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OF CITY COUNCIL
PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
August 19, 1974
Council Meeting Regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Petaluma was called to order by Mayor
Putnam at the hour of 7:30! o'clock p.m.
Attendance Present: Councilmen Cavanagh, Jr., Daly, Harberson,
Mattei, Perry, Jr., and Mayor Putnam.
Absent: Councilman Brunner.
Invocation The Reverend Carl Young, Freewill Baptist
Church, gave the invocation.
Approval of Mayor Putnam announced that since the Council
Minutes had received the minutes only that day,
action on approval would be held until the
next Council meeting.
CONSENT CALENDAR A motion was made by-Councilman Mattei and
seconded by Councilman Perry, Jr., adopting
Consent Calendar Agenda Items #1 through #10.
Motion carried by 6 affirmative votes, 1
absentee.
Agenda Item #1
Resolution of
Appreciation--
Lillian Nommsen
t Res #6671 NCS
Agenda Item #2
4,th District
Agricultural
Association
Res #6672 NCS
Agenda Item #3
Appointment- -
Financial
Consultant
Res #6673 NCS
Agenda Item . #4
Noise Section--
Amend General
Plan
Res #6674 NCS
Agenda Item #5 Resolution #6675 N.C.S. authorizing examination C)
Sales and Use of sales and use tax records of the State
Tax Review Board of Equalization was adopted. Resolution h
Res #6675 NCS specifies City Manager shall be the City's
representative to review these records.
Resolution #6671 N.C.S. of appreciation and
commendation addressed to Lillian Nommsen was
adopted.
Mayor Putnam recognized Lillian and Henry
Nommsen in the audience. Mrs. Nommsen thanked
the Council for the resolution and for the
retirement dinner held in her honor and
stated she had enjoyed working as City Clerk
and was going to enjoy her retirement.
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Resolution #6672 N.C.S. authorizing the Mayor
to enter into an agreement with the 4th
District Agricultural Association was adopted.
Resolution #6673 N. authorizing a contract
with -John Scharer to provide technical admini-
strative to the City Manager and
Council was adopted.
Resolution #667
date (September
considering the
of the Ecologic
General Plan of
adopted.
4 N.C.S.
3, 1974)
adoption
Resource
the City
setting public hearing C�
for the purpose of V�
of the Noise Section
Element of the
of Petaluma was
August 19, 1974
Agenda Item #6
Denman Annexa-
tion #7
Res #6676 NCS
Agenda Item 47
2 Van Trucks- -
(� Engineering
Division and
Animal Control
Res #6677 NCS
Agenda Item #8
i I Carpeting- -
�J ` City Hall
Res #6678 NCS
Resolution #.6.676 N.C.S. setting the time and
place for hearing protests to the proposed
annexation of territory known.as Denman
Annexation #'7 to the. City of. Petaluma was
adopted. (Public hearing is scheduled "for
September 3, 1974.)
Resolution #6677 N.C.S. authorizing the
purchase of two van -type trucks was adopted.
(One truck is for the Engneering'Division
and one truck is for the Animal'Control
Center.) I
Resolution #6 N.C.S authorizing the
purchase of the installation of carpeting for
various offices in City Hall was adopted,.
Agenda Item #9 Application filed with Alcoholic Beverage
�{� ABC —Petaluma Control by Elsabeth.M. and Helmut 0 Lemke
Delicatessen for transfer of On -sale Beer and Wine from
Anna E. Schluter, Petaluma ,Delicatessen, 148
Kentucky Street, was approved.
Agenda Item #10 Resolution #6 679 N.C.S. denying the claim of
Denying Claim -- Wayne Urich was adopted.
Wayne Urich
Res #6679 NCS'
Citizens for Letter from J. Douglas Slaydon and Richard
+� Establishment of Recny concerning the establishment of a
ly Police Review Police Review :Comm=ission was read and ordered
Commission filed.
Mayor Putnam recognized Douglas Slaydon who
spoke br efly regar -di their plans for a
Commission and wanted to make three corrections
to the letter sent to the Council. First .
Paragraph where "the _word " should appears; he
requested.that the word be changed to "could ";
and in the last paragraph of the letter where.
they cal -led for the establishment of the
Commission., Mr. Slaydon requested- that the
word "commission" be" changed to the word'
"committee." He wanted.to give a,personal
invitation to the member's of the C "ouncil to
attend the. meeting to be `held AugList 24,
1974, at the Kenilworth Recreation Center
from 7,:30 to 10:00 p.m. for the establishment
of the committee.
Claims and Bills Resolution #668'0 N.C. -S. ,approving claims and
Res #6680 NCS bills #12.35 to #13;.77, inclusive, (::General.
City Funds) and #238.6 to #24.,1.8, inclusive,
(Water Department Funds), was introduced by,
Councilman Cavanagh, seconded by Councilman.
.Harb'er-s "on, approved by 6 affirmative votes, 1
"absentee.
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August 19, 1974
Peoples' Service City Manager Robert Meyer reported that
Center Peoples'-Service Center the group which had
come before the Council previously requesting
funds from the Revenue Sharing Program, have
asked for an advance on their funds in order
for them to sign a lease and begin operation
by October 1, 1974. The Council agreed and
Mr. Meyer will handle the -- matter with the
Finance Department.
LAFCO Re Letter addressed to City Council from Schuyler
Planning Jeffries, Chairman, Sonoma County Local Agency
Program Formation Commission, dated August 6, 1974,
Participation was read by the City Clerk and filed.
Mayor Putnam explained the Commission now has
a new Executive Director, Mr. David Dorfman,
and he wants to familiarize himself with what
all areas are doing. Their request for partici-
pation would be only on multi - jurisdictional
planning programs.
County -wide Since Councilman Brunner, the Council's
Library System representative on the Library Board was not
at the meeting, Mayor Putnam asked Councilman
Daly to report the details of the meeting of
the Mayors' Agenda meeting he had attended as
her representative where the County -wide
Library System was discussed.
Councilman Daly the representatives
at the meeting had some concern re certain
areas in the proposed contract. It was the
recommendation that each of the cities go
back and have their City Managers and City
Attorneys meet with the County Counsel and
Larry Andrews to resolve some of the problems,
which were mutual, and come up with an
acceptable agreement.
Councilman Mattei questioned whether or not
the Library Board, since they had spent so
much time on the project, would be bypassed.
City Manager Meyer said that any input would
go back through the Boards and the City
Councils.
Mr. Kenneth Wightman, Chairman, and Mrs.
Dorothy Bertucci, member, of.the Library
Board of Trustees, were in the audience and
concurred with the above procedure.
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911 - Emergency Councilman Perry reported that an informational
Reporting Program meeting to set up an emergency reporting
system for the County of Sonoma and its
cities was held at the Petaluma City Hall on
August 14, 1974. Various state, county, and
city agencies were represented. The primary
purpose of the emergency reporting system is
to it possible for citizens to dial
"911" on any telephone, toll free, to reach a
dispatch center for emergency services.
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August 19, 1974
n � New Bus Routes, Resolution #6681 N.C.S. endorsing proposed
I" Golden'Gate new bus routes of the Golden Gate Bridge,
Bridge Highway and Transportation District was
Res #6681 NCS introduced by Councilman Daly, seconded by
Councilman Har;berson, and adopted by 6
affirmative votes, 1 absentee.
Director of.Public Works David Young intro-
duced Jerome Kuykendall, Assistant to the
General Manager of the Golden Gate Bridge,
Highway and Transportation District. He also
indicated that Mr. John Morelli of the Sonoma
County Engineer's Office was in the audience.
Mr. Young indicated that it was important for
the City Council to make a strong recommendation
to the Board of Supervisors endorsing the
proposed - -new bus routes, which would augment
the established routes now serving the City
of Petaluma.. Mr. Kuykendall gave a slide
presentation outlining the new routes as
follows:
Route #70 .would operate from Santa Rosa via.
Rohnert Park, Cotati, west Petaluma., thence
to San Francisco. This currently operates 18
hours per.day as a.commuter route.
Route #71 - -this is a new route that will
first operate completely within the County,
and commences'at the Petaluma Depot to East
"D" Street, to Lakeville Highway, to Baywood,
to.South McDowell Boulevard, along South
McDowell to.East Washington Street to Ely
Road, up _Ely Road to Sonoma State College to
Rohnert Park and eventually to Santa Rosa
through downtown, thence to the County
administration bui- ldings and would continue
on to their facility at the old airport.
This route would have a one -hour headway. It
will not begin in.September when school
opens, however, a shuttle bus-will serve the
students from Cotati to Sonoma State College
through September until the bus starts operating
in October. The starting time is b20 a.m.
and operates with the last bus from .Santa
Rosa at 9 :23 p.m.
Route #74 currently operates as a commuter
route through downtown Santa-Rosa and through
the west side of Petaluma. This will continue
to operate without change; however, in the
future it will be referred to as Route #80
during the daytime and f74 during the commute
hours:
Route #76- -this route has had more requests
to the Golden Gate Bridge District for its
beginning than any other service in Sonoma
County. It,will serve east Petaluma, Rohnert
Park, through east Petaluma to San Francisco
and will start with 13 buses in October. It
is.essent,ially a commuter service and will
operate daily Monday through Friday. The
August 19, 1974
New Bus Routes, beginning hours to arrive in the financial
Golden Gate district in San Francisco is 6:55 a.m., Civic
Bridge Center in San Francisco is 6:57 a.m. The
Res #6681 NCS last bus to arrive in the financial district
(Continued) in San Francisco will be 8:20 a.m. and the
last at the Civic Center will be 8:00 a.m.
They will leave San Francisco to return to
Petaluma 4:05 from the Civic Center and
financial district and the last commuter bus
to leave will be around 5:30 p.m.
At this point some concern was expressed by
the City Manager that if the buses originated
in Rohnert Park and if they were faced with
another gas shortage would buses be filled by
the time they reached Petaluma to pick up
passengers? Mr. Kuykendall indicated this
problem exist no matter where the
bus originated because people would drive
from one area to another in order to compete
for seats on the buses. Even if the buses
started from Ely Road and East Washington
Street people would migrate to that area to
board the buses. He further explained that
the District has purchased an additional 30
buses which would be coming next year; and
although they have not made any provisions to
hire drivers or budgeted to run them, if an
emergency arose they would be able to.react
very quickly. In answer to an inquiry from
Mayor Putnam,: Mr. Kuykendall said he felt as
experience warranted, there could be a time
when some buses would originate in Petaluma
to handle the commuter passengers.
Route #78- -Santa Rosa to Sebastopol to Cotati
to San Francisco. There will be 5 buses on
this route and it is a new service. It will
not stop in Petaluma, however, one could
transfer in Cotati on Route #70 bus to come
from Sebastopol to Petaluma. -Mr. Kuykendall
explained that the commuter service buses ran
5 days per week, Monday through Friday.
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Mayor Putnam thanked Mr. Kuykendall for his
report.
At this point, Mr. Myrel Moss asked since the
Council was concerned with the question of
transportation would he be out of order if he
gave the Council a letter concerning transporta-
tion. Mayor Putnam felt that Mr. Moss's
request did not relate to the bus service,
but probably to a different type of transporta-
tion and City Attorney Hudson advised it
would be easier for the Council if his letter
was sent and could be regularly scheduled.
Copies.of the viewfoils used in Mr. Kuykendall's
presentation have been filed in the City
Clerk's Office, along with the tentative bus
schedules.
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August 19, 1974 .
Lease - -Water Well Resolution #6682 N.C.S. approving agreement
Hoyt Buford for the use of water well was introduced by
Res #6682 NCS Councilman seconded by Councilman
Harberson, and adopted by 6 affirmative_
votes, 1 absentee.
Director of Public Works David Young explained
that the well will produce between 90,000 and
100,000,gallons of water per day, however,
the City cannot start to produce water until
the Council approves the lease at a price of
$30 per acre foot. The water will be avail-
able for the next 3 years and will help
alleviate the water shortage.
Russian River. Resolution #6683 N.C.S. approving in concept
to Cotati the agreement for construction of facilities
Intertie and a water supply 'including the Russian
Res #668.3 NCS River- to o Intertie aquaduct and auth-
orizing the Mayor sign was introduced by
Councilman Daly, seconded by - Councilman
Harberson, and adopted by 6 affirmative
votes., 1 absentee.
Extend Time- -
Westridge
Subdivision.,
Units #1 and #2
Res #6:684 NCS
- DENI -ED-
In the discussion that preceded the adoption
of the above resolution, Councilman Daly
mentioned that this was the tenth or eleventh
draft of the agreement; however, City Manager
Robert Meyer said it was, indeed, the twentieth
draft.
Resolution #6684 N.C.S. granting Condiotti
Enterprises, Inc., an extension of time to
file the final maps on Westridge Subdivision,
Units #1 and #2, was introduced by Councilman
Cavanagh, Jr., seconded by Councilman Mattei,
and defeated by the following votes:
Ayes:' Councilmen Cavanagh, Jr., Mattei,
and Mayor Putnam.
Noes: Councilmen Daly, Harberson, and Perry, Jr.
Absent: Councilman Brunner.
Mr. William Bettinelli, attorney representing
Condiotti Enterprises, spoke before the
Council requesting the extension of time
granted' because the matter had been in litiga-
tion for nearly 15 months and they were
asking for an 18 -month extension in order to
have time to file the final map.
Councilman Daly asked Senior Planner Dennis
Boehlje what would happen if the extension
were denied_ . -Mr. Boehlje indicated that they
would have to start all over again at tentative
map stage. In answer to Councilman Daly's
question on what would happen to the annexation,
Mr: Boehlje said that it would not be effected
nor would the prezoning on the project be
effected.
August 19, 1974
Rezoning -- Ordinance, 41155.N.C.S. amending Zoning Ordinance
W.H.I. Supply #1072 N. -C.S. by reclassifying A.P. #8- 194 -14
Ord #1155 NCS and a portion of A #8- 1 -94 -5 from M -L
(Light Industrial) to C.H. (Highway Commercial)
for property located at 709 Petaluma Boulevard
South was introduced by Councilman Cavanagh,
seconded by Councilman Mattei, and ordered
published. ~
Planning Commission Resolution #Z7 -74, Planning
Commission report, dated August 1, 1974, map,
and minutes of August 6, 1974, were submitted
and filed.
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Conflict of
City Attorney Matthew L. Hudson informed the
Interest
Council the forms for reporting conflict of
interests must be filed anytime during the
month of September, 1974. He distributed
manuals relating to the form to each member
of the Council asking them to please contact
him if there were any questions.
Camille
City Attorney Hudson advised the Council that��
Enterprises--
he had been contacted by the indemnitor.
Mt. View Estates
They informed him that Camille Enterprises is
now in receivership. The indemnitor is
requesting an extension of time from the
Council so they can find people to do the
work remaining on the subdivision. They
would like to find somebody to go ahead with
the work so that they can sell the remaining
homes in the subdivision. The City Attorney
felt it was in the best interests of the City
to grant the extension of time in order to
have them complete the subdivision so that
the City would not have to take on this added
responsibility. The Council agreed that Mr.
Hudson should handle the matter. Councilman
Daly asked just how much time they needed and
Mr. Hudson indicated they had asked for 15
days in which to find somebody to do the
work.
Outside
Ordinance #1156 N.C.S. amending Petaluma
Sewer Fees
Municipal Code, Chapter 15.56 to provide for
Ord #1156 NCS
outside sewer fees was introduced by Councilman
Cavanagh•, seconded by Councilman Mattei, and
ordered published by 6 affirmative votes, 1
absentee.
In the discussion preceding the introduction
of the above ordinance, City Manager Robert
Meyer advised the Council the City Attorney
had prepared 3 alternative methods by which
the Council could set fees for residents
living outside the City limits who wish to
connect to the sewer system. Council selected
the ordinance which would establish the fees
.effective September 1, -1974, with the proviso
that commencing July 1, 1975, the monthly
charges established could be amended, changed,
or otherwise modified by resolution of the
City Council provided that said resolution
received-the affirmative vote of 6 members of
the Council in order to be effective.
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August 1.9, 1974
Outside City Manager Robert.Meyer explained that the
Sewer Fees fees incorporated in the proposed ordinance.
Ord #1156 NCS had been arrived at by using $33.83 for
(Continued) depreciation, $37.14 for operation and main-
tenance, and a charge of $2.32 for overhead,
thus establishing the residential charge;
other charges had been similarly adjusted to
reflect this reduction from the original
ordinance introduced (Ordinance #1149 N..C.S.)
which had not -been adopted by the Council.
Mayor Putnam recognized Mr..Don Van Dyke, 201
Purrington Road, who objected to the use of
the depreciation figure for'establishing the
fees. Mr. Van Dyke said his group,. Pe:talumans
Unincorporated, felt that a reasonable fee
would be 'a total fee of $5.50 per month which
would include the $2.00 per month service
charge., and any fee above this amount would
be unacceptable to them.
Councilman Daly stated that he did not believe
it was unreasonable to use depreciation in
arriving at a charge.
The Council discussed alternative charges;
however, -it was the consensus that the figures
submitted and incorporated into the ordinance
were reasonable and ones that could be
substantiated.
In his remarks to the City Council regarding
the establishment of the fees, Mr. Van Dyke
said he felt the City Council was trying to
penalize people who lived outside the'City
through sewer charges.
Councilman Cavanagh reaffirmed his position
taken at a previous Council meeting that it
is a privilege, special right, an advantage,
and a.favor given to people living outside
the City to.be permitted to use the City':s
sewer service, and that the areas could, if
they so desired, form special assessment
districts to provide their own sewer service.
In addition to Mr. Van Dyke, other opponents
speaking from the audience included: Mr.
Brand Johnson, 10 Highland Road; Mr. Walter
Brunn, 131 Sunnyslope Road; Mr. Harold
Wojciechowski,, 821 Madison Street; Mr. Francis
R. Powell, Jr., 12 Tenth Street; Mr. Richard
Harms, 454 Purrington Road; Mrs. Frank Claxton,
26 Bernice Court; and, leaving the rostrum
and speaking'as a private citizen was Mr.
Robert H- Meyer, 22 Wood Dale Drive.
Appropriation Ordinance #1157 N.C.S. annual appropriation
Ordinance, ordinance and capital outlay program to be .
197 -7.5 completed,during the fiscal year.July 1.,
Ord . #1157 NCS 1974, to June 30, 1975, to establish .certain
reserve for future acquisitions; to
provide for capital acquisition of equipment;
to provide for certain improvement projects;
and to provide that the items of the capital
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August 19, 1974
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Appropriation
'outlay program which exceed the value of
Ordinance
$3,000 be approved and be ordered commenced
1974 -75
by resolution and to name the fund from which
Ord. #1157 NCS
the particular outlay program shall be paid
(Continued)
was introduced by Councilman Mattei, seconded
1 absentee,
by Councilman Daly, and ordered posted by 6
(Second Reading)
affirmative votes, l absentee.
Tax Levy
Ordinance #1158 N.C'.S. levying rates of
1974 -15
taxation upon the.assessed valuation of the
Ord #1158 NCS
property in the city for the fiscal year
Judy 1, 1974, to June 30, 1975, was introduced
by Councilman Daly, seconded by Councilman
Harberson, and ordered published by 6 affirmative
votes, 1 absentee.
Special Municipal
Ordinance #1154 N.C.S..calling for a
Special
Bond Election
Municipal•.Bond.Election, November 5,
1974,
Ord. #1154 NCS
was adopted by 6 affirmative votes,
1 absentee,
(Second Reading)
as follows: (Said ordinance becomes
effective
upon its-adoption.)
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN
James L. Harberson
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN
Robert E. Daly
Ordinance No. 1154 N.C.S.
AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL BOND ELECTION IN
THE CITY OF PETALUMA FOR'THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE
ELECTORS OF SAID CITY THE MEASURE OF INCURRING A BONDED
INDEBTEDNESS OF SAID CITY FOR THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION
AND COMPLETION OF THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT, TO
WIT: PARK AND RECREATION IMPROVEMENTS; DECLARING THE ESTI-
MATED COST OF SAID MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT, THE AMOUNT OF THE
PRINCIPAL -OF SAID INDEBTEDNESS TO BE INCURRED THEREFORE,
AND THE MAXIMUM RATE OF INTEREST TO BE PAID THEREON; MAKING
PROVISION FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF TAXES;- FIXING THE
DATE OF SAID ELECTION AND THE MANNER OF HOLDING THE SAME
AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE .THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Petaluma by resolution
duly passed and adopted at a meeting of the Council duly and
regularly held, by affirmative vote of more than two- thirds of
all its members, did determine that the public interest and
necessity demand the acquisition, construction, and completion of
the municipal improvement, hereinafter mentioned, and did further
determine that the cost of said proposed municipal improvement
will'be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income
and revenue of said municipality and that said municipal improve-
ment will require an expenditure greater than the amount allowed
therefore by the annual tax levy, and will require the incurring
of a bonded indebtedness therefore, which resolution was duly
entered on the minutes of said - meeting of.the Council, and is now
on file and of record in the Clerk's office of said City now,
therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS
FOLLOWS:
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August 19, 1974
Ord #11.54 NCS (,continued)
Section 1 . A special municipal bond election shall be and
is hereby ordered and will be held in the City.of Petaluma (the
"City ") on Tuesday, November 5, 1974,, at which election shall.be
submitted to the qualified electors of the City the question of
incurring a bonded indebtedness of the City for the object.and
purpose set forth in -the following measure, to wit:
CITY OF PETALUMA BOND MEASURE
MEASURE D : Shall the City of Petaluma incur,
(Parks and a.bonded indebtedness in the
Recreation) principal.amount.of $2,200,000
for the acquisition, construction,
YES
and completion of the following
municipal improvement, to wit: Park and recreation
improvements, including acquisition of land; de-
velopment of new parks, including fill, grading,
and other improvements; improvements to existing
parks; equipment, furniture, landscaping, lands,
easements and rights -of -way; and other works,
NO
property or structures necessary or convenient for
park and recreation improvements for the City of
Petaluma?
The estimated cost of the municipal improvement as set forth
in said measure is the sum of $2,200,000 and the amount of the
indebtedness proposed to be incurred for said municipal improve-
ment is the sum of $2,200,00'.0.
The estimated cost hereinabove stated of such .municipal
improvement,includes legal and all other fees incidental to or
connected with the authorization, issuance and sale of.the bonds
evidencing the indebtedness proposed to be incurred for such
municipal improvement and the costs of. printing said bonds and
all other.costs and expenses incidental to or connected with the
authorization, issuance and sale'of said bonds.
Section 2 . The Council does hereby submit to the qualified
electors of-the City at said special municipal bond election.said
measure:s.e;t ,forth in-Section 1 of. this ordinance, and designates
and refers to said measure as the.measure to be set forth.on the
ballots hereinafter prescribed for use -at'said election.
(a.) Said special municipal bond election shall be held and
conducted, and the votes thereof canvassed., and the returns
thereof made, and the result thereof ascertained and determined,
as herein provided,; and in' all.particulars not prescribed by this
ordinance, .said election shall be held as provided.by law.for the
holding of municipal elections in the City.
(b). All persons qualified to vote at municipal elections in
the _ upon the date of the election herein provided for shall
betq- ualified to vote upon the measure submitted at said special
municipal bond election.
August 19, 1974
Ord #1154 NCS (Continued)
(c) The polls at the polling places hereinafter designated
shall be opened at 7:00 o'-clock a.m. of said day of election and
shall be kept open continuously thereafter until 8:00 o'clock
p.m. of said day of election, when the polls shall be closed
(except as.provided in Section 14436 of the Elections Code), and
the elections officers shall thereupon proceed to canvass the
ballots cast thereat.
(d) Said special municipal bond election hereby called
shall be and is hereby consolidated with the State of California
General Election to be held in the City on November 5, 1974, all
as required by and pursuant to law; and the election precincts,
polling places and officers of election within the City for said
special municipal bond election hereby called shall be the same
as those selected and designated by the Board of Supervisors of
Sonoma County for said General Election and set -forth or to be
set forth in the notice of election officers and polling places
for said General Election published or to be published by the
County Clerk of said County, as required by law, to which notice
reference is hereby specifically made for a designation of the
precincts, polling places', and election officers of the special
municipal bond election hereby called. Only qualified voters of
the City shall be permitted to vote at said special municipal
bond election. The Board of Supervisors of said County is
authorized to canvass, or cause to be canvassed, the returns of
said special municipal bond election with respect to the votes
cast in the City and to certify the results to the Council.
(e) On the ballots to be used at said General Election and
said special municipal bond election hereby consolidated therewith,
in addition to all other matters required by law to be printed
thereon, shall appear the measure set forth in Section 1 hereof.
In any precinct in which Votomatic or Accuvote ballot cards are
used, to vote for any measure hereby submitted and for incurring
said bonded indebtedness, each voter shall punch the ballot card
in the hole after- the word "YES" to the right of said measure,
and to vote against said measure and against incurring said in - =-
debtedness each voter shall punch the ballot card in the hole
after the word "NO" to the right of said measure. Where paper
ballots are provided for voters, to vote for any measure hereby
submitted and for incurring said bonded indebtedness, each voter
shall mark an X after the word "YES" on the ballot to the right
of said measure, and to vote against said measure and against
incurring said indebtedness, each voter shall mark an X after the
word "NO" on the ballot to the right of said measure. Absent
voter ballots setting forth said measures, and each of them,
shall be issued to qualified electors residing within the City
entitled thereto, in the manner provided by law, and such absent
voter- ballots shall be canvassed or caused to be canvassed by -the
Board of Supervisors of Sonoma County.
(f) At the next regular meeting of the Council occurring
after the returns of said-special municipal bond election have
been canvassed or caused to be canvassed by said Board of Super-
visors and the certification of the, results thereof to the Council,
or at a special meeting called thereafter for such purpose, the
Council shall cause to be spread upon its minutes a statement of
the results of said special municipal bond election as ascertained
by said canvass.
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August 19, 1974
Ord #1154 NCS (Continued)
Section 3 . The Council proposes to issue. and sell bonds of
the City.for the objects and purposes, but not exceeding the
amount specified in said measure, if two - thirds of the qualified
electors voting on said measure at said special municipal bond
election shall vote in favor of said measure.
Said bonds shall be negotiable in form and. of . the character
known as serial, and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed
seven percent (7 %) per annum, payable semi- annually (except that
interest for the first year after the date of said bonds may be
made p.ayab.le at or before the end of said year). Provision is
hereby made for the payment of-the principal of and interest on
said bonds as follows: At the time of making- the general tax
levy after incurring the bonded indebtedness, and there-
after until the bonds are .paid or until there is a sum in the
treasury set apart for that purpose sufficient to meet all, pay-
ments of principal and interest on the bonds as they become due,
the Council shall levy and collect a tax sufficient to'pay the
interest on the bonds and such part of the principal as will
become due before the proceeds of a tax _levied at the next general.
tax levy will be ava- ilable; provided, however., that if said bonds
are authorized to be issued at said election, and it is expected
that all or any part -of said bonds will be sold at such time that
the principal of or interest on such bonds will-become due before
the proceeds_ of a tax levied after such sale would be-available _
to pay such principal or interest, the C;ouncil_, at the time of
fixing the annual tax levy, may levy a tax in an amount clearly
sufficient to pay that portion of the principal of and interest
on said bonds which it is expected will become due before the
proceeds o'f the next succeeding tax.levy will be available. If
the earliest maturity of the bonds is more than one year after
the date of issuance, the Council shall levy and collect annually
a tax sufficient to pay the interest as it falls due and to
constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal on or
before maturity.. Such taxes shall be levied and collected as
other City taxes and shall be in addition to all other taxes and
shall be used only for payment of the -bonds and the interest
thereon.
Section 4 . The City Clerk of. the City is hereby directed,
upon the passage and adoption of this ordinance, t:o. publish the
same once a day ,for- at least seven (7) days in the Petaluma
Angus- Courier, which is a newspaper of general circulation.
published at least six (6,) days a week in the City, and such
publication shall constitute notice of said election.. No other
notice of the election hereby called need be given.
. Section 5 . This ordinance shall be forthwith entered, upon
the minutes of the Council and. in the Ordinance Book,o_f the City.
This ordinance, being an ordinance calling and ordering an elect -
tion shall take effect from and after its adoption.
Passed and adopted on August 19th, 1974, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmen Cavanagh, Jr., Daly, Mattei, Harberson,
Perry, Jr., and Mayor Putnam.
NOES: None.
ABSENT:. Councilman Brunner.
Helen Putnam
Mayor
ATTEST: Marjorie J. Wilson
City Clerk
August 19, 1974
Tax Rate A.motion was made by Councilman Perry, seconded by
Statement -- Councilman Harberson, approving the tax 6 A,
Municipal statement for the Recreation and Parks Bond
Bond Election Lssue.:_- :_Motion carried by 6 affirmative
votes, l absentee.
Argument-Re A motion was made by Councilman Harberson,
Parks and seconded by Councilman Daly, to approve the
Recreation argument in favor of the City Parks and
Bond Issue Recreation Bond Issue, November 5, 1974, and
was carried by 6 affirmative votes, 1 absentee.
Adjournment There being no further business to come
before the Council, the meeting was adjourned
at 10:35 p.m. to an executive session.
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
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