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Home My WebLink About06-23-2015 Minutes+, Council Minutes City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Tuesday, June 23, 2015 Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council CALL TO ORDER An Adjourned Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council was called to order on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Mayor Marx. ROLL CALL Council Members Present: Council Members Dan Carpenter, Carlyn Christianson, Dan Rivoire, Vice Mayor John Ashbaugh, and Mayor Jan Marx. Council Members Absent: None City Staff Present: Katie Lichtig, City Manager; Christine Dietrick, City Attorney; Michael Codron, Assistant City Manager; and Anthony Mejia, City Clerk; were present at Roll Call. Other staff members presented reports or responded to questions as indicated in the minutes. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Christianson led the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENT B.K. Richard, San Luis Obispo, Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County, thanked Council for its contribution to the Octagon Barn Center. Terry Mohan, San Luis Obispo, requested that Council rescind its settlement agreement with Mr. Ryan Petetit, pointing out that no substantial progress has been made to complete the residential development project at 1179 San Carlos Drive. In response to public comment, City Attorney Dietrick advised that Mr. Ryan Petetit has flagrantly disregarded the terms of agreement regarding 1179 San Carlos Drive; reported that her office will pursue enforcement of the agreement, including payment of fines, through the court. San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of June 23, 2015 Pa�2 CONSENT AGENDA Peggy Koteen, San Luis Obispo, spoke on Item C5; thanked the City for choosing not to invest in tobacco industries and industries which drill for fossil fuels; requested that Council evaluate a greater array of socially responsible investments, noting that the City should not invest in companies that cause ill health and climate change. Heidi Harmon, San Luis Obispo, requested that Council divest in fossil fuel companies completely; opined that fossil fuels need to remain in the ground in order to effectuate change and prevent further worsening of climate change. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ASHBAUGH, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, CARRIED 5 -0, to approve Consent Calendar Items C1 thru C7, with the removal of Item C5 for separate consideration. C1. WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ASHBAUGH, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, CARRIED 5 -0, to waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances as appropriate. C2. APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 -16 — RESOLUTION MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, SECOND BY VICE MAYOR ASHBAUGH, CARRIED 5 -0, to adopt Resolution No. 10639 (2015 Series) entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, adopting the appropriations limit for 2015 -16." C3. FISCAL YEAR 2013 -14 CENTRAL SERVICE COST ALLOCATION PLANS AND COST OF SERVICE FEE STUDY MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, SECOND BY VICE MAYOR ASHBAUGH, CARRIED 5 -0, to: 1. Approve the Fiscal Year 2013 -14 Central Service Cost Allocation Plans dated March 2015. 2. Approve the Cost of Service Study completed in December 2014 and updated in April 2015. C4. UPDATE TO THE CITY'S MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO REFLECT INCREASES BASED ON THE ANNUAL CHANGE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — RESOLUTION MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, SECOND BY VICE MAYOR ASHBAUGH, CARRIED 5 -0, to adopt Resolution No. 10640 (2015 Series) entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, updating the City's Master Fee Schedule to reflect increases based on the annual change in the Consumer Price Index," with the following revision: (Council action continued on next page) San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of June 23, 2015 Page 3 1. Section 1 to read as "The Master Fee Schedule shown as an attachment to this resolution is hereby adopted as amended for the change in the Consumer Price Index, except that the individual fees calculated for planning review, engineering, building inspection and development impact fees by the land management and permitting system may differ from those shown in the attached Master .l Fee Schedule by no more than one dollar ($1.00) due to rounding differences generated by that system. C5. APPROVAL OF REVISED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN AND INVESTMENT POLICY Vice Mayor Ashbaugh recused himself from this item as there may be a potential conflict of interest, inasmuch that his daughter is employed by Chevron and the City currently holds an investment bond with Chevron; left the Chamber at 5:30 p.m. Finance and Information Technology Director Padilla reviewed the contents of the Council Agenda Report and responded to Council inquires. During the course of discussion, Council directed that the Investment Oversight Committee expand its outreach efforts with stakeholders when it considers possible amendments to the Investment Policy, particularly as it relates to Socially Responsible Investments. Following discussion, MOTION BY MAYOR MARX, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, CARRIED 4 -0 (VICE MAYOR ASHBAUGH RECUSED), to direct the City Treasurer to divest in fossil fuel investments as soon as feasibly possible. Vice Mayor Ashbaugh returned to the Chamber at 5:31 p.m. MOTION BY MAYOR MARX, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CARPENTER, CARRIED 5 -0, to: 1. Approve the revised Investment Management Plan, with the following revisions: a. Section IV, Investment Vehicles, Paragraph 7 to be deleted " (Council action continued on next page) 0' (Council action continued on next page) San Luis Obispo Cif Council Minutes of June 23. 2015 Page 4 b. Section IV, Investment Vehicles, Paragraph 8 (renumbered to 7) to read as "The City is allowed to invest in mortgage pass- through and asset - backed securities, provided that such securities have a maximum stated final maturity of five years and are rated AA by Standard & Poor's or Aa by Moody's; and that purchase of such securities does not exceed 20% of the portfolio. However, given the "melt- down" in these types of securities in 2007 - even when rated "AAA/Aaa" by NRSRO's - the City will not invest in these securities. tinter;- su time the City's plaee that would make these seCffifieS consistent with the 2. Approve the revised Investment Policy and authorize inclusion in the approved Financial Plan for 2015 -17. C6. 2014 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT APPLICATION MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, SECOND BY VICE MAYOR ASHBAUGH, CARRIED 5 -0, to: 1. Authorize staff s submittal of a grant application in the amount of $110,464 to the Federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program to acquire Personal Protective Equipment, coats and pants, for structural firefighting. 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the grant documents and approve the budget changes necessary to appropriate the grant amount upon notification that the grant has been awarded. 3. Delegate purchase authority to advertise for Request for Proposals and award contract. C7. DELEGATION OF INVESTMENT AUTHORITY TO THE CITY TREASURER THROUGH THE 2015 -16 FISCAL YEAR - RESOLUTION MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, SECOND BY VICE MAYOR ASHBAUGH, CARRIED 5 -0, to adopt Resolution No. 10641 (2015 Series) entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, extending the delegation of investment authority to the City Treasurer through the 2015 -16 Fiscal Year." PUBLIC HEARING PHL ADOPTION OF 2015 -17 FINANCIAL PLAN - RESOLUTI City Manager Lichtig, Assistant City Manager Codron, and Finance and Information Technology Director Padilla narrated a PowerPoint presentation entitled "2015 -17 Financial Plan and Budget Adoption June 23, 2015" and responded to Council inquiries. Mayor Marx opened the public hearing. Steve Barasch, San Luis Obispo, pointed out that Government Accounting Standard Board (GASB) regulations have recently been amended to address reporting of unfunded liabilities; noted that the California Supreme Court has recently made decisions related to municipal bankruptcy and cost of living adjustments. San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of June 23, 2015 Page 5 There being no others desiring to speak on this item, the public hearing was closed. Council Member Rivoire recused himself from deliberations related to the bicycle safety education services funding noting that he is an employee of the San Luis Obispo Bicycle Coalition which has provided bicycle safety education services in the past; left the Chambers at 5:57 p.m. City Attorney Dietrick noted for the record that Council is only making a determination whether to allocate funding for bicycle safety education services, pointing out that awarding of a contract will be made at a staff level. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ASHBAUGH, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, CARRIED 4 -0 (COUNCIL MEMBER RIVOIRE RECUSED), to adopt Resolution No. 10542 (2015 Series) entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, allocating funds in each Fiscal Year of the 2015- 17 Preliminary Financial Plan for Transportation Planning and Engineering Contract Services and, of those funds, an amount not to exceed $10,300 shall be allocated annually for bicycle safety education services." Council Member Rivoire returned to the Chamber at 5:59 p.m. Following discussion, MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ASHBAUGH, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, CARRIED 5 -0, to adopt Resolution No. 10643 (2015 Series) entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving the 2015 -17 Financial Plan and 2015 -16 Budget," with the following revision: 1. Exhibit A, Changes to the Preliminary Budget, to add the following verbiage "Program Change — Shift responsibility for oversight of the Human Relations Commission program from Human Resources to Community Development (this does not create a change in budgeted amounts)." ADJOURNMENT Special and Regular City Council Meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., respectively, in the Council Chamber, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California. APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 07/21/2015