HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/24/1967City Council Minutes
February 24, 1967
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1. Mayor Whelchel stated that the purpose of the meeting was to consider purchase
of.,the Fredericks Estate property.at the corner of Chorro and Monterey Streets
for realignment of Monterey Street.
Mayor Whelchel stated that the City Council had been approached by representatives
of the Johnson Estate to jointly purchase the property owned by the Fredericks
Estate:with the City acquiring the property needed for street widening and.the
' Johnson Trust to acquire the balance for development.
Fred-Gist; representin& the Johnson Trust, proposed,that.•the Johnson Trust
purchase the property from the Fredericks Estate for.$70,000 and that the City
purchase from the Johnson Trust the property needed for street widening for
$59,500...
The Johnson.Estate to assume title insurance, survey and escrow charges.
Mr. Gist continued that at the present time the Johnsons had no plans for use
of this property other than for providing necessary access to the rear of the
properties owned by the,Johnson Trust facing Higuera and Chorro Streets.
Mr. Gist then presented his opinion of the value of the various parcels involved
in the Fredericks property and the square footage as prepared by the City Engineer's
Office.
Mayor Whelchel stated that the first thing the Council should decide is to
reaffirm the layout of Monterey.Street which is.to.be realigned.
Mayor Whelchel also brought to the Council's attention a new factor which has
entered into this realignment is that the':Historical.Society contacted him and
asked that the City make every possible attempt.to save the Murray Adobe located
on No Street and which is to be removed under the Plan _B alignment.
' Councilman Gallagher stated that it was his understanding that the City at a prior
meeting had decided on Plan B for the Monterey Street alignment and also felt
that 8 foot, sidewalks should. be the minimum width,with the possibility of.a 2
to 3 foot area behind.the sidewalks for landsca ping .,purposes.
Councilman Miller stated that he felt that if Plan B or Plan B•modified were
adopted, the City could live with an 8 foot sidewalk if no parking were allowed
across the street;.from the Mission,;and possibly the City could,.by,agreement.,
landscape.the area adjacent.to.other sidewalk on the Creek side.
Mr. Romero, City Engineer, explained that Plan B Modified would not acquire
property, from, the Johnson estate. This would create a jog in the, intersection,
however, because of channelization, this would not create an undesirable
traffic problem.
Mr. Wendell Wheeler, Member.of the Historical Society, urged that the City save
the Murray Adobe on Monterey Street. He stated he was sure the City Council
would be hearing more on this matter from the County Historical Society as they
are very anxious to preserve this building..
Father Steiger, Pastor of Old Mission.Church, felt that-the proposed treatment"
of Monterey Street in front of the Old Mission would be satisfactory to him and
the Church. He also suggested that the City restrict parking on both sides of
Monterey.Street in order to allow visitors and tourists to take pictures of the
Mission unobstructed by parked autos.
The City Engineer, D. F. Romero, explained that the proposed street width favored
by the Council under Plan B would.provide for two 8' panting lanes and two 14'
driving lanes, much larger than minimum City standards. If parking were
restricted, four.11 driving lanes or two 22' driving lanes could be developed.
He explained that if the Council were willing to accept a.continuation of the
street width which now exists between Broad and Nipomo Streets;(34' curb to curb
with a 50' right -of -way) it would be possible to accomplish the street realign-
ment without affecting the Murray Adobe.
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On motion of Councilman Gallagher, seconded by Councilman Miller, that the.
Council adopt modified Plan B for the Monterey. Street alignment with 8foot
sidewalks, a larger radius curve on the southerly corner of Monterey Street
and Chorro Street and possibly modification at the Murray Adobe. Motion
carried. .
Mayor Whelchel asked the Johnson Trust property representatives if they could
guarantee to the City that the balance of the Fredericks property being acquired
by the Johnson Trust, would be kept in landscaping or as open space, and would
the establishment by the City of a building setback line on Monterey Street
guarantee this open space.
F. Gist, representing the Johnson Trust, said he was unable to answer this
question at this time as the Estate does not have any plans for use of this
property at this time. Further he stated that he,can honestly say that as far
as he knows, there are no plans to build on the Monterey Street frontage..
The City Council then discussed the best way to protect the balance of the
Fredericks property being purchased by the Johnson Trust from building on
this land and keeping the area as open space.
The City Council discussed the possibility of either adopting a building
setback line, a scenic easement on San Luis Creek, or by some other open space
device.
Mrs: Rose Mc Keen, representing the Soroptomist Club and the AAUW, urged the
City Council to keep San Luis Creek open, unobstructed and landscaped.
John Kuden, another representative of the Johnson Estate, objected to the City
placing any restrictions on the use of the property being acquired by the
Johnson Estate as he felt the'owner did not have any plan for the property
at this time but there was no way of knowing what the conditions would be
twenty years hence. '
Councilman Gallagher suggested that instead of entering into an agreement to
jointly purchase the'Fredericks property, that the City purchase the property
entirely and then sell whatever properties are surplus to street widening or grant
an easement to the Johnson Estate for access to the rear of their property.
John Kuden and Fred Gist stated they felt that they would have no objection to
the City establishing a building setback line from the new alignment of Monterey
Street.
Harold Johnson, City Attorney, briefed for the Council's consideration, the
letter proposal from the Johnson Trust Attorney for conditions to be included
in the final agreement between the City and the Johnson Trust.
Fred Gist, Appraiser, presented the following appraisal of that portion of the
Fredericks Estate property being purchased by the City from the Johnson Trust.
5000 square feet @ $8.00 per square foot $40,000.00
4194 square feet @ $4.00 per square foot 16,776.00
761 square feet @ $2.00 per square foot 1,522.00
9955 $58,298.00
On motion of Councilman Spring, seconded by Councilman Gallagher, the
following resolution was introduced. Resolution No. 1663, a resolution
of intention to acquire the Fredericks Trust property.
Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Emmons Blake, Frank Gallagher, Arthur F. Spring,
Donald Q. Miller, Clell W. Whelchel
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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On motion of Councilman Gallagher, seconded by Councilman Miller, the City Engineer
and the City Clerk were requested to clear with the Division of Highways on the
use of gas tax and /or select road monies for the Fredericks property purchase.
Motion.carried.
2. On motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Councilman Blake, the meeting
adjourned. Motion carried.
APPROVED: March 20, 1967 f ��siln
H. FITZPATRICR
CITY CLERK
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
March 6, 1967 - 7:00 P.M.
CITY HALL
Invocation was by the Reverend J. S. Loughran, Congregational Church.
Roll Call
Present: Emmons Blake, Frank Gallagher, Arthur F. Spring,
Donald Q. Miller,.Clell W. Whelchel
' City Staff
Present: R. D. Young, Planning Director; J: H-: Fitzpatrick, City
Clerk; H. Johnson,.City Attorney; R. D. Miller,:Adminis-
trative Officer; D. F. Romero, City Engineer; L. Schlobohm,
Fire Chief; E. L. Rodgers, Police Chief; E. P. Thompson,
Water Department Director.
The approval of-the minutes of the meetings of February 6, 10, 20 and 24, 1967
were held over.
On motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Councilman Blake, claims against
the City for the month of February were approved and ordered paid subject to
the approval of the Administrative Officer. Motion carried.
1. Mr. L. Nicholson, President of the County Historical Society, appeared before
the City Council on behalf of the Society urging that the City Council take
whatever steps were necessary to keep and maintain the Judge Murray adobe on
Monterey Street in its natural state for historical purposes.
Mr. Nicholson presented a petition signed by 170 members of the Society and
citizens of the County urging that the City Council, after acquisition by the City,
save and preserve the historical_Judge Murray adobe at 747 Monterey Street.
Mrs. L. C. Dart, Curator of the Historical Society Museum, presented to the City
Council the history of the Judge Walter Murray adobe on Monterey Street.
Mrs. Dart by word and pictures, presented the historical development of the adobe
buildings in San.Luis.Obispo and.•the..attempts made to preserve same.
Mrs. Dart urged that the Murray adobe should not only be preserved but should be
restored to its original condition and the garden should be planted in the type
of style at the period when the Judge occupied the building.
She also asked that the City restore the old grist mill-at the rear of the Murray
adobe, put it in working condition so that it might be a tourist attraction and
possibly made into a historical monument by the State of California. She also
urged that the City preserve the jacaranda tree on the Murray property.