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MINUTES - MORRO BAY CITY COUNCIL
CLOSED SESSION MEETING
August 12, 2025, 3:30 p.m.
City Hall Conference Room
595 Harbor Street, Morro Bay, CA
Members Present: Mayor Carla Wixom
Council Member Cyndee Edwards
Council Member Jeff Eckles
Council Member Zara Landrum
Council Member Bill Luffee
Staff Present: Interim City Manager Andrea Lueker
Interim City Attorney Robert Schultz
Public Works Director Greg Kwolek
Community Development Director Airlin Singewald
Finance Director Emily Conrad
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1. ESTABLISH QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Wixom called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. with all members present.
2. SUMMARY OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
3. CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Wixom opened public comment for items on the agenda.
Kathy Claasen, Morro Dunes RV Park, requested Council consideration of
an extension to the current lease agreement.
Monica King, Judy Setting, Nicole Dorfman, Janice Peters, Linda Donnelly
and Kelly Ulrich commented in support of purchasing Morro Elementary.
Homer Alexander opposed pursuing the purchase of Morro Elementary.
End of public comment.
4. THE COUNCIL WILL CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION
4.a CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR -
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8
Property: APN 066-280-045 and 066-044-011, 1130/1330 Napa Ave.,
Morro Elementary
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Property Negotiators: San Luis Coastal Unified School District
Agency Negotiators: Airlin Singewald, Community Development Director;
Andrea Lueker, Interim City Manager; Robert Schultz, Interim City
Attorney
Negotiations: Price and Terms of Payment
4.b CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR -
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8
Property: 1700 Embarcadero, Morro Dunes RV Park
Property Negotiators: Kathy Claasen, Morro Dunes Trailer Park &
Campgrounds, Inc.
Agency Negotiators: Greg Kwolek, Public Works Director; Andrea Lueker,
Interim City Manager; Robert Schultz, Interim City Attorney
Negotiations: Price and Terms of Payment
5. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
The City Council reconvened in Open Session. Interim City Attorney Schultz
reported the Council met in closed session and discussed Real Property
Negotiations.
The two properties discussed were the lease for Morro Dunes RV Park and the
potential purchase of the Morro Elementary School site.
As for the Morro Dunes RV Park lease, no action was taken that required
reporting under the Brown Act.
As for the potential purchase of the Morro Elementary School site, the Council
unanimously gave direction to make an offer for the purchase of 30% of the
property under the Naylor Act and to continue negotiations with the School
District for purchase of the entire property. It is important for the public to
understand that any purchase of the property, whether partially or in its entirety,
would have to be approved by Council at a public hearing in open session.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Dana Swanson, City Clerk