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CITY OF PETALUMA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
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REGULAR MEETING Monday, April 23, 1984
ROLL CAhL 7:10 P.M.
PRESENT
Perry, Battaglia, Bond, Cavanagh*, Balshaw, Vice Mayor
1-larberson**, Mayor Mattei
*Councilman Cavanagh took~'his seat at 7:25 P.M.
**Vice Mayor Harberson took his seat at 7:20 P.M.
ABSENT
None
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
• The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Balshaw.
MINUTES
CONSENT CALENDAR
The following items were approved by the adoption of a single
motion introduced by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman.
Bond.
AYES: Perry, Battaglia, Bond, Balshaw, Mayor Mattei
NOES : None
ABSENT: Cavanagh, Harberson
RESOLUTION 84-79 NCS
CLAIMS AND BILLS
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
BUDGET CHANGE
FIVE CORNERS COMMUNITY CENTER
Currently the. following are budgeted:
Linoleum floor replacement $2 , 800
Stage floor repair $5 , 000
Heritage Homes of Petaluma has renewed its offer:
- to restore and redecorate the back room and kitchen of the Five
Corners facility for which they have. appropriated. $3,000.00 for
materials for the project with volunteer labor;
- to repair and. refinish woodwork and wainscoting, build an
appropriate storage cabinet for folding chairs, paper the walls
from picture moulding to wainscoting, and refinish the floor in
natural wood in the main room;, ~ .
- to repaint and repair cabinets as needed, install new cabinet
hardware, install ceramic the counters, replace glass in cabinets
with antique style glass, and install new vinyl floorcovering in the
kitchen; and if funds are available, they would also like
- to install plaster medallions in the ceiling and replace the light
fixtures with something more appropriate to the period. of the
building .
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The Petaluma Community Theatre supports the proposed addition of
an emergency exit and restroom access on the south side of the
building and raising the last six rows approximately six inches,
and has offered to provide a portion of the labor required to '
replace the existing stage floor.
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The Recreation, Music and Parks Commission recommendation is to ~~
reallocate the budgeted $7,800 from those projects for which
volunteer help and funds are now offered to the following projects
at Five Corners:
$4,540 to English Street Emergency Exit and Restroom
Access A
$2 ,160 to raise last six rows of seating
$1,100 to purchase stage floor materials
7,800
It was moved by Councilman Bond, seconded by Councilman Perry
to approve the budget revision for Five Corners Community
Center.
AYES: Perry., Battaglia, Bond, Balshaw, Mayor Mattei
NOES : None
ABSENT: Cavanagh, V.M. Harberson
NEW DAWN SUBDIVISION
Principal Planner Warren Salmons reviewed the negative
declaration, rezoning ordinance, development plan and tentative
map conditions. The Council added the condition "masonry fencing
on Maria frontage."
RESOLUTION 84-80 NCS
NEW DAWN
Resolution 84-80 N.C.S. approving issuance of a negative
declaration of environmental impact for the New Dawn Subdivision,
215 North McDowell Blvd. Introduced by Councilman Perry,
seconded by Councilman Balshaw.
AYES: Perry, Battaglia, Bond, Cavanagh, Balshaw, V.M.
Harberson, Mayor Mattei
NOES : None
ABSENT: None
ORDINANCE 1573 NCS
NEW DAWN
Introduce Ordinance `157.3 N . C . S . rezoning A . P . 137-060-15 from
R1-6500 Flood Plain combining 'district to Planned Unit Development
Flood Plain Combining District. Introduced by Councilman Bond,
seconded by Councilman Battaglia, ordered' posted.
AYES: Perry,. Battaglia, Bond, Cavanagh, Balshaw, V.M.
Harberson, Mayor Mattei
NOES: None"
ABSENT: None
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CRUISING
Police Chief Robert Murphy named the Cities that experienced the
teenage phenomenon whereby they populate certain streets on
weekend evenings approximately between the hours of 8 P.M, and
~2 A.M., drive up and down the streets at a reduced speed and
visit with acquaintances. They congregate in such numbers the
capacity of. the street is exceeded. Currently Petaluma Blvd.
between Prospect and F Streets is the core of the cruising area.
Chief Murphy reported successful reduction of cruising in other
cities has been accomplished by realigning or by closing streets.
The City Engineer said peak cruising time traffic counts revealed a
total of 2 , 081 cars per hour on the four travel lanes in the cruise
area and a total of 700 cars per hour on four lanes at the same
time but out of the core cruising area on Petaluma Blvd. at K
Street.
There was considerable discussion about possible ways to keep
traffic moving. A Council Committee will be appointed.
SOILS EROSION CONTROL AND
GRADING ORDINANCE
Jon Anderson, Registered Civil Engineer from Mackay & Somps
representing the California Council of Engineers and Land
Surveyors, suggested the ordinance should be modified in a
number of respects in order to clarify guidelines and create more
flexibility . The ordinance was referred back to staff for revision .
RESOLUTION 84-81 NCS
INVESTMENTS
Resolution 84-81 N . C . S . authorizes the City Treasurer to invest
and reinvest monies not immediately needed in securities authorized
to be purchased by Government Code §53600 et seq. and repealing
Resolution 4886 NCS (December 18, 1967) in its entirety.
Introduced by Councilman Balshaw, seconded by Councilman Bond.
AYES: Perry, Bond, Cavanagh, Balshaw, V.M. Harberson,
Mayor Mattei
NOES : None
ABSENT: Battaglia
IMPOUNDMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES
Various railroads throughout the State have filed a lawsuit
appealing the State Board of Equalization's interpretation of the
June, 1978, State Constitutional Amendment better known as
"Proposition 13." By that voter action, the base valuation for
secured and unsecured. property taxes in the state were rolled.
. back to their 1975 level and the valuations are increased by 2 o per
year until properties change ownership, at which time the tax
base is changed to "fair market value" and increased by 2 o per
year from that base value. The State Board of Equalization
interpreted Proposition 13 to exclude public utility property.
Therefore rather than returning the public utilities' assessment roll
_ to the 1975 levels, as was done with Secured and Unsecured Rolls,
the State Board of Equalization applied the annual 2$ increase to
the 1978 public utilities' assessment rolls .
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The railroad Companies' litigation has been successful in the lower
and Appellate Courts and is .awaiting hearing at the State Supreme
Court. If the Court upholds the railroads, the financial impact for
1980 through 1984 would be the City of Petaluma refund of
$149,858 in "overpaid" taxes to the railroads. Finance Director,
Juelle Ann Boyer,. requested Council approval of her
recommendation to carry this amount as a liability and pursue an
agreement with the County of Sonoma holding the County harmless
from any refunds ordered by the Court if the County foregoes the
current year impoundment. It was the Council's consensus to
approve the Finance Director's recommendation .
UNDERG'ROUND.ING UTILITIES
EAST WASHINGTON AT AIRPORT
The City's Undergroundng Committee recommended formation of a
joint City/County Underground Utility District' along East
Washington Street from the current City limits at Parkland to ahe
Easterly Edge of the future airport transition area (. 5± mile) . It
was moved by Councilman Cavanagh, seconded by Councilman
Perry:
"to allocate the remaining Rule 20A funds ($21,000) from the "''
current remaining balance plus approximately $79 , 000 from _"_
next year's Rule 20A allocation. These funds will be used in
conjunction with the County's $100,000 to form the joint
undergrounding district."
AYES: Perry, Battaglia, Bond, Cavanagh, Balshaw, Mayor Mattei
NOES : V .'M . Harberson .
ABSENT: None
ADJOURNMENT
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ATTEST:
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