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WHO IS YOUR
CITY COUNCIL
IMPROVEMENT AGENCY?
The City Council is comprised of five members elected at-large to represent the City. The term for the position of Mayor is two-years. Each City Council term is four years, with expiration occuring at staggered intervals. At the first meeting in December, the Mayor selects a member of the City Council to serve for one year in the position of Mayor Pro Tem (Pursuant to Resolution No. 08-18).
The City Council makes decisions, establishes policies and enacts laws on behalf of the voters for the betterment of Grover Beach. The City Council also acts as the Improvement Agency for the City's adopted Redevelopment Plans.
For information on the election process for a seat on the Grover Beach City Council, please see November Election Information.
Grover Beach maintains a Council-Manager form of government and is a general law city organized under California State statutes.
CITY COUNCIL
IMPROVEMENT AGENCY MEMBERS
| Name | Term Expires | |
|---|---|---|
| John P. Shoals | Mayor/Chair | |
| William "Bill" Nicolls | Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair | |
| Karen Bright | Council Member/Board Member | |
| Robert C. Mires | Council Member/Board Member | |
| Debbie Peterson | Council Member/Board Member | |
Meeting Schedule
Public meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers, Grover Beach City Hall, 154 S. Eighth Street at 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Monday of each month. However, if a regular meeting date falls on a holiday, meetings are usually scheduled the following day.
Your Opportunity to See and Hear City Council Meetings - Regular meetings (as well as some special meetings or workshops) are broadcast live through the local government cable access television station ("Channel 20") and replayed throughout the week. Copies of previous meetings are available for check out at the South County Library, 800 West Branch Street, Arroyo Grande or for sale by contacting the video production company agpvideo@charter.net.
Broadcast Schedule - on Charter Cable Television Public, Education, and Government Access Channel 20:
- On the day of the meeting - televised live.
- During the rest of the week- Daily at 1:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m.
- The week following the meeting - Thursdays and Sundays at 1:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m.
Your presence and participation at City Council meetings are contributions toward good government and a better Grover Beach. Please attend as often as possible!
City Council Items of Interest:
- FY 09 - FY 10: Community Goals and Work Program - A prioritized list of Goals identified by the City Council and the Work Program to accomplish them - (The fiscal year is from July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2010).
- Goals & Work Program - 1st Quarter Status Report (Dec 5, 2008)
- Economic Development Strategy - adopted July 7, 2008
- Economic Development Activity - A map of current and future economic development activity in Grover Beach. A larger map (3.4 MB file size in PDF format) is also available but may take some time to download, depending upon your connection speed.
- FY 08: Community Goals and Work Program A prioritized list of Goals identified by the City Council and the Work Program to accomplish them. (The fiscal year is from July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008).
- Report Card A progress report on achieving the Community Goals and Work Program identified in the FY 08 Budget (Presented at the City Council meeting of March 3, 2008)
- Projects List: A list of pending City projects presented at the City Council meeting of October 16, 2006.
- Visioning Project - Final Report | Final Report (without Appendices) |
Community Vision Poster - 11x17 (1.8 MB file size) - Street Improvements - Information on the City's ongoing efforts to improve street conditions through the Local Street Rehabilitation Program.
Contacting Your City Council:
Written correspondence may be sent:
- By mail or hand-delivered to: Grover Beach City Council,
154 South 8th Street, Grover Beach, CA 93433; or - By e-mail: marked to the attention of the "City Council" at gbadmin@grover.org; or
- Call the City Management Department at (805) 473-4567 to speak with a staff member during regular business hours, or to leave a voice mail message after hours; or
- Come by City Hall during regular business hours to request an appointment or leave a message for your City Council in the City Management Office, 154 South 8th Street, Grover Beach.
- Any member of the public may address the Council for a period not to exceed three minutes total on any item of interest within the jurisdiction of the Council. The Council will listen to all communications; however, in compliance with state law, the Council cannot act on items which do not already appear on the printed and posted agenda. Please also see: Policies & Procedures for Conduct and Decorum at Council Meetings.