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City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Joint City Council and Citizens' Revenue Enhancement
Oversight Commission (REOC) Special Meeting
CALL TO ORDER
A Joint City Council and Citizens' Revenue Enhancement Oversight Commission (REOC)
Special Meeting was called to order on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the Ludwick
Community Center, located at 864 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Mayor
Harmon.
ROLL CALL
Council Members
Present: Council Members Carlyn Christianson, Aaron Gomez, Andy Pease, Vice Mayor
Dan Rivoire, and Mayor Heidi Harmon.
Commissioners Christopher Coates, Ken Kienow, Ken Tasseff,
Vice Chair Jeri Carroll, and Chair Michael Multari
Absent: None
City Staff
Present: Katie Lichtig, City Manager; Christine Dietrick, City Attorney; Derek Johnson,
Assistant City Manager; and Carrie Gallagher, City Clerk; were present at Roll
Call. Other staff members presented reports or responded to questions as indicated
in the minutes.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Council Member Andy Pease led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Mayor Harmon provided welcoming remarks and included that tonight's meeting is a joint
meeting with the Revenue Enhancement Oversight Commission as it is an opportunity to provide
feedback on the use of the Local Revenue Measure and act as the Annual Citizen Oversight
Meeting.
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PROCESS, FISCAL OUTLOOK, CURRENT GOALS, LOCAL SALES TAX
PRIORITIES
Mayor Harmon called upon City Manager Katie Lichtig and Interim Finance Director Xenia
Bradford to begin their presentation.
APPROACH TO TONIGHT'S FORUM
Mayor Harmon called upon Don Maruska, facilitator, to review the approach for tonight's
community forum.
2017-19 FINANCIAL PLAN COMMUNITY FORUM
During the public comment period, members of the public provided input on the issues and goals
that were priority to them. Public comments were grouped into the following categories:
Ho"sinLr Issues
Kaila Anderson, spoke in support of making housing a priority and finding policy solutions for
housing solutions.
Ermina Karim, San Luis Obispo, Chamber of Commerce spoke in support of investing in
transportation infrastructure to reduce the amount of time people spend in their cars.
Ron Yukelson, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of affordable workforce housing; he noted the
need for inclusionary zoning policy and mixed use development which includes housing.
Donna Lewis, Avila Beach, spoke in support of long term affordability programs versus equity
share programs in housing.
Erik Justesen, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding a more diverse supply of housing to support
affordable housing for local employees and requested additional funds for infrastructure.
Scott Smith -Cooke, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of creative affordable housing solutions
and home sharing programs, he provided information on Home Share SLO.
Celeste Goyer, San Luis Obispo, supports creative options in housing including home sharing
that doesn't include new construction.
Tim Waag, San Luis Obispo, Advocate for housing the homeless supports an increase in
affordable workforce housing, he requested the removal of government restrictions on affordable
housing stock to include tiny homes.
Jabeth (Jay) Sachs, Oceano, supports an application process to prioritize affordable homes to
those who have been living locally however he feels this may be a discriminatory process.
Lee Gilford, Las Vegas, supports a lack of governmental interference to allow small homes to
develop and reallocation of land for a place to locate new homes.
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Marcia Alter, Arroyo Grande spoke regarding Home Share SLO as a partial solution for local
housing needs, noting training offered to people to learn how to live with others.
Phil Hurst, spoke regarding tiny homes as an alternative solution to the housing crisis.
Enrique Ivers, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding the loss of tax revenue resulting in a need to
attract new businesses and a new workforce; he noted the need for additional housing to
accommodate a new workforce.
Community Liability
Gail Karacsony, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding the relocation of Bishop Peak parking access
onto Patricia Street and requested that an environmental neighborhood impact study be done to
consider alternate locations.
Allan Cooper, San Luis Obispo, representing Save our Downtown, spoke in support of an update
to the zoning code regulations.
Jeanne Kinney, spoke regarding a need for a zoning code update
Russ Brown, San Luis Obispo, Save our Downtown, spoke regarding a need for a zoning code
update.
Leslie Halls, spoke regarding the housing market and supports the overturn of the Rental
Housing Ordinance.
David Brodie, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of a zoning code regulation update.
Sandra Rowley, San Luis Obispo, speaking on behalf of Residents for Quality Neighborhoods,
supports neighborhood wellness, spoke regarding late night noise and crime.
Warren Fox, San Luis Obispo spoke regarding a lack of lighting on the Cal Poly campus and the
need for a fair party registration policy.
Cheryl McLean, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of a small town feel in the area by making
changes to the zoning code regulations.
Camille Small, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of neighborhood wellness and providing
adequate water to the existing residents before adding additional residents.
Downtown Livability
Dominic Tartaglia, San Luis Obispo representing the Downtown Association requested
consideration of a City grant to be matched by contributions from the Downtown Association to
be used to conduct a feasibility study and implementation of an assessment district to fund and
enhance services in the downtown.
James Lopes, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding the need for public safety improvements noting
support for a zoning ordinance change to lower the height limit in the downtown area, an urban
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design plan, adoption of urban design guidelines, a pedestrian plan as well as a creek master
plan.
Kevin Harris, San Luis Obispo, speaking on behalf of Downtown Little Theater Board, spoke in
support of the Mission Plaza Master Plan and Cultural Center.
Wendy George, Morro Bay, spoke regarding tourism and noted support for the implementation
of a revised Mission Plaza Plan including a $250.000 per year contribution over the next 2 years
for a new museum of art building.
Dave Hacker, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding the S. Broad Street plan and in support of left
turns and the implementation of pedestrian crossings.
Tom Brajkovich, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of less density in the Downtown area; he
voiced a need for a zoning code update, requested more parking garages and less in lieu of fees,
as well as additional parks, and open space area.
Historic Preservation
Pierre Rademaker, speaking on behalf of Friends of the La Loma Adobe, spoke in support of
Historic Preservation surrounding adobes.
Bob Vessely, speaking on behalf of Friends of the La Loma Adobe, noted a need for cultural
resources and spoke regarding a plan to restore adobes.
James Papp, Jack House Docents and Cultural Heritage Committee Member, spoke in support of
using what the City has in smarter ways, he requested a new global historic structure survey.
Eva Ulz, San Luis Obispo, representing the History Center, noted support for historic
preservation and cultural districts.
Communitv Livability - Climate Action/Renewable Energy
Grant Helete, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding an urgent the need for a climate action plan.
Bill Bradlee, ECOSLO, voiced support for a climate coordinator and use of the 2012 Climate
Action Plan as a starting point.
Eric Veium, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding renewable energy and the need to support the
current climate action ad hoc working group to form an official advisory body and join Central
Coast Power.
Savanna Cooper, Grover Beach, spoke in support of implantation of roof top solar and additional
electric car charging stations downtown.
Infrastructure - Bicycles and Transportation
Lea Brooks, San Luis Obispo, representing Bike SLO County, spoke in support of Vision Zero
and Multi Modal Transportation.
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Chenin Otto, San Luis Obispo, representing Bike SLO County, spoke in support of a railroad
safety trail feasibility study from Pepper Street to the train station.
Jonathan Roberts, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding safe bike routes to local schools,
Melanie Mills, spoke regarding a need for a feasibility study for a protected bikeway on
Madonna Road and a safe ped -way crossing of Highway 101.
Jim Woolf, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of major infrastructure improvements and an end
to reliance on cars.
Karen Aydelott, San Luis Obispo, representing Bike SLO County, spoke in support of a need to
complete the trail from Los Osos Valley Rd to the County connector trail.
Heather Matteson, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of a community choice aggregation plan.
Donette Dunaway, San Luis Obispo spoke in support of access to open space and extended
nighttime use of mountain bike and hiking trails.
Trevor Peterson, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of providing bike access on Broad Street.
Will King, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of volunteer trail workers and requested the need
for park ranger service funding.
Infrastructure - Funding and Su art
Ryan Caldwell, representing SLO Chamber of Commerce supports creative funding strategy's in
regards to infrastructure as well as the need for the paying down of unfunded liabilities and
address escalating costs.
Brad Brechwald, San Luis Obispo, supports transportation funding through grants.
Mary Gardner, Los Osos, supports funding for transportation infrastructure through grant
funding, Measure G revenues, and funding available through private developers.
Robert DeGraff, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding traffic safety and the need for traffic signals.
Dan Kallal, spoke in support of the Broad St. Corridor Plan.
Sarah Flickinger, San Luis Obispo, representing Los Verdes Park 1 & 2 HOA, spoke regarding
funding for a LOVR bypass project.
Infrastructure - Neighborhood Lighting
Jana Colombini, San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly Student Body President, spoke regarding the need
for increased neighborhood lighting, and suggested the use of motion detectors.
Archie Mitchel, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding the need for increased street lighting.
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Riley Nilsen, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding the need for increased lighting.
Brett Raffish, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding the need for increased lighting.
Anthony Haddad, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding the need for increased lighting.
Culture and Recreation
John Rolph, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of the Performing Arts Center.
John Ashbaugh, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of public art and the need for a cultural
district to be located downtown.
James Duenow, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding unfunded retirement liabilities
Tim Townley, spoke in support of the Damon Garcia fields and year round maintenance.
Kelly McNeil, Nipomo, supports of an update to the Parks Element and Master Plan; in addition,
she noted a need for an indoor roller rink.
Parks and Recreation - Updates and Upgrades
Heather Billling, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding the need for a Park and Recreation element
update through grant funding.
Steve Davis, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of a Parks and Recreation element update.
Scott Cleere, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding the need for lighting at Sinsheimer tennis courts.
Reggie Greenwood, spoke regarding a need for a night lighted practice facility and installation of
turf fields at Damon Garcia.
Park and Recreation — Pickle Ball
Bobbi Binder, President of the SLO Pickle Ball Club, spoke in support of Pickle Ball expansion.
Environmental Health - Open Space
B.K. Richard, San Luis Obispo, representing Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County,
spoke in support of the need for open space.
Connor Culhane, Atascadero, spoke in support of open space and mountain bike trails.
Carolyn Huddleston, Templeton, spoke in support of open space.
Erik Rutherford, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of open space through the addition of park
rangers.
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William (Bill) Waycott, San Luis Obispo, noted Council responsibility to protect rare local
California plants.
Laguna Lake
John Smigecsa, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of Laguna Lake restoration.
John Wakeman, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of Laguna Lake restoration.
Jonathan Lindenthaler, spoke regarding the need for Laguna Lake dredging.
Arnold Ruiz, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of Laguna Lake restoration and requested a
canal be built for fish habitat.
Environmental Health - Water issues
Mila Vujovich La Barre, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding water issues and in support of quality
water for all current and future residents.
Janine Rands, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of water bottle and Styrofoam use reduction.
Sherri Danoff, Avila, representing Protect Scenic 101, spoke regarding the need to eliminate
billboards.
Fiscal Health - General
Vivian Hanover, spoke regarding economic development including job and housing issues.
Ron Tilley, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of the need for workforce housing.
Annie Malak, San Luis Obispo, noted concern for unfunded pension liabilities.
Kayne Randolph, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of self -funding in the case that Federal
funding is no longer available.
Bill Ostrander, supports publicly funded elections.
Random Topics
Jim Aaron, San Luis Obispo, supports a more robust water conservation effort.
Coco Herda, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support for mental health issues.
Brett Strickland, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding unfunded pension obligations.
PARTICIPANTS VOTE ON TOP PRIORITIES WITH DOTS
All attending participants were provided with an opportunity to "cast their vote" by applying
green sticker dots to posters for their five top priorities for general fund expenditures and five
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yellow dots to their top priority for Measure G expenditures.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned to the next Regular City Council Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,
January 17, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber, 990 Palm Street, San Luis
Obispo, California.
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Carrie Gallagher
City Clerk
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 03/21/2017