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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1999-05-11CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1999 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 215 EAST BRANCH STREET ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA 1. CALL TO ORDER The Honorable City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande met in regular session at 7:35 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Council: X_Lady X Ferrara . X Runels X Dickens.Tolley STAFF PRESENT XCity Manager .City Attorney XDirector of Administrative Services Chief of Police Director of Building and Fire Interim Director of Community Development Director of Public Works Director of Parks and Recreation Director of Financial Services .Associate Planner 3. FLAG SALUTE Sheryl Hansen, representing American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Unit 136, led the Pledge of Allegiance. 4. INVOCATION Pastor Ken Lockwood, Seventh Day Adventist Church, delivered the invocation. 5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS a. Proclamation — Poppy Days - accepted by Sheryl Hansen. b. Proclamation — Police Week — accepted by Police Chief Rick Ter Borch. C. Grover Beach Council Member Dee Santos acknowledged the completed Youth Master Plan and encouraged the Council to review the entire document. She thanked Council Member Tolley for his hard work on the Youth Master Plan. _ zI 1 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 11, 1999 6A. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES READ IN TITLE ONLY On motion by Council Member Runels, seconded by Council Member Dickens, and carried unanimously, all resolutions and ordinances presented at the meeting shall be read in title only and all further reading be waived. 7.a. PUBLIC HEARING - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CASE NO. 98-570&- QUARTERDECK RESTAURANT EXPANSION Associate Planner Heffernon highlighted the Staff Report. She stated the Planning Commission recommended the City Council adopt the Resolution approving Conditional Use Permit Case No. 98-570. After being assured that the Public Hearing had been duly published and all legal requirements met, Mayor Lady opened the Public Hearing. Craig Smith, applicant's representative and architect for the project, spoke in favor of the project. He displayed a color rendering of the proposed project for Council's review and answered questions from Council relating to proposed hours of operation, type of entertainment, and impacts to the project related to the future widening of West Branch Street. Mr. Smith commented that the Conditional Use Permit would be reviewed by the Planning Commission after one year to assure that all conditions of approval were being met. Hearing no further comments from the public, the Mayor closed the hearing to the floor. Following Council comments supporting the expansion of the Quarterdeck Restaurant, Mayor Pro Tem Ferrara moved to adopt the Resolution approving Conditional Use Permit 98-570, applied for by Anne Griffith and Cynthia Jones, located at 1500 West Branch Street. Council Member Tolley seconded the motion. Voice Vote .Roll Call Vote Aye Lady Aye Ferrara Aye Runels An Tolley Aye Dickens There being 5 AYES, 0 NOES, the motion is hereby declared to be passed. N CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 11, 1999 8. CITIZENS' INPUT, COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTIONS . Gail Lightfoot, 849 Mesa Drive, spoke about Proposition 11 — Local Sales and Use Taxes and encouraged the City Council to discuss the possibility of entering into a sales tax revenue sharing agreement with the other San Luis Obispo County agencies at the next Joint City Councils Meeting to be held on May 13,1999. 9. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Pro Tern Ferrara pulled Item 9.c. for modification. Council Member Runels moved and Council Member Dickens seconded the motion to approve Consent Agenda Items 9.a. through 9.f. with the exception of Item 9.c., with the recommended courses of action. City Attorney Carmel read the title of Ordinance No. 504 C.S. in Consent Agenda Item 9.d. 9.a. Cash Disbursement Ratification. 9.b. Statement of Investment Deposits. 9.d. Adoption of Ordinance No. 504 C.S. — Change of Regular City Council Meeting Time. 9.e. Public Works Fees and Service Charges. Resolution No. 3363 9.f. Disposal of Surplus Computer -Related Equipment. Resolution No. 3364 Voice Vote XRoll Call Vote Aye Lady ,Aye Ferrara Aye Runels Me Tolley ®ye Dickens There being 5 AYES and 0 NOES, the motion is hereby declared to be passed. 9.c. Minutes of City Council Meeting of April 27,1999. Mayor Pro Tern Ferrara referred to page 5, paragraph 4 and requested striking the second and third sentence and replacing it with the following: "Mitigation measures rely on the Brisco Interchange long-term studies and projects not presently planned, designed, or approved. Another proposed traffic mitigation measure Is the Grace Lane Extension which is neither planned, designed, or approved and may in fact never be built These are not valid mitigation measures and should not be presented 3 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 11, 1999 as such. There are no proposed mitigation measures in the EIR that address traffic circulation impacts in a manner consistent with the General Plan." Mayor Pro Tem Ferrara moved and Mayor Lady seconded the motion to approve Consent Agenda Item 9.c. as modified. _Voice Vote Roll Call Vote Ave Lady Ave Ferrara Ave Runels Ave Tolley Ave Dickens There being 5 AYES and 0 NOES, the motion is hereby declared to be passed. 10.a. CONTINUED BUSINESS None. 11 a NEW BUSINESS: FISCAL YEAR 1999-00 BUDGET SESSIONS City Manager Hunt highlighted -the Staff Report. He stated that staff was recommending the City Council meet on June 31, 101, 171, and 22"d to review, modify as appropriate, and adopt the Fiscal Year 1999-00 Budget. Council Member Tolley announced he had a scheduling conflict on June 3'd and would be out of town. After Council discussion of its respective schedules, there was consensus to eliminate the June 3"rdate and conduct Budget Sessions on June 101,171 and,22' to review, modify as appropriate, and adopt the Fiscal Year 1999-00 Budget. 12, COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS a. Mayor Lady announced an upcoming presentation regarding care at Arroyo Grande Hospital and provided the Council with a phone number to obtain further information. Mayor Pro Tem Ferrara stated that the presentation would be sponsored by Secure Horizons and would include an item relating to the level of care to seniors in the community. Mayor Lady also reported that he had attended several meetings with a representative from the Gas Company regarding the possibility of converting the sidewalk lights in the Village from electric to gas. He 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 11, 1999 said that the Gas Company would be working with staff, gathering information, and would be coming back to the City with a proposal if it was a feasible project. b. Council Member Tolley reported that the Long Range Planning Committee and Core Outreach Team had a meeting on May Wh with an attendance of twenty to twenty-five people. He stated that the Consultant from Envicom was there. He said it was determined that the Consultant, Committee, and Core Outreach Team Members would individually compare the survey results with the current Land Use Element, make their own determinations about what the survey says, and then schedule another meeting in a month with the Consultant for further discussion. Mayor Lady applauded Council Member Tolley for his work on the Committee. Council Member Runels congratulated Council Member Tolley for his work on the Long Range Planning Committee and also for his work on the Youth Master Plan. c. Council Member Dickens inquired if there was any way to formalize the relationship with the Lucia Mar Unified School District to meet mutual needs and open up more official communication. He asked the Council if it would want to move forward and look at creating a more formal relationship or if it was comfortable with maintaining the informal status quo. After Council discussion relating to the current informal relationship and the possibilities of formalizing the relationship, Council consensus was to discuss the issue at the upcoming Joint City Councils Meeting. d. Mayor Pro Tern Ferrara reported that he and the City Manager had met with the Chamber of Commerce Executive Board to discuss the membership of the Economic Development Task Force. He stated that a list would be presented soon for City Council approval. Council Member Runels suggested Mr. Ken Graff be contacted for consideration as the agricultural representative on the Task Force. S ll ll01 1 e 14. ADJOURNMENT Council Member Tolley moved and Council Member Dickens seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting. Time: 8:32 p.m. 5 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 11,1999 r MICHAEL A. LADY, M OR ATTEST: KELLY 6 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR/ DEPUTY CITY CLERK