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Home My WebLink About04/14/19751 1 Pledge Roll Call City Staff MINUTES ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1975.- 7:30 P.M. CITY HALL PRESENT: Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee, Steve Petterson, and Mayor Kenneth E. Schwartz ABSENT: Jesse Norris PRESENT: J.H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk; R.D. Miller, Administrative Officer; A.J. Shaw, City Attorney ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Mayor Schwartz presented for the Council's consideration the des- ignation of various Council representatives to various standing committees. Area Planning Council Solid Waste Traffic Committee Tree Committee Waterways Planning Board Whale Rock Commission Zone 9 City Selection Committee Water Advisory Board League of California Cities Gurnee (Graham) . Schwartz (Graham) Norris - Petterson Graham Gurnee - Petterson Schwartz Graham (Petterson) Schwartz Schwartz. Gurnee The matter was continued.for further Council action. 2. Mayor Schwartz presented for the Council's consideration the proposed membership of advisory body appointment procedures and designation of Council subcommittees. Architectural Review Commission Citizens Advisory Committee Design Review Board Housing Authority Human Relations Commission Parks & Recreation Commission Planning Commission Promotional Coordinating Committee Graham - Schwartz - Kahn Gurnee.- Schwartz - Dills Petterson - Graham - Scott Norris - Schwartz - O'Connor Norris - Gurnee - Lambert Graham - Norris - Van Harreveld Petterson - Schwartz - Endres Gurnee - Petterson - Odom Councilman Gurnee suggested that rather than continue the present method of appointing members to the various boards and commissions, that the City Council consider allowing each Councilman to appoint one member to each board or commission and then appoint two members at large. He felt this would be a better way to get closer cooperation and coordination between the Councilmen and appointees to various City boards or commissions, and to interpret City policy. The City Council discussed various alternatives to appointing members to various City Council advisory boards and commissions. Councilman Petterson felt that.what was needed was a better method of communication between the City Council and committee members. He then gave several examples of the 18 months that he was a member of the Planning Commission when various items were rejected by the'Council with no input as to why or-any guidance to the commission from the City Council. Councilman Graham stated he liked the present system, which he felt allowed more participation by allowing people to apply for membership on various boards who various City Council members might not even know were interested. City Council Minutes April 14, 1975 Page 2 Mayor Schwartz spoke in support of continuing the present policy of advertising for members to the various boards and commissions. He felt that this system allowed for a more democratic method of appointing citizens to boards and various committees. Also, he felt that each member of the Council had a right to solicit applications among their friends and supporters. The matter was continued for further discussion by the City Council. 3. Mayor Schwartz presented .a status.report on supplemental water studies being carried on in the County. He brought to the Council's attention the proposal by the County of San Luis Obispo for temporary sale of surplus water from the State Water Plan to the Lost Hills Water District in Kern County. He reviewed the alleged benefits to the County in renting their surplus water on a year -to -year basis to the Lost Hills Water District as San Luis Obispo County was not using their.allocation, and in this way a sufficient amount of revenue could be.derived, which would pay the County's share of the State Water Plan until they needed it. A.J. Shaw, City Attorney, reviewed for the City Council the conditions of the County's proposal to lease or sell surplus.water allocated to this County from the State Water Plan. He submitted what he felt were several key questions that should be answered by the County Board of Supervisors prior to entering into any agreement with the Lost Hills Water District. One question would be, "Does this agreement in any way permit the County to lose its State Water Project entitlement through neglect, inattention, inadvertence, or.any other indirect path ?" Other questions included, "Does.this require the County to prove or establish any particular reason for terminating the contract at any time ? ", "Is the County getting the true, fair market value from surplus water sold or is the County letting Lost Hills obtain water at a value far below its true value?". "Why is it that the Metropolitan Water - ___District of Los Angeles has not sold some of its surplus water to Lost _Hills ?',: and "Why is it that the Kern County Water Agency will not sell water to Lost Hills until 1990?" A.J. Shaw stated that he realized that the City had no final authority as far as the County approval or rejection of the proposal was,concerned, but the City. Council should certainly see.to it.that the public was fully informed before any agreements were entered into by the County. The Mayor concluded that as the City's representative and member to the County Water Agency Advisory Committee that he would keep the Council's thoughts before him in reviewing these matters. Mayor Schwartz then reviewed for the City Council the entire water supply available presently to the City of San Luis Obispo, 1) Salinas Dam, and 2) Whale Rock Dam; then he reviewed alternate sources of supplies which could be made available to the City at some date, at some unspecified cost. One would be the Nacimiento supply-and the other would be the State Water Plan. After discussion and at the request of the City Attorney, the City Council authorized the City's special consultant on water,.Mr. Fredrick Bold, to appear before the County Water Advisory Committee on behalf of the City to discuss the counter- proposal to sell surplus state water to the Lost Hills Water District. 4. R.D. Miller, Administrative Officer, reviewed for the City Council the condition of the City at this time as far.as staff, finance, and the reorganization of the various City departments. He then reviewed a list of new staff members who had been hired in.the last few months who he felt would make for a strong organization of the City. Councilman Gurnee reported to the Council on the progress of the Transportation Plan now before the City /County Area Planning.Council. He reported that the Planning Council had asked for a delay in adoption of the Transporation Plan by the County Board of Supervisors.in.order to allow some public input and the preparation of an adequate EIR on the plan. City Council Minutes. April 14; 1975 Page 3 Councilman Petterson stated he objected to-the action'by the Area Planning Council in delaying the adoption of-the plan when it had been before the various City Council's and Planning Commissions for over 18'months, and the various :City staffs had been a part of these studies from the very beginning. Robert Strong, Community Development Director, stated it was his opinion that while the study was in preparation for 18 months, nothing was brought ' out by the consultant until the last few months, which was really too late for input by the various cities and other agencies. Councilman Petterson stated his main worry in this matter was the possible loss of funds to the Cities and Counties due to the plan not being filed with-the State by the legal deadline. The matter of City input to the new transportation plan was continued to a future date. 6. The City Council adjourned.to Executive Session. On motion of Councilman Graham, seconded by'Councilman Gurnee the meeting adjourned to 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 1975. Motion carried. APPROVED: July 7, 1975 Fit zpatrick, City Clerk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - - - -- Pledge Roll Call City Staff MINUTES ADJOURNED ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1975 - 12:10 P.M. CITY HALL PRESENT: Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee and Mayor Kenneth E. Schwartz ABSENT: Jesse Norris and Steve Petterson PRESENT: J.H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk; R.D. Miller, Administrative Officer; A.J. Shaw, City Attorney ALSO PRESENT: Ron Dunin, Herb Hoffman and Lachlan MacDonald, who are . members :of.the. Promotional Coordinating•Committee- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. At this time the City Council considered the recommendation of the Promotional Coordinating Committee on the request of Solo Flight, Glenna Luschei, for City Council endorsement of Solo Flight as the participating agency in the City's Bicentennial, which would focus on channeling, an on- going process for the Bicentennial. The proposal would be fora project grant application from the.National Endowment for the Arts sponsored by the City of San Luis Obispo through Solo Flight. The purpose of the grant would be for Solo Flight to-analyze,: "How would you celebrate the Bicentennial if you could take off." Their process