ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA – The City is pleased to announce the return to in-person public meetings, beginning with the March 8th City Council meeting. Additionally, the City will continue to utilize Zoom webinar video/teleconferencing as an option for public participation virtually. City Council and Planning Commission meetings will also continue to be broadcast live on Arroyo Grande Cable Channel 20 and streamed online.
Arroyo Grande City Council, Planning Commission, and other advisory body meetings were held virtually beginning March 24, 2020 following the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 which allows for a deviation of teleconference rules required by the Ralph M. Brown Act. The City returned briefly to in-person public meetings in July 2021 following the Governor’s June 15th announcement to lift restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the rise in cases due to the Delta variant led the City to return to virtual-only meetings in August 2021. Effective February 16, 2022, the California Department of Public Health’s indoor mask order was lifted, with the exception of unvaccinated individuals who will continue to be required to wear masks while inside public buildings.
In order to continue providing the public with a convenient method to connect with their local officials and participate in the democratic process, the City will offer a hybrid meeting solution. The hybrid meeting solution allows for both in-person Council meetings inside the Council Chamber as well as a virtual participation option.
In following California Department of Public Health guidance regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals who are not fully vaccinated will be required to wear a mask while inside the Council Chamber.
To assist the public with participating in the meetings, the following information is provided for all City Council and Planning Commission meetings:
Just Want to Watch or Listen?
- City Council Chamber, 215 E Branch Street, Arroyo Grande. Individuals not fully vaccinated will be required to wear a mask.
- Join the Zoom webinar by clicking the link that is published on the posted agenda. Agendas can be accessed at https://www.arroyogrande.org/751/Agendas-Minutes.
- Zoom teleconference attendee: Call in utilizing one of the phone numbers that is published on the posted agenda. Agendas can be accessed at https://www.arroyogrande.org/751/Agendas-Minutes.
- Arroyo Grande Channel 20 on Charter TV
- Online through SLO-Span website
- Online through the City's website
Want to Participate in the Public Meeting?
- Community members are encouraged to submit written comments in advance via email by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting and those communications will be provided to the City Council or Planning Commission prior to the start of the meeting and will be made a part of the record. Please provide the agenda item number in the subject line of your email.
- City Council: publiccomment@arroyogrande.org
- Planning Commission: pc-publiccomment@arroyogrande.org
- Members of the public may watch the meeting and speak during general public comment or on a specific agenda item by attending in-person in the Council Chamber or by joining the Zoom meeting using the information published on the posted agenda. Agendas can be accessed at https://www.arroyogrande.org/751/Agendas-Minutes. Please use the “raise hand” feature in the Zoom meeting to indicate your desire to provide public comment. Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker, pursuant to current meeting procedure.
- Zoom Teleconference Attendee: Call in utilizing one of the phone numbers that is published on the posted agenda. Agendas can be accessed at https://www.arroyogrande.org/751/Agendas-Minutes. Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker, pursuant to current meeting procedure.
These guidelines may be updated up to and during the meeting as needed based on technology capabilities and/or to implement guidance and direction from the San Luis Obispo County Department of Public Health and other governmental authorities.
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Jessica Matson, City Clerk
jmatson@arroyogrande.org