Minutes 1964-11-10
e.)~+
Arro~o Granded California
November 1Q9 1964 - 7:3Q P~M~
The City Council. me~ in ~~gular se~sion with P~.ayor Jacobs
,p~residin~. Upon ro~l ca119 Counc~lwoman Thompson, Counc~.l-
men WQod and i"JIcNeil reported present. Councilman Burt was ~
~bsent,
1~'IINUT~ APPROVAL
The minutes of the ~°egular mee~ting of Oc~.obe~° 27, 1964, we~e
ap~roved as pre~a~ed.
APPROVAL flF WARRANTS
A motian was made by Councilwoman Thompsonq seconded by
Councilman Wood, tlzat General Warrants Noo 331 through 398
in the amount of $18,266,22 and Payroll Warran~.s Nom 4~9
~hrough 466 in the amount of $6R525,Oa be authorized and
ordered ~aid. Motion carried~
TREASURER°S REPORT
TY1e Treasureras Report ~or the month of October, 1964, was
received by the Council and ordered filed.
DEPs~~R'I'MENTAL MONTHLY REPORT
The De~artmental monthly re~ort for the month of O~tober,
1964, was received by the Council. and ordered filed.
DISCUSSION ON PROPOSED BUSTNESS LICENSE ORDINANCE ~
The Cit~r Administrator reviewed the proposed business license
Ordinance for the Council and informed the Council that this
ordinance had been discussed with the Downtown Merchants
Association at thei~° mee~ing of November 9th, at the Bank of
America. A letter from the San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria
Chapter of the Engineering and Grading Association prote~ting
the spread in engineering license fees was presented. Mr.
Norman Brittain questioned the itinerant vendor clause-of the
proposed ordinance and ques~.ioned the need for an increase,
Mr. Dick Kelsey of Kelsey°s Children°s Shop suqgested t~at
the license be tabled for conside~ation of both merchants
and Council members. Mr. Be~°nie Nelson of the Municipal ~
License Tax Association explained the background of the
recommended ordinanc~ and explained the hours option for bu~iness-
men in figuring the number of emplo~eese Mr. Bill Barker and
Mrs. Rae Gardener c~uestioned various phases of the ordinance.
After discussion. Ma~or Jacobs appointed a committee consi~ting
of Mr. Dick Kelsey, represent~ng the znerchants, Councilwoman
Thompson, Councilman NlcNeil and the City Administrator to study
the proposed ordinance and recommendations o~ the businessmen,
and recommended that further discussion be held at a later date.
AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY AND STATE TO FERFORM CITY-WIDE
CENSUS
The City Administrator advised the Council that the house-to-
house census would star~ around the 19th o~ November and
that 18 to 20 enumerators would be em~loyed to complete th}.s
census. After discussion, a motion was made by Councilwoman
Thompson, seconded by Councilman Wooda that the agreement
between the City of Arro~o Grande and the ~tate to perform
the city-wide census be app~°oved and that the Mayor and C~ty
Clerk be authorized °to sign the agreement on behalf of the
City. Motion carried,
REPORT ON CTTY°S REQUEST FOR PLANNING ASSISTANCE ON COMPRE-
HENSIVE MASTER PLAN
The City Administrator aclvised the Council that the request
for planning assistance on the Comprehensive Master Plan had
been approved by the StateB bu~ that the status of the grant
was questionable because the Federal Government had withheld
5~
Arroyo Grandeo California -~ovember 100:1~64 - Page 2
any further action on gran~s due to the outcome of Proposition
No. 14 in the recent elec~ion.
The Council recessed a~ 8:27 P~M~ at the request of the County
Court.
The Council was.call~d tn_arder at 8:35 P.M.
PROGRESS REPORT ON CLEARING OF PORTION OF ARROYO GRANDE CRE:~K
The Cit~r Administrator informed ~he _Council that 15QO.,ftm. ~f the
creek bed from Bridge Street to the Pacific Coast Rail~°oad
right of way had been cleared at an expense for labor of
$332.00, and that the County Honor Farm was going to furn~.sh
prison labQr to assist wi~.h tlze balance of the clearing of
the creek.
REPORT AND RECOMNIENDATION ON HALCY0~1 ROAD II~.PROVEMENT PRQJECT
The Cit~r Administrator advised the Council that there wer~
still one or two ~arcels of property on which right of way
for the Halc~on Road Improvemen~ Project had not been ob~~.~.ned
and requested tHat further action be taken in order to meet
the schedule of activi~ies which had been aqreed upon. After
discussion, a motion was made by Councilman 1~IcNeila seconded
by Councilwoman Thompsona that the City Attorne~r be instructed
to proceed with condemna~ion proceedings on Halcyon Road, if
deeds ~rere not received by Thursdaye November 12, 1964. Motion
carried.
ACCEPTANCE OF IMPROVEMENT IN TRACT NO. 256
Councilman Wood left the Council a~ 8:39 P.M., stating hc
wished to be excused as he had a financial intere~t in the
property.
The City Administrato~° informed the Council that it was the
recommendation of the Director° of Public Works that Tract
No. 256 be ~approved subj ect to inst~llat'ion of a small section
of curb and replacing one broken water service. After disT
cussion, a motion 5r~ras made by Councilman McNeil, seconded b~
Councilwoman Thomp~on, that the improvements in Tract No. 256
be accepted by the City, and the improvement bond be released,
subject to 1) inst~llation of a small section of curb and
2) replacing one broken water servicea l~totion carried.
Councilman Wood rejoined the Council at 8:40 P.M.
REQUEST FOR WATER ~ERVICE IN UNINCORPORATED AREA
The City Administrator read a letter from Ivlr. Bland Liles,
Shell Beach, reques~ing water service outside the incorporated
limits of the City. After discussion as to Council policy
regarding requests for water outside the City limits, it was
the decision of the Council to take this request under con-
sideration and a determination would be made by the next
regular Council meeting as to action on this particular
request and a review would be made of the Council's policy
re handling of similar requests in the future. The City
Administrator was instructed to advise Mr. Li1es of the
Council's dela~? as to a definite answer at this time.
PRO~RES~ REPORT - SOUTH SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY SANITATION
DI STRI CT
Mayor Jacobs reported that at the regular meeting of the Sani-
tation District on November 9th, discussion was held re the
recharging of the water table with treated effluent and that
different agencies and experts on this subject were being
contacted to get their comments and views on the matter.
54
Arroyo Gr.ande9 Cali~o~nia - November lOB ~964 - Page 3
OCEANO SCHOOL DISTRICT
The City Admini_strator re~d a le~ter from Mr. Norman Mil~era
Secretary of the oceano Elemen~ary School D~st~icte thank-
ing the City ~or their ac~~on in regard to the s~udent
traffic ~roblem on The Pike.
AE~IAL LADDER TRUCK
A motion was made b~ Councilman Mc~eil9 seconded by Council-
woman Thom~sona that the Ci~y be aut~oriaed to purchas~ a
used mechanical aerial ladder truc~ ~rom Baettie Moto~sB
r~ontereya for use by ~he Stree~ Departmen~q at a~rice of
$700.00~ subject to insp~ction and recoc~mendation bf ~he
Public Works De~artment. ~o~ion car~ried~
CURB AND GUTTER GRA.DE REQUESTS
The Cit~ Adminis~ra~o~ reported to the Council that several
reguests for curb and gu~ter grades had been received. After
discu~sion~ a motion was made by Councilman McNeil, second~d
by Councilwoman Thompsona tnat the ~ollowin~ expenditures be
authorized for engineering sex°vices in connection with re~~ests
for curb and gu~ter grades~ 1~00 block on Grand Ave.a $100a
Northeast corner of 25~h and Pike, $50; Assembly of God Church
property between Arroyo and Orchard Avenue, $250; Poplar
Street, $50. Motion ca~ried.
AATOURNMENT
On motion b~ Councilman McNeila secondecl by Councilman Wood,
and unanimously carried, the meeting ad~ourned to an executive
session at 9:00 P.M~
YOR
ATTES~
CI 'Y C ERK
, R