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MINUTES OF MEETING.
OF CITY COUNCIL-
PETALUMA,.CALI.FORNTA
January 17, 1972
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, Mattei, Perry, Jr.,
and Mayor Putnam.
Absent: None.
Invocation
Due to the - absence of the - Reverend Ray.Reed,
First Southern Baptist Church, no invocation
was given.
Approval of Minutes.
The minutes of January 3, 1972, were approved
as recorded.
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Application filed with Alcoholic Beverage-Con-
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trol for transfer of On -sale General Eating
Place License from Aldo & Lena Stefenoni to
Adeline &Louie Clementino for the Little Hill,
108 Petaluma Boulevard North; approved by the Chief
of Police, Bu'il'ding Inspector and Health Sani-
tarian; submitted and filed.
Old Adobe Fiesta
Letter,. January 10,.1972, from the Old
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Association
Adobe_Fiesta'Association thanking the Council
for its cooperation for making the 1971 Fiesta
a successful event, read and filed.
State.Dept. of Information.Bulletin FBH.71 -9, dated December 16,
Housing and Commun -- 1971, from Walter Dahl, Chief, State Department
ity Development of Housing and - Community Development, clarifying
local inspection responsibilities relative to 5 -3
factory built housing which meet standards es-
tablished by the Commission, submitted and filed.
California Council Letter, January 7, 1972, from Clifford R.
on. Inter government -al Anders.on., Jr., Chairman, California Council on J-50
Relations Intergovernmental ,Relations,.stating that on
December 17, 1971, the C.I.R. adopted sub -state
planning districts for the guidance of state
agencies.in their planning and mana
vities and enclosing a map delineating the
boundaries - of-the.districts,read and filed.
Board of Super- Letter dated January 5, 1972, from Supervisor
visors of Sonoma Philip L. Joerger,.requesting Council coopera- % 5"5 0
County re C'.I.R. tion*in the matter of the.Board•of Supervisors
Res.: #5965 N.C.S. of Sonoma County request for a rehearing before
the Calif.ornia Council Intergovernmental
Relations to transfer Sonoma County from Region
4 to Region 1, read and filed:
Copy of letter, dated - January 11, 1972, written
by Mayor Putnam to the Board of Supervisors of
Sonoma County to the'attention of 'Supervisor
Spomer, asking - questions relative to the.County
ballot measure of April 20, 1971, (re withdrawal
from the Association of - Bay Area Governments);
suggesting that the County'Counsel comment on her
interpretations of the ordinance to be enacted
resulting from the eldction;..and, further suggest-
ing that the Board ask the eight cities in Sonoma
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January 17, 1972
O Board of Super- County to work with the Board to explore with
visors of Sonoma Marin,;.Napa and Solano Counties, and the cities
County re C.I.R. withn,those counties, on the formation of a
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Res. #5965 N.C.S. volunteer Council o.f Governments in lieu of
(continued) belonging to the volunteer Association of. Bay
Area Governments, and The.
Mayor noted that a reply to her letter has.
not been received to date.
Supervisor Bob Theller appeared - bef.ore the
Council and discussed -the Board's request for
support and explained the importance,of "ask -'
in'g C'.I.R_ for a boundary change. Supervisor
Joerger also present on,behalf of the
Board.
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Consi- derable discussion ensued and with the
consent of ,the Council, -the following resolu-
tion, appearing.as Agenda Item•No. 16, was -
moved for consideration at this time:
Resolution #59.65 N.C.S: of the City Council.of
the City.�of supporting the Sonoma County
Board of ,Supervisors in Its request for , a re -_
hearing before the Council of Inter,government-
al Relations on the question of-the transfer of
Sonoma County from Region 4 to Region l, was
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introduced by Councilman Brunner, seconded by
Councilman Cavanagh, Jr., and adopted by the
following
Ayes Councilmen Brunner, Cavanagh, Jr.,
Daly and Perry, Jr.'.
Noes : Councilmen Clecak, Mattei and Mayor
Putnam.
Absent: None-
The Clerk was directed to send a copy of
said resolution to the Board of Super.visor,s,
Supervisor Joerger and to appropriate legis-
lators and agencies.
O East Washington
Letter, dated January 12, 1972; from Pitts -
Reservoir. Tank #2.,
burg - De's - Moines Steel Company requesting, an
Project WD 1 -70
extension of time to May 1, 1972,.to .complete
Res: #5966 N.C.S.
the subject project, read and filed. Director
of Public Works David Young recommended the
extension;.whereupon, Resolution #5966 N.�C.S'.,_
authorizing Pittsburg -Des Moines Steel Company
the-extension as requested, was introduced by
Councilman Matt i seconded by Councilman Daly,
and adopted by. -7 affirmative votes.
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r Petaluma River
Director of Public .Works David Young rported.
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� Maintenance
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that the repair of the dikes has been completed
Dredging
and the .dikes are now ready to receive the
dredging spoils materials. The Corps of',Engi-
.neers has not commenced dredging.oper.ations and.
wants to extend the.project through December' ;'=
however, the property owners whop granted. sites
for the spoils, materials stipulated in -tther
agreements that the dredging must be ,completed.
by - the end of May, 1972: Mr. Young has written
to the Corps requesting that dredging.be
plished in :March, April and May, 1972. No
reply has'been- received to date. 'He also.
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January 17, 1972
Petaluma River reported that another spoils materials site
Maintenance has been obtained which is located adjacent
Dredging to the River, filling the area would be
(continued) in conflict with Council policy to preserve
the marsh lands.
Redwood.Empire .
City Manager Robert Meyer announced that the
Division, League
next quarterly meeting.of,the REdwood Empire
of California -
Division, Lea,gue.of. California Cities, will
Cities.
be held in San Rafael on Saturday, January 29,
1972, and asked those Council members.planning
to attend to notify his secretary before Fri-
day,. January 21; 1972.
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Petaluma Swim Club
Councilman Cle cak reviewed provisions of a
Res. #5968 N.0 - .S.
proposed - agreement between the City of Peta-
luma and. the.Petaluma, Swim .Coub establishing
fees, etc..., for -the use.of the swimming pool
during the - months.of January through June,
1972. He ahso referred to a.financial report
"Keeping Munic ipal'Pool; open during,the months
of October, November , 'January , February . and
March," dated January 6 , 1972,- and, revised
January 13, 19.72. 'Copy submitted and filed.
Copy of-Petaluma Swim Club Income and -Ex-
peri for submitted and filed.
Mr. Clyde-,Nelson; Jr.. President of.the.Peta-
luma Swim,Club, addressed -the Council stating
that the compromise is not satisfactory with
the Club but"will enable them to exist,during
the winder months. He requested that the Rec
creation,,Music and :Parks Commission and the
City Council invite the.Swim Club to. negotiate
rental fees for the 1972 -73 fiscal year.
Referring to Provision #2 of the Agreement, it
was clarified to-Mr. Nelson that the Swim Club
clear with the Commission whether or not to
charge admission during its Easter week swim
program.
Discussion followed in which Councilman Clecak
informed the Council that the Commission will
immediately work-on a - publicity campaign,to
stimulate utilization of the pool by outside
groups -in an effort to generate more revenue.
It was :also suggested that a meeting be held
as soon as possible with the schools to discuss
their - plans for the use.of the pool and that
operation of the concession stand by various
groups be studied immediately.
Resolution #-9568 N.C.S. authorizing the.Mayor
to execute an,agreement with the.Petaluma Swim
Club regarding the use.of� the Municipal Swim-
ming -Pool, was'.introduced by Councilman,Clecak,
seconded by Councilman Daly, and adopted by
7 affirmative votes.
The Mayor then.direc ed the Recreational Faci-
lity Program Committee, chaired by Councilman
Clecak, to continue its evaluation and review
of the:.to:tal recreational programs that are
in existence together with potential programs
for a report to the- Council for.the upcoming
1972 -73 budget.study.
January 17, 1972
�J McNear Park Lights Counc:i.lman.Clecak.re:ported that the Recrea -'
tlon, -' Music & ,Parks Commission at its '.las.t.
/ meeting , recommended , to.' the City. Council that
the present incandescent . lights at McNear
Park.be.replaced with metal halide lights.
Comparative costs were given to support the
change •- Approximate. cost --$ This
cos -t- would inci.udeL _use of ,the .existing
poles. but not installation.
Mr , Dan Longaker ,, Chairman of the Commission ,
spoke: to. the-Council-of the need for= the new
lights and of the benefit to the community
for the nume.rous_activities at•the.Park
A motion.was made•by Councilman Clecak
seconded- by. Councilman, Perry , Jr.,; authoriz-
ing; the Purchasing Of.fd,cer to prepare the
necessary spec- ificat ions. .calling _ for bids on
the -pr -t.. Motion carried-by 6 affirmative
votes, 1 negative. -Counc Cavanagh,, Jr.,
voted :'no." , and stated':that . he did not oppose
the Idghts; but wanted more time to study
matter.
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Traffic Committee— Councilman Brunne
r ',re,ported for Council infor--
4 wa Stop Signs mation the following Traffic,Committee recom-
mendations =regarding.4 -way stop signs:
That there was.no - further justification.for
the . 4- -way - s.top •sign at East "D" and Wilson
Streetsbecause the traffic signal is now in
operation. at Hopper and East' "D" Streets and
the traffic - -is_ - routed over Hopper Street.
That 4-wa.y stop s -igns :be installed at 6th &
"B ". Streets and at 6th & "D" Streets:
�j Pe.destrian .Overcr In-reply to • the Mayor -s.. question whether or
ing not the use of the - freeway. pedestrian over -
crossing south of E. Washington - Street by the
school children.has eased the pedestrian tr -af-
fic over the freeway-at E. Washington Street,
Dir'ector's o f- - Public -.Works stated- that a detailed
repor -t of a -ore -day count of the school chil -,
dren and pedestrians : the E. Washington
St. overcros1si Will, be forwarded to the .•Coup-
cil soon: However, he said that it was dis=
covered a substantial- number of children liv-
ing - south . -o-f E. Washington Street are using
the- pedestrian 'overcorssing south of E Wash
ington Street
Truck Parking Councilman Brunner reported that the Traffic
/ Committee.recommended to the Council that the
followi_ng••streets•.be posted to -rohibit -com
mercial- truck par- king (over 3/4 ton)
McDowell Blvd. from Maidson.St. to Casa
Grande Rd ;
Baywood Dr. f rom McDowell Blvd. to-Perry
Lane;
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Payran St. from Jefferson St. to Petaluma
Blvd. No.;.
Madison_St. from,Ely Blvd. to McDowell and
Arlington to Wilson;
Other residential stree_ is to be .signed in
stages required for proper control.
January.17, 1972
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Truck Parking It was noted that the City's ordinance pro -
(continued) hi'biting truck parking (over- 3/4 ton) in resi-
dential arenas is .,of .no value until ,.pasted as '? V
required.by the State Vehicle Code::. Cost of
the signs.- approximately $1500. As funds
are provided in the current budget for the
item, .the matter was referred to • the •Council
for 19.72 -73 budget consideration.
5th and D Streets Councilman Brunner reported that the matter of
Intersection a poor sight,distance problem at the subject. ` l
intersection was again brought-before the �'� V
Traffic Committee. A recommendation was made
to the Council in 1970, . and at that „time; the
matter was referred to a study session, which
was never held..
Discussion followed.and Director of Public
Works David Young suggested that curbs on
all corners of the intersection be painted red
for a distance of two car lengths.. (By.pre-
vious action, the•curb in front of the church
property on, "D" Street at 5th.Street.was
painted red for a'd'istance of two ..car lengths
Further discussion was held which related to
applying the same criteria.to other-;critical
intersections. in -.the City. Mr. J. McCaffrey
spoke to the Council stating that the Chamber
of Commerce would be,op.posed to removing park-
ing spaces in' the .downtown area.
Upon conclusion of considering the matter,
Councilman Brunner was directed to develop
list wi-th..Mr. Young of intersections with
critical ,sight distance problems for sub-
mission to the Council for its review of the
1 areas involved by an oh -site field trip.
Environmental Councilman Daly reported that the Planning
Design Plan Commission completed. -ic hearings and mod -
Res. #5969 N.C.S. ifications_of the Environmental Design Plan
and is'submitting the matter to the Council
for consideration..
It to move Agenda Item No. 18 re
the following resolution for consideration at
this time: Resolution #5969 N.C.:S., setting
a public hearing date'for said Plan,' was-in-
troduced by Councilman Daly, seconded by Coun-
ci,lman'Matt'ei, and adopted by 7 affirmative
votes. Hearing date -,January 31, 1972.
Cobblestone Curb Director of Public Works David Young stated
110 Howard, that.'a request was'received. from Swallow `� �
Construction Co., contractor representing Holm
Tractor & Equipment , Co. -- , to remove the-exist-
ing driveways on`Howard Street and replace
with concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk,
noting that the existing cobblestone curb on
Howard.Street,in the area is in good condition.
A motion was made - by.:Council'man.Matte -i and
seconded by Councilman Clecak approving the
request for construction as proposed. Motion
carried unanimously..
Steam.Cleaner Director of Public Works David Young reported 1177 v
to the.Council that when the 1971 -72 budget
was approved, fund's for a steam cleaner were
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January 17, 1972
, Steam Cleaner
transferred from•the Corporation Yard to the
Sewer. Treatment Plant because of .a greater
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need;, : ($'5'50 "_- Budge Section 170.411) however,, .
a_heavrder duty.unit is required. He requested
an additional ;$237.'5`0 ',fo.r the cleaner;. where;_:
upon .a motion was-made-by Councilman.Perry' Jr.
and'seconded by Councilman Cavanagh, Jr.,',.
approving the expenditure'. Motion carried
unanimously*.
Former Std. Oil Co.
with the consent of introducing,Councilman
Lot.& Buildirig
Brunner and seconding Mattei, the
Ord. #1033 N.C.S.
,Councilman
following changes,were. made to the subject.
ordinance:
Deletion at the end of Section -l:
"For a sum of not less, than $ "
Addition - at .the. end of . Section , 1 :
"The said real property shall,be sold in
the .manner as approved.by resolution of
this Council later. to be adopted."
Ordinance #1033.N.C.S. authorizing the sale of
certain. re , ('located on Hopper. St . .
Extended and,known as.the former Std. Oil
Company Lot and Building), wasAntroduced by .
Councilman Brunner, seconded by Councilman .
Mattei, and ordered posted by.7, affirmative
votes.
y 5 Cars for
Specifications for the subject vehicles,
Police Dept.-
submitted 'and .filed. Chief of Police Larry
Res. #5970 N.C.S.
Higgins exp'lained'that the specifications
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have - been.changed, this -year. to provide for
medium -sized instead .,of . full- sized models.
Resolution. #5970N.C.S., authorizing the.
purchase of five 1972 cars for the Police
Department, was introduced by Councilman.,.
Mattei, seconded.'by Councilman Daly, and '
adopted by 7 af..firmative.votes.
Re.Regional
The subject resolution was prepared for Coun-
5 Government,
cil consideration at the request.of Mayor
/ -Res. #597.1-N.C.S.
Putnam. Discussion followed in which Super -.
visor Theiller expressed approval of the
proposal~. Following remarks by Supervisor.
Joerger and Mr. Ernie Curtis of.the Irate
Taxpayers' Asso,ciation., Resolution #5971
N..C.S:,.• that any form of regional
government enacted by the California State
Legislature require a vote of the people of
Sonoma County prior to a regional government
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beinig ;established, . was .introduced by Council-
man,Clecak, seconded by Councilman Mattei, and.
adopted by affirmative votes.
Donation to Charity
A motion was made, by Councilman Mattei and
seconded by Councilman P.erry,.Jr., that the
check for $325 received from the Jack Holland
Oil Company, E -,Z Pickins Service Station, a-fid
designated for.c`harity; be donated to the
United Crusade,,.. Motion carried unanimously.
The City Clerk was directed to send an approp-
riate letter of appreciation.
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January 17, 1972
Boy Scouts Mayor Putnam introduced Boy.Scouts Cam
Tuttle and'Mat Gross were'present -to
observe.Council meeting procedure for Boy
Scout Government Day in February, 19.72.
Adjournment There being no further business to.come before
the..Council, the meeting was adjourned at
10:25 p.m.-to an executive session
and to Monday,. January 31, 1972, at 7:30 p.m.
Mayor
Attest:
City C14rk