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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 04/17/1978MINUTES OF- MEETING, OF °CITY COUNCIL . PETALUMA- ,- CALIFORNIA. _ APRIL IT, .1978' - REGULAR MEETING The regular 'meeting ' of thel Petaluma City Council was called to order by Mayor Helen Putnam at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen Balshaw, Bond, Cavanagh *, Harberson, Hilligoss, Perry and Mayor Putnam *Councilm_an Cavanagh arrived at 7:50 p.m. INVOCATION The Reverend Ray Vinson of the First Church of God gave the invocation. PLEDGE.OF ALLEGIANCE Mr. Harold Alexander led the Pledge.of Allegiance to the Flag. CONSENT CALENDAR Motion was made by Vice - Mayor Perry, seconded by Councilman Harberson to adopt the resolutions, agenda items one .through eight:; order the .ordinance,, agenda item nine, published; and, adopt the ordinances, agenda items 10 and 11. Motion carried unanimously. Agenda Item #1 Resol -ution No. 8158 N.C•.S. authorizing the City Manager AUTHORIZE CITY to sign OCJP.gr-ant application for police officer MANAGER TO SIGN redeployment was adopted. OCJP GRANT APPLICATION POLICE OFFICER REDEPLOYMENT RES X68158 NCS Agenda Item #2 ' Resolution No. 8159 N.C.S. approving claims and.bills APPROVE CLAIMS & audited by the City Auditor and approved for. payment BILLS by the City Manager Nos. 4689 - 4822., inclusive, RES X8159 NCS General City; and Nos. 898 - 929, inclusive, Water, was adopted. Agenda Item. X63 ACCEPT COMPLETION SIDEWALK & DRIVEWAY RECONSTRUCTION HCDB PROJECT X69417 RES X68160 NCS Agenda Item #4 CALL FOR BIDS FIRE HOSE REPLACEMENT RES #8161 NCS Agenda Item X65 APPROVE NORTH MARIN AQUEDUCT POLICY STATEMENT TO SERVICE WATER CUSTOMERS IN SOUTHERN SONOMA COUNTY RES X68162 NCS Agenda Item X66 SET APPEAL HEARING DATE QANTAS DEVELOPMENT CORP. RE DENIAL BY PLAN- NING COMMISSION RES 468163 NCS Resolution No. 8160 N.C.S. accepting completion of sidewalk and driveway reconstruction HCDB grant program - Area "B" (Project 94.17) was adopted. Resolution No. 8161 N.C.S. authorizing the purchase of fire hose replacement and calling for bids May 2, 1978 was adopted. Resolution No. 8162 N.C.S.. concurring with the policy of the North Marin Water District relative to service of water customers located in Southern Sonoma County, and served by water connections to the North Marin Aqueduct was adopted. Resolution setting public hearing May 1, 1978 on the appeal.of Qantas Development Corporation from the denial by the.Planning Commission of application to prezone approximately 74.5 acres located on Ely Blvd. North was adopted. a April 1T 1978 Agenda Item_ 17 SET APPEAL 'HEARING CHRISTENSEN & FOSTER INDIAN CREEK'PROP- ERTIES, INC.. RE DENIAL 'OF'.PLANNING COMMISSION RES #81'64 NCS Resolut"io;n.No. 8164 N.C.S. setting public Hearing May 1, 1978 on the appeal of-Christensen & Foster on denial of Planning Commission to rezone Indian Creek Properties,. Inc. was adopted.. Agenda Item X68 Resolution, No. 8165 N.C.S. amending classification AMEND CLASSIFICA- plan and designation to establish an additional posi- TION PLAN TO PLAN Water- Meter.,Reader - Serviceman and to desig- ESTABLISH WATER nate the classification of Administrative Secretary as METER READER SERVICE - 'management was adopted,.- MAN POSITION AND DESIGNATE° ADMIN- ISTRATIVE'.SECR_ETARY AS`MANAGEMENT RES X68165 'NCS Agenda Item-0 AMEND 20NING.ORD. TO REZONE PROPERTY ON NORTHWEST SIDE OF OLD REDWOOD HWY. EAST- OF•' S:. 101 (LUCY WEBB` /DENMAN FLAT PROPERTIES) ORD '61`291, NCS Ordinance No- .•1291 N.,C.S. amending Zoning Ordinance No. 107.2 N.C.S.. by.reclassify ng and rezoning A.P. X6.047 -211 -010 (approximately 23.79 acres) and A.P. X6.047- 211 -_13 (approximately 1.0 acres) from County Agricultural B -5 (l2 acre minimum) "'to C -H, Highway' Commerical and .M -L, Light Industrial District, located on :northwest side of Old Redwood Highway east.of U.E. 101 - (Lu'cy, Webb/Denman Flat Properties) was intro- duced and ordered published. Agditd'9:,Item X610 Ordinance No. .1288 N.C.S. amending 'Zoning 0- rdinarice AMEND ZONING ORD. No. 1072. N.C'.S. by reclassifying and rezoning the TO REZONE NORTHWEST- property located on the•northwest side of Caulfield SIDE OF''CAULFIELD Lane between Park Lane and South McDowell Blvd.. (A.P. LANE BETWEEN #007- 5,70 -11) (approximately ,12 acres) ;from..R -1- 6, PARK LANE,. &. SOUTH to PUD (Planned 'Unit Development District) (Geor MCDOWELL.BLVD. Goulart') was adopted. (GEORGE GOULART) ORD X61288 NCS. (SECOND READING) Agenda Item #11 Ordinance No. ,1290 N.C.S'. amending Zoning Ordinance AMEND" ZONING, ORD. No.. 1072 N.C.S., by amending Section 24 =1500 and adding TO ALLOW FOR BARBED Section 24 -560.1 thereto to allow for barbed wire WIRE FENCING 'IN fencing in A, C -H, M -L and M- G.•zoriing districts was CERTAIN ZONING adopted. DISTRICTS ORD 6129,0 NCS (SECOND READING) ORDER ABATEMENT OF The public hearing on this matter had been es`tabl"isled WEEDS, RUBBISH, REFUSE by Resolution ;No. 81.34 N.C.S. adopted b'y the City & DIRT ON STREETS, Council.Ap=ril 3, 1978.. Notices had been mailed 'by the SIDEWALKS, PARKWAYS & City Clerk as required in the Government Code,.. PARCELS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY Mayor Putnam opened the public hearing,. No comments RES X68166 NCS were made from the audience and no correspondence had been, received :by the City Clerk and the public hearing was declared closed.. Resolution:No. 8166 N.C.S'. ordering abatement .of nuisances consisting weeds . growing-, and rubbish, refuse and dirt existing .upon : the street-s,, sidewalks,, parkways, and parcels ofg private property in the City of Petaluma and ordering the.Fire Chief" to .remove said.weeds, refuse,, rubbish and dirt by contract or by his own forces was introduced by Councilman Bond, seconded by Councilman Balshaw and. adopted by six affirmative and one absentee votes_ April 17, 1978 . RESULTS OF'_BID Management'Analyst Michael:Acorrie- advised the Council OPENING TO ACCOMPLISH 16 bids had been sent out to accomplish the weed. 1977 -78 WEED ABATE= abatement program for ,the 1,977 -78 year. No bids were MENT PROGRAM returned.. Mr. Acorne indicated he had contacted RES X68169 NCS several of the prospective bidders Some were either but of the business.or not 'interested in assuming the contract:: iThe contractor who performed the services last year is unable to do the work because of :an injury...City.Attorney Lar "ry.Klose.advised since no bids had been received the Council could assume the management of the weed abatement program pursuant to City Charter.. The procedure would be for the.Council to authorize the staff to negotiate to have the. work completed. City Manager Robert Meyer reminded the Council the -.cost for the weed abatement, on 'properties' is :either paid directly by the homeowner or assigned.as.a lien on their taxes. The staff would pursue the best-price possible as some of the work .done City-property.. Council will be.advised of arrangements made by staff. Resolution No. 8167`N•.C.S. assuming management of the weed abatement program pursuant to Charter Section 6'8,;where no.bids:have been received was intro- duced-by Councilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman Hilligoss and adopted by six affirmative and one absentee votes. LETTER FROM PETALUMA A letter dated March 23, 1978 directed-to the City PEOPLE SERVICES Council..b.y Dale Turner,..-Executive Director, was read CENTER by the City Clerk,.and ordered filed. The Petaluma People Services Center thanked.the City Council for their support in helping them obtain.additional. County..revenue sharing funds for the 1978 =79 fiscal year. , DISCUSSION REGARDING A letter dated April 6, 1978 addressed to Mayor Putnam SONOMA COUNTY:HUMAN by Andrew Eber, Coordinator, Sonoma County Human SERVICES TASK FORCE Services, Task Force; was.read by the City Clerk and FINAL REPORT ordered filed. Andrew Eber, Dale Turner and Daniel Barwick were present to make a presenta- tion to the.City Council regarding the.final report prepared by the Sonoma County Human.Services Task•'Forb e,. Mr. Eber advised although 97 suggestions were made and incorporated into the final report, the resolution adopted by the City Council was not received in time to be added to the report.. Mr. Eber also advised even though the•Second District Supervisor did not appoint a member to the task force district was..represented by Daniel Barwick, Dale Turner and -Lois Hyatt. Mr. Turner .reviewed .the.assignments given to the task force which included.(1) identifying.the existing county -wide problems in :the delivery of human services; (2) the feasibility of creating a.commiss-ion to address these problems and to better coordinate the delivery-of-human services; and, (3) explore and recom- mend the functions of such a commission, its composition, staffing requirements, and organizational placement.within the, County. The task force interviewed 225 public and private' agencies;:,.providing.human services in the county. The recommendation o'f.the.task- "force..,was.to ask the Board of Supervisors to estab- lish a human - services commission; approve the recommendations contained in the report,, including.the pr:o.posed budget.; and,.after resolution of-the county's budget situation in June, :for. the Board to appropriate, the necessary_funds to implement the recommendations. In the ensuing discussion the City Council expressed their continued concern regarding the decentralization of services. Councilman Harberson indicated the report-did not provide for decentralization and,also commented the growth that-has been.projected will.most likely-take place in the southern part of the county. ' Councilman Bond pointed. Out Lthe, make. up of*the Commission pro- vided for one representative from the City of Santa Rosa but only one repre- sentative for. the remaining cities within the county. Mr. Bond also stated the communities in the county-are promised equalization -of services but it simply doesn't happen. If the.Commission.is to.be_,located in Santa Rosa, the City of Petaluma should be of this fact. The other area of concern in the 'City's resolution referred to the proposed staffing of the Commission. Mr:. Eber-explan'ed the.make - -up of the staff would, include an Executive Director, an.Administrative Assistant II, two CETA Research Assistants. and a_Clerk Typist II. The total budget for staff, fixed assets, and services supplies for the first year would be $79,338. Mr. Eber explained the intent of the Commission would be to operate for a three -year period then be phased out completely. 4q 4 April 17,.1978 DISCUSSION REGARDING Representation on the Commission and the.various SONOMA COUNTY:AWMAY advisory committees was discussed. Mr. Eber stated - SERVICES -TASK FORGE the Board of Supervisors would_ be exploring the pos- FINAL REPORT sibility of adding additional.ci -ties as representa- (Continued -) tives on- a series of hearings to be field in the next two months.. Where there is a lack of repres'ettation from the second district on the various advisory groups and 'if the 'Supervisor from the s cond district does not make appointments, the task force recommendations' to have the Board of Supervisors make such appointments. It was also asked how the private funding agencies such as the United Way would be handled pr.ocess,.and.Mr. Eber advised this - agency would be a voting: member of the He also explained through ;federal; : state and, private, resources approximately $90,,000,000 is spent in the county each year, but; the'funds do -not have adequate planning or management.: Mr. Eber stated the reason for their, appearance before the Council tills evening was to ask for reconsideration of° the,xesolution adopted by the City Council March 13, 19::78 and perhaps to pass another resolution favoring the proposal. "Mayor Putnam indicated the .resolution was merely pan expression by the Council of ther-concerns regarding the creation of another governmental agency, i.e., the 18- person county human services, commiss•ion,. as well as the desire to receive as much service as•other communities and to have the administ'ration.a's, close to Petaluma as possible. City Manager Robert Meyer stated - were many organizations in.'the County which have interested citizens serving as directors on their boards. He felt having the commission do the program evaluation and assessment of ,needs would discourage many dedicated people who:.tr. to fund their organizations:," whether. through the United Way or, by private donations,. These organizations plan., programs which they feel best serve the needs of the groups they represent. Mr,. Harold Alexander also 'spoke to the .Council=. Mr. ,Alexander advised he was recently Scout Executive for two•;counties, a member of the Board of Directors of the Petaluma P.,eo Services Center, and. past president of th'e Petaluma Coordinating Council,. Mr. Alexander advised he had worked on the -review board for the United Way'and felt this commission was a duplication of the-efforts made at the time United Way was formed:. He also commented on the fact that the south county area did not' receive_ a proportionate share of revenue sharing money and only through the efforts of; interested citizens as well as the ;City Council the allocation for revenue sharing =funds was increased somewhat. Councilman Cavanagh questioned what the present status of-the human services task force is'and whether or not they•had completed their assignment. Mr. Eber advised they would be making recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on June 13•with regard to the proposed membership of the commission, the proposed staffing' level., and the - location and reporting responsibilities of the staff'. Mayor Putnam asked if 'thes'e conclusions would be made available to the City Council.' She stated the.Council hassadopted.:the resolution which, for the present, will stand but she felt it would be appropriate for the Council to hear of any proposed changes. Mt. .Eber . advised a. 'of the public meeting dates would be forwarded and requested that members of the, Council as well as the citizens of Petaluma attend the meeting. He also stated the'final -s -ions made by the task force would be made available to the City. City Manager. Robert "Meyer requested the.information be.`:forwarded to the Council allowing suffic -ient time for• a 'response before the t'ask_f`or,c'e's appearance before. the Board of Supervisors ,oii June 13. REPORT BY GOLDEN Mr.. Stansbury,, Councilman,from the,.City of_Cotati, GATE BRIDGE 'DIRECTOR advised he -had recently been chosen as the represent-- ALLEN C. STANSBURY ative to the Golden .Gate Bridge Board'. Mr. Stansbury tated he would be serving the citi- sT first and ldfe- most and will be ,re'porting.the cities' viewpoint to Bridge Directors. He also stated he would keep the cities in Sonoma County advised.,of the actions . taken by the Golden -Gate Bridge and- Highw_ay'Distract Board of.Director.s. - Although he has`been only recently appointed, he has _been.s.tudying'the budget for the district for this.fiscal year as well as last year and the reports on the financial status of the bridge. At a meeting held the previous Friday -, it was indicated the district was going to look to Sonoma 'County for $1:.7 million to help defray a part o'f the deficit for the bridge district -. Mr. Stansbury stated he..met. with Don Head and has been advised the budget prepared by Mr. Head for in and intra•co .8 unty transit'service is $15 million. The claims for funding from the county and the bridge board go to the - Metropolitan, Trans- portation Commission.. ,Mr. Stansbury stated, in his opinion, the bridge 'board would probably receive preference for funds If the.'county`is required to help defray the deficit, he does not feel the Petaluma Transit System.would be April 17, 1978 REPORT'BY GOLDEN completely eliminated;; however, some alterations wou GATE BRIDGE::DIRECTOR probably.have to -be made:. i�Santa Rosa would also be ALLEN C. STANSBURY able to' r'eta n its system. If the funds have to b.e (Continued) paid, the road system _n the,. county would probably suffer. Mr. Stansbury commented he had already re- ceived- thre& tesolu'aions° passed by the. City Council, which he would'take under consideration. Some discussion was held on the deficits of the - bridge district. Mr..Stansbury reported the projected deficit for the bus`system•is '$9,498,•000 with an antici- pated ridership of million patrons'; the-deficit for the ferry system is expected to be $4;521,000 with an anticipated- patronage of 2.7.million. The ratio is much higher for the ferry system., Mr. Stansbury also advised a public hearing had been scheduled on the ferry system at the Marin Civic Center for 'Thursday, April 27; at -8:00- - There was also discussion regarding the operating costs for the system. Mr. Stansbury suggested in order for the Council to.receiv.e answers to their questions he cou - ld probably schedule•a time when the bus transit manager, Mr. White, could appear `before the•Counoil. Mayor Putnam thanked Mr•.. Stansbury for his - appearance before the.Council and his desire, as the -ites' repr.esentative, keep Petaluma informed. PROPOSED WRIST- A received by- the•Cty Clerk April 7, 1978 WRESTLING SCULPTURE addressed to the Mayor and City Council from Mr. Brian BRIAN LINGLE Lingle, •328' Howard, Apt. #A�, was !read and ordered -filed: Mr: Ling -le wa% present and-showed the Council several sketches of a proposed sculpture commemorate Petaluma as the home of the World Wristwrest'ling Championship. Mr -. Lingle stated the sculpture he envisioned would be of horizontal figures rather than-vertical in order to blend with the area on the'northeast corner of Petaluma Blvd. North and East Washington Community Development and' Services Coordinator Frank Gray stated there may be a number-of , areas where funding may be possible for such - a project, but.the basic question would be whether not the City would want this sort of art located at the ;intersection. City Manager Robert Meyer pointed out anything placed within the community be-subject-to vandal- ism. Mr. Lingle stated felt the artwork could be- :designed to avoid.vandal- ism. Mayor Putnam asked.Mr-. Lingle if he had'approached Bill_Soberanes re- garding the matter and suggested the matter be referred•to•.Beryl Casazza, the City's representative on the Sonoma County Arts Commission, as well as to Mr. Soberanes: The .Council took no action on the matter. HISTORIC PLACE Through a•form directed t& the City Manager by Dr.. DESIGNATION -OLD - -Knox Mellon; State Historic Preservation Officer, the PETALUMA OPERA HOUSE City•has been advised the•State Historical Resources Commis's'ion would consider property located at 147 and 149 Kentucky Street to-determine-whether it•'meets the criteria of.a. historic place.- The meeting -would be held May 10, 1978 at 10:00 in.the'Council Chambers of City Hall„ Alameda,, California. Community Development and Services Coor- dinator Frank Gray adv °sed the structure.had been- assessed in the City's historical survey. His recommendation-was to have the matter referred to the Historical and Cultural Preservation Commission for-report back.to the Council at the next meeting.••Mr.'Gray also stated he felt the appropriate represent- ative from the City to attend -the hearing -would be the.Chairman of the Historical and Cultural Preservation Committee Helen Issel. DISCUSSION REGARDING City-Engineer David Young presented preliminary draw - RAINIER AVENUE INTER- ings to the City Council and placedithe.same drawings CHANGE on the viewfoil for the benefit of the audience. He stated the > -problem.facing the City.is how to-finance a public works structure such as the proposed Rainier Avenue interchange, in. view of the dismal.picture of CALTRANS being able•to finance interchanges. The land outlined on the viewfoil was the-maximum-area which.would benefit from the proposed interchange. These maximum boundaries would be from Lynch Creek on the south (from-the freeway to Adobe Road); Adobe Road as the maximum boundary on the east; Corona Road on the north; and Petaluma Blvd. on the west, with a property depth off of Petaluma Blvd—of 600 feet. The area west of the river would not have an immediate benefit from the interchange until a subs'equent••connection was.made to.Petaluma Blvd. North. The total maximum area as approximately 2,370 acres. Based on a projected cost of '$5-million to construct the.interchange.in 1980, the cost for 'the benefit district.would'be approximately $2 000 per acre. Figuring four or five dwelling units per acre, the cost-per dwelling unit would equate to approximately $400. Even if the entire acreage is assessed it would never L rV 0 ( 4 0 ' April 1.7, 1978 DISCUSSION REGARDING produce the-$5 million necessary to build the inter- RANIER AVENUE INTER - _ change. As the area develops, roads and streets would CHANGE be built into the acreage which would detract from the (Continued) total acreage. Envisioning taking place over a :20 -year period of..time,.it would take quite a ' while to recapture a portion of the cost for this type of massive public improvement.. On the other hand, Mr. Young, stated as the area begri:s to be inhabited and taxes are levied,. the population would generate ,gas tax revenues for the City. 'He felt it 'would, be appropriate for some of this additional generation to go toward reducing 'the debt on,the interchange. Mr. Young stated it is not necessary to recapture 100% of the cost. The purpose of the chart is to show there is :some component of the cost the developing land should bear. Mr.'Young stated.if the size,of the area was to be reduced and withdraw the benefit line on the east side from Adobe Road to the airport line, their projection th& cost would be _$3,000 per acne. If the area was decreased in. size to Ely Road, the cost- would, then be $4,000 per acre. In preparing his report, Mr. Young sta'te'd there ,was a of a reasonable, time frame for development of the area, and they felt development would occur to the _.airport line within a.20 -year period. Using the. airport line as the projected area for the 20- year building per,io.d, the cost w,oul•d be approximately $,6.00• per: dwelling-unit,. This charge would be levied by the developers against the properties for the development of the interchange. On the area 'west •of the river, it would be possible °to levy the charge, but defer the payment until such time as the connection was made to `Petaluma Blvd. Mr.. Young stated they had explored various ways of spreading the ass,essmen'ts throughout the area based,prmar,ily . on zoning:, but they found that only.380, acres of the total 2,370 acres was zoned other than Agricultural or,Residen- tial. Also, the assessor;'s. formula was difficult to. decipher with regard to commercial and industrial - property. Some thought was also given to the traf.- fic generation from commercial and-industrial areas; however., it was difficult to predict commercial.. and industrial traffic patterns. They felt the best method for the, 'assessment of'.the benefit district would be to apply the charge on a per -acre basis uniformly.. Mr. Young stated the City Attorney has looked into the possibility of forming benefit dis'tricts', and it is possible to have an enabling ordinance to provide for public:mprovement districts -. Mr. Young :stated such a district could also be. applied to the Lakeville Highway area. City Attorney Larry Klose stated wh_at.Mr._ Young , has described is very similar to what is done when an assessment district is created. The intent would be to equalize the cost so that• new. development does not pay the entire cost. The new improvements would b& used by m ore than just the residents or pur- chasers in the new development -. The,.purpo'se would-be to eliminate the need. for developers to pay for. 'all,of the off -site costs such as traffic, signals or improvements; to mayor collector streets. There is a method of determining a pro rata formula for sharing contributions very similar to p "ark dedication fees. In the ensuing discussion by ;the. Council,. Councilman !Balshaw stated he .felt the i City.should develop the total. design 'and have the plans prepared in order to be, 'ready to' move ahead' if any federal.. funds became available .,similar to those received-for, the McDowell Blvd. North project. He felt the east /west connection to Petaluma Blvd, could readily. be, justified and suggested, this phase be given first priority. He further suggested the City up "front money" to have design plans prepared so they could be used within the 90 -day limit required for EDA funds. City Engineer David Young explained how the boundaries were established for the district.. He stated it was obvious, development would not occur beyond Adobe Road; Lynch-,Creek was a natural boundary to_ be used; there were some topographical restraints near the northeast boundary, which would probably preclude development. To extend.the. boundary beyond Corona.Road would prob- ably cause problems because the property owners would be so .close, to Old Redwood,Highway`.and the interchange in that area. The most difficult area to justify would - be'Petaluma Slvdi where the ridge lines were mostly used; how ever, they were not certain whether this area would utilize the Rainier Avenue interchange. Councilman Hilligoss questioned why the area on Petaluma Blvd. was not ext:ended.at least to Magnolia.Avenue. Mr:. Young: indicated this would be .getting °away from the . ar:ea. that would use. the proposed interchange and also this area is mostly developed and the.0 ty would not receive,.any revenues from a benefit d- istrict extended this far.. Councilman,Harberson, asked if any, consideration had been given to adding on and off ramps to the .Corona Road 1 ;g April 17, 1978 DISCUSSION REGARDING overcrossing. Mr. .Young -ind- icated this will. -prob - ably RANIER AVENUE. INTER- happen.sometime ' in the futiur .-e;'however, this would CHANGE require state participation and: t is questionable (Continued) when this'wo'uld happen... He also stated development is not occurring in this area. City Manager Robert Meyer'questioried whether: any consideration had been given to establishing primary, secondary; and areas yin the benefit district. Mr. Young indicated they had considered this, but the Rainier interchange would be a primary benefit to the area it would serve. This system would best serve areas where arterial streets are to be constructed. Development facing the arterial street would be primary users and pay more.for the benefit than those areas beyond which would pay secondary•and tertiary assessments. The City Manager stated . he felt it was important to have the fees established as soon as possible and.for the Council to•set a pol=icy to have a portion of the fees collected •sales tax from industrial or commercial areas set aside to help pay for this public improvement. He also stated - if the policy is established quickly some o'f the funds collected could be used to pay for the preliminary engineering project. Mayor Putnam stated she felt the Council should determine at this time what the boundaries are going to be. She also stated she felt it.was important for the general public to know of the possibility of forming a benefit district in the area. People who plan to develop in the area should be advised in advance what they may expect. Mr. Meyer reminded the Council this matter had previously been discussed when it was learned the hospital and other developments were proposed for the area. The developers are aware some mitigating measures need to be taken to relieve the :traffic situation at the intersection of East Washington Street and McDowell Blvd. Establish Boundaries - The Council concurred the boundaries should be set as follows: The "airport line" extended to Corona Road (corresponds with the eastern boundary shown on the General Plan and.the Environmental Design Plan for development); Lynch Creek as - the southern boundary;, Corona Road the north- ern boundary; and, 600 feet more or less west of Petaluma. Blvd. North as the western boundary. City Attorney Larry Klose advised-it would be necessary to draft an enabling ordinance to allow for the establishment of such a district. He pointed out this type of district .would not generate.immediate revenue such as would be realized from a full assessment district.. It will take a number of years to accumulate enough revenue to go forward with a project. It is not a mechanism for immediate financing as is an'assessment district. He stated the enabling legislation could be used for other areas 'where significant off -site improve- ments would be needed The enabling ordinance would probably have public input at public hearings. City Manager Robert Meyer asked the City Attorney if it.would he possible to have the Council adopt a resolution at this time which.wo;uld permit collecting a certain sum for each dwelling unit toward the fund before the district is formed. It was the City Attorney's opinion such an action could take place only after the enabling legislation is adopted. Some discussion was held on the scope of the project. Councilman Balshaw felt a southbound lane in 'the area of •Rainier Drive was not necessary at this time and prefered to consider a crossing from Petaluma Blvd-. with a southbound approach 'to U.S. 101 and an off ramp northbound from 101 to Rainier Drive. City. Engineer David Young stated it was his opinion a southbound on ramp would be required long before the bridge over the Petaluma River would be needed. He based his opinion on the projection of population for the area in the future. Mayor Putnam stated she felt the first order of business would be to have the enabling legislation drafted for the Council's review as soon as possible. The details of the engineering.for,the proposal could be worked out at a later date. She stated she was in favor,, however, of any arrangement which will help transport the citizens from one slide of the community to the other. City Attorney stated he understood his direction from the Council would be to prepare the enabling legislation as the first step. He also stated it may be possible to have the first district ready concurrently with the enabling legislation. Mr_ Klose stated he felt the ordinance - should be prepared in such a manner as to apply to other areas in the City when needed. No action was taken on the matter. April 17,.'1978 MTC PUBLIC-HEARING City Manager Robert Meyer advised a hearing would.be held on Ap ril 28, at, the Sonoma County PUblic p t 1. County Library in Santa��Rpsa at 8� p..m. , when the transportation needs of Napa:, S61ano-aid -Sonoma County would b r . 911 PROGRAM City Manager Robert Meyer advised the ,matter would be brought back to the Council on Monday, April 24, for discussion. It is getting close to a date when the Council will - be req=uested ,to,:sigri..an..4 for. the pxogram. WICKES LUMBER _CO Councilman talshaw as kq -4. the status of the Wickes annexation. ., Frank Gray advised lie would be, meeting with representatives of Wickes sometime this week. They have asked the Planning Department to review - r -their sign, proposal. The compan is app arently think-' n the d1rection-of annexation and.Mr. Gray advised -he would endeavorto get some answer from ;them. .,.,Senior Planner Fred,'Tarr explained the hearing this, ,evening is the first of two hearings, be held to, permit the public an opportunity to make re0mmenda- tions. for,. projects for the Housing and C Developm&nt- Block Grant Funds. The second and most Important...hearing, would ,be held May 1,. 1978, at which time,t-he,Cit­i-zens, Committee will..make their recom= mendations to the City Council. Mr. Tarr s has met once with the citfzens' have prepared a.tentative list.of,:recommenda7 tions.. Comments would be,welcomed' by • the; committee for inclusion in the preapplication. Mayor Putnam then opened the public hearing., No comment's . were received. No communications had been received by the City Clerk and the public hearing was declared closed: Mr. Tarr•,stated he attended 'a workshop in Sacramento about A month ago. At the,workshop direction seemed to be,that 75,% of .the funding must be ear- marked toward: low- and mo,derate- income. families. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come.before 'the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 10,i:40 p,.:hi. 'to an executive session for.,di and matter subject to attorney-cl-ient privilege., Mayor Attest:, _ City. 01erk I