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MINUT,ES OF MEETING'.
OF CITY 'COUNCIL
PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA"
., December 4, 1968
Council_ Meeting
Special meeting of the Council of the City of
Petaluma called to order by Mayor Putnam at
3:30 o'clock p.m.
Attendance
Present: Councilmen Brainerd, Cavanagh, Jr.,
Colin, Joerger, Lipman and Mayor
Putnam.
Absent: Councilman Battaglia.
Notice of the.Call
Notice of the Special Meeting called for December
4, 19`68x, the certificate of the City Clerk of the
delivery of said notice and the,consent of the
members of the Council of the holding of said
meeting, submitted and filed.
Purpose of the
The meeting was called to consider and act upon
Meeting
the Downtown Committee Report on the Core Area
Parking Plan and the A. W.`Sanderson rezoning
application (County referral.).
Denman Area
City Manager Robert Meyer reported that the
Rezoning Study
Planning'-Dep'artment was notified today by Mr.
Sanderson that he has withdrawn his rezoning
"application filed with 'the Sonoma County Planning
Commission:I A "question was raised whether or not
a County Commission would con -
the Sonom :
tinue with the 'Denman Area rezoning study at its
hearing on Thursday, December 5, 1968, since
withdrawal of the rezoning application had been
made. It was felt that points of the plan
need reevaluation and restudy and that zoning
standardization in the peripheral areas of Cities
in the County be considered. Upon the Mayor's
request, contact was made by Assistant Planning
Director Anderson with the Sonoma County Planning
Department. He reported that a recommendation
will be made by the Sonoma County Planning De.-
partment to the Sonoma County Planning Commission
at" the December 5th hearing to hold the overall
zoning study in abeyance in order that further
study can be conducted with the'County and City
in joint action. A motion was then made by Coun-
cilman Colin., and seconded by Councilman Joerger,
supporting the recommendation of the Sonoma County
Planning Depar €ment :and that the study also be
held in abeyance until such time as the Mayors'
and Councilmen's Assoeiation:of Sonoma County
can study the matter. Motion carried unanimously.
The City Clerk was directed to forward a letter
to the Sonoma County Planning Commission of the
Council's action.
Downtown Committee -
Letter, dated December '3, 1968, from Councilman
Petaluma Core Area
Cavanagh, Jr., objecting to the consideration
Plan
and action of the Downtown Committee Report being
scheduled for 'today's special meeting, stating
that he was not prepared to act upon a five -page
report with less than 24 hours' notice, read and
filed. Councilman Cavanagh, Jr. was excused and
left the meeting at 4 :05 o'clock p.m. Mayor
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Downtown Committee - Putnam explained that she had phoned Councilman
Petaluma Core Area Cavanagh,..Jr. early thi.s'- morning about including
Plan the subject.mat.ter for possible action at the
(Continued) Special Meeting today and he stated that he would
be able to attend.
Recommendations on Page 4 of the Downtown Com-
mittee Report` were discussed and Councilman
Colin asked for additions or deletions to the
recommendations. None were suggested,. Following
consideration of the matter of appointing Com-
mittees to implement the recommendations, a motion
was made by Councilman Joerger, and seconded
by Councilman Lipman approving the recommendations
of -the Downtown Committee Report and proposing
that a list of name's of people to sere on various
committees be prepared by members of , the Council
and submitted to the - Mayor. Motion carried
unanimously. The Mayor requested that the list
of names be submitted at the Study Session on
Monday night, December 9, 1968.
Luchessi Park
Councilman Joe <rger reminded the Council of the
Preliminary Plan
hearing on the Luches'si'Park Preliminary Plan
to be held by the Recreation Commission at the
Kenilworth Recreation Center tonight at 7:30 P.M.
Library Merger
The; Mayor reminded the Council of the meeting
ion the proposed Library merger to be held at the.
Kenilworth Recreation Center on Thursday night,
December- 5, 196 by the Library Board, the
Board of hectors of the Chamber of Commerce
and interested people.
Adjournment
There being no further business to come ,before
the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 5.:00
o'clock p.m.
Mayor
Attest,:
City Clerk
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MINUTES OF MEETING
" 'OF CITY COUNCI -L
PETALUMA; CALIFORNIA=
December 5,; -1968
Dud'to lack of quorum, the Adjourned Meeting of December 5, 1968
was :not held.
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Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
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