Sewer Rates for the Coming Year

It’s that time of year again to start reducing your outdoor water use in order to minimize your 2021 sewer bills.  Each year, the City surveys your water use in December, January, and February, because those months best represent your indoor water use.  The survey results will become the basis of your new sewer bill in July 2021.  As the days get shorter and cooler, consider turning down or turning off your landscape irrigation system.

Small Business Grants

Staff updated Council and the public on the City’s fiscal status after the first quarter of the fiscal year (July-September). There are some preliminary positive signs for the City’s sales tax and TOT (hotel) tax revenue, indicating that they may not have dropped as far as was feared. This is good news. Since we are still early in the fiscal year and uncertainty remains about what the winter months have in store for our community, no significant budget changes were made. The January/February midyear update will be the next fiscal review and will benefit from additional months of revenue and expenditure data. Details

First Quarter Fiscal Report

3CE Electrical Service

Communities within San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties have chosen Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) to be their primary electricity provider. All eligible electricity customers in these communities will begin service with 3CE throughout January 2021, with no action required. Service Begins January 2021 in Paso Robles and residents can expect to receive four mailers beginning in November 2020 - two before service begins in January 2021, and two after the start of service. These mailers will provide more information and explain to opt out of the service if you choose. Details

Cannabis Tax

Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) Grant Allocation

The City’s HEAP grant award of $920,126 must be reallocated to a new project in Paso Robles or returned to the County. In recent months, Governor Newsom rolled out Project Homekey, which is intended to rapidly disburse funds to cities and counties to build facilities for Californians experiencing homelessness. On October 29, Paso Robles City Council voted to assign its HEAP allocation to SLO Co (with stipulations) for the conversion of Motel 6 into emergency housing. More details, or view the video message from Mayor Martin about the project

Virtual Meetings Livestream

The next City Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 3 at 6:30pm. To listen live and view the presentations for this virtual meeting, go to the City's YouTube channel here. If you would like to call with public comment during either meeting, know the item number(s) you'd like to comment on and call 805-865-PASO (7276). You will be able to listen to the meeting while you wait. City Council agendas. Planning Commission agendas.

Mask Drive 

Calling all crafting and sewing community members: we need your help making cloth face masks for our SLO County neighbors! Pre-cut kits, graciously donated by Birch Fabrics, are available at the Paso Robles City Library and completed masks can be dropped off at the Paso Robles Police Department at 900 Park Street. Deadline for mask drop off is November 11. Mask tutorial here.

COVID-19 Updates

Because of the dynamic nature of the changes being announced as California, SLO County and Paso Robles are working together to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and hasten the reopening of businesses.  We have provided links below to business and resident resources, County Public Health updates, volunteer opportunities, and more. Details

Sign up for our COVID-19 email updates here.

Gratitude in the Garden

Mindfulness and giving thanks will be the theme for this outdoor class series for children ages 2-6 and their adults. Join garden educator, young mother and doula, Victoria Carranza in the Centennial Park garden to engage your senses! Thursdays, November 5-19. Each family will schedule a 30 minute block of time between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. for their one-on-one class in the garden, then take home activities to enjoy together during the week. $30 registration + $25 supply fee.

Resin Beach Scene Cheese/Cutting Board

This virtual class from Creative Me Time is a craft from home at your own pace experience. Start with a 17" x 7" wood cutting/cheese board and transform it into a beautiful beach scene using several colors of resin and a blow dryer to manipulate the 'waves'. $15 registration + supply fee ($40 for kit with cutting board or $25 if student provides their own cutting board). Kits include step-by-step instructions and are available for pick-up at Centennial Park on Tuesday, November 10 from 6-7 p.m. Advance registration is required.

Library Cookbook Club to Discuss olive & thyme 

ZOOM Meetup: Thursday, November 5, 7-8PM  
Everyday meals made extraordinary, drawn from French, Californian, Italian, and Middle Eastern influences, along with breezy, practical entertaining advice and stunning photos. Simply access this cookbook from the library’s hoopla Digital platform, choose a recipe to make, then during the meetup, discuss the book and the successes (or challenges) with the recipes tried! Registration is required for all participants to receive an invitation to the ZOOM meetup. For ages 16+. 

Abe: Film Discussion  

ZOOM Meetup: Thursday, November 12, 7-8PM 
Abe is a 12-year-old boy living in Brooklyn who loves food and loves to cook. But with Palestinian heritage on one side of the family and Jewish heritage on the other, family meals mostly descend into arguments and bitter feelings on both sides. Abe wants to find a way to bring the two sides together, and when he discovers fusion cooking, he thinks he's found a way to do just that. Simply download this film for free from the library’s hoopla Digital platform then join in the discussion. Registration is required for all participants to receive an invitation to the ZOOM meetup. For ages 16+.

Embroidered Broach Craft

Registration Deadline: November 13 
ZOOM Meetup: Wednesday, November 18, 7-8PM  
Create this stylish embroidered broach – perfect for adding a festive touch to your favorite outfit or to give as a gift. Based on a design from Cloth Paper Scissors magazine, this piece is created using a few different embroidery stitches on a felt base; it is simple enough for a beginner while being intriguing enough for intermediate crafters. Registration is required for all participants to receive craft kit materials in plenty of time to complete the craft before the ZOOM meetup. For ages 16+.  

Melissa Martin Named City Clerk

Melissa started working with the City as a temp in 2016 in the Administrative Services department and became regular employee in January 2017.  Melissa was promoted to Deputy City Clerk in August of 2019.  She became the Interim City Clerk in August, 2020, upon Dennis Fansler’s retirement and has subsequently transitioned to appointed City Clerk based on the voter’s approval in 2018 making the office of the City Clerk appointive.  

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