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Home My WebLink About09-01-2015 Council Agenda Tuesday, September 1, 2015 6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING Council Chamber 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo Page 1 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Jan Marx ROLL CALL: Council Members Dan Carpenter, Carlyn Christianson, Dan Rivoire, Vice Mayor John Ashbaugh, and Mayor Jan Marx PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Vice Mayor Ashbaugh PRESENTATIONS 1. PRESENTATION BY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS REGARDING CIVILITY AND CIVIL DISCOURSE APPOINTMENTS 2. APPOINTMENT TO THE BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MEJIA/ GOODWIN) Recommendation In accordance with the recommendations of the Council Subcommittee, appoint Randol White to the Bicycle Advisory Committee, for a term to expire on March 31, 2016. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA (Not to exceed 15 minutes total) The Council welcomes your input. You may address the Council by completing a speaker slip and giving it to the City Clerk prior to the meeting. At this time, you may address the Council on items that are not on the agenda. Time limit is three minutes. State law does not allow the Council to discuss or take action on issues not on the agenda, except that members of the Council or staff may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by persons exercising their public testimony rights (Gov. Code Sec. 54954.2). Staff may be asked to follow up on such items. Agenda San Luis Obispo City Council September 1, 2015 San Luis Obispo Page 2 CONSENT AGENDA A member of the public may request the Council to pull an item for discussion. Pulled items shall be heard at the close of the Consent Agenda unless a majority of the Council chooses another time. The public may comment on any and all items on the Consent Agenda within the three minute time limit. 3. WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES Recommendation Waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances as appropriate. 4. AGREEMENT FOR RTA REIMBURSED FARE-FREE RUNABOUT RIDES ON SLO TRANSIT (GRIGSBY/ANGUIANO) Recommendation Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Regional Transit Authority for subsidized rides for Runabout Passengers on SLO Transit Fixed Route. 5. UNREINFORCED MASONRY HAZARD MITIGATION PROGRAM STATUS REPORT (JOHNSON/SCHNEIDER) Recommendation Receive and file report regarding status of Unreinforced Masonry Hazard Mitigation (URM) Program. PUBLIC HEARINGS 6. APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION TO DENY AN APPEAL FILED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR USE OF PARKING IN THE FRONT YARD AT 598 PRINCETON PLACE (JOHNSON/SCHNEIDER - 30 MINUTES) Recommendation Adopt a Resolution entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, denying an appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision to deny an appeal filed by the property owner for use of vehicle parking in the front yard.” Agenda San Luis Obispo City Council September 1, 2015 San Luis Obispo Page 3 7. APPEAL OF TREE COMMITTEE DECISION TO DENY A TREE REMOVAL APPLICATION AT 1680 EL CASERIO COURT (GRIGSBY/COMBS - 30 MINUTES) Recommendation As recommended by the Tree Committee, adopt a Resolution entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, denying an appeal of the Tree Committee decision to deny a tree removal request at 1680 El Caserio Court.” BUSINESS ITEMS 8. SYNTHETIC SPICES/BATH SALTS ORDINANCE (STORTON/BLEDSOE - 30 MINUTES) Recommendation Introduce an Ordinance entitled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, adding Chapter 9.09 to the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code prohibiting the possession, display and sale of synthetic drugs.” 9. REVISIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL AND INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO COUNCIL MEETING DATES AND TIME (MEJIA - 15 MINUTES) Recommendation 1. Adopt a Resolution entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, amending its Council Policies and Procedures Manual.” 2. Introduce an Ordinance entitled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, amending the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code Chapter 2.04 (Council Meeting) to modify Regular Meeting times.” COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS (Not to exceed 15 minutes) Council Members report on conferences or other City activities. Time limit—3 minutes each. Agenda San Luis Obispo City Council September 1, 2015 San Luis Obispo Page 4 COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS (Not to exceed 15 minutes) At this time, any Council Member or the City Manager may ask a question for clarification, make an announcement, or report briefly on his or her activities. In addition, subject to Council Policies and Procedures, they may provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information, request staff to report back to the Council at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter, or take action to direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. (Gov. Code Sec. 54954.2) ADJOURNMENT Special and Regular City Council Meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., respectively, in the Council Chamber, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California. LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available for the hearing impaired--please see City Clerk. The City of San Luis Obispo wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7100 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (805) 781-7107. City Council regular meetings are televised live on Charter Channel 20. Agenda related writings or documents provided to the City Council are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, during normal business hours, and on the City’s website www.slocity.org. Persons with questions concerning any agenda item may call the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7100. CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING AGENDA STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ) SS. CITY Of SAN LUIS OBISPO ) AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING — CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL AMENDED AGENDA OF: September 1, 2015 I, Kevin Christian, declare as follows: That I am the Administrative Assistant for the City of San Luis Obispo; that a copy of the above referenced meeting agenda of September 1, 2015 was posted on the bulletin board outside City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, and on the City's website www.slocity.org at 4:45 p.m. on August 25, 2015. I declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. IkEVIT14 CHRISTIAN ADMIN ASSISTANT