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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 09/05/1978MINUTES OF MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 5, 1978 REGULAR MEETING - The Regular Meeting of the Petaluma City Council was called to order by Vice -Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss at 7:05 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen Balshaw, Bond, Cavanagh, Harberson*, Perry and Vice -Mayor Hilligoss. *Councilman Harberson arrived at 7:07 p.m. Absent: Mayor Putnam. INVOCATION Father Tom Keffer, St. Vincent De Paul Church. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Fred Tarr led the Pledge.of' Allegiance to the Flag. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the Regular City Council meeting of August 21 were approved as amended. The minutes of the Adjourned Meeting of August 22 were approved as submitted. 0 CONSENT CALENDAR The City Attorney requested Item No. 5 be removed from the Agenda, per the request of the developer, Feature Homes, Inc. A motion was made by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Cavanagh to adopt Resolutions and the emergency ordinance items 1 through 4 and 6 through 11, and approved by six affirmative votes. Agenda Item #1 Resolution No. 8300 N.C.S. Approving Specifications and Calling for Bids for a 3/4 Ton Truck for the Fire Department. Agenda Item #2 Resolution No. 8301 N.C.S. granting Albay Construction Company an Extension of Time within which to Complete Sanitary Sewer Installation Project No. WP 1 -76. Agenda Item #3 Resolution No. 8302 N.C.S. authorizing Mayor to enter into an Agreement for Transit Services with the County of Sonoma, City of Rohnert Park and City of Cotati. Agenda Item #4 Resolution No. 8303 N.C.S. authorizing the City Manager to sign State of California State Lands Commission - General Permit. Agenda Item #6 Resolution No. 8304 N.C.S. Authorizing Mayor to Sign Subdivision Agreement for Final Map for North San Francisco Bay Industrial Park II -A. Agenda Item #7 Resolution No. 8305 N.C.S. authorizing grading of Petaluma Villas and authorizing Mayor to sign agreement therefor. Agenda Item #8 Resolution No. 8306 N.C.S. Approving Claims and Bills audited by City Auditor and approved for payment by City Manager. Agenda Item #9 Resolution No. 8307 N.C.S. approving the Distribution of Safer Off- System Funds within Sonoma County. Agenda Item #9A Resolution No. 8307A N.C.S. approving occupancy of the remaining 38 lots of Miwok Manor Subdivision. Agenda Item #10 Resolution No. 8308 N.C.S. appointing Mayor Helen Putnam as Voting Representative of the City Council of the City of Petaluma and Appointing Vice -Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss, as Voting Representative in the absence of Mayor Helen Putnam, at the League of Califor- nia Cities Annual Conference in Anaheim, September 24- 26, 1978. September 5, 1978 Agenda Item 411 Ordinance No. 1324 N.C.S. ;introduced and adopted as emergency legislation setting City of Petaluma Debt Service Tax Rate for the year 1978 - 1979. Agenda Item #12 UPDATE AND EXPANSION OF TELEPHONE SYSTEM city schools regarding assured the Council th. Staff recommended that Council proceed with adoption of the proposal for installation of a Pacific Tele- phone Centrex II system. Decision was deferred to some future time, and staff was directed to contact sharing of a system to cut costs. City Attorney Klose at discussion could be started again at any time. RES #8309 NCS Resolution No. 8309 N.C.S. Authorizing the Mayor to DEFEATED execute an agreement with Pacific. Telephone to Design and Install "Centrex II" Telephone Equipment. BY HARBERSON 2nd CAVANAGH AYES: 3 NOES: BOND, PERRY, HILLIGOSS Agenda .Item 413 Dr. Lawrence Jonas and Mr. Stanton King, s:peaking.on LETTER FROM HELEN behalf of his mother, addressed the Council regarding KING REGARDING Mrs. King's letter. The crux of the discussion was JONAS (CREEKSIDE) clarification of "outside sewer connections." SUBDIVISION SEWER WYES Motion to define an outside sewer connection as being a physical and operating connection to a sewer system rather than a provision for a future connection. BY PERRY 2nd B'ALSHAW AYES: 4 NOES: BOND, HARBERSON City Attorney Klose was asked to send a letter of explanation to Mrs. King. 8:25 p.m. 8:32 p.m. Recess. Reconvened. Agenda Item #2 &(1) Resolution NO. 8312 N.C.S. approving the Abandonment PUBLIC HEARING and Closure to Public Use of a Pedestrian Way in the City of Petaluma (Leading to Casa Grande High School on Leslie Way between Crinella Drive and Juliet Drive) . SPEAKER: Mrs. Grace Bostay, in favor. BY PERRY 2nd BOND AYES: 6 Agenda Item #14 Letter of August 25, 1978, from Jon Joslyn, Qantas QANTAS DEVELOPMENT Development Corporation, was read by Deputy City CORPORATION Clerk. Concensus of Council was that in next 6 -8 weeks, consideration be directed to taking positive action to consider specific suggestions to streamlining map approval process. Agenda Item #15 TREE AT PETALUMA HISTORICAL LIBRARY/ MUSEUM Ap-enda Item .#16 CITY POLICIES ON LANDSCAPING IN PUBLIC AREAS OF SUBDIVISIONS Agenda Item #17 CITY POLICIES ON TYPES OF POLES USED IN STREET LIGHTING Six aye votes on motion to save tree. This item was held over to September 18, 1978, meeting. i� This item was held over to September 18, 1978, meeting.8' September 5, 1978 Agenda Item 418 Resolution No. 8310 N.C.S. awarding contract for AWARDING CONTRACT paving of Fairgrounds Parking Lot to Packard Paving PAVING FAIRGROUNDS Co., Inc., 4130 So. Moorland Ave., Santa Rosa, CA PARKING LOT 95401. RES 48310 NCS BY BOND 2nd PERRY AYES: .6 Agenda Item 419 Resolution No. 8311 N.C.S. Transmitting Proposed SKY RANCH RELOCATION Petaluma Sky Ranch Relocation and Referral to the Planning Commission. SPEAKER: Attorney Robert W. Mackey BY HARBERSON 2nd PERRY AYES: 6 Agenda Item 420 Council directed City Attorney Klose to adapt the City PARK AND LAND DEDI- of Irvine's ordinance on this subject for introduction CATION FOR STANDARD on October 2, 1978. OR IN -LIEU FEES Agenda Item 421 Introduction of Ordinance No. 1325 N.C.S. Adopting 1976 BUILDING CODE various 1976 Uniform Building. Code Regulations. ORDINANCE BY PERRY 2nd HARBERSON UNANIMOUS VOTE ORDERING POSTING Agenda Item 422 Introduction of Ordinance No. 1326 N.C.S. adding 1976 FIRE CODE Chapter 17.20 "Fire Code" to Petaluma Municipal Code. ORDINANCE BY CAVANAGH 2nd BOND UNANIMOUS VOTE ORDERING POSTING Agenda Item 423 Letter to Sonoma County Municipal Court suggesting FINES AND BAILS uniform fines and bails was; discussed and Council agreed that City Attorney Klose's letter be forwarded to the court. Councilman Harberson questioned whether fines for parking trucks in residential areas was covered by the new fine and bail code. Mr. Klose is to report to the Council on the result of the September 12 court appearance: dismissal or trial. He stated his intention to file comprehensive civil action to enjoin the Dowds from their many violations, if the parking charge was not sustained. Agenda Item 424 a. No. McDowell EDP change area - City will be meet - CITY MANAGER REPORTS ing with property owners before September 18 Council meeting. b. Removed from agenda at request of City Manager. Agenda Item No. 25 Vice -Mayor Hilligoss, as a member of the Bay Area Air COUNCIL COMMITTEE Pollution Control District, advised of an equipment REPORTS failure and odor problem at the sewer plant. Agenda Item 426 Vice -Mayor Hilligoss advised that a committee consisting COUNCIL COMMITTEE of Councilmen Perry, Harberson and herself had been REPORTS appointed by Mayor Putnam to review the 56 applications received for the position of City Clerk. The committee will be meeting soon. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 p.m. to an executive session and to a Regular Meeting on Monday, September 18, 1978, at 7:00 p.m.. Attest: Vice -Mayor Deputy City Clerk