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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/08/19761 1 1 Pledge 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. 1 1 I CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 8, 1976 PAGE 3 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