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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 05/06/1957177 May 6, 1957 t 7:30 P. M. City Hall - Petaluma, Calif. Regular meeting of the Council of the City of Petaluma called to order by Councilman Walter Brown, Vice President of the City Council. - .ROLL _CALL: Present: Councilmen Adams, Bigelow, Brown, Crinella, Gustafson and King. Absent: Mayor Schoeningh. INVOCATION: Invocation was given by Reverend Fred Brock, First Baptist Church. AP OF MINUTES: M� nutes from the meeting of April 15, 1957, were approved as recorded. CONSIDERATION. OF BIDS. 'Street Repairs 1956=x57 This being the time set: for opening of bids for Street Repairs - 1956 -57, r the. fallowing bids were opened and read by the Clerk: Name Total Bid C & H Contractors; Inc. , Richmond $10; 149-: 00 E. A. Forde , Co. , San Anselmo $10, 434.00 Bragato Paving Cob, Belmont $12, 31.6. 80 Ae G. Raisch Co., San Rafael $10,644.00 O. C. Jones & Sons, Berkeley $12, 543.00 Rech:hold & Jurkovich, ' San.'Pablo $10; 614.00 Ghlotti Bros., Inc. San Rafael $10; 440.00 M.: Amaral, Petaluma $11,331.00 'The following Committee was, then appointed to study the bids and submit its recommendation to the` Council: Councilmen Crinella, Gustafson and King.; Advisors City Engineer &City Attorney., A 5 minute. recess was declared. The meeting:was called back to order. - Councilman Crinella, Chairman of the above Committee, reported the Committee's recommendation 'that the low bid of C & H Contractors, Inca be , accepted'; whereupon, Res. #1860 NX S. introduced by Councilman: Crinella, seconded "by Councilman King, entitled, - 'RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE REPAIR OF APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE OF CITY ,STREETS AUTHOR - IZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 476 N. Cr. Se was read and adopted by 6 affirmative votes, 1 absentee. (1) May 6, 1 PUBLIC HEARINGS: Weed, Abatement ® Hearing of Protests This being the time. and place set for hearing of protests re abatement of weeds, the Clerk announced that one written protest had been received.' Th e e letter of protest dated May 1, 1,957, and signed by Thelma H.. Beard, - M64 E. Lincoln Ave. Sacramento, wa's then read and filed. There being no verbal protests Voided, Mrs.. Beard's letter was referred to the Director of Public- Works, who was directed to contact the tenants and determine it they Would take care of the weeds,, as requested by Mrs.- _Beard. The City Clerk was directed to reply to Mrs, Beard letter, informing her of the Council' action, and Res.. #1861 N C S, introduced by Councilman Adams, seconded by Councilman King, entitled, "'RESOLUTION ORDERING ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES CONSIST`,... ING OF WEEDS- GROWING AND RUBB REFUSE AND DIRT EXISTING UPON THE STREETS,, SIDEWA'LKS, PARKWAYS .AND PARCELS OF .PRIVATE: PROPERTY IN THE CITY O.F PETAL` UMA AND ORDERING THE DIRECTOR, OF PUBLIC WORKS TO REMOVE SAID WEEDS,, RUBBISH,, REFUSE AND DIRT. was..road'and adopted by 6 affirmative votes, I absentee, PETIT—IONS & COMMUNICATIONS':- 7 Letter..from Cit y - of Sonoma dated Ap ril ril 16, 19 i 57, signed by - Mayor - I . Joan McGrath, Chairman - of Mayors & Councilmen of So County, advising that the. next of the Sonoma County ,Mayors .pind. Councilmen Will be u held in -.Sa.nta:. at the SaddId. & Sirloin on May 9, 1957, and outl % h the agenda. for said meeting, submitted and filed, Veterans' Memorial U&tbr from the Sonoma County Board of S'upervis,o'r:s !April 1-7 1957, enclsoing resolution adopted.April 16, 1957; declar:ingintention jo: acquire, 5. 11 acres of - land . from the 'E state of Ida B McNea.r for use as A site for the Veterans War Memorial Building, read- and . filed - Copy of application for alcoholic.beve rage license submitted to the. Dept, of Alcoholic ;Beverage Control by Purity Stores. Ltd. , Petaluma, and` approved by.Chlof'of Police Del Maestro, - submitted and filed, Notice-from Public. Utilities Commission of public hearing on Pacific- Gas & Electric Company's Electric Dept. rate increase application; t-ead ) filed, and referred to. the City Attorney. To a question Councilman ' King, Mr. John Morgan: of the P. & E., ',Co explained that the electric- ra being based on fuel Cost was new, but this'-. was not new in so far as gas rates were - concerned, vee from Petaluma Chmber of Commere dated April, 15, 1957", d by Cla,ude, r Bradford' S�ecretar thAf consi 6ratioft pv, ,,Manager, askip. c id en to request from. rural neighbors for truck - parking - 'area--, I read and - filed ' . This matter was ordered put on the agenda for discussion a.t the next meeting,, and a 'Copyof the letter was to: 'be sent, each member 'of: C'oluncil. City Manager Ed Frank noted. that the City had, in the past, &Xporienced two or three attempts to provide parking for trucks. I 1 (2) 79 "' May 6, 1957 PE'ITIONS &COMMUNICATIONS, cone-.. Retaluma Trade Center' Letter dated May 3 1957 addressed to City Attorney Edouard Robert : and signed by W. Glenn'Harmon, Attorney at Law, informing the Council that before the title compgny can issue title policy completely free from any cloud by reason of the abandoned portion of Spring Street it will be necessary to quiet title against any who might possible assert a right of =way over said property, read and :filed, The letter' was referred. to the Cat ' Attorney; RE PORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS City Manager Clgims approved for payment by the City Manager were submitted and filed,; whereupon, b Res. #1862 N C. S, .introduced by Councilman King, seconded b_y Councilman °Adams, .approving claiins and bills (Nos, 7.04 to 3935 inclusive) was read and adopted by 6 affirmative votes, 1 absentee, City Treasurer Rese..Authorizng Investment of Reserve Funds Y _ . Res #1863 N. G. 5'. ihtroduced..b'y Councilman King., seconded by Councilman Adams, entitled, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING INVESTMENT OF RESERVE FUNDS OF THE CITY , OF PETALUMA was read .and. adopted by 6 affirmative votes, a absentee. ,Acting Mayor Brown commended the City Officials on the fine job they were doing. re investment of idle City funds. City Planning Commission Use Permits Barber Sign. Co Copy of re'sol' ution granting Use - -Permit to. Barber Sign Company to construct 6' x 12' double face wood pile" on sign -at 113: Washington Street to be :installed on east side of property line flush to sidewalk, C -2 Zone, subm_ itted. and filed. ;r. Copy of resolution granting Use Permit to .Barber Sign. Company to 'construdt a neon sign structure at the corner of East Washington and Vallejo Streets C -2 Zone; that will be partly overhanging sidewalk on. East Washington Street side, submitted and filed, (3) i'.. N May F, 1 9`5­ REPORTS OF CLT ' OFFICIA coat; ° s Director of Publ=ic:Works Levee ; Scree_ t Cleanup Plans and speci.fita;tions on the Levee Street Gleanup were submitted and filed; whereupon, . Ord. #482 N. C.o S. introduced by Councilman:Gu'stafson; seconded by Counc lmari,Bigelow,. —entitle, ' -'AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING TIMBEk. WHARF ALONG . THE NORTHEASTERLY BANK OF TETALUMA CREEK ADJOINING: LEVEE. STREET PLACING FILL,, GENERAL CLEAN- ,UP.AND CONSTRUCTING A CHAIN LINK FENCE, APPROVING THE PLANS AND SPECIFTC'ATIONS FOR.SAID WORK; PROVIDING FOR THE, COST THEREOF TO BE PAID FROM THE UNBUDGETED RESERVE FUND..?.',- was ordered posted by 6 affirmative votes, 1 absentee; and, Res.- #1.864 N. Ge S. int:roduced.by Counc lran Gustafson seconded by' Councilman Bigelow,. entitled- '''RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CLERK TO ADVERTISE—FOR. BIDS, TO PERFORM THE WORD ON THE LEVEE STREET CLEAN- UP PR_OJECT " r : was adopted -by 6 ,affirrria.tive votes, i absentee, uVep Ler N nd:'ye,b DLiCCL 0 d: 11 1L a . U Y'.0 QWU .L iXUP1LLl:C111C11L Plans _ - specifications on thb project were 'subm.itted. and filed. At„ the: :request of Councilman. C'rinella, an. ordinance providing for the replacement: of - the Webster Ste Sanitary Sewer a resolution directing the. Clerk to advertise for bids, were deferred until the next meeting for' further study. 'Repainting Firehouse Noo 1 Plans°& specifications on the above project were submit "ted;and filed. To ;a - question` by Councilman. Bigelow - as to whether or -not the' : overall job would be cheaper if the contractor bought. the - paint and did the *ork rather than bidding on. the. work - alone, 1VI'r. 'Ingram explained that =the- City's`.buyig 7. a.int w the p as -the of a painting contractor; .and that in this way the . City would assured of having the exact type - of paint they desired used -on the job.; whereupon, the following ordinance and resolution were voted upon° Ord. - #.483 N. Co S. - introduced by Councilman Adams, seconded by Councilman Crinella- enti:tledy�, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITE' OF PETALUMA PROVIDING FOR THE' WORD OF CLEANING*AND PAINTING FIRE HOUSE NO, l; APPROVING THE SPECIFICATIONS, FOR SAID WORK; AND PRO' VIDING THAT THE COST THEREOF SHALL BE PAID FROM THE GENERAL FUND. read and ordered posted by the following vote: Aye`s. Councilmen Adams; Brown - C-rinella- Gustafson & `Ding Noes. Councilman,Blgeliow. Absents Mayor Schoemng4. 1 May 6, 1957 REPORTS OF' CITY OFFICIALS, coot. Director of Public- Works Repainting Firehouse No. 1 m cone, Res x#1865 M G. S. lntroducod by Councilman Adams, seconded by Councilman Crinella, entitled "RE °S.OLUTION DIRECTING THE CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS TO CLEAN AND PAINT FIRE HOUSE NO. 1. " ad: :opted;'by 6 affirmative votes, 1 absentee.. Steel. Sewer Equipment Storage Building, Construction _,Plans '& speci icati.ons on the subject project were submitted and filed. At the request of Councilman Icing, an ordinance providing for the above work a.nd a resolution authorizing the Clerk to advertise for bids thereon were held ; over . until the next meeting fo further; study of `the plans & specifications on'. the work. T Stree,t' S'tornl Drain ® Completion Report of the City Engineer dated May 1, - 1957, stating that all of the Work performed by the contractor on_ "B" Street Storm Drain" has been completed satisfa:ctori.ly in accordance with their contract and with the plans and specifica- tions, ,of the City of Petaluma,, submitted and filed'; whereupon, Res. #.1866 No C. S. ,introduced by Councilman King, seconded by Councilman Adams, entitled ''RESOLUTION ACCEPTING COMPLETION OF CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF_.A STORM DRAIN ALONG 'B'' .STREET FROM WEBSTER STREET TO EL� ROSE DRIVE AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO .470 M O. So was, read and. adopted by 6 affirmative votes, 1 absentee., tAt the request of Councilma Gustafson, the City Engineer was directed to check on a portion of "B "Street where the street has sunken directly over the sewer-"line, and make hi.s r - commendation on this matter to the Council. Other 9 t-y Officials Monthly reports of the Auditor, Director of Public Works City- Engineer, Central Permit Bureau., and - City Pound Dept. were submitted' and filed. To a question by Councilman King, the City Manager stated that there , would be a report submitted to the- Council at the next regular meeting relative to,e�ollections from the various City parking lots. Committee Reports Traffic Committee Report of the Trdffe Committee dated' May 2, - 1957, submitted and filed. M_rs, Marvin Porritt, who hid addressed the Council requesting the installa = . t am of traffic signals zt Payr dii & E dash. St. at a previous meeting, was given a. copy of the report `The matter was ordered put on. the agenda for the next regular meeting for - diseu_ssi.on. (5) 182 may 6, 19. 7 C.4 REPORTS, OF CITY OFFICIALS . Cont. Committee Reports . Taxx9Cab Rates A setting f'orth to be charged for taxi�.cab fares in xh'e City, as recomrr ended.by the Committee studying this matter, Wa r°edd b the Clerks Mr.. Tom Cooper and. Mr. John Sturm, owners of the Petaluma. Taxi. Service, addressed Council stating that they did 'not feel the :rates outlined in the resolution were high.enough to eompehsat;e for the it cr'e.ased•price: of { gasoline, tires etc Following .a lengthy .discussion on the subject of rates Acting,.Mayor Brown informed Mr. Cooper' and Mr'. Sturm than x e Committee had. arr i d ` at the rates set forth in the J:esolution after considerable study of the taxi " 'cab rates of other nearby cities, etc. and that the Committee felt these rates would be fain for the cab owners and their customers. He went on to say .,'that he .believed the cabs should operate under these rates for , a month or so, and them if they can furnish f,-igures to •justify a raise in the rates, the Council will be. happy to a The resolution was then adopted as follows Reno 418'67 No Q .introd:uced by- Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman. Adams, entitled`,' "RESOLUTION FIXING AND DETERMINING RATES WHICH MAY.: BE CHARGED FOR TAXI. -CAB SERVICE. ".- , adopted-by 6.affirmat ve votes, I absentee. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES r at #48 =1. NCS De "sgnng Fire. Zone "s' Ord .'. #481 N C S : o introduced lay Councilman Adams, seconded by Councilman. Bro rn, en titled AN ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED, OREATII�I.G AND .ES TABL,ISH® IN.G FIRE ZONES; REPEALING ORDINANCES NOS. •344 Co S' 400 C, So - AND 138 No Ca So was adopted by 6..:affirmative votes, 1 absentee. CONSIDERATION OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS At the request of Councilman Gustafson, the C Iy, - Manager was directed, to obtain prices on traffic signals which may be manually operated by pedestrians,. and. to check with various cities where such signals are` in use to determine if they have proved' to be satisfactory, etc. The matter' was referred ' to th City Manag ;and Chief of Police for their investigation of tho subject and report to the Council. Councilman Cr nella stated that he had been contacted by residents of Edith St. and 'requested to inquire as to whether -it would - be possible for the property owners on the North .side of said street', between.. Wash. St and "D'! - St. , to pay . for their sidewalks o'er a perl:od of time rather than in a. .lump Y sut City Engineer Russell Ingram sta ted that this would be possible b format .on of a small as*sessm.ent district, but the costs would be a little more'' that way. The City Engineer was directed to check on this matter. ~ .(6) 1 May 6, 1.957 C' S1L ERATION OF UNFINISHED.BUSINESSI A Following a discussion relative to installation of a concrete sidewalk down ,Fayra:n Street and. up East Washington Street to the Fairgrounds, the City Engineer wa:s directed to prepare an estimate of the cost of such a. sidewalk. Councilman Bigelow suggested that some sort of sign be erected at the tq off: a,nto the Petaluma entrance on the south side of town° He remarked. t as the ;sign which is now there does not seem adequate, as it is very easy to miss the tuxn °off; into, Petaluma Mr. Frank stated that a complaint ,t gard ng this situation has been flidd with the Division of Highways and that: the:ma'tter .is being considered by that body, It Was suggested that. the sign read., "'Right Lane 'for Petaluma. , The subject was ordered put on th agenda for discussion. at the next regulh:r m'eetingo Mrs. Nellie Schwartz, 1007 " Street, addressed the Council requesting to know. the CounciPs intentions regarding improvement of "B" Street. She believed that many of the property owners di not fully understand certain. details of the project relative to curbs, etc,, and suggested that another survey be made, to determine if `the majority of the property owners are now in favor of haying the work. done 'Following discussf n, it was the decision of the Council take this matter render consideration during budget sessions for fiscal. year 1957m58. A DJ`OtJI�l�IM ENT There being no further business to come before ,th.e meeting, the meeting was+ d..djou.rved until. 7:30 P M. , May 13, 1957.. City Clerk 1 11 (7)