Minutes 1965-05-11 1~~1
CITY COUNCIL MAY ~l0 1965
ARROYO GRANDEB CALTFORNTA
Tlze City CounciT met in regular session with Mayor ~Tacobs
presiding, Upon roll call, Councilwoman T~hompsona Csouneil,men
Wood and Burt reported present. Councilman McNeil was ab~entm
MINUTE APPROVAL
The minutes of the regular meeting of April 270 1965
were approved as prepared.
APPROVAL OF WARRANTS
A motion was made by Councilwoman Tlzompsono secondecl by
Councilman WoodB that General Warrants No. 896 to and including
No. 961 in t~e total amount of $49a036.32o and PayrolT War~ants
No. 1017B to and including No. 1055A in tlze total amoun~ of
$6,867e54o be approved and ordered paidm Motion carriecl.
WELCOM~ TO YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT DAY PARTTCIPANTS
Mayor Jacobs extended a cordial welcome to t1-ie Arroyo Grande
Higlz Sehool s°tudents in attendance w~o servecl as various officials
of the C~~y on You=~h in Government Dayo May 30 19C5o The Ci~y
Admin~~~rator introduced the students to ~he Council ancl
announced ~their official position~ for tlze You~h in Government
Dayo Present were Bob B~ker, Mayore Gregory Colea CauncilmanB
Janis Tollea Council~aomang Frank Herre~o~ Counc~lmano David
Croppero Clzief of Policeo LeRoy Madsona Con~~ruetion ~nspec~,or,
Larry BaugY~mano Fire Chiefa and Vicki Talandi~o Planning Commis-
sion Sec~etary.
DEPARTMENTAL MONTHLY REPORT
The Departmental. Monthly Report for the month of Apri].o
1965 wa~ received by the Council and ordered fileclv
TREASURER°S REPORT
The Treasurer's Report for the month of Aprila 1965 was
received by the Council and ordered.filed.
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES LEGISLATIVE DIGEST ON ASSEMBLY AND
SENATE ACTION AFFECTING CITIES
The Council reviewed and discussed various pr°oposed legis-
lation~and after consid~rable discussion, a motion was made by
Councilman Woods second~:d by Councilwoman TYiompsona that tlze
opinion of the Ci~y Council of Arroyo Grande is that it ~irmly
opposes the proposed amendment to the Brown Acto and that the
City Administrator i~ authorized and instructed to so inform
the proper persons at the State Capitol in Sacramentoa by
mean~ of correspondence, of such oppos~tion~ Motion carried.
The City Administrator briefTy ~eviewed the resume of
Property Tax Reform received from Governor Browno and aclvised
a fur°~her detailed analysis would be availab~e for °the Council
at the next meeting. ,
IN REv PLANNING LECTURES - REQUEST BY SANTA MARIA FOR C~TY TO
COOPERATE IN SUCH PLANNING
A summarization of this request was given to the Council
by °the City Administrator, and after discussiono t~he Council
directed the City Administrator to corresponcl wi~h ~he Ci°ty
of Santa Maria advising this City°s interes°t in suclz planning
and i°ts probable participation.
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HALCYON ROAD PROJECT
The City Administrator presented a wri~~en status repor~.
to t~he Councila and a~so advised tYiat this project was 95
per cent completed, and that the en~tire con~ract v,ras schedulecl
for completion w~.°~hin five wor]ting clays. T'he~eafter~o tlle
Council held a general discussion on this named subject~
LOPEZ DAM PROJECT
The City Administrator announcecl to ~he Counci~ ~he
content of a letter from Mr°. Robert H. Borna County Hydraulic
Engineer da~ted April 30a 1965 relative ~o this p~°o~ec°k. After
Council discussionp a commi~ttee consisting of ~t°he Pub~ic HTorks
Director and City Attorney was appointed by the Council to
effec~ a stucly of ~he City B s water neecls for the coming 20
yearsa and to represent the City during the ~a~er supp~y con-
tract negotiation~, afiter which the Commi~~ee°~ ~ecommenda-
tions tnr~~°e ~o be reportecl to ~he Council for ~lzeir consider~a-
tion ancl final decision.
MINUTES OF ZONE 3 ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND COUNTY WATER RESOURCES
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The minu~es of Ap~i~ 24~ 1965 of the Zone 3 Adviso~y
Committeeo and ~tlze minutes o~ April 6a 1965 0~ the Wate~
Resou~ces Comm~tteea ~,rere receivecl by ~he Council and p~aced
on file.
SOUTH SAN LUTS OBISPO COUNTY SANITATION DISTFtICT
Mayor Jaeobs aclvised that ~he sale of ~he bonds had been
conclucledo and ~hat ~he contrac~tors for the const~°uc~ion projects
were preparing ~o commence actual work.
FURTHER DISCUSSION - REALIGNMEN'I" OF RAILROAD AVENUEa BETWEFN
ALLEN STREET AND CHERRY AVENUE
Mr~ Don Gullickson made inquiry as to tlze status of ~his
proposed realignment9 as discussed previously at the Council
meeting of Apri1 13~ 1965.
After Council discussionq the City Attorney was directed
to prepare the nece5sary reso~ution for ~he sale of a portion
of the city-ov,rned P.C.R.R, right of way property lying between
Cherry Avenue and Allen Street.
POSSIBLE CREEK CLEARANCE - ARROYO GRANDE CREEK
Councilman Wood reported to the Council that he had
attended tlze Pismo Beach Counc~l Meeting on May l0a 1965 to
further present ~this proposal and further explain ~he beneficial
purposes to be clerivecl from such a project. Councilman Wood
advised that the Pismo Beach City Council elected to give this
matter further stucly and were desirous of having Mr9 Robert H.
Born, County F1ood Control Engineero converse ~,rith ~hemoexplain-
ing how water benefits can be derived in their locale from
clearance of the Arroyo Grande Creek.
STUDY SESSION BET4VEEN CI'I`Y COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION
The Council was informed this Joint study se~sion would
be helcl May 18, 1965a at approximately 8 P.M. in the Council Chambersa
ADJOURNMENT
On motion by Councilman Wooda s~conded y Counc a Burta
and unani ously carrieda the mee~ing`` adjour d at ~ 5 P ,
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