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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 01/04/1971187 MINUTES 'OF MEETING. - OF CITY COUNCIL : PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA January 4, 1971 Council.Meeting Regular meeting of the.Council'of the City of Petaluma was called to order ,by Putnam at the•hour of 7:30 o'clock p.m.' Attendance Present Councilmen Brainerd, Brunner, Cavanagh, Mattei, and Mayor Putnam. Absent: Councilman.Battaglia.- Invocation The invocation was given by the Glenn W.-Schafer, Church of the Nazarene, Supervisor Joerger. Mayor Putnam Supervisor'Joerger who was present in the audience.., Approval of Minutes The - minutes -of December 21, 1970, were approved as recorded. Four�Police Cars, Notice to bidders on.the subject purchase One Station Wagon - was-duly Report, dated Janu- T Police Department. ary 4;.1971; from Purchasing Officer John Res., #.5644 N.C.S. D. •Nolan of the-bid opening January 4,. .1.9.71, ..submitted and filed.. Mr., Nolan re- .viewed.the fol three bid received: 0 Four Police One Station Cars Wagon (Includes (Includes Trade -in Trade -in r Allowance) Allowance). Jim•Rose Chrysler- Plymouth•.,. . -: $ 9,859.20 $ 3,324.89 Petaluma . Dodge,•., .Inc:. ._: .. 11,663.15 none Sanderson.Ford- . Mercury.Company - .,12,173.00 3,432.50 A recommendation was made. by Mr. Nolan that the low bid.submitted.by Jim Rose be . accepted : _ City.Manager_Robert Meyer noted that the budget -will require a mid=year adjustment to take'care•'of the amount over the'allot- ment. Resolution No. , 5644 N.C.S., award- ing contract for purchase of Four (4) New _ Police Cars.and,One (1).New Station'.Wagon for.the Police Department,, was•introduced by- Councilman,Mattei, seconded-by Council- man ..Cavanagh; c Jr . , and - adopted by 5 of f ir- mative votes', 1 absentee. Agenda. — With.the.consensus of the Council,.Item No...16, "Adop_t-ion of ordinance No. 1007 N.C.S. ", was.considered next. 0 188 January 4, 1971 Regulate.Public Meetings, Gather- ings & Parades Ord. #1007 NC.S. (second reading): DEFEATED Chief - of Police Larry Higgins noted ;that the'proposed,ord- inance provides authority for the Chief of- Police grant permits` for parades without. Council Be- cause .of - . , the, .pos"s.ible hazard. of the admin, -, istrative officer becoming involved in; discriminating action when.solely 're.spon -. sible for issuing permits,.he recommended that- Council continue-the present pro- cedure o>f - considering the Chief's , recom - mend'ation.regarding a permit .'appli.cation.. City Attorney Robert concurred that the present ordinance is.adequate . it- provides a - collective and not an indivi- dual decision. However, if an amendment is •des - it -ed, he recommended .stringent guidelines'be"established for the admin. istrative o.fficer.issuing the permit Obj ection; wa•s - raised by Councilman Matte of calling•sp.ecIal t `Council me in the past' accommodate;.a parade applicant. He 'sug:gested, that a.policy be adopted that such permits be granted,at a regular Council meeting..'Chief Higgins informed the•Council that 'the Chamber- of Commerce and various • groups in the••communi'ty., have been notified of Elie • requirements in-an effort . to *avoid the need 'for calling, special meetings... L 1 Ordinance ,No . 10 07 • N . C .:S . , :amending Chap-. ter - 21, Section 21.7,:of.the Petaluma City Code of 195'8,to r- regulate public meeting gatherings,_and 'parades ;.was, introduced' by'Couftcilman Joerger.(on November 2, 1970) '; ' seconded by.. Council•man' Mattei ,- and defeated.'by 5-negative votes, 1"ab -., sentee.I%The City Attorney was directed to.further.explore the subject matter with the intent of:either'.streamlining the pre: - sent '"o-rdinance or. of proposing a different approach, Revised Files "Revised Files Management Manual° - ;1970" Management Manual. submitted and filed. Mr .. 'David• Browne , Res. #5645 N.Cl. S '. Records Consultant, appeared before ;the Counc land s'tated•that the Manual now includes�a retention schedule.for the :. Library, recently-authorized by the Council, ' and a revised schedule , .for ..all other department's• -in order to accomplish more :e -ff cient records operation for the City. Resolution No. 5645,N.C:S.,•. e,s -. tablishing.records retention.sdhe authorizing destruction 'of useless , re- cords,,' and• adopt -ing , a revised, Files Management.,Manu•al,, was introduced by Councilman Brainerd, ,seconded by Coun -, . c lman Cavanagh, .. Jr. , and adopted by - 5- .af firmative,' votes , 1 absentee. L 1 January 4, 1971 Appeal Western. Mayor declared the hear.ing,open Chevrolet Variance on the appeal f iled_by William Hilligos.s Res.-#,5646 N.C.S. of Western Chevrolet of the,Board of Zoning Adjustments,' decision on November 17,,1970, denying a variance to allow a 40 foot -high (ordinance allows 30 -foot height- maximum),. free- standing sign at 1,9 Lakeville Highway. All the sary documents. relating to. the appeal, submitted and filed.. Planning Director McGivern showed.a map. of the location of the proposed sign and reviewed. the staff report presented at the' Board ..of Zoning Adjustments' meeting, which indi,ca.ted.that the'requested variance does not meet variance standards,. and that.a confo-rming'sign would identify the�use adequately... He submitted'pic- tures illustrating two:,points;. (1) No need for :a large sign because:of. the un -. obstructed�view.of the property; (2) Th sign would -be too far ,from the.. freeway to attract motorists... from Mc-:- Givern•further stated that the Board of Zoning. Adjustments .did not grant the variance. Mr.. William ,Hilligoss, of Western Che - ro.let and Mr.. Stansbury of Nelson Neon were:present and-spoke in support of the requested variance. Mr. Hilligoss stated that X30 ,foot; high sign would not be visible from the freeway due to the elevated,highway..and the guardrail. He claimed,that.the bulk his busi -' nes:s is freeway oriented.._ Cons.iderable•discus;sion followed in which it was-observed that a study the sign ordinance-.is required for .pos- sible.revision.! Two comments were heard from the and ?ience . (names give_ n .were un- clear) in support of.the BZA'.s decision. After�presenta.tion.of all the facts,. the .hearing was, declared closed.. Re.s olution No. .5,64.6 N . C .1,S . , of findings o;f.fact and action taken by the Petaluma City Council on ,the appeal of,Western Motors from the. Planning Commission's (aZA'.s,) denial of t -heir .application for a variance, was dntroduced by Councilman Brainerd,.seconded . by Councilman Brun- ner, and.adopted by 4 affirmative, 1 negative, and 1' votes. Coun- cilman ,Cavanagh, Jr,. voted' "NO". The action denies the applicant's request fora variance-.- In response to Mr. Hill.igoss,_the Mayor indicated that revision of the sign ordinance will be explored in early 1971. January 4, 1971 +nL Appeal.- C & S Enterprises Site Design Res. #5647 N. Appeal, dated December 21.,..1970, filed by Attorney David Traversi on- behalf of C S Enterprises of Board :of -Zoning Adjustment's ' deci,s ion denying s ite -' .d!e s ign approval, regarding parcel bounded.by' Petaluma- Boulevard North, Magnolia Ave - iue., Koekuxk Str-:eet, and Cherry Street (833 - Petaluma :. Boulevard_ North) , submitted and .fled.. Resolution No.,' 5647 -N.C,. -S ,. setting February 'l, .19 as hearing date on - app'eal, from time. decision-.of the Board of., Zoning ;- Adjustments,..was.introduced by Councilman' Mattei, seconded -by Council- man Cavanagh , -jr,. , and .adopted. by 5' affirmative votes, 1 Garbage FrAn'c Letter,. dated, December. 30, -.1970, from . Transfer Ma- xwel Allen, and Mawson - for consent . to' transfer Garbage, Franchise from the . Petaluma.Sanitary Disposal..Company -to the Redwood Empire'D.isposal "Company,, ; submitted and filed.. In the: short discussion that followed, the City Attorney - was asked to -reemphasize . the., condition, in the agreement that the firm's books be= audited and certified by a C.P.A., Th& City Attorney was also directed to prepare the necessary legis -.. lation on the request .for.Council action . it the-January 18, 19 meeting. �k Automobile Letter, dated December 15, 1970, from Safety Fla Councilman Mario Polvorosa of San Lean- dro-with Resolution'.No. 70 -2,67 ur;g ng the State Legislature to enact mandatory automobile safety flare legislation, submitted and - friled.. No action was. taken by the Co :until on the subj' - e,ct matter.. East Nashingt.on. Letter, dated December.• 15, 1970, .addressed / St. interchang to Dir=ector of; Pub,lie Works, 'David A. Yo,uftg from. Deputy,. District ,Engineer, Leo' Trombatore, St Dig181bn of Highways, acknowledging r.eceipt,of the Council.'.s Resolution No 5.607 N..C. S.. , approving.,the, State's East Washington Street Inte ° Rec'onstruction Plans (,writ : ; Submitted and f iled. Mr. Tromb:at;ore r,ep :l i , to the r;e_s.oaved points and indicated that fund -ing for the fi_Y_st.stage reconstruction has been included in the _Ca•lifornia _Highway Com" . mission's 1970 Planning Program ; :for its 1.9:71 -Z'2 Budget.. • He also reques=ted fur -_.. then road data.and tra-ffic.data concern- ing the:proposed Freeway inte.r,change at Skillman La'ne,. K TOPICS Progr=am. Letter, December.1.8, 1970; fr=om. State .Director of.:Publ Works.James' A.Moe j. that lip the: ,development of TOPICS pro ject.pr orit es, each City and January 4, 1971 TOPICS Program (continued:) County :give, equal consideration to = existing needs on eligible- conven tional- ,(non- freeway type) State'high -' ways,' submitted and .filed. Uniform .Traffic Control Devices State, Federal Grant . Progr'ams Hillcrest- Hospital Claims,and Bills. Res. #5648 N.C.S. Schedu ed- Meetings Letter,. dated December 18., 1970; from State Director of Public Works. -James A. Moe, that.the" of Uniform Traffic.Control Devices" has been approved by -"the .Federal Highway Admin- istration ~•and- the revised standard of major impbrtance'specifies "Yellow Lines Delineate the Separation of Traf- fic in Opposing Directions ", submitted and-filed; -Director of Public : Works, David Young•added.that.the change— over to yellow centerline markings on two -lane, two- way-,-roads ,must ,be accom -- plished before January 1, 1973. Lett`er;. dated December 23, 1970, from Fred H.- D.erker; Executive Officer, Cal'ito -nia. Regional Water. .Quality Control Board, on the.new - procedures for State'and Federal grant programs, submitted and filed. Letter,�dated December 22, 1970, from Joseph M .•'Horner,.Administrator;'Hill- crest regarding a meeting.on - January' 6,. 1971, 7:30 p.'m.,, at'.the - City Hal -1 - oft Hillcrest' -s Developing Master Plan, :submitted and filed.. 'It-was: noted by'the Manager that all Mayors; City Council members, Plan - ning , City Managers , and Planning. Technicians -of Rohnert Park, Cotati., and Petaluma have -been invited Councilman Mattei that-h6 wou-ld.Abe' attending , a Parks and Recreation Commission meeting..that same night Resolution,No. 5648 N.C.S., approving Claims and- Bills Nos-.. 1804 ' to 1864 inclusive - and- Nos..391 to 405 inclu -' live approved for,payment by the City Manager was introduced by•Counc lman Brainerd;- seconded by Councilman Cava- nagh; , •Jr...,. and .adopted by 5 affirmative votes, • 1 absentee.. City Mana'er'•Robert McYer. announced the fo.11owing Week o f' - January A th Tuesday - �P;lanning 'Commission meeting Wednesday - Hill.cr_es-t Hospital-meeting'- Thursday , - Sorioma- 'County - Airport Advi,- - sory Comm ;tte- e,.meeting at the Admin- istrationr'Bu -lding in Santa.. Rosa 19 January 4, 1971 Scheduled Meetings Week of January llth (continued). Monday - Study. Session regarding matters- - of finance and- policy -and introduc- „ •tion of= capital outlay -by, department heads Tuesday , - 'Joint,.ineeting with the Plan- ning-Commission regarding policies .on Commission, activities '.and ,policies ' on City-''s - .growth Thursday - Mayors', and Councilmen! s': _ meeting - at ,the _. Green Mill, Cotati . Golden Gate. City Manager,.Robert Meyer reminded the Bridge Highway Council of the- public.hearing to be held & Transportation by the subject ..District apt 8:00. District January -, 26 , - `.1971.. at - the Kenilworth ' Rec= reation Center: Conduct of Mayor Putnam referred to a Policy State -, Council Meetings ment on-.the.�- conduct.of-Council meetings and pertinen,t from the,. City .of Conco,rd, and requested -that thi-s be .used as for- po °ssible revi- sion of'Councl`- meeting procedures.. She appointed Councilmen- Cavanagh, Jr.,, Mattei, t Councilman- Appointed .Daly, the City Mania- ger,. the. City-Attorney, and-the City Clerk. to serve on a committee to study the appli- cation. -o..f ..such procedure s� for the purpose of .expediting Counci -l. meetings... Council- man 'Cavanagl, Jr.', was asked 'to ; chair' the . - committee: B Storm Drain, Report, December 31, 1970, from Improvements Director Public Work:"§ David A..Yo,ung Project S'S8 =69 certifying,to the completion of-the sub - Res.- #5649 'N.C.S. je project, ,submitted and fi•-led. Res- - olution No., 564.9.N.C.S.; accepting com -. pletioin of work'for "B " - Street Storm Drain Improvements, Project SS 8 =69, was'i`ntroduced by Councilman Cavanagh,, Jr-, seconded; .by Councilman , Brainerd:, and .adopted. by, 5 - af.f'irmative votes,, 1 absentee. Cancellation Resolution No.._.5650 N.G. requesting of Taxes canoellatio T of -taxes o various .pro- Res. #565'0 N.C.S. ,. - per.i:tes (Georg:e :A -. and,{ =Rena Perry, Nor- : man .and ; Marce -lla Rollins, MagnIo -lia Garden . Associates„ and Kaiser- Industri�e's) ac- quired by__ "City of Petaluma, was introduced -by Counciman Mattei, seconded by•Councilman Brainerd, adopted,by i � 5'.affirmatiwe votes, l absentee. Undergrounding Resolution No. 5651 N.C.S.; requesting. Utilities the Board Supenvisors,of Sonoma County. Rees. #5651 N.C.S. to, increase Elect- k,ic,al Underground. Rule 20- A•,matching funds for City use, .was introduced by Councilman Brainerdl' seer onded by-Counclman Mattei and adopted by 5 ,affirmative , votes, • 1 "absen =tee., 1 1 January 4, 1971 Prevailing Rates Resolution No. 5.652 N.C.S:,:- establishing of.Wages and ascertaining prevailing rates -of:wage.s Construction Projects. for'construction projects, was introduced Res. 45652 N_.C.S.* by- Councilman 'Mattei; seconded by-Council- man - Brainerd ;;..and adopted- by .5 affirmative votes; l.- absentee.' School.,Di.strict With.the consent of.introducing Council - Boundaries -man Mattei,and_seDcondi-ng Councilman Res.. #5653 N.C.S.. Brainerd, the "Waugh" was added to the.School Districts.to be:included ih the discussions.for possible adjust- ment of school boundaries.' Resolution No. the Trustees of ..the- Petaluma Elementary School and. the Old Adobe.'School Districts to ex- plore the possibility of - consolidating or.adjusting.their bounda - Ties,. -was in- troduced.by- Councilman Mattei, seconded.. . by Co.uncilmaft -Brainerd, and adopted - by 5 affirmative votes., 1 absentee. � Coun- Gilman : Brunner . ,ab's'tained .but gave no reason; therefore, the abstention is considered as an "AYE" vote. Executive • Session The .Co;unci -1 .adjourned _to an executive sess:ion at 9:.40 o''clock p.m. The meeting.reconvened'at 10:30 o' p.m. with no' action required.. Adjournment There,being_no further business to come before the Council, meeting was ad- journed at 10:30 o''clock p.m.' Mayor Attest: / Lill -ian N mmsen