HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/28/1976M I N U T E S
ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1976 - 12:10 P.M.
HEARING ROOM, CITY HALL
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA
Roll Call
Councilmen
PRESENT: Myron Graham, T. Keith Gurnee, Steve Petterson
Mayor Kenneth E. Schwartz
ABSENT: Jesse Norris
City Staff
PRESENT: J.H. Fitzpatrick, Acting Administrative Officer /City Clerk;
Wayne Peterson, City Engineer; Steve Smith, Fire Captain;
William Flory, Director of Parks & Recreation; Rudy Muravez,
Finance Director
Citizens' Advisory Committee
PRESENT: Foster Gruber, Connie Hendricks and Shirley Horton
County of San Luis Obispo
PRESENT: Bertram Townsend, Health Department
John Nichelson, Area Planning Council - Transit Manager
Bill Heath, Coordinator - Area Planning Council
Visitors
PRESENT: Charles Cattaneo & Al Rizzoli, San Luis Garbage Company
1. At this time the -.City Council considered. -the request of the San Luis
Garbage Company for extension of the solid -waste extension contract.
(Continued from the April 21, 1976 meeting).
Ms. Connie Hendricks, representing the Citizens' Advisory Committee, again
reviewed the report of the Citizens' Advisory Committee dated 12/12/75
entitled "Extension of the Garbage Franchise and /or Contracts" listing
recommendations that they feel the City Council should consider before
granting a new contract.
Charles Cattaneo, President - San Luis Garbage Company, discussed with the
City Council a number of the items considered as important by the Citizens'
Advisory.Committee and to which they would be most happy to agree if it was
placed in the contract.
There being no further discussion, the matter was set for public hearing for
extension of the San Luis Garbage Franchise and /or contract to May 17, 1976.
3. The City Council continued their discussion of the City County Area
Planning Coordinating Council Joint Powers Agreement and budgeting require-
ments for the 1976 -77 year.
The San Luis Obispo County and City Area Planning Coordinating Council
felt that up to the 1975 -76 year, the County Board of Supervisors approved
50% of the budget needed to operate the council office. Starting with
1976 -77, the County Board of Supervisors felt that the member cities should
now participate in proportion to population to make up the difference in
cost in operating the Area Council Office. On July 10, 1975, the Area
Planning Council moved to notify each member jurisdiction of the change prior
to consideration of the 1976 -77 budgets. In the meantime, an interim funding
measure was approved by the Area Council as an operative during the 1975 -76
fiscal year only.
Since the July, 1975 meeting, many events have occurred which may ultimately
alter the policy. The most important of these has been the recent formula-
tion of a new Area Planning Council Joint Powers Agreement now under
consideration.
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City Council Minutes
April 28, 1976
Page 2
Some of the primary debatable issues proposed in the Joint Powers
Agreement deal with membership, agency representative and funding.
It is therefore, possible other methods of funding will finally result
from approval of a Joint Powers Agreement. Therefore, the County and
Cities Area Planning Coordinating Council asked the City Council to
allocate in their 1976 -77 budget, the amount shown for the jurisdictions
based on population. Furthermore, they also requested from the City Council
thatmatters of Joint Powers Agreement and suggested funding be placed before
them so that the city's delegates may be properly instructed to the points
and questions resolved before the beginning of the next fiscal year. Total
cost of operating the Area Planning Council was $10,750.00 with the City of
San Luis Obispo paying $2,917.55 or 27.14% of the total budget.
On motion of Mayor Schwartz, seconded by Councilman Graham,-that the City
Administrative Officer be instructed to budget $2,917.55 as part of the
city's share of the expenses of the Area Planning Council in the 1976 -77
fiscal year subject to negotiating a more equitable joint Powers Agreement
which would be satisfactory to all the cities and to the county. Motion
carried, all ayes.
2. Communication from Wayne Peterson to the City Council dealing with
the Area Planning Council Meeting of March 31, 1976. Wayne Peterson stated
that the at the meeting there was a discussion regarding the method by which
the Regional Transportation Plan would be financed. Inasmuch as there was no
representative from the City on the council he felt it wise to inform the
council that this subject should be brought up at the council meeting and
discussed so that the city may take a definite stand on how they wished to
see the SB 325 monies spent. He further related that SB 325 funds were
primarily designed for use in transit systems. Only when an agency can see
that all transit needs that can be reasonably met have been met can they use
the money for other purposes. Two percent of the money has to be used for
bicycle or pedestrian purposes.
Wayne Peterson continued that the staff of the Area Planning Council was
proposing that all of the agencies in the county participate in the Regional
Transportation Plan, including intercity transit for elderly and handicapped
based on population. If this was approved, most all gas tax money they were
now using on streets would not be coming to the city. Five years from now,
the city may only use 50% of the SB 325 money on transit and would be forced
to produce 50% of the city's share from the city's general fund. The
implication of this decision that the Area Planning Council is considering
can cause quite an affect on the city's budget. Therefore, as soon as the
proposal has been received from the Area Planning Council, they should be
discussed.
Councilman Gurnee reminded the City Council of the action that was taken by
the City Council on the March 31, 1975 ... meeting whereby Resolution No. 2758
(1975 Series), a resolution of the Council, of the City of San Luis Obispo
opposing the consultant's recommendation in the Regional Transportation Plan
in certain areas.
Mr. Bill Heath, Program Director for the Area Planning Council, spoke
strongly in support of adopting an overall county -wide transportation plan..
He admitted that the proposed transportation plan as prepared by the
consultant was poor and lacking much information which the new augmented
staff would hope to upgrade in the next fiscal year.
John Nichelson, County Transportation Manager, submitted for the council's
' consideration, transit implementation criteria and cost involved for the
City of San Luis Obispo. He also submitted what he felt was a 6 -year cost
estimate for a county -wide transit system including capital expenditures,
operating costs, etc. He stated that it was his opinion that San Luis
Obispo's share of the SB 325 funds would be 27.14% of the annual cost of
the project.
City Council Minutes
April 28, 1976
Page 3
Councilman Petterson suggested that before the City Council take any action
on this proposal, that the Mass Transit Committee of the City should be
asked to look into it, have Mr. Heath and Mr. Nichelson appear before
them and then make a clear, precise recommendation to the City Council.
The City Council accepted the recommendation of Councilman Petterson and
requested Art Hird and Dave Romero to set up a meeting as soon as possible.
Bert Townsend, County Health Department, presented for the Council's '
consideration, a preliminary county -wide solid waste management plan for
the council's consideration. Final plan would be required to be approved
by a majority of the cities which would contain a majority of the
incorporated population. He asked that the City Council review the preliminary
plans and determine whether the City Council could approve the plan and
draft E.I.R. with respect to:
a) The objectives setforth in the plan.
b) The method of organization for implementation of the programs
contained in the plan.
c) The procedure for financing the recommended solid -waste management
program. .
d) The role identified in the plan for the City of San Luis Obispo
in implementing a cooperative effort for management of solid -waste
in an economical and environmentally accepted manner.
He stated that
he had
submitted
for the council's consideration, a sample
resolution to
be considered
at
the time the final plan was adopted, but not
at this stage.
He stated
that
if the City. Council wished to hold a public
hearing on the
matter,
he would
be most happy to attend and help the
City Council.
After a few questions
from the
city staff and council, the matter was
continued to a
future
study session.
There being no further business to come before the City Council, the
meeting adjourned at 2:15 p.m.
Fitzpatrick, City Clerk
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