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Home My WebLink AboutPCDC Minutes 07/12/1976UIL_2 3127 MINUTES OF MEETING OF PETALUMA_,COMMUNITX DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, PETALUMA-CITY 'COUNCIL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA JULY 12, 1976 J An.TnTTRNFT) MFFTTNG: r The adjourned meeting of the Petaluma : Community De - PURPOSE OF MEETING: velopment Commission and the Petaluma City Council was called to order by Helen Putnam, acting as Chairman of - the Commission and, Mayor of the City of Petaluma at the hour -of 7:30.p.m.' To conduct a joint public hearing to consider and act upon the Redevelopment Plan for the Petaluma Central Business District Redevelopment Project and the Final Environmental::Impact Report on the Redevelopment Plan. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Putnam led the audience and members of the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL: Present: Councilmen Brunner, Cavanagh, Harberson, Hilligosss Mattei, Perry and Mayor Putnam. Absent: None. ROLL CALL OF Present: Commissioners Brunner; Cavanagh, Harberson COMMISSION• Hilligoss, Mattei, Perry and Chairman Putnam. Absent:. None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutesof the Petaluma Community Development Com- mission of June 7, 1976, were approved.after the Clerk had been advised. of a clerical error to be corrected. APPROVE AMENDMENT PCDC Resolution No. 15 amending by-laws to change reg - TO COMMISSION BY- ular meeting day of the Community Development Commis - LAWS, PCDC RES. #15 sion from the first to the second Monday of each month was introduced by Commissioner'Mattei, seconded by Commissioner Harberson and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. AMEND & REVISE RULES RCDC Resolution No. 16 amending and revising rules for FOR OWNER -PARTICIPANTS owners desiring to participate in redevelopment was pCDC RES. #16 introduced by.Commissioner Harberson, seconded by Com- missioner Hilligoss and adopted by four affirmative votes. anal three abstentions. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING: Proceedings of the entire meeting, including the public REDEVELOPMENT PLAN; hearing, were recorded by a certified shorthand reporter FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL and are a part -of -the official.,records of the City IMPACT REPORT Clerk of the Petaluma City.Council and the Recording Secretary of the Petaluma Community Development Commission. Prior to the testimony to be given at the Public Hearing, the Court Reporter asked all members of the -staff of.the Community Development Commission, the City of Petaluma, and of the -Consultants involved in the preparation of any part of the Redevelopment Plan or the Environmental Impact Report, as well, as citizens who desired to give testimony in favor of or opposed to any portion of the proceeding to stand and be sworn. General Counsel Matthew Hudson recited the eight findings to be made by the Commission and the City Council, as contained in Section 33367 of the Health and Safety Code, after all testimony for and against the Redevelopment Plan and the Environmental Impact Report was heard. Project Manager, Ms. Janie Warman, presented.Exhibits "A" through "L" to the Court Reporter, who, in turn, gave them to the Recording Secretary to be made a part of the official records. July 12, 1976 Persons giving testimony who had been involved in the preparation of the Re- development Plan and the Environmental Impact Report are as follows: Ms. Janie Warman, Project Manager David A. Breninger, Assistant City Manager, City of Petaluma Ronald F. Hall, Planning Director, City of Petaluma Rudy M. Lonac, Chief Building Inspector, City of Petaluma David A. Young, City Engineer,.City:of-Petaluma John L. Scharer, Finance Director, City of Petaluma Dennis DeWitt, Lieutenant (Acting Police Chief) City of Petaluma Joseph F. Ellwood, Fire Chief, City of Petaluma Clyde B. Thomas, Fire Marshal, City of Petaluma Frank Fargo, Consultant, Wainwright & Ramsey Larry Kennings, Consultant, EDAW, Inc... Allison Massa, EDAW, Inc. Frank B. Gray, Community Development & Services Coordinator, City of Petaluma Testimony in favor of the project: The following persons spoke in favor of the Redevelopment Plan: Dick Lieb, Chairman Project Area Committee Firm: Lieb & Quaresma, 1 Bodega Avenue, Petaluma Jim Williams, The Village Shop and The Apple Box 122-124 Kentucky Street., Petaluma Joan Paddor, Association of American University Women, member, Project Area Committee, 507 Larch Drive, Petaluma Robert T. Stimson, Insurance Broker (also member of the Petaluma School District Board of Trustees), 221 Petaluma Blvd. So., Petaluma John Torrens, Resident in Project Area, 10 Keller Street Skip Sommer, Developer, The Great Petaluma Mill, member of the Project Area Committee Walter Kieckhefer, 472 Ignacio Blvd., Novato, CA 94947 Clark Thompson, Modern Eve Shop, 133 Kentucky Street., Petaluma Jeff Harriman, Building Restoration, 15 Fourth St., Petaluma Henry Meyer, The Bicycle Factory, 143 Kentucky Street, Petaluma Dean Merrick, Excavating, 106 Washington St., Petaluma Frederick K. Schram, General Manager and Vice -President, Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce, 10 Petaluma Blvd. No., Petaluma Wallace Lourdeaux, Building Restoration, 15 Fourth St., Petaluma Carolyn: Geiger, Secondary.School Educator (member of Project Area Committee), 1641 Weaverly Drive, Petaluma Joseph Nail, Keig's Shoe Store, 115 Petaluma Blvd. No., Petaluma Kenneth Brown, Weller -Hopkins Furniture Co., Western & Keller Streets, Petaluma Toby Ross, 111 Hill Boulevard, Petaluma Fred V. Mattei, Mattei Bros., 140 Kentucky Street, Petaluma * Jim McCormick, 1018 Santa Clara Lane, Petaluma Originally spoke in opposition, but later changed his testimony to favor the project. -2- July 12, 1976 Testimony in opposition to the project: Ernest E. Curtiss Rentals & semi -retired=; --1277 Ely Road, Petaluma *'Jim. McCormick, 11018` Santa Clara'- Lane,_ Petaluma Philip L. Joerger, 700 Fair Avenue, Petaluma John J. King, Real Estate and Insurance, 155 Kentucky Street, Petaluma Harold W. Wojciechowski, 831 Madison Street, Petaluma George Lackey, Singer Sewing Machine Dealer, 113 Petaluma Blvd. No., Petaluma Robert McLaughlin, McLaughlin's Jewelers, 119 Kentucky Street, Petaluma All persons giving testimony were required to state whether or not they had been duly sworn and if not were given the oath by the Court Reporter before giving testimony. _ Written testimony: Petition signed by 28 merchants in the downtown area and one from a businessman in the area favoring the Redevelopment Plan; and twolletters written.by the same person opposing the Redevelopment Plan -are contained..in Exhibits "K" and "Ln After hearing all the testimony for and against the Redevelopment Plan, Chair- man Putnam permitted the following persons to make rebuttals: Skip Sommer, The Great Petaluma Mill Jim Williams, The Village Shop & The Apple Box Jim McCormick, 1019 Santa Clara Lane. (It was at this time Mr. McCormick indicated he would withdraw his opposition and favor the project.) Philip L. Joerger, 700 Fair Avenue, Petaluma The public hearing was then declared closed. CERTIFY COMPLETION ON FINAL ETR PCDC RES. #17 CITY COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION OF TESTIMONY: REDEVELOPMENT PLAN PCDC Resolution No. 17 of the Petaluma Community Development Commission certifying the completion of a Final Environmental Impact Report for the Petaluma Central Business District Redevelopment Project was introduced by Commissioner Harberson, seconded by Com- missioner Hilligoss and adopted by four affirmative votes and three abstentions. Special Counsel Joseph Coomes advised the State law required, before proceeding to act on the Plan, the City Council shall pass upon written and oral objec- tions. The recommended procedure, if it is the intent to act upon the Plan, would be to overrule written and oral objections to the Redevelopment Plan. A motion was made by Councilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman Hilligoss to overrule the written and oral objections to the Redevelopment Plan. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVE & ADOPT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PETALUMA CBD ORD. #1221 N.C.S. Ordinance No. 1221 N.C.S., approving and adopting the Redevelopment Plan for the Petaluma Central Business District Redevelopment Project was introduced by Council- man Harberson, seconded by Councilman Hilligoss and ordered published by four affirmative votes and three absentions. -3-