HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/04/2007MINUTES
1 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2007 - 7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 990 PALM STREET
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA
ROLL CALL:
Council Members
Present: Council Members Paul Brown, Andrew Carter, Allen Settle,
Vice Mayor Christine Mulholland and Mayor Dave Romero
City Staff:
Present: Ken Hampian, City Administrative Officer; Jonathan Lowell,
City Attorney; Julie O'Connor, Deputy City Clerk; Shelly
Stanwyck, Assistant City Administrative Officer; John
Mandeville, Community Development Director; Deborah
Linden, Police Chief; Jay Walter, Public Works Director;
Barbara Lynch, City Engineer; Bill Proll, Police Lieutenant;
Peter Brown, Housing Programs Manager; Kim Murry,
Deputy Director Community Development
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APPOINTMENTS
Mayor Romero recognized Vice Mayor Mulholland for her service as Vice Mayor
from December 2006 to December 2007.
Al. VICE MAYOR APPOINTMENT FOR 2008.
Deputy City Clerk O'Connor presented the staff report.
ACTION: Moved by Romero /Mulholland to appoint Council Member Paul
Brown as Vice Mayor to serve a one -year term commencing upon
appointment; motion carried 5:0.
PRESENTATIONS
Mayor Romero presented certificates of appreciation to Joe and Madeleine
Johnson, Susan and Jim Hofman, Fred Bond and Ray Shearer for their service
related to the graffiti removal program.
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INTRODUCTIONS
Community Development Director Mandeville introduced new employees Sabrina
Haggie, Code Enforcement Officer 1, and James David, Planning Technician.
PRESENTATIONS
Public Works Director Walter acknowledged Robert Horch, Parking Manager, for
being the recipient of the 2007 California Public Parking Association's Parking
Professional of the Year award.
PUBLIC COMMENT
David Garth, Chamber of Commerce, introduced Ermina Karim, the Chamber's
new Government Affairs Director.
Terry Mohan, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding the Chinatown project scheduled
to come before Council on December 18th. He expressed concern about the
number of affordable housing units, the loss of parking spaces, and the congestion
he expects it will cause to the downtown core.
Sifu Kelvin Harrison, San Luis Obispo, expressed his continuing concerns
regarding personal harassment.
Brett Whitaker, San Luis Obispo, speaking on behalf of Whitaker Contractors,
commended the City on the cooperative working relationship between City staff
and the contractors during the Stenner Creek Bridge project (near Santa Rosa
Street).
CONSENT AGENDA
Council Member Carter and Mulholland requested that Item C5 be pulled for
further discussion.
ACTION: Moved by Settle /Mulholland to approve the Consent Agenda,
with the exception of C5, as indicated below.
C1. MINUTES OF TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2007.
ACTION: Moved by Settle /Mulholland to waive the oral reading and
approve as presented; motion carried 5:0.
C2. 2008 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AND ENGINEERING
STANDARDS. I
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ACTION: Moved by Settle /Mulholland to adopt Resolution No. 9944
(2007 Series) approving the 2008 City Standard Specifications and
Engineering Standards rescinding the previous resolution; motion carried
5:0.
C3. FINAL MAP FOR TRACT 2705, 2975 ROCKVIEW PLACE (TR 167 -05).
ACTION: Moved by Settle /Mulholland to adopt Resolution No. 9945 (2007
Series ) approving the Final Map for Tract 2705 located at 2975 Rockview
Place; motion carried 5:0.
C4. CONTRACT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF POLICE AND FIRE
DEPARTMENT MOBILE DATA COMPUTERS AND IN -CAR VIDEO
ACTION: Moved by Settle /Mulholland to approve an agreement with
CDCE, Inc. in the amount of $533,461.84 for the purchase of thirty
Panasonic Mobile Data Computers and nineteen Panasonic In -Car Video
Cameras and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement; motion
carried 5:0.
Item C5 was pulled for discussion and acted on following action on the other
Consent Agenda items.
C5.
TERRACE PROJECT.
Council Member Carter indicated that since the now proposed project is comprised
of primarily above moderate income housing, the City could potentially be making
a change in how the Inclusionary Housing Fees are allocated. He questioned
whether this action should be considered a policy question rather than a routine
matter.
Council Member Mulholland stated that her reason for pulling Item C5 was similar
to Council Member Carter's. She had an additional concern about the loss of low -
income apartments in San Luis Obispo, particularly in light of the number of
apartment conversions to condominiums over the past few years.
Community Development Director Mandeville addressed Council Member Carter's
and Mulholland's concerns, following which Housing Programs Manager Brown
reviewed the Affordable Housing Standards "Above Moderate Tables" which were
modified per a request received from Council Member Carter. (Memo on file in the
City Clerk's office.)
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Housing Programs Manager Brown also reviewed language the City Attorney
recommended be added that would indemnify the City of San Luis Obispo should
the Housing Authority be required to abide by the Labor Code if a later
determination is made that the Moylan Terrace Humbert Street project is a "public
work."
Carol Hatley, speaking as an applicant for the Housing Authority, concurred with
the recommendation. She discussed the design of the project, and pointed out
that once site constraints and City requirements are known, some workforce
housing units may be converted to moderate or lower income units.
Public comment
Terry Mohan, San Luis Obispo, stated his objection to the request of the Housing
Authority to convert a $600,000 loan to a grant.
Council comments and discussion ensued regarding the project and associated
costs.
ACTION: Moved by Settle /Brown to: 1. Determine that the Housing
Authority's request to convert the $600,000 Affordable Housing Fund loan
to a grant meets City Affordable Housing Fund award criteria set by
previous Council action. 2. Determine that the $109,900 in Affordable
Housing Funds previously allocated to the Housing Authority for the
development of 225 North Chorro should be shifted to the Humbert Street
Moylan Terrace project, bringing the City's total contribution to $709,900.
3. Authorize the CAO to execute an agreement with the Housing Authority
to convert the $600,000 loan to a grant and to re- assign the $109,900
previously awarded to the N. Chorro property development to the Humbert
Street development. 4. Determine that HASLO's request for the
immediate abandonment of Fredericks Street is premature and should be
considered separately after discussion and analysis by the Public Works
Department, once project development approvals have been received. 5.
The motion added the following language: In light of the possibility that
the Housing Authority may be required to abide by the Labor Code
(section 1720) prevailing wages provisions, as a condition of grants
totaling $709,900, the Housing Authority shall indemnify the City of San
Luis Obispo for any penalty or damages resulting from a later
determination that the " Moylan Terrace" Humbert Street project is a "public
work. "; motion carried 3:2 (Mulholland, Carter opposed).
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BUSINESS ITEMS
1. GRAFFITI MANAGEMENT: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE PLANS.
Police Chief Linden, Public Works Director Walter, Police Lieutenant Proll, and
City Engineer Lynch presented the agenda report and responded to questions.
Public Comments
Ermina Karim, Chamber of Commerce, noted that the Chamber has identified
graffiti as something that they expect to be a top priority in 2008 and would like to
partner with the City in seeking creative solutions and in an outreach to the
business community.
Brett Cross, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding his concern about the timeframe in
which graffiti is being removed by property /business owners downtown and
encouraged staff to seek creativity in addressing graffiti issues.
Gary Fowler, San Luis Obispo, made suggestions and said that paint used in
covering up graffiti often causes a worse problem. He encouraged staff to contact
the City of Los Angeles for information about the coating material they use for
easier removal and about the van they use that enables them to blend colors when
repainting surfaces.
Chief Linden responded to some of Mr. Fowler's comment. She explained that
staff intends to research the City's code to determine if modifications should be
made to require consistency of paint color.
Deborah Cash, Downtown Association, noted that, although the Board has not
taken a formal position on this issue, they are interested in addressing this issue in
the downtown.
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Council commented on the issues of graffiti in the City and provided additional
input for staff to consider in developing a Graffiti Management Plan, including the
alternative for additional staffing.
RECOMMENDATION: Moved by Brown/Mulholland to: 1. Receive a staff
presentation regarding enhanced efforts to combat graffiti in the
community and provide added input for staff consideration in developing a
more formal Graffiti Management Plan; and 2. Direct staff to return to
Council during the Mid -Year Budget Review in February 2008 with an
update regarding completion of the Graffiti Management Plan and
recommendations for any added resources needed to implement the Plan,
including an alternative for additional staffing; motion carried 5:0.
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COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS
Mayor Romero reported on his attendance at a recent Board of Supervisors
meeting regarding a vector control assessment district.
Council Member Settle reported on the Local Agency Formation Commission's
(LAFCO) activities and thanked staff for their efforts in putting together the
leadership conference last week.
COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Romero spoke regarding the Chinatown final approval process, indicating
that, under normal circumstances, the development review process would allow
the Architectural Review Commission (ARC) to take final action on the Chinatown
project. He explained that, given the scope of the project, he would like the
December 18'h Chinatown Environmental Impact Report (EIR) staff report to
provide a path back to Council for final project action. Therefore, unless Council
objects, the staff will set forth such a process in the staff report for formal Council
concurrence (memo on file in the City Clerk's office).
Council concurred.
Council Member Carter reported on the Chamber of Commerce's annual board
retreat and discussed his and Economic Development Manager Claire Clark's
participation in a panel discussion which stemmed from numbers provided by Mr.
Watkins, UCSB Economic Forecast. Council Member Carter expressed concern
regarding the City's economic vision.
CAO Hampian proposed bringing to Council during the first half of 2008 a report
on the status of the City's Economic Development Program. Staff will also work
with the Council in the coming year on the process of updating the General Plan in
2009 -11. Since there are cities that have economic elements in the General Plan,
this may be something to look at as well.
CAO Hampian added that Mike Manchak, Economic Vitality Commission (EVC),
had contacted him asking to be placed on a future agenda to provide a status
report on the EVC. Council concurred to place this item on the January 8, 2008,
agenda.
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Romero
adjourned the meeting at 9:55 p.m.
Ju O'Connor, Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 1/8/08
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