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Roll Call
City Staff
MINUTES
ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1975 - 12:10 p.m.
CITY HALL
PRESENT: Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee, Steven Petterson and
Mayor Kenneth E. Schwartz
ABSENT: Jesse Norris
PRESENT: J.H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk; R.D. Miller, Administrative
Officer; A.J. Shaw, City Attorney; Wayne Peterson, City
Engineer
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12. Memorandum from Wayne Peterson, City Engineer, informing the City
Council that as a part of the 1975 76 budget, a request was being made for a study
of the water treatment and distribution system. He stated the engineering
staff had prepared a request for proposals for the Council's consideration.
The project had been divided into four phases as follows:
Phase
I:
Review and make recommendations on City Water System
Design Criteria.
Phase
II:
Review of existing treatment facilities and sources of
supply and develop a plan for the orderly expansion of
Phase
III:
the treatment facilities.
Preparation of.a water storage and distribution master
'
plan.
Phase
IV:
Analysis of assets, fiscal operation and the development
of new customer service rates.
He continued that the importance of utilizing proper design criteria was highly
important to insure that the City did not waste money in unnecessary oversizing,
or conversely, inconvenience or endanger areas which might be subjected to
periodic inadequate water pressures if lines were undersized. Phase I would
add the option of a widely experienced consultant to the staff's efforts toward
achieving such proper design criteria at an estimated cost of $1,000.
Phase II would enable the City to begin planning for the expansion of the City's
water treatment capabilities and to properly stage that expansion whether it
be improvements to existing plant, additions thereto, or a new treatment facility.
The City Council's direction as to choice, or choices of alternative supplies
would be solicited for the consultant's guidance in this study phase.
Phase III would provide the City with vital information for improving and
expanding the City's water storage and distribution system in an efficient
and orderly program. In addition, it would provide determinations now mandated
by Ordinance No. 604 -A for which the City does not presently have sufficient
information. ,
Phase IV would provide the water rate study which the Citizens Advisory
Committee had recommended. The rates resulting therefrom would allow the
water utility to become self- supporting and remain so even as future capital
improvements, such as the expansion of treatment facilities, became necessary.
For the Council's information, staff had contacted several engineers regard-
ing this proposed study, and they believed that the entire program could be
accomplished for approximately $50,000. Authorization by the City Council
was requested to proceed with formal requests for proposals from qualified
consulting engineers to perform these studies.
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June 3, 1975
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Finally, since the completion of this work would take many months, and inasmuch
as there was no question about the City's present water rate being low for the
solvency of the water utility, it was recommended that an immediate increase in
the City's basic water rates be authorized by the City Council, such rates to
be revised when the results of Phase IV of this study became available. The
present rate had not been changed since 1968 and in view of the general trend
in the economy as well as the considerable capital outlays for water improvements
financed by the general fund in recent years it was recommended that the City's
basic water service rates be increased by 20 percent as soon as- possible.
The recommendation was continued to the meeting of June 9, 1975 so that the
City Council would have an opportunity to study the proposal.
14. Memorandum from David Williamson, Assistant Administrative Officer,
regarding staff responsibility for administering the Jenks & Adamson contract
for sewage treatment facilities and recommended that D.F. Romero, Public
Services Director, be designated as project manager for the project with
assistance from Mr. Mote until completion of phase I of the study. Mr. Mote
should be designated as project manager for the beginning of phase II until
completion of the project, with Mr. Romero or a designated member of his
department to assist Mr. Mote from the beginning of phase II until the project
was completed. The Chief Treatment Plant Operator, Mr. Frank Reed, would be
involved in reviewing plans and specifications.
Dave Williamson continued, that as a general comment, he felt it was essential
that members of different departments serve on project teams for projects like
this which would affect more than one department. In this way, the team
concept would provide for an exchange of ideas from different points of view.
In this case, responsibility for a project, such as the Jenks $ Adamson
contract, would normally be the responsibility of the engineering division
of the Community Development Department. However, members of the Public
Services Department would serve on the project team to insure that field
experience was considered when making decisions on specifications for equip-
' ment, operating methods, and site design and layout.
The City Council in general accepted the recommendation and ordered that the
Administrative Officer implement and get this project moving.
15. Memorandum from Wayne Peterson, City Engineer, forwarding an agree-
ment for the Council's consideration to hire a consultant to prepare an
environmental impact statement on the Santa Rosa Street Widening, FAU project,
Monterey Street to Walnut Street. The EIS must meet the requirements of the
City's EIR guidelines and those of the United States Department of Transportation,
Federal Aid Highway Program, and the California Environmental Quality Act of
1970 as amended.
The City received four responses to its request for proposals, and Jennings,
Bartlett F Associates was the only firm responding that had experience
preparing EIS reports for FAU projects. The cost of this consultant work would
be based on time and material with a maximum charge of $4,500. This charge
included 100 copies of the EIS for distribution.
On motion of Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman Gurnee the Mayor was
authorized to sign the agreement with Jennings, Bartlett 4 Associates on behalf
of the City.
Motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Graham and Gurnee and Mayor Schwartz
NOES: Councilman Petterson
ABSENT: Councilman Norris
A. . The City Council then continued their study of the 1975/76 proposed
budget beginning with Page 198 through Page 252, inclusive.
B. The City Council adjourned to Executive Session.
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June 3, 1975
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C. The meeting adjourned on motion of Councilman Petterson, seconded by
Councilman Gurnee to Wednesday, June 4, 1975 at 12:10 p.m. Motion carried.
APPROVED: October 6, 1975
,;Of.-FirEpatTick, City Clerk
MINUTES
ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
JUNE 4, 1975 - 12:15 p.m.
CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL-
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Roll Call
City Staff
PRESENT: Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee, Jesse Norris, Steven Petterson,
and Mayor Kenneth E. Schwartz
ABSENT: None
PRESENT: J.H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk; R.D. Miller, City Administrative
Officer; A.J. Shaw, Jr., City Attorney
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1. The City Council adjourned to Executive Session.
2. The City Council reconvened in regular adjourned session at 12:20 p.m. ,
3. At this time the City Council continued their study of the preliminary
budget for 1975/76, reviewing with members of the Human Relations Commission
(Walt Lambert, Pat Barlow and Orloff Miller) their request for funds for Social
Services paid for by the City. The Human Relations Commission members present
reviewed their request for Family Services, Hotline and Grass Roots II.
4. The City Council then reviewed the detailed budget from the Promotional
Coordinating Committee with allocation within the guidelines developed by the City
Council.
S. On motion of Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman Petterson the
meeting adjourned to 7:30 p.m., Monday, June 9, 1975.
APPROVED: October 6, 1975 /
zpatrick, City Clerk
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