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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 04/05/197621.7 MINUTES OF MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA APRIL 5, 1 REGULAR MEETING The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Petaluma was called to order by Mayor Putnam at the hour of 7:35 p.m. ATTENDANCE Present: Councilmen Brunner, Cavanagh, Harberson, Hilligoss *, Mattei, Perry, and Mayor Putnam. Absent: None. *Councilman Hilligoss arrived at 7:40 p.m. INVOCATION The Reverend G. Roland Bond, Christian Church, gave the invocation. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of March 22, 1976, and March 26, 1976, were approved as mailed. CONSENT CALENDAR A motion was made by Councilman Brunner, seconded by Councilman Perry, to file the ABC application and approve resolutions for Items #2 through #7, and #9 through #10, on the. Consent Calendar, Item #8 having been deleted. Motion carried unanimously. Agenda. Item #1 ABC application for Petaluma Coffee Shop, 931 Peta- ABC APPLICATION-- luma Boulevard South, for on sale beer and wine 3 PETALUMA COFFEE eating place new license was approved. SHOP, 931 PETALUMA BLVD. SO. Agenda Item #2 Resolution #7334 N.C.S. declaring that the weeds DECLARE WEEDS A growing and the rubbish, refuse and dirt existing NUISANCE- -CALL FOR upon the streets, parkways, sidewalks and parcels of � PUBLIC HEARING private property, referred•to and described in this APRIL 19, 1976 resolution, constitute and are a public nuisance was RES #7334 NCS adopted by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes. Agenda 'Item #3 Resolution #7335 N.C.S. endorsing AB 121 (Proposition (b 4 F ENDORSE AB 121 3, the California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law) was RES #7335 NCS adopted by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes. Agenda Item #4 Resolution #7336 N.C.S. accepting completion of work ACCEPT COMPLETION— on ' "Well Water Collection Tanks, Stations 1 and 9, 10 1 F WELL WATER Project WD 1 - 76" was adopted by 6 affirmative and 1 COLLECTION TANKS absentee votes. PROJECT WD 1 -76 RES #7336 NCS Agenda Item #5 Resolution #7337 N.C.S. of the City Council of the AUTHORIZE CITY City of Petaluma authorizing the filing of a claim to C / MANAGER TO SIGN the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, in accord - TDA CLAIM ance with the Transportation Development Act of 1971, 33 3 RES #7337 NCS as amended for Article 4 (Transit System) purposes, fiscal year 1976 -77, was adopted by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes. Agenda Item #6 CALL FOR BIDS- - TWO SUB - COMPACT CARS, OCJP GRANT RES #7338 NCS Agenda Item #7 CALL FOR BIDS-- TWO 12 -VOLT RADIOS OCJP GRANT RES #7339 NCS Resolution #7338 N.C.S. authorizing the purchase of 6c� 9 �'" two sub - compact sedans for the Police Department was // adopted by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes. Resolution #7339 N.C.S. authorizing the purchase of ��� two 2 -way radios for the Police Department was adopted by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes. 2 1 8 April 5, 1976 Agenda Item #9 Resolution #7340 N.C.S. approving specifications and CALL FOR BIDS -- calling for bids for traffic signal heads and pedes- r TRAFFIC SIGNALS & trian signals was adopted by-6-affirmative and 1 I� PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS absentee.votes. RES #7340 NCS Agenda Item #10 Resolution #7341 N.C.S. authorizing.Mayor to sign a WATER REFUND Water Main Refund Agreement with Roy C. and Alice AGREEMENT -- Curtis - Lot No. 2, Gaultney Parcel Map No. 64, was ROY CURTIS adopted by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes. RES #7341 NCS Agenda Item #11 Resolution #7342 N.C.S. authorizing the City Manager AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT to execute a license agreement for the use of the Ao� FOR FAIRGROUNDS, Fairgrounds facilities was adopted by 6 affirmative APRIL 16, 1976 and 1 absentee votes. -RES 97342 NCS AWARD CONTRACT - -ONE Purchasing Officer C. D. Huffman reviewed the four �C 2 -TON PAVEMENT'ROLLER bids which had been received and opened on March 31, RES 97343 NCS 1976, for one vibrating roller for the Street Divi- sion. A copy of the bid results is on file with the City Clerk. Recommendation from the Public Works. Superintendent was to award the contract to the low bidder, Bacon Western Company located at 1977 Marina Boulevard, San Leandro, California, in the amount of $5,890.00. Resolution 97343 N.C.S. awarding the contract for the 2 -ton pavement roller for the Street Division to Bacon Western Company, San Leandro, California, in the amount $5,890.00 was introduced by Councilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman Perry, and approved by 6 affirmative and 1 absentee votes. AWARD CONTRACT- -TILE Purchasing Officer C. D. Huffman advised the City FLOORING REPLACEMENT Council two bids had been received for the replace - EAST - WING, CITY HALL ment of the the flooring in the east wing of City RES 97344 NCS Hall. One bid was from Conklin Bros. in Santa Rosa, the other one was from Groepel, Inc. of Rohnert'Park. The Public Works Superintendent recommended the low bidder, Conklin Bros., be awarded 'the bid on the basis of Alternate No. 1, less Alternate No. 3, for a total bid of $9,324.00. Resolution #7344 N.C.S. awarding the contract for the purchase of replacement tile flooring for East Wing Hall to Conklin Bros., 505 "B" Street, Santa Rosa, California, the amount of ,$9,324.00, was introduced by Councilman. Perry, seconded Councilman B'runner,.and adopted-by 6 affirmative and 1 negative votes. Councilman Harberson voted "No ". REPORT TO COUNCIL BY Finance Director John.Scharer introduced Mr.'Comalli SONOMA COUNTY to the Council and to the audience and stated,.he had ASSESSOR - ERNEST L. invited Mr., Comalli to address the Council this COMALLI evening to give a general presentation.on the assess- ment practices and methods used in Sonoma County. Mr. Scharer felt it would be an appropriate time to hear Mr. Comalli's presentation before embarking on the 1976 -77 fiscal year budget. Mr. Comalli's topic was "Changing Sonoma County." He clarified his title by stating change is really taking place in Sonoma County at a rapid pace, but not in the same fashion in the various sections of the County. Mr.'Comalli advised the Council as of January 31, 1976, his office had 9,570 to look at on a maintenance basis and all building permits in Sonoma. County up until that time totalled $130,000,000. The Assessor's function relates to picking up the changes and new additions and the reappraisal of existing properties within acceptable standards set forth by the State Board. The Assessor's Office has to take inflation into account when assessing pro- perties, and stated residential property is changing in Petaluma. 'A random sampling of 900 homes selected for comparison in the City of Petaluma J April 5, 1976 REPORT TO COUNCIL BY SONOMA COUNTY ASSESSOR - ERNEST L. COMALLI (Continued) indicated the rate of increase in 31 months on one of the homes, where very little had been done to improve the property except for painting and minor landscaping, amounted -to 57% in the resale value. Mr. Comalli further stated the average increase is approximately I %+ per month. The Assessor's office had reviewed 1 -7,000 transactions; however, there were not•as -many change -overs in Petaluma as in Santa Rosa. Mr. Comalli stated land use in the peripheral areas is one of the most difficult areas to deal with, because they are more or less under joint powers. There are some smaller areas outside of the city limits of Petaluma which are decreasing in value. Because of the restrictions imposed by the Coastal Commission,, the County has lost approximately $5,000,000 base value. The larger acreages have not been able to sell and no transactions are taking place. In addition, the vineyards in the County have had a surge for about four years and increased in value; however, in the last three years they have leveled off and actually decreased. The Assessor's Office is charged with placing a value on every property every year. Physically, it is impossible for the staff to cover the entire County, or even the City in -one year. He stated assessing is not an exact- ing science, but a judgment science. Mr. Comalli is hopeful, however, to cover the residential properties over a three -year cycle. With values changing at the rate of 1% per month, it is not feasible to allow assess- ments to go over two years, as they would be unacceptable to the State Board of Equalization. The Assessor's Office has now turned to a computer- assisted program to provide assessors a tool with which to work. Not every property is entered into the computer system; however, in most cities in the County, the input is approximately 70 %. By using the computer system, Mr. stated practically all of the .residential units in East Petaluma were completed in 1975 -76. About 1,200 were done in 1974 -76, and the remainder in 1975 -76. In this fiscal year, 1976 -77, all property east of the river to the freeway will be completed. This will include commercial, industrial and residential. In addition, residential units north of .Western Avenue will be completed. Mr. Comalli stated he is hopeful the area south of Western Avenue will be completed in the following fiscal year. After all of the units have been stored in the data processing center, hopefully all units can be reassessed in one year. Their goal is to be able to use the data bank on a more regular basis and in a more consistent manner. Mr. Comalli then reviewed several graphs he had placed on the wall; one showed the consumer price index for the Bay Area for the years 1971 through 1975. The second graph depicted the City's property tax rate from 1971 through 1975— These rates ranged as follows: $1.81, $1.89, $1.87, $1.82 and the final one, $1.59. The other .graph depicted the City's revenue from property taxes. Mr. Comalli stated the taxes increased from $1,117,162.00 in 1971 to $1,461,551.00 in 1975, with some increases ranging from 15 to 3.2 percent. The assessment role increased over the years from $57.8 million dollars to $92.2 million dollars, with the largest increase, 17 percent, being realized in the last year. In accounting for the large increase in the last year, Mr. Comalli stated it was due to the change in the personal property where the Assessor's Office did not find any shortages in inven- tory.. ,He then spoke briefly about shifting taxes for use in urban renewal projects and suggested the Council very carefully control the shift of taxes for such uses. Mr.. Comalli then invited questions from the Council regarding assessment practices and procedures. Councilman Brunner referred to Mr. Comalli's remark regarding the decrease in the assessed value of land on the fringe area in the western sector of the community and wondered if there had been a substantial decrease in land values of the subdivision properties on the eastern side of the community. Mr. Comalli answered by stating there had been a few parcels which had sold f'or less;- however, the number was very limited. He did see a trend toward the agricultural use-of these properties becoming more evident in the transactions,. There has not been a decrease in the large acreage, but the areas near the City limits have experienced some downfall in prices. 220 / April 5, 1976 REPORT TO COUNCIL Councilman Mattei questioned whether all communities BY SON.OMA,COUNTY in the County were being equally entered into the ASSESSOR - ERNEST L. computer.services, and Mr. Comalli responded by COMALLI stating it would be difficult to put some of the (Continued) rural and commercial uses on the computers because they were so varied. All areas which are similar will be computerized, thus giving the Assessors more time to devote to these unusual circumstances. In the case of the City of Santa.Rosa, the Assessor's Office is somewhat behind and the computerization will probably go into the fourth_ year, rather than the three year schedule- they had anticipated. In answer to Councilman Cavanagh's question whether or not Petaluma was being given first priority on reevaluation of assessments, Mr. Comalli indicated the City of Rohnert Park had been completely reassessed in the. last year, and the year before.that Cotati had been completed. City Manager Robert Meyer questioned why, if some-of. the areas had not been. reevaluated, the owners had received increases in taxes of approximately 10% one year and 15% the following year over the past two years. Mr. Comalli stated the procedure is to.use some interim measures in order to keep -pace with the market values. They use a sales ratio analysis of all transactions in a certain area to apply in order to stay within the 15% tolerance which the State.Board permits. Mr. Meyer then.asked the question regarding the reassessments in the downtown area. It was.his understanding this had not been done because.of the lack of sales in the commercial.area._ Mr. Comalli stated the downtown area-had been reassessed,, using some of the procedures mentioned, during the past year. During the present year, reappraisal.on Washington Street in the commercial area is taking place, and the core area will be reappraised during the 1977 -78 year. Mayor Putnam asked Mr. Comalli. the types of things an appraiser might take: into account when looking at an individual home. Mr. Comalli responded•by stating they look first at zoning, what can the owner do with the property, what are the purposes of purchase, and the condition of the house. They also observe what would be needed to bring the home up to.market the value. of other homes in the area, such.as replacing a roof, painting -- things of this nature. Mayor Putnam then stated in general it would be safe to assume citizens could expect the trend to continue upward, and Mr. Comalli re- sponded by stating single- family residences are rising in price faster than they ever have for two reasons; fewer units are being built., and there is a greater demand for single - family residences. He does not. anticipate com- mercial values changing as rapidly. In the rural areas, buyers are being very cautious and there are fewer transactions. The question was then asked of Mr. Comalli whether the communities in the northern part of the County-reflected a lower assessed valuation.than in Petaluma. Mr. Comalli responded by stating this was true in.the Cloverdale and Healdsbrug areas, and, he also stated homes built by the same .developer in Santa Rosa and Petaluma would.show a higher market value in Petaluma of about $1,000.to $1,500 more. At the conclusion of the discussion, Mayor Putnam thanked Mr. Comalli for his presentation to the City Council. DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS A letter dated March 22, 1976, addressed to the City \ ASSOCIATION PURCHASE Clerk and the City Council from Mr. F. K. Schram, OF PARKING METER TIME Manager of the Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce, RES #7345 NCS was read by the Clerk and ordered filed. The Chamber was - requesting, on behalf of the Downtown Merchants' Associa- tion, permission to purchase the parking meter fees for April 9, 1976 to assist the Downtown Merchants' Association in promoting their Pre - Easter Sale on April 9th and ;10th. Resolution #7345 N.C.S. consenting to purchase of the parking meter fees on Friday, April 9, 1976, by the Downtown Merchants' Association was introduced by Councilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman Perry, and approved by 7 affirmative votes. 1 1 1 April 5, 1976 22 1 CHANGE -OF LANDSCAPE Letters dated March 19, 1976 to the City Manager SUBCONTRACTOR-- from Lieb and Quaresma, signed by Richard S. Lieb, 6JI F PETALUMA LIBRARY from Ralph E. . Palmberg, Inc. to the City Council, PROJECT dated March 13, 1976;, and from B & K Landscaping RES #7346 NCS add- res'sed to Ralph Palmberg, Inc. dated February 25, 1976 were submitted and filed. The letter from B & K Landscaping was read by the City Clerk. Mr. Richard S. Lieb spoke to the Council stating he had investigated the request by B & K Landscaping to withdraw from the contract they had entered into with Ralph Palmberg, Inc. to landscape the Petaluma Public Library. Mr. Lieb stated the landscaping firm was not willing to adhere to the specifications as written and on which they had based their bid, and the contractor, Ralph Palmberg, had asked the firm to withdraw their contract. It is the intention of Mr. Palmberg to award the contract to Wally Leiser of Santa Rosa. City Attorney Matthew Hudson advised the Council the matter before them was to consent to the change of contractor based on Mr. Palmberg`s request. There would be no liability to the City. Councilman Hilligoss questioned Mr. Lieb whether or not the requested 12% increase had been written into the contract with.B & K Landscaping. Mr. Lieb responded by stating the bid was for the job and there was no escal- ation clause written into the contract. The award of the bid was for completion within 400 days and there could, be no way the landscaping could have been completed by the.end of 1975. Upon conclusion of the discussion, Resolution #7346 N.C.S. consenting to change of contractor for landscaping services for the new Petaluma Public Library Project,, was introduced by Councilman Harberson, seconded by Coun- cilman Hilligoss, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. After the adoption of the above resolution, there was some further dis- cussion held regarding the landscaping on the Library project relating to the water rationing program to be mandated by the City of Petaluma. Mr. Lieb has discussed the matter with the contractor and he feels the odd -even watering situation would suffice for the new landscaping. The landscaping could be delayed;' however,..it would constitute an increase in the cost and could not be accomplished until after the,contract'had' been completed. Mr. Lieb further stated it possibly could constitute a change order to the contract. Vice -Mayor Mat:tei remarked he felt.the.City would be placed in a very awkward position if they proceeded with the landscaping project in view of the anticipated water shortage over the summer months. City Manager Robert Meyer responded by stating they had studied the problem and have tried to treat this project the same as other contracts which were awarded before the adoption of the ordinance. If the City were just going out to bid.on the project, landscaping-would not, one of the requirements of the contract. There was some further discussion regarding the building replacing an area formerly used as the Little League ball park which required a great deal more water to maintain than would be necessary for the landscaping of the library property'. Mr. .Lieb also stated the library building itself will use less water than would have been used to maintain the lawn area and infield areas of the Little League park. Mayor Putnam asked Mr. Lieb to explore the possibilities and study the cost for delaying the project and, give the Council a report on whether or not the landscaping could be sus- tained with a minimum amount of wa -ter. LETTER OF A letter dated March 25, 1976, directed to the APPRECIATION.FROM Petaluma City Council, by.Virginia Jonk, Secretary 3T�F GOLDEN AGE CLUB of the Golden Age Club, expressing their appre- ciation to the Council for establishing a $.10 fare on the City buses for senior.citizens was read by the City Clerk and ordered filed. REQUEST FOR.BUS A letter dated March 24, 1976, forwarded to the SERVICE -- LEISURE Petaluma City Council, by Mr.. Herbert L. Small, a LAKE MOBILE HOME PARK resident,of the Leisure Lake Mobile Home Park was ordered filed. Mayor Putnam discussed the main topics of the letter with the City Council, and advised the Council Mr. Small had contacted the City Clerk and was unable to be in attendance at the meeting this evening._ 222 �F 60 o ( 1e. CAI April 5, 1976 REQUEST.FOR BUS SERVICE -- LEISURE LAKE MOBILE HOME PARK (Continued) incorporated into Mobile Home Park. Small's letter. - -. A brief discussion was held on the matter- and it was determined to continue with the 90 -day trial period for the routes to determine whether or not it would be possible to service this area at some future time. Finance Director John Scharer stated the Committee had looked at this area and there could be a possibility at some future time for service to be Alternate "B" Plan to provide service to Leisure Lake The City Clerk was then directed to respond to Mr. RESIGNATION - -J. E;. A letter directed to Mayor Putnam from.Mr. J. E. SWALLOW - -BOARD OF Swallow; who had served as a member of the.Petaluma BUILDING REVIEW Board of Building Review and Board,of Appeals, was. RES #7347 NCS read by the City Clerk. Mr. Swallow indicated he was resigning from the Board as of March 25, 1976. Resolution #7347 N.C.S. accepting the resignation of J. E. (Ezra.) Swallow from the Board of Building Review was introduced by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Mattei,.and approved by 7 affirmative votes. In light.of Mr. : Swallow's resignation, .Mayor :Putnam asked to -have sugges -' tions for•Mr. Swa'llow's replacement ,submitted to her for a possible appoint- ment. The City Clerk was to write a letter to Mr. Swallow advising him the Council had accepted his resignation. CLAIMS & B'ILLS Resolution #7348 N.C.S. approving claims and bills RES #7348 NCS #7403 to. #7666, inclusive, General City; and, 4434 to #478, inclusive, approved by 7 affirmative votes. SET HEARING-DATE­ Resolution #7349 N.C.S., setting a hearing date RESCIND HOUSING April 19, - 1976,, at-7:30 p.m., for the purpose of ALLOTMENTS considering the rescinding of certain housing RES #7349 NCS allotments pursuant to Section VI -B of the Resi- dential Development Control System, was int- roduced by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Harber- son,.and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. LEGISLATION AFFECTING City Attorney Matthew Hudson reviewed bills which CITIES would be considered by the:Legislature at some future date, and which the League of California Cities recommended opposition. One was 'SB 164.4, which would impose Statewide public officers'-pension standards, where police officers would retire at the age of .50 with 20 years' service. Mr. Hudson advised the Council no hearing date has been set for this bill. The second bill discussed by Mr. Hudson was AB 3134 (Warnum), which would require State licensing for construction inspectors. Mr. Hudson advised this could include and effect City.employees. The League of California Cities is opposed to the proposed legislation, The City Attorney advised the Council he would like to have additional time to research the bill before recommending any action. AB 3269 Mr. Hudson advised the Council the League :of Cali AGENCY SHOPS fornia Cities recommends opposition to this bill IN CITIES which would require employees., who are in a classi- RES #7350 NCS fication represented by a union,:either join the union or pay a service fee to the union. At the present time, this.is not a permitted agreement,T If it became law a change would be needed to the Meyers - Milias -Brown Act. Mr. Hudson stated there would be time -for the Council to give further consi- deration, as the hearing was not scheduled until May 13th; however, City Manager Robert Meyer asked the Council if they would goon record opposing this bill.. At the conclusion of the discussion, Resolution #7350 N.C.S. opposing AB 3269 was introduced by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Hilligoss, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. z23 April 5, 1976 AB 3041 TAXING POWER FROM BASSA TO City Attorney Matthew Hudson explained this bill would give ABAG taxing power and make it ex- officio and executive board' of BASSA. Vice -Mayor Mattei stated` he.,was under the impression the bill would entirely eliminate the Bay Area Sewer Services Agency, and transfer the responsibilities of the Agency to the Association of Bay Area Governments. Mr. Hudson advised BASSA would still remain as an agency, but the Association of Bay Area Governments would have control. G64F ABAG RES #7351'NCS Councilman Cavanagh, who represents the City on both the Executive Board of the Association of Bay Area Governments, and the Executive Board of BASSA, advised the Council when the matter came before the two Boards, he had voted "No" on the bill. Councilman Brunner stated he had requested the resolution opposing AB 3041 and read an editorial which had been published in the San Rafael Independent Journal. Mr. Brunner stated he felt.this was another ploy to institute regional government in the nine Bay Area counties. After some deliberation, Resolution #7351 N.C.S. opposing AB 3041 was introduced by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Brunner, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. EAST WASHINGTON CREEK LINEAR PARKWAY PHASE I RES 47352 NCS Recreation Director Jim Raymond reviewed his memoran- dum'dated March 30, 1976 to the City Manager re- 657F garding the East Washington Creek Linear Parkway. In addition, a cost estimate for Phase I of the project was submitted by.Public Works Superintendent Roy Kelly; both documents are filed with the City Clerk. CALL FOR BIDS - -WATER City Engineer David Young stated when the City first MAIN IMPROVEMENTS, purchased the water system from the California Water 8 5 WEST PETALUMA Company in 1959, it embarked on a.two -phase program PROJECT WD 1 -73 of improving the existing system; Phase One included RES X67353 NCS reservoirs, main transmission lines and pumping stations in order to provide the necessary fire storage and distribution of water throughout the entire community. The second phase was to rehabilitate the older westside distribution system, particularly in order to provide better fire flows. He then outlined the projects to be undertaken. (1) Construction of a 12 -inch main from the intersection of Fifth and "I ",Streets, along Fifth Street, which then becomes Keller Street, to Washington Street. This would complete the grid system for connecting the aqueduct. The second major improvement would be the connection of the two extremities of Pressure Zone 2. This zone is serviced by the Paula Lane and the Mountain View Tank, and the idea is to have the capability of either of these tanks feeding the system in case of fire demand. The third project to be undertaken is on Lakeville Street, where a proposed 8 -inch main from Washington Street to Madison Street will complete the grid system. This Vill provide f re'flow capabilities to service the entire area. Mr. Young also stated is a small section on Petaluma Boulevard Mr. Raymond advised the Council the proposal was to construct the asphalt pathway - and fencing along the linear parkway from McGregor Avenue to East Washington Street. There would be no landscaping done in Phase I. A brief discussion was held regarding the project. Mayor Putnam asked whether the area was still being used extensively as a walkway. Councilman Harberson indicated the addition of the fencing in the area would add to the safety. At the conclusion of the discussion, Resolution X67352 N.C.S. authorizing City staff to prepare specifications and call for bids for Phase I con- struction of East Washington Creek Linear Parkway was introduced by Coun- cilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman Brunner, and approved by 5 affir- mative, and 2 negative votes. Councilman Brunner and Councilman Perry voted 11 no " CALL FOR BIDS - -WATER City Engineer David Young stated when the City first MAIN IMPROVEMENTS, purchased the water system from the California Water 8 5 WEST PETALUMA Company in 1959, it embarked on a.two -phase program PROJECT WD 1 -73 of improving the existing system; Phase One included RES X67353 NCS reservoirs, main transmission lines and pumping stations in order to provide the necessary fire storage and distribution of water throughout the entire community. The second phase was to rehabilitate the older westside distribution system, particularly in order to provide better fire flows. He then outlined the projects to be undertaken. (1) Construction of a 12 -inch main from the intersection of Fifth and "I ",Streets, along Fifth Street, which then becomes Keller Street, to Washington Street. This would complete the grid system for connecting the aqueduct. The second major improvement would be the connection of the two extremities of Pressure Zone 2. This zone is serviced by the Paula Lane and the Mountain View Tank, and the idea is to have the capability of either of these tanks feeding the system in case of fire demand. The third project to be undertaken is on Lakeville Street, where a proposed 8 -inch main from Washington Street to Madison Street will complete the grid system. This Vill provide f re'flow capabilities to service the entire area. Mr. Young also stated is a small section on Petaluma Boulevard 22 4 April 5 -,. 1976 SUPPORT REIMPLEMEN- Police Chief Larry Higgins gave a report to the TATION OF COUNTY Council regarding the Narcotics Enforcement Unit �-� NARCOTIC ENFORCEMENT which had.been in effect in the County.under a UNITS Federal Grant Program for a period of one year. RES #7354 NCS At the conclusion of the Federally funded program, the Board.of. Supervisors determined not to continue funding the program. Under Federally funded program, 10 people had_been hired to deal primarily with the narcotics program, not only in the unin- corpora -ted areas of the County, but in the cities as well. Chief Higgins indicated 'the problem still, exists and after his presentation to the Mayors and Councilmens Association last.November, Sheriff Striepke met with the Police Chiefs of the County and ; proposed the implementation of a program wherein a 1O.-man squad would be formed with each participating city sharing in the cost. This proposal was unacceptable to the Police Chiefs. The Sheriff then revised the proposal and indicated it was a problem which should be borne by the County and wanted to know if the Chiefs would support such a program if the County would provide the funds and a 10 -man squad. The complexities of the problem demand specialists in the field to affect this type of enforcement. Chief ,Hig -gins reported the Sheriff has asked each city to pass a resolution indicating their support of this type of program. CALL FOR BIDS- -WATER South where the Water Superintendent has -had a great MAIN IMPROVEMENTS, deal'of difficulty maintaining over the past years. WEST P-ETALUMA It is a 2 -inch service which is proposed to be PROJECT WD 1 -73 replaced with a 4 -inch main. Another trouble area RES #7353 NCS to be corrected is Hill Boulevard by replacing a 2- (Continued) inch line with a 6 -inch main. In addition, Mr. Young stated,all the deteriorating galvanized iron water services which connect homes to the system would be replaced. All of this is to be done under Schedule I of the contract, at'an estimated cost of $473-,000.. Addendum No. 1 or Schedule 2 of the project would provide for the replacement of all of the galvanized iron water services throughout West Petaluma. This item is set up as an'addendum to the contract, thus giving the Council the option of accepting bids on the addendum or having City personnel accomplish the work. The estimate for this phase of the project is $268,000.00, and the two schedules would come td approximately $741,715.00. Mr. Young was of the opinion with a contract of this size the Council should receive some competitive bidding; however, the option to award Schedule 2 would be up to the City Council if they felt it was more eco- nomical to award it by contract or to use City forces over a longer period of time. The City Engineer then asked Frank Gray, the Community Development and Services Coordinator to report on the environmental impact qualifications. Mr. Gray stated he.had researched the matter and found a section under the California Environmental Quality Act which would categorically exempt 'the project from the requirements of an environmental impact report. Mr. Young stated there is a critical time element.connected with the award of the bid. 150 calendar days are requested'in order for the project to be completed somewhere around October 15th. This would insure the streets would not be torn up during the holiday season. At the conclusion of the discussion, Resolution #7353 N.C.S. approving plans and specifications and calling for bids on Water Main Improvements with Addendum No. 1, West Petaluma, Project WD 1-73, was introduced by .Councilman Cavanagh, seconded by Councilman Perry, aind" approved by 7 affirmative.votes. Copies of the specifications and plans for the projects are on file with the City Clerk. Councilman Brunner asked Chief Higgins if the Chief's Association failed to support the concept of using a man from each department because of budgetary problems. Chief Higgins replied the only reason it failed to gain the support of the Association was because of the requirement for financial participation by the cities. The Chiefs' Association endorsed the of the program and felt if the squad was made up of officers from various agencies, it would be necessary to have a governing board consisting of possibly the Sheriff, one police chief, a city manager and the district attorney to supervise the squad. Under the organization the Sheriff is proposing he will probably be the sole supervisor of the 10 -man squad be- cause they would be working directly for the Sheriff. April 5, 1976 SUPPORT RE'IMP.LEMEN- The matter-of-the cost of the additional manpower TATION OF COUNTY was then discussed. Chief Higgins indicated the NARCOTIC ENFORCEMENT cost would probably be considerable, as it would UNITS mean adding six additional men to the four -man squad RES 47354 NCS presently working on narcotics. City Manager Robert (Continued) Meyer- also reminded the Council this resolution would be sent . to the Board of Supervisors asking them to add the additional manpower, and the Board would probably ask the City to contribute some funds toward the squad. Councilman Brunner then asked if Petaluma contributed one man to the nar- cotics squad would this not, in fact, help to decrease the number of bur- glaries in the City. Chief Higgins replied any time an agency is able to decrease the of narcotics, the other crimes decrease at the same time. City. :Manager Robert Meyer stated the City of Petaluma was the only city in y the Count which had fewer.burglaries in 1975 than in 1974. He felt some money should be going.into this type of enforcement; however, he felt certain when the Board of Supervisors receives the resolution, they will ask the cities for a contribution toward the program. At the conclusion of the discussion, Resolution 47354 N.C.S. supporting reimplementation of a County Narcotic Enforcement Unit was introduced by Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman Brunner, and adopted by 7 affir- mative votes. APPEAL- -LARRY PARKS Community Development and Services Coordinator Frank DENIAL OF SIGN Gray outlined the circumstances regarding the appeal VARIANCE, 829 EAST to' the decision of the Planning Commission wherein WASHINGTON STREET they denied a variance to allow a free - standing sign RES 47355 NCS at the property located at 829 East Washington Street. Mr. Gray reported the applicant, Larry Parks, is converting an older home to be used as a real estate office, directly adjacent to the Jack -in- the -Box Restaurant. The applicant had submitted plans for a 14 -foot 6 -inch free - -standing sign, with approximate dimensions of 4' x 5' to be placed next to the sidewalk. Mr. Gray stated the ordinance permits one free - standing sign not to: exceed the height of the building; however, there is a 30 -foot setback requirement. The applicant's proposed place of business is only 17 feet back from the street right -of -way. It was his opinion, and that of the Planning-Com- mission, a sign attached to the building would give adequate advertising for the business. The Planning Commission denied the variance, and the appli- cant has appealed the matter to the City Council. City Attorney Matthew Hudson outlined the conditions necessary for granting a variance as contained in Zoning Ordinance Sections 26- 303.1, 26- 303.2; 26- 303.3 and 26- 303.4. He advised the Council these would be the rules they would have to apply in the matter before them. The appellant, Larry Parks, addressed the Council in support-of his appeal. He felt if the request had been made at some other time, he would have been granted a variance. However, since the City was in the process of enforcing the sign ordinance, he felt the Planning Commission..was overly cautious and influenced by the recent enforcement proceedings. After two motions to table the matter and forward on to the City Council were made, one was withdrawn and the other died for lack of a second. The third vote on the variance was denied by a three to two vote. Mr. Parks felt if only the question on his variance had been addressed, without the influence of upholding the sign ordinance, a variance would have been granted.. He further stated although his property is 17 feet back from the property line, .it is actually 29 feet away from the curb. Mr. Parks ex- plained his property is somewhat unique on East Washington Street where he is screened from both sides effectively. Approaching from the west, the building,is not visible until you -are directly..in front of it. From the east., the building is screened by the large row of trees and by the Jack -in- the -Box building on the corner. Mr. Parks stated the situation does not exist.on other properties along East Washington Street and other properties in the area. He is attempting to convert an older building and retain the flavor and pleasing appearance, and he does not feel a sign attached to the building would be suitable, as it would detract from the building itself. Another .problem Mr. Parks cited was the fact that .traffic travelling on East Washington Street goes at a faster pace than in the downtown area, where some of the signs are attached to the buildings. 22 5 574F 22 6 April 5, 1976 APPEAL- -LARRY PARKS In the following discussion, Vice -Mayor Mattei DENIAL OF SIGN indicated he felt any person in business had to VARIANCE, 829 EAST have some type of identification; however, grant - WASHINGTON STREET ing permission for a free - standing sign in the RES #7355 NCS area could cause a chain - reaction and he the (Continued) Council should have some type of control. He had no objection, per`se, to the free- standing sign; however, he did a sign 14 -foot high should be farther back from the property line than one foot. Community Development and Services Coordinator Frank Gray advised the Council the height of the sign is within the limits of the ordinance'; however, the problem still remains it is a'free - standing sign where it would not be permitted because of the setback. It was the feeling of -the Commission and, the Community Development and•Services Coordinator that adequate signing could be-accomplished by attaching a sign to the building. Mr. Parks then advised the Council he had changed his views regarding the type of sign to be placed in front of the building. It is not his intention to have a plastic faced sign, lighted from within. He is now of the opnion.he would prefer to have a sign designed which would be more in keeping with the decor and age of the building. Mayor Putnam asked Reverend Roland Bond, a member of the Planning Commis- sion, if he wished to make any comment regarding the matter. Reverend Bond indicated at the Planning Commission level'he had voted "no" on the variance; however, he was in sympathy with Mr. Parks and so stated at the Planning Commission meeting. However, he felt, as a member of the Planning Commis- sion, it was the duty of the Commission to uphold the Sign` Ordinance. The -Commission wanted to be fair in administrating the Sign Ordinance, and the sign in question does not conform to the requirements of the ordi"nance.. Mr. Bond the Council at what point in time do you start upholding the Sign Ordinance and discontinue granting variances. Mr: Bond further stated he felt the Planning Commission should receive some instruction from the Council as to their intent regarding a strong administration of the Sign Ordinance. Some discusssion was then held regarding the Sign Ordinance which had been adopted three years ago, and which was now being enforced: Community Development and .Services Coordinator Frank Gray explained'to the-Council letters had been sent to property owners who had nonconforming signs, giving them a 90 -day period in which to'bring their signs into compliance.with the ordinance. Various sectors of the City were being inventoried and notices are being sent to the property owners. Councilman Brunner stated in relation to the issue at hand, he felt the sign proposed by Mr. Parks was relatively inoffensive compared to other signs along East Washington Street. Mr. Gray also stated the proposal for any new construction along Washington Street would need to meet the requirements of the Sign Ordinance. He also stated with the widening of East Wasington Street along this section, there may be a possibility some of the signs would have to be moved, and although he had not checked with the legal counsel on it, these signs may have to conform with the Sign Ordinance. - Mr. Gray further stated all signs along East Washington Street from Petaluma Boulevard to the Freeway are being photographed in order for the Planning Department to have a record of the existing signs. In speaking about trees along the thoroughfare, City Manager Robert Meyer reminded the Council the E.I.R. which had been prepared for the East Wash- ington Street Widening Project suggested trees be planted along the roadway in order to eliminate some of the noise problems. At the conclusion of the discussion, Resolution #7355 N.C.S. granting variance for free - standing sign for property located at 829 East Washington Street, subject to site design review, was introduced by Councilman Mattei, seconded by Councilman Perry, and approved by 6 affirmative, and l negative votes. Councilman Harberson voted "no" Mr. Parks indicated he would be happy to sit down with the Planning staff or the Site Design Review Com- mittee to determine if a compromise could be worked out. April 5, 1976 APPEAL- -LARRY PARKS City Attorney Matthew Hudson advised the matter DENIAL OF SIGN should go through the normal site design review VARIANCE,? ;$29 EAST process, i.e.,,to the Planning staff, the Site WASHINGTON STREET Design Review Committee.; and the Planning Commis - RES #735.5 NCS sion. He also advised the Council he would incor- (Continued) porate the findings of facts into the resolution. Councilman Harberson clarified his "no" vote by stating he did not feel the fourth criteria had been met. 227 DENY OUTSIDE SEWER Community Development and Services Coordinator Frank CONNECTION - -ACE Gray outlined the subject property and stated the Ol MARCELLUS application for an outside sewer had been RES #7356 NCS filed with the City but was delayed because of the Bodega Avenue Area Study. ..The property in question is immediately adjacent to the Petaluma City limits and has one water connection at the present time. The sewer main ends in the approximate vicinity of Paula Lane, which is adjacent to the Marcellus property located at 986 Bodega Avenue.. Mr. Gray stated since the original application had been filed the applicant, Mr. Marcellus, has filed an appli- cation with the County to resplit the area into four 2 -acre lots, with a 1,080 foot long cul -de -sac to serve the four parcels. In addition, the application states all of the lots will be served by septic tanks and wells. Assuming the original application with the City is still valid, the recommendation of the staff would'be to grant the sewer service, but require annexation to conform with the City's policy. However, if the area was to be annexed to the City, then a request for outside sewer would not be required.. Mr. Ace Marcellus advised the Council-he had filed the latest application for a lot split in this manner because it was not economically feasible for him to conform to City standards for curbs, gutters and sidewalks, as had been required on the previous application. He was of the opinion that since the property he is applying for an outside sewer connection is within 200 feet of the sewer line, it wouldn't be necessary to have it extended. Community Development and Services Coordinator Frank Gray spoke regarding . the lot split stating, irregardless of the.outside sewer connection, this. lot split would create one of the problems which had been anticipated and which prompted the Bodega Avenue Study Plan. The split for the four parcels involved a lot which is 1,400 feet in depth, to be.served by a cul -de -sac, which would be 1,080 feet in length. The City standards for cul -de -sacs is a maximum of 400 feet. The area in question is an area which is designated for annexation to the City of Petaluma. Mr. Gray advised the Council the matter would be taken Planning Commission the following evening-and the staff's recommendation would be to note these problems for, the County's review. At the conclusion of the discussion, Resolution #7356. N.C.S. denying appli- cation of Ace Marcellus for one outside residential sewer connection at premises located at 986 Bodega Avenue was introduced by Councilman Brunner, seconded by Councilman Harberson, and approved by 7 affirmative votes. DESIGNATE SONOMA Community Development and Services Coordinator Frank WATER AGENCY AS Gray explained to the Council the Federal Govern- � I OF LEAD AGENCY -- ment, through the Environmental Protection Agency, V ENVIRONMENTAL has declared each region,in the country will have to MANAGEMENT PROGRAM have comprehensive plans drawn up with regard to RES #7357 NCS environmental management in order to receive Federal funds. The Federal Government has allocated funds to do the regional planning study, more commonly known as "Section 208 ". In the San Francisco Bay Area, the Association of Bay Area Governments is recognized_ as the Federal-'Clearinghouse and the A -95 Review Agency for the disbursement of .Federal for sewer and water projects. They have been given the task of preparing a.plan,for water quality, solid and liquid waste control, and air quality. Sonoma County already has an Air Quality Management Program, as well.as a Wastewater Management Program. The primary need now is a report for surface water runoff, which would not only include street drainage, but waste materials from agricultural uses. The City of Petaluma looks-to the Sonoma County Water Agency for control of water runoff through the Zone 2A Advisory Committee. The staff is recommending the Sonoma County Water Agency be designated as the lead agency in this program. 2 28 April 5, 1976 WATER AGENCY•AS LEAD AGENCY- - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM RES #7357 NCS (Continued) DESIGNATE SONOMA APPEAL BY DR. LAWRENCE JO_NAS TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS- -JONAS PARCEL MAP (CONTINUED. FROM 3/22/76 MEETING) RES #7358 NCS RES #7359 NCS Upon conclusion of Mr. Gray's explanation, Resolu- tion #7357 N.C.S: of intent to participate in the San Francisco Bay Area Environment Management Program and recommending designation of'the Sonoma County Water Agency as the City of Petaluma'�s representative therefor;. and as the lead agency, was introduced by Councilman Brunner,. seconded by Councilman Perry, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. At.the March 22, 1976 meeting, Mayor Putnam had asked the City Attorney to determine whether or not the City Council could legally waive the requirement for a fire hydrant to serve Dr. Jonas' proposed development. Mr. Hudson advised the Council they could waive the requirement; however, there would be consequences which could affect insurance ratings and premiums for all taxpayers within the City of Petaluma. The City does not have a legal respon- sibility to conform to the rules and-regulations of I.S.O. However, by not conforming to their stand- ards, deficiency points could be assessed, which would affect the entire City. Mayor Putnam asked Dr. Jonas whether he had any new information he wished to give to the City Council. Dr. Jonas referred to Condition No. 4 contained in Planning Commission Resolution No. 5 -76, which deals with the fire hy- drant placement and the gallon per minute flow. Dr. Jonas stated he had asked his engineer, Burton Engineers, to calculate how far down Halsey Avenue he would have to go to place an additional fire hydrant in order to be able to service the two lots on the front of the property closest to- Halsey Avenue with 500 GPM, and still be within 400 feet of the fire hy- drant. Dr. Jonas stated Burton Engineers had submitted the proposal to the City's Engineering Division. City Engineer David Young reaffirmed his position on servicing the area with a fire hydrant and advised the Council the best solution would be to loop the water main. Fire Chief Joe Ellwood also stated regardless of where a hydrant was placed on Halsey Avenue, it would still be necessary to use the reverse method for fire protection to the Jonas Parcel Map. Chief Ellwood also stated if the City permitted Dr. Jonas to build on this property and not require the additional fire hydrant which would be serviced by an adequate.water system, deficiency points would be`ncreased. Just by adding a fire hydrant somewhere along Halsey Avenue would not correct the situation but would, in fact, create the possibility of additional deficiencies. Vice -Mayor Mattei. asked to have the matter of the cost for the placement of the fire hydrant and the looped water main system clarified. Dr. Jonas advised Mr. Mattei he had received an estimate from Soiland Company indi- cating it would cost $10,000 for the hydrant and the loop system,. 'The hydrant in itself would cost between $2,000 and $2,500, and-he was willing to bear the cost for the hydrant. Dr. Jonas felt that since the definition of on -site and off -site improvements had not been clearly defined., he was of the opinion the City should share in the cost for looping the water main. Vice -Mayor Mattei was of the opinion as Dr. Jonas sold the additional properties in the area, the cost for the water main extension could be part of the sale price for the acreage. The matter of the cul -de -sac was then discussed, and Dr. Jonas still pre - ferred the hammerhead type cul -de -sac, rather than the cirle type cul -de -sac as required by the City. Both Mr. Gray and Chief Ellwood indicated the hammerhead cul -de -sac would require fire engines to back up at a 90 degree angle in order to turn around at the cul -de -sac. At the conclusion of the discussion and the deliberation, a motion was made by Councilman Harberson, seconded by Councilman Brunner, to uphold Items #1, #3, X64 and #6 of the conditions of approval contained in Planning Commission Resolution 5 -76. Motion carried unanimously. Confirmed by Resolution 47358 N.C.S. 1 220 April 5, 1976 APPEAL BY DR. Councilman Harberson then introduced a motion to LAWRENCE JONAS override the Planning Commission's recommendation #5 TO in their reso.lut on No. 5 -76, which would permit the CONDITIONS- -JONAS hamme "rhead type, rather than the circle cul -de -sac PARCEL MAP at the end of Halsey Avenue. Motion was seconded by CONTINUED FROM Councilman Brunner, and defeated by 3 affirmative 3/22/76 MEETING) and 4 negative votes. Councilmen_Hilligoss, Mattei, (Continued) Perry and Mayor Putnam voted "no ". Confirmed by Resolution 47359 N.C.S. Item #2 of the Planning Commission's recommendations in Resolution No. 5 -76 had previously been resolved; however, it was to be noted for the record that lots which required pumps for sewering should be so recorded with the Sonoma County Recorder. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 11:40 p.m. 1 2 Mayor Attest: City Merk L