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Home My WebLink About01/20/2004ROLL CALL: Council Members Present: Council Members John Ewan, Christine Mulholland, Allen K. Settle, Vice Mayor Ken Schwartz and Mayor Dave Romero City Staff: Present: Ken Hampian, City Administrative Officer; Lee Price, City Clerk; Wendy George, Assistant City Administrative Officer; John Mandeville, Community Development Director; Mike McCluskey, Public Works Director; and Buzz Kalkowski, Associate Planner PUBLIC COMMENT Mary Beth Schroeder, 2085 Wilding Lane, opposed commercial activities being conducted by her neighbor. ' Carl Dudley. Chair of Sanctuary Retrofit Committee of the First Church, reported that the Church successfully completed and tested (during the December 22nd 2003 San Simeon Earthquake) the seismic retrofit of the sanctuary. He expressed appreciation to the City for block grant funding and staff support in coordinating the retrofit project. Lori Atwater, Construction Manager of Mountainview Community Church, requested City endorsement and participation in the Central Coast GreenBuild Conference and Expo March 3rd and 4"'. The Council directed staff to put the matter of possible sponsorship on the February and Council agenda. Elizabeth Murdock, Blue Jay resident, asked for the community's assistance in finding missing friend and elder, Vernon Emo. CONSENT AGENDA ACTION: Moved by Settle(Ewan to approve the consent agenda as recommended by the City Administrative Officer; motion carried 5:0. C1. APPROVE MINUTES OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 6.2004 REGULAR MEETING. ACTION: Moved by Settle/Ewan to waive oral reading and approve as presented; motion carried 5:0. C2, REVISIONS TO THE PROMOTIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE GRANTS -IN -AID APPLICATION. MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2004 - 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL: Council Members Present: Council Members John Ewan, Christine Mulholland, Allen K. Settle, Vice Mayor Ken Schwartz and Mayor Dave Romero City Staff: Present: Ken Hampian, City Administrative Officer; Lee Price, City Clerk; Wendy George, Assistant City Administrative Officer; John Mandeville, Community Development Director; Mike McCluskey, Public Works Director; and Buzz Kalkowski, Associate Planner PUBLIC COMMENT Mary Beth Schroeder, 2085 Wilding Lane, opposed commercial activities being conducted by her neighbor. ' Carl Dudley. Chair of Sanctuary Retrofit Committee of the First Church, reported that the Church successfully completed and tested (during the December 22nd 2003 San Simeon Earthquake) the seismic retrofit of the sanctuary. He expressed appreciation to the City for block grant funding and staff support in coordinating the retrofit project. Lori Atwater, Construction Manager of Mountainview Community Church, requested City endorsement and participation in the Central Coast GreenBuild Conference and Expo March 3rd and 4"'. The Council directed staff to put the matter of possible sponsorship on the February and Council agenda. Elizabeth Murdock, Blue Jay resident, asked for the community's assistance in finding missing friend and elder, Vernon Emo. CONSENT AGENDA ACTION: Moved by Settle(Ewan to approve the consent agenda as recommended by the City Administrative Officer; motion carried 5:0. C1. APPROVE MINUTES OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 6.2004 REGULAR MEETING. ACTION: Moved by Settle/Ewan to waive oral reading and approve as presented; motion carried 5:0. C2, REVISIONS TO THE PROMOTIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE GRANTS -IN -AID APPLICATION. City Council Meeting Page 2 Tuesday, January 20, 2004, 7:00 p.m. Vice Mayor Schwartz proposed a change in wording to the last paragraph of the grant criteria, to read as follows: "Applicants should be aware that competition does exist for these awards and there is no assurance that funding will be available to them in any fiscal year. Grant funds are limited." The Council approved the change. ACTION: Moved by SettlefEwan to approve revisions to the Grants -in -Aid (GIA) application and criteria, as revised; motion carried 5:0. C3. CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO. 2 — CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TRANSIT SERVICE CONTRACT WITH FIRST TRANSIT, INC. ACTION: Moved by Settle/Ewan to approve contract Amendment No. 2 to the First Transit Inc. FY 2002 -04 transit service contract; motion carried 5:0. C4. 2004 DOWNTOWN UTILITY PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, SPECIFICATION NO. 90245B. Vice Mayor Schwartz suggested a correction to CAO Recommendation #2, as follows: ".... if the bid does not exceed the Engineer's Estimate by more than 5 % ". The Council approved the correction. ACTION: Moved by Settle/Ewan to 1. Approve plans and specifications for "2004 Downtown Utility Pipeline Replacement Project, Specification No. 90245B." 2. Authorize staff to advertise for bids and authorize the CAO to award the contract if the lowest responsible bid does not exceed the Engineer's Estimate by more than 5 %; motion carried 5:0. APPOINTMENTS Al. APPOINTMENTS TO THE 2004 COUNCIL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. City Clerk Price provided the staff report. Mary Beth Schroeder, 2085 Wilding Lane, spoke in support of the committee make -up recommended. 1. ACTION: Moved by Mulholland/Schwartz to appoint the following persons to the Council Compensation Committee, effective immediately, to sunset upon adoption of a new Council Compensation Resolution: Jeff Jorgensen, former elected official; Dodie Williams, former elected official; Norie Placak, Personnel Board Member; Louise Matheny, Personnel Board Member, Alternate; Cydney Holcomb, citizen -at- large; Rick May, citizen -at- large; motion carried 5:0. PUBLIC HEARING Associate Planner Kalkowski presented the staff report. Paula Carr and Chuck Crotser, representing the Cultural Heritage Committee (CHC), provided an overview of the CRC's recommendation. Council questions followed. 1 City Council Meeting Page 3 Tuesday, January 20, 2004, 7:00 p.m. Mayor Romero opened the public hearing. Speaking in support of the appeal: John Bruno, San Jose resident (representing the applicant) stated that the applicant is motivated by financial need. She is 92 years of age and this residence is her only asset. He argued that the home is not historically significant, is in great need of repairs and renovation, and explained that to restore the home is economically infeasible. Pete Colombo, applicant's son, supported the statements presented by Mr. Bruno. Craig Colombo, applicant's grandson (currently living in the house), concurred. He added that he is living in the home to protect it from vandalism. Roger Shikone, applicant's son -in -law, provided additional comments in support of granting the appeal. Mary Beth Schroeder, 2085 Wilding Lane, spoke in support of the applicant/appellant's request to uphold the appeal. David Mena, 753 Woodbridge Street, argued that this home is no longer in a ..neighborhood" and commented that the property would be more appropriately used for manufacturing use. Steve Delmartini. 962 Mill Street, raised additional arguments in support of the appeal and urged the Council to not create an unnecessary hardship for the applicant. ' Mayor Romero closed the public hearing. Council comments followed. A majority of the Council spoke In support of granting the appeal, given the state of the home and the incompatibility of uses in the neighborhood. Vice Mayor Schwartz emphasized that the condition of the home nor the family's situation is what is at- issue, but rather that the home is historic. He noted that he would, however, vote to grant the appeal because the house cannot be salvaged. Council Member Mulholland argued in favor of rezoning and revitalizing this area of the Broad Street Corridor by-using a mixed -use concept. She proposed that there are people who would want to fix up a home like this and suggested that the appeal be denied to allow such an opportunity. ACTION: Moved by Settle/Ewan to 1) adopt Resolution No. 9520 (2004 Series) granting the appeal; motion carried 4:1 (Mulholland opposed). 2) No action taken. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS Council Member Settle provided an indepth summary of pending legislative issues presented to the League of California Cities policy committees last week (see report on file in the Office of the City Clerk). Council requested that staff forward one copy of the summary via email to all cities in the Channel Counties. City Council Meeting Page 4 Tuesday, January 20, 2004,7:00 p.m. Council Member Mulholland reported on the January 13th Downtown Association meeting, the January 14 meeting of the Promotional Coordinating Committee (PCC) and the January 16°i meeting of the CMC Citizens Advisory Committee meeting. Council Member Ewan provided an update on the January 14"' Zone 9 Advisory Committee meeting, which he sat in on for the mayor. Mayor Romero updated the Council on the Performing Arts Center Commission meeting of January 8m. (see report on file in the Office of the City Clerk) Council Member Mulholland recommended formal opposition of SB744 (Dunn), a bill which would shift significant land use authority from local government to the State Housing and Community Development Department. Staff indicated that the City was already on record in opposition. Vice Mayor Schwartz complimented staff on the content of a recent letter sent to owners of approximately 91 unreinforced buildings in town urging them to retrofit their buildings. He also shared his hope that the Chamber will be timely in re- establishing its seismic task force and that efforts to encourage compliance-will be effective. Mayor Romero and CAD Hampian noted that the effort gets kicked off this week. Vice Mayor Schwartz mentioned concerns expressed by Michael Sullivan about turning in written correspondence to the Council and asked for clarification about City rules and State Law provisions regulating the delivery of written correspondence to the City Council on or before a public hearing. City Clerk Price responded. There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Romero adjourned the meeting at 9:23 p.m. to a special meeting on Tuesday, Ja�uary� 2004, 00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. Lee Price, City Clerk APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 2/3/2004 LP: jo 1