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Home My WebLink About02/13/1973MINUTES ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA February 13, 1973 - 7:30 P.M. City Hall Roll Call Present: Emmons Blake, John C. Brown, Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee, Kenneth E. Schwartz City Staff Present: J. H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk; A. J. Shaw, Jr., City Attorney; R. D. Miller, City Administrator; P. Gerety, Planning Associate; D. F. Romero, City Engineer. A. Frank Swenqel, Small Business Administration representative, reported to the City Council the program they are administering in attempt- ing to help people repair their homes or businesses which were damaged in the January 18, 1973 flood. He explained that funds for repair and reconstruction were available at 1% interest with the first $5,000 of the loan forgiven with the balance to be paid over a period of years depending on the principal. He announced that starting February 15, 1973, the SBA would be located in their temporary office in San Luis Obispo at 303 Higuera Street. He stated that representatives of the following organizations would also be in:their office: Veterans Adminis- tration, Red Cross, Cal Vet, HUD, IRS, and HP.D so that victims of the flood would have all these agencies available for discussion. 1 Scott Martin, OEP, also stated that his agency was in San Luis Obispo to render whatever help his agency could give to flood disaster victims. Mayor Schwartz, on behalf of the Council, thanked the representatives of the Federal agencies for their help to the citizens who were hurt by the January 18 flood. 1. Mayor Schwartz.reviewed for the City Council the charge given to the Mass Transportation Committee by the City Council through Resolu- tion 2382. Mr. Andrew Jones, Chairman of the MTC, introduced the members of the Committee who were present: Ken Silva, Steve Petterson, Walter Rice, Laverne Schneider, Carol B. Lowman. He then presented to the City Council the first report of the MTC outlining their conclusions and recommendations. Mr. Jones stated that the Committee attempted to identify those segments of the population of.the City whose mobility was limited because of the .lack of transportation, either public or private. It was the.Committee's feeling that.a great number of people needed some type of transportation particularly 'for the young and for the elderly. It was the Committee's conclusion that a professional transportation con- sultant should be retained to undertake precise studies needed to determine the feasibility of various systems and recommend a workable system for San Luis Obispo. They submitted a.list of charges to be presented to ' the consultant so that a comprehensive analysis of the need for public transportation could be presented. The City Council and Transportation:Committee discussed.various elements and studies made by the MTC and their recommendations. City Council Minutes February 13, 1973 Page 2 Mayor Schwartz summarized that the Committee felt that there was a segment of the population needing public transportation and that the Committee recommended that the City Council retain a transportation consultant to make a comprehensive study of the transportation needs of the community. He concluded that the City Council could take the following actions: 1) Appoint a subcommittee.of the Council to meet with the subcommittee of the MTC. 2) Study the financial role of the City, interview consultants and have them make recommendations to the City Council. On motion of Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman Brown, that the City Council accept the report of the MTC with a vote of gratitude. Motion carried unanimously. The Mayor appointed Councilmen Blake and Brown as Council members of the subcommittee to meet with the MTC for recommendations. The Mayor appointed Paul Sanneman as a member of the Transportation Committee. 8:35 p.m., the Mayor declared a recess. 8:50 p.m., the meeting reconvened with all Council members present. 2. Mayor.Schwartz introduced the Chairman of the Promotional Coordinating Committee, Ron Dunin, who in turn introduced the members of the PCC: MacDonald, 7uinlan, Hagan, Hoffman. Mayor Schwartz presented a quick review of the duties and responsiblities of the PCC as an advisory body to the City Council. He briefly.outlined their responsi.bilities in.promoting the City of San Luis Obispo both in and out of the City and the areas of other responsibilities. Charles Quinlan, member of the PCC, presented for Council information the Committee's long -range program and outlined the Committee's short - range program for the City. L. MacDonald, PCC member, presented the Committee's present media advertis- ing program which included monthly ads in Sunset Magazine. He continued that the Committee was consideri.ng special ads in specialized publications such as various sporting type of activities to bring writers to San Luis Obispo to help with promotion. The Committee was also evaluating the preparation of advertising on Los Angeles television. He concluded that the Committee was continuing its radio spot program in the San Joaquin Valley which seemed to be very successful. The Mayor reviewed the PCC's plan to use a local promotional coordinator instead of an out -of -town agency. Although the City Council did not renew the contract of such a local coordinator, he did not feel that the position or the idea had been abolished.. ' L. MacDonald stated that the Committee had discussed various methods of handling promotion throughout the City. One would be to continue the existing Promotional Coordinator posi.tion; the second would be to continue the Promotional Coordinator position with new criteria; third would be to contract with an advertising agency; fourth,. add a new staff member, full or part time, to the City staff, who would be part of the City administration and could be tailed the City information officer; or fifth, renegotiate a:contract with the Chamber of Commerce and see if the contract could be amended to include the duties of the Promotional Coordinator. He concluded that the Committee had no recom- mendations to make on the five items but felt that the five alternatives should be studied and a recommendation made to the City Council later. 1 II I� City Council Minutes February 13, 1973 Page 3 The Council members and the PCC members discussed some of the ideas presented, both as to the promotional employee and the advertising program. Mayor Schwartz appointed Councilmen Gurnee and Graham as Council committee to meet with two members of the Promotional Coordinating Committee and discuss with Mr. Culwell and Mr. Garth of the Chamber of Commerce a more cooperative program between the City and Chamber of Commerce. 3. The City Council received a communication from the Executive Vice President of Cal Poly regarding the water line relocation at Brizzolara Creek crossing, and asking that the City proceed with the construction plans and specifications. On motion of Councilman Blake, seconded by Councilman Brown, the following resolution was introduced: RESOLUTION NO. 2418, a resolution of the City of San Luis Obispo approving an agreement with the State of California, Office of Architecture and Construction for the relocation of the City's water main at Brizzolara Creek and authorizing the Mayor to execute said agreement. Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Blake, Brown, Graham and Gurnee and Mayor Schwartz NOES: None ABSENT: None On motion of Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Graham, that the Director of Water Services include in the water line relocation project, a gate valve. Motion carried. The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 10:30 p.m. I 1