A. A public official or employee acting in an official capacity;

B. A person representing a nonprofit organization applying for a grant-in-aid from the City of San Luis Obispo;

C. A person specifically invited by the city council, or by any board or commission, for the purpose of giving testimony in aid of the body extending the invitation;

D. Any person, business entity, or other organization which submits a bid or proposal to the city in response to a solicitation initiated by the city;

E. Any newspaper or other regularly published periodical, radio or television station (including any individual who owns, publishes or is employed by any such newspaper, periodical, radio or television station) which in the ordinary course of business publishes news items, editorials or other comments or paid advertisements which directly or indirectly urge action upon municipal decisions, if such newspaper, periodical, radio or television station or individual engages in no further or other activities in connection with action upon such municipal decision;

F. A person acting on behalf of others in the performance of a duty or service, which duty or service lawfully can be performed for such other only by an attorney, architect, or engineer licensed to practice in the State of California. (Ord. 1271 § 1, 1994)