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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/06/1978City Council Minutes February 28, 1978 Page 14 3. On motion of Councilman Dunin, seconded by Councilman Settle, the meeting adjourned to 12:10 p.m., Monday, March 6, 1978.: Motion carried. APPROVED: April 4, 1978 Fit J Fitzpatrick, City Clerk -------=-=-------------------------------------------------------------- M I N U T E S ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1978 - 12:15 P.M. COUNCIL HEARING.R002.1, CITY HALL, 990 PALM STREET Roll Call Councilmen PRESENT: Ron Dunin, Jeff Jorgensen, Allen Settle and...: Mayor Kenneth E. Schwartz ABSENT: Steve Petterson City Staff ... ...., _ PRESENT: J.H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk; R.D. Miller, Administrative Officer; Dave Romero, Director of Public Services;.Henry Engen, Director of Community Development; Richard Minor, Fire Chief; Dan Smith, Senior Planner; Gordon Johnson, Director of Personnel; Jim Stockton, Director of Parks and Recreation; Wayne Peterson, City Engineer; Terry Sanville, Planning Associate; Rudy Muravez, Director of Finance 1. Don Burford, Facilities Manager - State Employment Development Department, explained to the-City Council, their need for additional office space to serve the citizens of San Luis. Obispo County at the State Employment Development Department Offices. He also reviewed their preferences for the South Street site over other sites 'in the city that they have explored. The area involved would be approximately 2.3 acres which would include..a.new 13,600 sq. ft. building and parking for employees and clients of approximately 100 spaces. He continued that the present facility was too small, did not meet the needs of the handicapped and provided no parking for staff or their clients. He continued that their problem would not be solved by building in downtown San Luis Obispo, particularly the high cost of land downtown and the lack of being able to provide any parking. He did not feel that the state would pay the high land cost for developing-in a business district, not only for the building, but for the parking. It was the feeling of EDD that of all the government centers locations presented, that the only one that fit their needs was the South Street site due to the ease'of access north and south, the level site, willing seller (which is essential to the state agency). In conclusion he reviewed with the city, a map of all-the sites within-the city that had been considered by EDD for their development and he found that the only one that really met their criteria was the site on South Street. He hoped that the City Council would support their plans to develop a new EDD Facility on South Street. Henry Engen, Community Development Director, explained the past history of.this request and noted that the council, on January 17, 1978, had reaffirmed their desire to see this facility integrated into a local governmental complex. It was pointed out that the South Street site is designated on the general plan and zoning map as service commercial /light industrial. Approval of-EDD at-this loca- tion could not be done without amending the general plan, which was not recommended by staff. City Council Minutes March 6, 1978 Page 2 The City Council discussed with representatives of EDD, the reasons or criteria for refusing the South Street site:-for development of a.new-building•rather• than right downtown where they were presently located. The Mayor explained that if the EDD wished to proceed with a development on South Street, they should start action to amend the general plan and to rezone the property to meet city and state mandated requirements. He reminded the EDD representatives of the state's urban strategies policy which supports strengthening downtown. He felt that the EDD representatives should wcrk with staff to proceed with their proposal. T. Sanville, Community Development Department, advised that the process to amend the general plan and rezone the property without any complications-would-take anywhere from four to six months to complete. The City Council left the matter in the hands of the EDD representatives and the city staff to work out the program. 2. At this time the City Council received the draft C.I.P. for the 1978 -79 fiscal year and four years thereafter. R.D. Miller, Administrative Officer, stated that the management staff had been working on this for the past seven months in accordance with the C.I.P. process. He continued that a few days ago, the staff received several suggestions from the Planning Commission which had been reviewed by the screening committee before presentation of final recommendation. He stated that the C.I.P. followed last year's format; pages 1 -7 containing a resume of currently authorized C.I.P. Projects. Starting on page 8 -14 were the General Capital Improvement Projects; General Fund, Public Improvement and Betterment Fund, Revenue Sharing, etc. Pages 15 and 16 were the Street Projects; Gas Tax, Select Road, SB 325 Funds. Pages 17 and 18 were the Utility Improvement Projects for water, specific projects and deficiencies. Pages 19 and 20 were the Sewer Specific and Deficiencies Project. Following these pages are appendices including lists of deficiencies and several categories for the council's information. R.D. Miller stated that since he began work on this year's C.I.P., the prospect of the Jarvis Initiative seemed to have become a distinct possibility. According to his predictions, he felt the city would lose approximately $950,000.00 in property tax revenues, in comparison with the current year's proceeds, reducing the total from $1,453,200.00 for this year to an estimated $514,000.00 in the next fiscal year. He then very quickly reviewed the currently authorized C.I.P. projects and their progress to date. Richard D. Miller then reviewed.the recommended C.I.P. for 1978 -79 in the priority listing recommended,.:by the city management staff and showing which projects were recommended for deferral if the Jarvis Initiative were successful. C.I.P. 11801 - Parking; land acquisition project - $350,000.00 C.I.P. 11802 - Police /Fire combined communication center - $80,000.00 C.I.P. 11803 - Parks - Laguna Lake management plan and E.I.R. - $53,000.00 C.I.P. 11804 - Finance - convert the general ledger to the county equipment - $30,000.00 C.I.P. 11805 - Recreation - golf course acquisition - $260,000.00 Improvements - Sprinkler system, etc. - $40,000.00 C.I.P. 11806 - Microfilm system (City Hall) - $15,000.00 C.I.P. 11807 - Recreation - upgrade the C.L. Smith facilities (including softball field) - $8,000.00 C.I.P. 11808 - Fire aerial ladder truck - $220,000.00 C.I.P. 11809 - Recreation - light tennis courts - $35,000.00 C.I.P.. 11810 - Parks - Mission Plaza (Nipomo Phase), land acquisition - $40,000.00 Construction - $150,000.00 C.I.P. 11811 - Recreation - light Sinsheimer softball field - $55,000.00 C.I.P. 11812 - Corporation Yard design - $57,000.00 Annually recurring projects: A. Planning studies - $50,000.00; park master plan - $25,000.00 B. Sidewalks (Reimburse curbs and sidewalk construction) - $10,000.00 C. Handicap barriers - city facilities - $5,000.00 1 l City Council Minutes March 6, 1978 Page 3 . D. Bike paths (included in the street C.I.P.) E. Flood control projects - $200,000.00 F. Street trees and landscaping projects - $40,000.00 G. Sewer system deficiencies - $50,000.00 (Collection system) $25,000.00 (Treatment Plant) He noted that under sewer system deficiencies, this would be the last year that this would be funded out of the general fund. Future expenditures would come from sewer revenues. At this time the City Council stated that they would continue consideration of the C.I.P. at a future date and adjourned to an Executive Session (personnel matter). 4. There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Schwartz adjourned the meeting at 2:00 P.M., March 6, 1978. . APPROVED: April 18, 1978 zpatrick, City Clerk M I N U T E S REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1978 - 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL Pledge Roll Call Councilmen. PRESENT: Ron Dunin, Jeff Jorgensen, Allen Settle and Mayor Kenneth E. Schwartz ABSENT: Steve Petterson City Staff PRESENT: J.H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk; Allen Grimes, City Attorney; R.D. Miller, Administrative Officer; Henry Engen, Director of Community Development; Dan Smith, Senior Planner; Terry Sanville, Associate Planner; Wayne Peterson, City Engineer; Richard Minor, Fire Chief; Mikel Park, Fire Marshal /Battalion Chief; Jim Stockton, Director of Parks and Recreation; Roger Neuman, Police Chief; Dave Romero, Director of Public Services Mr. Michael Krout appeared before the City Council requesting late consideration ' by the City Council of an item that missed the agenda for this evening's meeting. The matter to be considered by the council was the introduction of an amendment to the Fire Zone Code to change the fire zoning on one -half of the block bounded on the northeast by Johnson Avenue and the southwest by Toro Street and on the southeast by Higuera Street. He stated that both the building inspector and the fire marshal had agreed to the change, but due to the lengthy time it took staff to process the agenda, the proposals were received too late. The Mayor asked the City Council if they wished to consider the item and they all agreed. The Mayor then placed it as Item 8 at the end of the Regular Business Agenda.