Minutes 1998-04-14
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1998
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 215 EAST BRANCH STREET
ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA
1, CALL TO ORDER
The City Council/Redevelopment Agency of the City of Arroyo Grande met in
regular session at 7:30 p.m., with Mayor/Chair A. K. "Pete" Dougall presiding.
2, AND 3. FLAG SALUTE AND INVOCATION
Loni Kuentzel of the Arroyo Grande Valley Kiwanis Club led the Pledge of
Allegiance to our Flag, and the Rev. Dave Sibley of Crossroads Community
Church of Arroyo Grande delivered the invocation.
4. ROLL CALL
Present with Mayor/Chair Dougall were Council/Board Member Michael Fuller
and Council/Board Member Thomas A. Runels. Absent were Mayor Pro
TemNice Chair Michael Lady and Council/Board Member Steve Tolley. Staff
members present were City Manager/Executive Director Robert L. Hunt, City
Attorney/Counsel Timothy J. Carmel, City Clerk/Secretary Nancy Davis, Acting
Community Development Director/Acting Assistant Executive Director Helen
Elder, Public Works Director Donald Spagnolo, and Parks and Recreation
Director Daniel Hernandez.
5, SPECIAL PRESENT A TIONS
a. Proclamation - An "Arbor Day" proclamation was accepted by Parks and
Recreation Director Hernandez, who invited the public to a tree planting at 10
a.m. on April 24th at Elm Street Park.
b. Proclamation - Ms. Kuentzel accepted a proclamation regarding "Global
Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day."
c. Doris Troll, former member of the Senior Advisory Commission, accepted a
letter of thanks for her work on the Commission.
6. AGENDA REVIEW
City Manager Hunt requested that a roll call vote be taken on the approval of
Minutes of March 10, 1998 City Council/Redevelopment Agency meeting.
6.A. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES READ IN TITLE ONLY
It was moved by Runels/Fuller and the motion passed u'nanimously that all
resolutions and ordinances presented at the meeting be read in title only and all
further reading be waived,
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7, PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
8. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
None.
9, CONSENT AGENDA
It was moved by Fuller/Runels (3-0-2, a roll call vote with Fuller, Runels, and
Dougall voting aye and Lady and Tolley absent) to approve Consent Agenda
Items 9.a. through 9.f., 9.h., and 9.i., with the recommended courses of action.
9.a. Cash Disbursement Ratification. Approved.
9.b. Cash Flow Analysis/Approval of Interfund Advance from Sewer Facility
Fund. Approved.
9.c. Statement of Investment Deposits. Received and Filed.
9.d. Minutes of March 10, 24, and 27, 1998 City Council/Agency Meetings.
Approved.
9.e. Authorization to Issue Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for Aerial Photographs
of the City. Approved.
9.f. Approval of Bids for SCADA System Equipment and Software to Manage
Utility Operations. Approved.
9.h. Amendment to Consultant Services Agreement with Communication
Solutions for SCADA System Upgrade. Approved.
9.i. Award Contract to FIRMA to Prepare the James Way Annexation
Environmental Impact Report. Approved.
Council Member Runels asked staff if the drainage channel behind Lots 5
through 14 would be active forever. Public Works Director Spagnolo said yes
plus the project was conditioned so there would be no decks or swimming pools
built over the channel.
It was moved by Runels/Fuller and the motion passed unanimously to approve
staff recommendations regarding 9.g. Final Tract Map Approval- Tract 2217.
10.CONTINUED BUSINESS
None
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11, COUNCILlAGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
Council Member Runels requested staff to investigate reports of after school
parking problems in the area adjacent to the high school.
Mayor Dougall said the Rancho Grande Park Site Committee had made progress
but needs more time. He requested that the issue be brought to the meeting of
May 1 ih instead of April 28th.
12,STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
None.
13.ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by Runels/Fuller and the motion passed unanimously to adjourn
the meeting at 7:45 p.m.
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