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MINUTES OF MEETING
OF CITY COUNCIL
PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
September 6, 1966
council Meeting
At•t:endance
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I nvoc a`tri on
Approval: of Minutes
Just,i's. , Annexat i on
Ord . § 8L8 , NCS
Northeast
Annexat : .6
Res : ;17' 1 L602 NCS
Pub 11c , Ut .i l i t i e s
Commission
Caulfield Overcrossing
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Regular meeting of the Council of the City of
Petaluma called to order by Mayor Helen Putnam
at the hour of 7:30 O'clock p.m.
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Present: Councilmen Battaglia, Brainerd,
Cavanagh, Jr., Colin, Joerger, Lipman
and Mayor Putnam.
Absent: None.
The invocation was given by Reverend Father
Charles.Tracey, St. Vincent's Church.
The minutes of August 15., 16 and 18, 1966, were
approved as recorded.
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This being the time set for hearing of protests
on the subject annexation, the City Clerk announcE
that no written protests had been received. As nc
oral protests or comments were heard, the public
hearing wa.s closed, whereupon O #818 N.C..
approving the annexation of certain uninhabited
territory designated "Justis Annexation" to the
City of Petaluma, was introduced by Councilman
Joe;rger, seconded.by Councilman Colin, and orderec
published by 7 affirmative votes.
This being the time set for hearing of protests
on the subject annexation, the City Clerk an-
nounced that no written protests had been receive(
As - 'no oral protests or comments were heard, the
public hearing was closed. Director of Planning
Robert Byrd showed a. map of the area. Resolution
�1�602 N.C.S. approving the annexation of certain
uninhabited territory designated "Northeast An-
nexation 6" to the City of Petaluma, was intro-
duced by Councilman Brainerd, seconded by Council.
ma.n -Joe~rger, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes.
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Public Utilities Commission Order instituting in-
vestigation for the purpose of establishing a 1 i sl
for 1967 of railroad grade crossings of city
streets or county roads most urgently in need of
separation, submitted and filed. The City Manages
noted that this has been referred to the Director
of P u b l i c Wor ks .
Letter, dated August 25, 1966, from the State Di-
vision of Highways stating that they are in the
process of revising the exsiting Freeway Agreement
with Petaluma to incorporate the proposedlover-
crossing and that they are also preparing a co-
ooerative agreement covering the distribution of
cost, read and filed. Loc of the proposed
overcrossin•g, was shown on a map by Director of
Planning Robert Byrd, who also•explained the co-
ordinating of funds with the State on this project
The Council commended City Engineer David Young
and Director of Planning Robert Byrd for their
fine work in submitting a study to the State on
the overcrossing which was accepted by them on it:
first presentation.
After some d i s i on , . a mot iron was ma,d.e 'by
Councilman' Colin t o hold a publ -i•c hearing at
the next Council meeting to give property
owners involved or anyone interested an,
opportunity to spea.k. The motion was w1t
drawn when it was decided to place the; matter
on the agenda for Council discussion and
consideration at the next regular meeting;
The City Manager indicated that a registered
letter w i l l be mailed to each of . t-he property
owners upstream from the Bri inviting,
them to be present. at the meeting
September 1E, 1966
National League of
Communication, dated August 29, 1966,
Cities
the_Na.tional` League of Cities inv1ti -n,g all
City officials to attend" the Congress 'o of
Cities to be tel•d in Las Vegas, Nevada, on
December 2 -7, 1966, read and f'i led. The
matter was referred to the City Manager for
a t t en t i on . -•=
Claim Denied
The City Attorney noted that the usual pro-
Carlos Tornes,
cedure in handling claims filed against thd'
Res. #x, NCS
City is to deny them and refer them, to - the
Ctyts insurance carrier.
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Resolution /fl 6D� N.C.S. denying c lai of
Carlos Tonnes, was introduced by Counci lman
•Joerger, ' seconded, by Councilman Lipman,, and
adopted. by 7 affirmative votes.
Claim Denied
Resolution �!;.6��.:4: N.C.S., denying cIa.i,m of
Joan Tornes
Joan Torn•es, was introd uced by Counc,i_lman
Res. .,)j60Ia_ NCS
Lipman, seconded by Councilman Joe,rger, '
and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. .
Claim Denied
Resolution 4605 . N.C.S, denying cla1m.oT Edna
Edna Tornes
Tornes, .was introduced by Councilman -Li'pma ,
Res, t� 1 6n_5 NCS
seconded by Councilman Brainerd, and adopted
by 7 affirmative votes.
1Ada.shington Street
"Report to the* City of Petaluma on Engineer-
Bridge Study
ing Studies for the Widening or Replacement
of the Washington Street Bridge across Pet -
aluma River," prepared by De Leuw, Cather *&
Company, submitted and filed. Director of
Public Works David Young introduced. Mr. .
Robert Barton, project engineer of the; De
Leuw, Cather & Company. Mr. Barton briefly
reviewed the report and outlined the four'
alternate plans , for expandi:mg the present
traffic capacity of the bridge to' provide -
a full four -la.ne facility.. He recommended
Plan I which would convert the existing
two -lane lift bridge.to a. fixed briA,ge: too
carry westbound traffic and construct a
parallel two - lan. f ixed concrete bridge_ on'
the south. side to, carry .eastbound traffic,.
He added that the Petaluma River has been
designated by United States Congres:.s. as. a
navigable waterway from San Pablo Bay to the
head of navi'gat.ion, and in order to install
fixed bridges, an application would have to
be filed with. the U.S. Corps of Enq,lneers
requesting that the portion of t.he Petaluma
River upstream from the Washi -ngton Street
Bridge be closed to navigation. Pa.ci'
,Grower:s is the only shipper who receives
cargo between the b,ridg and the hda,d of
navi gat i on and' Mr. Barton recommended' t -hat
ne,got.ations be held with this firm to install
a conveyor belt for 'transfer of g�ra.in Mr.
Or of P acific Growers was present and'
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Indicated that navi gation was important to
After some d i s i on , . a mot iron was ma,d.e 'by
Councilman' Colin t o hold a publ -i•c hearing at
the next Council meeting to give property
owners involved or anyone interested an,
opportunity to spea.k. The motion was w1t
drawn when it was decided to place the; matter
on the agenda for Council discussion and
consideration at the next regular meeting;
The City Manager indicated that a registered
letter w i l l be mailed to each of . t-he property
owners upstream from the Bri inviting,
them to be present. at the meeting
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September 6, 1966
Claim`s. and Bi lls Following discussion on sevE:raa claims and upon a
Res. �?606 NCS request made by,Councilman Joerger, the City Manager
was asked to post a list of all claims and bills in
the City Hall Lobby for review by the public, where-
upon Resolution h 1 606 !N.C.S, approving claims and
bi la`s Nos.. 94,93 to 958.1.!. inclusive and Nos. 580 to
606 inclusive, was . introduced by Councilman Cavanagh,
Jr.., seconded by Councilman Colin, and adopted by
7 affirmative votes.
Sgt. Larry Higgins City Manager Robert Meyerrtold the Council of the
Municipal Police Administration correspondence
course conducted by the International City Managers'
Assn, in Chicago which Sgt. Larry Higgins of the
Police Department successfully completed with high
marks, and mentioned several letters received re-
gardi -rig the high quality. of Sgt. Higginst work.
Police Chief Del Maestro then presented Sgt. Higgins
with a Certificate'of Completion of the course and
added his congratulations. The Mayor, on behalf of
the Council, commended Stt. Higgins for his accom-
plishment and his contribution to the community.,
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Annual Reports The City Manager reported that Annual Reports for
1965 -66 fiscal year have been received from the
Planning - Building Department, Library and Office of
the City Clerk. The Mayor commended each department
for an excellent report.
Mayors' and Upon the request of the City Manager, the Council
Councilments Meeting individually indicated to him whether or not they
plan to attend the meeting in Sonoma next
Thursday night.
.Main..Fire Station - Upon the recommendation of the City Manager, a motior
O:f.fi.ces was made by. Councilman Cavanagh, Jr., and seconded b�
Councilman Joerger, approving the expenditure of
appr6ximately °360 for development of an office area
in the Recreation Boom at the main Fire Station.
'Mbtion carried by 7 affirmative votes.
Fire Chief Benton
Mo,squ i t:o Abatement
District
Master .St.orm
Dra,i,nage 'Plan
At this time, City Manager Robert Meyer introduced
Ross Benton, the new. Fire Chief.
Councilman Joerger reported on the Marin County
Mosquito Abatement District meeting which he attendee
He indicated that Marin County seems to be favorable
with the proposed inclusion of the Petaluma area and
he outlined the legal steps required to be done be-
fore becoming a part of the'District. He added that
at this point, the Sonoma County Board of Sunervisor�
is to make an application to the Marin County Mosqui-
to Abatement District.
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Councilman Joe.rger repotted on the August 25th meet -
ing of the County Zone 2A Advisory Board where he
made a motion requesting the Board of Supervisors to
transfer funds for rights -of -way to a study for a
master storm drainage plan for the Petaluma Basin
area. He added that the Zone 2A Board acts as ad-
visors and makes recommendations to the Sonoma
County Board of Supervisors and that any action on
the matter is within jurisdiction of the Board of
Supervisors. In order to urge early action by the
September 6, 1966
Master Storm Board, the City ,PJ[anager was directed to send ;a' 1 titter
Drainage Plan i'ndi- crating our concern. and interest in the deveI"
(Continued) merit of a master. storm, drainage plan.
Downtown Redevelop-
Councilman. Colin reported on a meeting held this.
meat Committee
afternoon with members of the staff, Counc: loran
ment . Pro j. ST6h_2
Brainerd, Leon'Rimov and him regarding the ,Gol,de,n
Res. #1.608 NCS
Concourse project. A meeting wi 1 1 be he l.d. withi•n
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a week, he added, of the Council Downtown Rede-
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.velopment Committee and the Downtown Merchants'
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duced by Councilman Lipman, seconded by Council-
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.Committee to discuss ways and means of raising ,
man Coli,n,.and adopted by 7 affirmative votes.
East Park Subd. #2
$9,000 rnee.ded to reach the goal to complete th'e;
Res. #!1609 NCS
of Public Works David, Young certifying to the 'c'om'- .
project. C i lman Colin was asked to-make, a
p le.t i,on of public improvements in the subject sub-
report on this meeting at the next Council meeting.
Small. Craft Harbor
At the request of Councilman Cavanagh, Jr. , t,h.e
divider agrees to continue to clean the streets
City 4anag,er_gave,a report of the meeting with
within the .subdivision until the construction of
Mr. E. A. Curtis .of the State Small Crafts Har-
houses has been completed, .read and filed. Res-
bor Division and their discussion regarding
olution #4609.N.C.S, accepting completion of work
federal contribution, figures involved, d`rairna`g;e
required in :East .Park Subd,iv,i,sion #2, was int,ro-
and dredging .as well as points on the d.eve lopmernt.
duced by Councilman L,ioman, seconded by Council-
of a financial feas'ibili'ty report in relation to
man Colin, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes_,
the p:r,oposed
Sign Committee
Counci lman 'Brainerd - stated that a meeting wi l'1 be
maintenance of the City Float. Direct -or of Publ=ic
held with the Chamber.of Commerce committee with-
Works David Young explained to the Council that the
in a week on the.City's entrance signs.
Mayor's Agenda.
Mayor Putnam reported on the, subject meet in.g.heI'd
Meeting
in Stt_n Ro sa r,ece'ntl.y,and told of ,pl,ans to have
work has been done by Ben C. Gerwick Construction
Senator Ratti.gan speak.at the next Mayor§t and
Company on a gratis basis. They have indicated to
Counci lmen t s meeting on the subject of sales tai,
Mr. You g that they will no longer perform th,i,s
but since Senator Rattigan is unable to be present,
work on the same basis. Mr. Young suggested that
the subject under discussion will be-the Library.-
Cherry St.. to Laurel Director of Public Works David Young +s memo - to't`he
St . SelUer Replacement City Manager, dated September 1, 1966, cer't ify -in,g
Project S65- to the completion of the subject project, read drid
Res. #1.! -60E NCS filed. Resolution #' ►_607 N.C.S. accepting comple-
tion of work required in "Laurel Street to Cherry'
Street Sewer .Replacement., Project s65 - 1," was i°n
troduced by Councilman Lipman, seconded by Caunci,l-
man Colin, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes.,
W :,shtngton Street -.
Director of P Works David Youngs memo to the.
Bodega Ave. R'ealigh
City Ma nager., .dated August 31, 1966 ce- rtifying t'o
ment . Pro j. ST6h_2
the com.pl.et ion of the subject project, read and
Res. #1.608 NCS
filed. Resolution #4608 N.C.S, accepting c::ompl,e-
tion of work required in "Washin.gt.on Street= Bod.ega
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Avenue Rea l i.ghment , Project, ST6b. -2," was intro-
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duced by Councilman Lipman, seconded by Council-
man Coli,n,.and adopted by 7 affirmative votes.
East Park Subd. #2
Report, dated September. 1, 1966, signed by D irec.tor
Res. #!1609 NCS
of Public Works David, Young certifying to the 'c'om'- .
p le.t i,on of public improvements in the subject sub-
division and recommending acceptance if the sub-
divider agrees to continue to clean the streets
within the .subdivision until the construction of
houses has been completed, .read and filed. Res-
olution #4609.N.C.S, accepting completion of work
required in :East .Park Subd,iv,i,sion #2, was int,ro-
duced by Councilman L,ioman, seconded by Council-
man Colin, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes_,
City 'Float
Councilman Cevanagh, J r., brought .up the matter of
maintenance of the City Float. Direct -or of Publ=ic
Works David Young explained to the Council that the
City does not have any faci l itie's for dry .dockn,,g,
the float to make repairs and that in the past,,
work has been done by Ben C. Gerwick Construction
Company on a gratis basis. They have indicated to
Mr. You g that they will no longer perform th,i,s
work on the same basis. Mr. Young suggested that
September 6, 1966
City Float
Gerwick's.be approached regarding the possi-
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bility o.f ma,intaini:ng the float on an annual
fee basis. After some discussion, Mr. Young
was asked to contact Gerwick's and discuss
the possibility of a maintenance program'and
then report developments at the next Coundil
me= eting... Councilman Lipman mentioned that
Ned Davis of the Chamber of Commerce has re-
searched the possibility of a new float or
perhaps obtaining one from surplus. The
Mayor requested Councilman Lipman to look
into this matter with the Chamber and then
make a joint report with Mr. Young.
Cost of Water
It wa.s noted by -.the City Manager that the cost of
from th.e Petaluma*
water from the Petaluma Aqueduct has increased 9$1.75
Aqueduct
per acre foot, making a total of 9$61.25 per acre
foot for this year. He mentioned that the County
resolution establishing this rate was received too
lateeto be considered in the budget, and in line
with his suggestion, was directed to send a letter
to the County requesting that the Council be noti-
fied in advance when the matter of rate increases ar(
to be considered so t.ha.t representation from the
'Council may appear at the meeting.
Sewer Easement -
Director of Public Works David Young explained that
- NorthwesternPa.ci.fic
the City.has to use a portion of the subject rail -
Railroad Company
road right -of -way to construct the K -5 sewer trunk
line which McGuire & Hester is building. A map of
the area was shown to describe the location of the
sewer line. Mr. Young added that the Railroad Com-
pany advises us they have no objection to the con -
struction of the sewer line if we are willing to pay
an annual fee of 9$188 or a flat fee of $2,150. A
motion was made by Councilman Battaglia and seconded
by Councilman Colin, to purchase the right -of -way
for the f la,t fee of S2,150. Motion carried unani-
mous ly. .
Washington Street-
Director of Planning Robert Byrd presented a sketch
Bodega_ Ave. Realign-
plan prepared by Sidney Lewin, landscape architect
ment Landscaping
for the subject project, and a breakdown of a cost
estimate for plants, sprinkler system, concrete
paving and benches for a total cost of approximately
°,$2,800. He added that the cost does not include the
water connection fee and that the work will be
done by.,City personnel. He recommended that this
plant ng be done before the winter rains to prevent
erosion problems on the cut slopes. Following a
brief discussion, a motion was made by Councilman
Colin and seconded by Councilman Lipman, approving
this project and..placing a high priority on the in-
stallation. Motion carried by the following vote:.
Ayes: Councilmen Brainerd, Colin, Joerger,
Lipman and Mayor Putnam.
Noes: Cou:mc i 1 -men Battaglia and Cavanagh, Jr.
Both Councilmen who voted "no" stated that they pre-
ferred the City Hall Plaza Improvement project be
given high priority. The City Manager was directed
to give a report at the next Council meeting on the
sources of funding the project other than capital
outlay.
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September 6, 1966
Abatement of Rubbish,
Assistant Fire Chief Joe Ellwood gave a
etc. on certain Lots.
progress report'on the abatement of rubbi'sh.;
etc. on the Golden Ea - gle, * Baker and Radl uber-
properties. .Report submitted and filed. He
ind ic.ated . that . the "c lean up of the Baker
lot is considered Ac;Iod. City forces abated
the Radhuber lot,/ the owner was b 11ede
inspection
was made of the Golden Eagle lot on August
1, and Mr. Hi .-11 has indicated that he would
accomplish ;the ba l:ance of the clean-up by
September 9th. Howiever, there is a problem
regarding the _waterfront area, retai
walls, ,pilings and the proximity of other'
properties. Since the 60 -day time lim has
expired for the property owner to ,perform
his own abatement, it was decided by the
Council to extend, the time to September 9th
for cleaning up'_the weeds and burnable debris,
and Mr.. El lwood. was asked to d. -ssfst Mr. H°11.
in resolving the,problems with the founda-
tions, water front area, etc., and ;report
back to the Council at the next meet ing ' on
the progress made.
Tour of the City
The Mayor reported on a tour of the City which
she and.Director of Planning Robert 'Byrd -made
today and commented on the areas visited:.. She
especial commended those wh =o have done s:o
much to clean up and make the City attr- active.
Close Our Sales
At the request of the City Attorney, the= sub:-
Ordinance
,ject ordinance was postponed for action: a°t a
later date.
Tax Leary Ord-.
Ordinance 48847 N.C.S.. levying rates of taxation
Ord.31�_7 NCS
up on the assessed valuation of 'the pro`pert.y Stn
the City for. the fiscal year July 1, 1966, t.o
June 30, 1967, wa introduced by Councilman,
Joerger, seconddd�lby Councilman Brai- naerd, a-Tnd
adopted by 7 aff votes.
Motor Scooter
Resolution ,- #1;:x.610 N.C.S. authorizing the pur -_
Res. 0!610 NCS,
chase of one ,(1) new motor scooter for the
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'Poli Department, * - wa , s introduced by Council-
man"Brainerd, seconded by Councilman, Cavanagh,
Jr., and adopted by�7 affirmative votes-
American, Hotel
Report, dated, _September 6 1966, from Director
Demolition
of .Public Vf8r`.ks David Young certifying that. to
Res, I L61 1 NCS
the best of h;is knowledge all work involved' in
the demolition of th � American Hot:e.1 burldin;g
has been completed in. `accordance with c,onttract
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with Mr.. Evans of =' Vlrecking Company read and
filed. Resolution ,At61l N.C.S, ac,ce;ptin,g c.om-
pietion of work required in the abatement and
demolition of the American Hotel, was intro
duce by Counci iman Colin, seconded b y , Cov:nc;i 1-
man Lipman, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes.
American Hotel
Resolution #L642 N.C.S. approving costs incurred
Demolition Costs
in the demolition of the property g�enera.'iy
Res. #)..L6 NCS
known as the American Hotel, and declaring
the costs •incur.red• in demolishing the bolted to
be a lien against the real property and a.
special assessment to be collected at a special
assessment if not .paid within ten (10) days
from the date of this resoluti was intro-
duced by Councilman Lipman, seconded by Coun(; =l=
man Colin, and adopted by 7 affrmative.vo,te
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Sept ember 6, 1966
Mr. Calhoun Mr. Calhoun, n,ew resident of Petaluma, appeared before
the Counc,i 1 commenting on the reasons he moved to Pet-
aiuma and offering some suggestions for the betterment
of the community.
Executive Session The Council retired_ to an Executive Session. The time
was approximately 10 :.h p.m.
The Council reentered the. meeting at 11:10 p.m.
Appointments Resolution #!; N.C.S. appointing Rev. Godfrey
P'ersoTlnel Board Hartzel, Everett Matzen and Craig Miller to the City
Res. 0/11.613 NCS of Petaluma Personnel Board, was introduced by Council-
man Colin, seconded by Councilman Battaglia, and
adopted by .7 aff- irmative- votes.
The Mayor requested the
very .fine men and women
to the Personnel Board.
have a very serious and
the - City.. The se lect i o
eration to the kinds of
interests of the City.
record to show that a number of
were considered for appointment
The Board, she added, will
worthwhile task to perform for
a was made after great consid-
people who might best serve al:
Adjournment There'beIng no further business to come before the
Council, the meeting was adjourned at 11:15 P.M.
Mayo r
At t e t :
City Clerk