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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 01/18/1971MINUTES: OF MEETING OF CITY CO,gNCIL.. PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA January 18, 1971 Council.Meeting Regular,meeting of , the.Council of the City of called to order. by Mayor the hour of 7:30 o'clock p.m. .2 Oath of Office - City Clerk - Lillian Nommsen administered Robert E. Daly the Oath.of•Office to Robert E. Daly, newly appointed Councilman. Councilman Daly introduced his family present in audience. Mayor Putnam recognized-a group of-young-Cub Scouts present to observe the ceremonies.. Attendance Present: Councilmen Battaglia, Brainerd, Brunner,-Cavanagh, Jr., Daly, Mattei, -and Mayor Putnam. Absent:` None. Invocation Due the .ab of Reverend Ray Reed o.f the First.Southern Bapt- ist'Church, no invocation was.given. Approval of Minutes The minutes -oT. January. 4,.197.1, were approved as recorded. Fire Hose Notice to bidders on :the purchase of Res. #5'654-N.C.S. fire hose �.fdr, the_ Fire - Department was duly - published. Report, dated January 15, 1971 from.Fire -Chief Roscoe Benton of.the bid openi.ng.January 7, 197,1_, submitted and - filed.. Chief. Benton reviewed - the.following three -bids re- ceived:. _. Name of Bidder L. N. Curtis & Sons Albro Equip- ment.Company. American Rubber Co. Price Per Foot. 1 -1/2" 2 -1/2" $ .88 $1.27 .91 1.32 .91 1.33 1-95 He noted that,the low bid does not meet specifications as re�uested,.and recom- mended that the bid submitted by American. Rubber Company.be_ accepted as the term of 1 percent.discount on 30 days payment makes this bid.the next.lowes.t.' Resolution No. 5654 N.C.,S.., awarding contract for.purchase of fire hose_.f'or-.the Fire Department, was introduced by Councilman Daly, seconded by Councilman Cavanagh, Jr., and adopted by 7 affir.mat'iye'votes. Petaluma High Mr .. of Peta School Construc- 'luma.City-Schools, appeared before the tion Program Council.:and dscus:sed -.the proposed con- struction program of the Junior /Senior 196 v� 5 �� January 18,.19'71 Petaluma High. High Schools in:the Petaluma City School School Construc- District:; He explained that construc -. tion Program tion is control.of the State (continued) Building Aid , Program, and eligibility f : or'cons.truction_is based on a square foot allotmen•t:._ Commonly referred .to. as"house counts "., the square foot'allot- ment.is computed at the Junior /Senior High School level on a four -year pro -. je;ction. population plus the number of ..houses that _ are counted., . and for every' house counted 54 percent of,. a student, 'is allowed. For the .nex;t.- four - year.projection, two additions in .the _District are. .being planned, at the pre - sent time: . E`xp'ansion -of Rancho Cotate . at Rohnert'Park for completion in 1972; and development of Casa Grande . Junior , and Sen -ior High School to be . built in Petaluma in increment -s. He further- , stated that house- counts are made every. fall, to continually restudy the matter and keep the:;program up -to -date. Annexation Lette dated December 30, 1970, from Priority Marino -P'. - Cr�inella that - .an application Requests has been.filed with the Planning Commis- - sion to. pr:ezone.Assessor•'s Parcel No... 13.6= 05.0 -06, consisting of 23.70 acres locat:ed. to. the new high, school property at Ely_Road and.Casa Road,, and.. r eque'ssting, that priority for annexation be considered, read -and f`iled,, Claim for. Claim dated January 6, 19:71, filed by. Persdnaf Injury Frank W.... Finn for pe.rs'onal injuri,e,s, Res. 45615 N.C.S.' sustained by Hector Arteaga at the Pet - aluma Animal Control Center fo`r.$1.0,10'0, subm tted•and filed. Resolution No, 565,5 N. C: S . , denying :claim. of Hector. Arteagd, '.was introduced by Councilman Daly, .seconded by Councilman.Cavanagh, Jr. and adopted by . 7 affiririatve votes. Amend. Food Letter, dated December 23, 1970, from Industry Ord. - Walter C,ower's, Sonoma County,Public, Ord. #1012 N.C. Health Of i requesting . an amendment to-Ordinance No. 960 N C..�S. • (Food Indus - - try Ordinance) be considered similar 'to that adopted by the County to'provide for exemption - of•payment of fees if or establishments such.as schools and oper- ations.by a.p.ubl.ic agency, exemption of vending machines dispensing only soft. drink's in sealed containers, 'and that itinerant restaurant operators show _ evidence .that the required health per- mit fee j hag been paid prior to exercis -. ing' concession privileges at any local fair.or- carnival, read and filed; Ord- inance Not. 101.2 N.C'.S., Chapter 12 of the Petaluma City Code o:f 1958, Section 12.4 thereof, to exempt.certain- 1,97 January 18, 1971 Amend Food ..food handling establishments from cov- Industry Ord.. - erage_..orpfrom_.inspection fees and ,to Ord. #1012 N.C.S. delay the im_posi.tion of penalty fees (continued) retroactive•to the effective date of Ordinance'No.•_9.60 N.C.S., was intro - duced by_ Councilm.an,Brainerd; seconded by Councilman: Daly and- ordered,posted by 7 affirmative.votes. Moratorium Letter, dated•Jan- uary.13, 1971, from on 'Rezoning Paul Stanley_, Chairman, Petaluma Res. #5656 N.C.S. Planning Commission, that at the joint meeting, January-:12, 1971, matters per- taihing .to .hand - use valuat'ions ,and to . the us.e of ' consultants to accom- plish-�a..study of these problems were discussed,,i and in order that -the .Plan- ni-ng, Commission can intelligently handle rezoning requests, he 'requested official Council action on.these matters, particu larly on..lan.dr,use valuations, read and filed. Mr. Stanley was-present-and further pointed out for direction, explaining that' Planning Commission at the present time has continued a public: hearing: on rezoning an indus- trial property to commercial and has scheduled two*more hearings for, simi- lar reclassifications. A brief general.disc;ussion.followed. It was; the::cons.ensus of the Council... that . a complete . study . by outside , con- - sultants on updating the Genera- l and -reexamin =ing the Zoning Ordinance and existing zoning.is necessary; :whereupon, Resolution No. 56.56 N.C..S. , oft policy. regarding. rezonings and es- tablishing •.a` moratorium on rezonings for .a. p.erio.d ,of: not. less than six months, was by- Councilman Battaglia, seconded.by Brunner, and adopted by.;.7 affirmative votes. -- In answer to Mr Ron Simpkins of MacKay r& S;oinp;s:, Civil. Engineers', P.lan- ning..Diroctor McGivern indicated that` the.Planyning Commission has the abil- =,ty - to extend .:tentative maps if such action is:-necess °ary before the end of the moratorium. ,The. s,taff was :di- rected to proceed, with contac.ting ;,c:onsultants for .proposals. .U.pon;sug:ge;stion:' by the City..Manager, Mayor.Putrram appointed Councilmen .Battagl`ia, :.Brunner,. and Daly to serve .on a. Committee to - interview consultants ..with. the,L.staff:; Councilman Battaglia was.- asked .;to chair the Committee. I— , r 198 1: v� January 18, 1971 Encroachment Letter, -dated November 13,: from Permit - Jarms Attorney'Robert..W. Mackey stating that Properties , Inc. •.a well and- house were erroneously Res. #56.57 N.C.S. constructed property owned by�iarms Pro,pertes;.,Inc,:, located, on Casa, Grande. Road west of- Lakeville 'Highway, and requesting_.an encroachment permit. be . issued..subject to' the facility .ei,the_r' beifng removed- underground upon notice by-the City, read and "filed. Mr . ,Mackey . appeared .in support of the request.. Director of Public-Works. - David,. Young;: gon.firmed .with the . City Attorney that the encroachment:cr•eated no._probl,em,;.:w,h`ereupon, Resolution No. 565:7' N.-C..S.. ;..,granting an ,encr.oachment permit under terms and conditions, was,' introduced_by:•Councilman Cavanagh, Jr., seconded Councilman Daly; and adopted by- 7 ,affirmative votes. Extension of Time. -Certificates of Time'Extension -from Fire,Station #3 Architects Lieb. -& Quaresma for Fire. Projects Station No. 3 pr_-oject, under contract _with Swallow-Constr•u._ction Company; and for Fire.. Station.Noi 3 improvements. and:.site_.work_..pr.oj,ect under contract with' DeMartini ; &_ Sm.ith,, ' submi.tted and, f °fled.:,.. Fire Chief Roscoe: Ben ton ex- , p1ained:that.,38 -days of additional time a -re being requested .due to the .inclement wea:ther_,; which, .would revise the 1,c6mple- tion date to May 2'9, 197 However., he . added 'it* i.s - possible that further requests, -may be. nece•ssa_r--:y -, therefore, legislation ,fbr.-the total time exter- s.ion:'will :be.,.p:re:sented for Council appro-- vat at a Later .date. Tax Relief San : No. 162 (1970) - -memor:iali.zing the California State Leg- i's1ature t.o-. ,provide mean -- ngful° tax relief *.f.or the.home owner by enacting legislat.ion.for tax reform which.em- bodies a balanced revenue program to mee :the ongoing needs of cities•, sub- mi.tted.and filed. �® Petaluma Northeast Annexation Na. 8 Golden Gate Bridge Authority Board of 'Supervisors of the County of Sonoma Resolution No.' 31634 ordering the detachment. - -o . certain territory (Petaluma Northeast Annexation No.,8) fr-om•the Penngiove Fire Protection D•i:strict .:s.ubmi,tted and filed... Letter., -dated - January 15, 1971, from Lowell.Eding:ton, President, Board.of.• Di.rector•s, .Golden Gate . Bridge , that . the final two o:.f;. the .20 'public hearings. on::t`he• . Golden .Ga:te . Bridge ' Hi T.r`ans- .po;rtation atr:ict's long - range trans port are scheduled for February, 2., 1971 in San Francisco, and.Febr.uary 3, 1971 in San-Rafael, read and filed. C'� I January 18, 1971 State Housing Law Memorandum, dated December 29, 1970, from.Wal.ter Dahl,,.Chief; Department of..Housing: and Community Development, Division, Building and Housing Stan- dards,.regarding implementation of : Assembly. 2300 - amending State Housing Law, submitted and filed. City Manager Robert Meyer informed the Council that :after•additional information is: obtained, the matter. will..be. resubmitted to the Council. 199 S I Claims & Bills Resolution No. 565 &. N. approving Res. #5.65 N.C.S. Claims and .Bills.Nos: 1865'to 1984 in- elusive and Nos. 4.06 to 436 inclusive, was. introduced..by, Councilman.Daly, seconded..by Councilman Cavanagh, Jr:, and adopted by, affirmative.votes. Capital Outlay A study session to consider Capital Projects Outlay Improvements was scheduled for Wednesday.,..Jan.uary 20, 1971, at 4:30 o .p.m., Radio- Telephone City Manager RobertMeyer ,explained & Radio- Paging that'the ;Public: Utilities Commission Services •is.holdin.g public.hearings - to consider establishment by private enterprise.of radio, - telephone- and- radio - paging ser- vices for Sonoma County.and'that five applications;have.been filed -for the franchise. The'Council authorized him toi a letter recommending that the..f.ranchisel be. granted to the appli= cant whose services would be available - and. mos:t,1.effective for the Petaluma area. ; Rule 20 -A Monies - City Manager-,Robert Meyer informed the 3 1' Undergrounding Council,.thdt he will be attending the, Utilities' Sonoma ;County Board `of Supervisors' me,eting:.on.. J:an;uary 25, 19 71 , when re- quests by and.Petaluma,for incre'as.ed Rule 'IZO. -A monies for under-` grounding utilities will be considered. Golden Gate Bridge City. , Manager.. Robert Meyer , again .re- Highway & Transpor -, minded the °Council of the public tation District hearing to be held -by the subject,; Di-strict: at 8: 00 o' clock p.m.. on'-. January 26;;,1971, at the Kenilworth Recreation Center-. He added .that the Go.lden,Gate Bridge,Authority has in- vited the Council to attend dinner. at ;_ Sonoma. Joe's before' the hearing. Consolidation City.:Manag.er-.Robert Meyer noted that of California hearings .will. be held regarding the Fairs pr,o.pos.a•1 to -.consolidate California's -District County Fairs, and it is possible; that Mr-., Canavan of -the Sonoma - Marin:Fou- rtht,Ag,ricultural Fair Associa- tion.wi-ll :Council support of its action.: 200 January.18, 1971 Copy Material for Council Redwood Empire - Divis : League of , Cities' Meeting SB 479, - re Air Pollution Policy re 'Off - Street Parking "A" Street - Parking .Lot Community Forum Meeting Beaut-if ic;ation Scrapbook- I�Y Recreation, Music & Parks Commission It•was generally"agreed by the - Council to- revew-•.legislation received from, cities . (such -1 as `San .Mateo' s resolution on , _ , tax.relief)••.in - ;the City Manager's . office.ins of•sending photo.copie.s inl -the Council_sf.weekly mail. City Manager .Robert Meyer-announced. that'the. subject _meeting will be held In.`Napa,:on Saturday, January 23, 1971, at the Silverado Country Club.. City.- Manager ,Robert. Meyer briefly re viewed to the Health,and Safety Code. xelating to Air Pollution ;Control.Districts..sin Napa,.Solano,. and. Sonoma Counties.{. pointed,out that after July 1, .1971, the matter of local no- burning mayrbe considered.. Councilman Cavanagh, Jr., reported he' and_Councilman, .-Mattei met with' the Chamber'of Commerce Manager and Committee to- ..offer - Council and staff. assistance in the'•Chamber:'s development of a policy f:or an..:of- f- street parking program. He noted that :th- is- '.is' in a series of many :mee:tings. :ion . the matter. In answer. to. Councilman Brainerd,-City. Manager Robert stated that he will che'ck._•on ::the.. status of parking meter con-, -versions one' the' -'a A St-reet parking lot.. . Mayor, Putnam announced that a ',Community Forum meeting. will be held on. February 3,'1971, at -the' Kenilworth Junior High, School Mul.t°i- Purpose Room, co- ,sponsore' d by the .P:e:t.a-1uma•: High S,choo'1, Old'-Adobe Union 'School', =Nand,. Petaluma Elementary School Di-str-icts.., .and` the CI ty'of'Peta: lama: • Mr..�.Mc.C'affrey, • President of the. Board.of Directors,of the Chamber- of Commerce, wil- l._- the moderator,-and the Newcomer.' s. Club. will participate in : the - conduct ° o.f - the meeting . The public is :urg:ed• .to attend. Mayor. Putnam reported that the 'City's Beau tification - :.Scrapbook- has .been, re- ceived by' National Clean -Up, Paint- Up, and. Tix - =Up Bureau in Washington, D,. C . -;•; sand - -j ud'gi -ng will be held on January 2'5'; j- 19`71.• Councilma ..n,Mat.te .informed the Council that- the'subj.e Commission has started a-prggram of 'student representation at 'ts meetings on a six- month term ,ba :sis.;� and tthat two have been s'elec:ted=: -"one from the St.. Vincent's. High School'and one.frcm the Petaluma Senior High•.School - - to serve as ad= visors to'the. Commission. i 1 January 18,, 1971 201 o. Councilmen Brunner -and Cavanagh, Jr., were. excused from. the meeting at- 8 :3 0 o'clock Valley Green., ..City Planning Commi ssion Resolution dl I .. Subdivision #4 - . No...1-7.1,, approving final map of the Res. #5659 N.,C.S.' -.subject subdivision, submitted and filed... Repqrt.,dated January 11, 1971, from Director of Public Works -David Young recommending, approval of the final.map with certain conditions, 4'f'le ' - submitted an I d. Resolution No. 565,9 N..C.S.,, app,.,qving final map of Valley Green ion Unit No. 4, . ,Subdivis was introduced -by Councilman Brunner, seconded.by Councilman Brainerd, and adopted by 5 affirmative votes,'2 absentees. Abandonment ._Letter,_dated,January,5, 1971, addressed Portion of Sixth to the*City.Engi,neer, fr'om Con- Stre'et,,in Newtown didt requesting'.. th at, the City o,f Ret- Res. #5,66 �aiuma.abandon a . portion.of Sixth Street in NewtqWn,,read. and filed. Director of Publi,c Works. David Young showed a map .and des,c'rlb the location of the street-.as lying near South Mcdowell and.Caa Grande Road. Res- Boulevard Casa o,iut.i of intention. to abandon to public use a portioh.of,.Sixth-:Street as shown on the map.o-f Newtown. in the City.of -Pet- aluma w&s,introduc.ed by Councilman' Cavanagh, Jr seconded by Councilman. Brainerd, and adopted by 5 affirmative votes, , 2 absent'ee's. Sewer'Refund Letter, dated-,December 2.3, 1970, Agreement - 1 addressed to the' City Engineer from AL/4 3 J - Casa Grande 44 Arthur, Cond an agree- and #5 ment_.'w - the. e:xtra costs of over- Res. N.'C.S. ... sizing.and 6eep.erAng trunk sewers :to 1 #5661 serve- other,properties be .paid for by: qrediting.. Casa- Grandee Manor Units No.,4..and-No. 5. wer connection.fees to extent of the said extra costs, read . an I d-filed, Director of Public Works ,pavid-Youn,.g, presented . a map .of. the are.a,and.explained the.cdlculations of -the 'Credit; Some.d'iscussi-on on,the:time of.issuing the refund credit, and- decided -to include provisions in the,agr eemen . t,. the credit be made when the last.homes.-are constructed; wher,b Resolution No. 5661 N.C.S., direct the. City, Attorney to prepare a San.itary.,,S6wle,.r,.Refund Agreement for A..,. Condietti. and Elizabeth Condiotti, ,'.j common,; tenants ..1n.mmon..and authorizing the Mayor, to_ execute..the same, was intro- ducied.by . Councilman Daly, seconded by Councilman.-.Brainerd, and adopted by 5.. af f.irma-tive- votes, 2 absentees. o. - 202 January 18, 1971 Amend Channel Obstruction.Ord: - Ord. #1013 N.C.S. Amend Annual Appropriation Ordinance - . Ord. #1014 N.C.S.• Oak Hill Reservoir Councilman Brunner v Garbage Franchise Transfer / Res. #56'62 N.C.S'. Ord`i- nance'' No - '1 N . C : S . , adopting by'' the of Sono ma County--Ordinance.No. 1300, passed October.19, 1970., by the Board.oi Superv:i.sors.of Sonoma County to,.pro= vide'. for the control of water courses a' d drainage, was introduced by Counc _m'an - Mattei, seconded'by Coun'citman `hidirierd, and ordered posted by • 5 af'f'rmative , votes , .2 abs'entee's Ordii ance''.No ." 1`014' '� N. C. S. , - amending Ordinance - No. 990 N.C.S., as amended, to ° provid'e' ad'dtorial appropriations fo`r fiscal year ending June 30, 1971,- 'in roduced by Councilman Brainerd,'second`ed by Councilman. Mattei.,,. and ordered posted by .5 affi'r -. mat'ive`''vo'tes, 2 absentees. Following report of Director of Public. Works °David -Young 'regarding .e'mergency repairs ne`ede�d at .the subject .re ervo r, -. a motion' was nra`de by- Councilman, Brainerd and'se "se by Councilman Daly. auth -- ori :n,g G. •M. Carr o,f Santa. Rosa to make' repairs to t roof - a nd roof sup- ports ~ on'a . labor and material purchase order' basis;' afnd Henr s -- Supply , Inc., of 'Petaluma •to" install a new roof cov- . ering on a lump sum purchase order basis Maton adopted unanimously. Councilman `Brunner' returned . to the meeting' at '9:00 o'.elock p.m. Mr .-' Maxwe_hl o f: ' th'e law firm Maxwell, Al,len 'and •Mawson';'' representing'. Red -• wood re Dis'pos`al Company who pro - poses to stock of the Petaluma Sanitary pispo'sa -1 .Comp °any, appe•at,ed before' the Council to EX_ plain the request 'to transfer the garbage. 'franchise from the Petaluma Sanitary Dsposal`.Company to a new California Cor.p.or,ation, "The Petaluma Refuse` Company °; with the consent of the Council In -to ' - the' type of audit re- port to be furnished to the City of Petaluma ,''Mr. Robotham, associated with- the, - C:P.;A :. firm of Pisent and - Bri:nker,.- stated` that the 'Petal-uma Refuse - Company - is a separate corpor.- ation;'with- -a separate set of re'cord,s.. An 'annual audit' report will be given' on the Petaluma'Refiuse Company and on Bongi= Matteri,` .which is its sub - sid' 'ary, and would be • separate and apart frbml the 'franchises- in Santa Rosa' and' Rohne Park. City Attorney, 1 1 6 January 18, 1971 Garbage Franchise Robert.. added that. under the .terms .of 1., YT�� Transfer the garbage: the annual audit Res. #5662 N.C:S. can be pgrformed_.by an auditor.selected (continued), by_ the City : and. paid for by the garbage company.... Messrs. James.Ratto,_James Carroll, and Robert Matteri,.three of the nine owners of the .garbage . company, were introduced. In response to the City Manager, Mr. James :Ratto, stated that he will be available in'the,Petaluma Office•for local contacts.: .Mr.. Dario .Calegari . of the Petaluma .San- itary Disposal. Company as °sured .the Coun- cil that new company will provide the same . level of service.as performed in the past by the Petaluma Sanitary Dispo,s Company. Resolution .No. ' 5662 N.C.S., consenting to transfer of Gar- bage Franchise and - authorizing prepar- ation of new Franchise Agreement, introduced by Councilman Brainerd., seconded by Councilman Cavanagh, Jr., and adopted by 6:a.ffirmative votes, 1 absentee. Executive Session The-Council retired to .executive session at 9 :25 o'clock p.m.. The meeting reconvened at 10:15 o'clock p.m. Traffic Committee Mayor Putnam appointed Vice -Mayor Cavanagh -, Jr., to serve on the Traffic Committee to fill the vacancy created by.former Councilman Joerger:for. the term ending June 3.0, .1971. Zone 2A Advisory Mayor Pu.tnam'.appointed Vice -Mayor Committee Cavanagh, Jr.,.to serve on the Zone Aq® 2A Advisory Committee ,to fill ' the vacancy created by former - Councilman Joerger for the term ending June. 30, 1971. - Salaries - Resolution No. 5663 N.C.S., establish - City Clerk, ing salaries for the City Clerk,-Dir- Director of ector of Public Works and City Engineer,. Public Works & and the City Manager authorizing City Engineer, a one -time payment adjustment, was in- :& City Manager troduced by Councilman..Mattei, seconded. Res. #5663 N.C.S. by Councilman.Ba;ttagl -ia, and adopted by 5 aff.irmative,.1 negative, and 1 absen- tee votes. Councilman Brunner voted ' ":NO" 204 January 18, 1971 A n Salary.- City Resolution No. 5664 N.C:S., establish -' c � Attorney ing salary o °f, the. City Attorne'y'-and'- Res.. #5.664 N.C.S. authorizing' a -time pay adjustment, was by' Councilman Battaglia', seconded by Councilman Mattei, and' adopted by affirmative, 1 r"egative, and 1-absentee votes. Councilman Brun -. ner' voted "'NO" " Policy - .Nb discussion: Scheduled for discus - Annexations, sion at.the study session.on'Wednesday,, Financing Capital Januaryf 2'0, 1971 Improvements Adjournment The ng no' 'further.business.to come before the Council, the.meetIng - was = adjourned- at 10:20 o'clock p.m. May 1 Z Attest: City Clerk