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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 05/09/1977MINUTES OF MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA MAY 9 1977 ADJOURNED MEETING ROLL CALL 0PROVAL OF MINUTES MODIFY APPROVED Planning Commission Resolution'No. 4- 77.recommending Q r GENERAL DEVELOPMENT approval of the modification to the general development PLAN PARK PLAC plan subject to conditions and.adopted by the Planning a SUBDIVISION Commission May 3, 1977, submitted and filed. Planning RES #765GANCS Commission minutes of May 3, 1977, submitted and filed. Planning Director Ronald Hall advised the Planning Commission had reconsidered the modification of the general development plan for Qantas Development. Corporation to allow.only a.15 acre hospital site to be included and eliminating 6..3 acre, s; for professi-onal'and medical office spaces. By means of the viewfoil he described the original plan for Phase III which included multi - family housing but was now designated for the-15 acre hospital site and the 6.3 acres proposed for professional and medical offices but which would remain as multi- family :uni;ts. The Planning Commission reconsidered only the 15 acre hospital site and the 6.3 acres revert back to multi- family housing. Resolution Na. 7656 N.C.S. modifying the approved general development plan for Park Place Subdivision was introduced by Councilman Hilligoss, seconded by Councilman Harberson and adopted by five affirmative and two negative votes. Councilman. Brunner and Councilman Perry voted no.' Councilman Harberson, the Council's representat -iv.e on the Planning Commission stated the Planning Commission still felt the commercial office buildings should be included in this rezoning. It is the desire of the Planning Commis- sion that the entire parcel be rezoned as soon as possible to include the professional and medical offices. Councilman Harberson indicated he had re- lated the Council's concern regarding the traffic situation but the Commission, notwithstanding the traffic conditions, still felt the professional and medical offices should be included in the plan. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT TIME CHANGE FOR City Manager Robert Meyer advised a group from Cal Poly-_.' -... MAY 16, 1977 Institute at San Luis Obispo has been working on a COUNCIL MEETING project related to the Golden Concourse and the Petaluma River and would like to present their planning study to the City Council at 7:00 p.,m., May 16, 1977. The local student who would be making the presentation is Dennis Govan. MAYORS' & COUNCILMEN'S Mr. Meyer advised the Mayors' and Councilmen's monthly MEETING MAY 11 meeting would be held in Petaluma and asked Council members to - report to his secretary if they wished to. attend. LEAGUE OF City,Manager Robert Meyer reminded the Council the C ALIFORNIA CITIES' League of California Cities.' Legislative Conference V C;> , - ..N.J or, LEGISLATIVE would be held in Sacramento'May 15,• 16, 17 and 18. ' CONFERENCE AMEND ZONING Ordinance No. 1243 N.C..S. amending Zoning Ordinance No. ORDINANCE TO 1072 N.C.S. to rezone a portion of Park Place Subdi- REZONE PORTION vision to PUD (Planned Unit District.) to accommodate. PARK PLACE the proposed Hil- lcrest Hospital and ancillary fac -iii- SUBDIVISION TO ties was introduced by Councilman Hilligo.ss, seconded PUD (HILLCREST by Counclman.;Harb HOSPITAL AND erson and ordered published by four ANCILLARY affirmative and three negative votes. Councilmen An adjourned meeting-,of- the Petaluma City Council was called to order by Mayor Helen Putnam at the hour of 9:07 a.m. Present: Councilmen Brunner, Cavanagh„ Harberson, Hilligoss, Perry, Ma ei, and Mayor Putnam. Absent: None. The minutes of April 18, 1.977 were approved as amended. FACILITIES) ORD ,it,1243 NCS F \0 0 May 9, 1977 AMEND ZONING Brunner,.Cavanagh and Perry voted no. After, the , ordi - ORDINANCE'TO nance was ordered published., a brief discussion was REZONE PORTION held and `the. Council wa's assured the orl "nance ,coii- PARK PLACE tained :the legal description for only the l5: acre SUBDIVISION TO parcel to accommodate the Hiller . est Hospital and An- PUD (HILLCREST cillary facilities. HOSPITAL. AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES' ORD #1243.NCS (Continued) AMEND TITLE ,15 City Manager Robert Meyer advised since this is an PETALUMA MUNICIPAL emergency ordinance the matter would be open for discus- CODE BY AMENDING Sion. He explained the additions and changes in the SECTIONS 15.18.050 ordinance , stating that amending .Section.15..18.0'50'(5.) (5 SECTION 15.18. would permit the 'City to irrigate the municipal par=ks 060; AND ADDING with well wager provided for this purp,ose.. Section 2 SECTION 15 of the ordinance deals with moving the date for implemen- ORD #1244 NCS Cation of Phase III of the emergency water ordinance (EMERGENCY' No. 1233 N.C.S. from June 15 to August 1, 1977. The EFFECTIVE UPON amended ordinance provides that 1, 1977 ADOPTION_) consumers will be .permitted only 50 gallons of water per day. Section 3 in the ordinance • will,give - the Director of 'Water Utility Operations the authority to curtail any irrigation water or sprinkling in order- that the available water supply is used solely for human consumption, sanitation and fire protection. He would also be able to carry out the pr,o which was in effect last year to prevent all outdoor watering. Vice - Mayor Brunner asked if August 1'was a firm date or whether the ordinance would be again changed and the date.moved1nto 'September. City Manager Robert Meyer stated if ample supplies were available, the wells were producing and water was received from the aqueduct,, this could be done in s,uff.cien't time in order to,adv se the residents. The City is trying to do everything,pos!sible to avoid going into.Phase III of the Mr.: Meyer indicated if the coopera- tion of the residents continues as it has during these past few months it may never be necessary to go into Phase III. EXECUTIVE SESSION The Council ad'Journed to an Executive Session at 9:2.7 a.m. to 'discuss litigation matters and reconvened.a 9:55 a.m. AUTHORIZE CITY City.Attorney:Larry Klose read the title of the r'eso- ATTORNEY'TO lution to the City Council. Mayor Putnam indicated the PARTICIPATE IN City of Petaluma would be joining with other, cities LITIGATION RE;,_ throughout the United 'States 'challenging the c'onsti= UNEMPLOYMENT tutionality'of the 'Federal Unemployment Zbmp`ensation COMPENSATION Amendments, Public Law No. 94- 566,. If the matter AMENDMENT. becomes law, it would mean a 'substantial amount'of RES 0657ANC5 money incurred by the City of Petaluma. City Attorney Klose advised even if the City .does do ;something; there is a chance the lawsuit may not be successful,. but it is an 'effort to try to'save the City a rsubstantial amount of money. The attorney then read,, the, body of the resolution. Mr. Klose advised the Board of Trustees of the National Institute of Municipal Law Of- ficer.s would be in charge of the litigation :. Most of the major cities in California have joined in the litigation and the League of California.Cities has recommended to all of its cities to par- ' At the conclusion of the City Attorney °''s explanation, resolution:No 7 'N.C. =S. authorizing the.City Attorney to participa'te in litigation, undertaken by t'he.National Institute of Municipal Law: O.ffice.r to challenge the Federal `Unemp'loymenrt Compernsation Amendment, Public Law 'No. 94 -556 and to take necessary action to participate in said litigation_ wa's introduced by Councilman Cavanagh, seconded by Councilman Brunner and.adopted by seven affirmative votes. The resolution directs the finance officer to draw a check in the amount of $2,500 made payable. to the NIMLO Federal Unemployment, Compensation Tax Litigation Trust Fund. 1 1 .. J._, .1 May 9, 1977 0 ADJOURNMENT There being no further, business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 a.m. to a study session on the 19'77 -78 preliminary budget. 1 Mayor Attest: City Ceerk 1 1