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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/13/20141 u 1 minutes city of san Luis oBispo SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, November 13, 2014 Special Meeting — 6:00 P.M. Council Chamber, 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, California CALL TO ORDER A Special Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council was called to order on Tuesday, November 13, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Mayor Marx. ROLL CALL Council Members Present: Council Members John Ashbaugh, Dan Carpenter, Kathy Smith, Vice Mayor Carlyn Christianson, and Mayor Jan Marx Council Member Absent: None City Staff Present: Katie Lichtig, City Manager, Christine Dietrick, City Attorney, Michael Codron, Assistant City Manager, and Anthony Mejia, City Clerk, were present at Roll Call. Other staff members presented reports or responded to questions as indicated in the minutes. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Vice Mayor Christianson led the Pledge of Allegiance. BUDGET WORKSHOP BW1. SETTING THE STAGE: BACKGROUND MATERIALS FOR 2015 -17 GOAL SETTING AND FINANCIAL PLAN PROCESS City Manager Lichtig, Finance and Information Technology Director Padilla, and Budget Manager Lamers narrated a PowerPoint presentation entitled "2015 -17 Financial Plan Setting the Stage" and responded to Council inquires. City Council Meeting Minutes — November 13, 2014 Page 2 Eric Meyer, San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition Board Member, spoke on the importance of bicycle rider education and requested that Council consider allocating funding for such efforts; pointed out that the Coalition's largest expense is the property lease with the City, noting that such funds could be better utilized for bicycle transportation advocacy. John Foley, San Luis Obispo, voiced disappointment with the lack of progress to dredge Laguna Lake; urged Council to direct staff to aggressively pursue permitting and to prioritize funding for the project. Marie Foley, San Luis Obispo, voiced concern regarding the potential for erosion due the dry and neglected conditions at Laguna Lake; spoke on the urgency of moving forward with obtaining permits and implementing a dredging project. Mila Vuiovich- LaBarre, San Luis Obispo, applauded Council for not proceeding with an overrule of the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) as it relates to the Land Use and Circulation Elements (LUCE); suggested that future considerations of the matter be postponed to allow Council Member Rivoire an opportunity to communicate with constituents. In response to Council inquiry, Natural Resources Manager Hill advised that staff is drafting a Capital Improvement Project for the dredging of Laguna Lake for Council and community consideration during the upcoming budget workshops. 1 Following discussion, the City Council received and filed the background materials for the 2015 -17 Goal Setting and Financial Plan process, including the following: 1. Status of 2015 -17 Goals and Objectives. 2. Status of General Plan Implementation Programs. 3. Status of Current Capital Improvement Plan Projects. 4. Long -Term Capital Improvement Plan. ADJOURNMENT The City Council adjourned at 6:58 p.m., to Special and Regular City Council Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. respectively, in the Council Chamber located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California. AnthAo`n`yJ.Mej' City Clerk APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 01/06/2015