HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/04/1985City Council Minutes - Monday, March 4, 1985 - 12:10 p.m. Page 2
Absent: None
City Staff
Present: Paul Lanspery, Administrative Officer; Roger Picquet, City
Attorney; Pamela Voges, City Clerk; Toby Ross, Community
Development Director; Dave Romero, Public Works Director;
Mike Dolder, Public Safety Director; Geoff Grote, Assistant
Administrative Officer; Steve Henderson, Assistant to
Administrative Officer; George Truppelli, Chief of Fire
Services; Don Englert, Chief of Police Services; Wayne
Peterson, City Engineer; Roberta Goddard, Finance Director;
Ann Crossey, Personnel Director; Jim Stockton, Recreation
Director; Terry Sanville, Principal Planner; Nancy Knofler,
Transit Coordinator; Dave Elliot, Administrative Assistant
1. TRANSIT UPDATE (File #549)
Council reviewed and considered the transit operations contract
administration, a Short Range Transit Development Plan, and the Regional
Downtown Transit Terminal EIR (continued from 3- 20 -84).
Geoff Grote, Assistant Administrative Officer, gave a brief overview of
the three issues before the Council and a fourth issue which may come back
to Council in the near future, that being the financial policy for funding
for North Coastal Transit is not formalized.
Nancy Knofler, Transit Coordinator, showed a brief 30 second television
public service spot of an advertising campaign for the SLO Transit. She
then reviewed the current four routes with ridership numbers, mileage,
etc.
The Council then reviewed the Short Range Transit Development Plan
prepared for 1984 -89, particularly reviewing various amendments made to
the objectives and goals. (A list of the proposed amendments made by
Council including additional statements they requested to be included
within the document is available in the City Clerk's Office for review.)
Upon general consensus Council requested that staff bring back the Short
Range Transit Plan with amendments as discussed today at a future Council
meeting and requested that the Environmental Impact Report come back for
formal adoption including a recommendation for the site selection of the
bus terminal facility (5 -0).
C O M M U N I C A T I O N S
C -1. Council again discussed the letter that had been received from
Warren Baker of Cal Poly dated January 16, 1985, regarding the
Hathway /Slack Street recreational /intramural facility. After discussion
and upon general consensus, the Mayor was directed to draft a letter
regarding the issue of a recreational center as it interfaces with the
surrounding neighborhood (5 -0).
C -2 Request for reconsideration of Johnson Avenue rezoning action was
denied by general consensus. Staff was directed to write a letter in
response (5 -0).
There being no further business to come before he City Council, Mayor
Billig adjourned the meeting at 2:00 p.m.
Pam�APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 4 -16 -85 a Voges, City 0erk