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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
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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
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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
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the City Council, Mayor Dunin
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