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AGENDA GROVER BEACH CITY COUNCIL GROVER BEACH CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS 154 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET GROVER BEACH, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2017, 6:30 PM (Note: This is a Regular City Council Meeting Date pursuant to Resolution No. 16-79) Next Resolution No. 17-01 Next Ordinance No. 17-01 In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a City meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office (473-4567) at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to ensure that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the meeting. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL CORRESPONDENCE FOR CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING WITH A COPY TO THE CITY CLERK City Council meetings are webcast live on the City website at www.grover.org and broadcast live on Charter Cable Television's Government Access Channel 20. Re-broadcasts are daily at 1:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m. the week of the meeting, and Thursdays and Sundays at 1:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m. the week following the meeting. CALL TO ORDER MOMENT OF SILENCE FLAG SALUTE ROLL CALL Council Members Barbara Nicolls, Jeff Lee, and Debbie Peterson, Mayor Pro Tem Mariam Shah, and Mayor John P. Shoals. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS None at this time. AGENDA REVIEW At this time the City Council will review the order of business to be conducted and receive requests for, or make announcements regarding, any change(s) in the order of the day. The Council should by motion adopt the agenda as presented or as revised. CEREMONIAL CALENDAR 1. Certificates of Appreciation: 2016 Holiday of Lights Award Recipients. Business: Best Display 1 st Place: Animal Kingdom Pet Store, 1675 W. Grand Avenue 2 nd Place (tie): Farmer s Insurance, 901 W.Grand Avenue & Home Instead Sr Care, 171 N. 9 th Street 3 rd Place: Corner Tree Laundromat, 1328 W. Grand Avenue

Agenda: Grover Beach City Council Meeting Page 2 Business: Best Use of Lights 1 st Place: Velocity Tint, 1351 W. Grand Avenue 2 nd Place: Shell Beach Floral, 260 W. Grand Avenue 3 rd Place: The Old Potting Bench, 866 W. Grand Avenue Business: Best Window Painting 1 st Place: The Learning Center, 1610 W. Grand Avenue 2 nd Place: Pizza Fresh, 1301 W. Grand Avenue 3 rd Place: SLOCO Printing, 1635 W. Grand Avenue, Ste. A Residence: Mayors Award Best Overall in Originality 1 st Place (tie): 600 Manhattan Avenue & 660 Park View Avenue 2 nd Place: 760 S. 16th Street 3 rd Place: 1654 Seabright Avenue Residence: City Council Award Best Original Use of Animation 1 st Place: 1158 Monaco Court 2 nd Place: 765 Nice Avenue Residence: Commissioner s Award Best Use of Lights 1 st Place: 410 S. 8th Street 2 nd Place: 1965 Carmel Court 3 rd Place: 357 N. 6th Street Residence: Best Theme Best Use of a Consistent Theme 1 st Place: 952 Margarita Avenue 2 nd Place: 634 Manhattan Avenue 3 rd Place: 1376 Brighton Avenue Residence: Simple Elegance Award Best Display Demonstrating Simplicity and Grace 1 st Place: 962 Margarita Avenue 2 nd Place: 30 Jalama Court 3 rd Place (tie): 1338 Trouville Avenue & 710 Atlantic City Avenue 2. 2016 Employee of the Year: Customer Service Representative Rebecca Robledo. 3. Introduction of New Employee: Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Manager Erin Wiggin. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS Any member of the public may address the Council for a period not to exceed three minutes total on any item of interest within the jurisdiction of this Council. The Council will listen to all communications; however, in compliance with the Brown Act, the Council cannot act on items not on the agenda. PUBLIC HEARINGS 4. Development Application 15-18 - Request for 1) a General Plan Amendment from Retail and Commercial Services to Central Business Mixed Use, 2) Zone Change from Retail Commercial (RC) to Central Business Open (CBO), and 3) a Development Permit and Use Permit to construct a 13-unit Apartment Complex and Two Live/work Units - Community Development Director Buckingham. Project Location: 1400 Ramona Avenue (SE corner of N. 14 th Street and Ramona Avenue). Applicant: Brad Forde The City Council will consider the recommendation from the Planning Commission (5-0 vote on December 14, 2016) to approve a General Plan Amendment, Zoning Map Amendment,

Agenda: Grover Beach City Council Meeting Page 3 Development Permit and Use Permit to construct a three-story, mixed use project consisting of 13 two-bedroom apartments and two live-work units within four buildings. Recommended Action: Approve Development Application 15-18 by taking the following actions: 1) Adopt the Resolution adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration; 2) Adopt the Resolution approving an amendment to the General Plan to amend the land use designation from Retail and Commercial Services to Central Business-Mixed Use; 3) Introduce and conduct first reading of the Ordinance approving an amendment to the Zoning Map from Retail Commercial (RC) to the Central Business Open (CBO) zone, and schedule second reading and adoption at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting; and 4) Adopt the Resolution approving the Development Permit and Use Permit. 5. Amendment to Development Application 10-03 Request for a Use Permit and an Amendment to the Coastal Development Permit to construct a roof deck on Building 1 of the Grover Beach Lodge Project - Community Development Director Buckingham. Project Location: 55 West Grand Avenue in the Coastal Zone. Applicant: Grover Beach Lodge L.P. The City Council will consider the recommendation from the Planning Commission (5-0 vote on December 14, 2016) to consider an Amendment to Development Application 10-03 for a Use Permit and an amendment to the Coastal Development Permit to construct a roof deck and other minor modifications to Building 1 of the Grover Beach Lodge project. Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution to approve an amendment to Development Application 10-03 for a Use Permit and an amendment to the Coastal Development Permit. CONSENT AGENDA The following routine items listed below are scheduled for consideration as a group. The recommendations for each item are noted in parentheses. Members of the audience may speak on any item(s) listed on the Consent Agenda. Any Council Member, the City Attorney, or the City Manager may request that an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda to allow for full discussion. Items withdrawn from the Consent Agenda will be placed and heard at the end of the items previously scheduled on the Regular Business schedule. 6. Treasurer s Report for the Period November 28, 2016 - January 3, 2017. (Recommended Action: Approve the Treasurer s Report as submitted.) 7. Treasurer s Report for the 2015 Streets Bond Account - $5,000,000 (Measure K-14: Grover Beach Street Rehabilitation; Safety Improvement Bond Measure) for the Period November 28, 2016 - January 3, 2017. (Recommended Action: Approve the Treasurer s Report as submitted.) 8 Treasurer s Report for the 2016 Streets Bond Account - $8,000,000 (Measure K-14: Grover Beach Street Rehabilitation; Safety Improvement Bond Measure) for the Period November 28, 2016 - January 3, 2017. (Recommended Action: Approve the Treasurer s Report as submitted.)

Agenda: Grover Beach City Council Meeting Page 4 9. Minutes of the City Council Meeting on November 21, 2016. (Recommended Action: Approved the minutes as submitted or revised.) 10. Acceptance of the 2015-3 Street Rehabilitation and Repair Project (CIP 2295-3) - Public Works Director/City Engineer Ray. The City Council will consider formally accepting street maintenance work completed as of December 1, 2016 on approximately 60 blocks of residential streets. (Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution formally accepting the 2015-3 Street Rehabilitation and Repair Project (CIP 2295-3) and authorize staff to send the Notice of Completion to American Asphalt South, Inc.) REGULAR BUSINESS 11. Water Supply Update and Utility Rate Study Findings and Recommendations - Administrative Services Director Chapman and Public Works Director/City Engineer Ray. The City Council will receive an update on current water supply conditions, review options to ensure future water supplies, and consider key elements of a recent comprehensive review of the City s utility rates regarding water and wastewater. Recommendation: Receive the update and provide comments on water supply information; provide feedback and direction to develop a final Letter of Intent for the Recycled Groundwater Sustainability Project for Council action on February 6, 2017; and receive Utility Rate Study findings and recommendations and provide direction to implement the Proposition 218 noticing process for holding a public hearing on March 6, 2017 on changes to Water and Wastewater utility rates. 12. Appointment of Council Members to Various Boards, Commissions and Committees - City Manager Bronson. The Council will consider appointing representatives to those regional boards, commissions, and committees with Council representation. Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution confirming appointments of Council Members to various boards, commissions, and committees; and authorize the City Clerk to update FPPC Form 806 for posting on the City website. PULLED CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Items withdrawn from the Consent portion of the agenda for discussion will be heard at this point in the meeting. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS This item gives the Mayor and Council Members the opportunity to present reports to the other members regarding committees, commissions, boards, or special projects on which they may be participating. Air Pollution Control District (APCD) (Alt: Jeff Lee) Audit Committee (Alt: Mariam Shah) Economic Vitality Corporation (EVC) Jeff Lee (Alt: ) Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) Jeff Lee (Alt: ) SLO Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan (CRSMP) Jeff Lee (Alt: ) Steering Committee

Agenda: Grover Beach City Council Meeting Page 5 Zone Three Advisory Committee Jeff Lee (Alt: ) Community Action Partnership of SLO County (CAPSLO) Barbara Nicolls (Alt: ) SLO County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC) Barbara Nicolls (Alt: Jeff Lee) South County Transit (SCT) Barbara Nicolls (Alt: John Shoals) Chamber of Commerce - Arroyo Grande & Grover Beach Mariam Shah (Alt: Barbara Nicolls) Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC) Mariam Shah (Alt: ) Housing Trust Fund Mariam Shah (Alt: N/A) Visit San Luis Obispo County Mariam Shah (Alt: Karen Bright) Five Cities Fire Authority John Shoals (Alt: Barbara Nicolls) Regional Groundwater Sustainability Project (RGSP) John Shoals (Alt: Jeff Lee) South SLO County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD) John Shoals (Alt: Barbara Nicolls) SLO Council of Governments / SLO Regional Transit Authority John Shoals (Alt: ) (SLOCOG / SLORTA) COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS This item gives individual Council Members the opportunity to seek consensus for scheduling a specific item on a future agenda, authorizing staff time to provide background information and prepare a staff report for a future agenda, or to comment on Council business, City operations, projects or other items of community interest. CITY MANAGER S REPORTS AND COMMENTS CITY ATTORNEY S REPORTS AND COMMENTS CLOSED SESSION None at this time. ADJOURNMENT Per Resolution No. 03-53, the public portion of City Council meetings will be scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. and conclude no later than 11:00 p.m. Any open session items remaining on the agenda at 11:00 p.m. that have not been discussed or considered by the City Council will be continued to an adjourned meeting of the City Council (scheduled before the next regular meeting). However, the City Council may choose to continue the meeting past 11:00 p.m. upon a proper motion and a 4/5ths vote in favor of such an action. Staff reports or other written materials relating to each item of business referred to on this agenda are available from the City website www.grover.org and on file in the City Clerk s Office. A public counter copy is available for public inspection and reproduction during normal business hours at City Hall, 154 South 8th Street, Grover Beach, CA. Related materials submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available in the City Clerk's Office during normal business hours. If you have questions regarding any agenda item, please contact the appropriate City Department. Any writings or documents regarding any item on this agenda, not exempt from public disclosure, provided to a majority of the City Council and distributed subsequent to distribution of the agenda packet will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk s Office during normal business hours. Note: This agenda was prepared and posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. This agenda is subject to amendment up to 72 hours prior to the date and time set for the meeting. Please refer to the agenda posted at City Hall for any revisions or call the City Clerk s Office at (805) 473-4567 for more information. The agenda and staff reports are also available on the City s website: www.grover.org

AGENDA GROVER BEACH FINANCING AUTHORITY GROVER BEACH CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS 154 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET, GROVER BEACH, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2017 (Meeting begins immediately following the Regular City Council Meeting scheduled on this date only if there are items scheduled for discussion.) Notice of Meeting Cancellation Notice is Hereby Given that there will be no meeting of the Grover Beach Financing Authority on this date. I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board not less that 72 hours prior to this regularly scheduled meeting date. Posted: /s/ Donna L. McMahon, City Clerk Dated: Thurs, January 5, 2017

CITY OF GROVER BEACH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCT AND DECORUM AT COUNCIL MEETINGS (Pursuant to Resolution No. 07-44, adopted 04-16-07) 1.0 DECORUM AND ORDER COUNCIL MEMBERS Council Members shall accord the utmost courtesy to each other, to administrative staff and to the public appearing before the City Council and shall refrain at all times from rude, abusive, and/or derogatory remarks or those that reflect upon a person s integrity, motives or personality. 2.0 DECORUM AND ORDER STAFF 2.1 City Manager Responsibilities The City Manager is responsible for ensuring that members of the administrative staff observe the rules of decorum and order set forth in this Policy. 2.2 Addressing the City Council Any administrative staff member desiring to address the City Council or members of the public shall first be recognized by the Mayor/Presiding Officer. All remarks shall be addressed to the Mayor/Presiding Officer and not to any individual Council Member or member of the public. Administrative staff members shall accord the utmost courtesy to the City Council, other administrative staff members and the public. 3.0 DECORUM AND ORDER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC 3.1 Addressing the City Council Any member of the public desiring to address the City Council or members of the public shall first be recognized by the Mayor/Presiding Officer at the appropriate place on the agenda. All remarks shall be addressed to the Mayor/Presiding Officer and not to any individual Council Member, member of the administrative staff or member of the public. 3.2 Time limitation for addressing the City Council Public comment when addressing the City Council shall be generally limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. Depending on the extent of the agenda and the number of persons desiring to speak on an issue, the Mayor/Presiding Officer may, at the beginning of the hearing, set a different time limit for each speaker. Any person may speak for a longer period of time upon approval from the Mayor/Presiding Officer, when deemed necessary, for instance when a person is speaking on behalf of a group, or has a graphic or slide presentation requiring more time. 3.3 Removal Any member of the public making personal, impertinent, and slanderous or profane remarks or who becomes boisterous while addressing the City Council, staff or general public or while attending the City Council meeting and refuses to come to order at the direction of the Mayor/Presiding Officer, shall be removed from the Council Chambers by the sergeant-at-arms and may be barred from further attendance before the Council during that meeting. Unauthorized remarks from the audience, stamping of feet, whistles, yells, and similar demonstrations shall not be permitted by the Mayor/Presiding Officer. The Mayor/Presiding Officer may direct the sergeant-at-arms to remove such offenders from the room. 1 3.4 Prosecution Aggravated cases shall be prosecuted on appropriate complaint signed by the Mayor/Presiding Officer. 4.0 ENFORCEMENT OF DECORUM In extreme cases, such as when a meeting is willfully interrupted by a group or groups of persons so as to render the orderly conduct of such meeting unfeasible and order cannot be restored by the removal of individuals as provided for in this Policy, the Mayor/Presiding Officer may order the meeting room cleared and continue in session. Only matters appearing on the agenda may be considered in such a session. Duly accredited representatives of the press or other news media, except those participating in the disturbance, shall be allowed to attend any session held pursuant to this Section. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the City Council from establishing a procedure for readmitting an individual or individuals not responsible for willfully disturbing the orderly conduct of the meeting. public meetings) 1 Govt. Code 36813, 54957.9 (Council may establish rules of conduct; removal of disorderly persons from