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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 07/06/1971MINUTES OF MEETING _ OF CITY COUNCIL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA-, . July 6, 1971 - . 1 i Summary.of bids submitted and.filed. Mr. Wood recommended that the low bid submitted b.y 'W. K. McLellan Company be accepted; whereupon, Resolution No. 5791 N.C.S., awarding contract in accordance with the plans and specifications for the subject project was introduced by Councilman Matte i seconded.by Councilman.Clecak, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. �d Block Party - Letter, dated June-30, 1971,-from Chief of Sarkes'ian Drive Police Larry Higgins approving a request Res. #5792 N.C.S. made by Mr. Donald Carey, President of the Petaluma Valley Home Owners.Association, to-close a part' of Sarkesian Drive for a block party' on. July 18, 1971 from, 2:00 p.m. until.d •ark = =and recommending that the Council grant permission for the event,.read and filed. Resolution No.-5792 N.C..S., consent - ing to the closing of the dead -end portion of Sarkesian Drive as requested, was intro- duced by Councilman.Clecak, seconded by Councilman Daly,.and adopted -by 7 affirma- tive votes. 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.Brunner, Cavanagh, Jr., Clecak -, Daly, Mattei, Perry., Jr.- and Mayor Putnam. Absent: None. Invocation Approval of Minutes. The invocation was ..given by the Reverend Richard S. McMillan, Neighborhood Church. The minutes of -June 21,.1971, and June 28, 1971 as recorded. Introduction of Before starting with the business.at hand, Council-Members Mayor Putnam introduced each of the'Council members to the-audience-and gave a brief resume of their background and business activities. Western _Avenue Notice to bidders -on the subject project Extension Between was duly published. Assistant-City Engi- Petaluma - Blvd . - No . neer' Hal [mood . reported .that . the following & Water Street five bids were.received.at the bid - opening Project GT 11 -69 June 30, 1971: Res. #5791 N:C..S. Name Amount f. Argonaut Constructors $12,205.00 DeMartirii & Smith 10,964.0'0 Don Dowd Company: 15,880,00 Ghlotti Brothers: 14,575.00 W.- K. ,McLellan Company 10,290.0.0 X40 July 6, 1971 Enforcement of Letter, dated June 23, 1971, from Walter' Food Handling C. Clowers, M._D., Sonoma.County Public. Ordinance Health ,Officer, stating that the ..two bus - inesses in.the City of Petaluma -in viola- tion.of the Food Handling Ordinance have paid the .necess -ary :health permit" , -fees, and that all places business in-the City of Petaluma,required to file application for health permits,,now have done sof and, in his letter,- Dr.'Clowers, also asks'for dir- ection o;f- the .Council - regarding enforcement - of the Petaluma'City Ordinance No. 960 N.C.S., as' amended . by Ordinance No . 1012 , N . C ::S . , in � the event of a need to take legal enforce -. ment•action, -and whether the Council wishe 's to be apprised,_of each case or should the matter to the City Manages,' City Attorney,_or'both, read.and filed. Follow - -'. ing a -brief discussion, -the City Attorney'. was instructed to direct a letter to,Dr. Clovers indicating--that enforcement.' of . said' ord-inance-be handled by the County, that the City Manager and City be apprised' of any.problems which may arise,.and that collection of fees should be the responsi- bility bf,the County with availability .of' Smal.l'Claims Court service. In- addition, Mr. Robert was -asked to inform the Council of the District Attorney's•answer to, his recent.,letter regarding the.City's position in the matter. Caulfield :Lane Letter, dated June 29, 1971, from Alan S. Overcrossing Hart, District Engineer, State : Division of jo i,o Highways, attaching . a copy' of" Negative De- claration for the proposed construction of the.Ca,ulfield'Lane Overcrossing - on Route 101 in the City. o,f Petaluma .and County -of - Sonoma, which has been endorsed by Mr.. Donald E.- Trull-, Division Engineer of the Federal Highway Administration, read and fil'ed•. City Manager Robert Meyer. explained that the Negative,Decl,aration,actua,lly states that the overcrossing- project will have no significant adverse effect.- upon ' the environment of the area, and that the Division of Highways has the approval to go ahead with the project. Term Expirations - , ;Letter, dated, June .28, 1971, from the City'-,. 47 Commission &. Board Clerk .listing the term expiration',s for - Members Commission: and. Board . members and. Council member - representatives on the various. Com- ®°� r- missions -and the Board, submitted and filed.. ,Mayor Putnam indicated that- the_appontmenta will be acted upon at a -later date. Acknowledgements Resolution regarding "Ringing of -the Bells'" Received-' - 'Congressrian .Clausen.and Senator Collier. Resolution commending Two Rock Ranch Sta- tio.n`- Congressman Clausen and Admiral. Bender; and 1 1 1 r fit. 1 -' xis July 6, 1971. 341. Acknowledgements - Resolution urging work on the Space Shuttle Received- - - Main Engine.be: done in.Northern.California (_continued) - Senator Collier. All letters submitted and filed. Claims and Bills Resolution No. -N.C:S .',.approving Claims Res. #5793 N.C.S. and-Bills Nos. 3195 to 3324, inclusive and Nos.:: 662; to 677 `inclusive, approved .for pay - meat by City.Manager, was introduced by Councilman Mattei y.seconded, ..by Councilman Daly,.and- .adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Calendar of Meetings City Manager. Robert Meyer reminded the Coun- cil of the following meeting dates: _ -.Thursday' July 8,. 1971, Mayors'-and Coun- cilmen's Association of Sonoma County at the Green Mill Inn - hosted by "the•City of Rohnert Park; Monday July'12, 1971, Council Study Session, Supervisor Spomer regarding North Coast Planning, and' Development Commission; Tuesday, July-13, 1971,.Joint Study Session with` the Planning Commission and Williams & Mocine, P1.anning.Consultants - Progress Report. "The Bay Area City—Manager—Robert Meyer referred to the 1 70.`Census Series " - subject- report:received.from the San Fran- cisco Area Council and related some interesting statistics regarding age groups, in the City of Petaluma. A summary of the report.will be forwarded to the - Council at a later date. Garrison Report, dated June.29, -1971, from Director m� Parcel Map of Publicr David A. Young, stating that 7F Res. #5794. N.C:S. the subject parcel.map has been reviewed by the.City.Eng,ineer, and recommending,that a subdivision agreement with'certain.pro- visions whereupon, Resolu - tion.No. 5794` N.C.S., authorizing the Mayor to.-execute agreement prior to _ the re.cord-ing ' of the-parcel. map .to •insure , - the.- installation.of public improvements, was introduced -by Councilman Daly, second - ed- and adopted by 7 affirmative votes ... East Washington City Attorney Robert explained that the LIV St.. Widening subject.legislation covers a right -of -way Project - NWP & permit and agreement.with the Railroad P &SR-Ra °ilroad Co. Companies in:connection'wi.th� the East Wash - Res. #5795 N.C.S. ington Street Widening•Projec,t. Resolu- Res. #'579.6 Y. C. S. tion- No.. 57.95. N.C:.S. , authorizing the Mayor.to accept_Noethwestern Pacific'. Railroad,7Compahy._and the Petaluma.and Santa-Rosa Railroad Company's right -of -.way permit, was introduced by Councilman-Perry, Jr.,.seconded.by�;:Councilman Daly, and adopted by affirmative,, votes . 3=> July 6, 1971. East Washington Resolution No. 5796.N.C.S_, authorizing the St- Widening Mayor to execute agreement with the North- Project - NW:P.& western.Pacifi:c'Railroad Company, was intro- P &SR Railroad Co. duced by.Counc,ilman Perry, seconded . by•Co.un - Res. #5756 NCS cilman Daly,,.and adopted by 7 affirmative (continued) votes. Agreement,with Assistant City. .Engineer Hal Wo.od explained - NWP Railroad Co. that :the- subject" agreement-covers storm. Res. -- 4579.7 N.,C.,S. drain.improvement encroachment of the rail -- road ; .crossing'in:the vicinity of Petroleum_ Avenue;, whereupon; Resolution'No. 5797 N..C.S., authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement- with the Northwestern Pacific,Railroad Com- pany,__ ..was introduced by Councilman Mattei_,• seconded by Councilman Daly and adopted.by .7 affirmative _.votes. Revenue Bond Law City Attorney Robert explained that.the.sub- Ord. #1026.N.C.S. ject . legislation estab.lishes'a procedural ordinance to adopt by..r,eference the Revenue.'Bond_Act Law of 1941 in order to provide..a:rmore marketable bond. .Mr. Ernest of Stone & Youngberg,`•F n -, ancial.Consultants, also spoke to the Council on ,the subject,.,-e'xplaining .th -at the City must . demonstrate by.July 31, 1971, its fin °ancial capability to fund the local share of tne, Was.tewa Tr Improvement Proj,ec:t costs however -, . he ,point'ed: out that the City is--not-bound to the revenue bond :method of financing in the event "general obligat-ion, bonds are.passed at an' election. Mayor Putnam announced that Director of Public .Works- attended the public hearing July 1, 197`1, held.'by the:-California Water Resou Control Board., and-that the City of Petaluma remained ..on the.Wastewater..Treatment Facs.lity=Projects List . for 1971 -72 for 80 percent :grant as.sis- tance. Ordinance,-No 1026 N.C. :S. of the Council, of .the City.. of-Petaluma, enacting the .Pe.taluma Revenue.Bond� Law relating to the i and sale of .revenue, for certain pur- poses, was-introduced by.Councilman.Mattei, seconded _by.,Councilman -Brunner, and ordered published by.5.:affirmat•ive'and'2 negative votes. Councilmen.-Cavanagh, Jr and Daly voted "No" Bicycle License Ordinance No. 1025'N.C.S., decIaring Ordinance .Amend moratorium on ::bicycle license fees , amend- ment ing Section.6.12:of the Petaluma C ty•Code Ord.. #1025. N.C.,S. of 11958 to requirelbicycle licenses,be.re (second reading] newed ' annually; and . declaring this ,o.r.dinance to be an'emergenc:y.ordinance, was introduced- by.Co:uncilman:Cavanagh, Jr., seconded'by Councilman. •.Daly,,, . and adopted by , 7 a.f f Irma. - . tiv_.e, votes.. 'Said ordinance contains an emergency clause and thereby becomes ef- fective upon its adoption. 1 July 6, 1971 . 34 - 0 Resolution No. 5799 N.C.S:, employing Craw- ford & Banning, Architects, to perform a feasibiiity study for an addition to the Petaluma Library and.authorizing.the Mayor to execute an agreement.for the -same, was, introduced by Councilman Mattei, seconded by Councilman Daly; and adopted by 7 affir- mative votes.. Commendation to Resolution No. 5800 N.C:S., of commendation �s Albert L. Battaglia and appreciation directed to Albert L. Res. #5800 N.C.S., Battaglia,- was- ntroduded by Councilman Mattei, seconded by Councilman-Daly, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Commendation to Resolution No. 5801 N..'C.S.,.of commendation David W. Brainerd and appreciation directed to David W. Res. #5.801 N.C.S., Brainerd, was introduced by Councilman Cavanagh,.Jr.., seconded by Councilman Brunner, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Mel Hein Mr. Mel Hein appeared before the Council inquiring about a letter from Mr. Ernie Curtis addressed to the Mayor proposing a meeting between any group of City govern- ment with a- private group, to discuss pro- blems the proposed sewer -.bond issue, and requesting that'such,a group be appointed.immediately. Mayor Putnam. informed Mr. Hein that`the letter has'not been received but will be taken.under'ad- visement when,received. Executive,-Session The.Council retired to an executive session at 8:35 o'clock p.m. to discuss litigation and appointments. The meeting reconvened at.10:30 o'clock p.m. Multi-Channel Resolution No: 5.7;98 N.C.S. authorizing the Logging, Recorder purchase of .a Multi- Channel.Logging System - '..Police System for the- Police Department, wa -s- intro - Department duced by- ,.Councilman.Clecak, seconded by . Res. #57.98 N.C.S. Councilman and adopted by-7 affirmative votes. Feasibility Study - Councilman Mattei expressed considerable Library concern regarding,the cost of the proposed, Res. #5799 N.C. Library_.addi.tion,.and that consideration should. be ;given to-a monetary limitation of- approximately $150,000 for the project, - - which amount-has been discussed with the Library Board at several meetings. Fo.Ilowing _a. brief discussion, ,City Attorney Robert was:instructed to include a provision in -the subject feasibility study agreement . for.the monetary limitation -and also a pro- vision-specifying that the $2 fee for the - study be ' app-li:ed to the architect's fee for the.Library addition if the Council de- cides to proceed with the program. Resolution No. 5799 N.C.S:, employing Craw- ford & Banning, Architects, to perform a feasibiiity study for an addition to the Petaluma Library and.authorizing.the Mayor to execute an agreement.for the -same, was, introduced by Councilman Mattei, seconded by Councilman Daly; and adopted by 7 affir- mative votes.. Commendation to Resolution No. 5800 N.C:S., of commendation �s Albert L. Battaglia and appreciation directed to Albert L. Res. #5800 N.C.S., Battaglia,- was- ntroduded by Councilman Mattei, seconded by Councilman-Daly, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Commendation to Resolution No. 5801 N..'C.S.,.of commendation David W. Brainerd and appreciation directed to David W. Res. #5.801 N.C.S., Brainerd, was introduced by Councilman Cavanagh,.Jr.., seconded by Councilman Brunner, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Mel Hein Mr. Mel Hein appeared before the Council inquiring about a letter from Mr. Ernie Curtis addressed to the Mayor proposing a meeting between any group of City govern- ment with a- private group, to discuss pro- blems the proposed sewer -.bond issue, and requesting that'such,a group be appointed.immediately. Mayor Putnam. informed Mr. Hein that`the letter has'not been received but will be taken.under'ad- visement when,received. Executive,-Session The.Council retired to an executive session at 8:35 o'clock p.m. to discuss litigation and appointments. The meeting reconvened at.10:30 o'clock p.m. 344 July.6, 1971 Council Resolution No.. 5802 N.C.S., appointing. Representative - Robert `:. _Daly. -s : Council . Representative Planning to the Plannirrg'',Commission, wa•s. ntroduced Commission by - Councilman Cavanagh, Jr -'. ,'' seconded • by Res. #5802'`N_C.S. Councklman.Cl-e6ak,rand adopted'by.6 affix -.. mative._voaes, .1.7abs'tention. Councilman Daly abstained.. Adjournment Th- eres_be•ing :no. further business , to .:come. b'e101re' -tdie ::Councd:l,- -,.the meeting .was ad jo.urnedwat -1:0 _32 :,o;_`'clock p.m: to .Mond +ay, July. 1 >2, - -1:, at 7•:30 o'clock p.m. Mayor Attest City Clerk 1 1 1