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Home My WebLink About05-02-2017 MinutesCouncil Minutes City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo �I Tuesday, May 02, 2017 Regular Meeting of the City Council CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council was called to order on Tuesday, May 02, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Mayor Harmon. ROLL CALL Council Members Present: Council Members Carlyn Christianson, Aaron Gomez, Andy Pease, Vice Mayor Dan Rivoire, and Mayor Heidi Harmon. Council Members Absent: None City Staff Present: Katie Lichtig, City Manager; Christine Dietrick, City Attorney; Derek Johnson, Assistant City Manager; and Carrie Gallagher, City Clerk; were present at Roll Call. Other staff members presented reports or responded to questions as indicated in the minutes. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Andy Pease led the Pledge of Allegiance. PRESENTATIONS 1. PRESENTATION - MAYOR'S AWARD TO LAGUNA MIDDLE SCHOOL CTITnFNTC Mayor Harmon and Council Members presented the Mayor's Awards for Community Service to Laguna Middle School students for completing community service. 2. PRESENTATION - PLATINUM AWARD FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PRESENTED BY ASHLEY TRIM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DAVENPORT INSTITUTE AT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY Ashley Trim, Executive Director of the Davenport Institute at Pepperdine University, provided a presentation regarding the Platinum Award for Civic Engagement. San Luis Obispo Page 1 San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of May 02, 2017 Page 2 PROCLAMATIONS 3. PROCLAMATION - MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK Mayor Harmon presented a proclamation to Carrie Gallagher, representing the San Luis Obispo City Clerk's Office, declaring May 7-13, 2017 as "Municipal Clerks Week." PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Steve Pax, San Luis Obispo, speaking in support of SB562 Healthy California, requested Council support for the bill. David Brodie, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding climate change and in support of a climate action plan. Don Hedrick, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding Geo Engineering and Chem Trail effects on humans. Sean Steavy spoke in support of publicly funded elections. Sharon O'Leary, Los Osos, spoke in support of publicly funded elections. Michael Latner, speaking on behalf of Citizens Congress spoke in favor of publicly funded elections. Nick Andre speaking on behalf of San Luis Obispo Progressive Democratic Club spoke in support of publicly funded elections. Claire Grether speaking on behalf of Citizens Congress spoke in support of democracy vouchers and publicly funded elections. Michael Costello spoke in support of democracy vouchers and publicly funded elections. Sydnee Raphael speaking for Carol Rosewood spoke in support of democracy vouchers and publicly funded elections. Bill McCarthy, San Luis Obispo spoke in support of democracy vouchers and publicly funded elections through campaign finance reform. Jean'ne Blackwell, San Luis Obispo spoke in support of democracy vouchers and publicly funded elections. Tim Jouet, San Luis Obispo spoke in support of integrity in elections. Kayne Randolph, spoke in support of integrity in elections. Savanna Cooper, Grover Beach, spoke in support of publicly funded elections. Stephen Vines, representing the NAACP, spoke in support of campaign finance reform. San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of May 02, 2017 Page 3 Lanyce Mills, San Luis Obispo, speaking on behalf of resident John Ashbaugh, read from a letter in support of agenizing public financing. Bill Ostrander spoke in support of democracy vouchers and publicly funded elections. Michelle Tasseff, spoke in support of local residents needs and priorities noting that many public speakers tonight are from outside of the City and do not represent the majority. Maia Kiley, spoke in support of integrity in elections. Debbie Peterson, Grover Beach, speaking on behalf of Citizens Congress spoke in support of publicly funded elections. ---End of Public Comment Mayor Harmon questioned City Attorney Dietrick regarding Health Care Bill Support and how it relates to the Legislative platform; Mayor Harmon spoke in support of agandizing a resolution to support the Health Care bill, Vice Mayor Rivoire and Council Member Pease supported bringing the item back in the future to support the bill as a resolution. Mayor Harmon spoke in support of agendizing campaign finance reform, however due to lack of support by Council consensus, this matter was tabled indefinitely. CONSENT AGENDA ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PEASE, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, CARRIED 5-0 to approve Consent Calendar Items 4 thru 8 4. WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES CARRIED 5-0, to waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances as appropriate. 5. MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS OF FEBRUARY 21, 2017 CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Minutes of the City Council meeting of February 21, 2017 6. MARSH STREET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT CARRIED 5-0, to adopt Resolution 10792 (2017 Series) entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, certifying the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Marsh Street Bridge Replacement Project." 7. HOUSING AUTHORITY REQUEST TO REASSIGN LEASE FOR CITY OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1090 AND 1092 ORCUTT ROAD, AND 1105 LAUREL LANE .,.,.._„ CARRIED 5-0, to approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a reassignment of the Lease Agreement for City owned property located on Orcutt Road from the Housing Authority of the City of San Luis Obispo to SLO 55 Limited Partnership. San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of May 02 2017 Paae 4 8. WATER METER STANDARD AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL SPECIFICATION NO. 91456 CARRIED 5-0, to: 1. Adopt a City standard for water meters sized 3/4 inch, 1 inch, 1 1/2 inch, and 2 inch; and 2. Approve a Request for Proposal under Specification No. 91456 for annual purchase of water meters; and 3. Authorize the City Manager to approve contract for water meter purchases not to exceed the annually budgeted amount as approved by Council. PUBLIC HEARING AND BUSINESS ITEMS 9. PUBLIC HEARING - TAX AND E UITY FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT TEFRA HEARING REGARDING THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ISSUANCE OF A TAX-EXEMPT DEBT OBLIGATION TO FINANCE CONSTRUCTION OF 46 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS AT 3680 BROAD STREET Community Development Director Codron and Acting Housing Programs Manager Wiseman provided an in-depth staff report and responded to Council questions. Public Comments: Scott Smith, speaking on behalf of HASLO San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding tax exempt bonds and the TEFRA process. End of Public Comment --- ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, SECOND BY VICE MAYOR RIVOIRE, CARRIED 5-0 to: 1. Conduct a public hearing under the Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) of 1982 and pursuant to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 2. Adopt Resolution 10793 (2017 Series) entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving the incurring of a tax-exempt obligation by the Housing Authority of the City of San Luis Obispo for the purpose of providing financing for the development of Iron Works Apartments" located at 3680 Broad Street. 10. PUBLIC HEARING - TAX AND EQUITY FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT (TEFRA) HEARING REGARDING THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ISSUANCE OF A TAX-EXEMPT BOND TO ACQUIRE AND REHABILITATE 55 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS AT 1092 ORCUTT ROAD 1102 IRONBARK. AND 1363 PISMO STREET San Luis Obispo City Council_ Minutes of May 02, 2017 Page 5 Community Development Director Codron and Acting Housing Programs Manager Wiseman provided an in-depth staff report and responded to Council questions. Public Comments: None ---End of Public Comment --- ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, CARRIED 5-0 to: 1. Conduct a public hearing under the Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) of 1982 and pursuant to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 2. Adopt Resolution 10794 (2017 Series) entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, approving the incurring of a tax-exempt obligation by the Housing Authority of the City of San Luis Obispo for the purpose of providing financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Laurel Creek, Ironbark and Pismo Buchon Apartments." 11. PUBLIC HEARING — ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION - REVIEW OF AMENDMENTS TO MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 17: ZONING REGULATIONS, ASSOCIATED WITH ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT PROVISIONS WITH A STATUTORY EXEMPTION FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Community Development Director Codron and Acting Housing Programs Manager Wiseman provided an in-depth staff report and responded to Council questions. Public Comments: Steven Lefler, VP of Newport Pacific Modular Lifestyles, spoke regarding ADU law and benefits of factory built housing. Claire Grether, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding a desperate housing situation and requested a fast track for ADU's. Michelle Tasseff, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of hardship waivers. Greg Wynn, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the ADU ordinance however stated it needs a vision to minimize burden. John Galbreath, stated he lives in a City affordable housing unit, he spoke regarding a need for residents to have an option to purchase these units. LynAnne Wiest, San Luis Obispo, spoke in support of an increase in rental and ADU stock. Anne Wyatt, representing Home Share SLO, noted the availability of approximately 10 shared homes, she encouraged Council to go forward with State law and further and supports 150 square San Luis Obis ❑ City Council Minutes of May 02 2017 Page 6 feet. Don Hedrick, San Luis Obispo, spoke regarding success stories of tiny house living. Mila Vuyovich—Le Barre, San Luis Obispo spoke in support of the placement of affordable ADU's at the Sunny Acres sober living facility. ---End of Public Comment RECESS Council recessed at 8:20 p.m. and reconvened at 8:35 p.m., with all Council Members present. ACTION: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIANSON, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, CARRIED 5-0 to introduce Ordinance 1634 (2017 Series) entitled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, amending Title 17 (Zoning Regulations) of the Municipal Code associated with accessory dwelling units with a statutory exemption from environmental review (CODE -0107-2017)." As amended: Item F to read: owner occupied exemption granted by the director in one year increments not to exceed 5 year maximum based on a showing of a hardship 12. REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2016 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL REPORT {GEN P-0244-2017} Community Development Director Codron and Planning Technician Orozco provided an in- depth staff report and responded to Council questions. Public Comments: None ---End of Public Comment --- By consensus, Council directed staff to receive and file the presentation of the Review and Acceptance of the 2016 General Plan Annual Report. 13. DISCUSSION OF A POTENTIAL CITY COUNCIL INITIATED ALTERNATIVE TO THE CURRENTLY QUALIFIED RENTAL HOUSING INSPECTION INITIATIVE BALLOT MEASURE ON THE UPCOMING ALL MAIL SPECIAL F.T._FCT1nN City Manager Lichtig and City Attorney Dietrick provided an in-depth staff report and responded to Council questions. Public Comments: Leslie Hall spoke in support of adopting the proponent's ordinance to save taxpayers the cost of an election. San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of May 02, 2017 PXe 7 Don Hedrick, San Luis Obispo, questioned whether the City was in violation of the law by amending the agenda to include this item. Michelle Tasseff, San Luis Obispo, noted signing the petition without knowing all the details; she does not support the ordinance. ---End of Public Comment --- Council consensus was reached and direction provided to not bring back language to add an alternative council initiated measure to the special election ballot. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND LIAISON REPORTS Council Member Pease spoke regarding citizens' concerns regarding traffic impacts due to the recent City marathon, additionally, she noted attending the Latino Outreach Council meeting last month and stated that valuable resources are available to local undocumented residents. Vice Mayor Rivoire reported attending "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes", he noted other local officials in attendance and the fundraising efforts achieved. Council Member Gomez reported attending "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" event as well as the League of California Channel Counties dinner; he noted receiving valuable information regarding upcoming state and local level housing bills. Mayor Harmon reported attending a Cal Poly undocumented students event, the Senior Center and noted their need for a new van, as well as attending the "Take Back the Night" event, in addition to the "Day of the Child" at Pacheco she ran the half marathon and noted moving forward on the neighborhood walking program. She stated a desire to revisit the public comment issue. City Manager Lichtig restated the Council direction as provided at the recent Council Retreat in regards to changes to Public Comment for Items not on the Agenda; discussion ensued regarding Councils flexibility to make changes. Council consensus was reached to add an item to the next agenda in regards to this item. Mayor Harmon suggested agendizing a tiny home distributor, decision was reached to instead include this individual in a Citywide outreach effort as opposed to a future agenda. City Manager Lichtig added information regarding the May 12th Inaugural event "Coffee with a Cop" as presented by the Police Department created to engage the community in casual conversation regarding issues important to their neighborhood. Assistant City Manager Johnson provided an update on the upcoming Amgen Tour of California events within the City. San Luis Obispo City Council Minutes of May 02 2017 Pae 8 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned to the next Regular City Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California. Carrie Gallagher City Clerk APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 07/05/2017