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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/15/1972Pledge RoII Call MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA May 15, 1972 - 7:00 P. M. City Hall Present: Emmons Blake, John C. Brown, Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee, Kenneth E. Schwartz City Staff Present: J. H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk; R. D. Miller, Administrative Officer; W. Flory, Director of Parks and Recreation; E. L. Rodgers, Police Chief; D. F. Romero, City Engineer; L. Schlobohm, Fire Chief; A. J. Shaw, City Attorney; R. Young, Planning Director. C -1. The City Council authorized payment of claims against the City subject to approval by the.- Administrative Officer. C -2. The City Council approved the minutes of April 5, 10, 11 and 14, 1972. C -3. The City Clerk reported the following bids were received for the Monterey Street Storm Drain, Phase II, City Plan No. 22 -72. Bids opened May 12, 1972 at 2:00 P. M. ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE $37,042.50 Wesley G. Watkins 36,633.00 0. K. Construction Co. 387372.50 Conco Engineering 38,856.30 Madonna Construction 39,664.00 Hi -Way Contractors, Inc. 39,894.00 W. A. "Gus" Howie. 45,114.91 The contract was awarded to the low bidder, Wesley G. Watkins. C -4. A communication from owners of property on Higuera Street re- questing annexation of "South Higuera Annexation No. 3" was referred to the Planning Commission. C -5. On motion of Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman Brown, a communication from the Chairman of the Planning Commission regarding their intent to have a member of the Planning Commission present at City Council meetings was received and filed with no objections. Motion carried. C -6. On motion of Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman Gurnee, the City Council agreed to extend the agreement with the Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo to use the fire training center grounds for a recycling center for six months (until November 15, 1972) rather then for three months as requested. Motion carried. City Council Minutes May 15, 1972 Page 2 C -7 8 C -8. The City Council approved the requests of the VFW Post 1766 and the American Legion Auxiliary to sell buddy poppies in the downtown area on May 26, and May 27, 1972. C -9. The City Council continued consideration of the acceptance of Tract 442 (Burke) to June 5 for a report from the City Engineer. C -10. The City Council ordered communications from various downtown merchants protesting the closing of Broad Street from Monterey to Palm received and filed. C -11. The Council considered the request of Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. Bob ,Nichols for permission to hold a crafts sale 'in Mission Plaza on the 4th of July with 10% of the sales to be donated to the Mission Plaza Fund. Councilman Blake asked whether this group would require insurance to protect the:City from possible suit if someone were hurt. The City Attorney was asked to look into the matter of the need for insurance for this type of activity. The request was approved. C -12. On motion of Councilman Blake, seconded by Councilman Brown, the following resolution was introduced. RESOLUTION NO. 2317, a resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute Supplement ' No. 1 to TOPICS Agreement No. 1 with the State Division of Highways for widening of Foothill Boulevard from North Chorro Street to State Route 1 and installing and updating traffic signals. (Project No. T- 2074 (2)). Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Emmons Blake, John C..Brown, Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee, Kenneth E. Schwartz NOES: None ABSENT: None C -13. The City Council received an informational item from the Civic and Fine Arts Association notifying them of the "Nation to Nation" art exhibit which is their contribution to the Bicentennial-Celebration. C -14. The Council received a communication from the Promotional Coordinating Committee outlining their proposed program for 1972/73. C -15. A claim against the City by Mrs. Inella M. Cornwall to replace ' a pair of shoes ruined when she stepped into wet cement on a City street was referred to the City's insurance carrier. C -16. The City Council approved the following salary step increases effective June 1, 1972: , Isenberg, Robert C. - Maintenance Man II From Step 1 or $574 to Step 2 or $608. City Council Minutes May 15,• 1972 Page 3 Lakey, Laurence T., Jr. - Utility Plant Operator From Step 1 or $574 to Step 2 or $608 Pluneda, Joseph - Utility Plant Operator I From Step 3 or $636 to Step 4 or $674 Swaim, Marvin L. - Maintenance Man II From Step 4 or $674 to Step 5 or $712 Tanore, Leslie - Janitor From Step 4 or $574 to Step 5 or $608 Treanor, Dean L. - Police Officer From Step 2 or $776 to Step 3 or $824 C -17. The City Council received the recommendation from the Chief Building Inspector to amend the Municipal Code to require contractors to maintain properly policed construction sites and protect adjoining properties from debris and set the matter for public hearing on June 5, 1972. On motion of Councilman Blake, seconded by Councilman Graham, the con- sent items were approved as indicated. Motion carried. 1. At this time the City Council considered the final passage of ORDINANCE NO. 549, an_ ordinance adopting electrical regulations.: On motion of Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman Brown, the follow- ing ordinance was introduced for final passage. ORDINANCE NO. 549, an ordinance regulating the installation, alteration, renovation, repair and maintenance of electrical and signal equipment within, on and around buildings and structures in the City of San Luis Obispo, State of California; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; providing penalties for the violation thereof; outlining occupancy groups; establishing special provisions; and re- pealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict therewith. Finally passed on the following roll call vote: AYES: Emmons Blake, John C. Brown, Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee, Kenneth E. Schwartz NOES: None ABSENT: None 2. On motion of Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman Brown, the following resolution was introduced. RESOLUTION N0. 2311, a resolution of the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo establishing fees for permits required and services provided by the City under the provisions of the City's electrical regulations ordinance. Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Emmons Blake, John C. Brown, Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee, Kenneth E. Schwartz NOES: None ABSENT: None 1 1 r� City Council Minutes May 15, 1972 Page 4 3. At this time the City Council considered the application of the Central Coast Free University for use of Laguna Lake Park on May 28, 1972 which was referred to the Council by the Parks and Recreation Commission due to the Council's recent action regarding public address system. Norman A. Stone appeared on behalf of the Free University and discussed the application and.his group's need for amplified music at this gathering. Councilman Blake objected to the issuance of a permit due to the use of alcoholic beverages by under -age people which has been condoned at other Free University happenings. E. L. Rodgers, Police Chief, stated he had no objection to the Free University sessions in public parks but he.did object to the use of amplified sound and music which this group seemed to feel must be at high volume: On motion of Councilman Gurnee, seconded by Councilman Graham, that the City Council grant the permit with amplified music for 2z hours only with no amplified music after 5:00 P. M. Motion carried with Councilmen Blake and Brown voting no. 4. The City Council received a letter from the Promotional Coordinating Committee recommending allocation of unspent promotional funds remaining in the 1971'/72 budget. R. D Miller, Administrative Officer, stated he was opposed to the use of unspent 1971/72 funds for the following reasons: moneys were budgeted for certain purposes and unspent are normally cleared out at the end of the year rather than diverted to some other use; however, the Council certainly could do anything it wished in this regard. A. J. Shaw, City Attorney, stated that the criteria for spending public funds requires that the funds be spent for both a public purpose and a municipal purpose. R. Dunin, Chairman of the Promotional Coordinating Committee, spoke in support of the recommendation of the Committee stating that the funds had not been spent in this year's budget, but had the Committee known ahead of time that savings were available, these requests would have been submitted earlier. Councilman Blake felt that the requests from the Little Theatre and the Mozart Festival Association should be carried over to the next fiscal year. Councilman Brown agreed, stating these items should be considered in the 1972/73 budget. R. D. Miller, Administrative Officer, again spoke in opposition to spend- ing 1971/72 unspent funds for activities scheduled for 1972/73 fiscal year. 4A. San Luis Obispo Little Theatre .has requested $100 to help defray the cost of entertaining members of the American Community Theatre Association on August 19, 1972. The Promotional Coordinating Committee recommended that $100 be granted from the 1971/72 unspent funds. Councilman Gurnee moved that this request be approved as recommended. Motion lost for lack of a second. On motion of Councilman Blake, seconded by Councilman Brown, that the City Council approve the request in principle and that this allocation be shown in the 1972/73 budget as a line item for the Little Theatre. Motion carried. City Council Minutes May 15, 1972 Page 5 4B. Cal Poly Design Class, R. 0. Beauchamp, instructor, has requested $75 to help defray the cost of materials to construct playground equipment for children of the Chumash Indians at their reservation in the Santa Ynes Valley. Mayor Schwartz excused himself from the meeting due to a possible con- flict of interest. The Promotional Coordinating Committee recommended that $75 be granted from unspent funds budgeted for 1971/72. On motion of Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman Brown, that the request be approved and the expenditure be charged to the 1971/72 budget. Motion carried with Mayor Schwartz absent. .. Mayor Schwartz returned to the meeting. 4C. San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival has requested $3000 to help with their festival which is scheduled for August 3, 4, 5 and 6,.1972. Councilman Graham excused himself from the meeting due to a possible conflict of interest as he was presently serving on the Board of Directors for the Mozart Festival. The Promotional Coordinating Committee recommended that the $3000 be granted as this was the type of activity which added to the quality of life for the citizens of San Luis Obispo by bringing renowned musicians to the City the -..,listening enjoyment of residents as well. as visitors. On motion of Councilman Blake, seconded by Councilman Brown, that the City Council approved the request in principle and that it should be shown in the 1972/73 budget for expenditure in August 1972. Motion carried with Councilman Graham absent. Councilman Graham returned to the meeting. 5. The City Council considered a communication from the Underground Utilities Coordinating Committee regarding the formation of Underground Utility District No. 7. The report recommended that.the Council not consider forming an underground utility district along Madonna Road at this time. They felt it was important to continue undergrounding from the present downtown area which is already undergrounded outward along the major arteries and finally reaching the Madonna Road area. R. D. Young, Planning Director, was asked to bring to the next meeting a sketch of all future undergrounding districts as recommended by the Underground Utilities Coordinating Committee. 6. At this time the City Council held a public hearing on t reco ndation of the Planning Commission to amend the Zoning ula- tions to ow Banks in the R -0 (Residential- Office) Distr' _with.a Use Permit stoed by the Planning Commission. R. Young, Planning Dir or, presented the reco endation of the Planning Commission as fol The Planning Commission of the Ci o an Luis Obispo, at its regular meeting of May 2, 1972, adopted t PbsQIution pursuant to amending the Zoning Ordinance to permi anks in th -0 zone subject to use permit approval. >WHEREAS, e propos amendment was initiated by the ning Commission was the consensus of the Commission that banks, prope de- properly located, would be compatible with other uses isted in the R -0 zone. r__7 �I 1 1 J C 1 City Council Minutes May 15, 1972 Page 6 MSchwart FORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the Cit of bispo hereby recommends to the San Luis Obispo City Cou it ion 9200.32 R -0 (Residential Office) District, be amen d to ks subject to use permit approval. wart declared the public hearing open. rrows, Mei ck e Street, warned the City C ncil to beware of ion of these anks so as not to interf e with residential area Mayor Schwartz declared the pXIic hear closed. On motion of Councilman Blake, sec ded by Councilman Graham, the following ordinance was introdu d. DINANCE NO. 551, an ordinance of the City of San Luis Obispo a nding th zoning ordinance provisions of the Municipal Code to auth ize banks as ermitted use in an R -0 District. Passed to print on,^ e following roll call vote: AYES• Emmons Blake, John C. Brown, Myron Gra m, T'. Keith Gurnee, Kenneth E. Schwartz NOES: None / ABSENT: None PUBLIC HEARING WAS NOT ADVERTISED FOR MAY 15 SO PASSAGE WAS NOT VALID. SEE JUNE 5 MINUTES, ITEM 4. 7. The City Council continued their discussion of proposed grading of a marsh area adjacent to Laguna Lake. 7A. R. D. Young, Planning Director, presented the following recom- mendation of the Planning Commission: 1. Flood Plain: No fill takes place beyond the spillway height or the elevation 119 feet (except in the area required for the road and supporting fill). 2. Disturbance of.Wildlife; The most critical area (the inlet and northwest shore):-are disturbed as little as possible. There is no change of mean shore line and plants will be replaced, if.dis- turbed,.to at least the existing level of supportive cover. 3. Slope Control: Grading will be at least a 1.3 ratio at maximum. A 1.2 ratio is allowed in the ordinance. Erosion and likely settlement will be reduced. Gound cover will be provided. 4.• Planting: In addition to the planting noted above for slope control and wildlife support, additional landscaping will be provided at the outlet of the culvert for esthetic reasons... 5. No fill shall occur northwest of the inlet. 7C. . The Council. received the following recommendation from the Parks and Recreation Commission: "That the entire Lake and Marsh Area known as 'Laguna Lake' be protected to elevation 126 plus enough land area adjacent that is judged necessary to protect all wildlife.in the vicinity. It is also recommended that the City, in some manner, ac- quire this area for preservation in natural state." 7B. The Council received a communication from the .Planning Commis- sion agreeing with the recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Commission and asking the Council to authorize.studies of the specifics of such preservation. 7D. RoryyAa..Cooper, a 7th grade student at Laguna Junior High School, presented a petition signed by over 1,000 persons asking the City Council and Planning Commission to leave the land as it is and ..V City Council Minutes May 15, 1972 Page 7 outlining the benefits to the citizens of the area and the students of the Junior High School. A. J. Shaw, City Attorney, explained that the matter before the Council was the application for a grading permit under conditions of the Munici- pal Code which allow the City Engineer to grant such permits as Long as they meet engineering criteria but that due to the environmental problem, the City Engineer brought this matter to the Planning Commission and Council's attention. He then explained that effective March 4, 1972, a new section of the California Business and Professions Code, section 11549.5 (e) imposed the duty upon the City Council to deny approval of final or tentative subdivision maps if the City found that the design or proposed improvements were likely to cause substantial en- vironmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure.fish or wildlife or their habitat. Robert Williams, engineer for John Curci, stated he felt they.had met all conditions established by the Planning Commission subcommittee which he felt included environmental and wildlife protection conditions to preserve the habitat. He then presented sketches of the work they planned to do on this land and how they planned to protect the surroundings. Gerald Mason, attorney for John Curci, reminded the City Council that Curci owned 65 acres of this land and that he could develop it as he desired but planned not to do so until he met all specifications. Robert Barrows, Meinecke Street, objected to the desecration of the City's open space and wildlife habitat by subdividers. Glen Holstein, Ecology Action, Cal Poly, supported the Council's intention to protect Laguna Lake and the marsh lands as marsh lands of tyis type were very few in California and should be protected so r- the wildlife habitat could be studied by future generations. Joan Rich,.President of the League of Women Voters,.urged the City Council to take all possible action to prevent the proposed deposit of fill along Laguna Lake which would damage the ecology. The League urged the City Council to adopt an ordinance which would require that development plans be approved before a grading permit was issued when the proposed grading threatens damage to the environment or wild- life. She concluded by urging the City Council to look into the possible dangers of the issuance of this grading permit and urged the City Council to instruct the engineer not to issue the grading permit. Joe Kant z, Cal Poly Ecology Action, reported that the Fish and Game Department employees informed him that the loss of birds and marsh animals in this area due to the grading would be irreversible as their habitat would be destroyed. He hoped that the City Council would take whatever steps were necessary to protect the rest'of the lake. Eric Johnson, biologist, stated the area under consideration for filling was a natural habitat for wildlife and birds and small animals and any disturbance by construction would destroy this habitat and force the wildlife out of the area. C. Dennis Hynes, biologist, urged the Council to call a halt to the continued destruction of Laguna Lake shoreline by allowing piecemeal development as was being done at the present time. He urged the Council to call a halt to further development so that the birds and animals along the rest of the Laguna Lake shoreline could be protected. Charles Dills, Avalon Street, urged the protection of the Laguna Lake shoreline to protect the natural wildlife habitat in the area. Regard- less of the Council's action at this meeting due to the Planning Commission's recommendation, he hoped that the Council would take whatever steps were necessary to protect the rest of Iake. City Council Minutes May. 15, 1972 Page 8 Robert Williams -, engineer, stated this property was the last one undevel- oped within the City, that the property owner had been paying City taxes on the land for many years and that on this basis, he should be allowed to develop his property in order to get hi.$ investment back. He felt John Curci had been most generous in accepting the recommendations of the Planning Commission. Councilman Brown felt the City Council should get additional information from either the Fish and Game Department or from local biologists to see what the actual environmental impact on development would be before pro- ceeding on the issuance of the permit. He.felt the decision should be continued until the Council was sure what the effects of this proposal would be. Councilman Graham felt the Council should learn what the County Planning Commission had in mind for the balance of the lake in the County and to try to come.to some joint plan in order to protect the lake and the wildlife. Councilman Gurnee objected to past damage to the shoreline at Laguna Lake and felt the City Council should take steps to protect the shoreline and marsh area of the :take. He agreed with the recommendation of the Parks . and Recreation Commission that the City. should start buying up the land around the lake as this would be the only way to protect the shoreline. Councilman Blake stated he would support any action by the public to get a bond issue voted in order to start buying the shoreline of the lake. He agreed with the proposal to protect the environment and habitat of the area but he felt that the Curci development had shown a sensitivity in his proposed development and would try to do the least damage to the environment. He was willing to wait for an environmental ' impact statement and then have the City buy the lake property from the owners but only if bond money were voted by the people to that everyone would pay a share. Mayor Schwartz reminded the City Council that there were other methods of developing the land around Laguna Lake by private developers which would not destroy the environment nor require the City to buy the land. He continued that through the planned development sections of the Municipal Code, the area could be developed in such a way that the property owners could increase the density which would give a greater return to the promoter and yet still allow the shoreline to stay in its natural state and be available for public access. He - felt the City Counci..l should. continue this matter and enact the emergency ordinance to protect the wildlife and its habitat. He again stated that with proper planning, the Curci property could be .developed at a higher density and could still protect the wildlife. He suggested that the City immediatley enact the emergency ordinance authorized by the March 4, 1972 legislation and take action to obtain voluntary biological studies of the Laguna Lake area if the Curci grading permit was to be issued. On motion of Mavor Schwartz, seconded by Councilman Gurnee, the follow- ing ordinance was introduced as an emergency ordinance. ORDINANACE 550, an emergency ordinance of the City of San Luis Obispo prohibiting-the issuance of permits for grading which will cause substantial damage to the environment or wildlife until the applicant has obtained a tentative map or use permit authorizing such grading. Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: John C. Brown, Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee, Kenneth E. Schwartz NOES: Emmons Blake ABSENT: None City Council Minutes May 15, 1972 Page 9 Mayor Schwartz suggested that the citizens present who had shown an interest'in this problem should try to get together and develop a plan for the protection of Laguna Lake and bring the plan back to the City Council for enactment. Councilman Brown suggested that the City _Council:sshou•ldcinstruct the City staff to prepare the necessary studies and reports to protect Laguna Lake and ask the State Agencies to prepare the necessary en- vironmental statement required by law. Gerald Mason, attorney for John Curci, asked the City Council to make a decision on the grading permit so that the property owner would know where he stood. On motion of Councilman Gurnee, seconded by Councilman Graham, that.the City Engineer be directed not to issue a grading permit to John Curci until the environmental impact statement had been received. Motion carried. George Harper, Chairman of the Obispo Beautiful Association,.wished the City Council to know that the Association had taken formal action to support the recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Commission for the City to acquire the area around Laguna Lake as they felt this was the only way to protect this shoreline. 8. The City Council received a communication from the Parks and Recreation Commission outlining requirements for provisions of neighborhood recreational areas, parks and facilities. The communication was ordered received and filed. 9. James T. Morton, special bond attorney, explained the conditions under which the Bond and Leff Street Assessment Districts would be formed. He stated that the improvements would be contructed under the provisions of the 1913 Act and that the.payments, bonds, and interest would be issued under the 1915 Act. He continued that the City Council should adopt the various resolutions required to initiate the districts. D. F. Romero, City Engineer; submitted a certificate stating that the petition for improving Bond and Leff Streets exceeded 60% of the property owners involved and the Council should proceed. On motion of Councilman Blake; seconded by Councilman Brown, the following resolution was introduced. RESOLUTION N0..2312, a resolution determining to undertake proceedings pursuant to special assessment and assessment bond acts for the acquisition and construction of improvements without proceedings under Division 4 of the Streets and Highways Code. Bond and Leff Streets Assessment District. Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Emmons Blake, John C. Brown, Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee, Kenneth E. Schwartz NOES: None ABSENT: None On motion of Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Graham,. the following resolution was introduced. RESOLUTION NO. 2313, a resolution appointing engineer and attorneys. Bond and Leff Streets Assessment District. City Council Minutes May 15, 1972 Page 10 Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Emmons Blake, John C. Brown, Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee, Kenneth E. Schwartz NOES: None ABSENT: None D. F. Romero, City Engineer, presented plans and specifications for the Bond and Leff Streets Assessment District for the Council's consideration. The matter was continued for discussion as part of Item No. 11. 10. A regquest for Council approval of a twenty foot driveway at 1142 Leff Street, by Davis -King Development was approved on motion of Councilman Blake, seconded by Councilman Graham. Motion carried. 11. D. F. Romero, City Engineer, reported that he had contacted all property owners on Ramona Drive between Tassajara and 330 feet easterly regarding the possible formation of an assessment district for street improvements. He continued that he had received a negative reply from 87.8% of the property owners who did not wish the improvement installed and he had not heard from the one remaining property owner. He stated that notwithstanding the majority protest, the City Council could proceed with the improvement on a 4/5 vote of the Council. He stated that if the City Council did not wish to force the issue, the matter would be dropped. R. D. Miller, Administrative Officer, reminded the City Council that they had in the past adopted a policy that no special assessment districts would.be started without the approval of at least 60% of the property owners in favor of the project. James T. Morton, special bond attorney, explained that the City Council could proceed under the Majority Protest Act but that all actions in- volved in the formation of this district must be adopted by a 4/5 vote of the Council and also by a 4/5 vote over - ruling protests. The City Council discussed the benefits to the City of improving Ramona Drive and felt it.was extremely important to the heavy traffic. On motion of Mayor Schwartz, seconded by Councilman.Brown, that the City Engineer proceed with the plans and specifications and the formation of a district and that it be included with the Bond and Leff Streets district. Motion carried with Councilman Graham voting no. 12. The City Engineer's, report on the alignment of Madonna Road was continued for a report from the Tree Committee as to which trees could or should be removed. 13. A. J. Shaw, City Attorney, brought to the Council's attention, :hew court decisions which had created a new law exposing public entities to new areas of liability in money damages and he recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution urging the imposition of a moratorium on the filing of nuisance suits against public entities for two years. On motion of Councilman.Blake, seconded by Councilman Brown, the following resolution was introduced. RESOLUTION NO. 2316; a resolution of the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo requesting the California Legislature to place a moratorium on. nuisance actions against p6.b:lic agencies Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: City Council Minutes May ,15, 1972 Page 11 AYES: Emmons Blake, John C. Brown, Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee, Kenneth E. Schwartz NOES: None ABSENT: None 14. D. F. Romero, City Engineer, presented plans and specifications 1 for the Hathway property widening of Johnson Avenue which would consist of tree removal, clearing and excavating, pavement, etc. at an estimated cost of $5,500. After some discussion by the City Council about whether some of the trees could be saved or not, consideration of the.plans and specifi- cations was.delayed.until June 5, 1972. 15. D. F. Romero, City Engineer, presented plans and specifications for paving parking lots within the City including the parking lot at the City Police facility, at an estimated cost of $8,000. On motion of Councilman Brown, seconded by Council.man Graham, the plans and specifications were approved and the City Engineer was authorized to call for bids. Motion carried. 16. Discussion of a communication from the County Engineering Department regarding.the Diablo.Canyon Desalting Project, was continued to the June 12, 1972 study session. The Council also received a communication from Dr. Richard Krejsa.asking the Council to consider carefully the environmental effects of the desalting project. 17. The City Council continued their discussion of the playlot at Hutton and High Streets. W. Flory, Director of Parks and Recreation, stated.that to date, no group had volunteered to give this park the necessary man hours to main- tain and keep it clean. He stated the Lions Club was interested but had not proposed a plan for the.continued use of the property. The City Council considered a communication from the City Housing Authority offering to cooperate by providing one hour per week for trash collection and minor repairs to the play equipment. Their interest in cooperation was their need for park facilities to serve the tenants in their units which were being constructed in the area. W. Flory felt the Housing Authority proposal was inadequate due to the limited amount of time they offered to spend on maintenance. The matter was continued to June 5, 1972. 18. The City Council received a communication from W. J. Watson stating that the Council proposal to red curb along Foothill Boulevard near . his apartment development places an extreme hardship on his tenants and he urged the Council to reconsider its actions. Mayor Schwartz polled the Council and only Councilman Graham stated he would be willing to reconsider the proposal to try to allow more parking in the area. On motion of Councilman Blake, seconded by Councilman Brown, that the appeal of W. J. Watson be denied. Motion carried with Councilman Graham voting no. City Council Minutes May 15, 1972 Page 12 19. The City Council considered the Traffic Committee Report of May 5, 1972. 72- 5 -.1T. It has been called to the attention of the Traffic Committee that a dark spot exists on Los Osos Valley Road between Oceanaire and Laguna Drive which would be eliminated by the addition of a. street light on an existing pole. The annual cost would be $73. We recommend that this light be installed. Approved on motion of Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman Btake. Motion carried. 72 -5 -2T. You w.i.11 recall that some time ago the Council approved our . recommendation that stop signs on Ramonaaat South Tassajara be eliminated and placed on South Tassajara instead. In accordance with the normal.pro- cedure in such cases, two stop signs were added on South Tassajara until motorists got used to this pattern and the signs on Ramona were eventually removed. We have received two letters and a petition signed by 100 asking that the temporary four way stop arrangement be restored on a permanent basis. Since these are largely local streets, we have no great objection. 72 -5 -3T. The Police Department has pointed out a problem in connection with the freight loading zone recently installed . on the north side of Higuera east.of the easterly crosswalk at Garden. The main complaint seems to be that truckers find it difficult to use the loading zone be- cause of its shortness dndtaiso because of the bicycle rack immediately .to the west. The zone also falls about 30 feet short of the sidewalk unloading doors located in front of Stereo West which has a considerable volume of deliveries and outgoing shipments.. We therefore recommend that the loading zone be extended thirty feet to the east and that the remaining meter posts be re- arranged so as to cut the loss of metered parking spaces to one. 72 -5 -5T. The Traffic Committee has received a request for shortening of the two hour time limit zone and parking restriction from 3 to 5 a.m. which presently runs along Broad between Serrano to Foothill. The request is to start these restricitons at Murray instead of at Serrano. Since things seem to have settled down at Tropicana, we so recommend. On motion of Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman Blake, the follow- ing resolution'was introduced. RESOLUTION-NO. 231.4, a resolution estab- lishing stop signs on Ramona Drive; a loading zone on Higuera Street and rescinding parking restrictions on Broad Street. Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Emmons Blake, John C. Brown, Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee, Kenneth.E. Schwartz NOES: None ABSENT: None 72 -5 -4T. The Public Works Department has noticed a serious traffic con - gestion . at the intersection of Chorro and Lincoln, particularly during peak hours. The most difficult movements are left hand turns for north bound motorists on Chorro and right hand turns for eastbound motorists on Lincoln. The City Engineer feels that conditions would be greatly improved if 1,90 feet of red zone were established on the.east side of Chorro south of Lincoln west of Chorro. This would allow the establish- ment of a turning pocket for northbound motorists on Chorro making left hand turns on to Lincoln. We so recommend and suggest that the Council set the matter for hearing since this is in a residential area. The recommendation was approved and the public hearing set for June 5, 1972. City Council Minutes May 15, 1972 Page 13 The Traffic Committee made the following negative recommendations: 72- .5 -6T. (a) .Against further.extension of red zone east of Ferrini Road on the north side of Foothill. There is already.some red zone'at the corner and we feel that visibility for.southbound motorists.on Ferrini entering Foothill is fairly good. (b) Against installation of stop signs on.Clover at Rancho. If anything, we feel that Rancho should probably be stopped, but since this is mostly very localized traffic, we doubt that any stopping pat- tern is justified. (c) Against elimination of red zoning on north side of Monte Vista. This is a very narrow street and we feel that elimination of the red zone would create an intolerable situation not only for emergency vehicles but also for normal two -way traffic:... (d) Against loading zone requested by Coastal Nursery on north side of Marsh starting from the blacksmith shop driveway and running easterly at least until the matter of the nursery operating without a use permit is cleared up. (e) Against request by Charles Minghetti for directional signs;. to.Old Mission at Broad and Lincoln (right arrow) and-at Lincoln. and Chorro (also right arrow). Also, if Council has no objection, public works department will remove business district directional signs at these locations. (f) Against request of Birza Mortuary for a green.zone in front.of their establishment. It is suggested that the mortuary follow the same procedure as that utilized by other similar businesses, that is, to place portable no park.ing signs at the curb on the days of funerals. The City Clerk was asked to inform the applicants of the negative reaction of the Traffic Committee and the City Council's concurrence.. 20. A memorandum from the Design Review Board regarding.the various actions taken at their May 2 meeting was received and filed. 21. Donald Q. Miller appeared before the City Council to discuss the following items; that the Council not budget money for promotion or the Chamber of Commerce; Plans for a municipal bus system.; bike lanes; and residential street tree program. No action was taken by the Council. 22. The City Council received a communication from the County Veterans Service Office requesting them to adopt a resolution supporting Proposition No. 1, the $250 million Cal -Vet bond issue on the June 6 1972 Ballot. On motion of Councilman Blake, seconded by Councilman Brown the following resolution was.int�oduced. RESOLUTION NO. 2315,.a resolution of the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo endorsing propos.ition No. 1 authorizing additional funding for the Cal -Vet farm and home loan program. Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Emmons Blake., John C. Brown, Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee, Kenneth E. Schwartz .NOES: None ABSENT: None 23. The City Council adjourned to executive session. 24. The Council adjourned to 12:10 P.M. Monday, May 22, 1972. APPROVED: June 19, 1972 J. . FITZPATRICK, CITY CLERK 1 1