Minutes 2012-06-26 ACTION MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL/CITY AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY
TO THE DISSOLVED ARROYO GRANDE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 215 EAST BRANCH STREET
ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Ferrara called the Regular City Council/City as Successor Agency to the Dissolved
Arroyo Grande Redevelopment Agency meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
City Council: Council Member Caren Ray, Council Member Jim Guthrie, Mayor Pro
Tern Tim Brown, and Mayor Tony Ferrara were present. Council Member
Joe Costello was absent.
City Staff Present: City Manager Steven Adams, City Attorney Timothy Carmel, Director of
Legislative and Information Services/City Clerk Kelly Wetmore, Director of
Administrative Services Angela Kraetsch, and Community Development
Director Teresa McClish.
3. FLAG SALUTE
Mayor Ferrara led the Flag Salute.
4. INVOCATION
Pastor Robert Banker, Open Door Church, delivered the invocation.
5. AGENDA REVIEW
5.a. Closed Session Announcements.
Mayor Ferrara announced that on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, after meeting in Closed Session
regarding:
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section
54957.6:
Agency Negotiator: Steven Adams, City Manager
Represented Employees: Arroyo Grande Police Officers' Association
the City Council reconvened into open session and announced there was no reportable action
taken.
5.b. Ordinances Read in Title Only.
Mayor Pro Tern Brown moved, Council Member Ray seconded, and the motion passed
unanimously that all ordinances presented at the meeting shall be read by title only and all
further readings be waived.
6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
None.
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7. CITIZENS' INPUT. COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTIONS
Brad Snook, Surfrider Foundation, spoke regarding the Water Recycling Forum sponsored by
the Sanitation District and commented on the 2010 sewage spill at the Sanitation District; Mary
Lucy, Oceano, spoke regarding the Sanitation District spill; Jacqueline Nesbitt, submitted
comments expressing concern regarding the St. Barnabas pilot parking program.
8. CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor Ferrara invited public comment on the Consent Agenda. There were no comments
received and the public comment period was closed.
Council Member Ray requested Item 8.f. be pulled.
Action: Council Member Brown moved, and Council Member Guthrie seconded the motion to
approve Consent Agenda Items 8.a. through 8.j., with the exception of Item 8.f., with the
recommended courses of action. The motion passed on the following roll-call vote:
AYES: Brown, Guthrie, Ray, Ferrara
NOES: None
ABSENT: Costello
8.a. Consideration of Cash Disbursement Ratification.
Action: Ratified the listing of cash disbursements for the period June 1, 2012 through
June 15, 2012.
8.b. Consideration of Statement of Investment Deposits.
Action: Received and filed the report listing the current investment deposits of the City,
as of May 31, 2012, as required by Government Code Section 53646(b).
8.c. Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Supplement Study to the Final
Engineer's Report for the Parkside Village Assessment District and Approving a
Reduction in the Assessments Levied.
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 4461 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE APPROVING A SUPPLEMENT TO
THE FINAL ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR THE PARKSIDE VILLAGE ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT AND APPROVING A REDUCTION IN THE ASSESSMENTS LEVIED".
8.d. Consideration of Confirmation of Assessments for Tracts 1158, 1769, 2310, and
2236.
Action: 1) Adopted Resolution No. 4462 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE CONFIRMING A LANDSCAPING
ASSESSMENT FOR TRACT 1158"; 2) Adopted Resolution No. 4463 entitled: "A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
CONFIRMING A LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ASSESSMENT FOR TRACT 1769";
3) Adopted Resolution No. 4464 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE CONFIRMING THE ASSESSMENTS FOR THE
PARKSIDE VILLAGE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT (TRACT 2310)"; and 4) Adopted
Resolution No. 4465 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARROYO GRANDE CONFIRMING THE ASSESSMENTS FOR THE GRACE LANE
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT(TRACT 2236)".
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8. CONSENT AGENDA(cont'd]
8.e. Consideration of a Resolution Accepting the Results of the Special Municipal
Election Held Tuesday, June 5, 2012.
Action: Adopted Resolution No. 4466 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE ACCEPTING THE CERTIFICATE OF
THE COUNTY CLERK - RESULTS OF CANVASS OF ALL VOTES CAST AT THE
JUNE 5, 2012 CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION".
8.g. Consideration of an Agreement with the Successor Agency to the Dissolved
Redevelopment Agency to Convey Ownership of the Vacant Property at Faeh
Street and El Camino Real to the City.
Action: Approved a Public Conveyance Agreement to obtain ownership of the vacant
property at Faeh Street and El Camino Real.
8.h. Consideration of an Agreement with the Successor Agency to the Dissolved
Redevelopment Agency to Convey Ownership of the Poplar Ponding Basin to the
City of Arroyo Grande.
Action: Approved a Public Property Conveyance Agreement to obtain ownership of the
Poplar Ponding Basin.
8.i. Consideration of an Agreement with the City of Arroyo Grande to Convey
Ownership of the Vacant Property at Faeh Street and El Camino Real to the City
[CITY AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY].
Action: Acting as the Successor Agency, approved a Public Conveyance Agreement to
transfer ownership of the vacant property at Faeh Street and El Camino Real to the City.
8.j. Consideration of an Agreement with the City of Arroyo Grande to Convey
Ownership of the Poplar Ponding Basin to the City [CITY AS SUCCESSOR
AGENCY].
Action: Acting as the Successor Agency, approved a Public Property Conveyance
Agreement to transfer ownership of the Poplar Ponding Basin to the City.
ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
8.f. Consideration of an Award of Contract to American Asphalt South, Inc. for
Construction of the 2012 Street Resurfacing Project, PW 2012-05.
Recommended Action: 1) Award a contract for the 2012 Street Resurfacing Project to
American Asphalt South, Inc. in the amount of $689,712; 2) Authorize the City Manager
to approve change orders up to $25,000 for unanticipated costs during the construction
phase of the project; 3) Approve the proposed adjustments to Local Sales Tax
expenditures, and 4) Appropriate an additional $30,000 for the project from the Local
Sales Tax balance.
Council Member Ray stated she was not in favor of transferring funding ($60,000) reserved for
the Le Point Street parking lot property acquisition or increasing the City's future debt service.
She recommended the Council approve Alternative 2.
Discussion ensued regarding deferral of street maintenance projects.
Action: Council Member Ray moved to approve Alternative 2 to approve the 2012 Street
Resurfacing Project, but maintain funding reserved for the Le Point Street Parking Lot property
acquisition and instead defer streets in Schedule L, Sunset Drive from Schedule K, and Mason
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Street from Schedule N. Mayor Pro Tern Brown seconded and the motion passed on the
following roll-call vote:
AYES: Ray, Brown, Guthrie
NOES: Ferrara
ABSENT: Costello
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
9.a. Consideration of Fiscal Year 2012-13 Budget Update Report and Adoption of a
Resolution Amending the Master Fee Schedule for the Recreation Division.
Director of Administrative Services Kraetsch presented the staff report and recommended that
the Council: 1) Approve detailed budget adjustments listed in the Budget Update report; 2)
Approve a new Local Sales Tax Fund 5-Year Plan; 3) Adopt a Resolution approving the FY
2012-13 Budget; 4) Approve requests for adjustments in the Sales Tax Fund and the CIP Fund
for FY 2011-12 Fund; 5) Adopt a Resolution amending the Master Fee Schedule for the
Recreation Division by increasing and establishing fees relating to the Soto Sports Complex for
facility use, field rentals for youth sports, and non-resident fees for youth sports.
Mayor Ferrara opened the public comment period. Speaking from the public were Stacy Jacob
and Noreen Martin, San Luis Obispo Visitors and Conference Bureau (VCB), who commented
on the benefits of the VCB as a partner to the City to promote tourism and requested the
Council reconsider its membership investment. There were no further comments received, and
the public comment period was closed.
Action: Council Member Guthrie moved to adopt a Resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE ADOPTING THE REVISED
FISCAL YEAR 2012-13 BIENNIAL BUDGET AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
AMOUNT BUDGETED". Mayor Pro Tem Brown seconded, and the motion passed on the
following roll-call vote:
AYES: Guthrie, Brown, Ray, Ferrara
NOES: None
ABSENT: Costello
Action: Council Member Guthrie moved to adopt a Resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE AMENDING THE MASTER FEE
SCHEDULE FOR THE RECREATION DIVISION BY INCREASING AND ESTABLISHING
FEES RELATED TO THE SOTO SPORTS COMPLEX FOR FACILITY USE, FIELD RENTALS
FOR YOUTH SPORTS, AND NON-RESIDENT FEES FOR YOUTH SPORTS". Council
Member Ray seconded, and the motion passed on the following roll-call vote:
AYES: Guthrie, Ray, Brown, Ferrara
NOES: None
ABSENT: Costello
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Action: Council Member Guthrie moved to approve requests for adjustments in the Sales Tax
Fund and the CIP Fund for FY 2011-12. Council Member Ray seconded, and the motion
passed on the following roll-call vote:
AYES: Guthrie, Ray, Brown, Ferrara
NOES: None
ABSENT: Costello
Action: Council Member Guthrie moved to approve a new Local Sales Tax Fund 5-Year Plan to
reflect the adjustments to the Le Point Street Parking Lot project (property acquisition) and the
Pavement Management Plan. Council Member Ray seconded, and the motion passed on the
following roll-call vote:
AYES: Guthrie, Ray, Brown, Ferrara
NOES: None
ABSENT: Costello
Action: Council Member Guthrie moved to approve detailed budget adjustments listed in the
Budget Update report. Council Member Ray seconded, and the motion passed on the following
roll-call vote:
AYES: Guthrie, Ray, Brown, Ferrara
NOES: None
ABSENT: Costello
10. CONTINUED BUSINESS
None.
11. NEW BUSINESS
None.
12. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
The Mayor and Council Members provided brief reports from the following committee,
commission, board, or other subcommittee meetings that they have attended as the City's
appointed representative.
(a) Mayor Ferrara:
(1) San Luis Obispo Council of Governments/San Luis Obispo Regional Transit
Authority(SLOCOG/SLORTA).
(2) South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD)
(3) Economic Development Element Update Committee
(b) Mayor Pro Tem Brown:
(1) Integrated Waste Management Authority Board (IWMA)
(2) County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC).
(c) Council Member Costello: (ABSENT)
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(d) Council Member Guthrie:
(1) South County Area Transit (SCAT)
(2) Homeless Services Coordinating Council (HSOC)
(3) Economic Development Element Update Committee
(e) Council Member Ray:
(1) Economic Vitality Corporation (EVC)
(2) California Joint Powers Insurance Authority(CJPIA)
(3) Tourism Committee
13. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS
None.
14. CITY MANAGER ITEMS
None.
15. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Ferrara commended the management staff for the City's recent Standard and Poors
rating.
16. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
None.
17. COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
None.
18. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
19. CLOSED SESSION
At 7:15 p.m., the City Council met in Closed Session to discuss the following items:
a. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957.6:
Agency Negotiator: Steven Adams, City Manager
Represented Employees: Arroyo Grande Police Officers' Association
b. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957.6:
Agency Negotiator: Steven Adams, City Manager
Represented Employees: Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Local 620
c. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957.6:
Agency Negotiator: Steven Adams, City Manager
Unrepresented Employees: Management Employees
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21. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
The City Council reconvened to open session and City Attorney Carmel announced that there
was no reportable action.
22. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Ferrara adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m.
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Tony Ferra,ATayor
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Kelly W:Am• e, City Clerk
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