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Home My WebLink About07/11/2000ROLL CALL: Council Members Present: Council Members John Ewan, Jan Howell Marx, Dave Romero, Vice Mayor Ken Schwartz, 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; Jim Gardiner, Police Chief; Bob Neumann, Fire Chief; Tim Bochum, Deputy Public Works Director; Paul LeSage, Parks and Recreation Director; Wendy George, Assistant to the CAD; Linda Fitzgerald, Recreation Manager; Cliff Chelquist, Police Captain PUBLIC COMMENT None. PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC ART ORDINANCE REOUIRING INCLUSION OF PUBLIC ART IN CERTAIN TYPES OF PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT. Assistant to the CAO George presented the staff report. Mayor Settle opened the public hearing. Ann Ream, SLO County Ants Council, spoke in support of the draft ordinance. She suggested the following minor amendment to Page 2, Item B: Strike "normally ". Council approved the amendment. Stan Carpenter, 751 Bushon Street, expressed concern about the impact of adoption on a project he's currently working on. He indicated that development fees are already high and while this one is, in relation, low, he is opposed to adding another fee. In response to Council inquiry, Assistant to the CAO George confirmed that the fee will not be retroactive and will not be imposed on projects already in the works. Eric Greening, Atascadero resident, spoke in favor of the ordinance and proposed that the City's ordinance may set a positive example for the County. Allen Root, 462 Chorro Street, voiced support and urged adoption. MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2000 - 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, Dave Romero, Vice Mayor Ken Schwartz, 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; Jim Gardiner, Police Chief; Bob Neumann, Fire Chief; Tim Bochum, Deputy Public Works Director; Paul LeSage, Parks and Recreation Director; Wendy George, Assistant to the CAD; Linda Fitzgerald, Recreation Manager; Cliff Chelquist, Police Captain PUBLIC COMMENT None. PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC ART ORDINANCE REOUIRING INCLUSION OF PUBLIC ART IN CERTAIN TYPES OF PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT. Assistant to the CAO George presented the staff report. Mayor Settle opened the public hearing. Ann Ream, SLO County Ants Council, spoke in support of the draft ordinance. She suggested the following minor amendment to Page 2, Item B: Strike "normally ". Council approved the amendment. Stan Carpenter, 751 Bushon Street, expressed concern about the impact of adoption on a project he's currently working on. He indicated that development fees are already high and while this one is, in relation, low, he is opposed to adding another fee. In response to Council inquiry, Assistant to the CAO George confirmed that the fee will not be retroactive and will not be imposed on projects already in the works. Eric Greening, Atascadero resident, spoke in favor of the ordinance and proposed that the City's ordinance may set a positive example for the County. Allen Root, 462 Chorro Street, voiced support and urged adoption. City Council Meeting Page 2 Tuesday, July 11, 2000 - 7:00 p.m. Jeannie Griffin. Johnson Street resident, also expressed support and asked Council to approve the ordinance. Mayor Settle closed the public hearing. ACTION: Moved by Schwartz/Romero to 1) introduce Ordinance No. 1372, as amended, requiring the placement of public art, valued at one -half percent of the total construction cost, on privately- funded, non - residential construction projects costing in excess of $100,000. 2) Approve Resolution No. 9064 rescinding Section III, "Criteria for Matching Grant Funding, " Exhibit A, Resolution No. 6811, (1990 Series), Visual Arts in Public Places Program; motion carried 5:0. BUSINESS ITEMS 2. PROCEDURES FOR PLACING PRIVATELY FUNDED ART ON CITY -OWNED PROPERTY. Assistant to the CAO George provided the staff report. Mayor Settle opened the meeting for public comment. There were no comments. Mayor Settle returned discussion to the Council. Council discussed suggestions for amending the procedures as recommended by Vice Mayor Schwartz and Council Member Romero outlined in a memo to the Council from Assistant to the CAO George relative to proposal submittals, the evaluation and approval processes, labeling of artwork and the issuance of permits. (Memos on file with the City Clerk). ACTION: Moved by Romero/Ewan to 1) approve proposed procedures, as revised, for placing privately- funded art on City -owned property and direct staff to include them in the City's Public Art in San Luis Policies and Procedures. 2) Authorize staff to make minor changes to these procedures, along with other procedures currently incorporated in the City's Public Art in San Luis Obispo Policies and Procedures, as needed in the future to improve the public art process. 3) Approve Resolution No. 9065 adopting new Guidelines for Public Art, replacing those approved by Resolution No. 6811 (1990 Series), Visual Arts in Public Places Program, Exhibit A, Section II; motion carried 5:0. 3. REPORT ON LAST YEAR'S MARDI GRAS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR'S PARADE. Parks and Recreation Director- LeSage and Police Chief Gardiner provided the staff report and recommendation to not sanction a nighttime Mardi Gras parade in 2001 and to direct staff to work with the Mystic Krewe of Karnival to explore alternative celebrations, including a day time parade. Public Comments: John Thomas, representing Mystic Krewe, disagreed with the staff and outlined several suggestions to improve the event, including bring in an additional 50 peace officers to ensure enforcement of the event's zero tolerance for alcohol. He suggested that the Police Department needs to do a better job of enforcing that policy. He also criticized staff for not allowing the Mystic Krewe directors more input into the recommendations and opposed City Council Meeting Page 3 Tuesday, July 11, 2000 - 7:00 p.m. the moving of the parade to the day time. The Krewe is committed to advertising, supporting and demanding a zero tolerance program, he said. Other suggestions provided include: Expand the parade route to take pressure off the downtown, increase the speed of the parade to keep it moving quickly, create a family viewing area, use wristbands, increase the number of line monitors, add additional restrooms, establish working relationships with Poly and Cuesta, offer opportunities for civic groups to set up viewing spots, and move the event to a Tuesday evening. He urged the Council to sanction an evening parade or postpone taking action to allow staff the opportunity to review the Krewe's recommendations. Joe Empey, business owner in the downtown, voiced support for the recommendations presented by the Mystic Krewe and, further, indicated he does not support changing the event to daytime. He commented that zero tolerance was not practices last year and urged the Council to solve the problem of unabated over - consumption of alcohol. Gary Fowler, 777 Mill Street, remarked that the Police Department does not have the resources to respond to this event and that in order to provide zero tolerance, many more officers are needed. In response to inquiry from Mayor Settle, Mr. Fowler agreed with the Krewe that changing the time of the parade won't affect the partying. He suggested moving it to Tuesday. Fred Monroe, Grover Beach resident, supports recommendations by Krewe and urged the Council to address public drunkenness by giving youth something constructive to do. He, too, voiced support for moving the event to a Tuesday evening. Michael Boswell, 688 Park Street, suggested that the Council establish a task force that will review the event, consider the problems and develop solutions. Samuel Aborne, Cal Poly ASI President, objected to a daytime parade asserting that students will still get drunk. He suggested that alternative activities for students are needed. Marion Dodson, SLO County resident, suggested that the Council table the decision until further solutions can be created. She urged the Council to get input from the Mystic Krewe. Allen Root, 462 Chorro, voiced support for the formation of a task force to look into the issues. —End of public testimony— Chief Gardiner emphasized that the Police Department supports a "zero tolerance" policy, but must balance the available resources. He stressed that the result of what the Krewe is asking for (to provide the law enforcement resources necessary to meet the zero tolerance standard demanded) will cost many thousands of dollars. Lengthy Council discussion followed. ACTION: Moved by Marx/Ewan to move the parade to a Tuesday night at an appropriate time and to refer the matter to a task force to include staff, the Mystic Krewe, neighborhood representatives, the Downtown Association and student representatives of Cal Poly and Cuesta to develop recommendations, which shall include options about how to modify the parade route without impairing traffic circulation; define "zero tolerance" and what that means to public safety resources City Council Meeting Tuesday, July 11, 2000 - 7:00 p.m. Page 4 and examine the budgetary impact of that policy; consider the cost of the parade, the share of that cost and ways to reduce the cost to the City; and bring recommendations back to Council by the first meeting in November; motion carried 5:0. Mayor Settle called at break at 9:12 p.m. Meeting was reconvened at 9:25 p.m. 4. PRESENTATION ON THE CITY'S TOURISM MARKETING PROGRAM AND RESULTS OF A TOURISM ADVERTISING EFFECTIVENESS STUDY. Wilda Rosene, Chair of the Promotional Coordinating Committee, introduced the item. Maggie Cox. Barnett & Cox, presented an overview of the marketing and advertising services provided by the firm. Dave Garth, Chamber of Commerce, presented an overview of the promotional efforts provided by the Chamber. Jonni Biaggini, SLO County Visitors Conference Bureau, summarized the County-wide tourism publicity efforts provided by the VCB. Assistant to the CAD George highlighted key findings of the study. James Anderson, Chamber of Commerce, presented an overview of a survey he conducted to determine the perceptions of SLO by Los Angeles residents and what attracts potential visitors to SLO. ACTION: Report Received. 5. A REQUEST TO INCREASE THE -CONSTRUCTION BUDGET FOR THE RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION CENTER (RTC) BY $70.000. Staff was available for questions. There were no comments from the Council or the public. ACTION: Moved by MarxIEwan to approve the request and appropriate $70,000 from the Unappropriated General Fund Balance; motion carried 5:0. LIAISON REPORTS DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION . Council Member Ewan presented the highlights of the July 11, 2000 Downtown Association Meeting (memo on file in the City Clerk's Office). REVIEW OF MEETING SCHEDULE Mayor Settle provided a recap of the Council's meeting schedule for the next two months. Council Member Marx requested a Council study session regarding prime agricultural land before Council takes action on the Dalidio property rezone (San Luis Marketplace). No study session was scheduled at this time. Staff was directed to provide Council with the following information: 1) Map of area showing property within and just outside the Urban Reserve Line (URL) with prime agriculture soil designations; 2) An overlay of the City's General Plan showing urban designations on those soils; 3) Copy of the portion of the Environmental Impact Report for the 1994 Land Use Element Update that addresses prime agriculture soils; and, 4) Copy of a portion of the SLO County General Plan dealing with soil classes. City Council Meeting Tuesday, July 11, 2000 - 7:00 p.m. Page 5 There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Settle adjourned the meeting at 11:15 p.m. to Tuesday, July 18, 2000 at 4:00 p.m. in tha Co a Chamber, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. 11-1 7 7 APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 8115100 LP:dr 1 1 Lee Price, City Clerk