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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 12/04/1967t 4 1 3 - MINUTES OF MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA December- . 4, 19:67 Council Meeting Regular meeting of the of the City of Petaluma 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 The invocation was given by the Reverend Father ,7. James Carmody, St. James Catholic Church. Approval of Minutes -The minutes of November-20, 1967, were approved <' as recorded. A 01 7 Abandon, Alley This being the time set for hearing of protests Between Mary and on abandonment of alley located between Mary and ....Wash,ington'Streets Washington Streets, the City Clerk announced .Req.' #4858 NCS that no written protests had been received. As no oral comments or protests were heard, the public hearing was closed, whereupon Resolution #4868 N.C.S. ordering the vacation and abandon- ment.and closing to public use of that certain alley running between Mary Street and Washington Street in the City of Petaluma, more particularly described in the body of this resolution, was introduced by Councilman Lipman- ,- sedonded by j Councilman Colin, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Intergovernmental Letter from Philip G. Simpson, Executive Secretary, Council-on Urban Intergovernmental Council on Urban Growth, en- Growth closing report on a- Council study of California state government's role in federal urban programs, submitted and filed. r Claim - Claim for damages filed by Pacific Telephone Com- Pac�fic Telephone read and :filed. Said claim involved damages Res.::' #4869 NCS to underground facilities during excavation opera- tions by McGuire and Hester for installation of a fire hydrant for the City of Petaluma in Assess- ment District #9 N.S. Resolution #4869 N.C.S. denying claim'of Pacific Telephone, was intro- duced by Councilman Cavanagh, Jr., seconded by Councilman Lipman, and adopted by 7'affirmative votes.. Streets and Highways Communication, dated.November 17, 1967, from Code - Section 2156 the Division of Highways requiring preparation of -a road or street system report in accordance with Section 2156 of the Street and Highways Code and to be submitted by May 1, 1968, read and filed.- Matter referred to the Department of Press :Democrat Publ Works for attention. Letter,,'dated November 22, 1967, from the Press Democrat Publishing Company regarding advertising - participation in its Centennial Issue in commem- oration of the incorporation of Santa Rosa a century ago. ,.read and - filed. The City Manager was asked to contact.'the,Chamber of Commerce for possible coordination of plans on the matter. It was decided to discuss and consider the'request at a later meeting. 416 0� December 4, 1967 City of Rohnert Park Letter, dated November 22, 1967, from Peter M. Callin'an, City Manager of the City of Rohnert Park, enclosing copy of Resolution No. 67 -80 Urging the establishment of Air Pollution.Control:Regulations within the � County of Sonoma, read and filed. A mo•tion.was made by Councilman Joerger. and seconded by Councilman Brainerd, appoint ing Councilman Battaglia as representative to the Mayors' and Councilmen's Association , Smog Control Study Committee. The City :. Clerk was asked to notify the Mayors' and Councilmen's Association of the appointment. Claims and Bills In discussing Claim #1.2.248 in the amount of Res. #4870 NCS $7000 to Sturgis, Den Dulk, Douglass and. Anderson for final billing regarding services for :Linda Del Mar Subdivision #1 litigation, Councilman Colin requested a detailed break-- down of the charges.. As such a breakdown was not furnished with the billing, the City', Attorney was asked to obtain detailed infor- motion from.Mr. Sturgis, whereupon Resolution 448'70 N.C.S. approving claims and bills Nos: 12:201 to 12248 and Nos. 1336 to 1348 inclusive, was' introduced by Councilman : ,'Lipman, seconded by Councilman Cavanagh, Jr., and adopted by 6 affirmative and 1 negative votes.' - The negative vote was cast by'Council- man Colin. Central Business Mr. Leon Rimov, Consultant for the parki -ng phase District Study of the­701 -tudy, appeared before the Council and presented a preliminary report on the, traffic and parking survey being conducted ..by him and Dr. Faustman in connection.with the Central Business District Study. A. paan, entitled - "Trade Zones," was submitted 'arid filed and explained in detail. by Mr. Rimov. In addition, Mr. Rimov showed and discussed various slides of the existing conditions in the downtown area and sketches of recommended . future improvements. Methods of • financing a downtown. mprovement program were also d` s- cussed. Upon conclusion of his presentation, Mr. Rimov requested a meeting ,with the Council in January to present a more detailed report of the-survey. The City Manager was asked to arrange a ,study session in January. Recess A recess was.decla -red by the Mayor at 9:1.0 o'clock p.m. The meeting resumed at 9':,15 o'clo.ck p.m. Employee Salary City Manager Robert Meyer presented employee _Adjustments, etc., salary proposals and fringe benefits for January 1, 1968, for Council consideration. -Copy of said proposal submitted and filed. Mr.,Meyer noted that the proposed salary recommendations have been-posted in accordance with the re- quirements of the Personnel System Rules and Regulations of the City of Petaluma and that the vacation and holiday schedule will be posted early next week. Following a brief discussion, it was decided to consider the complete propo,sa -1 at an adjourned , meeti -ng on December 11,.1967.' Councilman Joerger requested1 that separate resolutions be pre- pared for the four non - classified positions. ABAG REgional Plan The City Manager invited the Council members to attend the Planning Commission meeting 4 tomorrow night. A report on the ABAG Regional ' 4 December 4, 1967 ABAG.Regional Plan Plan will be presented and discussed by the .(Continued) Commissioners and the Planning Director in order to understand the effect of the Plan to the Petaluma area before appearing, at the public hearing on the Plan in Novato on 7 December 14th. Sales Tax Split City Manager Robert Meyer read a communication from Mayor Klinker, Jr., Chairman of the Mayors" and Councilmen's Association of Sonoma County., to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors expressing thanks for the,'adoption of the resolution on the new sales tax split. Copy of said letter and Board of Supervisors' Resolution No. 21235 Noticing Intent to Amend the Sonoma County Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Ordinance, submitted and filed,.' It was noted that the present 87 -1 /2% City share will be increased by 2 -1 /2o in fiscal year 1968 -69, 2 -1/2o in fiscal year 1969 -70 and 2 -1/2% in fiscal year 1970 -71 to an ultimate City share of 950, to be effective July 1, 1968. Odor Control Ordinance ,.: •Califormia. Marine Parks & Harbors Assn. Boat La- unching Ramp Facility Councilman Battaglia reported on the meeting he and City Attorney Robert attended on November 30th in San Francisco with the Bay Area Air Pollution Control Board District's engineers and attorney.and representatives of Royal Tallow Company primarily to discuss technical aspects of the proposed odor control ordinance. He said that the Royal Tallow Company expressed, cooperation and agreed to install some special equipment with engineering tests to be made by the Bay Area Air Pollution Control engineers to check the effectiveness of the equipment. However, Councilman Battaglia stated that the plant was partially damaged by fire yesterday and the approach to the whole matter could be altered. He added that Royal Tallow Company will be contacted with respect to exploring costs, etc., of the probability of installing equipment in the area to be rebuilt. City Attorney Robert indicated that the proposed odor control ordinance is too severe in its requirements but will be used as a starting point in establishing an odor control progr, m. Councilman.`�reported that at the meeting of the California Marine Parks and Harbors Associ- ation last Friday, Councilman Colin was reelected as a member of the Board of Directors for another term. Mayor Putnam reported'c'on the special meeting held today with Senator Collier and representatives of the °State Lands. Commission in Sacramento. Those attending from Petaluma were: The Mayor, City Manager Robert Meyer, City Attorney Edouard Robert and Recrta:t.on Director Richard Shollen- berger. The Mayor said that after discussing the land exchange problem involved with the boat launching ramp facility, the State Lands Commission representatives concluded that the specifics in the,area of an exchange would be analyzed and appraised,, with a memo on their findings being forwarded to Senator Collier who will then notify the City of Petaluma of the results. She added that in the appraisal of the land exchange, a representative of the State Lands Commission is scheduled to meet with the. City Manager to examine the area involved. 'The Mavor stated that the Council will be kept in- 418 December 4, 1967 Boat Launching Ramp Facility (Continued) formed on the matter. Chamber of Commerce Councilman Lipman reported on the highlights, of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors' meeting held today. Merchant contributions for the downtown Christmas decorations are very good, : and the - I'ndustrial Brochure' is In its final review. stage for printing ,in January. Councilman Lipman added that, ,the Chamber plans 'to submit a name for a representative from the Petaluma area to the Sonoma County Economic Development Board. Kazen Subd. #3 Report, dated November 2.9, 1967, from Final Acceptance Director of Public Works David Young, Res. #4871 NCS certifying to the completion of public ,.improvements in.the subject subdivision Ago and recommending acceptance' a cer- tain pr`ovision,, read and filed. Reso,lu- tion #4871 N.C.S. accepting completion.' of work required in Kazen Subdivision No. 3, was introduced by Councilman Lipman, seconded by Councilman Colin, and adopaed by 7 affirmative votes. Street Lighting In response to the City Attorney for System Council expression Pacific Gas and Electric Company's proposal to purchase the 121 city -owned lights used for street lighting, a motion was made by Councilman Colin,,seconded by Councilman Battaglia, to accept Proposal LS -1B for $3,737. Motion carried unanimously. Pacific Gas'and Electric Company letter,, dated 'November 15, 1967, to City Manager Robert Meyer and Proposal for Purchase of City -owned Street Lighting System, submitted and filed. Storm Drainage. Director of Public-- David Young re.- Master Plan ported that,he accompanied'Gordon Miller, District:Engineer, Sonoma County Flood Control and` Water Conservation District,. to the U: S. Corps of Engineers to di_s= cuss the storm drainage master plan. It- was recently learned that the Corps,is to conduct 'a study of the Petaluma A1Ver. :.arid the preliminary purpose of the meeting was to determine coordination of engineer- ing data � sgibl.e overlap of County andj and_i -Corps ! e _ f forts . Documentary Stamp '.Tax Ordinance #8'81 N.C.S, amending Chapter Ord.-#88'1 NC'S 23 of the. Petaluma City Code of 1.9'58 by adding thereto Article IV, Sections 23.30 through 23..40, to impose a documentary stamp tax on the sale of real property within the City of Petaluma, was introduced by Councilman Colin, seconded by Council- man Joerger,'and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Inasmuch `as said ordinance pro -- vides for a tax levy for the usual and current expenses of the City, it shawl take effect upon its adoption. 7 41 December 4, 1967 Exchange of Land - At the request Councilman Cavanagh, Jr., Golden Eagle Mlg. Co. Washington Street is to be designated as `Ord.- #882 N.C.S. "East" Washington Street in the subject or- dina'nce, whereupon Ordinance #882 N.C.S. authorizing execution of an agreement with " Golden Eagle.Milling Company, a California Corporation, to provide for the exchange of the fee title'of. Redwood Street for a strip of property along the lands lying southerly of.the south line' of East.Washington Street, the respective portions being exchanged being more particularly described in the body of this ordinance', was introduced by Councilman Colin, seconded by Councilman Brainerd, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Dangerous Buildings Ordinance #883 N.C_.S. regulating the repairs, Ord': #883 NCS vacation or demolition of dangerous buildings by reference to and the incorporation here- under of the 1967 Edition of Volume IV of the Uniform Building Code adopted by the Inter - national Conference of Building Officials, was introduced by Councilman Joerger, seconded -by Councilman Brainerd, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Reappointment - Marin Resolution #4:872 N.C.S. reappointing Paul R. Co. Mosquito Abate- Stanley as trustee. to the Marin County Mosquito ment District Abatement District, representing the City,of Re "s'. 44872 NCS Petaluma, was introduced by Councilman Colin, seconded by Councilman Cavanagh, Jr., and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Fire Engine #7 City Manager Robert Meyer read a letter, datecr December 1,_ 1967, from Arthur F. Canavan, Secre- tary- Manager of the'Fourth District Agricultural Fair Association, accepting the gift of Fire Engine #7, adding that in the not too distant future, a museum'will be started at the Fair- grounds and the Engine will become a part of it some day. Communication, dated December 4, 1967, from the Petaluma Firemen's Association was read by Mr. Meyer recommending that the Fair Board be given preference in the disposition of the 1937 LaFrance Fire Engine. - Memo, dated November 28, 1967, from Fire Chief Benton to City Manager Robert Meyer was read regarding information concerning the Redwood Empire Fire Buffs' Association who previously submitted a bid of $25 for said Engine. The memo in- dicated no knowledge of such an organization. The three communications heretofore read were submitted and filed. Mr. Canavan was present and further confirmed the Fair Association's acceptance. Mr. Norman Carpadus of the Red - wood Empire Fire Buffs' Association appeared ` before the Council and briefly spoke about the organization. He withdrew their bid for the Engine upon learning that the equipment will be preserved at the Fairgrounds, but -asked that the offer be on record in the event the museum does not materialize. Upon Council indication not to sell the Fire Engine, the resolution introduced and seconded to dispose of said Engine by declaring it as surplus was withdrawn. It was decided to develop a lease plan for Fire Engine #7 with the Fair Association. Linda Del Mar Subd. #1 Resolution #4873 N.C.S. accepting responsibility Final Acceptance for the maintenance of public improvements in /Ir Res,. #4873 NCS Linda Del Mar Subdivision No. 1, was introduced by Councilman Lipman, seconded by Councilman Battaglia, and adopted by 7 affirmative votes. ' December 4, 1967 Airport Funds Mr. William Perry, member of the Advisory Res. #4874 NCS Committee, Sonoma County Airport, addressed the Council asking them to consider requesting the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors to .set aside'funds for a future Petaluma Airport. He noted that th.es.e f,iinds are not being re- quested for any specific project but only for inclusion in the Board's budget for the'de- velopment of an airport facility to serve the community. Mr. Connors of the Petaluma Sky _ Ranch spoke to the Council of their interest in the decision to be reached in regard to an airport facility. In the discussion that followed, Councilman Joerger..indicated dis- approval of the proposal and felt that the program should be more defined. Resolution #48.74 N.C.S. requesting the County of Sonoma to set aside $50,000 a year for a period,of five years to be-used.for a Petaluma Airport. Improvement Project, was introduced.by Council- man Battaglia, seconded by Councilman Colin:, and adopted by 5 affirmative and_2 negative votes. •The -nega.tive votes were cast by Councilmen Cavanagh, Jr., and Joerger. Council - man Cavanagh, -Jr., stated that there are too many "loose ends" and that the request is.two, to three weeks premature. Councilman Joerge_r=, qualified his "no" vote by stating that, the ., .req:uest•is premature and that it is the wrong time to ask the Board of Supervisors for - this type of funds. Agenda A motion was made by Councilman Cavanagh, Jr., and seconded by Councilman Colin, to add the resolution of commendation for the Chief of, Police to the agenda at this time. Motion carried unanimously. Commendation - Resolution #4875,N.C.S..of appreciation and Chief of Police commendation addressed to Melvin Del Maestro, ,Res. 44875 NCS was introduced,by Councilman Lipman, seconded by Councilman Brainerd, and adopted by 7.af- firmative votes. The City Manager requested the press to withhold a news release on the subject resolution until after the Christmas Party on December 16th when it will be pre - sented as a surprise to Chief Del Maestro. Street Tree In reply to Councilman Cavanagh Jr., if. the Planting Policy street tree policy had been changed_, the City Manager stated that said policy is in effect and asked that the person who was told no street trees were available contact the City Manager's office so that he ca'n' be referred• to the Parks Department for trees. Library Councilman Cavanagh, Jr., stated that the Library Trustees have asked if a list had been re- ceived of a fiftee- member Advisory Committee for the development of a Cultural Complex recommended by the' last Community Congress -. It was indicated to him that no such list has been received. 42 December 4, 1967 Abandoned Poultry Councilman Brainerd noted that the first House Policy chicken house was torn down in the poultry house - demolition program. Trash Container Councilman Brainerd requested that the Garbage_�Company be informed to replace the liner in the trash container located in front of O'Neill Drug Store. The matter was referred to the City Manager. Adjournment There.being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 o'clock p.m. to an executive session. Mayor Attest: City leek