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Monday, February 26, 1990 - 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers
Present: Vice -Mayor Jerry Reiss, Councilmembers Peg Pinard, Penny
Rappa, Bill Roalman and Mayor Ron Dunin
Absent: None
City Staff
Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer; Jeff Jorgensen, City
Attorney; Pam Voges, City Clerk; Arnold Jonas, Community
Development Director; Dave Romero, Public Works Director;
Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrative Officer; Mike
Dolder, Fire Chief; Keith Opalewski, Parking Program
Coordinator; Wayne Peterson, City Engineer; Bill Statler,
Finance Director; Terry Sanville, Principal Planner; Bill
Hetland, Utilities Director
STUDY SESSION
1. DOWNTOWN PARKING FACILITIES (File No. 550)
Council considered Downtown Parking Facilities.
John Dunn, City Administrative Officer, briefly reviewed the Downtown Parking
Facilities Program. He recommended that Council review the information, and,
by motion, give direction to staff regarding the policy issues and work
program as outlined in the staff report.
The four policy questions were:
1) As a "next step ", should the City pursue the development of one structure
or two, and where should staff pursue site selection first: nearest Court
Street, the Nipomo /Higuera Street, or both at the same time.
2) To what extent should the local business community contribute financially
to the construction of the next parking structure.
3) Should the City use eminent domain to acquire property for parking
purposes.
4) Should staff use the site selection criteria used in the I.B.I. Analysis
for current review purposes.
Wayne Peterson, City Engineer, reviewed the parking deficiencies as they
currently exist in the downtown area, stating that there was a perceived
parking deficiency because most people did not like to walk more than about a
block or block and a half to their desired destination, however, there were
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sufficient parking spaces at this time in the downtown area to accommodate
most uses.
General discussion was held, and upon general consensus, staff was directed to
pursue the completion of a Downtown Master Plan and the Circulation Element;
report back on alternatives available for increased downtown transit /shuttle
service; review ways of improving the City's Parking Management Program, such
as the improved use of loading zones and present parking spaces; continue to
look at acquiring a parking site in the. Higuera /Nipomo Streets area, and
develop a proposed financial program to correct the revenue shortfall for the
present parking program.
8:55 p.m., Mayor Dunin declared a recess; 9:10 p.m., City Council reconvened,
all Councilmembers present.
2. DESALINATION EVALUATION (File No. 517)
Council considered desalination as an option for augmenting current water
supplies.
Allen Short, Water Division Manager, reviewed the agenda report with the
recommendation that Council consider retaining professional engineering
1 services for evaluating desalination as a viable option to augmenting current
water supplies.
Mayor Dunin asked for public comment.
Mike Spangler spoke in support of desalination. He stated he could offer a
proposal for the evaluation of desalination for $8,500 and felt that there
were many other ways of doing the same thing at a much reduced price than
what was being recommended in the staff report.
Don Smith offered additional names of persons who might be able to provide
other desalination alternatives.
Councilwoman Ranya suggested that before the City approve $50,000 for a study,
that staff attempt to evaluate the information that is currently available by
representatives of agencies such as P.G. & E., and other who have made
desalination recommendations.
After discussion, moved by Roalman /Pinard (3 -2, Councilmembers Rappa and Reiss
voting no) staff was directed to set a study session (tentatively scheduled
for May 8, 1990) to hear presentations on desalination alternatives and to
defer consideration of retaining professional services for evaluating
desalination to that time. Motion carried.
3. WATER RATIONING METHODOLOGY (File No. 517)
Council considered mandatory water conservation methods..
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Bill Hetland, Utilities Director, reviewed the agenda report with the
recommendation that Council review the analysis of the mandatory water
conservation methodologies, and provide staff with appropriate direction as
indicated in the staff report (please see File No. 517 for specific options,
which included a percentage reduction and a per capita method).
Councilwoman Pinard urged staff to look at other communities and leans toward
the per capita method in an effort to be as fair as possible to each water
user. She did not support review of a 50 percent rate increase.
Councilman Reiss supported the percentage reduction and perhaps could be
supportive of tightening up on the maximum allowed per resident.
Councilman Roalman supported the per capita methodology.
Councilwoman Rappa also supported the per capita method, felt that it should
be incorporated at the same time that the 35 percent water rationing program
became effective. She could not support asking the public to cut back yet
again and then charge them more as a punishment.
After discussion, moved by Rappa /Roalman (3 -2, Councilmembers Reiss and Dunin
voting no) to direct staff to bring back the Water Management Plan with
revisions to incorporate the per capita methodology. Motion carried. 1
Moved by Roalman / Dunin (4 -1, Councilwoman Pinard voting no) that the Water
Management Plan be adopted when the City reached 35 percent implementation
level. Motion carried.
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 1 - Councilwoman Rappa requested that Council reconsider the request
for City funding of Earth Day.
After discussion, moved by Rappa /Roalman (3 -2, Councilmembers Reiss and Dunin
voting no) staff was directed to work with the Earth Day organization and
report back with a possible matching fund provision. Motion carried.
Comm. 2 - Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrative Officer, explained that
the upcoming legislative trip being attended by several Councilmembers could
interfere with the April 3, 1990 meeting.
After brief discussion and upon general consensus, the April 3, 1990 meeting
was cancelled, with staff to identify an alternative date (tentatively
rescheduled for Wednesday, April 4, 1990).
11:05 p.m., there being no further business to come before the City Council,
Mayor Dunin adjourned the meeting to Monday, a Irch,5 199900 a" 12:10 p.m.
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 4/17/90 l"✓
PV:nlo Pamly ges, C' y Clerk