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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/22/19971 1 MINUTES ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO THURSDAY, MAY 22,1997- 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL: Council Members Present: Council Members Kathy Smith, Dave Romero, Dodie Williams, Vice Mayor Bill Roalman, and Mayor Allen Settle City Staff Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer; Jeff Jorgensen, City Attorney; Bonnie Gawf, City Clerk; Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrative Officer; Arnold Jonas, Community Development Director; Bill Statler, Finance Director; Jim Gardiner, Police Chief; Bob Neumann, Fire Chief; John Moss, Utilities Director; Mike McCluskey; Public Works Director; Paul LeSage, Parks and Recreation Director; John Mandeville, Long Range Planning Manager; Neil Havlik, Natural Resources Manager; Wendy George, Assistant to the CAO; Carolyn Dominguez, Accounting Manager; Linda Asprion, Revenue Manager. There were no public comments. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BUDGET WORKSHOP PRELIMINARY 1997 -99 FINANCIAL PLAN Council considered the Preliminary Financial plan for 1997 -99. CAO Dunn presented an introduction and reviewed the meeting schedule for the financial plan and past Council direction to staff regarding budget items. BIA Administrator Deborah Holley referred Council to the portion of Financial Plan dedicated to the BIA and stated she is available for questions. Finance Director Statler gave an overview of the entire the Capital Improvement Program, and stated that tonight s workshop will focus on the General Fund projects. Police Chief Gardiner reviewed the proposed police department CIPs and reviewed proposed revisions to the vehicle replacement schedule. Fire Chief Neumann presented CIPs proposed by the Fire Department. Finance Director Statler clarified the policy regarding "1% for public art" for construction projects. Public Works Director McCluskey reviewed the proposed projects to improve traffic circulation and proposed Storm Drain Improvements, including the Conejo Street Storm Drain. City Council Meeting Page 2 Thursday, May 22,1997- 7:00 p.m. funds and the widening of several intersections throughout town. Council discussed the feasibility of a Highway 1 reliever study, and staff recommended that, because it is a regional issue, the study be 1 financed on a regional basis. After discussion, Council reached consensus to follow the staff recommendation. Mayor Settle opened the floor for public comment. Walter Schroeder. 1722 Conejo Ave., thanked staff and urged Council to support the recommendation that funds to be budgeted to complete the drainage improvements in the Conejo Avenue neighborhood. Mayor Settle returned discussion to the Council. Public Works Director McCluskev reviewed the Higuera Street Bridge repair project, then detailed the Flood Management plan study. He presented the plans for pedestrian and bicycle paths. After discussion, Council directed staff to make the plan for improvements to Morro Street more generic, simply designating the item "downtown pedestrian improvements." Public Works Director McCluskev explained the sidewalk improvement plan. Parks and Recreation Director LeSage and Finance Director Statler presented a brief overview of the funding of the proposed youth athletic fields. Mayor Settle opened the floor to public comment. Elinor Bonin, 272 Del Mar Ct., spoke in favor of funding field_ s within the city limits and opposed 1 participation with Cal Poly Larry Batcheldor, 1874 McCollum, spoke in opposition to participation with Cal Poly to build sports fields and in opposition to allocating funds for the purpose of building sports fields. Joseph Abrams, 335 San Miguel Ave., spoke in opposition to participation with Cal Poly to build sports fields. Hal Segal, SLO, spoke in opposition to the to participation with Cal Poly to build sports fields, and urged the City Council to consider alternative plans. Lee Bedell. 366 San Miguel, spoke in opposition to the participation with Cal Poly to build sports fields, but in support of the City building fields. He read a letter from Henry Case offering his services as an engineer at no charge to help build the fields. Geri Bedell, 366 San Miguel, spoke in opposition to participation with Cal Poly to build sports fields, but supported the City building youth sports fields. Carla Sanders, SLO, asked what Cal Poly's deadline for City participation is. Finance Director Statler explained that a funding commitment is necessary for Cal Poly by June. She encouraged staff to pursue other options to build fields on City owned property. Mary Beth Schroeder. 2085 Wilding Lane, spoke in opposition to City participation with Cal Poly to build sports fields. At Bonin, 272 Del Mar Ct., asked Council to form a committee to develop land for sports fields, but not to participate with Cal Poly. Rhonda Riggins- Pinentel. 2457 Leona Ave., spoke in opposition to participation with Cal Poly to build sports fields, and in favor of building sports fields on City property. City Council Meeting Thursday, May 22,1997- 7:00 p.m. Page 3 Paula Carr, 208 Hathway, spoke in opposition to, participation with Cal Poly to build sports fields. ' Tom Kay, 369 Chaplin Lane, spoke in opposition to deficit financing to build sports fields. He said he supports fields on city property, but without debt financing to build them. Daniel Kramer, SLO, spoke in opposition to City participation with Cal Poly to build sports fields. Martha Schwartz, SLO, stated that if money were going to be spent on sports fields, they should be within the City limits. Victor Barbosa, 234 Ferrini Rd., spoke in opposition to City participation with Cal Poly to build sports fields. He stated that fields should be built on City property. Anna Barbosa, 234 Ferrini Rd., spoke in opposition to City participation with Cal Poly to build sports fields. LaVeme Schneider, 1356 Marsh St., spoke in opposition to City participation with Cal Poly to build sports fields. Janet Kourakis. SLO, spoke in support of athletic fields within the City and asked Council to omit the words "Cal Poly" from the budget document. She asked Council for their directed points for negotiations. LaVerne Schneider, SLO presented Council with a petition containing 150 signatures against the Cal Poly project. Joseph Kourakis, SLO, spoke in opposition to allocating money to sports fields. Ken Schwartz. 201 Buena Vista, spoke in opposition to City participation with Cal Poly to build sports fields and in support of City-owned fields. Richard Kreisa, San Jose Ct., spoke in opposition to City participation with Cal Poly to build sports fields and in support of City owned fields. Bill Thoma, SLO, reminded Council of their commitment not to make a decision on the project until an agreement has been drafted. He urged Council to leave funding for sports fields in the budget. John McCutcheon, Cal Poly, clarified he is hoping to have an indication from the City by the end of June if there will be an agreement. Mayor Settle returned the discussion to Council. After discussion, Council Members indicated their consensus to change the language in the budget document, removing references to "Cal Poly Sports Fields," to make the Youth Sports Fields CIP plan more generic. There was also consensus among the Council to leave the Council goal work program as written. Parks & Recreation Director LeSaae presented Recreation and Cultural programs, and Public Works Director McCluskev presented maintenance programs. ' CAO Dunn outlined the improvements planned for the Rodriguez Adobe. Finance Director Statler presented an overview of the Financial Management System. After discussion, Council directed that the schedule for building a warehouse at the Corporation Yard be moved up one year to FYI 999-00. City Council Meeting Page 4 Thursday, May 22,1997- 7:00 p.m. COMMUNICATIONS Comm1. Mayor Settle asked about the status of the review of the mobile home rent stabilization 1 ordinance, and staff clarified that an analysis has been prepared for Council's review. There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Settle adjourned the meeting at 11:20 p.m. to Tuesday, May 27, 1997 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 6/17/97 BG:dr L MINUTES ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, MAY 27,1997- 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL: Council Members Present: Council Members Kathy Smith, Dave Romero, Dodie Williams, Vice Mayor Bill Roalman, and Mayor Allen Settle City Staff Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer; Jeff Jorgensen, City Attorney; Bonnie Gawf, City Clerk; Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrative Officer, Bill Statler; Finance Director; John Moss, Utilities Director, Mike McCluskey; Public Works Director; Gary Henderson, Water Division Manager; Dave Hicks, Wastewater Division Manager; Paul LeSage, Parks and Recreation Director; Keith Opalewski, Parking Manager; Dave Elliott, Administrative Analyst; Sue Baasch, Administrative Analyst; Carolyn Dominguez, Accounting Manager; Linda Asprion, Revenue Manager, Paul Taylor, Golf Course Supervisor. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD There were no speakers under public comment. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS There were no Council Liaison reports. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. WATER FUND (File No. 516)