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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 02/08/1971MINUTES OF MEETING' OF CITY .COUNCIL, PETALUMA February 8, Council Meeting Adjourned.meeting of the 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 Battaglia, Brainerd, Brunner,.Cavanagh, Jr., Daly, Mattei, and Mayor Putnam. Absent: None. Traffic Counters GT 12 -69 Director of Public - Works; David Young explained to the Councih the need of four'recording.traffic counters to effi- ciently complete the.traffic data for the Federal•TOPICS Program. He noted that the.counters were included -in the 1970 - 1971 Capital Improvement Projects subject to.further.consideration by the Council. Mr. Young informed the Council that the report for.the TOPICS Program must be and approved before -June 3.0, 1971, and failure to do so would re- sult in the loss to the City of-Petaluma of the 196 -- 1970 apportionment of. A motion was made, by Councilman Brainerd and seconded by Councilman Brunner auth- orizing the purchase of four traffic counters-in amount of $3,300 from Gas ,Tax - Fund 12 -69. Motion carried un- animously.. � 11g Marin- Sonoma Report, dated February 3,.1971; from. Subregional Director of Public „Works David Young Sewerage Study to City Clerk Lill Nommsen regarding Res. #5670-N.C.S.- the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for the subject study,- submitted.and filed. Mr:,Young ,reviewed the report and explained the.app'orti "onment of the costs for each agency involved; Peta- luma's share being $12,710, or 22.9% of the net cost-of $55,500 to'the District.. Mr..Young also read a letter,-dated February 4, 1971, from Mr Charles A. Joseph, Manager = Engineer of. the Novato Sanitary Distr (entity.assigned to administer - the Joint Exercise of-Powers Agreement),.to the Regional Water Quality Control Board giving a progress report . of -the '' Sorioma . Subregional ' S.ewerag.e Planning Study as requested by the - Board. Copy of said letter submitted and filed. Resolution 567,0 - N.C.S. ; authorizing the' Mayor to execute a Joint Exercise, of Powers Agreement regarding: - Marin/ Sonoma Regional Sewerage Study, was in- troduced by Councilman - Battaglia,, sec - onded by Councilman.Mattei, . adopted by 7 affirmative votes. h a 2 1- 6 February 8, 1971 J Pedestrian Director of Public Works David Young pre- Overcrossing sented slides of two- .proposal's received of Freeway - from.the State 'Division of Highways`of Vicinity of the pedestrian overcrossing of•.the Free_ E. Washington St.. way � in the. vicinity of East-Washington Street at Kenilworth Junior High,Schooi Alternative l - Overcrossing located south of the interchange,.directly across from McKenzie- Avenue extended. Alternative No.,2 - ..Overcrossing located. immediately south of the interchange near the northbound exit-to East Street. Mr. Young stated that.the proposals have been discussed - with Mr. Lesly MeyerjiSuper- intendent of Schools.,. who.indicated an un- off.icial'staff preference of Alternative No. l Plan and the granting of necessary right -of -way of the school property. The matter has not been - officially - discuss`ed' by the School Board and no amount -of par" tic;ipation of -funds has been designated Mr. Young pointed out,that.the right -of -. way .:needed - ..for ,the east side of the Free- way, for the pedestrian overcrossing-is also, required.by the State for future widening of the Freeway -in the second stage of the interchange project, and he suggested that the State be approached to bear'the entire cost of such,right -of- way, amounting to approximately $2. 0,000. This would reduce the total estimated construction, to $176",000. The State has requested 50.percent of the. cost to be shared, locally. Mr. Young also sugcges.ted that the City request the State. allow.the City to fund its..share by transferring the accu- mulated City TOP.I.CS Program money over to the State to `the extent 'necessary. to cover -the City`s'share of the cost, and. that'the State be'. further requested to. fund the entire project with State monies and use the City'a TOPICScredit for State projects elsewhere, Such a trade would, not delay:the project waiting for Federal approval of the.project TOPICS fund ing . , Following some .discussion, ,the Council generally agreed to approach s ;drools for one -half of'the cost of the local share, and to present to the State the trade ,of TOPICS. money for .State funding' of the City' share as suggested b y 'Mr. Young.. 1 February 8, 1971. q Pedestrian A motion was made by Councilman,Battaglia ko Overcrossing and se'conded,by Councilman Mattei,.approv- of. Freeway ing 50 percent of the cost of the local Vicinity of - share, ($44',000 +) for the pedestrian over - E. Washington St.. - crossing. Motion carried unanimously,. (continued) Mr. Young was,'directed to notify Super= intendent of Schools Lesly Meyer of the Council's action and that the - .School Board at its Meeting.Tuesday night consider-par- ticipating one- half'of the local cost ($44,000.00 +). Annexation Policy Suggested .four- point.an- nexation policy l ( g � �j guide lines,-dated February 8, 1971, from City Manager Robert Meyer, submitted and. filed. Councilman Daly recommended four points to -'be included in 'the policy: 1. First -work With the schools to determine ultimate level.of growth on,a yearly- basis that would be beneficial to them. 2, - Consider a detailed plan.for the growth of the City -'including.parks, streets, „ lot - - size, commercial areas, green belts, and tree regulations. 3.. Encourage-annexation and development in areas where facilities already exist. 4. _ -those areas that increase the City's..tax rate base'- such as com- mercial and industrial areas. Mr. explained to the Council that guide lines.are needed at the present time to the staff 'in answering current questions regarding annexation's and -to be developed resolution form for Council. action on February 16, 1971. Mr. Meyer's four- point,guide lines were reviewed by the with the following results: 1. The City - will annex areas previously in a sewer assessment district outside the City Limits that . the Council - has in the past required.annexation to the City before,app'roving. the development of the property? . - Y es X No Areas which-.are now receiving sewer ser- vic'es..and -want annexation .in order to eliminate the outside sewer service charge? - Yes -. _ X No 2. The : areas-that want to be- annexed for - development - .as bona fide commercial. or..industrial uses ?* Ye No X._ February 8, 1971 6� Annexation ,Policy . , 3. Does. the Council want to establish, .for (continued) control'led:,gr,owth_,- the maximum amount. ._.of , area-, that. they will annex _for :res . ._.dential_ use each year? Ye's No X Or � an amount .that would not . exceed,,. , in, .. a five -year - period ; . a certain number- o acres? . Ye;s No X 4. Does the Council.want the staff.and the Planning Commission, working with a cro'SS- section of citizens of the community, to hold a.. series. o.f- meetings' and discussions, and' f.o:rums °to arrive at an optimum growth for Petaluma which would establish "green be'lt." areas between this ,o; 'tiinum growth and the .Cotati- Rohnert'Park area:, the Novato area:,. and the Highway' 37 - Lakeville.,Road .area• where there is talk of the urban development, etc.? Yes No It was .felt . that this point merited- sible dis,cus.s:ion with the 'County other, cities involved;' the' Mayors' & Council - men:'s'Assdcation.of .Sonoma County; and. ...consideration :by. the outside consultant to.be employed to study, the-General Plan and Zoning Ordinance -. For...clari.fication .purposes to develop the res.olut.ion on annexation poli_cy,, the•City Manager - reviewed the Council's intent - that no.. annexation. be . accepted for six ;months': except those...qua- lifying under Point. 1 above. Mr..Meyer stated that requests::for annexa -, tion will be filed and held for.Council. con_. sideration.when the,-:moratorium is lifted- Councilman, Brunner requested that-annexa- tion fees be explored and,studied'in the - . interim period. Policy,of Financing No.consideration. Capital Improvements Level.of Service As a.guide line for-the preparation of the Bj 1971 - 1972 .Budget, the.Council.iridicated to :'City - Manager Robert Meyer .'that the pre- sent level of service be maintained: Methods.to Raise "Suggested source income by imposing.a.u'til- F New Revenues. ity tax or increasing property tax" from ,5 0 6 - of..Finance C.. G: Gealta submitted and It was noted that the property tax increase method requires the -vote of the electorate.'- A short followed on the suggest- ed alternative :method to raise revenue by- using water surplus fund's., City "Manager , Robert Meyer..'stated that the suggest ed methods wi.11..be considered if add'i-. tional revenue is� required to balance the 1971 - 1972 I February 8, 1971 �J Trip to A motion was made-by Councilman Battaglia Washington, C. and seconded- by.Councilman.Brai'nerd., approv- ing I the trip -to Washington, D. C . , for 'Mayor Putnam to accept -the Beautification Award and visit-Senators Cranston and Tunney and Congressman Clausen'regarding Two Rock Ranch Station, revenue sharing; and Petaluma River dredging. Motion - carried by.the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Battaglia, Brainerd, Daly,. Mattei. NOES: Councilmen Brunner and Cavanagh, Jr. ABSTAINING: Mayor Putnam.' ABSENT: None. Councilman Cavanagh, Jr., qualified his "NO" vote by- stating that he.was not too impressed with the National F'ix' -up,. Paint -up Bureau'. representative who visited Petaluma last year, but approved`the contacts to be made with the various representatives.. Adjournment. -. There being no further busines.s to come befor.e.the.Council,.the meeting wa's'ad- journed to an executive..s_ession at 10:20 o'clock p.m. Mayor Attest . 7 City Clerk'