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CITY OF ATASCADERO
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
City Hall Council Chambers, 4th floor
6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero, California
(Enter on Lewis Ave.)
CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION: 5:00 P.M.
1. CLOSED SESSION -- PUBLIC COMMENT
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: Rachelle Rickard, 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 Council Closed Session: 5:00 P.M.
City Council Regular Session: 6:00 P.M.
REGULAR SESSION – CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 P.M.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Kelley
ROLL CALL: Mayor O’Malley
Mayor Pro Tem Moreno
Council Member Fonzi
Council Member Kelley
Council Member Sturtevant
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Roll Call
PRESENTATIONS:
1. “Cheers to 20 Years” of the Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival
Proclamation
A. CONSENT CALENDAR: (All items on the consent calendar are considered to
be routine and non-controversial by City staff and will be approved by one motion
if no member of the Council or public wishes to comment or ask questions. If
comment or discussion is desired by anyone, the item will be removed from the
consent calendar and will be considered in the listed sequence with an
opportunity for any member of the public to address the Council concerning the
item before action is taken. DRAFT MINUTES: Council meeting draft minutes
are listed on the Consent Calendar for approval of the minutes. Should anyone
wish to request an amendment to draft minutes, the item will be removed from
the Consent Calendar and their suggestion will be considered by the City
Council. If anyone desires to express their opinion concerning issues included in
draft minutes, they should share their opinion during the Community Forum
portion of the meeting.)
1. City Council Draft Action Minutes – July 14, 2015
Recommendation: Council approve the City Council Draft Action Minutes
of the July 14, 2015. [City Clerk]
2. June 2015 Accounts Payable and Payroll
Fiscal Impact: $ 1,892,129.44
Recommendation: Council approve certified City accounts payable, payroll
and payroll vendor checks for June 2015. [Administrative Services]
3. Ordinance Implementing Assembly Bill 2188 Providing Expedited
Procedures for Small Residential Rooftop Solar Systems
Fiscal Impact: There is no anticipated fiscal impact with the adoption of
this Ordinance, as costs would be recovered through existing building
permit fees.
Recommendation: Council adopt on second reading, by title only, a Draft
Ordinance approving an amendment to Title 8 Chapter 5 of the
Atascadero Municipal Code, relating to expedited permitting procedures
for small rooftop solar systems. [Community Development]
4. Las Lomas Landscape and Lighting District Landscape Maintenance
Services Award, Bid No. 2015-006
Fiscal Impact: Awarding a contract with Gilbert’s Landscape will result in
an estimated annual expenditure of $32,757.48 in funds from the Las
Lomas Landscape and Lighting Assessment District for a co ntract term of
two (2) years with the option to extend the contract annually for up to 3
one-year extensions upon mutual agreement by both the City and the
Contractor.
Recommendation: Council authorize the City Manager to execute a
contract with Gilbert’s Landscape for Base Bid plus Add Alternate No. 1
and 2 bid schedules for a combined total price of $2,879.79 monthly
($34,557.48 annually) to perform landscape maintenance services in the
Las Lomas Landscape and Lighting Assessment District. [Public W orks]
5. Computer Network Firewall Replacement
Fiscal Impact: This project will cost $39,674 of budgeted funds
Technology Funds (Security Enhancement Project) and $18,000 in
Wastewater Funds for a total cost of $57,674.
Recommendations:
Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with CIO
Solutions for a total of $57,674 for the purchase of a replacement
computer network firewall, along with additional firewall equipment,
services, support and implementation; and,
2. Authorize the Administrative Services Director to appropriate
$18,000 in Wastewater Funds to upgrade the firewall for the
SCADA system. [City Manager/Technology]
UPDATES FROM THE CITY MANAGER: (The City Manager will give an oral report on
any current issues of concern to the City Council.)
COMMUNITY FORUM: (This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wanting to
address the Council on any matter not on this agenda and over which the Council has
jurisdiction. Speakers are limited to three minutes. Please state your na me for the
record before making your presentation. Comments made during Community Forum
will not be a subject of discussion. A maximum of 30 minutes will be allowed for
Community Forum, unless changed by the Council. Any members of the public who
have questions or need information, may contact the City Clerk’s Office, between the
hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at 470-3400, or mtorgerson@atascadero.org.)
B. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Amendment to Sewer Service Charges to be added to the 2015-2016
Property Tax Rolls
Ex-Parte Communications:
Fiscal Impact: The recommendation will result in an increase to sewer
service charges of $30,204.62 for a revised total of $1,853,597.54 in
sanitation service charges for Fiscal Year 2015-2016.
Recommendation: Council adopt the Draft Resolution amending the sewer
service charges for 94 properties and adding them to the 2015 -2016
property tax rolls. [Public Works]
2. Salaries and Health, Welfare and Retirement Benefits for Mayor, City
Council Members, City Clerk and City Treasurer
Ex-Parte Communications:
Fiscal Impact: There will be a fiscal impact to increase compensation for
elected officials. Costs will vary based on the dental and vision coverage
selected by each individual elected official.
Recommendations:
Council:
1. Introduce for first reading by title only, Draft Ordinance A,
amending Title 2 of the Atascadero Municipal Code
concerning Mayor, City Council, City Clerk and City
Treasurer salaries and health, welfare and retirement
benefits for elected officials;
OR
2. Introduce for first reading by title only, Draft Ordinance B,
amending Title 2 of the Atascadero Municipal Code
concerning Mayor, City Clerk and City Treasurer salaries,
and health, welfare and retirement benefits for elected
officials. [City Attorney]
3. Confirming the Cost of Vegetative Growth and/or Refuse Abatement
Ex-Parte Communications:
Fiscal Impact: The City will receive $28,220.40 from the 2015/2016
property tax rolls in weed abatement / refu se abatement assessments.
Recommendation: Council adopt the Draft Resolution, confirming the cost
of vegetative growth (weeds) and/or refuse (rubbish) abatement. [Fire]
C. MANAGEMENT REPORTS:
1. Atascadero Marketing Logo – Revised Logo and Color Palette
Fiscal Impact: None
Recommendations:
Council:
1. Review and adopt the revised logo and color palette;
OR
2. Give staff direction for logo and color palette development. [City
Manager]
2. Buy Back Center Options – Review of Atascadero Waste Alternatives
(AWA) Proposals
Fiscal Impact: Rejecting the AWA proposals for rate increases to keep the
Buy Back Center open and allowing AWA to close the Buy Back Center
has minimal direct fiscal impact on the City. Staff will spend some
additional time working with supermarkets, AWA, IWMA and CalRecycle
to insure that the time period that Atascadero is without a recycle center is
eliminated or minimized.
Recommendations:
Council:
1. Reject Atascadero Waste Alternatives proposals to increase
commercial and residential waste collection service rates to keep
the San Luis Avenue Buy Back Center operational; and,
2. In accordance with the Solid Waste Collection Franchise
Agreement, allow Atascadero Waste Alternatives to close the San
Luis Avenue Buy Back Center after December 31, 2015 if they so
choose. [Public Works]
3. 2015 Signage Clean-up Strategy Update
Fiscal Impact: None.
Recommendation: Council receive and file report on update of 2015
Signage Clean-Up Campaign. [Community Development]
COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS: (On their own initiative, Council
Members may make a brief announcement or a brief report on their own activities.
Council Members may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff or take
action to have staff place a matter of business on a future agenda. The Council may
take action on items listed on the Agenda.)
D. COMMITTEE REPORTS: (The following represent standing committees.
Informative status reports will be given, as felt necessary):
Mayor O’Malley
1. City / Schools Committee
2. County Mayors Round Table
3. Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA)
4. SLO Council of Governments (SLOCOG)
5. SLO Regional Transit Authority (RTA)
Mayor Pro Tem Moreno
1. California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA) Board
2. City of Atascadero Finance Committee (Chair)
3. Economic Vitality Corporation, Board of Directors (EVC)
Council Member Fonzi
1. Air Pollution Control District
2. Oversight Board for Successor Agency to the Community Redevelopment
Agency of Atascadero
3. SLO Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo)
4. City of Atascadero Design Review Committee
5. SLO County Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC)
6. Water Issues Liaison
Council Member Kelley
1. Atascadero State Hospital Advisory Committee
2. City of Atascadero Design Review Committee
3. Homeless Services Oversight Council
4. City of Atascadero Finance Committee
Council Member Sturtevant
1. City / Schools Committee
2. League of California Cities – Council Liaison
E. INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION AND / OR ACTION:
1. City Council
2. City Clerk
3. City Treasurer
4. City Attorney
5. City Manager
F. ADJOURN
Please note: Should anyone challenge any proposed development entitlement listed on this Agenda in court, that
person may be limited to raising those issues addressed at the public hearing described in this notic e, or in written
correspondence delivered to the City Council at or prior to this public hearing. Correspondence submitted at this
public hearing will be distributed to the Council and available for review in the City Clerk's office.
I, Lori Mlynczak, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Atascadero, declare under the penalty of perjur y that
the foregoing agenda for the August 11, 2015 Regular Session of the Atascadero City Council was
posted on August 4, 2015, at the Atascadero City Hall, 6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero, CA 93422
and was available for public review in the Customer Service Center at that location.
Signed this 4th day of August, 2015, at Atascadero, California.
Lori Mlynczak, Deputy City Clerk
City of Atascadero
City of Atascadero
WELCOME TO THE ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The City Council meets in regular session on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Council
meetings will be held at the City Hall Council Chambers, 6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero. Matters are considered by the
Council in the order of the printed Agenda. Regular Council meetings are televised live, audio recorded and videotaped
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City’s website at www.atascadero.org. Meetings are also broadcast on radio station KPRL AM 1230. Contact the City
Clerk for more information (470-3400).
Copies of the staff reports or other documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the Agenda are on file
in the office of the City Clerk and are available for public inspection during City Hall business hours at the Front Counter of
City Hall, 6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero, and on our website, www.atascadero.org. Contracts, Resolutions and
Ordinances will be allocated a number once they are approved by the City Council. The minutes of this meeting will
reflect these numbers. All documents submitted by the public during Council meetings that are either read into the record
or referred to in their statement will be noted in the minutes and available for review in the City Clerk's office .
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TO SPEAK ON SUBJECTS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA
Under Agenda item, “COMMUNITY FORUM”, the Mayor will call for anyone from the audience having business with the
Council to approach the lectern and be recognized.
1. Give your name for the record (not required)
2. State the nature of your business.
3. All comments are limited to 3 minutes.
4. All comments should be made to the Mayor and Council.
5. No person shall be permitted to make slanderous, profane or negative personal remarks concerning any other
individual, absent or present
This is the time items not on the Agenda may be brought to the Council’s attention. A maximum of 30 minutes will be
allowed for Community Forum (unless changed by the Council). If you wish to use a computer presentation to support
your comments, you must notify the City Clerk's office at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Digital pre sentations must
be brought to the meeting on a USB drive or CD. You are required to submit to the City Clerk a printed copy of your
presentation for the record. Please check in with the City Clerk before the meeting begins to announce your presence
and turn in the printed copy.
TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS (from Title 2, Chapter 1 of the Atascadero Municipal Code)
Members of the audience may speak on any item on the agenda. The Mayor will identify the subject, staff will give their
report, and the Council will ask questions of staff. The Mayor will announce when the public comment period is open and
will request anyone interested to address the Council regarding the matter being considered to step up to the lectern. If
you wish to speak for, against or comment in any way:
1. You must approach the lectern and be recognized by the Mayor
2. Give your name (not required)
3. Make your statement
4. All comments should be made to the Mayor and Council
5. No person shall be permitted to make slanderous, profane or negative pers onal remarks concerning any other
individual, absent or present
6. All comments limited to 3 minutes
The Mayor will announce when the public comment period is closed, and thereafter, no further public comments will be
heard by the Council.