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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 03/15/1976195 MINUTES OF MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL PETALUMA CALIFORNIA MARCH 15` , 1976 REGULAR MEETING The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Petaluma was called to by Vice -Mayor Mattei at the hour of 7:30 P.M. ATTENDANCE Present: Councilmen Brunner, Cavanagh, Harberson, Hilligoss, Mattei, and Perry. Absent: Mayor Putnam. INVOCATION The'Reverend Ray Vinson, First Church of God, gave the invocation. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of February 17, 1976, and March 1, 1976, were approved as mailed. CONSENT CALENDAR A motion was made by Councilman Cavanagh, seconded by Councilman Harberson, to file the ABC applications and adopt the resolutions on the Consent Calendar. Motion carried unanimously. Agenda Item 461 ABC application for'Prairie Market 46218 located at 90 316 ABC APPLICATION-- Casa Grande Road, for off sale beer and wine license, PRAIRIE MARKET was approved. Agenda Item 462 ABC application for Petaluma Kampgrounds of America, � Q ABC APPLICATION-- Judith C. and William W. Wood, 20 Rainsville Road, for O PETALUMA K.-O.A. off sale beer and wine license was approved. Agenda Item 463 Resolution 467312 N.C.S. appointing Edward Fratini as I- �" APPOINT EDWARD City Historian:was approved by 6 affirmative and 1 t FRATINI- -CITY absentee votes.. HISTORIAN RES X67312 NCS Agenda Item X64 Resolution 467313 N.C.S. opposing proposed "Commuter / ( OPPOSE "COMMUTER Tax" for the City of San Francisco was approved by 6 10( TAX" affirmative and 1 absentee votes. RES 467313 NCS Agenda Item 465 Resolution 467314 N.C.S. reappointing Frederick K. REAPPOINT FRED SCHRAM Schram to the Historic and Cultural Preservation HISTORIC /CULTURAL Committee was approved by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee COMMITTEE votes,. RES 47314 NCS Agenda Item 466 CALL FOR BIDS- - PHASE III LIBRARY EQUIPMENT RES 467315 NCS Agenda Item 467 AUTHORIZE.CONTRACT SECURITY SERVICES- - SONOMA/MARIN FAIR RES 467316 NCS Agenda Item 468 ACCEPT COMPLETION- - PERRY PARCEL MAP #81 RES. 467317 NCS Resolution 467315 N.Q.S. approving specifications and (o ��� calling for bids for,Phase.III, library equipment, for the new public library, was approved by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes. Resolution 467316 N.0 . ..S. authorizing the Police Chief to execute a contract with the State of California to )� [" provide security services for the Sonoma /Marin Fair was Q 1 approved by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes. Resolution 467317 N.C.S. accepting completion of work �� required for R. and G. Perry, Parcel Map 4681 - Lakeville Street, was approved by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes. 196 March 15, 1976 / Agenda Item #9 ACCEPT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS— GOLDEN.EAGLE SHOPPING CENTER RES #7318 NCS Agenda Item #10 ACCEPT PUBLIC ���� IMPROVEMENTS- - 0 ROBERT T. FOSTER RES #7319 NCS Agenda Item 411 CALL FOR (OIX� 2 -TON PAVEMENT ROLLER RES 47320 NCS Agenda Item 412 CALL FOR BIDS- - �� TILE .FLOORING EAST WING, CITY HALL RES 47321 NCS Agenda Item 4413 AUTHORIZE `; AMENDMENT NO.. 2--:: I � CLEAN WATER GRANT RES '0322 TICS AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE -- ANNUAL REVIEW & UPDATE ORD 441210 NCS (SECOND READING) Resolution #7318 N.C.S. accepting - completion of public improvements, Golden Eagle Shopping Center - Wafter E. Kieckhefer, Jr., and Anne M. Kieckhefer, his wife, was approved by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes. Resolution #7319 N.C.S. accepting completion of public. improvements, Robert T. and Elizabeth C. Foster, was approved by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes.. Resolution 47320 N.C.S. calling forbids March 31, 1976, for one 2 -ton Pavement Roller for the Street Department was approved by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes. Resolution #7321 N.C.S. calling for bids for tile flooring for the east wing of City Hall was approved by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes. Resolution 47322 N.C.S. authorizing the Mayor to sign Amendment No. 2 to State of California's Grant for Clean Water was approved by 6 affirmative and.l ab- sentee votes. Vice -Mayor Mattei requested the City Clerk to read the title of the ordinance. No comments were received from - the Council or the City staff, and the - public hearing was declared open. There were no comments from the audience, none had been received by the Clerk, and Vice -Mayor Mattei closed the public hearing. Ordinance #1210,N.C.S. amending Zoning Ordinance 410,72 N.C.S. by adding defi- nitions for "Accesso,ry .Structure,'Detached ", and "Accessory Structure, De- tached, "Residential "; by adding Sections 2- 306.4, 2 -308 and 2 -,311, concerning the keeping of horses and other large animals in the City of Petaluma; by adding Section 2 -312 adding a permit requirement for carnivals and circuses and other outside entertainment; by amending Section 5 -201 to include requirements for permits; by adding Section 5- 307,, concerning.keeping,of large animals and domestic flocks of fowl and location of buildings or enclosures for'keeping of animals; by adding, Section 5 - 308.1 regarding, numbers of 'large animals allowed; by amending Section 5 -401 regarding location of buildings for dairying,-poultry farming, the keeping of cattle, horses, sheep, goats, pigs, and the rental of horses; by adding Section 6 -309 regarding the non - commercial keeping of horses, cattle, sheep, goats, and livestock,; by deleting Sections.6 -405 through 6- 405.3 regarding keeping of animals; by renumbering Sections 16 -303.2 and 16 -303.3 to 16- 303.3 and I6- 303.4, respectively, and adding Section 16- 303.2 regarding marinas; by amending Section 21 -20la regarding detached accessory buildings, and by amending Section 21 -204.5 regarding outdoor advertising structures, was adopted by 5 affirmative, 1 negative., and 1 absentee votes. Councilman Har- berson voted "no ", and clarified his. negative vote by stating he was opposed to the requirement of the 20 -foot driveway instead of- the 16 -;foot driveway_ for residences, and felt this amendment should have been considered in'the review and update of the Zoning Ordinance. \ AWARD BID -- Resolution #7323 N.C.S. awarding the contract for the REGULATORY SIGNS purchase of various regulatory signs for the Street RES 47323 NCS Department to Bowman Industries, Inc., 37555 Sycamore Street, Newark, California, 9`4560, in the amount of $5,474.79, was introduced by Councilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman Brunner,, and approved by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes. 197 March 15, 1976 AWARD BID- Purchasing_Office Charles. D..Huffman advised the Council REGULATORY SIGNS two bids had been received., Bowman Industries being the Cne d) NCS (Continued) low bidder•, and Western Highway Products, Inc. the high (Co bidder with an amount.of .$6,214.78. Bids had been forwarded to nine different companies, and only two had responded. SUMMER 1976-YOUTH Sharon Valenti, the Manager of the Petaluma Employment EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM Development Department, spoke briefly to the City 3 15 F Council. Mrs. Valenti stated the program as conducted last year was very effective, and ,they were asking the City to again participate jointly with the County of Sonoma. She stated, however, Sonoma County has not yet given their final approval for partici- pation,, but Mrs. Valenti felt it was a matter of formality and anticipated the Board would.again contribute their share. Mrs. Valenti then introduced Barbara Gerard, who'is in charge of the Youth Employment Program. Mrs. Gerard reviewed the accomplishments of the prior year's program, stating 365 youth and students had been registered, and of these, they were able to place 91 during the course of the summer; some in full time, and some in part time jobs. Last year's program served as a basis for establishing better procedures for the upcoming program. She stated they would begin around April 8th to offer recruitment services in order to.ta'ke advantage of the Holiday when students would be' available for interviews. The request this year for the City's participation is a little lower than last year's, principally because of the reduction in hours. Mrs. Valenti also reported because the student hired last year did such an outstanding job, the rate to'be paid would .be $2.50 per hour, instead of $2.00 as had been done last year. This was the reason for the reduction in the number of hours in order to keep within the budget. The proposed work hours would be six hours daily, rather than seven. Vice -Mayor Mattei commented he had heard good reports. about last year's program and everyone was very well pleased. Councilman Brunner questioned why the proposal for the City of Petaluma was. lower than other communities participa- ting in the program. Mrs. .Gerard responded by stating they had reduced the number of hours. They learned that the most productive hours were 10:00 a.m., rather than 8:00 a.m., and felt this may be one of the factors. Another factor may be because of the use of additional Employment Development Department staff time. The person hired by.the Petaluma.Employment Development. Department duties would be to .interview young people and students who were looking for summer work, review their applications, and endeavor to place them according to their past experience or their desires for-work. .Another duty would be job. development. The person hired would not only work in the office, but would visit various firms in.the City to determine whether or not students or young people could be placed for part time or summer work. Upon conclusion of the discussion, -a.motion was made by Councilman Brunner, seconded by Councilman Perry, approving an expenditure of $477.00 for the 1976 Summer Youth Employment Program, contingent upon the approval of Sonoma County for matching funds. Motion carried unanimously. LETTER FROM JOHN BALSHAW WITH PETITION RE HOUSING ALLOTMENT PROCEDURE A letter dated February 24, 1976, addressed to the City Council,, from John Balshaw, which was accompanied by a petition containing 191 signatures, was read by the City Clerk and ordered filed. Mr. Balshaw asked that it be noted the intent of the petition was to have citizen involvement through committee structure, and not merely public hearings, in the formulation of any changes to the Environmental Design Plan. /7` 72 Councilman Hilligoss, the Council's representative to the Planning Commission, stated the Committee of 22 citizens had been appointed and more may be added at a future time. The Committee will hold their first meeting Wednesday in the Council Chambers, and the public is invited.to attend. Councilman Cavanagh asked if a time schedule had been set up, and Community. Development and Ser- vices Coordinator Frank Gray reviewed the Tentatively, next week the Committee will meet to review all the documents, including the Housing Element, 198 March 15., 1976 LETTER FROM the General Plan, and the Environmental Design Plans on JOHN BALSHAW WITH which the allotment system is based_. Mr. Gray further PETITION REHOUSING stated from March 29th through May 31st,'the Committee ALLOTMENT P- ROCEDURE will be meeting in various sectors of -the City dis- (Continued) cussing the various sectors of the . community, i.e., the valley.side, the west side, the north area. In early June the Committee will make their recommendations to the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing early in July and discuss their recommendations to be made to the Council in August, and -by mid - August the Council should have the matter before them. Councilman Brunner asked what the responsibilities of the Committee would be in relation to the Environmental Design Plan and the allocation system. Mr. Gray responded by -ing the Committee-'s task would be the formulation of the Environmental Design Plan Five -Year Strategy. -The implementation of that plan would possibly be the Residential Development Board, .as had been used for the' prior five -year plan. The Committee could make recommendations; - however, the implementation of the plan would be the responsibility of the City Council. City Manager Robert Meyer stated even on the original • plan, - the•:allocaton of the development was the responsibility of the.City Council. In relation,to the discussion, Mr. Meyer stated he would like to suggest the Council has some action.to take in the follow -up of the allocation procedure. At the present time, there are 474 single = family units and 390 multi - family units which` have been awarded, but have not been built.- He questioned whether or not under the present procedure .the , Council may want to allocate these units f'or the 197b -77 year, or perhaps even the 1977 -78 year. In order to do ,this, Mr. Meyer suggested perhaps he should-meet with some of the developers who had received allocations, and others who had received high points, but been denied an allocation to determine if they would be able to proceed with con- struction if the development units were awarded at this time. He cited several developers on the east side who had received high points, but had been denied, including Valley Green, 40 units; Lucy Webb for the Lands of Atkins'on; - 87 units; Petaluma Partners, 89 units; and Qantas Development, 100 units. After discussing the matter with the developers, Mr. Meyer would like to bring the matter back to the City Council for their review.. Mr. Meyer further felt this would.save the Council some time,-would not require them to meet a June deadline, and eliminate the need for reviewing the same applications, He further stated under this -plan the total number of units 'would probably be around 600. Councilman Brunner then asked how many allocations were outstanding which needed to be rescinded, and Mr. Meyer stated, to the best of his knowledge there were 285 single- family units on the east side., and 272_multi= family units. He did state, however, he was not tasking for any Council decision at this time, he merely wanted to bring the matter to their attention. Vice -Mayor Mattei suggested the matter could be brought back at a date when there would be a full Council, and Mr. Meyer stated"he could be ready by the April 5th. meeting. Councilman Harberson questioned the legality of such a proposal.,;and City Attorney Matt Hudson expressed some doubt as to whether or not the system could be extended into the sixth or seventh year; however, the City Manager stated the allocations could be made in 1976 -77, which would come under the present Environmental Design System. Councilman Harberson also suggested Attorney Robert Anderson should be contacted on the matter. No action was taken, and the matter was scheduled for the April 5, 1976 meeting. `\q CHERRY VALLEY A petition containing 25 names was submitted to the NATURE TRAIL City Council asking for a study on the feasibility of creating a Cherry Valley Creek Nature Preserve and Trail. The- title of the petition and the request made therein were read by the City Clerk and ordered filed. Mr,. Robert Telllander addressed the Council regarding the matter. Mr.. TeT'lander stated the proposal is not an attempt to have the City condemn immediately; however, they do want to have -a feasibility study made. The concerns of the citizens in the area are threefold; one is to provide a safe route for children to travel to the Cherry Valley School. The second concern was made by the Police.Depar;tment that such an.access route would become a trouble area. Mr. Tellander stated it is already a trouble area; however, if it were made into a March 15, 1976 'CHERRY VALLEY formal nature trail, the citizens in the area, mainly NATURE TRAIL residents of Keokuk, Cherry and Liberty Streets, would (Continued) participate and 'help*to police the area. This would generate some 'community interest in the trail. Their third concern would be to establish the country code to educate children and adults to live relative nature. Mr. Tellander felt by having the residents in the area become involved vandalism could be reduced' and a "grapevine" would be established to protect the area. He further stated they are aware of the problems the Council has been faced with regarding the linear parkway proposed 'for the Washington Creek area; however,, this would be limited development and would'not be considered a park. It is a community problem area with a potential multi - purpose use. ..Vice -Mayor Mattei suggested that Mr. Tellander contact some of the neighbors in the area to whether or not they would be agreeable -to such a use. Mr. Tellander stated they have collected the names and addresses of all the people along the water course, and would want to interview all of the people involved. He felt by personal contact, the threat of eminent domain could be eliminated. Mr. Tellander also advised the Council questionnaires would be distributed to determine the reaction of the residents and property owners. At the conclusion.of the discussion, Councilman Cavanagh suggested the proper first step to take would be to check with the Sonoma'County Flood Control Agency. He mould bring the.matter up at the next meeting of the Zone 2A Advisory Committee. It was then suggested after this step had been taken, the matter should go to the Recreation, Music, and Parks Commission, possibly for public hearings on the matter. Councilman Cavanagh advised Mr. Tellander the Zone 2A Advisory Committee would try to. coordinate a time so he could be in attendance. No action was taken on the matter. NORTH'BAY- HEALTH A letter dated March 8, 1976, addressed to the City SYSTEMS AGENCY Council from Mr. Robert Tellander, 615 Keokuk Street, DELEGATE asking the Council's endorsement on his nomination for an "at large" delegate to the governing body of the North Bay Health Systems Agency, was not read by the City Clerk as it had been distributed to members of the City Council previ- ously, but is on file in the Clerk's office. Vice -Mayor Mattei asked the City Attorney if he could brief the Council on the Agency and its background. Mr. Hudson stated it was his understanding the Agency was to be a joint powers agreement between the counties of Napa, Solano and Sonoma, which would set up a new Agency under Federal legislation to replace the Comprehensive Health Planning Agency established for the nine Bay Area counties. This agency would then separate the three counties for health planning purposes. Mr. Hudson stated it was his understanding an application for Federal funding had'been forwarded to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. A Committee comprised of three members of each of the Board of Supervisors in the three counties would then select the governing board from the list of nominees they received. He felt Mr. Tellander's purpose was to seek the Council's endorsement as a nominee. The board would be comprised of 16 consumers selected from various groups, such as the disadvantaged, various age groups and other categories, and the 14 providers would be selected from doctors, nurses, hospitals, and so forth. The consumers group would have three "at- large" delegates. Councilman Perry stated he was also a candidate for the Board, but would not be in direct competition with Mr. Tellander. Councilman Brunner stated he did not feel the Council should take a position.in endorsing anyone,, nor should the Council Chamber be used as a forum to discuss the qualifications of one candidate over another. The discussion then centered around the fact that one elected official should be selected for the Board. Mr. Tellander advised the Council their endorsement was not really necessary, he was basically trying'to make the Board a repre- sentative.one. He outlined the different categories of people to be selected, stating Sonoma County would have four members from the Board of Supervisors, Solano County three Supervisors, and Napa County two, to up the total of nine "Supervisors on the Board. Others to be selected on the consumer group were persons from different ethnic and age groups, and the provider portion of the Board would be comprised of doctors, dentists, nurses, health officials, F-F -V 200 March 15, 1976 NORTH. BAY HEALTH and :hospital personnel. Mr. Tellander stated he wanted SYSTEMS AGENCY the Council to be aware of the vast scope of power DELEGATE which would be invested in the Agency,, and it was his (Continued) desire to.represent the area of Petaluma and the. surrounding. community. Mr. Tellander advised the Petaluma People.Services Center had asked him to be a candidate for nominee for the.Board. Councilman Cavanagh also reported the new Agency had been discussed at a meeting of the Association of Bay Area Governments, and about four months ago he had voted in favor of the'program. At the conclusion of the discussion, Vice -Mayor Mattei stated he felt it was the consensus of the Council an elected' official should be appointed to the. Board; however,' the Council did not feel they should take any action-on any one person to be nominated for the "at- large" delegate. CLAIMS AND BILLS Resolution #7324 N.C.S. approving claims and bills RES #1124 NCS 47243' to 47402, inclusive, General City; and 439.1 to 4433', inclusive, Water, approved for payment by the City Manager,was introduced by Councilman.Perry, seconded by.Councilman Hilligoss, and approved 6 affirmative and 1-absentee votes. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS DREDGING -= VICINITY City Manager Robert Meyer asked Community Development BOAT LAUNCHING RAMP and Services Coordinator Frank Gray to report on the dredging needed to be done in the vicinity of the boat launching ramp. Mr.. Gray advised the Council.the definition of the channel by the Corps of Engineers did not include an area - directly in front of the launching facility where a large build -up of silt has occurred. The Santa Fe- Pomeroy 'Company is presently dredging the McNear Channel and the contractor.for the job is Shellmaker, Inca In reviewing the situation with the contractor, Mr. Gray determined when 'they finished the Santa Fe job, they could do this work at very little cost to the City. If not done at this time, it would have to wait until the Corps of Engineers decided to dredge the river at some future date.' A motion was made Councilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman Perry, approving the expenditure of $500.00 for dredging in the vicinity of the boat launching ramp. Motion carried unanimously. HEATING SYSTEM- -EAST The City Manager reported to the Council the radiant WING, CITY HALL heating system in the basement of the east wing of City BASEMENT Hall has developed a leak and the Engineering Division has been unable to locate the source of the problem and feels it does not have the expertise to solve.the matter. Mr. Meyer was asking direction from the Council whether an heating en- gineer should be contacted to determine the source of the leak. Councilman Harberson suggested rather than to an engineering service, a Beating contractor could probably give,the City, a cost estimate. Mr. Roy Kelly, the Publc,Works Superintendent, advised the Council the radiant heating system. heats; eight separate rooms in the basement of the City Hall. 'If the radiant system:>was.eliminated, it would probably mean the installation.of baseboard electrical units would be required. Mr. Kelly also stated there is some question whether the leak might be coming from the basement, or possibly from the Police Station. The heating system is in the concrete slab floors and is very difficult to locate. At the conclusion of the discussion, it was determined to follow Councilman Harberson's suggestion and get some estimates from heating contractors to present to'.the -City Council. March 15, 1976 LEGISLATION AFFECTING CITIES IRS REGULATIONS City Attorney Matt Hudson referred to the League of RE LEASE-PURCHASE California Citids" Legislative Bulletin dated March 12, 1976, wherein the League advised the cities of the proposed regulations by the Internal Revenue Service which would affect lease - purchase financing. Mr. Hudson stated he felt it was important to convince the IRS to hold public hearings on the matter before determination was made. The.Council instructed the City Attorney to send a telegram suggesting full public hearings be held on the matter. SB 1401 The City Attorney advised this bill is being supported ENFORCEMENT DUTIES by the League of California Cities and they are urging OF CITY ATTORNEYS cities to do likewise. The bill would delete city attorneys'as the civil and criminal prosecutor of violations of the Political Reform Act. The City Attorney was directed to write a letter with regard to the matter. CONFLICT OF The City Attorney reminded the Council they must adopt INTEREST CODE a Conflict of Interest Code before October 1, 1976. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS PROGRESS REPORT -- Councilman Cavanagh reported the Garbage Committee had GARBAGE COMMITTEE met the previous week with the owners of the Petaluma Refuse Company, and stated there are still many facts and figures and comparisons to be made. He did state, however, the rates for garbage collection would probably advance in the future. There has not been a rate increase since 1973. Mr. Cavanagh also stated the matter of compulsory collection in Petaluma was discussed at the meeting. He stated there are approximately 500 homes in the City which do not subscribe'to the service. The Committee would like to have the Council advise them of their opinions of compulsory garbage collection. REQUEST FOR The.agenda.item scheduled for the meeting regarding an OUTSIDE SEWER -- outside sewer connection for 986 Bodega Avenue was ACE MARCELLUS deferred' until the April 5, 1976 meeting, because the applicant was not present.at the Council meeting. APPEAL SIGN This matter was delayed until the April 5, 1976 meet - VARIANCE- -LARRY PARRS ing, until Mr. Parks had an opportunity to file the proper forms regarding the appeal for a sign variance at 829 East Washington Street. RECESS Vice -Mayor Mattei called a recess at 9:15 p.m., and the Council reconvened at 9:20 p.m. 60F FEES.& CHARGES-- Vice- Mayor Mattei reminded the Council the schedule of RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS fees. and charges for recreational facilities and �� AND FACILITIES programs, along with the charges for `the use of the swim pool, had been thoroughly reviewed by the City_ Council at a study session. Councilman Harberson also indicated the Recreation, Music, and Parks Commission held three public hear= ings before making their recommendation to the City Council. Some discussion was held regarding the charge to be 'assessed for the use of the pool to the Petaluma Swim Club. Councilman Brunner questioned whether or not the fee of $3,000.00 for the next fiscal would cover the' cost of. heating the pool for the additional time they would use it. Recreation.Director Jim Raymond in- dicated it would not cover the cost; however, the Junior College was paying a flat fee of $450.00 for the full semester, and the City schools would be paying the hourly rate to cover the cost of the operation of the Pool. A summary of the fees and charges.dated March 12, 1976, had been submitted to the City Council and is on file with the City Clerk. 2 0 2 March 15, 1976 FEES & CHARGES-- Councilman Harberson indicated the Recreation, Music; RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS ' and Parks Commission was attempting to work with the AND FACILITIES City schools on a reciprocal basis because the City (Continued) Recreation programs were utilizing some of:the high school and junior high school facilities.' City,Manager Robert Meyer advised the Council the matter of the fees for the use of the swim pool could be a matter of discussion during the Program of Service and Budget 'sessions, and the proposed rates could be in affect.until July 1st for the schools and reviewed again at'Budget time. Mr. Raymond also discussed the rate for the use of-the pool by private parties, when Councilman Hilligoss questioned the decline in the rate from $12.50 /hour to $10.00 /hour. Mr. Raymond explained the new rate would be for the use of the pool only, and would not include City staff time. When staff would be re- quired, the individual renting the pool would have to pay for lifeguards or other'staff'. A short discussion was held on the -fees to be charged for outdoor ,facilities, including softball fields, use of the lights and preparations, and picnic reservations. Mr. Raymond pointed out the picnic reservations stated $2.00 /hour, where it should say $2.00 /.reservation. In discussing the.charges for the softball field, Councilman Cavanagh questioned whether this pertained to regular league play. Mr. Raymond indicated the charges were for other than regularly scheduled tournaments and leagues to cover the cost of manpower for lining and preparing the field. At the conclusion of the discussion, Resolution 47325,, establishing fees and charges for recreational programs and facilities, was introduced by Councilman. Hlligoss, se'conded,by Councilman Perry, and approved by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes. Vice -- Mayor Mattei indicated the aquatic fees for pool rentals excluding those - for private parties, would be reviewed at budget time. �F 1970 SWIM MEET A letter from the Petaluma Swim Club dated February 13, SCHEDULE -- PETALUMA 1976, had previously been reviewed by the City Council. SWIM CLUM Ten meets are scheduled beginning May 1st and con - RES 47326 NCS tinuing through August ls't of 1976. A copy of the schedule is on file with the City Clerk. Resolution 47326 N.C.S. establishing the 1976 Swim Meet Schedule for the Petaluma Swim Club was introduced by Councilman Harberson, seconded by Coun- cilman Perry, and approved. by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes. ESTABLISH'' RULES.& The ordinance, as had been presented to the City REGULATIONS FOR Council, was r "eview,.ed at this time. Some minor changes WATER RATIONING were suggested to be incorporated in the Ordinance ORD 461211 NCS before its publication. In addition, the Council was asked by the staff to establish the fees for Section 10, Fines and Penalties. After a brief discussion, the Council determined the first violation would be a warning with no penalty. The second.violation would be classified as an infraction and would carry a $5.00 penalty. The third violation within a - twelve month period would be classified as an infraction and carry :a $10.00 penalty, and .the fourth and any subsequent violations within a twelve month period would considered a.misdeneanor with a $25.00 penalty. Councilman Perry questioned whether car wash businesses would be affe'cted by the ordinance. Mr. Hudson stated the ordinance would not affect their busi- ness. There had been some consideration to prohibiting the washing down of gas stations; however, it was decided this could create a health hazard and this section in the draft ordinance had been removed. Another point brought out was discussion on Section 7 of the ordinance where, under..the normal procedure of site design review for new developments, planting and landscaping is required in the site design review process. The City would defer this action if water was not available to take care of such new plantings. March 15, 1976 ESTABLISH RULES & The question was asked whether the Sonoma County Water REGULATIONS FOR Agency had given the City an updated report. Mr. Meyer WATER RATIONING responded by stating•the „.Chairman of the Advisory ORD #1211 NCS Committee, Son`oma.County Water Agency, was present in (Continued) the Council Chamb,er,•and perhaps could give some report. Mr. John 0. Nelson of the North Marin County Water District spoke briefly to the Council stating most of the contractors are in fairly good shape. Petaluma is faced with the same problem it has experienced_ during the past few summers because of the size of the pipe line.servicing "the City of Petaluma. He also advised the City Council Petaluma would probably get less water from the aqueduct than they had last summer when, on many.occasions, more than the entitlement was provided. Mr. Nelson further•stated the North Marin County Water District is at the present time saving water from the aqueduct and placing it into a lake, which means they will have to recreate the water after it is removed from the lake at a cost of approximately $50.'00 per acre foot. In order to accomplish this it was necessary for their agency to spend $14,000 for the construction of a pipeline. Mr. Nelson advised the Council if they had a surplus of water, they would be willing to share with the City of Petaluma on a cost basis; however; the City could not depend upon this source of supply. Mr. Nelson further stated they have a 25 MG water storage which they fill during the night time hours from the aqueduct in order for Petaluma to draw during the daytime hours. They will continue with this process during the next summer. At the conclusion of the discussion, Ordinance X61211 N.C.S.. establishing rules and regulations for rationing water.during a water shortage, emergency and establishing penalties for violations thereof,, was introduced by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Harberson, and approved by 6-affirmative and 1 absentee 'votes. m# AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURE Ordinance 661212 N.C.S. appropriating and authorizing FOR LEASE OF BUS expenditure of public money for lease of real property 3�c)_F YARD - -67 MAGNOLIA located at 67 Magnolia Avenue was introduced'by Coun AVENUE, PETALUMA cilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman Hilligoss, and ORD X61212 NCS ordered published and adopted by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes. The effective date of the ordinance is March 15, 1976. Councilman Brunner indicated he voted "yes" on the ordinance, but his vote is not an endorsement of his position on the bus system. The property is to be used_for housing the buses at the old Nielsen Freight Lines site. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, Vice -Mayor Matted adjourned the meeting at 10:15 p.m. to an executive session, and to March 22, 1976, at 7:30 p.m. Mayor Attest: City Jerk