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CITY COUNCIL _ DECEMBER 27, 1966
ARROYO GRANDEA CALIF`ORNIA
The Council met in regular session wi~`h Mayor V~iood presiding.
Upon roll call~ Councilwoman Thompsona Councilmen Levine, Schlegel
and Burt reported pre~ent.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATTON
Mayor Wood `led us in ~he Pledge of A1,legiance ~o our flag and
immediately thereafter Reverend Andrew Daugh~.ers of St. Barnabas
Episcopal Clzurch of Arroyo Grande gave the invocation.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 13, 1966
The minu~es of t'he regular meeting of December 13, 1966 were
approved as preparecl.
APPROVAL OF WARRANTS
! A motion was made by Councilwoanan Thomp~ona seconded by
Councilman Levine9 that GENERAL WARRANTS N0~ 543 ~o and including
NO~ 566~ in the ~.o~.al amount of $14, 392.94~ .AND PAYROLL WARRANTS
NO. 857 to and including NO. 907q iri ~'he to~al amount of
$8,869.36, .AND TRUST .AND AGENCY WARRANTSF one only numbered 722,
in the total amount of ~15.OOF BE AUTHORTZED AND ORDERED PAID.
MOT20N UNANTMOUSLY CARRTID,.
LETTER OF THANK S AND APPRECTATION TO COUNCIL FROM PISMO BEACH
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Council~received and acknowledged a letter of thanks from
t'he said Ghamber of Go~rmerce for ~he Council's time and effort
extended in their participation during the ~966 Annual Pismo Beach
C1am Festival.
REQUEST BY SUPERVISOR CARPENTER FOR COUNCIL TO ADOPT RESOLUTION OF
APPRECIATION TO MRS, MURIEL PORTERe ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY TO
CALIFORNIA SENATORS CHRIS JESPERSONA ALAN A, ERHEART AND VERNON L.
STURGEON. FROM 1932 to 1966
After review by the City Administrator~ anc7 after Council
discussion of tne subject resolution of appreciation commending
Mrs. Por~er, who is ret~.ring from her position af Aclministrative
Secretary, such resolution was read in its entirety by the City
Attorney.
RESOLUTION N0. 727
A RESOLUT'ION OF THE CTTY GOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF P,RROYO GRANDE
COMNiENDING MURIEL PORTER FOR HER SERVI CE TO SAN LUI S OBI SPO ~ OUN"1"i'
CITIZENS AND ITS SENATORS
_ On mo~ion 'by Councilman Hurt, secorided by Councilman Schlegel,
, and on the following ro11 call vote to wit:
AYES; Councilwoman T'hompson,~ Councilmen Levine,
Sc'hlegel~ Burt and Mayor Wood,
NOES: None,
ABSENT: None,
the foregoing resolution was adopted t'his 27t'h day of December, 1966.
FURTHER IN THIS REG.ARD, the evening of January 28, 1967 is
designated as "Muriel Por~ter Nig'ht"~ and a Gommemorative Dinner,
in Mrs. Porter's honor~ is to 'be held a~ the Madonna Inn on such
evening. ~
PROGRESS REPORT UNTFORM S.ALES TAX FOR ALL CITIES OF S. L. 0. COUNTY
T'he City Adminis~ratorTadvised t'hat reportedly the City of Sar~
Luis Obispo had f'orwarded its resolut~ion, Cin support of this City's
request resolution that the sales tax be uniform throughou~k the County),
to t'he Boar~d of Supervisors of said County; no ot'~er progress to
report at t'h~s time.
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SALES TAX REVENUE REPORT FOR THIRD QUARTERB 1966
The Counci~ reveived ~uch report of ~he Ci~ty Admini~trator
in which it wa~ brought ou~. ~.hafi ~.he ~ales tax revenue received
by the City for t`his ~hird quarter of 1966 was $23,462s which is
an increa se of . 016/ over ~he ~hird quar~.er pe~°f od of 1965 e and
which is also a new record Ya.~.gh for a11 previous third quarter
periods.
PROGRESS REPORT - LAFCO CONSOLIDATION COMM2TTE~ MEETING REa
FTVE CTTIES' CONSOLIDATTON
Councilman Burt reported tha~. ~.he Committee had finalized a
format for ~.he assembling of facts and ~igures on t'he various
categories of nee~d~d a..n~ormafi.ion~ and that ~'he ~ub-committees
were sti11 gathering general anc~ s~ati~t,ical information.
REQUEST' LETTER FROM SAN T~UIS OBISPO,COUNTY LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION
COMMISSION (LAFCo), DATED 12112/66~ RE~ FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR
SUCH COMMISSION'S CONSO'LIDATION COMMITTEE REo FIVE CITIES CONSOLIDATION
Af~er revie~r~by the City Admini~~.rafi.or of the letter from ~aid
LAFCo~ uncler the ~ignature of W. V. Waggon~r, in ~cahich the Commission
advised tha~. the Reorgani~ati~on Commi~,t~ea~ appointed by LAFCo to study
t'he Sout'h County Consolidation~ was in neec~ of miscellaneous offic,e
and inca.dental expense func~~~AND ALSO, such Committee was cles~rous
of obtain~.ng t.he serviees of an ~xper~.ise i.n governmental analysis
for evaluati,on purpose~ estimated ~.o cost $2a 500.00, :AND AFTER
COUNCIL DTSCUSSION, t'he Council direc~ed ~.'ha~ the following procedure
of ac~ion ~be taken:
Th~ Ca,ty Aclministrator vaas direc~.ec1 to correspond with
Mr. Waggorier,• Acting Executive Officer of ~.he S. L. O. LAFCo,
(1) inquiring about th~ Reorganization Com~mi~.~ce for the South
County using a portion o~'~~ fi:`he pre-budgeted Co~nty ~unds (for
LAFCo" s use) of $6~~(7t~~.00 tor professi~onal and~contracting service
purposes, AND (2) t~'hat inquiry al~o 'be made to'~t'he subject study
committee about t'he possible use of the Sta~e o~E California ' s,
Office of Planning's personnel and manpower for`~"assistance purposes
in t'he subject Committ~e's study and analysis a_,to the fea~ibility
of the Citie~' consolidation.
FURTHER IN THIS R,EGARD,~ t'he Mayor directed hat Councilm.an
Burt~ the City's r~epresentative fi.o t'he Reorganiz tion Committee,
make inquiry to t'he C~mmit.tee ancl seek out t'heir feelings about all
the invol~red cit;ies contributing an equal monetary amount to
caver this Committee's incidental expenses.
LEAGUE OF CALTFORNIA CTTIES RECOMMENDATION BY LEAGUE RE.
~ ~ ~COLLIER-UNRUH ACT (GAS TAX PROGRAM)
After discussion~ the Council directed that the City Attorney
prepare a resolutfon on b~half o~' this City in support of the
elimination of t'he ma~.ching requir~ement uncler Section 186 of t'he
Collier-~Unruh Z"ransportation Act, and in support of an extension
of the accumulation p~riod for t'h~se funds from two to five years
wit'h the optfon to petition accumu7.ation for an ex~ended time with
maximum of ten years. Said resolution is to be forthcoming to
the Council for their review and resultant~ action at the next
regular'ly sc'hedulecl Council meeting.
ELM 5TRE~T P,ARK - RECOMMENDATTON B'Y PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSICL~T
. RE, DEVEZOPMENT OF SAID PARK
T'he Counci'1 received a detailed r~port~
dated 12/7/66, relative
to the present as we11 as futurc proposed plans for this park
developmerit~ anc7 also, the City Administrator reviewed verbally an
exhibit map which s~t forth the immec7iate proposed inftial park
development,.
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After Council discussion, a~o°tion was made by Councilman
Schlegelo secondecl by Councilrnan Burta ~`ha~. ~1ze initial development
of the Elm Street Park Plan~ (involva~ng ~.ne front 300' of the City-
owned E1m Street p~°operty) q a~ recommenclec~ by ~'he Parks and Recreation
Commission and a~ is ~et fort'h in ~.he Exhibi~ Map ancl Drawing of
said Park datecl December 7a 1966, be approved, AND THAT an amount
not to exceed $70000 be au~hor°ized ancl approved for expenditure in
this park developmen~~ AND F"URTHERn ~hafi. the 1oca1 clubs ancl service
organizations b~ invit~d and ~ncouraged to participate in this
first park proj ec~. for ~he City of Arroyo Grain de. Motion unanimously
carried.
PARKS .AND RECREATION COMMISSION REQU~ST AND RECOMMENDATION THA.T
COUNCTL REQUTRE S'IDEWALK ON NORTH SIDE OF GRAND AVENUE
BETWEEN BRISGO ROAD AND ELM STR~ET AND
REQUEST FOR COUNCTL'S OPTNION REm PLANTER FACILITY AT
SUCH LOCATION
After cliscus~ion~ the Council diree~ec~ ~'he City Aaministrator
to fol.low ~hrouglz on znaking personal con~act wi~°h the owner of
Sunset Builders and of ~he proper~.y on w`h~ch such business is ~ituated,
and solicit his cooperation ~ri the pla~em.~n~ of sidewalk in the
herein d~signat~d area, AND AL~O aclvi~e such owner that it is the
Parks and Recrea~.ion Commission'~ proposed in~.ention to erect a
planter for beautif.ication purposes a~. suoh eorner~ AND FURTHERO
t"hat t'he City Adma.nistrator inform t'h~ Council about t°he outcome of
this intended mutual cpoperative proj~~t.
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ACKNOWL~]7GMENT AND RECEIPT
OF MONTES FROM LOCAL ORGANIZA.TIONS FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION
IN WAYSTDE PARK W~LCOME SIGNa
K2WANTS CLUB OF S0, S. L,. 0„ COUNTY 100.00
ROTARY CLUB 50.00
After discussionT t'h~ Council officially received the Kiwanis
Club check in the amoun;~--o~ $100 and ~:he Rotary Club check in the
amount of $50.00, AND directed that ~'he Ci~y Administrator
acknowleclge and than.k each of t'hese nar~ed organf~zations, by
correspondence, for t'heir cont~ribu~;ian to ~.he City' s soon-to-be-
erected wayside park welcome ~ign.
FURTHER DISCUSSION - CURB AND GUTTER DEPOSIT
In accorda~e wit'h t'he Gouncil's direc~.ion at the last Council
meeting, the Cit~y Attorney sugges~ed and recommended to ~he Council
that a 10 year 'ho'lding pera.od for curb and gutt~er deposits would
seemingly be fair and ,just ~o a11 conc~rn~d. Aft~er furt'her Council
discussion~ a motion was made by Councilman Levine, seconded by
Councilwoman Thompson, t'hat t`he exist~.ng ordinance pertaining to
curb and gutter c~eposits'be properly amended ~o c1~arly and con-
cisely set ou~. t'he following~
That a11 curb and gutt;er depo$it. monies paid to the
City of Arroyo Grande be 'held for a 10 year period~ ancl if, at the end
of that time~ no curb and gutt~r grades have been established, then
the said amount on deposit with ~he City for curb and gutter pur-
poses would be ref undable~ upon propPr reques~ to t'he City, to the
then current property awner.
Motion Unanimously carried.
FURTHER DISCUSSION - FAIR O.AKS AR~A DRAINAGE PROBLEM
In accordance with th~ Gouncil's direc~.ion at the last Council
meeting, the Council recc~ivecl a report f'rom ~he civil engineering
firm of Garing, Taylor and Associates, Inc., dated 12/16/66s Re.
Master Plan of Curb Grades in the Fair Oaks area, AND FURTHER,
the Council wa~ advi~ed by t'he City Adminiatrator that a buclgeted,
unexpended amount of $3,100.00 for tlze cur~rent year is on hand for
engineering cost purposes.
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After Council discussiona a motion was made by Councilwoman
Thompson, seconded 'by Councilman Levine~ ~ha~. the City of Arroyo
Grande hereby authorizes ~he firm of Garing and Taylor to proceed
with the basic engine~ring to establish curb and gutter grades in
the Fair 0aks Area, and ~hat the assi~tance of any and all City
forces be usea wherever possible in the execution of this worko
AND FURTHER, t'hat every effort be made by all parties involved
in this work to keep a11 costs to a min~rn~um, AND FURTHER, that the
overall cost involved is not to exceed ~.he sum of $3,100.00.
Motion carried.
WATER RESERVOIR NO~ 1- RE. RESERVOIR ROOF REQUIREMENTS
T'he Director of Public Work~~ Joe Anderson, reviewed verbally
for t'he Council his written report and recommendation of December 21,
1966, (A portion of the report under the ~.itle subject of "New
Well"), and the repor~ by Koe'big and Koebigv dated December 7, 1966,
entitled "Reconnaissance of City Water Storage Reservoirs".
For resume purposes only, upon periodic routine analysis of
the water held in Reservoir No. 1 by the State of California,
Department of Health, contamination of the water was disclosed
some time ago. In the process of investigation, it was first
thought that a new roof was necessary to correct the source of con-
tamination. However, as is set forth in Koebig and Koebig's report,
a new roof would be desirable, but is not immediately necessary,
since the contamination is apparently stemming from sedimentation
on the floor of t'he reservoir.
THUS, after Counc~l discussion~ a motion was made by Council-
man Burt, seconded by Councilwoman Thompson, t~hat authorization be
granted for City Forces to proceecl wit'h thorough and proper clean-
ing of Reservoir No. 1 in accordance with the recommendations set
out in t'he Koebig and Koebig "Reconnaissance" report of December 7,
1966, as same is per~inent to Reservoir No. 1. MOTION UN.ANIMOUSLY
CARRIED.
PROPOSED NEW WATER WELL FOR CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
After review of t'he Director of Public Works' report of
December 21, 1966~ entitled "New We11, and after detailed explana-
tion by Joe Anderson. Director of Public Works, as to why ~uch water
well was needed and the rea$oning for the proposed location site of
same, AND AFTER COUNCIZ DISCUSSION, the Director of Public Works was
instructed by the Council to determine the production and other per-
tinent factors of other existing and/or operating water we11s in
the general surrounding area of the proposed location of the new
well, wZzich fs now tentative wit'hin the City-owned E1m Street
propert~.y, and so report his findings to t'he Council at their regular
meeting of January 24, 1967; .AND FURTHER, since time is of the essence
in thi~ matter, the Council instructed ~.ha~ the Director of Public
Works proceed with the preparation of the requisite plans and
specifications for the new water well, and ~.'hat said completed plans an
specifications be presented to the Council at t'heir regular
me~ting of January 24, 1967.
DISCUSSION RE.MATTER OF COST OF WATER METERS TO BE IN STALLED AT
VARIOUS LOGATIONS NOW RECEIVING UNMETERED WATER SERVICES
The Councf.l received the memorandum of December 13, 1966 from
the Director of Public Works concerning Flat Rate Water Services,
and af'ter inter-discussion between the Council and said Director,
a motion was made by Councilman Sc'hlegel~ seconded by Councilman
BurtJ t'hat the individual property owner would be responsible for
the actual cost and payment to t'his City for the water meter itself,
i. e. $3~.00; and it will be the responsibility of ~khe inclividual
property owner to connect each meter service to each individual
water user's dwel'ling or bu~iness facility~ and it will be their
further responsibility to sever all plumbing services and facilities
now interconnected wit'h any ot'her property or water user, for the
reseon t'hat iri somE instances where t'he buildings are joined, t'he
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plumbing services and facilities are also interconnected,
AND FURTHER, that the City of Arroyo Grande would bare the
costs involved for installation,by City Forces,of those certain
water meters and service lines from the water main to the property
line, located primarily in the down town Branch Street area;
AND FURTHER, such project, when finalized, will have established
metering service for each individual user of water on Branch Street,
rather than the present setup of several users on one service line.
MOTION UN.ANIMOUSLY CARRIED.
PERSON.AL THANKS EXTENDED BY MAYOR JOE ROSE OF PISMO BEACH TO CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE
Mayor Joe Rose and his wife were welcomed by Mayor Wood to the
Council meeting, after which Mayor Rose extended l~is personal
thanks for the "lovely party", hosted by Arroyo Gra nde and held at
the City's new Corporate Yard for officials and personnel of Pismo
Beach, Grover City ancl Arroyo Grande.
RECEIPT OF PROPOSAL FROM CONSULTING ENGINEER KENNETH MULLEN ON
COST OF APPRAISAL OF THE OCEANO WATER COMPANY
The Council rece~.ved the subject proposal and work time
schedule, after which Mayor Wood read th~ proposal in its entirety.
A furt'her message concerning t'his proposal from Mr. Mullen by tele-
phone this date was verbally forwardecl to the Council by the City
Attorney, to the effect that the entire project of work would
actually be between $2,500 and $3,000 and would take the time of
approximately 2 months.
The Council gave this matter consiclerable deliberation and
they concluded to arrange an additional meeting wit'h Mr. Mullen for
f urther discussion purposes of the sub,ject matter and proposal,
and the Council directed that the City Administrator make such
arrangement.
LOPEZ DAM PROJECT
The Council was advised by Don Ta11ey, the City's appointec7
alternate representative to the Water Resources Advisory Committee
of S. L. 0. County, that bids would probably be let during February
for construction of the Lopez Dam Projects and further, that the
report by the State on the safety features of the dam would be
received "fairly soon".
PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0, 111 RE. SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
FIRST READING
After Council discussion and resultant approval of the
proposed amendment which would in effect fix cl~finite sewer service
charges for those services now being charged on the basis of water
usage, such ordinance was read through the title by the City
Attorney for its first reading. Thereafter, a motion was made by
Councilman Levine, seconded by Councilwoman Thompson; to dispense
with reading the balance of the ordinance. Motion unanimously
carried.
CABLE T. V. PROGRESS REPORT
The Council was informed that the Phase 3 Area, (a portion of
the City of Arroyo Grande eo named by t'he Cable Television Co.,)
would pro bably be ready for home installation in epproximately
3 week ~ .
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PRICE CANYON ROAD - REPORT BY COUNCILMAN SCHLEGEL
Councilman Schlegel advised that the following information had
been forwarded to him from Mr. Richarcl C,allagher,
S. L. O. County Road Department:
The oil companies ~~ow located in the Price Canyon area
have the rig'ht to relocate tne road in the areas where such road
goes through their property; 'however, any proposed relocation
of the road within their prop~rty would have to be approved by
any affected and/or involved entity; and thus it would seemingly
be inconceivable that the oil companies would undertake any
movernent of the now-established Price Canyon Road because of
the cost involv~d.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion by Councilwoman Thompson, seconded by Councilman
Levine, and unanimously carried, the meeting adjourned at
10:30 P.M.
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