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ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1996 - 7:00 P.M.
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBER - 990 PALM STREET
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA
ROLL CALL:
Council Members
Present:
Absent:
City Staff
Council Members Kathy Smith, Dave Romero, Bill Roalman, Vice
Mayor Dodie Williams, and Mayor Allen Settle
None
Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer, Jeff Jorgensen, City
_ Attorney; Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrative Officer; Kim
Condon, Assistant City Clerk; Arnold Jonas, Community
Development Director; John Mandeville, Long Range Planning
Manager; Jeff Hook, Associate Planner
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
There were no public comments.
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COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS
L.R.I. Vice Mayor Williams reported that she had attended the last meeting of the Parks and
Recreation Commission at which the Santa Rosa Park improvements had been discussed.
L.R.2. Vice Mayor Williams said that at the BIA Board meeting she had attended, discussion had
taken place regarding the need for the Public Works and Community Development Departments to
coordinate when permits are being issued.
L.R.3. Vice Mayor Williams announced that at the Homeless Services Center committee meeting
earlier in the day, the committee had approved the City Administrative Officer's recommendation
in the report coming to Council on February 20.
L.R.4. Council Member Roalman had attended the first meeting of the Open Space Funding Task
Force and said that the committee planned to meet weekly in order to present Council with a
possible ballot measure for the November S, 1996 Municipal Election.
STUDY SESSION
1. PUBLIC ART (File No. 478)
Council considered background information, speakers' presentations and public comment on
Public ArL
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Tuesday, February 13, 1996 - 7:00 p.m.
Arnold Jonas. Community Development Director, John Mandeville, Long Range Planning Manager,
and Jeff Hook. Associate Planner, were all on hand to facilitate the presentation.
Jeff Hook. Associate Planner, gave an overview of this evening's program and introduced Frank
Urrutia.
Frank Unutia. Chairman of the Public Places Commission for the City of Palm Desert, explained
how his city had implemented their public art program, how funding was achieved, and presented
slides:of the public art in Palm Desert.
Jeff Hook. Associate Planner, explained that the City of San Luis Obispo had implemented a Public
Art Program in 1990 but severe budget constraints had curtailed it before it was actually set in
motion.
Dick DeLong. San Luis Obispo County Arts Council, urged Council to enlist support from
• community art resources and artists and stressed the importance of more public art in San Luis
Obispo.
Various audience members contributed their thoughts on the importance of having a public art
program In place.
-.. . - After discussion, moved by Romero /Smith to direct staff to come back with a report that would
consider reactivation of the Public Art Program with funding recommendations, and with a
recommendation regarding a mandatory private public arts program; motion carried (5-0). Report
-- to come back in conjunction with the next budget cycle.
COMMUNICATIONS
John Dunn. City Administrative Officer, announced that Assistant City Administrative Officer Ken
Hampian was the recipient of the John H. Nail Memorial Award for Outstanding Municipal Assistant
In California.
9:00 p.m. There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Settle adjourned
the meeting to Tuesday, February 20, 1996, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room for Closed
Session.
APPROVED BY COUNCIL:
i Cond a, Assistant City Clerk
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