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Home My WebLink About12/06/1994L City Council Meeting Tuesday, Thursday, December 1, 1994 - 12:00 PM BUSINESS ITEMS 5. REMARKS BY MAYOR ALLEN K. SETTLE 6. REMARKS BY COUNCIL MEMBER BILL ROALMAN 7. REMARKS BY COUNCIL MEMBER DODIE WILLIAMS 8. APPOINTMENT OF VICE MAYOR Page 2 Moved by Settle / Roalman to appoint Council Member Romero as Vice Mayor (unanimous consent). 12:50 PM there being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Settle adjourned the meeting to Tuesday, December 6, 1994 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers. APPROVED BY COUNCIL: ee Nine R. Gla weil, di y Clerk DRG:cm MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1994 - 7:00 PM CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL: Council Members Present: Council Member Bill Roalman, Dodie Williams, Vice -Mayor Dave Romero and Mayor Allen Settle Absent: None (one vacancy) City Staff Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer, Diane Gladwell, City Clerk; Jeff Jorgensen, City Attorney; Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrative Officer; PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD There were no public comments. E r- -7 L f City Council Meeting December 6, 1994 - 7:00 PM CONSENT AGENDA Page 2 Moved by Romero/Roalman to approve the Consent Agenda as recommended by the City Administrative Officer with the exception of C-4 as noted; motion carried (4 -0-1, vacant) C-1 CURB RAMP PROJECT (File No. 94-27) Council considered plans and specifications for °CDBG Curb Ramps Project°, Specification No. 94-27, engineer's estimate $60,000. Moved by Romero/Roalman to approve plans and specifications, authorize staff to advertise for bids, and authorize CAO to award a contract to the lowest bidder if within engineer's estimate; motion carried (4 -0-1, vacant). C-2 HAZARDOUS WASTE /MATERIALS REGULATORY PROGRAM (File No. 706) Council considered a Unified Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Management Regulatory Program. Moved by Romero/Roalman to authorize the Mayor to send a letter to the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency expressing the City's interest in applying to participate in the Unified Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Management Regulatory Program; motion carried (4 -0-1, vacant). C-3 FUNDING FOR MORROS PLAN Council considered appropriating $7,000 from the Open Space Acquisition /Parkland Fund for the City's contribution to the Morro's Plan. Moved by Romero /Roalman to authorize the appropriation of funds; motion carried (4 -0-1, vacant). C-4 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TASK FORCE (File No. 123) Council considered extending the Environmental Quality Task Force (EQTF) through February 28, 1995, in order that it complete its final report. Carla Sanders. Vice Chair of the EQTF, requested an extension of six weeks. Moved by Roalman /Settle to extend EQTF through February 28,1995; motion carried (3 -1 -1, Council Member Romero voting no, one vacancy) Council Member Roalman stated that the Task Force would absolutely sunset on February 28th, that will be the end of their work. APPOINTMENTS A -1 CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE (File No. 123) Council considered an appointment -to the Cultural Heritage Committee to fill an unexpired term ending March 31, 1996. City Council Meeting December 6, 1994 - 7:00 PM Page 3 Moved by Romero /Roalman to appoint Astrid Gallagher to fill the unexpired tern and thank James Danaher for his service to the committee; motion carried (4 -0-1, vacant). COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS There were no Council Liaison Reports. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. MOBILE HOME PARK RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE AMENDMENT (File No. 428) A public hearing was scheduled to consider a proposed amendment to the Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization ordinance concerning automatic adjustments to rents to make such adjustments applicable to both increases or decreases in expenses, to clarify that expenses do not include capital improvements or ongoing maintenance costs, and to extend the notice period for such increases or decreases to 90 days. Jeff Jorgensen, City Attorney, explained this item could not be heard at this time because two Council Members would have to step down due to potential conflicts of interest, and the ordinance required three votes to introduce it. The item would be presented to Council after the vacancy on Council was filled. 2. APPOINTMENT TO VACANT COUNCIL SEAT Council held a public hearing to consider an appointment to fill a vacant Council seat. Mayor Settle declared the public hearing open. Santos Arrona, Jr., 410 Corrida Dr., spoke in support of his application. Marc Brazil. 1025 Southwood Dr. #5, stated he received 6,114 votes in the November election and had an excellent knowledge of neighborhood issues. Steve Carnes. 1157 Wisteria Lane, reviewed his qualifications. Terry Conner. 215 Albert Dr., spoke in support of his application. Wes Conner, 216 Albert Dr., reviewed his qualifications. John Ewan. 1221 Sylvia Court, spoke in support of his application. Devin Gallagher, 1105 George Street, spoke of his expertise in rehabilitation of historic structures. Mack Gatz. San Luis Obispo, stated he had excellent relationships with other cities in the County. Lark Jursek. San Luis Obispo, said he was led by the Holy Spirit. Baru Karleskint, 623 Jeffrey Dr., reviewed his qualifications for the office. Janet Kourakis. 1577 Tanglewood Dr., spoke of continuity decision of public making and major issues. City Council Meeting Tuesday, December 6, 1994 - 7:00 PM Page 4 Richard Marshall, 2517 Santa Clara, reviewed his qualifications. Walter Millar. 1159 Vista Del Lago, spoke about his experience. Tom Norwood, 467 Luneta Dr., spoke in favor of his application. Diane Hull, San Luis Obispo, read a statement from Angelo Procopio, applicant who was not able to be presern. . . Wendy Reed. 773 Peach Street, reviewed her experience. Betty Sanders. 1811 Chorro Street, spoke in favor of her application. Steven Schumann, 577 Serrano Dr., withdrew his name from consideration because there were many well- qualified applicants. Kathy Smith. 1212 Garden Street, reviewed her qualifications. Douglas Thompson, 864 Osos Street, stated he supported small business. Pat Veesart. 976 Buchon, withdrew his name from consideration and urged Council to compromise on an appointment. ' Steven Wathen, 4403 Poinsettia, spoke in support of his application. Clarissa Dove. San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the application of Marc Brazil. Ken Schwartz, 201 Buena Vista, spoke in support of the application of Wes Conner. Joe Somsei, 236 Albert Dr., urged Council to scrutinize the candidates and not to anticipate their policies. GlennaDeane Dovev. 3395 S. Higuera, spoke in support of the application of Janet Kourakis. Wager Rice, 638 Carla Court, spoke in support of the application of Janet Kourakis. Hann Manhoff. 1384 Cavalier, spoke in support of the application of Steve Wathen. Wendy Fertschneider, 1351 Royal Way #33, spoke in favor of the application of Richard Marshall. Bob Vesslev, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of the application of John Ewan. Frank Seiole, 1711 Southwood Dr., spoke in favor of the application of John Ewan. Tom Brown. 611 Pasa Tiempo, urged Council to appoint Marc Brazil. John Belsher. 2602 El Cerrito, supported the application of Steve Wathen. ' Phil Ashley, 1586 La Cita Court, spoke in favor of the application of Janet Kourakis. Mayor Settle declared the public hearing closed. City Council Meeting Tuesday, December 6, 1994 - 7:00 PM Page 5 After discussion, moved by Settle/Williams to continue this item to Tuesday, December 13, 1994; motion carried (4 -0-1, vacant). Council directed City Clerk Diane Gladweil to place a proposed resolution on the December 13, 1994 agenda calling for a Special Election. 9:10 PM Mayor Settle declared a recess. 9:35 PM Council reconvened, all Council Members present. 3. DESIGN CHARETTE (File No. 402) Council held a public hearing to consider authorizing the CAO to approve a matching grant donation to the Central Coast Chapter of the American Institute of Architects of up to $2,000 in consideration of professional services provided in connection with the Design Charette for San Luis Obispo Gateways. Arnold Jonas, Community Development Director, reviewed the request. Mayor Settle declared the public hearing open. No one spoke for or against the item. Mayor Settle declared the public hearing closed. Moved by Romero/Wiiliams to adopt Resolution No. 8378 amended to delete "or to support architectural student scholarships at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo ", and add °and costs of preparing a useful work product for the City"; and delete paragraph 3 on page 3-5; motion carried (4 -0-1, vacant). COMMUNICATIONS There were no communications. BUSINESS ITEMS 4. BUS SHELTER PROPOSAL (File No. 540) A business item was scheduled to consider a proposal by Martin Media to use transit shelters as a marketing tool via lighted billboards. Moved by Romero /Roalman to continue this item to a later date (at the request of Martin Media); motion carried (4 -6-1, vacant). 10:05 Mayor Settle declared a recess to closed session. 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL Council discussed existing litigation, City v. Downey, Workers' Compensation Settlement Authority (pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9). C