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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 04/15/1957_ G - .c April 15, 1957 m 7:30 Po M. City Hall - Petaluma,. Calif. Regular meeting of the Council of the City of Petaluma called to order by 1Vlayor Scloeningho ROL4 CALL: Present: Councilmen Adams, Brown, Crinella Gustafson, King and Mayor Council-men Absent: Councilman, Bigelow. INVOCATION: r Invocation was given by Reverend Frank Raney, Presbyterian Church. APPROVA -L OF MINUTES: Minutes from 'the meeting of April 8, 1957 were approved as recorded. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS: Letter from Division of Highways dated April 8,' 1957, informing. Council tlhdfl"the relinquishment ,to the City of portions of. Highway Routes #1 and: #104 was: recorded on February 25, 1957, read and filed.. John Salles Resignation from City Planning Commission Letter of: resignation from the City Planning Commission signed by Dr ,.,.John R, Salles and dated .April , 4, 1957., '.read and. filed; Whereupon, Res. #1856 N.C. S. introduced by Councilman. Brown, seconded by Councilman Crinella,• entitled, 'RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF DR. JOHN SALLESo TT ,was .:read and adopted by 6 affirmative votes, 1 absentee. RE P.OR'TS OF CITY OFFICIALS: City, Manager Claims app_ roved for'payment by the City Manager were submitted and filed whereupon, Res, #1857 N Co Se . introduced by Councilman Kiig, seconded by Councilman Gustafson, approving ; claims and bills (Nose 3506 to 3699 -inclusive), was read and adopted by 6 = affirmative votes, 1 absentee, City Planning Commission Use. Permit - Lillian Hardie Copy of resolution granting, Use Permit to .Lillian Hardie to conduct foster..home at 8 Keller Street, submitted and filed; • r (1) i 1 REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS: cont. April f5 19 57" City Report re Status of Mark-Ammons Case City of Petaluma vst....Ammons Report of'Cfty Attorney' dated April l ,- 1957, re City of Petaluma vs. Ammons read and filed. In the, absence .of City Attorney Ed; Robert, the City Manager. was dire'dted to check with, Robert to determine what - period of time the City had in, which to enforce the decision of the C , our*t. The City Manager was instructed to keep the Council informed: on th-is- matter. Other City Officials Monthly reports of the Director of Public Works & City Engineer, Police Dept.' Fire Dept, , City Operations, and City Librarian, were submitted.and filed. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES: Electric Underground District- Mayor Schdeningh related What had taken. place on this matter- to date, stating..that there - had been a, question as to whether of - not the Wires referred to in the ordinance would' the communicatfon .. wires of the Pacific I Telephone & Telegraph...Co - as - well as the Wires of the Po G' &E. Co. City, -:Manager Ed. Trank reported copies of the proposed ordinance.. - establishing an Electric tric -Undergrot I ind District had been sent. to the legal depart' ment of the_.Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. Mr.. .._..Edward C. Shirley,. Telephone CompanyEngineer, addressed 8$6'd the Council, stating that he conferred with-the legal department of the - T&Ie - Dhone Co. relative to the or&nance. He' informed the Council that as the ordinance. now stands; it would be in violation of the Public Utilities'dornmissiojys filings. He.therefore'requestod that action on this matter be d eferred until' their legal department could corifer with the Cify Attofne * - and the legal 4e rt:- P y , went of the P. G'. & E, Co. to draft an ordinance which would be fittin - i4and, 9 proper., and fair to all concerned. Mr. John Morgan, representative of the R GA E. Co addressed'the. Council explaining that there. a little difference in the way - his - company and. the Telephone Co roust act in their.filings with the-PUC. M r. 1Vlorgan stated that th e P.G. & E .. Co.. was -in .no great hurry to -have' the ordinance pas Councilman, B ' r i own that East 'Wash ' ington Street, as far out the freeway, be. included in proposed district, The matter. was referred to the City­Attorney, - and it was directed that consideration be given - to'Council 'Man Brown suggestion regarding tho.1nclulsidh of East Washington Street in the district. The ordinance before "the. Council for introduction at this.t I ime Was the tabled, Ord.., Des!nating Zones City Engineer Russ(ill'Ingram reported that'the subjeci ordinance was in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Fire Underwtiters; whereupon,,, Ord. #481 N. C. S. introduced by Councilman Adams, seconded by Councilman Brown, entitled, "AN ORDINANCE,, ASAMENDED, CREATING AND ESTABLISHING .FIRE ZONES; REPEALING ORDINANCES NOS. 144'C.-S. , 400 C S. AND 138, N. C-S, was ordered published by 6 affirmative votes, I absentee. (2) I . Yi April 15, 1957 ADOPTIO OF ORDINANCES X78 NCS - Reg ulating - Public Eating Houses .`Mayor Schoeningh explained that, inadvertently, the subject ordinance h4 bodh: dopted' at the meeting of A,,pril 8,. 1957, :before it had been published, the�refore,, the vote for its adoption would have to be taken again at this time. City Clerk Gladys Wallin noted that the ordinance had received one negative; vote at the meeting of April 8, 19570 «` Councilman King referred to paragraphs (b) and (d) of the ordinance, stating that he believed these paragraphs were in conflict, Td a question by Councilman Gustafson, the City Manager explained that; normally the Health Officer gave notice to the owner of a business to cor=rec any violas ons before ordering a place of business closed, The ordinance was then adopted as follows: Ord.. #478 M Co S, rntrpdu�,ed by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman .Adams, entitled, "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO, 176 N C. S. "ENTITLED, "AN ORDINANCE TO- R=EGULATE. PUBLIC EATING PLACES AND FOOD HANDLING PLACES AND REQUIRING PEERMITS THEREFOR", BY AMENDING SECTION 6, -REPEAL- ING SECTION 8 AND- ADDING :SECTION 11, „ adapted .by the following vote: Ayes Councilmen Adams, Brown Crinella and` Mayor Schoeningh. Noes. Council=men Gustafson and King, _Absent; Councilman Bigelow, #479 NCS - Regulating Use & Opeiation of Taxi- Ord.. #479 N. C. Sa int odu.ced by Councilm.an.Adams, seconded by Councilman Gustafson, entitled, ''AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 73 N. S. WHICH `- `REGULATES THE USE AND OPERATION OF TAXI - CABS, AUTO - MOBILES FOR HIRE AND BUSES UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS OF - THE C'1TY- OF PETALUMA, a the fol.lovyifig vote. Ayes, Councilmen Adams, Brown, Cr nella,. Gustafson and Mayor Schoeningh. Noes: Councilman King. Absent ,Counci=lman.. Bigelow. fi A #480 NCS - Amending Ord. #272 NCS re Armory Site Ord. #480 M Co -S. introduced by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Adams, entitled, ''AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3 OF ORDINANCE NO. 272 r N. C. S, TO' AUTHORIZE THE EXTENSION OF TIME WITHIN WHICH TO COMMENCE' - CONSTRUCTION OF AN ARMORY BY THE STATE "OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD. " adopted by 6 affirmative votes 1 absentee. (3) April. 154. 1957 . CONSIDERATION -OF NEW BUSINESS'. Weed'.Abatement Resolution Declar 4 Publie Nui ante &Setting: Date. for; Res:o #185'8 No Co S. . introduced by Councilman King 'seconded by Councilman Gustafson, entitled, "RESOLUTION DECLARING THAT THE WEEDS GROWING. AND° THE RUBBISH, , -REFUSE AND DIRT EXISTING UPON THE STREETS, PA SIDEWALKS ,AND PARCELS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY., REFERRED TO AND DESCRIBED 1N 'THIS- RESOLUTION CON'STI- TUTE AND ARE A PUBLIC! NUISAI�CEe N 1 readand adopted by 6 affirmative votes, 1 absentee. Outside; Severer Connection. Frank. Po :Klutz City Engineer Russell I"ngran `stated that , lie had no objection to fhe granting of the requested outside sewer connection; whereupon, Res, #1859N, C-e S introduced by Councilman. Gustafson seconded by Councilm aft. King; entitled, RESOLUTtON GRANTING APPLICATION OF ; FRANK ,P KLUTZ. ; E;ORRERNIISSION TO CONNECT ONE',OUTSIDE R SEWE- CONNECTION FROMA05 AND 40.7 BODEGA AVENUE WITH THE CITY'SEWER SYSTEM.. was read,'and. adopted by 6 aff rrmtive votes, 1 absentee, •Water.T - - r:.oblem- Report. P.UC;Hearing re Water ,Se "rvice C'ounci'lman Kin and'Cbuncilrnan}Crii ella re drted "the hearing beforE the PUC..regarding water service in Petaluma° Councilman ril, and that h'e bellieved d the case - of the Cit and be those who concluded on the :16th of A p y had filed, complaints - agai'nst the. Water Cb. for service were` in a pretty ,good , po`s tiono To a.question.by Councilman Brown;' Cowic lman ng that lie.." 1 believed the testimony, _based on the gpologicar survey of .the. area.and ,the amount of water - :in the -area; presented at the hearing by the Eiigineer• hired by the City, was. very beneficial to all four cases. He�went on to ,say that he felt the' - of , the legal firm;- `hi -red by the' City -of Petaluma to'aid the City Attorney on 'this 'hearings: 'vas also very beneficial, . ADJOURNMENT o There being no further .business to come 'before the'meeting,_ the meeting was adjourned. r "Mayo'r,'> Attest:✓ ' (4) I ,.'