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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 05/08/197283 MINUTES OF MEET,IN.G' OF CITY- .COUNCIL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA May 8, 1972' Council Meeting Special meeting of the Council of the City of Petaluma was called to order by Mayor Putnam at the hour of 7-:30 p.m. Attendance Present: Councilmen Brunner, Cavanagh, Jr., Clecak, Daly, Mattei, Perry Jr., and Mayor• Putnam Absent: None. Notice of the Call Notice-,of the special called for,May 8, 1972, a certificate of the City Clerk of the delivery of said notice, and the consent of members . present of the City Council of the holding of said meeting, submitted and filed. Purpose of.the The meeting.was called to consider the final Meeting map of.East Washington Square Center Unit #1, the' Summer,Internship Program for the Planning Department, the Christian Church Building, Finance Department bookkeeping machines, resig- nation of :Fire Chief. Benton and appointment of Joseph Ellwood as Fire Chief." St Final Map - Planning st Planing Commission Resolution #6 -72 approving Washington Square final map of .the subject center, submitted "and Center #1 filed. Report, dated May 4, 1972, from Direc- Res #6039 NCS tor of Public Works David recommending approval of the. subject development with certain conditions, read and filed Planning Director'McGivern presented a viewfoil showing the location of the Center. He described the proposed development and presented improve- ment plans for Council review. City .Manager Robert Meyer• reported that the Sonoma County Water Age 'ncy. approved the Bevel- ope plans for-drainage-from the Center into the Washington Creek Channel. Councilman.Daly reported that the Site Design Review Committee and the Planning.Commiss';ion thoroughly reviewed the plans from a traffic, point of "view and'.recommended acceptance of the final map. Director of Public Works.David Young- explained the str:e"et improvements required-for South McDowell. Boulevard -and for McKenzie Avenue. He stated that the developer.is required to remove and.re.place the entire.width,of .South McDowell Bouleva- rd'frdm Avenue to McKenzie Avenue and to dedicate a -7 foot wide strip along South McDowell- Boulevard in order -to handle the in- crease-in traffic that will be generated by the Center. The developer is also required to "fully improve McKenzie- Ave -nue from South McDowell Bou levard to the end of-the'commercial property. Letter, dated May 4,"1972, from.Ted Connolly, President - Connolly Development, Incorporated, developer of -the subject subdivision, pointing out'the many requirements imposed which, have raised- deve-lopment•costs and requesting an 84 May 8, 1972 . Final Map - -East: agreement with the 'City for one.half ,of.the Washington 'Square publ - ic, costs - -on •South McDowell Boulevard .:(amount - Center #1 ing to $38,,74.4.5`0) be reimbur,sed•based upon the Res 0039 NCS sales tax received from•the.Center over .a 3 (Continued) year period, read and filed.' Some discussion was . held ,on the, proposal and on the City 'Manager:' s .,sug'.gestion that .sales tax monies °could also be considered for the re bur.sement plan._ Upon conclusion of the delibera- tion and upon consensus of the Council;: the City Attorney was directed to proceed and work out. an equitable and legal program with the.developer, and to report to the Council thereon. Resolution #6039.•:N.C.S..approving final map of East'Washington Square Center Unit #1, was introduced by Councilman Daly, seconded by Councilman..Mattei,, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Agenda. ,_. _,_. _. ,With. the -approval of the• ,Counc l,,. Agenda Items Nos. 4 and for consideration,.at this time. Resignation -- Coun- cilman,Cavanagh Jr., offered the following. Fire Chief- comments regarding Fire Chief- Benton's resigna -. ® Res #6.040 NCS'; tions ":I would like..to commend Fire Chief Benton for the various training, inspection, and.captal improvement programs and'other pro - jects that were instituted during his years as the Fire Chief, of the City of Petaluma; and above, al' 1,.f,or his outstanding leadership.,. ac.ti- vities a-nd handling o:f'the personnel and res.pec;t, he has'generated for the department;. I would, like to wis!fi - him well for whatever he plans for the future." Resole. t on #6 .-N . C . S .• accepting the .re.sigr a- tion of-Roscoe-A. Benton Fire Chief of the City of..Pet•aluma to be' effecti -ve as of June 30, 1972 was - introduced.by Councilman NMattei, seconded, :by Councilman Daly, and adopted by 7 offirmafive. +votes,: ' Appointment--., pp. olution . #`6041 N.C. confirming the appoint- 'Fire Chief ment of Joseph F Ellwood - as Fire Chief•of the �1 Res #6041 NCS City ;of ,Petaluma,, effective -July 1, 1972;, was '® introduced by:Counclman Perry, Jr., seconded'• by Councilman Clecak, and adopted by. '7.affirma -- tive votes. �� Summer-.Student. Memo', dated April 24, 1972, from Planning Direc- Internship Program.:. for William McGovern to City Manager Robert Meyer, requestsng interns during the summer months,, submitted and filed. Mr: McGivern appeared before the.-Council and explained the need' for the - temporary help. and •the. tin iVersity of California's program whereby studeht�s• in -the graduate -school of . and urban p.lann,ing: may, be - utiliz:ed. ,in 'various, plan - ring agenciesi for • special studies and work pro - grams. He prppo;sed that the interns be,employed to assi tt.with the .finishing touches of the new Zoning Ordinance, formulation of Phase of the housing e 'var;ous.. •general plan' elements required , by - State - law, and other .,related work. Councilman'Daly reported that the Planning Com- mission-supported the Student. Internship Program May 8, 1972 AIM Summer Student to- assist the 'Planning Department -with its heavy Inter:nsahip Program work load.. V (Continued) Following consideration of :the request, a. motion was made by Councilman Clecak, and sec -. onded Councilman .Perry,. Jr. , approving 2 interns for.the PlAnning'Department at $550 to $650 per month for 3 months. (approximately $4,000). Motion carried unanimously. Christian Church City - Manages Robert Meyer reported that up-to- .Building date preliminary'cos'ts, to repair the subject building for a B occupancy is $20,000 and the estimated cost.to remove,the'building from the site and `fill in ,the basement area is $5,750. Mr. Meyer added that these costs are being re- lated to the Council for its information in making a de'c- ision - on the use of the .building at the Council meeting on May 15, 19'72. Mr. Fred Schram., President of Heritage Home's;.:. In-c -., and.Mr. Dennis.Pooler, 516 Walnut Street, spoke to the Council,requesting consideration to preserve the building for its historical significance: Mr..Doug.las Mazonowicz, 484• Liberty Road, again appeared requesting to tem- porar "ily r.ent`the'building for a museum of pre- historic paintings. His-request was-.directed to-be. incorporated . in the staff '-s final report to the Council on the cost to repair the building and the potential- uses*of the building. Council-, man Clecak indicated that -;the Christian Church building matter will be discussed at the Recre- ation, Music, and Parks Commission meeting this week. 17, Bookkeeping Machines, Finance Director Cecil.Gealta addressed the Council regarding the accounting - machine problem An the:Finance.'Department and presented various propo.sals.for Council consideration: Completely overhaul the Finance. - Department 1.3 year old bookkeeping, , machine for •a cost of $2,655; over- haul the Water. Billing_6 year old NCR 395 machine for a cost'of $3,225 to program the Finance De- _. partment's appropriation fund accounting; consid- er- buying-or- >leasing a more modern machine for.a cost of $6,000 tc $8,000 a year for 5 years or for a purchase price of .$22,0.00 ;.or consider the electronic data.processing system discussed last year, 40o,of which,could be utilized by the Fi- nance and Water B,illing.Department and 60% for other applications to be justified by other de- partments. Mr. Gealt a a- recommended that the-NCR 395 machine be programmed and then be used as a.backup machine if a computerized system were authorized. Chief of Police Larry Higgins, Planning Director Williait.McGivern' and Director of Public Works David -Young addressed the Council and outlined utilization of the computer -ized system in the variou de:partments. Following some consideration, a motion was made by Councilman Clecak; and seconded by Council man-Perry, Jr . ,, approving _,the recommendaticn to overhaul the NCR 39.5 machine for a cost of $3,22.5: Motion carried unanimously. May 8, 1972 Bookkeeping Machines City Manager:Robert Meyer asked the Council to (Continued consider further discussion at the for hcoming budget sessions Ito determine whether or not a data processing , system would a worthwhile program' to ; implement,. Adjournment There be-ing:no business to'.come before th Council, the meeting was'adjourned.at 10:00 o= 'clock-p.m. to-an-executive 'session. .11 1 1