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Home My WebLink About04/21/2009, B2 - CITY COUNCIL WORK PROGRAMS FOR 2009-11 CONTINUED councit j ac,Enaa Repoizt !3 g 9-1� C I TY OF SAN LU IS O B I S P O FROM: Ken Hampian, City Manager SUBJECT: CITY COUNCIL WORK PROGRAMS FOR 2009-11 CONTINUED RECOMMENDATION Continue review and conceptual approval of City Council Work Programs for "Other Important Goals," including that $80,000 for Phase II of the Historic Preservation goal is reconsidered in June 2010. DISCUSSION At the April 14, 2009 City Council meeting, Council completed its review and direction on the following four Major City Goals: ■ Infrastructure Maintenance ■ Traffic Congestion Relief ■ Economic Development ■ Preservation of Critical Services and Fiscal Health Staff will summarize the direction provided by Council on April 14 with respect to these four goals in a brief introductory presentation on April 21". Following this presentation, Council will ; continue its review of these remaining five Other Important Goals: ■ Land Use and Circulation Elements ■ Open Space and Agricultural Land ■ Green House Gas Reduction and Energy Conservation ■ Downtown Maintenance and Beautification ■ Historic Preservation As noted in the April 14 report, Council's conceptual approval of the work programs does not represent final approval of either the goal or the related funding allocations. Those final approvals will occur when the Council approves the 2009-11 Financial Plan in June 2009, after additional workshops and public hearings. Page 1 of 1 Attachments can contain viruses that may harm your computer. Attachments may not display correctly. Coundl,SioClty From: Frank Seiple [frank@fraserseiplearchitects.com] Sent: Tue 4/14/2009 5:23 PM To: Council, SloCity Cc: Subject: Energy Financing District Attachments: [j REDashbaughb3.pdf(628KB) Dear Council: I fully support John Ashbaugh's proposal to study the feasibility of an Energy Financing District as outlined in the attached memo. Frank Seiple, AIA Fraser Seiple Architects 971 Osos Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 T 805.544.6161 F.805.544.6183 RED FILE [?'COUNCIL 2 DD DIR Iff QAe4l�"A64/ q FIFIN DIR -- MEETING AGENDA �AATG70RN re .LTi PW FIRE CHIEF DATEy� ITEM # B� CLERK/ORIG G'POLICECHF ❑ DEPT HEADS C''AEC DIR tD�g 2" 1TI6 DIR DIR _ � Ake 1l m�� Co+*n.IeiL � CrTLi /jlGe- https:Hmail.slocity.org/exchange/slocitycouncil/Inbox/Energy%20Financing%20District.E... 4/15/2009 Page 1 of 1 Council, SloCity From: Michael Senn [info@michaelsenn.com] Sent: Tue 4/14/2009 7:25 PM To: Council,SloCity Cc: Subject: Attachments: I support the motion by the Chamber of Commerce Econominc Development Committee Sent from my Phone �� C�Py E�LtAaL EITZOUNCIL �!iJD DIR 71 a6e L�'FiN DIR �AeA A%T&'46AC'FIRE CHIEF RED FILE y °��TTORNEY C!Pw DIR 9 l3CLERK/ORIO �,�pUCE CNF MEETING AGENDA j ° DEPT HEAes r EC DIP p—=-- efUTIL DIR DATE o ITEM # $� /7/zlr _ p-HR nen, { �Ct"nf ✓Lt62 https:Hmail.slocity.org/exchange/slocitycouncil/Inbox/No%2OSubject-2.EML?Cmd=open 4/15/2009 Apr 20 2009 11 : 12RM Sierr^ Club = Santa Lucia 5438727 p. 1 SANTA LUCIA CHAPTER P.O. Box 15755 • San Luis Obispo, California 93406 Phone: (805)543-8717 • Fax: (805) 543-8727 hap://www-siernclub.org/chaptcrs/santalucia SIERRA '002P CCLUBr RED FILE LTCOUNCIL 2' -CDD DIR LUB e�aecrrr 1464 a1IN DIR FOUNDED 1891 , — MEETING AGENDAp�' Agp-� p'FIRE CHIEF April.0 2009 ATTORNEY M-PW DIR DATEIZ&L ITEM # Ba , ICLEMORIa C POLICE CHF "rO: San Luis Obispo City Council °E3 DEPTHEADSn8C 01R RE: Proposed work programs for Open Space Preservation 7/z,(dAdE RTIL DIR --- WR DIR Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council. Pursuant to the proposed work program for Open Space Preservation, we have the C�2� following questions, comments and concerns. As stated by Dr. Havlik in a recent Planning Commission meeting, the Bishop's Peak natural open space is being degraded by overuse. What is in the work program to specifically address this?Is there funding for the Conservation Corps to work specifically in the Bishop's Peak Open Space to address this? The staff report refers to increased duties of the Natural Resource Program. These include the city's mitigation programs, formerly handled by other departments, the Tank Fame force main project, the i3OV R interchange project, and continued monitoring of completed projects such as the Damon-Garcia sports fields and Calle Joaquin realignment and the new stormwater management plan. We are concerned that these increased duties may pull limited resources away from the primary mission of protecting the city's natural resources and open space. The staff report notes the adoption by the Council in 2002 of a set of conservation guidelines for open space lands in the City of San Luiis Obispo,and rive Conservation Plans. It omits to mention the adoption of the Conservation and Open Space Element in 2006, and the Open Space Ordinance of the City of San Luis Obispo. Both documents are more relevant than the 2002 "Guidelines" in forming the basis for the proposed work program, particularly in the matter of determining allowable uses of open space. The COSE incorporates the principal of allowing only passive recreation in open space: "The City will consider allowing passive recreation where it will not degrade or significantly impact upon open space resources....Passive recreation activities may include: hiking, nature study,bicycle use, rock climbing, horseback riding,or other passive recreational activities as permitted and regulated in the Open Space ordinance." (2006 LOSE, pp. 51-52) The Open Space Ordinance states: "The use of bicycles on city open space lands is restricted to areas and trails designated for bicycle use." It allows for"Equine animals being led or ridden under reasonable control upon an), bridle paths or trails; prvided that they are designated and identified for such purposes"(Open Space Ordinance of the City of San Luis Obispo, 1998). ...To explore, enjoy, and protect the nation's scenic resources... Apr 20 2009 11 : 128M Sierr-. Club - Santa Lucia 5438727 p. 2 4 The 2002 Conservation Guidelines should be amended to eliminate references to active recreation as an allowed use in the City's open space,thereby assurini conformance with the Ordinance and the COSE. is a necessary work program for the goal of Open Space Preservation. Amend the 2002 Conservation Guidelines at pg. R, 16. and the glossary to change the definition of mountain biking and equestrian activities from "active" to "passive" recreation and to remove the implication that active recreation is permitted in open spncc areas. I:inatly, the staff report states that a task force lbr developing a Master Plan for City- owned agricultural land is not necessary. We strongly recommend the formation of'a task Fore0committec to give iitpttt on the master plan. The City Itas convened committees/task foo-ees to give input on a parking structure. The history ofthe LYtlidio issue underscores how important the issue ofaslricultural land is to city residents. The failure to convene a task force for the 2006 update of the COSE.against the recotnmendarion of the Planning Commission. cost the City considerable time. money and ill will. One hopes that history was instructive. As an organization with a 40-year history in the cunmmunity of preservation of natural resources and agricultural land,the Sierra Club is surprised to see that we are not considered a stakeholder on this issue, according to the stafrreport, which states that "Stakeholders include the citizens of San Luis Obispo, property owners. the tourism industry, interested agricultural parties.and Cal Poly." All local conservation organizations should be considered stakeholders in development of the master plan for city owned agriculmral land. Respectfully submitted. Andrew Christie Chapter Director