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Home My WebLink About10/19/1999, Agenda council agen6A CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO CITY HALL, 990 PALM STREET Tuesday, October 19, 1999 4:00 P.M. Note Early Start Time REGULAR MEETING Council Chamber 990 Palm Street CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Allen K. Settle PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL: Council Members John Ewan, Jan Howell Marx, Ken Schwartz, Vice Mayor Dave Romero, Mayor Allen K. Settle PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Public comment period for items not on the agenda will be taken at 7:00 P.M. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. DOWNTOWN TRANSIT TRANSFER CENTER -ALTERNATIVES ASSESSMENT STUDY CONSULTANT SELECTION. (MCCLUSKEY/BOCHUM -30 MINUTES) RECOMMENDATION: - 1) Approve the preliminary scope of work for the Downtown Transit Transfer Center—Alternatives Assessment Study, including added direction relative to several key questions discussed in this report. 2) Authorize the Public Works Director to waive standard consultant selection procedures and negotiate directly for consultant services. 3) Authorize the CAO to award the contract if the amount is within budget. - ® Regular City Council meetings are broadcast on KCPR, 91.3 FM. The City of San Luis Obispo is committed to include the disabled in ail of its services,programs,and activities. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf(805)781-7410. Please speak to the City Clerk prior to the meeting if you require a hearing amplification device. For more agenda information,call 781-7103. Council Agenda Tuesdaf October 19, 1999 2. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO PREPARE FOR NOVEMBER 2000 REVENUE BALLOT MEASURE. (DUNN/STATLER - 15 MINUTES) RECOMMENDATION: 1) Approve the request for proposals (RFP)for assistance in preparing for a possible revenue ballot measure in November 2000. 2) Authorize the City Administrative Officer to award the contract if the best overall proposal is within the approved budget of$35,000 for this project. 3. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH FISH AND GAME CONCERNING WATER REUSE PROJECT. (MOSS/PIERCE - 15 MINUTES) RECOMMENDATION: Approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)with the California Department of Fish and Game regarding the City's Water Reuse Project and authorize the Mayor to execute the MOU. 4. INSTALLATION OF NEW SIDEWALKS. (MCCLUSKEY/WALKER- 15 MINUTES) RECOMMENDATION: 1) Authorize the City Administrative Officer to approve the plans and specifications to install new sidewalks and/or curb and gutter in various locations. 2) Advertise for bids. 3) Award the contract if the cost is less than the engineer's estimate of$67,320. CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda is approved on one motion. Council Members may pull consent items to be considered after Business items. C1. COUNCIL MINUTES (PRICE) Tuesday, September 7, 1999 Tuesday, September 21, 1999 Tuesday, October 5, 1999 RECOMMENDATION: Waive oral reading and approve as submitted. C2. FINAL PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 1358 APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) REZONING FOR PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EL CAPITAL WAY, KELLY GEARHART, APPLICANT. (JONAS/SHOALS) RECOMMENDATION: Grant final passage to Ordinance No. 1358. 2 Council Agenda Tuesday, vctober 19, 1999 C3. FINAL PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 1359 REPLACING RESIDENTIAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS. (JONAS/MATTESON) RECOMMENDATION: Grant final passage to Ordinance No. 1359. C4. FIRING RANGE IMPROVEMENTS, SPECIFICATION NUMBER 90051. (MCCLUSKEYNAN DEN EIKHOF) RECOMMENDATION: 1) Approve plans and specifications for Firing Range Improvements, Specification No. 90051. 2) Authorize staff to advertise for bids and authorize the City Administrative Officer to award the contract if the lowest responsible bid is within the engineer's estimate. C5. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE CITY'S SHARE OF THE 1998-99 PERFORMING ARTS CENTER OPERATING DEFICIT. (DUNN/GEORGE) RECOMMENDATION: Appropriate$9,644 from the General Fund unappropriated balance to fund the remaining portion of the City's share of the 1998-99 Performing Arts Center operating deficit. C6. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR HOUSE RENOVATIONS AT THE JACK HOUSE. (MCCLUSKEY/TOLSON) RECOMMENDATION: Appropriate an additional $20,000 from the General Fund unappropriated balance to the Jack House renovation project account. C7. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR COMMUNITY CENTER AND THERAPY POOL NEEDS STUDY. (LESAGE) RECOMMENDATION: 1) Approve the request for proposals for a study of the need for a community center and therapy pool. 2) Authorize the contract award by the City Administrative Officer if selected proposal is within the available budget of$20,000. C8. DELEGATE TO WASHINGTON. D.C. (PRICE/STENDAHL) RECOMMENDATION: 1) Appoint Council Member Jan Howell Marx to represent the City of San Luis Obispo at the "San Luis Obispo County Day in Washington, D.C." on October 26, 1999, hosted by Congresswoman Lois Capps. 2) Approve payment of travel expenses in the amount of$1,200 from the City Council travel expense account. C9. FLOOD MANAGEMENT PLAN PHASE 2-SURVEY. (MCCLUSKEY/PETERSON) RECOMMENDATION: Approve a contract with Questa Engineering in the amount of $93,821 for the performance of survey work for Flood Management Plan Phase 2 and authorize the Mayor to execute the contract. 3 Council Agenda - Tuesday, October 19, 1999 C10. AGREEMENT TO TERMINATE CITY OBILIGATION TO SERVE WATER TO PROPERTY ON OLD STAGE COACH ROAD. (MOSS/PIERCE) RECOMMENDATION: Approve an agreement with J. Dennis Ahem and Sandra D. Ahem in the amount of$10,000 for discontinuance of water service, transfer of water rights and conveyance of real property. APPOINTMENT Al. APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDATION TO CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE. (SETTLE/EWAN) RECOMMENDATION: Appoint Thomas Wheeler to an unexpired term on the Cultural Heritage Committee to begin immediately and end on 3/31/02, and thank Amy Kardel for her service. 6:40 P.M. CLOSED SESSION Council Hearing Room 990 Palm Street CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL Anticipated Litigation/Initiation of Litigation, Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9 (c) Number of Cases: 1 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.(not to exceed:15'rriinu*t.otota) The bound.welcomes your input (FORTrEMS NOT,ON THE AGENDA) You.may address,the Council by qpm plgting:a speakertslip and gnnng d>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 Emit is three.minutes. State law;does'.not.allow.1he�Countil to discuss oGi-teke action on :des not on the. agenda," except that members of°fhe Council or"staff may: bnefly,�esp6rtd,Nto stateFneirts invade'or questions posed by persons'exercising-their pubLc testimony,ridit' ,(Gov Code Sec: 549542),- Staff` maybe asked'to follow up on such iterriss"Staffrepoits,and other Written°documentatiort relatingcto each g dem:refer-ed to on this agenda are on Be5le in.-the City Clerk's Office m:Room:l of City Hell: - PUBLIC-.HEARINGS If you have filled out a.5peaicer Slip, the-Mayor will call-you to the--p drtum u Please speak into the-. Miaophone and dive�your:name-and city otiresidence forttie':record: Please:Gmd;your egrnments t6' minutes;-consultant and project presentations limited,to To minutes '-If you ct ailerige-anissue-in couit,. You may be:Iirhited to raising only.those Jssues yoU„'or someone else raised-;dtAhis'public,heanng as, descrnbed below,or in written correspondence,delivered to-the Cdy before or-during the_.;public.t eanng 4 Council Agenda Tuesday, vctober 19, 1999 NOTE: If you are paid by any other person or organization to communicate with any officer, employee, or commission of the City of San Luis Obispo for .the purpose of influencing local legislative or discretionary action, you may qualify as a municipal advocate or lobbyist. Any person engaged in municipal advocacy, as defined by SLOMC Section 2.64.020, is required to register with the City Clerk and orally disclose that he/she is registered as a municipal advocate when addressing the City Council. A registration form is available on the back of the Speaker Slip or by contacting the City Clerk. 5. EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING PERIOD: CHINATOWN-COURT STREET PROPOSAL. (DUNN/HAMPIAN/STATLER - 1 HOUR) RECOMMENDATION: 1) Authorize the Mayor to execute a 120-day exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) with Chinatown-Court Street Partners, LLC in order to further explore the Chinatown-Court Street proposal, including assessing the feasibility of the required real property transactions and the necessary planning and regulatory approvals, and to allow the Copeland's added time to involve the community in reviewing and refining the proposal. 2) Approve the reallocation of$40,000 budgeted for the North Downtown Area Plan to support City costs during the ENA period, including financial consultation and representation and planning analysis. 3) Authorize the City Administrative Officer to negotiate and execute two sole source contracts: (A) With Allan Kotin of PCR Kotin for financial consultation and representation during ENA negotiations; and (B)with Fred Sweeney of Phillips, Metsch, Sweeney, and Moore to update the 1990 Civic Center Architectural Program and Space Needs Study. 4) Direct staff to return to Council during the Mid-Year Budget Review in February 2000 with the recommended reprioritization of other goals and activities necessary to accommodate this new and very substantial undertaking. 5) Endorse the 'Team Norms" adopted by the staff relative to the organization, management, and team ethic necessary to cavy out this project in the timely and proactive way encouraged by the City Council. 6. TENTATIVE MAP AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR A 222-ACRE SITE (DEVAUL RANCH) AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF MADONNA AND LOS OSOS VALLEY ROADS (TR/PD 102-96: DEVAUL RANCH LLC. APPLICANT). (JONAS/P. MANDEVILLE - 90 MINUTES) RECOMMENDATION: 1) Introduce an ordinance rezoning the lower 35 acres with a Planned Development (PD) Overlay to allow a density bonus and more variation in the project design than normal standards would allow based on findings and subject to conditions. 2) Adopt a resolution approving the vesting tentative map based on findings and subject to conditions and code requirements. 7. REQUEST FOR A TENTATIVE MAP TO CREATE A 10-UNIT RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM SUBDIVISION (TR 138-99: 680 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD. (JONAS/RICCI - 15 MINUTES) RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution approving the tentative map which creates a ten-unit residential condominium subdivision located on the north side of Foothill 5 Council Agenda Tuesday, October 19, 1999 Boulevard, west of Ferrini Road, with conditions, as recommended by the Planning Commission. 8. MODIFICATION TO USE PERMIT A 46-98: REQUEST TO AMEND PREVIOUSLY-APPROVED PLANS TO ALLOW A 1.5-FOOT SIDE YARD SETBACK (1535 CARMEL STREET). (JONAS/RICCI - 30 MINUTES) RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution denying the requested modification by William E. Tickell to amend previously-approved plans to allow a 1.5-foot side yard setback where a 4-foot side yard had been previously approved, and a 6-foot side yard is normally required, for property located on the southwest side of Carmel Street, between Buchon and Islay Streets (1535 Carmel Street). 9. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AT 883 MARSH STREET. (MCCLUSKEY/OPALEWSKI - 30 MINUTES) RECOMMENDATION: 1) Adopt a Resolution of Necessity to acquire by eminent domain a 10-ft section of the parking lot property located at 883 Marsh Street as part of the Marsh Street Garage expansion project. 2) Appropriate $35,100 from the unappropriated Parking Fund balance for the land purchase and legal fees. 10. ONE YEAR REVIEW OF FOOD 4 LESS EXPANDED HOURS OF OPERATION AT 3985 SOUTH HIGUERA STREET (U 37-98). (JONAS/P. MANDEVILLE - 10 MINUTES) RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution approving the continuation of expanded business hours to 24 hours of operation for Food 4 Less, based on findings. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS(not to exceed 15 minutes) Council Members report on conferences or other City activities. Time limit-3 minutes. COMMUNICATIONS(not to exceed 15 minutes) At-this time, any Council Member or the City Administrative Officer may ask a question for clarification, make an announcement, or report briefly on his or her activities. In addition, subject to Council Policies and Procedures,they may provide a reference to staffor other resources for factual information, request staff to report back to the Council at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter,or take action to direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda(Gov. Code Sec..549542). A. ADJOURN. 6