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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/20/1990:N MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOARD CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20,1990 - 7.00 P.M. VETERANS MEMORIAL BUILDING, 801 GRAND AVENUE SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present- Absent- Capital Improvement Board Present- Absent- City Staff Vice-Mayor Jerry Reiss, Councilmembers Peg Pinard, Penny Rappa, Bill Roalman and Mayor Ron Dunin None None Boardmembers Peg Pinard, Penny Rappa, Jerry Reiss, Bill Roalman and President Ron Dunin Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer, Hen Hampian, Assistant City Administrative Officer, Jeffrey Jorgensen, City Attorney; Kim Condon, Assistant City Clerk; Arnold Jonas, Community Development Director, Bill Statler, Finance Director, Mike Dolder, Fire Chief; Jim Gardiner, Police Chief; Dave Romero, Public Works Director, Bill Hedand, Utilities Director, Harry Watson, Transit Manager There was no Public Comment. PUBLIC COMMENT CONSENT AGENDA Moved by Roalman / Rappa (5 -0) the Consent Calendar was unanimously approved as recommended by the City Administrative Officer. C -1 COUNCIL MINUTES The following minutes were approved (5 -0) as amended: Tuesday, October 16, 1990 at 7.00 p.m., and Tuesday, October 30, 1990 at 7:00 pm. C -2 SURPLUS CITY PROPERTY (File No. 165) Council considered declaring 21 vehicles as surplus city property and authorizing their sale or disposal. Moved by Roalman / Rappa. (5 -0), Resolution No. 6897 adopted declaring 21 vehicles as listed in Exhibit A as surplus city property and authorizing their sale as recommended. 1 1 1 1 City Council Minutes Tuesday, November 20, 1990 - 7.00 pm. C -3 UTILITY TRENCH REPAIR (File No. 90-04) Page 2 Council considered approving plans and specifications for 11990 Utility Trench Repair Project," City Plan No. R -35A; engineer's estimate $89,160 excluding contingencies. Moved by Roalman /RapDa, (5 -0), plans and specifications for Utility Trench Repair Project, City Plan No. R- 35A (A146- 90-CA) approved, stab authorized to advertise for bids and City Administrative Officer authorized to award a contract within engineer's estimate as recommended. C4 COMMUNITY /SENIOR CENTER CONSULTANT (File No. 861) Council considered hiring a consultant to prepare the Community/Senior Center Study. Councilwoman Rapp requested that staff include the Veteran's Memorial Building and adjacent vicinity as one of the alternate sites to be evaluated. Moved by EoalmanLRa92& (5 -0), ]ay Farbstein and Associates authorized as consultant for the Community Senior Center Study (A90- 147 -CC) and Mayor Dunin authorized to sign the consultant services contract in an amount not to exceed $41,825 as recommended. C -5 STUDENT HOUSING NEEDS (File No. 425) Council considered authorizing a study of student housing demands and potential solutions, to be jointly funded by the city and Cal Poly. Moved by Roalman/Rappa. (5 -0), Resolution No. 6898 adopted authorizing 1) the City Administrative Officer to nominate city staff and community representatives to serve on a steering committee which would refine a request for proposals and work scope, and oversee the study; 2) payment of not more than $15,000 in city funds (matching an equal amount from Cal Poly) for consultant services pursuant to an agreement to be negotiated by the steering committee as recommended. C-6 GRADING STANDARDS EXCEPTION (File No. 402) Council considered an exception to the grading standards for a house and driveway to be built on the northwest side of Oakridge Drive near Los Robles Street; Steve Ekegrern, applicant. Moved by Roalman/Rauua. (5-0), Resolution No. 6899 adopted authorizing an exception to the Grading Ordinance Design Standards for construction of a house and driveway at 628 Oakridge Drive as recommended. C -7 LOW INCOME HOUSING (File No. 421) Council considered leasing city-owned property at 1090 Orcutt Road to the San Luis Obispo Housing Authority for the purpose of developing assisted housing. Moved by Roalman/Raopa. (5-0), 1) Property at 1090 Orcutt Road declared surplus to the city's needs and staff directed to return with a formal resolution; 2) staff directed to negotiate a land lease with the Housing Authority; and 3) Housing Authority directed to submit application materials for amending the Land Use Element Map and Rezoning Map as amended to include the R4 zones. C-8 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT DIGESTER NO.2 (File No. 90-01) Council considered plans and specifications for "Wastewater Treatment Plant Digester Repair," City Plan No. P-3 8S; engineer's estimate $34,000. 387 .e City Council Minutes Page 3 Tuesday, November 20, 1990 - 7:00 pm. Moved by Roalman Ra > a (5 -0), plans and specifications for Wastewater Treatment Plant Digester #2 Repair approved, stall authorized to advertise for bids and City Administrative Officer authorized to award a contract to lowest responsible bidder as recommended. C -9 ZONING REGULATIONS AMENDMENT (File No. 463) Council considered giving final passage to an ordinance amending the Zoning Regulations to allow neighborhood grocery markets in the high - density residential (114) zone; Ed Zorn, applicant (continued from 10/16/90). Moved by Roalman /Rapper (5 -0), Ordinance No. 1180 given final passage amending the Zoning Map to conditionally allow small grocery stores in the high - density (R4) zone as recommended. C -10 ZONING MAP AMENDMENT (File No. 463) Council considered giving final passage to an ordinance rezoning from Tourist Commercial (C -T) to Service Commercial with Special Considerations (C -S -S) a site on Los Osos Valley Road south of Bear Valley Center, Spring Toyota /BMW, applicant (continued from 11/07/90). Moved by Roalman /Raona. (5 -0), Ordinance No. 1181 given final passage amending the Zoning Map from Tourist Commercial to Service Commercial with Special Considerations at a site located at 12350 Los Osos Valley Road as recommended. CIB. 1. PROJECT FINANCING (File No. 213) Council and the Capital Improvement Board considered approving the sale of $45 million in Certificates of Participation in order to finance approved projects. Moved by Roalman /Pinard. (5-0), Capital Improvement Board Resolution Nos. 107 and 108 of the City Council and the Board of Directors of the Capital Improvement Board adopted approving the sale of Certificates of Participation in the amount of $45 million as recommended. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS There were no Council Liaison reports. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. APPEAL - STREET NAME CHANGE - CUCARACHA COURT (File No. 407) Council held a public hearing to consider an appeal by Robert Raymond of a Planning Commission action to deny a request to change the name of a cul -de -sac street off Royal Way from Cucaracha Court to Dove Circle. Arnold Jonas, Community Development Director, reviewed the agenda report with a recommendation that the street name change be denied. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing open. John Muller. 1567 Cucaracha Court, stated that since the petition for name change had gone before the Planning Commission, residents of the street had asked that their names be removed from the petition and, therefore, there was no longer a two-thirds majority needed in favor of the name change. He expressed disappointment that the street name would not be changed. Lois Pere z, a Cucaracha Court resident, said she saw nothing wrong with the name. M .* City Council Minutes Page 4 ' Tuesday, November 20, 1990 - 7.00 p.m. Marian Ming r. speaking on behalf of Cucaracha resident DeMateo, thought the community as a whole should consider the costs involved in making street name changes and favored retaining the name. Caroline Smith. 1568 Cucaracha Court, expressed the hope that out of all of this the city would revise and clarify its policies on street name change procedures. Mayor Dunin closed the public hearing. Councilwoman Ranoa asked that staff bring back to the Council within 60 days a resolution clairifying the city's policy on street names. Council concurred unanimously with this direction. Jeff Jorgensen. City Attorney, told the Council that even though the two-thirds majority needed for the street name change no longer existed, they should adopt a resolution denying the name change with an amendment noting the petition's discrepancy. Moved by Rauna /Roalman. (5 -0), Resolution No. 6902 was adopted denying the appeal, thereby denying the street name change as amended to include a notation that a two- thirds majority of the residents of Cucaracha Court no longer favored the name change. 2. TENTATIVE MAP - MINOR SUBDIViSON 90 -257 (File No. 410) Council held a public hearing to consider a tentative map creating two lots from one lot with exceptions to lot depth, width, and area requirements at 2011 Chorro Street. Arnold Jonas. Community Development Director, reviewed the agenda report with the recommendation that 1 the tentative map be denied as recommended by the Subdivision Hearing Officer in order to remain consistent with the General Plan's commercial designation of the property. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing open. Alan MacMeekin, the applicant, said that he had no plans to use the property for commercial purposes and would not object to the property being rezoned to R -2 from the current C -N zoning designation. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing closed. Councilwoman Pinard felt that the property should be residential to preserve the character of the neighborhood and asked that staff initiate an R -2 rezoning of the parcel. After discussion, moved by Piinard /Raona. (4 -1, Councilman Roalman voting no), Resolution No. 6903 was adopted approving the tentative map for Minor Subdivison 90-257 as amended to include a condition that the property be rezoned to R -2. 3. ZONING REGULATIONS AMENDMENT (File No. 463) Council held a public hearing to consider amending the zoning regulations to allow child day care in the service commercial (C -S) and industrial (M) zones subject to Planning Commission use permit; San Luis Obispo County YMCA, applicant. Arnold Jonas. Community Development Director, reviewed the agenda report with a recommendation that an ordinance approving the amendment to allow child day care in the C -S and M zones be introduced to print. IMayor Dunin opened the public hearing. 390 City Council Minutes Page 5 Tuesday, November 20, 1990 - 7.00 p.m. There were no comments. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing closed. Councilwoman Pinard asked that the proposed ordinance be amended to provide for the Use Permit approved by the Administrative Hearing Officer, rather than the Planning Commission. Councilman Roalman felt that the ordinance should be expanded to include other zones as well. Arnold Jonas suggested that further investigation and environmental impacts would have to be studied before adding other zones and that it would be best to vote on the ordinance before them tonight and that staff would come back with expanded zones for child day care at a future time. After additional discussion, moved by Rappa /Reiss. (4-1, Councilman Roalman voting no), Ordinance No. 1182 introduced to print amending the Zoning Regulations Section 1722.020 to allow child day care in the service commercial and industrial zones subject to appropriate use permit requirements as amended. 4. TENTATIVE MAP - TRACT 2044 (File No. 410) Council held a public hearing to consider a Planning Commission recommendation to approve a tentative map creating an 8-unit commercial air -space condominium at 225 Prado Road, Wallace F. Glidden, applicant. Arnold Jonas. Community Development Director, reviewed the agenda report with a recommendation that the tentative map be approved. Mayor Dunin declared the public hearing open. There were no comments. Mayor Dunin closed the public hearing. Councilwoman Pinard asked for confirmation from staff that there is sufficient access to the loading zone so that trucks would not have to back off of or onto Prado Road when servicing the building. After further discussion, moved by Pinard /Reiss (5 -0), Resolution No. 6904 was adopted approving the tentative map with findings and conditions as amended to include an added condition to require that there by adequate circulation for truck turn - around within the loading area BUSINESS ITEMS S. EARLY GRADING PERMIT - 145 SOUTH STREET (File No. 402) Council considered issuance of an early grading permit authorization in response to a request to stockpile soil on the southern edge of the Village Mobile Home Park site, at Bridge Street west of BeeBee Street; Village Park Associates, applicant. Arnold Jonas. Community Development Director, gave an overview of the agenda report with recommendation that the early grading permit be approved and issued. After brief discussion, moved by Ranna /Dunin. (5 -0), Resolution No. 6905 was adopted authorizing an early grading permit to stockpile soil on the southern edge of the Village Mobile Home Paris site as recommended. 1 1 City Council Minutes November 20,1990 - 7:00 pm. 6. PILOT TROLLEY PROGRAM (File No. 541) Page 6 Council considered the performance of the downtown trolley pilot program over the program's first three months of operations (July through October) and direction to take on the future of the trolley program. Ken Hamnian. Assistant City Administrative Officer, gave a detailed review of the staff report including options offered by staff, Option One calling for approval of a permanent program beginning Janaury 1, 1991; Option Two approvingh a eprmanent trolley program to begin in the sumemr of 1991 contingent upon private sector contributions; and Option Three terminating the program. Councilwoman Rat) expressed her support of Option One and said she would like to see a joint effort with downtown businesses to promote ridership. Councilman Reiss suggested that businesses in the downtown could hand out free tokens to ride the trolley. He also said that though he was pleased with the program so far, he felt that the pilot program should be continued through the winter and into next spring to provide broader -based survey results and allow the Council to decide on purchase after the budget process is completed next spring. He favored Option Two. Councilwoman Pinard said she felt the trolley was a tremendous success in drawing people downtown and reducing traffic and parking problems and favored Option One. Councilman Roalman supported Option One. Mayor Dunin supported the program but expressed concern over the cost of the program and was in favor of Option Three; terminating the program. After additional discussion, moved by Ranpaf Pinard, (3 -2, Vice Mayor Reiss and Mayor Dunin voting not) to proceed with Option One approving a permanent trolley program to begin January 1, 1991 with the city providing full funding. 7. TOILET REBATE PROGRAM (File No. 517) Council considered additional funding for the toilet rebate program originally approved by Council on 6/6/90. Bill Hetland. Utilities Director, reviewed the agenda report with the recommendation that the additional funding be approved. Sid Adams a retrofit unit vendor, asked that the Council continue their decision on the rebate program to allow time for staff to explore retrofit options, including "short- flush" Hopper units, that he said were just as efficient and far less costly than the proposed Ultra -Low -Flow toilet program. Councilwoman Rauua was in favor of approving the additional funding with-the rebate amount being lowered to $70 in order to allow more people to participate in the program. Mayor Dunin said he felt it was unfair to exclude mobilehome owners from the rebate program. Utilities Director Hetland said that it would be possible to change the billing procedures to allow mobilehome owners to particpate in the program. Councilwoman Pinard inquired about whether ultra - low -flow toilets installed to date had created any sewer problems due to the decreased water flowing through the sewage system. Bill Hetland said that he was not aware of any blockages due to low -flow toilets. 391 392 City Council Minutes Tuesday, November 20, 1990 - 7:00 p.m. Page 7 After further discusion, moved by Ranna /Roalman (3 -2, Councilwoman Pinard and Mayor Dunin voting no), to approve additional funding in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for the toilet rebate program as amended to provide a rebate amount of $70.00 per ultra - low -flow toilet installed after June 1, 1990, and to direct staff to implement a system for including mobilehome park residnets in the rebate program. 8:55 p.m., there being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Dunin adjourned the meeting of the City Council to Tuesday, November 27, 1990 at 7:00 p.m. and adjourned the Capital Improvement Board. The Annual Capital Improvement Board meeting to be held the first Tuesday in June of 1991. The minutes were recorded by Kim Condon, Assistant City Clerk. APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 1/2/91 KC ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present- Absent- City Staff Voges, Ci�AClerk MINUTES ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1990 - 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL - 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA Vice -Mayor Jerry Reiss, Councilmembers Peg Pinard, Penny Rappa, Bill Roalman and Mayor Ron Dunin None Present John Dunn, City Administrative Officer, Kenneth Hampian, Assistant City Administrative Officer, Pam Voges, City Clerk; Wayne Peterson, City Engineer, Bill Statler, Finance Director, Dave Romero, Public Works Director, Bill Hetland, Utilities Director, Gary Henderson, Utilities Engineer -- ---------------- PUBLIC COMMENT P.C.1. Georee William Schroff IV. P.O. Box 61, San Luis Obispo, expressed concerns about the operation of the EOC Homeless Shelter Program, felt that it was more of a burden to the community than an asset, and would like Council's early review of the program. Referred to staff for response. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. WATER SUPPLY STATUS AND DEVELOPMENT (File No. 517) Council considered the water supply status and development program. 1 i 1