Minutes 1968-12-10
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CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER lOth, 1968
ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA
The City Council me°t in regular session w~th Mayor Wood presiding,
Upon roll call, Councilwoman °Thompson, Counca~lmen Lev~ne, Schlegel and
Smith repor°ted present,
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION
Mayor Wood led the Pledge of Al1eg~.ance to our flag; and immed~.ately
thereafter, Counca.lwoman Thompson del~vered the ~,nvocat~.onm
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the regular meeting o~ Novembe•r 26°th, 196$, were ap-
proved as preparedo
APPROVAL OF WARRANTS
On motion of Councilwoznan Thompson, seconded by Councilman Levine,
and unanimously carried, General Warrants Noo 437 °to and including Noe
485, in the total amount of $23,948090 cxnd Payroll Warran°ts Noo 6$2 to
and including No, 754, in the total amount of $11,620e72, were approved
and ordered pa.ide
REQUEST OF ST, PATRICK~S PAROCHIAL SCHOOL F°OR FEE EXEMPT LICENSE
Administrator Butch advised that S~o Pa°trickas School has requested
a fee exempt business l~cense to sell SeeBS candy a°~ 104 Wes°t Branch Street,
from December llth, to December 24th, 1968o After Counc~l discussion, on
motion of Councilman Sm~°th, seconded by Councilman Lev~ne, and unanimously
carried, °Ehe request of St, Patrick°s School ~or a fee exemp°t business
license to sell candy was den~ed, as °tha.s sale of candy would be in com-
petition °to business firms °that had purchased a l~.cense °to sell o
NOTICE FROM P,Go & E. RE; 1968-69 UNDER:GROUND ALLOCATION
Administra°tor Butch repor°ted °~hat a le°t°ter had been received from
Mro Sm~.th of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, adv~.sing that P, G,
and E, has se°t aside a to~al of $17,500 for fu°ture conversion of under-
ground,~ng ut~.lities in Arroyo Grande,
. Administrator Butch also reviewed, for information only, that the
Director of Public Works, the Planning Director, and himself, had met
with Mre Gregory, Division Engineer of the Divis~on o~ Highways, and the
State had agreed that they would attempt ~o place the construction of
Branch Street in the 1971-72 budge°t, providing, a°t that time, the City
would be agreeable to replacing °the curb~ gu°tter and sidewalk in the
proposed area of recons~kructiono Mr, Bu°tch also advised that a confirma-
tion of th~.s agreement would be reques°ted from °the S°tate and if received
would be placed on file in the Ci°ty Hallo
LETTER FROM TEMPLE OF T'HE PEOPLE RE: `T'HANKS TO AoG, FIRE DEPARTMENT
Administrator Butch read a lette~ from Mro F"orgostein of the Temple
of the People in Halcyon, commending °the Arroyo Grande Fire Department
rind the Fire Chief for a very ou°ts°tand~ng job ~.n assisting in fighting
the fire in Halcyon last Tuesday, November 26°th, 19680
TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1968
The Treasurer's Report for the month of November, 1968, was re-
ceived by the Council and ordered filed,
DEPARTMENTAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBERa 1968
THe Departmental Report for the mon°th of November, 1968, was re-
ceived by the Council and ordered filed,
PROGRESS REPORT RE: REQUEST TO I,RoS, REGARDING LOPEZ WATER CHARGES
Administrator Butch briefly revieuved tha°~ no decision had been made
by the Internal Revenue Service as to whether portions of the Lope2
Water Charges could be income tax deductible by the water users and that
he had placed a phone call to the Chief of th~s particular division in
Washington requesting their earlies°t reply on this ma°t°ter,
RECEIPT OF A MANUAL FOR ARROYO GRANDE EMPLOYEES
Copies of a Manual f
or Arroyo Grande City Employees, which was de-
signed °to assist employees in understanding the benefits and obligations
of employment with the City and a brief resume of
City policies nnd
rules and regulations, as they a~fec°t Ci°ty employees, was received and
reviewed by the Council,
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CITY COUNCIL _ _ DE~EMBER lQ°TH, 196$
ARROYO GRANDE, ~ALIF'ORNIA P~1GE 2
FUR°THER DISCUSSION RE m IIVFORMAL BIDS FOR F°IRE DEPAR~'MEN°T VAN
Administra°to~° But~h rev~ewed °~~~°k ~nformal b~ds had been •rece~ved
for °the purchase of a, new F~re Depa~°°tment ~7~n, and °~~e low b~.d ~aas ~741, 90
more °than °the amoun°t budge°~ed ~or th~s purc}~asee Adm~.n~s°tra°tor Bu°tch ad-
vised tha°t °the F~.~e Ch~e~ arad ha~mself had rev~ernred °the F°~re Departmen°t
Budget and recommended tha~ °the 1962 F°~re ~Tan be declared BOsurplus'° and
sold for a min~mum of $400.00 arad ot`~er i~ems ~v~~~~n ~he ~~re Dep~rtment
Budge~ would be el~minated to ma}ce up °khe d~~~erer~~e to obta~n the neces-
sary money to purc]-iase t}xe 1969 F°~re Va.n, Aftex Gounc~l d~scuss~on, on
mot~on o~ Gouxic~linan Sm~°th, secor~ded by Counc~.lman Sc~legel, and unan~-
mously carr~.eds tl~e 19F>2 F°ire \7ccr~ ~aaas d~clared g~su~plusaP and ~.s to be
sold a°t a m~,n~mum pr~~e of $400000 va~~h sealed b~ds ~o be ~ece~ved no
later °than Monday, December 16th, 1968~ a°t 2~00 PeMo
AWARD OF BID m S°TREE`~ SV~EEPER ~ BUDGE°~ED IT°EM
Adm~n~.stra°to~ Butch adv~sed ~hat °~wo b~ds had been rece~.ved and
opened a°t 2:00 P,M, ~ IVovembe~ 25°~}x, 19689 for a nevv street sweeper as
f ollowsm
Inland Equ~pment Coa $13,418,19
H~ghway 99 and 01.~.ve D~~v~
Bakersf~elcl, Cal~f o
Dear°th Mach~ne~y Coe $13,270000
16327 Ee Arrow H~g~way
PoO, Box 835
Azusa, Cal~f, 91703
Adm~.n~.strator Bu°tch ~ev~e~ted °tha°t at t~ae 1Vovember 26°th, 1968, regu-
lar meet~ng no ac°t,~on waas ta}cen on °~he bids ancl ~,t was agreed °tha°t °they
be held over un°t~l f~nanc~.al arrangemen°ts could be made and he reported
°that °the ~nteres°t rate fo~ a lease-op~~on purc]~ase from the low bidder
was h~gher than could be o~a~ned t~~u the MidmS°~ate Bank ~n Arroyo Grande,
w~o would ~~nance the purchase at an ~.n°ter?es~ ra~e of 4,25%, A~ter
Counc~l discuss~.on, on mo°t~on of Gouncilmaza Schlegels seconded by Council-
man Smi°th, and unan~mously carr~ed, tha°t the low b~d of Dearth Mach~nery
Coe ~n the amoun°t o~ $13,270000 ~nclud~ng trade, ~'or a, 3-Wheel, 1-Gutter
Broom Stree°t Sraeeper be accepteds and ~he G~~y of Arroyo Grande enter into
an agreement w~th °t}~e Arroyo Grande Mid-S°ta~e Ban}c for °the purpose of
financ~.ng the purchase o~ said stree°t sweeper, and °the Mayor and City Clerk
be au°thorized ~o execu°ke sa~.d agreement on behal~ o~ the Cityo
DISCUSSION REm MEET'ING ON PROPOSED AREAmWIDE RECREAT°ION DISTRICT'
Admin~s°t~ator Butc]-i reported on °the recent' ~o~nt mee°t~ng be°tween the
Youth Founda°t~on Board pf Direc°tors s the Gi°ty ~ounc~ls, and the Lucia Mar
School Dis~tr~c°t; held on Novembe~ 20t}~, 1968~ to d~.scuss °the proposed
Rec~eat~on D~.s~rict and c~dv~sed °that had been agreed tha°t all Councils
involved d~scuss and submi°~ the~~ v~ews regard~ng °this d~s°tr~c°to After
Council d~scussion, a.t taas agreed th,~s ~tem be placed on the next regular
agenda °to perm~.°t more t~me ~°or rev~ew and cons~dera°t~.on o
NOTICE REo APPLICA°TION BY FACoLIGH°ToSERVo ~ SUPPLY COo TO INCREASE RATES
Adm~n~streztor Butch advised, as ~.nformat~on only, that application:
had been made by Pac~f~.c Ligh°tzng Service and Supply Coo to increase gas
ra°tes o
S°TA°TE DIVe OF H/GV UT'ILIZ"IES AGREEMEN°T RE: SOiJ°TH °TRAFFIC WAY
Administrator Butch advised °~hat cop~es o~ U°t~l~ties Agreement Noa
209,Oo 11 wh~ch per°tains °to °the C~ty wa°ter d~.s°~ribut~on main in the front-
age road near °the Br~dge St~ee°~ Ove~cross~.ng, Road 05-SLO-101, PM12,5
had been rece~.ved £rom the Divis~.on o~' H~.ghtiaays and ~ev~evaed that °this
utili°ty reloca°~~on would be necessary ~n conju~c°t~on w~.°th the freeway
projec°t °to w~den °tlze ex~s~ting fron°tage road. Af°ter Council di5cussion,
on mo°~~on of Councilwoman °T~ompson, seconded by Councilman Lev~ne, and
unanimously carr~ed, °tha°t Ut~l~~a~es Agreement Noo 209,Oo11~ be accepted
and °the Mayor and City Clerk be author~.~ed to execu°te sa~.d agreemen°t
for °the City,
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GI'TY ~OUNCIL - . DE~EMBER 10°TH, 1968
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PLoANN , COMM o RECOMMENDA'~IOI~ RE o BOB e S ALJ°TO REPAIR REQU~ST RE o ZONING
Aclm~.n~st~a~tor Bu°~c}a adva.sed °kha°~ the Pla~n~ng Commission had con~
sidered °~~e ~eques~ of Mro Robert Kno~~s ~t`ha~ h~s p~oper~ty on °Tra~f~c
Way rema~n Highway Se~v~ce Zon~ng and °~he ~omm~ssion ~acl ~ecommendecl to
°the Gounc~l °t~a~ °the p~oposed ~on~ng be lef~ cts ~'~eer,aay Serv~ce as or~.g-
~nally ~ecommended by ~h~ Plann~ng Comm~ss~on, ar~d the proposed
Zoning O~d~.nance arad Map be adop°ted as soon as pos~~blee Mro Knot°ts
was p~esen°t c~nd adv~sed °~ha~ ~ae ~nrsxs r~o~ a~nra~e h~,s p~ope~~ty was uncler
consa.de~a°t~on ~o b~ r'e~on,ed ~r~d he ~raas unab~e ~o ~°~°~end ~he Plann~ng
Gomm,iss~on meet~ngs ~ bu°~ ~~s p~op~~~ky ~vas ~e~or~ed °~o ~~ee~aaexy Se~rv~ce
~°t uaould be o~' a~o vulue °~o h~m ~,s h~ rnrould no~ be able °~o expand h~s
au°to repa~.~ busa~r~~ss a ~~°ky A~~o~rr~egr Sh~psey ~,clv~sed °~l~~~e ~s r~o prom
vision to pe~m~°~ any ~u~~~e~° publ~c hea~~.r~g bu~ ~n op~r~~on could be obm
°tained ~~o~r? res~d~n~s ~r~ a~ea ~egard~xae~ ~~e ~oninc~o P~~°te~ Counc~l
da~scuss~on, P~c1m~~is°~~a~o°~ Bu~c~ was ~r~s~~uc~ed ~o ser~d no~~~ces °to the
property o~aane~s ~he H~~}a~~y Se~~r~ce ~or~~ ~~~t ~s p~opo~ed F°reeway
Serv~ce ~on~r~g ~r~ °~he a~~~~. sou~l7e~~y o~ Val~.e~r Ro~d o~a fi~af~ic ~Nay and
ob°ta~n t~e~~ ~p.~n~o~ ~e~a~d~r~~ ~~ae ~on~.~ae~ £o~ Cou~c~~ ~ons~de~at~on a°t
the mee~~n~ o~° Ja~auca.~y ~4°~~i, 195~a
F'IRS°~ READING 0~' ~FZOPOSED ZO1~~1VG O~DINAN~~ AND MAP
I°t inras ca.g~eed F"~rs~ Read~~~ o~ ~he p~oposed Zon~ng O~da~x~a.nce
and Map be }~e~Lcl ov~~ u~~t~~ a de~~s~or~ vaas ~ea~~~d or~ ~}~e H~S ~to ~°~S
Zon~ng on °t~e ~Cr~o~ts p~ope~~ky o~z '~~a~f~ic V~iayo ~
PLoANN e~OMM o RE~OMME~IDA'~~ON RE o IIVSPE~°~IO~i 0~' MO~ILE HOMES BY CI'Z"Y
Adat~~n~s~~a~o~ Bu~~~ ~epo~°~ed ~hcr.~ ~~ae Pl~nr~a.r~g_ Comm~ss~on, a~t t~eir
~egular mee°~~ng o~ Deceml~e~ 3~dA ~968q ~~coznmended ~o the City Counc~l
~ha°~ ~he C~.°ty cox~s~cle~ ~~~e~~r~g ~,n~o ~he ~~eld o~' ~nspec°~~on o~' mob~le
homes w~°~h~n ~he ~i~°y, by ~a~~ry ~o~ces o ~~~er ~ou~c~l d;~~cuss~on, ~°t
was ctgreed °~~a~ °~`he ~~°~y Adm~~~s~~~t~o~ ~ev~evr °~h~s recommendct~tion and
va~ite °to sever~l c~,~~es ~nr~~ch r~o~nr c~o ~~e~~ owr~ ~r~spec~~.on and ~repor~t
back °to the ~ourxc~~ ~ p~io~ °~o ctny ac~~on be~ng °~~,~eno
REGEIPT" OF PROPOSPbLaS ON ENGITV~ERING 0~' PROPOSED R"~ 0 4 q ~'AIR OAKS EXT° e
Adm~n~.s~~a°tox ~utc~ ~ev~e~nrecl a~epar°t da,~ed December 10°th, 1968
from °the D~rec~o~ o~ Publ~c Wo~l~s ~nr~a~cl~ adv~sed ~hc~°~ proposezls had been
~eceived ~~om ~~~ren eng~z~eer~r~g ~~~ms fo~ eng~nee~~r~g se~v~ces for °the
des~gn of Fc~„~~ Oa}cs .~.v~o Ex~ens~on~ Rou~te 4m Represen~ta°t~ves from some
of ~t~e Eng~raeer~ra,g ~"i~ms wae~°e p~eser~°~ a,r~d adv~sed °~~c~.t °they vaould be
ava.~lable ~o~ ~ur~t~e~ d~scuss~on~ ~}~e ~ouz~c~l des.~~edo A~°ter Counc~l
d~scuss~on~ ~aas ag~~ed t1~a~ a s~udy sess~o~a be held Monday Evening,
at 7:00 PoMo ~ Deceari~e~ ~6°~h~ 19~8, ~o~ °k}ze pu~pose o~° rev~ewing °the
seven enga~rzee~°,~xag p~o~~sa~s ~ece~v~d ~°or Rou~e 4, ar~d ~he D~~ec°tor of
1'ubl~c Works ~r~,s ~e~ues~ed ~o ex°~°~~~d ~h~s mee°~~.~go
PROGRESS REPOR~' m LOPE~ WA°TER SUPPLY
A p~og~ess ~°epo~~ ~or ~~e mon~~ o~ O~°~obe~9 ~968~ r~as ~e~e~.ved
~rom °the San Lu~s Ob~spo ~oun°~y ~'~ood Go~°~~ol arad Wa°ke~ Consexva~~.on
D~st~~.ct and was ~~~r~e~aa~d ar~d o~de°~ed ~~l~eda
RECEIP`~ OF` MINIT~'ES OF~ ~°I-TE COUI~T~'Y WA`~ER RESOLTRCES ADVIS012Y COMM o MEE°TING
M~nu~tes o~ °~he Coun°ty Wa°~e~ Resou~ces A.dv~so~y Comm~°ttee°s mee°ting
for IVovember 6°t}~q 1968, t~re~°e ~ece~ved a.r~d d~scussed by fi}ae Council and
orde~ed ~~led,
PROGRESS REPOR~" - SOU'~I SLO GOiJ1V~"Y SANI~°P~~°~ON DISTRI~~'
~Cop~es of ~~e C~ie~ Plan~ Ope~a.to~ a s Repo~t ~o~ ~]-ie month of Novem-
be~, 1968, wre~e ~ece~ved by ~~e Council, d~.scussed and o~clerecl f~led,
RESOLU°~ION AND D~SCUSSTON ON ~I°~T'Y~WIDE SEWER D~S°~'RI~°T
°Th~s ~tem ~aas held ove~ °to ~t~ae r~ex~ mee~~ng, u~ °t~e ~ec~uest of
G~°ty Adm~n~s°t~ato~ Butch, as adv~sed o~h~~ ~tems, such as includ~ng
areas ou°ks~de o~ ~h~ ~~°ty ~re~e s~~~l be~rag ~ev~ew~red ~~d cons~cleredm
INF'ORMAL PROGRESS ~2EPOR°~ ON SA1V I~UIS HARBOR DIS°~a B~ 1VEWELL ST°RO'~HER
As ~°e~ues°~ed by Mea.yo~ lniood, M~a Ne~r~l~, ~nTm S°~~o°the~, ct Gomm~ss~oner
of
~he San I~u~s Ha~bo~ D~ s°~~°~.c~ ~ v~l°lo ~nrexs p~~ser~~ ~ b~ief ly summa~~zed
°t}~e pas°k p~og~ess made or~ ~~.e ]~~.~bo~ and ~ras~~lla°~~o~s and ou°tlined the
proposed ul~~ma°~e deve~opm~n°~ o~ ~he b~ea~,a~~~~,
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CI°I'Y COUNCIL DECEMBER lOTH, 1968
ARROYO GRANDE~ CALTFORIVIA PAGE 4
RELEASE OF AL,L CLoATMS REm D.~MAGE ~O EQLTIP, ~ASOT~INE IN DIESEL °TANKS
Admin~s°trator Bu°tch adv~.sed tha~ c~amage twas causecl to Ci°ty equip-
ment by gccsoline being placecl ~n the d~esel ~uel tan]~s by m~.stake, etnd
a Release of All Claims ~n °the amoun~ of $3,219e37 had been received
~'rom °the General Adjustment Bu~eau, Ince , va~o ~aould, upon recea~p°t of
°the execu°ted claim forr~ra~d °~o °the ~n~u~ance carr~e~ for R,M, Wnbbel
and/or A°tlan°tic Richf~eld, ~or payment ~o ~~e ~~ty ~o~° s~~.d daarengee
Af°ter Gounc~l d~scuss~on, on mot~on o~ ~our~c~lanart Sc~legel, seconded
by Gounc~lman Sm~~~9 and unar~~mously c~irr~~c~, ~he Mc~yor and C~°ty Clerk
wvere au°tho~~.~ed ~o execu°~e a Rele~s~ o~ R~ 1~la~ms ~r~ ~he amoun°t of
$3,219,37a
SLO COUI~IT°Y DEVELOPNfE1V°T ASSO~IAT'ION p INC o~OO~C~,E~`
l~dm~n~s°tra°tor ~utc~a d~s~r~bu~ed °~o ~~ae ~ounc~l, ~op~es of a Booklet
publa.s}aed for ,°the Snn Lu~s Ob~spo Caur~°~y Dev~lopznent Assoc~a.°~?.ons Ince
NO`~IF°ICA`TION O~' CORREC~I`ION OF I30USE NUM~ERING
Admin~strato~ ~u°tc}~ adv~sed, as .in~orma°~ion or~~y, tha°t t]-ie Planning
D~rector had repor°ted ~ha°~ °the Pl~r~~~ng ar~cl ~uilcl~rzg Departmen°ts vaere
correc°t~ng ]~ouse numbers ~n ~he subd~v~sion~ wes~ of Elm Stree°t, north
and south ot °I"he Pi}~e cind connect~o~ va~~h °~he reraam~r~g of 24°th nnd
25°th S~ree~s, nnd t~aa~t the co~~ec~ aauinbe~s raould be ~orwarded °to the
proper°ty ow~e~s the early pa~~ o~' ~969, w~°kl~ c~~s e~~ec~k~.~re date of
30 to
` 60 days later °to ena,bl~ ~hem °ko prope~ly r~o°t~~y all o~ °~k~e~r cor•respori-
dentso
LE°T°TER ~°ROM AR°THUR GAREY RE m PROPOSED ZONI~i~ ORDTNANCE
Correspondence tnras ~ec~a,ved ~~om Mrm P~~thur ~a Gei~ey, 124 Wo Branch
S°t, , da°ted Decembex 10°th, 1968, suggest~.n~ t~a°t a sample pos°tcard poll
be mnde °to determ~ne i~' °t}~e proposecl zon~ng orcl~nance has v~r~.de public
understand~r?g ctnd accep°~ancee °There ~aas no ac~a.on taken at th~.s °time
as the publ~c hea~ing for the p~oposed ~on~ng o~d~nance ~ncl map had al-
ready been held ancl closed.
MAYORS MEET'ING Z'0 BE HELD J~INUARY 8, 1969 e
Mayo~ Wood adv~sed °that °the Mayors mee°ting would be held on Wednes-
day, January 8th, 1969, in Sctn Luis Obispo and Coun°ty-w~de Volunteer
Purchasing would be discussed.
• ADJOURNMEN'T Z'O EXECU°TIVE SESSTON
On mo°tion of Gouric~.lman Schlege~~ seconded by Gounc~lman Levine,
and unanimously carr~.ed, °the meeting r~vas a.cljourned a°t 9,23 P,M, °to an
Execu°tive Sessa.on ~or the purpose of d~scuss~r~g personnel p~roblems,
RECONVENMEN°T OF GOUNCTL
The Cour~c~l ~econvened at 9m55 PoMo ~ram ~xecu°tive Sess~on andHa7~1
members were presen°t as shovan on roll call.
ADJOURNMEN°T
On mo°tion of Councilman Sc}~le~el, seconded by Councilman Levine,
and unan~mously ca~xied, °the mee°k~ng r~aas ad~ou~ned a°t 10:00 P<M, to
7:00 P,Ms, December 16°th, 1968s
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