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Roll Call
MINUTES
ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1976 - 7:30 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
PRESENT: Councilmen Graham, Gurnee, Petterson, Norris and
Mayor Schwartz
ABSENT: None
City Staff
PRESENT: J.H. Fitzpatrick, Acting City Administrator /City Clerk;
A.J. Shaw, City Attorney; Rob Strong, Director of Community
Development; Wayne Peterson, City Engineer; Dave Romero,
Director of Public Services; William Flory, Director of
Parks and Recreation; Carl Young, Chief Utility Plant
Operator
1. Reports on activities of standing Council Committees:
A. Area Planning Council
B. Solid Waste
C. Traffic Committee
D. Tree Committee
E. Waterways Planning Board
F. Whale Rock Commission
G. Zone 9 Advisory Committee
H. Water Advisory Board
I. Central Coast Criminal
Justice Committee
J. Mass Transportation
R. County Office of Manpower
Services
Councilman Gurnee
Mayor Schwartz
Councilman Norris
Councilman Graham
Councilman Petterson
Mayor Schwartz
Councilman Graham
Mayor Schwartz
Councilman Norris
Councilman Petterson
Councilman Norris
2. On motion of Councilman Gurnee, seconded by Councilman Graham, the
City Council appointed Arthur Willard as a member of the Promotional Coordinating
Committee to complete the term of Blaine Asher who resigned. Motion carried.
3. Continued discussion by the City Council of potential supplemental
water supplies and what actions could be taken by the City.
J.H. Fitzpatrick, Acting Administrative Officer /City Clerk, reported that
following the Wednesday study meeting of March 3, 1976, the staff got
together to discuss and review a number of matters dealing with water
supply, water treatment, and wastewater treatment improvement, as far
as timing for bond elections and preparation of plans and specifications
and call for bids were concerned. He felt that this information was needed
for the City Council regardless of which supplemental water supply was
obtained for the City. In this way, the Council could see all of the major
construction projects, cost and time schedules that should be met in order
to bring these major construction projects on line. Finally, in discussion
with County representatives, they were still trying to place the Nacimiento
Water Project on the ballot in November, 1976 for consideration by voters
in the areas to be included in the zone.
Acting Administrative Officer /City Clerk also submitted reports from D.F.
Romero, Public Services Director, on the schedule for the Wastewater
Treatment Plant and a memorandum from Rob Strong on water treatment distri-
butions and storage improvements and schedule for water plant expansion.
D.F. Romero, Director of Public Services, briefly reviewed the schedule
to date on the Wastewater Plant Enlargement, which is being handled by a
grant from the Federal Government and the first phase should be coming to
the City Council early in June or July, 1976.
City Council Minutes
March 8, 1976
Page 2
Rob Strong, Director of Community Development, submitted a report that he
prepared for the C.I.P. Program for the Planning Commission on a schedule
for designing and constructing major water improvements. He stated that
his studies for the General Plan Revision revealed more than $6 million dollars
of probable deficiencies in the existing system to enable adequate service to
the 42,000 present population and an additional $6 million for the City to
participate in the Nacimiento Project Supplementary Supply and Treatment Pro-
jects to provide for distribution and storage systems capable of serving
65,000 people. It should be emphasized that the .present water supply from
Salinas and Whale Rock at estimated maximum safe annual yields totaling over
8,000 acre feet per year could not be adequately treated at the present filtra-
tion plant due to peak load fluctuations. Either water treatment plant
expansion, rehabilitation of the old plant, or large quantities of additional
treated water storage would be required regardless of whether the City sought
supplementary water or not. Ideally, the water treatment plant and /or storage
improvements would be designed and constructed concurrent with or at least
compatible with future supplementary supply and treatment but the City could
not long delay decisions on increasing the capacity of the present plant to
handle present supplies. Already, the plant operated at peak capacity 24 hours
a day during summer months to provide the peak period consumption for the present
34,000 plus population. The critical constraint must be corrected to enable
even the infill and intensification which the plan contemplated would contain
42,000 population by 1982. If the City were to commence selection of a con-
sultant immediately, provide evaluation of alternatives, prepare necessary
E.I.R. rate studies and preliminary plans and specifications, it would be
March, 1977 before the City could conduct a pre- requisite revenue bond election
on the issue. If passed, at least an additional year would be required for
completion of plans and specifications and award of contract, construction,
and another year and one -half would elapse before the project would be
completed. Thus, it would be January, 1980, before the essential improvements,
needed now, was actually on line.
The City Council continued their discussion of future supplementary water ,
supply for the City of San Luis Obispo in view of the large expenditures
that would be needed for the expansion, or enlargement of the existing water
plant and the wastewater treatment plant.
9:20 p.m. Mayor Schwartz declared a recess.
9:35 p.m. The Council reconvened with all the Council present.
The City Council continued their discussion of supplemental water supply.
J.H. Fitzpatrick, Acting City Administrator /City Clerk, submitted for the
Council's consideration, a report on the water system analysis and rate study
ordered by the City Council on June 3, 1975. Again, the minutes of the meeting
of June 9, 1975 showed, where the Council again considered the proposal for
a water system analysis and the action by the City Council approving the
recommendation and authorization of proposals to complete the study. Finally,
as of March 8, 1976, the study had not yet gone beyond its present state
for various reasons and the Administrative Officer had placed an A -1
priority on getting this project under way so that the City Council,
City staff, and the people would know what it was involved in the present
system, -what it would cost to update -it, and what type of rates could
be made available for such work.
The City Council continued the discussion of supplemental water supply
to a future meeting. 1
10:55 p.m. Councilman Gurnee left the meeting.
6. A.J. Shaw, City Attorney, reviewed with the City Council some
of the matters which should be considered by the Council and as he is
leaving, hopefully will be cleared up:
1. SIGNS:
A. September 6, 1974, termination date for non - illuminated and off -
site non - conforming signs.
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B. September 6, 1977, termination date for all non - conforming signs.
C. July 6, 1976," expiration date for interim sign ordinance.
2. CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION ORDINANCE
3. SAFETY PERSONNEL: Physical standards must be "job related." All
personnel on-active-duty should be required to maintain physical standards.
4". RISK MANAGEMENT: A program to reduce claims and money damages against
the City.
5. FIRE DEPARTMENT: Comprehensive review of City fire service in view of
Fair Labor Standards Act.
6. LABOR RELATIONS - PERSONNEL OFFICER: The need wasggreat.
7. PARKING CITATIONS:
A. County requirement that City process parking citations although
Cal Poly was not required to do so.
B. Resolve problems with County concerning parking of official
vehicles, witnesses and jurors on City streets.
8. SPEED LIMITS:
Comprehensive review of all City streets with a speed problem to
determine whether basic-speed law should apply or whether radar and
the 85th percentile should apply. City staff needed direction.
The City Council stated they would continue these matters to an ultimate
conclusion.-
5. The City Council adjourned to Executive Session. "
6. The City Council reconvened in Regular Session. On motion of
Councilman Norris, seconded by Mayor.Schwartz, the meeting adjourned. Motion
carried. Councilman Gurnee absent.
APPROVED: August 16, 1976
.Fitzpatrick, City Clerk