HomeMy WebLinkAboutPCDC Minutes 01/13/1992January 13, 1992
1 MINUTES OF A JOINT MEETING
2 OF THE r1
3 PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL
4 AND THE
5 PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
6 MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1992
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g PRESENT: Read, Davis, Cavanagh,
9 Hilligoss, Sobel, Nelson
10 ABSENT: None
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Vol. 27, Page 1
ROLL CALL 9:45 p.m.
Vice Chairman Woolsey, Chairman
RIVER WALK DESIGN
12 Sandra Reed of ZAC Landscape Architects reviewed the decisions made at the two
13 planning workshops, made a slide presentation reviewing the design recommendations
14 and displayed a large model of the River Walk (formerly called Golden Concourse).
15 Color selections will be made at a later time. Colored banners with a seasonal theme and
16 ornamental lights will be hung. The workshop group is ready to develop working
17 drawings for Zones 1 and 2. $200,000 has been budgeted for River Walk improvements
is this fiscal year.
19 Zone 1 (Keller Street Parking Garage to Kentucky Street) will be resurfaced. Zone 2
20 (Kentucky Street to Putnam Plaza) will have new ornamental handrails on either side of
21 the stairs.
22 Zone 3 (the crosswalk at Putnam Plaza and Petaluma Blvd.) There was considerable
23 discussion about the identification of the crosswalk and an overhead ornamental design
24 connecting both sides of the street.
25 Zone 4 (the area between Petaluma Blvd. and Water Street along the public parking lot)
26 will tie into the other sections of the River Walk with the same seasonally representative
27 colored banners and similar lighting.
28 There was discussion about the possibility of utilizing several business establishment rest
29 rooms with PCDC reimbursement for some of the maintenance and operation costs. Staff
30 will pursue this idea. It was suggested that a homeless person could be employed to assist
31 with the maintenance. Jim Schultz, representing the Main Street organization, noted the
32 merchants do not wish to have signs pointing to public restroom facilities in their
33 establishments. Jack Balshaw, 1680 Kearny Court, noted the Petaluma Area Chamber of
34 Commerce Promotion Committee is in favor of supporting the provision of restroom
35 facilities in the downtown area. The Council/Commission was advised that a hamburger
36 business was offering the use of their facility, but the Health Department "wrote the
37 business up" and required that permission cease because the people had to pass through
38 the cooking area to reach the restroom. The Council suggested that alternatives be
39 pursued before they look at a big restroom construction project.
4o Traffic Engineer Allan Tilton reviewed the pedestrian/vehicle collision experience of the
41 downtown area. Although there was a great deal of discussion regarding the pedestrian
42 movement in Zone 3, there was no staff direction at this time. Prior to actual installation
43 of banners and lights, the respective property owners will be obtained be asked to allow
44 these appurtenances to be affixed to their buildings.
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1 The Chairman advised staff to proceed with the next step (complete the Zone 1
2 construction, and to the extent that funds are available, to work on 'Lone 2). There was
3 no objection from the Council/Commission.
4 At 10:55 p.m. the meeting recessed to a Closed Session to discuss litigation with the City
5 Attorney.
6 4M.PnattrWieiaTH-Tilliggoss, Chairman
7 ATTEST:
s v Patricia E. Bernard, City Clerk