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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2001 — 8:30 A.M.
LIBRARY COMMUNITY ROOM, 995 PALM STREET
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA
ROLL CALL:
Council Members
Present: Council Members Jan Howell Marx, Christine Mulholland, Ken
Schwartz, Vice Mayor John Ewan, and Mayor Allen K. Settle
City Staff:
Present: Ken Hampian, City Administrative Officer; Jeff Jorgensen, City
Attorney; Lee Price, City Clerk; Wendy George, Assistant City
Administrative Officer; John Mandeville, Long Range Planning
Manager; Tom Baasch, Chief Building Official; Ron Whisenand,
Development Review Manager; Bill Statler, Finance Director; Ann
Slate, Human Resources Director; Jim Gardiner, Police Chief; Bob
Neumann, Fire Chief; John Moss, Utilities Director; Gary Henderson,
Water Division Manager; Tim Bochum, Deputy Public Works
Director; Wayne Peterson, City Engineer; Paul LeSage, Parks and
Recreation Director; Linda Asprion, Revenue Manager, Carolyn
Dominguez, Accounts Payable Manager; Neil Havlik, Natural
Resources Manager; Shelly Stanwyck, Economic Development
Manager
2001 -03 FINANCIAL PLAN: COUNCIL GOAL SETTING WORKSHOP
CAO Hampian provided a brief introduction. Finance Director Statler presented the Five
Year Fiscal Forecast. Don Maruska, Facilitator, summarized the goal of the workshop and
explained the process.
Public Comments:
Jeff Zimmerman. President of SLO Firefighters Association, requested another firefighter
be stationed at Fire Station Three due to the increased call load.
Bette Kulp urged the Council to provide more funding for sidewalk improvements.
Hank Alberts, ACLU, cautioned the Council that there will be consequences if the Council
does not form a citizen oversight committee for public safety complaints, a goal he
suggested at the January community forum.
Linda McElver, President of the Canaries Foundation, recommended programs for chemical
free city parks and public areas; an ordinance preventing any chemical trespass on
citizens' property; and, funding for chemical -free accessibility for the Homeless Center,
hotel rooms, and public meetings/facilities.
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Eric Greening, Atascadero resident, supports written comments by Richard Schmidt, Sandi
Segurdson, Ann Ream, Hank Alberts and Linda McElver (all on file in the Office of the City
Clerk).
Cliff Swanson, Cal Poly, asked the Council to consider the establishment of an endowment
for the Performing Arts Center, or other long -range solution, for ongoing support (see letter
on file in the Office of the City Clerk).
John Spatafore. President of the Youth Sports Association, asked the Council to adopt of a
goal of acquiring and constructing two lighted ball fields in addition the Damon Garcia
sports fields complex.
Philip Novotny, resident and co -owner of Bob's Trailors, requested that the railroad bike
path be considered a major city goal.
Pam Marshall Heatherington requested that the Dalidio property be designated as open
space for the purpose of preserving groundwater rather than be developed for commercial
retail.
Richard Schmidt Friends of the Farm, a new citizens organization that seeks green and
open space along the Los Osos Valley Road corridor, spoke in opposition to developing the
McBride and Dalidio properties and requested they be preserved as open space.
Patricia Wilmore, SLO Chamber of Commerce, encouraged the Council to consider projects
that will improve sales tax base.
Randy Brion, Executive Director of the PAC Foundation, asked Council to make securing
the PAC's future a goal. He stated that Council should not miss a major opportunity to
mobilize non -city money by tapping into private funds.
Linda McElver stated that maintaining the railroad may have an impact on chemically
disabled citizens living in the area.
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Review Goals by Category
Don Maruska. Facilitator, assisted the Council with an informal discussion of sixty -four
candidate goals. The Council formulated 27 goal statements.
Council also referred to staff .a review of how water is allocated. Utilities Director Moss
indicated that this could be done during the Urban Water Management Plan Update.
Council directed staff to review and enforce the creek setback policy.
Staff to also look at the possibility of grant funds for Parks & Recreation Commission to
dole out for sports/recreational.
At 1:15 p.m., the Mayor called a break for lunch. At 2:15 p.m. the Council reconvened to
review the modified candidate goals. Individual members of the Council then completed
written ballots ranking the goals. Staff tabulated and presented the results, attached as
Exhibit A.
ACTION: Moved by Settle/Ma rx to designate the top fifteen goals as Major City 1
Goals; motion carried 4:1 (Mulholland).
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ACTION: By mutual agreement, Goals #16 -21 were designated as "other important
goals" and Goals #22 -27 were designated as "address as resources permit"; general
consent.
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Ma or Settle adjourned the
meeting at 4:33 p.m. to Tuesday, February 6, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. in t Co ncil Chamber, 990
Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 3/6/01
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Lee Price,
City Clerk