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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/23/1958Introduction of Resolution 391 (1958 Series). A Resolution Determining Convenience ;and Necessity, Adopting Engineer's.Report, Confirming Assessment and Ordering Work was passe and adopted on motion of Nels Beck, seconded by Richard G. Sleight on the following roll call vote: AYES: Nels Beck, Kenneth W. Jones; Richard G. Sleight, J. Barry Smith, Fred H. Lucksinger NOES: None ABSENT: None Introduction of Resolution No.- 392_(195$ Series). A Resolution of Award of Contract was passed and adopted on motion of ichard_ . Sleight, seconded by Kenneth W. Jones, on the following roll call vote: AYES: Nels Beck, Kenneth W. Jones, Richard G. Sleight, J. Barry Smith;. - Fred H. Lucksinger NOES: None ABSENT: None Introduction of Resolution No. 393.`195$ Series) . A Resolution Calling For Sealed Propos was.passed and adopted on motion of Nels Beck, seconded by Richard G. Sleight on the following roll call vote: AYES: Nels Beck, Kenneth W. Jones, Richard G. Sleight, J. Barry Smith, Fred H. Lucksinger NOES: None ABSENT: None Introduction of Resolution.No..394 (1958 Series).. A Resolution Designating Collection Offi cer was passed and adopted on motion of Kenneth W.. Jones, seconded by Nels Beck, on the following roll call. vote: AYES: Nels Beck, Kenneth W. Jones, Richard G. Sleight, J. Barry Smith, Fred H. Lucksinger NOES: None ABSENT: None There being no further business the adjourned meeting was adjourned on motion of J. Barry Smith, seconded by Nels Beck. Approved on the day of , 195$• My Clerk ADJOURNED MEETING CITY HALL June 23, 1958 - 7 :30 P. M. The City Council met in adjourned session with Mayor Fred H. Lucksinger presiding. Roll Call: Present - Nels Beck, Kenneth W. Jones, Richard G. Sleight, J.Parry Smith, Fred H. Lucksinger Absent - None Mayor Lucksinger announced that the purpose of the meeting, as advertised, was the final'a- doption of Ordinance No. 86 forming parking district No. 1 for the City of San Luis Obis po. The Mayor instructed the City Clerk to read a special.report outlining the steps taken in the formation of the parking district to date. (Exhibit A, Parking Assessment District, File #256). The City Clerk then read a communication addressed to the City of San Luis. Obispo from Orrick, Dahlquist, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Attorneys'at Law o:f November 15, 1957 regard- ing the contract between the City of San Luis Obispo and the bond buyers when the bonds for the special assessment district were sold. Mr. Richard Harris, Attorney for the Johnson Trust presented the following protest to the establishment of the proposed parking district in the City of San Luis Obispo. "The undersigned property owner herewith protests the establishment of the pro - posed Parking District, in the City of San Luis Obispo. This protest is based on the following grounds. 1. The presently designated parking.lots, to -wit, "A" and "D" will not adequately provide for the parking needs of the greatest number of persons in the City at 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 f thepresent time, nor will they provide for.. the future parking expansion of the City's business District. 2. The establishment of the contemplated parking lots designated in the peti- tion and the issuance of bonds to pay for them will effectively "freeze" the City's ability to acquire other and additional parking lots within the area of the proposed district for the greater portion of the life of the bonds. 3. The loss to the City by reason of. the .removal from the rolls of tax - paying property as a result of the acquisition of the lots for the two proposed parking lots will be greater than. would. be occasioned by the acquisition of other more desirable.lots which could be.a.cquired more cheaply than the con- templated ones. This removal.of higher tax - paying property from the rolls will result in a greater increase.in the.general taxes required to be paid by all of the tax - .payers of.the City..than otherwise would be.required. 4. Other, more desirable property can be acquired for parking purposes than either of the contemplated lots. This.property is situated at the corner of Chorro and Monterey Streets. The advantages of this peroperty are as follows, to -wit; a. It can be acquired more cheaply. b. It will serve.a greater present and future concentration of business. C* By double - decking the area. and installing public comfort stations, it could be.Used as the first step in the forwarding of the park plan which has been fostered by the women_'s organizations of this City. THE.TOTAL COST OF SITE ACQUISITION AND DOUBLE- DECKING COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED FOR LESS MONEY THAN 'WOULD BE EXPENDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOT "D ". d. It's acquisition would also serve to solve the present traffic pro- blem created on Chorro Street.between.Monterey and Higuera Streets. e. It will not remove approximately 30 streets parking spaces with the loss of about $2500.00 per year parking meter revenue as would be the case with the elimination of Court Street as is contemplated in the present plan. f. It will be the only method by which any development in the Monterey - Chorro Street area can be stimulated. g. It provides an area which is- capable of expansion, whereas Lot "D" cannot be expanded beyond the original limits. This protest is not. based upon any opposition to.a Parking District as such. Rather, it is the feeling and. opinion of the protestants that such a District should take the best available property taking into consideration all of the present and future needs of the City. Considering the present needs of the City as well as its future; Considering that the suggestion for the lot at the corner of Chorro and Monterey Streets can be acquired more cheaply; Considering that the cost per parking space will be less; Considering that it will.provide additional parking spaces to the City and at the same time will not remove any presently existing spaces; Considering that it.will help solve the City's traffic problem on Chorro Street; Considering that it would also provide the basis for the solution to the City's need for a park area in the center of the City; Considering that formation of the District.in its present form will prevent acquisition of other lots for many years to come; The undersigned herewith protests the establishment of the present proposed parking district." "Johnson Trust" Mr. Harris then presented for the Council's consideration. a proposal for a two story park- ing lot at the site of the.present Mission Plaza, and a cost estimate of approximately $180,000. Mr. Harris asked that the following statements be entered in the minutes so that they may be a matter of public record. 1. Protest of the Johnson Trust is not..against the formation of the Parking District but they are only protesting the proposed location of Lot D and are suggesting the alternate location at Chorro and.Monterey as a better lot to serve the downtown area. Mr. Timothy I. O'Reilly. Attorney, appeared before the Council on behalf of five clients who own property in the proposed special assessment district urging that the City Coun- cil proceed with the formation of the district as petitioned for by the property owners involved, and further, that the City Council may give additional study to the proposal of Richard Harris for a parking lot on the corner of Chorro and Monterey Streets (Mission Plaza). Mr. 0.'Reilly stated that Lot D as proposed will serve the most people for both day and night parking and urged that no change be made in the .proposed lochtioti of the proposed Lot D. ,--Harry Lacterman appeared before the Council as a representative of the merchants on the 700 bock of Higuera Street protesting the establishment of parking lot D and asking tha the parking lot be placed somewhere on Monterey Street between Chorro and Broad Street. Mr. Paul Davis, Attorney, representing the Chamber of Commerce urged the City Council to proceed with the parking district as presently constituted including the location of Lot D and as there was ohly one.protest he asked the City Council to proceed as rapidly as possible with the acquisition of property for construction of the proposed lots. Mr. Ray Howell, 669 Higuera Street, protested the inclusion of his property in the proposed district as his property on Higuera Street is adequately.served by municipal parking lot #2 and would like his property removed from this district. Mr. D. Q. Miller asked if public restrooms were being included in the construction plans fo Lot D and if not, he urged the City Council to consider the inclusion of public restroom on the major lot in the downtown area. Mr. Hal Kjaerbye stated, as the Chairman of.the Chamber of Commerce Parking Committee, that he could have gotten over 76% of the property owners to sign the petition for formation of this district but that due to legal technicalities involved such as corporations, es- tates that had not been probated, etc. the total was just over 50 %. Harris, Attorney for the Johnson Trust, asked what would happen to the district, if tie estimated values for acquisition of.the parking lots were too low and the cost were higher than the estimates. Bartle., of Stone;& Youngberg stated that no-figures had been established on any of the lots or on the amount of bond to be issued; only estimates for district formation pur- poses. Final cost would be established by negotiation for property acquisition and con= struction after the formation of the district. Harris, Attorney for the Johnson Trust asked that the Council go on record at this time, formally, that they would not use any of the parking meter revenue for police enforce- ment and that all the income from the meters be used for rAtirement of bonds and interest. Mr. Bartle, Stone & Youngberg, stated that the matter of revenues, reserves for retire- ment of bonds, etc. , would be handled by an Ordinance or Resolution at the time that the bonds were sold and these matters would be Laken up at that time. There being no further protests, on motion of RichardG. Sleight, seconded by Kenneth W. Jones, it was moved that the protests against the formation of Parking District #1 be overruled. Motion was carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: Nels Beck, Kenneth W. Jones, Richard G. Sleight, J. Barry Smith, Fred H. Lucksinger NOES: . None ABSENT: None Introduction of Ordinance No. 86 (1958 Series). An Ordinance Declaring Parking District No 1 of the City of San Luis Obispo Formed and Describing the Acquisition and Improvements to be made Therein, was introduced and passed to print on motion of Richard G. Sleight, seconded by Kenneth W. Jones on the following roll call vote: AYES: Nels Beck, Kenneth W. Jones, Richard G. Sleight, J, Barry Smith, Fred H. Lucksinger NOES: None ABSENT: None The Mayor declared the public hearing on the formation of the assessment district closed. kt this time the Mayor declared the public hearing, as advertised, open, for the adoption of the 1958 -59 budget for the City of San Luis Obispo. Ar. Miller, CCiit� Administrative Officer, reported the original budget as submitted was 133,893.82 but that after study by the City Council the final figure subject to minor clerical errors in extension and arithmetic was $1,649,177:02. Mr. Miller further re- ported that the budget proposes to maintain the $1.50 tax rate Jbr the fiscal year 1958 -59. . D. Q. Miller appeared before the City Council protesting the gift.of money from the Cit of San Luis Obispo to the Chamber of Commerce as he feels that the business community which is represented by the Chamber of Commerce abould support itself and not be support by the taxpayers of the City. .Further, that if the Council continues this gift to the Chamber of Commerce he requested that they consider a like sum be donated to the opera- tion of the Central Labor Council of San Luis Obispo. J. Gooding, President of the Chamber of Commerce requested permission of the City Coun- cil to an swere Mr. Miller regarding the,moneys received by the Chamber from the City. Mr. Gooding stated that the service charge made by the.Chamber to the City.of San Luis Obispo is a contract charge for specific functions of the Chamber and not forjust opera- tion of the office, its functions or its staff. Further, that the $6,000 contract charg with the City is a very small portion of the overall budget of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Gooding went on to explain the contract between the.Chamber of Commerce and the City such as providing brochures for the City and maintaining a supply of City maps for publi distribution and information services for the community. 1 1 1 I 1 n 1 1 1 Mr. Peters, member of the Chamber of Commerce explained the membership program of the Cham- ber and the services rendered by the Chamber not only to the business district of the City but to all the citizens of San Luis Obispo. Mr. D. Q. Miller again.appeared before the City Council and asked if moneys could be set aside in the 1958 -59 budget for construction of a pedestrian overpass at the former Osos Street crossing for safety of the children who are required to cross the tracks going to school and to stores in.the.downtown area. He urged the.0ouncil to set money aside now to construct this pedestrian overpass. There being no further protests or comments regarding.the adoption of the 1958 -59 budget it was moved by Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by. Nels Beck, that the budget be adopted sub- ject to clerical-errors on the following roll call vote: AYES: Nets Beck, Kenneth W. Jones, Richard G. Sleight, J. Barry Smith, Fred H. Lucksinger NOES: None ABSENT: None On motion of J. Barry Smith, seconded.by Kenneth W. Jones, the meeting adjourned. Approved thin day of , 195$• City Clerk 1 n C