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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/15/1970MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA June 15, 1970 - 7:00 P.M. City Hall Pledge Roll Call Present: Emmons Blake, Myron Graham, Arthur F. Spring, - Donald Q. Miller, Kenneth E..Schwartz City Staff Present: R. D. Young, Planning Director; P. J. Clark, City Librarian; J. H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk; J. Stockton, Park and Recreation Supervisor; H. Johnson, City Attorney; R. D. Miller, Administrative Officer; D. F. Romero, City Engineer; L._Schlobohm, Fire Chief; E. Rodgers, Police Chief. A. Mayor Schwartz announced that the United States Department of Commerce had informed him that the preliminary- population count for the City of San Luis Obispo for the 1970 cencus was 27,886. 1. CONSENT ITEMS: On motion of Councilman Blake, seconded by Councilman Miller, the following itmes were approved or resolved on the following roll call vote: AYES: Emmons Blake, Myron Graham, Arthur F. Spring, Donald Q. Miller, Kenneth E. Schwartz NOES: None ' ABSENT: None Cl. (a) Minutes of the Council meeting of May 18, 1970. (b) Claims against the City for the month of June 1970. C2. Resolution No. 2050, a resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a revised Quitclaim Deed clarifying the,.,intent of the City regarding slope easements reserved by the City. C3.. Resolution No. 2063, a resolution tabulating equipment replacement appropria- tions for the fiscal year 1970 -71 and total accumulations for each piece of equipment. C5. Mayor Schwartz appointed a Council committee of Councilmen Miller and Blake to interview and recommend a new appointee.to fill the vacancy on the City Housing Authority left by the expired term of Lewis G. McCall. C6. The City Clerk reported on the following bids received for hauling away and lawfully disposing of any and all motor vehicles abandoned within the City of San Luis Obispo. Fee Charged Towing Charge to Private. Storage Charge to To City Parties Reclaiming Auto Private Parties Bill's Auto Wrecking -0- $2000 $1.50 per day Oceano Coker's Wrecking $10.00 None Listed None Listed Arroyo Grande Bedlo, Inc. $ 7.00 $13.62 per hour $2.00 per day (minimum (1) (1) In the event that Bedlo, Inc. cannot collect from the private party, they propose that the towing charge be assured by the City of San Luis Obispo. City Council Minutes June 15, 1970 Page 2 The Council accepted the low bid of Bill's Auto Wrecking and Mayor Schwartz was authorized to sign the contract on behalf of the City. C7. Communication from R. C. Skinner, Housing Systems Company, requesting Council acceptance of Tracts 351 and 352 was continued to July 6, 1970. C8. Communication from Jenks and Adamson, consulting sanitary and civil engineers, regarding suggested improvements and modifications to the City's sewer plant ' was referred to study session. C9. Consideration of aresolution establishing the framework for future rela- tions between the City of San Luis Obispo, an an employer and its employees; and communication from the City Employee's Association on the same subject were.-continued-to July 6, 1970. C10. The City Council acknowledged the announcement by R. D. Miller, Adminis- trative Officer of the appointment of David A. Brown, Clifford Chelquist and Barry L. Gregory as police officers starting June 16, 1970 at $623 per month subject to a one -year probationary period. C11. The City Council acknowledged the announcement by R. D. Miller, Adminis- trative Officer of the reinstatement of recently resigned police officer William Anderson with retention of all benefits. Effective 6 -16 -70 at fifth step of $780 per month. --------------------------------------------------- ----- -- --- --- -=----- ---- - - - - -- 1. At this time the City Council continued the public hearing on the recommenda- tion of the Planning Commission to rezone from M to R -H, Lot 135 of the San Luis Obispo Suburban Tract, commonly known as 3510 Bullock Lane. D. F. Romero, City Engineer, presented maps showing the condition of Bullock Lane and explained that the City plan called for a 40 ft. roadway which was being obtained as properties develop. He explained that the present roadway is wide wnough for all present day traffic. D. F. Romero recommended that the City widen Bullock Lane to at least 12 feet traffic lanes at this time. H. Bruce, owner of the Pepsi -Cola bottling plant, asked what the-Council's atti- tude would be if he changed his operation from manufacturing to warehousing and distribution and has his product shipped in from out of town and distributed from his warehouse. He felt that with the development of high density residen- tial uses surrounding his property he would be unable to expand his present opera- tion. The City Council felt that the change suggested by Mr. Bruce was compatible with . the existing zoning. D. F. Romero explained to the City Council the effect the high density residential development would have onthe existing sewer main and sewer lift station on Bullock Lane. Councilman Miller felt that the major problem in this area is the inadequate access to Bullock Lane. He felt that if the remaining property along Bullock Lane developed to high density residential it would be an impossible situatidn for traffic attempting to get in and out of the area during peak periods. He felt that the tenants of these new developments would then demand that the tax payers put in adequate-roads to serve this area. He stated he would vote against this rezoning until larger developments were proposed and better access developed. Councilman Blake stated that it has always been the City's policy that the City does not put in any street improvements; instead, the street improvements are put in by developers as properties on the street develop. In regard to the suggested rezoning he felt that the mobile home park was a logical use for the area and would support the rezoning. City Council Minutes June 15, 1970 Page 3 Councilman Miller stated that if the mobile home park was allowed to develop at this location, he felt that the developer should improve all of Bullock Lane from his development to Orcutt Road with an adequate two -way access road. Mayor Schwartz stated that he basically agreed with Councilman Miller's objection to this rezoning due to the inadequate access along Bullock Lane. He also felt that the development was premature and that there were other areas aesier to develop. He felt this particular development was too much development at too high a density. He felt that if this rezoning were allowed the developer should be required to put in an adequate access road from his development to Orcutt Rd. He concluded he would vote against this rezoning on the basis of inadequate access. Councilman Graham stated he felt this property should be rezoned for a mobile home park and the City Council should accept the recommendations-of the Planning Com- mission. On motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Mayor Schwartz, that the requested rezoning be denied. Motion pasmd on the following roll call vote: AYES: Emmons Blake, Myron Graham, Arthur F. Spring NOES: Donald Q. Miller, Kenneth E. Schwartz ABSENT: None Mayor Schwartz asked that the record show that he objected to the rezoning only on the basis on inadequate access to the property. 2. At this time the City Council held a public hearing on the proposed Capital Improvement Program priority schedule. Mayor Schwartz explained the procedure used by the City Council in developing this priority schedule. He stated capital improvement items were gathered from the various department heads and City commissions such as the Planning Commission, Citizens Advisory Committee, Park and Recreation Commission and Library Board. The Administrative Officer listed all of these items and the City Council had weekly study sessions to align the recommendations into a priority schedule. Mayor Schwartz then explained the purpose of the CIP was to list all the improvements and capital projects needed by the City so that they can be programmed in accordance with the amount of money available in future years. Mayor Schwartz declared the public hearing open. W. Calloway, representing the Firemen's Association, appeared before the City Council asking that they reconsider item No.14.which.is the design of alterations for the old police facility to be included with the headquarters fire station, and item No. 25, the actual remodeling of the fire station. He stated that the reason for this request was that the sanitary facilities at the fire station were inadequate for the men who had to use the dormitory facilities. Mrs. Hubert Page, representing the League of Women Voters, made the following statement on behalf of the League. At the conclusion of our 1967 study of City Planning, it was the strong consensus of our membership that we should encourage a more forceful approach to the pre - servation of San Luis Mountain and Bishop's Peak as scenic green belt area. This feeling has been reaffirmed by the membership in our annual reviews of 1968 and 1969. We'.:re in complete agreement that "the single greatest resource that we have for building future economic prosperity is our scenic resource." If we are to realize the full potential of our most promising industry, tourism, the beauty of our area must be carefully guarded. We therefore urge you to assure the preservation and protection of these two dominant and dramatic peaks by giving their acquisition an earlier priority on the Capital Improvement schedule. City Council Minutes June 15, 1970 Page 4 Miss Patricia Clark, City Librarian, stated that the Library Board of Trustees had asked her to appear before the Council stating that the Board is disturbed that the priority of the branch library and acquisition of 10,000 additional book titles were as far back as item 54. She stated that the Board felt the branch library and the acquisition of the 10,000 book titles should not be con- sidered as one item. She stated that the additional books were needed now and should be acquired as soon as possible and not wait to be acquired with the branch library. She suggested that perhaps the books could be purchased LO% at .a time yearly. A. Rizzoli, representing the San Luis Swim Club, urged that the priority for a new swimming pool in San Luis Obispo be moved up from item 56 which was many years away. He felt a new pool should be an early priority as there is a definite need for an additional swimming pool in the community. He stated the Swim .Club is forced to turn away many applicants due to lack of facilities and also the general public is not using the existing pool due to its inadequacy. Communication from the Sierra Club, Santa Lucia Chapter, stating that they were on record as encouraging whatever expenditures were necessary to preserve the scenic peaks which were important attributes to this city's setting. Councilman Miller stated that he objected strenuously to the priorities set by the City Council in the Capital Improvements Program. He objected specifically to the City tax payers spending public funds to restore the Murray Adobe in the Mission Plaza park. He continued that the tax payers had spent a huge sum for the acqui- sition of this old building at the request of the Historical Society for their use and he felt that the public should not be required to spend additional funds to restore and maintain this building for use by the Historical Society. He felt this should be paid for by the Historical Society. He also objected to the City Council placing high priority on the construction of a parking lot at the Sinsheimer Baseball Park. He wished to remind the Council that everyone in San Luis Obispo does not support additional expenditures for baseball. Councilman Miller suggested that the following items should be moved up to be included within the first ten (10) items: a new municipal swimming pool, a new branch library and books for the library, a municipal bus system, housing for poor and minority people, child care center, etc. Councilman Blake stated that he felt that the CIP priority list was arrived at by a fair and honest consideration by not only the City Council but the department heads of the City and the various advisory groups to the Council. He .stated these groups had attempted to arrive at a priority list to best serve the needs of the City of San Luis Obispo. He continued there were no rigid rules on the placement of individual projects in priority but that each item would be looked at again as each item is presented. He stated.he would support the list of priorities as set by the City Council. Councilman Graham stated he .too would .support the CIP priority list as prepared by the City Council and also felt that all the suggestions made tonight would be con- sidered by the Council and the list would be reviewed on an annual basis. The City Council then discussed the comments made at this meeting. Request of the Firemen's Association - No change in priority for design and con- struction of the alterations to the headquarters station: Request of the League of Women Voters - No change in priority as requested by the League, but the Council stated item 18 would be placed in the second year and item 44 would be placed in the fourth year of the program. Request of the Library Board - The request for acquisition of books was moved to item 16A to be included in the first year program, with about $5,000 worth of books to be purchased each year. No change in priority for the branch library, Request of the San Luis Obispo Swim Club - No change in priority for financial reasons. City Council Minutes June 15, 1970 Page 5 Councilman Blake stated he agreed with the comment made by Councilman Miller re- garding the restoration of the Murray Adobe, as he.felt the tax payers had bought the building and now the Historical Society should take care of restoring and main- taining the building. There being.no further discussion on the CIP program, it was moved by Councilman Blake, seconded by Councilman Graham, the following resolution was introduced. Resolution No. 2058, a resolution adopting Capital Improvement Program and Ares- ' cribing methods of annual review and revision. Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote:. AYES: Emmons Blake, Myron Graham, Arthur F. Spring, Kenneth E. Schwartz NOES: Donald Q. Miller ABSENT: None 3. At this time the City Council held an informal hearing on the proposed formation of Yoakum #2 Assessment District. D. F. Romero., City Engineer, explained thescope.of the project to be developed under this assessment district, explaining the method of assessment spread and costs for the work. Mr. Romero continued that he had notified all property owners affected by the pro- posed assessment district and to date had not received any opposition to or support for the district. Mayor Schwartz declared the public hearing open. He asked each property owner if they wished to comment for or against the formation of the assessment district. J. C.'Anderson - No comment L. & E. Bines.- No comment F. H. Norriss - No comment M. C. Netto - No comment A. C. Jones - No comment David Floyd appeared before the City Council primarily for information. He asked if his.present sewer system was adequate or would he be required to take part in this new district. D. F. Romero explained that the Floyd property would be served and assessed under the district. D. Floyd stated he wished to oppose the development of the proposed assessment district due to the excessive cost. M. A. Blake - No comment M. V. Chaves - No comment William W Whinny, attorney representing V. Hansen, appeared before the City Council stating that on behalf of his client he objected to the formation of this assessment district and did not wish to be included: He continued that Mrs. Hansen did not feel she could afford to pay for the improvements and did not need either water or sewer as she had adequate City water and septic tanks. She stated she had received no complaints from the Health Department. Another matter of importance to Mrs. Hansen was that a project was under discussion by the Division of Highways for widening of Edna Road which if done in accordance with the plans on file with the Division of Highways would probably take most of Mrs. Hansen's property and definitely take her store. She did not feel she should be placed in an assessment district as her land was soon to be taken over by the Division of Highways. Mr. McWhinney stated his client did not wish to be included in the proposed assessment district. There was no comment from Standard oil Company regarding the involvement of its property in the assessment district. City Council Minutes June 15, 1970 Page 6 H. Johnson_, City Attorney, explained the steps that could be taken.by the Council regarding formation of the :assessment district: 1. Retain a bond attorney to begin action on the formation of this assessment District. 2. Have someone personally, contact each property owner who did not appear this evening to ascertain their feelings on the formation of the assessment district. 3. Abandon all consideration of this assessment district due to lack of support by at least 60% of the assessed. valuation. Mr. Carpenter, representing M. C. Netto, property owner, stated that Mrs. Netto wished to have her name withdrawn from the petition due to the excessive cost. D. F. Romero, City Engineer, explained to the City Council the affect the Division of Highway's widening plan would have on the properties considered for inclusion in the district. He stated that considering the two ownerships which have with- drawn from the petition, less than 50% of the property owners had shown interest in being included in the district. On motion of Councilman Spring, seconded by Councilman Graham, that due to the less than 60% sign -up on the petition for development of an assessment district in this area, the City would take no further action. Motion carried. 4. At this time the City Council held a public hearing on the proposed 1970 -71 City Budget. R. D. Miller, Administrative Officer, presented the highlights of the 1970 =71 Budget to the Council. Mayor Schwartz declared the public hearing open. Mrs. Herbert Page, representing the League of Women Voters presented the following statement on behalf of the League. As we review the work of the City Council in relation to our position statement on City Planning, we are pleased with the progress that is occuring in relation to the development of the Mission Plaza, the beautification of the downtown area and creek that it promises to achieve, its emphasis of our history and also the potential it has for the development of Tourism. Consonant with these goals, San Luis Obispo must be an attractive community in other ways as well. The League of Women Voters believe that orderly growth through a continuity of advance planning is a sound'principle and vital to our community; that it is false economy to fail to provide adequate funds for these goals. It is for these reasons that we support the hiring of a planning consultant. Because we see the natural "industry" of San Luis Obispo to be tourism and because we feel that selective light industry can have its place in the community without being a detriment to tourism, we support in principle your budget expenditures for the promotion of tourism and light industry. Mayor Schwartz explained the method used this year by the City Council in arriving at the amount of money to be set aside for the advertising and promotional budget for the City. He stated that a percentage of the City's bed tax, sales tax, and business license revenues were being set aside for promotional purposes. R. Leitcher, property owner, stated he was in favor of the City spending funds for advertising.and promotion to attract tourists to the Ctiy. He stated he would favor more emphasis in the advertising program for visitors and tourists to come to San Luis Obispo. He was opposed to the City spending money to attract industry. He stated he felt most people in the community did not want industry or growth. He.felt more money should be spent for tourist facilities. R. Dunin, President of the Motel -Hotel Association, stated that on behalf of his association he wished to object to the proposal by the Council to reduce the amount of funds allocated for advertising and promotion in the 1970 -71 budget. He con- tinued that the.amount allocated for this year was less than that spent for the current .fiscal year. He felt that under present economic conditions the City should actually spend more money for advertising the City to bring more visitors to the City. F__� 1 FJ City Council Minutes June 15, 1970 Page 7 Mayor Schwartz declared the public hearing closed. The matter of the promotional and advertising budget was referred to a study session.. Tuesday, June 23, 1970 at 12:15 P.M. Council consideration of the 1970 -71 budget was continued to June 27, 1970 at 7:30 P.M. 5. At this time the City Council held a public hearing on the recommendation of the Underground Utilities Coordinating Committee to ascertain whether public health, welfare and safety required the removal of overhead facilities within the affected area. R. D. Young, Planning Director, presented the recommendations of the Underground Utilities Coordinating Committee as follows: 1. Enlarge existing underground districts to include.both sides of the streets forming the perimeter boundaries. 2. Accelerate the schedule for undergrounding to be accomplished by 1972. 3. Include definition of affected property owner to read "Property owners who own property within or adjacent to an underground district or other- wise affected by the underground project ". 4. Require removal of overhead facilities used exclusively for police and fire alarm boxes or any similar municipal equipment and removal of poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures used exclusively for street lighting. Mr. Young then presented for the Council's information the existing Underground Utility Ordinance and the amendments the.Committee wished to add. ' Mayor Schwartz declared the public hearing open. No one appeared before the Council for or against the proposed changes. Mayor Schwartz declared the public hearing closed. Mayor Schwartz suggested that Broad Street between Palm and Monterey be added to the district as this block was an important element in the downtown Mission Plaza plan. B. Hoffman, representing Pacific Gas and'Electric Company, stated he did not feel there would be any harm in adding Broad Street to the district. On motion of Councilman Blake, seconded by Councilman Graham, the following ordinance was introduced. Ordinane No. 494, an ordinance amending the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code, providing for Underground Utilities. Passed to print on the following roll call vote: AYES: Emmons Blake, Myron Graham, Arthur F. Spring, Donald Q. Miller, Kenneth E. Schwartz NOES: None ABSENT: None 6. At this time the City Council held a public hearing.on the recommendation of the Planning Commission to rezone Lots 1, 2 & 3 of Tract 351 from R -1 to R -2 and Lots 4 thru 10 from R -1 to PD R -2, commonly known as the 1100 block of Oceanaire Drive. R. D. Young, Planning Director, presented the recommendations of the Planning Commission as follows: City Council Minutes June 15, 1970 Page 8 1. The subject property is 2.19 acres in area and was previously zoned PD /R3 but reverted back to its original R -1 zoning when the ,parcels were not developed in accordance with the time limits attached to the preliminary plan. . , . 2. The General Plan proposed high density.residential uses for this general-. area. There is an existing R -1 zone to the.North of the.subject property. 3. The Commission was*of the opinion that although the General Plan proposes high density residential uses..for.,this area, the requested R- 2:zoning should only.be approved..on.Lots l thru.3 and that -the remaining•,lots should be zoned PD R -2 and developed in accordance with the preliminary plan approved in 1963 which proposed duplexes on each lot. (Copy-attached) 4. It was the consensus of the Commission that the application of PD R -2 on Lots 4 thru 10 would provide better protection to the contiguous R -1. neighborhood. Mayor Schwartz declared.the public hearing open. R. Skinner, applicant, appeared before the City Council stating he felt the Planning Department.staff.had made an adequate presentation of.the proposed rezoning. D. Cross objected to the proposed rezoning to R -2 uses without.the PD classi- fication as he felt the PD added to the.rezoning.would protect the property owners adjacent to the tract and insure proper development. He continued he felt these lots should be .developed under the original planned development. filed by Mr. Skinner. He felt that if this original planned development were used then the covenants granted to the adjacent property.owners would be pro- tected. Mayor Schwartz declared the public hearing closed. The City Council discussed the comments made by,Mr,. Cross.as to the contin- uation of lots developed to PD R -2 on all ten lots. H. Johnson, City Attorney, stated that if the property owners had covenants affecting their adjacent.properties which would protect them from development then the City Council should recognize these covenants unless there.was a strong reason for rejecting the conditions of the covenant. R. Skinner stated he would,have no..objection to the City Council placing.the PD classification on all.ten lots he had requested for.rezoning.. On motion of Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman Spring, the following ordinance.was introduced. Ordinance No. 492, an ordinance amending.the Official Zone Map of the City.of.San Luis..Obispo. (To. rezone from R -1 to PD.R2 that property commonly'known as the 1100 block of Oceanaire Drive) Passed to print on the following roll call vote:;. . AYES: Emmons Blake, Myron Graham, Arthur F. Spring, Donald Q. Miller, Kenneth E., Schwartz. : . NOES: None . ABSENT: None 7. At this time the City Council held a public hearing on the recommendation of the Planning Commission to rezone from M to R -H-S that property-commonly-known as 1010 Orcutt Road. R. D. Young, Planning.Director, presented the recommendations,of.the Planning Commission as follows:. 1. The subject property is 1.03 acres in area. The parcel is zoned M and has frontage on Orcutt Road. 1 1 1 City..Council Minutes June 15, 1970 Page 9 2. The General Plan proposed medium high density residential uses on both sides of Orcutt Road in this area. However, all land on both sides of this road is zoned M except for one.parcel. The subject property is contiguous to an R -1 zone to the north. 3. The Commission was of the opinion that the requested rezoning is in ac- cord with the General Plan, however, recommends that the "S" design control designation be added for the-protection of the R -1 properties to the rear. Mayor Schwartz declared the public hearing open. No one appeared before the Council for or against the proposed rezoning. Mayor Schwartz declared the public hearing closed. On motion of Councilman Blake, seconded by Councilman Spring,: -the following ordinance was introduced. Ordinance No. 493, an ordinance amending the of- ficial zone map of the City of San Luis Obispo. (To rezone from M to R -H -S that property commonly known as 1010 Orcutt Road.) Passed to print on the following roll call vote: AYES: Emmons Blake, Myron Graham, Arthur F. Spring, Donald Q. Miller, Kenneth E. Schwartz NOES: None ABSENT: None 8. At this time the City Council considered the adoption of a resolution es- tablishing a uniform City policy on use of pennants. The recommendations of the committee appointed by the Council to study the problems of pennants are as follows: 1. The use.of pennants shall hereafter be restricted to outdoor retail sales uses. 2. The area of all pennants shall be counted against the total sign area permitted. 3. Fiesta banners, Christmas decorations and like advertising material for special promotions may be approved by the Planning Commission on a tem- porary basis for periods not to exceed thirty (30) days. On motion of Councilman Blake, sedonded.by Councilman Spring, the following resolution was introduced. Resolution No. 2064, a resolution:establishing a uniform City policy on use of pennants. Passed and adopted on the following roll call -vote: AYES: Emmons Blake, Myron Graham, Arthur F. Spring, Kenneth'E.--Schwartz.i. - . , NOES: Donald Q. Miller ' ABSENT: None 9. Communication from the San.Luis Obispo County stating.,that.it was their recommendation that the TOPICS program for San Luis Obispo County be turned over to the Area Planning Coordinating Council for implementation. It was the feeling of the County Board of Supervisors.that the Area.Planning Coordinating Council would be the best agency to act as the coordinating agent for the.program. City Council Minutes June 15, 1970 Page 10 The reason for.this recommendation was that the Coordinating Council has representatives from all jurisdictions serving on it and therefore conflicts could be minimized. -Therefore, the Coordinating Council -asked that the City Council adopt a resolution appointing the Ariea Planning Coordinating Council as the coordinating agent for the TOPICS program. On motion of Councilman Blake, seconded by Councilman Miller, the following resolution was introduced. Resolution No. 2065,_ a resolution rescinding ' prior TOPICS resolutions. Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Emmons Blake, Myron Graham, Arthur F. Spring, Donald Q. Miller, Kenneth E. Schwartz NOES:. None ABSENT: None On motion of Councilman Blake, seconded by Councilman Graham, the following resolution was introduced. Resolution No. 2066, a resolution appointing the Area Planning Coordinating Council as the coordinating agent for the TOPICS program. Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Emmons Blake, Myron Graham, Arthur F. Spring, Donald Q. Millet, Kenneth E. Schwartz NOES: None ABSENT: None. 10. At this time the City Council considered the adoption of an ordinance adopting by reference San Luis Obispo County Ordinance No. 1101, regulations for outdoor festivals. H. Johnson;- City Attorney, briefed for the City Council the reasons for adoption of such an ordinance and the reason for adopting the previously adopted County ordinance, for coordination in the County. Councilman Miller,stated he objected to the adoption of the ordinance as.pro- posed as he-felt it is discriminatory against the youth of our country and was another act by the establishment to keep the youth under control. Mayor Schwartz stated he did not agree with the various. - definitions in the County ordinance as,to what an outdoor festival was.to.include. He felt that a more inclusive ordinance contolling all large events would be,satisfactory. H. Johnson briefed the following possible amendment to the definition of festivals. He stated that if the Council wishes to provide certain exemptions from the ordinance they may wish to amend the definition of Outdoor Festival by the deletion of the period and addition o£.tke following at the end of Section 8 -502: ... "and provided further that the term "Outdoor Festival" shall not include the annual City Fiesta activities, picnics or other gatherings of legally , recognized political parties, nor fund raising activities of charitable institutions which have been granted tax exempt status by the State of California.' .Councilman Blake stated he felt the first section of the ordinance.under findings was adequate to establish what the City was attempting to control. He felt the ordinance was fair and should be adopted. by the City Council to protect the citizens of the community. City Council Minutes June 15, 1970 Page 11 H. Johnson again explained the need for this type of ordinance and that the lack of adequate protection from this type of activity was something that could be covered by the City using this ordinance. Councilman Blake suggested that Section 8 -502 of the'County ordinance could be redefined to overcome the objection of the Mayor-as to what-.type of activities could be controlled. On motion of Councilman Blake, seconded by Councilman Spring, the following ordinance was introduced. An ordinance adopting by reference San Luis Obispo County Ordinance No. 1101, regulations for outdoor festivals. The motion was lost on the following roll call vote: AYES: Emmons Blake, Arthur F. Spring, NOES: Myron Graham, Donald Q. Miller, Kenneth E. Schwartz ABSENT: None Councilman Graham suggested that the City Council should not just reject this ordinance and set it aside, but they should continue to study this matter in order to eventually adopt an ordinance for the ctiy which would meet the requirements of both the City and the County. On motion of Mayor Schwartz, seconded by Councilman Graham, the matter was continued for further study by the City Council. 11. Communication from L. Schlobohm, Fire Chief, notifying the City Council that he would be happy to work with representatives of the City Council and City staff on a committee for selection of an architect for preparation of plans and specifications to remodel the old police facility into_a- headquarters station for the Fire Department. The communication was accepted by the Council. The Mayor appointed a committee of Councilman Blake and Councilman Graham to work with the City staff on the selection of an architect for the remodeling:project.. 12. D. F. Romero,.Ciiy Engineer, presented a preliminary report on the instal- lation of curb, gutter and sidewalks on Mission Street between Broad and Chorro. He also presented a preliminary report and map for the installation of'curb; gutter and sidewalks on the south side of Oak Street from'Santa Rosa Street to Stenner Creek. On motion of Councilman•Miller, seconded by Councilman-Graham, the following resolution was introduced. -Resolution No. 2059, a resolution requiring curb, gutter and sidewalk improvements on portions of Mission and Oak Streets in the City of San Luis Obispo. Passed and adopted'on -the following roll call vote: AYES: Emmons Blake, Myron Graham, Arthur F. Spring, Donald Q.-Miller; Kenneth E-. Schwartz NOES: None ABSENT: None 13. Notification from the County of Santa Cruz of an exploratory meeting regarding the formation of a regional clearinghouse agency to represent Plan- ning District V. Mayor Schwartz fele'that the-City should be represented at this meeting to see what is being planned for Planning District V. City Council Minutes June 15, 1970 Page 12 The City Council authorized Mayor Schwartz and R. D. Young to attend,this meeting. . 14. D. F. Romero, City Engineer, presented plans and specifications and requested authority to call for bids for improvements entitled "Storm Drain Improvement Project" which included work on: 1. Montalban and Lemon Streets 2. Santa Rosa and Leff Street Culvert. 3. Andrews Street 4. Toro Street The matter was continued by the City Council. 15. D. F. Romero, City Engineer, presented for the Council's consideration five alternate solutions for modifying the Andrews Street Footbridge over San Luis Creek. 1. Remove the existing Andrews Street footbridge.at an estimated cost of X2,000. . I . 2. Remove the existing footbridge at an estimated cost of $2,000 and place a poured cement-walkway at creek level at an estimated cost of $1,300. 3. Remove the center pier and add two additional center I beams at an estimated cost of $3250. 4. Remove the center column, add two additional beams, and raise the bridge two feet at an estimated cost of $5000. 5. Remove the existing bridge and put in a suspension bridge at an estimated cost of $3750.. D. F. Romero stated that alternate #3 had been called for in the last fiscal year and that the $3250 was the low bid. He felt that if the work could be accomplished at this price or even a.few hundred dollars more, it would be a good solution to the problem. On motion of Councilman.Graham, seconded by Councilman Miller, the City Engineer was authorized to call for bids on alternate #3. Motion carried. 16. D. F. Romero reported to the City Council on the excavation of the Naman property adjacent to the Mission Plaza. He received permission to contract for the work on an equipment rental basis. .. 17. D. F. Romero, City Engineer, reported on the agreement he had made with a private contractor for placing fill on Parking Lot #12, at the intersection of Higuera and Nipomo Streets. 18. The City Council adjourned to executive session to discuss personnel matters. 19. On motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Councilman Blake, the meeting 'adjourned to June 19, 1970 at 12 :15 P.M. J. F ICK, CITY CLERK APPROVED: August 24, 1970 ---------------------------------------------------- -- ------------------ - - - - -- June 19, 1970 - The meeting was adjourned by the City Clerk for lack of a quorum, to June 23 at 12:15 P.M. 1 1 1