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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/20/1986M I N U T E S REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1986 - 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present: GlennaDeane Dovey, Robert Griffin, Penny Rappa, Allen K. Settle and Mayor Ron Dunin 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; Steve Henderson, Assistant to the Administrative Officer; Mike Dolder, Fire Chief; Jim Stockton, Recreation Director; Judy Lautner, Planning Technician C O N S E N T A G E N D A Moved by Settle /Griffin (5 -0), to approve the Consent Agenda as recommended by the Administrative Officer with the exception of C -4 and C -5 as noted. C -1 COUNCIL MINUTES Council minutes of Monday, February 24, 1986 - 12:00 noon; Tuesday, February 18, 1986 - 7:00 p.m. and Monday, March 3, 1986 - 12:10 p.m., were approved as amended (5 -0). C -2 CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY - CRAWFORD (File #189) Claim against the City by David Crawford in the amount of $242.97 for paint damages to his automobile allegedly caused by city's sand blasting project at Santa Rosa Street south of Monterey Street was denied as recommended (5 -0). C -3 CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY - SIMONIN (File #189) Claim against the City by Robert Simonin in an undetermined amount for indemnification and in support of claim.filed by Rosita S. Repollo arising out of the sublease of city -owned property known as the Gudei property was denied as recommended (5 -0). C -4 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS - SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS Moved by Rappa / Dovey (5 -0), consideration of plans and specifications for "Sidewalk Improvement Project on Nipomo Street from Palm to Peach Streets ", City Plan No. K58B; bid estimate $19,047.50, without contingencies, and consideration of transferring funds in the amount of $16,000 from the Street Reconstruction Fund to the Street Drainage and Paving Fund (No. 926) was continued to June 17, 1986, for additional report from staff and input from Mission College Preparatory. C -5 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (File #521) Moved by Rappa /Dover (5 -0), Resolution No. 5961 (1986 Series), was adopted approving agreement with Cal Poly to pay its proportionate share (total share $74,993) of the City's wastewater treatment plant expansion as amended to delete the words "will attempt" in the last "Whereas." CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1986 - 7:00 P.M. PAGE 2 C -6 RAILROAD FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS (File *432) Resolution No. 5962 (1986 Series), was adopted approving amendment to agreement with the State for the construction phase of the SLO Intermodal (Amtrak) Project (State's share $295,000; City's share $230,000) as recommended (5 -0). C -7 CITY - COUNTY LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION (File *573) Plans and specifications approved for installation of a "Turbomodulator" , at the County's Central Plan for use by new City- County Library; bid estimate $50,000, and City Administrative Officer authorized to award contract (5 -0). C -8 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (File *168) Resolution No. 5963 (1986 Series), was adopted approving the Property Management Manual for city -owned properties, and staff directed to identify suprlus properties'for Council disposition as recommended (5 -0) (continued from 5- 6 -86). C -9 MADONNA ROAD ASSESSMENT DISTRICT (File *416) A. Resolution No. 5964 (1986 Series), was adopted amending Resolution No. 5815 to make acquisitions and improvements for Madonna Road Assessment District; and Resolution No. 5965 (1986 Series), was adopted approving preliminary approval of the engineer's report as recommended (5 -0). B. Resolution No. 5966 (1986 Series), was adopted appointing Security Pacific National Bank as Trustee for the City's proposed lease revenue bond issue for the road improvements and parking projects (approximately $12,000,000 bond) as recommended (5 -0). C -10 PUBLIC COMMENT REPORT (File *114) Status report from the May 6, 1986, Public Comment Period by: 1) Lucille Janisse, SLO Song; 2) Ruth Deurloo, Gum Alley; and 3) Michael di Milo, curbside recycling; was approved and ordered filed as recommended .(5 -0). P U B L I C H E A R I N G S 1. HRC GRANTS -IN -AID FUNDING (File *1041) Council held a public hearing to consider Human Relations Commission recommendations for grants -in -aid funding to 13 human services organizations for fiscal year 1986 -87 as follows: Requested Recommended 1) Family Services Center $ 4,200 $ 4,200 2) SLO Transitions, Inc. 2,900 0 3) Central Coast Comm. for Senior Citizens 3,000 3,000 4) Hospice 1,500 1,500 5) Salvation Army 18,000 18,000 6) Ability Advancement 7,000 0 7) Rape Crisis Center 1,508 0 8) Circle of Love 4,000 4,000 9) Hotline of SLO County 8,500 8,500 10) SLO Literacy Council 2,000 0 11) SLO Child Development Program 11,000 91000 12) Women's Shelter Program 5,350 5,350 13) Casa Solana 10,000 6,450 Totals $78,958 $60,000 Roger Picquet, City Attorney, stepped down due to a possible conflict of interest. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1986 - 7:00 P.M. PAGE 3 Steve Henderson, Assistant to the City Administrative Officer, briefly reviewed the agenda report with the recommendation that Council conceptually approve the contracts for fiscal year 1986 -87 as recommended. Final contracts to come back for Council adoption. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing open. No one spoke for or against the proposed grants. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing closed. Moved by Settle/Rapp a (4 -1 -0), to give conceptual approval of the contracts for fiscal year 1986 -87 as recommended, with final contracts to come back for Council adoption (Mayor Dunin voting no on *3 only due to a possible conflict of interest). 2. BROAD STREET REZONING - R1239 (File *463) Council held a public hearing to consider giving final passage to Ordinance No. 1064 rezoning property at 2929 Broad Street from medium- density residential - special consideration (R -2 -S) to service - commercial- special consideration (C -S -S); Don Valley, applicant; (Dennis Moresco, representative) (continued from 5- 6 -86). Toby Ross, Community Development Director, briefly reviewed the agenda report with the recommendation that Council give final passage to Ordinance No. 1064 as introduced. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing open. Dennis Moresco, 1880 Santa Barbara Street and representing the applicant, was available for questions. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing closed. ' Councilman Settle stated he still could not support this proposed rezoning, as he felt this was not an appropriate land use. He was concerned about the lighting problems, and noise, and would ask that the Council look at this entire neighborhood area. Councilwoman Rappa felt the land use was appropriate for commercial development, that they were approving the land use not the car dealership and, therefore, could support it. Councilwoman Davey agreed with the Planning Commission, that this was not an appropriate site. After discussion, moved by Rappa /Griffin (3 -2 -0), to give final passage to Ordinance No. 1064 rezoning the property from R -2 -S to C -S -S (Dovey and Settle voting no). 3. ROUGEOT PLACE REZONING (File *463) Council held a public hearing to consider giving final passage to Ordinance No. 1065 rezoning property at 862 Meinecke Avenue from low- density reisdential (R -1) to Office with a Planned Development (0 -PD) for a medical office building; Midland Pacific Corp. (Dennis Moresco), applicant (continued from 5- 6 -86). Toby Ross, Community Development Director, briefly reviewed the agenda report with the recommendation that Council give final passage to the ordinance which approved a negative declaration of environmental impact, approved the rezoning, and approved the preliminary development plan for medical offices. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing open. Dennis Moresco stated he was available for questions. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing closed. Moved by Settle /Griffin (5 -0), to give final passage to Ordinance No. 1065 as recommended. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1986 - 7:00 P.M. PAGE 4 4. ALCOHOL IN MEADOW PARK (File #739) Council held a public hearing to consider giving final passage to Ordinance No. 1066 amending the regulations governing the use of alcohol in Meadow Park (continued from 5- 6 -86). Jim Stockton, Recreation Director, reviewed the agenda report with the recommendation that Council give final passage to Ordinance No. 1066 as recommended. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing open. U. Dann Torrance stated that he was concerned that the Council not relax their standards governing the use of alcohol in the park. Mark Levins, Cal Poly representative, spoke in support of the recommendation. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing closed. Moved by Settle /Griffin (5 -0), to give final passage to Ordinance No. 1066 as recommended. 5. OVERSIZED VEHICLES (File #552) Council held a public hearing to consider giving final passage to Ordinance No. 1062 revising the Municipal Code regulating parking of oversized vehicles near intersections (continued from 5- 6 -86). Dave Romero, Public Works Director, reviewed the agenda report with the recommendation that Council grant final passage of Ordinance No. 1062 as recommended. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing open. No one spoke for or against 1 the proposed ordinance. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing closed. Moved by Settle /Dover (5 -0), Ordinance No. 1062 given final passage as recommended (5 -0). 6. GROWTH MANAGEMENT (File #466) Council held a public hearing to consider an ordinance revising the Growth Management Regulations (continued from 3- 3 -86). Toby Ross, Community Development Director, reviewed the agenda report and identified several specific changes to the ordinance. The recommendation was that Council make whatever changes were necessary. If they were minor in nature the Council could elect to introduce the ordinance to print this evening, otherwise Council could refer this back to staff. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing open. John French, representing Santa Lucia Hills and Cuesta Properties, 973 Higuera, briefly reviewed a letter previously sent to Council identifying four points of concern: 1) problems with predictability. He felt that many of these changes being recommended would help with this. 2) Ease some of the procedural aspects in the implementation and speedy assurance of those permits to be authorized. 3) Any changes should be consistent with the intent of the ordinance, and 4) look for durability for the I amendments. U. Dann Torrance urged support of the changes and congratulated the Council on their review. Rob Rossi agreed with substantially all of the changes being recommended. He was concerned about the scoring criteria, citing solar as an example, and wasn't sure that this should be used as part of the ranking. Stan Bell, 121 Florin, Shell Beach, urged approval of the staff recommendation, and offered to stay available to continue to refine this ordinance. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1986 - 7:00 P.M. PAGE 5 Bob Richmond, with Richmond, Rossi and Montgomery, urged support of the modifications as proposed. He also would be willing to work with staff and have this reviewed at a future study session. Barry Williams, AIA representative, agreed with the recommendation, but felt that the ordinance still needed additional refinement. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing closed. Council then went through each of the suggested changes and alternatives, reaching consensus on each (see staff report for specific consensus). After discussion, moved by Settle /Griffin (5 -0), to introduce Ordinance No. 1068 to print with the amendments as proposed. Staff was also directed to refer the issue of possible deletion of exempting student housing complexes to the Planning Commission for comment, and further direct staff to return later with an analysis of comprehensive long -term changes to the growth management regulations (5 -0). 7. PROPOSED SUBDIVISIONS - TRACT 1264/1235 (File #410 - 1264/1235) Council held public hearings to consider Planning Commission recommendations to grant tentative map approval of Tract 1264 (Willowbrook), creating a 78 -unit residential air -space condominium complex located at 4100 Poinsettia Street; and to deny the tentative map for Tract 1235 (Willow Grove), creating a 76 -lot residential subdivision within the Edna /Islay Specific Plan area located also at 4100 Poinsettia Street. Judy Lautner, Assistant Planner, reviewed both of the agenda reports with staff recommending approval of both tentative maps with the findings and ' conditions as noted with amendment to revise condition #14 for the tentative map of Tract 1235. Staff also requested to be directed to draft an ordinance which would create development fees. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing open. John French, the applicant, reviewed various issues that had been discussed previously by the Council concerning Tract 1235 and other concerns outlined regarding Tract 1264, and urged adoption of both maps. Lowell Leif, Rt. 3 Box C, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of the project. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing closed. Dave Romero, Public Works Director, commented on some of the issues that had been outlined in the staff report where staff differed: 1) bike paths - he felt the bike path should be on the street rather than offstreet. 2) The creation of the additional landscaping maintenance by the City would place an extreme burden upon the Public Works staff. Moved by Settle /Dover (5 -0), to adopt Resolution No. 5967 (1986 Series), granting tentative map approval for Tract 1264 as amended by revised condition #2 (b) to read "professional, perpetual maintenace of all public rights -of -way adjacent to the tract excepting Tank Farm Road ". Moved by Settle /Dover (5 -0), to adopt Resolution No. 5968 (1986 Series), granting tentative map approval for Tract 1235 as amended by revised condition #14. Moved by Settle /Dover (3 -2 -0), to direct staff to develop an ordinance creating the assessment of development fees (to come back before final tract map approval) (Griffin and Rappa voting no). 8. OFFICE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT (File #431) Council held a public hearing to consider development of a 14,400 square foot professional office building complex located at 1411 and 1415 Marsh Street; 0 zone; R. L. Graves & R. Young, applicants. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1986 - 7:00 P.M. PAGE 6 Toby Ross, Community Development Director, reviewed the agenda report with the recommendation that Council approve the use permit based on findings as recommended. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing open. Barry Williams, representing the applicant, reviewed some of the concerns raised previously by Council and urged approval of the use permit. LaVerne Schneider, appellant, 1356 Marsh Street, urged Council denial of the proposed project. She felt that it was not in keeping with current city policy with regard to housing which emphasized residential over office. Additional concerns were, traffic, circulation, size of building, decreased housing stock, fire flow, parking, and would change neighborhood character. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing closed. Councilman Settle stated he had concerns with regard to parking, access, fire flow, noise, size of the building, and the effect on the decrease of housing. He would, therefore, support denial. After brief discussion, moved by Dunin /Griffin (4 -1 -0), to approve the development permit based on the findings as recommended (Settle voting no). 9. GROWTH MANAGEMENT RANKING (File #466) Council considered ranking four projects for building permit issuance under the Growth Managment Regulations. The project candidates were: 1) 100 -unit residential condominium at 251 Margarita Avenue; 2) 12 -unit residential condominium at 480 North Chorro Street; 3) 7 -unit apartment at 2043 Cypress Street; and 4) 6 -unit apratment at 566 Pacific Street. Toby Ross, Community Development Director, briefly reviewed the agenda ' report with the recommendation that Council adopt the resolution denying the exception to the Growth Management Regulations for the Storni Apartments and adopt a resolution which would rank the residential projects as recommended by staff. After brief discussion, moved by Dovey /Settle (5 -0), Resolution No. 5970 (1986 Series), was adopted denying exception to the Growth Management Regulations; and Resolution No. 5971 (1986 Series), was adopted to rank the residential projects as recommended by staff. 10. MAYOR'S WORK PROGRAM (File #112) Mayor Dunin distributed the draft Mayor's Work Program for 1986 -87 with a request that Council continue this item to the first available Study Session and submit any suggestions or concerns to him so that they could be included as a part of the program (continued from 5- 6 -86). Council consensus (5 -0). C O M M U N I C A T I O N S C -1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DRILL Chief Dolder updated the Council on the Hazardous Materials Drill scheduled for Wednesday, May 21. The drill to be completed by 11:00 a.m.; 1 with a drill review scheduled from 3:40 to 4:10 p.m. the same date. C -2 Councilwoman Rappa encouraged Councilmembers to attend conferences by themselves to get the most from their sessions. C -3 Councilman Settle stated he had been in contact with Councilmembers from Morro Bay who will be submitting additional input on ways the creek areas could be used for recharging our water supplies. C -4 Councilman Griffin reported on AB 4044 which imposes strict liabilities for spills offshore. Staff was requested to prepare appropriate material for future Council consideration on this issue (5 -0). CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1986 - 7:00 P.M. PAGE 7 1. C -5 Staff directed to analyze the Gann initiative which has qualified for the November ballot regarding the limitation of salaries for public officials (5 -0). C -6 City Attorney stated that a tape was available regarding the recent debate concerning Prop. 51. 11:30 p.m., there being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Dunin adjourned the mee ng to Tuesd$y,,Kay 27, 1986. Pame14 Voges, CitylCClle APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 9 -2 -86 9 -------------------------------------------------------------- M I N U T E S ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1986 - 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL HEARING ROOM, CITY HALL, 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present: Vice -Mayor GlennaDeane Dovey, Robert Griffin, Penny Rappa, Allen K. Settle and Mayor Ron Dunin 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; Steve Henderson, Assistant to the City Administrative Officer; Mike Dolder, Fire Chief; Don Englert, Police Chief; Roberta Goddard, Finance Director; Ann Crossey, Personnel Director; Jim Stockton, Recreation Director; Bill Hetland, Utilities Manager A -1. PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENT After discussion moved by Rappa /Dunin (5 -0), to appoint Chuck Crotser to the Planning Commission to fill an unexpired term ending 3- 31 -88. P U B L I C H E A R I N G 1. RETIREMENT REGULATIONS (File #632) Council held a public hearing to consider giving final passage to Ordinance No. 1063, authorizing amendment to the Public Employees Retirement System regulations to provide 2% at age 50 full formula and 3 year highest compensation for local Fire Safety members (continued from 5- 6 -86). Ann Crosse y, Personnel Director, reviewed the agenda report with the recommendation that Council give final passage to Ordinance No. 1063 as recommended. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing open. No one spoke for or against the proposed ordinance. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing closed. Moved by Dovey /Settle (5 -0), Ordinance No. 1063 was given final passage as recommended.