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ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1981 - 12:10 P.M.
COUNCIL HEARING ROOM, CITY HALL, 990 PALM STREET
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA
STUDY SESSION
Roll Call
Councilmembers
Present: Alan Bond (arrived late), GlennaDeane Dovey, Ron Dunin,
Allen Settle and Mayor Melanie C. Billig
Absent: None
City Staff
Present: Bill Hanley, Interim CAO; Pamela Voges, City Clerk; Henry
Engen, Community Development Director; Terry Sanville,
Senior Planner; and Geoff Grote, Legal Assistant
Item 1 PROPOSED CULTURAL HERITAGE BOARD
Leo Pinard spoke on behalf of the Old Town Neighborhood Association's request
to adopt a Cultural Heritage Ordinance to create a Cultural Heritage Board. He
gave a brief slide presentation and stated he felt there are several areas that
are not now being covered by the Architectural Review Commision or Planning
Commission that a Cultural Heritage Board could oversee. This proposed board
would review these structures, make findings and report back to the City Council.
Jim Rappa also spoke in support of the creation of the Cultural Heritage Board.
John French felt the Cultural Heritage would present a good means for rehabili-
tation of these older homes and it would not create additional restrictions.
Keith Gurney spoke in support the proposed ordinance but felt that it still -
required clarification as there were certain overlaps and duplications between
the Architectural Review Commission and this board.
Peg Pinard felt that in order to streamline this process, their decision should
be made within 30 days of any.item that came to this board for review. In order
to receive any tax benefits, this board needed to be established.
John Ecklund felt that the Architectural Review Commission and the Cultural
Heritage Board should be working together jointly and even maybe meeting together.
He was concerned that this board would create additional workload for City staff.
Henry Engen, Community Development Director, was concerned that this board, as
established by the attached ordinance, would mean creating a new development
review process for this district which would require its own distincitve
ordinance, bylaws, agenda advertisements, agenda preparation, staff reporting
and recommending mechanisms, meeting schedule, followup reporting mechanism, and
' budget. He thought that from the standpoint of staffing, the Department was
already spread too thin as it was and recent actions would add to the workload.
It was his recommendation that the Council support the objectives contained in
the proposed Cultural Heritage Ordinance but integrate this concern into the
existing development review process. The_City Attorney's office should be requested
to research state and federal law to see what refinements may be required of
the existing review system to assure eligibility for historical preservation
tax incentive.
12:50 p.m., Councilman Bond arrived at the meeting.
After brief discussion, it was moved by Councilman Dunin, seconded by Councilman
Settle, to approve an eleven membertEztuiical Committee to review site designations
and regulations for historic districts with time of reporting to be six months
or earlies and using the following six recommendations listed by staff:
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1. Establish criteria for designating.structures and areas as
historically significant.
2. Conduct research and complete historical survey of the City.
3. Recommend to the Council or other appropriate bodies.designated
by the Council which structures and which areas should be
designated as historically significant.
4. Recommend to the City Council guidelines for the development of
new structures and the remodeling of existing structures within
historical areas. These guidelines to be used by the Architectural
Review Commission, planning staff, and other city bodies.
5. Review projects and make recommendations to appropriate city bodies,
e.g. ARC, Planning Commission where the project is within a
historical area.
6. Compile and make available information on the history of the
specific structures within the City.
Staff also directed to bring back a resolution for the next meeting outlining
the above.
Motion carried, all ayes.
Item 2 HILLSIDE PLANNING PROGRAM
Council considered scope of work for Hillside Planning Program. After brief
discussion, it was moved by Councilman Settle, seconded by Councilman Bond, to
go with the specific plan approach in the development of Hillside Planning.
Item 3 AGREEMENT WITH INTERIM CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
On motion of Councilman Settle, seconded by Councilman Dunin, the following
resolution was introduced:
Resolution No. 4566 (1981 series): a resolution of the Council of the City of
San Luis Obispo approving an agreement between the.City and William Hanley for
intercity Administrative Officer services.
Passes and adopted on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Settle, Dunin, Bond, Dovey and Mayor Billig
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
2:15 p.m. Council adjourned to closed session to discuss personnel and litigation
measures.
5:00 p.m. Council reconvened in regular session, Councilman Bond absent. There
being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Billig adjourned
the meeting at 5:01 p.m.
APPROVED BY COUNCIL ON:
8/18/81
Pamela 'Voge`s,- Ci�y'Clerk
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