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ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1985 - 12:10 P.M.
COUNCIL HEARING ROOM, CITY HALL, 990 PALM STREET
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA
CLOSED SESSION
Councilmembers
Present: GlennaDeane Dovey, Ron Dunin, Robert Griffin, Vice -Mayor
Allen K. Settle and Mayor Melanie C. Billig
Absent: None
City Staff
Present: Paul Lanspery, Administrative Officer; Roger Picquet, City
Attorney; Ann Crossey, Personnel Director
Others
Present: Don Becker, City negotiator
12:10 p.m. Mayor Billig adjourned the Council to Closed Session to confer
with the City's negotiator regarding status of the General bargaining unit
and mid - management unit.
1:25 p.m. City Council reconvened in open session, all Councilmembers
present.
Mayor Billig adjourned the meeting to a Joint City Council /Board of
Supervisors meeting in the Board Chambers at the County Government Center
at 1:30 p.m.
JOINT MEETING
CITY COUNCIL/BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1985 - 1:30 P.M.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAMBER, COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER
Councilmembers
Present: GlennaDeane Dovey, Ron Dunin, Robert Griffin, Vice -Mayor
Allen K. Settle and Mayor Melanie C. Billig
Absent: None
City Staff
Present: Paul Lanspery, City Administrative Officer; Roger Picquet,
City Attorney, Steve Henderson, Assistant to the City
Administrative Officer; Wayne Peterson, City Engineer;
Candace Havens, Associate Planner; Sharon Turner, Recording
Secretary
Board of Supervisors
Present: Supervisors Jerry Diefenderfer, Evelyn Delaney (arrived at
1:40 p.m.), Vice - Chairperson Ruth Brackett, Carl Hysen and
Chairman William B. Coy
Absent: None
County Staff
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Present: Bill Briam, County Administrative Officer; Dave Ion,
Principal Administrative Analyst; Debbie Hossli,
Administrative Analyst; James B. Lindholm, Jr., County
Counsel; Dale Perkins, County Library Director
Others
Present: Pierre Rademaker, Architectural Review Commission Chair;
Andrew Merriam and Bruce Fraser, project architects;
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1:35 p.m. Chairman Coy called the Board of Supervisor's meeting to order.
Mayor Billig called the City Council meeting to order.
1. CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY (File *573)
The City Council and Board of Supervisors reviewed plans for the new
City- County Library including:
A. Consideration of a resolution approving an agreement with
Merriam- Fraser to provide architectural services in connection with
the City- County Library project ($174,000).
B. Conceptual approval of the design schematics and direction to staff to
continue the design work.
Candace Havens, Associate Planner, reviewed the City's report with the
recommendation that Council take action to approve the professional
services agreement with Merriam - Fraser and conceptually approve the design
schematics as submitted with direction to staff to continue the design
work, subject to modifications by the Library Building Committee and
Architectural Review Commission.
Debbie Hossli, Administrative Analyst, reviewed the County's report with
the recommendation that the Board also approve the agreement with
Merriam - Fraser, conceptually approve the design schematics and approve the
termination of the professional agreement with Architects West.
Andrew Merriam, project architect, briefly reviewed the project.
Bruce Fraser, project architect, reviewed the project in greater detail
and presented the schematic designs for Phase II of the project. He urged
the Board and Council to approve their agreement and conceptually approve
Phase II of the project design.
Dale Perkins, County Library Director, reviewed the building program for
the new library.
Chairman Coy asked questions of staff.
Upon question as to the expansion potential of the library, Dale Perkins
stated it would have a 10 -year expansion at a minimum. Other alternatives
would be available, i.e. opening new branches.
Upon question, Candace Havens stated that there was parking available
within a short distance of the library including 10 spaces on -site. She
also stated that final assessment of the possible off -site parking would
be within 2 -3 months and detailed information would be compiled for future
review.
Upon question regarding availability of funds from the original parking
structure, Debbie Hossli stated that the funds were available and could be
used for additional parking.
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Upon question, Candace Havens stated that the tenants of the HRC building
would be relocated.
Paul Lanspery stated that ECOSLO may move to the City Corporation Yard and
that City funds were budgeted for rental space for the Human Relations
Office.
Upon question, Bruce Fraser & Andrew Merriam, reviewed the scaled -down
model of the library reviewing window sizes, entrances /exits and the alley
space behind the library.
Pierre Rademaker, ARC Chair, stated that the full commission had not yet
had a chance to review the project but the architects had addressed
previous commission concerns in current plans.
Supervisor Diefenderfer stated he had mixed emotions about the proposal as
submitted but would support staff's recommendation.
Moved by Diefenderfer /Hysen,.(5 -0) to approve the professional services
agreement with Merriam- Fraser in the amount of $174,100 for the library
design work.
Moved by Delaney /Hysen (5 -0), to conceptually approve the design
schematics as presented; direct staff to continue the design work, subject
to modifications by the Library Building Committee and Architectural
Review Commission and formally terminate the professional agreement with
Architects West.
Moved by Billig /Settle (5 -0), to adopt Resolution No. 5845 (1985 Series),
approving an agreement with the city, County and Merriam- Fraser for design
services of a new City- County library as amended.
Moved by Griffin /Settle (5 -0), to conceptually approve the design
schematics and direct staff to continue the design work as recommended.
Moved by Billig /Dunin, to terminate the services of Architects West.
Councilman Griffin clarified that there was a termination clause for
Architects West already in the resolution adopted by Council.
Motion withdrawn.
Chairman Coy asked for public input. None was forthcoming.
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Coy
adjourned the meeting at 2:30 p.m.
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor
Billig adjourned the meeting at 2:30 p.m. to Monday, December 2, 1985, at
12:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sharo ner, Recording Secretary
Pa ela Voges, City Jerk
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 1 -21 -86