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Home My WebLink About11/02/1999MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1999 - 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, 990 PALM STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL: Council Members Present: Council Members John Ewan, Jan Howell Marx, Ken Schwartz, Vice Mayor Dave Romero, and Mayor Allen K. Settle City Staff: Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer; Jeff Jorgensen, City Attorney; Lee Price, City Clerk; Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrative Officer; John Mandeville; Long Range Planner Manager; Ron Whisenand, Development Review Manager; Wayne Peterson, City Engineer and Dan Van Beveren, Civil Engineer P1. FRIENDSHIP SCHOOL SERVICES PROCLAMATION. ACTION: Proclamation presented to Tom Malcolm, Barbara Furia and Lucky Kempis of Work Training Programs. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT 6:40 P.M. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL Anticipated Litigation/Initiation of Litigation, Pursuant to Government Code 3 54956.9 (c) (Continued from October 19, 1999) Number of Cases: 1 City Attorney Jorgensen announced that the item was canceled because the City has reached an agreement with the property owner. There were no comments. PUBLIC COMMENT CONSENT AGENDA ACTION: Moved by Schwartz/Romero to approve the consent agenda as 1 recommended by the City Administrative Officer with the exception of Item C-4; motion carried 5:0. City Council Meeting Tuesday, November 2, 1999 - 7:00 p.m. Page 2 C1. COUNCIL MINUTES. 1 Tuesday, October 19, 1999 Tuesday, October 5, 1999 Tuesday, September 20, 1999 Tuesday, September 21, 1999 ACTION: Moved by SchwartzlRomero to waive oral reading and approve the Minutes of October 19'h as revised and Minutes of October r, September 21$' and September 20th as submitted; motion carried 5:0. C2. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES TO PROCESS ORCUTT AREA SPECIFIC PLAN. ACTION: Moved by SchwartrJRomero to 1) approve the request for proposals for consultant services to process the Orcutt Area Specific Plan. 2) Authorize the City Administrative Officer to award the contract if the selected proposal is within the approved budget of $60,000; motion carried 5:0. C3. MOVE COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 21ST TO DECEMBER 13'. ACTION: Moved by Schwartz/Romero to cancel the Tuesday, December 21, 1999, Regular City Council Meeting and reschedule it for Monday, December 13,1999; motion carried 5:0. C4. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING AT 11855 LOS OSOS VALLEY ROAD (PD 102 -96, DeVAUL RANCH). ACTION: Moved by Schwartz/Romero to continue this item to November 16,1999; motion carried 5:0. C5. SAN LUIS OBISPO CREEK WALK APPROPRIATION. ACTION: Moved by Schwartz/Romero to appropriate $20,000 to the project budget from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund to cover additional costs of design and construction management; motion carried 5:0. C6. APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT AND MITIGATION PROGRAM. ACTION: Moved by Schwartz/Romero to adopt Resolution No. 8979 authorizing staff to complete and submit an application for grant monies in the amount of $250,000 from the State Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program (EEMP), which will be used in support of the acquisition of the Ayers property on Ontario Road; motion carried 5:0. C7. FIRE ENGINE PURCHASE. ACTION: Moved by Schwartz/Romero to 1) approve the use of cooperative purchasing in acquiring a replacement fire engine by "piggy- backing" onto a recent purchase by the City of Bountiful, Utah of a Pierce Lance 2000 pumper. 2) Authorize the Mayor to execute an agreement with Pierce Manufacturing Company in the amount of $294,976; motion carried 5:0. City Council Meeting Page 3 Tuesday, November 2,1999 - 7:00 p.m. C8. POLICY ON NEW SIDEWALK INSTALLATION. ACTION: Moved by SchwartrJRomero to adopt Resolution No. 8980 as revised establishing criteria and site selection priorities for the new sidewalk installation program, and rescinding Resolution No. 6031 (1986 Series); motion carried 5:0. C9. SINSHEIMER STADIUM FENCING. ACTION: Moved by Schwartz/Romero to 1) approve plans and specifications for "Sinsheimer Stadium Fencing," Specification No. 99096D. 2) Authorize staff to advertise for bids. 3) Appropriate an additional $19,600 from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund to the Park Renovations project account; motion carried 5:0. C10. REQUEST BY HERITAGE SHARED FOR CITY CO-SPONSORSHIP OF A HERITAGE HOMES TOUR AND OPEN HOUSE. ACTION: Moved by Schwartz/Romero to adopt Resolution No. 8981 granting City co- sponsorship; motion carried 5:0. APPOINTMENT Al. APPOINTMENT OF CITY REPRESENTATIVES TO THE LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX PROGRAM STEERING COMMITTEE. ACTION: Moved by Settle/Schwartz to appoint Vice Mayor Romero to the Local Option Sales Tax Program Steering Committee and appoint the City Administrative Officer or his designee as alternate and support staff; motion carried 5:0. PUBLIC HEARING 1. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AT 883 MARSH STREET (CONTINUED FROM OCTOBER 19, 1999). City Attorney Jorgensen reported that the Council and property owner have reached an agreement and recommended continuing the matter two weeks. He noted that staff will recommend the item be withdrawn if the purchase agreement is signed and approved. ACTION: Moved by Settle/Romero to continue Item #1 to November 16, 1999; motion carried 5:0. 2. MODIFICATION OF STREET DESIGN STANDARDS. City Engineer Peterson and Civil Engineer Van Beveren presented the staff report and responded to questions. There were no comments from the public. City Council Meeting Tuesday, November 2,1999 - 7:00 p.m. Page 4 Vice Mayor Romero expressed concerns about the expense of concrete and the impact when streets need to be trenched. He commented that he believes staff is recommending standards that are too far ahead of what other cities in California are doing today and, further, that there will be additional costs to the development community as a result. Council Member Schwartz recommended that all references to concrete streets be eliminated. Vice Mayor Romero concurred. ACTION: Moved by Schwartz/Romero to 1) amend Policy 2.1 of the Pavement Management Plan to reflect a 50 -year design life for all new collector and arterial streets, and 2) affirm the existing 50 -year design standard for new local streets, and the existing 20 -year design standard for all reconstructed and resurfaced local, collector and arterial streets; motion carried 5:0. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS None. COMMUNICATIONS Mayor Settle reported that the County Board of Supervisors voted 3:2 to deny the City's appeal of County Planning Commission approval of Eagle Hardware & Garden/Madonna Construction Development Plan on Los Osos Valley Road. In addition, the Board agreed to turn over all sales tax revenue to the City if the property is annexed into the City by 12131/2000. Staff directed to follow up with the applicant and his representative and come back in open session to decide how to proceed. Council Members Ewan and Marx reported on their trip to Washington D.C. for "San Luis Obispo County Day." There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Settle adjourned the meeting at 8:03 p.m. to Tuesday, November 16,1999 at 0 p.m. in the ou it Hearing Room for Closed Session, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. ( /71 � Lee Price, C.M.C. City Clerk APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 11/16199 LP:dr