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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1993-08-10155 MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1993 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 215 EAST BRANCH STREET ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA The City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande met at 7:30 P.M., with Mayor Matthew Peter Gallagher, III, presiding. i & 2. FLAG Mayor GaSAagher Ae gNe of Allegiance to our Flag, and City Manager Chris Christiansen delivered the invocation. 'i ROLL CAL.r. Present were Mayor Gallagher and Council Members Bernard Burke and James Souza. Absent were Council Members Drew Brandy and Gene Moots. Staff Members present were Mr. Christiansen, City Attorney Roger Lyon, City Clerk Nancy Davis and Public Works Director Van Laurn. 4 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mayor Gallagher read a letter to PG&E Chief Executive Officer Richard A. Clark thanking the company for its assistance in repairing the City's Swinging Bridge. The letter said the City was saved approximately $6,000 in repair bills. The Bob Maor Minettithanked Jerry Timiraos, Don McKinley, Ray McKell and Pat French, employees of PG&E, for their outstanding community service. 51 CONSENT AGENDA It was moved by Souza/Burke, and the motion passed unanimously to approve Consent Agenda Items 5.a. and 5.b., with the recommended courses of action. 5.a. July, 1993, Investment Report. Information. 5.b. Authorize City to Enter Into Contract With Omni -Means to Prepare Traffic Study for Vons (to be paid by Vons). Authorized. REGISTER OF CHECKS It was moved by Souza/Burke, and the motion passed unanimously to approve Cash Disbursements in the amount of $675,824.37, as listed in the August 5, 1993, Staff Report of Finance Director David Bacon. Mr. Christiansen said the Council had received that day the report from the Citizens Task Force regarding the budget. He said the report was ten pages in length and the Council obviously had not had time to study it. Mayor Gallagher said the Council received the Budget Task Force report and it would be brought up again at the next City Council meeting on August 24, 1993. He thanked the Task Force Chairman Richard Franks, and members Richard Duffin, Pat Dempsey, Bernard Landsman, Marie Burt, Mike Dennis and Jack Smith. After being assured that the Public Hearing had been duly published and all legal requirements met, Mayor Gallagher declared the Public Hearing open and said all persons would be heard regarding the matter. GARY FOWLER of San Luis Obispo said he had a number of friends and business associates in Arroyo Grande and recommended that the Council not pass the Utility Users Tax. He said San Luis Obispo's Utility Users Tax was originally passed in 1969 and has not gone away. He said if a tax is passed, it should have a sunset clause. 1 JTAY o110�119 INUTES DICK SPANGLER of 249 Stagecoach Road said Arroyo Grande is the envy of most of the other cities on the Central Coast. He said the City had been blessed with good administration. He said he lives near Strother Park and is always impressed with the way it is maintained. He said the Police Force is always responsive. He said once City services decline, it costs much more to get it back to where it was. MARIE CATTOIR, 195 Orchid Lane, asked for a copy of the report of the Budget Task Force. Mayor Gallagher said copies would be available. No one further came forward to speak. It was moved by Souza/Burke, and the motion passed unanimously to continue the Public Hearing to August 24, 1993. Mr. Christiansen said the City Attorney had reviewed the proposed resolution and some minor changes had been reviewed by Mr. Franks, chairman of the Traffic Commission. Mr. Christiansen recommended'that the resolution be'adopted. It was moved by Burke/Souza (3-0-2, Burke, Souza and Gallagher voting aye, Brandy and Moots absent) to approve Resolution 2998 Delegating Authority to Establish Limited Parking Zones, Prohibited Parking Zones, and Stop Sign Locations to the Director of Public Works. 1. South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District. Mayor Gallagher said the shellfish monitoring was discontinued while the City of Pismo Beach repaired its treatment plan, but the program would continue soon. He said the district is still pursuing the issue of drover Beach becoming a member. 2. South County Area Transit (SCAT) Mr. Christiansen reported that the bus service from San Luis Obispq to Santa Maria would begin in mid -September. 3. Council of Governments Mr, Christiansen said the COG board discussed the Congestion Management Plan and Growth Management Plan concepts as promoted by the State and voted down a number of items in the plans. 4. Solid Waste Task Force Committee Council Member Burke said the committee's efforts have been directed toward setting up a joint powers agreement between the seven cities and the county. He said he would make a final report at the time the agreement is sent to the COG. 5. Zone 3 Water Advisory Committee No Report. 6. County Water Advisory Board No Report. 7. Long -Range Plan Update Committee No Report. 8. Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee Council Member Souza said it has been proposed to restructure the main committee into five subcommittees carrying on various economic development tasks, as follows: a. Economic Assessment Committee b. Existing Business Retention and Expansion Committee c. New Business Attraction Committee E CITY COUNCIL MINUTES" AUGUST 10, 1993 157 d. Community Improvement Committee e. Community Education Committee He said he would like to see at some point a report of the Economic Task Force meeting held in July, 1993. 9. Coordinated Agriculture Support Program He said because of new board members at the State Coastal Conservancy there is some skepticism about funding the local program. He said the GASP report will be finished, a draft will go the City Council and Board of Supervisors, and an executive summary developed for the general public. He said then hopefully there will be an advisory seminar on agricultural land preservation. He said implementation of the GASP report will depend on funding. Mr. Christiansen said the City had a surplus of fire hydrant meters and the City of Santa Maria is anxious to purchase them. He said the City has a policy of using non -potable "water in construction and the meters are no'longer needed. Mr. Laurn said they had been on the shelf since 1989. It was moved by Souza/Burke (3-0-2, Souza, Burke and Gallagher votinaye, 99 Declaring Surplus yFire Hydrant Meters, and Resolution and Moats absent) to arove No. 9 authorizingthesaleof nine of the meters. toy WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None. 11ORAL CO14nNICL-1s+TTONS The Council thanked the members of the Budget Task Force and the City Staff for their work on the budget review. 12, rr nSt p SESSION None. 13 ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Burke/Souza, and the motion passed unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 7:56 P.M. PETER GALL i4EP/, ')III, MAYOR ATTEST: NANCY A. IS,CITY CLERK 3