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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 021180 ■ MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting , February 11, 1980 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. Reverend Mel Schroer of the Community Church of Atascadero gave the invocation. ' ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmen Highland, Mackey, Nelson, Stover and Mayor Wilkins ABSENT: None PUBLIC COMMENT 1. A lady from the audience asked the Council to establish a Beautification' Committee. She said some interested citizens had met with Jerry Gale from the Zoo and Councilman Mackey regarding this matter. The Women' s Club was prepared to donate some money to the Committee if the Council would establish it officially. Mayor Wilkins did not feel that such a committee needed to be officially sanctioned by the Council since he hoped that any organization wishing to work on City projects would feel free to do SO. He felt such committees could coordinate their activities with the City and he expressed his appreciation for beautification committee activities and interest. 2. John McNeil read a statement concerning the General Plan. He objected to the number of documents which purport to ibe the General Plan or to be the General Plan Map. He objected to Councilman Highland's proposal to lower the minimum lot size in the area outside the urban services line from 2 1/2 acres to 1 1/2 acres. He asserted that the population of the community would be increased if this change was adopted. 3. Ralph Eggers was concerned about a change from l 1/2 acre minimum in the General Plan to 2 1/2 acre minimum. Council- man Highland reviewed these provisions. A. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Minutes of the regular meeting of January 28 , 1980 (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved for approval of the Consent Calendar. The motion was seconded by Councilman Highland and unanimously carried. MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting February 11, 1980 Page Two B. HEARINGS, APPEARANCES AND REPORTS ' 1. Appeal of Albert Centeno from County denial of business license Mr. Warden provided the background of this matter. Application for a business license for an arcade operation at the Adobe Plaza was denied by the County Tax Collector on recommendation of the Sheriff. The 'City Attorney determined that, according to the appro- priate ordinance, the only reason for denying the license was if a false statement was made on the business license application. Since this did not occur, the City Attorney did not believe that there were grounds for denying the license. 1 Councilman Nelson asked what the reasons were for denying the application and Mr. Grimes stated that the Sheriff thoughtit should not be granted. He noted that because of Privacy Act provisions, the City was unable to be furnished with any so-called "rap sheet information which might have a bearing on the matter. Even so, County Ordinances do not provide for denial based upon such informa- tion. Mr. Tom Page, representing Mr. Centeno, agreed with the City Attorney's analysis and encouraged the City Council to grant the appeal. Mr. Ken Cave, a tenant at the Adobe Plaza, spoke in opposition to granting a license citing the parking and other design problems. It was noted that while his complaint may be valid, it is not a basis for denying the business license. MOTION: Councilman Highland moved that Council direct issuance of the license. The motion was seconded by Councilman Stover and unanimously carried. 2. Appearance of Marina Rosa, County Division of Environmental Health, regarding a State Wide Litter Prevention and Control Campaign 1 Marina Rosa of the County Health Department presented the Council with information concerning the State Wide LitterPreventionand Control Campaign and presented a slide show on enforcement of litter laws, She requested the Council' s support of a proposed resolution endorsing this program. Because of the nature of the resolution which stated that the City would make staff available for enforce- ment of litterlawsand staff is not yet available, the City Council decided to endorse the program by motion. i MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting February 11, 1980 Page Three MOTION: Councilman Mackey moved that Council endorse the County' s litter prevention and control campaign 3. Proposed lot division _(AT 79.077) , Santa Cruz Road - Hurdle (Hilliard) - continued Larry Stevens reviewed this project for Council. He stated that the County Subdivison Review Board had recommended approval with conditions, however, the Planning Commission denied the pro- ject because of the General Plan standard which requires changes in lot sizes based on the distance from the center of the community, Mr. Hilliard spoke in favor of allowing the lot division. Councilman Highland did not feel that the Council should act on this matter until the Planning Commission had made a determina- tion concerning lot sizes. He suggested that this matter be sent back to the Commission for reconsideration after they had made a determination on the lot size issue, MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved that this matter be referred 1 back to the Planning Commission, The motion was seconded by Councilman Highland and unanimously carried. 4. Proposed street name change Montura Lane ' The PlanningCommission had recommended approval of the name Pp Montura Lane for this unnamed private road. The name meets with the Planning Commission policy that street names be Spanish names - and names of non-living historic persons. Montura is a Spanish word meaning horse ' MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved for the approval of naming .the private road Montura Lane. The motion was seconded by Councilman Stover and unanimously carried. 5. Public hearing proposed on lot division (AT 79-128) Santa Rosa Road near Atascadero Lake Wilhoite (Stewart) Larry Stevens reviewed this project stating that the County Subdivision Review Board had approved it with conditions. The Planning Commission recommended approval also, but modified condi- tion 11 so that the Preliminary Soils Report be required at time of issuance of the building permit rather than as a condition for filing the final map. ' MOTION: Councilman Highland moved that the lot division be approved subject to the conditions as modified by the Planning Commission. The motion was seconded by CouncilmanNelson and unanimously carried. 0 ` 40 MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting February 11, 1980 Page Four 6. Public hearing on proposed lot division (AT 79-110) , on the west side of West Mall adjacent to Atascadero Creek - Hvolbol, et a1 (Schott) Mr. Stevens stated that the Subdivision Review Board had recommended approval with conditions in which the Planning Commission had concurred. The applicant agreed with the conditions. Councilman Mackey was concerned about a possible blind spot in the access way to this property. MOTION: Councilman Highland moved for approval of the project subject to the conditions. The motion was seconded by Councilman Nelson and carried with Councilman Mackey voting no. 7. Consideration of proposed lot line adjustment (AL 79-68) , Curbaril Avenue - Van Saun (Hilliard) Larry Stevens reviewed the lot line adjustment and noted that approval of this request would provide better building sites. The Planning Commission had recommended approval subject to the condi- tions set by the Subdivision Review Board. MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved for approval subject to the conditions. The motion was seconded by Councilman Highland and unanimously carried. 8. Consideration of proposed lot line adjustment (AL 79-46) , Rosario and Alamo Roads - Garza Larry Stevens reviewed this project stating that the reason for the request is to equalize the lot sizes; also, there is a house straddling the property line. The Planning Commission had recommended approval subject to the Subdivision Review Board conditions. MOTION: Councilman Highland moved for-approval' of the lot line adjustment subject to the conditions. The motion was seconded by Councilman Stover and unanimously carried. 9. Public hearing on condominium conversion ordinance - recommend item be continued to 2-25-80 MOTION Councilman Highland moved that the public hearing on the condominium conversion matter be continued to February 25, 1980. The motion was seconded by Council- man Nelson and unanimously carried. Recess 9: 00 p.m. RECONVENED 9:12 p.m. MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting February 11, 1980 Page Five ' 10. Public hearing on Atascadero General Plan - continued Larry Stevens reviewed the six items the Council had previously referred to the Planning Commission. Council acted on each item as follows: a. Request by Floyd Cornell for a higher land use designation for property located along the easterly side of San Diego Way near El Camino Real. The Planning Commission recommended denial of this request, MOTION: Councilman Highland moved that the request be denied. The motion was seconded by Councilman Stover and unanimously carried. b. Request by Capistrano Gardens for a High Density Multiple Family Residential designation for property on the east side of Capistrano north of Santa Ysabel. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the request and that the designation be extended northerly along Capistrano to Country Club Drive. MOTION: Councilman Highland moved that Council approve the recommendation of the Planning Commission. The motion 1 was seconded by Councilman Stover and carried with CouncilmenMackey and Nelson voting no. C. Request by Wakefield/Switzer for Retail or Tourist Commercial designation for property located at the northwesterly corner of Coromar and Portola. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the request for a Retail-Commercial designation. MOTION: Councilman Stover moved that Council accept the Planning Commission' s recommendation on this matter. The motion was seconded by Councilman Highland and unanimously carried. d, Request from Palmer--Merriam for a Retail-Commercial designa- tion for the property located on the southerly side of El Camino Real and the westerly side of Pueblo. The Planning Commission recom- mended disapproval of this request, MOTION: Councilman Highland moved that Council approve the Planning Commission' s denial of this request.. The motion was seconded by Councilman Mackey and unanimously carried, e, Councilman Highland's request for adding language to the ' General Plan concerning condominium conversions. The Planning Commis- r MINUTES - AT C DE O CITY COUNCIL AS A R Regular Meeting February 11, 1980 Page Six sion recommended against including the specific language which ' called for no issuance of condominium permits for four years on the grounds that the specific action properly belongs in an ordin- ance. MOTION: Councilman Highland moved that Council accept the Planning Commission' s recommendation in this matter. The motion was seconded by Councilman Nelson and unanimously carried. f. Councilman Highland' s proposal to amend the first sen- tence on page 44, left-hand column, paragraph 7 under Low Density Single Family Residential was continued pending receipt of Planning Commission recommendations. Several people spoke from the audience expressing the view that their property was being down-zoned by the proposed General Plan. These individuals were instructed to give their names and addresses to the Planning Director and each request would be re- ferred to the Planning Commission for recommendation to the Council. Howard Marohn expressed opposition to Councilman Highland' s proposal for 1 1/2 acre minimum -lot sizes outside the urban services area. Councilman Highland reviewed his proposed amendment to the General Plan and the background concerning it. Council continued with the page by page review of the General ' Plan. On page 48, Council eliminated number 2 in the right hand column under Neighborhood Commercial, and re-numbered 3 to 2. Councilman Nelson requested that on pages 65 and 67, Planning Commission consider including the thirteen lots on Atascadero Lake owned by the County for recreational uses. MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved that the Planning Commission ' consider recreational uses for the thirteen lots on Atascadero Lake and that pages 65 and 67 reflect such use. The motion was seconded by Councilman Mackey and unanimously carried. Council continued further discussion of the General Plan to the next meeting beginning with page 68 . 11. Report of City Manager on acquisition options for parking lot property Mr. Warden reviewed various options for the purchase of the MINUTES _ ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting February 11, 1980 Page Seven parking lot property across the street from the Administration Building. Councilman Nelson was not in favor of the purchase at this time with so many unknowns as far as revenues were concerned; he did not feel that this was a high priority item. Council dis- cussed the matter at length, MOTION: Councilman Mackey moved that Council proceed in attempt- ing to buy the lots on the first option as suggested by Mr. Warden's memo, that the necessary papers for pur- chase be prepared for the entire 26, 000 square feet, and that the papers be returned to Council for approval. The motion was seconded by Councilman Stover and carried on the following roll call vote: ' AYES: Councilmen Highland, Mackey, Stover and Mayor Wilkins NOES: Councilman Nelson C. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None D. NEW BUSINESS 1. Consideration of Planning Commission residency requirements Mr. Warden reviewed the situation whereby one of the Planning Commissioners was considering moving outside the City limits. The Commission had requested that the Council consider the residency policy for Commissioners. Ordinance No. 2, which establishes the Planning Commission, requ ,res Commissioners to live within the City ' limits. It was noted that if an exception was desired, then the ordinance would have to be amended by another ordinance. Councilmen HighlandandStover felt that certain exceptions should be allowed; perhaps the limit could be for Commissioners to live within one mile of the City limits. Councilman Mackey stated that the Commission was advisory to the Council and Council members had to be residents of the City; she felt the Commissioners should also have this requirement. MOTION: Councilman Stover moved that anyone on the Planning Commission can continue on it as long as they are not further than one mile out of the City limits. The motion died for lack of a second. There was further discussion of the ordinance without any motion to change. 1 1 MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting February 11, 1980 Page Eight 1 2. County/City services contract amendment Mr. Grimes explained that the amendment clarifies the Arrange- ments between the City and County with regard to appeal procedures, 1 MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved that the amendment be approved, The motion was seconded by Councilman Mackey and unani- mously carried. 3. Consideration of contracting for financial management services Mr. Warden explained that the firm of Alexander Grant would provide computer services for the City until final decisions are made as to the shared three-city computer system. In the meantime) the volume of activity is too high to continue by hand, MOTION: Councilman Highland moved that Council accept the proposal with an effective date of April 1, 1980 for entering into a contract with Alexander Grant for financial management services, The motion was seconded , by Councilman Stover and unanimously carried by roll call vote. 4. Setting salary and advertising for Account Clerk II This position is in the Finance Department and provides for account clerk functions under the direction of the Finance Director. MOTION: Councilman Mackey moved that Staff be authorized to advertise and fill this position. The motion was seconded by Councilman Nelson and unanimously carried. E INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION AND/OR ACTION 1. City Council (a) Councilman Nelson stated that the re-striping of the crosswalks on El Camino is a definite improvement. (b) Mayor Wilkins noted that there is a special meeting between the Atascadero Fire Board and the City Council regarding the Fire Department and Public Safety Committee report on Thursday, February 14, 1980, at 7 :30 p.m, .in the Rotunda ' Room. 2. City Attorney ' (a) Mr. Grimes stated that the points and authorities MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting February ll, 1980 Page Nine he had prepared in the Daly matter would be valuable to the City in determining what fees and charges they can establish. 3. City Manager (a) Mr. Warden advised that he had received a letter from Mr. Fowler of the Automobile Club of Southern California. This agency is performing a pedestrian traffic safety survey on El Camino Real (b) Mr. Warden reviewed the possible impacts on the City should Proposition 4 become law. The meeting adjourned at 11: 23 p.m. Recorded by: MURRAY L. WARDEN, City Clerk By: Ardith Davis Deputy City Clerk I