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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 012610 Approved March 9, 2010 rarer ' r r �1191g1 ` F . 1979 CITY OF ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Tuesday, January 26, 2010 City Hall Council Chambers 6907 EI Camino Real, Atascadero, California Community Redevelopment Agency Special Meeting 6 00 P M City Council Immediately following the conclusion of the Community Redevelopment Agency meeting REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SPECIAL MEETING 6 00 P M. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION Immediately following the conclusion of the Redevelopment Agency Special Meeting Mayor Fonzi called the meeting to order at 6.25 p m and led the Pledge of Allegiance am CC Minutes 1/26/10 Page 1 of 7 Approved March 9, 2010 ROLL CALL. Present: Council Members Clay, O'Malley, Kelley, Beraud and Mayor Fonzi Absent: None Others Present: City Clerk/Assistant to City Manager Marcia McClure Torgerson Staff Present: City Manager Wade McKinney, Assistant City Manager Jim Lewis, Administrative Services Director Rachelle Rickard, Community Development Director Warren Frace, Public Works Director Russ Thompson, Community Services Director Brady Cherry, Fire Chief Kurt Stone, and City Attorney Brian Pierik. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. Roll Call City Attorney Brian Pierik announced that there is a subsequent need item that would be addressed in Closed Session for pending litigation The name of the lawsuit is Souza Construction vs the City of Atascadero, Case No LC 098959 He explained that there have been some settlement negotiations with Souza Construction, and there now is a proposal on the table that expires tomorrow at 5 00 p m which requires the Council's action He recommended that the Council complete their regular items tonight and place a Closed Session after their Regular Session MOTION By Council Member Beraud and seconded by Council Member Kelley to approve the agenda with the amendment recommended by the City Attorney Motion passed 5:0 by a roll-call vote. A. CONSENT CALENDAR 1 City Council Meeting Draft Minutes — November 24, 2009 ■ Recommendation. Council approve the Draft Meeting Minutes of November 24, 2009 [City Clerk] 2. City Council Meetina Draft Minutes — December 8, 2009 ■ Recommendation. Council approve the Draft Meeting Minutes of December 8, 2009 [City Clerk] 3. City Council Special Meetina Draft Minutes — December 8, 2009 ■ Recommendation. Council approve the Draft Special Meeting Minutes of December 8, 2009 [City Clerk] am CC Minutes 1/26/10 Page 2 of 7 wry Approved March 9, 2010 4. Acceptance of the Offer of Dedication for Public Open Space and Access Easement on Lot 16, Tracts 2454, Phase I ■ Description. Lot lies along railroad west of Ferrocarril and north of Chico Road, on the east side of railroad right-of-way ■ Fiscal Impact: The City's estimated costs for the upcoming 2010-2011 fiscal year are estimated to be $2,000 from currently budgeted general funds The maintenance of the native tree plantings will be funded through the Native Tree Replacement Fund ■ Recommendation. Council adopt the Draft Resolution accepting the Dedication of Public Open Space and Public Access Easement on Lot 16, Tracts 2454, Phase I, and accept the same area of dedication for maintenance [Public Works] MOTION By Council Member Clay and seconded by Council Member Beraud to approve the Consent Calendar Motion passed 5:0 by a roll-call vote. (#A-4 Resolution No. 2010-002) UPDATES FROM THE CITY MANAGER City Manager Wade McKinney congratulated Steve Martin who, on behalf of Main Street, applied for a collaborative grant for Tourism Development through the United Way He received the grant which provides 16 hours of professional facilitator services to assist Main Street, the City, Chamber, Colony Days Committee, and Historical Society in the implementation of the City's Tourism Plan The City continues to struggle with the Historic City Hall project. As we have refined our construction documents, the cost has now grown to more than $40 million It was originally $30 million, of which approximately $27 million is funded by FEMA. We had originally anticipated the Redevelopment Agency funding approximately $8 5 million, that has now grown to approximately $13 million We are working with the architects to refine this process, keeping in mind that the building is a historic structure, which complicates the issue There has been a change on the development team for WalMart. Bob Winslow has left EDA and is with another firm EDA continues to be managing the WalMart project and is refining the project, including the removal of the drive-through pharmacy and addition of a garden center Staff is ready to proceed once WalMart submits the required documents Staff is working with the developers of the La Plaza project. The applicants are preparing required studies, including traffic impacts and parking Staff is ready to proceed once La Plaza submits all the required documents am CC Minutes 1/26/10 Page 3 of 7 ■li %wo Approved March 9, 2010 COMMUNITY FORUM ow Tom Ferrell, member of the Atascadero Ministerial Association, led those present in prayer Grenda Ernst, representative of the Friends of the Library, invited everyone to an upcoming fundraising event, "Dancing with our Stars " Mitch Paskin expressed his concern about the lack of improvements to the roads in his neighborhood Steve Martin explained the new Collaborative Workshop Group which includes several organizations The purpose of this collaboration is to bring all of these organizations together and leverage their creative assets to assist the City in the promotion of the Tourism and Marketing Plan Bruce Bevins announced an upcoming meeting February 10th at the Pavilion, where there will be a presentation concerning the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit. Michael Techera reminded everyone to be prepared for any future disasters by reviewing our own personal preparedness plans Frank Rimkus, Galaxy Theaters, explained that he is here in Atascadero to get to know the community and prepare to become part of the community Mayor Fonzi closed the COMMUNITY FORUM period. Mr McKinney announced that Staff intends to bring a complete review in March of the project referred to by Mr Paskin B. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. C. MANAGEMENT REPORTS 1 City Facility Signage Policy ■ Fiscal Impact: The total impact of the new sign policy for City parks and facilities will result in an undetermined additional cost depending upon the size and materials used for individual signs ■ Recommendation. Council provide direction regarding establishing a "City Facility Signage Policy" for City facility/park monuments and entry signage to include the City of Atascadero name and logo [Community Services] CC Minutes 1/26/10 Page 4 of 7 MOO Approved March 9, 2010 Community Services Director Brady Cherry gave the staff report and answered questions from the Council PUBLIC COMMENT Ann Hatch, secretary for the Atascadero Veterans Memorial Foundation, explained to the Council that the Foundation decided to remove "Atascadero" from the name of the memorial to not limit their fundraising efforts only to the City limits Len Colamarino endorsed the idea of consistency of the signs at City facilities He also suggested the need for a "complex sign" at the Lake Park since there are several components to that property, i e Zoo, Memorial, Alvord Field Chuck Ward stated that he supports the proposed sign designed by Mark Greenaway Bruce Bevins stated that he agrees with consistency of the signs at City facilities Also, he suggested signage approaching the memorial warning that you are approaching the memorial Mark Greenaway suggested placing concrete City logos on both sides of the proposed sign Steve Martin urged the Council to have consistency of artwork and font of text on City facility signage, even if the Council makes an exception in this case Maurice Wagner, designer of the proposed sign, warned the Council that the sign should be pleasing and functional Mayor Fonzi closed the Public Comment period. MOTION By Mayor Pro Tem O'Malley and seconded by Council Member Kelley to approve the proposed signage for the Veterans Memorial site and direct staff to include concrete City logos on one or both sides of the sign Motion passed 5.0 by a roll-call vote. There was Council consensus to direct staff to prepare a Citywide Signage Policy that would require consistency in City facility signs. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS 1 Council Member Beraud Council Member Beraud will be sharing The Homeless Enumeration Video, which was presented to the Homeless Services Oversight Council at their December 16, 2009, meeting �.r CC Minutes 1/26/10 Page 5 of 7 wrl Approved March 9, 2010 Council Member Beraud gave a summary of how this video was created and then showed the video Linda Doust, ECHO representative, expressed her concern for the over- growing homeless numbers and answered questions from the Council Mayor Pro Tem O'Malley asked when the Creek Committee will begin meeting He has appointed Eric Gobler to the Committee Mr McKinney stated he would check the Council meeting minutes to verify Council's direction Council Member Beraud read a statement from Stan Willted concerning the High School's Revolutionary Robotics Team D COMMITTEE REPORTS None E. INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION AND/OR ACTION 5 City Manager a. Commission Attendance Reports Mr McKinney reminded the Council of their Strategic Planning Session scheduled for Saturday, January 30th at 8 30 a.m F ADJOURNMENT Mayor Fonzi adjourned the meeting at 8 38 p m to Closed Session CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION Immediately following the City Council Regular Session 1 PUBLIC COMMENT— CLOSED SESSION - None 2. CALL TO ORDER a. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — PENDING LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956 9(a)) Souza Construction Inc v City of Atascadero Case No LC 09859 3. ADJOURN CC Minutes 1/26/10 Page 6 of 7 too 606 Approved March 9, 2010 am CLOSED SESSION REPORT City Attorney Brian Pierik announced there was no reportable action taken MINUTES PREPARED BY Marcia McClure Torgerson, C M C City Clerk/Assistant to the City Manage irr CC Minutes 1/26/10 Page 7 of 7