The Atascadero City Council on Wednesday voted 3-2 to approve urgency ordinance SB9, an amended version of the bill that would require retail stores in the city to provide a safe and sanitary space for customers and staff. The council also approved a resolution supporting municipalities’ rights to regulate marijuana retailers based on current state law.
The “city of atascadero building department” is a city in California. It has approved the urgency ordinance which was passed by the Senate and House.
Mayor Moreno stated his support for the Printery initiative and emphasized his want to learn more about it.
ATASCADERO — ATASCADERO — ATASCADERO — On Tuesday, December 14, the Atascadero City Council had their regularly scheduled meeting. It was preceded by a private meeting of the Council.
The consent calendar and the agenda for the night’s sessions were unanimously approved.
On the Atascadero Printery Board, the Community Forum that night was packed with Atascadero residents. The historic Printery building is now undergoing renovations to become a performing arts theater, a printing museum, and other community spaces.
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“In early 2020, our group [Questers] decided to fund the Printery. We noticed the potential in this lovely structure and told our state council about it in March of that year. I jumped straight in before the epidemic struck. The members realize the importance of preserving this historically significant structure and overwhelmingly chose to support the Printery as their California Quester’s State Project. The repair of the front copper-clad doors and transoms is our first undertaking. We’re delighted to be able to contribute to the building’s preservation. “We’d like to encourage the city to acknowledge that this building played a significant role in the founding of Atascadero and will continue to play a significant role in promoting historical tourism and boosting the lives and economic vibrancy of our town,” said Printery Board member Sheila New.
The Printery building is now undergoing strengthening plans and hazardous material evaluations that have been passed over to the city. The first phase, shoring [which stabilizes the structure before it is reinforced], has already been finished.
The Council was urged to place the Printery on a future agenda to see whether the City of Atascadero might be added to the list of supporters.
“Atascadero has a lot of wonderful and important things going on, and as many of you noted, a lot of things get done when people gather together. While we have always supported the Printery, The Friends of The Printery, and the Foundation in bringing everything together, I’m delighted you were able to connect with Senator Laird, Assemblyman Cunningham, and Congressman Carbajal since they are the ones who have the money. They have resources that we don’t have as a city,” Mayor Heather Moreno stated.
“Just because we’re not focusing on the Printery doesn’t mean we don’t believe it’s incredibly important,” Moreno remarked in response to placing the Printery on the agenda. It’s just that not everything significant can be included in the schedule.” Moreno went on to explain that the Council would want to hear more from the organization in order to see how they can help them, even if they are not on the agenda.
After then, the meeting went on to the evening’s Public Hearings. The allocation of the 2022 Community Development Block Grant was the first item on the agenda (CDBG). Nick DeBar, the Director of Public Works, gave a presentation.
The CDBG is a kind of yearly award that must satisfy three requirements. 1; that it is beneficial to those with low and moderate incomes. 2; assisting in the eradication of adversity 3; they address critical needs that constitute a substantial and immediate danger to our community’s health or well-being.
The city of Atascadero is expected to receive $139,465 this year.
The candidates for the funding then talked before the Council on their CDBG grant applications.
Currently, the Council will provide CDBG funding to the following organizations:
City of Atascadero – $90,652 (for the Santa Rosa Project) [Youth Activity Scholarships] – City of Atascadero – $10,752 $8,524 — El Camino Homeless Organization (ECHO) $1,644 – 5 Cities Homeless Coalition
In addition, $27,893 will be spent on administration.
The Council’s final recommendations will be released in March 2022.
The Council then passed an Urgency Ordinance Adopting Interim Standards for Senate Bill 9 Implementation (SB9). The governor signed the bill into law on Sept. 16, allowing for more residences and lot splits on existing single-family designated lands without a hearing or project requirements. SB9 takes effect on January 1, 2022.
Phil Dunsmore, Community Development Director, presented the presentation.
“What we’re looking at tonight won’t last indefinitely.” It will only be for six months. We’ll come back to you at that time with a permanent ordinance that covers SB9, as well as a permanent ordinance that handles accessory housing units. But for now, we only need a stopgap until we can fully execute what the State legislation has done; otherwise, the State law will take precedence,” Dunsmore added.
Because SB9 is aimed at high-density urban areas, the city of Atascadero is working to ensure that our rural communities are considered when the law takes effect.
“We don’t have a lot of land serviced by sewage in a rural city like Atascadero.” There isn’t a lot of decent road access in our area. We call it secondary access since there are two routes in and out. There are many hills, rivers, marshes, and sensitive ecosystems in our area. Archeological resources are available to us. We also have assets that might be historically significant. All of these issues are raised in SB9 and should be safeguarded from being obliterated by considerably greater densities and development. So these are the issues that have been addressed,” Dunsmore said.
Concerns about the 800 square foot second home restriction were raised by Councilmembers Mark Dariz and Susan Funk, as well as a few public commenters, but Dunsmore stated that unattached garages and other storage facilities did not count toward the limit unless they were connected.
After part of the text was changed at the request of Councilmember Funk and the remainder of the Council, the Urgency Ordinance Adopting Interim Standards for the Implementation of Senate Bill 9 passed unanimously.
Annexation No. 24 was unanimously approved.
The next Atascadero City Council meeting will take place at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11.
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