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MINUTES OF MEETING'
OF
PETALUMA•, CALIFORNIA
April 3, 1973,
Council Meeting
Adjourned meeting of the City Council of the
City!of..Petaluma was called to order by Mayor
Putnam at 4:0.0 o'clock p.m.
Attendance
Present: Councilmen Brunner, Cavanagh, Jr.,
Clecak,, Daly; Mattei, Perry, Jr.,
and Mayor Putnam,
Absent: None,.
Tentative Map --
The.'City Clerk -read the following letters:
Westridge
Units #1 and #2
An letter to.the City Council from Leora
Ayers., 133 Sunnysl Road.,.concerning the
proposed,subdivision, and particularly with
respect.to the possible traffic problem that
will be created on S.unnyslope,Road.as a result
of the - proposed agreement.- Said letter filed.
An open.l.etter from.Mr. and Mrs. Lindberg
regarding_condit-ion of Sunnyslope Road. Said
letter filed.
Petition containing. 605 signatur,es of residents
o:f- the County o,f . Sonoma opposed to the proposed
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subdivis o the area• of "'I'" Street and
Surinyslope.Road. until the traffic, road,,density,
and'drahage probleiris. are solved. Said petition
filed.'
Mr. Wi;l,liam,Wurzber-g, Administrative Assistant
to the Stp r. ntende'nt.. - of Schools, _appeared
before the 'Co.u"ncil.'with regard- to the question
which sc_hool the subdivision.
wi11 'be ; attendng. In the 1973 -74 year grades
K thru 6 -wi ..be attending Grant -.School',, grade' e's
1 thru .8, Peta luma `Junior High School; grades 9
thru`12,, Petaluma Senior- High'.School; and that
the same,sc:hedule would ,probably,prevaia for the
19;74 -75 school, year. Some informal discussion
by ,the. public and Mr. Wurz�berg followed with
ques : t ons being asked .regarding'the school
problems.,
Mr. James, questions regarding
plans for a culvert at Sunnyslope Avenue and- "I"
Street.. He was advised to contact Mr. Carl
Jackson of-the Sonoma County Water Agency -
With regard to Zone,2A priority funding of such
a project..
Others whoa spoke against,the development were:
Mr...; David Lindberg , - 2.8 7 'Sunnyslope : Road., and
Mr, Chris' :Henricksen , 15 Ave'r - ' e Way ..
Mrs. Chris Uenricks'en 'was ruled out of order
and not permitted to - speak.
In response to many concerns expressed regarding
the condition of Sunnyslope Road, Mr, Lafr•anchi
indicated the developer's willingness to con-
sider some means to cooperate with the property
owners - ,i: the area on a - total program to , improve
the entire street. - He stated, however, that he
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April 3; 1973 ,
Tentative-Map-7
did not believefthe.City had anyj,urisdiction to
Westridge Development
impose conditions because the street ..is located.
Units- #,l and #2
outside of .the. City l i m its.
.(continued,)
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Mr. Lafranchi. also - spoke to the 'Council, in re -'
gard the drainage prob -lems. He reminded the.
Council., of the City Attorney's.statement ' of the
law with; re.gard.' to. the.. legal obligations of, an
upstream owner .to change ,the• property by develop
ing it- --and" the obligations in with the
people downstream,. He believed legally, the
City does not-•have; the right to- impose ,condi-
t ons • •reiative 'to-, the. downstream, -- • He felt that.,
the only ..thing. that can be done is for the
Council•to voice..concern with the- Sonoma County.
Water Agency. to ,attempt to. work out - some kind
of a program: to -correct a problem that seemingly
already exists:.
After . h.ear;ing.- pr °e,sentiations,-fro,m the opponents
and, the pro;ponents Manager Robert Meyer
proposed_,in' a dated April 3,. f973, - a
change, - -to. Cond=ition #1:2 and an addition of several.
conditions. -.as fol_lows '., Condition #`12 be changed
to "The, propos=ed ..public park ,shown on the tenta-
tive map :shall -be, landscaped and-approved to
the . saLtis.factioii of the Recreation Commission
and -the- City .Council and dedicated to the City
of Peta -luma .," •Additions: (1) That the tentative
map:. is - condt'ioned. Ripon. the approval of the PUD
zoning , for .the, property; ( that the f,i map
shal certi -fy that ..run -off - water (drainage) from
Units -_ #'1 and 4,2 meet the laws, of ' - th e State of
Calif orn-a, in, ,r-egard . to run -off or drainage from.
up,str,eam properties onto downstream ,,properties.
'In addition, he proposed that the Council author -."
iz,e r . imbursement for actual cost to be: expended
by'. the developer in -t con•struct_ ion of th sewer
main on "I. -" Stree =t .and for- the -over-
sizing of. - sewer mains _within the _propo:sed •a
to be developed ;, and that the City makes no com-
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mititments by'. the approval. of 'the tentative map
and .conditions, to guaran =tee; the construction. of
any more ,uni -in this area until the Residential
Development.tValu'a Board reviews any . pr:ojects
submitted 'and - that.- these prejects receive, on- a
eompet'itive basis; the necessary points that will
enable the ._Council to .award .the development,.
Said report.s.ubmitted and filed.
Upon conclusion of all the presentatiorx, comments
were heard from, the. Council members and it was
generally agreed that. there, were two ;major- ,prob-
lems in , the, area - drainage and streets It was,,k
agreed'..�that the City,, County, build=er', and' = "''
repxe ves=' o -f *,t*,the area residents ,work on"',a
cooperative .type project f.or street it rovemen -ts
in the County area and'.to include curbs,.
and sidewalks the: safety of'the °children;
also, . to, find o:ut the extent of po,s;s'ible City
involvement in such a project:. and the- extent-of
the County's involvement, and participation; ' that
an in- d report.. -be presented to the Council
on April, l,6°th, 'meeting by the Sonoma County • Water
Agend;y.with .reg ;ard� to the run -of - f from Units ' #1
and #2,•...and, t the.,possbility,of
using gas' tax •- funds for streets .on the western
,^� t .; '`tip:•- ,� ' ' ..
April 3, 1973
Tentative Map --
sde_o.f the'Ci.ty.
West- ridge Development
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Units #1 and #2
-The ,City Attorney; ,,cautioned that it is doubtful
(continued)
the City-could contribute-any funds for a` County:
- road pr.oject,' - perhaps some contribution. in
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the-_for-m . of ' , could be made. The ; City.
At tor-ney.`was• asked to, clarify the question of
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time allotment.of•consider.at °ion of'the tenta-
t'iwe map as., related' to the Business and , Profes --
s!ons ° Code for, •'a report, to 'the' Council thereon.
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Continuance of,` the , tentattive map consideration
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was discus Mr. :Lafranchi contended that
the - Council •°is required - to act upon the map
a ton- ight.•unless the .appl can:t',•ag.ree,s to continue
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it < The• "City= Attorney referred to .,the Subdiv,i-
sion'.ordinance:which 'provides that.within ten
days; .after - receipt of-the report from the Plan-
ning Commission, the Council,shall on the
tentative -maps. It was opinion that when
the ma p is considered -by the Council, it can
be continued .for a.seasonable: period'of time;
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but;•he added.;.Mr Lafranchi has a valid point,
which point will be searched-and a report made
thereon. Upon,;- disdus_sirig the matter with Mr.
Condiotti, •Mr.•...Lafranchi stated that the developer
-is will•ng to•;c;ontinue the tentative map considera-
tion.for two - weeks. only, or until April 16.
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It - - -was. - agreed -to continue consideration ' of
.the tentative; map:. on iApril 16, 1973.
- AssIstan Engineer Tom Hargis was asked: -
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to . -check i�nto.•.'the question posed by Dr. Denham
with-regard. the -4 f inch sewer line that is
:located in 'the- rear of his property and what
would - ha•ppeh cif Thompson Creek overflows.
Drainage , and ,.Gr;ading, =
Letter. March ' 22'; 1973, from Wayne Diggs
Defects, 813 Cindy
regarding, drainage and' ,grading defects at his
Lane, .
-home atl ,8,13 Cindy Lane, - submitted and filed.
.Report•,; dated.'.- March29.. -1973', from Assistant
City, Engineer - ,Tom"•Ha�rgs and report; dated
April. .2, 1973, from 'Chief Building Inspector
Henry, Anderson- .r•egardn,g •inspections made of
the problems *involved: It was - recommended. by-
Mr..; Anderson tl a,t ,,Cafni : lle Enterprises , developer
of the.. home,, be.•; requested to complete all sub -
dvision improvements and.on -site grading, prior
to the, ,f.i.nal•ng ; o.f any further building permits
in :the subdivision (Cherry Valley). By consensus,
the .Council. approved the recommendation:
Claims and -Bills
Resolution #6259, N. ;S'.. approving claims and
Res , #62 NCS ..
bills . #2287 :to.,, #.2393 - inclu'sivEi., and #1633 to
#16 °48,, inclusive; approved ;for payinent by' the
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City ;Manager, was introduced by Councilman
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Checak-, .,seconded• •by • Councilman , Mattei , and
adopted by 7 •affirmative votes.
Redwood. -Empire
The City Manager= ;..r- epo -rted that the next quarterly
D;ivision, - of
California Cities'
meeting of.the Redwood :Empire Division, League
of .Calif Cities will be held in Willits .4,rA�
Quarterly. Meeting. �,,,
on- Saturday, _ April ,2`8` % 19.7`3 .
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April 3, 1973
uoia ua"r bri.age
Highway, and Trans-
portation Distric
Commuter Bus I es
The City - ManA •.the,, , _.Gate
Manager` ..reported that-
Bridge
/ _H±ghway'and.TrahsportAtion District will
be cbn'side-rihg'the! matter of addit-ional buses
on Thursday at 9 1 3• ol-clock, a.,rri,. and asked that
representation from�bhe Council, accompany the
staff to the 'mee'ting, Councilmen Cavanagh, •jr;. ,
and Mattei ind'i6ate'd.'the pbssibility-of
Community. R6cycle Report of the.. Recycle submitted
y Center subm
Center, and filed: - •Clecak, Chairman. of
the Council-Recycie Committee, presented Mr.
awe
SAlin , - representative of the non '-profit
-recycle '6e groupj: . to discuss progress made.
Mr.. Salinas- addressed 'the. Council stating that-
a- Use "-P8rmit-'has not ' yet .been Obtained from the
P lanning Commission, to conduct '
a,recycle cnter e
6Lt� 24�& North,. He was advised'
to'. apply --.f or a • U:6e `Perm-it ., immediatd ly - - so that it!
can, be - considered at - the April 17, 19" 173, Plan-.
ning qommissIbl'7k meeting. ftt- Salinas - asked the
Council to .contribute $70.'G tb.aas the."center'
in .a four*
month triAl.b.peration.
Following. C'I
_.4 by.Mr. Salinas on.
questions & , •t6garding -th site a motion was
rnad:e.'by and second d by
Cbunc Brunner committing $70
. .— I G - (from Con-
t'ingency Fund) to the 'Community, Recycle !Center
.with, the provi'sibn , that, the funds are avail-
'able when,` the - en tir e ' program- is finalized into
an orgapization; a Use Permit is obtained..,
Motion. carried unanimously: -,� Mr v., Salinas 'was
a sked to s u bm : "�-
J the ,-- program to,:C . q,,Unci-lman
, T
Cledak for -approval 'of-,the funds.
Lyle.. Hood Rezoning Letteer da-t6d ' 27.,. 1973, , f rom, Homeowners
Ord
. #1.07 NC8 ' of Grant Avenue 'and. (names • -petition
(Second Reading) of- whidh a copy W4';s
filed 'March, 1,9, 1,973.) stating
that the - overwhelming majority of. property
owners, ,in' the Grant area are not, in •
f avor of the rezoning,,and.. that'this shou make
an im on - Eh.e 'Council, read and filed.
Mr.., George 5'7.Grant Avenue, appeared,
before thb, CoUhd`il pre questions d.-
regat
ing thd'amount. '6f fee's to be do by the
collected
City.. from a PbD District as opposed td' an'- R-1-
dked
.6,00.0 DLsttict.. He also c hec on
-tire'hydrant
ins,tallations•fbr the development.'
Mt. .Lyle- .Hood applicant,, spoke, :in regard to
the ,above letter 's - that- some- of, the' -peq
WHQ signed the.petit-ion knew noth n q about- the
lette-t and he asked - the Council to consider this
_ - . - e
a c t.
Fol'lowi.n a short discuslsioi7f,. Ordinance #1079
N., AM'ending Zoning Ordinance 41072 .N..C..S.
by reclassifying the. property located on the
nor`-t-he - as side of Grant-Avenue, -- app
450• -feet west of Mbu.nta View Av:eindel, from an
R -:1 -6,000 (One--famil
.,y Residential) District to
a RUD' (:Vlannbd Unit Development) 6t-
isrict'- 'was
introduced by Councilman Da , _"e `b
y
April 3, 1973-
Lyl - ,.Hood:` Rezoning
Ord 4 NCS
(Second `Reading)
(continu6d)
1
Amend,
Ordinanc'& #107-2 NCS
Ord --- #108 "0 - NCS
(Second Reading)
Councilman
vote:-
3 26j
and'' adopted .by the-following
Ayes: Counci-Imen' Cavanagh, Jr. Clecak, Mattei,
Perry:j',Jr.., and • Mayor Putnam.
_Noes:. Councilmen Brunner and Daly.
Advisory, -Measure
Res.4626.0, NCS .
Amend City,Qharter
Res #626.1 NCS
1� L
Guidelines--'
Environmental
Impact,Repo rts
— Res #6262 NCS
Councilman -Brunner- stated that, he,' "a very.
s trong, trong. f eeling''frQn. ;se people that this
.prof &ct af-fect-their property and the
neighboth Councilman Daly that he
in the ord'in'ance to, get the matter
befb•r the Council,for-its Consideration,
and" It was'. again _explained by the Mayor that
intt,oductlio I n-of an- ordinance does. not neces-
sarily mean' approval o•f the 'mattO,r.
Ordinance , .'.#1,08�0,.N....C,.S. amending. ordinance #1072
N.C'.:S. to add a delLpition to regulate. PC and tv
PUD Distri--cts, accestsolky -buildings, homd,, occupa-I—z
t and -to'provide for reversal of original
rezoning clas'sifidation under certain conditions,
was introdu,ced"by Councilman Daly, seconded by
Councilman and by 7 ' af
With the consent.of't'the introducing and
s'econding Councilmen 'Of `the proposed subject.
resolution, the 'words, 'through 1977" were r
ih'sbrted after ".unit's:: per year on the third
line -, in_ Measure* 'It was explained that
the. proposed. reso'l'u'tion c.ontaifis, the following
Measure, - for the: June, 12, 1973, election'!
'�The_ City' Council,- of - City of Petaluma has
adopted. a'policy controlling residential growth
to- a,:max_imum. of five-'hundred, (500) residerftlia!l
units Per- yea• through 1977 and ' now asks - if'�
you.approvP . of this policy. Re,s #'62
.N,C,`S.,; : intention ` ' to the electo:es
of • City- of at the Regular Municipal,
klection. on June' 12, - 1_973 i an advisory measure,
was -int- rod'uce'd' 7by = Councilman Perry,.Jr., sec-
onded - by - Councilman Matt.ei, and adopted by 7
affirmative "votes.
A,shdr dis,cus on the matter of
submitting ;measure -' to the electors whether
or= not- the Counc,'i-Ime'n' acid Mayor shall• receive
'salaries' as es by ordinance enacted
in•accordance with,the:provisions of Govern-
, ment - Code of the State 'of California.
Resolu't'ion #6 2.6;1 -Ni.,C 'Of intention to submit
to the , alectbrs-bf t•lie• City of Petaluma at the
-al ti - n on June 12 1,
'ti 9',7.31
.r _un .0
a.'rablasu io' :amend th'
e."City Charter Was .
fb4-,t the _f--,Qllow#4 vote:-
j
Ayes: Councilman - Perr'..y, Jr.
No.e Councilmen nne
Bru Ti Jr.,
tC l
;D aly, Matt and Mayor Putnam.
C.i,.t Attorney Robert (j: memo March 26, A
1973,, - regarding form,lof resolution :establishing,.
guidelines for Environmental Impact. Reports
required under,the C'ali'fothia,Environmental
o� O 6
April 3, 1973 .
Guidelines - -.
Environmental,.
Impact Reports
Res #626.2 'NCS
(continued)-)
Quality Act 197 0 ; submitted_ • and filed Mr
Robert stated .that in his best•judgment.,.the
resolution comp e,s, with the basic re.quiremen.ts
of the - _ Sta-te . Resourc,e's .Board; and' if. any changes
are necessary; the resolution can be
but-it is important, to be. adopt'ed in order to
meet,,. the , deadline date of April '5, 1973
With the ;c.orisena
of the introducing and seconding
Co.uncilmen.. and. -:'by consensus of the Council., the
following , two isentences were -added on Page 16
Line 4 -, - after Item, ,1: "The City Manager - and,
Mayor - - shall,' forthwith contract with an 'approved
con: The applicant shall'.deposit with
the City ,the estimated cost of the preparation:.
of the. E.I.R."
Mr. Robert, further. added, that the Planning,
D rector.received a request from ABAG,recom
mending, that it review regional.ly.''signi'ficant.
projects and suggested- incorporation such
a, clause in : the. rels_olution . Mt. Robert felt
that this was not necessary at , thiis .time'; but
the re;s,olut could be amended as cir'c.umstances
require..
Resolutio.n... #6262 N..C.;S.. of the City of
establishing- procedures for compliance with
the requirements of'- the - Env ronmental,.,Quality
Act of 1970, wa's. introduced by :Councilman Daly,
seconded by Councilman Perry, Jr., and adopted
by'7,affirmative votes',
Agenda
A•motion, was made by-Councilman Mattel and
seconded by Councilman.�Perry, "Jr. , . to add an . I
item'to the - agenda 'regarding 1973 Refunding
Bonds. Motion.' carried unanimously.
1973 Refunding Bonds
Resolution #62x63 N.C'.,S'. approving and authorizing
Res 46263 NCS
- executon.of'purchase agreement between the City
of and the Federal Home Mortgage
Corporation ,providing for the purchase by the,
City from the.Cor:poration of a bond- in the
principal amount.of'$ 55,0.00, bearing interest
at 5.1`5 %,, was1 %i 'by Councilman Mattei
seconded by Councilman Daly, and: adopted by-7
affirmative votes..
330 English STr:eet
Letter, dated..March -` 2`,9, 1973,;, from Lois Beasley
that with the. good weather, ,t_h`ey ar'e, now making
very good-progress on rehabilitation of the
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property at 330 English Street, read and filed.
Reports da -,t:ed March �2.'9:,_ 1973,, from Chief .,of
Police. - -Larry. Higgins that the Police Department
has . received no comp'la-nts concerning • 330,
En '1 soh. ' Street since August 9 , 19`7 2 ,;'; when-an.
invest�iga•t-ion wa made, and 'have received no
reports of activities at this location, read
and . fi-1 ed .
Ch -i -.Bu lding 'Inspe;c - tor Henry Anderson addressed
the Council stating that since Council. discussion
March 19, 1971;- on a - complaint ,_received regar-d,ing
the hazardous condition•of the .property at', 330
English Street the : site was vi,si.ted by -the
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April 3, 1973
330.Engl.ish Street,
(cont'inued'Y Building-Department< -and, it was found that' the
amount. of, work accomphished to rehabilitate the
building was ncons'equent1al.
Determining that the: property is a hazard to
the:, neighborhood: and following advice of the-
City Attorney, the Council directed the staff
-. to ` proceed with-' abatement of the building under
procedure'' of ,the Uri Building Code.
Adjrournment - ' There`. being:';no ` further business to come before
the- - Council,. the ` was adjourned at 7:15
o'clock" P.M.
Mayor,
Attest:
City Clerk
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