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MINUTES OF MEETING
OF CITY .COUNCIL
PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
March 13, 1970
Council Meeting
Special meeting of the Council of the
City of Petaluma was called to order
by Mayor Putnam at the hour of 3:00
o'clock p:m.
Attendance
Present: Councilmen Brainerd, Brunner,
Cavanagh, Jr., Joerger, , Mattei ,
and Mayor Putnam.
Absent: Councilman Battaglia.
Notice of the Call
Notice of the subject meeting called for
March 13, 1970; the Certificate of the
City Clerk of delivery of said notice;
and, the cons`ent'of the members present
of the holding of said meeting, submitted
and filed.
Purpose of
The meeting was called to consider the
the Meeting
granting of occupancy permits in Avon-
dale Subdivision No. 4.
Occupancy Permits -
Mr. Robert.0''Neal, President of the Young
Avondale Subd_ #4
America .Homes and Developer of Avondale
Res. #542.1 N.C.S.
Subdivision No: 4, before the
Council requesting consideration to allow
occupancy of certain homes that are com-
pleted but not finaled by the Building
Department because street improvements
have not completed. Mr. O'Neal
claimed that.on the basis of misinforma-
tion from the Building Department that
move -ins would be allowed before comple-
tion o street' improvements , firm move -in
dates were'made.by Young America Homes to
buyers of- houses. He added that three fam -.
i:lies are scheduled to move -in this week-
end. (One of these move -ins was permitted
by an occupancy permit issued in error.)
He also stated that.due to inclement wea-
ther the has been unable to com-
plete the street- work. The problem arises
now that occupancy ,permits will not be
granted.,untia completion of the street
paving.
Mr. Marino Crinel -la, Subdivider, addressed
the Councilland Council consideration of
authorizing the execution of an.agreement
to permit move -ins and to protect the City.
P'la'nning Director McGivern read his
report, dated March 13, 1970, entitled
"Move --Ins into'House Prior to Installa-
tion and Construction of Public Improve -
ments ". Said submitted and filed.
He ;also reviewed.. "Status report regard-
ing construction' of dwellings within
Avondale Subdivision No. 4 as reported
by the Building ' March 13, 1970."
Said report submitted, and filed. It was
pointed out.that - although the City does
not- have•a definite policy on move -ins,
it is a general practice to require com-
pletion of streets and public improvements
prior to occupancy.
Mardi 13, 1970
Councilman Battaglia:
Councilman Battaglia entered the meeting
at 3;20 p.m..
Occupancy Permits -
Mr. Smith of DeMartini & Smith, street
Avondale Subd,, 44
paving ,contractor, estimated that the
Res. #'5'421 N.C.S.
in
paving 'operation could be completed in
(continued)
four days after the proper "drying
process of the - subbase material,,,point-
ing out that the schedule depends en-
.tirely on the, weather.
.Mr. Richardson, owner of Lot 14 and
scheduled to:'move -in this week -end,
spoke in support of the request..,
Fire Chie €, Benton indicated there would
beano problem with emergency vehicles
using the unpaved streets. However, in
response to the *Fire Chie , Mr. O' Neal
agreed to a-rra with the pavi=ng con-
tractor and' the'. Police and Fire Depart-
meets the.pperati.on of paving one -half
portion -oaf the street at one time so* as
to allow :ad "equ'ate paaaage of emergency
vehic.le's .
Mr. John Gripe, representing.Young,Amer-
ica Homes , listed - the 21 homes committed
for occupancy (actually 20-as one was.
granted an occupancy permit) and.th;e date
of move-- 'ins.
City Attorney- Robert reviewed the-agree-
ment mentioned by'Mr. Cri and ex-
plained "that the, :agreement covers the
signing of a letter by the home owners
waiving any and all claims for compensa-
- tion and all damages resulting from the
conditions of .the unf;in,ished pu'bl -ic
improvements of'Avond.ale Subdivisio,n.No.
A. Copy of draft of said letter re'ad, .
submitted, and filed. After reviewing
the dgreement,'And with the consent of
the S,ubdivider'and Developer, the follow - -.
Lng additions: were made to the agre'ement:
1. At the end of paragraph 1 of Condition
No'. 2',. "Builder shall obtain all let-
to -rs within te'n (10) days of March 13,
1970 ".
2. At the end o'f Condition No. 3 "and
applies only Lots 9 through 18`,
Lots 20 and 21, and Lots 6.6 through
73 r� . .
Following deliberation by the Counc -il of
all the facts presented, Resolution No.
54121, .N : C•.. S . , • authorizing the Mayor to
execute an. agreement to permit occupancy
in Avondale<Subdivision No. 4 prior to
completion of the said subdivision, was
introduced by Councilman Cavanagh.,, Jr..,
seconded. -by Counci -lma.n Joerger, and
adopted by•7.a�ffirmat.ive votes,.
Adjournment There, being no further'busines's to come
before the Council, the meeting was ad-
journed at 4 c 05 o'cl ck p..m.,
Mayor
Attes .�
City Clerk
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