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City Staff
Present
MINUTES
ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA
February 7, 1973 - 12:10 p.m.
City Hall . .
Emmons Blake, John C. Brown, Myron Graham, T. Keith
Gurnee, Kenneth E. Schwartz
Present: J. H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk; A. J. Shaw, Jr.,
City Attorney; R. D. Miller, City Administrator;
R. Young, Planning Director; D. F. Romero, City
Engineer; R. A. Paul, Water.Department Director
1. The City Council considered the adoption of an emergency
ordinance adding a dangerous tree abatement procedure to the Municipal
Code, to'provide for abatement of dangerous obstructions in streambeds
during the rainy season.
A. J. Shaw, Jr., City Attorney, reviewed the proposed urgency ordinance
adding to the Municipal Code provisions for abatement of such structures
to include trees, etc.
D. F. Romero, City Engineer, objected to the provisions in the ordinance
which would allow the City's Tree Committee to make the final decision
on tree removal. He felt that they were more interested in the aesthetics
of the trees than in abatement of dangerous obstructions in the creek.
Dr. Howard Brown, member of the Tree Committee, stated that the Tree
Committee had a horticulturist on its subcommittee in order to properly
do the job of advising the Tree Committee and the City Engineer on
the conditions of trees in.the waterways and creeks.
Further discussion of the proposed emergency.ordinance.was continued
to Friday, February 9, 1973.
Mr. Lee Burkett, 1304 Oceanaire Drive, suggested to the City Council
that they should look into the acceptance of the subdivisions in the
Laguna Lake area as to the elevations of the house slabs and the eleva-
tion of the road at the crown of the Madonna Road culvert. He asked
what'the relationship between these slabs and the top of the pipes
that empty the lake outlet were.
Communication from Valerie Endres objecting to the City Council not
seriously considering the removal of the barrels for drainage of Laguna
Lake at Madonna Road and replacing them with a steel bridge which would
allow more.water to pass under and.not cause flooding. She noted that.
the matter was not referred to anyone for study and she hoped that the
Council would not ignore the suggestion.
The City Council then discussed with the City Engineer what steps should
be taken to remedy the Laguna Lake outlet at Madonna Road in order to
1 avoid a repetition of the January flooding when the barrels under the
road could not handle the water.
After discussion, it was moved by Councilman Gurnee,.seconded.by
Councilman Brown, that the City Engineer.be instructed to prepare a
sketch to construct a swale or dip in Madonna Road east of the lake
outlet in an attempt to remove some of the surplus or flooding'waters
from the lake area. Motion carried with Councilman Blake and Mayor
Schwartz voting no.
City Council Minutes
February 7, 1973
Page 2
2. Request by Mustang Village for additional time to complete
work involving fill on their property.
After discussion, it was moved by Councilman Blake, seconded by Council-
man Graham, that .150 days be allowed to complete the work.with no
extension of time.
3. Councilman Gurnee presented to the City Council a suggestion
for the formation of an interagency task force.between the County
Supervisors and their staff.and.the City Council and.their staff in
an attempt to create a program for watershed debris clean -up, for
guidance in reconstruction of damaged public facilities, to define and
identify obvious hazards within the City and outside the City in the
waterways and to try to arrive at an abatement procedure for immediate
hazards. The interagency task force would also be responsible for an
early warning system study of the flood plains and a definition of
flood- inducing activities within the watershed. The interagency of
both County and City officials would be charged with the study of the
causes of flooding in.the San Luis Creek watershed, to monitor all
flood - related studies and remedial measures within the watershed, to
monitor planning decisions and activities within the watershed as they
relate to all aspects of flooding, and to make recommendations to the
legislative bodies of the City and County as to: (1) planning program,
(2) priority schedule for reconstruction of damaged facilities,
(3) establishment of design criteria, (4) varied ordinances and regu-
lations, and (5) potential funding of future and presently proposed
programs.
Councilman Brown.felt that the City would be better served if it were
involved in a County flood control zone of the County flood control
district.
Mayor Schwartz felt the proposal was a good one in attempting to arrive
at a correct solution to floods and flooding and having the force
composed of both City and County officials, decisions could be made
that could be carried through. He moved that a task force be appointed .
as outlined consisting of legislative, administrative and'planning .
commission staff members of both the City and County to start long -range
studies and hope that the Board of Supervisors would take similar action.
The motion was withdrawn from further consideration.
On motion of Mayor Schwartz, seconded by Councilman Gurnee, the Mayor
was authorized to contact the County Board of Supervisors regarding the
formation of an interagency task force to study the flood problems.
Motion carried.
3A. R. A. Paul, Water Department Director, brought to the Council's
attention the plans and specifications for a twenty -four inch transmission
line relocation at Brizzolara Creek crossing on the Cal Poly Campus.
This project was the relocation of a City water main when the new entrance
to Cal Poly was constructed. The cost of relocation including engineering
and inspection would be paid for by the State, but would be supervised and
inspected by the City of San Luis Obispo.
On motion of Councilman Blake, seconded by Councilman Graham, that the
City was authorized to call for bids on the twenty - four.inch transmission
line relocation at Brizzolara.Creek crossing, approve the plans and.
specifications subject to State financing-and an alternate water supply
during construction. Motion. carried.
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City Council Minutes
February 7, 1973
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4. On motion of Councilman Blake, seconded by Councilman Brown,
that Item 4, a general discussion relative to placing certain measures
on the April General Municipal Election Ballot be tabled. Motion
lost with Councilmen Graham, Gurnee and Mayor Schwartz voting no.
The
matter
of placing certain measures
on the
April ballot as guidance
to
the City
Council was continued to a
future
meeting.
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The meeting was adjourned.
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