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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 06/30/1958June 30, 195`8 7:. p m . Hall.'_ Petaluma, .Calif. Adjourned meeting of the Council of the City. of Petaluma called to order by Mayor "Parent. i2OLL,jC Present: Councilmen Crinella, King, Matzen, McCausland,- Van Bebber w and Mayor Parent Absent: Councilman.Gustafson. - A`PPR c7VA7L, OF MINUTES: = 1 1 1Vltinutes .from the rmeetng of,Ju.ne 23, 1958,. were approved as recorded. PETIT- Q z &COMMUNICATIONS: . .of meeting of Mayors, C' ouncilmen & Board of Supervisors to be. Yield' 'Thursday,: July, 10, 1958, at the Sebastopol War Memorial, read and filed. „ .4. mbers of the: Council were asked to notify the City 1Vlanager :if they w=ashed to -attend, :the meeting: 1VIem_ ', of Agreement, Div .; of Highways .for expenditure of funds allacted =cinder section 2107.5 of Streets'and.Highways Code "for engineering, sub =muted `and filed; whereupon,. Res., #2096'N. Cl_ S: introduced by Councilman King seconded by Councilman McCausland, entitled,, ".RES.OLUTION OF THE .CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETAL'UMA ADOPTING BUDGET AND APPROVING MEMO RANDUIVI OF A,GREEIVIENT FOR -EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER SECTION 21075 OF THE STREETS .AND °HIGHWAYS CODE: was Mead -and adopted by 6 `a.fflrmative votes, 1• absentee. Request, of Victor L, DeCarli dated June 226, . - 1958,, for- 30 days extension of ° times in which to clean up lot :`on which the old Shoe Fadtory'-building was located, read and filed; whereupon Res. #2087. N. C $. introduced by Councilman McCausland, 'seconded by Councilman Crinella, entitled, "RESOLUTION GRANTING TO VICTOR ,L.. DeCARLI AND CHARLES P ,,DeCARLI AN EXTENSION UNTIL THE IS DAY OF AUGUST,, 195.$ WITHIN. WHICH TO CLEAN UP THE DEBRIS AS .A RESULT OF THE DEMOLITION OF TH'E OLD SHOE FACTORY BUILDING SOLD P,tJRSUANT' TO ORDINANCE NO,..249. N C. S.." was read and adopted by 6 - affirmative votes; 1 absentee. L_ ter dated June 2,6, 1958, addressed to City. Attorney Edouard -E. Robert, received from Jerome J. Bunker, City Attorney' of Palm Springs, Calif., re rifle & ',pis_rc? range, read -and filed 441 " _', June 30, 1958 REPORTS OF. CITY 'OFFICIALS. L N .,gym City: Claims :approved for payrrient-by the City. were submitted and filed, whereupon Res #2.088. N, Co S. . introduced by Councilman Van .Bebbe`r, seconded by 'Councilman Kiang, approving claims and hills (Nos, 4450 to .4608 inclusive), was : read and ;,adopted by'6 affirmative votes 1. absentee.. Director of 'Public ;Works Street, Repairs, 1957° 58; Unit Report bf "Interim (amity Engineer dated June 26 ; 1958, .certifying that_ all work performed by" Reichhold _& Ju:rkovich on subject project has been completed ,satisfactorily in. accordance with their contract and "`with the plaris::and,'specfca` tions of the City of , Peta'luma, read and filed. Letter from Interim City Engineer Russell. W. Ingram dated jiine 26', 1958 submitting final estimate for. work'performed`.6n subject project, submitted ;and 'filed° . City- ;Clerk Gladys R.o .Wallin , noted that the total payment due under the.:fmal estimate 'was $13' 90.6.50; lens lO J ( y o retained 35 da s') Councilman King. suggested `that the Council consider the. idea of feather- ,. ing the overlay on resurfaced streets down to nothing, at all :intersections -. A resolution , acceptiing ;completion of'the contract on the 'above mentioned work was then :adopted 'as 'follows: Res.:- #20$9 N C:a:S.. - _ introduced . by Counc :,loran :McCausland,.. seconded by Councilman ,King, entitled, Res Approving End of the Year .Budget Transfers Res #2090_' N C So introduced by Councilman King; seconded by Councilman Van .Be entitled, "RESOLUTION•AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO MAKE CHANGES' IN 'THE 1957 ,58 BUDGET;: AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION' 24 i017 - ORDINANCE NO, 494 N Co:So " RESOLUTION ACCEPTING COMP " LETION OF CONTRACT'.FOR 'STREET REPAIRS, 1957°.58, UNIT #241)% AUTHORIZED BY 0 R0INANCE'NO..495 No C..So adopted by 6 affirmative votes I absentee, CON 1I QN OF UNFINISHED ; BUSINESS; A resolution which .had been on the agenda, confirming canvass fb'y Board of. Supervisor's, of Special 1Vlunicipal Bond Election heldjune` t. was deferred until -- a later date, due to the fact that "c' rmation. from 'th& Board - of' Supervisors had not yet been received.,, read and 'a.dopted" by 6' aff irmatiye votes, 1 absentee. (2) 443 June 30, 1.958 Ci)NS D .ERATION -OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS: " Budget Study Section. 40 (C1ty Manager) 40. 230 = Discussion was held relative to the amount recommended in thls section for conference expenses. It was the decision ,of the Council to l"eav'e.. the recommended amount in the budget temporarily;. It was felt that fa consideration could be Own ,this matter, if necessary, when the budget was :ev-eiwed for approval. All other- items in section 40 were'approyed by the Council. Section 80 (Mayor & Council.) 80., 230 = 'After discussion on the subject of whether or not to to hpor' rlly delete - $325. from the $3325, 00 recommended in this section, a pull wg ,taken which revealed that..all members of the Council present were in favcr of. >reducing the total amount to •$3000, 00,.. - All other items in section, 80 were .approved by the Council.. Sect ion' 90 '(Retirement) This entire section of the budget was approved as recommended. 8.30 p. m. ® A recess was declared *a.t this time. 8;45 p. m. The meeting was - called back to order. Sect 90 4(Misc�o & Fixed _Expense) The City Clerk . called attention to some necessary changes in tMs section as followse 90. 414 Codification costs 176 additional pages @ $6.00 11,-056. 00 Sales Tax 212 24 $1,268.24 90.464 Liability Ins. ® Rifle Range $50,.00 90 .464.4 Other Insurance: Valuable pap'e:rs Library, Add. , cost re 3 yr. policy .$200.50 Increased *cost =. False Arrest IL 0 65 $212.15 The above items were ;then added to the. -respective budget sectibns�., and budget section 90 was .approved by the` : Councilo - Section 42 (Plaguing) 41 2 30 $150 00 was deleted from the $6500 00 recommended under 'transportation (cont`d.) (3) 444 June 30 1958 CONSIDERATION OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Section 42 (Plannin cont'd. - 420 450 -7 General Plan for Petaluma Area.- City -Pi-annerR , iQ-bai-d n Coleman explained to' the Goulcil the necessity for 'having a General Plan. Y, in relation to the proposed Urban Renewal program. Councilman ; --Mc , .C'aus.l.and 9 , Council representative on t_h.e, City'- ni�ssion,' 1" lan, Planning Coml 'stated that Federal Aid for the cost thd Genera 1 fi could not be secured uni,ess a consultant wa hire d bv.the City as provided fo in the recommendation set forth in this section'. He ` nt on to 'say"that, he' . h ad talked to Mr. Coleman in regard to this matter-, and had been .told that Mr, Coleman -could -prepare a General Plan without the assistance of a consultant; howpver, in the long run this - would actually provio more costly and would take considerably more time, Councilman King 'stated that he saw.no great uy , th! -im which rgenc ,, a . t p t necessitated the immediate preparation of 4 General Plan, i as the City was not growing Ing inanektrely rapid fashion., Countilftien''Mdtze'n� Van'.B6bber "and ':Mayor Parent - expf-'Ossed - the opin* that work'should be started on the General Plan for-thie id&t r. interest futue .. the City, In. answer to a question b y Councilman C Mr, rinella, M. CblemaCft stated , that the Geh' ral Plan - w would not increase 'the City Planning Staff. 14 that this factorWould be on the growth of the City ba A poll of th& Council was taken to determine if the - $7600". :, for 'a r Gene al. Plan should be left In the budget-,, All members of the - Council . pres&h : t',. - with the' v "aye' ", exception of Councilm King voted � the amount recommended, ., N i All other items in section .4_2'were tentatively approved.. - AWQ,RNMENT: There being no further - business to come before the, Co"Pncil, the -mee ting was adjourned, Attest-: :G!a� z May or e (4)