Paso Robles City Council Meeting Highlights
Regular Meeting of the City Council
August 16, 2022

The City has returned to hybrid public meetings pursuant to AB 361, which allows for a deviation from the teleconference rules required by the Ralph M. Brown Act. Residents now have the option to attend the meeting in person or to participate remotely.

Highlights from the City Council meeting, held on August 16, 2022, are as follows. The recording is available at www.prcity.com/youtube.  Council did the following:
 
Read proclamations in honor of the 4^th of July Celebration, David McCue retirement and Julie Dahlen retirement.

Received an update on Capital Projects including: Roundabout construction and detours at Golden Hill and Union Rd., street repairs in the Girl streets and Appaloosa neighborhood, annual sidewalk repairs at various locations throughout the city, the Centennial Creek rehabilitation project, drainage improvement projects, Fire Station 3, Uptown Family Park Water Feature, Centennial Park patio shade sail project, pickleball court complex, law enforcement facilities at Second Wind Way, and the Barney Schwartz Park bicycle pump track. View the presentation

Authorized funding a feasibility study to determine if a parking structure could be constructed over the City Hall parking lot.

Held a public hearing to adopt the SB 998 fee schedule in regard to water bill penalties. If adopted upon second reading, penalties for late payments will be reinstated in September and disconnection due to non-payment will be reinstated in January 2023.

Heard a proposal from Cal Poly proposing $110,240 to fund preparing and submitting a FAA Spaceport License Application on behalf of the City; to develop partnerships and a visual framework of current and potential space and ag-tech industries and their supporting ecosystems; and to chart education and workforce development needs and goals for supporting both the objectives of the Spaceport and Tech Corridor and the workforce goals of the region. Staff will bring forward a detailed agreement for Council consideration in September.

Approved the Pickleball Court Complex conceptual design at Sherwood Park to include seven lighted courts, restrooms, parking improvements and associated amenities and authorize the preparation of construction bid documents. View the designs

Approved a Revised Memorandum of Understanding with El Camino Homeless Organization (ECHO) and dissolved the ECHO Ad Hoc Committee.

This is only a subset of items approved at this meeting, for the complete agenda and accompanying staff reports and supporting documentation, click here. 
 
The next regular City Council meeting is on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 6:30 PM, in person and via livestream at www.prcity.com/youtube.  Public comment can be made during the meeting in person or by calling 805-865-PASO (7276) or provided prior to the meeting by emailing cityclerk@prcity.com, after the agenda posts and prior to noon the day of the meeting.