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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 091283 ETING AGENDA TE 9 ab/�3 ITEM# MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting September 12, 1983 Atascadero Administration Building The meeting was called to order at 7 :30 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance. Reverend Rollin Dexter of the Methodist Church gave the invocation. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen Molina, Nelson, Stover and Mayor Mackey Absent: Councilman Wilkins STAFF Present: Murray Warden, City Manager; Ralph Dowell, Finance Director; Allen Grimes, City Attorney; Patsy Hester, Deputy City Clerk; Skip_ Joannes, Recreation' Director; Bud McHale, Police Chief; Larry McPherson, Public Works_ Director; Barbara Norris, City Clerk; and Larry Stevens, Planning Director. ' PUBLIC COMMENTS ' 1. Goldie Carminati of the San Luis Obispo County Zoological Society presented the City of Atascadero with a check for $25, 000 for the renovation projects at the Atascadero Zoo. COUNCIL COMMENTS ' 1. Mayor Mackey expressed sympathy to the family of Norman Ted Monson. Mr. Monson had regularly attended Council meetings. A. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Minutes of the regular meeting of August 22 1983 (RECOMMEND- APPROVAL) 2. Treasurer-' s- Report, August 1, 1983 to August 31, 1983 (RECO1%1- MEND APPROVAL) 3. Finance. Director' s Report, August 1, 1983 to August 31, 1983 (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) ' 4. Memorandum of Understanding, Police Sergeants ' Bargaining Unit (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) 5. Memorandum of Understanding, Police Officers' Bargaining Unit (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 12, 1983 6. Bid No. 83-7, Street Sweeping (RECOMMEND BID BE AWARDED TO ' ADCO SERVICE CO. IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,600 AND UNDER CONDI- TIONS OUTLINED IN PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR'S MEMO DATED SEPT- EMBER 7, 1983) 7. Acceptance of Tract Map AT 830307:1, 7350 El Camino Real, Wally Dunn (Associated Professions) (RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION) Mayor Mackey reviewed all items on the Consent Calendar. Council- man Molina corrected the Minutes of August 22, 1983, under Item l (a) of Council Comments to change Clerk' s office to Finance office. Mayor Mackey corrected the Minutes of August 22, 1983,. Item Fl (a) of Indiv- idual Determination to change Vinado to El Descanso. Councilman Molina requested that Item A-6 be pulled. MOTION: Councilman Molina moved to approve the Consent Calendar with the exception of Item A-6. The motion was seconded by Council- man Nelsonandunanimously carried. A-6 Bid No. 83-7, Street Sweeping (RECOMMEND-BID -BE AWARDED TO ADCO SERVICE CO. IN THE AMOUNT OF $21, 600 AND UNDER CONDITIONS OUT- LINED IN PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR'S MEMO DATED SEPTEMBER 7, 1983) ' Councilman Molina asked if the bid would be awarded with con- tingencies. Mr. Warden explained that this bid is not a normal bid item since itis for services, but is brought to Council for informa- tion. MOTION: Councilman Molina. moved to approve Item A-6 -of the Consent Calendar. The motion was .seconded by Councilman Stover and unanimously carried. B. HEARINGS,. APPEARANCES AND REPORTS None C. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Resolution No. 35-83 fixing rates of CATV installation and service charges MOTION: Councilman Molina moved to adopt Resolution No. 35-83. The motion was seconded by Councilman Nelson and carried on the following roll call vote: -2- MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL — SEPTEMBER 12, 1983 AYES: Councilmen Molina, Nelson and Stover NOES: Mayor Mackey D. NEW BUSINESS 1. Chamber of Commerce request for General Plan change Mr. Warden stated that the Chamber of Commerce is asking that the city initiate a General Plan amendment and policy statement concerning industrial/commercial development. He noted that the Council had deleted $9, 000 from the FY 1983/84 budget which was intended to provide economic, demographic, land use, and other information needed to develop our economic element of the General Plan. This was to be a follow-on to the Chamber of Commerce survey and would provide the necessary date to develop and implement an economic development policy. Hank Hohenstein, Chamber of Commerce Director, stated that the Chamber is concerned with broadening the economic base in Atascadero and indicated a _desire to develop opportunities for clean light industry locating here. He requested (1) that the Council formulate a commercial and industrial policy for the city; (2) that Council direct staff to undertake a study of the industrial needs and _sites; and (3) direct staff to evaluate the land within the boundaries of Santa Barbara Road, the freeway, E1 Camino Real and the San Diego off-ramp as a potential site for an industrial park and/or commercial tourist designation. Gary Larson of the Chamber of Commerce requested that staff evaluate the land for commercial use. Doug Lewis requestedclarificationand implementation of the policy statement. Council formed a committee with Councilman Molina, Gary Larson, Hank Hohenstein, and Larry Stevens to meet and draft a policy state- ment before the next Council meeting. MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved for the Planning Commission to initiate the General. Plan amendment process. The motion was seconded by Councilman Molina and carried with Councilman Stover voting no. r -3- r r MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 12, 1983 1 2. Consideration of use permits at Atascadero Lake Park Mr. Warden stated that the lease for Pop' s Tackle Shop has expired and that there is now a question regarding a new lease proposal by persons other than the present lessee. He felt that it would be advantageous for the city to seek proposals in order to provide a wide range of potential operators. But that in view of time constraints and that the city had not yet developed a r comprehensive lease policy for the lake park concessions, he felt that consideration should be given to granting a lease fornomore than one year to Mr. McNamara' s sister. rTom McNamara, speaking on behalf of his sister, stated that she is interested in taking over Pop' s Tackle Shop on a similar lease for one year terminating October, 1984. MOTION: Councilman Molina moved to_ grant .a lease subject to working out a satisfactory lease agreement in writing by both parties and for the one year period ending October, 1984. The motion was seconded by Councilman Nelson and unanimously carried. Goldie Carminati stated that she had misunderstood that the zoo would be relocated. 3. Consideration of authorizing $1,000 expenditure for struc- tural evaluation of Administration Building rMr. Warden stated that in discussions with the County General Services Office, consideration is being given to relocating the library to the Rotunda area, assuring that to be _a possible alter- native site. The General Services Office has indicated its will- ingness to pay for half the costs of' a structural study. Mr. Warden recommended Council approval in_order to assure the city of informa- tion needed ,to evaluate the safety and potential for continued use and occupancy of the Administration Building. MOTION: Councilman Nelson moved to approve the expenditure of $1,000 for a structural evaluation of the Administration Building. The motion was seconded by Councilman Stover and unanimously carried by roll call vote. r F. INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION AND/OR ACTION 1. City Council a. Councilman Molina commended the Fire Department for their work this fire season. -4- r MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 12 , 1983 b. Mayor Mackey statedthat she had received phone calls regarding the drainage problems on Santa Ysabel. Mr. McPherson ' stated that they are looking into the matter. Mr. Warden stated that this is a capital expenditure and requested that funds be released for the FY 1983/84 drainage projects as proposed for this year' s budget. MOTION: Councilman Molina moved that drainage funds be released for the budgeted drainage projects. The motion was seconded by Councilman Nelson and unanimously carried by roll call vote. ' c. Mayor Mackey asked why the 'grass on Rose Hill had been cut so much. Mr. Stevens stated that this is a fire break in order to eliminate a fire hazard. 2. Cit Attorney Y Nothing. 3. City Clerk Nothing. 4. City Treasurer Nothing. g ' 5. City Manager a. Mr. Warden requested a closed session to discuss potential litigation and did not anticipate any announcements afterward. The meeting adjourned: at 9:10 p.m. to closed session and returned to regular session at 9:50 p.m. , atwhichtime they adjourned. Recorded by: BARBARA NORRIS, City Clerk By: Pats Hester Dep y City Clerk -5-