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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 03/03/1986360 March 3, 1986 ~. c MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING ~ ' .~ _` -_ PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL .. MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1986 ~:, . ~'~ ~, Roll Call: 4:00 p.m. . ~`S~~ . Present: Bond, Cavanagh, Davis, Woolsey, Tencer, Vice Mayor Balshaw, Mayor Mattei '; ' ' Absent: None The City Council recessed to .. a Closed .Session with .the City 'Att'orney ' to discuss pending litigation and potential litigation. , i The entire Council recessed for dinner and returned at 7:00 p . m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. i~ Consent Calendar: The following items from the Consent. Calendar-' were approved by the adoption of a single motion introduced by Jack Cavanagh, seconded by Roland Bond. -• AYES: Bond, Cavanagh, Davis, Woolsey, Tencer, ~:~- Vice Mayor Balshaw, Mayor Mattei NOES: None ABSENT : None RESO. 86-45 NCS CLAIMS AND BILLS PROCLAMATION TERMINATING LOCAL EMERGENCY Proclamation termination local emergency, proclaimed by the City Council on February 14, 1986. RESO. 86-46 NCS SECURITY SONOMA-MARIN FAIR Reso. 86-46 NCS authorizing contract for security services Sonoma-Marin Fair 1986 (Wednesday, June 18, through Sunday, June-. 22) . FLOOD DISCUSSION City Attorney Joe Forest had prepared a draft ordinance declaring a building and grading permit moratorium.. which requires a unanimous vote of all the Councilmembers who are present. Army Corps of Engineers City Manager John Scharer gave the following update: The Army Corps of Engineers should be able to tell the City by April 7 whether or not they will update their reconnaissance report. If they do the update, estimated completion would be in nine months or January, 1987. 1 March 3, 1986 361 Tf the cost/benefit ratio is favorable, a detailed project study (cost M: °estimate $20.0, 0.00-$250.., 000 to be shared 50:50 between. the Corps and the local agency) estimated to take 12 to 18 months will . be undertaken . - (.estimated completion is between January, 1988, and June, 1988) . ' ~': _ Plans and specifications would then be prepared, and it is estimated +~ • construction could commence in the .Spring of 1989. The project cost would be shared 35 o-Local funds: 65 o-Corps funds, with the City ~,_ . 'acq,uiring all the right-of-way ,necessary and the City .relocating any homes. The foregoing assumes Corps of Engineers support. of a scaled =_ i.•'~ down project and sufficient 'funds. Flood Control Zone 2A The Zone 2A Committee will consider the Drainage Master plan at their March I9 meeting. By-pass acquisition ' ~ : ;of, r-fight-of-way, environmental documentation and design are estimated _ ~'~ r;tor , take a year. Financing may be a combination of a benefit assessment district created by popular .vote of a measure which would • '' be: `submitted to the voters in November, .1986, developer contributions and some form of Federal monies. •Should a ballot measure succeed, • ~ ~, the earliest it would be operational is 1990. Should such a measure fail, the easterly storm run-off by-pass would be deferred for an indeterminate amount of time. .. ~ Impact on Development Planning Director Warren Salmons estimated the r. financial impact of a 45 day moratorium would be a temporary loss of .~~ ~ ~ fees $836,119-residential, $106, 026-commercial for a total of X942,145.00. If the. Council chose to institute a longer moratorium, the ' ,. - :fiscal impact would accumulate. Increased run-off from .potential building for the next three seasons is estimated to add 1.0 additional inch. in river height. at the Payran Bridge in year 1.988. _,.r~I Impact of moratorium on Leisure Lake,/N,orth McDowell flooding..areas A -•.) -moratorium would be counter-productive in the light of recent pre-flood landowner/developer feasibility study of creating an earthen dam in the Denman Flats area which would; include diversion of Willowbrook Creek to Abe financed through a local assessment district which could function only concert with development of these lands . - ~ , Alter-native 'It .was :suggested -that rather' than reducing .the amount of .. • mitigation .fees that may be collectible, a moratorium on all annexations that drain into the impacted areas. Staff? recommendation is to continue to proceed. with the. Army. Corps of Engineers report, the Flood Zone 2A proposals, the benefit assessment districts, developer contributions; to .re-evaluate the size of the storm >' drainage impact fees. and require them on ,all developments; to request • > Ghat the County of Sonoma institute similar fees for building in this a: •:' ~, erainage basin; and continue to work on relocating homes from Jess Avenue; and the Council appoint a committee to work on this problem. ... 362 March 3, 1986 FLOOD continued ~ .. ~ _ Public Comment ' At 7:30, the meeting was opened. •for' pu'blc':rcomment. The following persons spoke: - , -Vince .Landof;, 12 Cordelia Drive, the Council appointed repr:,esentatve. from the Payran area on the ~ Disaster. Preparedness •Co,unc~l - suggested doing the necessary work• in steps. as money<• becomes available; ~ ~ ~~ ' -Ed Ludwick, 9 Jeffrey Court, Novato ~ opposes moratorium on building permits: - would •build~ elsewhere; `~ ~:' -Michael Spang, 11 Rocca Drive- - look to other .levels of go,eernment for funding and. help; -Tom Robinette,. 13.00 Petaluma =Blvd. North - the question' of a moratorium should be referred to thee- people 'to decide; ~ ~ .'~ -Bill O'Donnell,. 1304 Lindberg Lane -represents the Carpenters Union and .recommends no moratorium because just 45 days of moratorium would cause a loss of 5600`.man days of .;work; ~ :~~:` ' -Lou. Miner, ~ 3142 Skillman Lane - represents the Carpenters Union does not support a moratorium; ~ , -Gary Wieland., 1174 San Rafael Drive - wonders where the water- name from that flooded his street; , .., ,~ -Dorothy Schad, 1173 San Rafael Drive - also asked where':the~ water came from -and she asked if insurance was available for people 'in her area now that. it had flooded '.(Councilman Tencer, a_n. insurance !broker;, advised there are several companies offering that type.. of insurance) ; -Dennis -Milliken, 501. Wes~tern~.Avenue. - representing. the. Petaluma Area Citizens League said housing developments never pay. their wa'.y.; -Bob Lipman, Radio Station KTO~B and ~ Chamber of ,f Commerce representative suggested a City-wide task-force to address the flooding problems, there are .professionals who. would donate.r~tlieir time if asked, let's get the job .done; ~. -Tom Reesling, Village East Drive - when will we get the :answer on why we were flooded; -Glenn .Head., 402 Hayes Lane - there are .solutions, th'e -funds that come .in from ahe building industry play a vital part in tlose~~solu;tions; -Peter Scott, 13 Jess Avenue - a moratorium would. hurt •people; who pound nails in the City.; ~ , ~ - -Carolyn O'Neill, 15 Rocca Drive -..supports. the moratorium; :r ' -Bill. ,Rhodes; Chamber of CommerceDirector and Chairman: of the Chamber River Committee - 80$ of the water that caused•'- the: flood comes''from outside ,of the' City limits;' a moratorium is note the'~answer,; -Everett ~ Sartori,. 59~ Rocca Drive -~ Old Adobe Creek went;. over its banks; that caused some. flooding. ..~; At .8:20, the public. testimony .portion of this item was concluded. After a great deal of discussion among the City Councilmembers, staff was directed: to request Flood Control Zone 2A to proceeds ,.with the benefit assessment district; to schedule discussion and the , possibility of: fee. adjustments within the next. thirty-day period;• write -th~e~ County Board of Supervisors requesting.•they .institute. some form-,•of storm - mtigation fees for all construction in this drainage basin; and the „~ Council subcommittee should communicate with Assemblyman Flante ~~ regarding State assistance in this problem. March 3, 1986 :~~ -Council Committee Mayor Mattei appointed a Council . ~ ..: ;on the mitigation measures: '~:. -c.;+ Chairman -Councilmember Larry Tencer f; • Councilmember Lynn Woolsey . ~~•,~ ~ Councilmember Michael Davis ~. ..~ Alternates - Vice Mayor Balshaw and Mayor The time line for the Committee report is 45 days. 363 Committee to work Mattei ~.,, ~~ -t,, ~.. RESO":, 86>47 NCS JOHN=SONS-:GUTHRIE RIVER/WALK PLAN The consultant reviewed the proposed plan and showed slides to give • the Council a visual feeling of the design. The following is a capsulized description of the plan as presented: '. Walkway The proposed plan includes aglass-covered, landscaped brick - walkway connecting the easterly side of Keller Street with Kentucky Street and Petaluma Blvd. North. At the westerly side, between `l25 and 139 Petaluma Blvd. North, the plan shows a park which will have 'retail access both to the park and to Petaluma Blvd. North. •. Petaluma Blvd. to Petaluma River After the parking requirements for - the retail stores on Petaluma Blvd. North are met (current parking is supplemented/replaced) , the parking lot on the easterly side between T20 and 132 Petaluma Blvd. North is shown transformed into a park, a ~'~.glass-covered walkway, and a "visual access" to the Petaluma River from other portions of the walkway. The building at 120 Petaluma Blvd. North (Old Captain Sims) remains in :the plan (as opposed to being razed for parking) . ,~ Water Street Again, .after the parking requirements for merchants on " °.`1 ~~r.1Pe.taluma Blvd. are met, f ~ Water • Street will become a :.'ped'estrian-oriented, landscaped, brick-paved area with patron access to the businesses situated along that stretch of the Petaluma River. There will be no through vehicular traffic. On the Water Street side, small park-like areas will replace: the parking that exists in between these buildings. The existing ancillary structures that are attached to the buildings on the Water Street side will be removed and . ~ this side of the structures will be renovated as business entrances. • .. ,-~~- 'The railroad tracks will eventually be removed. Western Avenue will end at Petaluma Blvd. .Brick cross-walks and brick walkway will connect Petaluma Blvd. with the river. where there will be a pedestrian overlook and a pedestrian bridge which will connect this site with the Golden Eagle Shopping Center. :. ~ .Tree-lined streets Keller, Kentucky; Petaluma Blvd. North and Water :~ =Street between Washington and Western Avenue will be tree lined. . ~ ,Both; sides of. Western Avenue between Petaluma Blvd. North and ' ° .:Kentucky Street. and the northerly side of Western between Kentucky ... .and- Keller will have trees -planted. Washington between the river and .:Petaluma Blvd. North will also have trees planted. 364 March 3, 1986 Westerl side of Petaluma River There will be a landscaped, '.walkway some places brick and other places boardwalk) . alongside: .they river connecting Washington Street with the Kiwanis Club fishing pier at the base of "C" Street, with pedestrian ~ access points to parking on the southerly side of the Great Petaluma Mill building . Floating docks will line the .river between the base of Western Avenue and the :Kwan"s fishing pier. . _ , Easterly side of river and Turning Basin There will be a landscaped walkway from Washington Street all around the perimeter of ~tlie' `G'olden Eagle Shopping Center to Cavanagh Landing' with several. access :points to .the .shopping. center.. The inside curve .of the turning .basin will be lined . with floating docks from the point at .the shoppingcenter to Cavanagh Landing. .~ Snoopy Plaza (at the north-westerly .intersection of Petaluma Blvd. North and Washington. Street) will be landscaped and ~~pedesfrian oriented. r Priority The. first priority for . construction of the. walkway_~ is 'the connection of the garage with Kentucky Street. The second priority 'is the continuation of the walkway to .Petaluma Blvd.. North. and" ;the:.park on the .westerly side. of_ the, boulevard . ... ~ ~.'~ ~' ' ~ls: Actions : _ .. _ . _ . .. ::. It .was moved by ~ Michael .Davis, and .seconded by .Lynn ,.W.,oolsey, to accept the . plan as given to . us and we keep Old Captain. Sims;': building . This motion was divided: -,1C: ,z_ . . Old Captain Sims' building It was moved by. Michael. Davis and seconded ~by Lynn Woolsey, ~to,, .retain Old Captain Sims .Building.. It was agreed that.. a 'y:es'' . voce meant not to raze the building and a 'no' vote meant. to ~. `:keep .the options open . AYES.: .Davis,. Woolsey, Tencer, Vice Mayor Balshaw ~.. NOES: Bond, Cavanagh, Mayor Mattei - ~:.~:~., AB.SENT_: None _ : ; , r,~I~; .: Johnson-G,u~thrie Plan .. ,. , It -was moved by _ .Michael Dawi's and .seconded by Lynn ~,~Woolsey, to accept the Johnson-Guthrie walkway/turning basin plan in concept. AYES: Bond, Cavanagh, Davis, Woolsey, Tencer, _ _..:_ s; Vice Mayor Balshaw, Mayor' Matte ~r~, r NOES: .None xy, -. ABSENT: None ~ ~. `•. Design . approved in concept. The, approval of .the Johnson-Guthrie desig-n .is an approval in•. concept as shown on the- drawing=.',placed on the. display board at the Council .meeting and is to be the. .basis 'for future .planning and decision-making by the City. .Any proposals for changes from the drawing as shown shall be referred to' :.the City Council for approval. _ ' March 3, 1986 365 Reso. 86-47 NCS authorizing initial construction drawings for the whole .piece from the easterly side of Petaluma Blvd. North to Keller Street with no priority implications. Introduced by Vice Mayor Balshaw, seconded by Larry Tencer. AYE5': Bond, Cavanagh, Davis, Woolsey, Tencer, Vice Mayor Balshaw, Mayor Mattei NOES: None ABSENT : None SILTATION TURNING BASIN City Engineer Hargis requested Council permission to seek permit for emergency dredging of the river to 6.0 feet below sea level at the turning basin to return the river to its pre-Valentines Day storm capacity to improve the storm drainage water flow. The Army Corps of-Engineers normal schedule for the next dredging is 1988. The City is seeking Federal Emergency Management Agency funding for this _ siltation flood damage to the river. It was moved by Michael Davis and seconded by Vice Mayor .Balshaw to approve the application for an emergency permit to dredge the turning basin and to proceed with negotiations with Western Dock who quoted a price of X6.50 per cubic yard for removal of the siltation . AYES: Bond, Cavanagh, Davis, Woolsey, Vice Mayor Balshaw, Mayor Mattei NOES: Tencer ABSENT: None PARKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Although, the City Council continued this item to a later meeting, Mr. Jim Quinones, of the Petaluma Soccer League was given the floor.®p He requested the City Council give its approval for improvements to the Lu`echesi Park Soccer field so there could be evening soccer matches this year. -At 1.1:15 p.m. the meeting was adjourned. . G ~l%~~ Fred V. Mattei, Mayor ATTEST; .: -~ B erica E. Bernard, City Clerk