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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 12/04/1961i G ) ,,.'. • r:L .5 � fi � .^ `'r. ;t `.)„+ 1 '•.. i J :f ' .�v_ ,. �� C• ,at .:r - M i:. •(`. _. t' } .. .. - ... 'l ''r .? - ,r,; €� f�. -�i 4 ' t`1. <.{ i'r r'' _. December 4, 1961 t -7;- P Cty „Petaluma, Calif. Regular 'meeting of the. Council of the City of Petaluma' Called to order by Mayor Matzen° t_� - ROLLCALL;_ Present Councilmen Coh.n,,. Crinella; G ' Ellis,}: ustafson; K ng Van Bebber and"Ma ydr` Matzen Absent None e INVOCATION ` Invgcation was given by `Reverend Carl :Young, Bree" Will Baptist Church, : APPROVAL, OF'MINUTES Minutes jrom the meeting of November 20 1961 were approved as recorded � PUBLIC HEARINGS` V General Area Plan Continuation Qf Public Hearin Report from - City M ana " er s o ice` dated Dee 1, 1961 outl.ming polls taken by Council during . iscuss.ion of General Area t °Plan at 'study session on Nov. 27 1961 'submitted and filed ', List of modifications to: `the General Plan recommended by the Planning Commission and` changes considered by the City Council dated: Dec° °" 4j 1961= ` submiated a`nd filed 4. Letter from Edward L and Virginia M', Folks 2 ''':, -I" Sto Exto , dated Dec 1, 19 °61, re drafting symbol on General Plan showing proposed junior high S611601 lo in neighborhood :of "I'' St . Ext .and Purr ngton Rd read and filed; - It was: requested in the letter that the drafting symbol be shown on .vacant land m r " the area, inasmuch as the `symbol now appears ion a'`corner occupied by many taxpayers r � Mro Allan Seaman addressed the Council requesting that his property' be ' 7i 5 classified a's commercial if the Council should. specific land as a= commercial h the Denman a `rea Howe ver, he did feel that it was wise to have the General Plan flexible Mrk Naphtal' H Knox y Livingston .& Blayney advised :the Council not to reclassify a; 200" strip along old Higlway,101 a commercial op pxerty, . He felt that many industries would` be interested iin highway,frontage, and explained that commercial and'industrial should not be mixed in one are a° X. .K went do to ay that the amount of land to be u sed commercially in an area should be shown on the'General Plan brut that no ;specific location should be desgnated Mr Bruce Morehead requested that the` Council consider allowing even more commercial use at the Denman interchange He asked that his former- request, that road frontage :from Willow Creek to the `freeway be classified ' as commercial prope:rty be wi "thdrawn at' this time. Mr ' Morehead was also of the opinion tha t - the amount of r land to be used cornrnerciall rather' ,than the Y xaet location of 'this land should be shown on the General Plan. ., e) people who addressed t he Council in connection with -the proposed` Gene ral Plan Mr " John Guterrriute Mr`s . Marie Converse M ' Melv in Hein Coune�l an�Kn stated that .he still felt both side AfPetalun�a Blvd- North g g * should; be designated 'as co mercial >�' In voting. for these. recommended. changes,,- he would only be doing so because this wars the' most commercial zoning_ that could lie agr` eed upon by a majority vote' (cunt `.d) 9 `G6 Decem ' or 4, 1901 General, Area. Plan c nt A resolution submitting <the Co u ncil's on the ;.General ' „ Pl ana IM114”. Plan to kUdy"'an"d. ik.q&tingjhe,-Pl' Coin hiss ®rr - q , :W n these changes bac l'b ' and s. the `6; t­ `6 U. fiJb r wa' We'Ji re i d ado ted as follows Y . _.Res #2974 N .! introduced. by Cdu` hdlffi�ih -Van' d i` G entitled; nd6 ouncl • ��RES ON `�REC�Tl CI STAFF - ,N '0L UTI DI 'TH E C T SYNO PSIS 1 _bl� THE CH- - . AINGESANO-10. NATIONS IT DESIR TO BE MADE '�"_"R* - 6§_Eb'G_b4_E E PR OPOSE D AND P TO ! "SAME R SUBM E, H COMMISS F : 1 0 ,lT,�.,TT TH EIR BY A RTIC L E CT M E S 0 F ENT : C 7T. E W, ted - by; e im v R M?­_ - 'A'10'minu-tereces's 0 9 0 -"5 declared The meeting - 1 1 6dbk, p,q`r" r & ng was ca k t e PETI & C OM MQNWl A T I ON S .'Letter from ­'Div , of Highways da ted Oct ., 5 , ' 6 '-'"*` 6 amendment to b u d get; ex p e nditure of ­gq aftd. filed_' ft o P li for qx ' f report L s; F. Worka th ,�ireon�d . Mie . d s ubmitted . � , an f i 6d:` p6i" f iled; - whereupo Re's 42815 WQ­ introduced.by Councilman Gustafs.om seconded, by C6uh&AinAn GiinAlic entitled;: OF C ITY C -HE ­I .."RE8CLUT-ION TH E d F'T -C Y-OF: C ITY 1- -MA' PETAL, TFOREXPE EXPENDIT 4 ` '`JU. U OF PROM 8 T"H' : HIGHW AY Tll TO Ci Eg y affirm g was adop ted b 7 (� m vote t i d S Conne Gerald _-.0iltsi e.., ewer'�'-C' q Ap : Herren. 462 Sunnys ope Ave ol. `G I - A k`r' outsides A pp l ication ` b Gerald thereon pe rmit, gdb ­ J6 ­� ife; d io � - f D"" d; )er i sub mitted an p rt 6 in, df Deco 1- 190., submitted And filed ereuPpo; Res` -42876, N inttbduced'b C 66 ind" ! an' El l& s condbd' by Councilman G RESOLUTION - RA1414" N A PPLICATI ON G G'THE- A ON OF - 'GERALD ' EMEN FOR PERMISS CO NNECT 1 RESIDENTIAL ..A PREM LC CXTEDAT 462S CO NNECTIO N NNECTIOM T. SLOPE AVE 4UE - g -ah aCIOD was �rgqd d.� Wh .on the "'subject .,6f:Q.uts-ide Councilrn King gated that e had fecently .'-'Wi , th" Mr .'' the y, talked ' S a nitarian .�- offic''e C dunt " been zd 1_d -bY him, that *'the:'. S Uhnyj��qp�� area in .96fi6ral ' and had was ,ii ve poor cond K** - t f "'i-"Mandp6int of d -rom disposal U C6 Adilm an K ing wondered if it would be possilil'e to remed ` ,p, is situation : by means b zp s&sg. a§', me nu,,dis t rcto Ci ty Eng ineer ca ed - ejAc _irs, area The inee" 11" the e Cbuftc � dtt th'' 't that: I -th"' was not located within the,C q Ymif S'. c one, d) T ; 1 December 4 1961 '26T Uutsici e;: b eNver C onnect. ons eont�a_ At`the'?suggestion of Courrcr"Fina�6iff il5ber, the C Manager and- -City= Engineer :we5e directed'to call this matter to .the attention of the Board of Supervisors; - After discussion, 'the City -M- anager was, further directed to snake a survey %n the area- to:.determine if these people would :be interested -in annexing to the. Ct, in order to form a. sewer assessment distrioto .y Res.. #2877. N Cl ` S. 'introduced by Colin, seconded by Councilman Ellis; en itted4 '_R ACCEPTING` THE_ RES OF FREEMAN AXTHELMo �f Resignation of, Free m:an: Water Dept ',Superintendent Letter`frozn Freermari. Axth'elm ;dated Nby, ' 27 :19Ei1 resigning his position of Water Dept. Supt. , read and filed; whereupon was read and ,adopted by 7 affirmative votes- The Mayor 'a'nd various members of the Council expressed their regret :of.Mr A' elrn °s .resignation' and wished him well on his new position Mayor- Matzen commented on ih'e� beautiful Christmas tree an the City Hall `.,n .. Y . _., whLCh hacl been donated by Counciln ari Gustafson :and decorated by the staffo REPORTS..OF..CIT t "iO - CIALS ' City.. Manager• Ul ims a'' pproved for payment by the C�ty,Manager were submitted and fi le do Concerning some claims against the Water Depto m connection with Assessment District #5 - -Mt,`.__ 'Xthp,im explained that these char es were due to unforeseen a en. xp ses such as replacement : of deteriorated waterm ' ains et , c< which ha:d been uncovered during excavation vaork on the project, vwhereupon Res #2878 -N C ,S introduced by Councilman King, seconded by _ Councilman Crinelia, approving - claimis and bills (No.s 604 to 646 tnelusxve9 6288 to 6479 inclusre and 403W "to 498W inclusivea; was read and adopted by the: following vote ;: Ayes Councilrrien Colin Crinella; Ellis Krrig _ 1Vlayor Matzen; Doe`s Councilmen Gustafson &Van .Bebbe - y g Cit Plantain Commission Use Permit's Resolutions on the fallowing use permits; granted by` the Planning Com misson wvere subnrtted and filed U41 61 C' J . Ruegge, 527 Eo V�tash St" Construct; Bldgo for wholesale 8� I sales of'tiUf6'pa 14.11 1 U42 :61 Sidney Yeaman ti Chr pstmas tree sand a't 433: E Wash. Sta.. U43 <'61 St „Vincent °s Fathers . Club Chrrsmas.:tree stand at 220_ Western Ave., U44 61 _Walter Oster - Conduct music school at -530 Oak Ste U45 `' 61 : Dale �LaFranch% Ch`ristrnas tree sand at 4th - Sta near D St. U�6 -61 Don. W Johnsdn Home for foster children. - 318 Kentucky Si. _ .: Deeerrraber� 4,1:96 yaraa Co J� Ruegge Recommending that variance be granted to 'C J , Rueggei: 527 E Washo Sty ; to 'a 116, yard instead of required 5I for proposed'," 6fehouse, . -.submitted and file( ;- vuhereupon; 4 Re's-, #2879 N- C; S intr6duced by Councilman Gustafsoni seconded by Councilrn a`Celizi ent l c 9 rr I.,�LJ r TIO N' GRANT R E� SO WING :APPLICATION OF C Jo IRUEGGE . - 3 p.1 F`OR A VARIANCE FROM THE' REQUIREMENTS OF ZONING OR ICI °IS E NQ-' 34Q.: N*. was read 'and adopted by T affirmative votesa' :w Director�of :Public WorlCS, Md. 4y , Parking. Lot Plans & 'specifications: entitled,. Wary tr'eet Parking Lot;= 1962 "; were ubmitted ;and :filed The City Bngneer noted that such iterris as 1A dl sprinkling system.. . , :operations, painting of parking spaces, etc ,had been omitted from tlae sp °cifiea tions: �t �tras felt that such o`rk' could be ht "I Wds` eKpei se} by tl�e ' Cityforceso ,. The follovvrn a resolution was then dopted°' R Res 42880 N C S f - introduced, by Councilman Colin and seconded.: bV Counc;if h - Ell s entitled RESOLUTION APPROVING THE .PLANS AiD'SPECIICATIONS° TIO PARKI L ENTITLED,;" MARY STREET O' 19 ° AND e S ALITHORIZIN,G THE C'I Y CLERK TD AD`IERTI E.FOR "'BIDS' FOR. SAID WORK`°:" adopted by 7 affirmative uoteso - r_.. Y ,. . City Engineer Al Roberts told the Council of tele phone calls he had recently received from several property ,owners on Gran_ t Ave across from Grant School, vyho vvere interested 'in haying the C1ty do someth 'Ing ,about approx . mately 10 of street,'bez the old County paveme "nt and the' recently cgnszructed gutters Ma M atze yor n su ggested that the City might depasaf s©me gravel on the Attei5t as a temporary solution =to the problem° Havever, he' fete tl t these �y people should understand that ahe street would have to be brought up to ,City . standards- before the Caty mould actually in it n Councilman King was of the-q ,pinion that the.Czty shotald dq nothing to the _street until such time as i't had been brought up to 7 ity. standards After further discussion relative ; to Just how much vvorle would-b' ould b necessary- in he area, etc 1Vlayor Matzen appointed Cqune men Crinella and t ,.. Colin as a; cc nirriittee to investigate- t h e m atter with the assistance of tkr.e Ctty - Engineer � INTR„(JDU,CTION OK- ORDINANCES Ord Corrector „T "a .raphcal Error ".x+ Ordb,,�fi21 NCS ..(Said_Ordo Arriended, NCS;:Instead.`of Ord #623 N , , C S introduced by Councilman Ellis, seconded by Coianexlman Va.n Bebber :entitled, December 4 1961 Ord ,-46 23- .C-S cont "AN ORDINANCE. AMENDING OR NO "h 468 N C 5 , BY AMENDING SEG'TIOlI 15 THEREOF' TO PROVIDE FOR S10K I EA'VE AND GROUP INSURANCE BENEFI`I'So - " ordered posted by ,. 'affirmative votes. CONSIDERATION OF NE?V OR .UNRINISHEDUS IN ESS Res Accepting Grant Deedffrorn.Richard Schmztt;�L:ov�ia:,R >�Sc.�.t - for�`Street Fur -pokes • , . , . , . _ .._ .. .r, t �.,.ba . Res #2881 Na C S introduced , bar Councilman" Van, Bebi?er, sIbconded h� Council an it is entitled] "R`ESOLUTiON ACCEPTING GRANT DEED FR RICHARD SCHMI°IT AND L6 VILA R ss SCHMITT'g AS_ JC1IrN'I TLNA1VTS9 FOR STREET FUklPOSES ": adopTed b affirmative VOteso' Res,9''�E re szn Council A rov l of 'I'ro used Service YAr'd Iii4Allation on ._corona Road or P` ,G rE Co - r . Res #2882 hLo C S; introduced,by Councilman. Colin, seeonded by Counci - man Van Bebber . entitled 'RESOLUTiON"ASSURING THE PACIFIC GAS &ELECTRIC � : COMPANY THAT'IT INTENDS TO PERMI :THE INS`ALLA;' TION DF A SEIVICE'YARD IN AND ABOL7T CORONA R01Db read and adopted by the foalowng vote Ayes C�urcilmen Coln Crinella, Ellisk, Gtttafsonq Van Bebber & 1VIayor',Nlatz,en - Noes d None bstalned Coun ,A oilman King Inasmuch as Coun ihnan King was'the agent for the R: � G & E Coo in this rnat'teiq he _stated his`'personal interest �!as sueh that he'' woufci absfain ovotaag on the foregoing resolution Pr=' C ram Praposed carnal unrrovernenfi r for 1'962 r rerared. by . Livzngstop Blayneg, I City�& R k'lanners� submitted and filed C gpy of letter from State Offxe of Planning dated Noy l7, 1961; and addressed to City Manager, submittbd and filed The letter read in pa It f n Y� t , > w ^+ y s :Due to the `short tune rea�nmg before this program must be dosed Qut FIT might not be possible f ©r'tie City to adopt. the Capital improve_ .went ',Pro rain at this toile. , t r A o "should zt be the decision of�ftbe: Cit�t not to adopt'at this tune, we wo 'Id amend oux contract kith the Federal g�sternment to. delete reference to- the printing gf;�five hundr:,ed copies of tl aidQpted' capital improvement program W'- ivould' thgn:`amend our contract. ith Nor i.iv ngston to delete the printing of the' adopted'rq ort and'r`educe his fe e by the cost of printing the five hundred copies "' r. Mar "arson suggested t at4theiproposed capital lmprovclment program be held o�er� referred Lathe Planning C4hatlission th�x =the City do its ovum: rznt p ing , f same He felt that'�the;program should receive c1` study b tfi Counctl`befar " e �ny- ac°.t�onvvas t�ken� . Coinczlznan King hovveyer, c1�daot feel that theeort sl�onld be referred to the Planning Comrriissiom° Fie was cif ,the Qpinxon that 'the program Mould require considerable study on ahe part Q,the Goune:il 2t0 December 4,, 1961 Proposed Capital Improvement Prong - cont'd t- the. suggestion of Councilman V4 Bebber, the City ManageI was then directed to note thin matter forplacement on a' study ses ion agenda on the first available Monday night.. New Zoning 'Ordinance City:Mana' Lawrence Larson stated that there were several decry oris;' to be made by,the Co.unc-il on questions of Cit}'- policy:°regarding : the"new' zoning ordinance a S p oin ted out in a letter f r om ,- .Livingston ' & B'l ayn ey'Under':dam of Nov '6, 1961 ' Mr. Larson that the, Planning Commission had this matter . on their agenda for Dec, 5, if the Council should wish to hold a joint meeting on the .subjecto It was the decision of a tfie Council to go over the new ZOV I'l .g Qtd nance at a joint meeting with the Planning Commission on Deco 5 0 Sewer Service Fee Oro. Councilman'K'ing;; having voted in favor of the m6tion'to table the subject ordinance at this` requested that'the matter be given further:consideration The City Attorney advised the Council, of ' following wording.in the second and third sentences of Section 19..:' 34 suggested by Councilman -Crinella:, In addition- to any, other" remedies the. City may have., the City may cut off and disconnect 'any water. and /or sewer `services to the premises involved, ' The City shall �;iot resume services until all delinquent payments hive :been made and' a , reasonable charge for disconnection and reconnection of the -.premises .to` the water and /or sewer system. has .been paid° A poll was then taken to determine if the ma or -it of the ouncl favored J y . C, the change in wording suggested by.Couneilman Crinella_ The change was: a `b pp y 6 afftrmatiye`voteso - C,ouncilrnan Ding voted "no'', Councilman .G'usta'fson objected to' the use of r, evenue's as set` forth in. Section 1 35 of" the proposed: ordinance° He was of `the opinion that this mioney should be -used only for capital outlay improvements After some discussion as to how the revenues should.be used a poll taken in order "to ascertain whether -Section 19.`0 35 should - remain 4s set "forth in the ordinance : The poll revealed the following vote in favor of not changing the wording:. y : 'Ayes Councilmen Colin; Crinella, ;Ellis, `King & 'Mayor Matz en. T Noes; Councilmen Gustafson &: Van Bebber he su4Qect ordiinance w,as then introduced as follow, . Ord. ##624 N Ce S;'. . ouncilrnan Crinella, secordedaby' Councilman Ellis entitled, ' introduced b C S: "AN . R'DINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19`:pF THE PETALUMA° , CITY�`CODE' - OF 1958 BY ADDING TliERETQ;ARTICLE Vi!, SEC; TIONS '19. "2T THR OUCH I9�, 37 TO PROVIDE' FOR ; THE 'FIXING - AND OF RATES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES , AND FACILITIES FUR :NISHE0 B THE CITY'SEWAGE SYSTEM,, COLLECTION` PROCEDURES PENALTIES FOR' - ENFORCE= 1LENT A1D;'ESTABh,ISHITIG A SANITARY SEWER MAINTENANC8. AND C:QNSTRUCTI(ON FUNLa'o. ordered published by -the following vote: Ayes: Cquncilrnen Cohn, Crinella, Ellis, King & 114ayor :Matzen,. Noes; Councilmen Gustafson . &' `tan Bebbera r Gounctlrnarr Van Bebber briefly "informed the Council of some of: the work being done by the .Association of Ba;y Area Governments concerning the proposed :- Bay Area Plan A report'on the 'subject was. submitted to the staff with the, instruction, that -copies of. same be provided for each member of:the Councils TV `.. December: 9 k b.eorrd °Heinz addressed'rtYe "Ccitn�Sl an thv h'e fed e �pq �p �ridi c a good vppa nft k or per ple voice them op n o is Ccxa�r1ng Councilas ro on such �tb,ects as General Plan L arsvn' requested that the Council `h'old a dinner study seion new s Monciap night €f €or the}�purpose of reporting to °the Council` on'ttie conference tie had ,� x� f usz attended' bn`117fimz > and also severalMolher natters 'There laeing no objections, the tzixie fo "r this mee n. :was tentatively set w v'r 6 - 00 - n1 ADJOU{R s4m; e r There `being "a "furthez;bustness tv aon� before the Coure:� the meting r�as�;ad3ourned< . ' A hest City lUerk t t