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ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1977 - 12:10 P.M.
COUNCIL HEARING ROOM, CITY HALL
' Roll Call
Councilmen
PRESENT: Councilmen Dunin, Gurnee, Jorgensen, Petterson and Mayor
Schwartz
ABSENT: None
Staff Present
PRESENT: J.H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk; D.F. Romero, Director of
Public Services
12:10 P.M. Council adjourned to Executive Session.
12:25 P.M. Council reconvened in Regular Session, all Councilmen present.
Additional Staff Present: Terry Sanville, Associate Planner; Dan Smith, Senior
Planner
1. The City Council continued their consideration of the goals and objectives
for the preparation of a Specific Plan for Downtown San Luis Obispo (continued
from 8/24/77).
Terry Sanville, Associate Planner, suggested for purpose of the discussion that
this Council use the staff prepared "Summary of Issues - Downtown Specific Plan:.
The summary of issues consisted of a series of questions under the following
general headlines: 1) Economic Development Plan; 2) Land Use Element; 3)
Circulation and Parking Element; 4) Public Facilities Element; and 5) Urban
Design Element.
The City Council, staff and public present discussed the items that should be
considered in setting the parameters and goals for a Downtown Specific Plan
such as: A) Auto Circulation; B) Parking; 3) Closure of streets; 4) Types
of stores needed; 5) How large an area is downtown commercial district expected
to need; 6) future role of downtown, regional shopping, specialty shopping,
convention shopping or what!; 7) Should City consider some sort of redevelopment
program in order to make land available for expansion and development; and 8)
finally, what was the role of City government in downtown development?
Mrs. Barbara Kraus, member of the Planning Commission, submitted the following
statement for Council consideration:
"The Council should give some direction to staff as to the level of develop-
ment downtown, particularly as it would have an impact on circulation, for
example: I think any plan that would require developing a circulation plan
as envisioned by the new circulationstudy would bring the citizens
screaming to City Hall.
Further, I question if they can really do a credible job of developing the
downtown plan if they don't have more information on data regarding air
pollution resulting from the traffic."
The Council continued consideration of the Downtown Specific Plan to 12:10
p.m. Monday, September 12, 1977.
2. 2:05 p.m. The City Council adjourned to Executive Session.
2:30 p.m. The City Council reconvened in Regular Session, all Councilmen present.
City Council Minutes
August 31, 1977
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3. There being no further business for the Council, Mayor Schwartz
adjourned the meeting at 2:30 p.m.
APPROVED: November 1, 1977
�fI. F' Patrick, City Clerk