HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/12/1970MINUTES
ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY.OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA..
November 12, 1970 - 7:30 P.M.
City Hall.
Pledge
Roll Call
Present': Emmons Blake, Myron Graham, Donald Q. Miller,
Arthur'F. Spring, Kenneth E.'Schwartz
City Staff
Present: J. H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk; H. Johnson, City
Attorney; R. D. Miller, Administrative Officer;
E. Rodgers, Police Chief.
Cal Poly Staff
Present: Robert Kennedy, President; Harold Wilson,
Administrative Vice President; Douglas Gerard,
Executive Dean; Donald Nelson, Director of
Business Affairs; Lachlan MacDonald, Director of
Information Services; Carl Cummins, Dean of School
of Human Development & Education; Roy Gersten, -
Director of Business Affairs, AS]; Peter Phillips,
Facilities Planner.
The City Council and Cal Poly Staff met to discuss problems.of mutual interest
involving Cal Poly annexation and student housing.
Robert Kennedy, Cal Poly President, reported to the joint session that the
Board of Trustees of the State Colleges had agreed to his request to hold down
the 1971/71 student enrollment to the same as 1970/71 or 11,700 full -time
students consisting of 12,400 individuals. He continued that the trustees
agreed to his request for the reason of tight housing in San Luis Obispo par-
ticularly that available for students. He then presented for the Council's
information, data on Cal Poly growth from the period of 1960 through 1970.
He also explained the philosophy of Cal poly since its inception in 1901. He
stated at the present time there are 2,200 students living on the campus and
that he hoped that in the future Cal Poly would only grow at the rate of 500
students per year.
Douglas Gerard, Executive Dean, presented for the Council's information the
details of the proposed married student housing development on college property
west of Highway 1 and adjacent to the Division of Forestry Station. He con-
tinued that the college would provide the land at some nominal rent and that
private enterprise would construct the housing complex, hopefully to handle
600 married students. Several of the units would be kept for new faculty
members to live in until they find private housing (tenancy would be limited).
He continued that the plans to date would be to have 310 units available in the
fall of 1971 and the balance of 290 units as needed. He then explained the
procedure used by the college in selecting the bidders..and the firm which will
ultimately build the units. He then presented a slide exhibit of architectural
renderings of the type of homes which would be built on the 26 acres. He
explained that the college had already appeared before the County Planning
Commission which had approved the concept of the proposal and had recommended
to the Board of Supervisors a zoning of R -3 -D (High Density Residential in the
City). He stated that the William Lyon Development Company of Costa Mesa had
picked to develop the housing and as soon as the County zoning had been approved,
they would start the development. He also stated that the sewer and water would
be handled as other utilities for the College under existing contracts with
the City.
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City Council Minutes
November 12, 1970
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Mayor Schwartz stated that the City and College had been studying the advantages
and disadvantages to the City and the.College in the event Cal Poly completes
its annexation to the City. He continued . that one of the problems to be settled
was the matter of the revenue that would come to the City through the in lieu
taxes such as gasoline taxes, sales tas, etc. and how they would be spent by the
City and /or the College.
Harold Wilson ,.Administrative:Vice President, reported that the College Board of
Trustees were studying the effect of the City's laws and rules on both college
and private occupants of the college owned property in the event of annexation.
He urged that the City Council and the Col.lege Administration should get together
with some form of a joint powers agreement for the disbursing of the funds
mentioned by Mayor Schwartz. He felt that the Trustees` attorney would wish to
proceed on both-items at the same time -- the joint powers agreement and the
annexation.
Robert Kennedy felt that he would support the annexation if he could see that
some of the funds collected on the campus.and given to the City woul.d be returned
to the school for improvements of mutual benefit.for which funds-'.were not granted
by the State of California. He too, felt that.some type of join powers or joint
venture agreement similar to the Whale Rock Commission should be set up to handle
expenditures from these funds so that the City and the C91lege would both be in-
formed of what was being spent by this group.
Mayor Schwartz suggested that the City Council and College staff should look i.nto
all the advantages or disadvantages of annexation and the negotiations of the
joint venture agreement and he suggested that the agreement need not spell out
how individual projects would be handled by the group but that possibly the funds
would be deposited to build up a kitty to spend on projects of mutual benefit to
the City and College. Of course, the key item was still the percentage of split
between the City and the College.
Councilman Blake felt that a percentage split was wrong as he felt a set of
figures should involve a.specific amount to be returned to the College.
Councilman Miller felt there were many areas where the College and City could
cooperate on spending the funds collected on the campus. He suggested housing,
transportation, athletic facilities, etc.
Mayor Schwartz suggested that the City staff and College staff continue to dig
out information on the annexation and the joint powers agreement in order to
bring this matter to a conclusion by signing the joint powers and other agree-
ments and completing the annexation of Cal Poly.
Councilman Miller introduced Dr. E. S. Diamond of Thompson, Ramer, Woodbridge
ompany, a consulting engineering firm specializi.ng in transportation studies.
Dr. Diamond stated that he had discussed the proposal of Donald Q. Miller to use
the Southern Pacific Railroad with electric cars for transportation of passengers
through the City and he felt that this was a possibility and should be studied
with a view to initiating such a plan. He gave examples of other cities where
his firm had prepared studies and felt his firm would be available to help the
City of San Luis Obispo with a preliminary survey and applications to the Federal
government for funds if the study proved feasible.
Councilman Mil..ler felt that the City and College should look into the possibility
of integrating a transportation system to serve the College and the City.
Dr. Diamond stated that except for one project by his firm, which involved elec-
tric cars, all the transportation studies were-for gasoline buses.
Harold Wilson, Executive Vice President, stated at.the present time a task force
of senior students in business, engineering, City planning., etc. were studying
a transportation system that would serve the City and College and he suggested
that the City and College wait until the report had been submitted as he felt
they were doing an in -depth study of the needs and desires of the community.
City Council Minutes
November 12, 1970
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Willie Mautner, student task force for the San Luis Obispo transportation study,
explained to the City Council the scope of the study being prepared by the task
force, introduced each member of the task force and explained their role in the
overall report. He stated they were receiving excellent cooperation from the
citizens of the community, of the alternate means of transportation and of the
facilities.
On motion of Councilman Spring, seconded by Councilman Graham. the meeting
was adjourned. -
APPROVED: December 21, 1970
H. PATRICK, CITY CLERK
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