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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 03/17/1969MINUTES OF ,MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL PE;TAL.UMA,, CALIFORNIA March 17, 1969 Council Meeting Regular. meet 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 Battaglia, Brainerd, Cavanagh Jr.., Colin, Joerger, Lipman and Mayor Putnam. Absent: None. - Invocation. Due to the absence of Reverend Carl Crispino, St. Vincent's Church, no invocation was given. Approval of The minutes of February.17th and February 18, 1969 were approved as recorded. Safety Railing-at Notice to bidders on the subject project was duly Water Pollution_ published. Report, dated March 17, 1969, from Control Facility John.D..Nolan, Purchasing Officer, of the Res. 45176 NCS results of the bid.opening_March 12, 1969, sub - mitted and filed. Bids were received from the following: Reliance Enterprises $4,410.00 Amaral Construction Co. 4,375.00 San Lorenzo Mfg., Co.- 4,479.00 Griffin Metal Products 5,040.00 Ashby Metal 5,765.00 Fred Miller -Mfg. Co.,Inc. 5,508.00 H. E-. Ro - 4,990.00 Mr. Nolan - pointed -out. that included in the bid 'was. Addendum #l,..mailed to all bidders, and that Mr. Amaral stated he did not receive the addendum-, (20 lineal feet of aluminum kick plate) but has verbally offered to construct the kick plate- as_part•of the original bid. The City Attorney advises this is not standard procedure and would, in effect, allow Mr. Amaral to change his bid after the bid opening. Mr. Nolan added that the City.Engineer recommended acceptance of the low bid, whereupon Resolution #5176 C.S. awarding contract in accordance with the-plans specifications entitled "Safety Railing-at Water Rollution Control Facility',' to.Reli:ance .Enterprises, was intro - duced by!Councilm'an Battaglia, seconded by Councilman Colin -and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Council Invitations The following were - present in response to the Council's - invitation to attend tonight's meeting: Mr -.. Charles Green, 4-08 Fair Street, and Mr. -and Mrs.. Roy W -. Butte rfield, 5 El Rose Drive. Fire .House - Payran Le-tter, 'dated March 3, 1969, from Arthur F. Street Canavan,; S"dcretary .Manager, Fourth District Agricultural Association, requesting that the Fair--- Asso'ci - .be. given first consideration if• and when the lex= isting fire house on Payran - Street -is abandoned, .read and filed. .Appeal - regarding -Lette'r, dated. March ..11, 1969, from George Variance for Convenience Riis; President- Drug - Giant; letter, dated M'ark'et�_. -March'-1.0,.- 1969., .fr-om Carl Isselin, Carl's `Market, ' .Inc. ; and;. letter, dated March 12, 1969,-from William Jonas, Roger Wilco Market, - pro ,testing -P-lanning•Commission action approv- ng._=va•riance for' construction of a convenience 0 March 17, 1969 Appeal - regarding market and offices at 725 East Washington Street, Variance for Conven -. submitted and filed. Reading of the letters was fence Market waived as copies were previously furnished to (Continued') the . Council Appeal, dated March 1,3•, 1969, signed by'George A,. Riis and Carl Isselin of the Planning Commission's. decision, read and filed. All necessary documents from the Planning Commission, submitted and filed. P1- arming ,Director McGivern presented a map of the lot involved and the surrounding' area which reflected the maximum proposed .future widen.irig of East Washington Street: He 'reviewed, staff. report, dated March 4, 1969, to the Planning Commission which recommended granting with certain conditions.. Mr. McGivern then read the Planning Commission minutes of the meeting of March 4, 1969 re- gardng:the public hearing held on the variance application filed by Thomas Gaffey to allow a reduction • in.,.required rear yard setback from 10 feet to,0 feet,- which was granted by 'the Planning Commission without any conditions. -Mr. .Thomas Gaffey; variance applicant,, and his associate, Mr. Herb West, were present in support of the variance. Mr. George - Riis, Mr: William Jonas and Mr.. C -arl Iss'elin were present and address ed . the Council protesting the action taken.-by the Planning Commission. Their primary objection was based ori . additional traffic generation and congestion on .East Washington Street that would be by the store. A request was made to the Counci'1.by the appellants that • a,thorough.- study be considered of the East Washington Street traffic problems as well as ingress. egress to and from :Washington Street. 'Considerab'le discussion followed on the matter of off- street parking for the market and offices. It was pointed out by the applicant that adequate parking would be prov-ided.in• accordance with the Zoning Ordinance requirements even after the number of parking . stalls. -are reduced when land is needed for East Washington Street widening. Mr. Herb West stated that. when. Washington Street is widened and the parking stalls: are removed along -th,e, street frontage severance pay will not :be demanded for the value :of the park -ng ;spaces but for the fair market u vale of the land only. After hearing all the facts presented, Res - olutori #`5177 N of findings and facts and action taken by' the Petaluma City Council on the app,eal•o:f.George A. Riis and Carl L. .Isselin from the Planning Commission's granting;.of. Thomas Ga'f,fey's application for a variance (- upholding: the. Planning Commi-ssion's decision),, was' introduced by "Councilman Battaglia.; seconded by Councilman Joe and adopted by - the following vote: Ayes : Councilmen Battag:lia;,' Cavanagh, Jr., Joe-rger., Lipman and Mayor 'Putnam.. N'oe , s_: Councilman 'Brainerd.' Abstaining',: Abstaining Councilman Colin,. Councilman Brainerd stated that he ;favored a three to alx_ month delay of the project until plan lines "at6 •defined on East Wash-ington Street. Councilman Colin abstained because of his interest in one of the markets: '20 March 17, 1969 Appraisals - Magnolia Letter, dated,March 7- ,_196.9, from John J. Avenue Acquisition K`i-ng regarding Magnolia Avenue appraisals, read and filed Mr.- King was present discussed two proposal's`: 1. Appraisal ri-the amount of $625.00 for partial acquisition of Lots 1, 10 and 11, which lots affect proposed improve - meet of the intersection at Magnolia Avenue and Petaluma Blvd. North. These lots ` we're .identified as the Shelling.' - y Feed" Mill on' the north side of Magnolia Averiue' and the' and.Carlsen property bn the south side of Magnolia Avenue. Penngrove Fire Protection District Annexation #69 -1 Bay Area Regional Organization Report ­ _2 Appraisal"in" th amount of $1,875.00 f.Oi 'Jthe­i5` parcels to complete Magnolia Avenue acquisition. Mr: "King recommended. appraisal No. 1 and felt that th6 second appraisal was, unneces- sary at this time:;' A motion was made by Councilman - Battaglia and seconded by Councilman.Lipman, th'at 1, 1.0 and 11 be appraised by Mr. King for $625.00 as proposed. M o tion carried by 6 affirmative and 1 .negati Votes Councilman Colin voted " -No" .Resolution #&4'of. the Sonoma County Local gal Age ncy.Formafion'Commission making deter- minations and approving the proposed annex - _ation designated as "'Penngrove Fire Protection District Anriexa ; ti,ori.. 4 - 69-l". read and filed. Letter, dated February. 1969, from Albert J. Haberger, Napa County Administrator, with copy .of Resolution 4'69 -9 adopted by ' the Board of .Supervisb`rs of Napa . 'C,ounty opposing the Bay'Asea Regional Organization Report dated bece `17, - ` 1968', read and filed. . . t ,. . T. <: , Claims and Bills Resolution #5 approving claims and Res. #5178 NCS bills Nosh. 28`_1;8' to '2940 inclusive and Nos. - 23"42 to '2'365 i'nclus,ive-, was introduced by Co.unci'lmdn,Cavanagh, Jr., seconded by Council - man Lipman,,.and.Ao,pted by 6 affirmative and 1 negative votes. Councilman Colin voted "No" because he objected "to,Claim #2821 for City ; ,Attorney service .regarding Leppo vs. City .of.Petaluma. " Mayors' and "City Manager - Robert Meyer reminded the Council Councilmen's of the'May6rs''and Councilmen's Legislative Legislative Conference Conference to.be held in Sacramento April 14 -16, 1969 at the" El .Dorado Hotel. League-of California City- Manager Robert Meyer announced that the Cities - Redwood .next Quarterly..meeting of the League of Califor- Empire Division nia Cities Redwood Empire Division will be held. in San Rafa on'April 19, 1969. Study Session. ..City Manager Robert Meyer informed the Council that.there will be` a study session on Monday, Mla r -ch 24, 19 6'9 Chamber of Commerce Co,une lman Lipman "reported on the highlights of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors' meeting held this afternoon. He stated that the•reader-board committee composed of members of the Council and the Chamber will meet on Thursday at 1:3.0 o'clock p.m. at the Elks' Club. He also stated that he has arranged a tentative meeting at 5 :00' o'clock p.m. on 2012 March 17, 1969 Chamber of Commerce Wednesday with Floyd Wynne, President of the (Continued) Chamb6r of"Cominerce of Dire'ctors, and Clify' Dfanagie'r Robet t Meyer for the purpose of discUssirfq"the matter of making 4 joint approach t& th7& State" 'Department> regarding - T I " ion of: certain Sat highway p or it .,y 4cc elekat t e pro3ects. Councilman Lipman requested that one or tNWo attend this meeting. 'Foothill Manor P 1 an.n in'g Comm'i'ssion Resolution #8-69 approving . tentat iVe ­ map of Foothill Manor (:located.Ely Blvd. Sbpth near Washington Street), s'lubmitted and filed. Lucchesi Park Sidney M. Lewin, landscape architect under Master Plan contract wi ' th'the City of,Petaluma,, appeared Res. #5179 NCS bekor6 the"C - ouncil and presented the final master plan: of : Lucchez - i Park. Copy of master -p 1 ah -. and"estimate4 and filed., Mr.. Lewifi show6d- slides of the L'ucche'si Park area i and'V.'�icribu�s_.* slides' O'lf, de.Velope parks n the -San Ftancis Bay to illustrate some of ,Area the 'ifnprbvement's .proposed,. Following a brie-f diacus•i'dff on' themas''ter plan, Resolution 45 N1.C-S.- ­ ap,ptovi,n'g plan-S: for Lucchesi' Park, was. 'int "by* C,ouncilman. Joer- 'secdnddd 'by Councilman Lipman and adopted by 6 affirmative and,.,l votes. Councilman 'Colin voted "No,` and st°zited that .4 p" area he was against aeVdIoping th,is "'sw, m a s It it will 'give: the .City many problems. ''he fe Voting Machine's Letter 'datdd-m&.�ch­12 19'&9 from Mr. Eugene General M=Lc.lpal -, Wi , Sonoma' County Clerk,, stating that Election. the Sonoma County Board. of Supervisior . s allthor- zed• him to present to. they City cf' Petaluma a. propbs,dl -fbr- the use of AVM. 'Printomatic - Vd,'tipg "Machines -`on a *no c ost: b.asis for the Gene'ral Municipal Ele.ction to be held on ,June '10 read and filed-. A, motion was r _5�66 made by' Councilman Cavanagh., Jr. , and .:Seconded by-. Coun cil man,Brainerd, accepting the proposal as .. outlined in :1 Williams' letter. motion carried Una' ' nimously. PTA Meeting Mr." Rob6ft. appeared to extend an. Keft-ilwarth Junior invitation to= he Council to at tend a meeting High School . ool dE�sda Y­i�iight 'of the Kenilworth Junior. High, ' V . t I t aren . ei�:ch,ers Association.. He added that *hd 'm6eEihg featuring a panel, discussion on "Law Otder, and Justice"and that Congress- man Clausen Sen ator -Collier will speak via telephone. and Judge 'McMahon, :Ch-ief of Pcclice Hrg.gins' and-representatives of the FBI,, State Highway P , a"t r' b and-the Sonoma. County Probation Fees Construction in A ` , 4 #9 ;3,2 N ;CAS :.i amending the; City Code Ord e c, of Dwelling Unitks um I a of�: .1958 Chapter T'thereof, by 6.f, Petal er' ' , Ord. # NCS a_dd I irlcj to'Chapt - 7 ' Se,ction 7.1 through 7,.5'; 'to provide for' the. payment of fees in o , dwelling cohne lon wi th & construction f , units, the deposit of such - funds in- the P;a rk Development 'Fund' and the use of s feeis for public park n ec purpurposes was . adrq introduced -by, . Councilman Lipman., seconded by Councilman -Battaglia,, Wand ordered published ` affi"mative Votes. b _y 7 r 'CAD City Manager Robert Meyer briefly reviewed a detailed procedure prepared by the City Attorney of the Zoning Ordinance provision regarding -t'he revocation of conditional use permits. He stated that a letter will be sent by the•staff to those who appear to be violating with a request to attend a hearing at the first Planning Commission meeting in April. Charter Amendment Kenneth Wightman, Chairman of the Board of regarding Library Library Trustees, addressed the Council re- questing consideration of a charter amendment on the June ballot to provide an enabling act to merge with the Sonoma County Library System. He noted, however, that'the Fifth Draft of the merger proposal did not meet with the approval of Santa Rosa and that a new draft is being prepared for consideration and study by the various cities involved. The. Mayor thanked Mr Wightman.for h_is.presentation and stated,that the matter- of a charter amend' ment will-be taken under advisement. " Boxing Match Mr. Larry Forney, 108 Washington Street, appeared Proposal before the Council requesting that recognition be - gi.veh to h n 'as the coach for the City of Petaluma Boxing Team for the purpose of repre senting.Petal.uma in the Junior Olympics. The Mayor referred him to Parks and Recreation Director. Shollenberger for attention. Adjournment Due to the late hour, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 o'clock p.m. to Tuesday, at 4 :30 o'clock P.M. to complete the. agenda. 9 t Mayor Attea t,y ity :Clerk March 17, 1969 4 A I X 'Truck Specifications for- the subject two vehicles, for th& Street Dept. submitted and filed.._ Resolution. #5180 N.C.S. and Pool Car authorizing purchase of one 1/2 Ton Pick -up Res'. #5180 NCS Truck for'the. Street Department and one 1969 Compact four -door pool car, was introduced by Councilman Brainerd, seconded by Councilman Lipman, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Portable Centrifugal. Specifications for the subject pump, submitted Pump and filed,. Resolution-A5181 N..C.S. authorizing Res. #5181 NCS purchase of portable - centrifugal pump for the Water Department, was introduced by Councilman Lipman,. seconded by-Councilman Brainerd, and adopted by17 affirmative votes. sAr Air Photo Contour Resolution #5182 N.C.S. employing Hogan, Schoch Mapping WD 2 -69 and Associates, Inc. for the performance of Res. #5182 NCS engineering services with respect to "Air Photo Contour Mapping - Project WD 2 -69 ", was intro- duced by Councilman Lipman, seconded by Council - man Cavanagh, Jr., and adopted by 7 affirmative votes.- Al Stack Dismantling Councilman Joerger stated that he has received Yard - 815 Wilson Street numerous complaints regarding the unsightly appearance of the dismantling yard operated by Al Stack at 815. Wilson Street, adding that he did not believe the conditions imposed by the City last June are being complied with. Mr. Stack was pres;en.t and stated 'that the heavy rains have delayed compliance with some of the - regulations.. He also pointed out that there are other similar conditions in the area. City Manager Robert Meyer briefly reviewed a detailed procedure prepared by the City Attorney of the Zoning Ordinance provision regarding -t'he revocation of conditional use permits. He stated that a letter will be sent by the•staff to those who appear to be violating with a request to attend a hearing at the first Planning Commission meeting in April. Charter Amendment Kenneth Wightman, Chairman of the Board of regarding Library Library Trustees, addressed the Council re- questing consideration of a charter amendment on the June ballot to provide an enabling act to merge with the Sonoma County Library System. He noted, however, that'the Fifth Draft of the merger proposal did not meet with the approval of Santa Rosa and that a new draft is being prepared for consideration and study by the various cities involved. The. Mayor thanked Mr Wightman.for h_is.presentation and stated,that the matter- of a charter amend' ment will-be taken under advisement. " Boxing Match Mr. Larry Forney, 108 Washington Street, appeared Proposal before the Council requesting that recognition be - gi.veh to h n 'as the coach for the City of Petaluma Boxing Team for the purpose of repre senting.Petal.uma in the Junior Olympics. The Mayor referred him to Parks and Recreation Director. Shollenberger for attention. Adjournment Due to the late hour, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 o'clock p.m. to Tuesday, at 4 :30 o'clock P.M. to complete the. agenda. 9 t Mayor Attea t,y ity :Clerk