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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 10/01/1956w - October 1, 1956, - 7:30 P. M. City Halls - Petaluma, Calif. Regular meeting of the Council of the City of Petaluma called to order by Mayor Schoeningh. 3 ' ROLL. CALL: Present: Councilmen Bigelow, - Brown, Crinell'a, Gustafson, King and Mayor S c hoeningh. Absent: Councilman Adams. INV Invocation was given by Reverend Frank Raney, Presbyterian Church. APP ROVAL 'OF MINUTES'. Minutes from the meeting, of Sept. 17, 195 were approved'as recorded. PUBLIC HEARINGS Abatement of Nuisance - 236 Keller Street 'This being the time and place set for hearing of protests re abatement "of .nuisance at 236 Keller Street, the Clerk announced that no written protests had been received.. No` verbal protests were received. Report of Director of - Public Works dated Sept. 26, 1956, submitting an itemized report of cost of abating nuisance by City forces at 236 Feller St. , read and filed; affidavit of posting; submitted and filed, whereupon Res. #1754 N. C. S. introduced by Councilman King, seconded by* Councilman Brown, entitled, 1-'! 1 RESOLUTION 1 CONFIRMING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS' `.REPORT OF COST OF ABATEMENT OF WEEDS, RUBBISH AND OTHER NUISANCES ORDERED ABATED BY RESOLUTION NO. 1727 N. C. S. was` adapted by 6 affirmative votes, 1 absentee. , CONSIDERATION OF BIDS: ,Street Repairs, 1956 -57 3 This being.'the time set for opening of bid's on the subject project, and the''tw.o following projects, the following bids were opened and read by the Clerk: IVI. Amaral, Petaluma $17,559.55 . Reichhold & Jurkovich, San Pablo 13, 653, 83 IQ. C'. Jones & Sons, Berkeley 13, 427.08 Ohilotti Bros., San Rafael 14, 144. 03 , F CONSIDERATION OF BIDS: cont. Galvanized: Pipe & Fittings Foman Hardware & Supply, Petaluma Tay-Holbrook, San Francisco.. Federal Pipe & Supply Co., San Francisco Republic Supply Co., of Calif. , San Leandro Friedman Bros. , Petaluma Petaluma Pump & Well., Petaluma Art Hansen Steel Co., Petaluma Bessone Supply Co., Santa Rosa Crane Conipany, San Francisco October 1, 1956 $ 916. 37' 1,: 028.43 979.00 1, 020. 60 99,8 56 1,131.47 1, 053.57 906.00 980.32 This figure includes sales tax. Parking Meter Heads (100) $4,071-00 4,950: 00 2p 850.00 Mayor Schoeningh appointed the following Committees. to study the foregoing bids: Traffic Appliance Corp Los Angeles Park-O-Meter Co, Oklahoma City Voglesong Meter Sales Co., Emeryville Street Repairs, 195.6­57 and .Galvanized Pipe Fittings, Q90-1m . Councilmen King, Brown and Bigelow; advisors, City Attorn City Engineer and City Clerk, 1_1 1 1 Parking Meter Heads. Committee Councilmen Crinella and Gustafson; advisors, City Attorney, City Engineer and City Clerk. 'A 15 minute recess was declared for study of ttie bids by the. Committees. The. meeting was called back to order,. Councilman King, Chairman of the Committee re - Street Repairs and' Galvanized, ' ed Pipe & Fittings, 'reported the recommendation, of the Committee that the bids on Street Repairs'.be held over - for further consideration;- that the, low bid of Bessone: Supply Company be accepted re Galvanized Pipe '& Fittings;: whereupon, . Res. #17 N. C. S:. N introduced by Councilman King, seconded by Councilman w tit Bi elo,,,, eft , led 9 41 "RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF GALVANIZED PIPE & FITTINGS AS UTHORIZ DBY ORDINANCE -NO. 459 N.C. S. was read and adopted by 6 ,affirmative votes, I absentee, (2), T. October 1, 1956 CONSIDERATION OF BIDS. Cont. x arking -Meter Heads Councilman: Grinella, Chairman of the subject Committee, reported the Committee's recommendation that the bid of Traffic Appliance Corp. be «coop;ted, Councilman King questioned the legality of accepting this bid when it was not the lowest bid received. ` He wondered if the low bid of Voglesong Products. Corp. should not'be officially rejected first. City Attorney Ed Robert stated that he believed, without thoroughly investigating the matte that t Council could award the lowest bid which satisfied the requirements: of the City. Councilman Crinella remarked that the Committee had recommended the' bid �of, Traffic Appliance Corp. because the Council was desirous of keeping the meters uniform or having only One 'type of met At the suggestion of Mayor Schoeningh, it was the decision of the Council ;to delay awarding of the bid until the next meeting, pending an opinion'from the, City Attorney. A resolution accepting the bid was then withdrawn with the consent of the two Counc =ilmen who had introduced and seconded it., PETIT &. COMMUNICA.TIONS. Copy of Public Notice issued by U. Ss Army,, dated Sept. 21, 1956, re °:application of Petaluma Golf & Country Club to install a 6" flexible pipeline across the Petaluma Creek,, submitted and filed. Notice of Intention from Division of Highways; dated Sept. 20, 1956 xnforn7ig the City that the State will relinquish t;ontrol of State Routes 41 ° 'and #,104 in Petaluma in approximately 90 days, read and filed. Memo dated Sept; 25, 1956 addressed 'to Director of Public Works aiid signed by Mayor Schoenngh; requesting, a brief report' on the additional expenditures that'will become an obligation of the City when the State rF_, quiehes these streets, read and; fi;fk The memo also stated, `'It may be that you have suggestions that additional repair work should be performed at certain locations', pronto xhe :City's assuming. responsibility for :the highway,' If. so, please' furnish this office with 'this information. City : Clerk Gladys Wallin briefly reviewed the maintenance figures on these streets;. informing the Council that the State had reimbursed - the City in the a— tnount_:of - -approximately $7000-00 per month fbr maintenance the streets ,.;Wand -:in °add tion_ this it will be necessary :to'pay_total - of maintenance. -and.. operation :of traffic signals- and intersection lighting formerly_rshared. br:_the State The amount paid .by the .S'tate :during_1955 -56 for this was $596. The deficit in the general fund on street maintenance, due to_the State's having relinquished. these streets 3 months sooner 'than had been - planned, will be $2300.00. City .Engineei� Ingram informed the Council that. a letter had bin written to the State requesting that both of the streets in question be put in good condition. before they are relinquished to *the City'; however, the State's reply was to the effect that these streets are in good condition at this time. r , He, ;suggested that Council send a re olut on to the .State,: requesting that certain` work be done' on these streets before they are turned over to the City. Councilman .Brown suggested that money .might' be saved on maintenance by`havirg,.4 part =time' call operator on the 'D "' Street Bridge rather than a full - , time. operator as we now have. After further discussion,. the City Engineer was directed to submit to the Council at the next meeting, a complete report, of work that should be donel the streets before they become the City's full responsibility; then the Caunc-il might issue' some wort of protest to the State. (3) (cont. ) 58 October 1. 1956 PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS- :cont, NoticefrpM. Div 6, of Highways re Routes,-#1 &. #104 r cont" The City orney was it "on y"Aft the regal Procedures involved in this rriatteY'at the' same time the City Engin ls' compiling , his report. Resignation .pf.Earl.C. Krouse. fkom N Sept; 20,..1956, addros's6d to Mayor. Schoehingh and 'signed by M1% Ea r _ ! Co Kro,u§op read. andfilod. The City Attorney - was directed to prepare .a resolution accepting the. resignation of Mr.. Krouse. Flood., Control- i& Water -Conservation District Copy of� I6ttb*r d'SOpt � 249L `1956 from State' Dep t. of Public Health to Paul L. Nichols C f -Engineer m ff'"' - of the Sonoma County* Flood Control Water Conservation Dis�t.; rd permit for District' p roposed �s , water distribution syst&m., read and.file.d. Mayor Schoeningh roqu&sted that the City Attorney check in.to.this, matter to determine if and how this might' affect' future di s tribution - ,,8vs , t'em that ma b ut in this y come a b -is area. REPORTS OF CIT OFFICIALS City Manager Claims, approved for payment `by the City Manager Were submitted - and filed!, whereupon, Res., 4175 Co S. introduced by Crinella seconded by Councilman Bigelow;' approving: "Claims and bills (Nos., 1630 to 122'8 inclusive) was'iead' .and 'qd" ad b qp Y 6 ,affirmative : VQte_&, I -absentee. Council Committee Water St,.! Parking Lot =: re. Extens.ion of Work. Cdmm­i ort dated Sept8 !1956 by ,13rown Adam King,.. recommending that the proposed eYtended"' brk be . done onthe'.-proje cf.-66--Provide.a 9 fdib6ttek " lot submitted and filed. 1 _.Cowacilmah Brown, Ch airman -, of the above Cdffiryfittei - .�stated, that mentioned H Q 'hang ., ie he Was. in...fdv.,o±,. f.-Puttm, 9'this."p 'r' change into effect that the total-(cosi'w.ou the - bond fund haldhc& Mr. In ra ''the o lain&d l the changes 'that would be;,put 9 M, n l xp in detail into under this extended work, stating that this Wbuld make a. better structures Councilman King, pointed out that there Would be ldpproxi a 1. tel 6' 0; QQ left in the off street 'plan were .,u,,, isttia: fund If the extended '' - p'aTk'l*llg',d xten t into, .effect. He - noted that this, - would n b6" sufficient to cover the 609t of changes = which he felt, should .be made' on the K le"r Street. parking , lot, Councilman Brown stated that he` would be in favor of`making chang ge f Aec on the: Keller Street parking - lot, i' -e­ssary9 at a later date e whbin'this, fund again had sufficient funds in it He felt! that 'extended ­ work ! on the,' Water Street parking ' , 1 9t was a much rrior6irriportaiit project,, ,(cont". 59 i October 1, 1956 REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS: Cont. Council Committee Water St Parking Lot - cont. Following further discussion, in compliance with the request of Councilman King, the City Attorney was directed to contact Attorney ,Eugene Sturgis to ascertain whether it is legal to use money from the parking meter`tund to improve lots within the District, _The City Attorney was also directed to prepare legislation to include add -i donal work on the Water Street lot for the next meeting. . iMr. Ingram informed the Council that the Ben Gerwick .Company would i'have :to know the decision of the Council on this matter in the very near future. in order to continue their work on the project. He went on to say that if�nb delay is encountered, the lot should be ready for use by Christmas time this year. The City Attorney was at this time directed. to try and contact Mr. 'Sturgis by phone, and the matter was post pond until later in the meeting. R eport on Meeting of.School Board & State Officials re School District Organization Councilman Brown, one of the Councilmen who had been appointed to represent the City at this meeting reported his view =point of the situation after having 'the meeting. He believed both the State, and County Of 1c ,ials thought that better school systems -and better school - services are .attaiApd at far less cost by unionization of.. the districts: Councilman Brown 'believed. that the Council would have to adopt a definite policy of including ::every future annexation of uninhabited territory in the Petaluma School District in order. to properly plan for the future. Then' the Petaluma and Payran School Di`strict_s would be able to plan accordingly. ('ouncilman King; who had a lso' been appointed to represent the City at _this `meeting, stated that he believed this was quite ,a problem because of the -fact that .any territory which was not contiguous to the Petaluma School District .could -not be annexed to the District. Councilman King believed that the b should . be settled between the two school district. Mayor Schoeningh noted that he had - always been of the opinion that `the. Council did have a policy of annexing to the Petaluma School District all new annexations; although this policy might never have been expressed in a i� .$olution;..but, .because of the specific request; of the Petaluma -School Board, certain',.areas in East. Petaluma were left out of the Petaluma School District when they became a part of the. City. City Planning Cormnission Use Permit Copy 'of resolution granting Use Permit to Margaret Burke to conduct foster home at 314 Howard Street, submitted and filed.. Use Permit Copy of resolution granting Use` Permit to Florence Pallo to conduct foster home at 6 Payran Street, submitted'and_ filed. At the request of Mayor Schoeningh, an item which had been on the agenda.;, re Master Street & Highway Plan, was deferred until the next -regular T meeting. (5) A,. 1 October 1,, 1956 REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS: Cont. Director of Public Works Vallejo Street Sewer Line Report of `Dire`ctor of Public Works dated, Sept. 28, 1956, setting forth estimates of costs for sewer construction on Vallejo , Street through to a 15" main on Lindberg Lane read and, filed. Mr. Ingrain informed the Council that Mr. Leppa had indicated lie would be willing to go along with the street, but he was unable to determine just how he would benefit from the, sewer because he not certain how his` property might be divided and sold at this time, The Armory people. cannot • g contribute anythin towards construction of the sewer line; however, the y Will run 300 off their own property to a sewer line. Following a. discussion on the subject, the City Engineer''was, directed• to furnish Mr. Leppo with an .estimated cost of this project and also determine' what share of the cost Mr. Leppo would be expected to pay. Water ;Street Parking Lot - cont. Mr., 'Robert informed the - Council that:,he had attempted to Mr. Sturgis by phone and had learned he': was out of town.' After" "an informal poll �of the Council had been taken, it -was revealed "that the majority of the Council favored going ahead with extend on the Water Street lots The City Attorney stated he believed a resolution would be sufficient legislation to incorporate the extended work into this project. This resolution was directed to be prepared for the next regular meeting. To a question by Councilman King, Mr. Ingram stated that there may - be a possibility that the cost of fill might be lower than estimated; also; there was a possibility that the City might absorb engineering costs. J t Booker° Subdivision Drainage The Director of Public Works reported that plans and)specificano"s, for- the Booker Subdivision storm drain had been filed with the City Clerk -'but . legislation was being deferred pending easements. from property owners. City Attorney City vs Mark T. Ammons - Report r e . Deci si o n of Judge: Geary The City Attorney reported that he' had received a memorandum on, the subject case,, wherei'n_Judge Geary`had granted the plaintiff the relief : as prayed- .for_,in_the. complaint,. and that the defendants ma- have. and -includ ing Dec.-..21,. -:1. 956, within .which to complete - the fill of` the abandoned quarry upon their and otherwise comply - with the findings. Mr. Robert was directed to keep the City informed on this matter. Cherry Valley Sewer Assessment Project Res. # N. C. S. introduced by Councilman King, seconded by Councilman.BroWfl, entitled, "RESOLUTION DETERMINING VIEW OF LEGISLATIVE BODY THAT THE PROVISIONS -OF DIVISION -4 OF THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS' CODE' WILL NOT BE VIOLATED -IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION. OF SEWERS IN THE PROPOSED CHERRY VALLEY SEWER ASSESSMENT DISTRICT OF THE ;CITY OF' PETALUMA AND REQUESTING OPINION OF HEALTH OFFICER, AS TO THE NECESSITY AS A HEALTH MEASURE OF SAID SEWERS N a 1 adopted by 6 affirmative votes, 1 absentee. (6) T October 1, 1956 REPORTS -OF CITY OFFI CI ALSO Cont. Other City Officials N[onthly reports of the City Auditor, Police Dept. , Fire Dept., Ambulance Operations, City �Librarian9 Central Permit Bureau. and Pound Dept., were submitted and filed. AUOP'I l ON OF ORDINANCES: . #46.1 NCS Authorizing Codification of Ordinances Ord.. #461 N. C. S . introduced by Councilman Crinella, seconded by' Councilman Gustaf son, entitled, "AN ORDINANCE PROVI DING FOR AND .AUTHORI ZING THE CODIFI CATION AND PRl NTI'NG OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE-CITY OF PETALUMA AND DESIGNATING -THE FUND FROM WHICH SAID WORK IS TO BE PAID. adopted by 6 affirmative votes, 1 absentee, ,, CQN,SI DERATI ON OF UNFI NI SHED BUSINESS: First Street Completion City Engineer Russell Ingram reported that'there were a few minor jobs which have to. be completed by Mr. Amaral before he mill be able to file a completion report on this project° Water Problem ' =A resolution stating that. the City Council is in favor of employing a financial advisor for, the purpose of securing a financial feasibility report on the acquisition and /or construction municipal water system, was read by the :Clerk. Councilman King was of the opinion that a- financial feasibility report wa ho longer necessary. After'ha.ving attended the Public Utilities Commission hearing on the Woodworth case, he believed the City had no alternative other than taking over the Water Company_ in order to be - assured of an adequate supp'Liy.:of: watery because the California.. Water Service Company had no answer t6. our water,.pr-oblem. Counc:ilman.'Brown. felt that a financial feasibility. report ,should be obt s:. a:firs.t "step, ' as it - would be necessary to Have this information in order j.o...deter -mine: cif the income from the Water Company would be sufficient Jo pay off bonds, etc, After discussion on the subject, it was determined that the majority of the 'Council did desire a fina n cial feasibility report; whereupon, Res.. #1758 Na C. S. introduced by Councilman Gustafson, seconded' by Councilman Bigelow,. entitled, 1 "RESOLUTI ON ESTABLISHING THAT THE CITY OF PETALUMA IS IN FAVOR OF' EMPLOYI-NG A FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY' OF THE ACQUISITI ON AND /OR CONSTRUCTI ON OF A MUNICPAL'WATER SYSTEM. was ;adopted by the following vote; Ayes, Councilmen Bigelow, Sehoeningh, Noes -: Councilman King, Absent: Councilman Adams. (7) Brown, Crinella, Gustafson , & Mayor (cont. ) October 1 1956 ' N CONSIDERATION OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS; cont. Water - Problem - Cont. Mayor Schoeningh, then appointed the following Committee; to contact some concerns on what sort' of "a report we could .obtain; the cost of said report; and, from where the money would 'come: Councilmen Brown, Bigelow,. Adams and King. Councilman Gustafson remarked that a letter had been written, to the Police Dept. ;by- the Petaluma School Board, .requesting that `th'ey keep children from flying model airplanes' on the school grounds. He stated that he would like to make public ,knowledge of the' fact that .. this request had in no way been made by any City department,, but by the School Board, It was also' noted that the Recreation Commission is checking ,on the possibility-of obtaining some out -of -thee -way place for the children who.'.are flying these model airplanes. Councilman. King suggested that appointments be made to. fill Vacancies,. on the Recreation and Planning Commissions at the next regular meeting,, Mayor S'choeningh assured Councilman Ding that h.e would check into the matter within the next two weeks; ADJOURNMENT- There being no further business to come: before the'mOeting, the meeting was adjourned. • U 'Mayor. GZ/ U Attest:- City_ Clerk s