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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/02/1993, Agenda IIIIIIIIIII���� IIIIIIIII �IIII IIIIII �o son LUIS OBISPO1.0 � r Y'i::A fM1'': `> 'Y. < «»` REGULAR MEETING COUNCIL AGENDA Tuesday, March 2. 1993 - 7:00 PM Council Chamber, City Hall 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Peg Pinard **Lead Person - Item to come back to Council *Denotes action by Lead Person PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE No Asterisk- Information Only ROLL CALL: Council Members Penny Rappa, Dave Romero, Allen K. Settle, Vice Mayor Bill Roalman, and Mayor Peg Pinard PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (Not to exceed i5.minutes total! The'Councrl'welcomes'your:'inpat You may address the`Councif'by completing a speakers slip and giving rt to the City Clerk prior.to.the meeting At this:time, you may:address the Council on items that are not on the agenda or rEpm on the Consent Agenda Time Irma is three minutes 'State law does:not allow Council to take action on issues not on the agenda Staff may beasked to follow-u.=! such items PC1. Mike Underwood and Phil Wagner made a presentation on SLO Freenet, an information kiosk Staff was asked to follow-up after budget adoption. PC2. Wendy Schilter, Dustin Youngdahl and Sheila Shulte spoke about 1993 Poly Agri View on April 23 and 24. PC3 Peggy Koteen suggested alternate strucutres for B1A Thursday Night fees. CONSENT AGENDA ... The'Consent'Agenda is approved on one'motion....:Council Members may pull consent'items to be considered after Busmess:'�tems ► C-1 COUNCIL MINUTES (GLADWELL) Consideration of the minutes of: Tuesday, January 19, 1993 at 7:00 p.m.; and Tuesday, January 26, 1993 at 7:00 p.m. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: By motion, approve as amended. Gladwell FINAL ACTION: Approved (5-0). 1 No. C-2 CONTRACT PA, ,STIMATES (MCCLUSKEY) y Consideration of contract pay estimates and change orders (available in Council Office for inspection). ♦ RECOMMENDATION: By motion, approve and order paid. Stader* FINAL ACTION. Approved (5-0). ► C-3 FEMAJESP COUNCIL NOMINATION (HAMPIAN/1046) Consideration of nominating Council Member Settle to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Food and Shelter National Board Program and the State of California Emergency Shelter Program (ESP). ♦ RECOMMENDATION: By motion, authorize the Mayor to send a letter nominating Council Member Settle to the FEMA/ESP Board of Directors. * Hampian FINAL ACTION. Approved (5-0). No. C-4 JACK HOUSE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT (STOCKTON/123) Consideration of an appointment to the Jack House Committee. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: By motion, appoint Jack Robasciotti to fill vacancy of "Member at Large". Gladwell*FINAL ACTION. Appointment approved (5-0). Stockton ► C-5 SONIC CABLE FRANCHISE EXTENSION (HAMPIAN/143) Consideration of extending the Sonic Cable Franchise agreement for ninety days. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: By motion, approve agreement extending the agreement for ninety days. Hampian FINAL ACTION. Approved A-26-93-CC (5-0). Gladwell* ► C-6 TIME EXTENSION - TRACT 2010 (JONAS/410) Consideration of a one-year time extension for filing the final map for Vesting Tract Map No. 2010 (Cornerstone), a 15-unit residential condominium project proposed on the northwest corner of Broad Street and Rockview Place (3360 Rockview); John and Kelly Mitchell. Douglas and Susan Redican, subdividers. 2 Council Agenda _ Tuesday, March 2, 1993 ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution ("A') approving the requested one-year time extension for filing the final map for Tract 2010 subject to the findings and conditions of tentative map approval. Jonas FINAL ACTION. Resolution No. 8128 adopted (5-0). Gladwell * ► C-7 WATER REVENUE BONDS (STATLER/252) Consideration of the sale of water revenue bonds, not to exceed $11.5 million, to finance the construction costs of upgrading the existing water treatment plant. (Preliminary Official Statement and Indenture of Trust are available in the Council Office for inspection.) ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution approving the sale of water revenue bonds. Statler* FINAL ACTION. Resolution No. 8129 adopted (5-0). ► C-8 WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AGREEMENT AMENDMENT (MOSS/A-18-90-CC) Consideration of Amendment No. 2 to the agreement for engineering services for Unit 4 Design and Office Engineering Services, and Construction Management Services for implementation of the Wastewater Management Plan. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: By motion, approve and authorize the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 2 to Agreement A-18-90-CC with Brown and Caldwell Engineers in an amount not to exceed $61,766. Moss* FINAL ACTION. Approved Amendment No. 2 to A-18-90-CC (5-0). ► C-9 APPOINTMENT - BOARD OF APPEALS (JONAS/123) Consideration of an appointment to the Board of Appeals. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: By motion, reappoint Mike Hernandez to the Board of Appeals for a four-year term ending March 31, 1997. Jonas FINAL ACTION. Appointment approved (5-0). Gladwell* ► C-10 TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (MCCLUSKEY/532) Consideration of submitting nominations for projects eligible for funding by the Federal Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA) program. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolutions authorizing the submittal of project nominations to SLOCOG for TEA funding for the following projects: 1) Phase I Railroad Bike Path; 2) Railroad Crossing Improvements; 3) Downtown Bicycle Parking Program; and, 4) Historic Railroad Water Tower Restoration. 3 Council Agenda _ Tuesday, March 2, 1993 McCluskyRAIAL ACTION: Resolution No. 8130 adopted to fund Phase I Railroad Bicycle Path, Gladwell#tesoliXon No. 8131 adopted for Railroad Crossing Improvements, Resolution No. 8132 adopted for Downtown Bicycle Parking Program, and Resolution No. 8133 adopted for Historic Railroad Water Tower Restoration Project (5-0). ;_PRESENTATION Presentation of the Business Improvement Association's Annual Beautification Awards. Presentations made. COUNCiL.ILIAISON.REPORTS (not to exceed`,15 minutes) Council Members report on conferences or other City actives Time limtt ;3 minutes None. PUBLIC HEARINGS . . If you"have:filled out a Speaker Sfp, the Mayor wi11 call:you to the po iium Please.speak irrto aFie microphone and give your name and :address`for'the record Please limit your comments to three minutes, consultant and project presentations limited to`10 minutes If you challenge any;of the following.issues :in court, you may be limited to raising onry hose issues you or someone else raised at this public hearing as described below; or in wrdten correspondence delivered to the City before ordunng:the public hearing ► 1. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT - GP/R 1454 (JONAS/463 - 20 min.) Public hearing to consider an appeal of the Planning Commission action to deny an application for General Plan Land Use Map amendment and rezoning GP/R 1454 (Orcutt 1), a request to amend the land use element map and rezone a 6.5 acre portion of a 7.3 acre site from service commercial light industrial to medium high density residential at the southeast corner of Broad Street and Orcutt Road; James T. Wood, Wood Investments, applicant. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution (#1) denying the General Plan and Rezoning amendment GP/R 1454. Jonas FINAL ACTION., Resolution No. 8134 adopted denying General Plan and Rezoning GladwelPamendment GP/R 1454 (3-2, AS, PP voting no). ► 2. WATER/WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT ELEMENT AMENDMENT (JONAS/526 - 20 min.) Public hearing to consider amending the general plan Water and Wastewater Management Element to include the concept of a 2,000 acre-foot reliability reserve for water planning. 4 1 Council Agenda _ Tuesday, March 2, 1993 ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution determining that the amendment is not a project for purposes of environmental review and amending the Water and Wastewater Management Element. Jonas FINAL ACTION. Resolution No. 8135 adopted as amended to include a condition in Exhibit A Gladwell that this reserve may not be used, other than a reserve, without a vote of the people. Cost components to be analyzed and returned to Council at a later date. (5-0) ► 3. TENTATIVE MAP - TRACT 2112 (JONAS/410 - 20 min.) Public hearing to consider a tentative map for Tract 2112, a ten-unit residential condominium project located on the north side of Foothill Boulevard, west of Ferrini Road (680 Foothill); Richard A. Porter, applicant. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution (No. 1) granting approval for Tract 2112. Jonas** FINAL ACTION., Resolution No. 8136 adopted denying Tract 2112. Staff directed to return Gladwell with additional findings. (3,2 PR, DR voting no.). Project can be submitted without prejudice at a reduced density with a waiver of fees (5-0). ► 4. DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT (JONAS/462 - 45 min.) Public hearing to consider the review of the draft Housing Element. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: 1) Give direction to staff regarding changes or additions to the Housing Element; and 2) By motion, authorize the Community Development Director to submit a revised draft Housing Element incorporating Planning Commission and City Council comments to the State Department of Housing and Community Development. Jonas** CONTINUED without discussion to Tuesday, April 6, 1993. ► 5. APPEAL - PALM STREET BUILDING DEMOLITION (JONAS/407 - 20 min.) Public hearing to consider an appeal by Timothy Farrell of an Architectural Review Commission action granting a mitigated negative declaration and granting final approval to two new office buildings at 1026, 1028, 1038 and 1042 Palm Street; Palm Street Enterprises, applicant. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution (Exhibit A) upholding the ABC's action and denying the appeal subject to the recommended findings and conditions. Jonas* FINAL ACTION., Resolution No. 8137 adopted upholding the ARC's action and denying the appeal with amendment to Section I, Item 1 to delete "neighborhood character" and replace i wth "architectural character of the government center area" (4-1, PP voting no). 5 Council Agenda Tuesday, March 2, 1993 .......... ....... .. ..... .. ... .................. ........ ........................................... .................. ..... .. .. ....... .. ....... ...... . . .. ................ ................. .......... .. .. .. ........................ . .......... ............... ............. .. ........... .. .. ........ . ... ....................... .....;ZUSINESS:jTEMS:::.... ........... .......... ........ ....... . ................... ..................................... . ................................................. ............................. . ....... .... ... . ........................................ ............. ............... ......... ............ ................................. .......... .............. ....... ........ ......................................... ....................... ......... ................. ................ ...... ........ .......... ....... ........... ............................. ... ....... ..... .......... . ... ........... ........... .............................. ............ .................. ► 6. MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW (STATLER/233 - 20 min.) Consideration of the mid-year budget review and mid-year requests for operating programs in the amount of $125,800. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file mid-year budget and approve mid-year budget requests. Statler** CONTINUED to without discussion to Tuesday, March 16, 1993. Gladwell** - ► 7. APPOINTMENTS - ARC (ROMERO/SETTLE/123 - 5 min.) Consideration of Council Subcommittee (Romero/Settle) recommendations for two appointments to the Architectural Review Commission. * RECOMMENDATION: By motion, reappoint Curtis Illingworth to a four-year term to expire 3/31/97, and Ron Regier to a two-year term to expire 3/31/95, and thank Madi Gates for her five years of service on the ARC. Jonas FINAL AC770N., Approved appointments (5-0). Gladwell* ........... .... .......... . .. ........ . ....... COMMUNICATIONS ..O. MiM..Uj......N.. ICAT...I. N.... (hottoexceed. 15......hiih.....u..t..e...s...) At.A is time any CounciAenb Member the:City.Ad I;.! .i 6& a.tiv.... e..... .Officer fficer..m.....a... y..... informally nfomall.......:....u..............d......d......t .................... ........ ......... the Ci hO:Ci Council......... o :.c mmu..n.i.c.a..tions.a...n.. dfor ask... ..... . ..... . . and/or cu...ssion Due to. S..W te Iaw,: orm l action or may.not Actiomom emsmaybe.s6fieduled.at.the next .e. ...... ... . ............ ...... ...... eau 'fin ........ . next R lar�mee g ................ ... ......... ........................... ................. ... ..... ....... ...... .......................... ......... ... .... ................... ........... .................... ........... ........... ....... . ...................... .... COMM 1. Council Member Settle requested that staff distribute Employee Relations and Livable Communities Conference information. ladwell** COMM 2 Mayor Pinard directed staff to return with procedural compliance for appointments to Advisory Bodies making Council and staff recommendation process similar. (General consensus). COMM 3. Staff (City Clerk) authorized to include nAppointments" as an order of business in draft Council Policies and Procedures Manual. A. RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION REGARDING PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS. B. RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION TO REPORT NO ACTION TAKEN. :I C ADJOURNED TO SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1993 AT 9:00 A.M. IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM OF THE CITY/COUNTY LIBRARY. 6 O San US OBISPO ' �Y � pO �i COUNCIL AGENDA Tuesday, March 2, 1993 - 7:00 PM ', Agenda Distribution st= - Council Chamber, City Hall I. Unpaid Subscriptions: ,990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo (All mtgs.unleiss o/w noted) AIA President CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Peg Pinard ASI President S.I.A. , Lynn Block PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chamber of Commerce H.Ovitt, Co.Spvrs.Chair Paul Hood, Co.Administration ROLL CALL: Council Members Penny Rappa, Dave F_ Housing Authority Vice Mayor Bill Roalman, and Mayor Pe Kcsx KCOY KCPR: (2)Gen.Mgr.& News Dir. -, PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (Not to exceetl f5 minKDDButes KDDB KEYT The Council welcomes your input.. You mayaddress the'C _ KGLW slip and giving it toahe City Clerk prior'to'the meeting... A KKJG Council on items that are not on the agenda or items on t KSBY is three minutes. State law does not allow Council to to KVEC agenda. Staff may be asked to follow-up on such items. , Library(front desk) Mustang Daily — ---Pacific-Gas-& Elec.Co. _ . Planning Commission RRM Design Grp./DeAnn Smith So.Calif.Gas Co./Vic Sterling CONSENT AGENDA SLO Area Coordinating Council The Consent Agenda is approved on one motion. Council`I Telegram-Tribune to be considered after Business items. SLOCityEmp.Assoc/T.Girvin SLOFireBattChiefAssoc/E.Willis SLOFirefightersAssoc/D.Wunsch SLOMMgmt-ConfEmpAssoc/D.Cox ► C-1 COUNCIL MINUTES (GLADWELL) SLDPoliceOffAssoc/T.DePriest SLOPolStaffOffAssoc/T.Costa Consideration of the minutes of: For—L.-U..E.6/30/91 on & 1992: Cits.Ping.Alliance/C.Sanders Tuesday, January 19, 1993 at 7:00 p.m.; and Earth Journal/Terry Dunnivent Tuesday, January 26, 1993 at 7:00 p.m. ECOSLO/Kurt KupperRes.forQual.Neighbor./D.Connor Sierra Club/Tom Knepher ♦ RECOMMENDATION: By motion, approve as amended. SID-Prop:OwnersAssoc. (&St.Rpt) II.Subscriptions Paid' or Envelopes Provided(reg.mtgs.) : Fugro-McClelland AIF OF CALIFORNIA ) Hall/Hurley/Deutsch(exp8/4/93) ;�;?Y Of SAii LCIS 08ISP0 ) SS Hawkins/Mark--Tell '.,' CF SAY. L'IS i ) �e City of San Luis Obispo is committed to include the disabled in al Penfield & Smith Telecommunications Device for the Deaf(805)781-7410. Please speak d�,;+'ar<. unda; pILN of per,juryrt4aftbho 11Wicationdevice. Ticor Title Insurance tt, City of San Luis Obispo the City Clerk's Vista Information Services pertinent; and that I poste i enda near Wallace, John L. & Agsocs. •¢nt aoor of C1ty Ila on �� `>3 Walter Bros. Construction Co. Ito Signature ► C-2 CONTRACT PA 1STIMATES (MCCLUSKEY) . Consideration of contract pay estimates and change orders (available in Council Office for inspection). ♦ RECOMMENDATION: By motion, approve and order paid. • C-3 FEMAJESP COUNCIL NOMINATION (HAMPIANJ1046) Consideration of nominating Council Member Settle to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Food and Shelter National Board Program and the State of California Emergency Shelter Program (ESP). ♦ RECOMMENDATION: By motion, authorize-the Mayor to send a letter nominating Council Member Settle to the FEMA/ESP Board of Directors. ► C-4 JACK HOUSE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT (STOCKTON/123) Consideration of an appointment to the Jack House Committee. Ot' ♦ RECOMMENDATION: By motion, appoint Jack Robasciotti to fill vacancy of "Member at Large". L ► C-5 SONIC CABLE FRANCHISE EXTENSION (HAMPIAN/143) Consideration of extending the Sonic Cable Franchise agreement for ninety days. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: By motion, approve agreement extending the agreement for ninety days. ► C-6 TIME EXTENSION - TRACT 2010 (JONAS/410) Consideration of a one-year time extension for filing the final map for Vesting Tract Map No. 2010 (Cornerstone), a 15-unit residential condominium project proposed on the northwest comer of Broad Street and Rockview Place (3360 Rockview); John and Kelly Mitchell. Douglas and Susan Redican, subdividers. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution ("A') approving the requested one-year time extension for filing the final map for Tract 2010 subject to the findings and conditions of tentative map approval. 2 ► Council Agenda Tuesday, March 2, 1993 ► C-7 WATER REVENUE BONDS (STATLER/252) Consideration of the sale of water revenue bonds, not to exceed $11.5 million, to finance the construction costs of upgrading the existing water treatment plant. (Preliminary Official Statement and Indenture of Trust are available in the Council Office for inspection.) ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution approving the sale of water revenue bonds. ► C-8 WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AGREEMENT AMENDMENT (MOSS/A-18-90-CC) Consideration of Amendment No. 2 to the agreement for engineering services for Unit 4 Design and Office Engineering Services, and Construction Management Services for implementation of the Wastewater Management Plan. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: By motion, approve and authorize the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 2 to Agreement A-18-90-CC with Brown and Caldwell Engineers in an amount not to exceed $61,766. ► C-9 APPOINTMENT - BOARD OF APPEALS (JONAS/123) Consideration of an appointment to the Board of Appeals ♦ RECOMMENDATION: By motion, reappoint Mike Hernandez to the Board of Appeals for a four-year term ending March 31, 1997. ► C-10 TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (McCLUSKEY/532) Consideration of submitting nominations for projects eligible for funding by the Federal Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA) program. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolutions authorizing the submittal of project nominations to SLOCOG for TEA funding for the following projects: 1) Phase I Railroad Bike Path; 2) Railroad Crossing Improvements; 3) Downtown Bicycle Parking Program; and, 4) Historic Railroad Water Tower Restoration. PRESENTATION Presentation of the Business Improvement Association's Annual Beautification Awards. 3 Council Agenda Tuesday, March 2, 1993 COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS (not to exceed'15 minutes) .Council Members report on conferences or other City activities. Time limit-'3 minutes PUBLIC HEARINGS If::you have filled out a'Speaker Slip, the'Mayor will calf you to'the podium. Please speak In o`the microphone and;'give your name :and::address.for the record 'Please limit your comments to three'minutes; consultanf and project`presentations 1imited'to 10 minutes If ; .you challenge any of the following issues in court, you may be limitedto raising only those issues you or:someone else raised at this public:-hearing as described below, or in written correspondence delivered to the City before or during the public hearing. ► 1. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT. - GP/R 1454 (JONAS/463 - 20 min.) Public hearing to consider an appeal of the Planning Commission action to deny an application for General Plan Land Use Map amendment and rezoning GP/R 1454 (Orcutt 1), a request to amend the land use element map and rezone a 6.5 acre portion of a 7.3 acre site from service commercial light industrial to medium high density residential at the southeast corner of Broad Street and Orcutt Road; James T. Wood, Wood Investments, applicant. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution (#1) denying the General Plan and Rezoning amendment GP/R 1454. " - Ja �, ?'kjeserf ► 2. WATER/WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT ELEMENT AMENDMENT (JONAS/526 - 20 min.) Public hearing to consider amending the general plan Water and Wastewater Management Element to include the concept of a 2,000 acre-foot reliability reserve for water planning. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution determining that the amendment is not a project for purposes of environmental review and amending the Water and Wastewater Management Element. ► 3. TENTATIVE MAP - TRACT 2112 (JONAS/410 - 20 min.) Public hearing to consider a tentative map for Tract 2112, a ten-unit residential condominium project located on the north side of Foothill Boulevard, west of Ferrini Road (680 Foothill); Richard A. Porter, applicant. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution (No. 1) granting approval for Tract 2112. ` � �. _ e �l.R.!; Tie!• ./,^sem. r r 4 ALyy��O•:" Council Agenda Tuesday, March 2, 1993 ► 4. DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT (JONAS/462 - 45 min.) Public hearing to consider the review of the draft Housing Element. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: 1) Give direction to staff regarding changes or additions to the Housing Element; and 2) By motion, authorize the Community Development Director to submit a revised draft Housing Element incorporating Planning Commission and City Council comments to the State Department of Housing and Community Development. ► 5. APPEAL - PALM STREET BUILDING DEMOLITION (JONAS/407 - 20 min.) Public hearing to consider an appeal by Timothy Farrell of an Architectural Review Commission action granting a mitigated negative declaration and granting final approval to two new office buildings at 1026, 1028, 1038 and 1042 pal Street; Pal �P Street Enterprises, applicant. �/s 3 '.3Ayd� 5.R, �:oc -�, �Tu? 6y �++ S S 3:OGP <) 5 G'ru:S Son . �4<' 4e-r ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution (Exhibit A) upholding the ARC's action and denying the appeal subject to the r commended findings and conditions. veSex r { .34C/ `BUSINESS ITEMS ► 6. MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW (STATLER/233 - 20 min.) Consideration of the mid-year budget review and mid-year requests for operating programs in the amount of $125,800. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file mid-year budget and approve mid-year budget requests. ► 7. APPOINTMENTS - ARC (ROMERO/SETTLE/123 - 5 min.) Consideration of Council Subcommittee (Romero/Settle) recommendations for two appointments to the Architectural Review Commission. ♦ RECOMMENDATION: By motion, reappoint Curtis Illingworth to a four-year term to expire 3/31/97, and Ron Regier to a two-year term to expire 3/31/95, and thank Madi Gates for her five years of service on the ARC. 5 Council Agenda Tuesday, March 2, 1993 COMMUNICATIONS {not.to'exceed"15 minutes) At this time, any Council Member or the City`Administrative:Officer may informally update.. :Ahe:City;Council on communications and ask'for comment and/or discussion. :Dueto State . law,;:formal action:or approval may not be taken.:..`A' ion on Items may:be scheduled at the...: ...:.::.:next Regular meeting. A. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION REGARDING PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS. B. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION TO REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN. C ADJOURN TO SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1993 AT 9:00 A.M. IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM OF THE CITY/COUNTY LIBRARY. 6 SLO COUNTY FREE-NET 1470 IRONBARK_STREET, SAN LUIS.681SPO, CA 93401 (805) 544-7328 February 16, 19x3 MEETING AGENDA DATE ITEM # Diane Gladwell City of SLO Clerk P.O. Box 81.00 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Dear Diane: Thanks for your input on the Free-Net.presentation. We didn't get the chance to "close"the presentation.due to time constraints so we'd like to finish up by providing you with supplemental information. The Free-Net will not cost the City extra money. The funding will come from the community the same as public radio and television. The Free-Net does not cause extra work for the Cities. We have had extensive discussions.with Lori Atwater, the City Information Systems Coordinator. She stated at the meeting that the 'procedure to exchange information is "just a key-stroke". Will the;public's use of the Free-Net warrant the City's involvement? Absolutely! The.City of SLO has information to share and SLO County is a highly computer literate area. Computers are everywhere: businesses, 7,500 Cal Poly students own computers, the SLCUSD has a .computer literacy cirriculum,.and the presence of over a dozen local computers user groups prove.this. Our plan calls for Free-Net terminals.to be located at City Hall, the library, and the community centers for those.without computer access. As you know, the cities and .counties.are tinancially strapped and are looking at further cats. The Free-Net wil! provide a:trniqua wsy':forg.cvernment to bo.cc:nected to the public. An example of a .valuable feature the Free-Net can provide is a polling capability to allow the City to get the pulse of the public onvital.issues without sending out questionnaires (saving paper, postage; and tabulation time/expenses). Please give us feedback on yourth.oughts'or if your department. would be-interested in the Free=Net and how you might want to use.it. Your input. is.im:portant to us. We look forward to your response and.to a partnership and with Free-Nets world-wide. Sincerely, FC � PV Phil Wagner Mike Underwood M4R - 1993 C!FY CLERK - ;AMi i nc 1n SLO COUNTY FREE-NET "get connected"