HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-07-2012 c1 minutes of 10-02-2012 & 10-16-2012MEETING DATE : November 7, 201 2
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MINUTE SREGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCI LCITY OF SAN LUIS OBISP OTUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012 - 6 :00 P .M .COUNCIL CHAMBER, 990 PALM STREE TSAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNI A
ROLL CALL :
Council MembersPresent:Council Members John Ashbaugh, Andrew Carter and Kathy Smith, ViceMayor Dan Carpenter, and Mayor Jan Mar x
City StaffPresent:Katie Lichtig, City Manager, Christine Dietrick, City Attorney, Michae lCodron, Assistant City Manager, and Maeve Kennedy Grimes, City Clerk ,were present at Roll Call . Other staff members presented reports o rresponded to questions as indicated in the minutes .
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Council Member Ashbaugh led the Pledge of Allegiance .
•INTRODUCTIONS
NEW HIRE — GARRET OLSON, DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF Chief Hines introduced Deput yFire Chief Garret Olson as a New Hire .
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PROCLAMATION — FIRE PREVENTION WEEK Mayor Marx presented a proclamatio nfor Fire Prevention Week to Chief Charlie Hines .
PROCLAMATION — ENERGY AWARENESS MONTH Mayor Marx presented aproclamation for Energy Awareness Month to Aeron Arlin Genet, APCD .
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Kathleen Palmer,San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly, spoke regarding the Safer program,asexual assault and relationship violence prevention program . www.safer .calpoly .edu .
Gary Fowler,San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding plastic bag ban .
Adam Stowe,San Luis Obispo, spoke in general regarding homelessness .
Don Hedrick,San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding transparency of the voting process .
Steve Barasch,San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding review of City owned properties .•
Kevin Rice,San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding plastic bag ban .---end of public comments--
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CONSENT AGEND A
Public Comments On Items On The Consent Calenda r
Bill Thoma,San Luis Obispo, reaffirmed the staff position to support C4 and the polic e
enforcement of it .
Donald E . Hedrick,San Luis Obispo, spoke in opposition to C4 .
Michelle Tasseff,San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of helping people who want help, bu t
not those who just want to camp . She is in favor of C4 .
Kevin Rice,San Luis Obispo, is concerned with pushing this ordinance through . He ha s
trouble criminalizing people who sleep in their cars . C 4
Steve Barasch,San Luis Obispo, allows parking on his property on Prado Lane an d
made comments regarding camping for homeless . C 4
Adam Stowe,San Luis Obispo, cannot agree with attaching the ticket to their vehicle .
C4 Prado Day Center is a step in the right direction and is opposed to this item .
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ACTION : Motion by Council Member Ashbaugh /Council Member Carter to
approve items Cl, C2 and C3 of the Consent Calendar with modification t o
Resolution in Attachment 2 on item C2 .
Roll Call Vote : 5-0 Motion Carried .
Cl .AFFORDABLE HOUSING AWARD FOR THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNT Y
HOUSING TRUST FUND .
RECOMMENDATION :Adopt Resolution No .10397 (2012 Series)approving a n
Affordable Housing Fund award in the amount of $30,000 for the San Luis Obisp o
County Housing Trust Fund .
ACTION :Approved by Consent Calendar vote .
C2 .HOUSING RELATED PARKS PROGRAM GRANT RESOLUTION .
RECOMMENDATION :1) Amend Resolution No . 10341 adopted March 20, 201 2
authorizing staff to apply to the California State Department of Housing and Communit y
Development (HCD) for a Housing Related Parks (HRP) Grant program, with funds t o
be applied towards the Santa Rosa Park playground equipment replacement project .
The City Attorney refered to an amended version of the Resolution which was circulate d
to Council at 5 :00pm this evening as Council Agenda Correspondence . 2) Upo n
receipt, appropriate the HRP grant funds into the Santa Rosa Park Playgroun d
Equipment Replacement Project construction account after the Standard Agreemen t
with the State is processed . A revised document was included for Attachment 2
(Section 4 was added to clarify that the prior resolution 10341 is amended an d
superseded for purposes of clarity in resolution tracking .) Adopt Resolution No .1039 8
(2012 Series )
ACTION :Approved by Consent Calendar vote .
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C3.EXPENDITURE PLAN FOR 2012-13 CALIFORNIA SUPPLEMENTAL LA WENFORCEMENT SERVICES FUND .RECOMMENDATION :1) Accept a grant in the amount of $100,000 from the 2012-1 3California Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund . 2) Approve an expenditur eplan to continue funding the salary and benefits for a Police Departmen tCommunicatiohs Technician .ACTION :Approved by Consent Calendar vote .
C4.MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 9 (PUBLIC PEACE, MORAL SAND WELFARE), TITLE 10 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) AND TITLE 1 7(ZONING) IN RESPONSE TO THE AUGUST 9, 2012, SETTLEMEN TAGREEMENT WITH THE SLO HOMELESS ALLIANCE .RECOMMENDATION :1) Adopt Ordinance 1584 (2012 Series)amending Titles 9, 10 ,and 17 of the Municipal Code regarding overnight camping on public streets and Cityowned parking lots . 2) Adopt Resolution No .10399 (2012 Series)establishing a parkin gfine for Section 10 .34 .020 of the Municipal Code .ACTION : Motion by Council Member Ashbaugh/Council Member Carter toapprove item C4 of the Consent Calendar .Roll Call Vote : 3-2 Motion Carried .(Vice Mayor Carpenter and Counci lMember Smith opposed .)
•PUBLIC HEARINGS AND BUSINESS ITEM S
B1 .ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMEN TDISTRICT.Principal Administrative Analyst Elke and TBID Chair Clint Pearce presented the repor tand responded to Council questions .
Mayor Marx opened the public hearing .
No one spoke at this time .
Mayor Marx closed the public hearing .
Council Member Carter expressed his appreciation of TBID and Ms . Elke'sextraordinary work .
Council Member Carpenter congratulated Mr . Pearce and Ms . Elke on their succes swith this project and thanked them for their hard work .
Council Member Ashbaugh commented on the professional quality of the TBID repor tand the fact that the efforts of the program are quite successful .
Council Member Smith stated that she enjoys being the Council liaison to TBID . Sh eindicated that San Luis Obispo has a lot to offer and TBID does an excellent job . Sh e•expressed her appreciation for the service of Committee member John Connor who i sstepping down from TBID this year . In addition, she thanked Brigitte Elke for her
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dedicated work in the last years as staff liaison and stated the group is excited to hav e
the new Tourism Manager starting soon .
Mayor Marx extended her thanks for the volunteerism of the TBID members .
ACTION :Motion by Council Member Carpenter ICouncil Member Smith t o
1) Receive and approve the Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID )
Board's annual report . 2) Adopt Resolution No .10400 (2012 Series)of intentio n
to levy and collect assessments within the TBID area in fiscal year 2012-13 at th e
same rate as in fiscal year 2011-12 .
Roll Call Vote : 5-0 . Motion Carried .
PHI .CONSIDERATION OF THE HUMAN RELATION COMMISSION'S
RECOMMENDED PRIORITIES FOR THE 2013 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMEN T
BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) AND GRANTS-IN-AID (GIA) PROGRAMS .
Community Development Director Johnson and Housing Programs-Manager Core y
presented the report and responded to Council questions .
Mayor Marx opened the public hearing .
Hilda Zacarias and Joe Serrano from the Alliance for Pharmaceutical Access spoke i n
regard to their program .
Mayor Marx closed the public hearing .
Council Member Ashbaugh pointed out that our City is the only city within the count y
that has grants in aid . They are small grants, but they go a long way .
Vice Mayor Carpenter commended the work of the volunteers in establishing th e
priorities . He thanked Joe and Hilda for their comments .
Council Member Smith thanked members for their hard work for the community an d
made a Motion to approve the recommendation, which was seconded by Counci l
Member Carter .
Mayor Marx thanked the participants for the ongoing communication within the process .
ACTION : Motion by Council Member Smith /Council member Carter,a s
recommended by the Human Relations Commission, approve Communit y
Development Block Grant and Grants-In-Aid funding priorities for 2013 .
Roll Call Vote : 5-0 . Motion Carried .
At 7 :40pm, the Council Recessed and returned at 7 :50pm with all Counci l
Members in attendance .
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•B2 .SAFE SHELTER PILOT PROGRAM UPDATE AND DIRECTION FOR A SAF ESHELTER PARKING ORDINANCE .
Community Development Director Johnson and Housinq Programs Manager Core ypresented the report and responded to Council questions .
CAPSLO Proqram Manaqer, Dee Torres was available to participate and responded t oCouncil questions .
Public Comments
Donald Hedrick,San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding various needs of the homeless .
Adam Stowe,San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding the balance of human rights and publi csafety. Supports this item and wants to see it expanded to other areas .
Kevin Rice,San Luis Obispo, reviewed his opinions regarding the issues . He supportsan extension and wants to see it extended to other parking lots .
Michelle Tasseff,San Luis Obispo, The Good Sam shelter in Santa Maria is a positiv eexample and does have rules and regulations individuals must follow . A large numbe rof the homeless are from outside the area and outside the state . She supports th ePrado day center ; the rules and the limited numbers in the lot ; she stated that more•study is needed before it is expanded .
Bill Thoma,San Luis Obispo, asked the question, how do we distribute the parking lot sthrough the City and put them close to services? He is in favor of continuing th eprogram, but doesn't want to see it expanded until further study is completed .
Courtney Kienow,San Luis Obispo, representing the Chamber of Commerce, support sthe efforts to expand the safe parking program in our community . There are difficul tchallenges to overcome and is hopeful the program can be a viable solution .
Rev . Cynthia R . Eastman San Luis Obispo, is appreciative of all the work the Council i sperforming on this matter .
Jason Reed,San Luis Obispo, Deputy Director at the Women's Shelter, homeles sadvocate, commends the Council for their work .
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Council discussion followed . Each Council Member expressed support for this projec tand appreciation of the Work performed by Dee Torres and members of CAPSLO .Council discussed suggestions for proceeding forward, including management of th eprogram, case management, residency requirements, background checks, prohibition o fthose who have been convicted of violent crime, and possible expansion locations .
The following additional points were raised :•Council Member Carter stated the three groups are valid and need to be addressed fo rtheir own needs . He felt it needs to be made clear to everyone what is expected of
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people in this community, whether they live in a home or are homeless .Counci l
Member Ashbaugh expressed his feelings that there needs to be a range of solutions .
He stressed that we need to find a way to empower people, not just manag e
them .Council Member Smith agreed with statements made by other Council Member s
and stated that we have drawn a lot of homeless to our community and are now dealin g
with the issues surrounding that .Vice Mayor Carpenter struggles with clumping al l
people in one category . He feels CAPSLO is doing an excellent job, but cannot stretc h
forever .Mayor Marx stated it would be foolish to think that expanding the safe shelte r
program would solve the problem in its totality ; however, this is a significant ste p
forward .
ACTION :Motion by Council Member Ashbauqh /Council Member Smith to
1) Receive a presentation on Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obisp o
County, Inc . (CAPSLO) safe shelter pilot parking program and Adopt Resolutio n
No .10401 (2012 Series)to extend the temporary suspension of enforcement o f
Municipal Code Chapters 17 .16 .015 & 9 .18 (Recreational vehicle as dwellin g
unit) at 43 Prado Road for an additional six months ; and 2) Direct staff to develo p
amendments to Title 17 of the Municipal Code to allow a permanent safe shelte r
parking program .
Roll Call Vote : 5-0 . Motion Carried .
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COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMUNICATION S
Council Member Ashbauqh indicated that he represented the Council at the openin g
of Savor the Central Coast . He also distributed reusable bags outside of grocery stores
on Saturday and Monday .
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There being no further business to come before the City Council,Mayor Marx
adjourned the meeting at 9 :53 p .m .
Maeve Kennedy Grime s
City Cler k
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SPECIAL AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCI L
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISP O
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 201 2
4 :00 P .M . SPECIAL MEETIN G
6 :00 P .M . REGULAR MEETIN G
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 990 PALM STREE T
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNI A
ROLL CALL :
Council Members
Present :Council Members John Ashbaugh, Andrew Carter and Kathy Smith, Vic e
Mayor Dan Carpenter, and Mayor Jan Mar x
City Staff
Present :Katie Lichtig, City Manager, Christine Dietrick, City Attorney, Michae l
Codron, Assistant City Manager, and Maeve Kennedy Grimes, City Clerk ,
were present at Roll Call . Other staff members presented reports o r
responded to questions as indicated in the minutes .
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PRESENTATION S
Human Resources Director Irons presented the following 2012 Employee Servic e
Awards .
10 Years of Servic e
Joe Alvino, Public Works Departmen t
Shelly Dunn, Police Departmen t
Brigitte Elke, Administration Departmen t
Rob Farino, Fire Departmen t
Kurt Hixenbaugh, Police Departmen t
Matt Jeckell, Fire Departmen t
Caleb Kemp, Police Departmen t
Alison Martinez, Police Departmen t
Jarl Nerdrum, Fire Departmen t
Kevin Phillips, Police Departmen t
Scott Rains, Public Works Departmen t
Marti Reynolds, Parks & Recreation Departmen t
15 Years of Service
James Bremer, Parks & Recreation Departmen t
Luke Marden, Utilities Departmen t
Glenn Lubak, Utilities Departmen t
Marty Maloney, Utilities Departmen t
Michael Codron, Administration Departmen t
Peggy Mandeville, Public Works Departmen t
Barbara Blackstone, Police Departmen t
Marilyn Vanhooser, Police Department
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20 Years of Servic e
Vance Trimble, Utilities Departmen t
Keith Storton, Police Department
Randy Stevenson, Utilities Departmen t
25 Years of Servic e
Jeff Gater, Fire Departmen t
David George, Utilities Departmen t
Hal Hannula, Public Works Departmen t
Andrew Collins, Public Works Departmen t
30 Years of Servic e
Steve Kritz, Utilities Departmen t
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STUDY SESSION ITE M
SS1 .WATER RATE STRUCTURE STUDY SESSION -(MATTINGLY/MUNDS )
Utilities Director Mattingly and Conservation Manaqer Munds presented the report an d
responded to Council questions .
Shawn Koom,Associate Vice President of HDR Engineering, Inc . presented The "Roa d
Test" — Water Rate Structure Review and responded to Council questions .
Public Comments on Study Sessio n
Steve Delmartini,spoke regarding the water rate study .
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ACTION :Participated in the fourth and final water rate structure study session wit h
HDR Engineering .
Recessed at 5 :33 pm to Regular Meeting of October 16, 2012 at 6 :00 pm .
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCI L
ROLL CALL :
Council Members
Present :Council Members Andrew Carter and Kathy Smith, Vice Mayor Da n
Carpenter, and Mayor Jan Marx . Council Member John Ashbaugh too k
his seat at 6 :02 pm .
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City Staff
Present :Katie Lichtig, City Manager, Christine Dietrick, City Attorney, Michae l
Codron, Assistant City Manager, and Maeve Kennedy Grimes, City Clerk ,
were present at Roll Call . Other staff members presented reports o r
responded to questions as indicated in the minutes .
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANC E
Vice Mayor Carpenter led the Pledge of Allegiance .
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PRESENTATION S
PROCLAMATION – SLO COUNTY BUY LOCAL FOOD POLICY &NATIONAL FOO D
DAY –(MARX) - Proclamation read by Mayor Marx and accepted by Kathleen Karle ,
County Public Health Department and Jenna Smith, Sustainable Agriculture and Foo d
Systems Specialist for Central Coast Ag Network .
PROCLAMATION – POET LAUREATE, JERRY DOUGLAS SMITH –
(MARX/KENNEDY GRIMES) - Proclamation read by Mayor Marx and accepted by Poe t
Laureate Jerry Douglas Smith .
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PUBLIC COMMENT - ITEMS NOT ON THE AGEND A
Scott Smith,Executive Director of the Housing Authority, introduced himself to th e
Council Members .
Donald B . Hedrick,San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding genetically modified foods .
Frederic Lombardi,San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding homelessness .
Gary Fowler,San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding bicycle lane markings and no parkin g
signage in the City on Sacramento Street between Industrial and Orchard .
Matt Strzepek,San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding the parking ordinance an d
homelessness .
Jim Griffin,San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding homelessness .
Steve Barasch,San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding City owned property .
Kevin Rice,San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding voting .
Lacy Fortman,San Luis Obispo, read part of an article from the newspaper .
Josh Friedman,spoke regarding civil liberties, due process and financial issues .
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CONSENT AGEND A
Public Comments On Items On The Consent Calenda r
No one spoke at this time .
ACTION : Motion by Council Member Ashbaugh /Council Member Carter t o
approve the Consent Calendar Items Cl thru C5 . Roll Call Vote : 5-0 . Motio n
Carried with corrections to spelling a few speakers' names and altering Counci l
Member Ashbaugh's ex parte communications .
Roll Call Vote : 5-0 Motion Carried .
Cl .MINUTES OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 ; AND SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 .
-(CODRON/KENNEDY GRIMES )
RECOMMENDATION :Waive oral reading and approve as presented .
ACTION :Approved by Consent Calendar vote with corrections to spelling of a
few speakers' names and altering Council Member Ashbaugh's ex part e
communications .
C2 .REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR A STYLE GUIDE AND IDENTIFICATIO N
STANDARDS MANUAL -(CODRON/ELKE )
RECOMMENDATION :1) As recommended by the Promotional Coordinatin g
Committee (PCC), authorize staff to release a request for proposal for th e
commissioning of a City Style Guide . 2) Authorize the City Manager to execut e
an agreement with the selected consultant within allocated budget .
ACTION :Approved by Consent Calendar Vote .
C3 .FINAL ABANDONMENT (VACATION) OF A PORTION OF THE FREDERIC K
AVENUE AND HUMBERT AVENUE RIGHTS-OF-WAY .-
(MATTINGLY/HANNULA/DOSTALEK )
RECOMMENDATION :As recommended by the Planning Commission an d
consistent with previous Council action, Adopt a Resolution No . 10402 (201 2
Series) vacating a portion of the Frederick Avenue and Humbert Avenue rights -
'of-way .
ACTION :Approved by Consent Calendar Vote .
C4 .APPROVAL OF A REAL PROPERTY EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AN D
ENVIRONMENTAL INDEMNITY AGREEMENT WITH HASLO ;AN D
APPROVAL OF THE FINAL MAP FOR TRACT 2977 UNIT 1, 851 HUMBER T
AVENUE (TR 27-06).-(MATTINGLY/HANNULA/DOSTALEK )
RECOMMENDATION :1) Adopt a Resolution No . 10403 (2012 Series)approvin g
the . Real Property Exchange Agreement and the Environmental Indemnit y
Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of San Luis Obispo ; and 2) Adop t
a Resolution No .10404 (2012 Series)approving the Final Map for Tract 2977 Uni t
1, 851 Humbert Avenue, and authorizing the Mayor to execute the Subdivisio n
Agreement on behalf of the City .
ACTION :Approved by Consent Calendar Vote .
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•C5 .PURCHASING PROCEDURES FOR PROCUREMENT OF FUEL .—(MATTINGLY/SCHMIDT/HUDSON )RECOMMENDATION :1) Adopt a Resolution No .10405 (2012 Series)authorizin gPublic Works to make fuel purchases using "over the counter" purchasin gprocedures as described in Section 295 of the City's Financial Managemen tManual within the approved annual budget on an ongoing basis . 2) Approve th euse of a fleet fueling card program through a National Joint -Powers Allianc econtract.ACTION :Approved by Consent Calendar Vote .
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PHI .ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMEN TDISTRICT.—(CODRON/ELKE )
Assistant City Manager Codron presented the report and responded to Counci lquestions.
Mayor Marx opened the public hearing and called for any protests .
No one spoke at this time .
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ACTION :Motion by Council Member Carter /Vice Mavor Carpenter to : 1 )Conduct a public hearing to receive testimony regarding the City Council'sintention to continue the citywide Tourism Business Improvement District . 2 )Determine whether a legally sufficient protest is made . 3) If no legally sufficien tprotest is made, Adopt a Resolution No .10406 (2012 Series)affirming th econtinuation of the San Luis Obispo Tourism Business Improvement District ,setting forth the basis for the assessment, and levying the assessment upo nhotels in the district for fiscal year 2012-13 .Roll Call Vote 5-0 Motion Carried .
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BUSINESS ITEM S
BI .MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN LUI SOBISPO AND THE SAN LUIS OBISPO POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATIO NFOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2012 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2015 .—(IRONS/ZOCHER )
Director of Human Resources Irons and Human Resources Manager Zocher presente dthe report and responded to Council questions .
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Public Comment s
Steve Barasch,San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding the overtime policy .
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Council Member Carter spoke about the momentus occasion of the resolution of thi s
negotiated Memorandum of Agreement . He thanked staff for their efforts in th e
negotiations and the employees .All Council Members and Mayor Marx concurred .
ACTION :Motion by Council Member Carter /Council Member Ashbaugh t o
Adopt a Resolution No .10407 (2012 Series)adopting and ratifying th e
Memorandum of Agreement with a four-year term between the City of San Lui s
Obispo and the San Luis Obispo Police Officers' Association (POA).
Roll Call Vote : 5-0 Motion Carried .
B2 .ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN ADOPTION .
(CODRON/CLARK )
Assistant City Manager Codron,Economic Development Manager Claire Clark ,
and Lisa Wise,of Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc . presented the report and responded t o
Council questions .
Public Comment s
Steve Barasch,voiced concerns regarding the presentation .
Donald B . Hedrick,expressed his opinions regarding funding issues .
Courtney Kienow,Chamber of Commerce, expressed their pleasure at the content of th e
report and a few remaining issues to be resolved . The Chamber supports the Plan .
Bill Almas,member of the Chamber of Commerce, encouraged the Council to adopt th e
Economic Development Strategic Plan .
Erik Justesen,small business owner, spoke in favor of the Economic Developmen t
Strategic Plan .
Pierre Rademaker,member of the steering committee, supports this living and evolvin g
document .
Josh Friedman,San Luis Obispo, expressed his issues with the document . He does no t
feel that the city requires such a big plan ; slash fees and make permiting easier .
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Council recessed at 8 :03 pm for a break and reconveniend at 8 :15pm .
Each of the Council Members and Mayor Marx complimented staff regarding their work.
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• Issues of discussion included the calculation used for head of household, a trackin gsystem for head of household jobs to be created, incentives, and fee reductions fo rinvestment into the city .
MOTION :by Vice Mayor Carpenter / Council Member Smith to approve staff'srecommendation and add Section 1 .7 and changing head of household fro m$50,000 - $60,000 .2 .3Roll Call Vote : 3-2 (Council Member Ashbaugh and Council Member Carte ropposed). Motion failed .
ACTION :Motion by Council Member Carter /Council Member Ashbaugh toadopt the Economic Development Strategic Plan (EDSP) with the recommende dchanges proposed in the Council Memorandum dated October 15, 2012 ,distributed as Agenda Correspondence, with the modification of 1 .4 as follows :
1 .4 Ensure that the fair share structure includes appropriate percentages fo reach party bearing a portion of the infrastructure costs .New development shal lbe responsible for city infrastructure costs only to the extent there is a nexu sbetween the costs and project impacts .Roll Call Vote : 5 - 0 Motion Carried .
ACTION :Motion by Council Member Carter /Council Member Smith to adop tthe figure of $50,000 to be used as the head of household figure . This calculatio nis based on using the two adults no children figure (currently $ 37,500) multiplie dby two and use two/thirds of this amound for the head of household (currentl y$50,000).Roll Call Vote : 4 - 1 (Council Member Ashbauqh opposed). Motion Carried .
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SS2 .STATUS REPORT OF LAND USE AND CIRCULATION ELEMENTS UPDAT E(GPI 15-12).—(JOHNSON/MURRY )
Community Development Director Johnson,and Deputy Director, Lonq Ranqe Plannin gDivision Murry,presented the report and responded to Council questions .
Public Comments
Steve Barash,San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding the process and the definition of th eplan. He addressed issues regarding what he feels are outdated zoning ordinances .
Kevin Rice,San Luis Obispo, took issue with the survey that-was sent out .
Josh Friedman,San Luis Obispo, reject the contents of this report .
Don Hedrick,San Luis Obispo, stated that he was excluded from inputting into the surve yprocess.
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Staff expressed their appreciation of the 17 member task force and all their hard work t o
date .
ACTION :Received a presentation regarding the Land Use and Circulation Element s
update process .
COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMUNICATION S
Liaison Reports :
The following reports were received :
Council Member Smith distributed her report and reviewed it with Council .
Council Member Ashbaugh made an oral report .
Mayor Marx made an oral report .
Communications :
Council Member Ashbaugh asked if the Council wanted to agendize the issue of th e
intersection regarding audible pedestrian devices . No consensus was reached .
Council Member Ashbaugh commended staff regarding the prompt attention to the issu e
of removal of yellow star thistle on a portion of the Railroad safety trail along the bike pat h
between Foothill and the Cal Poly campus .
Council Member Ashbaugh commented on the homeless issue .
Council Member Carpenter also commented on the homeless issues . He inquired if i t
was desirable to have a study session to hear solutions to the homeless issue so tha t
Council can come up with direction for staff . Staff will agendize this as an item fo r
discussion at the November 7, 2012 meeting .
Mayor Marx commented on the signing of SB 1225, the Intercity Passenger Rail Act o f
2012 .
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There being no further business to come before the City Council,Mayor Marx
adjourned this regular meeting at 10 :47 p .m . to a regular meeting Wednesday ,
November 7, 2012 beginning at 6 :00 pm .
Maeve Kennedy Grime s
City Clerk
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