Minutes 1988-08-09
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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1988
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 215 E. BRANCH STREET
ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA
The City Council met in regular session at 7: 30 P.M. with
Mayor Howard Mankins presiding. Also present were Council Members
Dorace Johnson, Mark M. Millis, Gene Moots and D. G. Porter.
FLAG SALUTE AND INVOCATION
Mayor Mankins led the Pledge of Allegience to our Flag, and
the Rev. Dennis Bjorgan, Fire Chaplain and pastor of First Assembly
of God Church, delivered the invocation.
PUBLIC APPEARANCES
MARIE CATTOIR of 195 Orchid Lane requested that a fence
between Tract 1513 and three adjoining parcels to the south be left
in place to protect survey marks on the fence posts.
KEITH GURNEE of RRM Design Group, representing land owners in
the Oak Park area who have commissioned a traffic study of the
Highway 101 corridor between Grand Avenue and Oak Park Boulevard,
said the final draft report and recommendations will be presented
to the city Council on Auqust 30, 1988.
CONSENT AGENDA
Moved by Porter/Millis (5-0-0, Porter, Millis, Johnson, Moots
and Mankins voting aye) to approve Consent Agenda Items C.!.
through C.7., with the recommended courses of action.
C.l. July 12, 1988 City council Minutes. Approved.
C.2. July 26, 1988 city Council Minutes. Approved.
C.3. July, 1988 Investment Report. Information.
C.4. Request of police Department to Purchase Copy Machine (1988/89
Budgeted Item). Approved.
C.S. Amendment to J .P.A. of San Luis Obispo Area Coordinating
council. Approved.
C.6. Resolution from Grover City Grange 746 Supporting the Arroyo
Grande community Hospital and the continuing operation for the
Betterment of the South County Population. Information.
C.7. Acceptance of Arroyo Street Dedication. Approved.
PUBLIC HEARING. LOT SPLIT CASE NO. ~8-458 (PROPOSAL FOR ONE LOT
SUBDIVISION FOR COMMERCIAL CONDOMINIUM PURPOSES \. SOUTHEAST CORNER
OF OAK PARK BOULEVARD AND JAMES WAY. KENNEDY /SHEPPEL
Public Works Director Paul Karp referred to the August 1, 1988
memo of Planning Director Doreen Liberto-Blanck. He said the
Planning commission had recommended adoption of the Negative
Declaration, approval of the project and filing of a Notice of
Determination. Mr. Karp posted on the board a map of the proposed
subdivision, and answered questions of Council on the matter.
Mayor Mankins open the discussion to the floor, and when no
one came forward to speak, returned it to Council.
Moved by Moots/Johnson (S-O-O) to approve the recommendations
of the Planning commission.
Moved by Johnson/Porter (5-0-0, Johnson, Porter, Millis, Moots
and Mankins voting aye) to adopt Resolution No. 2246 Approving Lot
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Board, told the Council that the Board proposes to construct a
parking lot on city property behind the City council Chambers with
approximately $22,500 from the Parking Fund.
Mayor Mankins said he may have a conflict of interest in this
matter and turned the gavel over to Mayor Pro Tem Johnson.
There was discussion of access to the lot, cost, size, slope
and design.
Moved by MootsjMillis (5-0-0, Moots, Millis, Porter and
Johnson voting aye, and Mankins abstaining) to approve the Advisory
Board taking action to draw up contracts for access easements with
the land owners.
OPT"YONAL nESiGN STANDA.RDS
Council Member Porter referred to his memo of August 2, 1988,
and recommended that the Council instruct the City Attorney and
Planning staff to amend the Zoning Ordinance by deleting the
optional Design Standards Provisions.
After Council discussion, it was moved by PorterjMoots (5-0-
0) to initiate the process of taking the subject of the deletion
of the Optional Design Standards Provisions of the Zoning Ordinance
to pUblic hearing at the Planning Commission and City Council
levels.
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING EXPANSION OF ARROYO GRANDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Mayor Mankins referred to his memo of August 4, 1988, and
urged the Council to adopt a resolution calling for the
modernization and upgrading of the hospital.
Council Members agreed with the Mayor and said the Council
should make personal contact with the. officers of American Medical
International, owner of the hospital.
DR. NORMAN E. TULLIS, medical staff representative on the
board of directors of the hospital and a local physician, said the
hospital had not been improved in 10 years and needs to be brought
up to standard. .
SUPERVISOR JIM JOHNSON, said because of the current South
County population of approximately 60,000 and expected future
growth, an up-to-date hospital will be needed.
Moved by Millis/Porter (5-0-0, Millis, Porter, Moots, Johnson
and Mankins voting aye) to adopt Resolution No. 2247 Supporting
Expansion of the Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, and to meet with
AMI officers to stress the importance of upgrading the hospital.
ORAL REPORT ON THE SOUTH SAN LUIS OB:ISPO COUNTY SAR:ITATION D:ISTR:ICT
FUNDING
Mayor Mankins referred to his August 9, 1988 South San Luis
Obispo county Sanitation District Report listing fund balances for
July 1, 1988. He said all funds were in good financial condition.
He requested that the Council direct Staff to pursue obtaining
the rights to the water discharged into the ocean from the
Sanitation District Plant as a viable source of water for future
use. He said this "gray" water is a source right in the City's
back yard. He said more than one million gallons of water per day
flow into the ocean from the plant.
Council Members supported the Mayor, and it was moved by
JohnsonjMoots (5-0-0) to take whatever steps necessary to obtain
the rights to the water discharged into the ocean from the
Sanitation District Plant.
ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION
The Council adjourned at 8:37 P.M. to a Closed Session on
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personnel and litigation.
RECONVENEMENT AND FINAL ADJOURNMENT
The Council reconvened at 10:30 P.M. and immediately
adjourned.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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