Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 09/07/197168 MINUTES OF MEETING OF C'ITY,COUNCIL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA September 7,.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 Cavanagh,�Jr.;* Clecak, Daly, Perry, Jr., and Mayor Putnam. Absent:. Councilmen Brunner and Mattei. *Councilman Cavanagh, Jr., arrived at 8.:05 o_'clock p.m. Invocation Due'to the absence of the Reverend Godfrey Hartzel, St. John's - Episcopal Church, no invocation was - given. Approval of Minutes The.minutes of August 16, 1971, and August 19, 1971, were approved'as re- corded. Sunny.Slope Avenue, Notice to.bidder.s..on the subject,project Near . "D'.' Street, was duly:. published. Director of . Public 1�C 1 r Sewer Main Extension :Works David Young reported that'the fol- Project SS 19 -69 lowing three bids.!were received at the Res. #5859 N.C.S. bid opening September_2, 1971:- Name, Amount of,Bid Argonaut Constructors $ 6,69.0.50 Chas:. B. Smith, Inc 4,935.00 Tavenner & Son 6 Mr. Young recommended•that.the low bid be accepted;­hwereupon, Resolution #5859 N.C.S.; awarding contract.for the sub - ject'proj,ect, was introduced by Council- man Perr'.g Jr., seconded by Councilman Daly ;•_and adopted by 4 affirmative votes, 3 absentees. Petaluma River Notice to bidders on the subject project Dredging Spoils was..duly published. Director of Public, Dike Reconstruction,. Works David,Young reported that the fol- 1971 -1972 lowing three- bids were received at the Re's.. #5860 N.C.S., bid opening September-'2, 1971: Name Amount of.Bid B'lasi.Construction Co. $11,710.00 Fisher Bros.;,Inc. 8,46.1.00 Phillips Construction Co. 5,350.00 Mr.. Young recommended that.the low bid be accepted;.whereupon, Resolution #5860 N.C.S.; awarding contract for the.subject project, -was introduced by.Couhcilman Daly, seconded . by - Councilman Perry, Jr., and adopted by 4 affirmative votes,' 3 absentees. City Manager Robert Meyer reported that the City's request for County participa- tion in financing.tYe dike reconstruction c�bv September.7, 1971 Petaluma River 1� Dredging'Spoil :s ' Dike Reconstruction 1.971 - 1972 Res. #586 N - C.S. (continued) J Petaluma , Re:fuse Co .. re Bay Area Air / Pollution Control Regulations (\ Petition re .Elm 'Drive project .was.cons•idered by the Sonoma County `B•oaard of. Supervisors :and • the mattdr was-referred.-Lo the Sonoma County Water Agency for review. He urged County' involvement in the project- because of the bene,f'i.t-s derived by the unincorporated area from use of the.River. Mr.- Meyer was asked to keep the Council informed on the matters Mr .. Rich'ard' Maxwell , Attorney, appeared -in � bOal'f = ,of the Petaluma Refuse Company to discuss alternative proposals..for gar - bage "collection.in'the City to, handle the pr-ob,lem of the Bay Area•,Air Pollu: tion;Control D strict's -yard burning.regulation ef'fe,ctive October 1,. 1971. Accompanying Mr.-Maxwell was.-Mr'.. James Ratto of'the-.Petdluma.Re,fuse Com- pany. In his ;presenter <tiori, Mr ,Maxwell , suggested'.various methods to be considered, such as, compulsory garbage collection and--"one fiat rate, pick -up everything " - with special rates for hardship cases. He that a Council committee and - staff, members be .appointed to ,study the various'proposal�s,with• the Petaluma Re -fuse .,Company . Following a brief -dis -. cuss:ion; Mayor Putnam stated that ,a.com- mt•tee will• be , 'appo.inted as soon as po's,sible to study the alternatives acs well as the matter of recycling paper, for a recommendation to the Co:incil•. ' Petition; dated August •24 , .1971, from Mrs: Helen G..West-, 744,E'lm Drive,,aigned by a number of res'idents Drive -Birch Drive -Birch Court area com- plai.ning the,danger of Elm Drive and requesting °that something further`` be done to `.increa'se the safety of the street; read and filed._ The petition was referred to the Traf -fic Committee for its consideration., The City Clerk , was directed t'o' notify Mrs. West of the Council's action.. S ��Cl a im -. - Claim, dated August 24, -1971, for Personal..Injury sonal injuries .filed •by 'Mary E. Res. #5,861 N...C.S. , Desbmber in the amount .of $4,9.5`0, ,sub- mitted and filed. Resolution #5;86,1 N.C.S. denying claim of Mrs. M'ary.E.. Desomber,,was. introduced by Councilman Daly.,.s.econded by.Councilman Clecak, and.adopted'by 5 affirmative votes, -2 absentees Petaluma Blvd. No. Letter, dated.September.1, 1971,, from Underground ;Utility C., Bartlett, Manager, Petaluma District Di No. 1 Dstrict,.P: G. E. Company, request ing an extension .of time to .complete conversion'o'f underground.utilities: in the Petaluma , B •o'ulevard North Under= ground-Utility District No. l,.read. and :filed. The•matt.er was-referred to the City Attorney for legislation I at the'next Council meeting. 387 September T, 1971 Regional Committee Letter, 4, 1971,,from J. on Navi - gat , ion, and. , 'tor, Asso- SS Julien Baget, Executive Direc the Enviro4ment ciation oflBay Area Governments,, With Res. #5862 N.C.S. summary report and recommendations of the Regional Committee 'on Navigation and-the,Environment (ROSE) for the -im- provement of the navigational safety - in the Bay and•waterways system and urging support of to carry out'the report's -recommendation, sub-• mitted and,filed. Resolution No. 5862 N.-C. 'endorsing • said report, was in- -troducdd by -Councilman - Cavanagh, Jr., seconded by Councilman.Perry,. Jr., and adopted by -5 affirmative votes, 2 ab- sentees_. Urich Oil Company Summons and Petition, dated August 13,,' 19'71 . (Writ'. of. Mandate to compel issuance of Use Permit)•filed in Superior Court by -Uriich Oil Company,.submitted and.filed. 'The''City'Attorney was asked to keep the - Council.informed on the matter. Recreational Needs- Letter,. dated August 13, 1971, from of Students Le'sly H. Meyer,.Superintendent o.f Schools, requestihg.:that in•planning for needs -of community, .consideration be'. :given to. recreational needs of stu- dents who .are", on double 'sessions and add- ing that to help the matter, a plan i-s now 4being.-stiadied.to keep schools open'twelve out,of the year, read - and filed. City Manager Rob ert.Meyer. ' pointed out that request involves the budge,t a:review of the recrea- tional program for 1971-1972. It was� I generally agreed by the Council that . the-staff -work together with Mr. Meyer of the - 'Petaluma City School Dis- trj:ct and-Mr.-Magowan of the Old Adobe School•District . on the matter., The City Manager -and City Clerk were - directed to.forward a letter to both.school.dis- tricts in this regard. ABC Application filed by Leonard, Fadeeff to --..drop ­partner Supplemental On -sale General Premises License, at Gulliver's, 17.7 North McDowell,Boule- var ' d; approved by�the.Chief'of Police, Building.Inspectdrand Hdalth Sanitarian, submitted and filed. Two Rock. Letter,.dated September •, 1971, addressed Ranch Station to Mayor,Putnam from U. S.. Alan Cranston, stating'that he wds.delighted his.efforts were- in helping. to maintain the - .civilian personnel at Two Rock Ranch Station when the U. S. Coast Guard.-took over station in July, 1971, - read - . , and filed.--- 3b8 September 7y 1971 Claims ,arid Bills , Resolution No . 5.86 N..C S; ; .approving.- Res. #5863 N.C:.S. CIaims ,and Bi1.1s:.Nos. 3657 cl,usive:.and Nos.. 762 to 780 inclusive., ,approved -for payment - by the . Ci Manager,., was 'introduced by Councilman Cle.cak,' sec- onded b.y. Councilman Daly, and adopted by, 5 affirmative votes, 2 absentees,.. Emergency: City Managgr•,Rob.ert Meyer informed the Employment Council that - under the Emergency Employ, -' Act of 1971 . ment 1971, a program sponsored by ,the` U: ,S. Department of Labor, Sonoma Countylw ll h'a;ve -jobs available for .108 pe•r.sons , th-roughout the County. He. * re viewed the .cri'teri'a established for ,eli- g.ibil'ity o.f-- applicants and the costs involved.and stated that''the_Cty of Petd uma has'.submitted` applications to the County for 10: persons. By, consensus,, the Council-,,approved -the filing '.of the applications. \ Legislative Policy Letter, d•ated. August .18 , 1971, from Plan.- Memorandum ning.'Dir.ec William C. McGivern that Res. #5864 N.C.S. the'Planning Commission recommends - the. Legis=lative Policy. Memorandum a"s- prepared by Planning Consultants Williams ,and' Mocine_. ":appr:o.ved , read . and filed.. Mr. McGivern,re.viewe;d the important. points of. the Rol dy-,which provides .criteria .to formulate the.drafting -of new ordinances. and codes - regulating development'in the City. . After - a.,br_ief review, the following •addition °w,as.made on Page 15 of the Policy,. Par:ag,raph. 2 ;- in the .last sentence as fol- lows:. ".It must be recognized that AS 'THE CITY; .GRbws .,additional staff .... " Resolution No. 5864 N.C.S., approving.,' the Legs�latave Policy as. prepared•-by Pl'ann•ng 'Co.nsurl.t'ants Williams and Moc - ine ' .. regarding Develo:pment`- Policy for the City of - ,Petaluma.,.. was- -introduced - by.- Councilman Daly, aeconded-by Councilman,Clecak, and adopted.by.5 affirmative vots,.2 .absen- tees. Development Planning Director McGivern reported that 5 / Policy for Mr., Sid Williams of Williams and Moc ne, . the City of Petaluma P.lann;ing•Donsultan.ts, attended - the. Sonoma• ,County Planning Commission meeting on September 2,,.1971, and presented the De- velopment -Po,licy the City of Petaluma. The So:nom& County Planning - Commission adoptedl and endorsed said policy in prin- • ciple - .and submitted it to the . Sonoma•• County Board of .Supervisors for its consideration. Demolition and Plans' and -specifications for the :aubject filed. Planning. Removal of Bldgs., project.subm•it.ted and, Project 9,6' Ho St. Directo.r•McGivern'.reviewed a chronological Res. #5865 N .,C ..S .- -.1is.t of. .contacta made with -tl e property'.. owner_re:ga.Tding� the unsuitability of - the structures for occupancy. No action has been taken by the property. owner. Mr. McGivern stated that.the procedure set, forth in '..the.. Dangerous Building Code for 1 1 September 7, 1971 I Demolition and Removal of Bidgs., Project.96.Hopper St. Res. #:5`8.65 N.C (continued) Cobblestone Curb: and Gutter - East.Washington Interchange.. Modificat -ion Res. #5866 N.C.;S... Water Main Relocation & Abandonment East Washington St. and Freeway•Interchange, Project, WD - 4 -70 Res. #5867 N.C.S. abatement has been followed step by. step.. -He-added- the costs involved will-'.b6 charged,to the property owner. Resolution No. 5865 N.C.S., approving plans, and specifications for the subject project, -intro'duced by Councilman Perry, Jr. - seconded by Councilman Daly, and adopted by.,the following vote: Ayes: Couhcilmen.Clecak, Daly, Perry Jr., and Mayor Putnam. Noes:, Councilman,.Cavanagh, Jr.- Absent: Coundilmen;Brunner and'Mattei. 389 Director of Public; Works David .Young in- formed the Council,that.Mr. Earl Anderson has reque retention of the.cobble- stone curb and gutter ,at 114 Stanley Street. Mr. Yong-..stated that an inspec- tion revealed that-the curb and gutter. were.in a redsonab-le condition;�where'- upon:, a motion was' made by Councilman. Cavanagh,'Jr.; and seconded.by Council - man':Clecak approving the request. Motion .carr'i'ed unanimously. Director of . - .Public-Works David Young, stated that the'Division of Highways' future plans•for modification.of,the East Washington Street Inter.change. re- quires .relocation• of- water utility -lines and. that the State will assume ,100 0 of the costs involved; whereupon; Resolution No.: 58 authorizing the Mayor. t'& .execute an: agreement 'with the- State of California, ;was introduced by Coun- cilman Clecak, seconded by Councilman. Daly., and.adopted by 6 affirmative votes, 2 absentees. Plans and - specifications for the subject projec.t,.submitted'and filed. Resolution No 586,7 N.C:S:.;;approv,ing - said plans and specf:ic;ations` for the subject project, was' int °roduced by-Councilman Daly, sec - onded by Councilman Perry, Jr., and adopted. by- 5 affirmative votes, 2. ab- sentees. NWP RR Company Resolution No'. 5868 N.C.S. ; authorizing Agreement re . 1,9.71 the Mayor to execute an'agreement with Street Project No- rthwestern- P'aci.fic Railroad Company Res. #5868 .N. :C:S. (in .connec:tion with the•1971 "Street Pro- j ec.t) ; was r introduced , by Counci -lman Perry, Jr.,` seconded.by Councilman.Daly, and.adopte,d':by 5 affirmative votes, 2 absentees , .. - I 4�� 3 i Uniform„ Building, The subject - agenda item was' postponed Code Amendment for future - review: Tax Rate, 1971 -72 ..Ordinance -'No 1028 N.C.S:., levying rates Ord. #10'28 ,N.C*.S. of taxation upon;,the assessed valuation (second reading) of the property: •n. the City for the fiscal year 1,,1971, to June 30, 1972,.was introduced -by Councilman Mattei, seconded by Councilman Cavanagh,. Jr., and adopted-by 5 affirmative votes, 2 absentees. Said ordinance contains an. emergency clause and thereby'bec.omes effective upon its adoption. September.7, 1971 . �j Commendation : to . Reso;lution No 586.9 - N . C . S . ,. commending. Paul R. Stanley Paul • R. Stanley _four his 'devoted , service Res., #5869 ,N.C.S. to. the- City Petaluma as• a member•of the ty.Planning Commission,.' . was Introduced--by; Councilman , Perry, se'c- orid•ed-: by- Cciinci -lman Daly, • and - adopted by 5 affirmative votes; 2 absentees. The iCty :Clerk was directed to send said r&solut :on to Mr . Stanley - with an appro -- . pr:iate .:letter o;f: appreciation. Commendation to Resolution No . 587 0: N . C . S . , commending A. WI 'A.. Perry for his devoted service. j William Res. #58`70 N..C. S . ,, to _the _City of Petaluma as a member. _of the Petalum'a,Cit.y Plarrining Commission, wals introduced­.by .Counc'ilman Daly, sec- -onded by Councilman CTecak, and.adopte:d by.;5. affirmative , votes, 2 absentees . ` ' The. C'ity'' Clerk 'was directed to send said resolution" to Mr. Perry- with an. appro_ - priate - letter o-f- appreciation. Prohibit Truck Resolution No . 5.8`7,1 N.C.S. , prohibiting Parking on truck parking,on. those parts of English,, Certain Upham a•nd: "Bass.ett Streets which.f.ront Res. #5871 N...C.S. :;upon.the City Hall, was introduced by* Councilman Cle -cak, seconded ' by Counc l- marn­Dal.y,, an'd'.adopted by 5 affirmative votes ;..2. absentees. Collection The-.City. Manager was asked.to check / Garbag:e, Trucks . into complaints about garbage collection trucks, start n,g�-at 5:00 o'clock a:m..at Keller °and - West- Streets. , HUD Grant _ Miwok Resolution No. 5817 N.C.S.; approving_ School Site Park and providin9P for ..the execution o.f:'a Res. 45872 N.C.S: contract for grant to acquire and /or -- develop; :land. for _.open -space pur "poses No,'_ OSL- C'A 09 -39: -1:00 (A) (G) by and .be -, tween -,tl e -City of' Petaluma and the United States of America was introduced by- Councilman Cleeak, seconded by Council— man Daly, and adopted by 5 affirmative votes, . : absentees East Washington Letter, ' August 30, ,1971, addressed` - ��1k Street Interchange / Improvements to Mayor Putnam .from Alan S. Hart, Dis ;- trict- Engneer., of Highways, Res. A5 N.C.S. that.be,cause of anticipated cas;h.fl.ow_ problems , ,the East Washington Street Interchange'improvement project: will probably not be .advertised for un- til 19.7 3 , , read and filed. „Resolution • No .. 58..73 N. C . S ..,, directed to the-Calif-'. ornia Division of Highways urging the earliest possible construction o.f: the East. Street Interchange Im- provements at Highway 101,.was introduced by Councilman. Clecak , seconded .by , Council- man•<Daly ., . and adopted , by 5 aff irmative votes,, 2 absentees. 1 39 September.7,. 1971 East Washington City - Manager Robert Meyer informed the% Street Interchange Council "that the.Califoznia•Highway Com- 36 Improvements miss on is ..meeting , in Ventura , on September Res.. #587`3 N.C.S. 16 - 17,. 1971, to consider 1972 -73 projects. (continued) A motion was made by Councilman Daly and seconded' Councilman.Clecak that a'Coun- cil representative attend said meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Bonds for City Attorney Robert explained that the Sewer - Project State Water Quality Control Board.,indi- �{b� Res. . #5874 N.C.S. Gated that the language in . Reso.lution -of Intention No. 5835 N.C.S. adopted by the Council July 26, 1971,'to issue-bonds for sewer project, was not specific.enough.and that the subject legislation is definite; whereupon, - Resolution of Intention No.. 587.4 N._C..S. , to -issue bonds. for sewer project, was introduced by-Councilman Perry, seconded by Councilman-Clecak, and adopted by 5 affirmative votes, 2 absentees. Policy Mobile Resolution No. 5875,N.C.S., opposing Homes 'within mobilehomes, on single lots within :the . Petaluma'..General. boundaries. of Petaluma's General Plan, / Plan Area- -was introduced by Councilman DA1y., .'•°.sec - Res. #5875 N.C.S. onded by Councilman Clee,ak,.and adopted by 5 affirmative votes; 1 absentee. Adjournment There being no further business.to.come before.the Council, the meeting.was ad- j`ou.rned at 9:50 o"clock p.m. an execu- tive session. Mayor Attest: City Clerk