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SPECIAL MEETING – JUNE 27, 2023
VETERAN’S MEMORIAL HALL – 3:30 P.M.
PRESENT: Carla Wixom Mayor
Laurel Barton Council Member
Cyndee Edwards Council Member
Jennifer Ford Council Member
Zara Landrum Council Member
ABSENT: None
STAFF: Greg Carpenter Interim City Manager
Chris Neumeyer City Attorney
Dana Swanson City Clerk
Scot Graham Community Development Director
Amy Watkins Police Chief
ESTABLISH QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Wixom established a quorum and called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. with all but
Council Member Barton present. Council Member Barton joined the meeting at 3:38 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
Mayor Wixom opened public comment.
https://youtu.be/7BML7eRWdrE?t=62
Terry Simons, Morro Bay, favored rescheduling the Ironman event and urged the Council to defer
action on Item I until the report was deemed complete.
Jeff Heller, Morro Bay, spoke regarding Item I, asking how the City would benefit from its
participation.
Sean Green, Morro Bay, spoke in favor of moving the Ironman event to Sunday but was curious
if Friday was an option. He suggested there be more outreach during event planning with a focus
on functionality.
Nicole Dorfman, Morro Bay, raised concerns regarding Item I and recommended the Council defer
action for now.
Betty Winholtz, Morro Bay, expressed concern about the idea of aligning housing elements across
the county and urged more public input during the process.
Jeff Eckles, Morro Bay business owner and CEO of the Housing Trust Fund, shared that he
participated as a member of the steering committee in the process of developing the HIP and
urged the Council to support continued collaboration of the regional plan.
The public comment period was closed.
AGENDA NO: A-2 MEETING DATE: August 8, 2023
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MINUTES - MORRO BAY SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING – JUNE 27, 2023
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA:
I. REGIONAL HOUSING & INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN (HIP) REVIEW; (COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT)
https://youtu.be/7BML7eRWdrE?t=932
Community Development Director Graham introduced Carolyn Berg, CEO of Koble
Collaborative, and Sara Sanders of SLOCOG, who provided the report and responded to
Council inquiries.
MOTION: Council Member Ford moved to support the Regional Housing and
Infrastructure Plan (HIP) as a recommitment to the 2020 San Luis Obispo
County-Wide Regional Compact and direct staff to return to Council with
ways to utilize and implement the Regional Housing and Infrastructure Plan
(HIP). The motion was seconded by Council Member Edwards and carried
4-1 with Council Member Landrum opposed.
II. APPROVAL TO AMEND THE IRONMAN 70.3 MORRO BAY DATES FOR YEARS 2024
& 2025; (POLICE DEPARTMENT)
https://youtu.be/7BML7eRWdrE?t=4062
Police Chief Watkins and Michael Wambolt, Visit Morro Bay Executive Director, provided
the report and, along with Tim Brosious from Ironman, responded to Council inquiries.
MOTION: Council Member Barton moved to authorize the City Manager and City
Attorney to execute the contract amendment with IRONMAN of current
dates of IRONMAN 70.3 Morro Bay from Saturday, May 18, 2024, to
Sunday, May 19, 2024; and from Saturday, May 17, 2025, to Sunday, May
18, 2025. The motion was seconded by Council Member Landrum and
carried 5-0.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 4:51 p.m.
Recorded by:
Dana Swanson
City Clerk
Dana Swanson (Aug 9, 2023 15:44 PDT)
Dana Swanson
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