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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 082283 MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL ' Regular Meeting August 22, 1983 Atascadero Administration Building The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. with the Pledge of ' Allegiance. Reverend Mel Schroer of the Community Church gave the invocation. ROLL CALL ' Present: Councilmen Molina, Nelson, Stover, Wilkins and Mayor Mackey ' Absent: None STAFF Present: Murray Warden, City Manager ; Allen Grimes, City Attorney; Steve Rizzuto, City Treasurer; Ralphh Dowell Finance Direc- tor ; Larry McPherson, Public Works Director ; Larry Stevens, ' Planning Director; Bud McHale, Police Chief; Mike Hicks, Fire Chief; Skip Joannes, Recreation Director; and Ardith Davis, Secretary ' PUBLIC COMMENTS None ' COUNCIL COMMENTS ' 1. Councilman Molina said that he had several statements to make: ' (a) He wished to go on record in opposition to the reclassi- fications in the Manager ' s office and the*Qkaj k& office; he felt the Council should have been made aware of the proposals before the budget hearings began. ' (b) He feels the Administration Building is unsafe and a fire hazard and should be studied from a fire safety ' viewpoint before any remodeling takes place. (c) He said Staff has not yet returned with a proposal on ' fees which the Council had asked for approximately three months ago. Mr. Warden stated that the proposal is in the word processor. (d) Councilman Molina said that Council had requested a ' maintenance district study approximately four and one- half months ago and Staff has not returned with that yet. Mr. Warden stated that Staff is in the process of preparing information for the ' Council, but that it takes time to prepare. *"Finance" per 9/12/83 Council meeting amendment. ' MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL - AUGUST 22, 1983 (e) Councilman Molina declared his intent to run for Council again because there is a lot of work to be done. He will work for re-election and for a change; to do something about the inadequacies. A. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Minutes of the special meeting of August 8, 1983 (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) 2. Agreement between Action for Animal Rights and the City of Atascadero for operating the Spay/Neuter Assistance Program (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) ' 3. Memorandum of Understanding, Firefighters' Bargaining Unit (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) ' 4. Memorandum of Understanding, Fire Captains' Bargaining Unit (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) 5. Payment of one-time fee for South Atascadero Park Lease of $750 (RECOMMEND APPROVAL, TRANSFER FROM CONTINGENCY RESERVE) 6. Bid No. 83-6 - street striping (RECOMEND BID BE AWARDED TO ' SAFETY STRIPING SERVICE IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,835.25) 7. Acceptance of Lot Line Adjustment LA 830113:1, 9610 Atasca- dero Avenue, Cecil Barrett (Contract Survey and Design) (REC- OMMEND APPROVAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION) 8. Business license for "Camino Card Parlour, " 7383 El Camino ' Real, Shirley Butterfiled, to establish a card room consist- ing of three tables (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) Mayor Mackey reviewed all items on the Consent Calendar. MOTION: Councilman Wilkins moved for approval of the Consent Calen- dar, items A-1 through A-8. The motion was seconded by Coun- cilman Nelson and unanimously carried. B. HEARINGS, APPEARANCES AND REPORTS 1. Public hearing on 1983-84 Revenue sharing Mr. Warden stated that this is the second of two hearings for Revenue Sharing expenditures for Fiscal Year 1983-84. Council knew of the projects since they have been included in the 1983-84 Preliminary Budget. ' Mayor Mackey opened the hearing for public comments and, as there were no comments, the hearing was closed. 2 MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL - AUGUST 22, 1983 2. Public Works Department Quarterly Report LarryMcPherson Public Works Director, reviewed the various ac- tivities ► , tivities in his department over the last few months including receipt ' of Federal disaster aid to repair storm damage on Capistrano, hiring of a Zoo Coordinator who is working on some projects at the Zoo, 'reno- vation of restrooms at the Lake Park, proceeding with the lighting project at Alvord Field which should be completedbythe middle of September , and noted that the sewer project should be completed by mid-October. C. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None D. NEW BUSINESS 1. Consideration of Assemblyman John Vasconcellos request to support Peace Package resolutions Councilmembers discussed this proposal and agreed that there was no harm in supporting the resolution as requested. Councilman Wil- kins, however, felt that the Council should concern itself more with local issues. III , MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved that Council endorse the Peace Pack- age. The motion was seconded by Councilman Molina and car- ried with Councilman Wilkins voting no. ' E. ATASCADERO COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT I None F. INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION AND/OR ACTION ' 1. City Council (a) Councilman Nelson asked about the sewer problem on*MiR&x �. Mr. Warden stated that he would report on that shortly. (b) Councilman Mackey asked why there were no seatbelts on on some of the Dial-A-Ride buses. Mr. McPherson stated that he would look into the matter and report back to Council. (c) Councilman Nelson asked that the request submitted by the Chamber of Commerce be on the next agenda. (d) Mayor Mackey referred to the August 8, 1983 minutes wherein a correction was noted. She wanted to make sure that that correction was included in the previous meeting's minutes. Also, the correction should be explained more fully in the minutes. *"El Descansol per 9/12/83 Council meeting amendment. 3 MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL - AUGUST 22, 1983 2. City Attorney Nothing. 9 3. City Clerk Nothing. 4. City Treasurer Nothing. 5. City Manager (a) Mr. Warden stated that attorney Ed Chidlaw has donated a complete updated set of State Code books to the City. The City only has to subscribe to the annual updates. Councilman Mo- lina did not feel that the books were a donation if the City had to pay for updates. He also felt that the City Attorney was available with his reference books, so it was not necessary for the City to also have a set. MOTION: Councilman Wilkins moved that a letter be sent to Mr. Chidlaw conveying the City's thanks for this donation. The motion was seconded by Councilman Stover and carried with Councilman Molina voting no. (b) Mr. Warden reported on the septic problem on Larga and ' the City' s attempts to isolate the problem. He noted that the Health Department has looked into the situation, but has not found a health problem. He said that Staff will continue to work with ' people in the area to see what can be done. This complaint origin- ated from a property owner on Vinado. (c) Mr. Warden stated that the League of California Cities is sponsoring a march on the Capitol on August 31 or September 1 to encourage legislators to suspend the deflator provi- sions of State law. He asked if any Councilmembers wished to attend and Mayor Mackey stated that she may attend on September 1st. (d) Mr. Warden stated that he would like Council authoriza- tion to request a proposal from a financial consultant to analyze the statutory alternatives for raising funds for a police facility. He and Mr. Grimes have studied the issue and agree that the City needs someone with more expertise to analyze the situation. At this time, Mr. Warden is not requesting funds; just authorization to request a proposal. He will come back at a later date to request the funding for a consultant. Councilman Molina did not feel that the City had explored all available avenues within the City; he felt this should be done before going outside for help. MOTION: Councilman Wilkins moved that Council authorize Mr. Warden to proceed with this proposal as he had suggested. The mo - 4 i ' MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL - AUGUST 22, 1983 tion was seconded by Councilman Stover and carried with Coun- cilman Molina voting no. (e) Mr. Warden requested a closed session to discuss labor negotiations. He said that there may or may not be an announcement at the conclusion of the closed session. The meeting adjourned to closed session at 8 :29 p.m. and returned to regular session at 9:05 p.m. MOTION: Councilman Wilkins moved that the retroactive pay provision ' authorizing salary adjustments back to July 1, 1983, be ex- tended for the Police Sergeants and Police Officers Bargain- ing Units; such extension to be from August 22, 1983 to Au- gust 29, 1983 to provide time for signing of the MOUs. The motion was seconded by Councilman Stover and unanimously car- ried. ' MOTION: Councilman Wilkins moved that Council accept the Police Sergeants and Police Officers Memoranda of Understanding as written. The motion was seconded by Councilman Stover and unanimously carried. The meeting adjourned at 9 :10 p.m. ' Recorded by: I BARBARA NORRIS, City Clerk I L;A"- �0�co- ', ' By: Ardith Davis Secretary to City Manager I ' 5