HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 080883 ' MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting
August 8, 1983 7 :30 p.m.
Atascadero Administration Building
The meeting was called to order at 7 :30 p.m. with the Pledge
' of Allegiance. Mayor Mackey gave the invocation.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmen Nelson, Stover, Wilkins and Mayor Mackey
Absent: Councilman Molina
STAFF
1 Present: Murray Warden, City Manager;. Ralph Dowell, Finance Director;
Allen Grimes, City Attorney; Patsy Hester, Deputy City
Clerk; Mike Hicks, Fire Chief; Skip Joannes, Recreation
Director; Jon Lovgren, Police Sergeant; Larry McPherson,
Public Works Director; Barbara Norris, City Clerk; and
Steve Rizzuto, City Treasurer.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
1. Jim Hahn commented that there are many areas in which weeds
' have not been cut down. He requested that Council consider
extending the weed abatement period and, if necessary, to place the
bill on the 1984 tax rolls.
' Fire Chief Hicks stated that there has been a problem in cutting
weeds in some areas because of steep terrain and that he was cautious
about placing equipment into areas of high fire hazard because of the
' possibility of starting a fire.
Council requested Staff to bring back a revised weed abatement
program to achieve a higher degree of clearing and compliance.
COUNCIL COMMENTS
1. Councilman Nelson asked for status of the septic tank failure
on Vinado. Mr. Warden replied that the matter is being looked
into but identification of the source of the problem is difficult.
Council requested a status report at the next meeting.
2 . Mayor Mackey reviewed a letter from Eric Seastrand regarding
' a Park and Recreation grant to pay for lights at South
Atascadero Park.
MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL - AUGUST 8, 1983
A. CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes of the special meeting of July 25, 1983 (RECOMMEND
APPROVAL)
i2 . Minutes of the regular meeting of July 25, 1983 (RECOMMEND
APPROVAL)
3. Minutes of the special meeting of August 1, 1983 (RECOMMEND
APPROVAL)
1 4 . Treasurer' s Report, July 1, 1983 to July 31, 1983 (RECOMMEND
APPROVAL)
5. Finance Director' s Report, July 1, 1983 to July 31 , 1983
(RECOMMEND APPROVAL)
6. Agreement with Community Transit Services, Inc. to provide
transportation management and operations services for 1983-84
(RECOMMEND APPROVAL)
' Mr. Warden noted a correction in the motion of Item B2 of the
Minutes of July 25.
MOTION: Councilman Wilkins moved to approve Items Al through A6 of
the Consent Calendar. The motion was seconded by Councilman
Stover and carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Nelson, Stover, Wilkins and Mayor Nelson
NOES : None
B. HEARINGS, APPEARANCES AND REPORTS
1. Public hearing on annual weed abatement assessments
MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved to adopt Resolution No. 39-83. The
' motion was seconded by Councilman Wilkins and carried on the
following roll call vote
AYES: Councilmen Nelson, Stover, Wilkins and Mayor Mackey
NOES: None
' 2. Public hearing on and Resolution No. 36-83 establishing the
formation of a maintenance district to levy and collect
assessments - Lobos Lane
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MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved to adopt Resolution No. 36-83. The
motion was seconded by Councilman Stover and carried on the
following roll call vote:
' AYES: Councilmen Nelson, Stover,, Wilkins and Mayor Mackey
NOES : None
3. Public hearing on -and Resolution No. 37-83 establishing the
formation of a maintenance district to levy and collect
assessments - Sonora/final Avenues
Mr. Warden noted that an objection had been received from Bruce
Rogers protesting the formation of a street maintenance district on
Sonora/Pinal Avenues.
MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved to overrule the protest of Bruce
Rogers. The motion was seconded. by Councilman Wilkins and
unanimously carried.
MOTION: Councilman Wilkins moved to adopt Resolution No. 37-83.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Stover and carried on
the following roll call vote
AYES: Councilmen Nelson, Stover, Wilkins and Mayor Mackey
NOES : None
C. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Ordinance No. 69 amending San Luis Obispo County Ordinance
No. 1202 , cable television regulations — second reading;
Resolution No. 35-83 fixing rates of CATV installation and
service charges
MOTION: Councilman Wilkins moved to read Ordinance No. 69 by title
only. The motion was seconded by Councilman Nelson and
unanimously carried.
Mayor Mackey read Ordinance No. 69 .by title only.
MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved to adopt Ordinance No. 69. The
motion was seconded by Councilman Wilkins and carried on
the following roll call vote
AYES: Councilmen Nelson, Stover and Wilkins
NOES: Mayor Mackey
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Mr. Warden stated-that Resolution No. 35-83 cannot be adopted
until Ordinance No. 69 becomes effective in 31 days. He stated
that he will present it to Council again at that time.
' D. NEW BUSINESS
None
1 E. ATASCADERO COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
MOTION: Councilman Wilkins moved that the Council recess and convene
as the Atascadero. County Sanitation District Board of Dir-
ectors. The motion was seconded by Councilman Nelson and
unanimously carried.
1. Resolution No. 38-83 approving the Atascadero County Sanita-
tion District Budget for the 1983-84 Fiscal Year and appropri-
ating funds therefor
MOTION: Director Wilkins moved to adopt Resolution No. 38-83. The
motion was seconded by Director Stover and carried on the
following roll call vote :
AYES : Directors Nelson, Stover, Wilkins and President Mackey
NOES : None
MOTION: Director Nelson moved that the Board of Directors adjourn
and reconvene as the City Council. The motion was seconded
by Director Wilkins and unanimously carried.
F. INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION AND/OR ACTION
1. City Council
a. Mayor Mackey stated that Councilman Stover was appointed
to the EOC Board.
' 2. Cit Attorney
Y
None
3. City Clerk
None
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4. City Treasurer
None
' 5. City Manager
a. Mr. Warden stated that time constraints made it inadvisable
to place the police facility issue on the November special election
ballot. He recommended that Council place the matter on the June
ballot and agree to submit a request for proposals for a financial
consultant to help put the issue together.
MOTION: Mayor Mackey moved to look into the possibility of a June
election for the police facility and for Staff to bring back
a proposal for a financial consultant. The motion was seconded
by Councilman Nelson and unanimously carried.
b. Mr. Warden requested a closed session to discuss labor
relations and potential litigation. Hestatedthat there may be a
possible announcement after the closed session.
' The meeting adjourned at 8 :12 p.m. to closed session and returned
to regular session at 9 :15 p.m.
MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved to approve - he MOU for SEIU Local 660
Clerical and SEIU Local 660 General Services for FY 1983-84 .
The motion was seconded by Councilman Wilkins and unanimously
carried.
MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved to extend toallgeneral employees
who are non-Union/Association. members a total package increase
of 4 . 99% . The motion was seconded by Councilman Wilkins and
unanimously carried.
MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved that the City Manager and Department
Heads be given a total package increase of 40 . The motion
was seconded by Councilman Stover and unanimously carried.
MOTION: Councilman Wilkins moved to effect conversion from the merit
program to a new personnel program containing three categories:
Trainee, Qualified, and Fully Qualified, effective July 1,
1983. The motion was seconded by Councilman Nelson and
unanimously carried.
MOTION: Councilman Stover moved to reclassify the Recreation Director
to a salary of $2, 340 a month, which would include 7% payment
by the city of the employee' s contribution to PERS, to be
effective July 1, 1983. The motion was seconded by Council-
man Wilkins and unanimously carried,
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MOTION: Councilman Wilkins moved to -increase automobile car allowances
' within the FY 1983-8-4 budgets as follows:
City Manager $181. 50
Public Works Director 152. 50
Planning Director 96 . 50
Recreation Director_ 96.50
The above increase was based: upon the requirement that each
recipient carry $10-0, 000/$300, 000/$100,000 liability coverage
on their private vehicle used for city business. In addition,
the Council approved the payment of not more than the first
$250 of the deductible provisions of insurance claims in the
event the employee was not at fault for the accident. The
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motion was seconded by Councilman Stover and unanimously
carried.
MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved that the, City Attorney' s contract be
amended effective July 1, 1983, to pay $2,210 a month on the
basiccontractfor a total 3% increase to include absorption
of the now existing $150 a month car allowance. In addition,
' litigation expenses to be increased from $65 to $70 per hour.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Wilkins and unanimously
carried.
' MOTION: Councilman, Stover moved to extend the retroactivity provisions
adopted by Resolution No. 27-83 to, August 22, 1983, provided
that signed Memorandum of Understanding are received by that
date The motion was seconded by Councilman Wilkins and
unanimously carried.
The meeting adjourned at 9: 25 p.m.
Recorded by:
BARBARA NORRIS, City Clerk
1 By: .
PATSY STER
1 Deputy City Clerk
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