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San Luis Obispo public meetings in 2022

50 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.

Tue Dec 6, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board considers water neutral planting permits for Paso Basin

The Board of Supervisors reviewed a request to require water neutral ministerial planting permits for groundwater-irrigated crop production in the Paso Basin Land Use Management Area until 2045. The meeting also included various consent items regarding community grants, board appointments, and financial reports.

Wed Nov 30, 2022

Parks and Recreation Commission

Commission to review Off Highway Vehicle In-Lieu Fee Fund grant applications

The Parks and Recreation Commission will review grant applications for the Off Highway Vehicle In-Lieu Fee Fund. Staff will recommend funding for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The meeting also includes committee reports and director updates.

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✓ Decided: Commission reviews OHV grant applications for FY 2023-24

The Parks and Recreation Commission met on November 30, 2022, and the only substantive item was a review of Off Highway Vehicle In-Lieu Fee Fund grant applications, with a recommendation for funding for fiscal year 2023-2024. No final decisions or votes were recorded in the minutes; the item was presented as a staff report for review and recommendation. The meeting also included routine items such as approval of previous minutes, committee reports, and acknowledgment of donations, but no outcomes were specified.

Tue Nov 8, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board considers $9.2M Lopez Drive Bridge Seismic Retrofit contract

The Board of Supervisors reviewed several requests, including a $9.2M bridge retrofit contract and various community project fund allocations. The meeting included hearings on the 2022 California Fire and Building Standards Codes and a cannabis cultivation permit appeal. No final vote tallies were recorded in the provided text.

Tue Nov 1, 2022

Addendum to the Board of Supervisors Agenda

✓ Decided: Board of Supervisors updates presentation for San Luis Bay Estates appeal

The Board of Supervisors issued an addendum to the November 1, 2022, agenda. Staff replaced Attachment 1 with the correct version of a PowerPoint presentation regarding an appeal by Robert Pusanik.

Thu Oct 27, 2022

Parks and Recreation Commission

Commission to recommend tiered capital project priorities

The Parks and Recreation Commission is meeting to discuss and potentially recommend tiered project priorities for the department's capital project work effort. The agenda also includes routine items such as public comment, approval of previous minutes, and reports from advisory committees and staff.

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✓ Decided: Commission recommends tiered capital project priorities

The Parks and Recreation Commission met and considered a staff request to recommend tiered project priorities for the department's capital project work effort. The minutes do not record any formal vote or final decision on this item, nor do they record any other substantive actions. The meeting appears to have been procedural, with no decisions or approvals documented.

Tue Oct 18, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board considers shelter crisis extension and water emergency agreements

The Board of Supervisors reviewed requests for a shelter crisis declaration extension and several budget adjustments for airport vehicles, library supplies, and probation services. The Board also addressed emergency water transfers and desalination planning as the Flood Control District.

Thu Sep 29, 2022

Parks and Recreation Commission

Commission to review parks and golf fees for FY 2023-24

The San Luis Obispo County Parks and Recreation Commission will meet to consider routine items including public comment, approval of previous minutes, and reports from advisory committees. The main substantive items are a review of parks and golf fees for fiscal year 2023-24 and a request to recommend tiered project priorities for the department's capital projects. The agenda is largely procedural, with these two items being the primary decisions.

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Thu Sep 29, 2022

Parks and Recreation Commission

Commission to discuss upcoming parks and golf fees and capital project priorities

The Parks and Recreation Commission will review staff reports regarding fees for fiscal year 2023-24. The Commission is also asked to recommend tiered priorities for the department's capital project work.

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Tue Sep 27, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board approves $1.84M psychiatric services contract, adopts budget actions

The Board of Supervisors approved a consent agenda including a $1,836,612 contract with Traditions Psychology Group for psychiatric services, adoption of FY 2022-2023 final budget actions, and establishment of the Citizens’ Homelessness Accountability Commission. A hearing was held to consider an appeal of a denied cannabis cultivation permit, and the Board went into closed session for litigation and labor negotiations.

Wed Sep 14, 2022

Addendum to the Board of Supervisors Agenda

✓ Decided: Board added closed session for pending litigation

The Board of Supervisors amended its agenda to add a closed session item for pending litigation in the case Michael Windeler et al. v. Cambria Community Services District et al. No other substantive decisions were made; the meeting was procedural only.

Tue Sep 13, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board approves $5.9M in ARPA grants for community health programs

The Board of Supervisors approved $5,925,000 in American Rescue Plan Act grant funding for community-based organizations to support the countywide Community Health Improvement Plan. The board also set a September 27 hearing for a freeway agreement on State Routes 46 and 41, and approved a resolution establishing the Citizens’ Homelessness Accountability Commission. Several consent items were approved, including contracts for airport improvements, security services, and mental health support.

Tue Aug 23, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board approved $23.5M dispatch facility contract and $25.5M fire protection deal

The Board of Supervisors approved a $23.5 million design-build contract for a co-located dispatch facility and a $25.5 million fire protection agreement with Cal Fire. They also authorized several budget adjustments, including $6.5 million for flood control and $414,022 for emergency services. Multiple community project fund allocations and board appointments were approved as part of the consent agenda.

Tue Aug 9, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board approves countywide homelessness plan, creates Homeless Services Division

The Board of Supervisors approved the San Luis Obispo Countywide Plan to Address Homelessness 2022-2027 and directed staff to implement it. It also adopted a resolution amending the Position Allocation List to establish a Homeless Services Division within the Department of Social Services, approved budget adjustments totaling $1,689,207 (including $777,328 transferred from Planning and Building and $911,879 for the new division), and transferred budget authority for Community Development from Planning and Building to Social Services. The Board also approved numerous consent items, including contracts for substance use treatment and recovery housing, and set hearing dates for several items.

Tue Aug 9, 2022

Addendum to the Board of Supervisors Agenda

✓ Decided: Addendum filed for Integrated Agriculture appeal; attachments corrected

The Board of Supervisors received an addendum to Item #36, an appeal of a Development Review Committee decision (DRC2018-00083) for Integrated Agriculture, Inc. Staff replaced Attachment 10 with the correct version of the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Attachment 11 with the correct document header. No substantive decisions were made; the action was purely procedural.

Tue Jul 19, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board approves $1.6M in grants, new hires, and contracts

The Board of Supervisors approved a consent agenda with numerous items, including $1,617,821 in grant allocations, a $130,000 budget adjustment for a new Public Information Specialist, and $286,712 for three new District Attorney positions related to the Paul Flores trial. They also approved contracts for airport consulting, security services, and mental health services, and made several appointments. No substantive decisions were made outside the consent agenda; the Rural Camping Ordinance report was received and filed.

Tue Jul 12, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board awards $8.35M road overlay contract, approves ARPA funding

The Board of Supervisors awarded the 2020-21 South County Overlay project to Papich Construction Company, Inc. for $8,349,675 and approved a $3.654 million ARPA funding package, including $654,000 for homeless efforts. The board also set public hearings for August 9, 2022, on DUI program fees and water/sewer charges, and approved numerous consent items including contracts for mental health services, homeless shelters, and road projects.

Tue Jul 12, 2022

Addendum to the Board of Supervisors Agenda

✓ Decided: Board amends agenda to move Items 1-4 to consent

The Board of Supervisors approved an addendum to its July 12, 2022 agenda, clarifying that Items 1-4 should be placed under the consent calendar. This procedural change applies to all districts and does not alter the substance of the items.

Tue Jun 21, 2022

Addendum to the Board of Supervisors Agenda

✓ Decided: FY 2022-23 budget item moved to hearings with updates

The Board of Supervisors amended its agenda to move the FY 2022-23 Recommended Budget item under hearings and update it per actions from the June 13 budget hearing, including resolutions for county and special district budgets and the position allocation list. A lease amendment for the Department of Social Services was revised to include a new floor plan and $233,845 in expenses. A new consent item was added to appoint Toni LeGras to the Tourism Marketing District Board. A grant administration policy item was withdrawn for later consideration.

Tue Jun 21, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board adopts FY 2022-23 budget and position allocation list

The Board of Supervisors held a hearing and adopted the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Recommended Budget, including the County and Special Districts budgets and the Position Allocation List. The Board also approved a consent agenda covering numerous contracts, agreements, and resolutions, including a $5.6 million federal grant for public safety communications and several labor agreements. A public hearing was set for July 19, 2022, to consider collecting sewer service charges on property tax bills for the Los Osos Sewer Service Area.

Fri Jun 17, 2022

Planning Department Hearing

✓ Decided: Planning Department Hearing considers cannabis canopy and home addition projects

The supplied meeting document lists agenda items and project descriptions for a Planning Department Hearing, including a proposed cannabis facility near Nipomo and a home addition in Cambria. However, the provided text contains only the meeting agenda and does not record final votes, approvals, or denials for any of the items.

Mon Jun 13, 2022

Board of Supervisors - Budget Hearing

✓ Decided: County holds FY 2022-23 budget hearing, no final vote recorded

The Board of Supervisors convened a budget hearing for the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Recommended Budget. The minutes list the hearing as an agenda item but do not record any specific decisions, approvals, or vote tallies. No substantive actions were taken during this session.

Tue Jun 7, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board approves $34.8M design-build for new Probation Department building

The Board of Supervisors approved a $34,842,104 budget adjustment to issue a Request for Proposal for the New Probation Department Building project, funded by bond proceeds. They also approved a $1,576,367 contract with Carollo Engineers for a water data management system and Countywide Master Water Report update. The Board set hearings for July 12 and July 19, 2022, on agricultural offset requirements and streetlight assessments, respectively. All consent agenda items were approved as listed.

Tue May 17, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board introduces ordinances to repeal inclusionary housing, extend Nipomo growth cap

The Board introduced three ordinances for a June 7 hearing: adding a groundwater emergency intertie exemption, extending the 1.8% growth rate for Nipomo Mesa, and repealing the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance while eliminating related fees. It also approved contracts, grants, and budget adjustments, including $2.48M in ARPA funds for business assistance and $3.654M for non-profit and homeless programs. The FY 2022-23 Recommended Budget was introduced, and a proposed County Charter was set for the November 2022 ballot.

Fri May 6, 2022

Planning Department Hearing

✓ Decided: San Luis Obispo planning hearing agenda lists two permit items; no outcomes recorded

The supplied minutes for the Planning Department Hearing on 05/06/2022 contain only the agenda and staff recommendations, not the actions taken. Two consent-agenda items were set for consideration: a homestay permit at 2505 Rodman Drive in Los Osos (C-DRC2021-00042) and a cannabis cultivation permit on Indian Valley Road near San Miguel (DRC2018-00235), both with staff recommendations of approval. The document does not record whether either item was approved, denied, pulled from consent, or continued, and no vote tallies are stated. No other substantive decisions are recorded.

Tue May 3, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board approves deputy sheriff union contracts through 2024

The Board of Supervisors approved the consent agenda, including new three-year contracts with the Sworn Deputy Sheriffs' Association for both law enforcement and supervisory units, covering January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The Board also set a public hearing for May 17, 2022, to consider collecting service charges on property tax bills for several County Service Areas. All consent items were approved as part of the consent agenda.

Tue May 3, 2022

Addendum to the Board of Supervisors Agenda

✓ Decided: Board to sign updated Diablo Canyon reuse letter; marina contract withdrawn

The Board of Supervisors amended Item #3 to replace Attachment #2 with an updated letter from the Diablo Canyon Power Plant MOU stakeholder group regarding reuse opportunities, and the Chair is requested to sign it. Item #10, which would have approved the assignment of the Lake Lopez Marina and Store concession contract from Jon R. Van Otterloo to Todd and Megan McKinley, was withdrawn because the necessary documents were not received from the prospective new concessionaire.

Thu Apr 28, 2022

Parks and Recreation Commission

Parks Commission to review annual report

The San Luis Obispo County Parks and Recreation Commission is meeting to discuss and approve its draft annual report for submission to the Board of Supervisors. The agenda also includes routine items such as public comment, approval of previous minutes, and reports from advisory committees.

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Thu Apr 28, 2022

Planning Commission

✓ Decided: Planning Commission approves winery tasting room hours expansion

The Planning Commission approved a request by Jennifer Hoage/TH Estate Wines to amend an existing Conditional Use Permit, allowing the tasting room at 870 Arbor Road to operate five days per week (Thursday–Monday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.) instead of three days, with Tuesday and Wednesday by appointment only. The commission also approved a third and final time extension for Daou Vineyards LLC's Minor Use Permit/Coastal Development Permit for remodeling at 7432 Exotic Garden Lane in Cambria. Both items were approved as recommended by staff.

Tue Apr 19, 2022

Addendum to the Board of Supervisors Agenda

✓ Decided: WWII Commemoration Week resolution withdrawn from agenda

The Board of Supervisors meeting on April 19, 2022, included an addendum noting that staff withdrew Item #27, a resolution proclaiming April 24-30, 2022 as 'World War II Commemoration Week' in San Luis Obispo County, to bring it back at a later date. No other substantive decisions were recorded in this addendum.

Tue Apr 19, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board of Supervisors reviews homelessness plans and funding applications

The Board considered several requests for homelessness funding, including applications for 'No Place Like Home' and 'Homekey' programs. The agenda included proposals for staffing changes across multiple departments and the scheduling of public hearings for tourism and traffic regulations.

Tue Apr 5, 2022

Board of Supervisors - Special Meeting

✓ Decided: Board discusses County Charter language for elected official appointment process

The Board of Supervisors held a special evening meeting to consider a request for direction on proposed language for a County Charter regarding the appointment process for County elected positions. The minutes do not record any final decisions or votes; the item was a hearing for discussion and direction only.

Tue Apr 5, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board approves $625K veterans treatment court grant and related hires

The Board of Supervisors approved a consent agenda with numerous contracts, grants, and administrative items, including a $625,000 federal grant for veterans treatment court services, a $1.12M contract for acute psychiatric hospital services, and a $522,554 budget for a new pretrial services program. A hearing was set for July 19, 2022, to consider collecting delinquent charges for County Service Area No. 10 in Cayucos. The board also approved a letter supporting suspension of the gas tax and its inflationary increase.

Fri Mar 18, 2022

Planning Department Hearing

✓ Decided: San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing reviews land use and permit items

The San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing considered agenda items including a cannabis testing facility amendment, a ranch headquarters construction project, a lot line adjustment, and an indoor commercial cannabis nursery. The supplied minutes record the agenda and items presented, but do not record the final votes or decisions made by the Hearing Officer.

Tue Mar 15, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board considers $3.5M ARPA funding for small businesses and child care

The Board reviewed requests for American Rescue Plan Act grants and drought mitigation strategies. The meeting included several requests for budget adjustments, personnel changes across county departments, and various board appointments.

Fri Mar 4, 2022

Planning Department Hearing

✓ Decided: Planning Department Hearing held on March 4, 2022

The provided minutes list agenda items for a municipal well permit and a road renaming request. However, the document does not record any final decisions, votes, or outcomes for these items.

Tue Mar 1, 2022

Addendum to the Board of Supervisors Agenda

✓ Decided: Board of Supervisors adds appointments and emergency terminations to agenda

The Board of Supervisors added two items to the meeting agenda. These included requests for Law Library Board appointments and the termination of emergency proclamations.

Tue Mar 1, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board approves $5.35M ARPA housing and homeless funding plan

The Board of Supervisors approved a $5,346,000 funding plan for American Rescue Plan Act housing and homeless projects, along with a corresponding budget adjustment by a 4/5 vote. The board also approved a consent agenda that included a $1.1M behavioral health grant package, a $1.02M contract for electroconvulsive therapy services, and a $300,000 grant for the Cayucos Veteran's Hall rehabilitation. A hearing on a cannabis cultivation appeal was held, but the minutes do not record a decision on it.

Fri Feb 18, 2022

Planning Department Hearing

✓ Decided: Planning Department reviews residential additions and land use permits

The provided document is an agenda for the February 18, 2022, Planning Department Hearings. It lists several requests for residential additions, a duplex amendment, a temporary event permit, and a cannabis cultivation modification, all with recommendations for approval. The minutes do not record the final outcomes or votes for these items.

Tue Feb 15, 2022

Addendum to the Board of Supervisors Agenda

✓ Decided: Board of Supervisors updates agenda regarding County Charter and library software

The Board of Supervisors processed additions and amendments to the meeting agenda. These included adding a presentation for a proposed County Charter and a request to authorize sole source contracts for library software.

Tue Feb 15, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board approves 2022 affordable housing project funding allocations

The Board of Supervisors held a hearing and approved resolutions allocating HUD, HCD, and Inclusionary Housing In-Lieu Fee funds to support 2022 affordable housing projects. The board also set a March 15, 2022 hearing date for a proposed vehicle registration fee increase to sustain the CAL ID program. All other agenda items were handled as part of the consent agenda, with no substantive debate or individual votes recorded.

Thu Feb 10, 2022

Planning Commission

✓ Decided: Planning Commission authorizes continued teleconferenced meetings

The Planning Commission voted to authorize continued teleconferenced public meetings under AB-361. The consent agenda, including the January 13, 2022 draft minutes, was approved. A hearing on a cannabis cultivation permit was held, but the minutes do not record a decision on it.

Mon Feb 7, 2022

Subdivision Review Board

Subdivision Review Board to vote on continuing remote meetings, consider lot line adjustment

The San Luis Obispo County Subdivision Review Board is meeting to vote on a resolution to continue holding teleconferenced public meetings under AB-361, and to consider a lot line adjustment in Cambria. The consent agenda includes two time extensions for subdivision projects in Avila Beach and Santa Margarita. The meeting is held remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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✓ Decided: Board approves teleconference resolution and two time extensions

The Subdivision Review Board voted to authorize continued teleconferenced public meetings under AB-361. It also approved a fourth time extension for the Avila Beach Colony Homes subdivision and a fifth time extension for the Dennis Johansen parcel map. The consent agenda and hearings were part of the meeting, but no other substantive decisions were recorded.

Tue Feb 1, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board sets Feb. 15 hearing for Spartan Race event at Santa Margarita Ranch

The Board of Supervisors set a hearing for February 15, 2022, to consider a Temporary Commercial Outdoor Entertainment License for Spartan Race, Inc. at Santa Margarita Ranch, and directed the Clerk to publish notice. The board also accepted the independent accountants' report on the County Treasury, approved an internet auction for tax-defaulted properties, and amended the Position Allocation List. Several resolutions were approved, including recognizing a retiree and proclaiming February as Children's Dental Health Month and National Meat Month.

Tue Feb 1, 2022

Addendum to the Board of Supervisors Agenda

✓ Decided: Added consent item for subcontractor substitution on animal services facility

The Board of Supervisors added a consent item to the agenda for a written recommendation from the Hearing Officer to approve F&H Construction's request for subcontractor substitution on the Animal Services Facility Project. No final decision was made at this meeting; the item was added for consideration.

Tue Jan 25, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board approves $3.55M settlement with Roebbelen Construction for jail project

The Board of Supervisors approved a $3,548,571.83 settlement payment to Roebbelen Construction, Inc. (RCI) for the Women's Jail Expansion Project, along with related actions including releasing stop payment and retention funds. The Board also approved a 20-year concession contract with Contained Hospitality LLC for camping structures at El Chorro Regional Park, and awarded the Nipomo Skate Park contract to JJ Fisher Construction, Inc. for $2,640,863. Several other consent items were approved, including a $600,000 Homekey application for transitional housing and a $1,075,824 tobacco control grant.

Tue Jan 25, 2022

Addendum to the Board of Supervisors Agenda

✓ Decided: County board adds COVID teleconference item, moves legislative platform

The Board of Supervisors amended its Jan. 25, 2022 agenda: moved the 2022 State Legislative Platform item to the afternoon, added a closed-session litigation item, withdrew a $600,000 Homekey funding application, and added a COVID-19 update with a resolution to allow teleconferenced meetings for 30 days. No substantive decisions were made in this addendum.

Fri Jan 21, 2022

Planning Department Hearing

✓ Decided: No decisions recorded in San Luis Obispo County Planning Department Hearing minutes for 01/21/2022

The supplied minutes for the Planning Department Hearing held Friday, 01/21/2022, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the Board Chambers consist of agenda listings and procedural headings only. Three consent agenda items are described — a High Farms LLC cannabis cultivation permit (DRC2019-00061) recommended for continuance off-calendar, an Ernst Schroeder residence permit (DRC2021-00116) recommended for approval, and a Chevron pipeline removal permit (DRC2020-00180) recommended for approval — but the document records no motions, votes, or outcomes. The sections labeled Public Comment Period, Consent Agenda, and Hearing Items contain no recorded actions. No substantive decisions are documented in these minutes.

Tue Jan 11, 2022

Addendum to the Board of Supervisors Agenda

✓ Decided: Board adds items on CAPSLO contract, inmate transport, COVID-19 meeting

The Board of Supervisors amended its agenda to include changes to two existing items and added new items. Item #4 was amended to authorize the Planning and Building Director to sign a $163,298 agreement with CAPSLO for the Kansas Safe Parking program, with clarifying language. Item #27 was amended to increase a contract with California Patrol Operations, Inc. for inmate transport to $300,000 per year, and to ratify prior payments. The Board also added a closed session on pending litigation and a public meeting item on COVID-19.

Tue Jan 11, 2022

Board of Supervisors

✓ Decided: Board approves $7.1M ARPA restoration spending plan

The Board of Supervisors approved a four-year Restoration of Government Services spending plan funded by ARPA and General Fund COVID-19 designations, totaling $7,147,161 for FY 2021-22, along with related budget adjustments. The board also approved numerous consent agenda items, including contracts, grants, and appointments, and held a closed session for litigation and labor negotiations.

Fri Jan 7, 2022

Planning Department Hearing

✓ Decided: Planning Department approved Caltrans and cannabis cultivation projects

The Planning Department Hearing Officer approved two projects on the consent agenda. These included a road stabilization project on State Route 41 and a phased cannabis cultivation development in Santa Maria.