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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/04/1976-M I N U T E S ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1976 - 7:00 P.M. CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, 990 PALM Roll Call Councilmen PRESENT: Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee,.Steve Petterson and , Mayor Kenneth Schwartz ABSENT: Jesse Norris City Staff PRESENT: J.H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk; Dave Romero; Public Services - Director; Art Shaw, City Attorney; Jack Kellerman, Chief Building Inspector; Ervin L. Rogers, Police Chief; William: Flory, Director of Parks & Recreation; Wayne Peterson, City Engineer; Robert Strong, Director of Community Development Guests PRESENT: Foster Gruber, Citizens' Advisory Committee 9. The city Council considered a revision to the Joint Powers Agreeu for the San Luis Obispo County Cities Area Planning Coordinating Counci dealing with definition of Article IV, Membership; and Article V, Opera Paragraph 3. (Continued from the Council meeting of February.2, 1976). On motion of Mayor Schwartz, seconded by Councilman Gurnee, that the City Council direct its representatives to the San Luis Obispo County Cities Area Planning Coordinating Council and the County Mayors' Association as favoring the following changes to draft of the revised Joint Powers Agreement: 1) Favor stronger statement of purposes in preamble pointing to compre- hensive planning by the COG. 2) That membership vis /vis, City /County on proportional basis, or one member from each body. 3) Cost of the program should be as shown in Article V, and if Coordinating Council wishes to establish figure it should be realistic and relate to programs. Motion carried on the following vote: AYES: Mayor Schwartz, Councilmen Gurnee,Graham, Petterson NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Norris 16. Memorandum from Robert Strong, Director of Community Development, regarding proposal from Lakewood Tract for use of a portion of School District property adjacent to Vicente Drive as a park facility (continued from the Council--meeting of February 2, 1976). Further continued to the meeting of ' February 17, 1976. 17. Memorandum from D.F. Romero, Director of Public Services, asking that the City Council reconsider its action by accepting blue brute water pipe as an equal alternate in city specifications. He stated that since the last discussion with the City Council, the city has received reports from the Johns - Manville Corporation indicating that their lab tests showed failures in the manufacturing process which were not picked up with normal factory testing procedures and that the plastic pipe that has failed in the past is being picked up by the Johns - Manville Company who has absorbed all costs in replacing the pipe and that they have improved their plant operation and quality control which should eliminate the possibility of similar failure in the future. He continued that blue brute pipe has a number of City Council Minutes February 4, 1976 Page 2 desireable characteristics and should result in both a lesser installation and maintenance expense for the life of the pipe. Therefore, the staff has requested that the City Council once again accept this type of pipe as an equal alternate within the specifications and recommend to the City Council, appropriate action be once again to include this material. On motion of Councilman Petterson, seconded by Councilman Graham, that the City Council again authorize the acceptance as an alternate of blue brute pipe, limited only to 8 -inch or smaller sizes. Motion carried. 18. At this time the City Council considered a claim against the city on behalf of Bada Hobbs, 881 Morro Street, San Luis Obispo, California, for alleged personal injuries when stepping off a curb in downtown San Luis Obispo. On motion of Councilman Petterson, seconded by Mayor Schwartz, that the claim be denied due to the late filing beyond the statutory limit. Motion carried. 19. Communication from the.Citizens' Advisory.Committee, regarding the proposed review of the 1955 City Charter. Foster Gruber, Secretary of the Citizens' Advisory Committee, reviewed with the City Council the Citizens' Advisory Committee recommendations to consider an update, simplification and modernization of the 1955 City Charter. Some of the points to be considered: 1) List of City Officials. 2) Elected Officials (Qualifications, term of office, compensation, recall, replacement). 3) Appointed officials.,(Qualifications, selection and tenure, provisions for compensation, removal, substitution and replacement). 1 4) Members of permanent, continuing, and ad hoc commissions, committees, boards, and the like (Qualifications, selection, terms, removal, replacement). 5) Definition, delineation, and assignment of legislative, executive, administrative, and advisory responsibilities. 6) Extent of authority and /or influence in zoning matters. 7) Budget encumbrances. 8) Tax limitations. 9) Franchising provisions. 10) Grants, subsidies, subventions, etc., from the city. 11) Employee candidacy for public office. Foster Gruber continued that there are probably many, many other areas of Interest to the members of the council, city staff and citizens at large. He stated that the Citizens' Advisory Committee recommends the appointment by the City Council of an ad hoc committee to review in detail, each provision of the Charter and to submit proposed revisions to the council for public ' consideration. Such a committee should consist of able and concerned citizens who can devote the necessary time and effort to the program. A member of each board, or commission named in the Charter should be made a member of the review committee. On motion of Councilman Petterson, seconded by Councilman Graham, that it was the intention of the City Council to budget funds in the 1976 -77 budget for an ad hoc committee and for outside legal counselor for preparation of Charter revision or rewrite for the November 1976 election as a target date. City Council Minutes February 4, 1976 Page 3 Motion carried, all ayes with.Councilman Norris absent. Each councilman was asked to submit one name at the February 9, 1976, study session for membership on the Ad Hoc Charter Committee. 20. The City Council adjourned to Executive Session. The City Council reconvened in regular session. On motion of Councilman Petterson, seconded by Councilman Gurnee, the following resolution was introduced: Resolution No. 2993 (1976 Series), a resolution of the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo increasing the salary of the City Clerk for the 4 -month period he performs the additional duties of City Administrative Officer and amending the City Clerk's budget in accordance therewith. Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Petterson, Gurnee, Graham and Mayor Schwartz NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Norris There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Schwartz adjourned the meeting to 7:30 P.M., Monday, February 9, 1976. patrick, City Clerk -------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 1