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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 10/17/1977MINUTES:OF MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL ' PETALUMA,. CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 17, : 1`977. REGULAR - MEETING The Regular Meeting of the Petaluma City Council was called to order by Mayor: He.len.Putnam at the hour of 7:33 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen Balshaw, Bond *, Cavanagh, Harberson *, Hillgoss, Perry, and Mayor Putnam. Absent: None. *Councilman Bond arrived at 7:37 p.m.; Councilman Harberson arrived at 8:00 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of September 19, 1977, were approved as amended. The minutes of October 3, 1977, were approved as mailed_. CONSENT CALENDAR A mo ion''wa.s made by Councilman.Hilligoss, seconded by Vice -Mayor Perry to introduce the Ordinance, Agenda Item #1, for publication; adopt ordinances, Agenda Items #2 and - #3; introduce Ordinance and order posted, Agenda Item #6; and, adopt resolutions, Agenda Items X64, #7, #8 and #9, and file the letter, Item #5. Motion carried unanimously. Agenda Item #1 ORDINANCE REGARDING BINGO GAMES ORD 41265 NCS Agenda Item 442 AMEND SECTION 11.48.090 OF PETALUMA MUNICIPAL CODE ORD 41266 NCS Agenda Item 443 AMEND PETALUMA MUNICIPAL CODE REDESIGNATE CHAPTER 7..22 to 17.22 . ORD 441267 NCS Agenda Item 444 DECLARE PUBLIC HEARING NOVEMBER 7, 1977 SHOPPING CENTER. PKG. FACILITIES RES 447934 NCS Agenda Item 465; LETTER -- TELE -VUE SYSTEMS, I'NC. Ordinance #12'65 N.C.S. permitting the conduct of Bingo games pursuant to Calif orna Penal Code, Section 326.5, was ordered published'... Ordinance 441266 N.C.S. amending Section 11.48.0:90 of the Petaluma Municipal Code to include Section 11.48.085 within its prohibitions, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately, was adopted. Ordinance 441261 N.C.S. amending Chapter 7.22 of the Petaluma Municipal Code to redesignate said Chapter 17.;22, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect' immediately, was adopted. Resolution #7934 N.C.S, establishing the date for �ry public 'hearing to consider a declaration.that certain c, private parking facilities are subject to,vehicle code sections 21107.8, 22350,.23103, and 23109, was adopted. A letter, dated September 28, 1977, from Tele -Vue Systems, _// n Inc., ,advising of'name change to "Viacom Cablevision" / was ordered filed. Agenda Item, #6 _ Ordinance X61268 N -C.:S. of the. City Council of the City ORDER ANNEXATION of Petaluma, State of California„ ordering annexation "I" ST. ANNEXATION - without notice or hearing of territory designated as: NO. 2 (JONAS) "I" Street Annexation No,. 2, (Jonas), was ordered ORD 41268 NCS' posted:. Agenda Item #7 Resolution 47935 N.,C.,S. .app,roving claims and bills, APPROVE CLAIMS 43233 X43325, inclusive,, General City; and, 4628 - AND BILLS #649, inclusive, Water, was adopted. RES #7935 NCS 6- October 17, 1977 Agenda Item #8 Resolution #7936 N.C.S,. approving plans and specifica- ti. APPROVE SPECS -- tions for one standby diesel engine driven generating �- EMERGENCY GENERATOR plant, and calling for bids November 14, 1977, was RES #7936 NCS adopted. Agenda Item #9 Resolution 47937 N.C.S. approving final subdivision map APPROVE FINAL of Petaluma Industrial Park Unit 3, was adopted. SUBDIVISION MAP- - PETALUMA INDUSTRIAL PARK UNIT 3 RES 47937 NC5 11.;28 ACRES &; Planning Director: Ronald Hall reviewed the staff report , A PREZONE 10,.63 ACRES TO CITY presented to the Planning Commission dated September HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL. 15,, 1977. The request by the applicant is to prezone LIGHT acres � y g (FRIEDMAN . dustrial City Highway Commerc _ aL, and the rear . 0..63 ORD 441264 NCS', acres from County Light Industrial to City Light' In- ('SECOND • READING) dustrial zoning.,. Mr. Hall indicated the uses.' would be compatible with others in,the area. Comments had been received:f`rom reviewing agencies. The Sonoma County Water Agency indicated there could be a possibility of flooding, on the'ssi.te and suggested building, pad elevations and other grading`be. designed to prevent flood hazard,. Mr. Hall indicated the flood.'hazard.would.be mitigated, and a Negative Declaration was filed for the project,. The Planning Department finds the prezoning is in conformance with the Environmental Design Plan and the General Plan. A copy of the staff report dated September 1977 submitted and filed; Petaluma City Planning.Commission Res. No. Z12 -7:7, adopted September 20;, 1977, submitted and 'fi - led; excerpts of the of the Planning Com- mission meeting September 20, 1971, submitted and filed Mr.. Hall, stated, at the Planning Commission hearing, there was a recommendation by the. .Commission that consideration be-given to.prezoning the'Wicke's Lumber Company, located north and adjacent to the proposed prezoning, The Wicke's property co be prezon for the type. 'of uses i the - future. There was some discussion by the Council on giving consideration to annexing the Wicke property under the new annexation. procedures, at the; same time the Friedman property is annexed to the City. City Attorney Larry K'lose indicated the matter would have to be given some study as to the areas involved. The!Git,y would have'to determine the attitude of the property owners;' otherwise., it'would depend upon whether the majority. of the land considered in the annexation proceedings would be in the control of this, petitioner. Councilman, Balshawlelt it was the du of the Council to look after the fiscal well being of the City, and once the.Friedman property is annexed, the Council . may not have the leverage to annex t next section. The City Attorney indi- cated the matter before the Council at this meeting was. simply to prezorie and. not to annex the property. What territory would come into the City would be , a separate proceeding. There was some further. discussion by the . Council, and it was, requested a letter be-written to Wickex's.Lumber Company asking, them to give consideration to annexation to the City. City Manager Robert Meyer advised the firmi had been approached in prior years; however, they did not indicate any desire to annex to the..Cty. The City is, however, .providing public safety services 'ori a frequent :basis.. Mayor- Putnam opened the Public Hearing.. Lucy Webb, repr.esenting.Mr. Friedman on this project, questioned whether the annexation of the Wicke "s property would delay the annexation on the Friedman parcel,. The City Attorney advised the Local Agency Pormation Commission wants p.re'zoning to :happen before any action is taken. on annexation procedures. He indicated if the Wicke's property is not prezoned,, it' might cause:a slight delay , in annexation of , the Friedman parcel if the,Council wants to annex both parcels at the same time.. He, suggested the Planning Commission should take steps•to prezone the Wicke property, as soon as possible in order not to delay the Friedman projec "t. October 17, 1977 PREZONE 11.28 ACRES & There were no other questions raised from the floor.. 10.63 ACRES TO CITY The Clerk had'.received no communications and Mayor.- HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL,& Putnam closed the Public Hearing. LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (FRIEDMAN) Ordinance.#1264 N.C.S. amending Zoning Ordinance #1072 ORD #1264 NCS N.G.S. by;pxezoning approximately 11.28 acres from (SECOND READING) County Light Industrial to C -H, City Highway Commer- (continued) cial, and approximately 10.63 acres from County Light Industrial to M -L, City Light Industrial, for property located on Redwood,Highway, north,of North McDowell Blvd. (Friedman) was adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Effective date of Ordinance, November 16, 1977, CERTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL Planning Director Ronald Hall explained the matter - P709/ IMPACT REPORT FOR before the.Council was consideration of the certifi WESTRIDGE UNIT #4 cation of the.Environmental Impact Report prepared for (LANDS OF L-AVIO) Debra Homes, Inc.., final Environmental Impact RES #7938 NCS Report was prepared.by Wait Smith and.Assoc ates,.who had formerly done business with Don Laidlaw and Asso- ciates. The subject .'property is approximately 75 acres located at the northerly end of the Lavio property, near the intersection of West-ridge Drive and "I" Street Extension. �Subje'ct property is; contiguous with existing Westr.idge Unit #1. It is presently zoned•AB5 for a 1.5 acre minimum lot size. The proposed zoning would be able to handle a proposed 220 lot subdivision, with lot sizes ranging from 6,500 .square feet up to 2 acre parcels. The Environmental Impact Report focused on' the, feasible alternatives -to amending the Environmental Design Plan to accommod ate. a 4.5 unit per acre , d'esigna -tion. The project itself, however, has a proposed density;of ,.units per acne.--. - Mr. Hall then continued to review the Planning Department's staff report to the Planning Commission, dated September 15, . 1.97:7, on. <the adequacy. of the .evaluation on the idraft E. L.R. , a copy , of . is. on file with? the City Clerk. In addition, the excerpts of the minutes of .the:Planning'Commiss'ion Meeting of September 20, 1977 ' was submitted to the!City'.Clerk and is..on- filre., as well as Resolution No. 35 -77', adopted.by the Petaluma City.Planning recommending certifica- tion of - the E': L.R. for Debra Homes, Inc. :The date of. the resolution is: September 20, 1977. Mr. Hall then, in his presentation, continued to review the draft Environmental Impact Report and the supplement - thereto„ which constitutes the final Environmental Impact Report •reviewing the .matters of -` the' hydrau!logy' of.: Thompson Creek,, the impact 'of the expected-number of student's. in -the proposed: ;development on the school system, and the impact on traffic, not only in.ithe immediate, area, but. on Petaluma Blvdi at the intersection of "I" Street. All of these items had received comment, when the :draft Environmental- .Report wasreviewed by the City Planning Commission and the responses were made by the consultant in the f inal Environmental Impact Report, indicating the mitigating.measures -. Mr. Hall indicated the most important impacts addressed by the report and by the comments from reviewing agencies were those on the school.system and the traffic. In addition, :some comments were received on the'existence.of an archaeological sitd "within -the project. area. There' is an indication there' was a small Indian settlement-'on the •proj.ect site. - Some 'mitigating measures were suggested, one of which was to. build around the site and another was a temporary way of pre serving the site by building a tot Tot. , This method would' protect the site for future excavation. • Anoth'er. alternative would be ,partial excavation of the. * s i te prior; to cbristruction.. Mt Hald then referred to Appendix "F" which mentions the barn located on the site :which mayor may not have historical value,. ..The conclusion in the report indicates the barn has minimal historical signif but but its' potent 'a -1 significance should be discussed and . considered before it 'is destroyed. Mr. *Hall stated the Plann - gR�Commission had requested additional information regarding parks in the ,area : . It is important to point out in the E.I...R, that,a park might be necess'ary,•.however, design type of park should be considered in detail when the design of.the project is'. studied byL,both the Planning Commission and the City Council. , Couricilman Bond raised a question whether',a linear park concept would be included in-the design. Mr.- indicated the.E „I.R. does not,specifyr, either a linear park`or open space. The final density assigned to the project -would probably dictate the type of park to be ,ins:t.alled. OW r October 17, 1977 CERTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL Mayor Putnam then opened the `Public Hearing. No com IMPACT REPORT'FOR meats had been received,by the City Clerk., WESTRIDGE UNIT #4 (LANDS OF LAVIO) The first person to address the Council, was Mrs. Marion RES #7938 Hodge:, 13 Haven Drive, Petaluma,. Mrs. Hodge read a (Continued) list of commen"ts' and.questions on. 'the Environmental. Impact Report prepared for.the proposed amendment to. the Environmental Design Plan;. Mayor Putnam asked for the,proper procedut& to be followed in.view of the fact the Council had'no• prior knowledge of the questions and how they•would'be addressed and incorporated into the Environ- mental Impact Report Planning Director Ronald Hall stated some.of the questions were valid, while others would relate more precisely to the project itself. For the most part,, the questionsjare directed to the proj'ect:and should be considered,an amendment when the project is, reviewed., Mr. Hall stated it would. be necessary, however to respond to all the points raised b Mrs Hodge,, either by the. consultant or by him. There wa's some.d'iscussion- on.whether, or not certification of the E.I.R..should be delayed until the proper responses could be made .to -Mrs. Hodge "s questions. The consultant, Mr. Walt Smith, pointed.out the Draft,K.I..R. was properly not -reed in the newspaper, it had been circulated:, and adequate, time had, been permitted.-for submission of responses to the Draft E.T.R., The s,upp.lement to,. the Draft E.J.R. contains written ;responses to specific questions from various agencies',. He, questioned whether it was proper to get into this amount_ of detail, since the public comment period was closed. City Attorney'larry Klose indicated Mr. Smith was essentially correct;; however,. it would be the decision of the Council to determine, if: 'the questions had been ad'equate;ly .covered_ : in the f ina -1 E. I.R. Mr'. Smith indicated he probably .could respond t'o,the questions raised by Mrs.. Hodge. Councilman Hilligoss felt the matter should be address :ed.at this meet- ing since this was the public hearing' on,'the E."1...,R. Councilman Balshaw felt by opening the E.I',R. for ,questions, it could be possible to find fault .wiih every page,. He further indicated the matters to be properly addressed.woud be. those not stated in the-E.I.R. or ih se.which may be incorrectly stated:. City Attorney Larry Klose indicated he felt some of the questions raised by Mrs... Hodge would be_more appropriately' addr:essed,t the: consideration of' the, project„ rather than the adequacy of the :E -R. The particular proj'ect,,, i.e.,, Westridge- .Subdivision Unit #4, is not the. subject: of the meeting,, but the- E.I.R. is to.be considered an informational ,document when the particular pro- ject for the area is reviewed. Th'e ,following comments submitted by Mrs,. Marion 'Hodge and the; responses' therefo made by Mr. Walt Smith are to: be' incorporated.along with the minutes of the hearing as an addendum to the final Environmental Impact Report for Westr.idge; Unit #4.. COMMENT Page 4. Tekt indicates proposal proposal .is for 75 acres,of a'150 acre parcel. Are proposed road alignments compatible with adjoining ag',uses? RESPONSE. The alignments, are based upon .topography. What would result would be, stub 4streeta at 'the best, ,topographic locations on the edges, of the project. They don'.t necessarily relate to agricultural uses, but they could.be used f or' ac cess points to ag uses COMMENT Page..5 Paragraph 2. What . would be built on the.,P.,G:& E,. easement and how compatible would. this be with R -1? Would' the buyers be aware,,of a proposed line? RESPONSES No structures are permitted under _P.G-.& ;-E :. 'power 1,,ines and ease- ments. The easement's are to.be.reserved for ,future power lines going; to the Coast. City Manager Robert Meyer indicated he felt the E.I.R. should contain the information that high tension lines could be a possibility in the future. COMMENT :Page -5, Paragraph 3. Partial street improvements may be- - required. on "I" Street). .'What is the determinant for -such a 'decision? RESPONSE This was determined in the Traffic Engineer's report., If a new access is going to be provided for this project from "I" :Street, the condition of "I" Street would need to be improved. At the present time the,road. narrows to a very rough, rural road south- of.Purr,ington Road. The E.I.R. recommends a half street' improvement to improve safety conditions. October 17, 1977 CERTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMENT Page 7, Paragraph 2.. What is meant by the IMPACT REPORT FOR comment on presumable r,et:ention . of the balance of the WESTRIDGE UNIT #4 ' Lavio property in permanent agriculture? Who will have (LANDS OF LAVIO) ownership? RES #7938 NCS (Continued) RESPONSE Mr: Smith indicated he was not sure who would.retain ownership. He stated the Environmental Design Plan, the General Plan, and the Association .of'Bay Area Governments' Regional Plans all show the land_as permanent, agricultural open space land:. He felt it would be unless there was'a 6o ; I ete Series of 'plan re- visions, that the land would be used for other than agricultural purposes. COMMENT Page 8, Paragraph 3.' What is meant by :the comment that* the remaining site will' likely, continue, to be used'for grazing ?. RESPONSE From a practical standpoint,, as indicated in the soils report, there are extensive,slide areas and unstable.soi'ls'and the area is not suitable for residential development. There would be geologcal. and soils constraints which would make development very' expensive. ' COMMENT Page 11, Paragraph L. What is the mechanism which exists for compen- sating reduction'in planned 'eastside development in the event an EDP amendment is granted? Could this be a 'simultaneous action? RESPONSE Not familiar with the process, no response to the question.' COMMENT Page 13, Paragraph c. Does the EDP recommend any urban development on slopes in excess of 25%? How much development is proposed on such terrain? RESPONSE (By Planning Director Ronald Hall). There are' no'specifics on the Environmental Design'Plaii but there are densities consistent with" that type of topography.' 'It would be a matter' of studying the land and "•assigning the proper land use designations. COMMENT Page .14, Paragraph 1. Why is a PUD'not requested., given the variable topography? RESPONSE Mr. Smith indicated the project sponsor asked to have the E.I.R. formulated on a R- 1- 6,500 basis. The P.U:D. may be a matter for future study. Mr. Ronald'Hall'al'so.commented,, stating the P.U.D., concept is 'normally utilized, for mixed uses, such''as a combination of single' family, multi= family and com -' mercial uses for service. This is probably why Debra Homes did not favor P.U.D. because they aren't contending a mixed use concept. COMMENT Page 15. How does supplanting natural vege'ta't'ion relate to require- ment to retain all forms of vegetation? RESPONSE 11 The native grasses on'the are weedy ,sp'ecies and' much like those contained in pas'fures all around Petaluma: There are some trees along the Thompson Creek urea which e'ven'biolog s.ts have admitted I are not very healthy. If the site is developed there probably will be much more vegetation including trees, plantings,, and grasses than available now. There would be opportunities to improve the vegetation over what it is right now. COMMENT Page 16,. Would a "standard subdivision 'serve to" preserve and enhance an area of scenic beauty? RESPONSE Mr. Smith indicated he felt this is a subjective question which has to he responded to during the project review :process. There are opportunities du" "ring the project review process to inc orp.orate`design f'eatu'res which would serve to mitigate some of the visual offenses. COMMENT Page 17. What is the calendar date which applies to immediate future in iegard`to infeasible iirb:anizat onf Would it be more accurate to state that Thompson Creek wouuld be, modified by the project in or-d'er to accommodate' the project and would not otherwise need improved hydraulics'? RESPONSE 'Mr. Smith indicated he did not understand' - the first question. In responding to the "second port -ion of the ques'tion,, he' felt the statement was accurate -- Thompson Creek would .survive and there would not be any real changes in downstream effect if the project is not built. COMMENT Page 23. Are all of LAFCO questions answered? RESPONSE Mr. Smith indicated he had' .t'aken Mr. David.'D'orfman,, Executive Direc- tor LAFCO', to' the site and Mr.,' Dorfman' had been given an opportunity to respond to the E.I.,R. October 17, 1977 CERTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMENT Page 43 Paragraph-4. Do fences provide. IMPACT REPORT FOR adequate mitigation to the adverse effects of dogs WESTRIDGE•UNIT #4 adjacent to pasture lands? (LANDS OF LAVIO) RES #7938 NCS RESPONSE The idea is to develop fences in accordance (Continued) with City development standards and that should miii- gate most of the problems. COMMENT Page 52, Paragraph 1._ Since two sewer mains were stubbed'to'no.rth- erly site "boundary wh >ich influenced development of this site, where will the ,stubbing occur on this site in relationship: to remaining undeveloped 75 acres? RESPONSE' Mr. :Smith felt this question to be premature as there are no plans .drawn yet for development.of the site... It.is rather doubtful that the.utli- ties would be stubbed, however, this would be a matter of policy. COMMENT Page 63,, Paragraph 2. According to previous statement on Page 6.2, 1- 1/2 acres of open space or parks are required in each new block of._lOQ homes. Using that criteria, 3.2 acres of park and,-open space would be required not 2.2. I's the exis=ting P.G.& E. easement within the ,property site:? RESPONSE; With regard.to the,area for parks, Mr. Smith indicated the -1.2 acres is probably correct and he had made an error in the report. With respect to the P.G.& E. easement, he stated it is not within the project area, but bounds the site. COMMENT Page 64, Paragraph.3,. Is it legally'perm ssable to levy bed -room. taxes'? RESPONSE Mr. Smith indicated.he is no;t'an attorney, therefore, did' not 'feel qualified to answer this question. In.other areas, however, this is called "school impact use tax" and perhaps his use of the term "bedroom tax" was inappropriate. Later in the hearing City Attorney Larry KI.os.e responded to the. matter of the "bedroom tax" stating the City' now requires ' dedication 'of land, or' iii some cases fees in lieu o'f dedication.. He also stated the Legislature:'has also passed some type. of legislation wich would, permit cities to levy taxes to cover the impacts of some school demands. Some cities are already requiring dedication of land or fees for schoo s. The City of Petaluma does' require this measure, however, some cities have,been able to accomplish this. COMMENT: Pages 71, 72, 73 Cost versus revenues for the municipal j`uris,ic tion is an incomplete cost versus revenue analysis which conveys the impression of revenue gains in total. RESPONSE" The cost analysis done for the report was based upon the cost,, of the City of Petaluma as the lead agency for the project. Other agencies such as the county, the mosquito. abatement district, etc were,not 'inc,,R ded because the City has the authority to approve or'.reject'the project.. COMMENT:. Page'8'2, Paragraph 2;. Decisions. as to whether or not to st - ub 'future' streets. to these open.areas should be carefully weighed in the context'of the design review. Adequate discus8 -iom should Surround this point.. RESPONSE Mr.'Smith indicated this.matter should be discussed' at = the site design review. COMMENT Page 91, Paragraph c. The system. . At 'the very least, adjacent system. RESPONSE. Mr,. Smith felt this was 'a indicate he supported the statement. the actual subdivision review proces, goal of the city is an integrated park subdivisions should have an integrated statement of opinion. He did, however,, The matter should be determined during s Following Mr.. Smith's - responses to, the questions asked by Mrs., Hodge, there was some discus_sion.regarding.the designation of the archaeological.site , ou the Lavio property. Mr. :Smith indicated the site was one of two in the City of Petaluma which :had been,nominated. for National Register of Historic Places. He also stated the State.Guidelines, now require consideration of archaeological sites when Environmental Impact R "eports,are prepared Councilman Harberson took exception to the remark that. the area would have a 3.0 density per acre., as he could foresee many of .the lots being 6,5.00 square October 17, 1977 VVV CERTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL feet which would relate more realis,tical-ly to approxi- IMPACT REPORT FOR mately 4.5 to'5 units per acre,. Councilman Balshaw WESTRIDGE.UNIT #4 also indicated the. matter of having to make a decision (LANDS OF LAUIO) on a very indefinite plan..had been discussed at the . RES #7938 NCS Planning Commission level.. He realized the proposal is (Continued) for a change in environmental design plan now, but the fact remains this :may or may not be a valid project. He questioned whether it would not be possible to'have'a ; specific.plan to review before making a decision on certifying the Environmental Impact Report. Mr. Smith responded by stating, the State Environmental Impac -t Report Guidelines indicate the change should be made at the earliest possible stage. In this case, the change to the Environmental Design Plan is the earliest possible stage. Other matters to be discussed and brought before'the Planning Com- mission and the Council "would be the'prezoning 'the annexation and then the actual_design of the project.. Many of the questions which have been brought' out tonight relate the last stage in the process He also indicated if the density for the project would'be increased, it would require the,preparation of A new Environmental Impact Report. If more than 221 units for the 75 acres are proposed, it would require an'amendment to this report. Mr. Andrew Berliner advised.the Council he owns the adjoining property west of the Lavio property. He stated the proposed project is within easy view of properties which border on "D" Street, as well as "I" Street, and felt there would be a significant visual impact.. Mr. Berliner staged several years he had talked with the Planning Department -, and, it was his understanding at that time the area in question would remain in an agricultural state. He then proceeded to spend a,g•reat : deal of time and money dividing his property and now because the.present Westridge Subdivision is so visible, many people who have looked at his 20 -acre parcels object to looking down on the subdivision. He also indicated -it was.his.understanding the reason the Lavio property was for sale was because of the incr'eas'es in taxes. He wondered if further development in the area may not effect taxes, in future.years. Mr. Berliner also stated the present Westridge Subdivision is surrounded by agricultural- land, but the subdivision itself lacks vegetation and has only a few trees and'small shrubs. He questioned the rationale of putting another subdivision.in the area. Councilman Harberson 'questioned whether Mr. Berliner - felt subdivision develop- ment should take place exclusively on the east side of town. Mr. Berliner indicated this was not the case, howeyer, he could foresee five acre pa =rcels in the area rather than the density. City Manager Robert Meyer indicated there were homes built along "I" Street many years ago which were on smaller lots. Mr. Berliner ;indicated,, however, that if you took the total area, he did not feel there would be anywhere near three houses per acre. The next person,to speak to the Council was Mr. Wayne Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins restricted his comments to the hydraulics of the flow of Thompson Creek and the type of channelization proposed. He also stated.on one ,of the original maps prepared by Debra Homes, it ,indicated there would'be a'200 -foot greenbelt between the ,present subdivision and 'any proposed 'subdivisions. - He stated that approximately a year ago a;zoning was denied on a project because it was necessary to'change the natural flow of' the creek. He further stated in the Environmental Impact Report, Mr. Smith indicated' that Thompson Creek would need to be changed, Mr. Jenkins stated the'present.flood "plain in the area is approximately 90 feet.. wide and 10'feet deep, which provides'an adequate flood plain and' creates an illusion of a greenbelt. The next person to speak was Mr. Stephen Schrey. Mr. Schrey advised he lives on the,south side of Westridge Drive, about 2 -1/2 houses away from the'edge of the subdivision. He had.an opportunity to view the Environmental Impact Report at the library and' nowhere in the report doe's it iiidicat'e what the visual impact would be on the residents now living in. Westridge Subdivision. Mr. Schrey also stated there was nothing in the traffic study dealing with the impact of traffic on the current residents in the Westridge Subdivision. Mr. Schrey indicated the pattern of traffic now uses Ridgevew, Drive, then to Westridge Drive to get,to Sunnyslope, and he tends to foresee;a greater impact within the present subdivision which is not Addressed in fhe,E.I.R. He also indicated there are several parcels in the area:, spec>ficaily ;one at the north- east corner of "Sunnyslope Road and "I" Street which, I is scheduled for development and a parcel east of "I" S:tr.:eet which has 'been, fo "r sale_ for some months and these matters have notbeen mentioned in the Environmental Impact Report. 'Councilman Hillgoss pointed out that on Page 8'1 of the Environmental Impact Report, the matter regarding the residents along the south side of Westridge Dr. had been addressed and the fact that their existing xiews would be eliminated by further urbanization in the project area. She then questioned Mr. Schrey October 17, 1977 whether or not he had been advised of further develop- ment in the area when he purcla.sed his home.. Mr. Sch "rey stated one of' the comments made bought the'home was that the'current General Plan ".of the City shows the area to remain as open.space. The next person 'to. address the Ci Council was Alvin Baldwin 1565 "1" Street. Mr. Baldwin indicated he lives directly across the street from the property proposed to be developed by Dr. Jonas. Mr.' Baldwin indicated he was concerned about Thompson- Creek, as it presently, ove"rfaows during heavy` rainfalls,. and although there is talk of 'channelizatiori ' of the creek,,,he,feels 'it should taken care :of'bef ore any further subdivision takes Place i the ';area,: M i,. ; ; Smith responded b 34vi'sing this matter' would ,come up during the. 'subdivision review process.• Mr: Baldwin indicated with'thd con- struction of. the:'bridge' and sidewalks in the area the water wil'l:'now take anew course and probably go direct ly' th rough, Mrs. Ki property. Mr. Baldwin also expressed some concern regarding the'need for widening the road,. He s hot sure . where the legal right -of -way is in the front of his property. Near Sunny= slope there is a $2-foot right -of -way and, up near Purrington there' s is a '50- foot right -of -way. Mr. Baldwin indicated he presently has a very steep drive- way and if a further cut was necessary, i't: would make it virtually impossible for him to use it,. In responding- to So of: the points brought out by Mr. Baldwin, Walter :indicated the Sonoma.County Water Agency has plans for a 60 to 72'inch s.torm..drain'system to connect into the'C -ity's storm drain,. . The project is in, the planning stage:, 'but no funds have been appropriated,.at . this time., It would be a mat er for the Advisory Committee to determine when this drainage basin is to be installed. There. were no further comments from-the audience and Mayor Ru,tnam closed the Public Hear She indicated there were many questions addressed to the Environmental Impact Report, and although Mrs:,Hodge .indicated 'she did "rf0t expect answers to all questions at this meeting, Mr. Smthhad been able to respond to most of them. She.asked the City Attorney's advice then on the matter before the Council.,' if they certify the document whether they were locking themselves into the project itself.. City Attorney 'Larry Klose stated' he felt there was some misunderstanding on the­part of' the 'public that at the E.I.R. stage, the Council would be committing themselves to' the P r oposal._ The Council and the public should:be aware an E.I.R. is merely a response to a proposal which generates environmental information regarding a proposal in or r de'Council to make an i ntelle g ent decision at some futur e time. on ' for � the the project itself. At this point in time,.the Council may determine there are too many adverse impact's, and the : alter-native would be that, there would' be'nq proj.ec't.. The Environmental Impact Report provides a range of options and it is a matter for the Council to determine whether there is suffic information in he, Environmental Impact Report,. Councilman Har.berson stated he felt most of the - questions asked tonight had been addressed in' the Environmental Impact Report, with the exception- of - impact of traffic In the present Westridge ; Suubdivision. He qi estioned how this matt'e'r_, could' - b`e' incbrpora.ted into `the report. Responding :to Councilman Harberson's questions, Mr. Smith indicated the E, L.R. was based,on the information he received from the staff in relation to'the traffic. Using 'the, trip gene'ratAion f of 2,1!00 t "rips for this proj'.ect,., and using a 40' percent factor going' through the present' p "roject, there would be approximately 840 trips per day,on Ridgeview Drive. He does'not 'feel this is an excessive amount of traffic, but' asked the City Engineer to comment. Assis- tant City Engineer Thomas Hargis stated there is a collector -type street built into Westridge, which is intended to handle the heavier amount of traffic than that generated by the present subdivision. The 're will be an impact upon the residents because there.wll be more traffic than what they are accustomed to, but in.a traffic sense, the streets are designed fox that volume of traffic. Councilman' Harberson asked how this matter of, the 840 trips per .day could' be. incorporated into the report, and .Mr. Smith advised that' a transcript :of the minutes'of this meeting could be included in the report,. 'Councilman'Balshaw suggested if the traffic feeding through the 'subd'ivision would . be undesirable, then, at 'this',pont consideration should be'given to studying Lavio Drive and require exit' oil "I" Street.. Mr. Hargis staged, from;an e ngineering point of view, it is best to have more than just one :entrance and exit from a,:subdivis on. Councilman Perry also requested that the maiter.of sidewalks 'oh Sunnyslope Road be included as an addendum to the Environmental Impact Report by means of inclusion in the minutes,. At the present time,, students are walking on both October, 17.,1 1977 sides of the road and there is barely room for two cars to pass., He felt for the-safety of the students and for the drivers of' vehicles, sgme.'improvements should be. made to provide`walkways._for students which would be coming from not only the present subdivision,.but the proposed.area. For the benefit of the participants in the public hearing, the City Attorney outlined the,sub,sequent actions to be taken on the proposed development.. First, there needs to be .a change to the'Environmental Design Plan prior to.prezoning the property. - When the property has been pre - zoned, the Local Agency Formation Commission will consider annexation to the City. The Commission then - refers the matter back to the,City Council and annexation could take place without notice or hearing unless the Council wishes to call -for a public hearing 'on the annexation. Planning Director Ronald Hall advised if the Council certifies the Environmental Impact Report at this meeting,, he will endeavor to schedule consideration of the Environmental Design Plan as soon as possible and perhaps within a month. City Attorney Larry Klose also advised all.of the proceedings subsequent to this meeting would require notification and public hearings, with the excep- tion, perhaps, of the annexation of the property to the City. Resolution #7938 N.C:.S:. certifying the Environmental Impact. Report for West - ridge Unit #4 Subdivision located on "I" Street (Lands of•Lavio) was introduced by Vice -Mayor Perry, seconded by Councilman Bond,, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. The last. paragraph of the resolution declares: that the official minutes of the hearing ceritification of the .E.I.R-, shall. be appended as part, of the certified Environmental Impact.Report. The City Attorney advised,..the•Counciliand.the audience that although the City Clerk is _ not required . to notify ,residents in the area regarding, the certifi- cation of the Environmental Impact Report or the amendments to the Environmental Design Plan, notices had,been.sent..to.people who had•'reques:ted or had indicated an interest at- the'Plann ng Commission level,,.and. any interested'citizen who advises* the- City Glerk Willi be notified of .upcoming hearings. 3 .6 sk AWARD CONTRACT FOR Finance Director John Scharer reviewed the bids received Faap EIGHT MOBILE`FAND -'f -bm'Mo 'orola Communica:tions Electronics,'`Inc., and PORTABLE RAD Ws General`Electric The copy of his memorandum RES #793,9.NCS dated October 13, 1977, to the City Manager with the bids results, submitted and filed. The recommendation was to award the bid -- for'.one mobile. unit for the Police- Department and one portahle_uoit _ fo'r— the- S_ tre .e.tsD_ep.ar-tment --to_Motorola_ n_the amount_of $2 — and_f our- nortab_le_un ts_wi.th— timeout.timers_for__the Police Department. and two portable units with timeou't timers lfor the Fire Department to General Electric Company in the amount of $7.,309.76. The total award for contract to the two companies amounts to '$9,600.56. Resolution 47939 N.C.!S. awarding contract for two mobile and six portable- radios: Motorola Communications and Electroriics,•Inc. for two units amounting to $2,290.80; and six`- "to General- Electric Conmp'any in- the amount of $7,309.36, was by "Counc lman. Har.b'erson, 'seconded` by'.'Cound- lman Cavanagh, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes;. AWARD CONTRACT -- Memorandum dated December, .1977 from Public Works FG ag PURCHASE-FRONT CUTTING ,Sup:er"inte,ndent Roy Kelly to 'the City Manager submitted ROTARY MOWER and filed.' Mr. Kelly ind- icated that although both bides RES 447940 NC-S complied .wi=th the ; specif1ca- tions, Gardener'.s' Aid, who had- 's_ubmtted; a bid in the - amount of $2,999.80, did not submit a bid bond or sign.their bid.. He-reminded the Council,, however, it does reserve the right to waive informalities, -and because the'.C'ity had previously done business with Gard °eners recommended they be awarded. the bid which was approximately $700 lower than the one - submitted by H.V. Carter Company of Oakland. Resolution 47940 N.C.S. awarding the contract for the purchase of one front cutting rotary mower to Gardeners Santa Rosa, California, in the amount of $2,999.80,- was- introduced 'by Councilman Cavanagh,, seconded by Vice -Mayor Perry, and adopted by 6 affirmative and 1 negative vo Councilman Harberson voted. to October 17, 1977 (n 0 \ AWARD BID-- ONE_NEW Memorandum dated October , 13, 1.977 from Public' Works TRENC I ACHINE Superintendent Roy Kelly to the City Manager outlining TRENCNG MACHINE the.bid results and giving recommendation,submitted and fi•led•. - Two companies had' submitted bids for the equipment..`The recommendat on'by Mr. Kelly was to accept the bid from John M. Cole Company, Menlo Park, for Davis TF - 300 Crawler,, in the amount of $':7,333.08:. Resolution, #7941 N..C.,S. awarding contract for one new trenching machine to John M., Cole Company, Menlo Park, in the;amount of $7,333.08, was introduced by Councilman`Harberson, seconded by Councilman Perry, and ad'opted by 7,affirmative- votes. �_ AWA_ RD CONTRACT, -- A, report of the bid opening to the May and: City CLEANING \ ANING AENOROBIC Council by Charles D. Huffman, .Purchasing ' Officer,. DIGESTER dated October 17, 1977, submitted and filed.. Finance RES#7942 Director John Scharer reviewed the .bids which ranged from $8,200 to $24, Mr. Scharer indicated the.low bidder, United Liquid Waste, Inc. of'Carmel, California, had previously worked, on'the same project in 1966 -67 at the Sewer Plant. A check had been made of recent work done by the Company in various cities,.and it is, feeling the firm bid resporisib'ly. City:Manager Robert.Meyer. also advised the waste material can be pumped :from the Sewer Plant to the new holding ponds, which reduces "the , cost.for - the clean- ing considerably: Mr. Scharer , ndicated their estimate for ,'hauling, the ma- terial to the, dumps was,approximately $:7,000. When,questioned by the Council if all contractors were aware of the fact the material could. be pumped to, the ponds, Mr., Fred Schoeneweis indicated 611 bidders were offered the, same option. Mr: Schoeneweis also stated he questioned Mr 'Hall f rom,Uni.ted Liquid' Waste Company "intensively to determine whether he.could accomplish the job for the bid price., Mr. Schoeneweis St M r. Hall assured him he.could do the work within the amount bid:. The amount budgeted.for the project was $25,000. At. the conclusion, of the discussion, Resolution 47942'N.C.Z. awarding contract for cleaning the aenorobic digester to Liquid.Waste, Inc., Carmel, California,, in the amount of $8,200., was introduced by °' Councilman .Hill "igos's, seconded 'by Vice - Mayor Perry, and adopted by affirmative votes.. AWARD-CONTRAGT-,� The, bid result and.recommendation directed to the City PAI g b u y Public .Works Superintendent Roy Kelly, STREET BRIDGE submitted and filed;. PROJECT 49662' RES.V943 NC Five bids ,had been °received for the project ranging in cost from ;$15, to $21,:210. Mr.. 'Kelly advised $20,000 had been budgeted for the project -. _ The ;recommendation by Mr. _Kelly ,was,,. to award the.bid to the low bidder,, Safeco Painting Company of Oakland, Cal °forn a, i an am ou n t, of $15 He recommended also that since the Company is a, relatively new one and has little,- experience in painting bridges that a, 100 percent performancebond be posted. Safeco Painting Company has agreed to this r,equ- ir-.ement. . Resolution #7.9.4.3 N.G.S. awarding:,contract: for the painting of the Lakeville Street Bridge, Project ��9b62,, to:Safeco Painting Company, Oakland, California, I th amount_ of $15:,000, was in tro d uce d by Councilman Bond,, seconded by Council man Balshaw,, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. \ LETTER.FROM STEPHEN_ A letter dated_ September;28, 1,977, addressed to the VARHAGEN "RE SOUTH City Council by Mr. .Varnhagen was read by the City COUNTY REGIONAL Clerk and . or -der.ed 'filed. Mayor'Putnam requested a copy of the letter be ,sent to Supervisor Geor e'T. D'eLong. PARK LAND" p g, LETTER ,PROTESTING A letter dated September 26, 1977,,, to the Petaluma City STREET NAME CHANGE Council and the Petaluma Planning Department, signed by O FRATES ROAD TO 15 'people, was :read by the City Clerk, and ordered' CADER.L-AN_E f iled. A memorandum dated October 4, 1977; from Planning Direc.tor'Ronald Hall to the City Manager, regarding the pefition, to, have the recently changed' street ;name of Cader Lane. changed back to`Frates.Road;, or some other historical name was submitted to the City Clerk and is,on..file. Planning Director Ronald Hall stated when the request .for the name change to. Cader Lane was submitted to the Planning Department, Cader Court had been �sy October 17, 1977 LETTER PROTESTING considered because.of fire, protection and any police STREET NAME CHANGE disturbances which may 'occur. Referrals were made to FRATES ROAD - TO both of these departments and neither department CADER LANE. objected to; theknamechange. The Planning Department (Continued) also discussed the idea of changing the numbering system so that the'short Cader Lane would have a higher numbering system than the numbers assigned to Cader Court. Councilman Cavanagh also pointed out that Cader Lane had been known as such for many years, even before Cader Court was named. The problem may have arisen when Cader Court was so named when the subdivision was built. Mr. Lloyd' Larsen of 7 Cader Court, spoke to the Council, indicating the resi- dents in the area felt there would be 'confusion in the postal service with both names inside the City limits, i.e., Cader Court and'Cader Lane. He did not feel Mr. Hall's suggestion that higher numbers be assigned to any industrial uses on Cader Lane would alleviate the problem. He also indicated he felt it would be a great inconvenience for the.14 families living on Cader Court to have to change their address, as they had established their residences with people with whom they correspond and businesses throughout the Country. Mayor Putnam suggested the name change be given a trial period for a certain length of time, and if it turns out there is some problem, it may be necessary, since there are two different Cader families involved in the street name, to change the names of both streets. Mr. Tom Shields, who resides at 5 Cader Court, advised the Council he had worked for the Post Office Department for approximately 31 years and duplicity of names does cause some in the postal service. Mr. Larson pointed out during the course of the conversation, that the City of 'San. Francisco has -only about 10 duplicate names for streets, whereas there are a greater number in Petaluma which is a much'smaller community. No action was taken on the matter. PERMIT OCCUPANCY -= LOTS I THROUGH;50* WESTRIDGE SUBDIVISION UNIT #3 RES #7944 NCS A letter dated October 10, 1977, to the City Council Fro Q from Mr. Phillip A. Trowbridge, Vice- President, Debra U Homes, Inc., was read by the City Clerk and ordered filed. Mr. Trowbridge was requesting permission to allow occupancy in the westerly portion of Westridge Subdivision #3, Lots 1 through 50. Assistant City Engineer'Thomas Hargis explained the first request from Debra Homes came in there was still a substantial amount of public im- provements to be completed. At this time, however, it would be acceptable to allow occupancy, subject to the approval by the Building Inspector of each individual home. Resolution #7944 N.C.S. permitting occupancy of Lots l through 50, Westridge Subdivision Unit #3, subject to approval of'Building Inspector and prior to acceptance of public improvements within said subdivision, was introduced by Councilman Bond, seconded by Vice -Mayor Perry, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. CITY REPORTS PRESENTATION OF FINAL City'Manager Robert Meyer presented the final 1977 -78 V/ ! /� PRINTED BUDGET Budget to the Council, a copy of which is on file with the City Clerk. 7 ?O JUNE., 19.77 City Manager Robert Meyer advised the total cost for ELECTION.5dSTS the Regular Municipal' Election held June 14, 1977, was V �/� $13,.810.17. Of� this amount, $4,209.58 is chargeable to the City.. STATUS REPORT - -. .WATER -City Manager Robert Meyer reported he had met on October WELLS AND-WATER 11: with Gordon Miller of the Sonoma County.Water Agency, EMERGENCY SITUATION and other contracting-agencies. It is .expected another meeting. will be called .n approximately two weeks time. The 'second meeting will determine when to recommend the water emergency for this year will be declared over. With regard to the 'Rohnert P' Ark. wells.,,' which `were ',s'porisored "by the City of Petaluma and the North Mat in Water District., Mr.,. Moyer reported the wells were not completed yet, and it would be his suggestion to ask Rohnert Park to extend the agreement beyond March, 1978. . a S5 October 17, 1977 STATUS REPORT -- :WATER At the meeting of the 13th, it was also agreed by the WELLS AND WATER contracting agencies that all the cities would coor-di- EMERGENCY SITUATION note their efforts in the.release of water. Santa (Continued) Rosa,. at the present time, does not want to release water f'or,construction; however, North Marin would like to. take.this action. The City of Petaluma is still requiring contractors to use sewer effluent. CLOSURE OF SWIM POOL Mr.. Meyer reported.he had received a memorandum from . Recreation Director Jim Raymond, advising the public use, of the municipal pool has been discontinued due to lack of attendance., The pool, still be operating for groups which have contracted for use of the facility. BUS SYSTEM SCHEDULE 11 Finance Director John Scharer indicated he had held a meeting with the - people at the Leisure Lake-Mobile Home VV Park, and a limited level of service is now being provided in conjunction with the Sonoma State College route. LEGISLATION AFFECTING CITIES MANDATE OF SOCIAL City ; Manager David Breninger advised the SECURITY ON LOCAL October 7, 197'7 Edition of the Legislative Bulletin GOVERNMENTS from the League of California Cities indicates the- :House Ways and Means Committee is working -on a measure which, will require social security coverage for all Federal,, State and local public employees. The measure would require local agencies which have private retirement ,programs to be covered by Federal Social Security. The League suggests if cities are to avoid another costly Federal mandate,-they must contact their Congressmen and U,.S,. Senators ,without delay. Mr. Breninger asked if the Council wanted to contact the Congressman by telephone. Councilman Harberson felt if the Social Security System is to survive, then it should be mandatory for everyone. City Manager Robert Meyer indicated if cities are forced into Social Security, it would be extremely costly for those cities which are not now in the system. Mayor Putnam indicated although the consensus is to have the,City contact the .Federal government on this issue, when a matter of urgency comes up which needs immediate attention, members of the Council should be contacted.. APPOINT WILLIAM A. A memorandum dated September 16, 1977, from the City � 2 PERRY, JR. COUNCIL Attorney to the Assistant Manager is on file with V REPRESENTATIVE the City Clerk. LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mr. Klose suggested. since the Charter calls for'the RES #79_45 NCS Library Board of Trustees and .a Council representative is to be appointed to the Board, the Council may want to suggest that their Council representative be appointed to fill the vacancy on the Sonoma County Library Commission. The Petaluma Library Board, of Trustees, at the present time, has no 'real function as the Carnegie Library is closed; however.,. they may want to become involved with the Historical,Library /Museum. Resolution #7945 N X.&. appointing William.A. Perry, Jr. as Counc°l.Represen- tative, Library Board of Trustees, was introduced by Councilman Cavanagh, seconded by Councilman Harberson, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Councilman Bond asked about the status of the lease agreement on the Library, and,Assistant City Manager David Breninger advised the County Library has not signed the le'a'se agreement. The crux of the matter is that Mr. S and the County Library Commission are not in favor of the lease submitted, to them by the City and favor a "boiler plate" lease which they have drawn up. Mr. Bond asked. if we, couldn't get .some help' from our Second District Supervisor on the .matter. .Mr. Breninger also stated Mr. Sabsay.has`brought up the point that we have entered `into -a joint powers, agreement. City Manager Robert Meyer also indicated Mr...'Sabsay had sent a lease down for the Cit:y`to sign .which was identical to the ones gned,by the City of Healdsburg. City Attorney tarry Klose indicated,he has reviewed.the Joint Powers Agreement.. It is'his opinion it is very broad in favor of the County" and leaves the responsibilities undefined. He feels it is a poor vehicle for leasing a large, rather costly piece of property. City Manager Rob suggested. to " resolve the matter, perhaps a letter should go to; .the Commission to determine why the lease has not, 'as yet, been signed, October 17, 1977 COUNCIL COMMISSION, BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS: 1 1 ABAG'S REGIONAL Councilman Hlligoss, read a proposed letter directed to HOUSING PLAN the Association of. Bay :Area. Governments under the signature of Mayor Helen_.Putnam, submitting the Council Commi,t.tee's 'recommendations for revisions, amendmentsL, and additions to the proposed ABAG Housing Plan. The Committee, comprised of Councilman Hilligoss, Councilman Balshaw, and Councilman Bond, with the assistance of Ron Hall and Frank Gray, had reviewed -the entire document and Planning Associate Leo Rachal was to deliver it to'ihe Association of Bay Area Governments for the meeting of October 18, 1977. V AMEND INTERIM A memorandum dated October 4, 1977, to the City ManagerF580 RESIDENTIAL by Planning Director Ronald F. Hall, indicated the DEVELOPMENT Residential Development Evaluation Board was having �] CONTROL POLICY some difficulty with the point criteria established in / 9 RES X6794.6 NCS the Iriteri.m Residential Development Control System. (DEFEATED) The Board members were concerned that the 100 -point minimum does not provide enough spread.for the Board to evaluate the developments. Th "ere was considerable discussion on the matter; however, the Council determined to•retain the 100 points out of a possible 130 points for this year's evaluation system. Resolution X67946 N.C.S amending Interim Residential Development Control Policy to reduce minimum points from .10.0 -to 85, was defeated by 3 affirmative, and 4 negative votes. 'Councilmen Bond, Harberson, Hilligoss and Mayor Putnam voted "no ". ACCEPT RESIGNATION, ERNEST VIVAS RESIDENTIAL - DEVELOPMENT CONTROL BOARD MEMBER RES' •467947 NCS A letter directed' to Mrs. Ma - ry Shearer, Chairperson_,�� O Residential Development Evaluation Board, from Mr.- Ernest E'.. Vivas, resigning from the Residential De- -7 velopment Evaluation Board, w r as.not read by.the City / S -'7q Clerk,.copies had been distributed to the Council, and the letter is on file. Resolution #7947 N.C. . S.1 accepting resignation of Ernest,Vivas, mem2i.er, dential Development Control Board, was•introduc.ed'by Councilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman Bond, and' adopted by 7 affirmative votes. APPROVE ESTABLISHMENT A letter dated. September 15;: 1977, directed to the 3 9 //33, UNDERGROUND COMMITTEE, Board ; of ' Supervisors, the Cities of: Santa Rosa, f Petaluma, COUNTY RULE `20(A) Sonoma, °Cloverdale,, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol, and FUNDS Cotati', from Public Works Director: Donald B. Head, RES 467948 NCS submitted and filed. Also, a copy of .Re,solution No. 587`25, adopted by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, September 6, 1977, submitted and filed. There was a brief discussion preceding the adoption of the resolution estab- lishing an Undergrounding Committee.. 'The resolution from the Board of Super- visors outlines the procedures to be used for the County Rule 20(A) funds. Assistant City-.Engineer Thomas Hargis advised the City ha "s not submitted the revised projee:t list and' it would need to be submitted to the County by October 28. The Council indicated some concern regarding funds for undergrounding utilities on East Washington Street. City Manager Robert Meyer advised the funds are Count funds and they have a procedure for dividing the_, monies between various jurisdictions. There are some cities which have not spent the funds allocated to them, and,others which have actually overspent funds. The City of Petaluma has been endeavoring to reserve funds.in order to complete the East Washington Street project. If the Committee determines not to commit the funds for this project, the City could still have the right of appeal to the Board of Supervisors. Resolution X67948 N.C.S. approving the establishment -of an Undergrounding Com- mittee and policy in regard to the allo"at on o, Count R le 20(A) funds (undergtounding existing' electrical ut'i itie's), was infro used by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Bond, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. 961 October 17, 1977 ,5 SPECS COMMU PLANS AND Contract documents and specification§ for Project - #9417, submitted to the City Clerk and ordered filed. ATM I BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM Assistant;City Engineer Thomas Hargis advised the plans A REA "B",PUBLIC and specificat=ions are for sidewalk and driveway re- IMPROVEMENTS construction in Area "B" as designated under the - RES' #794 `Housing and Community Development Block Grant•Funds. The project" would .replace damaged sidewalks, and drive- ways in 87 location s in' the Project„ Area. The estimated cost is $67,67,7. Councilman Cavanagh asked whether there were some wheelchair ramps included in the project, Mr. Hargis indicated five wheelchair ramps have'been included. At the end of the discussion Resolution #7949 N_(.;S. approving plans and` specifications for sidewalk and driveway reconstruction - Housing and Community Development.Block Grant Project #941.7 '(and calling for bids November 9;,. 1977) was introduc'e'd by' Vaic'e- Mayor Perry, seconded.. by Councilman.Harberson, and adopted by 7 affirma,`ive votes. ACCEPT PARTIAL Resolution #795.0 N'.C.'S', accepting partial completion of. COMPLETION-- LUCCHESI. work on Lucchesi Park Development,.Phase I, Projec _- PARK DEVELOPMENT .9602, was ,introduced, by Councilman_Hilligoss, seconded �. PHASE I„ PROJECT .9,602 by Councilman Balshaw, and adopted by 7 aff'irmati:ve RES #7950 NCS votes. It is to be noted the exception in the r.eso- lution delays. acceptance of the lighting fixtures and the handball. court painting., and that the sum of $20,,4942..85 shall be retained by the City of Petaluma until such time as these - projects are completed. Certification of. completion from Assistant 'C Engineer Thomas Hargis:, sub- mitted and filed.. REQUEST - FOR°RESOLUTION TO GOLDEN GATE' BRIDGE,, HIGHWAY '& TRANSPORTA- TION DISTRICT served by: the Golden G systems. Councilman'Balshaw requested that a resolution be: prepared asking the G Gate Bridge •D.istrict -to either' _rescind their action to subsidize the; "San-- - Francisco Municipal Railway or:, in the alternative, to piovid'e a proportionate subsidy to all the cities ate Transportation District which have connecting bus City Attorney Larry Klose advised he would have a resolution prepared for the Council's consideration at the October..'24 Meeting. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to, come before the Council, the 'meeting was `adjourned at' 12:05 a,,m.,., October 18*, 19,77, to an Executive Session and to 4:!00 p.m., Monday', October' 24, 1977'. :. Mayor Attest Cit , Clerk'