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1999 =01 Financial Plan
Goal - Setting
COMMUNITY FORUM
January 12,1999
The purpose of this hand -out is to summarize the information covered at this
forum. More detailed information about the City's goal - setting and budget
process, including the background materials developed for the Council in
preparation for this forum, is available from the City Clerk upon request.
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C I T Y OF S A N L U I S O B I S P O
CITY HALL, 990 PALM STREET
Tuesday, January 12, 1999
7:00 P.M. 1.999 -01 FINANCIAL PLAN The Forum
WORKSHOP: COMMUNITY 751 Marsh Street
FORUM
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Allen K. Settle
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL: Council Members John Ewan, Jan Howell Marx, Ken
Schwartz, Vice Mayor Romero and Mayor Allen K. Settle
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Council Agenda
1999 -01 FINANCIAL PLAN`WORKSHOP; COMMUN11Y I=ORUM
Tuesday, January 12, 1999
7:00 -7:05 p.m. Welcome
7:05 -7:20 p.m. Introduction (process, past goals, criteria for
major City goals, and summary of fiscal outlook)
7:20 -9:50 p.m. Community Input
9:50 -10:00 p.m. Break
10:00 -11:00 p.m. Summary: key hopes expressed, potential goals,
and further work needed.
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• Purpose of the City's
• Purpose of the Forum
Budget Process
- Help the Council set
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goals for the next two
accomplishments for the
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community ova the next
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1997 -99 Major City Goals
• Lang-Term water Supply
• AitpMArea Amexmion
Development
• Madonna Plain and Cenral
• Sow and Sidewalk
Coast Mall Revitalization
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Goal - Sating Input
• Flood protection
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• Parking 5ysn= haprovemena
• Community partnerships
• Youth Athleic Fields
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1997 -99 Major City Goals
• Lang-Term water Supply
• AitpMArea Amexmion
Development
• Madonna Plain and Cenral
• Sow and Sidewalk
Coast Mall Revitalization
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• Pmnmdc Development
• Flood protection
• Neighborhood Praervadon
Transit Se v er
• Lang -T® Fiscal Health
• Parking 5ysn= haprovemena
• Community partnerships
• Youth Athleic Fields
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• Pala and IteactitiW Element
• More derdled fnformalWn in
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Agenda Review
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• What we're going to do
• How we're going to do it
• Long-term open space hording
. management
- Introduction (7:05)
- Speaker slips
• Mid- Higanniaea mmlaplan
. • Transit trarufa censer
• Budget ptoneat
- Every viewpoint gets
element update
• Legato lake dredging
. Current goals
heard
V Commuraityaurvry
v General feral outlook
- Community Input (7:20)
- Break (9:50)
- wrap-Up (10:00- 11:00)
1997 -99 Major City Goals
Projected Status at June 1999
♦ Action plans largely completed iL
♦ But almost all have carryover possibilities
. Note. More detailed information on the status of major
City goals is in the handout
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Other Council Objectives: 1997 -99
• Neighborhood traffic
• Long-term open space hording
. management
• Continued open space fording
• Bicycle plan irriplanenmion
• Mid- Higanniaea mmlaplan
. • Transit trarufa censer
• Comevacm and energy,
• Implored vehicle chcolatim
element update
• Legato lake dredging
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goal, nWsdll be in budges:
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Community Survey
Top Five "Themes"
♦ Maintainlrepair streets 91
• Limit/contmVstDp growth 77
• Preserve open space 76
• Develop long-term water supply 61
• "Big box," discount stores
— Discourage them 49
— Encourage them 46
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General Fiscal Outlook
Favorable Factors
♦ Strong current financial condition
• Positive outlook for the region
♦ No further State cuts (but no restorations)
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General Fiscal Outlook
Unfavorable Factors
• Projected SI billion State deficit for 1999-00
♦ Operating cost pressures
♦ Infrastructure and facility needs
♦ Changing revenue trends
♦ Limited revenue options
• Retirement costs
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• Social security
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General Fiscal Outlook
♦ Detailed Forecast on January 30
♦ High Level Overview Now
— The Good News
— The Not So Good News
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General Fiscal Outlook r
Past State Budget Cuts
• Property tax administration fees
♦ Fines & forfeitures
• Booking fees
• ERAF
air Total annual impact - $1.5 million
♦ Past attempts at restoration - if successful:
or We would have $1.0 million through 1999-01
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General Fiscal Outlook
New Initiatives?
Yes, But Difficult
♦ Re-prioritize; expenditure reductions in other
areas
♦ New resources
- Grow the economy better than forecasted
- Implement some of the limited revenue options
♦ Legislative efforts
• November 2000 ballot r
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Status of 1997-99 Major City Goals Page 1
The following summarizes major City goals for 1997 -99,
including the objective, action plan and projected status at
the end of 1997 -99. As indicated in the summaries, we
project accomplishing all of the goals by June of 1999
based on the two-year work program. However, most of
these goals will continue to have activities associated with
them beyond 1997 -99.
Goals Major City
Public Utilities
• Long -Term Water Supply Development
Transportation
• Street and Sidewalk Maintenance
• Flood Protection
• Transit Service
• Parking System Improvements
Leisure, Cultural & Social Services
• Youth Athletic Fields
• Parks and Recreation Element Implementation
Community Development
• Airport Area Annexation
• Madonna Plaza and Central Coast Mall
Revitalization
• Economic Development
• Neighborhood Preservation
General Government
Long -Term Fiscal Health
Community Partnerships
Long-Term Water Supply Develo ment
Objective. Meet the City's long -term water supply needs
by: reaching agreement with North County cities on the
Nacimiento pipeline and Salinas reservoir projects; and
completing the consultation process with the
Environmental Protection Agency and the National
Marine Fisheries relative to the impact of the water reuse
project on Steelhead trout.
Action Plan
Nacimiento Pipeline
• Continue participation in the Nacimiento Participants
Advisory Committee (NPAC)
• Continue working with the County, NPAC and
consultants in developing the revised draft E1R.
• Work with the County and NPAC in developing draft
reservation agreements for designing, constructing
and operating the Nacimiento pipeline.
Salinas Reservoir Hrpansion
Continue participation on the North County Water
Task Force.
Council certifies project EIR.
Receive water rights permit time extension from the
State Water Resources Control Board
Water Reuse
• Award design and engineering contract.
• Complete the "Section 7" consultation process with
the Environmental Protection Agency and the
National Marine Fisheries relative to the impact of
the water reuse project on Steelhead trout.
Status at June 30,1999. Action Plan Completed
Street and Sidewalk Maintenance
Objective. Complete an inventory of current street and
sidewalk conditions, update the City's pavement
management plan as needed, and continue ongoing
maintenance of City streets and sidewalks
Action Plan
• Complete inventory of street and sidewalk
conditions.
• Council considers first 1911 Act project.
• Council adopts updated Pavement Management Plan.
• Begin pursuit of first -priority pavement management
projects.
• Undertake general street and sidewalk maintenance
projects.
Status at June 30, 1999. Action Plan Completed
Flood Protection
Objective. Adopt and begin implementing flood
management plans for creeks, open channels and storm
drainage systems.
Action Plan
Select Higuera Street bridge construction option and
begin construction.
Work with Army Corps of Engineers to obtain
required permits for Santa Rosa Street bridge and
coordinate the project to keep it from conflicting with
the Higuera Street Bridge project; begin construction
by Summer of 2000.
Complete 1995 flood damage repair projects.
Status of 1997 -99 Major City Goals Page 2
Work with Army Corps of Engineers to complete
required studies for updated flood management
policy.
Begin data gathering via more accurate global
positioning system (GPS) technology in order to
prepare storm drainage master plan.
Status at June 30, 1999. Action Plan Completed
Transit Service
Objective. Maintain existing level of service provided by
the City's transit system.
Action Plan
• Complete advertising agreement with private
vendors.
• Execute funding agreement with Cal Poly.
• Execute agreement with transit vendor.
• Complete short range transit plan update.
• Council evaluates results from television advertising.
• Council considers transit fare increase.
Status at June 30, 1999. Action Plan Completed
Parkina System Improvements
Objective. Begin building the Marsh street parking
garage expansion.
Action Plan
• Certify final EIR.
• Complete negotiations with the US Postal Service
and San Luis Medical Clinic to purchase land/air
rights.
• Complete plans and specifications; advertise for bids.
• Begin construction.
Status at June 30, 1999. Action Plan Completed
Youth Athletic Fields
Objective. Develop a sports facilities complex, subject to
resolving neighborhood and environmental concerns.
Action Plan
• Identify potential field sites.
• Acquire the most appropriate site.
• Design the facility.
• Begin constructing the facility
Status at June 30, 1999. Action Plan Completed
Parks and Recreation Element Implementation
Objective. Continue implementing the parks and
recreation element of the General Plan, emphasizing
neighborhood parks, at -risk youth, youth and seniors.
Action Plan
• Continue implementing at -risk recreation activities
and awarding scholarships to at -risk participants.
• Determine feasibility of a park site in the Las
Praderas neighborhood
• Work with Administration in reviewing costs and
benefits of establishing a Recreation Foundation and
develop policy on community partnerships; form
Foundation Board of Directors.
• Participate with Mayor's Task Force on Youth in
developing new, grant- funded, at -risk programs for
the summer.
• Begin Mitchell Park playground improvements.
• Select site for a Foothill-area park.
Status at June 30, 1999. Action Plan Completed
Airport Area Annexation
Objective. Prepare the prerequisite specific plan and
related infrastructure master plans in order to implement
the General Plan goal of annexing the airport area to the
City.
Action Plan
• Receive proposals; award contract; start work
• Hold community workshop.
• Inventory planning area; prepare report on
opportunities and constraints.
• Hold community workshop on opportunities and
constraints; define project alternatives.
• Hold community urban design workshop.
• Complete administrative draft of specific plan,
infrastructure master plans, and draft EIR
• Begin public review of draft specific plan and EIR,
including public workshop.
• Respond to EIR comments; hold community meeting
on draft plans; City /County workshop.
• Planning Commission holds public hearings and
makes recommendations to Council.
• Council holds public hearings and adopts specific
plan.
Status at June 30, 1999. Action Plan Completed
Status of 1997 -99 Major City Goals Page 3
Madonna Plaza and Central Coast Mall
Revitalization
Objective. Proactively work to revitalize Madonna Plaza
and the Central Coast Mall.
Action Plan
• Work to assist owners/developers in new tenant
recmitment.
• Create a development review team specific to this
area to identify project issues and permitting
requirements.
• Estimate off -site improvement costs that would
encumber any net new construction.
• Re- evaluate the feasibility of redevelopment
financing based on recent changes in State law.
• Explore financing/investment strategies to create an
incentive to redevelop.
• Coordinate site plans between owners/developers to
assure compatibility of the two sites and potentially
the Dalidio site.
• Evaluate opportunities for establishing appropriate
design standards before an official application to
assure prompt and timely review by appropriate
advisory bodies.
• Coordinate the pre- development and development
process with the goal of processing applications as
quickly as possible.
Status at June 30, 1999. In Progress
Economic Development
Objective. Continue implementing the economic
development program, including focused business
recruitment efforts consistent with the results of the
targeted industry cluster study.
Action Plan
• Submit Targeted Industry Cluster committee
recommendations to the Council.
• Implement business recruitment marketing program
to meet the targeted industry cluster goals adopted by
the Council.
Status at June 30, 1999. Action Plan Completed
Neighborhood Preservation
Objective. Continue neighborhood preservation efforts
relating to noise, traffic, and maintenance; continue to
support efforts encouraging additional "on- campus"
student housing; and evaluate ways of improving
neighborhood participation in the development review
process.
Action Plan
• Begin Human Relations Commission neighborhood
communications program.
• Establish an annual City - funded educational
television commercial program.
• Initiate "walk and talk" neighborhood visits.
• Expand current Working to Improve Neighborhoods
program.
• Evaluate ways of improving neighborhood
participation in the development review process.
• Assess program strategies and benefit with
neighborhood group leaders.
Status at June 30, 1999. Action Plan Completed
Long-Term Fiscal Health
Objective. Protect the City's long -term focal health by
maintaining a balanced budget, an adequate capital
improvement plan and an adequate unreserved fund
balance.
Action Plan
• Increase organizational productivity though
organization -wide training and tuition reimbursement
programs.
• Prepare a long -term funding strategy.
• Evaluate the costs and benefits of annexing Cal Poly.
• Review and monitor the City's fiscal condition.
Status at June 30, 1999. Action Plan Completed
Community Partnershi s
Objective. Encourage creating non profit corporations
for projects such as open space acquisition and adobe
preservation.
Action Plan
• Provide Friends of Casas de Adobe (FOCA) with
encouragement, formal recognition, "seed money"
and in -kind support, as approved by Council.
• Collect data from other communities and community
organizations.
• Hold study session to review program options and
pilot program progress.
• Develop policy on community partnerships.
• Assist City departments in assessing opportunities for
potential community partnerships.
• Continue monitoring success of FOCA.
Status at June 30, 1999. Action Plan Completed
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1999-01 financial plan
RESULTS OF COMMUNITY BUDGET BULLETIN SURVEY
BACKGROUND
We inserted a "community budget bulletin" in our utility
bills from November to December of 1998 informing our
customers about the City's goal- setting process, the
community forum on January 12, and the goal - setting
workshop on January 30.
In addition to encouraging participation in these
workshops, this bulletin asked our customers to share
with us what they believe are the three to five most
important things for the City to do over the next two
years.
SURVEY PARTICIPATION
Participation in this survey has been very high:
• As of December 1998, about 10,000 of 13,500
customers received this bulletin. (Due to our bimonthly
billing cycle, it was not possible to reach all of our
customers by January 12, 1998.)
• By January 5, 1999, we received 382 replies. This
response is especially notable since this was an "open -
ended" survey instrument (it did not provide pre-
determined "check -off' answers), so it required extra
thought and effort on the part of respondents to complete
the survey.
SURVEY RESULTS
A Caveat —Not a Scientific Survey
It is important to stress that this is not a "scientific
survey," and great caution should be used in interpreting
the results. Nonetheless, we believe the results are
useful —especially when viewed in conjunction with the
other forms of feedback the Council will receive in this
process —in gaining additional insight into the concerns
of our community.
But There Are `•`Themes"
Since these are "open- ended" responses, it is not possible
to provide a simple, analytical summary of the results.
Nonetheless, clear themes emerged. The following is a
summary of the top "themes," presented in order of the
most common responses:
Summary of Top "Themes" (Out of 382 Responses)
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Maintain/repair streets
•
Limit/control/stop growth
761
•
Preserve open space
•
Develop long -term water supply
•
"Big box," discount shopping
opportunities:
• Discourage them
• Encourage them
49
46
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Reduce/mitigate traffic
40
•
Improve recreational opportunities
for youth (includes parks and sports
fields)
40
•
Reduce /contain water and sewer
fees
40
•
Develop more downtown parking
39
•
Protect/enhance downtown
37
•
Address student housing impacts in
neighborhoods/build more housing
on campus
31
•
Improve public safety (police, fire,
paramedic)
30
•
Maintain/develop more bikeways
28
•
Annex the airport area
25
•
Maintain/improve public
transportation
23
•
Revitalize the Central Coast Mall
22
•
Maintain/improve homeless services
22
•
Improve the business
environment/enhance employment
opportunities
18
•
Encourage affordable housing
14
•
Prevent the County from approving
development on our borders
12
•
Reduce /contain taxes
12
•
Ensure the City is "Year 2000"
compliant
12
1999 -o1 financial plan
CAO CANDIDATE GOALS
• Long -Term Rater Supply Development.
Continue developing additional long term water
supplies, including water reuse, Nacimiento
pipeline, Salinas Reservoir expansion and
groundwater. •
• Facilities and Infrastructure Maintenance.
Protect and enhance our existing physical assets
by: continuing support for a strong pavement
management program; implementing 1999 -01
components of the water and sewer facilities
master plans; upgrading flood protection systems;
updating older facilities; and beginning plans for
City Hall expansion.
• Long -Term Fiscal Health. Maintain the City's
long -tern fiscal health by: continuing our
organizational vitality program as a key strategy in
improving productivity and containing costs;
implementing a more assertive legislative
advocacy effort to create a more stable fiscal
environment; evaluating revenue options available
to the Council under Proposition 218; considering
a revenue ballot measure for November of 2000;
and closely monitoring the City's fiscal condition
to ensure a balanced budget.
• Major General Plan Implementation
Strategies. Complete, adopt and begin
implementing specific plans for the Margarita,
Airport, Orcutt and Mid - Higuera areas. For the
Mid - Higuera area, this includes widening
Higuera Street between Marsh and High Streets.
• Downtown Vitality and Safety. Continue to
enhance downtown vitality by: making
infiastructure and street improvements;
completing the creek walkway project; adopting
and beginning implementation of the Downtown
Access and Parking Plan; increasing uniformed
officer presence in the downtown area,
particularly on evening hours of Thursday,
Friday and Saturday; and pursuing concepts
promoted in the downtown plan such as outdoor
dining, mission style sidewalks, better signage
and public art.
• Neighborhood Preservation and Enhanced
Crime Prevention. Protect neighborhoods by:
improving noise management; revising residential
street standards to slow traffic; encouraging
more student housing on the Cal Poly campus;
and implementing a more proactive
neighborhood and community-wide crime
prevention awareness program.
Open Space and Resource Protection.
Continue a strong natural resource protection
program, emphasizing continued open space
protection methods, including grants for
acquisition, easements and annexations that
yield open space dedications; work with the
community in establishing a long -term open
space funding program (probably in
combination with a park acquisition and
improvement program); and continue a strong
water conservation, source reduction and
recycling, and other programs identified in the
updated Conservation Element of the General
Plan.
• Parks and Recreation Element/Master Plan
Implementation. Continue implementing the
parks and recreation element/master plan by:
being responsive to the need for new recreation
programs; continuing to improve the quality of
existing programs; completing all currently
approved capital improvement plan projects,
especially the youth athletic fields; and working
with the community in establishing a long -term
park acquisition and improvement funding
program (probably in combination with an open
space program).
• Community Beautification. Implement a
program for "smaller" beautification projects
that, collectively, will enhance the overall
appearance of the community, such as:
landscaped planters, tree plantings, medians,
facade improvements, bulb -outs, art-in- public
places and upgrade of the City's Highway 101
frontage property next to the Corporation Yard
site--a key visual entryway to the City.
• Business Recruitment for Higher- Paying Jobs.
With the annexation of the airport area, implement
a more proactive business recruitment program to
promote "getting what we want" – which is more
household supporting jobs ($45,000- $50,000
range) in the industries identified by Council as
priorities— software and multimedia, light
manufacturing and medical technology.
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'III scouncil memoizanbum
January 27, 1999
TO: City Council
FROM: John Dunn, City Administrative O %�r
Bill Statler, Director of Finance 1 Y� j
SUBJECT: GOAL- SETTING WORKBOOK UPDATE
Attached for your information and use in preparing for Saturday's goal- setting workshop are the following:
■ Updated Responses to the Community Budget Bulletin. Since January 6 when the initial 382
responses were first provided to you, we have received another 124 responses. This update provides
you with these additional responses. In most cases, the theme rankings did not change significantly;
but what is significant is that we received over 500 responses to this "open- ended" survey.
+w This should be placed in Section 3 of your notebook (beginning with page 53 in the upper right
hand comer).
■ Summary of Community Foram Comments: Version 2. Council member Schwartz observed
that the presentations at the forum divided themselves into two broad categories:
• Requests that would be resolved with the completion of some physical project, such as street
paving, bike paths, sports fields and natural history museum.
• Requests for money to support ongoing activities, such as the Economic Vitality Corporation,
Arts Council, tourists promotion, and adding City staff (requests for added police officers and
neighborhood enforcement).
He suggested that the comments -be re- organized to reflect this, perhaps by continuing the use of the
six broad functional areas, but with subsections within them for these two categories (essentially
operating or capital).
In this second version, we have taken this approach. The comments are the same as those provided
to you on January 15, but they are organized within each functional group by whether this goal is
likely to be met as a one -time capital improvement plan project (C), an operating program change
(0), some combination of the two (C /O) or not applicable (NA).
w Please place this in Section 6 of your workbook.
■ Consolidated Council Member Goals. This section consolidates proposed goals received from the
Mayor and each Council member. In general, we have diligently tried to group similar goals
together within each major function: Public Safety, Public Utilities, Transportation, Leisure,
Cultural & Social Services, Community Development and General Government. However, in some
cases, based on how Council members structured their goals, it was not possible to consistently do
this and retain the Council member's approach to the goal. For example, parking improvements
may have been included as an integral part of a "downtown improvement goaL" In this case, even
though this is a "transportation" improvement, it would be reflected in the "Downtown" subcategory
under Community Development.
or Please place this in Section 8 of your workbook.
If you have any questions concerning these update materials, please call Bill Statler at extension 125.
Update: Responses to Community Budget Bulletin Page 53
lverview. Since January 6, 1999 when the initial
382 responses were first provided to the Council,
we have received another 124 responses. This
update provides these additional responses. In
most cases, the "theme" ranldngs have not
changed significantly; however, what is significant
is that we received over 500 responses to this
"open- ended" survey.
1. Open indoor gym time is needed for our youth.
City Roe Center at Santa Ros&WU is not
sufficient. Anytime 8 am. to 10 p.m. there
should be an open gym available.
2. Lane light/turning light is needed at Laguna
Middle School of LOVR. Let's not have
another "Mickey Testa". Try turning into Jr.
Aigh M -F. Terrible.
3. Per #1, get kids off streets and alternative to
drugs, gangs and trouble. All day, open gym.
Use new gyms at grammar schools.
Volunteers are waiting.
4. Keep sewer rebate programs alive. Replace
orange bird with new lines with rebates is a
good program.
5. Student housing on Poly campus to give our
neighborhood parking back to owners. My
street has 10 cars per home.
Summary of Too "Themes" (Out of 506 Responses)
1. Control "Retail" sprawl. Retail business doesn't bring more jobs into our community. It simply
. shuffles existing ones while filling the treasury with sales taxes.
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Maintain/repair streets
119
•
Preserve open space
108
•
Limit/control/stop growth
99
•
Develop long -term water supply
75
•
"Big box," discount shopping
opportunities:
• Discourage them
• Encourage them
73
53
•
Reduce/mitigate traffic
65
•
Develop more downtown parking
60
•
Improve recreational opportunities
for youth (includes parks and sports
fields)
54
•
Reducelcontain water and sewer
fees
50
•
Address student housing impacts in
neighborhoods/build more housing
on campus
47
•
Protectlenhance downtown
44
•
Maiptain/develop more bikeways
42
•
Improve public safety (police, fire,
paramedic)
40
•
Annex the airport area
34
•
Maintain/improve public
transportation
33
•
Improve the business
environment/enhance employment
oppose
24
•
Maintaia/improve homeless services
23
•
Revitalize the Central Coast Man
22
•
Encourage affordable housing
19
•
Ensure the City is "Year 2000"
compliant
18
•
Reducelcontain taxes
17
1. Control "Retail" sprawl. Retail business doesn't bring more jobs into our community. It simply
. shuffles existing ones while filling the treasury with sales taxes.
Update: Responses to Community Budget Bulletin page 54
2. Maintain the character of our neighborhoods. Project and encourage revitalization of our older
neighborhoods.
3. Bring downtown streets up to acceptable levels of repair. Bicycling our streets is terrifying due to
holes, breaks and uneven pavement.
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1. Keep all new large retail stores in the downtown core (like Santa Barbara).
2. Any land (open land, vacant lots) in the downtown core that come up for sale should be purchased
by the city for parking, city expansion, etc.
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1. Absolutely positively the free shuttle bus (trolley) should make an every day trip up and down
Monterey Street on a regular schedule. That's where many tourists stay. Service from Apple Farm
area would fee up some parking. We are in town 5 days a week; trolley would free up 5 spaces.
2. There should be more policing evident in the City to ticket the drivers who do not honor the right -of-
way, who make U -tums in the middle of the block (Monterey Street especially) and jaywalkers in
middle of block.
3. Take a leaf from book on how Paso Robles treats/acts about Martin and his developments (Paso
Robles Inn) vis -i-vis the treatment Madonna receives. Attitude change please.
4. Remember that those who build in flight path next door to hog fames or the Graduate deserve what
they get.
5. Growth is inevitable in a paradise, so encourage the greater developers; those with class and style.
Back off any opposition to airport growth_
1. Better, more hours, public transportation.
2. Greenbelt around city.
3. Promote equality rather than subsidize discrimination. Remove the Boy Scouts from City property
and the huge on -going subsidizing rent now.
4. Community free events are great. Farmer's Market, First Night, summer music. Keep up the good
work.
Update: Responses to Community Budget Bulletin Page 55
1. Provide clean, safe public restrooms in downtown area
2. Allow at least one fast food drive- through to come into town.
3. Provide more play areas for small children and families. One in the downtown area would be great.
4. Allow at least one large discount (Le., Target) to come into town. Keep revenues in town.
5. Develop some type of regulations for neighborhood beautification. No couches on porches, etc.
Many neighborhoods are being ruined by student population. We need more things for families to
do together. Thanks for the trolley.
1. Offer City clean -up projects: weeding, planting trees and flowers, park beautification, painting
projects and the like for homeless recipients to earn room and board at City-run homeless shelter.
Not just something for nothing, but a required work activity in exchange for meals and bed. A good
strategy.
Offer City jobs (internships, clerical, janitorial, entry-level clerks to current welfare recipients. Place
ads for such jobs (and offer training) at Dept. of Social Services and EDD to assist the County staff
in meeting the mandatory `welfare to work' requirements; to assist in helping former welfare
recipients in becoming self - sufficient and in obtaining personal responsibility. The goals of welfare
reform can only be met if the community and businesses locally offer jobs.
3. Plant trees to replace the dead and typing Monterey pines in our city.
1. Better parking lots. Many in place lots are almost impossible to park in or leave. Beautiful when
empty; temble when used.
2. Too many open unrented stores and offices in the malls (too many malls ?).
3. Cutting back on foot patrol Police downtown on Thursday night is imprudent. My personal feelings
are that the missing Rachel was at fault to a high degree and Police need to be where the action is.
Update: Responses to Community Budget Bulletin Page 56
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1. Establish water system so there will be more water per person in the next drought.
2. Develop a water program for tree maintenance in the next drought. We lost three trees.
3. Do not annex any more land until there are enough reliable water resources for homes/businesses on
that property.
4. Stop issuing building permits until there are sufficient water resources to provide for the new
homes/businesses, even in the drought.
5. Protect residential areas from excessive noise.
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1. Connect SLO to state water pipeline in case we have drought which will happen in future.
2. Annex Cal Poly into city so that sales tax revenues come to city budget.
3. Allow some reasonable growth in housing. Say 2% per year.
4. Encourage more clean industry to come to SLO for more jobs and long -term boost to economy.
5. Sustain. and enhance quality of K -12 education and literacy program for migrants in city.
1. Curtail Dallidet activities out of consideration for the peace and quiet of the neighborhood
homeowners. With all windows closed, the noise of the PA announcements, music, shrieking and
applauding by participants is interminable and intolerable. It is impossible to use the outside of our
homes or think of entertaining during the summer. The activities are just too disturbing.
2. Develop and beautify the creeks Make it accessible t the -public and make it a major attraction for
tourists and residents.
3. Natural resource preservation.
Update: Responses to Community Budget Bulletin Page 57
1. Slow growth for big box and chain stores.
2. Complete curb /ramp projects.
3. Increase number of playing fields for recreational sports.
4. Limit housing developments and sprawl.
5. Expand youth programs..
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2. Reduce pesticide use in schools, city buildings and parks and promote organic agriculture.
3. Stop urban sprawl and shopping malls. Limit growth.
4. Provide low- income housing.
;. Support SOAR Amendment.
1. Bile path from Sinsheimer to Cal Poly.
2. City services web site development.
3. Sinsheimer Park next phase (how about indoor soccer /roller skating area.
4. Change city business license tax method (don't use tax form verification. I believe this is not legal).
5. Build Visitors Info Center to promote area activities for tourism (by Cal Poly ?).
1. Follow the recommended items outlined by the Design Task Force.
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4. Change city business license tax method (don't use tax form verification. I believe this is not legal).
5. Build Visitors Info Center to promote area activities for tourism (by Cal Poly ?).
1. Follow the recommended items outlined by the Design Task Force.
Update: Responses to Community Budget Bulletin Page 58
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1. Expand/renew efforts to preserve historic sites and properties in the City, including the adobes.
2. Open spacetwithin city nature preserves, like the one on South.Higuera.
3. Art in public places ... expand efforts.
4. Bike trail expansion to Cal Poly.
5. Water..
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1. Stop spending money on fancy complex stop lights. You are ruining the character of the city.
2. The large format street signs on Johnson Avenue are too large.
3. The proposed pedestrian walk over Marsh is overkill and a waste of tax payer dollars. Crosswalks at
the signals are more than adequate. The massive support of the car seems to be creating, not
alleviating the problem.
4. Simplify government and stop increasing taxation. The Fire Dept. needs to be controlled. It is
becoming difficult to afford the increased costs of living in SLO. Reduce water and sewer rates.
1. Make.more affordable student housing close to Cal Poly so students do not infiltrate the city as
much.
2. Encourage the existing older homes to be bought and taken care of by owners who live in them
rather than slum lords who ruin them and the neighborhoods with student rentals.
3. Save the trees and the river and surrounding hills from over development. Keep SLO beautiful.
4. Expand bike lanes and bike racks. Keep expanding public transportation.
5. Balance our budget.
1. Water. Find a reliable source. The current rates are too high. Need to reduce the cost to
homeowners or lose green yards.
2. Repair badly deteriorated streets. Many are woefully inadequately maintained. Some improvements
made in 1998. More needed.
Update: Responses to Community Budget Bulletin Page 59
Do not develop more bike lanes on City streets. The ones we have are not used in proportion to the
expense and disruption of traffic.
4. Annex the airport area. Develop recreational areas not tied to Cal Poly.
1. Crime prevention and control
2. Fair negotiations with city employees. I saw a sign on Laurel Lane that said the Fire Department did
not have a working contract for the last 14 months. The employees of this city help keep it a good
place to live. Negotiate in good faith.
3. Realistic water rates instead of bloated fees.
1. Provide adequate community- centered policing to counter the increased late night downtown
lawlessness, as well as rest of the daytime police.
- Work more closely with the University to address increased binge drinking by some students.
3. Maintain the efforts to keep SLO the gracious City it is.
1. Keep city roads in good repair.
2. Make sure city has adequate water supplies for the future. Do not buy state water.
3. Make sure City has an adequate sewage disposal plant for the future.
4. Buy open land around the city. You can begin with Bishops Peak and Madonna Mountain.
5. Do not continue to incorporate more lands making developers rich and our taxes higher.
6. Keep General Hospital open and convert it to a facility to take care of the diseased and mentally ill
homeless roaming San Luis Obispo.
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1. Control growth
2. Greenbelt around City.
3. Limited mall/mini -mall to keep downtown health.
t. No big box stores.
Update: Responses to Community Budget Bulletin Page 60
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1. Sound wall along 101, adjacent to Brizzolara and North Broad.
2. Force existing Madonna Plaza Mall and Central Coast Mall to accept Target instead of developing
Dalidio..property.
3. Ordinance against panhandling.
4. Move bus depot to area of train terminal. Connect Santa Barbara Street to Santa Rosa.
5. Extend Mission Plaza creek project through to Creamery.
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1. To help insure the safety of citizens and visitors. We feel additional street lighting is needed, i.e.,
under bridges and freeway underpasses (Chorro).
2. Many streets are in need of maintenance due to potholes and cracks. These should be repaired or
resurfaced. Poor streets make for a poor first impression.
3. Ordinance against unsightly property, i.e., abandoned cars/trucks, indoor furniture on front lawn,
mechanical/electrical code violations.
4. Very concerned about the increased panhandling and serious crimes being committed.
5. Totally against "big store" development of San Luis Obispo. Big stores will only detract from
SLO's quaintness. We feel the need to encourage, protect and promote downtown.
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1. Initiate plans for building a 500 -seat auditorium. Acquire the property on Marsh & Osos for this
purpose. The City needs it own affordable facility especially with the birth of First Night.
Update: Responses to Communtty Budget Bulletin Page 61
i. Affordable housing for locals.
2. Improved roadway capacity.
3. More parking downtown.
4. Improved flood control for lower Higuera Street.
5. Solicit factory outlet stores for Madonna Plaza and keep big boxes out of SLO.
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1. Protect stream banks to enhance salmon habitat.
2. Improve the city's reputation as being business friendly.
3. Continue to improve downtown business activities so it can remain vital.
4. Continue to repave streets. Improve quality of contractor's work.
5. Adopt a `eve the people" attitude towards the citizens of the city, rather than "us and them."
6. Adopt and foster an adult relationship with the county government.
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1. Continued beautification of the city including Santa Rosa and Foothill.
2. Strong control over the types of businesses that go in. We don't want to see large stores like a mega -
hardware store or Wal -Mart. Paso and Santa Maria are a short beautiful drive from here.
3. We want to keep San Luis quaint.
1. We are taxed to death. Every utility is taxed. You tax our car license, etc. We live on very little.
2. The Mayor and others have rentals and are teaching at Cal Poly and we the people who have lived
here all our life have a hard time getting by.
3. The town and streets are filthy. No one trims the trees or bushes that hang over the sidewalk
4. You are encouraging the homeless to come here and you don't help the people that have lived here
for years.
5. Help people paint their houses and repair them. Help the middle class people. Not all of us have a
big income.
Update: Responses to Community Budget Bulletin Page 62
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1. Reduce water prices. They were raised during the drought and never reduced when the good years
came.
2. Improve traffic across town so we don't have to do through downtown area every time we need
something.
3. Clean up the downtown sidewalks. There isn't enough rain to do it for you. Please.
4. Keep up the good work.
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1. Establish greenbelt around City.
2. Encourage residences in downtown core area.
3. Eliminate traffic from core area.
4. Fix street lighting to only illuminate downward.
5. Promote SLO as a tourist destination.
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1. Add more policemen to enforce traffic control. On Chorro & Meinecke you could almost pay a
policeman's salary with tickets.
2. Better lit streets. On Chorro Street it is very dark. We have a lot of walkers and riders.
3. On Chorro between Murray and Meinecke, we need curbs painted red on either side of driveway
ramps. With so many students, sometimes it's hard to get out of one's driveway.
4. Turn signal on Monterey and Santa Rosa badly needed. Also, lights at Santa Rosa and Murray.
5. Lower Higuera and Madonna to High Street is a mess.
6. Regarding #3, we had red curbs but paint is so faded. If we ask that people move their cars because
they are overlapping our driveway, they just laugh. On Chorro and Meinecke, we were supposed to
have bulb outs, The stops were to be temporary ones until the bulb outs and new stop signs could be
installed.
Update: Responses to Community Budget Bulletin Page 63
1. Water - a dependable, cheap source such as state water, not desal. Reduce sewer rates.
2. Jobs - high paying jobs which can support a family, not Cal Poly student jobs. Approve something
for Alex Madonna in his lifetime. He deserves this at least.
3. Standard of living. City should aggressively pursue human standard of living issues and act upon
them, e.g., jobs, affordable water, road repair, parking.
4. Public Safety - particularly education of Cal Poly students and a plan and implementation of
program to move panhandlers out of downtown.
5.' Environment - restore creek habitat by enacting laws to move squatters out of this delicate habitat.
Expand creek walkway.
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1. No more box stores.
2. Protect open space and limit growth.
3. Longer fitness path.
4. More bicycle lanes.
1. Be an oasis in the desert of development. Maintain a quality of life SLO identifies with.
2. Require that if buildings are constructed, used, then left unused, that the buildings be utilized for
community activities.
3. Proper concert staging for high school concerns (which are crowded in more favorable halls than in
high school gyms.
4. Use the vacant grocery store on Broad Street for a bowling alley.
Update: Responses to Community Budget Bulletin Page 64
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1. Annex property around city so as to keep control of it, including airport.
2. Assure Y2K compliance of city computers and software.
3. Further control of student housing to limit partying and neighborhood deterioration.
4. Solve future City water reserved and reduce fees.
5. Pass legislation to prohibit strip clubs and adult shops.
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1. Preserving existing open space within city limits, acquiring new open space parcels.
2. Keep big box stores out of SLO.
3. Build separate pedestrian/bike paths from outlying neighborhoods to downtown. Buy right -of -way
from Madonna to link Laguna Lake with downtown.
4. Improve/create creased walkways.
5. Get Y2K ready.
6. Create more community gardens.
7. Encourage the arts.
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1. A bike trail, exclusive of cars, something similar to the Avila bike trail perhaps. Maybe along the
railroad tracks.
2. Continue to purchaselprocure development rights for greenbelt open space surrounding SLO (thanks
for Bishops Peak trail and open space).
3. We support improvements and expansion of Laguna Lake Park.
4. We support expansion of the Marsh Street parking structure.
Update: Responses to Community Budget Bulletin Page 65
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1. Support locally owned and operated businesses currently in area.
2. Encourage new local businesses, especially those able to provide "head -0f -- household."
3. Support the arts and community -based non -profit services.
4. Preserve unique quality of area.
5. Secure reliable water rights for presumed growth.
1. Bring back downtown to where it seems like a small town shopping center. Right now the
community feeling is nil.
2. Meter Maids are over zealous in monitoring. Wait for time to elapse. This discourages local
shopping and moves one to Mall.
3. Maintain city streets, e.g., pot holes.
4. Red light runners should be cited and charged more revenue.
1. Set up a plan (i.e., sales taxes) to have a continual source of money for open space acquisition. We
desperately need more open space. Cooperate with the County for open space and multi-use trails.
2. Include a velodrome in a park facility, a concrete oval for track bicycle racing, in -line skate racing
and skate boarding.
3. San Luis needs another pool or increased access to Sinsheimer. Seniors need a hot pool too.
4. Move senior center to a place with parking. Convert current senior center for other uses.
Update: Responses to Community Budget Bulletin Page 66
5. Do all you can to discourage driving. Continue to make SLO bicycle friendly. Parking is never a
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3. Stop wasting taxes on stupid projects.
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1. Public safety. More police officers and better equipped cars.
2. Neighborhood Preservation. Enforcement of parking districts. More parking districts. Another
SNAP unit. An assistant for neighborhood services.
3. No new shopping malls. Fix the ones we have.
1. Both cost effective and ample paricing for long-term downtown employees.
2. Working middle class families can't afford local goods and services. Our sales tax goes to Paso,
Atascadero, Arroyo Grande and Santa Maria.
1. Recognize that the downtown most grow south. Locate parking facilities where the southerly growth
can occur in an orderly fashion.
2. Don't be lured by proffered sales tax revenue of large chain stores.
Update: Responses to Community Budget Bulletin Page 67
1. Strongly promote and facilitate alternate travel modes within city, i.e., bicycle commuting and
walking.
2. Make Garden Street between Higuera and Marsh Streets a permanent pedestrian zone.
1. Stop the development of the From Ranch, even if it means purchasing the development rights or the
land as a whole with city tax dollars.
2. Put in advisory vote on the ballot again for a tax increase to fund the purchase of a greenbelt around
the city.
3. Long -term water supply.
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2. Keep traffic down.
3. Keep pollution down.
1. Traffic calming. As the population of our state and town increase, traffic will continue to increase
also. This necessitates continued efforts in traffic management and this is not just parking
considerations. Vehicle speed and noise erode the peacefulness of neighborhoods, which are really
the backbone of the community.
1. Take control and enforce traffic laws in the residential area of four -lane Tank Farm Road from the
railroad underpass to Poinsettia.
!. In future new residential planning, don't allow homes to be built close to a four -lane thoroughfare.
Update: Responses to Community Budget Bulletin Page 68
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2. Y2K issues... water, sewer, safety.
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2. Complete new ball fields off Broad Street.
3. Begin planning for indoor "Sport Court" hockey rink.
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2. Annex. areas to control No. 1.
3. Obtain open. space.
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1. In the Salinas Valley area, where I reside, gangs and narcotics are of uppermost concern to the
citizens. Continue to monitor your law enforcement policies and administrators that they continually
address themselves on a daily basis to these two problems.
2. Be certain that Council members and City Administrators understand the meaning of the word
"growth"; not runaway growth but slow to moderate growth based on thoughtful and deliberate
analysis of evaluative factors. But, the City must grow.
Update: Responses to Community Budget Bulletin Page 69
S. Continue to monitor the subtle emergence of city "slum areas" which SLO apparently has done an
exemplary job of keeping out or minimised.
4. The city must continually remind itself that bigger is not better.
5. Particularly for the past 35 years, America has been mesmerized by unification, centralization, e.g.,
unified school districts, cafeterias, government functions, etc. It is time to take a look at deunifying
against as we're losing our identity.
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1. Control growth and residential development. Keep it very limited and slow to maintain the small-
town character that is SLO.
2. Keep large - volume stores like Eagle Hardware out of SLO. Support our local merchants.
3. Promote increase in "clean" cottage and light industry growth to promote jobs and tax income.
4. Develop plan to improve the natural health of our creeks, especially where running through the City.
Keep street, gutter run-off out of creeks.
5. Do not expand water collection and reservoirs, but work with citizens to better use and conserve
what we have.
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1. More bike lanes in town. More bike -only lanes in more rural areas.
2. Would like to see Monterey, Higuera and Marsh between Osos and Broad closed to traffic. The
amount of traffic and the pace it moves at through the downtown is appalling.
3. Preserving green space in and out of town.
4. Brining people together in positive ways in our downtown are (i.e., First Night).
5. Prepare for Y2K.
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Update: Responses to Community Budget Bulletin Page 70
1. Cut taxes.
2. Cut permits.
3. Make sure every City employee is working 8 hours for 8 hours pay.
4. Cut back on fringe benefits such as sick pay, vacation pay, etc.
5. Hire (someone) a businessman to help city with operations.
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1. Open space. Acquire land for park recreation and non -human environment.
2. Provide incentives for downtown home owners to make their house beautiful. No slum lords.
3. Develop downtown as the regional "high end" shopping district.
4. Provide funding for County Hospital.
5. Make the schools the best they can be.
1999 -ot f manciaL plan
Community Forum — January 12, 1999
JUMMARY OF PUBLIC COMMENTS: VERSION 2
The following summarizes comments from the Community Forum held on January 12, 1999 as part of
the 1999 -01 Financial Plan process. There were over 200 in attendance and 61 speakers. As captured at
the forum, this summary presents the comments by "what, why and how," and is organized into the six
functions used in the Financial Plan: public safety, public utilities, transportation, leisure cultural &
social services, community development and general government.
or Note. In this second version, the comments are organized within each functional group by whether
this goal is likely to be met as a one -time capital improvement plan project (C), an operating program
change (0), some combination of the two (C/O) or not applicable (NA). This is presented in the "Type"
column..
What Type Why How
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Better public safety and protection for O Long delays, no units More police officers,
neighborhoods available immediately computers in units
Downtown police enforcement
O
Complaints from
business/tourists
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Emergency drought reserve
C
More cost effective way of
State water wheeling when
establishing reserve
available, in emergency
residents have been paying
situations, Approximately
$75 p /acre ft
Water reuse, Nacimiento, et al Salinas
C
Water has been misused as a
Pursue simultaneously
growth management tool
additional sources of H2O as
per general fund work with
other regions, e.g. North
County
Increased student traffic Traffic signal @ Johnson &
Dangerous intersection at Jobnsow?ismo
C
between Mitchell Park & Pismo
high school
Increased parking in downtown
C
Important to vitality of
Marsh St expansion
downtown
Begin Palm 11 (modify
Access/pedestrian
parking triggers)
friendliness
Improved use of surface
lots, existing space
Community Forum —Summary of Public Comments: Version 2 Page 2
What Type Why How
Traffic calming measures
C
Neighborhood protection
Additional resources for
traffic calming
Meet needs beyond transit trolley - e.g. hop
O
Meets special needs
Partner in funding with
shuffle, safe ride home
Ride -on
Traffic mitigation; school impacts of growth;
C/O
Congestion, pollution; class
Peripheral parking
hockey rink
sizes/overcrowding
structures, bike lanes, peds,
shuttles (e.g. to farmers
market), park n' rides
Painting red curbs
UO
Prevent traffic accidents,
Fund curb painting, increase
preserve
street lighting
Increase lighting on Chorro
sightlines/neighborhoods,
make neighborhoods more
pod friendly
Complete Marsh street garage
CtO
Studies show need +
Council support (parking
parking fund for this
fund)
Use parking fimd for parking
purpose
Appropriate/traditional use
Modal split objectives/circulation element
C/O
implement
RR Bice path to Cal Poly
Transit, bices/alternative transportation funding
Improved street lighting
CIO
Too dark, dangerous
Add 1 -3 more between
intersections
Solar power/ Donate -a -light
Pedestrian amenities
C/O
Meet circulation element
Crosswalldintersection
goals
controls
Improve safety
Wide busy streets
Confusing intersections
Control placement
Sidewalk program - good,
thanks keep doing/finish
Street lighting - tree
trimming
On- street trash receptacles
at transit stops, in shopping
areas
Vehicle maintenance - turn
signals
Community Forum - Summary of Public Comments: Version 2 Page 3
What Type Why How
Continue support of b&e plan and maintain paths
GO
Bike accidents
Maintain existing, develop
more
Maintain streets
Maintain integrity of parking fiord
C/O
Area is under- served
"Apt'- self - cleaning "2"
subsidize
Marsh Street parking structure expansion
Improve transit/alternative transportation
C/O
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Museum development/expansion
C
Meet community need
Expansion
Promotes tourism
New Senior Center
C
Growth of senior population
(500 at center)
Pool for seniors
Improve Senior Center
C
Crowded conditions
With shuffleboard, bowling
lane, exercise pool
New Center
Provide nutrition programs
A 1jew Senior Center - Can be Shared Use - youth
C
Current facility if
Senior Center could be
& seniors depending on time of day
inadequate
shared with youth
programs/facilities.
Parking is impossible
Join with others to raise
funds.
Expand SLO Art Center exhibition area,
C
To offer a wider cultural
Add a 2' story
classrooms
offming
Partner with City
Establish housing trust fund to affordable housing
C
Community need
Develop a housing trust
fund
Aid in keeping
demographics distributed
Off -leash dog areas
C
Provide legal off -leash areas
Partner with SLO Pups &
County - $5,000
Meet existing need
Provide areas for training,
vaccination, etc.
Affordable housing
C
Rents too high
Build more housing
Poor living conditions
Community Forum—Summary of Public Comments: Version 2 Page 4
What Type Why How
Low income housing
C
10% of population needs
Added land, grants
Increase in partnership w/Habitat for Humanity
Good, decent homes -
Habitat for Humanity
American Dream
Reduces crime
Brings community together
Park improvements (Mitchell, Vista Lago, Laguna
area
C
Positive outlet for youth
Improvements
Laguna Lake Park Master Plan
C
Active & passive
Dredge the lake
recreational opportunities
Dredging
Continue to dredge it
Youth activities, fishing
Support for Arts
O
Helps economy
Allow use of PCC grants for
operating expenditure
Education
20% finding for PCC to
Enrichment
Arts
Allow application for
multiple grants by single
organization
Support for Arts
O
Fund PCC Grants
Partnerships with Arts
community, youth and
senior support
Support Mayor's Youth Task Force
O
Continued youth
More funding, new
involvement in alcohol and
programs
Create Youth Action Council
other drug use and problems
Youth conflict resolution
Need youth/adults/business
involved in solutions
Binge drinking awareness
Prevention, youth
alternatives
Reduce conflicts, drinking,
sales to minors
$30,000 for Mayor's Youth Task Force (examples
O
Positive, proactive
Community collaboration to
of programs: alcohollbinge drinking avoidance,
investment in youth.
leverage added resources
un -chapperoned parties)
Healthy outlet, crime
using $30,000 seed money
prevention, enrichment.
More activities.
Explore Children's Theater opportunities
O
To enhance cultural
Explore programming
experiences for youth
Community Forum —Summary of Public Comments: Version 2 Page 5
Continue support of Library's Wednesday night
O
Citizen survey indicates
Continue finding
open hours
extended hours are valued
Continue support of Library
O
Working families can't get
Funding to stay open longer
to library during working
hours
Don't cut back
Human Relations Commission & Community
O
Help establish priorities,
HRC finding & support of
Health Assessment
form partnerships, pool
assessment
resources
Leverages added funding &
collaboration
Continue current levels of support-Prado Day
O
Staff needs greater than
Utility expenses & bus
Center
anticipated
passes
Increase funding by 25%
Links clients to service
Allocate funding/staff time
providers
on steering committee
Continue leadership/decision making that supports
Prado Day Center
Keeps community healthy
Make courageous decisions
Access to existing gyms
O
Can't get playing time for
On weekends, nights, all age
youth teams
groups
Public Art
C/O
Enhances community
Collaboration with others
uniqueness & appeal
Incentives
Financial incentives
Promotes tourism
Formation of an Arts Commission
Public art commission
Garden Street closure for exhibitions
Increase aquatics opportunities in SLO
CIO
No alteratives when pool is
Warm water therapy pool
closed
for elderly & youth
Consistent with original
Partner with SLOUSD to
plan
reopen Nuss Pool
Facilities are limited
Warm exercise pool
CIO
Needed by seniors
New Senior Center
Youth athletic fields increases
C/O
Tourism enhancement
Complete
purchase/construct/maintain
Support of economy
Community Forum — Summary of Public Comments: Version 2 Page 6
What Type Why How
Youth Sports Facilities
C/O
Less $ for policy, juvenile
More resources, including
services
non - general fund
Support for Parks & Recreation Commission's
(community resources)
request for added financial support
10 year; behind need
(overcrowding)
Stronger partnership
More fields/much improved maintenance
Good for economy
Soon! W /City, schools,
Double sizelcommitment to new fields
(tournaments)
volunteer;
Maintain/coordinate with
school district. needs
improve. (inadequate turf,
gopher holes)
Improved safety
Youth enrichment - skills,
attitudes, values
Sports fields complex
C/O
For games & practices
Neighborhood fields
Cultural climate
NA
Promote diversity
Domestic partner ordinance
Objection to $1.00 subsidy to Boy Scouts
Promote healthcare benefits
Evict the Boy Scouts
Do not support
organizations that
discriminate
Consider in decisions:
NA
Consider in decisions
Women's issues -
Housing, Parks, open space, jobs
Community Forum—Summary of Public Comments: Version 2 Page 7
What Type Why How
� Y
It's a City plan
Specific acquisitions
Revive & implement the Downtown Physical
C
Concept Plan
Expand CC zone per plan
Unified policy for objects
on street - newspaper racks,
etc.
Public Art in bulb -outs
Garden Street/Fremont Plan
Landscape medians
Small park Marsh/Santa
Rosa
Increased tourism promotion
O
Jobs creation, doesn't
Allocate more dollars to
severely impact resources,
tourism, adopt PLC's
new $ - TOT & sales tax,
focused plan
clean industry
Hotel/motel promotion
O
TOT comes from
Put larger amount of TOT.
hotel/motels
back into tourism
Tourism promotion
Economic development program
O
Protect economic vitality of
Continue to fund economic
community
development
Parsee litigation re: opposition Eagle Hardware
O
Jobs/housing imbalance
De- emphasize the 5scalimfion of land use
Difficulty getting around
town
Economic development support /improvement
O
Economic health
Adequate H2O supply
Quality of life
75 -100 acres pre -zoned
Housing stock
Streamline permit process
for targeted industries
Implement TICC report
goals
Remove "fear factor",
improve City reputation
Proactive retention &
recruitment - follow -up
Community Forum —Summary of Public Comments: Version 2 Page 8
What Type Why How
Neighborhood services to include a new Code
O
Caseload
Add a position/code
Enforcement Officer
enforcer
Increase focus on neighborhood concerns
Add a planning position
Economic plan for downtown
O
Sales dwindling, outside
pressures, no expansion
planned
Develop Court Street
C/o
Increase restrooms in the downtown
Requests increasing
"Apf' - self - cleaning "2"
subsidize
Open space/parks
GO
Court Street/Garden St. closure
Urban Growth Boundary
Citizen Task Force for Conservation Element
Natural History Museum
Continue financial support for urban creek
restoration
Development on LOVR - reduce
C/O
Traffic
Deny DeVaul project
Oppose Eagle Hardware
Deteriorates quality of life
Oppose Eagle
Completeladopt airport area plan / annex the
NA
Jobs, good planning &
Complete plan
import area
design infiastructure.
Conservative in assigning
Improve
cost
Compact urban form
Annex area
Enhanced character
Establish a policy that opposes incentives for
NA
Quality of life suffers
Policy initiatives
economic development
Don't work
No redevelopment agency
Won't qualify as blighted
community
Increased onus housing
NA
Quality of neighborhood
Student housing on-campus
hurt by student
increased, more alternatives
overcrowding
to students
Incentives/enforcement to
better engage Poly /Cuesta
Community Forum—Summary of Public Comments: Version 2 Page 9
Plan to retain demographics in our City
NA
Students are displacing
Additional housing on Cal
families
Poly campus
3K noise complaints
State legislator involvement
Student population is up
Madonna Shopping Area revitalization
NA
In -fill development to raise
Added taxes - Madonna
revenue (not new
Plaza/Mall upgrade
development)
Increase multi- family density to allow for 3
NA
bedroom condos
GOV, -N
Join the Y2K AA
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To prepare, educate &
To be determined
create contingency plans for
entire County
Y2K Plan
C
and Council Member Goals for 1
The following consolidates the proposed goals for 1999 -01 received from the Mayor and each
Council member. They are organized by major functional area as follows:
■ Public Safety
■ Public Utilities
■ Transportation
■ Leisure, Cultural & Social Services
■ Community Development
■ General Government
In general, we have tried to group similar goals together within each function. However, in some
cases, based on how Council members structured their goals, this was not possible to do in
retaining the Council member's approach to the goal.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Police Protection
■ Police
• Additional officer for night time coverage downtown and in neighborhoods.
• Increase anti-gang program.
Fire & Environmental Safety
■ Fire
• Fire stations should be all equally staffed.
• Study feasibility of bringing ambulance service in- house.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Water Services
■ Long -Term Water Supply Development
• Obtain regulatory agency approval of reclaimed water project, prepare plans for initial
construction projects.
• Reconsider state water in supply options, obtain voter approval if necessary.
• Complete Nacimiento EIR and participation agreements, prepare construction plans;
or
• Obtain Corps and County approvals to proceed with construction plans for Salinas
Dam project
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■ Water Supply
• Continue water conservation programs.
• Continue to pursue the Nacimiento water supply.
• Continue to develop water reuse.
• Maintain water rights at the Santa Margarita Reservoir
■ Reliable Water Supply. A reliable source of water:
• Nacimiento with Salinas as alternate.
• Water reclamation.
• Continued conservation such as retrofit policy.
■ Water Supply
• Reuse - -continue program.
• Preserve and protect our water rights:
– Salinas Reservoir — preserve & protect our rights.
– Preserve & protect watershed/groundwater areas.
– Encourage water conservation.
• Nacimiento– proceed or sign -off on this option by 2001.
• Ground water protection:
– Preserve Dalidio for ground water rights (potentially 2,000 -3,000 acre feet per
year).
– Preserve other ground water sources within the City.
– Hold ballot measure before acquiring Nacimiento or expanding Salinas.
– Conduct costs study regarding actual financial impact on taxpayers of new water
sources.
■ Joint Meeting with North County. Continued and increased funding as available and
support for existing programs and policy initiatives including:
• Joint meeting with Paso City Council and North County participants on Nacimiento
water project.
TRANSPORTATION
Streets
■ Street and Sidewalk Maintenance
• Continue aggressive street maintenance program.
• Increase sidewalk repair and installation.
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■ Implement Projects to Improve Vehicle Circulation
• Higuera Street widening: Marsh to High.
• Santa Barbara Corridor.
• Congestion Relief-
- Madonna - Los Osos Valley Road.
— Foothill - Santa Rosa.
— South - Santa Barbara - Broad.
— Monterey - California.
■ Street Maintenance and Improvements. Continued and increased funding as available
and support for existing programs and policy initiatives including:
• CIP projects such as the Higuera Street Bridge.
• Road repair and re- pavement priorities in CIP plan.
• Road maintenance plan.
Traffic Mitigation
■
Traffic Calming. Provide guidelines for Citywide traffic calming devices, which
augment State mandated guidelines.
■ Slow Traffic. Review methods to slow traffic along neighborhood thorough fares;
Johnson Avenue, South Broad Street, South Street.
■ Traffic Management. Traffic management.
■ Alternative Transportation. Continue to support transit, bike lanes and pedestrian
infrastructure.
■ Circulation Element Review. Re- evaluate City's circulation element, especially in light
of impending congestion on LOVR.
■ Freeway Ramps Closures. Close as per 1994 Circulation Element on Toro, Broad &
Osos. '
Bikeway and Pedestrian Trails
■ Recreational Trail. Complete railroad recreational trail to Marsh Street.
■ Morro Street. Create Morro Street "Slow Street" linking Jennifer Street Bridge to
Downtown.
■ Pacific Street. Maintain Slow Stmt atmosphere of Pacific Street from Santa Rosa to
Higuera, connecting to creek side Bicycle trail at Higuera Street.
■ Phase H Bike Plan. Continued and increased funding as available and support for
existing programs and policy initiatives including: UPRR property Phase II Bike Plan.
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■ Bike
• Complete Railroad to Cal Poly bike path.
• City to the Sea bike path.
■ Pedestrian
• City Council/staff walks to determine need for better pedestrian access.
• Stop signs and cross walks on South Broad, South Street, other dangerous crossings.
Flood Control
■ Flood Protection
• Complete Flood Management Plan and Policy.
• Initiate program to solve most critical flood area.
■ Flood Protection. Continued and increased funding as available and support for existing
programs and policy initiatives including:
• Storm Drainage and Flood Management Master Plan.
Transit
■ Bus
• Expand bus service in City with Federal grants.
• Keep zero fare for Cal Poly students.
• Develop permanent off street bus depot —not stop gap Downtown Transit Center on
Osos — location? Spring Toyota?
• Create a reliable dial a ride system.
■ Transit Transfer Center
• Reinitiate studies to acquire off - street transit transfer center.
• Adopt plan, identify funding sources, acquire property, and prepare documents for
development of site.
■ Trolley Service. Expand trolley service to provide service to downtown from
surrounding parking areas.
■ Partnership with Ride -On. Partner with Ride -On to provide shuttle service (HOP) and
support Safe Ride Home program.
■ Park and Ride. Park & ridelshuttle from airport to SLO, from north of grade to. SLO,
from LOVR to downtown SLO.
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■ Continued/Increased Funding Support. Continued and increased funding as available
and support for existing programs and policy initiatives including:
• Transit system and unmet transit needs.
• Transit initiative =UPRR property.
Parking
■ Parking System Improvement
• Complete construction of Marsh Street structure.
• Initiate studies and property acquisitions needed for Palm lI parking structure.
■ Downtown Parking. Continued and increased funding as available and support for
existing programs and policy initiatives including:
• Expansion of downtown parldng.
• Downtown parking funds for parking needs such as Marsh Street expansion.
■ Parking
• Prioritization of structures. (Why Marsh Street first ?)
• Use parking district funds for study on impact of directing parking structure traffic
through the neighborhoods.
• Re- evaluate Palm & Nipomo as site for parking structure.
• Neighborhood Impact Reports prior to future parking structures.
LEISURE, CULTURAL & SOCIAL SERVICES
Parks and Recreation
■ Youth Athletic Fields
• Complete property acquisition, prepare EIR and construction documents; commence
construction of youth athletic fields.
• Negotiate with Cal Poly for joint use of their fields.
■ Youth Sports Fields. Build new youth sports fields.
■ Athletic Fields. Acquire and develop athletic fields.
■ Athletic Fields and Community Center. Athletic fields and phased community center
(part senior center) near the Damon - Garcia Ranch.
■ Senior Center. Conduct needs study and location studies for a new Senior Center.
■ Senior Center. Begin the process of creating new facilities for Seniors. .
■ Seniors. Community center (senior & multi -use); location?
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■ Senior Center and Indoor Pool. Continued and increased funding as available and
support for existing programs and policy initiatives including:
• New senior center with indoor exercise pool.
■ Swimming
• Implement and complete Sinsheimer plan.
• Therapy pool.
■ Therapy Pool. Expand the Sinsheimer Swim Center to accommodate a warm therapy
pool.
■ Park Land Purchase. Acquire Foothill Park (near Lucky's).
■ Park Land Acquisition. Continued acquisition of park lands and joint use with school
district.
■ Laguna Lake Dredging. Complete necessary studies, obtain approvals and prepare
construction documents for Laguna Lake dredging.
■ Laguna Lake Dredging. Dredge Laguna Lake according to master plan.
■ Laguna Lake Master Plan and Dredging. Continued and increased funding as
available and support for existing programs and policy initiatives including:
• Follow Laguna Lake Master Plan and dredging.
■ Youth Recreational Opportunities
• Pre -teen and teenage recreational opportunities located downtown & in Laguna area
(near Jr. High).
• Permanent skate board park.
• Explore private sector support for bowling alley, ice rink, skating rink.
• Teen theater group.
• Recreation Center snacks.
• Encourage development of an innovative, landmark miniature golf course.
■ Continued/Increased Funding Support Continued and increased funding as available
and support for existing programs and policy initiatives including:
• Mayor's Youth Task Force.
• Joint meeting with School Board on fields, etc.
• Support for Mayor's Youth Task Force goals.
• Partnerships with others for off -leash dog areas.
• Other park improvements (Mitchell, Vista Lago).
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Cultural Services
■ History and Art Museums. Facilitate the expansion of the current History and Art
museums.
■ Historical Museum, Art Center and Adobe Restoration. Facilitate expansion of
Historical Museum, Art Center and adobe preservation by layering funding with other
agencies and non -profit organizations.
■ Year 2000 Celebration.
■ Public Art. Implement Art in Public Places policy.
■ Natural History Museum. Explore a partnership with the business and environmental
communities to create and operate a Natural History Museum.
■ Natural History and Archeology Museum. Found the San Luis Obispo Museum of
Natural History and Archeology in the Year 2000.
• Purpose: To inform, educate and delight all generations of residents and visitors as
they learn about and explore our City's and County's unique natural resources and
past cultures; attract tourists to the downtown.
• Exhibits:
— Permanent.
— Rotating.
— Inanimate & live.
— Information center.
• Events.
• Gift shop /cafeteria.
• Sister institution to Morro Bay Natural History museum, without duplicating services.
• Work with Mission and Cal Poly.
• Location: Near Mission Plaza:
— Augment the ring of cultural facilities on Mission Plaza.
— Bring people of all ages to the downtown.
— Authority: Land Use Element 5.6 authorizes the City to acquire land for cultural
facilities in the Mission Plaza area as sites become available.
— Sebastian's site?
— Site near Historical Museum?
— Site on Mission Plaza or extension of Mission Plaza?
— Court Street?
• Process: Neil Havlik would work with community groups, ECOSLO, non - profits,
agencies, entities, interested individuals to refine concept and obtain additional
funding resources. (City Community Partnership and Foundation policy.)
• Issues:
— Partnering with other entities?
— Formation of non -profit?
— Eventual independent existence?
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• Fiscal impact: hire curator /grant writer to work with Neil Havlik.
■ Demonstration Farm /Agricultural History/Petting Zoo
! Located in City agriculture belt, working with School Districts, Children's Museum
and other non - profits.
• Study re feasibility and models (i.e. Maplewood Farm in Vancouver, Hidden Villa in
Los Altos Hills).
• Site of City resident garden plots?
■ First Amendment Foram
• Weekly noon hour opportunity for people to share ideas in Mission Plaza.
• Provide podium, microphone, scheduling, oversight.
• Fiscal impact: minimal.
■ Continued/Increased Funding Support Continued and increased funding as available
and support for existing programs and policy initiatives including:
• Performing Arts Center.
• Promotional Coordinating Committee grants.
• Preservation of adobes.
• Mission Plaza extension and museums.
• Rail museum.
• Support for public art, PCC grants, partnerships.
Social Services
■ Community Health Needs Assessment. Support a community health needs assessment.
■ Prado Day Center. Increase funding.
■ Homeless Shelter. Study alternatives for future permanent site; accommodations for
families/children and help finding permanent housing.
■ Continued/Increased Funding Support Continued and increased funding as available
and support for existing programs and policy initiatives including:
• Homeless Services Center —Prado Day Center.
• Housing Authority, affordable housing needs.
• Human Relations Commission grants.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Planning
■ Airport Area Annexation
• Complete studies, adopt specific plan and EIR, complete final annexation steps.
• Initiate program to fund and install public improvements needed to serve the area.
■ Airport Area Specific Plan. Airport area annexation program.
■ Annexation
• Airport Area
– If natural resources available.
– GIS natural resources survey & overlay prior to siting development.
• Cal Poly. Continue cost/benefit analysis.
■ Margarita Area Specific Plan. Margarita area for future housing —K -8 school site.
■ South Broad Street (High to Orcutt) Area Plan
• Area zoning should be reviewed for possible multi-use designation, combined with
retaining historic residential areas.
• Create street enhancements along Broad Street with narrower traffic lanes and
medians.
• Neighboring areas need protection from "cut through" traffic.
• Create a Meadow Park Bike/Pedestrian link to the railroad recreational trail and
Sinsheimer Park.
■ Urban Design Excellence
• Objective. Improve the urban design quality of San Luis Obispo and the visual image
of the City.
• Acdon Plan
– Expand the responsibilities of the Architectural Review Commission to
encompass the responsibilities of the former Design Review Board. (Historical
note: It was assumed that when the ARC was formed and the DRB dissolved that
the ARC would automatically take on the DRB's work. This has not happened
and it appears that the responsibility for urban design decisions has fallen
between the cracks)
– Require that the ARC establish quarterly meetings for which the agenda shall be
soLe& devoted to urban design issues. Additional meetings to be scheduled as
necessary to carry out the objectives of the urban design goal.
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— Require all City departments the work of which manifests itself in some physical
form, e.g. Parks & Recreation, Public Works, to commit to ARC review as would
private developers.
— Urban design issues shall include, as a minimum, the following:
• Municipal signing, e.g. design of street signs, parking signs, sign standards,
use of international signing, banners, etc.
• Location and spacing of street trees; species selection.
• Street furniture such as benches and bus stop enclosures.
• Sequencing of the utility undergrounding program.
• Selection and/or approval of lightolier design.
• Color change proposals for all public structures.
• Design approval of all new or expanded collector and arterial streets
specifically with respect to right of way width, divider strips, parkways,
landscaping, signing, lighting, bus stop treatment, etc. Such proposals to be
presented in 3 -D model form during design approval process.
• Design approval of plans for all new parks including remodeling of existing
parks.
• Location of as well as character of public art including fountains.
• Analysis of major "City entrances" followed by development of a program to
improve the character of those entrances with recommendations for actions by
both the public and private sectors of the community.
• Recommendations for revisions to City ordinances or policies which impact
on good urban design standards; e.g. the sign ordinance.
■ General Plan Implementation
• Objective. Implement the goals of the City's General Plan and each of its elements in
a systematic manner.
• Action Plan
— Require those Council Advisory Bodies who have a responsibility for one or more
of the General Plan Elements to schedule study sessions well in advance of the
Council's Biannual goal Setting Sessions for the purpose of reviewing the status
of that (those) Element(s); e.g. The Housing Element; The Parks and Open Space
Element; The Land Use Element; The Circulation Element, The Seismic Element;
etc.
— Delegate to Department Heads the responsibility for preparing status reports for
each General Plan illustrating those goals which have been achieved, those in
progress of achievement and those for which little or no progress has been made.
Example: Goals established in the Housing Element.
— Establish a priority listing of Capital Improvement Projects to implement these
two -year goals.
— Require that these materials be ready for presentation to the City Council and the
community at the biannual goals setting session.
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■ Planning Procedures and Ordinances
• Protect existing neighborhoods as first priority.
• Require neighborhood impact reports before development.
• Create urban growth boundary (UGB) to guarantee compact urban form.
• Create agricultural zoning/determine agricultural zones.
• Revisit decision to encourage San Luis Marketplace project on Dalidio.
• Revise general plan re Dalidio and zone it agriculture.
• Conservation element update: appoint citizen advisory task force.
• Strengthen environmental protections.
• Revise planned development ordinances to give clarity and certainty to process.
• Evaluate necessity of zone changes to mixed use.
• Santa Barbara street /broad street railroad corridor?
• Explore ways of encouraging higher density, for instance eliminating any barriers to
3 or 4 bedroom condos.
■ Quarterly Status Reports. Give Council, Planning Commission and public quarterly
status reports of major projects "in the works" to facilitate in depth consideration of
projects prior to decisions.
Affordable Housing
■ Affordable Housing/Jobs Housing Imbalance
Goal. Increase our non - transient resident base of stakeholders. Affordable housing
should be provided as infill, not as encouragement to urban sprawl; help middle income
people live near their work.
• Affordable Housing Director
— Write grants, staff information center, work with community groups and provide
practical advise regarding increasing supply of affordable housing.
— Work with Habitat for Humanity & other community groups
• Low Interest Loans. Analyze feasibility of evolving low interest loan fund for
middle income employees who work in SLO funded by employers.
— City Employees?
— Incentives to SLO employers to help their employees relocate to the City.
Natural Resource Protection
■ Greenbelt. Continue to support the work of our Natural Resources Manager and
conservation organizations in the acquisition of a green belt surrounding our City.
■ Open Space Preservation. Continued acquisition of open space.
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■ Open Space
• Continue preservation of open space both within and around the City (greenbelt).
• Watershed, creek & flood plane lands should be preserved as open space.
• Preserve Dalidio: open space, agriculture, ground water, flood plane, fly zone for
airport, visual gateway to City.
• Acquire creek land: Old Garden Creek on future Foothill Park (near Lucky's).
• Implement policy on Natural Resource mapping (GIS) and create inventory of
natural and archeological resources on land prior to development or annexation.
• Reinstate regular open space funding at $500,000 per year and develop more funding
options.
• Establish an Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) around San Luis Obispo to guarantee
compact urban form.
■ Agriculture Preserves
• Create zoning "Agriculture."
• Determine future Agriculture zone locations.
• Preserve Dalidio property in agriculture.
• Preserve Los Osos Valley Road /Foothill property in agriculture.
• Acres next to Don Warden's near foothill & LOVR? Other sites?
• Family Farm Alliance model: Families contract for vegetables a year at a time.
• Cal Poly program at Swanton Ranch in Santa Cruz County.
• City/School District working farm. (See "Demonstration Farm" above under Cultural
Services.)
■ Creek Habitat Protection and Restoration
• Institute ordinance protecting creek habitat.
• Restore damaged creek habitat.
■ Conservation Element —Citizen Task Force. Continued and increased funding as
available and support for existing programs and policy initiatives including:
• Citizen task force for Conservation Element.
Downtown
■ Downtown Vitality
• Redevelop the Court Street property with a higher use.
• Expand the parking district and improvement area to include the area west of Nipomo
to the Highway 101 Intersection.
• Establish a parking and access plan to encompass this area.
• Promote public art in the downtown and surrounding areas.
• Close Garden Street to two way traffic and "plaza" effect.
• Expand downtown foot and bicycle police presence.
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■ Strengthen Downtown as the City's Center
• Objective. Develop a step by step program to carry out the objectives of the
Conceptual Physical Plan for the City Center to maintain and enhance downtown as
the business, shopping, entertainment and cultural center of San Luis Obispo.
• Action Plan
— Adopt a policy establishing that the Parking Enterprise Fund is to be used solely
in support of providing public parking in the downtown core until such time that
downtown parking supply reaches equity with the parking supply requirements
imposed by the municipal code on other commercial, retail, office and public
facility land uses.
Complete the addition to the Marsh Street parking garage.
— Divide the program to implement the major physical components of the
Downtown Concept Plan into three (3) segments two of which embody sizable
projects which must be sequentially ordered, and a third segment which contains
smaller projects capable of being accomplished ad hoc. Action Plans to
accomplish these A, B, C segments follow with the understanding that portions of
each of these three segments can, and should be implemented concurrently:
• Segment A: Expansion within the Downtown Commercial - Retail Core
The major purpose of segment A is to remove inefficient surface parking lots
in order to provide "new" land area on which new public serving
commercial - retail and government buildings can be constructed in a manner
that allows downtown to maintain a compact urban form. The boundaries of
this initial work would include the Court Street Bloch major portion of the
two blocks bounded by Palm, Osos, Monterey and Chorro Streets, and the old
City library. Some second story or higher in -town housing/hostelry would
also be provided.
1. Commence a "domino" series of steps necessary to vacate existing land
uses to accommodate new uses.
a. Authorize proceeding with mothballed plans to renovate and enlarge
City Hall. Require park in -lieu fees of City for any new parking
spaces required.
b.. Commence planning of Palm II, a multipurpose, multilevel structure
including parking, office and retail spaces facing Palm, a public plaza
next to the City-County library with pedestrian access to Monterey
Street, and roof top housing or Hostelry. Prepare EIR.
c. Raze the old City Library and construct in its place a new wing to City
Hall.
d. Raze the 955 Morro building after moving Public Works offices to the
expanded City Hall.
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e. Acquire needed private properties facing Palm Street.
f. Relocate utilities in Morro Street and abandon Morro between Palm
and Monterey.
g. Sell or lease segments of public parking lots #3 and #11 facing
Monterey Street for in -fill commercial - retail uses. Require parking in-
lieu fees for required parking.
h. Develop a program establishing the parameters for an intense
commercial - retail use of the Court Street Block (presently public
parking lot #6). Land development shall consider on -grade open
spaces using the Downtown Center as a model. No on -site parking to
be allowed. Require parking in -lieu fees for required parking.
Stipulate that construction of project shall commence simultaneously
with the opening of the parking segment of Palm 11.
i. Issue an RFP with options for land lease or fee purchase.
j. Construct Palm U providing a pedestrian way between Palm and
Monterey Streets adjacent to the Palm Theater.
k. Moneys generated by actions (g) and (i) above to revert back to
Parking Fund.
• Segment B: Expansion of Downtown Cultural Core
The major purpose of segment B is stimulate the development of the embryo
cultural center presently located in the Mission Plaza extended quadrant of
downtown. As in segment A, development here will be dependent on removing
existing surface parking lots in order to generate the land necessary for new
buildings and/or expansions of existing buildings.
1. Prepare necessary plans; respond to public review; perfect plans and
construct low level parking structure at Palm and Nipomo (encompassing
parking lot #14 as well as properties at 664 and 658 Monterey) to serve
cultural center and lower end of downtown core.
a. Sell or lease parking lot #10 (comer of Higuera and Nipomo) for
commercial - retail use with proceeds reverting back to parking fiord.
No on -site parking to be permitted. Require parking in -lieu for
parking needs.
2. Work cooperatively with the County Historical Society and the County
Board of Supervisors to expand the Historical Museum.
a. Prepare a needs program for a new building surrounding the existing
museum. The museum expansion could be accomplished in two
distinct construction phases. (Reference Downtown Concept Plan).
b. Prepare preliminary architectural plans and construction cost estimates.
c. Prepare a shared cost agreement between the Historical Society, the
City and the County. Seek grants in support of museum work.
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d. Commission preparation of contract documents; award bid; and initiate
construction after: one, abandoning parking lot #9 and, two, acquiring
the residential property facing Broad Street.
e. Complete the conversion of the Palm to Broad and Monterey Streets
dogleg into a permanent landscaped pedestrian way open only to
service and emergency vehicles.
3. Work cooperatively with the Art Association to expand the Art Center.
a. Prepare a needs program for expanding the Art Center by adding to the
existing building and/or constructing a new building segment located
across Broad Street as shown in the Downtown Concept Plan.
b. Prepare preliminary architectural plans and construction cost estimates.
c. Prepare a shared cost agreement between the Art Association and the
City. Seek grants in support of Center expansion.
d. Commission preparation of contract document; award bid; and initiate
construction after abandoning parking lot #15 at the corner of
Monterey and Broad Streets.
e. Convert Broad Street from Monterey to Higuera to a landscaped
pedestrian way open only to service and emergency vehicles.
4. Work cooperatively with the Little Theater to build a permanent theater
within the area encompassed by San Luis Obispo Creek, Nipomo Street,
Palm Street, and Broad Street project to Palm.
a. Acquire an appropriate sized site.
b. Prepare preliminary architectural plans and construction cost estimates.
c. Prepare shared cost agreements between the Little Theater and the City
based on shared use of the theater for meetingstpresentations by
community groups such as the Historical Society, the Art Center, the
Children's Museum, the Downtown Association, the Chamber of
Commerce as well as the City itself.
5. Work cooperatively with the Children's Museum to complete renovation
and additions to the Museum at Nipomo and Monterey.
• Segment C: Proceed with Specific Downtown Projects Capable of Ad hoc
Implementation
The major purpose of segment C is to identify projects that can be
implemented independently of the segments A & B and for which significant
public interest and service would be achieved.
1. Complete Creek Walk project between Broad and Nipomo Streets.
a. Approve contract documents prepared by FERMA, call for bids, award
constriction contract and complete project along with two Art in
Public Places works.
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2. Convert Broad and Monterey Streets from Palm Street to Broad Street into
a one -way dogleg.
a. Divert north moving traffic on Broad to use Nipomo Street.
b. Change parallel parking within dogleg to two hour metered diagonal
parking on the Mission side of the street.
c. Erect a well designed sign mounted in a landscaped element at Palm
and Broad announcing: "Entry to Mission Plaza and Mission San Luis
Obispo de Tolosa, San Luis Obispo Art Center, County Historical
Museum, and San Luis Obispo Downtown." (Note: this landscaped
element could be a candidate for an art in public places site.)
d. Conduct a one -year study of traffic movements to insure that the
dogleg functions satisfactorily.
Follow -Up Work Program
e. Acquire property at 975 Broad Street.
f. Remove parking from dogleg upon completion of Palm - Nipomo
parking structure.
g. Redesign dogleg pavement integrating sidewalks and street surfaces
into one plane by removing curbs and gutters and carrying drainage in
centerline swale. Pavement surface to conform with Mission Plaza
pavement pattern.
3. Create Monterey Plaza; convert Monterey Street from Santa Rosa to Osos
Streets into a convertible street/public purpose plaza.
a. Devise a plan which allows for Monterey Street to be closed to
vehicular traffic on special occasions to provide for a large
multipurpose public gathering place. (Street closure examples:
Thursday night Farmers' Market; Mission Plaza Special Events.)
b. Seek County cooperation in allowing portions of the County
Government Center site facing Monterey Street to be integrated into
Monterey Plaza.
c. Remove curbs and gutters between Santa Rosa and Osos Streets and
create one surface plane draining into a centerline swale. Design
pavement patterns and/or surface textures for visual interest, but also
to designate travel lanes and parking bays for normal vehicular use.
d. Consider how parking meter stanchions could be reduced or eliminated
in favor of another parking control method.
4. Create a Downtown Multi -Modal Transit Center
a. Resurrect the program originally proposed for one transit center
located within the block bounded by Monterey, Morro, Higuera and
Santa Rosa Streets which would serve as a terminus and transfer point
for all bus systems serving San Luis Obispo.
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b. Reinstate negotiations for the purchase of a site with some cost sharing
for removal of contamination.
c. Develop preliminary plans and cost estimates for the transit center,
make EIR determination.
d. Work to obtain financing from appropriate State and Federal agencies
for (a) the removal of contaminates, and (b) the construction of the
transit center itself.
e. Complete contract documents, bid, execute building contract and
construct facility.
f. Move other downtown transit terminals to new central facility.
■ Downtown Improvements
• Reactivate studies for expansion of City Hall, Little Theater, Children's Museum,
Historical Museum, Art Gallery, possible Natural History Museum, and relocation of
Chamber of Commerce.
• Complete current Mission Plaza expansion project and initiate studies for next phase.
• Reinitiate downtown sidewalk replacement program.
• Complete refurbishment of downtown utilities, streets and street fiu-niture (trash cans,
benches, signs, traffic signals).
■ Court Street. Begin the planning process.
• Daylight the creek and create plaza with fountain (recycling water).
• Small businesses?
• Permanent farmers' market?
• Natural History museum?
■ Mission Plaza Purchases. Acquire Mission Plaza sites:
• Old Sebastian's site.
• Others as available.
■ Extend Mission Plaza As per Ken Schwartz' concept.
■ . Master Plan Implementation. Implement 1992 master plan for the downtown.
■ Street Closures. Initiate closure of Garden Street between Higuera and Marsh to
automobile traffic.
■ Public Restrooms. Add 2.
■ Continued/Increased Funding Support. Continued and increased funding as available
and support for existing programs and policy initiatives including:
• Public restrooms downtown.
• Revive and implement the Downtown Physical Concept Plan.
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Economic Development
■ Business
• Expansion of auto park on LOUR.
• Revitalization of Madonna Mall.
• Relocate car lots off of Monterey.
■ Continued/Increased Funding Support. Continued and increased funding as available
and support for existing programs and policy initiatives including:
• Redevelopment of Central Coast Mall and Madonna Plaza.
• Work on auto dealer relocation.
• Work on Dalidio project.
Neighborhood Preservation
■ Street Lighting. Improve street lighting.
■ Student Housing. Encourage expanded on- campus housing at Cal Poly.
■ Student Housing. Encourage student housing to be built on campus.
• Cal Poly.
• Cuesta.
■ Noise. Proactively enforce noise ordinance.
■ Neighborhoods
• Underground the currently overhead utility wires (PG &E grant).
• Neighborhood traffic management program to route commercial/parking structure
traffic away from neighborhoods.
• Assistant for Neighborhood Services Manager.
• Beef -up code enforcement.
• Encourage stakeholders who work in SLO to movelstay in the City core.
• Develop & utilize Neighborhood Impact Reports as part of permit process.
Building & Safety
■ Code Enforcement
• Strengthen noise ordinance and code enforcement.
• Noise/parties- increase fines and use money to help fund SNAP program
• Publish noise citations in Mustang Daily
• Publish violations in the paper and notify landlords, dean of students.
• Place warnings on unreinforced buildings which have not been earthquake- proofed.
• No more extensions for earthquake proofing.
Proposed Mayor and Council Member Goals for 1999 -01 Page 19
■ Seismic Retrofit. Continued and increased funding as available and support for existing
programs and policy initiatives including:
• Continued seismic retrofit efforts.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
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Intergovernmental Relationships
■ External City Policy. Improve intergovernmental relations by support of state
legislation on recapturing state funding take -aways such as ERAF, unfunded mandates,
vehicle license fee backing by only sales tax, and no emergency provision or consistency
by federal and waterway agencies in their permit process.
■ Legislative Preparedness
• Objective. Adopt an aggressive legislative program which strengthens local
government, promotes City goals and defends the City against legislative actions by
State and Federal governments that would weaken local government and/or take away
traditional revenue sources.
• Action Plan
— Establish a study session schedule during which the Council with staff assistance
shall develop a legislative program.
— Meet at least once each year with local representatives in the State Senate and the
State Assembly to discuss and promote the City's legislative program.
— Promote San Luis Obispo Legislative programs as well as City positions vis -A -vis
legislation pending before the State Legislature through participation in League of
California Cities legislative programs.
— Designate the City Attorney to monitor pending legislation and to place on the
council agenda from time to time recommended actions which are in keeping with
the council's adopted legislative program.
— Meet at least once a year with the member of Congress representing San Luis
Obispo to discuss and promote the City's legislative program.
■ Strengthen Relationships with Cal Poly
• Objective. Obtain increased Cal . Poly understanding and cooperation in solving
problems as well as exploring opportunities generated by the adjacency of the
university campus with the City.
• Action Plan
— Explore potential benefits -costs of Cal Poly annexation to the City.
— Continue existing roles in promoting the Performing Arts Center.
Proposed Mayor and Council Member Goals for 1999 -01 Page 20
— Continue to offer the City as a learning laboratory to students and faculty.
— Determine some fair share on- campus housing responsibility for Cal Poly in order
to cope with community housing shortage generated by student population growth
since the construction of the last campus residence halls.
— Continue mutual aid agreements.
— Encourage Cal Poly to purchase farm and ranch properties within the City's
designated greenbelt as a means of replacing campus agricultural lands lost to
expansion of the academic core, sports facilities and/or housing as well as
expansions in the agricultural programs themselves.
— Periodically update City-campus agreements with respect to water supply and
wastewater agreements.
— Reduce to the degree possible, student dependency on the automobile for City-
campus travel.
— Improve understanding of citizenship and neighborly responsibilities amongst
students who choose to live within the City.
— Promote faculty and student research projects which offer potential for expanding
local commercial and industrial activities within the City.
— Encourage periodic visitations by City business and government groups to the
campus pattered after the successful Chamber of Commerce sponsored programs
within the City. Likewise, campus administrative and faculty groups could be
introduced to local businesses and goverment facilities.
■ State and Federal Relationships. Enhance the City's presence on state and federal level
by strengthening bonds with:
• Senators and Representative.
• State Senator and Assembly person.
• City Councils in our County.
■ Local Relationships. Improve relationships with:
• County.
• North county cities.
• Cal Poly and Cuesta.
■ Economic Vitality Commission. Lobby it to take a stand against the County's `Eagle
Hardware' development at City's borders as condition of future funding.
Financial Management
■ Project Financing. Approve debt financing for athletic fields, Marsh Street and possible
community center (senior center component)
■ Hazardous Materials Cost of Services Study. Present results of joint hazardous
materials cost of services analysis with County.
Proposed Mayor and Council Member Goals for 1999 -01 Page 21
■ Legal Costs. Analyze costs/effectiveness of jobbed-out legal work:
• Procedure.
• Recipients.
■ Purchasing Review. Analyze expenditures between $30,000 and $50,000 made without
Council consideration:
• Procedure.
• Recipients.
■ Marketing Costs. Analyze costs of jobbed -out marketing work.
■ Thrift Program. Analyze and implement thrift program.
■ New Revenues. Explore additional revenue sources.
Information Technology
■ Y2KIDisaster Preparedness Program
• Provide temporary headquarters for SLO County Y2k Action Alliance.
• Work with schools using elementary school jurisdictions as preparedness
neighborhoods.
• Report to the public regarding City systems' preparedness by June 30, 1999.
• Require Diablo to inform public regarding its state of Y2k preparedness.
■ Y2k Compliance
• Objective. Insure that all City operations dependent on computer hardware and
software programs are fimctional by the end of the millennium.
• Action Plan
— Management team shall institute test programs of all systems; e.g. police, fire,
financial, utilities, etc. and report status to the City Council no later than June 30.
— Should certain systems prove defective, management team shall provide Council
with proposals to bring the defective system(s) into compliance by December 1,
1999.
— Should it be impossible to comply by December 31, 1999, management team shall
devise and present to the Council at the earliest date, a plan for keeping City
operations functioning in the most efficient manner possible.
■ Year 2000 and GIS. Continued and increased funding as available and support for
existing programs and policy initiatives including:
• Y2k mitigation.
• GIS implementation.
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City Organization — Advisory Bodies
■ Commissions and Advisory Groups
• Create Environmental Advisory Group to advise Natural Resources Manager, City
Council
• Create Arts Advisory Group to advise ARC, City Council.
• Architectural Review Board: incorporate old Design Review Board functions.
• Human Relations Commission: review City's anti discrimination policy on books and
as applied, including policy toward leasing to groups with discriminatory policies.
• Evaluate effectiveness of existing commissions and advisory groups.
• Make commissions and advisory groups more proactive and less agenda driven.
• Analyze present ordinances relevant to each group and make recommendations.
• Make yearly status reports on implementation of the General Plan.
Human Resource Management
■ Competitive Work Force. Continued and increased funding as available and support
for existing programs and policy initiatives including:
• Maintain necessary City staff with competitive salaries and educational and
professional development opportunities.
■ Personnel Administration
• Investigate as possible benefit programs to encourage employees to live in the City.
• Investigate feasibility of co- investment programs?
• Low interest revolving loans? (interest would be over 5% and would go to City).
• Analyze relative salaries/status of women and minorities.
• Actively recruit female police and firefighters.
• Analyze under representation of women as Department Heads.
• Analyze extending benefits to "significant others."
• Regular input from City Council members and public regarding job performance of
Department Heads prior to personnel review.
PublicNon Profit Partnerships
■ Grant - Writing Support to Non - Profits. Create an alliance between non -profit
organizations and the City, lending City expertise in grant writing to organizations
supporting City goals, i.e.: open space acquisition, senior health services, youth sports,
etc.
Proposed Mayor and Council Member Goals for 1999 -01 Page 23
Buildings
■ City Hall
• Renovate Council Chambers for TV and better Council/public communication.
• Elevate public seating amphitheater style.
• Display portraits of past Council members and Mayors.
• Display artifacts/documents from City's past.
• Raze old library and expand City Hall.
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council agenba
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
CITY HALL, 990 PALM STREET
Tuesday, January 12, 1999
ACTION UPDATE
7;00 P.M. 1999 -01 FINANCIAL PLAN The Forum
WORKSHOP: COMMUNITY 751 Marsh Street
FORUM
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Allen K. Settle
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL: Council Members John Ewan, Jan Howell Marx, Ken
Schwartz, Vice Mayor Romero and Mayor Allen K. Settle
All Council Members were present
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (not to exceed 15 minutes .total)
The Council welcomes your input You may address the% c3uncil by completi ng a speakers 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 or
items on the Consent 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. 'Staff reports and other written documentation relating to
each item referred to on this agenda are on file to the City Clerk "s Office in Room 1 of City Hall.
There were no public comments on items not on the agenda.
1999 -01 FINANCIAL PLAN WORKSHOP: COMMUNITY FORUM
7:00 -7:05 p.m. Welcome Mayor
7:05 -7:20 p.m. Introduction (process, past goals, criteria for
major City goals, and summary of fiscal outlook) CAO
Council Agenda Tuesday, January 12, 1999
7 :20 -9 :50 p.m, Community Input Public
There were approximately 175 members of the public present Sixty
one speakers expressed suggestions for major city goals in the
areas'of public safety, community developnien4 transportation
leisure, cultural and social services.
9:50 =10:00 p.m. Break
10 :00 =11:00 p.m.. Summary: key hopes expressed, potential goals, All
and further work needed.
ACTION: Council reviewed and summarized the various themes for
goals presented for consideration.
ADJOURNED at 10:32 p.m. to the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting on January
19, 1999 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council. Chamber, Q90'Palm Street.