John Peschong

Fire Code Board of Appeals and dead-end road standards

No direct cost named, but dead-end road rulings can wipe out property values and insurance access for rural landowners.

Highway 1 Tourism Marketing District formation

2% assessment on lodging businesses in coastal communities.

Nacimiento pipeline repair and storm-season readiness

A FEMA BRIC grant, if won, would fund watershed plans; Prop 4 funds are also being pursued.

El Niño Storm Preparedness for Rural Property Owners

Up to $250,000 in one-time county funding.

FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget introduced

A $1.2 billion all-funds and $830 million general fund plan with $10.7 million in new discretionary revenue.

Diablo Canyon Mitigation and Revenue

Proposed $20M/year mitigation fund; activists argue it should be $6-13M higher and inflation-adjusted.

Welcome Home Village housing for unhoused residents

The compact itself doesn't set a dollar figure, but it sets up shared regional strategy for future funding decisions.

Tourism Business Improvement District transition to 1994 law

A 2% per-night assessment on lodging, with $14 million invested in 700 local projects over 15 years.

Jail Security Electronics Funding

$1.03 million in federal funds, about 10% of the roughly $10 million project.

Regional Housing Incentive Program amendment

Minimal staff time per staff; more RIP participation could grow affordable housing funds.

Ambulance Transport Bid Update

Estimates of $1–2 million in seed money per city for an alliance model and up to $12 million in startup costs were cited; federal Medicaid reimbursement changes could upend the funding math.

Election costs and voting equipment

$150,000 in one-time state election funding; about $4,000 annual maintenance offset by recording fees.

Public Health Safety Education Update

Groundwater Sustainability Grant

Grant funding would offset local groundwater sustainability program costs.

Solid waste rate increases

Households in affected unincorporated areas will pay 3.3% to 3.5% more for trash service in 2027.

County Financial Forecast FY 2027-28

About $3 million (6%) more in fee revenue, of which $895,000 goes to general fund departments.

Oceano and Cayucos chronic flooding

Fixes have stalled for lack of a funding mechanism such as a zone of benefit.

Child care as economic infrastructure

FY 2026-27 County budget adoption

Sets the county's spending and staffing for the coming fiscal year.

DESAL Plan Feasibility Study

No commitment today, but any future plant would cost hundreds of millions borne by water users.

Veterans and adoption resolutions (Items 19-21)

Consent agenda (as amended)

Item 4 — Rescission and re-approval of Subdivision of Lot 108, Tract 2994 (Charlotte Gilbert LP)

Item 6 — Sustainable Groundwater Management grant application

Item 15 — Accept Creekside Subdivision roads (Tract 2994) into county road system

Item 25 — Highway 1 Tourism Marketing District / Alliance spending policy

Item 28 — Monarch Dunes Specific Plan lot coverage amendment

Item 29 — CSA 7A boundary amendment, Oak Shores

Request to approve appointments in-lieu of election to Community Services Districts and Special Districts.

Request by the San Luis Obispo County Tourism Business Improvement District (CBID), on behalf of the Edna Valley/Arroyo Grande Local Advisory Board, to appoint Amy Griffith to the Edna Valley/Arroyo Grande Local Advisory Board.

Request to 1) authorize a budget adjustment in the amount of $235,749 from Fund Center (FC) 266 – Countywide Automation Replacement Reserve to FC 114 – Information Technology for Public Defender Case Management System (PD CMS) software and…

Request to adopt the Library Fee Waiver and Reduction Delegation policy granting the Library Director or designee to waive or reduce Library fees when circumstances warrant.

Request to 1) approve Contract Amendment No. 1 to the existing contract with Estero Environmental to extend the existing agreement for one (1) year, expiring December 31, 2027; and 2) increase the contract limit to $200,000 per year…

Submittal of a resolution to amend the Public Works Department Position Allocation List to delete 1.00 FTE Architectural Technician position and add 1.00 FTE Program Coordinator position in the Facilities Planning Division.

Request to authorize advertisement for construction bids for the County Service Area 18 – Pump Station 1 & 2 Hatch Replacement Project (Contract No. 300745) and find the Project exempt from Section 21000 et seq. of the California Public…

Request to 1) receive and file an update on the Jail Security Electronics Project; 2) adopt a resolution retroactively accepting $1,031,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing…

Request to 1) adopt a resolution amending the Position Allocation List (PAL) for Fund Center (FC) 136 – Sheriff-Coroner to add 1.00 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Program Coordinator – Limited Term (LT) to oversee opioid-related services,…

Request to 1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Farm and Ranch Cleanup Abatement Grant Contract with Smitty's Environmental, amending the term of the Contract from December 31, 2026, to April 28, 2028; and 2) Increase the Contract budget from…

Consent Agenda Items 1-18

Fire Code Board of Appeals re-established

Consent agenda (as amended)

Item 4 — Rescission and re-approval of Subdivision of Lot 108, Tract 2994 (Charlotte Gilbert LP)

Recused due to a real property interest in the property.

Item 6 — Sustainable Groundwater Management grant application

Concerned the grant could fund water banking rather than groundwater replenishment.

Item 15 — Accept Creekside Subdivision roads (Tract 2994) into county road system

Recused due to a real property interest.

Item 11 — Ambulance RFP update and parallel-path direction

Item 25 — Highway 1 Tourism Marketing District / Alliance spending policy

Item 28 — Monarch Dunes Specific Plan lot coverage amendment

Item 29 — CSA 7A boundary amendment, Oak Shores

The Board adopts RESOLUTION NO. 2026-250, a resolution (subject to the Findings set forth in Exhibit A and subject to the Conditions of Approval set forth in Exhibit B) to deny the appeal by Susan McC

The Board continues the appeal hearing to Tuesday, November 17, 2026.

Consent Agenda Items 1-18

Fire Code Board of Appeals re-established

Wants appeals on dead-end road standards to come back to the elected Board of Supervisors

Authorize processing San Miguel height amendment (LRP2026-00012)

Deny Jeff Edwards appeal, uphold Pratt lot line adjustment

Adopt Ordinance No. 3599 — regional housing incentives

Motion to continue Verizon appeal hearing — FAILS

The Board 1) approves the re-establishment and update of the Fire Code Board of Appeals and designate it as the final decisionmaker on appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the fire c

The Board approves Consent Agenda Items 1 through 18, as amended.

The Board adopts RESOLUTION NO. 2026-249, a resolution (subject to the Findings set forth in Exhibit A and subject to the Conditions of Approval set forth in Exhibit B) to deny the appeal by Jeff Edwa

The Board authorizes processing of the application to amend the Inland Land Use Ordinance (Title 22), County File No. LRP2026-00012.

The Board removes the proposed new incentive category to allow a 5% reduction per incentive point to the minimum density eligibility requirement; and adopts as amended ORDINANCE NO. 3599, an amendment

The Board continues the meeting beyond 5:00 p.m.

Deny Susan McCaffrey appeal, uphold Verizon tower permit

Preferred a continuance rather than deciding with information then available

The Board approves submission of the comment letter on proposed federal changes to Head Start Program standards as presented.

The Board holds the public hearing and adopts RESOLUTION NO. 2026-240, adopting the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan for the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Zo

HHAP-5 Round 5 Homeless Prevention Funding (Item 14)

Head Start Comment Letter (Item 24)

Wanted dual-language learner sections removed to avoid jeopardizing federal funding.

The Board holds the public hearing and adopts RESOLUTION NO. 2026-241, adopting the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan for the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Zone 3

The Board approves recommendations 1 and 2, as amended to allocate the $207,523 in HHAP-5 prevention and diversion funding equally: one-third to South County, one-third to Central and Coastal County,

The Board approves the contribution agreement with Creek Lands Conservation in an amount not to exceed $250,000 to implement the Creek Ready SLO Landowner Technical Assistance Program for property own

The Board: 1. conducts the public hearing under the requirements of TEFRA and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) to consider the Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act (“TEFR

The receives and files the presentation on the American Rescue Plan Act Child Care Allocation and directs staff to return with an item for the Board to formally adopt the shared vision of the Uplift C

The Board: 1. Receives, reviews, and files the FY 2025-26 Fourth quarter Financial Status Report, and provide direction as necessary; 2. Receives and files the annual report of fees waived by the Plan

The Board adopts RESOLUTION NO. 2026-227, a resolution approving final appropriations, reserves, designations, and contingencies for FY 2026-27 pursuant to direction given in Board Resolution No. 2026

The action taken for Consent Agenda Items 1 through 11, 13 through 36, and added Item 46 on the following vote is indicated in each item. Item No. 12 is withdrawn.

Consent Agenda (Items 1-11, 13-36, 46)

FY 2025-26 Year-End Financial Status Report (Item 39)

The Board holds the public hearing and adopts RESOLUTION NO. 2026-228, a resolution establishing a Recorder Notification Program consistent with California Government Code section 27297.7 and authoriz

FY 2026-27 Final Budget Actions (Item 40, Res. 2026-227)

Recorder Notification Program (Item 41, Res. 2026-228)

ARPA Child Care Allocation — Direction to Return (Item 43)

TEFRA Hearing — Cambria Pines Apartments Bonds (Item 44, Res. 2026-229)

Consent Agenda Items 1-28 approved

Item 30: San Simeon CSD dissolution — direction to staff

Item 32: CSA 10A water rate increase blocked by majority protest

Item 34: Los Osos mixed-use appeals denied; permit upheld (Res. 2026-209)

The Board approves a $25,000 contribution to the County of Santa Cruz, from Fund Center (FC) 103—Non Departmental—Other Expenditures, to support efforts to oppose offshore drilling and seabed mining a

The Board acting as the Governing Board of the County of San Luis Obispo Flood Control and Water Conservation District: 1) adopts RESOLUTION NO. 2026-198, a resolution for the issuance and sale of Nac

The action taken for Consent Agenda Items 1 through 25 on the following vote is indicated in each item.

The Board adopts RESOLUTION 2026-190, a resolution withdrawing the placement of the retail transaction and use tax ordinance on the ballot for the November 3, 2026, Statewide General Election.