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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/16/1994MINUTES EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1994 - 8:00 A.M. CITY HALL - COUNCIL HEARING ROOM - 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL: Council Members Present: Council Member Penny Rappa, Dave Romero, Bill Roalman, Vice -Mayor Allen K. Settle and Mayor Peg Pinard Absent: None City Staff Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer, Diane Gladwell, City Clerk; Jeff Jorgensen, City Attorney; Bob Neumann, Fire Chief; Jim Gardiner, Police Chief, John Moss, Utilities Director; Ann Slate, Personnel Director; Wayne Peterson, City Engineer. Pursuant to Government Code 654956.5, Diane Gladwell, City Clerk, notified the following media via telephone at 6:50 a.m. of the emergency meeting: ' KSBY -TV KCOY -TV Telegram- Tribune New Times Five Cities Times- Press - Recorder KVEC Radio KJUG Radio 1. BRIEFING OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON STATUS OF FIRE EMERGENCY Bob Neumann. Fire Chief, described the current status as follows: .The City is operating as Division G of Branch 2 of the Joint Command. .There is a solid fire line in the Stenner Creek area .There is an open line in the Cuesta Park /Cal Poly Canyon area with bulldozer strike teams responding. *The Tire has jumped highway 101 at Ryans Gate, and is active in this area .The response team is very experienced and well organized, and is made up of many of the same personnel who responded to the Las Piliitas Fire in 1985. .Public Information can be obtained through the command center at Camp San Luis. .Medical Call responsibility has been transferred to °Med -Com °. .The staging area for Division G is at San Luis High, and has 17 strike teams with 135 engines. It is well organized and prepared. .An Emergency Shelter will be established at the South County Regional Center, 800 S. Branch at the Halcyon off -ramp for those evacuated. Jim Gardiner. Police Chief, gave the following status: .The evacuation of the Monterey Heights area went well last night. City Council Meeting Page 2 Tuesday, August 16, 1994 - 8:00 AM .The City is prepared to evacuate, if necessary, the Monterey Heights area, the Johnson /Flora area and the San Luis Drive area, which represent the urban interface areas currently closest to the Tire areas. oPA systems, PG &E sirens, radio, television and other resources will be used to notify residents H an evacuation is necessary; they will be given two hours notice. eThe public is advised to stay out of the areas near Monterey Heights, San Luis Drive, and Johnson Avenue, and listen to KVEC (920 AM) or KJUG (98.1 FM) for updated information. 2. RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY PURSUANT TO SLOMC 52.24.060.A.1. Jeff Jorgensen, City Attorney, stated the resolution was necessary to facilitate financial and public safety operations. Moved by Romero /Settle to adopt a resolution of the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo proclaiming the existence of a local emergency; motion carried (5-0). On behalf of the City Council, Mayor Pinard expressed her appreciation for the competent work of all personnel involved in the emergency response. 8:45 AM Mayor Pinard adjourned to Tuesday, August 16, 1994 at 7:00 P.M. APPROVED BY COUNCIL- 9/6/94 DRG:cm i e R. Gii well, Clerk MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1994 - 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL: Council Members Present: Council Member Penny Rappa, Dave Romero, Bill Roalman, Vice -Mayor Allen K. Settle and Mayor Peg Pinard Absent: None City Staff Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer, Diane Gladwell, City Clerk; Jeff Jorgensen, City Attorney; Bill Steller, Finance Director; Bob Neumann, Fire Chief; Ann Slate, Personnel Director; Paul LeSage, Recreation Director, Wayne Peterson, City Engineer; John Mandeville, Long Range Planning Manager; Whitney Mclivaine, Associate Planner City Council Meeting Tuesday, August 16, 1994 - 7:00 PM Page 2 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD P.C.I. CDF Fire Chief Jim McFadden and City Fire Chief Bob Neumann updated Council on the status of the Highway 41 fire. Ann Slaie, Personnel Director, reviewed public information efforts. P.C.2. Gino Borradod requested creek repairs near Laguna Lake. CONSENT AGENDA Moved by Settle /Roalman to approve the Consent Agenda as recommended by the City Administrator Officer with the exception of C-9 as noted; motion carried (5-0). C-1 COUNCIL MINUTES Council considered minutes: Tuesday, May 31, 1994 at 7:00 p.m., Monday, June 6, 1994 at 7:00 p.m., and Monday, July 18, 1994 at 7:00 p.m. Moved by Settle /Roalman to waive oral reading and adopt minutes; motion carried (5-0). C-2 MOBILEHOME PARK RENT STABILIZATION (File No. 428) Council considered giving final passage to an. ordinance amending Section 5.44.060(E) of the Mobilehome Park Rent Stabilization ordinance to clarify that automatic adjustments to rent shall not be included in base space rent for the purpose of determining CPI increases (continued from 7/7/94 and 7/19/94). Council Member Romero stepped down due to a potential conflict of interest. Moved by Settle /Roalman to give final passage to Ordinance No. 1268 amending section 5.44.060(e) of the Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Ordinance to clarify that automatic adjustments to rent shall not be included in base space rent for the purpose of determining CPI increases; motion carried (4 -0-1, Council Member Romero abstaining). Council Member Romero returned to the dies. C-3 ORCUTT ROAD SETBACK LINE (File No. 537) Council considered giving final passage to an ordinance adopting a revised setback line for Orcutt Road between Broad Street and the SPRR (continued from 4/19/94, 5/24/94, and 7/19/94). Moved by Settle /Roalman to give final passage to Ordinance No. 1269 amending the Orcutt Road Setback Line, between Broad Street and the Southern Pacific Railroad right -of -way; motion carried (5- 0). C-4 WATERLINE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (File No. 94-11) Council considered plans and specifications for °Waterline Improvement Project, Various Locations - Phase I°, Specification No. 94-11; engineer's estimate $275,000 including contingencies. City Council Meeting Tuesday, August 16, 1994 - 7:00 PM Page 3 Moved by Settle /Roalman to approve plans and specifications, authorize staff to advertise for bids and authorize the City Administrative Officer to award a contract if the lowest responsible bid is within the engineer's estimate motion carried (5-0). C-5 HIGUERA STREET BRIDGE STUDY (File No. 93-67) Council considered a Request for Proposals (RFP) for "Higuera Street Bridge Study°, Specification No. 93-67; engineer's estimate $25,000. Moved by Settle /Roalman to approve RFP, authorize distribution and authorize City Administrative Officer to award contract; motion carried (5-0). C-6 COOPERATIVE PURCHASING - OFFICE SUPPLIES (File No. 161) Council considered cooperative purchasing of office supplies through the County of San Luis Obispo. Moved by Settle /Roalman to authorize joint purchasing with the County of San Luis Obispo; motion carried (5-0). C-7 TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTRACT AWARD (File No. 93 -65) Council considered awarding a contract for "Traffic Signal Upgrade; Johnson at Lizzie, Madonna at Oceanaire, Madonna at LOVR°, to Lee Wilson Electric in the amount of $222,920 for all intersections. Moved by Settle /Roalman to approve award of contract to Lee Wilson Electric and authorize the City Administrative Officer to execute the contract; motion carried (5-0). C-8 GRANT MANAGEMENT POLICY (File No. 205) Council considered a policy setting forth an overall framework for guiding the City's use and management of grant resources. Moved by Settie/Roalman to adopt Resolution No. 8322 approving the City's grant management policy; motion carried (5-6). C-9 CITY CLERK SALARY ADJUSTMENT Council considered adjusting the annual salary for the City Clerk . Moved by Settle /Roalman to adopt Resolution No. 8323 adjusting the City Clerk's compensation; motion carried (5-0). Council considered approving a tuition reimbursement program as provided in the existing employment agreement with the City Clerk under section E(iii). Moved by Romero /Rappa to continue this item to a later date; motion carried (5-0) 1 C 1 City Council Meeting Tuesday, August 16, 1994 - 7:00 PM Page 4 C-10 INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONTRACT AWARD (File No. 94-19) Council considered awarding a contract to KPMG Peat Marwick in the amount of $85,000 to prepare a citywide information systems plan, communication systems plan and disaster recovery/prevention plan.. Moved by Settle /Roalman to approve an agreement with KPMG Peat Marwick and authorize the Mayor to execute the contract; motion carried (5-0). C-11 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ROAD AND PAD (File No. 93-40) Council considered approving an easement agreement and approving specifications for °Communications System Road and Pad", Specification No. 93-40. Moved by$ettle /Roalman to 1) approve and agreement Deed No. 1414 with John King, at al, and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement; and, 2) approve specifications and authorize staff to advertise for bids of Specification No. 93-40; motion carried (5-0). C-12 CIP PROJECTS ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES (File No. 245) Council considered establishing procedures for accounting for completed capital improvement plan (CIP) projects. Moved by Settle /Roalman to adopt Resolution No. 8324 establishing procedures for accounting for completed CIP projects; motion carried (5-0). APPOINTMENTS A -1 APPOINTMENT - TREE COMMITTEE (File No. 123) Council considered an appointment to the Tree Committee to fill an unexpired term. Mayor Pinard made the recommendation of Jeff Ferber for the Council Subcommittee. Moved by Pinard /Settle to appoint Jeff Ferber to fill an unexpired term ending on March 31, 1996; motion carried (5-0). COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS There were no Council Liaison Reports. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. MUNICIPAL ADVOCATE ORDINANCE (File No. 327) Council held a public hearing to consider an ordinance to provide for a procedure to publicly disclose principals and other parties of interest who are paying or being paid to influence the decisions being made by the City. 1 Moved by Settle /Roalman to continue to August 30, 1994; motion carried (5-0). City Council Meeting Tuesday, August 16, 1994 - 7:00 PM 2. TAXI CERTIFICATE RESCISSION (File No. 545) Page 5 Council held a public hearing to consider rescinding Resolution No. 8257 granting conditional approval of Certificate of Convenience for Central Coast Taxi Trust (CCT Trust). Wayne Petersen. City Engineer, reviewed the procedure. Mayor Pinard declared the public hearing open. Anthony Romero. Oceano, stated he had purchased San Luis Yellow Cab the assets of CCT Trust. Mayor Pinard closed the public hearing. Moved by Settle /Romero to adopt Resolution No. 8325 rescinding Resolution No. 8257; motion carried (5-0). 3. APPEAL - DEMOLITION REQUEST (File No. 407) Council held a public hearing to consider an .appeal by Gaylord Chizek of an action by the Architectural Review Commission to deny a request to demolish two structures containing four apartments and a garage at 1231 Garden Street between Marsh and Pacific Streets; Gaylord Chizek, owner. Whitney Mcllvaine, Associate Planner and Woody Combrink, Chair of the Architectural Review Commission (ARC), reviewed the appeal. Mayor Pinard declared the public hearing open. Gaylord and Marty Chizek appellants, reviewed the history of the property and parking problems. Amy Shore. San Luis Obispo, spoke against the appeal, stating that the findings were valid. Tim Farrell. San Luis Obispo, speaking as an individual, stated it was important to maintain low -cost housing downtown. Pat Veesart, San Luis Obispo, supported the policy to encourage and retain downtown housing. Mark Saraen, San Luis Obispo, presented pictures of the house showing damage to the structure. Dan Smith. 1212 Garden, Supported the appeal and stated that the change was consistent with the enhancement of the downtown plan. Mayor Pinard closed the public hearing. Council discussed various housing policies in the downtown area and the findings made by the ARC. Moved by Roalman /Settle adopt Resolution No. 8326 denying an appeal of an action taken by the Architectural Review Commission to deny a request to demolish two structure containing four apartments and a garage at 1231 Garden Street; motion carried (3-2, Council Members Rappa and Romero voting no). 1 1 1 City Council Meeting 1 Tuesday, August 16; 1994 - 7:00 PM Page 6 Moved by Pinard /Settle to direct staff to work toward a solution to resolve the parking problem in front of the house; motion carried (4-1, Council Member Rappa voting no). After discussion, moved by Pinard /Romero to direct staff to explore ways to strengthen the demolition permit process to include housing issues; motion carried (5-0). 4. MINOR SUBDIVISION - SAN CARLOS DRIVE (File No. 411) Council held a public hearing to consider one 13,500- square foot residential lot into two 45' X 150' lots, with exceptions to lot width and width -to -depth ratio requirements on the south side of San Carlos Drive (1023 San Carlos); Ken Bruce, applicant. Whitney Mcllvaine, Associate Planner reviewed the proposal. Mayor Pinard declared the public hearing open. Ken Bruce applicant, reviewed the history of the project. Steve Frank. 440 Country Club, was available as the project engineer. Michael Woliman, 1040 San Carlos, presented a petition in opposition of the variance request. Mayor Pinard closed the public hearing. Council discussed the established development pattern in the neighborhood. Marty Keliskv, San Luis Obispo, stated that the city was over regulated and urged the council to implement the zoning regulations or change them. Moved by Settle/Roaiman to adopt Resolution No. 8327 adopting the negative declaration of environmental impact and approve the subdivision, with the exceptions requested; motion carried (5- 0). 5. CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL IN PARKS (File No. 800) Council held a public hearing to consider amending the Municipal Code regarding consumption of alcohol in parks to change the current languages listing parks individually to state the ban in "any City park or park area°. Paul LeSaae. Parks and Recreation Director, summarized the proposed ordinance. Moved by Raopa /Romero to introduce to print Ordinance No. 1270 amending the municipal code regulating the consumption of alcohol in parks; motion carried (5-0). & SOLID WASTE SRRE & HHWE (File No. 462) A. PROGRAM EIR 1 Council held a public hearing to consider the Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Source Reduction and Recycling Element (SRRE) and Household Hazardous Waste Element (HHWE). City Council Meeting Tuesday, August 16, 1994 - 7:00 PM Page 7 John Moss, Utilities Director, brief) reviewed the subject. Y 1 Mayor Pinard declared the public hearing open. No one spoke for or against this item. Mayor Pinard closed the public hearing. Moved by Roalman /Romero to adopt Resolution No. 8328 making findings regarding the SRRE and HHWE final EIR; motion carried (5-0). B. SRRE. HHWE & NDFE ADOPTION Council held a public hearing to consider adoption of the Source Reduction and Recycling Element (SRRE), the Non - Disposal Facility Element (NDFE), and the Household Hazardous Waste Element (HHWE). John Moss. Utilities Director, briefly reviewed the elements. Moved by Roalman /Romero to adopt Resolution No. 8329 approving the SRRE; motion carried (5-0). Moved by Roalman /Romero to adopt Resolution No. 8330 approving the NDFE; motion carried (5-0). Moved by Roalman /Romero to adopt Resolution No. 8331 approving the HHWE; motion carried (5-0). 1 Moved by Roalman /Romero to authorize the filing of a Notice of Determination concerning the final EIR for the SRRE and the HHWE; motion carried (5-0). COMMUNICATIONS There were no Communications. BUSINESS ITEMS 7. PRICE /COSTCO PROPOSAL (File No. 439) Council considered a proposal from SC Properties (formerly Trojan Enterprises) which outlines the combined interests of the Dalidio family, the project applicant, and major tenants (Price /Costco). Moved by Settle /Roalman to continue this item to August 30, 1994; motion carried (5-0). 8. OPEN SPACE FINANCING FORUM (File No. 462) Council considered the results of the recent community forum on financing open space preservation. Moved by Settle /Roalman to continue this item to August 30, 1994; motion carried (5-0). 1 City Council Meeting 1 Tuesday, August 16, 1994 - 7:00 PM Page 8 9. TRANSIT SERVICE EXPANSION (File No. 547) Council considered implementing expansion of transit services to a six -bus, four -route system effective January 1995, and approving adjustments to revenue and expense budgets to allow this service expansion. Moved by Settle /Roalman to continue this item to August 30, 1994; motion carried (5-0). 10. TROLLEY EVALUATION (File No. 547) Council considered a report on the current trolley program. Moved by Settle/Roalman to continue this item to August 30, 1994; motion carried (5-0). 8:50 P.M. Mayor Pinard declared a recess to closed session to confer with legal counsel regarding existing litigation (Government Code S 54956.9); Name of Case: Kevin Winkler v. City of San Luis Obispo - San Luis Obispo Superior Court Case No. 69981. Council indicated unanimous consent to the recommended preliminary direction in open session. 8:55 P.M. there being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Pinard adjourned the meeting to Tuesday, August 23, 1994 at 7:00 P.M. APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 0l ne R. Gladwell ity Clerk DRG:cm MINUTES ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1994 - 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL: Council Members Present: Council Member Penny Rappa, Dave Romero, Bill Roalman, Vice -Mayor Allen K. Settle and Mayor Peg Pinard Absent: None City Staff Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer; Diane Gladwell, City Clerk; Jeff Jorgensen, City Attorney; Ken Hampian, Assistant ' City Administrative Officer, Wayne Peterson, City Engineer, John Mandeville, Long Range Planning Manager; Glenn Matteson, Associate Planner