members,
City Clerk and City Treasurer
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Council:
1. Introduce for first reading by title only, Draft Ordinance A, amending Title 2 of the
Atascadero Municipal Code concerning Mayor, City Council, City Clerk and City
Treasurer salaries and health, welfare and retirement benefits for elected
officials;
OR
2. Introduce for first reading by title only, Draft Ordinance B, amending Title 2 of the
Atascadero Municipal Code concerning Mayor, City Clerk and City Treasurer
salaries, and health, welfare and retirement benefits for elected officials.
DISCUSSION:
On April 27, 2015, at the City Council Strategic Planning Meeting, the City
Council directed staff to submit to the Council their options regarding elected official
salaries and health benefits. On June 23, 2015 the City Council requested that the City
Attorney prepare two ordinances for consideration by the City Council as follows:
Draft Ordinance A and Draft Ordinance B
Ordinance A includes provisions that will make the following changes to the salaries of
the City Council, Mayor, City Clerk and City Treasurer effective January 1, 2017:
1. City Council: Increase monthly salary from $300.00 to $600.00
2. Mayor: Increase monthly salary from $300.00 to $750.00
3. City Clerk: Increase monthly salary from $200.00 to $400.00
4. City Treasurer: Increase monthly salary from $200.00 to $400.00
Ordinance B includes provisions that will make the following changes to the salaries of
ITEM NUMBER: B-2
DATE: 08/11/15
the Mayor, City Clerk and City Treasurer effective January 1, 2017:
1. City Council: No increase in monthly salary
2. Mayor: Increase monthly salary from $300.00 to $500.00
3. City Clerk: Increase monthly salary from $200.00 to $300.00
4. City Treasurer: Increase monthly salary from $200.00 to $300.00
There are other provisions of the Draft Ordinance A and Draft Ordinance B which are
the same in each Ordinance and these relate to health, welfare and retirement benefits.
The current health benefit practice is that elected officials may choose to participate in
or not participate in any of the City’s available health benefit plans. The City, however,
pays for coverage of the elected official only and not for dependents. (Elected officials
are required to pay for the difference between the dependent cove rage and employee
only coverage if they choose to cover dependents under the City’s plan.)
The cost of current health benefits as of July 1, 2015 is as follows:
Employee
Only*
Employee +
1
Employee +
Family
Medical (may choose HMO or PPO)
HMO Plan 529.62$ 1,059.22$ 1,376.94$
PPO- High Deductible Plan 511.04$ 1,022.08$ 1,328.70$
Dental 37.30$ 67.50$ 106.20$
Vision 6.99$ 13.98$ 18.02$
Life Insurance 8.25$ 8.67$ 8.67$
At the June 23, 2015 meeting, Council asked staff to bring back ordinances that leave medical
and life insurance coverage for elected officials at the current level (City pays for elected official
only) and to increase City paid dental and vision coverage for elected officials to include
dependents. Each of the draft ordinances provided include this change.
California Code – Elected Officials
The following is a summary of the specific California Code sections that pertain to
elected officials’ salaries and health benefits. All Code sections referenced in this Staff
Report are from the California Government Code, unless otherwise specified.
City Council Salaries
Sections 36516 and 36516.1 establish the methods for determining permissible salaries
for Council Members and the elected mayor of general law cities such as the City of
Atascadero.
Section 36516(a) sets a maximum amount for the salary of a City Council Member,
depending on the population size of the city. Cities with a population of up 35,000 may
compensate Council Members with a monthly salary of up to $300.00. Section
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DATE: 08/11/15
36516(a)(2).
Section 36516(a)(4) allows for Council Member salary increases above $300.00 per
month provided the increase is adopted by ordinance and the amount of additional
compensation does not exceed an amount equal to 5% for each calendar year from t he
date of the last adjustment. The 5% increase must not be compounded. See 89
Opinions of California Attorney General 159 (2006).
Amounts paid by the City for retirement, health and welfare, and federal social security
benefits shall not be included for the purposes of determining salary under Section
36516 provided the same benefits are available and paid by the City for its employees.
Section 36516(d).
Section 36516.1 authorizes the City Council to adopt an ordinance to provide
compensation to an elected mayor in addition to what he or she receives as a Council
Member. The additional compensation authorized for a mayor of a general law city may
be increased during his or her term of office as mayor. See 89 Opinions of California
Attorney General 159 (2006).
The last ordinance adopted by the City Council pertaining to Council Member salaries
was Ordinance No. 84 in 1984, which enacted Chapter 17 of the Atascadero Municipal
Code. Section 2-17.02 of the Municipal Code provides a salary of $300.00 per calendar
month for each member of the Council. Council Member salaries were last increased on
January 1, 1985.
On the timing of a salary increase, Section 36516.5 provides any City Council salary
increase cannot become effective until at least one City Council Member begins a new
term of office. The next City Council election is November 2016. Therefore, if an
ordinance approving the salary increase becomes effective (i.e . 30 days after the
second reading) before the November 2016 election, then the ordinance can provide for
an effective date for the salary increase to be January 1, 2017.
On the amount of the allowable increase, from 1986 to 2017 is 32 years multiplied by
5% is 160%. $300 multiplied by 160% is $480.
If the City Council adopts an ordinance to increase its salary effective January 1, 2017,
then any future increase would be limited to 5% for each calendar year after January 1,
2017.
Health Insurance
Sections 53200-53210 authorize a city to provide health and welfare benefits to Council
Members. Any amounts paid by a city for retirement, health and welfare, and federal
social security benefits shall not be included for purposes of determining salary under
Section 36516, provided that the same benefits are available and paid by the City for its
employees. Section 36516(d). The medical plan must also provide benefits for a large
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number of employees. Section 53202.3.
Section 53208.5 limits the amount of benefits for Council Members who begin service
after January 1, 1995 to an amount no greater than that received by non-safety
employees of the City. Section 53208.5. Where a city has different benefit structures,
the Council Members’ benefits can be no greater than the most generous schedule of
benefits being received by any category of non-safety employees. Section 53208.5(b).
A city may pay for all, or part of, the health and welfare benefits officered to Council
Members, and may provide health benefits to Council Members’ spouses and
dependents. Sections 53205 and 53201(a). See also 76 Opinions of California Attorney
General 91 (2003).
City Council Members of a general law city may redirect the value of health insurance
benefits to a deferred compensation plan without violating the statutory limitation upon
the amount of compensation authorized for Council Members. See 89 Opinions of
California Attorney General 107 (2006).
Additionally, federal law provides complex rules governing tax-exempt benefits that limit
the degree to which benefits may distinguish between Council Members and staff
members.
The City’s current practice is to make available to Council Members, the same health
insurance options it makes available for City employees. The City currently contributes
to the cost of health insurance for Council Members, but not their spouses and families,
whereas for employees, the City also contributes to the cost of health insurance for
employees’ spouses and families. The City’s practice of providing health insurance
benefits is not currently documented in any City policy.
Salary for City Treasurer and City Clerk
Section 36517 provides that the City Clerk and City Treasurer shall receive, at stated
times, a compensation fixed by ordinance or resolution. There is no statutory limit on
the amount of the salary increase for the City Clerk or City Treasurer or on the effective
date of the increase.
The current salary of the City Treasurer is $200 per month which was set by Resolution
No. 66-91 adopted on July 9, 1991.
The current salary of the City Clerk is $200 per month which was set by Resolution No.
92-94 adopted August 9, 1994.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be a fiscal impact to increase compensation for elected officials. Costs will
vary based on the dental and vision coverage selected by each individual elected
official. The estimated cost of each ordinance is below.
Draft Ordinance A - $25,700 - $32,400 annual cost increase
Draft Ordinance B - $5,000 - $11,700 annual cost increase
ALTERNATIVES:
Council may decide to not make either of the recommended changes.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Government Code Section 36516 et.seq. re: Salaries
2. Government Code Section 53200 et.seq. re: Group Insurance
3. Draft Ordinance A
4. Draft Ordinance B
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ATTACHMENT NO. 1: CITY COUNCIL SALARIES
§ 36516. Ordinance and schedule concerning salaries of city council members; election call;
compensation increases; exclusions from salary determinations; waiver of compensation
(a)(1) A city council may enact an ordinance providing that each member of the city council shall
receive a salary based on the population of the city as set forth in paragraph (2).
(2) The salaries approved by ordinance under paragraph (1) shall be as follows:
(A) In cities up to and including 35,000 in population, up to and including three hundred dollars
($300) per month.
(B) In cities over 35,000 up to and including 50,000 in population, up to and including four hundred
dollars ($400) per month.
(C) In cities over 50,000 up to and including 75,000 in population, up to and including five hundred
dollars ($500) per month.
(D) In cities over 75,000 up to and including 150,000 in population, up to and including six hundred
dollars ($600) per month.
(E) In cities over 150,000 up to and including 250,000 in population, up to and including eight
hundred dollars ($800) per month.
(F) In cities over 250,000 population, up to and including one thousand dollars ($1,000) per month.
(3) For the purposes of this subdivision, the population of a city shall be determined by the last
preceding federal census, or a subsequent census, or estimate validated by the Department of
Finance.
(4) The salary of council members may be increased beyond the amount provided in this subdivision
by an ordinance or by an amendment to an ordinance, but the amount of the increase shall not
exceed an amount equal to 5 percent for each calendar year from the operative date of the last
adjustment of the salary in effect when the ordinance or amendment is enacted. No ordinance shall
be enacted or amended to provide automatic future increases in salary.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), at any municipal election, the question of whether city council
members shall receive a salary for services, and the amount of that salary, may be submitted to the
electors. If a majority of the electors voting at the election favor it, all of the council members shall
receive the salary specified in the election call. The salary of council members may be increased
beyond the amount provided in this section or decreased below the amount in the same manner.
(c) Unless specifically authorized by another statute, a city council may not enact an ordinance
providing for compensation to city council members in excess of that authorized by the procedures
described in subdivisions (a) and (b). For the purposes of this section, compensation includes
payment for service by a city council member on a commission, committee, board, authority, or
similar body on which the city council member serves. If the other statute that authorizes the
compensation does not specify the amount of compensation, the maximum amount shall be one
hundred fifty dollars ($150) per month for each commission, committee, board, authority, or similar
body.
(d) Any amounts paid by a city for retirement, health and welfare, and federal social security benefits
shall not be included for purposes of determining salary under this section, provided that the same
benefits are available and paid by the city for its employees.
(e) Any amounts paid by a city to reimburse a council member for actual and necessary expenses
pursuant to Section 36514.5 shall not be included for purposes of determining salary pursuant to this
section.
(f) A city council member may waive any or all of the compensation permitted by this section.
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§ 36516.1. Elective mayor; additional compensation
A mayor elected pursuant to Sections 34900 to 34904, inclusive, may be provided with
compensation in addition to that which he or she receives as a council member. That additional
compensation may be provided by an ordinance adopted by the city council or by a majority vote
of the electors voting on the proposition at a municipal election.
§ 36516.5. Prohibition against change in compensation during term of office; staggered terms
A change in compensation does not apply to a council member during the council member's term
of office. This prohibition shall not prevent the adjustment of the compensation of all members of
a council serving staggered terms whenever one or more members of the city council becomes
eligible for a salary increase by virtue of the council member beginning a new term of office.
§ 36517. Clerk and treasurer; compensation
The city clerk and city treasurer shall receive, at stated times, a compensation fixed by ordinance or
resolution.
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ATTACHMENT NO. 2
Group Insurance
§ 53200. Definitions
As used in this article:
(a) “Local agency” means a county, city, school district, district, municipal corporation, political
subdivision, public corporation, or other public agency of the state.
(b) “Group life insurance” and “group policies of life insurance” includes “group annuities”, and
“group annuity contracts.”
(c) “Legislative body” means the board of supervisors of a county or city, or the governing
board, by whatever name called, of a school district, district, municipal corporation, political
subdivision, public corporation, or other public agency of the state.
(d) “Health and welfare benefit” means any one or more of the following: hospital, medical,
surgical, disability, legal expense or related benefits including, but not limited to, medical,
dental, life, legal expense, and income protection insurance or benefits, whether provided on an
insurance or a service basis, and includes group life insurance as defined in subdivision (b) of
this section.
(e) “Employees” or “officers and employees” mean all employees and officers, including
members of the legislative body, who are eligible under the terms of any plan of health and
welfare benefits adopted by a local agency pursuant to this article.
§ 53201. Health and welfare benefits; election by officers, employees, and retirees; former
elective members; local hospital district staff, employees, and dependents
(a) The legislative body of a local agency, subject to conditions as may be established by it, may
provide for any health and welfare benefits for the benefit of its officers, employees, retired
employees, and retired members of the legislative body, as provided in subdivision (b), who elect
to accept the benefits and who authorize the local agency to deduct the premiums, dues, or other
charges from their compensation, to the extent that the charges are not covered by payments
from funds under the jurisdiction of the local agency as permitted by Section 53205.
(b) The legislative body of a local agency may also provide for the continuation of any health
and welfare benefits for the benefit of former elective members of the legislative body who (1)
served in office after January 1, 1981, and whose total service at the time of termination is not
less than 12 years, or (2) have completed one or more terms of office, but less than 12 years, and
who agree to and do pay the full costs of the health and welfare benefits.
(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a legislative body of a local agency that
provided benefits pursuant to subdivision (b) to former elective members of the legislative body
January 1, 1995, shall not provide those benefits to any person first elected to a term of office
that begins on or after January 1, 1995, unless the recipient participates on a self-pay basis, as
provided in subdivision (b).
(2) A legislative body of a local agency that did not provide benefits pursuant to subdivision (b)
to former elective members of the legislative body before January 1, 1994, shall not provide
those benefits to former elective members of the legislative body after January 1, 1994, unless
the recipients participate on a self-pay basis.
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(3) A legislative body of a local agency that provided benefits pursuant to subdivision (b) to
former elective members of the legislative body before January 1, 1994, may continue to provide
those benefits to those members who received those benefits before January 1, 1994.
(d) The legislative body of a local agency that is a local hospital district may provide for any
health and welfare benefits for the benefit of (1) members of its medical staff, employees of the
medical staff members, and the dependents of both groups on a self-pay basis; and (2) employees
of any entity owned, managed, controlled, or similarly affiliated with, the legislative body of the
local hospital district, and their dependents, on a self-pay basis.
(e) The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application
is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given
effect without the invalid provision or application.
§ 53202. Approval of health and welfare benefit plan; contracts for plan
In providing health and welfare benefits the local agency may approve plans of their officers and
employees or may contract with one or more admitted insurers, health service organizations, or
legal service organizations for such plan or plans of health and welfare benefits as the local
agency shall determine to be in the best interests of the local agency and the officers and
employees electing to accept the benefits. Approval of or application for such benefits may be
made by the local agency upon its own motion or with the consent of the legislative body after
considering the preference of the employees of the agency, and two or more alternative plans of
health and welfare benefits may be offered to the employees if the local agency determines that
such action is desirable.
West's Ann.Cal.Gov.Code § 53202.1
§ 53202.1. Approval of policies of admitted insurer or nonprofit membership corporation
In approving a plan or plans of health and welfare benefits, the local agency may approve
policies of life, health, legal expense, and accident insurance, or any of them, from an admitted
insurer or from a nonprofit membership corporation, as defined in Section 1157, wherein a bona
fide association, as defined in Section 1157.1, is the policyholder or contractholder, for the
benefit of the agency and the officers and employees authorizing the purchase.
§ 53202.2. Rules, regulations and procedures
When a policy is approved or adopted and carried into effect the local agency may prescribe such
rules, regulations and procedures as may properly implement the system, to provide for its
administration and to advise its officers and employees of the terms and provisions of the system
or systems as approved or adopted and carried into effect.
§ 53202.25. Confidential nature of applications, claims and individual records; exceptions
When in the possession of the local agency, applications, claims and all individual records of
persons entitled to benefits from any policies or plans established pursuant to this article shall be
confidential and shall not be disclosed to anyone except to the extent expressly authorized in
such application, claims, policies or plans or insofar as it may be necessary for the administration
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of this article, the policy or plan, or other policies or plans affecting a person covered under the
policy or plan, or upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
§ 53202.3. Requirements of plans, policies or documents
All plans, policies or other documents used to effectuate the purposes of this article shall provide
benefits for large numbers of employees. No plan or policy may be approved pursuant to this
article unless its issuance or the payment of benefits thereunder is otherwise lawful in this State.
This article does not authorize the issuance of any group policy or the representation of any
insurance benefits as group insurance unless the policy concerning which the representation is
made is designated as a group policy by the applicable provisions of the Insurance Code.
§ 53205. Payment of premiums or charges from public funds; dividends or premium
refunds
From funds under its jurisdiction, the legislative body may authorize payment of all, or such
portion as it may elect, of the premiums, dues, or other charges for health and welfare benefits of
officers, employees, retired employees, former elective members specified in subdivision (b) of
Section 53201, and retired members of the legislative body subject to its jurisdiction.
Those expenditures are charges against the funds. If the employer pays any portion of the
premiums, dues, or other charges for the health and welfare benefits, any dividends paid or
premiums refunded or other rebates or refunds under any of those health and welfare benefits up
to the aggregate expenditures of the employer for the benefits are the employer's property. The
excess, if any, shall be applied by the employer for the benefit of the employees or their
dependents generally.
§ 53205.1. Policies covering spouse and dependent children; payment of premium from
public funds; dividends; premium refunds
(a) From funds under its jurisdiction, the legislative body may authorize payment of all or any
portion as it may elect of the premiums, dues, or other charges for health and welfare benefits on
the spouse and dependent children under the age of 21, dependent children under the age of 25
who are full-time students at a college or university, and dependent children regardless of age
who are physically or mentally incapacitated, of those officers and employees, including retired
officers and employees, subject to the jurisdiction and for whom those health and welfare
benefits have been provided.
(b) Those expenditures are charges against the funds. If the employer pays any portion of the
premiums for that insurance, any dividend paid or premiums refunded under any such insurance
up to the aggregate expenditures of the employer for that insurance are the employer's property.
The excess, if any, shall be applied by the employer for the benefit of insured employees or their
dependents generally.
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§ 53205.16. Legislative intent; validation by legislative bodies of payments or claims
resulting from insurance or health benefits
It is the intention of the Legislature to allow legislative bodies to validate or approve any prior,
existing, or future payments or claims resulting from insurance or health benefits or health and
welfare given their officers and employees and their dependents.
The purpose of the amendments to Sections 53200 and 53205.1 enacted at the 1972 Regular
Session and the 1973-74 Regular Session of the Legislature is to make it clear that the
Legislature intended that legislative bodies be able to pay for insurance or health benefits or
health and welfare benefits including, but not limited to, medical, dental, life, legal expense, and
income protection insurance or benefits, for their officers and employees and their dependents
under the provisions of Sections 53205 and 53205.1.
§ 53205.2. Preference of local agency or governing board to certain health benefit plans
In granting the approval specified in Sections 53202 and 53202.1 the local agency or governing
board shall give preference to such health benefit plans as do not terminate upon retirement of
the employees affected, and which provide the same benefits for retired personnel as for active
personnel at no increase in costs to the retired person, provided that the local agency or
governing board makes a contribution of at least five dollars ($5) per month toward the cost of
providing a health benefits plan for the employee or the employee and the dependent members of
his family. In the case of retired personnel who receive retirement benefits under the State
Employees' Retirement System, the health benefits coverage provided for annuitants by a health
benefits plan under the Meyers-Geddes State Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act shall
satisfy the requirements of this section.
§ 53205.5. Payments to trustees of fund established to procure insurance
Subject to any applicable limitations of Section 53205 the legislative body may authorize
payments to the trustees of a fund established to procure insurance pursuant to Insurance Code
Sections 10202.8 or 10270.5(a)(4) and may deduct from the employees' compensation amounts
for payment to such trustees; provided, that such payments and such deductions must be the
same as payments made by other employers for their employees and payments made by the
employees of such other employers, respectively to the trustees of said trust fund. Subject to the
trust agreement, the local agency may receive from the trustees a return of payments up to the
aggregate expenditures of the local agency. The excess, if any, shall remain in the fund for the
benefit of all of the beneficiaries of the trust or their dependents generally.
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§ 53206. Law regarding wage assignments as not affecting powers conferred by article;
direct payments of premiums or charges
Any law prohibiting, restricting, or limiting the assignment of or order for wages or salary does
not prohibit, restrict, or limit the powers conferred in this article nor the power of officers or
employees to authorize and approve payment of charges for health and welfare benefits.
The local agency may pay amounts derived from pay roll deductions permitted by Section 53202
of the Government Code and amounts derived from employer contributions pursuant to Section
53205 of the Government Code directly to the contracting insurers or service organizations, or to
the trustees of a fund established to procure health and welfare benefits, or to such other
recipients as the contracting insurers, service organizations, and the local agency may designate.
§ 53207. Permissive character of article
This article does not require an officer or employee of a local agency to accept or join in any
plan of health and welfare benefits or to authorize deductions from their wages or salaries for any
portion of the costs thereof.
§ 53208. Participation by any member of legislative body in plan
Notwithstanding any statutory limitation upon compensation or statutory restriction relating to
interest in contracts entered into by any local agency, any member of a legislative body may
participate in any plan of health and welfare benefits permitted by this article.
53208.5. Health and welfare benefits for members of legislative bodies; limits; legislative
findings, declarations and intent
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section, to provide a uniform limit on the
health and welfare benefits for the members of the legislative bodies of all political subdivisions
of the state, including charter cities and charter counties. The Legislature finds and declares that
uneven, conflicting, and inconsistent health and welfare benefits for legislative bodies distort the
statewide system of intergovernmental finance. The Legislature further finds and declares that
the inequities caused by these problems extend beyond the boundaries of individual public
agencies.
Therefore, the Legislature finds and declares that these problems are not merely municipal affairs
or matters of local interest and that they are truly matters of statewide concern that require the
direct attention of the state government. In providing a uniform limit on the health and welfare
benefits for the legislative bodies of all political subdivisions of the state, the Legislature has
provided a solution to a statewide problem that is greater than local in its effect.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the health and welfare benefits of any member
of a legislative body of any city, including a charter city, county, including a charter county, city
and county, special district, school district, or any other political subdivision of the state shall be
no greater than that received by nonsafety employees of that public agency. In the case of
agencies with different benefit structures, the benefits of members of the legislative body shall
not be greater than the most generous schedule of benefits being received by any category of
nonsafety employees.
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(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, members of the legislative body of a city,
including a charter city, county, including a charter county, city and county, special district,
school district, or any other political subdivision of the state shall not be eligible to accrue
multiple health and welfare benefits greater than the most generous schedule of benefits being
received by any category of nonsafety employees from two or more public agencies for
concurrent service except in the case of a member who serves as a regular full-time employee in
a separate public agency.
(d) This section shall be applicable to any member of a legislative body whose first service
commences on and after January 1, 1995.
§ 53209. Legislative intent
Amendments made in this article by the Legislature at the 1957 Regular Session, including, but
not limited to, the repeal of Government Code Sections 53203 and 53204, are intended to enlarge
the classification of service-type organizations eligible for pay roll deductions and employer
contributions hereunder, to liberalize restrictions on the extent of employer contributions
permitted, and to broaden the classes of employees eligible for benefits hereunder, and no change
effected in this article by the Legislature at the 1957 Regular Session shall be construed to alter
or affect the legal status or eligibility of any organization heretofore eligible for pay roll
deductions or employer contributions hereunder.
§ 53210. Volunteer workers; payment of premiums or charges from public funds
The legislative body of a county may authorize payment from funds under its jurisdiction of all
or such portion as it may elect of the premiums or other charges for hospital, medical, surgical,
disability, death benefits, or related benefits whether provided on an insurance or a service basis
for persons who on a voluntary basis and without compensation perform services on behalf of
any county department or district of which the board of supervisors is the governing body.
Any dividends paid, premiums refunded or other rebates or refunds received under insurance or
other benefits provided pursuant to this section shall be the property of the county.
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ATTACHMENT: 3
DRAFT ORDINANCE A
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ATASCADERO MUNICIPAL CODE BY
AMENDING TITLE 2 CHAPTER 17 SECTION 02 ON CITY COUNCIL
SALARIES, ADDING CHAPTER 19 ON MAYOR SALARY, ADDING CHAPTER
20 ON HEALTH, WELFARE AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR ELECTED
OFFICIALS, AMENDING CHAPTER 6 SECTION 04 ON CITY CLERK
SALARY AND AMENDING CHAPTER 7 SECTION 03 ON CITY TREASURER
SALARY
The City Council hereby finds and declares as follows:
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 36516(a) sets a maximum amount for the
salary of a City Council Member, depending on the population size of the city; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 36516(b) provides that cities with a
population of up 35,000 may compensate Council Members with a monthly salary of up to Three
Hundred Dollars ($300.00); and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 36516(a)(4) allows for Council Member
salary increases above Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) per month provided the increase is adopted by
ordinance and the amount of additional compensation does not exceed an amount equal to 5% for each
calendar year from the date of the last adjustment; and
WHEREAS, on August 27,1984, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 84 which increased
the monthly salaries of the City Council Members from One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150.00) to
Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00); and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 84 which is codified in the Atascadero Municipal Code Section 2-
17.02 which reads: “Each member of the Council shall receive a salary of one hundred fifty dollars
($150.00) per calendar month, commencing July 1, 1984 and terminating December 31, 1984, and a
salary of three hundred dollars ($300.00) per calendar month, commencing January 1, 1985 and
thereafter.”; and
WHEREAS, there have been no ordinances adopted by the City Council increasing the monthly
salaries of the City Council Members since Ordinance No. 84; was adopted on August 27, 1984; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 36516.5 provides any City Council salary
increase cannot become effective until at least one City Council Member begins a new term of office;
and
WHEREAS, the next City Council election is November 2016 and, therefore, if an ordinance
approving a salary increase for City Council Members becomes effective (i.e. 30 days after the second
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reading) before the November 2016 election, then the ordinance can provide for an effective date for the
salary increase to be January 1, 2017; and
WHEREAS, there are 32 years between 1986 and 2017 and 5% multiplied by 32 is 160% which
means that the City Council could adopt an ordinance increasing the monthly salary of City Council
Members by $480 (i.e. 160% of $300.00) which would be an increase in the current monthly salary of
$300 up to a monthly salary of $780 or such lower amount as designated by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 36516.1 authorizes the City Council to adopt
an ordinance to provide compensation to an elected mayor in addition to what he or she receives as a
Council Member; and
WHEREAS, the City does not have an ordinance which provides for compensation to an elected
mayor in addition to what he or she receives as a Council Member; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 36517 provides that the City Clerk and City
Treasurer shall receive, at stated times, compensation fixed by ordinance or resolution; and
WHEREAS, there is no statutory limit on the amount of the salary increase for the City
Clerk or City Treasurer or on the effective date of the increase; and
WHEREAS, the current salary of the City Clerk is $200.00 per month based upon
Resolution 82-94 adopted by the City Council on August 9, 1994; and
WHEREAS, Atascadero Municipal Code Section 2-6.04 provides: “The City Clerk shall
receive such compensation and expense allowance as the Council shall from time to time
determine by resolution or ordinance. Compensation shall be a proper charge against such funds
of the City as the Council shall designate.”
WHEREAS, the current salary of the City Treasurer is $200.00 per month based
upon Resolution 66-91 adopted by the City Council on July 9, 1991; and
WHEREAS, Atascadero Municipal Code Section 2-7.03 provides: “The City Treasurer
shall receive such compensation and expense allowance as the Council shall from time to time
determine by resolution or ordinance. Such compensation shall be a proper charge against such
funds of the City as the Council shall designate.”
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 53208.5(b).provides that
where a city, such as the City of Atascadero, has different benefit structures, the Council
Members’ health and welfare benefits can be no greater than the most generous schedule
of benefits being received by any category of non-safety employees.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO
HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 Section 2-17.02 of the Atascadero Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
“Each member of the Council shall receive a salary of $300 per calendar month through
December 31, 2016. Each member of the Council shall receive a salary of $600.00 per calendar
month commencing on January 1, 2017 and thereafter.”
SECTION 2 Chapter 19 is added to Title 2 of Atascadero Municipal Code and shall read:
“Mayor Salary” and Section 2-19.01 shall be added to read: “The elected Mayor of the City
shall receive a monthly salary of $300.00 per month through December 31, 2016. The Mayor
shall receive a monthly salary of $ 750.00 commencing on January 1, 2017.
SECTION 3 Chapter 20 is added to Title 2 of the Atascadero Municipal Code and shall read
“Health, Welfare and Retirement Benefits for Elected Officials”:
Section 2-20.01 “Elected Officials” in the City of Atascadero are the Mayor, City
Council Members, City Treasurer and City Clerk
Section 2-20.02 Elected officials are entitled to participate Participation in the City
employee medical insurance policy. The City will pay for the elected official’s participation up
to the amount contributed by the City for those employees electing employee only coverage
under the Management and Confidential Resolution in place at the time of coverage. The elected
official’s spouse and dependents may also be covered, but the elected official is required to
reimburse the City the total cost of that coverage.
Section 2-20.03 Elected officials are entitled to participate in the City employee
dental policy. The City will pay for the elected official’s participation. The elected official’s
spouse and dependents may also be covered and the City will pay for that coverage.
Section 2-20.04 Elected officials are entitled to participate in the City employee
vision policy. The City will pay for the elected official’s participation. The elected official’s
spouse and dependents may also be covered and the City will pay for that coverage.
Section 2-20.05 Elected officials are entitled to participate in the City employee life
insurance policy. Coverage for the elected official shall equal the amount of coverage provided
to the employees covered under the Management and Confidential resolution in place at the time
of coverage. The City will pay for the elected official’s participation. The elected official’s
spouse and dependents may also be covered, but the elected official is required to reimburse the
City the total cost of that coverage.
Section 2-20.06 Elected officials may not choose to receive cash in lieu of benefits.
Section 2-20.07 The City will not pay providers on behalf of the elected official in
lieu of participation in the health insurance plans offered to other City employees.
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DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 3
Section 2-20.08 Elected officials are required to participate in a retirement
plan. Elected officials may choose to participate in the City’s CalPERS plan or the City offered
FICA-substitute plan. Elected officials shall pay the required employee contribution amount as
set by the plan.
Section 2-20.09 Elected officials are required to participate in Medicare and elected
officials shall pay the required employee contribution amount as set by the federal government.
Section 2-20.10 In accordance with law, compensation paid by the City to elected
officials is subject to federal and state income tax withholding.
Section 2-20.11 The City shall pay for workers compensation coverage for elected
officials.
SECTION 4 Section 2-6.04 of the Atascadero Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
“The City Clerk shall receive a salary of $200.00 a month through December 31, 2016. The City
Clerk shall receive a salary of $400.00 per calendar month commencing on January 1, 2017 and
thereafter.”
SECTION 5: Section 2-7.03 of the Atascadero Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
“The City Treasurer shall receive a salary of $200.00 a month through December 31, 2016. The
City Treasurer shall receive a salary of $400.00 per calendar month commencing on January 1,
2017 and thereafter.”
SECTION 6: A summary of this ordinance, shall be published twice: at least five days prior to
its final passage in the Atascadero News, a newspaper published and circulated in the City of
Atascadero, and; before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its final passage, in the
Atascadero News, a newspaper published and circulated in the City of Atascadero. A copy of
the full text of this ordinance shall be on file in the City Clerk’s Office on and after the date
following introduction and passage and shall be available to any interested member of the public.
ITEM NUMBER: B-2
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 3
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council held on _____________, and PASSED
and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Atascadero, State of California, on
____________, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: CITY OF ATASCADERO
_____________________________ ________________________
Marcia McClure Torgerson, C.M.C., Tom O’Malley, Mayor
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________
Brian A. Pierik, City Attorney
ITEM NUMBER: B-2
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 4
DRAFT ORDINANCE B
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ATASCADERO
MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING TITLE 2 CHAPTER 19 ON MAYOR
SALARY AND ADDING CHAPTER 20 ON HEALTH, WELFARE AND
RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND
AMENDING CHAPTER 6 SECTION 04 ON CITY CLERK SALARY AND
AMENDING CHAPTER 7 SECTION 03 ON CITY TREASURER SALARY
The City Council hereby finds and declares as follows:
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 36516(a) sets a maximum amount for
the salary of a City Council Member, depending on the population size of the city; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 36516(b) provides that cities with a
population of up 35,000 may compensate Council Members with a monthly salary of up to Three
Hundred Dollars ($300.00); and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 36516(a)(4) allows for Council
Member salary increases above Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) per month provided the
increase is adopted by ordinance and the amount of additional compensation does not exceed an
amount equal to 5% for each calendar year from the date of the last adjustment; and
WHEREAS, on August 27,1984, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 84 which
increased the monthly salaries of the City Council Members from One Hundred and Fifty Dollars
($150.00) to Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00); and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 84 is which is codified in the Atascadero Municipal Code
Section 2-17.02 which reads: “Each member of the Council shall receive a salary of one
hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per calendar month, commencing July 1, 1984 and terminating
December 31, 1984, and a salary of three hundred dollars ($300.00) per calendar month,
commencing January 1, 1985 and thereafter.”; and
WHEREAS, there have been no ordinances adopted by the City Council increasing the
monthly salaries of the City Council Members since Ordinance No. 84; was adopted on August
27, 1984; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 36516.5 provides any City Council
salary increase cannot become effective until at least one City Council Member begins a new
term of office; and
WHEREAS, the next City Council election is November 2016 and, therefore, if an
ordinance approving a salary increase for City Council Members becomes effective (i.e. 30 days
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DATE: 08/11/15
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after the second reading) before the November 2016 election, then the ordinance can provide for
an effective date for the salary increase to be January 1, 2017; and
WHEREAS, there are 32 years between 1986 and 2017 and 5% multiplied by 32 is 160%
which means that the City Council could adopt an ordinance increasing the monthly salary of
City Council Members by $480 (i.e. 160% of $300.00) which would be an increase in the current
monthly salary of $300 up to a monthly salary of $780 or such lower amount as designated by
the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has decided not to increase the salary of City Council
Members at this time; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 36516.1 authorizes the City Council to
adopt an ordinance to provide compensation to an elected mayor in addition to what he or she
receives as a Council Member; and
WHEREAS, the City does not have an ordinance which provides for compensation to an
elected mayor in addition to what he or she receives as a Council Member; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 36517 provides that the City Clerk
and City Treasurer shall receive, at stated times, compensation fixed by ordinance or resolution;
and
WHEREAS, there is no statutory limit on the amount of the salary increase for the City
Clerk or City Treasurer or on the effective date of the increase; and
WHEREAS, the current salary of the City Clerk is $200.00 per month based upon
Resolution 82-94 adopted by the City Council on August 9, 1994; and
WHEREAS, Atascadero Municipal Code Section 2-6.04 provides: “The City Clerk shall
receive such compensation and expense allowance as the Council shall from time to time
determine by resolution or ordinance. Compensation shall be a proper charge against such funds
of the City as the Council shall designate.”
WHEREAS, the current salary of the City Treasurer is $200.00 per month based upon
Resolution 66-91 adopted by the City Council on July 9, 1991; and
WHEREAS, Atascadero Municipal Code Section 2-7.03 provides: “The City Treasurer
shall receive such compensation and expense allowance as the Council shall from time to time
determine by resolution or ordinance. Such compensation shall be a proper charge against such
funds of the City as the Council shall designate.”
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 53208.5(b).provides that where a city,
such as the City of Atascadero, has different benefit structures, the Council Members’ health and
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welfare benefits can be no greater than the most generous schedule of benefits being received by
any category of non-safety employees.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO
HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 2 Chapter 19 is added to Title 2 of Atascadero Municipal Code and shall read:
“Mayor Salary” and Section 2-19.01 shall be added to read: “The elected Mayor of the City
shall receive a monthly salary of $300 per month through December 31, 2016. The Mayor shall
receive a monthly salary of $ 500 commencing on January 1, 2017.
SECTION 3: Chapter 20 is added to Title 2 of the Atascadero Municipal Code and shall read
“Health, Welfare and Retirement Benefits for Elected Officials”:
Section 2-20.01 “Elected Officials” in the City of Atascadero are the Mayor, City
Council Members, City Treasurer and City Clerk
Section 2-20.02 Elected officials are entitled to participate Participation in the City
employee medical insurance policy. The City will pay for the elected official’s participation up
to the amount contributed by the City for those employees electing employee only coverage
under the Management and Confidential Resolution in place at the time of coverage. The elected
official’s spouse and dependents may also be covered, but the elected official is required to
reimburse the City the total cost of that coverage.
Section 2-20.03 Elected officials are entitled to participate in the City employee
dental policy. The City will pay for the elected official’s participation. The elected official’s
spouse and dependents may also be covered and the City will pay for that coverage.
Section 2-20.04 Elected officials are entitled to participate in the City employee
vision policy. The City will pay for the elected official’s participation. The elected official’s
spouse and dependents may also be covered and the City will pay for that coverage.
Section 2-20.05 Elected officials are entitled to participate in the City employee life
insurance policy. Coverage for the elected official shall equal the amount of coverage provided
to the employees covered under the Management and Confidential resolution in place at the time
of coverage. The City will pay for the elected official’s participation. The elected official’s
spouse and dependents may also be covered, but the elected official is required to reimburse the
City the total cost of that coverage.
Section 2-20.06 Elected officials may not choose to receive cash in lieu of benefits.
Section 2-20.07 The City will not pay providers on behalf of the elected official in
lieu of participation in the health insurance plans offered to other City employees.
Section 2-20.08 Elected officials are required to participate in a retirement
plan. Elected officials may choose to participate in the City’s CalPERS plan or the City offered
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DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 4
FICA-substitute plan. Elected officials shall pay the required employee contribution amount as
set by the plan.
Section 2-20.09 Elected officials are required to participate in Medicare and elected
officials shall pay the required employee contribution amount as set by the federal government.
Section 2-20.10 In accordance with law, compensation paid by the City to elected
officials is subject to federal and state income tax withholding.
Section 2-20.11 The City shall pay for workers compensation coverage for elected
officials.
SECTION 4: Section 2-6.04 of the Atascadero Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
“The City Clerk shall receive a salary of $$200.00 a month through December 31, 2016. The
City Clerk shall receive a salary of $300.00 per calendar month commencing on January 1, 2017
and thereafter.”
SECTION 5: Section 2-7.03 of the Atascadero Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
“The City Treasurer shall receive a salary of $$200.00 a month through December 31, 2016.
The City Treasurer shall receive a salary of $300.00 per calendar month commencing on January
1, 2017 and thereafter.”
SECTION 6: A summary of this ordinance, shall be published twice: at least five days prior to
its final passage in the Atascadero News, a newspaper published and circulated in the City of
Atascadero, and; before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its final passage, in the
Atascadero News, a newspaper published and circulated in the City of Atascadero. A copy of
the full text of this ordinance shall be on file in the City Clerk’s Office on and after the date
following introduction and passage and shall be available to any interested member of the public.
ITEM NUMBER: B-2
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 4
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council held on _____________, and PASSED
and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Atascadero, State of California, on
____________, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: CITY OF ATASCADERO
_____________________________ _________________________
Marcia McClure Torgerson, C.M.C., Tom O’Malley, Mayor
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________
Brian A. Pierik, City Attorney
ITEM NUMBER: B-3
DATE: 08/11/15
Atascadero City Council
Staff Report – Fire Department
Confirming the Cost of
Vegetative Growth and/or Refuse Abatement
RECOMMENDATION:
Council adopt the Draft Resolution, confirming the cost of vegetative growth (weeds)
and/or refuse (rubbish) abatement.
DISCUSSION:
On April 28, 2015 Council adopted Resolution No. 2015-020 declaring vegetative
growth and/or refuse a public nuisance, and authorized the Fire Chief to proceed wit h
the abatement process. On April 29, 2015 notices were mailed to property owners,
informing them of the City’s abatement requirements.
A total of 27 parcels were abated by the City this year. This low number is a result of
the Fire Department’s consistent efforts to educate the public on the importance of
weed abatement compliance. Our goal is to have zero parcels needing the City’s
mowing services. A review of the table below shows the results of our efforts over the
last five years:
Year Number of Parcels
Abated by the City
2011 93
2012 56
2013 39
2014 38
2015 27
An itemized list of the abatement assessments were, by fiscal year, posted with the City
Clerk and at the Fire Department, Station #1 on April 2 0, 2015. On May 12, 2015 a
public hearing was held to hear objections to the vegetative growth & refuse abatement.
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DATE: 08/11/15
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City will receive $28,220.40 from the 2015/2016 property tax rolls in weed
abatement / refuse abatement assessments.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Draft Resolution
2. Abatement Assessments FY 14/15
3. Abatement Assessments FY 15/16
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DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 1
DRAFT RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE COST OF
VEGETATIVE GROWTH/REFUSE ABATEMENT
WHEREAS, the Government Code of the State of California, Section 39500, et seq.,
provides that cities may declare vegetative growth (weeds) and refuse (rubbish) a public nuisance
for the purpose of vegetative growth (weeds) and refuse (rubbish) abatement; and
WHEREAS, the Atascadero City Fire Department did abate said nuisances within the
provision of the Government Code, Section 39500, et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the cost of the work of abatement, including a 150% administrative fee, as
shown on the Preliminary Special Tax Listing for 2015/2016 Tax Roll was submitted in
accordance with Government Code Section 39574; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Atascadero received the cost report and held a
hearing to receive objections of any property owners liable to be assessed for the work of
abatement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Atascadero
SECTION 1. That the report of abatement costs is confirmed as presented; and
SECTION 2. That the costs of abatement constitutes a special assessment against the
described parcels and shall be a lien on the property in accordance with Government Code
Section 39577; and
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit to the proper officials of
the County, a certified copy of the report for filing.
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DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 1
On motion by Council Member _______________________ and seconded by Council
Member ________________________, the foregoing Resolution is hereby adopted in its entirety
on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ADOPTED:
CITY OF ATASCADERO
By:
Tom O’Malley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Marcia McClure Torgerson, C.M.C., City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Brian A. Pierik, City Attorney
ABATEMENT ASSESSMENTS CITY FY 2014/2015 CO TAX ROLL 2015/2016
Date of
Abatement APN
Contractor
Cost
Admin
Fee
Total Cost of
Abatement
County
Fee
Total
Assessment
Book 45
6/24/2015 045-401-003 2,170.80$ 3,256.20$ 5,427.00$ 2.00$ 5,429.00$
6/20/2015 045-401-004 2,170.80$ 3,256.20$ 5,427.00$ 2.00$ 5,429.00$
-$ -$
Total (Book 45)4,341.60$ 6,512.40$ 10,854.00$ 4.00$ 10,858.00$
Book 50
6/26/2015 050-081-001 1,085.40$ 1,628.10$ 2,713.50$ 2.00$ 2,715.50$
-$ -$
Total (Book 50)1,085.40$ 1,628.10$ 2,713.50$ 2.00$ 2,715.50$
Book 54
6/17/2015 054-051-068 2,170.80$ 3,256.20$ 5,427.00$ 2.00$ 5,429.00$
Total (Book 54)2,170.80$ 3,256.20$ 5,427.00$ 2.00$ 5,429.00$
Book 56
6/17/2015 056-091-050 603.00$ 904.50$ 1,507.50$ 2.00$ 1,509.50$
6/18/2015 056-091-051 482.40$ 723.60$ 1,206.00$ 2.00$ 1,208.00$
-$ -$
Total (Book 56)1,085.40$ 1,628.10$ 2,713.50$ 4.00$ 2,717.50$
Grand Total 8,683.20$ 13,024.80$ 21,708.00$ 12.00$ 21,720.00$
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DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 2
ABATEMENT ASSESSMENTS CITY FY 2015/2016 CO TAX ROLL 2015/2016
Date of
Abatement APN
Contractor
Cost
Admin
Fee
Total Cost of
Abatement
County
Fee
Total
Assessment
Book 28
07/09/14 028-292-013 663.30$ 994.95$ 1,658.25$ 2.00$ 1,660.25$
-$ -$
Total (Book 28)663.30$ 994.95$ 1,658.25$ 2.00$ 1,660.25$
Book 29
7/7/2014 029-331-003 844.20$ 1,266.30$ 2,110.50$ 2.00$ 2,112.50$
Total (Book 29)844.20$ 1,266.30$ 2,110.50$ 2.00$ 2,112.50$
Book 30
7/7/2015 030-261-011 542.70$ 814.05$ 1,356.75$ 2.00$ 1,358.75$
7/8/2015 030-373-032 1,025.10$ 1,537.65$ 2,562.75$ 2.00$ 2,564.75$
7/7/2015 030-511-001 301.50$ 452.25$ 753.75$ 2.00$ 755.75$
Total (Book 30)1,869.30$ 2,803.95$ 4,673.25$ 6.00$ 4,679.25$
Book 31
7/21/2015 031-112-005 542.70$ 814.05$ 1,356.75$ 2.00$ 1,358.75$
7/1/2014 031-161-044 180.90$ 271.35$ 452.25$ 2.00$ 454.25$
7/2/2015 031-161-045 180.90$ 271.35$ 452.25$ 2.00$ 454.25$
7/2/2015 031-161-046 180.90$ 271.35$ 452.25$ 2.00$ 454.25$
7/2/2015 031-161-047 180.90$ 271.35$ 452.25$ 2.00$ 454.25$
7/2/2015 031-161-048 180.90$ 271.35$ 452.25$ 2.00$ 454.25$
7/2/2015 031-161-049 180.90$ 271.35$ 452.25$ 2.00$ 454.25$
7/3/2015 031-161-050 120.60$ 180.90$ 301.50$ 2.00$ 303.50$
7/3/2015 031-161-051 180.90$ 271.35$ 452.25$ 2.00$ 454.25$
Total (Book 31)1,929.60$ 2,894.40$ 4,824.00$ 18.00$ 4,842.00$
7/14/2015 050-021-037 723.60$ 1,085.40$ 1,809.00$ 2.00$ 1,811.00$
7/22/2015 050-121-017 60.30$ 90.45$ 150.75$ 2.00$ 152.75$
7/20/2015 050-182-006 2,050.20$ 3,075.30$ 5,125.50$ 2.00$ 5,127.50$
7/22/2015 050-211-001 60.30$ 90.45$ 150.75$ 2.00$ 152.75$
7/22/2015 050-242-015 422.10$ 633.15$ 1,055.25$ 2.00$ 1,057.25$
7/10/2015 050-341-022 1,266.30$ 1,899.45$ 3,165.75$ 2.00$ 3,167.75$
-$ -$
Total (Book 50)4,582.80$ 6,874.20$ 11,457.00$ 12.00$ 11,469.00$
ITEM NUMBER: B-3
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 3
ABATEMENT ASSESSMENTS CITY FY 2015/2016 CO TAX ROLL 2015/2016
Date of
Abatement APN
Contractor
Cost
Admin
Fee
Total Cost of
Abatement
County
Fee
Total
Assessment
Book 56
7/21/2015 056-211-037 241.20$ 361.80$ 603.00$ 2.00$ 605.00$
-$ -$
Total (Book 56)241.20$ 361.80$ 603.00$ 2.00$ 605.00$
Grand Total 10,130.40$ 15,195.60$ 25,326.00$ 42.00$ 25,368.00$
ITEM NUMBER: B-3
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 3
ITEM NUMBER: C-1
DATE: 08/11/15
Atascadero City Council
Staff Report – City Manager’s Office
Atascadero Marketing Logo
Revised Logo and Color Palette
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Council:
1. Review and adopt the revised logo and color palette;
OR
2. Give staff direction for logo and color palette development.
DISCUSSION:
In 2014, the City Council hired the Coraggio Group, a strategic planning company that
provides planning, process improvement, leadership development and organizational
change management services to businesses and organizations. The Coraggio Group
worked with the City Council in the creation of a vision and a plan for tourism and
promotion for the City during a series of meetings:
August 29, 2014 - Tourism & Promotion workshop
February 6, 2015 - City Council Special Workshop
February 6, 2015 - Joint meeting between City Council and TBID
May 15, 2015 - Tourism & Promotion Game Plan Workshop
Out of these meetings and workshops, the Atascadero Tourism & Promotion Game
Plan was created. This game plan is a ten-year visioning roadmap to establish a brand
image that will tell the story of Atascadero and what the City has to offer.
The City hired Verdin Marketing, a full-service branding and marketing agency, to assist
with the branding process. At a Special Meeting of the City Council on June 11, 2015,
Verdin presented the first stage of the branding exercise to define the people,
characteristics and the attractions that make Atascadero unique. Verdin Marketing
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proposed to the City Council at a Council meeting on July 14, 2015 three potential
logos. Council reviewed the logos, and provided ideas and feedback for each. Verdin
was directed to return to the August 11, 2015 Council meeting with logo revisions
including colors.
The determination of the logo is a first step in an overall marketing plan to highlight the
City’s assets, attract tourism and improve the City for residents. The logo needs to
represent Atascadero in tourism to both City and SLO County residents. This marketing
logo will not replace the City’s organizational logo which is at the top of this report.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
ALTERNATIVES:
1. The City Council may decide to not adopt a logo at this time.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Atascadero Tourism & Promotion Game Plan
2. Logo Development slides
Atascadero Tourism & Promotion Game Plan
May 2015 Workshop
Coraggio Group
2240 N. Interstate Ave. Suite #300
Portland, OR 97227
Office 503.493.1452
coraggiogroup.com
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Atascadero Tourism & Promotion Game Plan Workshop 2
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Atascadero Tourism & Promotion Game Plan Workshop 3
1 | INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 4
2 | GOALS FOR THE DAY ................................................................................................................... 5
3 | VISIONING WORKSHOP RECAP ....................................................................................................... 6
4 | TOOLS & TARGET MATRIX .............................................................................................................. 7
5 | STORY OF CHANGE ..................................................................................................................... 8
6 | DECISION CRITERIA FOR EVENTS AND OTHER BUDGET REQUESTS ......................................................... 9
7 | COMMUNICATIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN ............................................................................... 10
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Atascadero Tourism & Promotion Game Plan Workshop 4
1 | Introduction
Following up on the August 2014 Tourism & Promotion workshop, the Atascadero City Council once again came
together for a workshop around tourism and promotion for the city. Where the first workshop considered the high-
level vision for how Atascadero can promote itself to residents and visitors alike, this half-day workshop on May you
go 15, 2015 focused on making that vision actionable. With the addition of a new Deputy City Manager for whom
tourism and promotion is a key role, and with the recent change of marketing firm for the TBID, this was a
particularly important time for the City Council to align on what next steps it would like to see around tourism and
promotion.
Intended outcomes of the workshop included:
1. Define tourism budget categories
2. Set decision criteria for tourism ROI
3. Craft the framework of where we want to go
4. Create a working timeline for action
5. Clarify and align on roles and responsibilities
Participants at the workshop included Mayor Tom O’Malley, Mayor Pro Tem Heather Moreno, Council Member
Roberta Fonzi, Council Member Bob Kelley, Council Member Brian Sturtevant, City Manager Rachelle Rickard,
Deputy City Manager Marcia Torgerson, Deputy City Manager Terrie Banish, Administrative Services Director Jeri
Rangel, Public Works Director Nick DeBar, Fire Chief Kurt Stone, and Police Chief Jerel Haley. There were also
many members of the public in attendance, including representatives from the Chamber of Commerce, the
Atascadero TBID, Big Red, and Verdin Marketing.
The documentation that follows is a summary of what was discussed at the workshop, reflecting primarily what the
facilitators captured on flip charts and what the participants themselves wrote. At the bottom of each page, we have
inserted a box that describes implications for Atascadero – this represents insights and advice based on our
experience, and should be taken as input to the City Council as it considers action on all of these topics.
—Coraggio Group
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Atascadero Tourism & Promotion Game Plan Workshop 5
2 | Goals For The Day
The workshop team drafted its list of goals for the day based on what was accomplished at the Atascadero Ten-
Year Visioning Workshop on August 29, 2014. The group was very clear and aligned that they wanted to achieve
the following by the end of the workshop:
1. Define tourism budget categories
2. Set decision criteria for tourism ROI
3. Craft the framework of where we want to go
4. Create a working timeline for action
5. Clarify and align on roles and responsibilities
How did we do?
At the end of the meeting the group was asked if they
thought they had achieved the goals set at the beginning of
the day.
Using the two frameworks from the day – The Story of
Change and Organization Goal/Audience/Tool Matrix – the
group determined that each of the five goals were
achieved.
It was also understood that a significant amount of work
remains, but with results of this session, the earlier work
session, and new dedicated resources there is now a plan
of action, momentum and a means to a successful
outcome.
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Atascadero Tourism & Promotion Game Plan Workshop 6
3 | Visioning Workshop Recap
Using the Visioning Workshop Report as a guide, the City Council led off the discussion by highlighting the big take-
aways from the August 2014 session that would best inform the work for the session. The three noted areas from
the report were:
1. Atascadero Ten-Year Vision
Atascadero is a beautiful and authentic city of outdoor recreation, culinary adventures, and
welcoming hospitality. It’s a safe place where the arts & history thrive, and the diversity of
experience, generosity of spirit, and small-town ambiance are here to be enjoyed by visitors
and residents alike.
2. Tourism D ecision Criteria
ü Must have direct accountability & responsibility
ü Must be a decision for which we are willing to assign resources
ü Must support our long-term vision for Atascadero (ROA or cost-benefit analysis)
ü Must have community buy-in
ü Must not simply be “grandfathered” in; must be evaluated afresh
3. Action Framework & Priorities
Enhance connectivity
and communication
Develop centralized
coordination of tourism and
promotion activities
Prioritize investment in our
“place”
Identify and integrate
with our partnership
base
Create the responsible &
accountable leadership manage
the experience of Atascadero
Develop ways to incentivize
business development
downtown
Develop a PR plan and
activities
Benchmark & measure success Revisit aesthetics/code
enforcement
Set brand standards & develop
brand management
Identify supporting infrastructure
for tourism & promotions
Identify funding mechanisms
Additionally, the group discussion included the identification of the number of accomplishments completed and/or
underway in response to the priority actions outlined last August, primary being a spirit of action, the hiring of Terrie
Banish, improved signage on El Camino Real and the development of a better-aligned TBID game plan.
ITEM NUMBER: C-1
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 1
Atascadero Tourism & Promotion Game Plan Workshop 7
4 | Tools & Target Matrix
Coraggio led the City Council through a discussion about the different “players” in the tourism and promotion
space, and how the City of Atascadero’s efforts relate within that larger universe. We looked at what the goals are
for each organization, who their target audience is, and what tools they use to reach that audience. The results of
this discussion are represented below:
ORGANIZATION
CITY OF ATASCADERO
TBID OF ATASCADERO
ATASCADERO
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MAIN STREET ASSOCIATION
SLO COUNTY TBID
VISIT CALIFORNIA
GOALS
- STAY
- SPEND
- ENJOY
- COME
- SLEEP
- SPEND
- ENHANCE
- SPEND
- COMMUNITY
- ENHANCE
- SPEND
- COMMUNITY
- COME
- SLEEP
- SPEND
- EXPOSE
- AWARE
- ATTRACT
TARGET
AUDIENCE
- LOCAL
- COUNTY
- OUTSIDE COUNTY
- SERVICE LOCALS
- MEMBERS
- POTENTIAL
MEMBERS
- COMMUNITY
- MEMBERS
- POTENTIAL
MEMBERS
- COMMUNITY
- OUTSIDE COUNTY
- WORLD
TOOLS
lorem
ipsum
lorem
Ipsum
lorem
$100 MILLION
BUDGET
! WEBSITE
! PR
! ADVERTISING
! PROMOTIONS
! EVENTS
! SOCIAL MEDIA
! CONTENT
Outside Agency TBD
Verdin Big Red
*
* These are the common tools used by these organizations and may or may not be dedicated resources to that organization
Implications for Atascadero
With the addition of Terrie to the team, the willingness of Big Red to act as a connector to the TBID, and with
the team at Verdin coming into their role with the TBID, this is a particularly good time for Atascadero to build
bridges for collaboration. The City should leverage this opportunity for a “fresh start” to the greatest extent
possible, ensuring the greatest efficiency and impact for the Tourism & Promotion budget. The City should also
remain mindful of the part they play in the bigger whole, and wary of causing any brand confusion.
ITEM NUMBER: C-1
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 1
Atascadero Tourism & Promotion Game Plan Workshop 8
5 | Story Of Change
Next, the City Council went through an exercise to imagine what the “story of change” is for the next three years.
Within this timeline, they looked at what the annual message is (how they will talk about the changes), what should
be accomplished each year, and how we will measure success
What is our theme for
change? How will all
stakeholders easily
understand what we
must do?
What will we focus on?
How will we know when
we’re making progress?
TIMELINE'TIMELINE'
TIMELINE'TIMELINE'
Message:
REINFORCE
Message:
CLARITY
Success Indicators:
• Completed Marketing Plan
• Completed Brand Plan
• Completed Infrastructure
Plan
Success Indicators:
• Increase in TOT
• Sales tax increase in targeted
categories above normal growth
Success Indicators:
• Continued increase in TOT
• Continued sales tax
growth
Message:
ACTION
“We’re building momentum.”
Strategic Priorities:
• Evaluation success to date and
refresh strategic priorities
• Refine and strengthen
marketing and brand plans
• Evaluate and revise
infrastructure plans
2016'2017'
Strategic Priorities:
• Implement marketing plan
• Implement brand plan
• Prioritize infrastructure upgrades
to support T&P
• Deploy targeted long-term
business development incentives
to meet our vision
• Upgrade aesthetics and signage
• Develop simple and flexible
zoning and code updates
Strategic Priorities:
• Consistent, current and
centralized source of information
• Develop and integrated
marketing plan – ECC
• Set brand standards & develop
brand management – DCC
• Identify & prioritize people &
processes to support tourism and
promotion
• Initial business development
incentives
• Maintain progress on aesthetics/
signage Wins 2015'
2016'2017'2015'
“Build the foundation.” “Building on success.”
Implications for Atascadero
Using the framework we were able to document The Story of Change, Strategic Priorities and Success Factors
in a simple and easy to communicate way. With this clarity and guidance, the requirement is now the diligent
work of building out the specific plan of action for each strategic priority, identifying the tactics, responsibilities,
resource requirements and timing.
To maintain momentum and best ensure success, it will be imperative to create this next level of detail so each
objective can be evaluated, discussed, decided on and implemented in the most thoughtful, consistent and
timely way.
ITEM NUMBER: C-1
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 1
Atascadero Tourism & Promotion Game Plan Workshop 9
6 | Decision Criteria for Events and Other Budget Requests
In order to assist in long-term decision-making and streamline the decision process, the City Council discussed
what qualities they might look for in proposals for events, and how they might sort them into “tiers” that would assist
in allocating sponsorship dollars. We discussed that some events may start at a tier 2 or 3, and migrate up over
time. We used some current events as examples that helped us define the classifications, as illustrated below:
Implications for Atascadero
Defining Decision Criteria is the easy part; actively using them is more difficult—especially when requests come
from long-time events, or from sponsors who are close friends. At the same time, having Decision Criteria is
liberating, allowing the City Council to refer to a rational decision-making process, rather than a subjective one. We
recommend that City staff develop an “application form” for Tourism & Promotion event support, and that the City
Council, in its deliberations, review those forms on a scheduled basis.
Examples
• Comprehensive Plan
• Large Signature Event
• Draws people from outside County
• Multi-day (3+)
• Significant ROI
• Supports Vision of Atascadero
• 5000+ people (target TBD)
Tier
1
• Comprehensive Plan
• Signature Event
• Draws people from outside City
• Multi-day (2)
• ROI and Positive Give/Get
• Supports Vision of Atascadero
• 500-4500 people (target TBD)
Tier
2
• Comprehensive Plan
• Single day (or portion of)
• ROI and Positive Give/Get
• Supports Vision of Atascadero
• 250-500 people (target TBD)
Tier
3
ITEM NUMBER: C-1
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 1
Atascadero Tourism & Promotion Game Plan Workshop 10
7 | Communications & Accountability Plan
Having a plan and sticking to it are two very different things. In order to ensure accountability and to facilitate the
high level of collaboration that is necessary, the Council agreed on a schedule whereby they would receive in-depth
updates four times a year that would include progress reports against the measures of success indicated in our
“Story of Change”. Additionally, it was decided that City staff should be meeting regularly with the other local
collaborators, and may serve as the “convener” of this regular bi-weekly meeting.
Quarterly Updates to the City Council:
• Staff
• TBID
• Marketing
Bi-Weekly Updates Among Collaborators:
• Staff
• Big Red/TBID
• Verdin
• Chamber of Commerce
Implications for Atascadero
It will be critical for these update meetings to be calendared and begun immediately, and that they remain on a
regular schedule. Too many great plans fail because leadership didn’t have a commitment to maintaining
momentum for the process. This doesn’t mean the City Council needs to do all the work – on the contrary, most of
the work is for others to do. But the City Council does need to stay “nose in; hands off”, monitor progress, and
clear barriers when and if they arise. If they don’t get regular reporting, they won’t be able to help.
Likewise, the collaborators will all gain much from more frequent collaboration. These meetings, too, should be
begun immediately. A standing agenda will keep them on-task and efficient.
ITEM NUMBER: C-1
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 1
VISIT
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
ITEM NUMBER: C-1
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 2
Specific changes to logo determined by July meeting shown above.
Also shown are general refinements.
Look at spacing of letter
forms, especially paying
attention to “dero” as it is
too tight.
• Look at overall letter forms to establish
similar weight and alignment.
• Bring in character, consistently
throughout Atascadero font.
• Look at spacing throughout logo.
• Clean up all letter forms and curves.
GENERAL REFINEMENTS
Clean up and look
closely as “s”
Explore “VISIT” sizing.
Perhaps minimize slightly.
ITEM NUMBER: C-1
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 2
Above is the revised Atascadero logo.
ITEM NUMBER: C-1
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 2
COLOR PALETTE #1
Focusing on the small-town, classic Americana feel of Atascadero, these fresh,
but rustic colors represent the hometown experience one can expect here.
ITEM NUMBER: C-1
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 2
COLOR PALETTE #2
Showing colors found in the environment and townscape of Atascadero, these
authentic, worn-in colors are friendly and welcoming.
ITEM NUMBER: C-1
DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 2
ITEM NUMBER: C-2
DATE: 08/11/15
Atascadero City Council
Staff Report - Public Works Department
Buy Back Center Options
Review of Atascadero Waste Alternatives (AWA) Proposals
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Council:
1. Reject Atascadero Waste Alternatives proposals to increase commercial and
residential waste collection service rates to keep the San Luis Avenue Buy Back
Center operational; and,
2. In accordance with the Solid Waste Collection Franchise Agreement, a llow
Atascadero Waste Alternatives to close the San Luis Avenue Buy Back Center
after December 31, 2015 if they so choose.
DISCUSSION:
Background: The City has an agreement with Atascadero Waste Alternatives (AWA) for
exclusive curbside collection of trash, commingled recyclables, and green waste for
customers within City limits. AWA has provided solid waste collection to the City since
1998. The contract was renegotiated last year and is in effect through the end of 2020.
During contract negotiations last year, AWA agreed to continue operating the existing
San Luis Avenue Buy Back Center at no additional fee until January 1, 2016. AWA
further agreed to work in good faith with the City and San Luis Obispo County
Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) to develop a service and funding plan
for continued operation of the Buy Back Center, or the transfer of that requirement to
local supermarkets or others in accordance with California Department of Resources
Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) regulations. The contract further stated that the
Buy Back Center could remain open after January 1, 2016 under one of the following
conditions as proposed by AWA:
1. An additional to be determined and mutually agreeable increase in commercial
rates, not to exceed 6.8%; or
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DATE: 08/11/15
2. An additional to be determined and mutually agreeable monthly increase in
residential rates in year 2 and then again in year 3. The increas e in year 2 shall
not exceed $0.40 per month and the increase in year 3 shall not exceed $0.40
per month. (These increases would be in addition to any CPI increases); or
3. A cost sharing agreement with local supermarkets to offset operational costs of
the Buy Back Center to avoid the need for onsite buy back facilities ; or
4. Other mutually agreeable terms, and or a combination of the above.
The contract further indicated that the proposed resolution would be brought back to the
City Council for approval by August 15, 2015. In the absence of implementation of one
or a combination of the above options, AWA would have no obligation to continue
operating the Buy Back Center beyond December 31, 2015.
City staff has met and discussed Buy Back Center options with AWA representatives
over the past few months. AWA shared financial information to City staff that indicates
the Buy Back Center operated at a net loss of $9,700 for the five month period of
January through May 2015, or at an approximate $2,000 net loss per month. AWA has
further indicated that in order to keep the Buy Back Center open, they need to offset this
net loss with $6,500 per month in additional revenue to meet profit expectations of its
stakeholders. AWA is proposing to keep the Buy Back Center open if they receive the
maximum amounts as set in the contract:
1. 6.8% increase in commercial; OR
2. $0.40 per month increase in residential rates starting 1/1/2016 and
another $0.40 per month increase starting 1/1/2017 for all residential
customers.
AWA has also proposed a third option:
3. $0.40 per month increase in residential rates beginning 1/1/2016 and a
4.53% increase in commercial rates starting 1/1/2016.
Each of the three proposed AWA options is expected to generate similar amounts of
revenue for AWA (approximately $6,500 per month), however each has a slightly
different effect on rate payers. These proposals are in addition to the contractual
consumer price index increase.
AWA reports that the San Luis Avenue Buy Back Center averages about 115 customers
per day. This site is certified to accept and pay California Redemption Value (CRV) for
eligible products. AWA reports $337,989 in CRV disbursements during the first five
months of 2015, or approximately $67,600 per month or just over $3,000 per day.
Analysis: While the Buy Back Center offers a valuable service to the community, there
are concerns that the rate-payer subsidy that AWA is asking for is too high for the
service, especially in light of the current operational revenues and costs of the center.
ITEM NUMBER: C-2
DATE: 08/11/15
Attached are the proposed rates for customers under each of the AWA proposals and
below are sample effects on customers for each of the proposals.
Proposal #1 - A commercial customer with a 2 cubic yard bin that is picked up
once a week currently pays $118.56 per month. This proposal would increase
his rate to $126.62 per month (resulting in an increase of approximately $97 per
year). Commercial customers receive different service so the annual dollar effect
on each commercial entity will depend on the service provided . Residents will
see no change in their rates. Full rate tables for this proposal are attached as
“Option B”.
Proposal #2 - Each residential customer would see a $9.60 ann ual increase over
current rates ($4.80 in 2016 and another $4.80 in 2017) in addition to the
contractual consumer price index increase . Commercial customers would see no
increase. Full rate tables for this proposal are attached as “Option A”.
Proposal #3 - A commercial customer with a 2 cubic yard bin that is picked up
once a week currently pays $118.56 per month. This proposal would increase
his rate to $123.93 per month (resulting in an increase of approximately $65 per
year). Commercial customers receive different service so the annual dollar effect
on each commercial entity will depend on the service provided. Residents will
see a $4.80 annual increase.
If the City rejects the AWA proposals and AWA chooses to close the Buy Back Center,
this will have an effect on those customers that currently redeem recyclables at the
Center. Those wishing to redeem their bottles and cans may have to go to elsewhere
for a period of 2 to 6 months. The nearest locations are in Paso Robles which may be a
physical or economic hardship for some customers.
California Law requires that a certified recycling center be located within a convenience
zone unless the zone has received an exemption from the requirement. A convenience
zone is typically a half-mile radius circle with the center point originating at a
supermarket that meets the following: gross annual sales are $2 million or more and
sells a line of dry groceries, canned goods, or non-food items and perishable items.
There are four “convenience zones” in Atascadero. The four zones are created by the
following four supermarkets: Vons Market, Food 4 Less, Haggen Foods and Grocery
Outlet. The Food 4 Less and Haggen Foods convenience zones are served by the San
Luis Avenue Buy Back Center. The Vons Market and Grocery Outlet are exempt
convenience zones because the Buy Back Center is nearby.
If the San Luis Avenue Buy Back Center closes, CalRecycle would likely require the
four convenience zones to establish certified recycling centers. That process would
take anywhere from three to six months to complete. For the two convenience zones
that are currently served by the Buy Back Center (Food 4 Less and Haggen Foods),
they would receive notice from CalRecycle that the zones are now unserved (Public
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DATE: 08/11/15
Resources Code 14571.7). The stores would have 60 days to become served or file for
an exemption upon receipt of the notice.
For the two convenience zones that are currently exempt (Vons Market and Grocery
Outlet), CalRecycle would likely revoke the exemption. CalRecycle provides the
following guidance on how to revoke a convenience zone exemption:
“To revoke a convenience zone exemption, any interested party may submit an
exemption revocation application to the Division, or the Division may initiate a
revocation case as a result of ongoing monitoring and review. Thanks to our new
DORIIS system, a revocation case can be initiated within a few days. This new
capability speeds up the revocation review process when compared to the former
quarterly batch reviews. A case for revoking an exemption can be initiated
immediately, and unlike the exemption process, there is no statutory requirement
for a public comment period. This means that the turnaround time between
opening a case for revocation and rendering a decision will seldom exceed two
weeks. To determine if a convenience zone exemption should be revoked, the
Division will analyze the conditions which apply to granting exemptions. A zone
exemption may be revoked if the conditions upon which an exemption was
originally based have changed. Once the exemption is revoked, a supermarket
has 60 days to become a served zone.”
If a supermarket fails to become a served zone after the 60 day notice from CalRecycle,
the supermarket has two options. The supermarket can either redeem bottles and cans
inside the store or pay $100 per day fine to CalRecycle.
A recycling center in a convenience zone does not have to be located at the
supermarket that creates the convenience zone but can serve a convenience zone by
being located anywhere within the half-mile radius. Supermarket parking lots are the
most common site for establishment of recycling centers as these lots often offer the
most available space. Additionally, a subsidy from CalRecycle (called handling fees)
can be paid to the recycler if that recycler is located on-site or immediately adjacent to
the supermarket.
City staff is currently discussing the possibility of the Buy Back Center closing with the
four local supermarkets, including the regulatory requirements that will fall back upon
the supermarkets if this occurs. The intent is to investigate if the supermarkets would
be willing to contribute to the offset that AWA is requesting to keep the Buy Back Center
open, or exploring options to open a recycling center prior to the 12/31/15 expected
closure date rather than waiting until they are noticed by CalRecycle.
Conclusion: AWA has let the City know that the Buy Back Center is projected to have a
net cost to AWA of $23,000 per year and AWA is proposing three potential rate increase
options to keep the Buy Back Center open. While each option generates approximately
the same $78,000 per year in revenue for AWA, each option shifts the rate increase
burden in a slightly different way between residential and commercial customers. AWA
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DATE: 08/11/15
has indicated that they prefer to keep the Buy Back Center open but are prepared to
close the Buy Back Center on January 1, 2016 if no resolution is reached. If AWA
closes the Buy Back Center, there may be no beverage recycling in Atascadero for a
period of at least sixty days. During this time, the nearest location to redeem products
with California Redemption Value (CRV) will be two grocery stores in Paso Robles
(Albertson’s and Food 4 Less).
City staff is recommending against the service rate increases proposed by AWA. It is
possible that staff would recommend approving smaller service rate increases to offset
the net loss plus a more moderate profit margin, but AWA has indicated that this would
not work with their business model. It is also possible that one or more of the local
supermarkets may provide funding toward the Buy Back Center operations. However,
this option is currently being investigated. City staff believes that AWA is willing to keep
the Buy Back Center open beyond January 1, 2016 if an acceptable solution is found –
despite the August 15, 2015 deadline for resolution on this matter.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Rejecting the AWA proposals for rate increases to keep the Buy Back Center open and
allowing AWA to close the Buy Back Center has minimal direct fiscal impact on the City.
Staff will spend some additional time working with supermarkets, AWA, IWMA and
CalRecycle to insure that the time period that Atascadero is without a recycle center is
eliminated or minimized.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Council may direct staff to move forward wit h one of AWA’s proposals to increase
service rates. The Buy Back Center would remain open.
2. Council may choose another alternative as determined appropriate by Council.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Proposed Rate Tables
Sep 2015 Sep 2016
Service Level Rate Rate
19 Gallon 18.61$ *19.23$ *
32 Gallon 21.26$ *21.90$ *
60 Gallon 36.94$ *37.73$ *
90 Gallon 47.58$ *48.47$ *
32 Gallon 21.34$ **21.99$ **
60 Gallon 37.30$ **38.11$ **
90 Gallon 48.14$ **49.05$ **
* with $0.30/month IWMA Fee
** with 2% IWMA Fee
September 2016 rates are estimated
Franchised Service Rates Proposed to keep Midstate Buyback Open
Waste Management / Atascadero Waste Alternatives
OPTION A
Residential Cart Service
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ATTACHMENT: 1
MSW Rate 1 x week 2 x week 3 x week 4 x week 5 x week 6 x week
1CY 111.29$ 207.21$ 303.40$ 399.49$ 495.53$ N/A
1.5CY 111.42$ 207.48$ 303.80$ 400.02$ 496.20$ N/A
2CY 126.62$ 238.13$ 349.12$ 460.59$ 571.86$ N/A
3CY 157.44$ 297.25$ 436.97$ 580.76$ 722.08$ 874.19$
4CY 188.48$ 361.67$ 530.26$ 702.19$ 872.05$ 1,039.94$
6CY 241.34$ 462.26$ 628.30$ 903.82$ 1,124.72$ 1,438.32$
REC Rate 1 x week 2 x week 3 x week 4 x week 5 x week 6 x week
1CY -$ 57.10$ 100.85$ 143.77$ 186.28$ N/A
1.5CY -$ 64.51$ 113.93$ 162.70$ 212.42$ N/A
2CY -$ 71.15$ 126.95$ 182.71$ 238.55$ N/A
3CY -$ 83.09$ 153.16$ 221.81$ 290.67$ 359.47$
4CY -$ 97.26$ 180.33$ 261.05$ 343.99$ 429.22$
6CY 117.70$ 219.89$ 323.35$ 426.69$ 530.08$ 633.59$
Service Level Rate
32 Gallon 28.99$
60 Gallon 42.41$
90 Gallon 47.33$
Appliances 39.47$ Lock Bar/Lock & Key 63.76$
Bin Pickup fee 53.22$ Mattress/Full 34.64$
Billing fee 8.70$ Mattress/King & Queen 37.83$
Container PU 50.30$ Mattress/Twin 29.25$
Container Del 50.30$ Pull-out Fee 27.81$
Drive-in 100'-200'9.63$ Refrig/Freezer 77.57$
Drive-in 200'-300'18.98$ Returned Ck Chg 17.11$
Drive-in >-300'28.54$ Tire 8.70$
Eco Bag 5.65$ Tire with Rim 11.94$
Extra P/U Call-in 6.68$ Unreturned 32G Cart 68.87$
Extra P/U Driver 6.68$ Unreturned 64G Cart 86.05$
Extra Yard Call-in 19.94$ Unreturned 96G Cart 103.44$
Extra Yard Driver 19.94$ Walk-in Service 10.97$
Go Back/Comm 11.70$ Water Heater 39.47$
Go Back/Resi 6.01$ Roll out Fee 28.30$
Labor/Per hour 103.44$ Carry out Fee 28.30$
Lock Bar 52.80$ Add'l GW cart 7.58$
Add'l REC cart 7.58$
Commercial Cart Service
Additional Charges
Waste Management / Atascadero Waste Alternatives
Franchised Service Rates Proposed to keep Midstate Buyback Open
OPTION B
Commercial Bin Service - 2015 Rates
ITEM NUMBER: C-2DATE: 08/11/15
ATTACHMENT: 1
ITEM NUMBER: C-3
DATE: 08/11/15
Atascadero City Council
Staff Report - Community Development Department
2015 Signage Clean-up Strategy Update
RECOMMENDATION:
Council receive and file report on update of 2015 Signage Clean-Up Campaign.
DISCUSSION:
Background: As part of the City Council’s 2014 Strategic Planning process, the Council
discussed the appearance of the City’s Commercial District along El Camino Real and
Morro Road. At the February 11, 2014 City Council meeting, the Council agreed that the
appearance of the Commercial District along El Camino Real needs to be improved and
that temporary and unpermitted signs were a concern. In the fall of 2014, the City along
with the Chamber of Commerce completed a business walk and business appearance
outreach meeting. At this meeting, marketing strategies through signage were
discussed, as well as information gathered from the business walk. Based on feedback
from local businesses, momentum to clean up the commercial corridor began to build.
At the January 27, 2015 Council Meeting, the City Council approved the following action
items to address concerns regarding the appearance of the City’s Commercial District
(El Camino Real / Morro Road):
Reduction of building permit fees for commercial sign permits to $50 (90%
reduction in fees);
Creation of an online submittal process for commercial signage;
Creation of a partnership between City Staff and the Chamber of Commerce to
assist businesses in understanding the City’s signage rules and regulations;
Proactive enforcement of the City’s signage ordinance with an emphasis on
elimination of temporary signage, including banner signs, A-frame signs, feather
flag signs, and other signage prohibited in the City’s sign ordinance.
ITEM NUMBER: C-3
DATE: 08/11/15
The staff report from the January 27, 2015, Council Meeting identified a methodology
that was previously used in a signage clean-up effort in 2008. That enforcement effort
included the following:
1. Mail out 30-day Courtesy Notice reminding businesses of the banner rules (30 days
up / 60 days down).
2. Follow-up letters for businesses out of compliance.
3. Violation enforcement.
At the January 2015 meeting, City Council Members expressed a desire that staff plan
for “consultation and education” of local businesses in this effort. Based on the feedback
and comments from the City Council, Staff revised the approach that mirrored the
successful business walk efforts. The following strategies were developed that reflected
this consultation and education approach that the City Council had mentioned in their
comments:
Creating a positive business friendly approach and branding signage clean-up as
“Improve Atascadero Signage Campaign” and create an easy to use webpage to
disseminate information;
In partnership with the Chamber of Commerce, providing a letter to all
businesses in regards to signage and provide advanced notice of the campaign,
consistent with the Council’s comments;
Discuss the outreach campaign to clean up the City’s commercial corridor via the
City Manager’s monthly update;
City Staff provide outreach with local media to discuss the signage campaign and
help promote signage clean-up of the corridor;
Rather than mail out notices, City Staff would walk the City’s business corridor
and hand out letters, listen to business owners, and help discuss the signage
ordinance;
Create easy to use handouts that both City Staff and the Chamber of Commerce
can provide to existing and future business owners;
Track and log business that had sign violations and follow-up with additional
business visits or phone calls;
Provide a signage symposium in conjunction with the Atascadero Chamber of
Commerce to discuss City signage regulations and ways businesses can
promote themselves;
Commend businesses that have come into compliance by providing them
recognition through a certificate and recognition on the City’s website.
ITEM NUMBER: C-3
DATE: 08/11/15
As the campaign rolled out, City Staff visited businesses over a two week span. The
business visits and subsequent follows ups have been time consuming, but have
yielded positive results. For consistency with the City’s signage ordinance, Staff visited
business along El Camino Real, Morro Road, and Traffic Way. A total of 186
businesses were visited and received notices that their business signage was not in
compliance with the City’s signage ordinances.
Since those business visits were completed, over 65% of businesses have removed
temporary signage from their premises. The El Camino Real Corridor, particularly spots
that have been notorious for A-Frame and temporary banner signs, has improved its
appearance since the launch of the campaign.
Update – Signage and Administrative Use Permit (AUP) reduction Fees
In 2014, the City issued a total of 15 signage permits and one (1) AUP for additional
signage. Since the program began in March 2015, the City has received and/or issued
15 signage permits and four (4) AUP permits. Signage permits are typically processed
within 48-hours. New signage that has been permitted in the City includes Scotty’s
BBQ, Thrive Gymnastics, Alle-Pia, Studio 101 West, and McGee’s. Staff anticipates
increased permits activity to continue.
Business Owner Feedback
Of the 186 businesses that were not in compliance with the City’s existing signage
ordinance, the following items were noted as violations of the City’s sign ordinance:
A-Frame signage placed in the right-of-way;
Temporary Banner signs;
Feather Flag signs
Snipe signs;
Inflatable signage;
Other signage in violation of the City’s Ordinance
The primary reason for the use of temporary signage such as A-frame signs, banner
signs, and feather flag signs was noted as visibility. This was a concern shared by
Council Members at the January 2015 meeting. Business owners also provided
additional feedback that included the following:
The cost for signage permits was too much and sometimes cost more than the
sign itself (this has since been reduced);
Lack of knowledge of the City’s signage regulation;
Knowledge of City’s regulations, but due to lack of enforcement, used excess
signage anyways;
Sign regulations too confusing for business owners.
ITEM NUMBER: C-3
DATE: 08/11/15
Violation Enforcement Steps
Many businesses have been cooperative in the City’s efforts to improve the appearance
of the City’s Commercial corridor. City Staff has created a recognition program for
businesses that have come into compliance with the City’s sign ordinance, as well as,
those businesses that have been in compliance with the City’s sign ordinance prior to
commencement of the campaign. The next round of business “follow-ups” are occurring
at the beginning of August. City Staff will follow up with businesses that were initially
visited and will provide guidance on corrective action or how to avoid further violations.
Potentially, some business owners will remain resistant to the idea of signage
regulations. Staff will continue to work with these businesses to work within the
framework of the City’s sign ordinance, and educate them on the AUP process;
however, staff will also begin implementing the violation enforcement phase of the
Signage Clean-Up Campaign. The following outlines the violation enforcement steps
that staff will be taking:
Review of remaining businesses that are not in compliance with the City’s sign
ordinance;
14 day notice of sign removal for businesses not in compliance with the City’s
signage ordinance;
Follow-up review of remaining businesses not in compliance and compiling a list
of those businesses.
Removal of A-Frame signs from the City right-of-way after a 14 day noticed is
issued. This removal would be completed by City Staff. Signs removed from the
right-of-way would be available for pick-up at the City Corp yard and/or City Hall.
Issuance of infractions for temporary signage that remains in place after a 14 day
notice is issued to remove temporary signage. Infractions would be based on the
existing fee schedule for violations, consistent with Section 12.104 of the
Atascadero Municipal Code. Infractions include the following:
12-1.04 – Infractions
(a) A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation;
(b) A fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation of the same
provision within one (1) year;
(c) A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional violation of the
same provision within one (1) year
While not pleasant, enforcement is a critical step in the Sign Clean-Up Campaign. The
corridor has greatly improved in appearance. Since the March through May outreach,
some businesses have resumed use of non-compliant signage. It is critical that the City
continue to enforce these regulations. Without enforcement, as allowed by the City’s
Municipal Code, businesses may feel it is comfortable to once again utilize short term
signage and re-clutter the corridor.
ITEM NUMBER: C-3
DATE: 08/11/15
Providing Additional Assistance Based on Feedback
The Sign Clean Up Campaign and the related business outrage has been in place for
several months now and staff has received a lot of feedback from businesses. The use
of temporary signage due to poor visibility of business is a concern shared by the
business owners, City Council, and City Staff. This is especially true for businesses
located in older shopping centers that lack sufficient signage by today’s standards.
Business owners also expressed frustration in the lack of investment by property
owners to obtain larger signage to eliminate visual clutter and/or assist tenants with a
potential success in particular locations. In addition, property owners may not realize the
ability to utilize the City’s AUP process, with reduced fees, to obtain additional signage
for their properties. As a part of the next “phase” of the signage clean-up campaign,
staff is exploring what additional steps the City can take to help businesses with visibility
while still maintaining the clean professional look that we are all working toward.
Staff is exploring additional tools for business owners and property owners for
permanent signage that will aid in the clean-up of the commercial corridor. Options
currently being investigated include:
Exploring the cost of contracting with a signage company or other design
company to design and engineer “stock” monument signage. This may include
preliminary engineering, etc.
Review “rebates” or other incentives for property owners to apply for and receive
after completion of building permits or coupled with any tenant improvements
completed.
Consider amending the City’s sign ordinance, specifically targeting signage sizes
and monument signage standards.
Staff expects to bring back recommendations to the Council sometime this fall.
Conclusion: Temporary signage sends a negative message about the permanence and
quality of a business and the overall business district. In 2014, the City invested
significant time and resources in laying the groundwork for an effort to improve the
appearance of El Camino Real. By taking a greater “business owners first” approach,
the campaign has been a successful one so far. Continued outreach and “peer
pressure” from businesses that have come into compliance maintain a positive impact
on the visual appearance of the City’s commercial corridor.
ITEM NUMBER: C-3
DATE: 08/11/15
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
ALTERNATIVES:
1. The City Council may adjust, add, or remove any of the proposed measures.
2. The City Council may refer the item back to staff for additional analysis.
3. The City Council may decide to take no action.
ATTACHMENTS:
None.