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M I N U T E S
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
TUESDAY.. APRIL 5, 1988 - 7:00 P.N.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL, 990 PALM STREET
SAN LUIS OBISPO. CALIFORNIA
ROLL CALL
Present: Peg Pinard,.Vice -Mayor Penny Rappa, Jerry Reiss, Allen K.
Settle and Mayor Ron Dunin
Absent: None
City Staff
Present: John Dunn. City Administrative Officer; Roger Picquet, City
Attorney; Pam Voges, City Clerk; Michael Multari. Community
Development Director; Dave Romero, Public Works Director;
Toby Ross, Assistant Administrative Officer; Jim Gardiner,
Police Chief; Bill Hetland. Utilities Manager; Bill Statler.
Finance Director; Hal Fones, Utilities Engineer
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C O N S E N T A G E N D A
Moved by Rappa /Reiss (5 -0), to approve the Consent Agenda as recommended
by the City Administrative Officer with amendments as noted.
C -1 COUNCIL MINUTES
Council minutes of Tuesday, January 19. 1988 and Tuesday. Febraury 9, 1988
were approved as amended (5 -0).
C -2 CONTRACT PAY ESTIMATES
Contract pay estimates and change orders approved and ordered paid as
recommended (5 -0).
C -3 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS (File = 87 -40)
Plans and specifications for "Bus Facility Access Road Improvement Project
and South Higuera /Prado Road Overlay," City Plan No. K -38D: bid
estimateS120,625 without contingencies approved and staff authorized to
advertise for bids as recommended (5 -0).
C -4 AWARD OF CONTRACT - HIGUERA STREET WIDENING (File *87 -37)
Councilwoman Pinard did not feel that this project had been approved by
the ARC in the manner presented by staff and would prefer to see some
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Tuesday, April 5, 1988 - 7:00 p.m.
clarification by the ARC prior to taking action:, or .a report back to
Council with this clarification.
After additional discussion, moved by Dunin /Reiss (3 -1 -1, Pinard voting
no, Rappa absent) to support the staff recommendation to adopt Resolution
No. 6416 (1988 Series) awarding the contract to.Madonna Construction
Company in the amount of $904,868.70 as recommended, with the assumption
that this was consistent with ARC direction.
C -5 SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENTS - TRACT 1260 (File *410 -1260)
Resolution No. 6417 (1988 Series) adopted as recommended accepting
subdivision public improvements for Tract 1260, an 18 -unit residential
air -space condominium located at 795 Nipomo Street; SLOBAK, Inc.,
subdivider (5 -0).
C -6 SUBDIVISION AGREEMENT (File x410 - 926/1034/1064)
Resolution No. 6418 (1988 Series) adopted as recommended amending the
subdivision agreement extending the time to complete the subdivision
improvements and accepting completed public improvements for Tracts 926,
1034 and 1064; Cuesta Valley Development Company (John French), subdivider
(5 -0).
C -7 TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADE (File x1144)
Resolution No. 6419 (1988 Series) adopted as recommended approving a
cooperative agreement between the City and the State for a traffic signal
upgrade project at Marsh & Nipomo and Higuera & Broad streets, City Plan
No. G -07E (5 -0).
C -8 CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (File *125)
Joan Leon and William Pyper reappointed and Darell Farrer and Jon Jenkins
appointed to the CAC for two year terms to expire 3;'31;90 as recommended
(5 -0).
C -9 JOINT USE COMMITTEE (File *125)
Jack Dewar and John Bria reappointed and Jim McBride appointed to the
Joint Use Committee for School District Property for two year terms to
expire 3;31/90 as recommended (5 -0).
C -10 AIRPORT WATER & SEWER AGREEMENT (File x1154)
Consideration of approving an amendment to the City /County Airport water
and sewer agreement relating to the implementation of pretreatment program
regulations continued to date certain Tuesday, April 19. 1988, for
additional staff report. 1
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Tuesday, April 5. 1988 - 7:00 p.m.
P U B L I C H E A R I N G S
1. WASTEWATER RATE INCREASE (File *525)
Council held a public hearing to consider amending the wastewater service
rates from 90 -1400 to be effective May 1, 1988.
John Dunn, City Administrative Officer, briefly reviewed the staff's
recommendation to increase the rates by at least.90 =1400.
Bill Hetland, Utilities Manager, reviewed the agenda staff report with the
recommendation for the rate increase.
Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing open.
Charlie Grill, manager of Hudson's Restaurant and President of the
Restaurant Association, spoke against the proposed rate increase. He did
not feel it was equitable to restaurant owners.
Hike Maino, Naino Construction, reviewed the inequities he saw with the
proposed rate structure.
Charles Long, representing mobilehome park owners, felt this was going to
be extremely inequitable for mobilehome parks, primarily because there was
' no pass through that they could pass to the consumer, due to the
mobilehome rent regulations.
Peter DeGroot, Model Linen Supply, raised concerns as to equity for larger
users. He stated that 60 of the users were paying 250 of the use. He
asked that staff be requested to look at this again, possibly even look at
the City putting in meters to monitor sewers as they do for water.
Clairemore Fenderson, of Orcutt Road and owner of a mobilehome park, felt
that this would be eniquitable to mobilehome park owners.
LaVerne Schneider, 1356 Marsh Street, urged help for residential rate
users. She felt that Cal Poly should be required to pay a more fair
share.
Dennis Law, 1304 Pacific Street, was concerned about the proposed rate
increase and its effect on several segments of the populace.
Maggie Cox, Chamber of Commerce, asked that the Council delay any final
action on this item until the Chamber had an opportunity to further study
this.
John French, 39.12 Hollyhock, spoke in support of the rate increase,
although he did think that staff should review the equity questions raised
this evening.
' Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing closed.
8:45 p.m., Mayor Dunin declared a recess. 9:00 p.m., City Council
reconvened, all Councilmembers present.
Councilwoman Rappa asked that staff look at the Cal Poly ratio,
particularly as it related to what they have paid in capital improvements
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over the years. She did feel that the Council needed to "bite the bullet"
and go.ahead with the rate increase.
Councilman Settle felt that in some ways the City was being held hostage
by the State Water Quality Control Board. There were some inequities .that
needed to be looked at, including Cal Poly's. He would like to continue
the item and direct staff to explore more options and judicial relief in
the case that the Water Quality Control Board is unable to meet this
requirement. He suggested looking at bond issues and at the beneficial
use report when it is done for the settling of the equity questions and
whether or not the standard could be met even with this type of
expenditure for capital improvements.
Councilwoman Pinard stated she too was concerned about the equity issue.
She was not concerned about the project construction costs as much. She
felt that the Council needed to "bite the bullet ", but that 140% was too
much and would not even like to see 90% all at one time. She would like
to receive the data first, look at the restaurants and what they are
.- paying and if they are paying more than their fair share. She suggested
contacting 50 similar cities and taking an average as to what their rate
structures were.
Mayor Dunin suggested that the Council adopt an interim increase at
approximately 700. He felt that the Council needed a comprehensive report ,
to deal with the equity issues.
Moved by Rappa /Reiss to support the staff's recommendation alternative =2
to increase the wastewater rates by 140%. Motion failed. Councilmembers
Pinard, Settle, and Mayor Dunin voting no.
Moved by Dunin that the Council adopt an interim rate increase of 700.
Motion failed for lack of a second.
Moved by Pinard /Rappa (3 -2, Dunin & Settle voting no) to adopt staff's
recommendation alternative #1, to increase the wastewater rates to 90%.
Moved by Rappa /Reiss (4 -1. Settle voting no) to direct staff to come back
within 30 days with an evaluation of the City's present rate structure,
using: 1) at least 12 different cities the size of San Luis Obispo; and
2) the cost of the consultant to include this in the report.
P U B L I C C O M M E N T P E R T O D
LaVerne Schneider raised the issue that Council provide at least one free
parking space in the front of the Pacific Telephone building, so that
people paying their bills could get in and out quickly. This item was
referred to staff for report.
2. WATER ACREAGE CHARGES (File #5 16)
Council held a public hearing to consider amending the Municipal Code
Section 13.04.090 to increase water acreage and front footage charges from
51,160 to S1,900 per acre and $11.60 to $19.00 per foot. This would
amount to a 64% increase. -
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Bill Hetland. Utilities Manager, reviewed the agenda report with the
recommendation that Council accept the staff recommendation which would
include adopting the resolution revising the water acreage and front
footage charges as recommended and introduce an ordinance to print
amending the Municipal Code establishing an indexing system for annually
updating water acreage and front footage charges as recommended.
Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing open. No one spoke for or against
the proposed rates. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing closed.
Moved by Settle /Reiss (5 -0) Resolution No. 6421 (1988 Series) adopted
revising the water acreage and front footage charges, and Ordinance No.
1115 was introduced to print amending the Municipal Code as recommended.
Councilwoman Rappa also suggested that staff look at comparing other
building costs besides just this one component, when looking at other
cities.
3. HISTORICAL REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM (File 41457)
Council considered recommendations made by the Cultural Heritage Committee
to adopt a.Historical Loan Program (continued from 2%2/88 adn 3/1;88).
?like Multari. Community Development Director. briefly reviewed the agenda
report, with a recommendation that Council adopt resolutions approving the
program and agreement as recommended in the staff report.
Moved by Settle /Pinard (5 -0) Resolution No. 6422 (1988 Series) adopted
approving the guidelines for the rehabilitation loan program, Resolution
No. 6423 adopted an agreement with the Bank of America for loan
processing; and Resolution No. 6424 adopted revising the classification of
properties in historical districts.
4. GROUNDWATER STUDY (File #51 1)
Council reviewed the results from the study from phase 1 & 2 of the
Groundwater Study and whether or not to proceed with phase 3.
John Wallace and Tim Cleaf, the consultants, reviewed the report with the
recommendation that Council support staff's request to proceed with phase
3.
10:35 p.m., Councilwoman Rappa left the meeting.
After discussion, moved by Settle /Reiss (4 -0 -1, Rappa absent) Resolution
No. 6425 (1988 Series) adopted authorizing staff to proceed with phase 3,
with an amendment not to exceed 538.060.
10:55 p.m., there being no further business to come before the City
Council, Mayor Dunin adjourned the meeting to Monday, April 11 at 4:00
' p.m.
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