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' ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2007 - 7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 990 PALM STREET
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA
ROLL CALL:
Council Members
Present: Council Members Paul Brown, Andrew Carter, Allen K. Settle,
Vice Mayor Christine Mulholland and Mayor Dave Romero
City Staff:
Present: Ken Hampian, City Administrative Officer; Jonathan Lowell, City Attorney;
Audrey Hooper, City Clerk; Shelly Stanwyck, Assistant City Administrative
Officer; John Mandeville, Community Development Director; Bill Statler,
Finance Director; Monica Irons, Human Resources Director; Deborah Linden,
Police Chief; John Callahan, Fire Chief; John Moss, Utilities Director; Jay
Walter, Public Works Director; Betsy Kiser, Parks and Recreation Director
BUDGET WORKSHOP
1. PRELIMINARY 2007 -09 FINANCIAL PLAN.
1 City Administrative Officer Hampian and Finance Director Statler presented an overview of the
preliminary Financial Plan and responded to Council's questions.
Public comments were received following this presentation, as well as following departmental
presentations.
The following speakers discussed the importance of the bicycle safety education classes and asked
that the amount of funding for the Bicycle Education Coordinator position be increased from the
staff s recommendation of $15,000 to $30,000 as recommended by the City's Bicycle Advisory
Committee (BAC):
Adam Fukushima, Bicycle Coalition
Tom Nuckols. Member of the Bicycle Advisory Committee, Treasurer of the County Bicycle
Coalition, and Bicycle Safety Class Instructor
Kevin Christian, Chair of the Bicycle Advisory Committee
Terry Mohan, San Luis Obispo, spoke in opposition to the proposed water and sewer rate increase.
Gary Fowler. San Luis Obispo, opposed the proposed water and sewer rate increases. He
suggested that CalPoly staff should have responsibility for educating CalPoly students on bicycle
safety.
Brad LaRose, President of SLO Railroad Museum, explained why he thinks the City should pay for
the completion of restoration work on the Railroad Museum. He asked for authorization to submit a
cost estimate for this work for consideration in the budget process.
' Mr. LaRose will submit the estimate. Depending on when the estimate is received, Council may
defer consideration of this request until the mid -year budget cycle in February.
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Council recessed from 8:22 to 8:30 p.m., and reconvened with all members present.
Finance Director Statler introduced the General Fund Operating Program Review, following which
staff provided highlights of their respective General Fund Operating programs, including significant
operating program changes being requested, and responded to Council questions.
In response to an inquiry for the record by Council Member Settle about whether or not the
additional patrol officers would result in less overtime, Police Chief Linden explained that the added
officers may result in some small savings to overtime on the nights the new officers will work. She
clarified that the new officers are being added to meet the major City goal of being more responsive
to neighborhoods, not to augment regular patrol shifts. Chief Linden did not believe the overtime
savings would be significant. She also clarified that most overtime is mandated by employee
association agreements.
Following Chief Linden's presentation, Gary Fowler, San Luis Obispo, made the following
suggestions: 1) that the Sheriffs Department should be paying some of the costs for a school
services officer and that there should be an enterprise fund for bicycle violations which would be
used for paying for bicycle safety education; and 2) that funds be allocated for removing graffiti on
public works' signs and signal boxes.
By consensus, Council provided the following direction:
1) Police Overtime Budget
Provide additional information regarding police overtime.
2) Graffiti.
Within the next three months, return with a report from the Police and Public Works Departments
on the scope of the problem, strategies for addressing it, and any proposed new efforts.
3) Major City Goal: Senior Facilities
Re- evaluate the schedule for the Senior Center parking lot to see if it can be completed sooner
than November 2008.
4) Major City Goal: Open Space Preservation.
Revise the "Action Plan" on page B -94 to reflect a target date of August 2007 for hiring a
contractor for homeless camp cleaning.
ACTION: The Preliminary Financial Plan for 2007 -09 was reviewed and direction given as
indicated above.
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Romero adjourned the
meeting at 11:30 p.m. to an Adjourned Regular meeting, Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Council Chamber, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obisp .
A drey Hooper
City Clerk
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 6/19/2007 1