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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 01/19/197614 R MINUTES OF MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA JANUARY 19, 1976 . COUNCIL MEETING A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Petaluma was called to order by Mayor Helen Putnam at the hour of 4:35 p.m. ATTENDANCE Present: Councilmen Brunner, Cavanagh, Harberson, Hilligoss, Mattei, Perry and Mayor Putnam. Absent: None. NOTICE OF CALL Notice of Call for special meeting dated January 16, 1976, certificate of the City Clerk of the delivery of said notice, and consent of City Council for holding said meeting, submitted and filed. PURPOSE OF MEETING The meeting was called to consider the following: ABC Application, Victor.and Vilai Nagel; approval of person- nel classification and salary ranges for Assistant Public Works Superintendent; adoption of the prevailing wage rates for 1976; approve specifications for library furniture and call for bids February 17, 1976; appointment of Kristy E. Gibson, Darlene Adiego and Marjorie Irving as Deputy City Clerks; and, approve claim of Sandra L. DeZArn. In addition, the following bid openings were considered: Lease of Lafferty Ranch and results of bid opening for library shelving and award of contract. The following reports of City officials were also to be considered: Recom- mendation regarding taxi certificate for Stephen Pa.ronto; Weed Abatement Pro- gram report.; request for funds for emergency lights for two fire vehicles; and, report regarding professional appraisal services for City -owned properties. In addition, an emergency.ordinance amending the Petaluma.Municipal Code, Section 11.56.170, dealing with penalties for violations of Chapter 11.56, was scheduled. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of a special meeting of January 5, 1976, were approved as mailed. The minutes of the regular meeting January 5, 1976, were approved as corrected. Councilman Hilligoss requested that Page 3 of the minutes, the fifth paragraph on the appeal of the Carmody 7- Eleven Store, indicate her main opposition to the project was the placement of the building on the project site. CONSENT CALENDAR Agenda Item #1 ABC APPLICATION— VICT.OR NAGEL Agenda Item #2 APPROVE ASST. PUBLIC.W6RKS SUPERINTENDENT CLASSIFICATION RES #7262 NCS Agenda Item #3 ESTABLISH PREVAILING WAGE RATES FOR 1976 RES #7263 NCS A motion was made by Councilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman Perry, approving the filing of the ABC application, Agenda Item #1, and approving resolutions, Agenda Items X62 through #6. Motion carried unanimously. ABC Application for Victor and Vilai Nagel, The Rim, Q ' 901 Lakeville Street; on sale general public premises Q license; person -to- person and premises -to- premises transfer was ordered filed. Resolution #7262 N.C.S. establishing the classification title, specifications, one position, and salary range 375 for Assistant Public Works Superintendent, was adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Resolution V 63 N.C.S. establishing and ascertaining prevailing wage rates for 1976 was adopted by 7 affir- F mative votes. 14 4 January 19, 1976 ... Agenda Item #4 APPROVE SPECIFICA- TIONS' &' CALL FOR BIDS -- LIBRARY FURNITURE RES #72 NCS'. Agenda Item #5 APPOINT DEPUTY J CITY CLERKS RES ,47265 NCS Agenda Item #6 APPROVE CLAIM- - 1 SANDRA L.:DeZARN RES 47266 NCS Resolution #7264 N.C.S. approving specifications for library furniture and calling for.bids February 17, 1976, at 4:00 p.m., was adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Resolution #1265 N.C.S. appointing Kristy E. Gibson, Darlene Adiego and Marjorie Irving as Deputy City Clerks, was adopted*by 7 affirmative votes. Resolution 472.66 N.C.S. approving claim of Sandra L. DeZarn in the amount of (personal injuries) was adopted by 7 affirmative votes. LEASE LAFF.ERTY RANCH Resolution .47267 N.C..S. authorizing the execution of RES OZ67.NCS a lease on-the Zafferty Banch. with Alfred Bettman -was introduced by.Councilman Perry, seconded by Council- man Mattei, -and approved by 6 affirmative and 1. negative votes. Councilman Hilligoss voted "no ". The lease is for a period of five years, subject to termination.with a one - year's.notice, for a total fee of $10,000. Dr. Bettman, in his.proposal, agreed to pay $1,000 every six months.in advance. All other terms of - -the prior.lease will be in effect. � l AWARD SHELVING The results of the bid opening December 15, 1975, at 1 CONTRACT.FOR the office of the.Director of the Sonoma County PUBLIC.LIBRARY Library, submitted -.and filed. A letter from the RES #7268'.NCS Director of the Sonoma County Library, Mr. David Sabsay, to Mr. John S'charer,.dated January 14,• 1976, recommending the award of the bid to Hallowell Division, Standard Press Steel Company, in the amount of $44,616.00'; sub- mitted and filed; and, memorandum forwarded to C ty.Manag'er Robert Meyer from Finance.Director John Scharer, dated January 15, 1976, submitted and filed.- Councilman Cavanagh questioned the reason for awarding -the bid to the second lowest bidder and Mr. Scharer indicated Mr. David Sabsay, Director of the Sonoma County Library System was .present and would answer any questions the Council may have. Mr. Sabsay advised the.!Council. when specifications were sent to perspective bidders -, a request was made.for a prototype of the shelving brackets to be sent for inspection; however, the Wilson Company did. not provide the prototype shelf as requested in the specifications'. Council- man Cavanagh - then further.questioned Mr. Sabsay whether or not the prices received were negotiated prices.. Mr. Sabsay indicated the quotations for the shelving were received through the normal bid-procedure; however.,, they did negotiate 'for the end panel alternate. The total amount of the Petaluma Library's purchase., including the end panel alternates from Hallowell Di- vision Standard Press Steel Company, would amount to $44,616.00.- Mr. Sabsay further advised the Council if the order was placed with Andrew Wilson Compa- ny, they would not ship the shelving -as needed., but would want to ship the entire order; however, the Rohner.t.'Park Sebastopol libraries would not be completed, and it would require finding storage space for the additional shelving until the buildings: compl"e "tely constructed. Vice - Mat-tei indicated Petaluma was then being penalized in order -,to accommodate the other two libraries. Mr. Sabsay responded, stating by going out to bid on all the requirements for the various libraries within the County system, they were able to get a better overall bid and felt the bid procedure did save a considerable amount of money by combining, the bids. He further stated the- Andrew Wilson Company mould have been g=iven consideration had they forwarded a prototype. shelf; however, they were unable to inspect the type of shelving Wilson.would supply and felt they could not wait any longer as the time would run out for awarding the bids. 145 January 19, 1976 AWARD SHELVING Some discussion was then held on the color of the CONTRACT FOR shelving to be supplied, and Mr. Sabsay indicated the PUBLIC LIBRARY shelves would blend. in with the building and would be RES #7268 NCS aesthetically pleasing, in.fact, the reason for the (Continued) 'installation of ;certain end panels was to make the shelving attractive within the building. In answer to a question posed by Councilman,Cavanagh whether or not the amount,required to cover Petaluma's portion"of the bid was within the budgeted amount, Mr. Scharer indicated'an estimate of $57,000 had been made for the shelving. At the conclusion of the discussion, Resolution #7268 N.C.S. awarding the contract for shelving for the public library to Hallowell Division, Standard Press Steel Company, 2701 South Harbor Boulevard, Santa na,, Calfiornia, in the amount of $44,616.00, was introduced by Councilman Brunner, seconded by Councilman Perry, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. TAXI CERTIFICATE— A recommendation from Police Chief Larry D. Higgins STEPHEN PARONTO dated December 18, 1974, recommending approval of the RES #7269 NCS certificate submitted and filed. A report from /j� Planning Director Dennis Boehlje to City Manager y Robert Meyer dated January 12, 1976, advising the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the application submitted and filed. Excerpts'of,the Planning Commission minutes o January 6, 1976, submitted and filed. Staff report to the Planning Commission dated December 30, 1975, submitted and filed. In response to Councilman, - Cavanagh's question regarding the equipment to be used.by Mr. Pa.ronto, Chief Higgins advised Mr. Paronto has assumed the'owner- ship of the vehicles previo by Mr. Myrel Moss for his taxi service, and he further advised both 'vehicles appear to be in good mechanical con- dition. Resolution' #7269 N.C.S. granting a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Stephen A. Paronto, to operate a taxi service in the City of Petaluma, was introduced by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Hilligoss, and approved by 7 affirmative votes. WEED ABATEMENT A report to the City Manager dated January 19, 1976, PROGRAM REPORT from Fire Chief Joe Ellwood, prepared by Fire Marshal Clyde Thomas, submitted and filed. ' Chief Ellwood spoke to the City Council stating he would like to recommend the spraying portion of the Weed Abatement Program be abolished as a City service.' He felt the City was competing with private businesses insofar as the spraying portion of the Weed Abatement Program was concerned. He further stated the spraying service was offered during the winter months as a con- venience to the citizens of Petaluma and was then only on a courtesy basis. The other segment of the Weed Abatement.Program was the discing and mowing accomplished during the summer months on an enforcement basis where property owners.did not take care of abating their weeds on their properties. The report also recommends changing the fee structure from a billing charge of $5.00 to 15% of the contractors'charge per lot. This would be an overall raise of approximately 3.4 %. When questioned by Vice -Mayor Mattei what the average billing was on the discing program, Chief,Ellwood was unable to give him an answer, therefore Vice -Mayor Mattei requested the matter be held over until this information could be supplied to the City No action was taken on the matter and it was requested to be brought back at a later date. EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOR A memorandum from Finance Director John Scharer TWO FIRE DEPARTMENT directed to City Manager Robert Meyer, dated January a 1 SEDANS 12,, 1976, submitted and filed. Memorandum from Fire I Chief Joe Ellwood to Finance Director John Scharer dated January 2, 1976, submitted and filed. L; January 19, 1976 EMERGENCY.LIGHTS FOR Chief Ellwood advised the Council when he had bud - TWO FIRE DEPARTMENT geted for the two vehicles for the Fire.Department-, SEDANS he was unaware the cost of the vehicles would rise so (Continued) drastically. As a result, only $43.00_remains to place the Code e- quipment on.these two vehicles'. When he had budgeted he felt an adequate amount .had. been included to provide the necessary equipment. He would recommend trans- ferring the present equipment on the two vehicles to be traded in to.the tanker and the four -wheel vehicle now used by the Fire Department, in'order to;:: upgrade them to Code 3 capabilities. He further recommends the purchase'of two Twinsonic light bar and sirens for the new vehicles at a cost of $1,100 The memo from Mr. Scharer "gave four'alternatves however, after some con - sideration, the Council agreed to•provide.alternative No. 2 which would upgrade the tanker and Bronco'to,Code 3, and" "purchase the Twinsonic light bar and siren for the new vehicles. A motion was then made by Vice -Mayor Matte , seconded by Councilman H-illigoss, to,approve the expenditure of $1,100 to provide the Twinsonic light bar and siren for the two new vehicles. Motion carried unanimously. PROFESSIONAL Finance Director John Scharer advised the Council OF CITY PROPERTIES that since he has'returned to the -City, he has had various requests from the Ind epeiident . Insurance Agents'sCommittee in town and the City's Insurance Underwriters, to_ obtain independent appraisals of the City's buildings. Mr. Scharer advised the Council - City'is presently insured in the amount of $5,793,720 on all City -owned premises. Mr. Scharer advised the Council an* evaluation has been reached by`'takiing the original cost of the facilities and adding inflation or escalation factors each year to "arrive'at new costs for the'buildings "-for insurance purposes. He stated however,, under'the current underwriting conditions, the insurance companies are putting more pressure on municipalities to provide more accurate figures in case of loss. He further stated under the terms of the .policy, this can be required by placing the City under. 20 -day's notice. Mr. Scharer advised the. Council he had discussed the proposal with the 'Tait Appraisal Company, qualified "appraisers` and evaluation engineers, located in San `Francisco. They have : presented Mr. Scharer with an outline of the services they could provide and the cost for the services. Mr. Scharer stated it is not a budgeted item, but feels it is important for the City to embark on such a program. The question was then asked if other firms had been contacted, and Mr. Scharer.indicated it was his intention to get various bids. Vice -Mayor Mattei also questioned whether or not it would be feasible to have some of the more I expensive equipment included in the appraisal.. 'Mr. Scharer advised the Council this could be done; °however, the cost would be a great deal higher than just surveying the real property, because it would be a matter counting all of the pieces of equipment, and it. may not be feasible unless the City suffers a complete disaster, such as , earthquake. He did indicate, however, he would.have additional figures to'bring back to the City ` Council for.their.review before calling bids. No action was taken on the matter. n CHANGE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CERTAIN PARKING REGULATIONS ORD #1205 NCS ADJOURNMENT Ordinance #1205 N.C.S. amending Section 11.56.170 of the Petaluma'Municipal Code dealing with penalties of violations of Chapter.11.56 of the Petaluma Code, was introduced by Councilman; Brunner, seconded by Councilman Perry, adopted and ordered published by 7 affirmative votes. The. ordinance is an emergency ordinance and becomes effective on the date of adoption, January 19, 19.76. There being no further business to come • before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 5':40 p.m. Attest: C Clerk rx 147 MINUTES OF MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA. JANUARY 19, 1976 COUNCIL MEETING 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. ATTENDANCE Present: Councilmen Brunner, Cavanagh, Harberson *, Hilligoss, Mattei, Perry, and Mayor Putnam. Absent: None. *Councilman Harberson arrived at 7:33 p.m. INVOCATION The.Reverend Gary Lombardi of St. Vincent's Church, gave the invocation. INTRODUCTION OF Mayor Putnam asked the City Clerk to introduce her new DEPUTY CITY CLERK Deputy, Kristy E. Gibson, to the members of the City. Council. PETALUMA PEOPLE Copies of'the letter from the Petaluma People Services SERVICES CENTER-- Center had been distributed to all members of the ADDITIONAL FUNDS Council, and the Mayor did not ask the Clerk to read (� it. Letter is on file in the City Clerk's Office. 7 Mayor Putnam indicated, however, the Center advised f the City Council they were required to pay 100% of any tax increase annually tp_A and their request is for $132.44, in addition.to the grant awarded earlier in }� the year. Mary Isaak, Director of the Petaluma People Services Center, was ( present at the Council meeting. City Manager Robert Meyer asked whether or not the Council would be- requested to supply additional.funds during the.remainder of the 'year if other items increased in cost. Mrs. Isaak stated she did not foresee any additional requests. A motion was 'then made by Councilman Mattei, seconded by Councilman Harberson, approving the grant of $132.44 to Petaluma People Services Center. Motion carried unanimously: GRANT PERMISSION • FOR A letter received by the City Clerk January 5, 1976, ENCROACHMENT - -CITY addressed to the Mayor and City Council from Mr. SIDEWALK Richard S'. Duben, the,owner•of the Hand and I, was RES' #7270 NCS read the City Clerk and ordered filed. Mr. Duben 5��15 was requesting permission to place two containers on the sidewalk in front of his business at 315 Petaluma Boulevard South,'which would be planted with a special type of'Olive tree. He was asking relief from the provisions of the Ordinance prohibiting the placement of,'trees on the sidewalk. City Attorney Matthew Hudson advised the City Council many cities do have ordinances which permit a permit procedure for encroachment on sidewalks owned and controlled by the municipality; however, the ordinance on record for the City of Petaluma vague and the Council from time to time, studied each request individually and taken action.. Mr. Hudson further stated he would prefer tb have'the Council grant permission by resolution on this project this evening. He further advised`he', and the City Manager are re- viewing a draft of an ordinance to be presented to the City Council for their consideration. Mr. Hudson,stated the owner of .the Hand and I, "Mr. Duben, had presented a drawing of the "proposed plan„ which had been circulated to the various departments and they could foresee no problems with the project. Some discussion by the Council followed.and it was brought out that several times trees have been planted in the downtown area which had been severely vandalized. There are a few remaining, however, in various locations. 148 January 19, 1976 GRANT PERMISSION FOR Upon conclusion of the discussion, Resolution X67270 ENCROACHMENT- CITY N.C.S. granting permission for encroachment on City SIDEWALK sidewalk was introduced by Councilman Hilligoss, RES X67279 NCS seconded by Councilman Har.berson, and adopted by 7 (Continued) affirmative votes. The resolution placed four terms and conditions on the permit. LETTER FROM JOHN Mayor Putnam requested the City Clerk to read the \ BALSHAW RE letter addressed to the Petaluma City Council dated ENVIRONMENTAL January,`ll, 1- 9'76,'fsom Mr. John Balshaw regarding the DESIGN PLAN continuation of Petaluma's Environmental Design Plan. / In his letter, Mr. Balshaw referred specifically to the Housing Element and'the fact that if.it should lapse for even one'day, the City might see a massive filing of subdivision requests:. H6'further stated it appeared the design competition and the . allocation process seems to be in the best interest of the City. City Manager Robert Meyer commented on Mr. Balshaw's letter stating the Housing Element would not lapse as the was required by law to keep the Housing Element in force. Mr. Meyer made additional comments in his memo- randum dated January 16, 1976,. to Mayor and City Council regarding the Environmental Design Plan and the Sonoma'County General Plan, a copy of which is on file with the City Clerk. He suggested the City Council review the policies and elements and determine which need to be discussed more fully by all concerned then send recommendations to the Planning,.Commission for public hearings." He also suggested'tle.Council study the report prepared for them showing the difference between the County General Plan- -and the City's General Plan and that Monday evening, January 26, 1976, be devoted to a study session on the questions raised by Mr. Balshaw, as well as reviewing the report prepared by Mr.'Boehlje. Mr. Balshaw.was in the audience," and Mayor Putnam asked whether.or not he had any comment and he clarified hs' letter by stating when he referred to the Housing Element he meant the allocation process. The Council then agreed to discuss the matter at the study session January 26, 1976. It was stressed the session would not be public hearing, but would''be open to the public to hear the'Council's comments. REQUEST FOR OUTSIDE A letter dated December 29, 1915, . addressed to the WATER CONNECTION_ Mayor and City Council from Mr—and Mrs. Bruce Gardner, BRUCE'G. GARDNER 859' Daniel Drive, was read by the City Clerk and. RES 667271 NCS' ordered filed. Mayor Putnam asked the City Manager to comment.on the matter, and Mr..Meyer stated the Council had passed a policy Resolution W7245 N.C.S. which prohbited'outside'water connections. The policy resolution was to be enforced until after the completion of- the aqueduct. Mr. Meyer stated, however, in discussing the matter with the City Engineer, David Young, Mr. Young felt after the critical summer season had passed it would be possible to include an 'expiration date on the policy resolution to go into effect on or after October 1; 1976, as it appears,the construction on the Russian River to Cotati Intertie Project is progressing on schedule. The amendment before the City Council would permit the outside water connections October-1, 1976, if the or structure in question meets the ' o ther criteria established for an outside water connection. Some discussion was held regarding the staff giving information to applicants which opposed the City's policy 'for. outside water connections; however, Mr.' Gray stated the Gardner's had dscussed'the matter of an outside water con nection sometime ago, and they were informed `by the staff the project would meet the criteria as had been previously established. At'.'that time, however, Mr. Gardner did not make an*appl.ication for an outside water connection, but has done so since that time. The policy resolution passed by the City Council on December 15th negated the previous policy afid this is why the Gaidner's were before the'City Council this time. In the meantime, the Gardner's had proceeded with some of the work and ordered some of the equipment necessary to accommodate the elevation of their property, which included holding tanks and a pump, along with materials to complete the line. January 19, 1976 REQUEST FOR OUTSIDE City Manager.Robert Meyer also advised the Council WATER CONNECTION -- that immediately after `the Council passed the - reso BRUCE G. GARDNER lution on December-15th, those who had.made appli- RES #7271 NCS cation for outside . water connections and had paid the (Continued) fee had their money refunded to them. In answer to a question posed by Vice -Mayor Mattei whether or not there were other people in similar difficulty with outside water.connections, Mr. Gray stated.there are three he knows of, the one.before them now, the Gardner Property., Mr. Mackey's property, and. Robert Foster; however, Mr. Gray in- dicated the Foster - matter had been resolved. Mr. Meyer also stated another letter -had bees received which would be discussed at the February 2nd Council meeting. The author of the letter, Mr.. Royce Anderson, was in the audience and asked to speak to the Council on the.matter. He stated they had made application to the County.and had been granted a conditional lot split on property located on Rovina Lane. They are anxious to have the matter re- solved, as.the lot split is being done in order to settle an estate. He does not anticipate building any new structures on either lot, and the subject property is'within 130 feet'of the end of the line. City Manager Robert Meyer stated - if the City Council passed the addendum to the . policy resolution, this would probably satisfy the County, and Mr. Anderson could proceed with the lot split. Planning Director Dennis Boehlje also advised the.Council there were probably four to six more referrals approved by the County sent to the Planning Depart- ment in the last few months. The County had been advised they conform to the City's.Environmental-Design Plan and General Plan, and Mr. Boehlje stated he would anticipate these people making application to the City. Council for outside connections. Mr. Bruce Gardner advised the Council he did not intend to start building his resdence.until March or April and did not want water until September or October, but he does need some assurance to satisfy the County in order to proceed. Community Development and Services Coordinator Frank Gray stated he felt if the City were to issue a letter stating Mr. Gardner would have water October 1, 1976, the County would honor the letter and issue the permit for the structure. Mr. Gray further or the County staff had been specifically instructed by the District_ Supervisor not to issue any building permits outside the City limits which required water or sewer hook -ups without first having permission granted by this City Council. At the conclusion of. the discussion, Resolution #7271 N.C. -S. amending Reso- lution #7245 N.C.S. by adding thereto an- expiration date (water connection prohibition), was introduced by Councilman.Harberson, seconded by Councilman Perry, and approved by 5 affirmative and 2 negative votes. Councilman Brunner and Cavanagh voted "no ". REQUEST.FOR OUTSIDE A letter dated January 13, 1976, addressed to City WATER CONNECTION -- Manager Robert Meyer from Robert W. Mackey, was read �� ROBERT W.`MACKEY by the City'Clerk'and ordered filed. A-brief dis -c cussion followed. Mr.- Mac -key was present in the audience and stated actually all he needed was two water meters, instead of one; the water consumption on the property would be basically the same;. however,.all the water.now is being - metered through one meter, and he.is asking for two meters to be installed. The Council, after discussing the matter, determined that Mr. Mackey's request did not require additional water and the,use was'in existence before the adoption of their policy Resolution -. #7245 and,. therefore, his application would not fall under the conditions contained in the policy resolution. BICENTENNIAL A letter dated January 14, 1976, from Kenneth J. Vol � COMMITTEE - - ' Colin,, Chairman of the Petaluma•U.S. Bicentennial I WASHINGTON'S Committee, advising the Council of the first Bicen- BIRTHDAY DANCE tennial activity of the 1976 year, was distributed to members of the Council and.,not read by the City Clerk, but is on file in the Clerk's Office. 150 January 19, 1976 BICENTENNIAL Mr. Kenneth Colin was present in the audience and COMMITTEE- - _ outlined,some of the activities the Committee has WASHINGTON'S scheduled for the year. He stated the first event is BIRTHDAY DANCE the Washin'gton's Birthday Dance to be held at the (Continued) Veteran's"Memorial Building, Saturday, February 14th. Mr. Colin further stated the Sons of.Italy had 'ac- cepted the chairmanship for this activity. He left 100 tickets with the City Clerk to be.sold.and urged members of the Council to attend the event.. Some of the other programs planned are the three -day event, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th of July, with a dance to be held Jul _y a boat flo- tilla;..a fire muster;.and, the dedication of the old library. BICENTENNIAL A,letter dated January.14,'1976 -, directed to the Mayor V COMMITTEE -- LIBRARY and City..Council from Mr. Kenneth. Colin, Chairman of v MUSEUM FUND the Petaluma U.'S. Bicentennial Committee, had been distributed.to members of the C= ity.Council and was not read, but .is. on file with the. City Clerk.. Mr. Colin. stated the proceeds from the dance to be held February 14th will.be - turned over to ,the Library Museum Fund. The Bicentennial, Committ'ee,.has deposited $500 to.start the fund. He further asked the Council.to schedule a date to .. meet with the Bicentennial Committee regarding the status of the.Carnegie Library. Mayor Putnam asked Hudson to meet with Mr. Colin -to advise him of the status of the library, and the possible uses which would be permitted. CLAIMS AND BILLS Resolution- #7273.N.C.S. approving c.laims.and bills'. RES #7273 NCS 46648 to #6768, inclusive, General. City; #266 to #294, inclusive, Water; approved for payment by the City Manager, was-introduced by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Harberson, and approved by 7 affirmative votes. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS SELF-INSURANCE-- City Manager Robert.Meye.r •report,ed at the Mayors and WORKMEW S COMPENSATION Councilmen's meeting of .January 8th, the Executive \' Committee.recommended a .study.be.made on the cities V within - Sonoma County entering into a self- insurance program on Workmen's Compensation. -The three entities. which would make the study would be the City of Santa Rosa,, Sonoma Count -y, and the City of Petaluma. Mr. Meyer advised the .Council the. City of Petaluma. st'afI has. been.. working: reviewing this.matter, and it is the recommendation of the staff the.Cty not consider a self-insurance-program for Workmen's .Compensation at this time until all ramifications have been studied. Councilman Cavanagh stated he did not commit the City at this Executive meeting to enter into the study, even though a vote had been taken. PLANNING.DEPARTMENT Mr. Meyer advised the City Council when the budget was I) RENOVATION discussed there was some consideration .given to placing.partitions in various sections of the Planning Department in order to provide some.privacy for the various desks and seating arrangements. He presented a drawing to the City Council depicting.the proposal. The partitions planned would be nine feet. high, and the ceilings in the area are 12 feet.. Planning Director Dennis Boehlje further advised the partitions would be purchased,in sections and assembled. The partitioning would divide the Engineering.section and the Planning section. Councilman Cavanagh suggested before the final selection was made, some.mem- bers of the staff should go down to the Associat =ion of Bay Area Governments and see how they had accomplished the partitioning in their offices. 1 J PETALUMA - FLOOD PLAIN City Manager Robert Meyer advised the Council a public ZONE MEETING hearing would be held January 23, 1976,, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., in the Petaluma City Council Chambers, to discuss the Petaluma River Flood Plain Zone. January 19,:1976 }: Vf 15 ZONE 2A ADVISORY Mr. Meyer advised the City: Council the Zone 2A Advi- COMMITTEE MEETING sory Committee of the Sonoma County Water Agency would meet January 30, 1-- 9.7.6,. at , 3:00 'p.m. , in the Petaluma. City.Hall to set the.priorities for projects for the 1976 -77 fiscal year.. LEGISLATION AFFECTING Councilman.Cavanagh reported to the Council the City CITIES had received.two or three mailings regarding SB 1294, OPPOSE SB 12.94 which relates to compulsory and binding arbitration �J / RES 0274 NCS for local.safety.employees. Councilman Cavanagh 7 indicated this was the most important matter for the Council to consider. He further stated that although his term to work on the legislative committee.with the City Attorney was to expire December 31st, he and the City Attorney would be willing to continue . their, duties.in,reviewing legislation affecting cities. Councilman Harberson advised the Council Senator Behr indicated he plans to vote against SB 1294, and.suggested the Council contact Assemblyman Wornum indicating their oppo- sition to the bill. The greatest concern expressed by the Council was the fact.that an outside arbitrator could commit the City to decisions over which -the elected officials would have no control,. but would have to either increase taxes or reduce services to the citizens in the community in order to pay for'the decision of the arbitrator. City Manager Robert Meyer also.pointed out the City of Vallejo had been involved in outside arbitration by which they are bound by their City..Charter, and the cost for.just'the negotiation process exceeded $70,000; this does.not include salaries, only the cost of the arbitration. At the conclusion of the discussion, Resolution #7274 N.C.S. oppossing SB 1294 was introduced by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Mattei, and ap- proved by 7 affirmative votes. BODEGA AVENUE STUDY Each member of the City Council had been given a set AREA of plan's to review prior to the Council meeting, and were asked to return "with the plan they had selected �// as being the.most feasible,•or.plans they had chosen 'j which they wanted to alter. The first member of-the Council to speak regard- ^ ing the matter was Vice- Mayor. Mattei who.suggested.the.area should be bounded on Bodega Avenue by Webster Street through to Paula Lane. He feels Paula .Lane should be included in the plan, as it is a natural.boundary for the area, if the Council is only going to consider the.area within the City limits, how - ever, a small,;portion to Paula:..Lane. would be in the County area. Mr. Mattei suggested a street.could be built up from Webster Street which would tee off to serve portions of the area. He further said.he could see no difficulty .with providing some circulation by means of cul -de -sacs. He was not in favor of the larger lot size, stating if people wished to have larger lots, he could see no reason why-they could not.buy two-or three lots and place.their dwel- ling in the center which.would.gve - them ample.area. By creating smaller lot sizes, there could be a possibility of the property owners being able to afford the creation of some type of street pattern in the area. Mayor Putnam expressed her concern over the.lack:_of circulation in the area, and.felt it was quite necessary to have some type of..layout for streets.to serve this very large.area. Planning.Director Dennis Boehlje said the maximum length permitted for cul -de- sacs.is 400 feet. He felt regardless of what plan was selected, there would be a need for a street to go over the hill. Vice -Mayor Mattei felt Paula Lane could serve.the purpose of the circulation of pattern-up over the hill, rather than cutting through the properties located in the study area. Councilman Brunner indicated his preference was for Plan "F ", but stressed he did not feel the City Council should become involved in precise plan lines. Councilman Hilligoss exp.ressed.her preference for Plan "C ", modified to in- clude R -1- 10,000 on Bodega.Avenue for one lot size, then one road through the area with R -1- 20,000 on both.,sides of the road, and the.top to.be zoned R -1- 40,000. 5 January 19,: 1976 BODEGA AVENUE Councilman Harberson stated he felt the City had to STUDY AREA get away from R- 1- 6.,500:in all areas,.and`he felt the (Continued) logical place to start would be in the County area'by prezoning the-area to..larger lot sizes. He was in agreement.that on.Bodega Avenue the lots should be R- 1- 10,000; beyond that they could be R -1- 20,,000 up to the top of the hill. Councilman Harberson further indicated it would probably create somewhat of a hardship,to rezone lots-which are presently R -1- 6,500 to R- 1- 40,000. Councilman Cavanagh also indicated he was in favor of the to 10,000 and.20,000 sq.. ft. lots. Mayor Putnam expressed her opinion.regarding the modified she was more.favorably- inclined toward having 20,000 sq. sides of the road in relationship to each other.. Plan "F ", modified Plan "F. ",.stating. €t . 'lots on both After some discussion on the street circulation.pattern, Mayor.Putnam• polled the Council for a consensus, and the plan most acceptable to the Council to. recommend to the Planning Commission was Plan "F ', with modifications to change the zoning 10,000 sq. ft. along Bodega Avenue, with one.road- having 20,000 sq. ft.- .lots.on both -sides with the same.zoning to continue to..the..crest of the . hill. The. Council further. agreed they were not ruling out :,all. of the streets. They.did recognize all the streets.could not be.cul -de =sacs but..: would have to be.streets which would provide some type of circulation.pattern. A motion.was then.made..by Councilman Mattei, seconded by Councilman Brunner., - to refer the matter back to the Planning.Commission for public hearings on Plan 'T', modified in concept as per the Council's discussion. Motion carried by 6 affirmative and 1 negative votes. Councilman.Hilligoss voted. "NO". RECESS Mayor Putnam called a recess at 9:45 p.m., and the Council reconvened at 9:50 p..m. COUNCIL REPORTS: CALIFORNIA MARINE' Councilman Cavanagh, the Council's - representative to . PARKS & HARBORS the California Marine Parks.arid Harbor. Association, MEETING' announced -the 10th Annual Statewide.'Membership Meeting would. be..held January 29, .1976, at the. St.. Francis . Yacht Club in. San. Francisco. The: meeting is. a- dinner meeting and arrangements would need.to be.made The main topic'of' discussion for the meeting would be-the California Coastal Plan. REDWOOD EMPIRE Councilman Cavanagh announced.the meet -ing scheduled to �- DIVISION MEETINGS be hosted by the.Ci-ty of.Petaluma May 1,..1976,.has been changed.to April.4, 1976. v V Councilman.Cavanagh also announced-two seminars would be held at the Division meeting to in.Napa January 31, 1976; at 2 :30.p.m., and the.business session'would begin at 4:00 p.m., followed by a dinner meeting in the..evening.. "I" STREET Councilman.Mattei asked to.have a report prepared for IMPROVEMENTS the City Council on the.progress of'.the elimination of the curve on "I" Street. CLOSURE.OF KENTUCKY A memo dated January 16, 1 -976, from the_Police.Chief STREET =PROMOTIONAL Larry Higgins to City Manager Robert Meyer, regarding EVENT the request for an "elephant race" on Kentucky Street, submitted.and filed. A.letter accompanied by a..peti- tion signed by the merchants from Marian Ordway, - , Secretar-y of the - Downtown Assoc'iation,.to the City-Council, dated January 13, 1'9;7.'6,•;; requesting the closure of: Kentucky Street January 22, 1976, at noon unt 1.2:,00 p.m., submitted and filed. Chief Higgin's memo contained four recommendations from the'Traffic Committee which had met in a Special Session at 11:00 a.m. on January 16th, to discuss the request. The Traffic Committee recommended the City Council deny. the January 19, 1976 CLOSURE.OF KENTUCKY request for.an "'elphant race " to be held on Kentucky STREET -- PROMOTIONAL Street in the interest of safety. They further EVENT recommended the Council approve a circus parade (Continued) consisting of two elephants, as long,as it is of a limited time'duration. The third recommendation was to have parking eliminated on Kentucky Street, between Washington Street and Western Avenue for a period of two hours. The fourth recommendation was that the Downtown Merchants Association reimburse the City of Petaluma for loss of revenue from the parking meters'for the period of time the street is to be closed. Marian Ordway was present in support of their request. Mr. Diggins, repre- senting Vargas Circus was present, and Barbara Southern, public relations agent for Washington Square Shopping Center was also present. Some discussion.was held regarding the safety factor of having elephants race on Kentucky Street with parking -being permitted on both sides of the street. The secretary of the Downtown Association, Marian Ordway, expressed some concern r the fact they had not been invited to attend the special meeting of the-Traffic Committee held on January 22nd at noon. She felt many of the problems could have been ironed out at that - time had they been invited to attend. Mr. Diggins, representing the Vargas Circus explained to the City Council the nature of the promotional event. He stated both elephants would be under complete control of the trainers and have performed the same feat in various cities, in traffic situations. Mr.. stated in his opinion, the animals were very gentle and trainers were able to control them very well. City Manager Robert Meyer advised the Council the Traffic Committee meeting had been called on an emergency basis in order to have the recommendations from the Committee to present to .the City Council. One of the major concerns expressed by Mr. Meyer was the matter of liability for any accident which might occur through such an event on a City street. After some discussion, it was decided rather than call the event an "elephant race ", it would be called an . "'elephant contest ",' and be held under very strin- gent controls. Parking would be removed on Kentucky Street beginning at 12:00 noon, until the conclusion of the contest. Mr. Diggins advised the City Council the circus carries a $5,000,000 liability insurance policy, and he was certain it could be extended to cover.the City. At the conclusion'of the.discussion, a motion was made by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Harberson, declaring the event be called an "elephant contest", rather than an "elephant race ", and also approving the recommen- dations contained in Chief Higgins memorandum of January 16, 1976, Items , 3 and 4, with a maximum, instead.of minimum, of two hours closing of Kentucky . Street. Motion carried unanimously. 158 ENDORSE SONOMA COUNTY Planning Director Dennis Boehlje reviewed a memorandum GENERAL PLAN dated January 2, directed to the Planning Com- RES #7275 NCS mission from the Planning Department on the subject 'of � 3 3 / the-Sonoma County General Plan Mr. Boehlje stated ©C �1a 1 the - Sonoma County Planning Department has been assemt J bling.data and working on the General Plan for a number of years, and in reviewing the Sonoma County General Plan, most of the elements, in general, agree with those - adopted by the'City of Petaluma in the Economic Resources Element, the Petaluma General Plan, and.the Environmental Design Plan. Mr. Boehlje further- stated the Sonoma County General Plan also.indicates urban development on the east side would be stopped at the greenbelt line as shown on the City's Environmental Design Plan. Mr. Boehlje indicated where the County's Plan designated rural residential areas, their recommendation was for an-attempt to.maintain a rural level of public services.not sewer services in such areas. In speaking of.the Transportation Element, Mr. Boehlje stated the Sonoma County General Plan deal's with two major issues in'the Petaluma Planning Area. One is to relieve some of the traffic flow pro .jected' for U.S.. 101'by diverting the traffic coming from east of Sonoma Moiintain on. alternate routes parallel to the freeway, and particular, McDowell Boulevard and Ely Boulevard. The other proposal in the Sonoma County General Plan is to have some method of connection to the Bodega Highway by way of Skillman Lane. This would con- stitute a new freeway interchange somewhere in the vicinity of Corona Road. This plan would relieve central Petaluma from traffic from the south headed toward the coast. Mr. Boehlje stated both of these proposals are in con- formity with the City's policies. 15 January 19, .1976 ENDORSE SONOMA Vice -Mayor Mattei questioned the feasibility of making COUNTY GENERAL PLAN major highways out of McDowell and Ely Boulevards to RES #72.75 NCS alleviate traffic on Highway 101; however, Mr. Boehlje (Continued) advised the Council both of these boulevards are considered arterial streets to carry an increased flow of traffic. Mr..Boehlje introduced Mr. Toby Ross of the Sonoma County..Planning Department who spoke to the Council stating the idea ofthe diversion of traffic was to parallel traffic along Highway 101.; however,, Councilman Mattei felt it would be more logical that Sonoma Valley traffic be routed on - Old Adobe Road, rather than to Ely or McDowell Boulevards. City Manager'Robert Meyer explained the idea for using Ely and.Mcbowell Boule- vards to connect with the Old Redwood Highway would be to move traffic from the valley side of the community iri.a north /south direction, and avoid some of the cross -town traffic to reach the freeway., Mr. Ross explained the County's idea is. to,parallel freeways within the County,. rather than to expand the freeways to ,8 or 10 lanes. Mr. Ross further stated any recommendations the Council may have could be made directly to the County's Planning Commission.. Planner Dennis Boehlje stated he felt the'reason for designating'.McDowell and, Ely Boulevards.was because they.are to be four-lane arterial streets, and Old Adobe `Road is a'two -way County road.. Mr Ross did agree the.traffic coming from the'Sonoma Valley would most likely use Old Adobe Road, as it would be a more: direct route north; however',' they would probably use;o:ther.alternatives if they plan to go in a southerly direction. Mr. Ross further pointed out the project for long -term demand for traffic., possibly 25 years, is not large. They anticipate about.5,000 cars per day. Councilman Harberson,'who represented the City.Council on the Transportation Element for the Sonoma County General.Plan, stated he did not feel the plan is designed to divert traffic from downtown Petaluma into residential streets, such as Ely Boulevard.' He did feel Old Adobe Road.would be 'a more' logical route for people coming from Sonoma Valley to use, it is a more -rapid route and a better road, and it would be 'a* normal way for people from that area to travel. The matter of legal responsibility in the spheres of influence of cities was then brought up by.Vice Mattei. He. was concerned regarding a statement made in the document whereby there should be a City /County implementation of 'a joint powers Planning Commission to assume the responsibilities of those included in the spheres of.influence. Mr. Ross responded by stating the County is responsible.for the area outside the City without a joint powers agreement;. however.,, throughout the document'it is suggested that some type of joint powers- agreement be .entered into for those areas, which would relieve the County'of'some of its legal responsibilities within the Cities' spheres of influence.. .Mr. Ross indicated the plan-included an urban boundary until the year.2000., which is consistent with the policy established by the-City.' The area between the existing boundary and the ultimate urban boundary is the area the County would-prefer to give strong`recognition ' to the City. He further stated it is an area to which they would like to devote some further land use study. The County hopes to work with LAFCO to have studies prepared for the implementation, possibly on three areas in the'Petaluma Plan designated,.area. Community-Development and Services. Coordinator Frank Gray advised he and the Planning Director and the City Manager have met with the County on several occasions. It appears there will be significant efforts made to give'the City control over these areas, and he'.:spoke specifically of the Petaluma Boulevard North area. Planning"Director Dennis Boehlje also advised'the Council the spheres of..influence have not yet.been adopted by the City, but would have to be done within the near future.,. .Councilman Brunner asked for clarification on what is meant by prime agricul- tural.land,'and Mr. Ross indicated this was a designation given to.the Petaluma General.Plan. Mr. Boehlje explained it deals in relationship with AB.15, indicating the various soil types and prime agricultural land contains Class 1 and.2 soils'. Mr. Brunner further responded'by.stating the only objection he has heard so.far to the Sonoma County'General Plan is from the agricultural community which contributes to the economy of the community. 1 C ',A,MR vc itin - �Ss 7h�i�iVn• January 19 , ,' ENDORSE'SONOMA Mr._Arthur Cadet; President of the Sonoma County Farm COUNTY GENERAL PLAN Bureau, addressed the City Council stating the Bureau RES #7275 NCS has taken a position of opposing the agricultural (Continued) portion of the`Sonoma County General Plan. They are in agreement with the rest'of the plan; however, they feel there are many questions left unanswered in the agricultural element of the document. He further stated he would hope the City Council would defer any decision on the plan until the matter of the recall of members of the Board of Supervisors is settled within the next five months. Mr. Cader stated once the plan is implemented, it becomes a very controlling document,'and the Bureau would like to have all agencies make a review before its implementation. City Manager Robert Meyer advised Mr. Cadet the plan prepared by Sonoma County very nearly parallels the Petaluma General Plan, and it was his recollection that Mr. Cader had worked on the - Petaluma General Plan when it was prepared. Mr. Meyer further stated the Petaluma City Council is not considering lands within the kohnert Park, Cotati or other areas, but basically only the lands which fall within the Petaluma area. Mr."Meyer stated the differences between the Sonoma County General Plan and the Petaluma General Plan appear to be minor as far as land uses are concerned. Mr. Cader expressed some concern about the owners of agricultural land, have been.long -time owners.of the property,'receiving some 'compensation. He stated if the agricultural lands. were entered into an agricultural preserve.under the provisions of the William- son Act,*their land "values;go down. He stated the Farm Bureau has asked for a hardship committee to be formed to look into some of the problems being experienced by the agricultural landowners. Some further discussion was held on agricultural lands and how far the'Petaluma General Plan extends. City Planner.Dennis Boehlje indicated the General Plan indicates the-land to be agricultural to the top of Sonoma Mountain, and "also advised-the Council there is .a study being made of the Sonoma Mountain area. Mr. Ross advised the Sonoma County General Plan designates an agricultural area to be above - 20 acres. Mr. Gray advised the Council the Petaluma General Plan does not zone any of'the area agricultural, it merely designates.areas as agricultural. At the conclusion of the'discussion, Resolution #72'75 N.C.S. endorsing in concept the proposed Sonoma County General Plan was introduced by Councilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman Mattei, and approved by 5 affirmative and 2 negative votes. Councilman Cavanagh and Councilman Perry voted "No ". 1 55 PRIVATE.STREET Planning Commission Resolution #1 -76, recommending EXTENSION OF approval of the private street for parcels created by CLEARVIE14 PLACE subdivision of A.P. #19 203 - 0.9 and #19 120 - 07, sub � 5 CUL -DE -SAC -' mitted and filed. A drawing depicting the.length and RES #7276 NCS width of the street submitted 'and filed. Excerpts from the Planning Commission Minutes of January 6, 1976., submitted and filed. Memo to the Planning Commission from the Planning Department dated December .30; 1975,' submitted and filed. The proposed private street would be 180 feet long and would lead to the Crowley property which the.City Council had discussed at a previous meeting. The.street would serve a maximum of four lots on the Crowley property. Resolution #7276 N.C.S. approving private street was introduced by Councilman Harber.son, seconded by Councilman Cavanagh, and approved by'7 affirmative votes. . APPROVE FINAL MAP - - - Planning Commission Resolution #2 -76, recommending WESTRIDGE SUBDIVISION approval of final map'for Westridge Subdivision Unit UNIT.2 2, 75 single - family units' submitted and filed' RES 47277 NCS Excerpts from Planning Commission minutes of January 6, 197'6,- submitted and filed. Planning Director Dennis Boehlj:e, by means of the.viewfoil, outlined the area to be covered by Westridge Subdivision Unit 2, as well as the private street to serve the Crowley property.. Mr. Boehlje stated the tentative map had been approved approximately two years ago. City Manager'Robert Meyer stated the final map is in accord with the tentative map. Resolution 47277 N.C.S. approving final subdivision map of Westridge Subdivision Unit 2-was then - introduced by Councilman Brunner, seconded by Councilman Har4erson, and approved by 7 affirmative votes. 1 �[) January 19, 1976 AUTHORIZE MAYOR.TO Resolution 11278 N.C.S., authorizing the mayor to EXECUTE SUBDIVISION execute a subdivision agreement with Debra Homes, AGREEMENT'— Inc.; regarding Westridge Subdivi:sion'Un t 2, dated �J WESTRID_GE UNIT 2 January 19, .1976, was introduced by Councilman Perry, RES #7218 NCS seconded by Councilman Brunner, and approved by 7 affirmative votes. SMALL CRAFT HARBOR Community Development and Services Coordinator Frank REPORT. Gray reposed to the Council the staff had continued to move.ahead on the request made by the City Council to study the Craft Harbor proposal 's one of the Lasting Bicentennial projects. Letters of intent have been sent to 13 dif- ferent firms or consortiums, and seven responses have been received. Mr. Gray stated ttie intent of the procedure is so the City only 'requests proposals from a 'few firms in order that all 13 not be put to�the expense of preparing proposals. Theestaff is now looking to the Council for direction on.how to proceed. From the seven replies,,'Mr Gray stated three firms submitted proposals which he felt would be ac'c'eptable,. and he would now 'Pike to ,select one'of the firms to go ahead with the'feasiblity study.' He further.'stat the other way to proc "eed would be to request proposals from all seven. firms. Mr. Gray advised 'the staff is suggesting the feasibility study be done in three stages. The completion and review by the Council of one stage would trigger the.next stage, which "would be (1)' a "proposal to.look'at the phys'ic'al characteristics.of marina development in Petaluma. This would answer the five questions raised iii the letter; received' December 12, * 1975, from the Department of'Navgation and Oeean Developmen't�. After the completion of the first stage, the Council could.either terminate the study or proceed with the next stage.. These stages would be, (2) the economic feasibility of the marina, and (3)'the economic feasibility as 'far as the 'entire city was con- cerned. Councilman Cavanagh suggested a committee, be. selected to review the proposals, with at least one member of the City Council con ributing'to the committee. Mr. Gray advised the Council he would more than welcome,some assistance from the City Council in the selection procedure, but he did state that time was very if the fiscal year deadline is to be met. Councilman.Harberson advised the'Mayor he had'a meeting at City Hall at 8:00 the following morning, and he would be more than willing to serve on the committee, with the committee meeting at 9:00 a.m. Mayor Putnam then appointed Councilman Cavanagh and Councilman Harberson, and asked the City Manager and the Community.Development and Services Coordinator to meet at 9:00 in the morning on Tuesday, January 20th. Mayor Putnam.advised the committee to make' the decision and they had the `authority to rPquestproposals from the firms they select. �\ GRANT FOR HISTORICAL Community Development and Services Coordinator Frank SURVEY Gray advi:sed'the Council at budget time a certain RES #72,79 NCS amount of money had been.set aside in Revenue*Sharing to do a survey of historical structures in the. City of Petaluma.. Mr. Gray introduced Mr.' Don Peterson.who teaches at Sonoma`State College who''suggested the City endeavor to get a grant from the State to conduct such a survey. Mr. Gray.further advised the -His- tor.ic:and Cultural Preservation Committee met the previous week, and indicated this is the project they have selected for the use of the funds and requested the City apply for the State grant. Mr.. Gray explained the total cost of the project would be $7,000.00, $3,500.00 of which would come from the State, and $3,500.00 from City. Of the City's share, $2,500.00 would be from Revenue . .Sharing Account No.' 1:7 7 76, and the other,$1,000.00 would be in -kind services.. Mr. Peterson advised the Council the State was. interested in the program to establish some resources for their own historical background, and if the houses are torn down; they would have some record of it. The other reason is it would produce some identification of many historical structures can be maintained in.the community. Councilman Cavanagh questioned the value of a study, and stated the County library has a record of all homes and commercial structures in the City January 19, 1976 GRANT FOR HISTORICAL of Petaluma which .would be.readily available. He also SURVEY suggested a local service.group could complete the RES 47279 NCS '.. program without - having to expend $7,,:00.0.00.to do it. (Continued) Mr. Gray responded by stating-it is - a, matter of time and having someone with an expertise in the knowledge of structt.res.and. architecture to make the inventory. Mr. Peterson also state d.the State has.a California Historical Plan to be eligible for preservation grant funds in the State of California. In looking to educating students in preservation programs, it has been the feeling it was necessary to to the east coast to enter into such program. Mr. Peterson stated, however, two years ago Sonoma State College put together a program, which is the very first.one on the West - coast, and the reason the State has offered the grant -is because the Sonoma State College students are involved in historical research. Mr. stated the students are experienced in the research, and the Community would benefit from their experience, and the students would also benefit from the program. At the conclusion of the discussion, Resolution 447279 N.C.S. authorizing application for grant for historical survey was introduced by Councilman Brunner, seconded by Councilman Harberson, and-approved by 4 affirmative and 3 negative votes. Councilman Cavanagh, Mattei, and Perry voted "No ". 157 REQUEST FOR GOLDEN Community Development and Services Coordinator Frank GATE BUS SHELTERS Gray reviewed the history of the bus shelters proposed RES 47280 NCS for the City of Petaluma. He stated.sometime ago the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and District did agree four bus shelters should be placed in the City of Petaluma; however, they wanted all four to be placed on the western side of the community. Mr. Gray suggested, politically, it would be wiser to have two of the shelters located on the west side of the community and the other two on the valley side of the community. 'Mr. Gray stated subsequently he had received a message from the Transit District indicating that because of the political pressure being put on the District by Marin County, it appeared Petaluma would not receive any bus shelters. The District further Mr. Gray it . probably would be prudent for the City Council to pass a resolution urging the District to reconsider and construct four bus shelters. in the City of Petaluma - -two shelters at a convenient location east of Highway 101, and two at a convenient location in the City of Petaluma west of Highway 101. Resolution 47280 N.C.S. urging the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Trans- portation District to construct four bus shelters.in the City of Petaluma was introduced by Councilman Hilligoss, seconded by Councilman approved by 7 affirmative votes. The City Clerk was directed to send copies of the Resolution to Bridge Director, Mr. William Lucius, Mr.- L. Balshaw, and to Supervisor Hinkle of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. AMEND ZONING ORDINANCE -- RECLASSIFY A.P. 448- 262 =04 FROM PUD TO. R -C ORD 41206 NCS City Manager Robert Meyer advised Council this was a reversal from a previous reclassification at the northwest corner of Sixth and "I" Streets, where the owner had formerly requested a change in classifi- cation from Compact Residential to -a Planned Unit District. Councilman Hilligoss, the Council's representative on the Planning Commission, explained the developers of the property found that developing a Planned Unit District at the location was economically unfeasible, and they were requesting to' revert to the R -C (Compact Residential) District. She further explained this would create a lower density at this location. At the conclusion of the discussion, Ordinance 41206 N.C.S. amending Zoning Ordinance No. 1072 N.C.S. by reclassifying the property located at the north- west corner of Sixth and "I" Streets, A.P. #8- 262 -04 (consisting of approxi- mately .9 acres), from a PUD (Planned Unit)'District to an R -C (Compact Residential) District was introduced by Councilman Cavanagh, seconded by Councilman Hilligoss, and ordered published by 7 affirmative votes. 158 January 19, 1976 AUTHORIZE GRANT OF Ordinancd: #1204 N.C.S..of the City of Petaluma authorizing EASEMENT TO P,.G', &E. -- the grant of an easement to the Pacific Gas &•Elect.ric TRANSMISSION LINES Company for overhead pole across certain property ORD #1204 NCS owned by the City, which property is more particularly (SECOND READING) described in the body of this Ordinance, was adopted by 7 affirmative votes. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business.to come before the City Council, the meeting was adjourned to an Execu- tive Session and to a Study Session January:26, 1976, at 7:30 p .m�. Attest: City Clerk 1 1 i