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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 052885 ` CQUNCIL MEETING 6/10/85 A IDA ITEM NO'.': A - 1 MINUTES - ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting (APPROVrP AS PRFSFNTFD May 28 , 1985 , 7: 30 p.m. 6/10 COUNCIL 11 FTIMC-) Prather Building, Atascadero Jr. High School The Regular Meeting of the Atascadero City Council was called to order at 7: 30 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem Handshy. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. In lieu of the invocation, Mayor Pro Tem Handshy read a proclamation en- titled, "'Allen Grimes Week, May 22-28 , 1985° , which was followed by a. moment of silence in honor of Mr. Grimes. ROLL CALL Present: Councilman Molina, Councilwomen Mackey and Norris , Mayor Pro Tem Handshy. Absent: Mayor Nelson STAFF Mike Shelton, City Manager; Roger Lyon, Interim City Attorney; Grigger Jones, City Clerk; Henry Engen, Planning Director; John Wallace, Interim Public Works Director; Bob Best, Recreation Director; Doug Davidson, Associate Plan- ner Trainee; Georgia Ramirez , Recreation Dept. Secretary; Cindy Wilkins , Deputy City Clerk. COUNCIL COMMENT Mayor Pro Tem Handshy made reference to the last Councl Meeting of Monday, May 13 , 1985 , with a specific request that his vote on Item D-1A (Proposed Ordinance No. 105 - Rules and Regulations Formulation) be clarified as a NO, changed from a YES vote after much thought. A. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of May _ 13, 1985 (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) 2. Treasurer 's Report - April 1 - 30, 1985 (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) 3. Finance Director' s, Report - April 1 - 30, 1985 4. Confirmation of Appointment of Paul Sensibaugh as Public Works Director (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) 5. Interim Appointment of Roger Lyon as City Legal Counsel 6. Final Parcel Map 24-34; , 7955 Bella Vista (Lot 32, Block 14) ,, Friend/Twin Cities Engineering (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) 7. Final Parcel Map AT 830304 :1, 6100 Llano Road (Lot 10A, Block 43) , Millhollin/Stewart(Engineer) (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) i 8. Request Authorization to acquire 1/2-ton Vehicle through State` Bid Process MOTION: By Councilman Molina, seconded by Councilwoman Norris to approve Consent Items A 1-8. Passed unanimously by roll call vote. 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The current facility on Mountain View Rd. has a negligible impact in terms of staff & visitor traffic, maintenance traffic, lighting, etc. , with its six residents. She believes that the developer' s use of the term 'cottage' was not deliberated upon lightly, but the term was selected for its psychological impact and is used to impart a feeling of smallness , coziness, a term which does not threaten or alter a neighborhood's character. Looking at the developer 's real intent, the definition of the project in terms of building square footage, building density, stated in potential resident population, present and future development plans', is a large care facility and institutional in size, located in the middle of a residential neigh- borhood. Doris Faith, 9355 Mountain View, noted that it has been recently brought to her attention that the City's sewer plant is reaching its full capacity; she wonders if this was taken into considera- tion (with reference to item No. 8 of the Planning Dept. ' s Staff Report) . She is concerned with the rapid developmenttaking place in the community with regard to the various aspects of, environmen tal impact. Pat Fenton, 9425 Mountain View, addressed the appeal grounds in Item No. 7 of the Staff Report. With reference to the widening of Santa Rosa Rd. , no indication is given as to how much the road will be widened. She referred to the neighborhood concerns for the safety of schoolchildren affected by increased traffic along Santa Rosa,, Portola and Atascadero Roads; although mentioned in the current staff report, this issue has still" not been addressed. She demonstrated the need for investigation in this area, based on approximate figures taken from the developer'as to the number of vehicles to/from the facility, as well as the approximate amount of children (based on Santa Rosa Rd. School figures) whose -safety would be affected by the increased traffic. This increase would be in addition to traffic generated by Lakeside Guest Home, Chil- dren' s House, surrounding homes and current Christian Home traffic. She also elaborated on the size of the project in terms of square footage and population, stating it is inconsistent and incompati- ble with the surrounding neighborhood. Gary Harcourt, Architect for the Christian Home project, attempted to clarify some of the public comments and concerns, stating that all of the issues have been addressed and documentation presented to the Planning Dept. for. consideration. He feels the comparison with hospitals to this elderly care community is a bit ambiguous and irrelevent with the uses proposed by the facility, and he be- lieves the elderly care community to be compatible with the area. He added that his client has reduced its density by a factor of 72% from the original proposal in an attempt to meet the neigh- borhood' s concerns & appeals. 5 i • MINUTES - May 28, 1985 PAGE 4 Jack Porter, 9325 Mountain View, whose property backs into the project, desired clarification of the proposed square footage of the facility; Gary Harcourt responded with appropriate figures. Mark Dodson, 9475 Mountain View, commented that the project density is' ex- treme and; will have an impact on the environmental areas mentioned (roads, animals & other local concerns) ; he hopes there are no hard feelings by the developer caused by the neighborhood concerns, but the community doesn't really have an opportunity to meet with a developer and pursue how he de- velops a piece of property. Mr. Dodson does feel that a'- developer has the right to the "American way" of developing and making money, and Mr. Arram- bide did meet with the local neighbors -- but it' s all after the fact, and this is the forum in which the neighborhood can express its concerns, even though it may cost the developer money. The discussion came back to Council for comment. Councilwoman Mackey asked for and received some clarification of the square footage figures and number of units proposed. George Molina asked Gary Harcourt what is being asked for and what he meant when he mentioned the project would be "phased in" over a period of time. Mr. Harcourt responded that what is being sought is a conditional use permit for the current plan before the Council tonight; anything beyond that will necessitate more hearings before the Commission and Council. The phasing is planned as orderly over a five-year period. After that period, the developers would be hopeful to come back and, perhaps, ask to develop a board & care facility and would be open at that time to pub- lic comment again. Mr. Engen clarified that the wording in the resolution gives the project a one-year timeline, after which the developer may ask for extensions. Mr. Handshy related a personal situation which causes him to see a great need in this County for an elderly-care facility. Mr. Molina- comment- ed that he would like to see a precise plan with a specified time limit for project completion. Mr. Harcourt responded, indicating that all studies/re- quirements of the City have been met and, if necessary, a one-year time limit would be met as well. He doesn't feel that a precise plan at this point in time could be well defined and would probably make the project more vulnerable than what they're going through tonight. Mr. Arrambide commented on the City requirements , indicating that if the Council is uncomfortable and feels that the developer may come back and ask again if approval is given, then the Coun- cil can tell them NO. Doris Faith stepped to the podium again, asking what percentage of elderly Atascadero residents would be eligible to go into the facility, as it is her understanding that the Christian Home is a national corporation and some of its residents are brought in from other states. Mr. Arrambide responded that the corporation is local and non-profit, having been developed through the years by the independent Christian churches within the State. Although some input is received from other cities , most of it is from Atascadero. They are not a national organization. MOTION: By Councilwoman Norris to approve C.U.P. 29-84, Resolution No . 27-85 , adding conditions 17&18 to the resolution, and including an amendment that no building will be larger than 2,520 sq. ft. ; motion seconded by Councilwoman Mackey. Passed unanimously by roll call vote. MINUTES - May 28, 1985 • PAGE 5 2 . City/School Development Fee Proposal to Alleviate School Over- crowding - Public Hearing (Cont 'd from 5/13) Mr. Engen gave Staff Report. Anthony Avina, Supt. of Atascadero U.S.D. , updated projected student enrollments for the coming year., indicating that their estimates necessitate the utilization of mod ular/portable buildings to house students. Jack Stinchfield expressed that he is concerned about the term "developer" , referring to E.G. Lewis' s early 1900 development of 7 ,000 acres into what we now know as Atascadero Colony, " . .a giant subdivision, if you would" . People bought these subdivided lots with the promise of being able to build, and Mr. Stinchfield sug- gested to Council that the act of building on these already subdivided lots does not change an owner to a developer, any more than people who use and improve existing lots are developers. He feels rezoning a parcel or subdividing an existing lot constitutes a "developer" . He also suggests Council guard permit fees attached to any additional building in Atascadero, in view of the fact that the City does not have a tax rate and of its potential of increasing service demands by its ever-growing population which will be presented to the City. He understands the School District' s position; however, he feels the District has its own tools to generate revenues and resents the fact that, because the voters denied their attempt at these revenue sources , they now attempt to circumvent the voters and come before the City Council using an ordinance process , denying the direct voter approval that is built into their sources of revenue that they have available to them. Emil LaSalle, 8990 San Diego Rd. , referred to the issue of affordable housing, which is threatened by-the fee proposals. He referred to the District' s report and commented that the public hearing seems like a necessary facade. He feels it ' s necessary to present the other side of the coin, referring to the list of alternatives in the report with respect to mitigating the condition of overcrowding in the Dis- trict. In particular, he is interested in seeing the option of a set-aside fund in the school budget that definitely sets aside a specific amount of money or a specific percentage of money each bud- get year for construction. He feels, at the State level, that Gov. Deukmejian' s administration has been supportive of the schools and that the funds being received from the State are favorably large; he feels that the prospects for future budget increases are good. He asked the Council to keep in mind that the District is applying for State funds under the Green Act, and when they do meet the require- ments sufficiently, they should get some financial help, so we have that to look for down the road. He recalled, when soliciting for in- corporation of Atascadero as a City, one of the promises made to the people was that there was adequate money under the proposed budgets from the established sources of funding that our budgets reflected, and that we would not have to increase property taxes; these proposed developer fees are a form of property taxa He is concerned that the citizens of Atascadero will be faced with a "double-whammy" in taxes. MINUTES - May 28 , 1985 PAGE 6 Mike Arrambide spoke, as'-a .consumerr of the Atascadaro U.S.D;. , . in favor of the fee proposals. He expressed that he is. disturbed �at previous speakers' concerns for reasons other than supporting what he feels is an outstanding school system. He doesn't feel that any alternate measure (in reference to the past defeat of Measure A in the last election) has been brought forth for consideration by the public. He does not feel the prices attached to the building permit fees are extravagant and would gladly pay that fee as an existing home owner to allow his children to remain in the School District. It' s a shame that only people moving into this District would have the opportunity to support good schools. Owen Smith spoke in favor of expansion of the schools; however, he suggests that the proposed permit fees appear to come short of the millions of dollars necessary for the District ' s needs, a sort of band-aid approach. Dr. Avina stated he feels all agree that the developer fees are a band-aid approach, but it ' s the only one available. They see it used for the provision of temporary facilities to help the District while it attempts to secure funds from other sources. There is an appli- cation before the State Allocation Board, with the hope of having it considered in July. If the Board allows the District to proceed to what is termed 'Phase I, preliminary drawings can then be developed< for presentation to the Board to consider them for Phase II of the funding, and then on to Phase III, which all total would take a period of 48 months. Gilbert Crowell, 7790 Cristobal, supports the school 'system; however, he stated his purpose in appearing this evening is: to implore upon the managers of our City to utilize foresight, concern and equity, both in services and their support of those services through revenue generation such as taxation and the fees proposed. He asks , does the levy of these special fees on the relatively few `people in fact demon- strate that concern for equity and fairness? He believes everyone has a role to help educate our children, even if they have none of their own. He feels we should make a concerted community effort to identify and quantify the needs and march on a planned course, not manage our community in a reactionary fashion. He stressed his feel- ing that it is unfortunate that the electorate turned down the recent request for $35 by the City and the schools. Mike Lucas, who has served on the Schools Citizens Committee for the past three months , emphasized the District ' s facility problems. There are better alternatives than the band-aid approach proposed,, but none of those alternatives are for sure. Student facilities are a necessity. He expounded on the complexities of the problem. He explained that if the District were to buy (instead of lease) the temporary buildings, the State will claimthatthey are no longer impacted, and, therefore, will not allow them any emergency funds to build new classrooms. MINUTES - May 28, 1985 PAGE 7 Carl Brown, School Board Member, felt that Mr. Lucas' s comments could use some reinforcement from another Board member. He ex- pressed appreciation for the work that the Citizens Committee has done for the Board. He responded to some other comments made earlier in this hearing, and explained that the proposal being sought is allowable by law as a funding alternative, and is being pursued as a temporary mitigating measure; many other efforts are being made to get money from the State for capitol projects (lobbying at the State level, etc. ) , but it takes about 3 years to get funds from the State. Council support for theproposalwould be greatly appreciated. Edward Young, 9010 San Diego Rd. , expressed his concern that he has a project that has been "in the pipeline for about 19 months for 95 units. If thisproposalpasses, he will be impacted for about $30,000 , as he interprets it. Mr. Engen responded that the resolution, if it passes, would not apply to projects already in the plan-check process who have paid a deposit; Mr. Young' s project would not be subject to the type of fee he is worried about. Jack Stinchfield stated that a few people in the City, many of whom don't live here but own a piece of property here and may some- day come here to build on it, are being asked to bear a financial burden and that it is inequitable. The voters of the District are the ones who need to finance its needs. If the voters say NO, that is a check and balance form of government; he sees the fee proposals as a circumvention of that right as a property owner ,and as a voter. Robert Lilley, 5335 Honda, acknowledged the District's facility problems. He said he has not heard a figure as to what the least cost of the classrms-',"cand these amounts should be made available. He feels the City is going to soon be beset with all kinds of needs that will require some form of assessment and will need to be funded at the local level for lack of options. one of the few areas to raise revenues is the fee process, and it looks as, though people are cueing up to take advantage of that power very rapidly. He stated _perhaps he is not aware of some reasons why the City cannot collect its as- sessment fee and pay the School District for its lease-hold costs , (as - opposed to asking for developers' fees at the time of permit issu- ance) . It doesn't seem as though that system gives the City much of an accounting of where those funds go. Dr. Avina responded to some of Mr. Lilley' s concerns, quoting the portable facilities ' least-cost figure. He reiterated that we are in a growth period, there are few alternatives left and those are being explored. In the interim, we need to be able to utilize the alternative that has been made available through the State legis- lature, who also are elected by the people. Gilbert Crowell commented that he appreciates this forum for dis- cussion, thinks it' s healthy and would go a long way to preserve it. s s MINUTES - May 28 , 1985 PAGE -8 He responded to some of the public comments made earlier. He also stated that, during his service in the military, some of the most permanent buildings used were temporary facilities that were placed there with the idea that they were only temporary as long as they were needed, with no guidelines as to how long they should stay, how their need would be measured and whatotherspecific permanent steps would be taken so that they would no longer need to be there. David Harrow (?) , local property owner, would like to see some set date, say two years, "you're bringing up these building permits" ; Also, is there a way someone could get a 20-year property tax exemp- tion; if the owner is willing to put up a $900 bond, it would be nice to not have to pay taxes on that afterwards. Edith Uhl asks , why do we keep on building and cramming, cramming cramming? It' ll bring more children, and she' s sure the building fees are not going to take care of that. Mike Arrambide , in response to the suggestion of year-round school or double sessions being a desirable alternative to having portable, facilities , feels that more school districts are checking out of this kind of system than are checking into it. He 'd like to see statistics on that before the Council depends on this type of data. MOTION: By Councilwoman Mackey that hearing be continued to June 10th'and that the Citizens Committee again meets with the School District to assess the impact of its findings regarding alternative funding sources;motion seconded by Councilman Molina. Passed unanimously. MAYOR PRO TEM HANDSITY RECESSED THE MEETING FOR A 5-MINUTE BREAK @ 9: 45 P .M. MEETING RECONVENED AT 9: 50 P.M. Mayor Pro Tem Handshy introduced Roger Lyon, Interim City Attorney, and told a bit about Mr. Lyon' s professional background. Mr. Shelton added that Mr. Lyon's appointment is an interim one, and the City Council will be making a decision in the immediate future as to what's to be done about a permanent appointment for City Attorney. C. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1 . Ordinance 105 - Parks Rules and Regulations Formulation - Second Reading (Cont'd from 5/13) Bob Best gave Staff Report. Alice Porter, 9420 Marchant (edge of Atas. Lake) , showed a news- paper indicating full-use of the lake in 1953. She came to Atascadero in 1943 , and there has been swimming allowed in the lake since then. She hates to see the swimming privilege revoked, and would much rather see a program initiated to try to get funds to clean the lake, which it badly needs. She'd also like to see septic regulations established in the areas bordering the lake, as well as well-trained lifeguards. MINUTES May 28, 1985 PAGE 9 Mrs. Porter would like to see the City express "pride of ownership for the lake, and it should get consideration before the new park since it was here first. Mike Arrambide stated he had visited Mrs. Porter and discussed the lake, looking at old newspaper clippings , some of which indicated that , through the years, the lake has been closed due to various problems , and that seems to be the only alternative utilized when problems or hazards were incurred. He feels the lake really should be cleaned and fixed up, it being a public focal point and "a jewel in the community" . Maggie Rice agreed that the lake is "a little jewel" ; from a Chamber of Commerce manager' s viewpoint , she expressed that it is one of the few things that this area has to offer tourists. She inquired as to what ted.ts. have been done with regard to pollution. Mr. Best responded that the County has conducted weekly tests (reports which were not forwarded to the City, and the testing came as a surprize to him) ; the results , although varying, have consistently indicated a high level of various forms of bacteria. (The tests have been con- ducted for approximately one year. ) Mrs. Rice also feels that it would be helpful to rid the lake of much of its duck population. Mr. Shelton made a recommendation that the staff come back with a report as it relates to the high school swimming facility. Even the use of the lake wading pool exposes the City to some liability. MOTION: By Councilman Molina to read Ord. 105 by title only, seconded by Councilwoman Norris. Motion failed by 3: 1 vote, Mayor Pro Tem Handshy voting NO. As the vote was not unanimous , Mayor Pro Tem Handshy read the ordinance in its entirety. MOTION: By Councilman Molina to adopt Ord. 105 and that this constitutes its 2nd and final reading, seconded by Councilwoman Mackey; passed by 3 :1 roll call vote, with Mayor Pro Tem Handshy voting NO. Mayor Pro Tem Handshy stated his reason for voting no as being that "no swimming" will cause more problems than the good it will do (with regard to enforcing this rule; also, the ordinance erroneously per- mits windsurfing except in "designated swimming areas" , Sec. 10- 1.06 (a) ) . D. 1. Amapoa Tecorida Flood Area Development Requirement - Discussion Mike Shelton expressed staff is concerned with development in this area and suggests a possible solution to the problem based on=a joint effort with the developer (s) . John Wallace gave Staff Report, including a history of past studies of this proposed development area and the basis of flooding possibilities. He stated that the problem the City has is there is no adequate way of financing pro- jects (such as the dam spillway into the creek) which will be neces- sitated by development in the flood area; there is no policy to consistently condition all the projects involved in a way of finan- cing the necessary projects in the area. Councilmembers Mackey, Molina and Norris each expressed comments on the situation. Mayor tt MINUTES - May 28 , 1985 PAGE 10 Pro Tem Handshy desired clarification of how the development fees are to be arrived at; John Wallace demonstrated. Jack Stinchfield stated that he has been a property owner on Amapoa for 4-5 years and has been stonewalled at every attempt to develop there. He feels that, essentially, the property has been confis catod because he was denied his rights to develop it, but commended the present administration and Council :for the leadership they 're showing tonight in trying to find a solution to the flood area and problems it poses to development. He said he is in the flood hazard zone, with the inference that he is contributing to the flood of other areas, when in- fact the flood hazard zone is being impacted by the slopes that feed down into it. He questions the one-year time suggestion. He also stated thatbuildingpermits have con- tinued to be issued in the areas that feed down into the slopes. He believes the solution can be done in a way without too much pain to any one individual to help solve the overall problem. John Wallace explained why the department believes they would be taking an acceptable risk in setting the one-year time limit. Robert Lilley stated he has two clients who are affected by the matter. He feels that the obvioussolution is the establishment of an equitable assessment district, whereby those who have con- tributed to the problem will now help bear the remedy, however, "those folks are not the small number who are now being focused upon to front the cost of the spillway" . He is concerned that the matter seems to have been pulled out of the closet, as .flood miti- gation measures have already been established and complied with. Persons have applied for their permits and incurred the cost of the mitigation measures and are now being told they cannot get their permits. He' s concerned that in the effort to meet problems , we don't act in such an impulsive way that a few people are held ransom for a problem that 's the result of inadvertance and neglect on the part of many. He suggests that, if there are now figures which indicate the flood hazard zone condition as being more grave than having been assessed in the past, there may be the need to- (l) take a strong look at an assessment district and figure the area of burden and benefit that includes all of the lots involved, and (2) conduct preliminary engineering studies to determine the actual cost of the improvements, so people know` what they're paying for. Alvice Porter recalled the issue at the time Atascadero was under the County's charge, reiterating some of the drainage changes-,Made in the area in the past. Gale Day (in reference to Edward Young receiving the response by (staff) that, as his project was already in the plan-check process, he is excused from the burden of the school development fees proposed) wonders why their project was not considered in the same moral light when "we were within a few days of receiving a' permit" . Mr. Engen attempted to clarify the differences in the two projects and the ways they have been approached.: 1ti MINUTES - May 28, 1985 PAGE 11 Vladimir Milosevic, one of the applicants at 8865 Morro Rd. and whose project is also being held up, suggests that perhaps a new figure be defined, or at least an offset limit be defined. He referred to CalTrans having put in a 4 ' culvert several years ago; at that time, they did not put in the flap on the Atascadero Creek side which would prevent creek water from going back and causing additional_water col- lecting in the flood zone area. His engineer has assured him that, if this flap were put in, their properties near Curbaril would be outside any of the flood hazard area, and they would not be of any liability to the City-.- Grigger Jones owns a piece of property at 8675 Morro Rd. and has ap- plied for a building permit at that location. He expressed the difficulty of the problem of having to go back to his banker and request additional funds. He proposes, as part of the concept, that staff take into consideration the borrowing of funds; fhe 'would like to receive some prorata of reimbursement, and perhaps also receive some idea of the cost of putting that money out in the form of in- terest. He is also concerned with the actual cost of the project. Ken Marx stated that he was somewhat involved with Mr. Molosovic ' s project. In many phone calls and visits to City Hall, he was informed that the properties were not initially in the moratorium area for the flood hazard zone and the project proposed was "no problem He is a little morally outraged because he made money selling the pro- perty and now feels that it wasn't somehow honestly earned; he went through a lot of research to make sure that the property was build- able. Jack Stinchfield is concerned about establishing-a reasonable amount (referring to the $12 ,500 proposed, and it may be too high and would inhibit development) . He feels that in trying to divide the figures into a one-year concept, it makes an unmanageable figure to work with on a per-project basis; the situation needs to be viewed over a longer time period. He suggested that utilizing a system that Atas. Mutual Water has been successful with (water recovery concept) might provide for some return on a pro-rata basis at a rate of return that would be paid for by the overall assessment district when it was finally creat- ed. He feels it would give us the two solutionsneeded: The ultimate solution of the assessment district and the up-front monies invested by the projects getting a return back to them, by the assessment dis- trict. Mr. Shelton, City Manager, commented on the concent of the formation of an assessment district, detailing the purposes behind it .and the requirements of establishment of such a district'. MOTION: By Councilman Molina to accept Staff recommendations, 1-5 and that Staff work with the three applicants to expedite their building permits under an agreement that they would participate in the interim flood district development fees , seconded by Councilwoman Mackey. Passed unanimously. by roll call vote. - - O� MINUTES - May 28, 1985 PAGE 12 PUBLIC COMMENT - None INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION AND/OR ACTIOPd City Council - Councilwoman Norris would like to see an ordinance or resolu- tion- that employees/engineers who have left to go into privatepracticenot be able to contract with the City for at least one year. She feels this is a conflict, and that such an engineer could create work for himself during his employment with the City. Marge Mackey, with the thought of setting aside monies for the new Police Dept. , proposes the Councilmembers take a $300 to $100 per month salary cut, which would provide $12 ,000 in such a set aside fund. Mayor Pro Tem briefly commented on his recent trip to Sacramento and shared what he learned regarding renegotiating for County/City property tax. City Attorney - None City Clerk None City Treasurer - Absent City Manager - Mike Shelton commented that the County, in preparation for a grant, is taking lead action for the new library and has hired an archi- tect to design the facility. He said that the County has invited the City to review potential designs and to participate in the design process to in- sure that the library meets the approval and conceptual needs of the community. He suggested that Council appoint a sub-committee to look at and provide con- ceptual approval of the designs. Mayor Pro Tem Handshy appointed Councilwomen Norris and Mackey as a committee of two. Mr. Shelton also stated that he would like to bring new City employees to the Council meetings and introduce them to members, and he, subsequently, introduced George Wolfrank, new Associate Civil Engineer. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 11:39 P.M. RECORDED BY: GRIGGER JONES, C1. Cl k i �a