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Minutes 1987-10-20 SP MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1987 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 215 E. BRANCH STREET ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA The City Council met in a special session at 3:40 P.M., with Mayor Howard Mankins presiding. Present were Council Members Dorace Johnson and Mark M. Millis. Absent were Council Members Gene Moots and D. G. Porter. COMMUNITY CENTER/SOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER PROPERTIES I GRADING CONFORMANCE AND TREE REMOVAL C.C.FILE 6-14-105 Mayor Mankins asked Public Works Director Paul Karp to explain the request of the Royal Oaks Estates developers. Mr. Karp said the developers are asking the Council to approve an alternative to solving the drainage on the property by filling a valley next to the City's Community Center property, and running the drainage overland and down to the road where it can be picked up by a storm drain on West Branch Street. In answer to the Mayor, Mr. Karp said that if this plan were implemented, the land would be much more usable, but that the filled area would not be on the same level as the present Community Center parking lot. Mayor Mankins said he had spoken by long distance telephone to Council Members Moots and Porter, and that they both approved the developers' new plan. In answer to Council Member Johnson's concern about the trees on the property, Mr. Karp said he recommends the removal of the trees because they would probably not live anyway with fill dirt around them. Mr. Mack asked about the difference in elevation between the two lots, and the Mayor said 6 to 8 feet between the existing parking lot and the fill. Mr. Mack said that County Supervisor Jim Johnson had asked Curtis Sorg to attend the meeting as a representative of the County because County property will be affected by the grading. There was a discussion of an additional parking lot at the Community Center. Council Member Johnson said that several years ago there were plans made to establish a lower level parking lot at the back of the Center. Mr. Karp asked the City Clerk to accept into the record Exhibit "A," a map showing the grading proposed on the site. Moved by Millis/Johnson (3-0-2, Moots and Porter absent) to approve the new grading plan and tree removal. Council Member Johnson said that the removed trees should be replaced and additional trees planted on the site. Council Member Millis agreed. Mayor Mankins said that perhaps the City could move along faster on the construction of the new additional parking lot. PUBLIC APPEARANCE MR. AND MRS. RICHARD T. BROCKWAY of 1303 Newport Avenue said that the ocean view their family has enjoyed for 30 years will be blocked by construction of a second story on a house behind them at 217 Fairview Drive. They asked the Council to take emergency action to stop the building. They said they had always presumed that a building height ordinance protected their view. Mayor Mankins said the Council could not take action at this meeting, but that the matter would be placed on the City Council meeting agenda for October 27, 1987, when the Council would give it full consideration. He directed the City Attorney, Planning and Public Works staffs to look into the matter before that date. CITY COUNCIL ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA ALEX WOOLWORTH of 271 Walnut Street asked questions about lost parking spaces at the Community Center in connection with the Royal Oaks Estates development. Mayor Mankins said 11 spaces were lost when West Branch Street was constructed. Mr. Woolworth asked if there are plans underway to build the additional parking lot. Mr. Karp said no, but there is a design for the lot. Mayor Mankins said Council Member Moots has said that there is a City commitment to build the additional parking lot. Council Member Johnson asked what is in the budget for the new parking lot. Mr. Mack said no dollars are in the budget for the project at this time. Mr. Woolworth asked further questions about the new drainage plan which creates surface drainage, and Mr. Karp said that the drainage would be taken to West Branch Street. The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 P.M. MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK