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Minutes 1998-10-13 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1998 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 215 EAST BRANCH STREET, ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA 1, CALL TO ORDER The Honorable City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande met in regular session at 7:30 p,m, Action taken at 7:00 p.m. Special Meeting: Mayor Dougall said nothing reportable took place at the Special City Council meeting. 2, FLAG SALUTE Ed Cardoza, Warden of the Council, Knights of Columbus, 3, INVOCATION Mayor Dougall delivered the invocation. 4, ROLL CALL Council/Board: X Dougall X Lady X Fuller X Runels X Tolley STAFF PRESENT X City Manager X City Attorney X City Clerk X Chief of Police X Director of Building and Fire X Director of Community Development X Director of Public Works X Director of Parks and Recreation - Director of Financial Services X Police Detective 5, SPECIAL PRESENT A TIONS Proclamation Honoring "Red Ribbon Week" - Accepted by Council Member Tolley and Police Chief Rick TerBorch, 6. AGENDA REVIEW None - CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 13, 1998 6,A, RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES READ IN TITLE ONLY Mayor Pro Tem Lady moved, Council Member Runels seconded, and the motion passed unanimously that all resolutions and ordinances presented at the meeting shall be read in title only and all further reading be waived. 7,A, PUBLIC HEARING - CONCERNING USE OF AB 1584 FUNDS (COPS) Staff recommended Council approve the expenditure of $39,637 as authorized by the State for law enforcement services per AB 1584, known as the Citizens Option for Public Safety (COPS), Council questions of staff: Council Member Tolley and Mayor Dougall asked questions about an Indentation Materializer, equipment to be purchased, and the CAPS teen program, After being assured that the Public Hearing had been duly published and all legal requirements met, Mayor Dougall declared the hearing open and said all persons would be heard regarding the matter, When no one came forward to speak, he closed the hearing to the floor. Council Member Tolley moved and Mayor Pro Tem Lady seconded the motion to: approve staff's recommendation, - Voice Vote X Roll Call Vote Ave Dougall Ave Lady Ave Fuller Ave Runels Ave Tolley There being 5 A YES and 0 NOES, the motion is hereby declared to be passed. 8. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD The following member of the public spoke to the City Council: Ernie Sarina - 435 Le Point Street - said change is needed; City should not have levied the Utility Tax. 9. CONSENT AGENDA Council Member Runels moved and Council Member Fuller seconded the motion to approve the following Consent Agenda Items 9,a, through 9,i., with the recommended courses of action. 2 .- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 13, 1998 - Voice Vote X Roll Call Vote Ave Dougall Ave Lady Ave Fuller Ave Runels Ave Tolley There being 5 A YES and 0 NOES, the motion is hereby declared to be passed, 9,a, Cash Disbursement Ratification, 9,b, Statement of Investment Deposits. 9.c. Minutes of September 22, 1998 City Council Meeting, 9,d. Declaration of Surplus Property, Resolution No, 3330 9,e, City of Arroyo Grande Opposition to Proposition 9. Resolution No, 3331 9,f. Authorization to Issue Requests for Proposals (RFPs): City Computer Network Phase II 9.g, Award of Bid - City Newsletter. 9,h. Program Supplement Agreement for Emergency Funding for Rodeo Drive and Stagecoach Road. Resolution No, 3332 9,i, Cable TV Franchise; Transfer of Control of Charter Communications, Inc. Resolution No. 3333 10, CONTINUED BUSINESS: LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE AND GENERAL PLAN CORE OUTREACH TEAM REPORT CommitteelTeam comments and recommendation: It was recommended that Council accept the report of the Long Range Planning Committee and General Plan Core Outreach Team, and direct the "Citizen Input Survey" be included in the Staaecoach Express Newsletter. Council questions of staff: Council Member Fuller asked about how a small response to the survey would be treated and Council Member Tolley said the surveys returned would be added to input from the first two workshops, Council Member Runels said it seems as if people want to tell property owners what to do with their land. Council discussion: Council Member Fuller made the following suggestions concerning the Survey: 1, Ask for input on costs, 2, Questions Nos. 1 and 6 need more explanation concerning "More densely developed parcels" and "high density residential." 3. Question No. 7 - should ask if people want less traffic in the Village, 4. Question No.9 - explain "pedestrian oriented development." 3 "- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 13, 1998 5. Question No. 10 - should add "Head of Household Jobs," 6. The Survey should ask if people want the City to develop new roads or improve the roads, Council Member Tolley said many people supported "densely developed parcels" when they were in favor of Berry Gardens; traffic in the Village and costs were dealt with in the Survey, and the Survey was designed to be short and easy to read, Council Member Runels said the desalination plant in Question No.4 is not even an option in Arroyo Grande, He said roads should be laid out on open land and then eventually built. He said all but a small portion of his property is in the County in agriculture preserves, Mayor Pro Tern Lady said the Survey was well prepared and results will be useful. Mayor Dougall said the Council wanted more input, and Survey questions were reached by consensus. He said he was not sure where the General Plan Update process will go when the results are tallied, Mayor Pro Tern Lady asked how Survey results would be safeguarded from cheating, Council Member Tolley said the Survey will be on a different colored paper, and they were going to trust the public to do it right. The following members of the public spoke to the Council on this matter: Colleen Martin of 855 Olive Street - Survey based on workshop questions and will give validation to the results of previous workshops. Mike Titus of 404 Lierly Lane - Survey will give overall impression of City. Bern Landsman of 579 Newman Drive - Said he offered to assist and advise and was ignored; new residents' opinions are valid; there should be an awareness of who will benefit from the General Plan changes; even a small Survey response will be valid, Dr, Ed Gordon of 272 Tempus Circle - Re-routing of trucks off Branch Street will cost too much money and should not be on the Survey. Gail Lightfoot of 849 Mesa Drive - Suggested ways to advertise the Survey; all citizens should participate in zoning and General Plan matters, Tony Ferrara of 759 Via Bandolero - Described how the Committee and Team reached consensus on the Survey. 4 - CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 13, 1998 Council Member Tolley moved and Council Member Lady seconded the motion to approve the recommendations of the Committee and Team. X Voice Vote - Roll Call Vote Ave Dougall Ave Lady .. No Fuller Ave Runels Ave Tolley There being 4 A YES and 1 NOE, the motion is hereby declared to be passed, 11.A. NEW BUSINESS: DATE FOR WORKSHOP ON WATER RECLAMATION PROJECTS/ISSUES Staff comments and recommendation: Staff recommended Council select a date for a workshop on water reclamation project/issues, There was Council consensus to hold the workshop on December 10, 1998. City Manager Robert L. Hunt said participating agencies would be notified, and the workshop would be with the newly elected City Council. 11.B, NEW BUSINESS: AUTHORIZATION TO SOLICIT BIDS- FALL STREET MAINTENANCE PROJECT/PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM UPDATE, PROJECT NO, 90-98-4 Staff recommended that Council (1) Authorize the advertisement of construction bids for the Fall Street Maintenance Project/Pavement Management System capital improvement project; (2) Find that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15301(c) (repair and maintenance of existing streets with no expansion of use beyond that previously existing and where no activity will involve the removal of a scenic resource); (3) Direct the City Clerk to file a Notice of Exemption; and (4) Direct staff to revise the method of project selection as part of the annual Pavement Management System update to incorporate the block approach. Council comment to staff: Council Member Runels said he hoped the bidding would be expedited and the work would stay in the South County. Council discussion: Council Members said the work should be done as soon as possible. Council Member Runels moved and Council Member Fuller seconded the motion to approve staff recommendations, 5 - CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 13, 1998 X Voice Vote - Roll Call Vote Ave Dougall Ave Lady Ave Fuller Ave Runels Ave Tolley There being 5 A YES and 0 NOES, the motion is hereby declared to be passed, 12, COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS Mayor Pro Tern Lady said the City Council had received a plaque for its commitment to donate to the construction of the Performing Arts Theater. Council Member Runels asked about a drop box in the village for citizens to leave their South County Sanitary Service trash pickup payments, 13. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS None 14, ADJOURNMENT Council Member Tolley moved, Council Member Fuller seconded, and the motion passed unanimously to adjourn the meeting, 'ilt1M,,~a. ~ NANCY A. D - IS, CITY CLERK 6