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MINUTES - MORRO BAY CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
November 18, 2025, 3:30 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Hall
209 Surf St., 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: City Attorney Brian Stack
Finance Director Emily Conrad
Public Works Director Greg Kwolek
Community Development Director Airlin Singewald
Harbor Vitality Director Chris Munson
City Engineer Nate Stong
Senior Planner Susana Toner
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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. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
Mayor Wixom opened public comment; seeing none, public comment was closed.
3. SPECIAL MEETING AGEND A ITEM(S)
3.a DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY AND AUTHORIZE ACTIONS REQUIRED
FOR THE MORRO CREEK BANK STABILIZATION PROJECT
Public Works Director Kwolek, City Engineer Stong and Finance Director Conrad
presented the report and staff responded to Council inquiries.
Mayor Wixom re-opened public comment.
Paul Donnelly, Morro Bay, opined this project does not meet the definition
of an emergency project and suggested it follow the regular regulatory
review process.
Interim City Manager Lueker, who was attending the meeting remotely,
reminded the City Council about comments received last week from
Commercial Fisherman about the importance of the area.
Public Comment was closed.
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Motion by Council Member Luffee
Seconded by Council Member Landrum
Adopt Resolution No. 60-25 authorizing emergency actions for the Morro Creek
bank stabilization project.
Ayes (5): Mayor Wixom, Council Member Edwards, Council Member Eckles,
Council Member Landrum, and Council Member Luffee
CARRIED (5 to 0)
Motion by Council Member Luffee
Seconded by Council Member Eckles
1. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and award an emergency public
works contract for the project in an amount not to exceed $500,000;
2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve construction
contingency amounts up to a total of $168,093;
3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to approve professional
services agreements for design, environmental permitting and monitoring,
and engineering during construction services for an amount not to exceed
$200,000; and
4. Find that the project is exempt from review under the California
Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15269(b) and
(c).
Ayes (5): Mayor Wixom, Council Member Edwards, Council Member Eckles,
Council Member Landrum, and Council Member Luffee
CARRIED (5 to 0)
4. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Susana Toner, Senior Planner