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Minutes 1986-02-25 ~ CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 25, 1986 ARROYO GRANDE 7:30 P.M. The City Council met in Regular Session with Mayor B'Ann Smith presiding. Upon roll call, Council Members Matt Gallagher, Oorace Johnson, Gene Moots and D. G. Porter were present. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION Council Member Johnson led the Pledge of Allegiance to our flag. The Rev. Everett L. Taylor of United Methodist Church delivered the invocation. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None CONSENT AGENDA City Clerk Nancy Davis said there was a correction to the minutes of February 11, 1986. She said the fourth sentence under the paragraph titled "General Plan Circulation Element" should read, "Mayor Smith questioned Mr. Eisner about two roads on Fig. 7.1 (Map) and he replied that they were Valley Road, an extension of Valley Road to Bell Street, and Ranch Road, a road dealing with a subdivision known as Grande Highlands." Mayor Smith asked that the corrected Minutes be included with the March 11, 1986, Agenda packet. On motion of Council Member Johnson, seconded by Council Member Porter, and unanimously carried, to approve Item 1, the minutes of February 11, 1986, as corrected; the minutes of February 12, 1986, and other Consent Agenda Items 2 through 13. 1. February 11, 1986 and February 12, 1986 Minutes (Recoumend Approval) 2. Demand Registers (Recoamend Approval) 3. Oaim for Damages by Slaw Ooko (Recoumend Rejection of Oaim) 4. February 18, 1986 Planning r"""1)i..ion Answered Agenda (lnfonnation) 5. February 12, 1986 Parks and Recreation o.nrn;..ion Notcs (Infonnation) 6. January 13, 1986 Puking II: Traffic ColDIIission Minutes (lnfonnation) 7. County Letter to MJ:s. Honcycutt Regarding Reclaimed Wastewater (Infonnation) 8. February 26, 1986 Council Study Session Notice (Infonnation) 9. League of California Cities' Legialative Bulletin No. 5-1986 (Infonnation) 10. Central Coast Cities "Deep Pocket" Ezpetience Report (lnfonnation) 11. Intake Pipe II: Manhole Construction A ward of Bid (Recoumend Approval) 12. eal Trans Signal Agreement for Branch II: Muon Streets (Reeuu....odid Approval) 13. Tally Ho Road J!qJrovement Progress Payment (Reconmend Approval) - -- CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 25, 1986 ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA PAGE TWO FIRE EQUIPMENT STATUS REPORT City Manager Bob Mack reported to the Council on the status of the fire equipment in the community at this time. He said the City has a 1984 1500 G.P.M. pumper, a 1974 mini-pumper, a rescue vehicle, a Jeep, the Chief's van, and a communications vehicle. He said the City's 1964 pumper lost an en9ine at a recent fire. He said the City is explorin9 the purchase of a used engine for this truck, and that until that is installed the City is using a pumper borrowed from the Office of Emergency Services. He said the City has a sinking fund to replace the vehicle which is 27 years old. He said the Council will be given more information on this during the budgetary process, but wanted to assure the Council that the City has all the necess~ry equipment on board. TRAFFIC WAY SURFACE DESIGN PROGRAM REPORT Planning Director Stanley Eisner said that he had spoken to the consultants Omni-Means and they will be giving him the final report February 28, 1986; that he will distribute that on Monday, March 3, 1986, and that the consultants can make any changes and have the report back to the City by March 7, 1986. Mr. Eisner said he will be setting up a meeting with the Technical Committee, made up of the telephone company, the lead agency, and the other utilities, with the consultants present. MOBILE HOME RENT STABILIZATION Council Members decided to hold a Committee of the Whole, including all of the City Council and interested people who have appeared before the Council on this subject to give imput. They asked for rent stabilizatio~ ordinances from other cities to be brought to the meeting for study as well as sample lease agreements between mobile home park tenants and owners. Council Member Johnson also asked for an update on the lease being negotiated between Sunrise Terrace Mobile Home Park tenants and the new owners. HARRY FISHER of 824 Arcadia Drive said that he had heard that the new owners of Sunrise Terrace would be offering a new lease, but that it would be on their terms and at their prices. He said that Escrow had not closed on the sale of the park. Council Members decided that the round table/study session would be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 12, 1986, in the City Council Chambers. ORDINANCE INCREASING COUNCIL SALARIES Council Member Gallagher said he had been asked to bring this matter to the Council and he felt it was important to discuss the issue. Council Member Johnson said she had attended a conference and learned what other cities are doing and what benefits were offered to Council Members. She said the $150.00 Council salary had not been changed since 1966, and that her salary barely pays for 9asoline used to attend meetings. Council Member Porter said he had voted against the salary raises last time but felt it may be necessary now, even though he is not in favor of raising his own salary. He asked if it were true that this ordinance cannot go into effect until November, 1986. City Attorney Art Shaw said that under a special provision that was added to the statutes in 1985 that is not true. He said the fact is that the Legislature provided that Councils could adopt ordinances as long as they became effective before December 31, 1986. He said the Council could increase salaries of all members in accordance with a schedule set out in the statute, and does not have to wait until the next election. He added that this statute expires January 1, 1987. Council Members Porter and Moots said they would vote for the Ordinance only if it were to go into effect after the November election. The Mayor asked Mr. Shaw to prepare an ordinance for the next meeting. ~ CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 25, 1986 ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA PAGE THREE PUBLIC HEARING-GENERAL PLAN CIRCULATION ELEMENT Mr. Eisner reviewed the completed draft of the Circulation Element of the Comprehensive General Plan. He said California State Planning Law requires that there be seven mandatory elements in the General Plan. The purpose of the element is to develop and adopt policies related to the movement of goods, services and people into, through, around and out of the community. As a part of that legislative mandate the state has created a handbook that sets forth guidelines. He said this was a revised draft which included the Council's opinions, Planning Commission and Parking and Traffic Commission recommendations, and imput from the public at all of the hearings and study sessions. He referred to graphics (maps) displayed on the walls in the chambers. He said that the parts of the Circulation Element are 1. the general text, 2. a series of maps presenting in graphic form all of the policies and projections set forth in the text, and 3. the technical index, which is important to the implementation of the element. Associate Planner Nancy Iversen, who prepared the Circulation Element, assisted Mr. Eisner in explaining the maps. Council Members again expressed concern about the representation on the map of West Branch Street, an extension road from Valley Road to Bell Street and the configuration of Highway 227. Mayor Smith said the Notice of Public Hearing had been duly published and all requirements met for this hearing and invited the public to address the Council. HENRY HORWEGE of 243 Larchmont spoke against connecting West Branch Street with Larchmont Drive. He distributed a map to Council Members that was a composit of suggestions from Larchmont residents showing their ideas for street development in their area. Mr. Horwege also said he believed that there should be limited parking times during rush hours on Grand Avenue. JOSEPH MANION of 255 Larchmont Drive read a letter from Travis and Katherine Evans of 270 Larchmont Orive against the extension of West Branch to Larchmont and the "shuffl i ng of traffi c patterns." Mr. Manion also said he throught that Cal Trans should be concerned about the northbound Highway 101 onramp from Grand Avenue where cars do not get up to speed before going off at Brisco Road. On motion of Council Member Gallagher, seconded by Council Member Johnson, and unanimously carried to accept into the record the letters from Henry Horwege and Joseph Manion, the map, and the letter from Travis and Katherine Evans. DALE PERKINS of Pismo Beach, who is charge of the San Luis Obispo County Libraries, encouraged the Council to complete West Branch Street so citizens would have an easier time getting to the South County Library. EDWIN NELSON of 204 Larchmont Drive said he was a pioneer on Larchmont and it would be a mistake to upset the peace and tranquility of the street. BILL DE BLAUW of 275 Larchmont Drive spoke against going through Larchmont with West Branch. SANDY ENGLISH of 521 LePoint said she would not want the two LePoint streets to be connected because of increased traffic. BEN HORNER of 263 Larchmont Drive spoke against the entension to Larchmont. He said he was the newest homeowner on the street and had a bridge from his house across 20 feet on his lot and 20 feet of City easement. He said it was his understanding that the street would never be widened and never extended. He said he was told by someone at the City that he could do whatever he wanted with the easement. Mr. Mack responded that Mr. Horner has a right to access to a public right of way, but cannot do anything he wants with the remaining property, which is owned by all of the people of Arroyo Grande. '.-.., CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 25, 1986 ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA PAGE FOUR PUBLIC HEARING-GENERAL PLAN CIRCULATION ELEMENT Continued ROBERTA FOWLER of 810 Forest Glen suggested an alignment of Highway 227 to Lake Lopez that would go from Traffic Way, through Cherry and to the lake. MARIE CATTOIR of 195 Orchid Lane asked if the staff is following the Council's direction or the other way around. She spoke against the extension from Valley Road to Bell Street, said that there should be planning for the route of Highway 227 to the Lake, and that the City should have a program for Density Transfer. CARROLL DEAN of 111 Orchid Lane said he is opposed to the Highway 227 plan the way it is now proposed and that the City should decide where the road will go, not Caltrans. Mrs. Cattoir asked Mrs. Iversen to point out the Highway 227 route on the map, and she did so. Mrs. Iversen said that Caltrans is now looking at plans for the year 2005. Mr. Mack said that these studies have been done years ago and might well change. Mayor Smith called for others to speak; when no one came forward the public hearing was closed. Mr. Eisner said that as part of the adoption process of the Circulation Element staff would take on a specific study of alignments of Highway 227, where there are points of comflict. Mayor Smith asked that the extension shown on the map from Valley Road to Bell Street be removed, and Council Member Gallagher suggested that the City get a short easement where the extension would have met Grand Avenue, and that the Circulation Element show this by a few dots that would indicate "Reservation." There was a discussion of the LePoint connection, but it was decided to leave the matter to a later date. Staff was directed to add language to the element which would say that West Branch would not connect with Larchmont Drive, that the extension from Valley Road to Bell Street would be deleted, and that map corrections would be made. Staff was directed to bring the Resolution adopting the element to the next meeting. RECESS FROM 9:25 to 9:35 P.M. RESOLUTIONS DESIGNATING LANDMARK TREES Mr. Mack showed the Council a poster depicting the various Landmark Trees which have been designated by the City. He said that the Parks and Recreation Department had nine more trees to be accepted into the program. Mr. Mack read the common title of the nine proposed Landmark Tree Resolutions. On motion of Council Member Gallagher, seconded by Council Member Johnson, and unanimously carried, to dispense with further reading of the resolutions. RESOLUTION NOS. 1934 through 1942 RESOLUTIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE DESIGNATING LANDMARK TREES 86-25 THROUGH 86-33 On motion of Council Member Gallagher, seconded by Council Member Johnson, and on the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES: Mayor Smith and Council Members Gallagher, Johnson, Moots and Porter NOES: None ABSENT: None the foregoing resolutions were passed and adopted this 25th day of February, 1986. i - - CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 25, 1986 ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA PAGE FIVE TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION FUND ORDINANCE STATUS REPORT Mr. Mack said that the staff had been directed to draft an ordinance to create a fund whereby assessments or fees would be collected from new development to assist in paying traffic signalization costs within the community as new development would occur. He asked if the Council agreed with the logic of this plan. He said the proposed ordinance will be shared with the Parking and Traffic Commission, where the public also will have imput prior to City Council action. He said that basically the current residents of the City have paid for the signals already in as well as the ones currently being installed. He said future residents will meet their traffic signal needs by paying for them when they buy property. He said it can be projected where future signals will go and what the costs will be to put them in. He said unit costs and charges against new development can be projected. He said a fund would be set up and the Council would decide where the signals will go. He said that in the event that development goes in where a traffic signal is needed, the development would pay for that particular signal because it created the need for a signal where none existed before. He added that the development also would pay for other traffic signals needed and designated by the Council. Council Members discusses problems which might be encountered. Special Projects Engineer Dwayne Chisam said the average cost of a signal if $80,000.00. Mr. Mack said the fees would be based on the cost of construction. Council Members discussed traffic signalization at Station Way and Traffic Way and questioned the result of a study showing that no signal was needed at that location right away. After extensive discussion Mayor Smith and Council Members Gallagher, Johnson and Moots agreed the ordinance described by Mr. Mack is the vehicle to use for funding traffic signals. Council Member Porter expressed reservations on the matter. NO PARKING ZONE AT 303 HALCYON-RESOLUTION Mr. Mack said that the Parking and Traffic Commission has recommended the removal of a parking space at 303 Haycyon Road at the request of the property owner. He read the title of the proposed resolution, and on motion of Council Member Gallagher, seconded by Council Member Moots, and unanimously carried, to dispense with further reading of the resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 1943 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE ESTABLISHING A "NO PARKING" ZONE ON A PORTION OF HALCYON ROAD (303 HALCYON ROAD) On motion of Council Member Gallagher, seconded by Council Member Moots, and on the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES: Mayor Smith and Council Members Gallagher, Johnson, Moots and Porter NOES: None ABSENT: None the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted the 25th day of February, 1986. FIRE SPRINKLER ORDINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT Council Member Moots said the committee members have come to some points of agreement and is making some progress. He asked the Council for an extension of the gO-day moratorium to work out more of the details. Mr. Shaw said that the Council should adopt another Urgency Ordinance, and that only one reading would be necessary for this. Mayor Smith asked - ~ CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 25, 1986 ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA PAGE SIX FIRE SPRINKLER ORDINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT Continued for the Urgency Ordinance to be brought to the next Council meeting. CHAMBER BUILDING REPORT Council Member Johnson presented a drawing to the Council of a proposed front wall of the Council Chambers. She said the large doors would be removed, and a clapboard wall put in with tall double-paned tinted glass windows. Mayor Smith asked how much had been set aside to remodel the Council Chambers, and Council Member Johnson said the Council had hoped to complete the job for $20,000.00. Mr. Mack said there is a formal item in the budget for $2,500.00. He added that the Council and staff talked about the Chambers building being the last to be built on the South Bank site and so it should be put in a condition to be used for five to ten years. He said between $3,000.00 and $4,000.00 had been spent on various carpeting and painting done already in the room adjacent to the Chambers. Council Member Johnson said she believed that the $20,000.00 did not include the other rooms in the building. She said that a estimated cost of replacing the doors would be $4,500.00. She said the steps in remodeling the Chambers would be, 1. replacing the doors with a wall, 2. replacing the heating system, 3. putting in a suspended ceiling, and 4. painting and carpeting. She asked for approval of the wall and window plan, and said she would come back to the Council with an estimate from a carpenter. On motion of Council Member Porter, seconded by Council Member Gallagher, and unanimously carried, to approve this proposal subject to an amount less than $5,000.00. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Council Member Gallagher referred to a Letter to the Editor pertaining to the Sewer District and suggesting that instead of allowing water to be sold for $175,000.00 to $240,000.00 per year that it consider a joint venture with Pyropower and General Electric. He said the letter-writer proposed that the district would supply the necessary commodity of water while Pyropower and General Electric would supply the financing and technology. Council Member Gallagher said that as a member of the Sanitation District Board of Directors he would be making a decision on this proposed project. He said he would base his decision on what the Council decides. He gave the positive and negative sides of the issue. He said he would be giving the Council more information. He also said that discussion of a new sewer plant is now before the Sanitary District board. CLARK MOORE of 1180 Ash Street suggested that the Council may want a training session on the use of reclaimable water. He said that this is a valuable resource, that 20 years is a long time to look ahead and that water is going to get more expensive. He suggested having William Bianchi, who has written many books on reclamation, speak to the Council. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS KIRBY GORDON of Sunset Palisades said he is developing a commercial building at Grand and Juniper and had received approval by the Planning Commission to allow cars in parking stalls to overhang planting areas. He said the City Building Department had told him he could not do that. Mr. Mack said that since the Planning Commission had approved this he would direct the Building Department to allow the project to go ahead. Mr. Eisner said he would like to allow this type of a plan wherever practical to do so, as long as the landscaping was of the low growing variety. Mr. Chisam said the Building Department was following the Construction Standard which calls for a 10 by 20 foot clear parking space. Council Members directed staff to allow 10 by 20 foot parking spaces with curbs extending to the wheel base to allow landscaping as long as the landscaping planting is low. Council Member Gallagher asked Mr. Eisner and Mr. Shaw about a Reversion to Acreage plan and they said further meetings were necessary. ~ - " CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 25, 1986 ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA PAGE SEVEN ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Continued Council Member Gallagher opened a discussion of red zoning on Grand Avenue. He said that maybe people who do not have sufficient parking should be given a time limit to obtain parking that is not curbside parking. Mr. Chisam said that the existing red curb ordinance for Halcyon Road to the western City limits on Grand Avenue has a five year time limit. Mayor Smith said the City should be a catalyst to contact businesses to purchase land for parking lots. Mr. Mack said the City should set up groups of individual neighborhoods divided up with specific studies to determine what can be done .about parking standards. He said that possibly the City should decide how the Grand Avenue neighborhoods should be sub-zoned and then determine what the parking needs will be. Mr. Eisner said that C-2 on Grand Avenue is a catch-all General Commercial zone, and the next step is to clarify exactly what type of businesses should go in. Council Member Gallagher asked if the full potential of the property at Halcyon Road and Grand Avenue is going to be realized, and if the adjacent buildings should be a part of the project. Mr. Eisner said the City does not have a minimum parcel size for shopping centers. Council Member Porter asked. about the stove in the kitchen adjacent to the Council Chambers, and Mr. Mack said he hoped it could be used in future South Bank buildings. Council Member Porter asked if the City should be involved in planning an ordinance to regulate on-shore oil support facilities. Mr. Mack said it is more the coastal communities that are threatened. Council Member Johnson asked for direction from the Council on the subject of Lopez School. She said she would be attending meetings on this subject with the Lucia Mar School District board of directors. After Counc i 1 discussion, Council Member Johnson was directed to allow the district no more than five years of use of the building now housing Lopez School. Council Member Johnson asked the Council to speak as one voice when discussing this issue with individual school board members. ADJOURNMENT TO 1:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1986, STUDY SESSION The meeting adjourned at 11:35 P.M. to a study session February 26, 1986. MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK