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Home My WebLink About01/25/198816 M I N U T E S ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1988 - 4:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL, 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present: Peg Pinard, Vice -Mayor Penny Rappa, Jerry Reiss Allen K. Settle and Mayor Ron Dunin Absent: None City Staff Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer; Roger Picquet, City Attorney; Pam Voges, City Clerk; Toby Ross, Assistant Administrative Officer; Steve Henderson. Assistant to CAO; Bill Hetland, Utilities Manager ---------------------------------------------- 1. MOBILEHOME RENT REGULATIONS (File *324) Council considered placement of rent regulations on the June ballot (continued from 1- 19 -88). Pam Voges, City Clerk, upon question, reviewed the calendar for the June ballot. John Dunn, City Administrative Officer, briefly reviewed the agenda report. Steve Henderson, Assistant to CAO, and Roger PicQuet, City Attorney, identified various areas of differences between the ad -hoc committee's report and the proposed initiative as well as other issues and background regarding the mobilehome rent regulations. Mayor Dunin asked for public comment. Bill Welch, 1628 Garnett Dr., a resident of the Laguna Lake Mobilehome Park, stated that he had attended the ad -hoc committee meetings. He felt the ad hoc committee -Is ordinance was representative of most of the mobilehome parks' concern and urged Council's adoption of the ordinance. I 17 City Council Minutes Page 2 Monday, January 25, 1988 - 4:00 p.m. 1 Ed Evans 3372 Gilbert Dr Huntington Beach, spoke on behalf of the mobilehome park owners and of the ordinance suggested by the ad hoc committee. Paul Beauvais, a resident of Creekside Mobilehome Park, urged against the recommendations of the ad -hoc committee and their proposed ordinance. Morris Levin, a resident of Hacienda Del Pismo, Pismo Beach, suggested a change in the way the hearings would be held. Leola Rubottom, 3916 So. Higuera St., requested that Council place the proposed initiative ordinance on the June ballot. She then read a letter into the record by Ward Spencer outlining their concerns. She also urged that Mayor Dunin step down due to a possible conflict of interest as a resident in the Laguna Lake Mobilehome Park and that several members of the ad -hoc committee's report were also residents of the same park. Mayor Dunin stated for the record that two owners of the Creekside Mobilehome Park had signed the ad hoc committee's letter supporting their ordinance and that it was his understanding that all of the meetings held by the ad -hoc committee were open to the public. David Evans, representing the exception to a statement made recommendation and highlighte Councilwoman Rappa questioned fully explored. Western Mobilehome Association, took earlier that it was a one -sided i the compromises made by both sides. why long -term leases had not been more Ladd Day, owner in Laguna Lake Mobilehome Estates, stated that it was his understanding that the group had six months to come up with recommendations to the ordinance, and that they were not to review the model lease. He also felt that the initiative might result in a long -term court process and did not feel that leases were necessarily good for all the people all the time. Charlene Hall, spoke-in support of the initiative. She took exception with park owners and the ad -hoc committee's recommendations. Patricia Barlow, 544 Princeton, a previous member of the Mobilehome Review Board, spoke in support of the ad -hoc committee's recommendations and urged Council's support of the ordinance. Lisa Luttweiler, a resident.of Creekside Mobilehome Park, stated that it was her understanding that no one had been noticed about the meetings of the ad -hoc committee. Had she known of them, she certainly would have attended. 1 John Grden, 670 Chorro St., spoke in support of the ad -hoc committee's report. City Council Minutes Monday, January 25, 1988 - 4:00 p.m. Page 3 James Maxwell, member of the Creekside Mobilehome Park, spoke against the ad -hoc committee's recommendations. Art Jack, 1836 Carolyn Dr., resident of Laguna Lake Mobilehome Park, spoke to some of the more technical aspects of the ordinance, re: safe harbor, vacancy decontrol, and others. He did feel that the ad -hoc committee had come up with some good compromises. Dennis Law, Andre, Morris, and Buttery, 1304 Pacific St., reviewed how the ad -hoc committee reached many of their recommendations and how they had tried to work together for a workable compromise for both sides. 6:15 p.m., Mayor Dunin declared a recess. At 6:30 p.m., City Council reconvened, all Councilmembers present. After brief discussion, it was moved by Settle /Raopa (5 -0), to support the staff's recommended option #6 to place two pending measures on the June 7th ballot, specifically: 1) the Mobilehome Ad -Hoc Committee's recommended amendments to the existing mobilehome rent regulations; and 2) the proposed initiative ordinance establishing new mobilehome rent regulations urged by Leola Rubottom. 7:05 p.m., Mayor Dunin declared a recess. At 7:40 p.m., City Council reconvened, all Councilmembers present. 2. WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN (File #526) Council considered authorization for staff to negotiate a contract for the implementation of the Wastewater Management Plan with the firm of Brown and Caldwell Consulting Engineers (estimated at $1.2 million). Bill Hetland, Utilities Manager, reviewed the staff report with the recommended action. Council held considerable discussion. Finally moved by Settle /Raopa (4 -1, Councilwoman Pinard voting no), to accept the staffs' recommendation to negotiate the contract for the implementation of the Wastewater Management Plan with the firm of Brown and Caldwell Consulting Engineers as recommended. C O M M U N I C A T I O N S C -1 GRAFITTI - OVERPASS (File #532) Staff directed to write a letter to Southern Pacific requesting removal of grafitti over the Johnson Avenue railroad overpass. r II l 1 City Council Minutes Page 4 Monday, January 25, 1988 - 4:00 p.m. C -2 ADVISORY BODIES (File #125) Staff to review terms of office for the Housing Authority. Councilman Settle requested that staff look at terms of office of the Housing Authority in that they may not be under the same requirements of the other advisory bodies because of their different status and structure as provided under State regulations. C -3 WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD Moved by Rappa /Settle (5 -0), to direct staff to place the Wastewater Management Plan on the Water Quality Control Board agenda for their February 19, 1988, meeting asking them if they would be receptive to changes regarding wastewater discharge requirements as discussed. C -4 Council agreed to hold a meeting on Tuesday, February 9, 1988, at 3:30 p.m., rather that 12:15 p.m., to discuss capital projects. Their being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Dunin adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.m., to Monday, February 1, 1988, at 12:15 p.m. Pam Voges, CitO Clerk APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 3 -1 -88 lb 19