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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
TUESDAY, MAY 25, 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; Ann Slate, Human Resources
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; Sue Baasch, Administrative Analyst; Gary Henderson, Water
Division Manager; Dave Elliott, Administrative Analyst; Keith
Opalewski, Parking Manager; Dave Hix, Wastewater Division Manager;
Dan Gilmore, Utilities Engineer; Brandon Farley, Transit Manager
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
~� PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. 1999 WATER FUND REVIEW. (File No. 1202 -05)
Utilities Director Moss presented the staff report and recommendations. In addition, he
indicated that staff is requesting that the Council consider a proposal to move to monthly
billing.
Mayor Settle opened the public hearing. There were no public comments. Mayor Settle
closed the public hearing.
Brief Council discussion and questions followed.
ACTION: By majority approval, Council gave direction to staff to bring back for
review and consideration a proposal for monthly water billing; motion carried 4:1
(Settle).
ACTION: Moved by Ewan /Romero to 1) review and discuss the 1999 annual water
fund financial review. 2) Adopt Resolution No. 8934 rescinding adopted water rates
for 1999 -00, and decreasing water service charges by 10 %, effective July 1, 1999;
motion carried 5:0.
2. 1999 SEWER FUND REVIEW. (File No. 1203 -04)
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Utilities Director Moss presented the staff report and noted that staff is also recommending
review and consideration of monthly billing, and further, to study residential sewer rate
structure alternatives. Staff responded to questions from the Council.
ACTION: Concurrence to review and consider monthly utility billing and, further, to
study residential sewer rate structure alternatives.
Mayor Settle opened the public hearing. There were no public comments. Mayor Settle
closed the public hearing.
ACTION: Moved by Romero /Marx to adopt Resolution No. 8935 increasing sewer
charges by five percent (5.0 %), effective July 1, 1999, and by four percent (4.0 %),
effective July 1, 2000; motion carried 5:0.
3. PARKING FUND REVIEW. (File No. 804 -05)
Public Works Director McCluskev presented the staff report.
Mayor Settle opened the public hearing.
Richard Krandorf voiced concern that mass transportation and alternative transportation
are being put on the back burner in order to build parking structures.
Brett Weaver, Kennedy Club Fitness, encouraged the Council to move forward with
providing more parking in the downtown.
John French asked Council to plan ahead for the City's parking needs by selecting sites in
advance for parking structures. By doing this, he said, citizens and merchants will have a
chance to adapt and plan for any impact as a result of these sites. He also urged the
Council to consider Court Street as a location for community parking.
Tom Swem. Chairman of the Parking Committee of the Downtown Association, urged
Council to move forward with recommendations presented tonight and to make decisions
now for moving forward with a future parking plan.
Mayor Settle closed the public hearing.
Council discussion followed.
Council Member Ewan suggested the proposed parking garage currently referred to as
"Palm II" be renamed the "northeast quadrant garage ". He stated for the record that a
percentage of the Parking Fund should go to alternative transportation and added that he is
not in support of allocating any money for land acquisition or property on Palm Street being
acquired through eminent domain.
ACTION: Moved by Romero /Ewan to approve the Changes in Working Capital -
Parking Fund, as recommended, with the substitution for Palm II Parking Garage
"Northerly Quadrant" parking garage (area around City Hall and the Santa Rosa
vicinity). No new study will be done; motion carried 5:0.
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' 4. TRANSIT FUND REVIEW. (File No. 803 -05)
Administrative Analyst Elliott provided an overview of the staff report. He stated that no
transit fare rate increases are proposed. In addition, for the first time the City will be able to
provide service to the Airport, increasing the number of service hours and extending the
contract with Laidlaw.
There were no comments from the public.
ACTION: Moved by Ewan /Romero to 1) review and discuss the worksheet. "Changes
in Working Capital - Transit Fund." 2) Approve three minor adjustments to the
preliminary budget for Transit; motion carried 5:0.
5. GOLF COURSE FUND AND RATE REVIEW. (File No. 1106 -06)
Parks and Recreation Director LeSage presented the staff report and recommendations.
He noted that the preliminary budget erroneously shows two mowers for replacement and
reported that there is only one piece of equipment being recommended for replacement.
There were no comments from the public.
ACTION: Moved by Ewan /Marx to:
1) Adopt Resolution No. 8936 with the following fees for Laguna Lake Golf
Course effective July 1, 1999:
Senior/Youth Weekdays $5.50
General Weekdays $7.50
Weekends $8.25
Senior/Youth Weekends $6.25
10 -Play Cards: Senior/Youth $50 for 10 Rounds of Golf
10 -Play Cards: General $60 for 10 Rounds of Golf
2) Authorize a General Fund transfer of $131,400 for general government costs,
and capital improvements; motion carried 5:0.
There being no further business to come before the City Council,
meeting at 10:28 p.m. to Tuesday, January 19, 1999 at 7:00 p.m. in ^
Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. I \
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 6115/99
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