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PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Monday, March 10, 1980
ROLL CALL - 4:10 p.m.
Present - Commissioners Battaglia, Bond, Cavanagh, Harberson, Perry*, Chairman Mattei
Absent - Commissioner Balshaw
* Commissioner Perry arrived at 4:15 p.m.
MINUTES
The February 11, 1980 minutes were approved as submitted.
Joint Study Session The Chairman opened the Joint Study Session concerning
the Downtown Area (Redevelopment Area) with the Project Area Committee,
Parking and Business Improvement Area Committee, and the Petaluma Community
Development Commission. The Commission heard a brief history of a development
of these committees. Staff noted that the entire membership of these
committees had been notified of the joint meeting. In attendance were
two representatives from the Project Area Committee and three representatives
from the Parking and Business Improvement Area Committee.
Parking & Business Improvement Area Committee Bob Lipman, speaking for
the Parking and Business Improvement Area Committee, otherwise known as
the AB -103 Committee, advised their charges are to study off-street
parking for the Parking Meter District, which boundary is the same as the
Parking and Business Improvement Area, and to vitalize the downtown
within the boundaries of the area. They are currently working on a
parking report which will be ready for referral to the City Council in
60-90 days. This committee is appointed by the City Council, rather than
the P.C.D.C. The estimated income generation from the Parking and
Business Improvement Area Committee assessment is $34,000.00 for the
1979-80 fiscal year. This money comes from an addition to the business
license fee.
Project Area Committee The Project Area Committee (P.A.C.) is established
by the P.C.D.C. and has no taxing authority or revenue of its own generated
by its existence. However, the Petaluma Community Development Commission
estimates revenue for the 1979-80 fiscal year of approximately $77,178.00.
This includes taxes and interest. It was agreed that the basis for the
P.A.C. is beautification of the Redevelopment Area.
#1 Priority It was the consensus of the Commission that parking is the
#1 priority for the Parking and Business Improvement Area Committee.
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Barron Eldridge advised the Commission he will forward a sepia copy of
that map identifying tree locations to the City of Petaluma.
The Executive Director advised the Commission the City Council should
have on its Consent Calendar on March 17, the direction to send the tree
matter to City staff for study and report at the next Development Commission
meeting. Public Works Superintendent Kelly said his department would
need an opportunity to study the site of each of the first 30 trees that
will be planted prior to the next P.C.D.C. meeting.. However, Public
Works does want to study all the proposed tree planting sites before -more
trees are planted in the area. The Commission also asked that the Project
Area Committee come back with recommendations on the tree planting program
for the next'P.C.D.C. meeting. They stated it ought to be an expression
of the whole committee as presented by the committee Chairman: Should
the P.A.C. be unable to furnish such a report at the next P.C.D.C. meeting,
the subject will be postponed.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
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ATTEST:
Recording Secretary