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STUDY SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1999 - 7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 990 PALM STREET
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA
ROLL CALL:
Council Members
Present: Council Members John Ewan, Jan Howell Marx, Ken Schwartz, Vice
Mayor Dave Romero, and Mayor Allen K. Settle
City Staff:
Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer; Jeff Jorgensen, City
Attorney; Lee Price, City Clerk; Ken Hampian, Assistant City
Administrative Officer; Arnold Jonas, Community Development
Director; Bill Statler, Finance Director; Jim Gardiner, Police Chief;
Bob Neumann, Fire Chief; John Moss, Utilities Director; Mike
McCluskey, Public Works Director; Paul LeSage, Parks and
Recreation Director; Wendy George, Assistant to the CAO; Linda
Asprion, Revenue Manager; and Carolyn Dominguez, Accounting
Manager
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
_.._ STUDY SESSION
1999 -01 FINANCIAL PLAN COUNCIL GOAL WORK PROGRAMS. (File No. 410 -02)
Purpose: To discuss work programs as recommended by staff, modify the work programs
as desired, and tentatively approve the work programs.
Study Session Highlights:
Finance Director Statler presented the staff report. The City Council reviewed, in order as
outlined in the staff report, the action plans for the following categories of City Council
Goals: Major City Goals, Other Important Objectives, and Address as Resources Permit.
Public Comments:
Mark McCullough. President of the San Luis Obispo Fire Fighters Association, asked the
Council to consider approving the Fire Department's request to add two additional firefighter
positions.
Stephen Yung, Palm Street property owner, asked for clarifications about plans to build the
Palm Street If Parking Structure. He asked if the City was going to condemn his property
again and indicated concern because of pending lease agreements. City Administrator
Dunn mentioned that the Council would be reviewing the Downtown Parking & Access Plan
on May a and invited Mr. Yung, and all those interested, to attend this important session.
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' Council discussion ensued. There was consensus to modify the action plans, as follows:
MAJOR CITY GOALS:
• Long Tenn Water Suna/v: Staff to include action step relative to groundwater project.
Downtown Plan: Add actions steps: 1) "Evaluate the facilities maintenance program.';
2) "Re- initiate the City program to install Mission -Style Sidewalks.'; and 3) "Investigate
feasibility of developing Fremont Plaza ".
• Neighborhood Preservation /Enhancement: 1) Allocate funding in the budget for
pedestrian street lighting, 2) Add an action step: "Develop standards for pedestrian
street lighting ".
OTHER IMPORTANT OBJECTIVES:
• Circulation Element: Revise objective to read: "Continue implementing the Circulation
Element to: a) relieve congestion, and b) slow traffic in neighborhoods to improve
pedestrian safety ".
• Transit Transfer Center. Reduce the scope of study to two sites for the transit center.
ADDRESS AS RESOURCES PERMIT.
• Circulation Element Update: 1) Revise the objective to read. "Update the Circulation
Element'. 2) Add an action step: "Work with CalTrans on freeway off -ramp closures
and the Santa Rosa/Highway 101 Interchange ".
In addition, other comments and suggestions were made by individual members of the
Council for consideration by staff.
ACTION: Council reviewed, modified and tentatively approved Council Goal Work
Programs for 1999 -01.
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Settle adjourned the
meeting at 11:10 p.m. to Tuesday, April 20, 1999 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council hamber, 990 Palm
Street, San Luis Obispo.
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 5/4/99
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Lee Price;
City Clerk
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