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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/24/1989476 M I N U T E S ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO MONDAY, JULY 24, 1989 - 1:30 - 4:30 P.M. COUNCIL HEARING ROOM, CITY HALL, 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present: Vice -Mayor Peg Pinard, Councilmembers Penny Rappa, Jerry Reiss, Allen K. Settle and Mayor Ron Dunin City Staff Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer; Pam Voges, City Clerk; Randy Rossi, Interim Community Development Director; Dave Romero, Public Works Director; Mike Dolder, Fire Chief; Jim Gardiner, Police Chief; Bill Statler, Finance Director; Ann McPike, Personnel Director; Jim Stockton, Recreation Director; Vicki Finucane, Acting City Attorney; Bill Hetland, Utilities Director; Nancy Knofler, Transit Manager PUBLIC COMMENT P.C.1 Jaccuelvn Wheeler expressed opposition to the proposed location for the Community Crossroads Project proposed near This Old House. PUBLIC HEARING 1. 1989 -91 FINANCIAL PLAN (File No. 233) Council held a public hearing to consider final adoption of the City's 1989 -91 Financial Plan; 89 -90 budget; and Council Work Program (continued from 5/15/89, 5/24/89, 5/25/89, 5/30/89, 6/5/89, 6/12/89, 6/15/89, 6/19/89, 6/26/89 and 6/27/89). John Dunn, City Administrative Officer, gave a brief overview of the budget and urged Council's adoption. Bill Statler, Finance Director, reviewed the agenda report and identified the amendments proposed since the last Council meeting and stated he was available for questions. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing open. No one spoke for or against the proposed adoption. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing closed. Councilman Settle stated he was concerned that the city does have 1 477 City Council Minutes Page 2 ' Monday, July 24, 1989 - 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. limited tax base and the proposed budget seems to be excessive. He did not want to see the city in a deficit propgram. He felt that debt financing was too high and the budget too ambitious. He also did not support the fire training facility or the $200,000.00 for downtown sidewalks and some requests for additional personnel. He was not supportive of starting the Fremont Theatre work propgram in the next fiscal year. Councilwoman Pinard expressed concerns that the budget did not go far enough in some areas. After additional discussion by Council, it was moved by Pinard /RapDa (3 -2, Mayor Dunin and Councilman Reiss voting no) to support the Capital Improvement Program alternative to do Relief Sewer 01 with the additional $3.77 - $4.5 million to be set aside for sewer lateral rehabilitation program, and explore the viability of a revolving loan program to fix sewer laterals. Moved by Ra=a /Dunin to adopt Resolution No. 6654 approving the 89 -91 Financial Plan; 1989 -90 Budget; and Council Work Program as amended. Motion carried (3- 2, Councilwoman Pinard and Councilman Settle voting no). Moved by Mayor Dunin to rescind the earlier motion supporting the CIP alternative for the Relief Sewer #1. Motion failed for lack of a second. 1 2. COLD CANYON LANDFILL (File No. 782) Council considered the Cold Canyon Landfill's request for a change in hours of operation. Mike Dolder, Fire Chief, reviewed the agenda report with a recommendation that Council review the alternatives and give direction as appropriate. The alternatives included: 1. Agreeing to landfill company's request to decrease public operating hours for Monday through Sunday to 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. including closure on seven major holidays. 2. To allow the landfill. company to decrease its operating hours to the public except to City of San Luis Obispo residents and businesses. 3. Condition the request to decrease the landfill company's public operating hours as follows: a. All public and private refuse haulers are to separate brush and vegetation prior.. to landfill delivery and the Landfill Company will chip all brush and vegetation on site in.�order to reduce the volume of solid waste and to provide greater conmacting of these materials; or, 1 b. Require City of San Luis Obispo residents and business owners to separate all solid waste as follows: glass, aluminium, garden and vegetation materials, paper /cardboard and other solid wastes into five separate City Council Minutes Page 3 Monday, July 24, 1989 - 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. containers and require San Luis Garbage to individually collect these materials with garden and vegetation materials to be either composted or chipped; or, C. Require Cold Canyon Landfill to compost all organic material at either an onsite location or at some other site to reduce the volume of solid waste at the Landfill; or, d. Require San Luis Garbage Co. to take north coast solid waste to other disposal sites; or, e. Change the City solid waste collection rate structure from a flat fee to a per can basis. After discussion it was moved by Reiss /Settle (5 -0) that the Council support the reduced hours of operation (remaining open on Sundays) and direct the city and San Luis Garbage to work with private enterprise for the implementation of a recycling program to separate glass and aluminium and pursue implementation of a city wide recycling program such as glass, aluminium, garden and vegetation materials, paper /cardboard with separate collection. Condition to be included that San Luis Garbage Company reach agreement with Cold Canyon for chipping or composting of vegetation. Implementation documents like the agreements and ordinances to come back to Council for approval. COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 1 THE CROSSROADS Staff was directed to write a letter for the Mayor's signature to the Board of Supervisors urging that the proposed project (Crossroads) is not appropriate land use for that location. City representative to attend the Board's 8/1/89 meeting. Comm. 2 SUNNY ACRES BUILDING Council directed staff to write a letter for the Mayor's signature supporting preservation of the Sunny Acres building if at all possible. There being no further business to come adjourned the meeting at 5:00 p.m. APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 9/5/89 PV:nlo the City Council, Mayor Dunin Voges, City Alerk U r �