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OF CITY COUNCIL
`"PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
April 19, 1971
Council Meeting
Regular 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 Brainerd, Brunner,
Cavanagh, Jr., Daly, and Mayor
Putnam.,
Absent: Councilman Battaglia.
Invocation
The invocation was given by the Reverend.
Albert Foster,.First United Methodist.
Church.
Approval of
The minutes of April 5, 1971, and April.
Minutes
12, 1971, were approved as recorded.
Weed Abatement
This being the time set for hearing-of
Res. 15722'N.C.S.
protests on weed abatement,,the Mayor.
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opened the public hearing. The Deputy
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City Clerk announced -that no written
protests were received. No protests
were heard from the audience. Fire
Chief,Roscoe�Benton,briefly explained
a change in --the, procedure of-the weed.
abatement program, whereby the
Department.is sending out letters • re -
minding citizens of the abatement
procedures;-whereupon, Resolution
No.-5722 N.C.-S ordering the abatement
of nuisances.consisting of weeds grow—
ing and rubbish, refuse arid exist -
ing.upon the streets, sidewalks, park-
ways, and parcels of
in the City of and ordering
the -Fire Chief to� remove said weeds,
refuse, rubbish and dirt, was introduced
by- Councilman'-:Brunner, seconded by Coun-
cilman Cavanagh,'Jr:, and adopted by 6
affirmative votes, l absentee.
Magnolia Avenue
Notice bidders for the subject project.
Pump.Station
was duly published. Director- of Public
Project WD 12 -69
Works David Young reported that the fol-
Res.. #5723 N.C.S.
lowing eight (8).bids were received at
the bid opening, Apra 14, 1971:
Name Amount
Knudsen -& Richardson $61,324
Fredrick:- Sundt 61,919
Von, Raesfeld .Construction 67,815
Albay Construction Company 71,583
R.W:.Johnson & Son 72
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Kirkwood, _ --Bly = Inc. 74,667
Argonaut - Constructors 81,500
J.R. Peters Construction 89,803
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Magnolia Avenue.
Mr.'.Y.oung recommended the low bidder be
ILA Pump Station
accepted; whereupon., Resolution No. 5723-
; Project WD 12 -69.,-
N.C.S., awa_rding..contract to Knudsen and
Res. #5.723 Y.C.S. ,
Richardson in with,the.plans
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and specifications entitled,_ "Magnolia
Avenue Water. Pump Station Installation ",
was introduced'-by Councilman Brainerd,
seconded -by Councilman Matte;•and adopted
by 6' affirmative votes, 1,absentee.
0 Claim for
Claim,. dated ,April 9, 197.1,, filed by
fl. Injury
Mrs. Lois C. Winn for personal injuries
Res.. #5724 N.C.S.
sustained at the Kenilworth Recreation'.
Center:for.$141.46, submitted and.filed,
Resolution No. 572 4 N.C.S., denying. claim.
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of Lois - C. Winn, was•intr.oduced by Coun-
cilman Brainerd, seconded by' Councilman'
Brunner, and adopted by 6 affirmative
votes, .1 absentee.
Rohnert Park_
Rohnert'Park City.Council Reso- lution No.
re ABAG
71-40,-dated April 5, 1971;,recommending.
a "yes'-vote on. County referendum , cone -
.cerning the.Association of Bay Area
Governments,.'submitted and.filed.
California Air
Notice of:Public Hearing by!the Calif.or,nia
Resources Board-
Air Rosources Board on changes' in -the boun-
Res.. #5725 N. -.C.S:
_daries,of the-San Francisco Bay Area Air
Basin submitted and.filed. City Manager
Robert Meyer reviewed the background 'con-
cerning the portion of Sonoma p "ro-
posed to be. excluded from'the San'Francisco
Air Basin. He exp'la -ined' this area is pro -
posed , to become a, portion of the North
Coast Air Basin; however, .it is -proposed
that portion included within the Bay
Area'Po lution.Control District will be
excluded from the burden.of taxation.for
the support of the County Ai-r'Pollu.tion
Control. - District. Discussion followed,.
whereupon, Resol -ution No. 5725.N.C.S.,
approving.the exclusion,of certain parts
of Sonoma - County from the San Francisco
Bay Air Basin_with,certain,reserv.a-
tions was introduced by Councilman Mattei,
seconded - by Councilman Brunner, and adopted
by 6 affirmative votes, 1 absentee. ,The•
Council directed the Deputy City Cierk'to
-send a ' .copy of this • re,solution . to Mr.
McMullen, California Air •ResoLirces
Sacramento'.
P. G. & E. Company
Notice of Public Hearing before the
Public Utilities Commission for the
Pacific Gas and Electric Company for'
author- ity.to.rewise its - electric ser--
_vice .-tarif-f to offset the effect of.
authorized cost of gas increases for
natural gas used to generate - electricity,
submitted and filed.
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Abandonment Resolution of the of Supervisors�
of Sonoma..County declaring its intention
to abandon a-•40 -foot easement.(vicinity
of Petaluma.Boat..Launching Ramp)•conveyed.
for -road purpose's.,,_referring said inten-
tion Planning Com-
mission;..and setting public hearing date,
submitted_.and'filed. Planning Director
William MCGivern_ showed a view foil of
the proposed abandonment and the surround-
ing area, recommending approval.of the.
abandonment. A brief discussion followed;
whereupon; it was the consensus of the
Council that-there is no objection to .the
proposal, and - directing the Director.-of
Planning to: send. a, letter .. to the Sonoma.
County.Board of-Sipervisors advising the
B6ard_of•the Council's intentions.
Census Letter.-, dated Aprii`. 12 ,: 1971 , • from Walter
P. Hollmann, Chief, Population Research,
California Department of Finance ,- certi
fying..:that.- theestimated population of
Petaluma was on March 1, 1971,
submitted and filed.
Chamber of Chamber, of Commerce Resolution No. 6 :P
Commerce . re supporting the position that the County
ABAG ' of : Sonoma= remain in.. the Association of
Bay•Area Governments,'submitted' and
filed.. w-
Claims & Bills Resolution_No -. 57726_N.C.S., approving
Res. #572.6 Claims. and• Bills..Nos. 2465 to .in-
clusive and Nos . .53'3 to 564 inclusive
approved.fo.r_ payment by the City Manager,
was introduced by_.Co,uncilman.Brunner,
seconded.by. Brainerd, and
adopted affirmative votes, 1 ab-
sentee
Data - Processing- Finance DirectorcC. Gealta addressed
the Council with.an.Interim Report on
the- .Data . .Processing. Study., Mr. .Gealta
reviewed:.the. City, Santa feas-
ibility--study for:_the use of data pro-
cessing and .theEcosts involved, compar-
ing this information in relationship,
to the City of Peta -luma. The Finance
Director.covered: possibilities and
problems to:be if City
of. � •Petaluma ...we•r.e.l to work with , the County
of Sonoma's data processing center, and
recommended;.due_•to cost and distance
factors, , root using , Cointy',s data- -
processing:facilities. He recommended
a.-committee.- appointed for an in -depth
study of the.di.f.fe'rent types of data pro-
- cessing.equipment.available. Mr. Gealta
- - advised...the Council that a report on -the
Petaluma .Creamery's data pro-
ce,ssing:center- wiTl.be forthcoming at.a
f.uture.Council, meet-ing, and the matter
Was continued. =
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April 19, 1971
Open..House - C -i.ty' Manager Robert Meyer noted ..that
Petaluma Schools April.-_`26 --through.- April ,30, -1971, is
Publ_ic - : , Schools..Week, and that Superin
tenndent -r of S,chool•s Lesly MeyeT has .. in-
vited- members _ of: the Council to ' attend
the. Open .House_. nights that -week at '.the
following - :schools: (Tuesday).San Antonio
High.Sdho,ol; (Wednesday) Cherry Valley,-
Grant;.McDowell, McKinley, McNear, Penn-
grove; .arid Valley - Vista Elementary •
Schools; :(Thursday)'. Petaluma Senior
High-School-.-
Study Session City Meyer reported that,
the Library Board of Trustees has-re,-
:quested to meet with the Council in a
study session on Monday, April 26, 1971,
7:30!p , Mr. Meyer'added that the Chief
of-Police will report on the "A" Street
Parking Lot.at the study session.
La.Tercera Councilman.Mattei reported that-he attend.
Park Site: ed. -a meeting of the Petaluma Valley Home
Owners Association on park development,.'
held.April 12, 1971. He discussed a
letter.,addre.ssed .to hims'elf,. dated April.
14,.1971., from Donald Campbell volunteer-
inq his professional.services to the Pet'-
aluma- .- P.arks and Recreation - Commi:ssion. , to
develop a plan- :for.the La Tercera Park
Site. Said letter read and.filed. Coun
cilman.Mattei_,expla•ined that,followina
preliminary - .talks with Mr. Campbell re-
garding..the development of the park, Mr.
Campbell'pr•oposes to prepare a plan to
submit-to the City for review. It was
the :consens - as :of the Council , to move
ahead.wifh Mr. Campbell's proposal.
1971 Summer Letter, dated Apr -i1. 16, 1971, from John
Recreation Program Da'do; Recreation, Music,,and
Parks. Comm,ssion, • recommending certain
changes.ih the .1971 Summer Recreation
Pro.gram, read and -filed Councilman.
Ma'ttei reported.that the Commission rec-
oended cutting back the Summer Program
fr.om.10; weeks -to_9 weeks, due to the lack
of..i_nterest during•.the latter part of the
p.rogram,-:and. also recommended playground
supervision be.extended to the•La.,Tercera
Schoolcbegnnng with the regular program
on Juner21, 1971. A motion.' pproving the
recommended chan.g,es in the 1971 Summer
Recreat- on_Program -was -introduced 'by Coun-
ailmarn Mattei,. -- ..seconded by Councilman Daly,
and .car.ried by 6 a votes, 1 -ab sen;tee .. _
Avondale • PTanningCommission Resolution No..-11-71,
Subdivision approving.f'inal,_map of the subject sub-
No. 6 division, submit-ted and filed. Report,
Res.. #5727 N.C.S.. dated.April 13'; 1971,,•from Director -of
Public Works-David -Young approving said
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Avondale Subdi- _ final - .map sub,ject._to certain conditions,
vision No:. 6 - submitted.a -nd filed: Planning Director
Res. #''5727 N.C.S. Williain:McGi:vern showed a view.foil-of
(continued) . -the. subject..subdivision, pointing out its
s--ize,= :location and.'three lots which do
not' conform: to.. Zoning Ordinance ' regula-
tions:butawe -re: granted a variance by the
Board of- .Zoning -.Adjust ments;.whereupon,
Re solution No ;5 7 2.7 . N . C . S . ; approving
final -. map of Avondale Subdivision-No. 6,
was.in'troduced.by Councilman Brunner,
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seconded by.Councilman.Cavanagh, Jr., and
- adopted .by -- 6_- of firmative votes, 1 absentee.
Cherry Valley - Planning Commi No. , 12 -71,
Subdivision approving- tentative map the Cherry Val-
ley- Subdivis ion, - .- s.ubmitted. and filed..
Planning: Director.'.Will'lam McG'ivern showed
a view foil of the subject subdivision for
. Council i nformation., Mr. McGivern gave a
brief description= of the .background, loca-
tion., -- bordering property, and size of.,lots
of 'the.i_ d'evelopmen.t., .. pointing -out that . be -
tween.'Lot , Nos.. 8 and 9 is a pedestrian'
walkway' for acee_ s- to the Cherry..Valley, .
School.
Water Treatment
Facilities.
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Dir:ector..of'- Public- .Works David Young re- 0q
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ported. thaa : the - Ci =ty has , been informed ev
by the-State through the State's San Fran-
ci - Bay Regional. ; Water Quality - Control ®�
Board. that the- 'Stat will, adopt an In
tea m = Water Quality Management Plan for.
the- San.• F-ran'c- isco -- Bay Basin (which in -.
cIudes. the- P-e:taiuma River) by July 1 , `-
1971':= It ='pis -:the nten•tion of the State,
to impl.ement..more- 'stringent water quality
objectives. and "dis charge .requir.- ements, than
now apply-to the 'City's discharge into the
.'Pe'ta -l�uma River. - 'The plan to be adopted by
. the Staate contains a list , of municipal . -,and
indus.tr- ial- -, projects to implement the plan,
;and the -... of Petaluma is on.the' munici-
.pal list-w -i.th. 'a project time schedule
f or' •- con s.truction.' to -. begin - in fiscal year
- 1,971 -7-2 - .'The- basin- plan states that each
d= iscl-iarger' -named ,on.:these .lists will be
required tot:,start: construction of facili-
ties necessary = - ..fore compliance with waste
discha-r-- ge- =requirefnents in accordance with
schedule..' ..Mr..- Young- continued by report -
ing :th'at.each- community discharger named
on the`munieipal list is eligible to be
.cons- d'ered "f• or- a - Federal -State Construction
Grant of up..to, .8.0 %:: of the cost of the pro=
j.ec.t., described.:_ Such grants will be- made
purs,uant'to therState Water Resources Con-
:t -rot Boar.d.!.s Grant. Regulations and within
the. limits o -fy= .available funds. However,
inclusion on',the . 'h.i'st does, not assure that
the.::�pro -j ect- will. r.ece.ive a State- Federal
Construction.Grant..,
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Water Treatment
Facilities
Mr. Young.: reported- that the Stat;e.' s . Clean
Water. 'Bond A&tW provides for a Federal - State
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Construction Grant-Program so, that a
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munity_may__receive_up to 55% of the, capital
cost_,ofoYa- -wastewater treatment ,project from
.the: Federa -1. Environmental :Protection,Agency
and an_, add t•ional:_ .25%'. from the State Water
Resources .Contro-l-Board, leaving as little; -
as_. 2.0 %. of ,the._.,cost._- to be met by local fund"
ingA ;: however;• 'it r s_ :anticipated that-the
demand for :.these grant funds will ,be s:o
great that.any,delay -in a project as per
its._time.-sche'dule_�could well jeopardize.
the po,ssibllity of'grant.funding'due to
the, avad1ablee mon -yes previous ly having beery
allocated:; eas.ew•here . to mumicipalitie.s. who
were ready,_ wi-lling. and a -ble to ,proceed;
w:it-h_ _their- projects.
Mr..Young continued by stating.that
anoth_er.._fac,tor =for - ::the 1971 -72 fiscal -
y {e'ar -cons.truction- .start is- the steady
iftflat °ionary..inc.rease in, construct ion
costs , ... Mr . -Young ; concluded saying that
sin q6 , ..s the.. _intenti.on : of the State
to require the .construction of the pro-
ject the City of Petaluma will save.�on
the pro.ject cost in_ the long run bye moving,
ahead, imme;d`iate -., .
Water Quality
Director :of• Publ:ic,: Works David -Young
Control Board
report:e_,d. that_ he was contacted. by • the
re Cooperative
Cal.i,f "ni-a..Waterj uality Control . Board
Creamery
regardn.g_. the status of the, Petaluma
Coop.er..at ve:: Cr.e';amery' s discharge into
the Petaluma River-via the Western •Ave-
n:ue„•S.torm. Drain , ..' Mr. Young read a
letter., dated Apria--14; 1971, from-Mr.
Art Cerini, Production Manager; Petaluma
Cooperative Creamery, reporting.that the -
Cr.eamery, - - pis now: operating with a new
cooling. sy.s: ..replacing, the- salt water .
cooling system which - formerly discharged
via the Western_ Avenue Storm Drain. The
Cr;eame;r.y,:, however,,,• has requested 'the City
to ;seal. o f the _ entry point into the West.-
ern.Avenue Storm Drain with a r.emoveable
paug.,. thus -: ,prov,i.d an emergency alter-
nate: - use ,of' ;the •.storm drain if necessary
due, tjQ- mechanical. ,failure of the new
.cooling. system Mr:. Cerin 'was present
and ,spoke .from . the. audience.
A. lengthy �dis_c;uss.i - followed,,. -and upon
concausion.,. it .wa,s,.,the .consensus of the
Council to direct.-..the Director of . Public.
Works':to contact the California Water
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Qual, -i.ty. . Con.tro,l . Boaard to - inquire. if the
remoVeab:le .,plug: is,, acceptable and 'if .
the Water Q.ual: ty _Control. Board would
g.i-ve-. .approv.al;, •for._ the: removeable plug-
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Clean . Water Grant
:Director-.:o-f Public-Works David Young.
Applications
.'repor.ted .on. a letter, dated April 21,
- 1 - 97'1,,. - he .r.ece ved..from- the State Re-
sources.Contr:ol_.Baard in Sacramento
calling attention.to new regulations
•go,verning, grant applications: These
regulations- e�s,sentlally call for , con -
struction programs to conform to the
'San '.Francisco. Bay .Basin Plan, to be
- sized to.meet - the: reasonable forsee-
able.needs of.the community, and to
require industrial waste dischargers
to pay..their fair•share.of costs..
Pacific Telephone
Dre c:tor.of.Public - Works David Young
& Telegraph Company
-briefly described_the location and pur-
Res. #5728 N.C.S.
pose ..for the requested 15 -foot wide
Grant.of:'_Easement, `s'howing. a- map of..
=the .area.-.. .Resolution No. 5728 N.C.S.;
authorizing -the Mayor to execute an
easement to. the'. Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph. Company .across the proposed
..La,.Tercera Park,.was introduced by
Councilman_.. .seconded by Coun-
cilman Brunner, adopted-by 6
a.ff.irmative._votes, l absentee.
Animal
Letter;._ dated .Apri•1 1, 1971,- from ,Mr.
Ordinance
Joe• ,Duisman.,. requesting, the City Council
to take necessarytaction to alleviate.
the problem of.14 =dogs kept at the '
id:ence at 321 Coronado Drive, read and
filed.-.-Chief of Police tarry Higgins.
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reported-on the - Animal Control Officer's
investigation, and `recommended that the
Council direct-the City to pre=
pare emergency legislation
to-.allow no,;more:.than four (4 ) dogs on
a_ premise in . the__ City . Animal 'Control
Officer William.Matthews. was present
and reported on,a.survey he- conducted
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regarding.-similar.-regulations-in other
cities and-in County.
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Mr. Joe Duisman, 325 Coronado Drive,, was
present in the...audience.and addressed•
the - his complaint.
A�..;brief-discussionifollowed, and it was
the• , cons,ensus:•of the Council to direct
the Cit.y:.Attorney,.to prepare' appropriate
emergency legislation to allow no more
than four (4) dogs on a premise in the
City.
Animal:Con;trol Police�Chie -f::.H ggins addressed the - Council
Center Improve- and_reviewed:- °request for the'corrugated
ments roofing for'the Animal Control Center as
provided.in -the current Budget.under the
.4.00 Series._.. The amount of the expenditure
�As $140 .... Chief Higg ns , noted that this
item was "starred" in the Budget; and re-
quired Council consideration before the
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Animal Control
Center Improve-
ments
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Summer
P!
Water Rates
Res. #5729 N.C.S.
Special :Municipal-
[� Bond Election
6 .June 8, 1971
Tax Rate Statement
Pedestrian
overcro.ssing -
Vicinity of
East Washington
Street
Res.. #573 N.C.S.
Loader /Backhoe
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Res. #5731 N. C...S.
funds could be used. A motion, .approving
the use of funds'.as prov-ided,in the Animal
Control Section .415 for corrugated roofing
. for.the Anima Control Center, made
by-Council seconded by -Council -
•�man:uBrunner,:. and .carried by 6 .affirmative .
.votes., l . absen.tee, , :.
.�Resolu-ti =on No ;-5729:• N.C:;S. , • es tab lish -
;inyg Summer:::Water -Rates f'or the summer
:of 197;1 ;to the authority of
:Sect-Ion .27.: 44 -.; ' af::-the Petaluma City
: Code Hof _ 1.958 ;! was; .;introduce:d by Council -.
- man•:Brainerd; - ,seconded by Councilman
..Mattei,.:.and adopted by 6 affirmative
:votes ► 1 , abs'ei. tee ;-
"Finan Major .,Sewerage.Improvements °,.:
City -of . Petal =.uma '.,.prepared by'Stone and
.Youngberg,.; Municipal Financial Consul -
' tants., _submitted..and filed.' Mr. Ern
-Bodner,e repr , from the ' firm . of ' ,
.Stone -.and :Youngberg, reviewed the alter-
:native. methods of the.
issue and•the..proposed.Tax Rate Statement
. to• _-$2.,.000, 000 bond issue .to .
Abe . submitted.1_a;t,_the Bond. Election . on June
8,, _1971...:.Rbllowi -ng. discussion., a motion,
approving... the. Tax:: Rate Statement subject •
to final Bond Counsel - approval, was made
by Councilman Brunner,• seconded by Co.un-
cilman Matte,.and•carried by the follow-
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:AYES.:: ..Councilmen Brainerd., Brunner,
Matte,..and Mayor .Putnam.
::NOES::�� ._Councilmen Cavanagh, Jr., and
Daly,; . . .
.ABSENT :.:Counci•lman Battaglia.
Resolution No:_573'.0•N.:C:S., authorizing
:the.:Mayor to execute an agreement con-
cerned with the Pedestrian Overctoss
.Of U- - S.-Highway-101, was • introduced by
Councilman :Matter.; ,.seconded'..by Council -
man Brunner; and. by 6 affirmative
votes, 1 absentee:
. Resolution_.No... 5731 N. C. S•. ; approving
.specificat : ons. "Loader /Backhbe" and
' authorizing the City Cl.erk.to advertise
fori.bids; :for the purchase of same, was
.-introduced by. Counc lmaft Brainerd, sec-
- onded, :by_cCouncilman Mattei,,and adopted
. 6`..a.f.firmative- ::votes, - 1 absentee..
Adjournment, There be ng.no.further business to come
before the•Counc.l, the meeting was ad-
j-ourned at, 10:15.1o'clock p.m. to an ex -.
ecutdve,'ses
Attest:
GEC G�
Deputy City Clerk
Mayor
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