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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2000 - 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, Dave Romero, Vice
Mayor Ken Schwartz, 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; Arnold Jonas, Community Development
Director; Bill Statler, Finance Director; Ann Slate, Human Resources
Director; Jim Gardiner, Police Chief; Bob Neumann, Fire Chief; John
Moss, Utilities Director; Mike McCluskey, Public Works Director; Paul
LeSage, Parks and Recreation Director; Wendy George, Assistant to
the CAO; John Mandeville, Long Range Planner Manager; Michael
Codron, Associate Planner; Shelly Stanwyck, Economic
Development Manager; Ron Munds, Solid Waste Coordinator
PRESENTATIONS
PROCLAMATION- REGIONAL RIDE SHARE WEEK
Continued to May 16, 2000.
PROCLAMATION -100TH ANNIVERSARY OF SUBMARINE FORCE, UNITED STATES NAVY.
Mayor Settle presented a proclamation to Dorleigh White of San Luis Obispo and Norman L.
Lammer of Goleta commending the Submarine Force of the United States Navy on its 100`"
Anniversary.
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT
CONFERENCE REGARDING PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS
Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8
Property:
Negotiating Parties:
Morganti Property
(Los Osos Valley Road at Foothill)
City of San Luis Obispo:
Neil Havlik
Property Owner Representatives:
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Keith George
Negotiation: Whether to Negotiate/Acquire '
ACTION: Council authorized further negotiations.
CONFERENCE REGARDING PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS
Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8
Property: Court Street/Palm Street
Negotiating Parties: City of San Luis Obispo:
John Dunn, Jeff Jorgensen, Allan Kotin
Negotiation: Status update
ACTION: Council received a status report regarding the negotiations.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Katie Beals announced that The Remember Committee and The Rachel Newhouse Memorial
Endowment are sponsoring a four -mile run in honor of Rachel Newhouse, Andrea Crawford
and Kristin Smart on Wednesday, June 3, 2000.
Art Murphy expressed concern that the Saturn dealership has not resolved the bright lighting 1
conditions at their dealership and requested that the problem be remedied in a timely manner.
Mike Spangler, 664 Marsh Street, thanked the City for moving trash receptacles from the
problematic areas in the downtown. He urged Council to continue supporting Police
Department efforts to keep the downtown clean and safe.
CONSENT AGENDA
Vice Mayor Schwartz pulled Items C6 and C10.
ACTION: Moved by Romero /Mani to approve the consent agenda with exception of
Items C6 and C10, as recommended by the City Administrative Officer; motion carried
5:0.
C1. COUNCIL MINUTES OF TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2000.
ACTION: Moved by Romero/Marx to waive oral reading and approve as submitted;
motion carried 5:0.
C2. HIGUERA STREET BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT — CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT.
ACTION: Moved by Romero/Marx to 1) authorize the City Administrative Officer to
execute an amendment to the agreement with Martin & Kane to provide
construction engineering and monitoring services. 2) Advance $450,000 from the
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2000 -01 Higuera Street Bridge Capital Improvement Project for Construction
1 Management; motion carried 5:0.
C3. AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND DESIGN WORK FOR LAGUNA
LAKE DREDGING.
ACTION: Moved by Romero/Marx to 1) approve the award to and execute the
agreement with LFR Levin- Fricke in the amount of $188,000 to provide
environmental, permitting and design services for the Laguna Lake Dredging
project, Specification No. 991108. 2) Appropriate $80,000 from the unappropriated
balance of the General Fund and move it to the Laguna Lake Dredging Project;
motion carried 5:0.
C4. USE OF ENHANCED PROMOTIONAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT AN "ART TROLLEY."
ACTION: Moved by Romero/Marx to approve the Promotional Coordinating
Committee's recommendation to spend $1,000 of the Enhanced Promotional Funds to
create an "Art Trolley" on a one -year trial basis; motion carried 5:0.
C5. FINAL PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 1369 APPROVING COWAN PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT REZONING (PD 215 -99): 910 AERO DRIVE.
ACTION: Moved by Romero/Marx to grant final passage to Ordinance No. 1369 (2000
Series) approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impact and
amending the City's Zoning Regulations map; motion carried 5:0.
C6. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES TO UPDATE THE
CITY'S ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW GUIDELINES.
Vice Mayor Schwartz pulled this item to ask Council to consider adding to the scope of work
the following: 1) should the ARC be changed back to a Design Review Board in order to
make clear to staff, commissioners and the public that the responsibility of this advisory
body, by whatever name, is to act on all design issues that affect the visual image of our
City, including matters of urban design as well as architectural design? 2) Is there a title
used by other cities for an advisory body that weds these design responsibilities together?
3) Would another set of design guidelines be necessary to provide such an advisory body
with the tools needed to be effective in making urban design judgments? Council Member
Marx voiced objection to the ARC making environmental determinations and suggested that
if that practice is continued, the guidelines should clearly articulate what they can/cannot
do. She suggested that a Council Subcommittee work with the consultant and proposed
that she and Vice Mayor Schwartz as liaisons to the ARC and the Planning Commission,
serve in that capacity.'
ACTION: Moved by Settle/Ewan to 1) approve the work scope for preparation of an
update of the City's Architectural Review Guidelines as modified and authorize staff
to proceed with sending out Request for Proposal documents to qualified
consulting firms. 2) Authorize the City Administrative Officer to award the contract
to a qualified consulting firm if the proposed contract amount is within the $30,000
budget. 3) Council Subcommittee (Vice Mayor Schwartz and Council Member Marx)
appointed to provide input to the consultant; motion carried 5:0.
IC7. WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT 99-00, SPECIFICATION NO. 90033.
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ACTION: Moved by Romero/Marx to 1) approve plans and specifications for
"Waterline Replacement Project 99 -00." 2) Authorize staff to advertise for bids. 3)
Authorize the City Administrative Officer to award the contract if the lowest
responsible bid is within budget; motion carried 5:0.
ACTION: Moved by Romero/Marx to adopt Resolution No. .9041 to participate in a
regional commercial recycling education program; motion carried 5:0.
C9. APPROVAL OF A CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE TRAFFIC
SIGNAL MASTER PLAN.
C10.
ACTION: Moved by Romero/Marx to appropriate $18,500 of Regional State Highway
Account (RHSA) grant revenue to a capital project account for the Traffic Signal
Master Plan project; motion carried 5:0.
This item was pulled for comment by Vice Mayor Schwartz. At his request, the matter was
postponed until discussion regarding Business Item 1 -A. (For action on this item, see page
5).
C11. FINAL PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 1367 APPROVING THE ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERMINATION, ANNEXATION, AND ZONING FOR THE ACACIA CREEK
ANNEXATION (DAMON- GARCIA SPORTS FIELDS - ANNX 177-99).
C12.
ACTION: Moved by Romero/Marx to grant final passage to Ordinance No. 1367 (2000
Series), as introduced on April 4, 2000, to prezone the annexation area
Conservation/Open Space (C /OS); motion carried 5:0.
ACTION: Moved by Romero/Marx to grant final passage to Ordinance No. 1368 (2000
Series), as introduced on April 4, 2000, to prezone the annexation area Service
Commercial Planned Development (C -S -PD) and to approve a preliminary
development plan with findings and conditions; motion carried 5:0.
C13. CONTRACT FOR TREE PRUNING SERVICES.
Council Member Marx requested that the terms of the proposals include a provision that tree
trimming not take place during nesting period.
ACTION: Moved by Romero/Marx to 1) approve the "Notice Inviting Bids to Furnish
Tree Pruning Services, Specification No. 90150." 2) Authorize Public Works to
advertise for bids. 3) Authorize the City Administrative Officer to award the
contract; motion carried 5:0.
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BUSINESS ITEMS
1. AUTO DEALER LOCATION STUDY AND CONCEPTUAL PROPOSAL FOR AUTO
PARK WAY EXPANSION AND OPEN SPACE DEDICATION.
Assistant City Administrative Officer Hampian introduced the item. No action is being
requested on 1 A.
A. REVIEW OF AUTO DEALER LOCATION STUDY.
Associate Planner Codron presented an overview of the auto dealer location study.
Vice Mayor Schwartz noted that there is an opportunity to tie Consent Calendar Item C10
(Authorization of application for Environmental Grant Program support from the Salmon
and Steelhead trout restoration Account (SSTRA)) with the open space policies identified in
the study (page 1A -10) and made the following motion to approve Consent Calendar Item
C10.
ACTION: Moved by Schwartz/Ewan to adopt Resolution No. 9042 authorizing
application to the State Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Trust Account (SSTRA)
for grant funds in the amount of $370,000 in support of removal of the defunct City-
owned dam on upper San Luis Obispo Creek and associated in -stream habitat
improvements; motion carried 5:0.
B. CONCEPTUAL PROPOSAL FOR AUTO PARK WAY EXPANSION AND OPEN
' SPACE DEDICATION.
Economic Development Manager Stanwvck presented the staff report and
recommendations in support of the conceptual proposal for the auto park way expansion
and open space dedication.
Paul Quong. Quong Enterprises, and Rob Strong, Strong Planning Services, presented an
overview of the conceptual proposal for the McBride property.
Consultant Allan Kotin PCR Kotin, summarized the proposal for sales tax reimbursement.
Mayor Settle opened the meeting for public comment.
Michael Sullivan. SLO resident, questioned the significance of new sales tax revenue
generated and added that there is not sufficient information about the open space
dedication. He commented that he finds the revenue sharing program excessive and
asserted that he does not support the incentives proposed. He also stated that the
numbers in the study are arbitrary and urged the Council to look at the alternatives more
closely before a decision is made.
John Cole, Stanley Motors, spoke in favor of the concept but voiced concerns about the
cost of the development of the site. He suggested that the property be developed in its
entirety and that related commercial development in addition to the auto park be allowed.
Art Murphy. Rockview Place, endorses the administrative use permit approval process for
' new auto sales in C -S zones. He proposed that the zoning on the east side of Broad Street
be changed so that if any new auto sales go in, they will have to comply with the same
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rules that the Saturn Dealership had to meet. He also asked if there have been any studies
done to examine the effect on sales because of increased gasoline prices.
David Cole, Stanley Motors, supports the concept and urged endorsement.
Dean Haupt, Rancho Grande Motors, also spoke in favor of the plan.
Jim Kimball, Kimball Motor Company, expressed support.
Patricia Wilmore, Chamber of Commerce, reported that the Chamber supports the proposal
and encouraged the Council to endorse.
Break called at 8:52 p.m. Reconvened at 9:08 p.m.
Andrew Merriam commented that the concept is consistent with the General Plan and
observed that the project could serve the community, including the downtown. He argued
that the plan meets the intent of the open space component and added that the City should
not risk losing existing dealerships to other cities.
Dave Cox, 270 Foothill Blvd, Chairman of the Board of the Chamber of Commerce,
remarked that the Chamber Board supports the concept, including the sales tax
reimbursement proposal.
Ray Haynes, Stanley Mortors, also voiced support.
Mayor Settle returned discussion to the Council.
Council questions and comments followed. Council Member Romero urged the Council to
consider developing the entire property for auto sales and take, instead of an open space
dedication, an in lieu fee for open space to be purchases elsewhere. There was no support
for the recommendation.
Council Member Marx remarked that she supports the auto mall concept, but not the open
space dedication because it falls short of the General Plan open space requirement that half
of the land be dedicated to open space.
ACTION: Moved by Ewan/Settle to 1) receive a report on a conceptual proposal for the
expansion of the Auto Park Way off Los Osos Valley Road for purposes of new auto
sales, relocation of downtown auto dealers, and open space protection. 2) Following
parameters outlined in the staff report, direct staff to negotiate a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with the developer when his conceptual proposal is submitted
as a formal project application; motion carried 4:1 (Marx).
2.
Utilities Director Moss and Solid Waste Coordinator Munds presented the staff report and
recommendations to approve.
There were no public comments.
ACTION: Moved by Romero/Ewan to:
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A. Consider and provide conceptual approval of modifications of the current
solid waste and recycling collection system to: 1) Change the current source
separated orange bin recycling program to a commingled recyclable waste wheeler
service. 2) Eliminate the Orange Bag program for refuse collection and initiate a
new 19 gallon waste wheeler service; motion carried 5:0.
B. Direct staff to: 1) Incorporate the addition of a commercial and residential
commingled waste wheeler service in the year 2001 base year application analysis.
2) Incorporate the addition of a 19 gallon waste wheeler service level in the year
2001 base year application analysis. 3) Develop a public information program to
phase out the Orange Bag service level by January 1, 2001 contingent upon the
approval of the 19 gallon service level; motion carried 5:0.
Solid Waste Coordinator Munds presented the staff report.
There were no public comments.
ACTION: Moved by Romero /Schwartz to approve an amendment to the Residential
Recycling Services Agreement with San Luis Garbage Company to eliminate
Polystyrene from Article 5.3, Materials To Be Collected, as a material to be collected;
motion carried 5:0.
Council Member Marx mentioned cities of Ashland, Oregon and West Hollywood, California
have banned polystyrene. Staff agreed to look into practices by other cities to ban
products and report back.
COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS
Council Member Marx provided the EOC Child Care Resource Connection Newsletter to
Council (on file in the City Clerk's office) and gave an update of recent activities.
COMMUNICATIONS
SAN LUIS OBISPO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Council Member Marx urged the Council to agree to assist the San Luis Obispo
Genealogical Society and the San Luis Obispo County Historical Society locate together a
suitable location in San Luis Obispo. The matter was referred to staff.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVICE
' Mayor Settle urged Council to budget funds to retain outside counsel to advise Council on
matters relating to conflict of interest (see memo on file with the City Clerk's office). gly
Attorney Jorgensen agreed to write the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) and
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request an opinion about whether the Council can take a prospective action on the
Environmental Impact Report for the Dalidio /San Luis Marketplace.
CITY STREET SIGN STANDARD
Mayor Settle recommended that the Architectural Review Commission review the new
street sign design standards and make recommendations to Council prior to Council taking
further action. Council Member Romero expressed concern regarding the typeface
proposed for street signs and urged Council to place this matter on a future agenda to
allow public input. A majority of the Council expressed satisfaction with previous action to
approve the new design for street signs. No action to reconsider or refer the matter to the
Architectural Review Commission was taken.
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
Council Member Romero announced that May 4, 2000 is National Day of Prayer and local
pastors will meet on the City Hall steps at noon to pray for government officials.
PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL SERVICE
Council Member Marx reminded Council of the upcoming Peace Officers' Memorial Service
honoring slain police officers on May 17, 2000 at 9:00 a.m. in the Mission Plaza.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Council Member Marx asked Council to direct staff to explore options for providing an
affordable housing program. Council directed staff to research the matter and return to
Council with a report.
TWENTY- FOUR -HOUR RELAY
Mayor Settle urged Council to participate in the Twenty- Four -Hour Relay, which begins on
Saturday, May 27"' at 5:30 p.m. at the San Luis Obispo High School track.
JOINT CITIES STUDY SESSION
Mayor Settle announced that a joint meeting of the cities in the county of San Luis Obispo
is planned for June 15`" at the Embassy Suites Hotel. Study Session topics tentatively
include: 1) Prospects and consequences of SB402 (Binding Arbitration). 2) The role of
cities in taking back ERAF (Educational Revenue Augmentation Funds). 3) SB1982 —
Alternative ways to allocate property taxes. 4) AB2838 — Equalizing development standards
between cities and counties.
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Maypi Settle adjourned the
meeting at 10:54 p.m. to Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at 4: p.m. in o cil Ch ber, 990 Palm
Street, San Luis Obispo. I 1 i