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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/02/19961 1 MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1996 - 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBER - 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL: Council Members Present: Council Members Kathy Smith, Dave Romero, Bill Roalman, Vice Mayor Dodie Williams, and Mayor Allen Settle Absent: None .�. City Staff Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer; Jeff Jorgensen, City Attorney; Kim Condon, Assistant City Clerk; Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrative Officer; Mike McCluskey, Public Works Director; Keith Opalewski, Parking Manager, Arnold Jonas, Community Development Director; Jeff Hook, Associate Planner; Jim Gardiner, Police Chief PRESENTATIONS Pres. 1. Warren Sinsheimer. Chair of the Central Coast Performing Arts Center Commission, and Greg Hind. President of the Foundation for the Performing Arts Center, gave a brief report on the progress of the new Performing Arts Center tentatively scheduled to open in late September. Pres. 2. Mayor Settle presented a proclamation to Biz Steinberg of the Economic Opportunity Commission declaring April the Month of the Child, and April 13, 1996, Day of the Child. Pres. 3. Representatives of the San Luis Obispo Little League presented a plaque to Council making them honorary Little League members. . PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD There were no public comments. CONSENT AGENDA Moved by Williams /Smith to approve the Consent Agenda as recommended by the City Administrative Officer; motion carried (5 -0). C1. MINUTES (CONDON) Council considered the Minutes of. ' Tuesday, March 12, 1996 at 7:00 p.m.; Wednesday, March 13, 1996 at 2:30 p.m.; City Council Meeting Page 2 Tuesday, April 2, 1996 - 7:00 p.m. C2. COUNCIL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (File No. 313) Council considered the recommendations of the Council Compensation Committee to restate the Mayor and City Council Compensation Plan. Moved by Williams /Smith to adopt Resolution No. 8517 restating the Mayor and City Council Compensation Plan; motion carried (5 -0). C3. FREE TRANSIT DAYS (File No. 544) Council considered designating May 7, 1996 and October 8, 1996 as "Free Transit Days" as part of the City's contribution to and recognition of the nationwide "Try Transit '96" and "Ride Share Week." - Moved by Williams /Smith to designate May 7, 1996 and October 8, 1996 as "Free Transit Days."; motion carried (5 -0). C4. WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY DIGESTER REPAIR (File No. 520.9667.512.553) Council considered plans and specifications for "Water Reclamation Facility Digester #1 Repair," Specification No. 520.9667.512.553. Moved by Williams/Smith to 1) approve plans and specifications for "Water Reclamation Facility Digester #1 Repair, 2) authorize staff to advertise for bids; 3) authorize the CAD to award the contract if the lowest responsible bid is within the Engineer's Estimate ($68,000); motion carried (5 -0)... C5. HISTORIC PLACES APPLICATIONS (File No. 454) 1 Council considered authorizing staff to submit National Register applications for the Bowden -La Loma, Rodriguez and Canet Adobes located at 1590 Lizzie Street, 466 Dana Street, and 4025 Orcutt Road. Moved by Williams /Smith to adopt Resolution No. 8518 authorizing the submittal of National Register applications for the adobes to the California Office of Historic Preservation; motion carried (5 -0). C6. STREET LIGHT ACQUISITION (File No. 531) Council considered appropriating $550,000 from bond issue proceeds to pay for acquisition of street lights from PG&E. Moved by Williams /Smith to approve appropriation for purchase of street lights; motion carried (5- 0). C7. ADVISORY STREET SIGNS (File No. 534) Council considered installing advisory street signs or entry features at entrances to residential neighborhoods. Moved by Williams /Smith to review various options for installing neighborhood entry/traffic signs and, by motion, direct staff to consider such options only as part of an overall neighborhood traffic planning program; motion carried (5 -0). s:. City Council Meeting Page. 3 Tuesday, April 2,1996-7:00 p.m. C8. INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY V. CITY OF PASO ROBLES ' (JORGENSEN) Council considered authorizing the Mayor to sign the "Assignment of Causes of Action for the Collection of Unpaid Tipping Fees" in the matter of Integrated Waste Management Authority QWMA) v. Citv of Paso Robles. Moved by Williams/Smith to authorize Mayor to sign "Assignment of Causes of Action "; motion carried (5 -0). LIAISON REPORTS .r L.R.1. Council Member Smith reported that the Student Housing Task Force had completed its mission after four meetings and discovered that there are 851 beds available in housing near the campus, and a marketing strategy would be developed to make students aware of these housing opportunities. y. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. PARKING ISSUES (File No. 462) Council held a public hearing to consider: 1) amending the General Plan Circulation Element Program 12.7; 2) directing staff to proceed with the Marsh Street Parking Structure expansion project; and,. 3) approving a Scope of Work and authorizing the distribution of Requests for Proposals for a Downtown Parking and Access Study. (Continued from 1/16/96.) '.: Mike McCluskev, Public Works Director, reviewed past Council actions on this matter and asked the Council for clear direction on how to proceed. Keith Oaalewski, Parking Manager, presented of study of parking needs in the downtown. A proposed motion by Mayor Settle was presented on the overhead projector. Council Member Smith stated that due to a conflict of interest with property she owns in the downtown, she would not be participating on this Item. She also stated that she had voted inappropriately on an item related to this issue during the January 16, 1996, but that the result would have been the same had she not voted. Mayor Settle opened the public hearing. Mary Whittiesey. San Luis Obispo, said that the parking situation was being perceived as a crisis because many of the suggestions in the Parking Management Plan have not been implemented. Jim Sargen, owner of the Forum, asked Council to move ahead with the expansion of the Marsh Street structure. Gary Fowler, Mill Street, opposed the expansion due to the encroachment on the post office parking lot Tom Fulks, SLO Regional Ride Share and Transit Management Authority, felt the Circulation ' Element should be maintained as it is-and expressed support for the Downtown Parking and Access Study. Ira Winn, San Luis Obispo, said that adding more parking structures would draw more cars and threaten the pedestrian character of the downtown. City Council Meeting Page 4 Tuesday, April 2, 1996 - 7:00 p.m. Howard Carroll, downtown business owner, said that if we don't provide convenient parking to customers coming to the downtown, they will go to other locations to shop, and asked Council to limit the scope and cost of the parking studies. Eugene Jud, City resident, said Council should look to policies in the current Circulation Element regarding alternative transportation to solve the parking problem. Bill Storm said that, as a senior, he represented a group of people who would like to enjoy the downtown but don't because of difficulty parking. Pierre Rademaker, San Luis Obispo, said parking structures which include retail stores or housing unit%. -can actually reduce asphalt space currently in the downtown. Tom Copeland, developer of the Downtown Center, said that the downtown needs more parking, and the City must ensure that parking availability keeps pace with the downtown. Mark Shaffer, Director of Ride -On's Transportation Management Association, told Council the TMA has many more ideas for alternate transportation than just buses and bicycles. Astrid Gallagher, Chair to the Cultural Heritage Committee, asked Council to preserve the property located at 860 Pismo, the current Parks and Recreation Department, due to its unique architecture, and also emphasized the need for more on- street parking spaces for the handicapped. Mary Mitchell- Leitcher, San Luis Obispo, supported the expansion of the Marsh Street parking structure. Deborah Holley. BIA Administrator, said a large constituency was counting on Council's support of the Marsh Street expansion to keep the downtown viable and healthy, and recommended that monies from the Parking Fund be allocated to parking, not alternative transportation. Mike Spangler said the parking committee supports all kinds of access to the downtown, but the parking crisis is a priority, especially due to a decline In retail sales figures. Craig Anderson, San Luis Obispo, felt that before any additional resources are committed to a greater supply of parking, the Impact of providing free or very cheap parking to people working In the downtown must be addressed. Pat Veesart, City resident, favored more parking in the downtown, but not through building more parking structures and, as Chair of the Sierra Club, urged Council to complete a parking study before building any more parking structures. John Ewan. San Luis Obispo, encouraged the Council to implement other way of getting people downtown. Mike Colety, a student in Transportation Engineering at Cal Poly, said he had conducted a survey of 365 people in the downtown that revealed a majority of those had no difficulty parking. David Braun. San Luis Obispo, thought the lack of parking might in fact cause people to stay downtown longer and walk by more shops. John Linn, business owner, supported the Marsh Street garage expansion. 1 Geoff Land, City resident, urged Council to incorporate the Marsh Street structure in the downtown parking and access study, and to protect, and not amend, the Circulation Element. City Council Meeting Page 5 Tuesday, April 2, 1996 - 7:00 p.m. , Amy Shore, San Luis Obispo, asked that staff be directed to do the study, follow the adopted Circulation Element, and said alternative transportation methods should be implemented so parking garages can be put on the back burner. Ken Schwartz, former Mayor of San Luis Obispo, said that too much downtown surface land was devoted to small, inefficient parking lots and spaces which could be eliminated by parking structures, and encouraged proceeding with the Marsh Street facility expansion. Mayor Settle closed the public hearing. .: •. After discussion, moved by Settle /Romero to: 1) General Plan Circulation Element Program 12.7 -� retained, and determination made that the processing of the phase two expansion of the Marsh Street: Facility, and the Wells Fargo surface lot acquisition are consistent with Program 12.7 because Program 12.7 is permissive and is intended to apply to new, free - standing parking structures; 2) staff directed to proceed on phase two of the Marsh Street Parking Facility. and acquisition of the Wells Fargo lot, with property negotiations, remaining design work, EIR update, and a project manager. Authorized appropriation of $720,000 from the Parking Fund to purchase San Luis Medical Clinic parking lot and the rear portion of the Post Office property .or acquire air rights ($450,000); Final Architectural designs ($40,000); and ($225,000) for plans and specifications, and Project Manager ($5,000); and, 3) Scope of Work approved and authorized the distribution of Request for -Proposals for a Downtown Parking and Access Study, which includes analysis of > .. utilization of existing parking, alternative transportation options, and downtown access. Authorized appropriation of $48,000 from the Parking Fund and $48,000 from the General Fund to pay for study, and CAO authorized to award a contract to the most responsible proposer within the v estimate; motion carried (3 -1 -1, Council Member Roalman voting no, Council Member Smith not participating). 9:30 p.m.. Mayor Settle declared a recess. 9:50 p.m. Mayor Settle reconvened the meeting; all Council Members present. Council Member Roalman asked for clarification regarding the scope of work for the RFP as to whether it would include both scenarios for the proposed Marsh Street structure, and whether staff would be looking at existing private parking sites downtown. John Dunn, City Administrative Officer, confirmed that the scope of work would include both Marsh Street options, that staff would be bringing a report to Council within the next 60 days on the welding shop site at Palm and Nipomo, but that exploring the possibility of using existing parking downtown would take considerably longer due to staffs current heavy workload. 2. CDBG CONSOLIDATED PLAN (File No. 427) Council held a public hearing to consider the 1996 Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and review of the Draft 1996 Urban County Consolidated Plan. (Continued from 3119196.) Jeff Hook, Associate Planner, reviewed the staff recommendations for funding the thre e main categories. Council discussed an alternate housing project to the Blackstone Hotel. ' John Bissell, County Planning Department, said the recommendation from County staff to the Board of Supervisors on the Blackstone Hotel was based on the City's desire to fund affordable housing in the City and that if the project were to be changed to a different location in the City staff would still recommend to the Board that those funds stay within the City. Mayor Settle opened the public hearing. City Council Meeting Page 6 Tuesday, April 2, 1996 - 7:00 p.m. Howard Carroll, Chair of the Seismic Task Force, spoke in support of funding for the grant program for seismic retrofit. Georae Moylan, Executive Director of the City Housing Authority, asked the Council to fund the Children's Work Incentive Program and to consider directing $10,000 out of the Park Hotel money to this program. Biz Steinberg Executive Director of the Economic Opportunity Commission, thanked the Council for supporting homeless related services, and asked for support of the Minor Home Repair program and the High Risk Youth program. Robert Vessely, Pacific Street, asked Council not to abandon the Blackstone Hotel and raised the possibility of a joint venture with the private sector. Steve ZelMartinl, Mill Street, also supported discussions with the private sector regarding the Blackstone. Mayor Settle closed the public hearing. Moved by Romero/Smith to take the $250,000 earmarked for the Blackstone Hotel in the HOME funding program and assign it to the Brizzolara/Nipomo Street project; motion carried (5 -0). Moved by Roalman/Williams to take $12,000 from the $33,000 allocated for the Airport Area Specific Plan in closed -out State CDBG grants to fund the Children's Works Incentive Program -and transfer $12,000 from the Economic Development Fund. to make the Specific Plan Funding whole; motion carried (5 -0). After discussion, moved by SmithlWilliams to: A) approve the recommended CDBG funding for ' Program Year 1996, Table 1, as amended regarding funding for Children's Work Incentive Program; B) concur with the recommended Special Urban Projects funding, Table 2; C) concur with the recommended countywide HOME funding, Table 3, as amended regarding an alternate housing project; D) reallocate $101,750 in 1994 CDBG funds to the Pismo /Beach Streets Family Housing Development; E) authorize CAO to use approximately $70,000 in closed -out State CDBG grant program income for At -risk Youth Services and Airport Area planning, as amended; and F) endorse the "One -Year Action Plan" and forward the recommendations to the County Board of Supervisors; motion carried (5 -0). 3. SLO CELLULAR GENERAL PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT (File No. 462) Council held a public hearing to consider a proposed amendment to the Land Use and Open Space Element policies of the General Plan to allow wireless telecommunication facilities to locate beyond the development limit line inside the three -acre leasehold on South Street Hills under certain conditions; SLO Cellular, applicant. (Continued from 12/5/95.) Arnold Jonas. Community Development Director, said this rezoning would only affect the South Street Hills site and was recommended for approval by the Planning Commission. Mayor Settle opened the public hearing. Adrianne Patnaud, speaking on behalf of Cellular One, requested that Council approve the requested text amendment Brett Cross. Mariner's Lane, opposed any additional cellular facilities at the proposed location. Mayor Settle closed the public hearing. City Council Meeting Page 7 Tuesday, April 2, 1996 - 7:00 p.m. Moved by Romero/Smith to adopt Resolution No. 8520 approving the negative declaration of environmental impact with mitigation, and approving amendments to the Land Use and Open Space Element policies as outlined in the staff report; and, introduce Ordinance No. 1295 approving an amendment to the zoning regulations: .that -speeifically:_distinguish types of commercial antennas and broadcasting facilities; motion carried (54). ^` 4. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (File No. 462) Council held a public hearing to consider General plan and zoning map amendments, to change the Land Use Element map from Recreation to Medium -high density Residential, and the Zoning Map from Public Facility (PF) to Medium -high density. Residential (R-3), for a 8,450 square -foot portion of the Congregational Church lot on Los Osos Valley Road (GP /R 161 -95); City of San Luis Obispo, applicant; Congregational Church, property owner. Arnold Jonas, Community Development Director, explained that this action was to bring the General Plan and zoning into conformance with previous Council's decisions regarding the use of the property. Mayor Settle opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Mayor-Settle closed the public hearing. After discussion, moved by Williams/Smith to approve the negative declaration of environmental impact; 2) Resolution No. 8521 adopted approving the requested change to the Land Use Element ' map; and, 3) Ordinance No. 1296 introduced to print approving the requested change to the Zoning Map as recommended by the Planning Commission and staff; motion carried (5 -0). «: 5. APPEAL — TAXI PERMIT (File No. 407) Council held a public hearing to consider an appeal by William Chary of a denial for a taxi driver's permit by the Chief of Police. Jim Gardiner, Chief of Police, reviewed the agenda report and explained the basis of this denial. Mayor Settle opened the public hearing. Mark Pearson, representing the appellant, responded to Chief Gardiner's reasons for denial and said Mr. Charry had offered to take weekly drug tests, at his own expense, at the time he applied for his permit. William Charry, the appellant, said he has a permit in Five Cities, and did not understand why his permit had been denied. Anthony Romero, owner of Yellow Cab, supported Mr. Charry's position. Mayor Settle closed the public hearing. In response to Council inquiries as to when Mr. Charry would be eligible to have his permit . approved, Chief Gardiner said that he was prepared to accept an application from Mr. Charry in July. After discussion, moved by Romero/Williams to adopt Resolution No. 8522 denying the appeal and upholding the decision of the police chief; motion carried (3 -2, Council Members Roalman and Smith voting no). City Council Meeting Page 8 Tuesday, April 2, 1996 - 7:00 p.m. COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 1. Vice Mayor Williams shared that she had participated in County Health Agency's Public Health Week by working in the communicable diseases department, and encouraged other Council Members to get involved. Comm. 2. Mayor Settle said he had sent John Lybarger's tourism report to the Promotional Coordinating Committee. 11:37 p.m. There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Settle adjourned the meeting to April 5, 1996, at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chi. APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 4/16196 KC:bv im and Assistant City Clerk MINUTES ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1996 - 12:00 P.M. - CITY HALL - COUNCIL HEARING ROOM - 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO,.CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL: Council Members ' Present: Council Members Kathy Smith, Dave Romero, Bill Roalman, and Mayor Allen Settle Absent: Vice Mayor Dodie Williams City Staff Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer; Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrative Officer; Kim Condon, Assistant City Clerk; Jeff Jorgensen, City Attorney; Arnold Jonas, Community Development Director; -John Mandeville, Long Range Planning Manager; Neil Havlik, Natural Resources Manager COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 1 Mayor Settle asked Council to reschedule their consideration of the recommendations of the Open Space Funding Task Force from May 28 to June 11. (General Consensus.) STUDY SESSION 1. COUNTY AREA PLAN UPDATE (File No. 462) . Council considered a presentation by County staff and discussion of the County's San Luis Obispo Area Plan Update, and its relationship to the City's General Plan, focusing on the urban reserve and greenbelt areas.