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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 12/17/197598 MINUTES OF `MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL, PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 17, 1975- COUNCIL MEETING The adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City.of Petaluma was called to order by Mayor Helen Putnam at the hour of 3:30 p.m. ATTENDANCE Present: Councilmen Brunner, Cavanagh, Harberson, Mattei, and Mayor Putnam. Absent: Councilman Hilligoss and Perry. APPEALS'BY Letters from Qantas Development Corporation, Rohnert Oro DEVELOPERS Park, Mrs. Lucy H. Webb, Agent representing Mr. & Mrs. 1. ALLOTMENT OF_UNITS -- Robert Atkinson, and from Van Nor-den Logan, writing on 19767-77 'CONSTRUCTION behalf of Petaluma Partners .had been distributed to YEAR each member of the City Council and were not read at the hearing. The letters are on file with the City Clerk. The first appellant to address the City ,Council was-Mr. Jon Joslyn represent- ing Qantas Development Corporation. Mr. Joslyn advised the Council he had no additional information -to add to his appeal submitted October 29., 1975; how- ever, he did feel that Qantas• Development.should have received higher scores than the other applicants in the "A" Criteria. His other comments were con- tained in the objection to the "B -:10" Criterion being included in the evalu- ation process. "B -10" pertains..principally to,low- to moderate - income housing, and Mr.­Joslyn felt this was, for all practical purposes, nearly impossible to estimate ahead of time. Developers could not accurately calculate_ the cost for their finished product so far in advance. Mr...JOslyn further stated he felt the•Residential.Development Evaluation Board experienced some confusion and uncertainty over how-they would score'in the. "B -10" category. Some discussion was then .held. - regarding the.points awarded to McDowell Invest- ment Associates for their proposed low to moderate - income housing units and whether or not a complete product was being offered by McDowell Investment Association. Vice - Mayor - Mattei, who had served as a member of the Residential Development Evaluation Board, indicated it was his understanding the product being offered would be a completed house, but would have an expandable feature. The initial purchase could be made in the low- to moderate- income bracket and a complete home would be offered,, including.,one or.,two bedrooms and one bath- however,-the product was.so..designed.to permit expansion to thr-ee.or four• bedrooms and 2 baths. Mr. Mattei further:stated..that even though the ratings by the various members of the Board varied between 0 and 15 points, he felt members of'the Board rated cons = istently in the "B' -10" Criterion,.even though some members would give a high of 3 points and others a high of 10 to 15 points where low- to moderate - income housing was offered. Mr., Joslyn advised.the Council he- was.not appealing.,the way the.points were. - awarded _f.or ..the . low - income ,housing,;. his ,appeal . -to the Council was the.-use of the "B- 10 "- Criteron.ain their development process....He.felt . it should be completely eliminated rather than.made part of the award system. Vice -Mayor Mattei requested that since reference had been made to "unfinished" homes,.he felt the developer who had.been award.ed..the highest point. i.e., McDowell Development, Associates,.should explain to the Council the •type of home they were offering in the low- to moderate- income category.-Mr. George Rossi then addressed the Council. Mr. Rossi explained the home re- ferred to is a completed two bedroom house with one bath, an entrance hall, and has.a finished staircase 'leading , to an attic with a balcony area. This area has three doors leading to.an.unfinished bathroom, which has the rough plumbing to the bath. The second door would go to the third bedroom, and the third to the fourth bedroom. This area is unfinished, however, the basic , wiring is installed., and r-ough.flooring and windows are installed in the attic area. Mr. Rossi stated.the..basic purpose for the design of the house was to enable people to move into a new residence with the least amount of payments. The product they are offering is a completed two bedroom, one bath house. Mr. Rossi said the same procedure had been followed in two subdivisions their firm had previously done in Santa Barbara, which had proven to be very successful. 9 4 November.17, 1975 APPEALS BY The next appellant to appear before the City Council DEVELOPERS-- was Mrs Lucy Webb representing Mr. and Mrs. Robert ALLOTMENT OF UNITS -- Atkinson. Mrs. Webb advised the Council she had 1976 -77 CONSTRUCTION nothing further to add to the appeal sent to the City YEAR Council, in fact, they were not formally appealing, (Continued) however -did want to bring to the City Council's attention their feeling on the "B -10" Criterion Mrs. Webb stated she felt this category should be elimi- nated entirely from the Allotment System. Tn addressing to the section of her appeal which pertained to Category "B -6 ", Mrs. Webb felt their development should have been given a higher-rating because of the amount of open space to be provided in the development. Mrs. Webb further stressed she felt low -cost housing was an important part of the Allocation System; however, she did not feel that low- to moderate-income should be integrated with higher cost development, and stated she did not feel it was socially or economically feasible. The last appellant to appear before the City Council was Mr. Van Norden Logan representing Petaluma Partners: Mr. Logan was also appealing the inclusion of the "B -10" Criterion in the allocation process stating he'felt it'was the only category which would be virtually impossible to enforce. Mr. Logan indicated he had refigured the points for the "B" Criterion and eliminated "B -10" from the calculations. By so doing, Petaluma Partners: would have received a higher point score and.would have placed fourth on the -list for allocations on the east side. He further stated he -"knew Petaluma would not receive any allocation for development for this year,' however; he was - looking toward next year and the process to be used for evaluation. After hearing from all the appellants, a discussion was held by the City' Council on whether or not any new evidence had.been presented to them to support any changes in the rating system the 1976 -77 construction year. It was the conclusion of the Council that no supportive evidence had been introduced and the following motions were made: Project, 12.;46 - Qantas Development Corporation A motion was made by Council- man Harberson, seconded by Councilman.Mattei, denying the appeal in the "A" Category as proposed by Qantas Development-Corporation. `Motion - carried unanimously. Project 12.51 Lucy H. Webb A motion was made by Councilman Mattei; sec - onded'by Councilman Harberson, denying appeal of Lucy Webb on the "A -.1, A - 3 " scoring. Motion carried unanimously. Project 12.51 - Lucy H. Webb :, A.motion was made by Councilman Mattei, sec- onded-by Councilman�Brunner, denying appeal of Lucy Webb to scoring on items "B -6'' and "B -9 Motion carried unanimously. With reference to Criterion "B -10 ", City Attorney Matt Hudson stated ;it not appear any of the appellants-were asking for additional points under this category.; they merely were stating they felt it should 'be eliminated from the allotment system altogether and it appeared to him no action needed to be taken by -the Council, unless there was..a definite ob ection voiced ,by - one of the three appellants. Mr. Hudson advised the Council they may want to con- sider revising the - po nt�s. stem for, this category for future al'lotment deter- minations. Mr. Hudson further stated he -felt the Council was !bound to-'apply this criterion to this group of applicants for this year's allotment system. At the conclusion of the discussion, Mayor Putnam thanked Mr. Ray`Peterson, Chairman of the Residential Development Evaluation Board for his participation on the Board. ADJOURNMENT There being- no-,further business to come.before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 4t40 Mayor Attest: City Clerk MINUTES OF:MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA. NOVEMBER '17, 1975 1 COUNCIL MEETING ATTENDANCE INVOCATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES PRESENTATION TO Mayor Putnam introduced the Chairman of the Recre -� t CITY COUNCIL BY ation, Music and Parks Commission, Mr. Dan Longaker. / PETALUMA SWIM CLUB Mr. Longaker addressed the .Council stating rather than coming before.the Council at this time to ask for additional pool time or some other concessions for the Petaluma Swim Club, the members of the Swim'Club wanted the Council to know how appreciative they were of the excellent municipal facility pro- vided for the Petaluma Swim'Club. He introduced Mr. Larry Lack, the head coach of the Petaluma Swim Club who, in turn,'introduced members of the Swim Team who made the following individual presentations of plaques to City Council members: David Nelson presented a plaque to Mayor Helen Putnam; Heather Buc presented a.plaque to 'Councilman Brunner; Rosie Bihn presented a plaque to.Counciiman Cavanagh ;, Cathy McEvoy presented a plaque to Vice -Mayor Mattei; Cori Marcher presented a plaque to Councilman Perry; Sue Devoto presented a. plaque to. Councilman Harberson; and the final presentation was made by George Camp to Councilman Hilligoss. At the conclusion of this presentation, Mayor Putnam presented to David Nelson, on behalf of Amateur Athletic Association, a patch awarded to him for having broken both the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke records last year for boys in the 13 to 14 year age group. Mayor Putnam further commented the 200 meter record had formerly been held by an Olympic champion. TEMPORARY ADJOURNMENT As Mayor Putnam was beginning the business of the OF COUNCIL MEETING Consent Calendar, a_ disturbance was created by several members of the audience and after several minutes when order could not be restored, Mayor Putnam.temporarily adjourned the meeting at 7:40 p.m: The Council Chambers were cleared of all spectators and members.of the media were invited to return to the Council Chambers. ,_ The regular meeting was reconvened at 7:55 p.m. The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of- Petaluma was called to order by Mayor . Helen Putnam at the hour of 7:30' p.m. Present: Councilmen Brunner, Cavanagh, Harberson, Hilligoss *, Mattei, Perry, and Mayor Putnam. *Councilman Hilligoss arrived at 7:35 p.m. Absent: None. The Reverend Thorval Evenson of the Elim Lutheran Church gave the invocation. The minutes of November 3, 1975, were approved as mailed. CONSENT Councilman Cavanagh advised'the Council he was aware of a member of the audience who wished to speak on Item #5 pertaining to the lease of the 'Lafferty Ranch on the Consent Calendar. Amotion -was then made'by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Harberson, approving the removal of Item X65 from the Consent Calendar. Motion carried unanimously. A motion was made by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Harberson, approving the of the*ABC applications'and adoption of the resolutions_ on the Consent Calendar, Items #1 through #4, and Items #6 through #11. Motion carried unanimously. November 17, 1975 Agenda Item #1 ABC application for the Lacoy Corporation for on sale ABC APPLICATION beer wine'eating place license for Scarborough SCARBOROUGH FAIRE Faire, 16 Kentucky Street, approved by the Police Chief, Chief Building Inspector, and Health Officer was approved by 7 affirmative votes. Agenda Item X62 ABC application for 'on sale general eating place, The ABC APPLICATION Victorian, 208 Petaluma Boulevard North, approved by J THE VICTORIAN Police Chief, Chief Building Inspector and Health Officer, was.approved by 7 affirmative votes'. Agenda Item #3 ABC application for off sale beer and wine license f� ABC APPLICATION for 7-Eleven 430 Washington Street, approved 7 -11 STORE­ by Police Chief, Chief, Building Inspector and Health 430 WASHINGTON ST. Officer, was approved by 7 affirmative votes. \ Agenda Item A Resolution #7197 N.C.S. denying claim of Clarence'D. � CLAIM DENIAL -- McGarr., Willie Lavon McGarr and Timothy D. McGarr, a I CLARENCE.D -.' McGARR minor, was approved'by 7 affirmative votes. RES #1197 Agenda Item #6 CONVEYANCE OF \� EASEMENT- THOMPS'ON CREEK` RES #7198 NCS Agenda Item #7 1976 EMPLOYEES' HOLIDAYS it RES #7199 ,NCS Agenda. Item #8- CALL FORBIDS-- 3/4 TON TRUCK RES #7200 NCS Agenda. Item #9 CALL FOR _BIDS- - `;�� TRACTOR - LOADER BACKHOE RES #7201 NCS Agenda Item #10 A CALL FOR BIDS- - MAINTENANCE SERVICE TRAFFIC SIGNALS RES 47202 NCS Agenda Item 411 ACCEPT COMPLETION CARPET INSTALLATION FIVE 'CORNERS RES' 47203' NCS Resolution #7198 N.C.S. authorizing conveyance of an easement•for purposes of continuing maintenance to the Sonoma County Water Agency for Westridge Subdyi -- vision Unit 1 was approved by 7 affirmative votes. Resolution #7199 N.C.S. designating fixed date holi- days for the employees of the City of Petaluma for - the calendar year 1976 was approved by 7 affirmative votes. Resolution #7200 calling for bids December 10, 1975, for one new 1975 or .one new 1976 '3/4 ton truck for the Parks Division was by 7 affirmative votes. Resolution #7201 N.C.S:. calling for bids December 10, 1975, for one new 1975 or one 1976 tractor- loader backhoe for the S'treet'Division °wa approved by 7 affirmative votes. Resolution 47202 N.C.S. calling for bids December 8, 1975, for maintenance services on the City's traffic signals was approved by 7 affirmative votes. Resolution 47203 N.C.S. accepting completion of installation of carpeting at Five Corners Community Center was approved by 7 affirmative votes. Q� CALL FOR BIDS -- By motion of the Council, this item had been removed LEASE OF LAFFERTY from the Consent Calendar. Mr. Ellis L. Perryman, RANCH 1520 Lauren Drive, Petaluma, spoke to the City RES #12 :04 NCS Council regarding the use of the Lafferty.Ranch property. Mr. Perryman stated he would like to propose the Council take under consideration the use of this site as a motorcycle park. He indicated funds could be available for the transition through the Highway Vehicle Grant Program administered_by_ the State of California's Department of Parks and,Recreation. Mr. Perryman stated it was his understanding the fund now has accumulated nearly $2,000,000, but is available only if a .governmental agency applies for a grant. He asked the Council to give -some consideration to researching the possibilities of applying for a grant for this purpose. City Manager Robert Meyer advised the Council if the property were'to be used for such a purpose, it would be necessary for the City to 'file with the County and it would probably be necessary to file an Environmental Impact Report. This could take a consi- derable length of time, and the present lease on the ranch expires December '31, 1975. 1 November 17, 1975 CALL FOR BIDS Mr. Perryman indicated -he was aware it could not be LEASE OF LAFFERTY handled in less than six'months; he was, therefore, RANCH asking the Council - to give some consideration to an RES #7204 NCS alternate time frame for the lease of the ranch and (Continued) not tie'it - up for one full year, but rather have an option of leasing the ranch for a six -month period. At the - conclusion of the discussion, Resolution X67204 N.C.S. authorizing the City of Pe'taluma.to enter into a lease for agricultural purposes of that certain.r:eal property known as the Lafferty Ranch and calling for bids therefore, December 9, 1975, for a one -year lease-or in the alternate, six - month lease, was introduced by Councilman Cavanagh, seconded by Councilman Perry, and approved by 7 affirmative votes. 9 7 AMENDMENTS TO THE Resolution 467205 N.C.S. adopting amendments to the 9� / GENERAL PLAN & General Plan and the Environmental Design Plan was THE ENVIRONMENTAL introduced by Councilman Perry, seconded by Coun- DESIGN PLAN - oilman Hilligoss, and approved by 7 affirmative RES 467205 NCS votes. The discussion which proceeded the adoption of'the above resolution centered principally on the location designated in the General Plan for a hos- pital site.— Councilman Brunner questioned whether or not there had ever been any official word'from the Hospital Board regarding the site "proposed in the General.Plan. Planning Director Dennis Boehlje indicated the rejection of the site in the General'Plan was made on the recommendation of a'geological'report filed sometime ago. The City's Community Development and Services Coordinator Frank Gray indicated the fault might be near the site; however, there had been no official word the hospital site could not-be approved at that lo- cation. Mayor Putnam then opened the public hearing. No comments were received from the audience and no written comments had been received by -the City Clerk, and the public hearing was closed, and the above resolution adopted. AWARD CONTRACT-- Police Chief Larry Higgins addressed the City Council POLICE RADIO stating if the contract for the mobile relay system EQUIPMENT and communication tower system - were to be awarded in RES 467206 NCS its entirety, the budgeted amount would be over by $2,517.33. He recommended the replacement of the tower at this time; as the present antenna is in'very poor condition. He also stated this could be one of the reasons the Police Department is experiencing difficulty in its transmissiorf - sys em. 'When asked by,Councilman Hilligoss how long an antenna is expected to last, Mr. Bostrom, the representative - from Motorola C.& E., Inc., who is the City's radio tech- nician, advised approximately seven years. Mr. Bostrom further stated the tower now in use was originally built in 1955. Some mention -was also made about the use the tower when the Emergency Medical System is institdted within. the County. Vice -Mayor Cavanagh asked whether this would be strictly a City service or a County -wide service. Chief Higgins indicated it would be furnished by the County. The County is to furnish the equipment and the City is to furnish the radio tower. Vice - Mayor Mattei then suggested perhaps some of the cost could be recovered from the County when the system is installed. Upon conclusion of the discussion; the Council approved Resolution 467206 N.C.S. awarding the contract for the purchase of Police Department radio equipment to Motorola C & E; Inc., Foster City, California, in the amount of $5,745.00. This award includes one 150 mhz mobile relay system, and one communication tower system. The resolution was introduced by Councilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman Perry, and approved by 7 affirmative votes. r AWARD'B:ID -- Res.olution 467207 N.C.S. awarding the contract for the 3 - WHEEL MOTOR purchase of one gasoline motor scooter for the Police SCOOTER Department was introduced by Councilman Perry, seconded RES 467207 NCS by Councilman Brunner, and approved by 7 affirmative votes. The bid was awarded to Kirby Equipment Company, Inc., Sacramento, California, in the amount of $3,182.70. 'el*] November 17, 1975 AWARD BID -- Resolution #7208 N.C.S. awarding the contract for LIQUID CHLORINE purchase of liquid chlorine for the City of Petaluma CONTRACT was introduced by Councilman Perry, seconded by RES #7208 NCS Councilman, Hilligoss., and approved by 7 affirmative votes. The bid was awarded to Georgia- Pacific Corpor- ation, Richmond, California, in the amount of $23,414.25. CLAIMS & BILLS Resolution #7209 N.C.S. approving claims and bills RES #7209 NCS approved for payment by the City Manager, was intro- duced by Councilman Brunner, seconded by Councilman Harberson, and approved by 7 affirmative votes. COUNTY.DISPOSAL Assistant City Manager David Breninger reviewed his SITE FEE memorandum addressed to the Mayor and members•of the City Council, dated November 14, 1975, ._ wherein he analyzed the present fee schedule and the revenues for the disposal sites located within the County, and the proposed.changes to the method of funding. A copy.of the : memorandum is on file with the City Clerk. The County Director of Public.Works Mr. Don Head, and his Assistant Mr-. Duane Butler, as well as Mr. Conaway from the County, were present at the Council meeting. Mr. Head advised.the'Council the topic of fee charges for the six County dump sites would be discussed by the Board of Supervisors when they met November 24th at 10:00 a.m. He further explained Sonoma County is one of the last counties in the State which provides a free dump service for citizens. Mr.-Butler advised the.Council three of the primary issues before the Board would be (1) commercial rates for'the remainder of this fiscal year; (2) should there be a fee charged,; and (3) the problems that might exist with recycling at the disposal sites. Mr. Breninger advised the Council he had four recommendations for the Coun- cil's consideration to send to the Board of Supervisors for the Public Hearing. These were contained `in his memo dated November 17, 1975, to the City Council, a copy of which is on file with the City'Clerk. Mr. Jim Carroll of the Petaluma Refuse Company spoke to the Council and advised the Commercial Haulers Association, in the County agreed they should pay their fair share to operate the disposal site; however, they did have some questions whether or mot the County's proposed rates are accurate and if they are trying to keep the cost down. lie' also questioned the feasibility of the County operating transfer sites and.felt private enterprise could accomplish this operation at a lower -rate. Mr..Head' explained the County does not, at the present time, have any transfer sites, but they have made some cost estimates of how much it would entail to go into this type of business. He advised the Council it would be his Department's recommendation to the Board of Supervisors that they go out to bid on this type of operation.. At the conclusion of the discussion, Mayor'Putnam polled the Council and it was the concensus.a letter should be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors containing the recommendations given to them by the Assistant City_ Manager. The City was directed to prepare the letter for the Mayor's signature. COUNCIL REPORTS CITY BUS SYSTEM Councilman Harberson, who had been appointed chairman of a Council Committee to study systems established by contractors submitting proposals for the Petaluma system, reported to the City Council. The Committee had made a trip to Union City and expect to meet with Napa's officials during next week. Mr. Harberson reported they hope to have specifications for the buses'by December 15th in order for the Council to go out to bid. He advised one of -the comp Ianies' would have a demonstration model in Petaluma on November 25th or 26th, and another model would`be available for inspection: sometime after December lst. Mr. Harberson indicated he felt it would,be advisable to issue a letter of intent to the contractor to selected the.City Council. Mr. Harberson stated the officials in Union City had been very cooperative with members of the' Committee. November 17, 1975 go WATER DEPARTMENT Councilman Cavanagh the Council's representative on r AUDIT the Water Commission, reported the Commission thorough- ly reviewed the audit. This was done after the audit had been accepted ,by.the_City Council, and therefore, no formal.motion was made. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS: LIONS' CLUB DONATION City Manager Robert Meyer reported the Petaluma Lions' Club plans to plant 50 trees in McDowell Park. The City- Manager further advised the Council that over a number of years, many trees have been planted in this location and have been vandalized. LA TERCERA PARK City Manager Robert Meyer.reported the City's Park RESTROOMS crew had recently completely renovated the restroom facilities at La Tercera Park; however, they have been already vandalized to a severe extent. SET HEARING•DATE -- Resolution 47210 N.C.S. setting December 1, 1975, at �tl CARMODY 7- ELEVEN 7:30 p.m., as the date for the public hearing on the E.I.R. Carmody 7- Eleven Market project Environmental.Impac't � RES 47210 NCS Report, was introduced by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Brunner, and.approved by 7 affirmative votes. WEEKEND SWIM MEET Recreation Director Jim Raymond advised the Recreation, f JULY 31 - Music and Parks Commission recommendation is to close' AUGUST 1, 1976 the pool for the Petaluma Swim Club to hold one meet 3 during the summer. This event would take place on Saturday and Sunday, July 31, and August 1, 1976. A motion was made by Councilman Mattei, seconded by Councilman Perry, approving this date for the Swim Meet. Motion carried unanimously. SWIM CLUB POOL USE Recreation Director Jim Raymond reported.to the City JANUARY, 1976 Council the Petaluma Swim Club would like to have the opportunity, of using the swimming pool during the month of January providing the annual maintenance program for the pool is completed. The.pool will be open during the month of November as the Council signed an agreement with the Petaluma Center for the Santa Rosa Junior College. If the annual maintenance could be completed during the month of December, the Petaluma Swim. Club would like to use the pool during the month of January. The local Swim Club would not be the only club using the pool. All costs for the heating and the electricity.would be borne by the swim clubs using the following ratio.: The Marin Swim Club, 40% of the cost; Novato, 15% of the cost; Santa Rosa, 15% of the cost; and, the Petaluma Swim Club, 30% of the cost. Mr. Raymond stat he had discussed the matter with Tom Wilson, the Director of Water Utility Operations, regarding the feasibility of opening the pool in January, however, Mr. Wilson could not guarantee the annual maintenance would be completed by then. Mr. Dan Longaker, Chairman of the Recreation;, Music, and Parks Commission, also spoke to the City Council. He stated the reason the swim clubs wanted the additional time was because 1 -976 is an Olympic year and the clubs would like to have the additional time for practice. In answer to a question posed by the City Manager regarding the clean -up, Mr. Longaker indicated the swim clubs would.take the responsibility. At the conclusion of the discussion, a motion was made by Councilman Perry, seconded. by Councilman Brunner, approving the.use of the Swim Center by the swim clubs during the month - of.January, providing all required maintenance had been completed, and the, Swim Club would assume the responsibility of the P.G. &E. bills after the initial heating of the pool had been accomplished. In addition, the swim pool would remain- under.the control and subject to the rules and regulations•of the Recreation, Music, and Parks Commission. Motion carried unanimously.. 100 November 17, 1975 SET HEARING DATE-- Resolution #7211 N.C.S. setting,a public hearing date, + � 1 REZONING'JOERGER December a, 1975, for the purpose considering PROPERTY reclassifying A.P. X647- 211 -07, and A.P. #47- 211 -03, RES #7211 NCS consisting of approximately 1.58 acres, from County "A "' District to a C -H (Highway Commercial) District, located at the north corner of -the intersection of Highway.101 with Old Redwood Highway North (Joerger), was introduced by Councilman Perry, secofid'ed by Councilman Hilligoss., and approved by 7 affirmative votes. i` P REZONE JOERGER Ordinance X61199 N.C.S. amending Zoning Ordinance X61072 PROPERTY N.C.S., by reclassifying A.P. X647- 211 -07 and 4647 - ORD 461199 NCS 03, consisting of approximately 1.58 acres, from County "A" District to a C -H (Highway Commercial) District, located on the north corner of the inter - section of-Highway 101 with Old North (Joerger), was introduced by Councilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman•Hilligoss, and approved by 7 affirmative'votes. - The ordinance was ordered pub- lished and the public hearing date set by Resolution 467211 N.C.S. ENCROACHMENT City'Manager Robert Meyer explained the purpose of the ORDINAYNCE RE ordinance was to permit house -to -house delivery of MAILBOXES mail, rather than having to place mail boxes in the ORD 461200 NCS public right -of -way, or in clusters in new subdivisions. Ordinance X612.00 N.C.S. amending Section 13.04.060 of the Petaluma Municipal Code to prohibit placement of mail boxes -in the•public right -of- way - was then intro duced by Councilman Harberson, seconded.by Councilman Mattei,-and approved by 7 affirmative votes. BODEGA AVENUE AREA PREZONING FROM Ordinance 461195 N.C.S. amending Zoning Ord- inance 461072 ,p COUNTY "A" TO N.C.S. by prezoning A.P. Nos. 19- 070 -01 and 19- 070 -02, R -1- 40 DISTRICT and a portion of 19- 070 =11 from County "A ", Agricul- ORD 461195 NCS tural D-Istrict to an_R -1= 40,000 (single - ; family resi- (SECOND READING) dential, 40 - ,000 sq.•ft minimum lot size) District, DEFEATED located in the Bodega Avenue /Paula Lane vicinity.was defeated by 3 affirmative, 4 negative votes.. Council- men Brunner, Cavanagh, Mattei and Perry voted - "no ". PREZONING;PARCELS Ordinance• N.C. amending Zoning Ordinance # -1072 FROM COUNTY "A'- -' & N.C.S. by•prezoning A.P. Nos... 070 - 03, •19- 070 -04,- C2P TO R- 1- 20,000 19- 070 -05, 19- 070 -06., 1`9- 070- 08, -19- 070 -09; 19- 070 -10,* DISTRICT 19- 070 -30, 19- 070 -33, 19- 070 -34, 19-070-35,, ORD 461196 NCS 19- 070 -38 and a portion of 19- 070 -11 from- - County "A ", (SECOND READING) Agricultural and C2P, Retail Business District with DEFEATED Parking, to an.R- 1- 20,000 (single - family residential, 20,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size) District, located in the Bodega Avenue/ Paula Lane vicinity was.defeated by 3 affirmative and 4 negative votes. Councilmen Brunner,. Cavanagh, Mattei and Perry voted "no ". REZONING PARCELS Ordinance 46 1197 N.C'.S. amending:Zoning Ordinance 461072 FROM R -1 -6,500 TO. N.C.S. by rezoning A.P. Nos. 06 - 181 - 28, 06 - 181 - 34, 06 - R 1 40,000 DISTRI "CT 181 -35, 06- 221 -06, and of 6-221=01, 6- 221 -02, ORD 46119.7 NCS 6- 221 -03, 6- 221 - 04,.6- 221 -05, 6- .470 -02, 6- 470 -03, 6- (SECOND READING) 470 -09, 6- 470 -10, 6- 480 -01, 6- 480 -02, 6- 480 -03, 6-4'8,0 - DEFEATED 04, 6- 480 -05, 6- 480- 06, -6- 480'' -07 6 - 480 =08, 6= 480 - 09,. 6- 480 -10., from R- 1- 6,500 ( single - family ,residential -, 6,50.0 sq. f;t: minimum lot size) District.,. and A.P. 46'6 543 - 15 and X66 543 - from an R -.1 10,000 (single family r••esidential,, 10,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size) to an R-•1- 40,000 (single- family residential, .4.0,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size) District, all located in the Bodega.Avenue /Paula Lane vicinity was defeated by 2 affirmative and 5 negative votes. Councilmen Brunner, Cavanagh, Harberson, Mattei and Perry voted "no ". �I 1 November 17, 1975 REZONE,PARCELS FROM Ordinance #1198 amending Zoning Ordinance #1072 N.C.S. R -1 -6,500 TO . by rezoning A.P. Nos. '06- 441 -02, 06- 441 -03, 06- 441 -04, R- 1- 20,000 DISTRICT 06- 441 -06, 06- 441 -2:6, 06- 441 -30, 06 -04, 06- 221 -05, ORD 1119.8 NCS 6- 470 -02, 6- 47.0 -03 „, 6- 470 -09, 6- 470 -10, 6- 480 -01, 6- (SECOND-READING) 480 -002, 6- 48.0 -03,, 6- 480 - 04, 480 -05, 6- 480 -06, 6- DEFEATED 480 -07, 6- 480 -08, 6- 480 -09, 6- 480 -10 from an R -1 -6,500 (single- family residential, 6,500 sq. ft. minimum lot size) to an R- 1- 20,,000 (single- family residential, 20,000 sq. ft. -minimum lot size) District located in the Bodega Avenue/ Paula Lane vicinity was defeated by 3 affirmative and 4 negative votes. Councilmen Brunner, Cavanagh, Mattei„ and Perry voted "no ". At the conclusion of the_ - above action, Councilman Hilligoss, the Council's representative to the Planning Commission and who had served as Chairman of the Planning Commission during this study, expressed her disappointment over the defeat of the ordinances, as the Planning Commission and the Council had spent nearly an entire year on the study. BICENTENNIAL Mr. Ed Fratini, Co- Chairman of the Lasting Project COMMITTEE'S LASTING Committee of the Bicentennial, presented several PROJECT- -SMALL CRAFT letters to the City Clerk endorsing the proposed HARBOR marina to be filed. Community Development and Services Coordinator Frank Gray reported on the steps necessary to proceed with the small craft harbor project. He advised that the Department of Navigation and Ocean Development estimated the studies for small craft harbors have been running between $25,000 and $50,000, and they felt the cost for the Petaluma study would be somewhere between $30,000 and $35.,000. Mr. Gray stated he wanted to clear up a matter previously reported wherein the cost of the feasibility study could be done_ through a loan, which would not be repayable until the completion of the project.. This is an.error; while the City could borrow the money to prepare the feasibility study, it would be repayable upon completion of the study. The Department of Navigation and Ocean Development estimated the need to be somewhere between 200 and 500 berths in northern California, which could cost from $3 to $5.,000,000. .If, upon completion of a feasibility study, there is proof of the need, the funds would be available for construc- tion on a_loan basis for a period of 30 years at 4 -1/2% interest. Mr. Gray then 'outlined the steps necessary in order to proceed. First is to request the Department of Navigation Ocean Development to prepare -a preliminary review of -the development. The second and third could be done simul- taneously, and.that is the feasibility study and the site selection. The fourth step would be.a review of the status of all permits required. Mr. Gray stated if the project was to go ahead, it would require the services of one full -time staff person, as it would be necessary to review.the environ- mental impact report and the feasibility studies, as well as take.care of other preliminary documents. Mr. Gray indicated if enough staff time were devoted to the project, the feasibility study could probably be prepared by next summer in June or July; however, the Program of Service for the Engi- neering and.Planning Departments for this year do not reflect time devoted to the project and would have to be reevaluated. Mr. Gray further pointed out before the City could apply for a loan for construction of the project, they must have ownership of the land. Vice -Mayor Mattei expressed some concern that the Bicentennial Committee had selected this project for their Lasting Project for the Bicentennial year, stating he knew the project could not.be, done for almost.five, years. Mr. Fratini responded by stating programs can be started in the Bicentennial year, but the completion of the programs could go through the year 19.83. Councilman Cavanagh questioned whether or not it would be proper to no the Corps of Engineers, and Mr. Gray indicated the City should probably wait until the Council decides whether or not a feasibility study is to be made.. City Manager Robert Meyer also advised the Council he plans to visit with the Corps of Engineers to try to determine what is needed in order to have the Corps continue the dredging of the river. It is his intention to have the Corps give the City something in writing. 101 67il I0 November 17, 1975 BICENTENNIAL Peggy Wheaton, an Assistant Professor- at Sonoma State COMMITTEE"S'LASTING College, spoke to the Council stating a member of the PROJECT - -SMALL CRAFT staff of the Golden Gate'Transit District had spoken HARBOR to one.of her classes, and had mentioned hydrofoil (Continued) service between Petaluma and the Bay Area. Also speaking to the Council was Mr. Skip Summer, and he advised the Council some investigations are now in process for private enterprise to provide ferry service to Petaluma,.' At the conclusion of the discussion, the Mayor directed a letter be written to the Department of Navigation and Ocean Development; and following response from them, if they were favorably inclined toward the development, the Council could then consider the feasibility study and'site selection. FURNISHINGS & A report dated November 12, 1975,.from John'L. Scharer, � EQUIPMENT- -NEW City Finance Director, regarding - the'subject - is on PETALUMA LIBRARY file with the City Clerk. Assistant City Manager David Breninger advised the Council the concept was to go into a joint venture with the'L'br-ary.•Commission in the calling for bids; however, the City Council would have the authority to review all the plans and,specif, cations and turning them over.to the County to act as.the agent for purchasing. In this way, the City would probably be able to obtain a lower cost per unit. After bids were opened, the decision for the Petaluma portion of the bid would remain with the City Council'. .City Attorney Matt Hudson `advised the Council, he would suggest three' stipulations, and one would be the request for bids.would be published in the Argus Courier,-the City's official newspaper. The second stipulation would be that the call for bids is a joint request; and the third would be to reserve for the Petaluma City Council the acceptance of bids'pertaining to the Petaluma Library. Vice -Mayor Mattei asked if the City had ever received any official ' communi -_-. ..,.. cation from the Board of Supervisors regarding a request sent earlier per - taining ' to Petaluma''s share for library funds from the revenue sharing. City Manager Robert advised no official answer had been received, and the City-Clerk-was directed to write to the Board of Supervisors enclosing a copy of the previous letter. Some question arose since the Library is a joint venture between the'City and County, whether or not the County not have'the responsibility of furnishing the building. 'The representative to the Sonoma'County Library Commission, Mrs. Bertucci. responded by stating.the'origina-1 contract for the construction of the building included 15 %.for furnishing;and was the Commission's feeling it would be up to the City to furnish the building. Assistant City'Manager David'Bren.inger further stated after the'furnishings were acquired for the building, they would become the property of.the City. Mr. Breninger further if additional equipment or;supplies'were're- quired, he it would.be the responsibility of the Sonoma County Library System to make such acquisitions. Councilman Brunner asked whether the first phase the bidding process would be for the shelving, and would in no way affect the layout of the building, to which Mrs. Bertucci replied in the affirmative. Councilman Mattei questioned whether or not the City Council would have any say in the quality or selection of the furnishings to go into the building. Mr. Brunner, the Council's representative - on the Petaluma'Library Advisory Board, indicated they made recommendat ons'regarding; the furnishings.. City Manager Robert Meyer also reported he and John had met with Mr. David Sabsay, Director of the Sonoma County Library System, and,they'reviewed the recommendations given to them by Miss Alice Hanna, the former'City Li- brarian. November 17, 1975 AWARD HOUSING ALLOTMENTS -- 1976 -77 CONSTRUCTION YEAR RES #7212 NCS 1 1 019 Resolution #7212.N.C.S. awarding housing allotments � © was introduced by Councilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman,Hilligoss, and approved by 7 affirmative votes Awards -were made as follows: EAST - Single - Family (Quota 136) George J. Rossi - McDowell Investment Association 105 units* *44 units from the quota of 136 units and 61 low- to moderate - income bonus units, which are not part of the quota of 136 units. Qantas Development Corporation 92 units EAST - Multi - Family (Quota 130) Qantas Development Corporation 100 units WEST /CENTRAL - Single- Family (Quota 254) HAROLD WOJCIECHOWSKI Harold Wojciechowski asked Royal Earls - Edwin Yee, Ltd. 15 units Royal Earls - Conley Builders 8 units WEST /CENTRAL - Multi- Family (Quota 156) when he had property outside Debra Homes - Westridge #4 42 units TEMPORARY SUBLEASE. Resolution #7213 N.C.S. giving permission for temporary FAIRGROUNDS PROPERTY sublease of Fairgrounds property for Christmas tree RES #7213 NCS sales lot was introduced by Councilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman Perry, and approved by 7 affir- mative votes. Vice -Mayor Mattei asked whether or not each routine lease of Fairgrounds property for interim purposes need to be brought to the City Council, or could the staff not make the decision. City Attorney Matt Hudson said he would draft a resolution outlining a procedure so that the matter need not be brought to the Council's each time. At the conclusion of his report, Mayor Putnam stated that since the matter is in Court, she did not feel it was appropriate for the Council to comment at this time. ADJOURNMENT There being no furter business to come before.the City Council, the meeting was adjourned at 10:40 p.m. Mayor Attest: l/ City Clerk PRESENTATION -- After the scheduled Agenda items were completed, Mr. HAROLD WOJCIECHOWSKI Harold Wojciechowski asked for and was given per - RE SEWER CHARGES mission to address the City Council. Mr. Wojciechowski was complaining about fees charged for outside sewer when he had property outside the City limits and reviewed the charges from 1968 up until the present time.' During the course of his presentation, Mr. Wojciechowski advised the Council the matter was again in the "Courts. At the conclusion of his report, Mayor Putnam stated that since the matter is in Court, she did not feel it was appropriate for the Council to comment at this time. ADJOURNMENT There being no furter business to come before.the City Council, the meeting was adjourned at 10:40 p.m. Mayor Attest: l/ City Clerk