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Home My WebLink About01-13-2015 Minutesjt Council Minutes City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Tuesday, January 13, 2015 Special Meeting of the City Council CALL TO ORDER A Special Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council was called to order on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Mayor Marx. ROLL CALL Council Members Present: Council Members Dan Carpenter, Carlyn Christianson, Dan Rivoire, Vice Mayor John Ashbaugh, and Mayor Jan Marx. Council Members Absent: None City Staff Present: Katie Lichtig, City Manager, Christine Dietrick, City Attorney, Michael Codron, Assistant City Manager, Monica Irons, Director of Human Resources, Nickole Sutter, Human Resources Analyst, Greg Zocher, Human Resources Manager, and Anthony Mejia, City Clerk, were present at Roll Call. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION City Attorney Dietrick called for public comment. There was no one present desiring to speak on Closed Session. CLOSED SESSION A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6. Agency Negotiators: Monica Irons, Katie Lichtig, Michael Codron, Nickole Sutter, Greg Zocher, J. Christine Dietrick, Rick Bolanos Represented Employee Organizations: San Luis Obispo City Employees' Association (SLOCEA) San Luis Obispo Police Officers' Association (POA) San Luis Obispo Police Staff Officers' Association (SLOPSOA) International Association of Firefighters Local 3523 Unrepresented Employees: Unrepresented Management Employees Unrepresented Confidential Employees San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of JanuaLy 13 2015 Pa ye 2 CITY ATTORNEY REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION Following the Closed Session, City Attorney Dietrick advised that Council took no reportable action during its Closed Session. ADJOURNMENT The City Council adjourned to a Community Forum on the City's Goal Setting/Budget Process will be held on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Ludwig Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, California. The next Regular City Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California. �- —. City APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 03/03/2015 ia, R C)Council Minutes �� City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Tuesday, January 13, 2015 Special Meeting of the City Council CALL TO ORDER A Special Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council was called to order on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the Ludwick Community Center, located at 864 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Mayor Marx. ROLL CALL Council Members Present: Council Members Dan Carpenter, Carlyn Christianson, Dan Rivoire, Vice Mayor John Ashbaugh, and Mayor Jan Marx. Council Members Absent: None. City Staff Present: Katie Lichtig, City Manager, Christine Dietrick, City Attorney, Michael Codron, Assistant City Manager, and Anthony Mejia, City Clerk, were present at Roll Call. Other staff members were present as indicated in the minutes. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Vice Mayor Ashbaugh led the Pledge of Allegiance. 2015 -17 FINANCIAL PLAN COMMUNITY FORUM City Manager Lichtig, Assistant City Manager Codron, and Budget Manager Lamers narrated a presentation related to the goal- setting process, current goals, and the fiscal outlook for 2015 -20. Facilitator Don Maruska explained the interactive process designed for this forum and facilitated the process throughout the course of the evening. PUBLIC COMMENT During the public comment period, 60 members of the public provided input on the issues and goals that were of priority to them. Public comments were grouped into the following categories: San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of January 13, 2015 Page e22 Laguna Lake The following individuals spoke in support of accelerating the implementation of the Laguna Lake Natural Reserve Conservation Plan, including the dredging of Laguna Lake. Rod Davidson, San Luis Obispo John Wakeman, San Luis Obispo John Smi eg lski, San Luis Obispo Silvia Drucker, San Luis Obispo, Open Space Acquisition and Maintenance Greg Bettencourt, San Luis Obispo, spoke on the importance of open space maintenance. Michael Alamo, San Luis Obispo, voiced support for open space acquisition and maintenance. Carolyn Huddleston, representing EcoSLO, Templeton, spoke in support of open space acquisition and maintenance. Niels Grether, San Luis Obispo, spoke on the need for additional mountain bike trails. Richard Waller, representing Backcountry Horsemen of California, Arroyo Grande, voiced support for equestrian trail planning. Jobs and Housing/Workforce Housing/Homelessness/Veterans Homelessness Steve Delmartini, representing San Luis Obispo Realty, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of funding infrastructure improvements to help encourage the development of workforce housing. Jeff Eckles, representing Homebuilders Association of the Central Coast, conveyed support for the development of workforce housing. Amber Johnson, representing the Chamber of Chamber Economic Committee, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of funding infrastructure improvements to help support the development of housing. Jerry Rioux, representing San Luis Obispo County Housing Trust Fund, Nipomo, spoke to the need for creating affordable housing and housing for the homeless via the implementation of the City's Housing Element. Donna Lewis, representing the Chamber of Commerce, San Luis Obispo County, stressed the need for increasing the available housing stock in San Luis Obispo. Ron Yukelson, representing Sierra Vista Medical Center, San Luis Obispo, voiced support for developing a diverse housing stock to help businesses retain quality employees. San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of January 13, 2015 Page 3 Biz Steinberg, Executive Director of Community Action Partnership, member of Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, addressed the importance of completing the Homeless Service Center and diversifying the City housing stock. Dana Cummings, Veteran, spoke on the need to improve homeless veteran services, noting the importance of housing. Robert Bettencourt, American Legion Post 66, San Luis Obispo, stressed the importance of taking action to provide more housing for the veteran homeless and the chronically homeless. Camille Small, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support prioritizing restoration of Laguna Lake and the creation of affordable housing options for students, veterans, and the workforce. Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Jim Woolf, Bicycle Advisory Committee, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of bicycle and pedestrian projects, including the Railroad Safety Trail and Bob Jones Trail. Marty Rippens, San Luis Obispo, spoke to the need to address speeding motorists and pedestrian safety improvements on Ferrini Road, Broad Street, and the Foothill Boulevard corridor. Lea Brooks, representing SLO County Bicycle Coalition, San Luis Obispo, addressed the need for developing additional bicycle boulevards to help enhance bicyclist safety. Ken Kienow, San Luis Obispo, opined that the City should decrease the lease costs for the San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition; voiced support for additional buffered bike lanes and improving bicycle safety for children. Karen Aydelott, friends of Bob Jones Trail Steering Committee, San Luis Obispo, spoke the future improvements for the Bob Jones Trail, including the trail head at the Octagon Barn. Myron Amerine, San Luis Obispo, voiced support for a Capital Improvement Project for the rehabilitation of infrastructure in the Palm Street corridor. Odile Ate, San Luis Obispo, spoke to the need to address traffic and pedestrian safety issues on Ferrini Road. Lighted Tennis Courts at Sinsheimer Park Scott Cleere, San Luis Obispo, advised that a 137 individuals signed a petition in support of providing lighted tennis courts at Sinsheimer Park. Eddy Rodriguez, Morro Bay, urged the Council to move forward with providing lighted tennis courts at Sinsheimer Park. San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of January 13, 2015 Page 4 Community Choice Aggregation /Clean Energy Eric Veium, representing SLO Clean Energy, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of creating a clean energy district and moving forward with a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program. Rosh Wright, San Luis Obispo, voiced support for a CCA and the need for more local control of energy issues. Eric Meye, San Luis Obispo, opined that SLO Clean Energy and CCA will help generate jobs. And., San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of implementing the City's Climate Action Plan and addressing solid waste and recycling issues. Neighborhood Wellness Linda White, San Luis Obispo, thanked Council and staff for their work on neighborhood wellness; opined that Cal Poly needs to take responsibility for housing students on campus. Karen Adler, representing the Alta Vista neighborhood, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of prioritizing neighborhood wellness; opined that there is a need for more than two neighborhood specialists. Sharon Whitney, representing Residents for Quality Neighborhoods, San Luis Obispo, voiced support for prioritizing neighborhood wellness, with a focus on addressing noise issues. Allan Cooper, member of Save our Downtown, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of a pedestrian plan; spoke to the large number of restaurants that are serving alcohol. Les Beck, San Luis Obispo, spoke on his experience of pedestrian- generated noise problems in the Palm Street neighborhood and the needs for prioritizing neighborhood wellness. INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING Erik Justesen, San Luis Obispo, spoke to the importance of creating an Infrastructure Investment Fund and the development of "backbone" infrastructure. Victor Montgomery, Avila Beach, voiced support for establishing an Infrastructure Investment Fund and partnering with Chevron for rehabilitation of the Tank Farm site. Bill Almas, representing Chevron, San Luis Obispo, spoke on the high cost to develop infrastructure improvements associated with the Tank Farm remediation project; urged Council to prioritize infrastructure funding toward the Tank Farm corridor. Dan Blandford, representing Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee and Economic Vitality Corporation (EVC), San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of infrastructure improvements which support workforce housing and the construction of higher density housing in the southern part of San Luis Obispo. San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of Janua 13 2015 Page 5 Mila Vujovich- LaBarre, San Luis Obispo, noted concerns about the Land Use and Circulation Elements and conveyed support of funding mental health and homeless services and recreation infrastructure. Benefit and Pension Costs Bob Stets, representing the Chamber of Commerce, San Luis Obispo, voiced support for controlling benefit costs and unfunded pension liabilities. Barry Vanderklen, San Luis Obispo, urged Council to minimize personnel costs and pay down unfunded pension liabilities. Pickle Ball Jean Hyduchak, San Luis Obispo, voiced support for the establishment of pickle ball amenities at City parks. Tom Freeman, San Luis Obispo, spoke on his experience playing pickle ball and encouraged Council to allow for pickle ball at City parks. BMX Bikes at Santa Rosa Park Alex Raban, San Luis Obispo, voiced support for allowing BMX bikes at Santa Rosa park. La Loma Adobe Greg Morris, representing Friends of La Loma Adobe, Avila Beach, voiced support for the restoration, preservation and use of the La Loma Adobe. Individual Topics Pierre Rademaker, San Luis Obispo, spoke to the need for the City to support the Police Department in dealing with the behavior of transients in the downtown and the update of local design and economic plans. Joan Drake, San Luis Obispo, voiced support for making Senior Center programs a priority. William Ostrander, member of Citizens Congress, voiced support for enacting publicly - funded elections and stronger disclosure laws. David Juhnke, San Luis Obispo, voiced support for obtaining needed infrastructure funding and paying down pension debt. Leslie Halls, San Luis Obispo, spoke in opposition to a special assessment district for Laguna Lake and the rental inspection program; urged Council to make pension reform a major goal. San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of January 13, 2015 Page 6 Lisa Myrick, San Luis Obispo, stated that the she is a "casualty of the South Street expansion project." Adam Stowe, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of promoting a healthy and active community, including increasing baseball programs. Rosemary Wilvert, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of removing billboards from open space areas. Don Hedrick, San Luis Obispo, opined that the government is taking away citizen rights. Michelle Tasseff, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of prioritizing programs that support public safety personnel and the waste water treatment plant. David Brodie, San Luis Obispo, voiced support for making downtown a social and cultural center that supports businesses. Ron Batterson, representing the Jack House Committee, San Luis Obispo, spoke on the need to remove the house's wooden elevator shaft and restore its bay window, which would require 50% City funding. ADJOURNMENT The City Council adjourned at 8:52 p.m., to the next Regular City Council Meeting to be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California. PARTICIPANTS VOTE ON TOP PRIORITIES WITH DOTS All attending participants were provided with an opportunity to "cast their vote" by applying sticker dots to posters for their six top priorities for general fund expenditures and their six top priorities for Measure G expenditures. ntho J. ej a, City Cler APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 03/03/2015