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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/31/1989X45 City Council Minutes Page 2 Tuesday, January 31, 1989 - 7:00 P.M. 1 STUDY SESSION 1. MARGARITA RIVIERA PLAN (File # 441) Council considered planning concepts for the Margarita Expansion Area along Margarita Avenue south of the South Street Hills. Mike Multari, Community Development Director, reviewed the agenda report with the recommendation that no action be taken at this time. The Planning Commission would forward recommendations to the City Council later. Once the Council endorses the planning principles and the environmental work scope, a draft environmental impact report would be prepared and circulated for public review, along with a draft specific plan. After those documents have been available to the public, the Planning Commission would hold public hearings on the Specific Plan and make a recommendation to the City Council. The Council would hold public hearings before certifying the environmental impact report and adopting the Specific Plan. This process would probably take about two years. The Council then held a length discussion after review of the plan. (Please see file #462 for the copy of the report and tapes from the meeting). No action was taken. Council continued its discussion and asked a series of questions for staff for more information on the following: parks, mass transit, affordable housing implementation, water supplies, noise attenuation 1 walls and fiscal strategies for neighborhood and regional parks in this area. Councilwoman Rappa expressed concern about the contingency phasing plan. 8 :10 P.M. Mayor Dunin declared a recess. 8:20 P.M. City Council reconvened, Councilmember Reiss absent. 2. DALIDIO SPECIFIC PLAN (File # 441) Council considered planning concepts of the Dalidio Expansion Area between Highway 101, Madonna Road, and Los Osos Valley Road. Mike Multari, Community Development Director, reviewed the agenda report stating that Council need not take action tonight. He said that the Planning Commission would make recommendations to the Council. Once the Council endorses planning principles and the environmental work scope, a draft environmental impact report would be prepared and circulated for public review. Also a draft specific plan would be prepared. After those documents had been available to the public, the Planning Commission would hold public hearings on the Specific Plan and make recommendations to the City Council. The City Council would then hold public hearings before certifying the EIR and adopting the Specific Plan. This process would take about two years. I Councilwoman Pinard expressed concern about the loss of agricultural lands. 346 City Council Minutes Tuesday, January 31, 1989 - 7:00 P.M. Page 3 Councilwoman Raooa was concerned with what the frontage would looked like along the highway. Councilman Settle expressed concern that Cal Trans be included and asked if they could support on -ramps and off -ramps at this location. Also he questioned how the commercial uses proposed at this location impact the downtown area. Mayor Dunin agreed that the policy issues between the City and County regarding agricultural uses be looked at, also felt that Cal Trans needed to be contacted regarding their desire in usage. Both Councilwoman Rappa and Mayor Dunin were concerned that five acres would not be sufficient for an expanded Auto Park Way. 3. FROOM RANCH PROPOSAL (File # 441) Council reviewed the Madonna proposal for development of the Froom Ranch, west of Los Osos Valley Road near Calls Joaquin. Mike Multari, Community Development Director, reviewed the agenda report stating that no action was necessary at this time. The applicant may want the Council to indicate whether or not the proposal or some alternative proposal would be acceptable, and if annexation would be reconsidered. Consideration of the General Plan update this spring, appeared to be the best forum for the discussion. General discussion was held. No specific action was taken. 1 4. OPISPO DEL SUR PROPOSAL (File # 441) Council reviewed the Opispo Del Sur proposal on Highway 227, south of airport; French Brothers Investments, were the applicants. Mike Multari, Community Development Director, reviewed the agenda report stating that he did not feel it timely for the City to process a specific general plan amendment and prezoning application for such a large area outside the urban reserve and outside the Airport Area Specific Plan area. It was staff recommendation that a strategy would be to consider the basic land use proposal in the larger context of updating the city's general plan. In the larger context, the community's need for basic land use designations, concerns for agricultural preservation, city expansion and phasing, rural cluster development, circulation impacts, the jobs /housing balance, and the creation of a green belt could be addressed. Mr. Multari stated that the environmental analysis of these changes to the general plan and their cumulative impact on resources would best be addressed at the general plan level. More focused environmental studies could be done at the specific planning stage after basic land use policy decisions have been incorporated into the general plan. Unless the Council indicated otherwise, the Community Development would recommend postponing processing of the general plan amendment and prezoning application separately. They would be considered as part of the work on updating the Land Use Element. General discussion was held, no final action was taken. 347 City Council Minutes Page 4 Tuesday, January 31, 1989 - 7:00 P.M. 5. COUNTY REFERRAL - TRACT 681 (File # 461) 1 Council reviewed the County Referral of the abandonment of interior road rights -of -way in Tract 681 east of Orcutt Road. Mike Multari. Community Development Director, briefly reviewed the staff report stating that the planning staff supported the partial abandonment of offered street right =of -ways within the tract, but were not supportive of a wholesale abandonment, as it would reduce or eliminate the area's ability to function as a future urban- density housing area. The staff was intending to send the letter in the Council's packet to the Board of Supervisors with this information. Upon general consensus the draft letter was approved. After brief discussion and upon general consensus, staff was directed to establish a time /date /agenda for the City Council to meet with the Board of Supervisors concerning City /County land use issues. 9:45 P.H. Mayor Dunin declared a recess. 9:50 P.M. City Council reconvened, Councilman Reiss absent. 6. UTILITIES DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION (File # 507) Council considered the proposed structure of the new Utilities Department and revised position responsibilities. ' John Dunn, City Administrative Officer, briefly reviewed the agenda report with the recommendation that Council approve by motion the proposed department organizational structure and change in some of the position responsibilities as outlined in the staff report. Bill Hetland, Utilities Director also went through the report identifying the major changes to the reorganization proposal. Mayor Dunin asked for public comment. John Sachs, attorney, representing the San Luis Obispo Employees Association, spoke on their behalf and shared their endorsement of the proposed plan with some additional language that was worked out this evening with representatives of Administration, which he read into the record. Melanie Billia, former Mayor, expressed some concerns and urged that the Council work closely with the employees group to resolve any differences that may exist. After discussion and upon general consensus, the proposed department organization structure and changes two position responsibilities were approved as recommended. C O M M U N I C A T I O N S COMM 1. Upon general consensus, staff was directed to prepare and bring back for Council review an aggressive panhandlers ordinance. M City Council Minutes Page 5 Tuesday, January 31, 1989 - 7:00 P.M. COMM 2. The Council Subcommittee (Rappa /Dunin) was established to work with the City Attorney to draft clarifying language, as necessary, of the recently adopted Measure D concerning Mobilehome Rent Control and to prepare necessary forms as may be appropriate. There being no further business to come before th City Council, Mayor Dunin adjourned the meeting at 10:50 P.M. i APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 3/7/89 P�m Voges, Ci Clerk PV:kal M I N U T E S REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1989 - 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present: Vice -Mayor Peg Pinard, 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; Michael Multari, Community Development Director; Dave Romero, Public Works Director; Toby Ross, Assistant Administrative Officer; Mike Dolder, Fire Chief; Bart Topham, Administrative Police Captain; Randy Rossi, Long Range C.D.D. Planner; Chip Short, Water Treatment Supervisor; Hal Fones, Utilities Engineer. C O N S E N T A G E N D A Moved by Rappa /Reiss (5 -0), to approve the Consent Agenda as recommended by the City Administrative Officer. C -1 COUNCIL MINUTES Council approved the minutes of Tuesday, January 3, 1989, Monday, January 9, 1989, January 17, 1989, and Monday, January 23, 1989. (5 -0). C -2 CONTRACT PAY ESTIMATES Council approved the contract pay estimates and change orders and ordered paid as recommended. (5 -0).