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SPECIAL CALLED MEETING
July 8, 1960 - -- 5:30 P. M.
CITY HALL
A Special Called Meeting of the City Council was held with Mayor Fred M. Waters
presiding.
ROLL CALL: Present - Kenneth W. Jones, Gerald W. Shipsey, Fred M. Waters.
Absent - Donald Q. Miller, J. Barry Smith.
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City Clerk Fitzpatrick read the Lindero Investment Company application -for
variance addressed to the City Planning Commission.
City Clerk Fitzpatrick then read the following communication from the City
Planning Commission relative to the variance request from Lindero Investment
Company:
"Attached hereto is an application of Lindero Investment Company requesting a
variance of 1 foot front yard setback requirements on-18 lots within subdivision
Tract No. 138.
As you are aware, this request was referred by the Board of Adjustments to the
Planning Commission for action on their July 6, 1960 meeting. 'In accordance with
the unanimous vote of the commissioners present at the meeting, this matter is
being referred to your honorable body for determination without a recommendation
from the City Planning Commission."
It was moved by Gerald W. Shipsey, seconded by Kenneth W. Jones, that the one -
foot variance be granted.
On the question, Mayor Waters asked that the following statement be read and
entered into the official records of the City:
" The variance Mr. Flagg is requesting for the Lindero Investment Company could '
well have been resolved long before the houses were completed, sold and made
ready for occupancy and thus saved considerable anxiety and wasted time to the
Lindero Investment Company, the new occupants of the homes, to the city in
general and to the City Planning Commission and the City Council in particular.
As a result of this and past similar problems where Planning Commission and City
action is required to correct numerous errors made both by the City Engineer and
City Building Inspector and or the Sub - divider, I will make the following
recommendations.
1. That the city Administrative Officer provide positive and definite assurance
to the City Council that the Council have the best qualified personnel in both
the City Engineers Department and the City Building Inspector's Department
commensurate with-the salaries now being paid for such services.
2. If in the city Administrative Officers judgement the city of San Luis Obispo
does not have qualified and competent personnel in these departments to meet the
standard that this Council wishes to maintain that he replace whatever personnel
necessary at any and all levels in order to attain a high and more desirable
standard.
3. That the city Administrative Officer report in writing to the City Council
his action taken. '
4. It is my recommendation that the variance be granted under protest."
Administrative Officer miller stated that this was the first time he had knowledge
of the Mayor's recommendation. He also stated that if he felt the personnel
mentioned were incompetent, he would have taken action before this time. He also
asked that to clarify the directive, he wished to know whether or not the Council
as a group approved the Mayor's recommendation that he look into the matters
expressed therein.
By common consent of the City Council, Administrative Officer Miller was
instructed to make the study.
Mr. Miller agreed to do so and report back to the City Council at his earliest
opportunity.