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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/11/1978C 1 1 City Council Minutes July 5, 1978 Page 16 staff did not have a.time limit problem.but felt economically it would not be cost effective. According to.PG &E's estimate, it would cost in the neighbor- hood of $350,000 to underground the PG &E facilities involved in the street widening project, providing the city was able to provide flood protection. If the city did not provide the flood protection, costs would run close to $700,000. The city recently adopted a street widening policy which required the undergrounding of.utilities if.the project involved more than one block. The city was presently doing preliminary work towards the widening of Higuera between Marsh and Madonna Road. PG &E would require approximately 2 years to plan and design the project. Staff recommended the Council relieve the city of the obligation of undergrounding the utilities as a part of the.project. Bill Day, PG &E representative, stated that.they were reluctant.to install an underground electric system due to repeated instances of flooding in recent years. It would drastically reduce the.reliability of service-to more than 1700 customers served from lines which interconnect at Higuera and Archer Streets. Investigation was made to _relocate the overhead lines in lieu of undergrounding, but it did not prove to be feasible. Undergrounding would be most expensive and would involve right of way and construction require- ments which might not be acceptable to the city. However, he.pointed out that most of his company facilities were.on the east side and most of the telephone company's were on the west. The undergrounding of the phone facilities would cost much less than the electrical. After.brief discussion, on motion..of..Councilman Petterson,.seconded by Councilman Settle, to instruct staff to make arrangements for undergrounding of utilities on the west side of Higuera Street between Marsh and Madonna, coordinating with the utility companies. Motion carried,:all ayes. There being no further business to come before the Council,.Mayor.Schwartz adjourned the meeting at 12:15 p.m. J.H. Fitzpatrick; City Clerk APPROVED: By: Pam Voges,:Recording Secretary M I N U T E S ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1978 - 7:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL Pledge Roll Call Councilmen PRESENT: Ron Dunin, Jeff Jorgensen, Allen Settle and Mayor Pro -Tem Steve Petterson ABSENT: Mayor Kenneth E. Schwartz City-Staff PRESENT: R.D. Miller, Administrative Officer /City Clerk Pro -Tem; Allen Grimes, City Attorney; D.F. Romero, Director of Public Services; Roger Neuman, Police Chief; Richard Minor, Fire Chief; Gordon Johnson, Personnel Director; Rudy Muravez, Director of Finance City Council Minutes. July 11, 1978 Page 2 1. Report of Activities of Standing Council Subcommittees: A. Area..Council.:of Governments Councilman Settle There was considerable discussion about the regional transportation plan and the recent action of the Area Council to freeze all SB 325 funds until buses had been ordered, even.though individual cities were agreeable to budgeting monies for their share of the system. The Mayor's group and Area Council were both meeting the next day, and it was agreed that efforts would be made to remedy the situation. B. C.C.C.J.C. Councilman Petterson The Police Chief was asked to review proposed new programs. C. City- County -Cal Poly Advisory Committee Councilman Jorgensen Councilman Jorgensen said this committee did not exist, and he didn't know who was responsible for activating it. D. County Water Advisory Board Mayor Schwartz Richard Miller reported that our engineering and legal consultants were analyzing the proposed bill for disposition of Salinas Dam and would be reporting back. E. Whale Rock Commission Mayor Schwartz Richard Miller pointed out that the Council had recently received a copy of the minutes of the annual.meeting. F. Zone 9 Advisory Committee Councilman Dunin _Councilman Dunin reviewed recent efforts.to secure permission to remove willow trees from the creek channels and banks and substitute other more suitable species. In general, Zone 9 efforts were hampered by a low tax rate. Incidentally, he called the attention of city staff to the possibility of securing free trees from various sources. 2. Status of meet and confer efforts. Council at this time adjourned to Executive Session to discuss the status of meet and confer sessions. The Council reconvened and heard the following proposal from Richard D. Miller, Administrative Officer: "After conferring with Gordon Johnson and Rudy Muravez of the management nego- tiating team, it would be my recommendation that the Council take the following actions at.this evening'.s meeting: 1. Agree to accept state surplus money to partially make up for loss of taxes under Proposition 13. 2. In accordance with the terms of such.acceptance, freeze-cost of living salary increases for all city employees until freeze is lifted, then open salary matters for meet and confer. 3. Impound monies previously set aside for such salary increases but with no definite commitment made at this time for their future use. 4. Allow negotiators until the end of this week to meet and confer on fringe benefits with the total percentage to be in the approximate range of previous tentative agreements for such fringes." 1 J 1 City Council Minutes July 11, 1978 Page 3 The following persons comments on the proposal: Attorney Carol Dahle, representing the City Employees' Association; William Callaway, President of the Firemen's Association; William Harris of the Street Department; Dale Strobridge, representing the Police Officers'- .Association. The general tenor of their remarks was to urge the Council to reject the state money, but if this were not agreeable, to ask for an exemption from ' the freeze. It was emphasized that city employees were losing real purchasing power in very rapid fashion. Council comments: Councilman Settle supported the proposal. Councilman Dunin said the Council was caught in a bind but he also supported the basic proposal. Councilman Jorgensen urged staff to try to get the freeze lifted. If this were not possible, he was receptive to negotiating on fringes but not as a complete replacement for lost salaries. Mayor Pro -Tem Steve Petterson stated that the money the city would get back was money which had been collected from the local people and as it turned out was not needed by the State: He had a hard time 8ith the whole situation. He was reluctant to turn down the money collected by the state and he had a hard time turning down the city employees. Councilman Settle moved that the Council accept the Administrator's recommend- ations, but that the City register a protest as to the encroachment by the State into local affairs, that staff investigate the possibility of litigating the matter and that staff also contact cities which had turned down the money and find ounAwhat their situation and thinking was. Councilman Jorgensen seconded the motion and it carried, all ayes. The Council adjourned to an Executive Session for further discussion of meet and confer matters and announced further adjournment to Executive Session to 3:00 p.m., Saturday, July 15, 1978 for discussion of personnel matters. APPROVED: Mil er, City Clerk Pro -Tem M I N.0 T E S ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1978 - 2:30 P.M. CITY HALL, 990 PALM STREET Roll Call Councilmen PRESENT: Ron Dunin, Jeff Jorgensen, Steve Petterson, Allen Settle and Mayor Kenneth E. Schwartz ABSENT:. None 1. City Council met in Executive Session. 2. City Council reconvened in Regular Session. 3. There being no further business to come before the Council, Mayor Schwartz adjourned the meeting at 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, July 15, 1978 at Sebastian's on the Plaza. APPROVED: itzpatrick, City Clerk