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CITY OF ATASCADERO
CITY COUNCIL
ACTION MINUTES
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
City Hall
Council Chambers
6907 EI Camino Real, Atascadero, California
CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION: 5:45 P.M.
1. CLOSED SESSION — PUBLIC COMMENT— None
2. COUNCIL LEAVES CHAMBERS TO BEGIN CLOSED SESSION
3. CLOSED SESSION -- CALL TO ORDER
a. Conference with Labor Negotiators(Govt. Code Sec. 54957.6)
Agency designated representatives: Wade McKinney, City Manager
Employee Organizations: Atascadero Firefighters Bargaining Unit;
Atascadero Police Association; Service Employees International Union,
Local 620; Mid-Management/Professional Employees; Non-Represented
Professional and Management Workers and Confidential Employees
4. CLOSED SESSION -- ADJOURNMENT
5. COUNCIL RETURNS TO CHAMBERS
6. CLOSED SESSION -- REPORT
City Attorney Pierik announced that there was no reportable action taken.
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REGULAR SESSION — CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 P.M.
Mayor O'Malley called the meeting to order at 6:12 p.m. and Council Member Sturtevant
led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Council Members Clay, Fonzi, Sturtevant, Mayor Pro Tem Kelley
and Mayor O'Malley
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, Public Works
Director Russ Thompson, Community Services Director Brady
Cherry, Acting Police Chief Steve Gesell, Fire Chief Kurt Stone,
and City Attorney Brian Pierik.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Roll Call
low MOTION: By Council Member Clay and seconded by Council Member
Sturtevant to approve the agenda.
Motion passed 5:0 by a roll-call vote.
A. CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. City Council Draft Action Minutes — April 26, 2011
■ Recommendation: Council approve the City Council Meeting Draft
Action Minutes of April 26, 2011. [City Clerk]
2. March 2011 Accounts Payable and Payroll
■ Fiscal Impact: $28,815,191.50.
■ Recommendation: Council approve certified City accounts payable,
payroll and payroll vendor checks for March 2011. [Administrative
Services]
3. March 2011 Investment Report
■ Fiscal Impact: None.
■ Recommendation: Council receive and file the City Treasurer's report
for quarter ending March 2011. [Administrative Services]
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4. Apple Valley Assessment Districts
■ Fiscal Impact: Annual assessments for 2011/2012 will total $39,620 for
road/drainage system maintenance and $31,850 for landscape and
lighting maintenance. These amounts will be assessed to the owners of
parcels in Apple Valley.
■ Recommendations: Council:
1. Adopt Draft Resolution A initiating proceedings for the levy and
collection of annual assessments for Atascadero Street and Storm
Drain Maintenance District No. 01 (Apple Valley) for fiscal year
2011/2012.
2. Adopt Draft Resolution B accepting and preliminarily approving the
Engineer's Annual Levy Report regarding the Atascadero Street and
Storm Drain Maintenance District No. 01 (Apple Valley).
3. Adopt Draft Resolution C declaring the City's intention to levy and
collect annual assessments within Atascadero Street and Storm
Drain Maintenance District No. 01 (Apple Valley) in fiscal year
2011/2012, and to appoint a time and place for the public hearing on
these matters.
4. Adopt Draft Resolution D initiating proceedings for annual levy of
assessments for the Atascadero Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District No. 01 (Apple Valley) for fiscal year 2011/2012
pursuant to the provisions of Part 2 of Division 15 of the California
Streets and Highways Code.
5. Adopt Draft Resolution E for preliminary approval of the Annual
Engineer's Levy Report for the Atascadero Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District No. 01 (Apple Valley) for fiscal year 2011/2012.
6. Adopt Draft Resolution F declaring the City's intention to levy and
collect assessments for the Atascadero Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District No. 01 (Apple Valley) for fiscal year 2011/2012.
[Administrative Services]
5. De Anza Estates Assessment Districts
■ Fiscal Impact: Annual assessments for 2011/2012 will total $38,923 for
road/drainage system maintenance and $13,335 for landscape and
lighting maintenance. These amounts will be assessed to the owners of
parcels in De Anza Estates. The City General Fund will contribute
$1,466 for the fiscal year 2011/2012 for half of the maintenance costs of
the trails and open space.
■ Recommendations: Council:
1. Adopt Draft Resolution A initiating proceedings for the levy and
collection of annual assessments for Atascadero Street and Storm
Drain Maintenance District No. 03 (De Anza Estates) for fiscal year
2011/2012.
2. Adopt Draft Resolution B accepting and preliminarily approving the
Engineer's Annual Levy Report regarding the Atascadero Street and
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Storm Drain Maintenance District No. 03 (De Anza Estates).
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3. Adopt Draft Resolution C declaring the City's intention to levy and
collect annual assessments within Atascadero Street and Storm
Drain Maintenance District No. 03 (De Anza Estates) in fiscal year
2011/2012, and to appoint a time and place for the public hearing on
these matters.
4. Adopt Draft Resolution D initiating proceedings for annual levy of
assessments for the Atascadero Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District No. 03 (De Anza Estates) for fiscal year
2011/2012 pursuant to the provisions of Part 2 of Division 15 of the
California Streets and Highways Code.
5. Adopt Draft Resolution E for preliminary approval of the Annual
Engineer's Levy Report for the Atascadero Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District No. 03 (De Anza Estates) for fiscal year
2011/2012.
6. Adopt Draft Resolution F declaring the City's intention to levy and
collect assessments for the Atascadero Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District No. 03 (De Anza Estates) for fiscal year
2011/2012. [Administrative Services]
6. Las Lomas (Woodridge) Assessment Districts
■ Fiscal Impact: Annual assessments for 2011/2012 will total $23,639 for
road/drainage system maintenance and $81,300 for landscape and
lighting maintenance. These amounts will be assessed to the owners of
parcels in Woodridge.
■ Recommendations: Council:
1. Adopt Draft Resolution A initiating proceedings for the levy and
collection of annual assessments for Atascadero Street and Storm
Drain Maintenance District No. 02 (Woodridge) for fiscal year
2011/2012.
2. Adopt Draft Resolution B accepting and preliminarily approving the
Engineer's Annual Levy Report regarding the Atascadero Street and
Storm Drain Maintenance District No. 02 (Woodridge).
3. Adopt Draft Resolution C declaring the City's intention to levy and
collect annual assessments within Atascadero Street and Storm
Drain Maintenance District No. 02 (Woodridge) in fiscal year
2011/2012, and to appoint a time and place for the public hearing on
these matters.
4. Adopt Draft Resolution D initiating proceedings for annual levy of
assessments for the Atascadero Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District No. 02 (Woodridge) for fiscal year 2011/2012
pursuant to the provisions of Part 2 of Division 15 of the California
Streets and Highways Code.
5. Adopt Draft Resolution E for preliminary approval of the Annual
Engineer's Levy Report for the Atascadero Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District No. 02 (Woodridge) for fiscal year 2011/2012.
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6. Adopt Draft Resolution F declaring the City's intention to levy and
collect assessments for the Atascadero Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District No. 02 (Woodridge) for fiscal year 2011/2012.
[Administrative Services]
7. Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License To Serve Beer and Wine
PLN 2011-1402 /ABC 2011-0013 - 5985 Traffic Way (Wysong)
■ Fiscal Impact: None.
■ Recommendation: Council adopt Draft Resolution A finding that public
convenience or necessity would be served by allowing the issuance of a
Type 42 ABC license for the on-site sale of beer and wine at a new wine
bar and tasting facility at 5985 Traffic Way. [Community Development]
8. Streetscape Phase III Bid Alt D Award (City Bid No. 2011-001)
■ Fiscal Impact: The fiscal impact of awarding the bid alternate is
$333,707.00 of previously budgeted Road Program Funds.
■ Recommendations: Council:
1. Award Bid Alternate D in the amount of $333,707.00 for the
Streetscape Phase III project to Sosa Construction; and,
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract amendment with G.
Sosa Construction, Inc. to construct the Phase III Bid Alternate D
improvements noted above; and,
3. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute a contract
amendment with Ground Up Design and Construction Management for
$12,520.00 for additional asphalt testing and inspection; and,
4. Authorize the Director of Administrative Services to appropriate
$392,490 of Local Transportation Funds for the Downtown Streetscape
III Project. [Public Works]
City Manager McKinney pulled Item #A-5 as there are residents in Conference Room #4
negotiating their differences regarding this item and may want to speak to the item.
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MOTION: By Council Member Fonzi and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem
Kelley to approve Items #A-1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 of the Consent
Calendar.
Motion passed 5:0 by a roll-call vote. (#A-4.1: Resolution No.
2011-018, #A-4.2: Resolution No. 2011-019, #A-4.3: Resolution
No. 2011-020, #A-4.4: Resolution No. 2011-021, #A-4.5:
Resolution No. 2011-022, #A-4.6: Resolution No. 2011-023, #A-
6.1: Resolution No. 2011-024, #A-6.2: Resolution No. 2011-
025, #A-6.3: Resolution No. 2011-026, #A-6.4: Resolution No.
2011-027, #A-6.5: Resolution No. 2011-028, #A-6.6: Resolution
No. 2011-029, #A-7: Resolution No. 2011-030, #A-8.2: Contract
No. 2011-013, #A-8.3: Contract No. 2011-014)
UPDATES FROM THE CITY MANAGER:
City Manager Wade McKinney gave an update on projects and issues within the City.
Item #A-5: City Manager McKinney announced that the Council may vote on Item #A-5
as the residents have decided not to speak on this item.
MOTION: By Council Member Clay and seconded by Council Member
Sturtevant to approve #A-5 of the Consent Calendar.
Motion passed 5:0 by a roll-call vote. (#A-5.1: Resolution No.
2011-031, #A-5.2: Resolution No. 2011-032, #A-5.3: Resolution
No. 2011-033, #A-5.4: Resolution No. 2011-034, #A-5.5:
Resolution No. 2011-035, and#A-5.6: Resolution No. 2011-036)
COMMUNITY FORUM:
The following citizens spoke during Community Forum: Gary Basher.
Mayor O'Malley closed the COMMUNITY FORUM period.
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B. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Weed Abatement— Hearing of Obiections
■ Ex Parte Communications:
■ Fiscal Impact: None.
■ Recommendation: Council:
1. Hear all objections to the proposed removal of vegetative growth
and/or refuse and allow or overrule any objections, and,
2. Authorize the Fire Chief to proceed and perform the work of
abatement. [Fire]
Fire Chief Kurt Stone gave the staff report and answered questions from the Council.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
MOTION: By Mayor Pro Tem Kelley and seconded by Council Member
Sturtevant to authorize the Fire Chief to proceed and perform
the work of abatement.
Motion passed 5:0 by a roll-call vote.
C. MANAGEMENT REPORTS:
1. Atascadero Tourism Initiative Update
■ Fiscal Impact: None.
■ Recommendation: Council receive and file report, and provide direction
regarding the Tourism Action Plan as appropriate. [Community Services]
Community Services Director Brady Cherry gave the staff report and answered
questions from the Council. Mr. Cherry also introduced Steve Martin, with S. Martin and
Associates, who gave a presentation and answered questions from the Council.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
The following citizens spoke on this item: Len Colamarino.
Mayor O'Malley closed the Public Comment period.
The City Council gave Mr. Martin suggestions for new tourism ideas.
There was Council consensus for the following:
• The SMG Tourism Study is still the guide Council wants Mr. Martin to follow
• The slogan "Get Stuck on Us"is acceptable, and they would like Mr. Martin
to consider other slogans in the future.
• Continue to refine the Visit Atascadero website
• Continue to advance in technology; we want to be the leader in the County
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2. County Request for Input Regarding the Redrawing of Supervisorial
District Boundaries
■ Fiscal Impact: None.
■ Recommendation: Council direct staff to create a letter to the County
Administrator, including Council's input on the upcoming redistricting of
the supervisorial boundaries. [City Manager's Office]
Assistant to the City Manager Marcia McClure Torgerson gave the staff report and
answered questions from the Council.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
The following citizens spoke on this item: Jim Wilkins.
Mayor O'Malley closed the Public Comment period.
Council consensus to direct staff to create a letter to the County Administrator,
including Council's input listed below on the upcoming redistricting
of the supervisorial boundaries.
• Cal Poly should not be included in the District with the North County. They
are not involved in North County issues.
• Cuesta Grade should be the southern boundary of District #5
When possible, keep each incorporated city completely within a District.
For Atascadero, that would include the future annexation of Eagle Ranch.
Include Templeton in District #5.
3. Multi-hazard Emergency Response Plan Update
■ Fiscal Impact: None.
■ Recommendation: The Atascadero Disaster Council recommends the
City Council:
Adopt Draft Resolution A, thereby adopting the updated Multi-hazard
Emergency Response Plan (MERP). [Fire]
Fire Chief Kurt Stone gave the staff report and answered questions from the Council.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
The following citizens spoke on this item: Jim Wilkins
Mayor O'Malley closed the Public Comment period.
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MOTION: By Council Member Sturtevant and seconded by Mayor Pro
Tem Kelley to adopt Draft Resolution A, thereby adopting the
updated Multi-hazard Emergency Response Plan (MERP).
Motion passed 5:0 by a roll-call vote. (Resolution No. 2011-
037)
COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS: None
D. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Mayor O'Malley
1. Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) — The Board is going to be
considering a ban on plastic bags.
Mayor Pro Tem Kelley
1. Atascadero State Hospital Advisory Committee — The Committee is
considering options for their budget issues.
2. Atascadero Youth Task Force — They are planning senior high events at the
Community Center once per month.
Council Member Fonzi
1. SLOCOG Breakfast — Conducting a Study to consider a 'h cent County sales
tax to improve the County roads.
E. INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION AND/OR ACTION: None
F. ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor O'Malley adjourned the meeting at 9:08 p.m.
MINUTES PREPARED BY:
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Marcia McClure Torgerson, C.M.C.
City Clerk/ Assistant to the City MaZr
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