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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 07/26/1971359 MINUTES OF MEETING OF CITY,,CO:UNCIL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA July 1971 d Council Meeting Adjourned meeting of the Council of the City:_o:f Petaluma was called to order by Mayor Putnam.. 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. *- Councilman.Brunner arrived at 7:50 o'clock p.m. East, Washington Notice to.bidd'ers on the subject project St. Widening was _,duly - pub°lishe'd . Summary of bids re- Project GT 1 -70; ceived at the bid opening July 20, 1971, Hopper Street = submitted filed. Director of Public Lakeville.Highway Works David.Young reviewed the following Widening,. three bids received: Project GG 3 -69; Caulfield Lane, Name Amount Construction, Project GG 3 -69 Ghilotti Inc. $743,154.19 Res. #5832 N.C..,S. McGuire Hester, 777,209.30 Arthur B. Siri; Inc. 799,906.00 Mr. Young recommended accepting the low City•Manager Robert Meyer reported to-the Council that the cost,of the total project including acquisition of rights -of -way., engineering . and -attorney fees, construc- t.on costs., etc., . amounts to $1,2.22,000.0.0; pro- ject to be - funded as follows 69/70 Mun..Bond Fund #18 $810,286.17 General Fund�(Res,. Acq . and. Impvt .) : PW..2 - 71 - 66,714.00 Ga:s.� Tax Fund.:.:. GT 1 -70. 148,378.53 ,. GT_ .1 -71 131 GT .2 -.7.1 - 23,2-00;.30 TOTAL GENERAL CITY $1,.179,770.00 Water Dept. Funds: WD 2 -7.0 $ 26 ,:500.00 WD 3_ -:7.0. 6,500.00 WD 1_ =7.1 9,230.00 GRAND TOTAL $1,222,000.00 Resolution No. 5832 N.C.S., awarding con - tract with the subject plans and- , was introduced by. Co_unci,lman Perry, Jr., seconded by-Coun- cilman Cle.cak,.•and adopted by 5 affirma- tive votes, .:l. "<ab,s:tention and. l ,absentee. Councilman_Cavanagh Jr., abstained, stating . that he is involved with property in.the project. 060 July 26., 1971 Appropriation Ordinance No.. 1027. N.C.S.. — Annual Approp- ordinance— riation .Ordinance'• and 'Capital.Oiitlay Program Ord. #1027 to _be__completedduring the fiscal yea -r - July 1. ; - 1971; to.. June -3.0 , 1972 , to, establish .cer- tain reserve*filnds for future acquisitions, ` to provide for capital.acquisition of.equip -'- men.t;•:.to provide for .certain improvement, projects, and to provide that the items::of :- the.Capital Outlay Program which exceed the _ value.. .$ "3 ,.00iO: be approved .and - be (orde- -red commenced by.resolution, and to name the fund'from:whch particular outlay 'pro- grams shall.be paid, was introduced by Councilman Clecak.' seconded•by 'Co.uncilman Mat.tei;:,and'ordered posted by 6'affirmative votes,, 1 Coundilman' Brunner Co.unci -lman .Brunner. arrived at 7:50 o'clock P'. M. SB 920 A report was made by Councilmen Daly and., Cavanagh, Jr:, and Mayor, Putnam on the dis cussion,of Senate.Bill 9:20, a Bill s:pons.or:ed by Collier , pr-opos "ing to. form. a North Coast Planning. and�.Development Commission, and Assembly B ll,:1057, a Bill sponsored by Knox to form a Regional Government of the .nine - Bay, *Area Counties -, at the; Quarterly. meeting of the..Redwood.Empire Division, League of California Cities, held in Eureka on July 24 :;.,1971.r:No action was taken at the meet - ing..on.- either: Bill.. For Council further consideration of ; the. Bills,_City"Mana..ger,Robert Meyer reviewed a .resume of - Ass.embly.Bill 1057 received from ABAG. Noted was the fact that if said Bil.l__becomes 1aia;, Sonoma County is included- in- , the - ,Organization as one of the nine Bay Area Counties:_ Also noted was ` the ,fact that SB .9.20 'proposal ' for a North Coast Commission of no than 'three- Nort hern . Counties, and if said Bill becomes - `law, the, Council on%Inter.gover-nmental Relations -then estab.lLshes- a' boundary (Sonoma County not specifically-named in the Bill). In.an effort to determine the course of- acttion_to�be'taken for the best interest of the City, provisions .regarding - moot.- ing'structure and costs.involved`of'both Bills were . compared'from - the information• available, but complete analysis could not- be'made. because -..of the unanswered questions regarding the .proposals, Aflso - . di:scu'ssed was the April 20th election approving-'Sonoma: County withdrawal from.- AB °AG:.. 'Mayor_' P.utn'am read a letter from a woman. resident -statirig that_ she voted to withdraw from ABAG - for no regional govern - ment' - at `and, not to join the North 1 1 July 26, 1971 SB 920 . Coast .Agency.. Mayor Putnam then read the (continued) April_ 2.Oth .bal:lot measure and the Board of -S,uper-vi- sors'' argument favoring,withdrawal - from -ABAG: - Questioned. was•.whether or not the - information regarding the County's with- drawal .from.ABAG, and the - information on the No-rth.Coast,.Agency was misleading. Mr. Ernie Curtis••of the Irate Taxpayers Commit - tee.spoke, taking .exception to comments made that.the• ballot measure was misleading and that sufficient_information was not available before.the. election: Pointing..ou-t that - . Council voted unani- mous; y to oppose AB 1057 and that the City will become involved with one form of reg- ionalgovernment, - Councilman, Daly made a motion to support,SB 920.• Motion .,seconded by Councilman Brunner, and defeated by the following vote: AYES.:- Councilmen Brunner, Cavanagh, Jr., and_ Daly.. NOES:. 'Councilmen Clecak, Mattei, Perry, Jr., and-Mayor Putnam. ABSENT:, None. Mayor Putnam directed that a.letter be sent_ to appropriate- legislators expressing the Co:uncil's its responsibility;to the. citizens of: P-e.taluma on - the matter. Mayor. - also:'requested Councilman Clecak to-study. pros and.cons of both Bills "for' presen,ta:tion of ,,a survey of the available -fa:cts . . Part -Time Resolution N.C.S., authorizing Services - the- employme'nt..of," `for part =time Police.Dept. services in the Po- lice'Department, was Res. #5833- N.C..S,. ntroduced.by::Councilman Perry, Jr., sec- onde'd,by Councilman Mattei, and adopted by: .7 affirmative votes. Extending- Letter,- dated .July:21, 1971, from Planning Moratorium on Director William stating that the Rezonings and Planning:.Commission is recommending Council Annexations cons'id'eration..of.an extension of time of.the Res.. #5834-N.C.S. moratorium on..zoning rec,laasifications and annexations,to the City'of'Petaluma for a, period .o.f nine.t.y , submitted and filed. Resolu.tion'No. 5834 N.C.S.; ex- .tending -the moratorium on rezoning and annexations,, was introduced by Council - man * seconded by Councilman •.Clecak, and .adopted .by: .7r - affirmative' votes. Bonds.- Sewer City Manager Robert Meyer.stated that the Project proposed.legis'lation provides for inten- Res. #5835 N.C,._S.....' . !._ tion to. call, a:.general obligation bond election,before.January 1972 to finance the required-sewer improvement, or the City will exercise the authority granted X6 July 26, 1971 Bonds Sewer Project'. Res. #5835 N.C.S. (continued) Acquisition.of Q� Property for N DD Street ' Widening Purposes ' Res.. #5836• N.C.S. � Acqui ltion . Property- for Street Widening Purposes Re 458 N..C.S Adjournment by Ordinance.No..1026 N.C.S. to issue rev- enue' bonds to 'accomplish the '.s:ame purpose,. The. subjec -t, ae_gi;s is necessary to assure.-,the Wa ter Quality 'Pollution Control*," Board :of the. - City_'ts .financial capab.il_ities, to. ;improve- the - ;Ci,ty' s sewage treatment, faci- Titer_._ n -revi:ewing the legislation; Coun cilman•. Cavanagh;: Jr., felt that the resole- t 'ion: should; state , •that the Council "may e.xerais:e %.ahe_ authority granted by Ordinance No,-:._.102.6. N:.0 S_. ; . and not '.will". Reso.Iuti.oh :No:: 583;5 N.C.S. of .intention to issue- ,bonds_ for sewer proj.ect, was intro- duced by Councilman Mattei,*seconded by Councilman C'le,cak, and adopted by 6 affir- mative'and.1 negative votes., Councilman Cavanagh,, Jr:. voted " NO" . because he pre- ferred :the.•-legislation to be permissive, Reao1uti:on_.No:_.,•5836 N.C.S., declaring, public.,necessIty,- directing the acquiring of easements "and fee title' in real pro for widening purpose's, and .directing the. City. -Attorney -to take such proce'edi -ngs as. are :neces;sary -to acquire the real perty .for the project "East Washington Street. Midefting,• Pro ject GT.1 -70, Hopper Street - - Lakeville. Highway'Widering,.PrO j.e,ct,.GG- _1-.6.9, -Caulfield Dane Construction, Project ..GG :3 -;69 "y :was introduced by Councilman Ma'ttei:; by Councilman Perry, ;Jr -.• and •adopted• by 6 affirmative and l negative. votes. Councilman Cavanagh, voted. ",NO':". , stating that he felt such . procedure Was: noti .good publ rel for the City o:f ^- and also that he dis- liked-the threat of condemnation proceedings. Resolution No.::5837 N.C.S.,, repealing a portion , of -Re;solution , No. 580.3 N -. C. S , describing Parcel ,::I', and declaring public necessity, directing the acquiring of.' easements :and fe,e title in real property forestreet-widening.purposes, and direct =. ing 'the. City Attorney - to take such pro'c:eed ings.. as ;are . ,necess`ary. to- ac`quir'e the real, property, .forvthe .;proj.ect - "East'• - Washington S.tr_eet,Wden i'ng, Project GT 1 -70, Hopper,, Street - Lakeville Highway. Widening,.,Pro- j,ect ,,GG 3•= 69:,-• Caul�fie+1d Lane Construction, Project GG 3 -&9''; was introduced by.Coup cilman C'lecak:; seconded by Councilman. Mattei, and , adopted by 7 a'f f i_rmative votes There being no ,further busine,ss.to come ` bef,or'e.,,:t_-h'e ; Council., , the :meeting was ad- journed at •9::00 , p.m. to an execu- tive session.