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ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA
March 6, 1974 - 7:00 A.M.
City Hall
Pledge
Roll Call
Present: John C. Brown, Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee,
Jesse Norris and Mayor Schwartz
Absent: None
Citv Staff
Present: J. H. Fitzpatrick, R. D. Miller, David Williamson.
I. David Williamson, Assistant Administrative Officer,
reviewed for the City Council a report prepared on Comparisons
on Proposals for General Plans and Specific Plan Proposals from
the following Planning consultants:
A) Kennard and Silvers
B) Walter Richardson and Associates
C) Williams and Mocine
David Williamson reviewed the scope of each consultant's proposal,
the background of each consulting firm and staff, the type of
projects and communities served by each firm and the proposal in
' detail comparing one proposal against the other.
The City Council discussed various items with the Assistant
Administrative Officer as he reviewed his comparison. David
Williamson suggested that the City Council might wish to appoint
a subcommittee which would include representatives from the City Council,
Planning Commission and staff and to allow the subcommittee to meet
and interview each consultant in light of the proposals and then
make a recommendation for retaining a firm to do the entire planning
or portions of the planning as desired or recommended by the
Planning Commission. He also suggested that the City might wish
to initially assign a portion of the proposed project to the
consultant selected as a means of evaluating the City /Consultant
relationship before signing a contract for the entire project.
8:00 A.M. Councilman Norris left the meeting.
The City Council discussed the best approach to using consultants to
pinpoint and make recommendations to solve existing problems and
for a long -range planning of the City. Council also discussed the
basic philosophy of getting some needed planning done for the City
by a consultant and letting the staff work along in order to keep
up the plans. The City Council accepted the recommendation of the
Assistant Administrative Officer that a subcommittee be appointed
as follows:
2 members of the City Council - Councilmen
Gurnee and Brown
2 members of the Planning Commission
the Chairman and one member appointed
by the Commission.
I staff member, David Williamson.
The subcommitte was asked
their interviews, meeting
Council.
The meeting was adjourned
APPROVED: May 2D, 1974
City Council Minutes
March 6, 1974
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to proceed as rapidly as possible with
s and make recommendations to the City
b y the Mayor at 8:45 A.M., March 6, 1974.
itzpatrick, City Clerk
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