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Council adopts hazard mitigation and water plans, receives DEI update and asks staff for Pride‑visual memo
Summary
Council adopted the county multi‑jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan and the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (and related water shortage contingency plan) by unanimous votes, and received the DEI strategic‑plan update with a request that staff return a memo analyzing visible Pride support (flag policy vs. alternatives).
The San Luis Obispo City Council on June 15 approved several planning and policy items in a series of largely noncontroversial votes.
Hazard mitigation: Interim Fire Chief Randy Harris presented the city annex to the San Luis Obispo County multi‑jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan (completed with WSP consultants and County OES). The plan identifies ten hazards — including wildfire, flood, drought and subsidence — prioritizes mitigation actions and preserves FEMA and state mitigation‑fund eligibility. Council voted 5–0 to adopt the city's annex and the county plan, which staff said strengthens regional coordination and grant competitiveness.
Water planning: Assistant Director Shawna Scott and Deputy Director Michael Borman presented three related documents: the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (long‑range supply planning through 2050), the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan (six staged responses tied to supply thresholds) and the 2026 water supply and demand assessment (near‑term modeling). Staff reported the city’s supplies are sufficient under the methods used and described the temporary reduced capacity from the Nasimino pipeline (temporary river crossing limits deliveries during wet months) and groundwater/well‑project milestones (~700 acre‑feet/year anticipated from a 2027 groundwater project). Council adopted the resolutions and received the assessment by roll call 5–0.
DEI update: The Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion presented a one‑year implementation update of the city’s DEI strategic plan (90 tactics; 22 complete, 46 on track). Staff described community events, an Access & Belonging icon, new toolkits (Responding to Hate & Bias; Inclusive Language) and a city DEI employee committee and training plan. Council voted to receive and file the update and directed staff to prepare a memo analyzing visible forms of Pride support (flag policy versus alternative public‑facing approaches) and return with recommendations; the motion passed unanimously after clarification about scope and timing.
Next steps: staff will post adopted plans and provide follow‑up memos and monitoring reports as required by each program.
