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Home My WebLink About02/09/1993City Council Meeting Page 2 Tuesday, February 9, 1993 - 7:00 PM PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ' P.C.I. George Schroff, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding problems at the Homeless Shelter. P.C.2. Craig Rogonobie, 505 Foothill Blvd., spoke regarding a problem with the bike lane on Foothill Blvd. near Tassajara and speed limit problems. STUDY SESSION 1. BUDGET GOAL SETTING (File No. 233) A. PRIORITIZATION OF GOALS John Dunn, City Administrative Officer, reviewed the prioritization process. Council continued their ranking of candidate goals. A majority of the Council wanted to see the Citizen's Advisory Committee to be presented to Council for possible sunsetting, and referred various economic goals to the Economic Strategy Task Force.. A majority indicated a willingness to try foregoing 2 -2 -1 meetings with Council Members and instead, requesting citizens to make presentations at the Council meetings. The final candidate goals follow: 1993 -1995 GOAL SETTING 1 R Be open to change and new ideas. Balance budget while maintaining most critical basic services and minimizing 'overhead' and other administrative costs (emphasize change in how we do things, not in what we do). a Find solutions to the City's financial challenges which maintain and promote a quality community and preserve our tradition of support for social service programs. i Have a 'continuous improvement' attitude in delivering City services, including those which are mandatory, to assure the most cost effective services possible. e Continue to build partnerships with other levels of government, particularly Cal Poly, Cuesta College, the County of San Luis Obispo, and the California Men's Colony. 9 Continue sarong community involvement efforts, including: citizen participation through diverse task force memberships; community forums for key issues; and enhanced use of community-based resources and volunteers. ■ Assure the public safety and preservation of neighborhood quality within the community by supporting diverse City services which prevent crime, assist neighborhood health and safety, and support our youth (e.g., Police and Fire services, youth programs and childcare, neighborhood 1 preservation, code and zoning enforcement). City Council Meeting Page 3 Tuesday, February 9, 1993 - 7:00 PM 042wam ■ Maintain City fiscal health and a balanced budget. ■ Implement a more defined /proactive Economic Stability Program. ■ Continue to aggressively pursue the development of a long range water supply, including the Nacimiento project, Salinas Dam expansion, use of reclaimed water, and the evaluation of a pipeline between the Salinas Dam and Whale Rock Reservoir. ■ Complete the update of General Plan Elements: ► Land Use Element ► Circulation Element ► Housing Element (including student housing) ► Open Space Element ► Noise Element ■ Adopt master calendar for completing the updating of General Plan Elements. Following completion of the update, develop a program to assure that General Plan elements are routinely reviewed and kept current. ■ After adoption of the updated General Plan Elements, prepare options for the implementation of an enhanced neighborhood protection program, based on citizen input ■ Develop non - general fund options to support the implementation of Open Space Programs. ■ Adopt a Downtown Physical Concept Plan which promotes appropriate mixed uses in the downtown. ■ Work with the community and pursue grant funding to promote installing more trees and landscaping in various areas of the community. ■ Adopt a creek setback ordinance. ■ Adopt an agricultural zone for the City . ■ Streamline the development review process, while assuring high standards and quality projects. Implement programs to achieve solid waste reduction goals established under AB 939. ■ Enhance the use of alternative transportation through the implementation of projects identified in the Circulation Element, Short Range Transit Plan, and Bicycle Plan, and pursue grant funding in support of specific projects, including rail. ■ Construct the Performing Arts Center in conjunction with Cal Poly and the Foundation for the Performing Arts. City Council Meeting Page 4 Tuesday, February 9, 1993 - 7:00 PM ■ Evaluate pre - hospital emergency medical care and transport services to eliminate duplication of ' service, and develop an equitable formula for paramedic service cost recovery and /or consider a City operated patient transport system. ■ Implement new cable N agreement (Administration). ■ Explore potential for consolidating City newsletter with other existing newsletters, such as the BIA, Chamber of Commerce, and Recreation Department newsletters (Administration). ■ Continue review of City property to determine if surplus property is available for affordable housing purposes (Administration). ■ Aggressively resist unfunded State mandates (Administration /Finance). ■ Collaborate with private non-profit groups and other levels of government to improve youth services (Administration, Police, Recreation). ■ Maintain legislative advocacy efforts on the highest priority issues (Administration). ■ Concentrate efforts on getting more grant funding, and using CDBG funds for social services currently funded through the General Fund (e.g. HRC grants, Homeless Shelter). (Administration, Finance, others). ' ■ Complete Mission Plaza expansion (City Attorney, Public Works). ■ Assure full compliance with disclosure requirements for contractors, consultants, and lobbyists (City Clerk). ■ Complete a needs assessment for implementing a computerized records system /community information access in the City Clerk's Office (City Clerk, Finance). ■ Plan additional community recreation and open space areas, per the Open Space and Community Recreation Plans (Community Development; Recreation) ■ Seek County adoption of City Land Use Element proposals within the urban reserve line (Community Development). ■ Consider, consistent with established schedules, annexations within the Urban Reserve Line, including the Airport Area, to assure City control of land uses and additional revenue (Community Development). ■ Implement policies which discourage the conversion of residential to office uses (Community Development). ■ Continue efforts to preserve hillside and creek areas (Community Development). ■ Develop and implement joint purchasing efforts with other agencies (Finance). ■ Increase cost recovery for 'non - essential' services (Finance, others). City Council Meeting Page 5 Tuesday, February 9, 1993 - 7:00 PM ■ Generate higher cost recovery for appropriate existing recreation programs (Finance, Recreation). ■ Complete construction of Headquarter Fire Station Facility (Fire). ■ Implement and evaluate the Student Neighborhood Assistance Program (SNAP), including the potential for expanding its use throughout the City (Police). ■ Complete the anatysis of the Southern Pack Railroad Bikepath Project and identify non - General Fund funding for the project (Public Works). ■ Evaluate existing trolley program to determine if there are ways of enhancing its effectiveness as a transportation service (Public Works). The items below were designated a lower priority to be considered only as resources and workload permit. ■ Consider the use of an appropriately qualified organizational analyst to study specified departmental operations, depending upon need (as determined by Council) and funding availability (Administration). ■ Fully implement a geographic information system (GIS) (Community Development, Public Works, Finance). ■ Establish regular review schedule for City Council advisory bodies (City Clerk). ■ Prepare a 'digest version' of the General Plan Elements (Community Development). 9:00 PM. there being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Pinard adjourned the meeting to Tuesday, February 16, 1993, in the Council Chambers. APPROVED BY COUNCIL 4/13/93 lane R. G dwel ' ity Clerk DRG:cm MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1993 - 7:00 PM COUNCIL CHAMBER - CITY HALL - 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL Council Members PAM: Dave Romero, Allen K. Settle, Vice -Mayor Bill Roalman and ' Mayor Peg Pinard Absent: Penny Rappa