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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/28/1980City Council Minutes July 28, 1980 - 12:10 p.m. Page 1 M I N U T E S ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO MONDAY, JULY 28, 1980 - 12:10 P.M. HEARING ROOM, CITY HALL, 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA Roll Call ' Councilmembers PRESENT: Melanie Billig, Ron Dunin, Jerry Munger and Mayor Cooper ABSENT: Alan Bond City Staff PRESENT: Lee Walton, Administrative Officer; J.H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk; Geoff Grote, Assistant City Attorney; Jackie Megow, Human Relations Commission Human Relations Commissioners PRESENT: Emlyn Jones,'Ruby Siegel, Cathy Pearl, Walt Lambert, Terry Elfrink, John Carsel, Jeff Guiffreda, Perry Conner, and Josef Kasparowitz ABSENT: Diane Griffen and Maryann Vasconcellos 1. Emlyn Jones, H.R.C. member, presented a report to the City Council using charts to explain past, present and proposed operations of the Human Relations functions for the City of San Luis Obispo. He also reviewed volunteer services provided by the commission members. In going over the functions, past, present and future, he stated that the H.R.C. members felt that due to the loss of one employee in the 1980 -81 budget, that all the H.R.C. functions have been curtailed and they felt the public was not receiving the service they received in the past. Also, he felt the H.R.C. wanted to develop a more vigorous program in the landlord /tenant mediation area and that without adequate staff, this would be difficult. Therefore, he stated that the H.R.C. again requested that the council take the $17,800 which was removed from the H.R.C. budget and transferred to grants, be returned to the overhead so that they could retain either by contract or by adding to staff one (1) mediator for the landlord /tenant mediation service. He estimated the cost of $17,800.00. This position would cover all areas. of landlord /tenant problems in the city. Terry Elfrink, H.R.C. member, again reviewed for the City Council the need for an additional employee taken from them in this year's budget, either to be added by staff or by a contract in oder that they could spend more time and effort on the landlord /tenant problems. Then various members of the H.R.C. gave the City Council their opinions and feelings of the social services programs.for the city performed by the H.R.C. and the amount of work that would not be done now due to the removal of one employee. Councilman Dunin stated that the H.R.C. presentation was fine, except that it did not answer the question "just how far does the City. Council want to commit the city finances to support social services." He stated it was opinion that the city was heading deeper into social services without any direction from the council or the voters. He felt the city was only receiving input from the H.R.C. itself as it preceived the social problems of the community. Jeff Guiffreda, H.R.C. member, stated that what the H.R.C. was not asking for an expanded program for human services, but only to stay even. In order to stay even, they must keep their staff levels and grant levels on an equal basis. City Council Minutes July 28, 1980 - 12:10 p.m. Page 2 A lengthy presentation was then by H.R.C. members on the result of the loss of their employee, the Human Relations Assistant, which they felt was disasterous to their program and they urged the council to give them back the funds to restore the employee to the staff or at least let them contract for a person to do the work. Walt Lambert stated that he felt the H.R.C. had made a proposal for a full -time staff member for 1980 -1981 and he did not feel the H.R.C. wished to revise the entire social services delivery system in the city and county: Emlyn Jones again stated the H.R.C. members felt they would like to get more involved in landlord /tenant problems which is an area where results can be seen. He recognized that the H.R.C. and City Council did not see eye -to -eye on this service. but he felt the H.R.C.'was getting into it deeper and deeper each day. Councilwoman Billig felt that overall the H.R.C. and staff was doing a good job for,the community. She felt that in a couple of instances the H.R.C. was reaching for programs. She urged the H.R-.C. not to be discouraged that the City Council occasionally disagreed with their recommendations. She wanted to remind the H.R.C. that the council has a.dad responsibility to the entire city than the H.R.C. in the small area of social services. She hoped that the.H.R.C. members would recognize this problem. She continued that the City Council was responsible to supply not only social services, but police, fire, sewer, water, engineering and the other..myriad of services required of a community, while the H.R.C. of course only had their own small area of responsibility. She then reviewed with the H.R.C..some.of the suggestions presented and discussions with individuals and groups in the city dealing with social services. Geoff.Grote, Assistant City.Attorney,.then.presented a brief review of the status of the landlor /tenant mediation board that had been under discussion in the past fiscal year by both the H.R.C. and the City Council. The matter had not been concluded satisfactorily to either group. Walt Lambert again stated the proposal..before the City Council was not the landlord /tenant mediation board; but the retaining of a professional mediator added to the staff or by contract of H.R.C..to handle landlord /tenant problems. City Council and H.R.C. then.discussed;other areas of their program. No discussion was made on grants or recommendations for grants to be considered by the council on Tuesday, July 29, 1980. 2. There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Cooper adjourned the meeting at 2:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 1980. .. COUNCIL APPROVED MINUTES ON: 8/19/80 r J. itzpatrick, City Clerk M I N U T E S ADJOURNED MEETING.OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, JULY 29; 1980 - 7:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA'- Roll Call 1 1 1