08.c. Minutes ACTION MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, APRIL 10 , 20 1 2
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 215 EAST BRANCH STREET
ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Ferrara called the Regular City Council meeting to order at 6 :0 0 p .m.
2. ROLL CALL
Ci ty Council : Council Member Joe Costello, Council M ember Jim Guthrie , Council
Member Caren Ray , Mayor Pro Tem Tim Brown , and Mayor Tony Ferrara
were present.
City Staff Present: City Manager Steven Adams, City Attorney Timothy Carmel , Deputy City
Clerk Ki tty Norton , Administrative Servic es Director Angela Kraetsch,
Chief of Police Steven Annibali , and Recreation and Maintenance
Services Director Doug Perrin.
3. FLAG SALUTE
Mary Carson , representing Woman’s Club of Arroyo Grande, le d the Flag Salute.
4. I NVOCATION
Dr. Mayer -Harn is c h , Bahai Faith , delivered the invocation.
5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
5.a. Honorary Proclamation Declaring April 2012 as “Autism Awareness Month”.
Mayor Ferrara read and presented an Honorary Proclamation declaring April 2012 as “A utism
Awareness Month” to Mercedes Meier , representing Central Coast Autism Spectrum Center .
5.b. Honorary Proclamation Recognizing Arbor Day – April 27, 2012 .
Mayor Ferrara read and presented an Honorary Proclamation recognizing April 27, 2012 as
“Ar bor Day” to Doug Perrin, Director of Recreation and Maintenance Services .
6. AGENDA REVIEW
6.a. Ordinances Read in Title Only.
Mayor Pro Tem Brown moved , Council Member Costello seconded , and the motion passed
unanimously that all ordinances presented at the meeting shall be read by title only and all
further reading s be waived.
7. CITIZENS’ INPUT, COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTIONS
Zachary Hall expressed concerns and made recommendations regarding the Safe Parking
program at St. Barnabas Churc h. Mayor Ferrar a requested Mr. Hall submit his concerns in
writing.
8. CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor Ferrara invited public comment on the Consent Agenda. There were no comments
received and the public comment period was closed.
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Council Member Guthrie pulled Item 8.d. for comm ent.
Action : Mayor Pro Tem Brown moved, and Council Member Guthrie seconded the motion to
approve Conse nt Agenda Items 8.a . through 8.c ., with the recommended courses of action.
The motion passed on the following roll -call vote:
AYES: Brown, Guthrie, C ostello, Ray, Ferrara
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
8.a. Consideration of Cash Disbursement Ratification .
Action : Ratified the listing of cash disbursements for the period March 1 6 , 2012 through
March 31 , 2012.
8.b. Consideration of Approval of Minutes .
Action : Approve d the minutes of the Special and Regular City Council meetings of
March 27, 2012, as submitted.
8.c. Consideration of Cancellation of July 24, 2012 City Council Meeting.
Action : Canceled the regularly scheduled Council Meeting of July 24, 2012 .
ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONS ENT AGENDA
8.d. Consideration to Declare Surplus Property / Police Vehicles.
Recommended Action : Adopt a Resolution declaring items as surplus and authorizing
their sale.
Staff responded to questions from Council regarding the value of the 1969 Ford Mustang.
Action : Council Member Guthrie moved to adopt Resolution No. 4442 entitled ““A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE DECLARING
ITEMS AS SU RPLUS AND AUTHORIZING THEIR SALE”. Mayor Pro Tem Brown second ed,
and the moti on passed on the following roll -call vote:
AYES: Guthrie, Brown, Costello, Ray, Ferrara
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
9.a. Consideration of 5 -Year Review of Local Sales Tax .
City Manager Adams presented the staff repor t and recommended the Council: 1) Approve
continuation of the local sales tax; and 2) Approve proposed modifications to the Local Sales
Tax 5 -Year Plan.
Mayor Ferrara opened the public hearing. Speaking from the public w ere : Patty Welsh , who
expressed co ncerns about the continuation of the local sales tax ; and Greg Steinberger , who
spoke in favor of continu ing the local sales tax . There were no furthe r comments received, and
the public hearing was closed.
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Council Member Guthrie recommended that the amoun t of rent revenue that the City receives
for the old City Hall building, which is recorded in the General Fun d, be allocated toward the
loan payment for the new City Hall building. The amount of local sales tax funds allocated to the
General Fund would the n be increased by the rent revenue so that the net impact to the
General Fund would be zero.
Council Member Costello moved to approve continuation of the local sales tax; and to approve
the proposed modifications to the Local Sales Tax 5 -Year Plan , includ ing the modifications
recommended by Council Member Guthrie. Mayor Pro Tem Brown seconded, and the moti on
passed on the following roll -call vote:
AYES: Costello, Brown, Guthrie, Ray, Ferrara
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
10. CONTINUED BUSINESS
None.
11. NEW BUSINESS
None.
1 2 . CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS
a) Re quest to Place on the April 24, 2012 Agenda a Presentation from Fire Chief
Aranaz on Future Needs for the Five Cities Fire Authority .
Council Member Costello requested , and the Council concurred, to sc hedule a presentation by
Chief Aranaz on the April 24 th meeting agenda regarding future needs for the Five Cities Fire
Authority.
1 3 . CITY MANAGER ITEMS
None .
1 4 . COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Pro Tem Brown spoke regarding the time change of the City Co uncil meeting and
whether there ha d been any public notification.
Council Member Ray requested staff coordinate with Grover Beach regarding the potential of
participating in the fiber optic project with existing conduit available in East Grand Avenue.
1 5 . STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
None.
1 6 . COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
John Keen, Elm Street, spoke regarding Caltrans and funding for the Brisco Interchange project ;
Five Cities Fire Authority expenditures; and the City becoming a Charter City.
Jacob Barre tt spoke about his efforts regarding self -improvement.
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1 7 . ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Ferrara adjourned the meeting at 7:28 p.m.
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Tony Ferrara , Mayor
A TTEST:
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Kitty Norton , Deputy City Clerk
(Approved at CC Mtg ___________________)
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