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Minutes 1999-10-12 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12,1999 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 215 EAST BRANCH STREET, ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA 1. CALL TO ORDER Honorable Mayor Lady called the regular City Council meeting of the City of Arroyo Grande to order at 7:05 p.m, 2. ROLL CALL City Council: X Council Member Runels X Council Member Tolley X Council Member Dickens Absent Mayor Pro Tern Ferrara X Mayor Lady STAFF PRESENT X-City Manager X-City Attorney X-Director of Administrative Services _Chief of Police _Director of Building and Fire X-Director of Community Development Jlj)irector of Public Worf<s X-Director of Parks and Recreation _Director of Financial Services 3. FLAG SALUTE Karen Estes, President of Arroyo Grande Valley Kiwanis Club, led the Pledge of Allegiance. 4, INVOCATION Pastor Vince Llamas, New Life Community Church of the Nazarene, Pismo Beach, delivered the invocation. 5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 5.a, Proclamation - Red Ribbon Celebration Week, October 23-31, 1999. Mayor Lady read the proclamation proclaiming the week of October 23-31, 1999 as Red Ribbon Celebration Week and announced that the proclamation would be forwarded to the Chair of the Red Ribbon Committee. 5.b, Proclamation - Philanthropy Day, October 18, 1999. Mayor Lady read the proclamation. Betty Lang accepted the proclamation on behalf of Phi Mu, ----------.----.--- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 12, 1999 - 6, AGENDA REVIEW None. 6,a. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES READ IN TITLE ONLY Council Member Runels moved, Council Member Tolley 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. PUBLIC HEARING 7.a, GRAND AVENUE ~ REQUEST TO CHANGE STREET NAME TO EAST GRAND AVENUE Director of Public Works Spagnolo highlighted the staff report. He explained that the Traffic Commission and Planning Commission had reviewed the request and had voted to recommend the street name change of "Grand Avenue" to "East Grand Avenue" with Oak Park Boulevard being the dividing line. Director Spagnolo reviewed the costs to replace existing street signs within the City. He stated that if the request was approved, staff was recommending the name change not take effect until February 2000. Council Member Tolley asked how the shopping center where Boston Market was located in Grover Beach would be affected because it was east of Oak Park Boulevard. Director Spagnolo responded that the dividing line would be Oak Park Boulevard; therefore, the addresses at that location would be East Grand Avenue. After being assured that the public hearing had been duly published and all legal requirements met, Mayor Lady opened the Public Hearing, Nan Fowler, 630 Sierra Vista Circle, stated she had a business at 1405 Grand Avenue in Arroyo Grande, She spoke in support of the name change. She explained that there were two 1400 Grand Avenue addresses, one in Grover Beach and one in Arroyo Grande. She said there has been an increase in confusion with the street numbering along Grand Avenue not only with the tourists, but also among the locals. She stated that the Chambersbf Commerce in both cities support the name change as well as public safety and City service departments, She agreed with making the change effective in February 2000 so that the address change would be reflected in next year's telephone book, Dave Ekbom, Mayor Pro Tern., Grover Beach, spoke in favor of the name change and stated that this should have been done twenty years ago. He reported that the City of Grover Beach was waiting to see what decision the City of Arroyo Grande made before its Council considered the request to change the name of Grand Avenue in Grover Beach, 2 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 12, 1999 -- Hearing no further comments, Mayor Lady closed the public hearing. Council comments and questions included the potential impacts to the businesses on Grand Avenue such as existing supplies of letterhead and wliether it could still be used. Director Spagnolo responded that according to the Post . Office, the EastlWest designation was not significant and existing letterhead could still be used and did not have to be changed. Mail would be delivered as long as the correct address number, city, and zip code were included. Council Member Tolley moved to adopt a resolution approving the stre.et name change of "Grand Avenue" to "East Grand Avenue", effective February 1, 2000. Council Member Runels seconded the motion. Council Memt:>er Dickens suggested an amendment be made to the resolution that- the street name change be approved on the condition that Grover Beach adopts a similar resolution approving a name change to "West Grand Avenue" in Grover Beach. Council Member Tolley agreed to amend the motion to adopt a resolution approving the street name change of "Grand Avenue" to "East Grand Avenue" effective February 1, 2000, contingent upon approval by the City of Grover Beach of a name change of "Grand Avenue" to "West Grand Avenue" within its City limits, Council Member Runels seconded the motion, _Voice Vote LRolI Call Vote Aye Lady Absent Ferrara Aye . Runels Aye Tolley Aye Dickens There being 4 A YES and 1 ABSENT, the motion is hereby declared to be passed. 8, CITIZENS' INPUT. COMMENTS. AND SUGGESTIONS Otis Page, 606 Myrtle, spoke about the General Plan Update. He commented that the City has been holding up applications for zone changes for more than one year. He informed the City Council that a group of people would be appearing at the next regular City Council meeting to address the Council on the lack of progress oil the General Plan Update. He requested that the City Council place this item on the next Agenda. Douglas Hickland, 205 Barnett, addressed the Council on concerns he had relating to cats, 3 ~-----' CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 12, 1999 - - 9. CONSENT AGENDA Council Member Runels moved and Council Member Dickens seconded the motion to approve Consent Agenda Items 9,a. through 9,k. with the recommended courses of action. City Attorney Carmel read the title of Ordinance No. 508. C.S. in Consent Agenda Item 9.g. a. Cash Disbursement Ratification. Approved, b. Cash Flow Analysis/Approval of Interfund Advance from the. Sewer Facility Fund. Approved. c. Minutes of City Council Meeting of September 28, 1999. Approved, d, Rejection of Claim Again City - M. Ramirez. Rejected Claim. e. Request for Proposals - Kiwanis Park Gazebo Replacement. Approved, f, Approval of Employee Suggestion Award, Approved. g. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Municipal Code Regarding the Traffic Commission's Purpose and Scope. Adopted Ordinance No, 508 C.S. h. Scenic Creekside Walk Through the Historic Village of Arroyo Grande, Phase lA, Progress Payment No, 1. Approved, i. Bikeway One - Paulding Middle School Bikelanes, Project No. 90-98-1, Progress Payment No.2. Approved, j, Authorization to Solicit Bids for the Purchase and Installation of the City Corporation Yard Gate Security System, Approved, k. Authorization to Close Certain City Streets for the Arroyo Grande High School Homecoming Parade, October 29, 1999, Resolution No, 3400 adopted, _Voice Vote LRolI Call Vote , Aye Lady Absent Ferrara Aye Runels Aye Tolley Aye Dickens There being 4 AYES and 1 ABSENT, the motion is hereby declared to be passed, CONTINUED BUSINESS None, 11, NEW BUSINESS None. 4 --- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 12, 1999 = 12, COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS None. 13, STAFF COMMUNICATIONS None. 14, ADJOURNMENT Council Member Tolley moved, Council Member Dickens seconded, and the motion passed unanimously to adjourn the meeting, Time: 7:35 p,m. -=::::: MICHAEL?i!Z~o/ ATTEST: lib, ua/LL.. ORE, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR! DEPUTY CITY CLERK 5 --,.__...-..._- -