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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/19/2002MINUTES . REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2002 - 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL: Council Members Present: Council Members John Ewan, Christine Mulholland, Ken Schwartz, Vice Mayor Jan Howell Marx, 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, Community Development Director; Bill Statler, Finance Director; Ann Slate, Human Resources Director; Jim Gardiner, Police Chief; Wolfgang Knabe, Fire Chief; John Moss, Utilities Director; Mike McCluskey, Public Works Director; Paul LeSage, Parks and Recreation Director; Betsy DeJamette, Assistant to the City Administrative Officer; Ron Holstine, Fleet Manager; Jay Walter, Deputy Director /City Engineer PUBLIC COMMENT Brett Cross, 1217 Mariners Cove, provided an observation about the DeVaul Ranch housing project. He argued that the newly constructed block wall is too massive and should have never been approved. Mayor -Elect Romero , 2057 Skylark Lane, commented regarding Consent Item 2. He argued that too much of transportation impact fees are being spent on bicycle projects. He asked the Council to consider putting a great portion of the funds towards vehicular traffic mitigation. C.W. Mofflett 2134 Santa Ynez, encouraged the Council to keep the Housing Element Update on track and not to sue the State over the housing allocation mandates. Mary Beth Schroeder, 2085 Wilding Lane, asserted that the housing shortage has been caused by Cal Poly and landlords that charge too much rent. She also voiced opposition to Consent Item 3 and Consent Item 5 and spoke in support of Consent Item 4. CONSENT AGENDA Staff requested that Consent Item 1 be pulled for additional discussion and staff recommendation. ACTION: Motion moved by Ewan/Mulholland to approve the Consent Items, with the exception of Consent Item Cl; all ayes. 1 City Council Meeting Page 2 Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 7:00 p.m. C1. DOWNTOWN UTILITY PIPELINE INSTALLATION, SPECIFICATION NOS. 90240 AND 90261. 1 This item was pulled for discussion (See page 4 for discussion and action). C2. ANNUAL STATEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES. ACTION: Moved by Ewan/Mulholland to receive and file annual statements of revenues and expenditures from development impact fees for 2001 -02 (water, wastewater and transportation). Motion carried 5:0. C3. STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AND ENGINEERING STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION. ACTION: Moved by Ewan/Mulholland to adopt Resolution No. 9388 (2002 Series) approving the revised City Standard Specifications and Engineering Standards for Construction Projects and rescind the previous resolutions. Motion carried 5:0. C4. UNSCHEDULED REPLACEMENT OF A GENERAL - PURPOSE POLICE SEDAN. ACTION: Moved by Ewan/Mulholland to 1) Approve replacement of one damaged general - purpose sedan with one used general - purpose sedan. 2) Appropriate $20,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Fleet Replacement Fund for this procurement. Motion carried 5:0. C5. WIDE AREA NETWORK IMPROVEMENTS. ACTION: Moved by Ewan/Mulholland to approve a request for proposals (RFP) for wide area network improvements and authorize the City Administrative Officer to award the contract if it is within the project cost estimate of $300,000. Motion carried 5:0. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. REFUNDING OF THE 1993 WATER REVENUE BONDS. Finance Director Statler presented the staff report and responded to brief questions by the Council. Public Comments Mary Beth Schroeder. 2085 Wilding Lane, spoke in support of the staff recommendation. —end of public comments— ACTION: Moved by Ewan/Marx to adopt Resolution No. 9389 (2002 Series) approving the refunding of the 1993 Water Revenue Bonds; motion carried 5:0. 2. MINOR REVISIONS AND UPDATES TO WATER AND SEWER SERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE SECTIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE. Utilities Director Moss and Administrative Analyst Baasch presented the staff report. There were no public comments. City Council Meeting Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 7:00 p.m. Page ACTION: Moved by Mulholland/Marx to introduce Ordinance No. 1428 (2002 Series) updating the water and sewer service and development impact fee sections of the Municipal Code with minor language and definition changes, and deleting sections that no longer accurately describe the department, service and fee procedures; motion carried 5:0. 3. BOB JONES CITY -TO -SEA BIKE TRAIL PRELIMINARY ALIGNMENT PLAN. The report was jointly presented by Public Works Director McCluskey, Transportation Planner Sanville, RRM Design Consultants Erick Justesen and Mike Sherrod, and Natural Resources Manager Havlik. Council questions followed. Public Comments Peter Brown, SLOCOG, asked the Council to consider options to fencing, including the planting of dense vegetation. Mary Beth Schroeder, 2085 Wilding Lane, objected to the design and cost. Jean Anderson, Bicycle Advisory Committee, spoke in support of the concept. Mayor -Elect Romero, 2057 Skylark Lane, asked if there had been any coordination with Zone 9 Flood Control District. Transportation Planner Sanville indicated that the trail will be coordinated with other area plans and flood control channels. —end of public comments — Council Member Schwartz expressed a desire to see the trail referred to as a multi - purpose trail. He also suggested that two structures will be needed to carry out this idealized project. Council Member Mulholland voiced opposition to the construction of the recreational trail because it will negatively impact ecologically sensitive creeks and creek corridors. Council Member Ewan spoke to the merits of the plan despite pre - existing restrictions. Mayor Settle concurred. Vice Mayor Marx also spoke in favor, noting that the Council had previously referred this matter back to the Planning Commission to address concerns. ACTION: Moved by Ewan /Schwartz to approve the recommended alignment on the east side of the freeway; motion carried 4:1 (Mulholland opposed) ACTION: Moved by Marx/Settle to maintain the 35 foot setback on the west side of the freeway; motion carried 5:0 ACTION: Moved by Ewan/Marx to adopt Resolution No. 9390 (2002 Series) approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration and the Bob Jones City-to -Sea Bike Trail Preliminary Alignment Plan; motion passed 4:1 (Mulholland opposed). 1 City Council Meeting Page 4 Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 7:00 p.m. Council Member Schwartz requested that the name of the trail come back to the Council for discussion and possible re- naming so that the public knows that it is multi - purpose. Council Member Ewan objected because renaming might risk loss of grant opportunities. CAO Hampian noted the interest and suggested that staff be given the flexibility to bring the matter back later once the trail has actually been built. By mutual agreement, Council so directed. Council took Item C1 next. C1. DOWNTOWN UTILITY PIPELINE INSTALLATION, SPECIFICATION NOS. 90240 AND 90261. City Engineer Walter provided the staff report. Downtown Administrator Holley, presented ideas for a public relations campaign. CAO Hampian provided a fifth staff recommendation. ACTION: Moved by Marx/Mulholland to 1) Approve plans and specifications for "Water, Sewer and Storrridrain Improvement Project, Specification No. 90240." 2) Authorize staff to advertise for bids for Specification No. 90240 and authorize the City Administrative Officer to award the contract if the lowest responsible bid is within the Engineer's estimate. 3) Approve plans and specifications for "Water and Sewer Improvement Project, Specification No. 90261." 4) Authorize staff to advertise for bids for Specification No. 90261 and authorize the City Administrative Officer to award the contract if the lowest responsible bid is within the Engineer's estimate. 5) Amend Agenda Item C -1 to request authorization to use $15,000 from available project funding to assist the Downtown Association (DA) in its promotional efforts to offset some of the impacts of upcoming construction of the "Century Project ". Motion carried 5:0. 4. ADOPTION OF COMMUNITY DESIGN GUIDELINES. Community Development Director Mandeville and Associate Planner Ricci presented the staff report. Public Comments Stephen Barasch, 225 Prado Road, spoke in support of the guidelines and as much flexibility as possible for creative design. He encouraged the Council to provide incentives for creative architectural design particularly to help achieve goals of achieving more affordable housing. Deborah Holley. Downtown Association, reported that the DA Board concurs with the guidelines and supports the flexibility to preserve the unique character of the downtown. Patricia Wilmore, Chamber of Commerce, also spoke in favor of the recommendation. Mary Beth Schroeder. 2085 Wilding Lane, voiced objections to developers coming into town and driving up the market price of homes. —end of public comments— ;I City Council Meeting Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 7:00 p.m. Page E Council discussion and comments followed. During discussion, the Council approved minor modifications to the document, which included highlighting the Architectural Review Commission's role in environmental review, referencing the zoning regulations sections related to large -scale retail development, and adding provisions that enable superior design and innovation. ACTION: Moved by Mulholland/Marx to 1) Adopt Resolution No. 9391 (2002 Series) approving Community Design Guidelines for the City, as amended. 2) Affirm the Architectural Review Commission's current role in environmental review; motion carried 5:0. 5. NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PHASE II PERMIT PROGRAM. Public Works Director McCluskey and City Engineer Walter presented the staff report and responded to questions from the Council. Vice Mayor Marx suggested that the City begin to educate and train contractors performing work for the City. City Engineer Walter noted that this has been contemplated and certain standards will be required of contractors. He added that the City's goal is to hire a Stormwater Coordinator who will provide training and insure implementation. Council Member Schwartz suggested staff develop and consistently use one name for the education and outreach program proposed. MOTION: Moved by Marx/Mulholland to continue the meeting beyond 11:00 pm; ' motion unanimously passed. Public Comments Mayor -Elect Romero, 2057 Skylark Lane, spoke in support of the recommendations. Mary Beth Schroeder, 2085 Wilding Lane, voiced objection to partnering with Cal Poly. —end of public comments— ACTION: Moved by Marx/Mulholland to 1) Review and approve the City's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP). Authorize the City Administrative Officer to sign the Notice of Intent filing prior to March 10, 2003. 2) Approve an agreement with Cal Poly to file as co- permittees as part of the NPDES Program. 3) Direct staff to review funding approaches to meet the annual resource requirements of $41,000 starting in FY 2003 -04 for materials costs and $80,000 starting in FY 200405 for storm water coordination staffing. Motion carried 5:0. COMMUNICATIONS Council Member Ewan annnounced that the "Family of the Year Award" was presented to the Holliday family. Mayor Settle reported that private donations will allow the City to acquire the artwork "Puck" from the artist Elizabeth McQueen. Staff noted that the matter of accepting the donations to purchase Puck will come to the Council next month. City Council Meeting Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 7:00 p.m. Page 6 Mayor Settle referred correspondence from David Shipley, Laguna Lake Mobile Home Estates. The City Attorney reported that he has forwarded a copy of the letter with a cover memo to the whole Council. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS None. There being no further business to come before the City o�ncil a orSettl adjourned the meeting at 11:20 p.m. to Tuesday, December 3, 200T 5: 0 p. . in a Coun it ChambTr, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. j Lee Price, C.M.C. City Clerk APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 12/312002 LP: jo L