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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 03/21/1977MINUTES OF MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL PETALUMA, CALIFORN MARCH 21,, 1977 REGULAR MEETING The regular meeting of the Petaluma City Council was called to order by Mayor Helen Putnam at the hour of 7:35 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen Brunner, Cavanagh, Harberson, Hilligoss, Mattei, Perry, *, and Mayor Putnam. Absent: None. *Councilman Perry arrived at 7 :36 p.m. INVOCATION The Reverend Hugh Goss of the,Firs;t Presbyterian Church, gave the Invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE In memory of John Pruett II, Mayor Putnam asked Curtis Brown, 14.80 Mountain View Avenue, a senior student at Petaluma High School, to lead the pledge of allegiance to the flag. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of February 22, 1977, were approved as mailed CONSENT CALENDAR A motion was made by Councilman Cavanagh, seconded by Councilman Brunner, to file the ABC application and adopt the resolutions on the Consent Calendar. Motion carried unanimously. FAIRGROUNDS (FROLIC adopted. OF THE RABBITS) RES #7698 NCS Agenda_ Item #4 Resolution X67699 N.0 :S. authorizing, Mayor to sign [�� Q AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT agreement for wastewater reclamation between the City r 7 WASTEWATER RECLA- of Petaluma,, Walter. and Dan W. Silacci and the Masciorini MATION -- SILACCI & Estate, was adopted. MASCIORINI RES #7699 NCS Agenda Item #1 ABC application, Pinky`s Pizza Parlors, Inc. 321 Peta- F6?/ ABC APPLICATION— luma Blvd.. South, on sale,beer•and wine eating place, �3 the PINKY'S PIZZA original, yearly, Arthur C. Schaitie, President, was and Charles L. and Evelyn M. Matteri, PARLOR approved MATION-- CHARLES L. adopted. Agenda Item #2 Resolution #7697 N.C.S. authorizing the Chief of Police APPROVE CONTRACT— * to execute a contract with the State of California to RES X67700 NCS SECURITY SERVICES provide security.services for the 1977 Sonoma /Marin 1977 SONOMA /MARIN Fair was adopted. X67701 N.C.S.. authorizing Mayor to sign FAIR AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT agreement for wastewater _reclamation between the RES #7697 NCS WASTEWATER RECLA- of Petaluma and Vasco 'Brazi:l, was adopted. Agenda Item #3 Resolution #7698 N.C.S. authorizing the City Manager to AUTHORIZE LICENSE execute a license agreement for the use of the Fair- �/ RES X67701 NCS AGREEMENT-- grounds facilities (Annual Frolic of the Rabbits), was FAIRGROUNDS (FROLIC adopted. OF THE RABBITS) RES #7698 NCS Agenda_ Item #4 Resolution X67699 N.0 :S. authorizing, Mayor to sign [�� Q AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT agreement for wastewater reclamation between the City r 7 WASTEWATER RECLA- of Petaluma,, Walter. and Dan W. Silacci and the Masciorini MATION -- SILACCI & Estate, was adopted. MASCIORINI RES #7699 NCS Agenda Item #5 Resolution #7700 N.C.S. authorizing Mayor to sign F6?/ AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT agreement for wastewater reclamation between the City WASTEWATER RECLA- of Petaluma and Charles L. and Evelyn M. Matteri, was MATION-- CHARLES L. adopted. MATTERI RES X67700 NCS Agenda Item X66 Resolution X67701 N.C.S.. authorizing Mayor to sign AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT agreement for wastewater _reclamation between the City 9 WASTEWATER RECLA- of Petaluma and Vasco 'Brazi:l, was adopted. MATION- -VASCO BRAZIL RES X67701 NCS a ° NMarch 21, 1977 Agenda Item #7 \ AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT WASTEWATER 'RECLA \ MATION- -LeROY ROCHE C RES #7.702 NCS' Agenda Item #8 AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL 'SERVICES RES #7703 NCS Resolution #7702 N.C.S. authorizing Mayor to sign agreement for wastewater reclamation between. the City of Petaluma and LeRoy Roche, was adopted.. Resolution #77,03 .N..C.S. authorizing Mayor to sign agreement for 'legal services with the ,firm of Lafranchi, Bettinelli and Mickelsen, was adopted. AWARD CONTRACT-- City Engineer David Young advised five bids, ranging. "I" &_ OLIVE STREET from. a of $49,400 to a high of $59,721, had been CONSTRUCTION PROJECT received for the bd.open:ing March 8, 1977. The en- 2004-9615 gineer's estimate was $43,02'5. Mr: Young stated he RES #7704 NCS felt the bids were higher than.the :engineer's estimate because of the rock formation.and the difficulty the contractors would have in excavation. The recommendation was to award the contract to the low bidder, Charles B. Smith, Inc., Novato California, in the amount of $49,.400. Resolution #7704 N.C.'S. awarding contract for the street reconstruction at ' 'I" and Olive Streets (Project No, GT 1 to Charles 'B.. Smith,, Inc., for a, total contract price of $49,.40.0, was introduced by Councilman Perry., seconded by Councilman Harberson, and adopted by 7 affirmative, votes. AWARD BIDS -- Purchasing Officer' Charles Huffman reviewed the bids LIFE SAVIN�G which had opened March 15, 197'7, by the * City EQUIPMENT —FIRE; Clerk. Thr been eebids had been recei -ved. The specifi- (,�� RESCUE TRUCK cations for the 40 items indicated the City could award RES #7705 NES the bid item by item to the apparent low bidders, and the entire contract did not need to be to a single bidder. Mr. Huffman reported L. N. Curtis and Sons were.,low bidders on 10 items for a total of $4,200.58,;.Western. Fire .Equipment on 16 items, in the amount, of $1,430.55,; 'and, Ha_l-prin- Supply Company on 13 items, in the amount of $3,4.6,3.44, or a tonal sum of $9,094-,5 The budgeted amount for the items was $10, - 0.00. The Council approved awarding the bids in this manner, and Resolution #7705 N.C.S., awarding, contracts for life saving equipment for f.ir'e rescue truck, was introduced by' Couneilman Hilligoss, seconded by Councilman Perry, and adopted by 7 of f rmative_ votes. APPROVE' CHANGE OF A petition containing 102 signatures circulated by Mary �� BUS STOP' -- HILLCREST Tribendis.o'f 510 "H" Street, had been, submitted to the f� ROUTE 140. 2 City Clerk. The petition asked to have the Hllcrest Bus Stop changed.from the Crocker Citizens Bank back to the Golden Concourse. Finance Director John Scharer advised the Council this could be accomplished and outlined the recommended route for the.bus. A copy o. -f the `petition and Mr. Scharer•'s recommendation is on, file with th; City Clerk. A brief discussion was held I;tl was �concensus of the Council to approve the change to have Hil- ler-,est Route No_ 2 stop at the Golden Concourse,, ,rather than at the Crocker Citizens Bank. LETTER FROM DENNIS / L. BRYAN.T REQUEST J � REHEARING ON.BAYWO,OD SHOPPING CENTER (NEGATIVE DECLARATION) A letter dated March 14,, 1977, had been submitted to the City Clerk and distributed to members of the Coun- cil. Mayor Putnam indicated the letter had been made a mat ter of.public.r,ecord, as it had been published in the Petaluma Argus Courier. The letter was not read by the City Clerk, but is on file. March 21, 1977 LETTER FROM DENNIS City Attorney Matthew Hudson stated the rules for L. BRYANT -- REQUEST reconsideration state that at the time the matter is REHEARING ON BAYW00D considered - or at the next,meeting, the Council can take SHOPPING CENTER up the issue of whether to; reconsider an action. This (NEGATIVE DECLARATION;): being the next meeting after the Council's rejection (Continued) . would be the appropriate time for the matter to come up. If the Council desires to reconsider, there would have to be a motion by one of the members who voted .in the majority on the original issue. At that point, it would take.a majority of the Council voting for reconsideration. Mayor Putnam called for a motion. As none was given, the request for rehearing was therefore denied. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS CLAIMS & BILLS Resolution .47706 N.C.S. approving claims and bills RE_ S 47706 NCS 441679 to x{'1778, inclusive, General City; and, 4300 to #312 ; ,'inclusive, Water, approved for payment by the City Manager, was introduced by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Hilligos's, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. PETALUMA- LaCUMBRE City Manager R'ob,e'rt Meyer advised this matter had been [�� PROPERTY scheduled on the March 7, 191 7 agenda. However, since f a full, Council was not present at that time and Coun- cilman Hilligoss had expressed some interest in the,.- property, the matter was held over.- The City Clerk read the letter dated February 22, 1977, addressed to the Mayor and 'City Council, by Mr. Kenn A. Kennedy of Los Gatos, California. Councilman Hilligoss stated she had mentioned before she went away that perhaps it might be feasible to make some kind of a trade off with the Lafferty Ranch, but retain the water rights. She felt some type of study should be made on this property before the City turns it down completely The Lafferty Ranch is so far removed from the,.City limits it is not possible to use it for a park site. However, the Petal uma- LaCumbre property is immediately adjacent to the City limits. It would offer. the City the greenbelt it seeks and people would not have to drive'a great:dis,tance: to visit the park site. She also indicated she felt that at some time in the future it could be utilized for a water reservoir. A discussion followed regarding the. property and the offer made by the invest- ors. The letter indicated they were willing to delay any action for 60 days until receiving an indication from the City as to interest or lack of interest in the property. The Council felt in order to be fair to the investors, since money was not available to purchase the property at this time, the offer should be rejected. A motion to reject the offer. for sale of the Petaluma- LaCumbre Property was introduced by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Mattei, and adopted by 5 affirmative and 2 negative Councilman Harberson and Councilman Hilligoss voted "no". �✓ CET A- -TITLE VI City Manager Robert Meyer adp -ised additional money is SPECIAL PROJECTS now available from .the .Federal government for CETA 75 employment programs. The City has phased out the program under the Tittle Ih section. This new program, however, is limited to -a 12- mo.nth period',, and there is no obligation on the part,of the City to hire any of the people ,placed under the program. The salary limits are $7,800 per year. Persons employed under the program, if approved by the Council, assist in work on the levees, painting various lo- cations in the City, street striping,, and other ,types of maintenance work. All employees hired under the program would work under supervision. ,® 'r) March 21, 1977 CETA- -TITLE VI Assistant City Manager David Breninger outlined the SPECIAL P.RWh6TS method -f,or interviewing, and, hiring. the people referred (Continued) to the City by the..CETA Office in Santa Rosa.. Three applicants would be sent for interview and the City would have to pick one of the three. Mr. Breninger stated there are some exceptions wh "ere fhe City may receive more applicants, but this would not be the normal procedure. There was a majority concensus of the-Council, with Councilman Cavanagh dis- senting, to file the application for CETA,Title VI Program participation. APPROVE FUNDS & A memorandum dated March 18, 1977, directed to the City TIMETABLE -- HISTORICAL Manager, by the Historical Library /Museum Task'Force 1 LIBRARY /MUSEUM Committee (David Breninger, John.Scharer, Jim Raymond) �J RES' #7707 NCS was reviewed by the.City Manager. The memorandum outlined the anticipated cost for architectural services for preliminary ;plans not to, exceed $2,500, and supplies for catalog materials, mailing,, etc..., not to exceed $5;00.. In addition, a timetable for the building remodeling was outlined in the °memorandum. The target date for completion is December', 1977. City Manager Robert Meyer advised there is a balance of $2 -,000 which h'ad been assigned to the library /museum project. In order to meet the requirements the memorandum, an additional $1,000 would need to be approved by the City Council. His recommendation was to take the money from undesig,- nated revenue sharing funds. Resolution #7707 N.C.S. approving the addition of $1,000 to the. Historical Library /Museum 197 '6 -77 Budget, and approving the time schedule for building/ remodeling,, was introduced by Counclman:Harber.son, seconded by Councilman Hilligoss, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes,. OF APPLICATION -THUD Ltd., submitted me Development oCity Managero ors, Robert APPROVE memorandum t Community SECTION 8 HOUSING Meyer regarding. relating to elderly housing UNITS programs and another regarding citizens' participation RES' #7708 NCS in housing finance programs. Both documents are on file with the City Clerk. Mr. McCartt spoke to the Council and advised that although :HUD has not yet announced the ,fact, there will be 70 additional Section 8 units available in Sonoma County, 20 of the units are for elderly housing,and 50 for family housing. The 20 elderly units would create a problem in attracting a developer. Such a project would cost approximately $400.,000. Most developers would want a ;$1 million, to $1.5 million project, as 'the processing; through Section 8' takes from six eight months. He suggested, if the City applies for and is granted the 20 units, the project be awarded to a local contractor. He felt he needed some guidelines from the Council on whether they wanted to compete. for only the 20 units, whether they wished to compete for the entire 70. units, and how they proposed to spend' the $53,000 to acquire 'a .senior ',citizens' site. Mr.,McCartt stated his memo is in.two parts and he.would' like to address the first part of the memo,, i.e. the 70 units., and water hook -ups a -t this point. Very impor the application to HUD would be whether or not the City would g- uarantee water hook -ups: to any of. 'the. units. He indicated it was do.ub,tful. Mar.in County would be eligible for any HUD grants this year because of the water situation. The. same possibility may be throughout Sonoma County; however, in order to apply for the units, HUD requires confirmation in, writing that water will be available or that the potential developer would need to show the availability.of a well.. In addition, if there was not enough water in the wells,, 'HUD would require some confirmation as to whether or not the units would be able to hook up to the City system. He pointed out that this, wa',s a very critical issue. The second determination which needs to be made by the Council is the site selection. The City and the developer will have to get together and agree on a site. The third point Mr- McCartt felt needed some determination and a decision by the Council was whether or not.the City wanted to encourage a developer to compete for the 50 units of family -type housing. If the Council decides to . March 21 1977 APPROVE PREPARATION compete for the family.-type housing,'Mr. McCartt indi- OF APPLICATION :HUD cated he would recommend the two- bedroom house for the SECTION 8 HOUSING. elderly and the smaller family. The competition for UNITS the units would be coming in about a month and the RES #7708 NCS - matter of the water and. the family housing would need (Continued) to be resolved. Mr. Mc,Cartt suggested once the Council has made a deaisi.on.on these matters, potential de- velopers should be advised in order for them to get their package put together. Once the programs are announced,, proposals must be submitted in approximately six weeks to HUD. In the general discussion which followed M'r.,McCartt's presentation, the matter .of assigning the water hook -ups for the 20 senior housing units and the 50 family units was addressed. Councilman Harbe•rson_ questioned whether the 20 Units could not be taken from the 50 allotted units the Council had previously approved for single residences. The Council felt this.was not necessary as the City has been- endeavoring for some time to provide housing for the elderly and for young families which would fall:within the - .scope -of their ability to pay. It was suggested the same wa -ter restrictions be as to these units as to other developments, i.e., to provide an alternate means of providing water; or, if the units would not be built until 1978 -79, the emergency may be over. With respect to whether or not the units would create.a problem with the growth management program, City Manager Robert Meyer advised there are units-in this category available which time never been applied for by developers. These 70 units would not interfere with the City's policy. ,A motion was made by Councilman Mattei, seconded by Councilman Hilligoss, to adopt Resolution 417708 N.C.S. requesting 20 units for senior housing, and 50 family units of'Housing and .Urban development Section 8 Program. Resolution adopted by 7 affirmative votes. HOUSING SITE 1 memo - the site acquisition the second item in his ` 6 ^ 7 SENIOR CITIZENS Mr. McCartt then spoke a 11' `IJ :'ion for senior housing. ,Based SELECTION on the fact the City has already been allocated $53,000 by HUD for acquisition of land, it would be possible to construct housing which would be below the prevailing market rate for elderly, but not as far down as. the Section, '8 level.. The acquisition of the land would be an incentive to developers to build rental housing units. In addition, the Marks Foran Act will provide low interest rates which will also encourage developers. Mr. McCartt said his memo suggests City use the $53,000 to tie up the site and go to HUD in their market rate elderly programs, get a commit- ment, and put together a project which is not. subsidized. By the time it takes to do this, there will pr- obably be Section 8 monies available, so the project may become subsidized. Mr. McCartt recommended the City consider apartment - type housing rather -than the more expensive housing to, accommodate handicapped persons. Also, he suggested the structures be -ined to one or two stories. The project could'start at the time the Section 8, Program begins and, hope- fully,, the City would get two senior centers started at the same time. He feels Petaluma has a_need for more than a single elderly complex. Sites as proposed by the Citizens' Advisory Committee we•re.then discussed. Mr. Lou Rasmussen commented on the alternative site mentioned in Mr. McCartt's letter and felt if additional sites were to be. considered, input should be received from the senior citizen's groups. Mr. McCartt• agreed. Ms. Warman advised HUD had reviewed two of the sites, and recommended consideration of an area near where the new hospital is to be constructed. -- -Councilman Hilligoss questioned whether or :not any :consideration had been,given to the idea of acquiring the present Hillcrest Hospital site for a senior citizens' housing complex. Ms. .Warman stated. HUD isc_oncerned regarding - any hillside property. Even though transportation is available, they would prefer an ar'ea.which would be compatible for walking. Community Development and Services Coordinator Frank Gray stated the hospital project is at least two or three years in the future'; and the City needs to use. the $53,000 to acquire a site. If the money is properly invested, the City should realize a return by that time. Mr. McCartt advised the Department of Housing and Urban Development would want the City to spend the money they now have awailable•for site acquisitionuas quickly as possible. At the conclusion of the discussion, a motion was made by Councilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman Hilligoss, for the,staff 'and the Ad Hoc Committee to explore sites for a senior citizens' center. Motion carried unanimously. March 21, 1977 MOTION TO ADD ITEM A,motion was made'by Councilman'Mattei, seconded by TO AGENDA Councilman Perry, approving the addition of the request by Universal Studios to close Kentucky Street to the agenda.. Motion carried unanimously.. APPROVE REQUEST -- Mr. Roger Anderson, representing Universal Studios, \ UNIVERSAL STUDIOS outlined the request made by the director of the film. `( TO FILM ON KENTUCKY - The original permission given to Universal was to close STREET 'MARCH22, 1977 . Western Avenue between Kentucky and Water- Streets-at different intervals on March 22. The director now has requested to have some shot's taken on Kentucky Street, which would require closin& .the ,street at various intervals for approximately 10 minutes. This would eliminate all foot.traffc, as well as vehicular traffic, except for their own personnel and-cars. Mr. Anderson stated traffic will be a problem regardless of whether they shoot on Kentucky 'Street because of the spectators. The Police Department, however,, seems to,have matters under control. Their crews will be in the downtown area most of :March 22. He.advised.Mr. Fred Schram, Manager of the Chamber of Commerce., met with the merchants and they were amenable to.the change. Mr. Anderson also stated their firm =woul'd. pay for the use of the parking meters. Mayor'Putna_m..indicate:d as long as the merchants were agreeahle.to closing the street, she would entertain a motion from the Council. A motion was made by Councilman Mattei„ seconded.by Councilman Perry, approving the closing of Kent -ucky Street during the morning of March 2.2, 1977. Motion carried unanimously. RECESS Mayor Putnam called a recess at 9:15 p.m. and the Council reconvened at 9 :25 p.m. COUNCIL:; REPORTS: LEG,ISLAT,ION Councilman Cavanagh explained the reason the discussion AFFECTING: CITIES' for 'SB.4, the Beverage Container. Reuse and Recycling Aca, was listed on the Council agenda was due to a v letter received by the City Manager fr.om.Daniel A. Cotter Director, Sonoma County Environmental Center. Mr., Cotter was.. present in the Council Chambers and spoke in favor of the C :ouncil endorsing SB 4:.. The Council, however, felt they did not have enough information 'and.,pref.erred to give more.study to the matter before.taking a. vote on whether or not to endorse SB 4. Mr. Ralph Pelton, owner:of the South C'iay Market, was present in the audience, and spoke in opposition to the bill. He claimed it would create a financial hardship - on retail merchants, and in order to handle all the bottles, including the one -way bottles which are sold, he would have to build a 50 by 50 storeroom to use as a warehouse until they could.be taken to a recycling center. Mr. Pelton also indicated even though the bill had been passed in,the State of. Oregon, the merchants in that State had the matter: forced upon.them... Mayor Putnam.ind'icated as long as the Council,intended to meet, on March 28, she asked to 'have the matter- scheduled for- that meeting. The City Clerk was asked to include the matter on the March 28., 1977 Agenda.. SB 164 - Labor Relations, Compulsory and Binding :Arbtrat- ion.., Councilman Cavanagh indicated he had contacted Senator punlap's office regarding this bill.. It is now out of Committee by a 7 to 4 vote. Other bills on the legslativebulletn from the League of Calif,ornia, Cities which were briefly discussed included AB 35'1, Partisian:Elections=- Statements of Qualifications; SB 50'8, .Police Chief's Mandatory Hearing Before Dismissal; and, Item No. 8 on the bulletin,', D.irector's.Dead`line for 'Sta'te Housing. Element Guideline Revisions. Planning Director Ronald`Hall indicated radical changes had been made in the guidelines due to opposition by various agencies throughout the State. The guidelines now minimize the amount of data Collection neee nary. AB 108, Local Government Relocation Assis.tance.Liabilit_es Expanded. City Attorney Matthew Hudson advised' this bill could have very expensive impacts on the City Of Petaluma The 'hearing on :the matter has been continued until March 30. Mr. Hudson suggested the .Council may want to consider this bill at the March 28 Council meeting. 1 March. 21, 1977 a MOTION TO REMOVE FROM A motion was made by Mayor Putnam, seconded by Council- TABLE DISCUSSION RE man Perry, to remove the discussion regarding banning FIREWORKS the sale of fireworks in the 'City of Petaluma from the table. Motion was carried by 5 affirmative and 2 .negative votes. Councilmen Brunner and Councilman Cavanagh voted "no": DISCUSSION REGARDING Councilman Mattei advised he had requested the matter v,, 37 BAN OF SALE OF' be placed on agenda for meeting merely in order FIREWORKS WITHIN to open the matter for discussion so that vendors would THE CITY OF PETALUMA know whether'or not rfireworks were,going to be sold in the City during the coming,season. He objected to having the matter deferred until close to the time when they would have to order their merchandise. Mr'. Mat'tei indicated he was not taking a stand for or against the sale. He advised he has learned the vendors of fireworks receive all of their materials on consignment, but they do spend time and effort in preparation for their sales. He feels the vendors 'are entitled to know what the Council's intention are: He also stated if it becomes apparent that there is going to be a dire situation with regard to the fire season, or if,the water situation becomes acute, then�he feels the sale should be stopped. Councilman H-illigoss' indicated she felt if the situation became critical as far as the fire season was concerned, or if the State legislates against the sale of fireworks the Council should take some action. Mr. Ralph Pelson indicated the .State Fire Marshal'has not suggested a ban on the sale of f'i- reworks, only the control on their use. Mr.'Pelton stated the type of fireworks sold by the merchants in Petaluma are the "safe and sane" ones, but illegal fireworks are available from other places:, such as San Francisco. These are the ones that cause the problems. He asked the Council, before they make any decisions, to permit the merchants to be 'heard on the matter. City Manager Robert Meyer.urged the Council to make some. type of decision well in advance of July 4. His concern was if the City of Petaluma permits the sale of fireworks and they are taken out into the County areas where the hills and unincor:pora'ted areas are very dry, it could still cause Petaluma problems because of our mutual aid agreements with other fire agencies throughout the County. Mr. Meyer stated we have never been faced with such a critically dry year. It may be necessary for both the County and the City to ban the use of even "safe and sane" fireworks. Councilman Harberson indicated he also hoped the Council could make a decision fairly soon, as many service groups use the sale of fireworks as their main source of fund raising. Fire Chief Joe Ellwoo d,stated his only reason for asking the Council to con- sider banning fireworks for this year was because of the prediction by the State of the impending dangerous fire season. Chief Ellwood stated the City is in a peculiar situation because it is surrounded by Marin and Sonoma Counties, which have banned the sale of fireworks. California Fire Chief Organization has forwarded a motion to" "the'Governor to ask him to ban the sale of fireworks throughout the State. Chief Ellwood also stated many of the licensees have applied for their permits. a Mr. Harold Wojciechowski also urged the Council to ban the sale of fireworks. Mayor.Putnam then indicated the matter would be scheduled for discussion at the meeting of April 4. NATIONAL LEAGUE OF Councilman Hilligoss reported. on February 25'she took a V �9 CITIES 11TH ANNUAL trip to Russia with '25 mayors and councilmen from all CONGRESSIONAL-- over the United States. While in Russia, she visited CITY CONFERENCE Leningrad and Moscow. There they met with the Mayors., as well as members of the District' Councils. In Lenin- grad', she visited one of the polyclinics. Each clinic wa's• responsible for 160,000 people, and each doctor in a clinic had 20,000 patients. After her trip to Russia, she continued on to Washington, D.C. for the 11th Annual Con - gressional -City Conference.. -Members of President Carter's, staff gave ideas of the administration to the 11th Annual Congressional - Cities Conference and 'listened to input from the National League of Cities,. Matters discussed in- cluded environmental quality, community deuelop"ment., federal housing, trans- portation, public safety, and human resources. Since the City had `been in- volved in environmental.quality and community development block grants, Council - man Hilligoss advised she attended the sessions on these subjects. All . meeti -ngs she attended were well,represented - by member=s of Congress, the Senate:, and President Carter's staff. Councilman Hilligoss indicated she felt the trip was worthwhile, not only for herself, but for'the City as well. ti March 21, 1977 . 4 3 d S AUTHORIZE PREPARATION Recreation Director .Jim Raymond advised the Recreation, OF FEASIBILITY REPORT Music and Parks Commission,, at the =r.meeting,of March n 0 MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE 9, 1,,977,. recommended, to the Council, acceptance of the RES Y7709 NCS status report on the Municipal Golf Course Complex as presented to them by Mr. Edouard Robert. A copy of the minutes is on file with the City Clerk,. Included in the request by the• committee working wkth,Mr. Rdbeft, was the allocation .of $25,000 for. a :feasibility study for the municipal golf course, as well as.funds for necessary soils tests, engineering,, etc. $10,000 'of this amount would be fora feasibility study to be prepared by the William Sherman Company. Mr. Robert reminded the Council a group ha'd appeared before the Council early last fall with a petition containing 600 names requesting a feasibility study be prepared f'or a municipal golf course;. Since that time., he was appointed Chairman of a seven- member comm i,tte 'to work_on the project. The committee has met with Mr.'Buddy Johnson, this area's representative of the National'Golf Foundation, and.Mr. William Sherman who does 'feasibility saudies' for golf courses. After talking with both of these gentlemen., the committee determined it would be effec- -teal if. the City is ,going to have a municipal golf course, to. determine the, economic. feasibility. The goal is to have a total recreational complex, with the golf course being the focal point. The recreational facility would provide a very valuable service. to the community, and also, protect the greenbelt area;. Mr. Robert indicated the effluent from the Wastewater Pol- lution Control,Plant could be used for upkeep for the facility. The request from the commit.t'ee is to have the Council set ,aside $25 „00.0 as "seed” money. A copy of the proposal from the William Sherman Company had been forwarded 'to the City Council,.an'd is on file with the ,City Clerk. Councilman Cavanagh asked Mr. Robert if Company was the only one received.. Mr. other firms ,,.as Mr. Sherman is the only States who performs this service. the proposal ,from William Sherman Robert indicated they had not contacted one in the western area of the.United Vice - Mayor. Brunner asked whether or not.the study would address other uses, such as soccer, baseball, tennis and other special interest groups. He felt. the Recreatioh Commission should make.an effort to bring all the groups to- gether. Mr. Robert indicated the Committee did not visualize .just one or two 18- hole.golf courses, but were.looking at the area to provide complete rec- reational facilities. This would be one of the assi-g•nments undertaken in the feasibility study. Mr. Buddy Johnson, representative from the National Golf Foundation, then spoke to the. Council. Mr, Johnson stated private gulf golf clu}s are not the golf courses of the future. They are being phased out.in favor of municipal courses, be- cause facilities are too expensive for a limited membership to maintain. He envisions the City investing only in the golf course, and •the; golf course providing_ enough funds and revenue to construct additional recreational fa- cilities He also stated, in studies which have been, made, the use of sewer 1 effluent. for .recreational facilities has proven very successful,. Most cities "have more effluent than than they can use, and golf courses help solve this problem. Mr:. Robert was asked how much acreage an 18 -hole golf course would need. He replied that although a course would need only about 150 acres,, the recommen- dation was, to have the City endeavor to tie down around. 500 acres °in :order to provide' no't only one or two 18 -hole golf courses, but additional, recreational facilities. Mr. Johnson indicated the size of the area would be determined by what the City wants. He did state, however, funding through federal grants is much more favorable when a lar -ge pr.oject is considered. Some d- iscu'ssion was held on the site selection, and whether or not it had been predetermined the area was restricted to the location near the sewer ponds. The question -was al'so raised whether or not this facility would be compatible ' with a,mar"na -.. Mr.. J'o'hnson indicated .it would be compatible and cited the facility in 'San Leandro as an example. Community Development and Services Coordinator.Frank.Gray advised the site need not be confined to 'this one area, merely on the basis of using the effluent to maintain the.facility. Wastewater can be piped to other sites around the city. This is especially true if the Council determines to : go into the full Tolay project in cooperation with, the City of Santa Rosa- Mr. Gray also stated a complete, feasibility study is important, to provide accounting for any type of bond issue which -may be used to fund the project. APPROVE OUTSIDE WATER Community Development and Services Coordinator Frank F�Q Q CONNECTION= -JOHN G. Gray advised Mr. Lake had previously intended to use / Q LAKE, 821 SUNNYS.LOPE the one water connection now on the premises at 821 ROAD Sunnyslope.Road and extend it -to service a day care RES 47710 NCS center., which is proposed for the location. After review=ing the matter, Mr. Lake felt he would not be able to live within the limits of the requirements the water rationing program,, and is requesting an additional water service connection. Mr. Gray indicated the location is within the limitations of the ordinance and within 500 feet from the water ,service. The residential hook -up would be within the limits of the 50 units to be allocated under the-Water Emergency Situation. Staff report dated March 21, 1977, from Administrative Assistant William Lebel, to Frank Gray, Community Development and Services Coordinator, sub - mt ed and filed. Application for outside water service for 821 Sunnyslope Road,, submitted and filed. Memorandum from Planning Director and Assistant City Engineer regarding subject application, submitted and filed. It was noted for the record, the property would be annexed to`the City as soon -as it is possible. Resolution 47710 N.C.S. granting one residential - outside water connection to John G. Lake for property known,as 821 Sunnyslope Road, Petaluma (A.P. 419 -201 - 14), was introduced by Councilman Mattei, seconded by Councilman Perry, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. March'_21, 1.977 AUTHORIZE PREPARATION Dr. Larry Jonas inquired whether or not the City could OF FEASIBILITY'REPORT utilize studies made by �other-`municipalities rather MUNICIPAL GOLF•COURSE than have -the City expend '.funds f;or a feasibility RES #7709 NCS. study. He also pointed out the fact that a bond issue (Continued) for .recreational purposes and parks had been defeated in Petaluma and doubted whether a bond issue would pass for this project There was a brief discussion on whether or not the Council wanted to allocate the entire $25,000 at this time, or just provide enough funds to have the feasibility study prepared. Council approved $10,000'for the study only. Resolution #7709 N.C.S. authorizing preparation of feasibility reports for a golf course in the City of .Petaluma, and authorizing the use of revenue sharing 'funds therefore, was introduced'by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Mattei, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. MOTION TO ADD ITEM A motion was made by Councilman Harberson, seconded by TO AGENDA Councilman Mattei, to add discussion regarding request for an outside water connection to John G. Lake, 821 Sunnyslope Road. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVE OUTSIDE WATER Staff report dated March 4, 1977, from Administrative - CONNECTION AND GRANT Assistant. William Liebel to Frank B. Gray, Community F59 -s VARIANCE -- TRIPLE "S" Development and Services Coordinator, submitted and TIRE CENTER file d;.application•'for' outside water service from RES 47711 NCS Triple "S" Tire Centers, Inc., submitted and filed; staff report from Ronald Hall.,'Planning Director, and .Thomas S.. Hargis, Assistant City Engineer, submitted and' filed. Community Development and ''Services Coordinator Frank Gray gave a brief outline of the history of the property. It is located within Assessment Districts #6 and #9, and is immediately adjacent to the City limits. The building itself, the subdivision of land, and parcel map 'ar,e being processed in the County. The applicant has applied for annexation to the City, and,the County has waived site design review to the City. An.application has been made for prezoning. The proposed building would have a very small water usage; of 1 or 2 C /units per months,. The building is proposed to be used for -- a wa- rehouse and the staff's recommendation is to grant the water connection and the variance as the struc- ture would be an economical benefit to the City.. Resolution 47711 N.,C',.S. granting variance for one new water connection for commercial or industrial construction, and.granting outside water connection (Triple "S" Tire Center), was introduced by Councilman Mattei, seconded by Councilman Cavanagh, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. March 21, 1977 tI DENY OUT:SIOE,WATER Staff report dated March 4., 1977, from - William 'Liebel,, CONNECTION-= LAKEVILLE Administrative Assistant, to Frank.B. Gray Community GROWERS Development and Services Coordinator, submitted. and RES #7712 NCS filed,:application for outside water service from' Lakeville Growers, submitaed and filed;; a report from Planning °Director Ronald Hall,. and Assistant City Engineer Thomas'Har.gis,, regarding s'ubj'ect application, ,submitted and filed.. Community Development and Services Co.ordinat.or Frank Gray advised it would be physically impossible for the City to provide water to this facility,, as it is outside the City's water service area. The staff's recommendation is to deny the application. Mr. Gray cautioned, however, if the City denies the appli- cation,'the applicant has the ability to apply to the Sonoma County Water Agency'f'or a direct ta p into the aquedu.ct. The other alternative the Council may have ava=ilable to. it would be to grant the outside water connection, • subject to the extension to the site of the water main., Mr'. Gray indicated this would not be economically feasible for the developer,. Resolution #7712 N.C.S. denying request of Lakeville Growers for one new out- side water connection at-Ely Road and Old Redwood Highway North,, Petaluma,, California, was introduced by Councilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman Perry, and adopted by 6 affirmative and 1 negative votes. Councilman Cavanagh voted ` "no "'. AMEND ZONING Ordinance' #1236 N.C.S.. amending Zoning Ordinance 41072. ORDINANCE TO N.0 -.S.. by reclassifying approximately 11,• , 00;0 s -quare feet REZONE 220 HOWARD of land `located at 22,0 Howard Street (A_P. 4t6- 272 -01), STREET from R -M -G., (Garden Apartment) to C =O. (Administrative ORD 41236 'NCS and Pr.of:essional Of•f'ice,) (220 Howard Street,),, was introduced by Councilman Harb,erson, seconded by Council- man Cavanagh, and ordered p.ubllshed by 7 affirmative votes. votes. AMEND ZONING Ordinance # 1 1237 N'.C:S. amending- Zon -ing ,Ordinance X41072 T0: RECLASS,IFY N.C.S. by re•cla'ssi "fying the property at the southeast SOUTHEAST CORNER corner Of Eighth and "F" Streets from R=1- 6,500 to•R -C EIGHTH;& "F "- STREETS (Compact Residential) - (Goltermann., Glazier & Hansen), ORD 71237 NCS (approximately 29,000 square feet,,A.P. 48-294 -01) was introduced by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Hilligo.s's, and ordered published by 7 affirmative votes... AMEND CHAPTER 15 PETALUMA MUNICIPAL CODE (VOLUME WATER USERS) 0` ORD 41235 .NCS \ (SECOND READING) In the discussion preceding the ,adoption of the ordi- nance, it was p'ointe'd' out the matter had.been brought before the City Council as an emergency measure on February ,22,, 1977 .(Ordinance #1234 N C The ordi =- nance was not adopted' due,to -lack o'f, a six- sevenths vote of the Council: On Mar -ch '7, 1.977, the ordinance was ntr.o,duced for publication. City Manager Robert Meyer explained approximately four industrial firms, as well as the City and the public school's, would be affected by the Ordinance which would disallow a special rate f'or volume water" users. The ,purpose behind the ordinance was.to encourage people to use less water. Councilman Mattei objected to placing this additional cost on industry after they have been encour -aged to move to Petaluma and establish their businesses here,. Some discussion was held.on how the elimination of the sate for volume water users would affect, Petaluma Poultry Processer.s.. Finance.Director ,John Scharer stated presently their water bill is about $1,270 a month Under the new proposal there would be an increase to $1 a,month. However,, as of June 15, they would be cut . back to 50 percent of their water use. Under the present proposal, their rate would then.'be $738 a month, and under the new proposal $98`5::25, or an increase of $247.25. p.er month. Mr. Scharer also advised the Pacific Gas. and Electric. Company have eliminated all their volume user .rates. Mr. Scharer also stated after the water emergency is oder,,, the City would be - faced•with the.pr.oblem of trying to sell additional water in.order'to pay for the use of water f -rom the aqueduct. He envisioned the ordinance would be effective for a short -term period. 1 March 21, .1977 . AMEND CHAPTER 15 PETALUMA MUNICIPAL CODE (VOLUME WATER USERS) ORD 11235 NCS (SECOND READING) (Continued) At the conclusion of the discussion, Ordinance # #235 N.C.S., which-had been introduced by Councilman Perry, and seconded by Councilman Harberson, at the March 7, 1977 . Meeting, amending Sections' 15.16.040 of Chapter 15 of the Petaluma Municipal Code (Volume Water Users) was adopted by 4 affirmative and,3 negative votes. Council- man Cavanagh, Mattei and Perry voted "no ". Effective date of, ordinance,. April 20, 1977. . URGE CONSTRUCTION OF A brief discussion was held regarding the draft reso- WARM SPRINGS DAM lution which had been sent to members of the Council. PROJECT Councilman Harberson suggested an addition to the RES_#7713 NCS resolution to request` the Corps of Engineers continue to study the pertinent seismic safety data to assure the safety of the dam. The Council concurred on the inclusion of the phrase in the resolution. Resolution 117713 N.C.S: urging construction of the Warm.Sp•rings Dam Project and recommending appropriation of f =iscal year -78 funds for early restart thereof, was introduced by Councilman Cavanagh, seconded by Councilman Mattei, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 11:28 p.m., to an Executive Session, and to 3:00 p.m., Monday, March 28, 1977. . -;� .1 - p4i Mayor Attest: Cit Clefk