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CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
CITY HALL, 990 PALM STREET
Tuesday, November 16, 1999
ACTION UPDATE
5:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION Council Hearing Room
990 Palm Street
CONFERENCE REGARDING PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS
Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8
Property: Chinatown/Court Street
Negotiating Parties: City of San Luis Obispo:
John Dunn, Jeff Jorgensen, Allan Kotin
Property Owner Representatives:
Tom Copeland, Martin Tangeman
Negotiation: Whether to Negotiate/Acquire/Sell
ACTION. Council met in closed session.
6:00 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
ACTION: Council met in closed session.
7:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING Council Chamber
990 Palm Street
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Allen K. Settle
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL: Council Members John Ewan, Jan Howell Marx, Ken
Schwartz, Vice Mayor Dave Romero, Mayor Allen K. Settle
All Council Members were present
PRESENTATION
P1. POET LAUREATE - CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO. (SETTLE - 5 MINUTES)
ACTION: Mayor Settle presented a proclamation designating Glenna Luschei
as San Luis Obispo Poet Laureate.
P2. SAN LUIS OBISPO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) DAY.
(SETTLE - 5 MINUTES)
ACTION: Mayor Settle presented a proclamation for GIS Day to John Wade,
Director of County Information Systems and representative of the GIS
Consortium. He also recognized Walt Bremmer, Head of Landscape Architecture
Department at Cal Poly; and Allan Hopkins, Former City GIS Manager.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (not to exceed 15 minutes total)
The Council welcomes your input. (FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA) You may address the Council
by completing a speaker slip and giving it to the City Clerk prior to the meeting. At this time, you may
address the Council on items that are not on the agenda 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 in the City Clerk's Office in Room 1 of City Hall.
Brett Cross objected to placing on the consent calendar the City acquisition of
property at 1095 Marsh Street He argued that the public should have input, and
further, criticized the Council for relying on the Downtown Physical Concept Plan
when making decisions that will affect the community.
Larry Allen from the Air Pollution Control District spoke in support of the City's Trip
Reduction Incentive Program and urged that it be continued.
Council Member Marx read Dr. Richard Kresja's letter to the Council dated
November 16, 1999 expressing concerns about environmental impacts to San Luis
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Obispo Creek associated with current City projects. Public Works Department staff
was directed to provide a written response to Dr. Kresja.
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: NOVEMBER 2. 1999. (PRICE)
RECOMMENDATION: Waive oral reading and approve as submitted.
ACTION: Approved as submitted(5:0).
C2. AMENDMENT TO CONTRACTS FOR LEGAL AND CONSULTANT SERVICES
RELATIVE TO HEARINGS FOR THE CITY'S WATER RIGHTS PERMIT AT
SALINAS RESERVOIR. (MOSS/HENDERSON - 1601-03)
RECOMMENDATION: 1) Authorize the City Administrative Officer to approve the
following contract amendments relative to legal consultant services for the State Water
Resources Control Board hearing held for the City's water right permit at Salinas
Reservoir: A) Amendment No. 1 to contract dated August 19, 1999 with URS Greiner
Woodward-Clyde Intemational-Americas, Inc. increasing the maximum compensation
by $14,565 for a total compensation of$843,175. B) Amendment No. 1 to contract
dated September 1, 1999 with Hatch and Parent increasing the maximum
compensation by $60,000 (using $10,000 contingency previously identified and
$50,000 from water fund balance) for a total compensation of$90,000.
2) Authorize the transfer of$64,565 from Water Fund balance for additional costs
identified above.
ACTION. Approved(5:0).
C3. COLLABORATION WITH SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL FOR
GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTAL. '(LESAGE/DEJARNETTE - 1108-02)
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution granting approval for the City of San Luis
Obispo to collaborate with the San Luis Obispo County Arts Council in submitting grant
applications to the United Way of San Luis Obispo County for funding to provide
enrichment activities for the City's-Sun 'N Fun and Students taking Active Responsibility
(S.T.A.R.) child care programs.
ACTION. Resolution No. 8982 adopted(5:0).
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C4. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING AT 11855 LOS
OSOS VALLEY ROAD (PD 102-96: DEVAUL RANCH). (CONTINUED FROM
NOVEMBER 2, 1999) (JONAS/P. MANDEVILLE - 203-05)
RECOMMENDATION: Grant final passage of Ordinance No. 1360 (1999 Series).
ACTION: Ordinance No. 1360 adopted(5:0).
C5. WATER REUSE PROJECT - CONTRACT TO DEVELOP MITIGATION AND
MONITORING PLANS. (MOSS/PIERCE - 704-06)
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize staff to negotiate with Thomas R. Payne and
Associates for Biological Services for Mitigation and Monitoring Plans for the Water
Reuse Project and authorize the City Administrative Officer to sign a contract not to
exceed $60,000.
ACTION: Approved(5:0).
C6. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY ON SOUTH HIGUERA
STREET (FILIPPONI/DENBOW). (HAMPIAN/MOSS/HAVLIK- 601-06)
RECOMMENDATION: 1) Approve the Contingent Agreement for Purchase and Sale
of approximately 74 acres of property along South Higuera Street with Herbert Filipponi
and Jo Ann Denbow, with the following main provisions: A) purchase price to be
$575,000, payable at close of escrow, plus associated expenses estimated at $15,000;
B) retirement of two of the three existing development entitlements on the property; and
C)the owner of the remaining private parcel having a requirement to consult with the
City regarding the location, size, appearance, and other details of permitted residential
development and/or other outbuildings on that parcel. 2) Appropriate $65,000 from the
Open Space Impact Fee Fund to the project.
ACTION: Approved(5:0).
C7. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT 1095 MARSH STREET.
(HAMPIAN/HAVLIK - 601-06)
RECOMMENDATION: Approve a Purchase and Sale Agreement with the Cheda
Revocable Family Survivors' Trust for purchase of the property at 1095 Marsh Street in
the amount of$286,000, which includes certain expected and possible additional costs.
ACTION: Approved(5:0).
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C8. PURCHASE OF 883 MARSH STREET (PARABLE PARKING LOT SECTIONI.
(MCCLUSKEY/OPALEWSKI -601-06)
RECOMMENDATION: 1) Authorize the purchase of property (10 feet) located at the rear
of 883 Marsh Street for$50,000. 2) Authorize the City Administrative Officer to sign
purchase documents and the deed. 3) Appropriate $55,000 from the unreserved parking
fund balance for the land purchase. 4) Adopt a resolution designating city-owned
property at 871 Marsh Street as a public way.
ACTION: Recommendations 1-3 approved and Resolution No. 8983 adopted(3:2,
Ewan, Marx).
C9. ZONE 9 AGREEMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR CREEK MANAGEMENT
WORK. (MCCLUSKEY/PETERSON - 704-06)
RECOMMENDATION: Approve an agreement with San Luis Obispo Country Flood
Control and Water Conservation District Zone 9 and authorize the Mayor to sign.
ACTION: Approved(5:0).
C10. RE-EXAMINATION OF CITY HALL SPACE NEEDS AND POTENTIAL
EXPANSION. (HAMPIAN/GEORGE - 704-06)
RECOMMENDATION: 1) Approve a contract with Fred Sweeney of Phillips Metsch
Sweeney Moore Architects to perform a re-examination of projected City Hall space
needs and the potential expansion of the existing City Hall in the amount of$23,000. 2)
Appropriate an additional $8,000 from the unreserved balance of the General Fund to
provide sufficient funding for the study.
ACTION: Approved(5:0).
C11. FLOOD MANAGEMENT PLAN--PHASE 2 CITY PROJECT-90013A.
(MCCLUSKEY/PETERSON - 704-06)
RECOMMENDATION: 1) Approve contract with Questa Engineering in the amount of
$545,529 for the preparation of a Waterway Management Plan, for San Luis Obispo
Creek (Flood Management Plan Phase 2) and authorize the Mayor to execute the
contract. 2) Appropriate an additional $400,000 from Zone 9 Revenue to the project
account.
ACTION: Approved(5:0).
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C12. CITY'S TRIP REDUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM (TRIP). (SLATE/SYLVAIN -
804-04)
RECOMMENDATION: Receive status report on the City's Trip Reduction Incentive
Program (TRIP) and approve continuation of TRIP for an additional two years.
ACTION. Approved(5:0).
C13. APPROVAL OF LATHROP PROPERTY PURCHASE FOR EXPANSION OF
DAMON-GARCIA SPORTS FIELDS SITE. (LESAGE - 601-06)
RECOMMENDATION: 1) By resolution, approve a purchase and sales
agreement to acquire Lot 3 of the Lathrop Property at a cost of$231,000 for the
purpose of expanding the Damon-Garcia Sports Fields site. 2) Appropriate
$231,000 from the unreserved General Fund balance for this purchase. 3)
Authorize the Mayor to sign the purchase and sales agreement.
ACTION: Resolution No. 8984 adopted(5:0).
C14. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS FOR PARKING
OPERATIONS. (MCCLUSKEY/OPALEWSKI - 704-06)
RECOMMENDATION: 1) Approve requests for proposals for: Parking Lot and Garage
Cleaning Services (Specification No. 90042); Parking Meter Coin Collection Services
(Specification No. 90043); Parking Security Guard Services (Specification No. 90044).
2) Authorize Public Works to solicit proposals. 3) Authorize the City Administrative
Officer to award contracts where costs for the best proposals are within the amount
budgeted. 4) Approve extensions of the existing contracts until February 29, 2000.
ACTION: Approved(5:0).
C15. CONTRACT FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES.
(MCCLUSKEY/TOLSON - 704-06)
RECOMMENDATION: 1. Approve the "Notice Inviting Bids to Furnish Landscape
Maintenance Services, Specification No. 90040." 2) Authorize Public Works to
advertise for bids. 3) Authorize the City Administrative Officer to award contracts
where low bids are within the amount budgeted. 4) Approve extension of the existing
contracts until February 29, 2000.
ACTION: Approved(5:0).
APPOINTMENT
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Al. APPOINTMENT OF STAFF FOR THE SAN LUIS OBISPO YOUTH SPORTS
ASSOCIATION. (DUNN - 1 MINUTE - 1108-01)
RECOMMENDATION: Appoint Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrative Officer, to
serve as an ex-officio (non-voting) member of the San Luis Obispo Youth Sports
Association and appoint Paul LeSage, Parks and Recreation Director, to serve as the
City's alternate.
ACTION: Approved(4:1, Schwartz).
COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS (not to exceed 15 minutes)
Council Members report on conferences or other City activities. Time limit-3 minutes.
SAN LUIS OBISPO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY(SLORTA)
Vice Mayor Romero reported that SLORTA received the "Regional Transit
Integration and Consolidation Study." It recommended that SLORTA should
integrate operations of all transit systems. The Board directed SLORTA staff to
work with the transit operators, transit system personnel and City staff toward
achieving this goal.
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (SLOCOG)
Vice Mayor Romero reported that the SLOCOG Board is going forward with a
contract for a consultant to research transportation needs and the possibility of
imposing a % cent sales tax.
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION(EOC)
Council Member Marx reported that the Governor's decision to veto
appropriations of$15,000,000 for the CalWORKS Program (subsidized child care)
is expected to have local consequences. Without adequate resources for child
care expenses, low-income wage earners may chose to return to the welfare
system. Senator Jack O'Connell and Assemblyman Abel Maldonado are working
on this issue, she added.
DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION
Council Member Schwartz attended the recent board meeting of the Downtown
Association. He reported that the board is working to Find a solution to the
congestion on Garden Street during Framer's Market They also discussed the
construction of new restrooms behind the Goodwill Industries building on Marsh
Street as well as downtown parking issues.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
If you have filled out a Speaker Slip, the Mayor will call you to the podium. Please speak into the
microphone and give your name and city of residence for the record. Please limit your comments to 3
minutes; consultant and project presentations limited to 10 minutes. If you challenge an issue in court,
you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at this public hearing as
described below, or in written correspondence delivered to the City before or during the public hearing.
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.
1. APPEAL OF THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION'S DECISION
(ARC 11-99) TO APPROVE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT AT THE
EASTERLY END OF PISMO AND BUCHON STREETS ADJACENT TO THE
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY: 1330 AND 1363 PISMO
STREET. (CONTINUED FROM SEPTEMBER 7, 1999) (JONAS/SHOALS - 30
MINUTES - 201-11)
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution upholding the appeal, approving the revised
mitigated negative declaration and approving the revised project design based on the
findings and conditions outlined in Resolution "A."
ACTION: Resolution 8985 adopted(5:0).
2. AMENDMENT OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT
SYSTEM (PERS) CONTRACT TO PROVIDE 2% AT 55 RETIREMENT
FORMULA FOR MISCELLANEOUS MEMBERS. (SLATE/JENNY - 10
MINUTES - 505-01)
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution of intention and introduce an ordinance
approving an amendment to the contract between the Board of Administration of PERS
and the City of San Luis Obispo to provide the 2% at 55 retirement formula for
miscellaneous members.
ACTION: Resolution 8986 adopted(5:0).
3. INTERIM AIRPORT AREA INFRASTRUCTURE FEES UPDATE. (STATLER -
15 MINUTES - 208-03)
RECOMMENDATION: Increase interim airport area infrastructure fees from $15,538
per acre to $26,236 per acre for annexation and development applications deemed
complete after November 30, 1999.
ACTION: Approved(5:0).
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4. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AT 883 MARSH STREET (CONTINUED FROM
OCTOBER 19 1999 AND NOVEMBER 2, 1999). (MCCLUSKEY/OPALEWSKI - 1
MINUTE - 601-06)
RECOMMENDATION: Based on Council action on item C8 on the current agenda, this
item has been withdrawn.
ACTION: Withdrawn.
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 staff or other resources for factual information, request
staff to report back to the Council at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter, or take action to direct
staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda (Gov. Code Sec. 54954.2).
PROPOSED LEGISLATION CONCERNING COUNTY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE
CITY URBAN RESERVE LINE
Council directed staff to place on a future agenda consideration of City Attorney
Jorgensen's draft of legislative language proposed that would require referral to
the local agency formation commission whenever a county proposes a
development change within the Urban Reserve Line of a City.
REPORT FROM AUTO DEALER SUBCOMMITTEE (MAYOR SETTLE AND COUNCIL
MEMBER EWAN)
Council approved the subcommittee's request to refer auto sales and detail land
use alternatives to staff for analysis and gave direction to report back to Council
within two to three months.
BUSINESS ITEMS
5. YEAR 2000 PREPAREDNESS UPDATE. (NEUMANN/STATLER/MAA-20
MINUTES - 704-06)
RECOMMENDATION: 1) Review and discuss the status of the City's preparedness for
the Year 2000 and the recently prepared Management Information Systems (MIS)
Disaster Recovery Plan. 2) Appropriate $15,000 from the unreserved General Fund
balance for the purchase of a back-up file server.
ACTION: Approved(5:0).
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6. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES TO DESIGN
DAMON-GARCIA SPORTS FIELDS. (LESAGE - 30 MINUTES - 704-06) .
RECOMMENDATION: 1) Approve the request for proposals for consultant services to
design the Damon-Garcia Sports Fields. 2) Designate the scope of this project as
being limited to multiple, turf-based athletic fields and the related support facilities. 3)
Authorize contract award by the City Administrative Officer if the selected proposal for
Phase I services is within 50% of the $200,000 budget for all design services
($100,000). 4) Authorize the Parks and Recreation Director to complete a contract for
Phase II design services with the selected consultant, and authorize the City
Administrative Officer to award the contract if the fees for Phase I and Phase II of the
design services do not exceed the total design budget of$200,000.
ACTION. 1) Approved as amended. 2) -4) Approved(5:0).
A. ADJOURN.
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