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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/08/19981 1 MINUTES SPECIAL -JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCILS AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY Thursday, January 8,1998 7:00 p.m. — Regular Session Atascadero Lake Park Pavilion 9315 Pismo Ave. Atascadero, California SPECIAL JOINT MEETING: 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Carden Mayor Carden, Atascadero, called the Special Joint Meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Color Presentation and Pledge of Allegiance led by Boy Scout Troop #155, sponsored by the Atascadero Knights of Columbus. ROLL CALL: City o Arroyo Grande City ofAtascadero City of Grover Beach Mayor A. K. "Pete" Dougall Mayor Harold L. Carden, 111 Mayor Dee Santos Michael Lady Ray Johnson Robert Reed Michael Fuller George Luna Henry E. "Gene" Gates Thomas A. Runels Jerry L. Clay, Sr. Peter Keith Steve Tolley Kenneth Lerno Ronald Arnoldsen City of Morro Bay City of Paso Robles City of Pismo Beach Mayor Cathy Novak Mayor Duane J. Picanco Mayor John Brown Rodger Anderson Tom Baron Marian Mellow Dave Elliott Walter J. Macklin Hal Halldin William Peirce Lee Swanson Bill Rabenaldt Janice Peters Christian E. Iversen Mary Ann Reiss Citv ofSan Luis Obispo Mayor Allen K. Settle Bill Roalman Dave Romero Dodie Williams Kathy Smith Joint Councils /Supervisors Meeting 01/08198 Page 1 of 8 Countv of San Luis Obispo Chairwoman Ruth Brackett Harry L. Ovitt Bud Laurent Peg Pinard Mike Ryan Marcia Torgerson, City Clerk, Atascadero, called roll. All the above-mentioned members were present except the following: Council Members Arnoldsen and Gates, Grover Beach; Council Members Baron, Iversen and Swanson, Paso Robles; Council Member Roalman, San Luis Obispo; and Supervisors Brackett and Laurent, San Luis Obispo County. MANAGER'S /ADMINISTRATOR'S PRESENT: Robert Hunt, Arroyo Grande; Wade McKinney, Atascadero; Tom Sullivan (Interim), Grover Beach; David Cole, Morro Bay; James App, Paso Robles; Mike Fuson, Pismo Beach; John Dunn, San Luis Obispo; and Clark Channing (Interim), San Luis Obispo County. OTHERS PRESENT: Senior clerk to the Board of Supervisors Vicki Shelby, San Luis Obispo County; City Clerk Bonnie Gawf, San Luis Obispo; City Attorney Roy Hanley, Atascadero; and City Clerk Marcia Torgerson; Atascadero. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: MOTION: By Mayor Settle, San Luis Obispo and seconded by Council Member Reed, Grover Beach, to approve the agenda. Motion passed unanimously by a voice vote. COMMUNITY FORUM: Susan Litteral, Atascadero, Secretary of the Water Resources Advisory Committee, stated that the Committee is working on the update to the County Master Water Plan. She stressed that it is important that input to the Plan comes from throughout the County. She encouraged the CouncilsBoard to actively participate in this process. Ray Jansen, Atascadero, read excerpts of a letter that he has sent to all the Council. Members /Supervisors. The letter expressed his concerns of how government is changing. Peggy Wilson, Animal News Network, Oceano, spoke concerning importance of funding spay /neuter programs. She announced that "Spay Day" begins on February 16ei and ends on March 30''. Dennis Schmidt, Atascadero, spoke concerning the Air Pollution Control District. He asked that the Councils /Supervisors look at the content of the Clean Air Plan (CAP), including the goals and policies of the CAP. Also, he noted that the CAP discriminates against projects that each of the communities have been adopting. —End COMMUNITY FORUM— Joint Councils /Supervisors Meeting 01108/98 Page 2 of 8 [i 1 F-j Chairman Ryan, San Luis Obispo County, stated that the Board of Supervisors are very glad to. be present tonight. He announced that the Board of Supervisors are going to participate in discussions but will not be taking any action tonight. They will take any action that is taken here back to the full Board and take action on. :it at a later date. He also said that has had a discussion with Mayor Carden, Atascadero, regarding the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors attending the Mayor's meetings and he feels this will be a positive step towards the sharing of ideas within the County. A. 1. ACTION ITEMS: E [Robert Reed, Councilmember of Grover Beach, will give background] [Allen Settle, Mayor of San Luis Obispo, will give report and present resolution] Recommendation: Approve Joint Resolution. Time: 30 minutes Council Member Reed, Grover Beach, gave background information on this item. Mayor Settle, San Luis Obispo, stated that the purpose of this Joint Resolution is to encourage The State Legislature to place on their agenda for this term a measure asking for the return of these funds to cities. He explained that the Joint Resolution could be modified. MOTION: Mayor Settle, San Luis Obispo, moved to approve the Joint Resolution urging the State Legislature and the Governor to Approve Restoring of Property Taxes. Council Member Romero, San Luis Obispo, suggested changing of title of the Joint Resolution by eliminating "And Authorizing Restored Property Taxes" and "Such As Public Safety And Public Works ", but leaving in "To Be Used For Local Government Needs." He also suggested eliminating in the sixth paragraph, "such as public safety and public works construction and maintenance." Mayor Settle, San Luis Obispo, agreed with the suggested amendments and asked that his motion be amended to include them. SECOND: Council Member Romero, San Luis Obispo, seconded the motion including the following amendments: 1. In the title, eliminate "And Authorizing Restored Property Taxes" and "Such As Public Safety And Public Works ", but leave in "To Be Used For Local Government Needs. " 2. In the sixth paragraph, eliminate "such as public safety and public works construction and maintenance. " ' Mayor Carden, Atascadero, stated that, before accepting the motion, he wanted to discuss the letter that Chairman Ryan, San Luis Obispo County, had sent to all mayors (see Attachment A). Supervisor Ovitt, San Luis Obispo County, read and explained portions of Chairman Ryan's Joint Councils /Supervisors Meeting 01/08/98 Page 3 of 8 letter as some members had not received it. He stated that the Board's main concerns were: 1) They needed to include the agreed upon approach of the League of California Cities and the California State Association of Counties which would focus on the state capping the property tax shift (ERAF) at a base year and return the growth amount to local government, and 2) They needed to amend the. language that would earmark the funds. In doing so, the funds could go back to the general funds for the discretion of the local entities. Mayor Settle, San Luis Obispo, stated that he agreed with Supervisor Ovitt's comments. Mayor Novak, Morro Bay, stated that she felt that if the State will not return some of the ERAF monies, one possible approach would be that by earmarking the funds for public works and public safety, the State would consider the return of some of the funds. PUBLIC COMMENT Gere Sibbach, County Auditor /Controller, asked the Council Members /Supervisors to remember that the ERAF transfer also affected special districts, not just cities and counties. He suggested adding special districts, at a minimum the County library system which lost approximately 10% of its total funding. Alice Porter, 9420 Marchant Way, asked is this Joint Resolution affects Proposition 13. Mayor Carden answered, no. Eric Greening, Atascadero, stated he agreed with Mr. Sibbach that the library a large cut and that should be restored. He stated that he supported this Joint Resolution as amended. —End PUBLIC COMMENT— Lengthy discussion ensued including clarification of wording. Mayor Novak, Morro Bay, asked that the motion be repeated in full including the amendments to the Joint Resolution. Council Member Romero, San Luis Obispo, reviewed the motion. 2. b The motion passed unanimously by a voice vote. Settle, Mayor of San Luis Obispo, will give report and present resolution] Recommendation: Approve Joint Resolution. Time: 30 minutes Mayor Settle, San Luis Obispo, gave a brief report regarding this item. He reviewed the proposed amendments suggested in the letter from Chairman Ryan, San Luis Obispo County (see Attachment A). He stated that he found the proposed amendments generally acceptable. Joint Councils /Supervisors Meeting 01/08/98 Page 4 of 8 r� V u 1 1 MOTION: Mayor Settle, San Luis Obispo, moved to adopt the revised Joint Resolution( see Attachment A) that will. improve the permit process so as to protect our county, its citizens and property from flood damage through an improved permit process. SECOND: Council Member Williams, San Luis Obispo seconded the motion. Council Member Luna, Atascadero, asked for clarification of the wording in the Joint Resolution in the paragraph starting with, "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED." Mayor Settle, San Luis Obispo, explained that the process is much more streamlined. The idea is to have the Federal Government to recognize a unified permit that will allow us the flexibility to protect our property without having to go back on a yearly basis for renewals. Tim Anson, County Engineer, San Luis Obispo, confirmed that any decision the Army Corps of Engineers makes, can be appealed by the EPA. They also have to go through multiple other agencies to receive approval, i.e. Fish and Wildlife Service and FE MA. Ron DeCarli, Executive. Director of SLOCOG staff, explained that under the ISTEA passed in 1990, there were several streamlining provisions. The most important was early consultation and delegation of portions or the responsibilities. PUBLC COMMENT Eric Greening, Atascadero, urged the Councils /Supervisors to table this issue until they get more information. End PUBLIC COMMENT — Council Member Luna, Atascadero, asked that the wording he questioned earlier be deleted. Mayor Settle, San Luis Obispo, stated that he would have no problem deleting the wording in the last three lines in the paragraph Council Member Luna is concerned with and adding, "to follow reasonable and expeditious standards." Council Member. Williams, San Luis Obispo (the second) agreed. Mayor Carden, Atascadero, repeated the motion for clarification: Adopt the revised Joint Resolution( see Attachment A) with the amendment to delete the last three lines of the paragraph starting with, "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED" and adding, "California to follow reasonable and expeditious standards." Motion passed unanimously by a voice vote. Joint Councils /Supervisors Meeting 01/08/98 Page 5 of 8 93 (Cathy Novak, Mayor of Morro tray, w111,91 vc Iet.v,V Recommendations: 1. The Cities and County support in concept the constitutional amendment. resolution, the 2. Each City and County individually support, by final constitutional amendment package presented to the Legislature. Time: 30 minutes Mayor Novak, Morro Bay, gave a brief report and explained her recommendations. There was brief discussion on this item and Mayor Novak clarified her request to the members. MOTION: Council Member Reed, Grover Beach, moved to conceptually support the constitutional amendment, and that the cities and counties along with CSAC and the League of California. Cities, work towards a united effort. SECOND: By Council Member Luna, Atascadero. PUBLIC COMMENT Michael Kodak, unincorporated Atascadero, questioned the need for this item. Gere Sibbach, County Controller /Auditor, asked if the motion, as it is presented now, going to support a constitutional amendment or is it in support of specific language only. Mayor Carden responded that the motion is to conceptually support the constitutional amendment and work with CSAC and the League towards a united effort. Mr. Sibbach stated that he had some concerns regarding the language. Bob Rose, Templeton, stated that he did not believe that we need another constitutional amendment. He suggested that what we need is to elect legislators that recognize where state government, city and county government borders exist. —End PUBLIC COMMENT— Mayor Novak, Morro Bay, clarified for the public that this constitutional amendment would require a two thirds vote of both houses to be passed. She also stated that to have it on the November 1998 ballot would require a 50% voter approval. There was brief discussion on this item. Motion passed unanimously by a. voice vote. Joint Councils /Supervisors Meeting 01108/98 Page 6 of 8 n 1 B. INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. ELECTRIC INUUJI I(I 1Jn- ttcuvl.,11ivi.. 913 ,L...,....... A — - - -- - - OPTIONS FACING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.- . [Cathy Novak, Mayor of Morro Bay, will give information presentation] [Allen Settle, Mayor of San Luis Obispo, will present request of aggregating possibilities] Recommendation: City Managers explore all options and report back findings to all Cities and County within four months. Time: 30 minutes Mayor Novak, Morro Bay, gave a brief report and explained her recommendation. She explained that she felt that the City Managers /County Administrator should work together and explore all options. MOTION: By Mayor Novak, Morro Bay, to approve Item #B -1. SECOND: By Mayor Brown, Pismo Beach. No PUBLIC COMMENT— There was brief discussion on this item. Motion.passed unanimously by a voice vote. ' Mayor Carden, Atascadero, stated that he thinks they have set a record tonight. He went on to say that since there is still time left, he would accept short closing comments. Mayor Brown, Pismo Beach, stated he appreciated the efforts of the Atascadero City management, especially the City Clerk's office, for putting this facility at our disposal with all the arrangements. Chairman Ryan, San Luis Obispo County, thanked the Cities for inviting the County to this meeting. He stated that they will take the Joint Resolutions that the Cities have passed tonight and put them on their agenda and take action on them as soon as possible. Mayor Novak, Morro Bay, stated she agreed with Mayor Brown, Pismo Beach, and thanked the the Cities and the County Board members who attended. Mayor Dougall, Arroyo Grande, welcomed Chairman Ryan, San Luis Obispo County-, and stated he agrees with the Chairman joining the mayors' meeting. Mayor Settle, San Luis Obispo, stated that he agrees with the previous speakers and looks forward to the next meeting. He expressed his hope that they all follow -up on the items discussed tonight. Council Member Reed, Grover Beach, thanked all who attended and help bring information to the meeting. He also thanked Atascadero for hosting the event. Joint Councils /Supervisors Meeting 01/08198 Page 7 of 8 ITEM NUMBER: A -1 DATE: 01/27/98 discussed tonight. Council Member Reed, Grover Beach, thanked all who attended and help bring information to 1 the meeting. He also thanked Atascadero for hosting the event. Mayor Santos, Grover Beach, invited Chairman Ryan to the next mayors' meeting. Mayor Picanco, Paso Robles, stated he agrees with the previous speakers and moved to adjourn the meeting. Mayor Carden, Atascadero, thanked everyone for coming. He stated that Chairman Ryan will be present at the next mayors' meeting. He also thanked the Atascadero City staff for coordinating this meeting. ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Carden adjourned the Special Joint Meeting of the City Councils and the Board of Supervisors of San Luis Obispo County at 8:25 p.m. MINUTES RECORDED AND PREPARED BY: Marcia M. Torgerson, City Clerk Approved by the San Luis Obispo City Cou cil on 2/17/98 Joint Councils /Supervisors Meeting 01/08/98 Paae 8 of 8 1