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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/11/1980City Council Minutes March 11, 1980 - 7:00 p.m. Page 2 City Staff Present: Lee Walton, Administrative Officer; J.H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk; Geoff Grote, Legal Assistant; Jim Stockton, Director of Parks & Recreation 1.,.: On motion of Councilman Bond, seconded by Councilman Dunin, the ' following resolution was introduced: Resolution No. 4117 (1980 Series), a Resolution of Appreciation to Gerald Babcock for his long and dedicated service to the City of San Luis Obispo. Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Bond, Dunin, Billig and Mayor Cooper ABSENT: None (One vacancy) On motion of Councilman Bond, seconded by Councilman Dunin, the following resolution was introduced: Resolution No. 4118 (1980 Series), a Resolution of Appreciation to Harry Blumhorst for his long and dedicated service to the City of San Luis Obispo and its citizens. Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Bond, Dunin, Billig and Mayor Cooper NOES: None ABSENT: None On motion of Councilman Bond, seconded by Councilman Dunin, the following resolution was introduced: Resolution No. 4119 (1980 Series), a resolution of Appreciation to Jack Wainscott for his long and dedicated service to the City of San Luis Obispo and its citizens. Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Bond, Dunin, Billig and Mayor Cooper NOES: None ABSENT: None On motion of Councilman Bond, seconded by Councilman Dunin, the following resolution was introduced: Resolution No. 4120 (1980 Series), a Resolution of Appreciation to John Silva for his long and dedicated service to the City of San Luis Obispo and its citizens. Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Bond, Dunin, Billig and Mayor Cooper NOES: None ' ABSENT: None On motion of Councilman Bond, seconded by Councilman Dunin, the following resolution was introduced: Resolution No. 4121 (1980 Series), a Resolution a of Appreccation to Elton Hall for his long and dedicated service to the City of San Luis Obispo and its citizens. Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Bond, Dunin, Billig and Mayor Cooper NOES: None ABSENT: None City Council Minutes March 11, 1980 - 7:00 p.m. Page 3 On motion of Councilman Bond, seconded by Councilman Dunin, the following resolution was introduced: Resolution No. 4122 (1980 Series), a resolution of Appreciation to Richard Reppert for his long and dedicated service to the City of San Luis Obispo and its citizens. Passed and adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Bond, Dunin, Billig and Mayor Cooper NOES: None I ABSENT: None On motion of Councilman Bond, seconded by Councilman Dunin, the following resolution was introduced: Resolution No. 4123 (1980 Series), a Resolution of Intention to Emil Krege for his long and dedicated service to the City of San Luis Obispo and its citizens. Passed and adopted on the following roll call voter AYES: Councilmembers Bond, Dunin, Billig and Mayor Cooper NOES: None ABSENT: None 2. Jeffrey G. Jorgensen, City Councilmember, submitted his resignation from the City Council: "It is with deep regret that I must announce my resignation from the San Luis Obispo City Council effective immediately upon my appointment by Governor Brown to fill the 5th District seat on the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors vacated by Dr. Richard Krejsa. It has been a pleasure working with all of you and the many other dedicated city employees for , the past three years. I sincerely hope we will remain in close contact in the future and we can work together for the betterment of the city and the county as a whole. If possible, I would appreciate an opportunity to speak briefly at the March 11 Study Session to formally announce my resigna- tion to the public." Mayor Lynn Cooper made a brief statement as to the valuable contributions made by Jeff Jorgensen while a member of the City Council listing several accomplishments and some of the leadership exhibited over the past three years and on behalf of the Council, Mayor Cooper wished Mr. Jorgensen much success as a County Supervisor. Supervisor Jorgensen then spoke to the City Council thanking them for their cooperation, thanking various members of the staff who he felt had contribu- ted much to the needs of working with the Council and he urged the Council to be extremely aware of what was happening in the city as far as growth was concerned, water, etc. He stated he left the city with the regret as he enjoyed his tenure with the Council. 3. The City Council continued their review of the duties and responsibili ties of the various advisory boards, commissions and committees for possible reorganization or consolidation: A) Park & Recreation Commission; B) Committee for the Joint Recreational Use of School District Property; C) Promotional Coordinating Committee; F) Personnel Board. ' After discussion with representatives and members of the four boards listed, it was the determination of the City Council that the Park and Recreation Commission would continue as presently constituted, that the Committee for Joint Recreational Use of School District Property would continue as a separate committee until all the various improvements had been made at the Sinsheimer Park; the Promotional Coordinating Committee would continue as they are presently constituted except that the City would attempt to get two additional members; and the Personnel Board would continue with their duties as outline in the ordinance except that possibly the Personnel Board could be used for advice to staff and Council on other personnel matters. City Council Minutes March 11, 1980 - 7:00 p.m. Page 4 It was the consensus of the City Council that these boards and commissions would continue and -that the Administrative Officer would prepare a charge or charter for their continuation listing rules and responsibilities, ten- ure of office, membership, rules of organization, etc. E. The City Council discussed the technical committees, their makeup and whether they should be continued or not: ' 1) The Underground Utilities Committee; 2) Tree Committee; 3) Mass Transportation Committee; 4) Disaster Board; and 5) Traffic Committee. Lee Walton, Administrative Officer, again reviewed his recommendations dealing with technical committees that rather than have them Council appointed committee coming under the provisions of the Charter which require that all members live within the City of San Luis Obispo, he suggested that these technical committees be advisory committees to the City through the Office of the Administrative Officer. In this way he could develop a talent bank of people either in or out of the City of San Luis Obispo who had expertise in various fields and could be appointed to a one subject ad hoc committee to prepare their studies, make their report to the Administrative Officer and follow through with the Council and then be dispanded and placed back in the pool for future assignment. He felt that in this way, many citizens who could not take part in a full time board or commission would have an opportunity to work for the city but on a limited basis. After discussion by the City Council, it was determined that the four technical committees under consideration would be left as presently constituted, would continue their membership as they are presently except that the CAO would prepare guidelines, rules and regulations for their operation and for their organization. Also, the CAO was encouraged to develop a talent bank with special techniques of members and backgrounds would be available to the city on a special assignment basis by either the Council or the City Administrative Officer. 4. Mayor Cooper brought to the Council's attention, the matter of fillin the vacancy of Councilman Jorgensen who had resigned. He said there were many in which this could be done but he suggested that one possibility would be that each Councilman would give him a list of names of candidates who each individual Councilman felt could or should fill the vacancy. The Mayor stated then that he would meet with each Councilman individually and pare the list down to a manageable size and then by going to one Councilman to the other, one candidate would more or less be decided on for appointment at the _ . 18, 1980 meeting. He felt that if all the members of the City Council worked together with good will on this matter, it would avoid the posibility of an extremely expensive elections. Councilman Dunin stated he agreed with the concept of appointment of a Council - member and that he would be willing to cooperate. Councilwoman Billig agreed with the concept of appointment to the Council vacancy and hoped that each Councilman could be made aware of what discussion was going on between the other three. Councilman Bond commended the Mayor on his proposal and hoped the Council could come up with a decision as soon as possible and hoped the Council could work together on this assignment. By common consent of the Council, the Mayor's proposal was accepted. Individual ._members,of the Council would submit names to the Mayor for possible candidates for the Council vacancy. 5. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeti: adjourned at 8:25 p.m., to 12:00 o'clock noon, Monday, March 17, 1980. COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES ON: 4/15/80 J J . Fitzpatrick, City Clerk