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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/24/1975MINUTES ADJOURNED MEETING.OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY_OF SAN LUIS OBISPO WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 249 1975 - 4:05 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL Pledge Roll Call ' PRESENT: ABSENT: City Staff PRESENT Councilmen Graham, Gurnee, Norris and Mayor Schwartz Councilman Petterson (arrived at 4:50 p.m.) J.H. Fitzpatrick,.City Clerk; R.D. Miller, City Administrative Officer; A.J. Shaw, Jr., City Attorney 1. The City Council met with representatives of the Downtown Merchants Organization (Dunin, Bove, Carpenter, Renetsky,.Silva, Corcoran) to discuss the conditions for establishing of a Downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area under the provisions of AB 103. A.J. Shaw, City Attorney, reviewed for the Council the provisions of the proposed ordinance which would establish the parking and business improvement area with particular emphasis on paragraph H of the ordinance which describes the methods of appointing the advisory committee. Ron Dunin, Chairman of the Downtown Association, asked that the City Council consider the Downtown Association to be the group who would appoint the first ' nominating committee of five members to select the slate of advisory committee members. Councilman Norris stated that he.wanted the appointees to the advisory committee made under the provisions of the City Charter and not change the methods. The City Council and Business District representatives discussed the provisions of Section H in detail for clarification. (h) An Advisory Board.of 11 representatives from among those who have businesses in the area and who are subject to the tax shall be appointed by the City-Council in accordance with standard City procedures to advise 4nd recommend to the Council the methods and ways in which the revenues derived from the additional tax shall be expended. Each Board member shall serve for a period of 2 years, provided that 5 of the first members appointed shall be appointed to initial 1 -year terms, and provided further than any member may be removed and replaced by the Council at any time after hearing the recommendations and advice of the Advisory Board. A nominating.committee of 5 members will be appointed by the existing Downtown.-Association from the licensed businesses within the Improvement Area. This committee will prepare a list of 22 nominees and hold a ballot within the Area,-and-therefrom submit the 15 nominees receiving the highest vote totals from which 11 will be appointed to the Board by the City Council. ' The Board's first order of business shall be to establish by -laws for its operation, subject to approval of said by -laws by the City Council. 2. R.D.-Miller, Administrative.Officer, brought to the Council's attention the matter of the electrical transformers at the present time located in the City Hall basement which would be phased out over a period of years and replaced with pad mounted transformers located outside the building.. R.D. Miller continued that the architect analyzed the possibility of using the transformer room for office related storage uses and therefore prepared a change -order for such a contingency but apparently due to the City Council Minutes September 24, 1975 Page 2 possible increase in electrical current used by the City, it would necessitate moving the transformers outside the City within the next twelve month period. It was the recommendation of the Administrative Officer that the appropriate City officials be authorized to sign the agreement with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company so that construction of the transformer pad and related electrical work could be budgeted in next year's budget in order. to correct any possible future deficiency in the electrical system. By consensus, the City Council approved the request of the Administrative Officer. 3. R.D. Miller, Administrative Officer, reported that his assistant, David Williamson, had been conducting an exhaustive investigation into furniture needs in connection with the City Hall remodeling. He had been working closely with the department and division heads in assessing their needs. The purchasing office was now ready to place orders for approximately $21,500 worth of office furniture and supplies with 68% going to local vendors. The breakdown was as follows: 11% Prison Industries 13% State Purchasing Contract 14% Hill's Stationery 36% Mission Stationery 18% Brittain's Stationer and 8% Other sources The order for steel shelving would for the most part go to Mission Stationery and_this broad category would also include map files. Mr. Shaw, City Attorney, said that since this order involving approximately $7,600 to one vendor consisted of many different items on.which competitive bids had been obtained, the Council might find that no useful purpose would be achieved in calling for formal sealed bids. R.D. Miller also presented for the Council's consideration a resolution authorizing the purchase of four steel desks, one steel credenza, forty steel chairs.and four steel tables to the State Purchasing Contract and asked that a resolution be adopted approving this action. On motion of Councilman Graham,seconded by Councilman Gurnee the following resolution was introduced: Resolution No. 2830 (1975 Series), a resolution of the.Council of the City of San Luis Obispo authorizing the Department of General Services of the State of CAlifornia to purchase certain items for the City. Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Graham, Gurnee, Norris, Petterson and Mayor Schwartz NOES: None ABSENT: None On motion of Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman Gurnee that the City Council found that while the City had taken competitive bids on many items they felt that no useful purpose would be achieved in calling for formal sealed bids on certain categories of shelving, map files, etc. Motion carried, all ayes, no noes. On motion of Councilman Norris, seconded by Councilman Petterson the meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m. to Wednesday at 4:00 p.m., October 1, 1975. Motion carried. APPROVED: . Fitzpatrick, City Clerk 1 1