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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 100879I MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting October 8, 1979 7:30 p.m. Atascadero Administration Building The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Wilkins with the Pledge of Allegiance. The invocation was given by Reverend E. B. Claud of the Atascadero Bible Church. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmen Highland, Mackey, Nelson, Stover and Mayor Wilkins ABSENT:- None The Knights of Columbus, Santa Lucia Council No. 3648, presented a Bunn Coffee Brewer to Councilman Stover for the City Offices. Council members thanked the Knights of Columbus for their donation. Mayor Wilkins announced that the podium had been donated by the Christian Science Church. PUBLIC COMMENT 1. Mike Lucas advised the Council that the Emblem Contest would end on October 13th and he hoped to be able to present the Council with a,report at the next regular meeting. A. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Minutes of the adjourned regular meeting of September 26, 1979 (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) Councilman Nelson noted a correction to the minutes on page six, under- E(c); the matter had to do with the discharge of firearms rather than fire protection. MOTION: Councilman Highland moved for the approval of the minutes as corrected. The motion was seconded by Councilman Nelson and unanimously carried. B. HEARINGS, APPEARANCES AND REPORTS 1. Appearance of Albert Young requesting designation of October 25, 1979 a$ United Nations Day Mr. Young advised that this is the first time Atascadero as a City will be able to participate in United Nations Day. The United Nations has declared 1979 to be the International Year of the Child. A program to celebrate this is scheduled at the High School on MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting October 8, 1979 Page Two October 25th at 7:30 p.m. He requested the Council to designate October 25, 1979 as United Nations Day in honor of the International Year of the Child. ■ Mayor Wilkins declared October 25th as United Nations Day and stated that he would sign a proclamation to that effect. Councilman Nelson asked if there was anything that could be done on a year around basis to advance the status of children and Mr. Young outlined some,of the programs and stated that he would get additional information for Council members. 2. Public hearing for adoption of proposed 1979-80 Budget Mayor Wilkins declared themeeting open to public comment. There were several questions from the , public and the Council proceeded to review the budget page by page. The overhead projector and screen in the City Manager's portion of the budget was deleted since the Board of Realtors has donated enough money to purchase these items. John McNeil was concerned that the LAFCO budget figures as pre- sented in the proposed budget did not agree with the LAFCO figures presented in the pre -incorporation LAFCO report. Mr. Warden stated that as far as he knew they were correct figures, however, hewould be glad to go over them with Mr. McNeil to see if an error had been made. It was noted that the $75,000 suggested in the LAFCO report for the renovation of the Masonic Temple to accommodate the Police Depart- ment was being proposed to renovate the Administration Building for City Offices to include the Police Department. It is felt that the Administration Building should be able to accommodate most, if not all, of the City's departmental needs. There was discussion regarding the Council's previous approval of salaries for a Building Inspector and Planning Secretary which were higher than those listed in the budget. Mr. Warden stated that the Budget would be revised to reflect those approvals. MOTION: Councilman Highland moved that the Budget be adopted as presented subject to the revisions made by the Council's previous actions and their actions this evening. The motion was seconded by Councilman Stover and unanimously carried by roll call vote. C. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None • 0 MINUTES ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting October 8, 1979 Page Three D. NEW BUSINESS 1. Replacement or repair of the Sycamore Road bridge Mayor Wilkins reviewed the memo from Mr. Warden which outlined the options involved in repairing or replacing the bridge. Council members discussed this matter and decided that repair of the ;bridge now would be the best option. MOTION: Councilman Highland moved that Council approve Option 3 in the memo which would be to request the County to continue with the repair program now. The motion was seconded by Councilman Mackey and unanimously carried. 2. Ordinance relating to the discharge of firearms Mr. Grimes, City Attorney, reviewed the proposed ordinance which` would extend the restriction of the use of firearms from the boundaries of the Atascadero Fire District to include the full boundaries of the City of Atascadero. He reviewed sections of the Penal Code dealing with the use of firearms within the City and which the County is already empowered to enforce He did not recommend adopting the ordinance at this time since the problem seems to be handled through existing Penal Code and County Code provisions. He noted that the City could have enforcement difficulties if they pass this ordinance since the City does not yet have enforcement capabilities. No action was taken on the ordinance. 3. Consideration of entering into Crime Control Joint Powers Agreement, Criminal Justice Planning Mr. Warden reviewed the functions of the Criminal Justice Planning function and the impact upon the City resulting from its participa- tion. He said that he has some doubts about the ability of the JPA being able to help with-LEAA funds since they are almost non-existent at this time. However, the Board does coordinate law enforcement planning activities within San Luis Obispo and Santa. Barbara Counties and from the standpoint of being able to exchange ideas, participa- tion might be of a benefit to the City. There is no requirement for attendance or commitment of funds by the City at this time. MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved that Council approve entering into the 'Joint 'Powers Agreement with the office of Criminal Justice Planning. The motion was seconded by Councilman Highland and unanimously carried. MINUTES - AT S E I U A CAD RO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting October 8, 1979 Page Four 4. Conversion of office spaces in Administration Building -' Mr. Warden stated that, in considering arrangements for future use of the Building for City Offices, he felt that it would be advisable that professional assistance and advice be sought to make proposals for renovation of the Building to house present and future City Offices. This proposal would hopefully assure the integrity of the original concept for use of the Administration Building and could assure compliance with Federal and State regulations concerning the use of governmental buildings. The firm would berequestedto provide a utilization plan and renovation schedule which could be i followed on a phased basis as funds become available. MOTION: Councilman Highland moved that Mr. Warden be authorized to request proposals for renovation of the Administration Building for creating City office space. The motion was seconded by Councilman Mackey and unanimously carried. ' E. INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION AND'/OR ACTION 1. City Council (a) Councilman Mackey reported on the meetings she attended P g at the League of California Cities 'Annual Conference ' which included growth control and the use of computers among other things. Mr. Warden advised that he had tapes of some of the meetings which are available. ' 2. City Attorney Mr. Grimes had nothing to report. 3. City Council ' (a) Mr. Warden asked Council members to consider the Public Works Director/City Engineer position ad he had dis- tributed this evening. He intended to bring it as a regular agenda item at the next meeting, but realized that if he waited, he would not be able to advertise in the next issue of Western Cities which would then put the interview time into the latter part of January or February. He asked Council to consider a salary of $2,250 monthly, for this position. MOTION Councilman Highland _moved that Mr. Warden be authorized ' to advertise for a Public Works Director/City Engineer at a salary of $2,250 monthly. The motion was seconded by Councilman Mackey and unanimously carried.. MINUTES ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting October 8, 1979 Page Five Lon Allen asked how this matter could be considered when it was not a scheduled agenda item. Mr. Grimes advised that there were no rules to the contrary. By law, Council was not even required to have an agenda. Thereisa draftordinance which has been prepared and will go before Council shortly to implement rules regarding the agenda preparation, however, at this time, it is in order for Council to consider this if they wish. (b) Mr. Warden advised that the final date for accepting' applications for Police Chief is October 15th and asked Council to establish a screening committee for these applica- tions. Mayor Wilkins stated that he would take the matter under consideration. (c) Mr. Warden asked Council members if they wished to set Saturday, October 27, 1979 as the interview date for Planning Director. Council set, that date with interviewing to begin at 9:00 a.m. (d) Mr. Warden stated that Councilman Stover had given him an item of correspondence from the Cooperative Extension of the University of California at Berkeley addressed to the Senior Citizens. The letter advised of a conference' entitled "Growth: Its Impact on the Central Coast" to be held on Friday, November 9, 1979 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the:Loomis Ranch in Arroyo Grande. There will be a'$5.00 fee to cover registration and lunch. A program brochure will be available at a later date. (e) Mr. Warden requested an executive session to discuss potential litigation. Mayor Wilkins adjourned the meeting at 9:25 p.m, and stated that there would be no announcements at the conclusion of the execu- tive meeting. Recorded by MURRAY L. WARDEN, City Clerk C By: Ardith is Deputy City Clerk.