Minutes 1966-07-26
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CITY COUNCIL JULY 26, 1966
ARROYO GRAL~E, CALIFORI3IA
The City ~ouncil met in r~gula~ sessi~n with Mayor Wood preaiding.
Upon roL1 cal.1, Councilwaman Thompson, Councilmen Levine, Schlegel and
Burt rep~rt~d pres~nt.
PLEDGE OF' ~LI,EGIAN~E A~ I~'VOCATION
May~r W~o e u~ in t~ Ple ~e of ALlegiance to our flag, snd
immediately thereafter Fa~her Jo~ Wett ~f St. ~~trick's Ghurch in
Arroyo Grande deLiver~d °kt~e invoc~tion,
MINf7T~ APPROV~L OF ~ETINGS OF .7ULY 12 1966 AND „~ULY' 21 1966
he minut~~ ~ t e re~u ar meeti~ng o,7u1y L, 1 and the
epecial adjot~rned meetin~ of JuLy 21, 1966 were ~pproved es prepared.
~~~~OV~L 0~ ~T~,~,1~T'S
~ot~~~ wa~ mad~ by C~ur~ciLwo~~n T'hompeon, seconded by Council-
mar~ Levine, th~t ~E~iE~L ~1~ 1J'I'S No, 62 to and including No.: 98, in
the to~~l ~mou°~t ~16,159.~1; A~ ~~Y~LL WARRANTS No, 93 to and
in~Ludin~ No. 16~, ~n t~~ tot~l a~not~~t of $10,135.8~; AND TRLIST ~iND
AG~NGY fi~RR~1~TS ~9, 560 to ~nd ~nclt~ding ~To, 596, in the total amount
of $237,~0,~b~ ~ut'~~ri~ed ~,nd ~rder~d ~~id~ Motion unanimously carried.
~~P~OV~,~ 0~ '~"~~+T~~~~ VO~~I_~~~
A ~~t~~~ ~ ~ ~~e~~~~~~~r~ ~c~l~~el, ~ecor~d~d by Councilwoman
~l~~r~p~o~, ~t~~~ ~~u~1~~~~ ~g~, 4,5, ~nd 6 b~ auth~rized and
a~P~ov~d, ~~~~~n u~~z~~~?~~~~y ~~~r~~d,
PEZ'I~"ION 0~' A~R0~0 ~~~'T~Z'~ ~RAI~~S RE UESTTNG LICENSE FEES
~ ~'Ii~ ~ITI~~ ~~OKE~ BE DI~CO INU~
~~~tit~~n ~~~~~d b~ 12 e~~ate ~9 ~r~ w~~ ~presente to t e
~~uncil, in ~hi~t~ ~~t~~f~n i~ r~qu~~t~d ~~~~t tt~e Cguncil ~mend,
r~~ci~d, ~~fx~a~~ ~~~~n ~~~~~~i~g t~~t po~t~9~ o~ t~e business licenae
~~d~~~nc~ ~h~~'~ ~~q~~~~~ ~~~~n~~ ~ro~ ~'~v~ G~ti~s Area Broker+e
w~9 dg ~~t ~~v~ 'b~~~~~ ~~~i~~~ in ~h~ ~~ty gf ~r~o~o Grande.
Mr. Ro'b~~~ ~'r~~t~, 9f t~~ ~ign~e~ t~~ ~ub~~ct petition,
~p91c~ to th~ C~ur~c~L ~r~~ ~dvi~~d his ~~ly ~~a~n~ would be the re-
itern~ia~ o~ t~e ~u~lin~d in the p~tit~on~
Af°t~r diacu~~~~~, t~~ Cou~ci.l d~~~c~t~d t~e Gity Administr~tor
to ~cquir~ ~n~ ~°~d ~L1 ~va~~~bl~ inform~t~~n conc~~~ing e similar
or L~.~Ce ~i~tu~~~~n ~~~~,r~~~~ ~icen~~ o~di~~nce~ f~~ ~ertain
citie~ in L~~ ~n~~l~~ ~nd S~~i Franci~c9 ~~~~a wh~r~ auch in-
~orpo~~t~d ~~ti~~ ~~oa~l~ ~it~a°t~d ~o~~~~hically ~~at ~n
int~~n~n~~ir~g b~~i~~~~ ~~~~~~n auch c~~~~~ doe~ o~cu~,
FI1ZS'I' ~1~NLTAL, ~PQ~T - ¢f~~~ T~" (4%) R.~V~~U~
~ r~~ ~r~nu~_ ~~~~x~~ o ~u~ rg~a ~~a~ r~v~nu~, ~e~~blish~d
by ~~e Gity°' ~ ~~°df~~n~~ ~02 ~~~~c~iv~ ~~~il 1, 1966, s~o~ing
~~~~.~1 r~~~i~~~ ~n ~~a~~~~ ~915.31 ~a~ 1965~-66, ~as pres~nted
t~ ~h~ Go~~~~1, ~~°~~~r~~~ i~~~x~~tia~~ ~~tt~~.
~~OG~~~S ~~Q~'T e~~~~~~.T~~~T 'TO I~~~ S~~ 0~' ~Q~JSO~ID~?TION F0~
~ 6~~ t ~ ~ ~ 4~~~kil~b EibMN~'1rb~ F!S ld0b~1~
~~t~~~ ~ ~r t ~t~ e ~~r n~ wou e ore
~~~u~~ 196~ 10 A.1~. i~ t~~ ~ou~ty ~ourthouse in
~'~n L~,~~ Q~i~po, c~ic~ ~i~~ ~uo~ ~oa~~i~~io~ ~aould det~rmine wl~ether
~u~h ~~°~~g~~ x~~~~~q~,r~~~~~or~ w~uld b~ di~~p~r~v~d c~li~ttier ~ su~ti
: ~a~e~g~~d ~~n~g~~cl~tien"w~uld b~ ~~~~~r~d t~ ~ reor"~~xi~z~~i~ri coa~itt~~
~o~ ~h~~~~.~k~ ~tu~dy, ~~~~r~t' ~r~d r~~tt~~~~tt r~c~ua~nd~~iona.~
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CITY COUNCIL JULY 269 1966
ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA PAGE 2
In this same regard, it was the ~ov.ncil's information that the
area comprising the Por-t San Luis Harbor District <Avi1a area) had
elected to request a~t the subject hearing th.a-t this particular District
be withdrawn from the proposed consolidation, and -tY~~.t MrA Newe11 W.
Strother had been appointed to represent th.e Harbor Dis-~rict, at such
hearing, because of his Board membership there~nm After inter-dis-
cussion between the Council, City Attorney ~~nd Mrm Newell We Strother,
who was present at this Council Meeting, it was ag~~e+~ that because
of possible conflict of interest xepresentation, Mrm Strother, who
also serves as Chairman of the Arroyo Grande PLanning Commission,
~ro uld not represent the Port San Luis H~rbor Gommission at this
particular pubLic hearin~ before L,AFCo.
PROPOSED SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE (SCHEDULED ON THIS MEETING1S AGENDA
FOR SECOND RF,A.DING)
After intense discussion by the Council of the innumerable
intricacies surrounding this proposed subdivision ordinance, the
Council concluded that further study taas merited, and thus, the
Council scheduLed a study session thereon for August L7., L966 at
7:30 P,M, in the Council Ch~.mbers of the Arroyo Grande City Ha11,
AND FURTHER, the Council directed that the City Administrator
contact certain hereinafter x~.amed pers~ns and solicit their presence
and active participation in conjuncti~n with the Council at such
study session, and that a11 applicable information be forwarded to them
for their review and study in preparation for such session, The persons
named by the Council to be in attendance, if at all possibLe, were:
Messrs. Larry Wise, Joe Anderson, Robert Garing, Lowe11 Kraatz,
M. A~ Woodyard of Jennings-Hansen Engineers, V~ntura, a representative
of the Arroyo Grande PLanning Commission, and Perry McBeth<
FURTHER IN THIS REGARD, the Council directed that other citiesT
ordinances be acquired and studied and compared with the proposed
subdivision ordinance and that the resultant findings be presented to
~he Council at the scheduled study session.
LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE GENERA.L PLAN FOR THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE -
FURTHER DISCUSSION
After review by the City Administrator of the recent zone status
changes decided upon by the City Council at their study session of
JuLy 21, 1966, and after Council discussion, a motion was made by
Councilwoman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Levine, that the sub-
ject resolution be read; motion unanimously carrie~d. City attorney
John Seitz then read the resoLuti~n through the ti'tle; and thereafter,
a motion was made by CounciLman B~a.rt, seconded by Councilman Schlegel
to dispense with reading the balance of the resolution. Motion
unanimously carried.
RESOLUTION No. 709
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE ADOPTING THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF
THE GENERAL PLAN
On motiAn by Council.man Buxt~, seconded by Councilman Schlegel,..
and on th~ fa~~owing ro11 calL vote to wit:
AYES: CounciLwoman Thompsan, Cout~cilmen Levine, Schlegel
and Burt,
NOES: Mayor Wood,
ABSENT: None,
the foregoing resolution was adopted this 26th day of July, 1966. `
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CITY COUNGT L ,~liI~Y 26 , 1966
ARROYO GI~ANDE , GAL~ F~RNTA pp,.~~ ~
REQUEST AUTHORIZA'~'.I~N ~OR CITY '~r.) EN'~°ER INT`~; A.GREEMENsI' ti~~'I'H A.'~LA.NTIC
RICHFT~LI~ OIL COMFA:NY ~jN GA.SOLlNE PUMPS, T'ANKS AND D~~~~EL ~[JEL OIL
Aft~x~ presen~rat:i~Mn by t~e City A.dm~zzi.s~ratc~~, and ~f~er ~~uncil
discussion, a mc~t:ir~n was m~de by Ca~:~n~i~tnan L,evine ~ s~~~~d~d by
Councilwaman Th~mpson, ~haf thE City ~f Arroy~ Gr~nde enter in~a an
agreement with the Atlantic L~ichfieLd 0~.1 Ccampa~.y f{~~° ~heir f~.~°nishing
~hree 1,000 gallon stc~rage ~anks and 3~sed Natti~n~,~ ~~mp~ter ptzmps
for use by the City e~f Arra~yc~ Grarzde, ~fter ir~sta`L1~n~x~~ of same by
the City a.t ~he new Ci;:y Cc~~~p~r~fiic~n Yard on ~Lm S~r~e~, arzd f~,rther,
that sucY~ equipment wii.l ~e ~3E.preciated by the nan~ed g~s c~mpany aver
a five year period a~ ~t~h~ rat~ ~f 1~60~th per mc~~.~h g AND FUR'~'HE~, ~in
the event the Afilant:ic Ri.c~ifiel~ Oi~ ~Q.~cnpany d~~s no~~ re~eive the
forthcoming annual contra~:t fr~m the City of A~rE~yo Grande far pur-
chase of gasoLine and diesel fue1, ~hen such p~her gasoline supplier
sha11 absorb the undepreciated port.ion of th~ eq~aipment cast, thus
eliminating any cost t~ the City for the equipm.en:t in question, AND
FURTH~R., that the Mayor arid th~ Ci~y C1erk be ~~.thorized to sign such
agreemento Motia~ ~~~nan~im~a~us~y ~~rried.
W~LCOME AND INT'R~)DUCTTON BY MAYOR WOOD
Mayar Wa~d extendec~ welcome ~r~etings ~:o MrsA NewE"Ll W, Strother,
new Commissi.one.r ~c1 ~hc P~rks and Recreation Commission; N~wel1 W~
Strr~ther, PLanning C~~jmmissivn Chairm,an; and Noland Garrison, Commissioner
on the Parking Gommissic,n; anc~ Martsell Dexter, Planning Commissi~n
Member~
AMENDMENT OF CONTR[~CT B~7'WEEN CTTY AND STA.TE EMPLUY~~S RETIREM~NT
AFF~CTTNG POLICE AND F~IR~ P~RSIJNN~L ONLYa R~~,-LHANGE OF RETI.REMENT
A.G~ FRON1 THE CURR.ENT AGE 60 7.'0 5 5 ( F~ RS T READI NG )
After review by the City A.dmini.st:ratar, and affier resultant
Cvuncil disc~.ssion and apprc~val, the s',xb;je~t 4~rdinan~e. was read in
its entirety by City Att+~rne,y J~hn Seifiz, thu~ constit~x~-ing its
firs~~ readin.g,
R~C~IP'1' OF R~SOLUTTON BY STA.T~ A.SSEMBLY OF GA.I.,T.FORNTA LEGISLATURE
~R~ w PR.OPOSED BICENTENN:LA.L CEI..~:BRA.TT.ON FOR STATE IN 1969
This r.es~l~.ti.~n was re.~~e.:ived by the ~aur.~~:i1 and af~ this time
is primarily a matrer ~.f itifarma.t:i<m azzd a.nno~a.~.c:ement of a pc~ssibLe
forthcamin,g ceLebrat:i~n i.n 1969~ co~nmemor~a.ti.ng t:he f~.rst now-
historical develr~pmerlts arid di~cc~v~ries c,f ~alifornia, iAe.,
discovery ~f tkie l~ay ~~f S~n ~'r°ar~~i.sc~~, es~ablishm~:n~ of the first
settLement in Sar~ Di_ego, establishznent af se.~c>nd permanent settLement
in City c~f Mc,n.terey, and th~ f~~,;~di.ng c~f first Calif~rnia Missions,
a11 in fihe years ~769 and 70. A.s a rr~atter of int~res~C, Gaptain
Gasp ar de Portola a~tually did g~ thr~ugh t'he. Arr~y~ Grande area
in the year 1769 r~Y~ 70 ~
APPOINTM~NT OF PL[~NNTNG CC~MM'.[SS.TON :MEMBER 'I"0 FTLL VA.C,ANCY CREA.'1.'ED BY
~ ~ WAYNC C re M~TL~ S RCST.GTVATTON
At the Ce~unci7_'s directi_c~n, t;his n~atter
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~_L be heLd i an
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ance until the ne.xt r~egular CourtciL m~e.tixig,
E~TA.BLTSHM~NT' C)F 130ULEVA.RD S"I`OP STGNS - NvE„ GORN~R OP FA.IR OA.KS
~V~NU~ A.T ~I;M S'I'R~~ A.I~D S., E ~ G(1RNER OF ~LM AT Fl~.T R OA.KS A.ND N. W,
C~JRNER OF ~~~laM ~AZ' ~"ARRET, ROAD ~ BY~ RESOLUTTON
After revi~w by the. Cit:y A.dn~i.rl~.srrator af the need for e~tablish-
m.eni.~ c~f certa_i_n tr.affi.c ~~~r~tr,+:rl by stop signsq prcmpt~ed by t'he improve-
ment ~af ~1m as a cr<~ss~-~~t~c~wn t~i+~_Ara-a~.g1~~i~ax~e, and affie~r C~ounciL discussion,
a res~l~~i.on was read i.r~ ils eritiret:y by t:he C'ity A.t:tc~rney,
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ARROYO GRANDE, CALIF`ORNIA PAGE 4
RES OLU°TI ON 'NO o 710
RESOLU`TION OF '~HE CIT'Y GOUNCIZ OF 'I'HE CI'~Y 0~°
ARROYO GRA.NDE, AU2'H~RIZING E~T°ABLISHMEN'T OF
BOULEVARD STOP SIGNSo
On motion by CounciLman Burt, sec~onded by Co~zncilman Leuine
and on the following ro11 call v~te, to wita
AYES: Counc~Lwoman ThDmpson, Councilm~en Levine,
Schlegel, Burt and May~r Wood,
NOESo None, ~
ABSENT: None,
the foregoing ResoLution was adopted this 26th day of JuLy, 1966,
~UTHORIZATION FOR MAPPING AND SURVEYING OF STREAM BED OF ARROYO GRANDE
CREEK FROM BRIDGE TO MASON STREETS
The City Administrat~r advised the CounciL that the Implemen~tation
Committee of the Downtown Merchants' A.ssociation, who had received
authority by the City Council to acquire deede ~to the Arroyo Grande
Creek area for the purposes of improving and beautifying the creek
area, and aLso for park promotional purposes, had encountered the
difficulty of specific pr~~per~y descriptions of the cre:ek areas
necessary for this proj~ct, and that the need had arisen for such
area to be mapped ~nd survey~d to determine the exact property
descriptions. After Council discussion, a motion was made by
CounciLwoman "Thompson, sec~nded by Councilman Schlegel, that the
mapping and surveying of the Arroyo Grande Greek from Bridge'to
Mason Streets be authox°ized ~or the beautification project in
question, and that an amount not t~ exceed $45Q,00 be expended by
the City of Arroyo Grande for this purpose, Motion unanimously
carried.
ADVISEMENT FROM DIVISION 0~'I~IGHWAYS RE. COMMENCEMENT OF STUDIES
FOR IMPROVEMENT OF ROUTE 227 FROM ARRO'YO GRA.NDE TO SAN LUIS OBISPO
As a matter'a.f information €or the Council, the City Admi~stratox.
advised that the State Division of Highways was commencing their
study of this proposed route; ~hat public hearings would be held
an this matter; and if, at any time', the City is not satisfied with
the route decision, the City of Arroyo Grande can request a pubLic
hearing before the Highways Commission t~ present their viecus and
recommendations on a proposed alternate raute.
RECEI PT OF BIDS ON PAV~NG PROJECTS FOR CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN T'HE
GTTY OF ARROYO GRANDE ~ ~FRONTA,GE ROAD , DOWNTOWN :NTERGHANTS 1
PARKING LOT ON BRANCH S'T$EET , OAI~ BELL AND CORNWALL ' ELM S
REETS
The Ci~y Administrator reparted that on July 26, 1966 at 2 P,M.,
bids were received and opened in the Council Chambers of the City
Hal1 on the subject str~et paving projects as folLows:
Burke Construction Company $ 10,811e10
Madonna Construction Company 9,996.41
Rainey Construction Company 9,674.52 ;~~~r~rected ~'otaLj
Ted Watkins C,onstruction ~ompany 9,208.28
After Council discussion, a motion was made by Councilman Burt,
seconded by Councilman S~hLegel, that the Low bid of Ted Watkins
Construction Coo be accepted, and it is hereby approved, AND FURTHER,
that the Mayor be authoriz~d to sign ~he necessary contract on behalf
of the City for th~ specific street paving i~nvoLved under such contract.
Motion unanimousLy carried.
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GITY COUNCIL JULY 26~ 1966
ARROYO GRA.NDE, CALIFORNIA 1~AGE 5
RESULTS OF DRA.INAGE MEETING WITH CITY STAFF AND GROVEI~ CI°I'Y STAFF
RE o NEWPORT AND 18th 'S'~REETS AREA
The City Administrator presented the Council with a report
prepared by the City°s Director ~f Public Works, dated July 14, 1966,
on the drainage prc~b~em in que~tion, prompted by th~ reqrxest on
behalf of the Church of the Nazaren~e located on 18th Street, which
was presented at this C~uneil4~ meEting on Jrxne 149 1966, Since
this City had received no official wo~d from Grover City foLlowing
the joint meeting of both. Gity Fo~ces on July 149 1966, the Co~.ncil
directed that the City Adm,inistrator correspond with Mayor GharLes
Bagw~e~11 and forward the report of our City's Directo~° of Public
Works of the 14th Last, and also his report of F'ebruary 8, 1966
re. Grand Avenue Drainagem
After inter-~discussion between the Council, the City's Engineering
Consultant and the City Administrator, the Cc~~:nci1 con~luded that
f urther action on th is matter be held i_n abeyan~e pending receipt -
of the Drainage S~udy ELement of the General Plan, being prepared
under the City4s 701 Program, which shouLd be received in the very ,
near future,
PROGRESS REPORT - LOPEZ DAM
It was annorxnced ~to ~he G~uncil that ~.n ~.mount of $L00,000 in
stat~~ grant monies had been allocated to the Lopez Project.
SOUTH SAN LUIS OBISPO COUN'~'Y SANI7CATION DYSTRICT - PROGRESS REPORT
In was announced ~a the Co~anc~l that the dedication ceremony
on the over°all project wouLd be helcl Sund~y a~ th.e water treatment
pLant site in the Oceano area~
RE UEST BY ROBERT ~OLKERTS FOR VARIANCE IN S~DEWALK GONS'TRUCTION
REGULATION~ OF CITY RE, HIS PROPOSEp S3DEWALK CONSTRUCTION IN FRONT
OF WEAT~#ERBY ` S FURNI TURE S TORE ON GRAND AVENUE
After presentati~n of t~e ~ub~ect requ.est by the Ci.ty Administrator,
and after inter-discussion by th.e City Council, City Engineer and
the Directar ~f PubLic Works, as~d i~h~ ~~exn~il' ~ resuLtarit de~i~ion,
a motion was made by Cs~uncilman Schlegel, seconded by Councilman
Levine, that Mr. Robert ~oLker~s' reques~ for sidewaLk construction
variance be rejected on the ba~is of safety to the generaL pu.blic.
Mo~tion unanimousLy earried,
REQUES~' ~'OR ACGEP`~ANCE BY '~'HE C~TY OF QUIT° CLA~M DEED FROM BUCTEN
C~MPA.NY RE, LOT SPLIT N0. 72
Mayor Wood rel~nq~ish~d the ~hair to Mayor Pro Tem Thompson
stating he had a financial ~nterest in this subject matter and
with the Coun~cil's pex°missi~n~ Mayor W~od Left the Council Chambers
at 9:06 PoM,
After Council discussion, a motion was made by Councilman
Schlegel, seconded by CounciTman Burt, that th~ Grant Deed from
Bucten Gompany, a partnership, b~ accepted by the City, and that
the Mayor Pro Tem and Ci~tp Glerk be authorized to sign the Certificate
of Acceptance and further, th~.t said deed be recc~rded, Motion
unanimously carrieda
Mayor Wood rejoined ~th.e Gouncil at 9.08 P,M,; Mayor Pro Tem
Thompson reLinquished the Gh~ir to Mayor Wooda
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SPECIAL THANKS TO P. G. & Ea RE. KINGSf CANYON TOUR 0~ FACILITIES
Couneilman Burt extended special thanks to P, G, & E,, through
the person of Perry McBeth, for a most interesting and enjoyable
trip of such company's Kings' Canyon facilities.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion by CounciLman Burt, secQnded by Gouncilman SchLegel,
and unanimousLy carried, the meeting adjourned at 9e10 P,M,
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