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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/24/1967City Council Minutes February 24, 1967 Page 2 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. City Council Minutes February 24, 1967 Page 3 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 Ll 1 City Council Minutes February 24, 1967 Page 4 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.