Minutes 2001-06-12 SP
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2001
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 215 EAST BRANCH STREET
ARROYO C?RANDE, CALIFORNIA
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Lady called the Special City Council meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL ..,
Mayor Lady, Mayor Pro Tem ferrara, Council Member Runels, Council Member Dickens,
and Council Member Lubin were present. Staff members present were City Manager
Adams, Chief of Police TerBorch, Director of Administrative Services Wetmore, Public
Works Director Spagnolo, Community Development Director McCants, and Assistant
Planner Foster.
3. FLAG SALUTE
Mayor Lady led the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. CITIZENS' INPUT. COMMENTS. AND SUGGESTIONS
None.
5. PRESENTATION BY CAL POL Y CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING OF EAST
GRAND A VENUE MASTER PLAN
Community Development Director McCants introduced Professor Zeljka Howard.
Professor Howard presented opening remarks and explained the nature of the
presentation. The presentation was prepared by the second year design students of the
Cal Poly City and Regional Planning Department. She introduced the three students who
would be making presentations as Heidi Vonblum, website creator; Inge Lundegaard,
representing the Street Team; and Oxo Slayer, representing the other Street Team.
Heidi Vonblum gave a demonstration and overview of the Cal Poly website that displays
the material being presented at the special meeting. The website address is
http://suntzu.larc.calpoly.edu/GrandAveAG
Inge Lundegaard explained that the designs were created from information compiled from
the City's workshops, a visual survey, and a community encounter survey in which
members of the class came down to Arroyo Grande to interview citizens and get their
input. She then proceeded to presehtEast Grand Avenue Design "Concept A - The
Boulevard" for the segment of East Grand between Elm Street and Oak Park Boulevard.
Oxo Slayer presented the East Grand Avenue "Concept B - Main Street".
Council Members, staff, and the public were given the opportunity to view the drawings
and concepts and ask questions of the students.
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City Manager Adams reported that the drawings and concepts would be used in upcoming
workshops in order to receive community feedback and the issue would come back to
Council at a later date.
Mayor Lady thanked the Cal Poly City and Regional PJanning students for their excellent
presentation and materials.
6. ADJOURNMENT to the Regular Meeting of Tuesday, June 12, 2001 at 7:00 p.m.
Time: 6:58 p.m.
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, Director of Administrative Servicesl
Deputy City Clerk