HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/14/1974MINUTES
ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA
Monday, January 14, 1974 - 7:30 P.M.
City Hall
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t PRESENT :.Councilmen - Graham., Norris Gurnee and Mayor
Schwartz..
ABSENT:,:. Counci Iman Brown - -,... .
CITY STAFF.
PRESENT: J. H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk; R. D. Miller,
,Admini,strative Officer; R•. A. Paul, Water
Department Director; D. Romero, City Engineer;
A,. J. Shaw, ..J r. , C i ty . Atto,rney
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I.. The City Counci-l. held a discussion on .potential sources of
supplemental water,.for the City of San Luis Obispo.
Michael F. Donnelly, represent -ing Dames &.Moore, Consulting Geologist
to Penfield. &.Smi.th, Water Consultant, reviewed f,or the City Council
their recently completed geologic and hydrologic studies in- their
reports
1) "Ground Water ",.Chapter 4 of .the Los Osos Valley
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and Higuera
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2) "Additional
area water system.improvements; and
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Ground Water Studies - Los . Osos
Valley and
Lower Higuera area
water system
improvements
". :Letter.report
prepared by Dames
and Moore .August
.20 1973.,
The City Council discussed with Mike Donnelly after.his presentation,
the implications of a water and well investigation program by the City
of San.Luis:Obispo.. ,.
R. A. Paul, Director of Water Services, stated that available information
did not indicate the_,existence of long term additional yields of water.
He felt that the cost of attempting to acquire the necessary information
by drilling a well, did not seem justified at this time. He there-
fore recommended that the.City Council defer consideration of develop-
ing ground water.until its evaluation of participation in the County
Master Water Plan had been completed.
Upon question, Michael Donnelly stated that he estimated the cost of
a 400 foot test well to be approximately $30,000. R. A. Paul noted
that the improvements necessary to connect the-well proposed by
Michael Donnelly to the City system along Higuera Street at Los
Osos Valley Road might cost $100,000 to $200,000.
' James Emmanuel, Engineer, representing John Carollo, Consulting
Engineers, reviewed for the City Council, the present state of the
art of reclamation of waste water from sanitary sewer systems for
reclamation as drinking water. He reviewed the present waste water
reclamation studies and plan being prepared by his firm for the City
of Morro Bay and the Cayucos waste water treatment plant. He sug-
gested that the City of San Luis Obispo review the application of
waste water reclamation as a supplemental water supply for the City.
He stated that not having any data on San Luis Obispo's waste water
treatment facility, he could only present his experience as it
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related to the Morro Bay City project. He estimated that the cost
to the City for waste water at Morro Bay would be between $120 to
$130 per acre.
R. A. Paul, Water Department Director, submitted and reviewed for• the
City Council City Water Department Report No. 1 -74, dated January
10, 1974,= contai "ning'the City'`` s-projected`supplemental water needs
through the year 2000 and a review of the County's Nacimiento project
and the coastal branch of the State Water Plan. He reviewed the
present City's developed water, supplies --and anticipated future needs
for water as the City grew from this date through the year 2000. He
continued that by reviewing sources of supplemental supplies
available to the City
I') Nacimiento'Rese'rvoi'r, 'and
- 2)' 'Coastal Branch'Aqueduct of the State Water Plan
that 'th -e City could make an 'educated guess 'as to its best approach
economically for future water needs. He also reviewed for the City
Council -, the cost to the City in implementing of either "plan and
also the advantages and d i sadvantege's- to each' proposa I . � He' then
presented detailed cost projection which were prepared by City staff
and'reviewed � `by the'County'Engi:neer's Office, of'the two_ alternates
when updated construction costs are extended for'the_ period of con-
struction to operation.
The City Council discussed with the Water Director the implications
of: the cost -f i gores i:n H1 s report', _ -R: -A.- "Pau I , i'nd i cated that the
County would request that the City Council express its position on
City participation in the Nacimiento project during the next 2 to 4
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2. At the request of the City Engineer -''the report of the City
Clerk on bids received fro creek bank repairs, City Plan No. 23 -74,
bids open January 14, 1974, were continued to the regular meeting of
January' 21.:':.1974.
3. Mayor Schwartz brought to the Council's attention', - the matter
of former Councilman Emmons Blake, continuing 'his work on the sister
city 'program with the City of San Blas Nayarit 'Mexico. It was-the
unanimous op i'ni-on of the: C i ty- Counc i I men present 'that Emmons B-1 ake
�cont i n ue- as the Ci ty''s= rep resentat i ve to the 'S 1,ster C i ty of� San' B I as.
On'motion of Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman'Gurned the
meeting adjou'rned-at 5:00 P.M., Wednesday, January 16, 1974. Motion
carried.
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APPROVED: Fe1bruary`I9, "1974
J. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk
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