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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 08/04/1952291 �I August 4, 19:52 7:30 P 11 'Re meeting; o f . the Coun°cia. of the.. City of Petaluma .'called I by "layor %,Iyers, to o r ' �e T RO LL ALL,' Present:...Councilmen Adams,. •Brown,, MorwQ.0d, Scho,en ngYi,, �.chwobeda, Shoemaker, and ':�a_ yor ,flyers., PRO O e m nutes o the last regular meeting of July 21,, 1952 H ` ,were approve6 as r�ecordedo CbNI STI' ;R'ATIO'N OF 'BILE M con om��nd3�aoned fora. , ., � �a,na, er dated Jul of e Cr chase of. autoMobllos Y 23p T Q �2 tY Y ,, iat contr'ac t ;, for, the purchase of four automobiles • be yawarded to the low. bidder p .the.. Sanders Motor Company; subnitted�and f;iled:" whereupon r.. Res'. #996 N.C.S. introduced, "by Councilmaa Scliwobeda, secogaed by. Councilman Adams., ution ati.ardir� contr- ct to Sanderson r.gotor ,,Co4 , for Resol n :! d * p4zrcha_, es 'of 1,hree .,ordor . sedans and "one , red ri Deliver adopted 'by. '7'• affirmative votes, P"BLIC "'HEANGS „eed Abatement , p% , be, e time set' for. hear' nf any ob,jectiµons by zny proper ty° oi�ner . liable, to -;be assessed, for t he %York' of abating - weeds , etc. the Clerk, reported , t'hat no protests. had been ,received, .aid reported the °pa ,tin ° o f the Street' Supt Q s report of cost' of abateir�nt, on the Cauncl x door on Aug. 1st, 1.9:52, whereupon R es.. #997 ,N.CaS. .bY .. i4 ; i b Counci`lman Adams second 'ed: Counclm3n�.schoen'3:ngh, resolution co p er nfirmng Street au nt, endent os' report r of •cost` of abatement- of . weeds ",. rubbish and other nuisances ':" •.; • �or°der`ed °�labated try i�es.• .9 5 7 "NgCp�S.gO . .. adopted by•�'7 aff votes ` F ETITIONS AND COT-TIM CAT ',"ONS Re, er an copy :of reso ut�on'�rom C 'iy°of Tn, &Iewo C S Od o ppOging proposal of• County Supervi•sor!s.. Assco •to provide 4°. State Sales Tax and a: kin, Council to consider ,similar act'ion',, , read, and jiled At the sur est °ion of Councilman Schoenin,_j action Vias deferred on this, matter unPil after the League of California 'Cities Conference 1n ^ October, - at which time much information will undoubtedly be .gained on the subJecto The- City Clerk �ra� �, directed to . °re,P1y to 'the:., City o,f Inl:ey vood a. on., tY is lime. Notification of July 1952 apportionment of gas tax allocation for.expenditure on city, streets, shoring 7,,3OE a13:6.cat'e to the Clty of;` Pet'a- uma,," read and filed. A Nbt=lffi "cation• of a �plication for transfer of 'TOn Sa " ale Crerieral. LI-quor License - Hotel Petaluma" ,read and fileda Said" application approved by Chief Del Maestro, M tication''"to build retaintnry adbdivislibnw Heque sf s l: 'e y' _' gr e ,� ar1 A:1rs a ` V. H o 'Ph beret q . % . r'o an rlrs o F" Ba ,° mmerinan,' 'and r' andT TA o H. 0` residenta Of Booker Su�bdivis an' : askl47, `perm - iss.iori'' to erect retaining «call 'F v in from curb f: ,on'Lot' 14 ";' "15, "and 1'S of the Booker ub-Divi`s mead °° and filed ", . . 1© 30 uest: for retalnina . % cohta Report from ' the Dir e Rubli.c orks dated, 0/4/52 stag. "r that in. his opinion the constructions of a sP�all �etalnin� troll would not be detrimental to - the City,' but that the City shou ret.3 in the ri Pub to have such iva12. removed at a -later time =- necessary for , .publi c( hoal:th' an&—' safety road- and" filede Tree matter .was referred to the City -Frig for preparation. of a plan for said work, and to the City Attorney for a resolution thereon, Re —status of street o Lot ;5 Linda Vista - Subd v lion ' Letter from ,torso Elizabeth, Fowler as ng ,tha sUe,p J)e teken to establish status of street located on Lot ,5,,' Linda VEsia fiubo and report of the Dir. of Public `=orks..thereon, were read: and; referred..to the City Attorney ,.eor'reco , endat on.' ' Petin 16 :rit Ca m ttee re construction of model 'of 3.oF'oDay 'r ?ot- Ce 'oi M?e nm t e, x1 , the San" Fra31C S . CO city7R , ° Efu7, 6, 1 52, at.1e34 Po' ?o to" consider the' advisabili�,ty, of the consttnaction 'of a working scale mod°'i of San Francisco Bay, to Abe, u sed to , determine the , effects of various types of, crossiners, on, tides in tie' southern part.1• of the '?3ay. and 'to, ass . the erialheers in s'olvn eri °ineeriri problems relatin — to future bridges; ` or other projects read and -filed. Councilman " Shoemaker and the` Di,ra of Public orks,; phal d` Baird; were delegated' attend said meetin'go ' ' �ne` In etalu ' Transcript of ,Fiear3 - re ,p s. lan -of Div... � of H h i to build b gE Copy of transcript"", of .F'ub ° dear ng, i(l ma ju y `- '22`452 - re 'appli'.cati.on °of D V. H . w4yys -F , construction of .twin . bridges across L' t lama Creek;, was reported o n - J-h .t'nE office of the City Clerk. Re nest that old Club. House a t Keni�w.or°th. Park be removed Lion, statin that theCl.ub , .House, xormerly h 9 Le er rom Dori oun a y -� s o Assoc a . as Adjdni .,- Bldg. will scor :- be vacated;, that they con:Ad.er it . unsa e t that it stands in 'the =gay of future de kc ent of the.Jivestoc area:, and asking instructions as to its 'disposal, read, f1 i referred, to the City planaer for "study and recomr3endation�' RFAOFZT`" OF CITY ' OFPICIA.LS C lty Mana.rrer Claims .a =proved for payment"ye Clay :Ianager were su{britte(1 whereupon Res. 7098 114.0 o's o in ed y � . Counci7rian Ada s - ' seconc3'ed : "by ,Courieilman 'Brow, n, ap clair�s' ('I ©s; .152 'to 386 I rovan nclusive); adopted by 7 affirmative a votes o . .. .. . `31ockinq off. of Citv Streets for Snpt%i al TNrpnt:- :. 4'.Au r. 1952, on the above subje read and filed, ,e t, svvree, ins Mr. �v ankr City ''4an.a:crer, .Verbally reported tna arrangements have , been made for the business area to hsve tvio hours regular strg schedule° � t of street sweeping on Sunda morni ngs, This. i I addition the .� g . y of . cti ' y Possible outside sewer c onnection , surve . o:,epblc, oit is c?e ,s.svver3connect ateu u. Y 1952, on. sLarvey P s ions,, read and filed. The report recommended the r.;ranting of the application cif Frank Stegeman receritly denied, and listed 14 �� ,��;��p1� =- out :sl.de sewer :connections - and reconnended that t�iuse be 'granted permits providiftg� appli th ei- eoii b md`e, on or before Sept. 1 19520 2 f s 1 outside. sewer connections cont. ,�e "renor «rt °r recorY►en e tria.t a. resolution be adopted. �statin ; apec3fic pq]'cy `thst -after Sept.1, ?'�2; no" further ,outside : s elver connections will b . ;ranted» ..:. 0 o . . until `, such' ti ter a the .sewer • plant "has been `. expanded in accord-, ance with the ,pla.ns' that T,� b ,proposed•,arid'accepted " Th'e'' City Clerk Was directed to notify by :-letter; {.the 4 14 property owners listed in the .survey, of the" Stept "1 dead- line. .Councilman Norwood ,pointed out that' includ in the 14 possible ,.. connections were 9 houses on Lindberg; La:ne".,.which he, bel eved,4ere already covered under an existing agreement with James blackr,aella ,.The, City . ^ttorney • was. :asked to check the. A. r - ntr:;before the vaarrAn�y"�letter *.are sent out..' : Interview, wj :th - Barr* I °•Jenks Gonsult.San�.En o eport, a e Jta 'y e , .on. t e ,,a . ove su ect D tp`gether with a- copy copy of...a Jfetter <xitt,en b, Harry N.: JenkcsI', unde.r date .of, j my 2'3 1952. on the subject ;-� °Recottendations Re.l atIve, to •Pr.oposed Petaluma Sewage` ' +forks' En1.araementD were; read and placed on 'f`ile,o. 'Re.. gulator si ns yep o . e City Ryan mer , dated. 4. -AtijTo 1 52.'o'n sut ;of '?�enulatory Si ;n "s = statn;, that. in y accordance tivitb' the r ecommendat? ons of the Citizen" 9 ' &.' _ - ice on Oft- Street' Parka iP : snd . Revulatory S gns e . -the-Ca forn a State : �lkutomob l e Association Yias . been..contacted and. ri ons made- fox°,,4the rep]lacerient, of all necessary signs, d' and ,f,ileda - Ci t " nt Borne . Opinion dated: AU 7,.� a e Beque aPrir ce g .. under Last 'sill and Testament of natilda �1d , read and , on f el City' Planning Commission l Letter from Charl FIe Kinz C . Peta]zama Planning Commi. ss on re.co,,mend n that 'the.,Council Oft9i s su gestions contained.n the letter from ?, Lohri Fckl to City r�ariager Eo , ' e of 16 'Julyy 4 52, on the - subj o f d .Frank date' eri m x° toning -read ..and _ filed° t the request and C Manager e was e d rected--t fat , t ' t ° -'e-Mb y Board , of Directors of the. Lea e of California C� o the � y gg to a , ro riate l e illation vat th P e' r e g s u : la sponsor ; PP_ P g res ect to land�use r.e l�tion within va:ry3ng distances of the cities boundar eso Dino . Public ,°forks H O er St. sanit sew sewer En` isY 9 Dana "s ts, Q 's toorm draina=ge . on Jui y - t h e ', Ci ty, T-,ngineer specifications far H Y , or �b 3 'pper S t o San ltary S Is and English a,�d .Dana: tsa storm r ainaZe o .. DGr o. RRec P.,arks P lus is , A "os uito Abateme t _Pr, am onc'a ove sub jest, read and filed. ep;or e a Other-City,Offcials Monthly re orts at, . e; u or, , reasurer, Police Juage Chief., ,of..Polic,e, ,and ; Pounfl, •Dept o read and ft led. `. F . t; an -hly p rogress ,r ep ort of Pu a .;lic `��orks n ng Devito p d : sneer submitt.e:d .land filed° Councilman Sh oemaker re %uested Progress report on biive and N a'aebster Sts', whereupon iAr. Baird °reported::that plans " on Alive St. , Fairview',eT.err�ace -1.41 ss on ,Drive, have, been c,omple,t go ,He further stated that. a title search made' on a11' off the , streets in . the proposed assessment district indicated' that, North ?;ebster Sto 30 32 Is not a city ;street and, has ,never,1:beeri dedicated to the Cfty that there are no spec3,fic. ,'properties. to o by as it is ,e street only through; right of use, . lie stated star. ther ; that `-�i1l;y� are: now kn. the process: of, establi:shipi -What 0 Vie fe .would "tae the,.". fair street ,in d tha. t when- that is done it will require the s'1{;natiture H of . 120: property 'owners antin &.,the _right,'of 'Vay,'fdr" a.i,d' thoroughfare o� . ' . _... .; .. _. • " _ , INTRODUCT OF' ORDT?M 1*1M S a ; V . _ o e r- anc1 Dana . S e u ers, = ' 1 ; oSm n ro aced .by Councilman �choOnixigh seconded by Couii(c im- an .darns, ent tl.ed n ' PROUII�Ti•IG 'FOR, , 17, COAI &'SID I�!ST4T�Ij�:T "tOrT OF I1T'I'tROxT':!l1TFLY 830 tiTJFAL FT ET ' b SAi HOPPF .STREET AND. APPROXIMATELY 56 6) -LIN RAL FEEV 'OF " STORTvT. -ON, DARN ST F.ET" tM'; THE CTTY OF P,. - - 1- A was read and ordered posted by 7-affirmative votes Prov1d3:n:," rchiase of new solo, T;IQ le r mS o a seconded %'O,dIIC:E'. y', _Coiffe l.1Tlc�.n `iChWQb2d r by - Councilman Nt prw®od. entitled"... . re m ORDINANCI" I'ROVIDIIv6 FOP THE PURCHASE FOR TNF. PPLICE. DFTART%TI N,T OF A NF:s� "aQTlJ A.MOT6kdyctt� ' AMD THF TT SALE OF THE CZT1��S' 19 .6 SOIA HAI�LEY�DAVIDSON AND` Jg i THREE WHEEL MOTORCYCLES AS A PART OF 'TIM PURCHASE PR was read and ,.ordered posted by-7 affi r-ta.t ve `votes a " Authorizing. sale of 360 acres Kenilworth Pak to; State. of Calms "o Metteromo poker.., Ass ate Zo o o t e Attorney �contalning of fer ' to 'purcYiase o 60 acres of land at - the nox° hwest c orner of Keriil�u Park . the S off' Cal f' 4X'I2 a , for ,,the sum of *'888 *which land is .necessary for 1ocitino ;the new ,Preelvay, )read and filed whereupon ' Ord. f/24 1doC,S,, int roduced by Councilmaxi Sch1vob.'da.,. :seconded by , Counc loran `Adams, entitled, �`NV,. QRDII+1t1Y�10E; AUT'i;ORIZIT�G THE .SALE . OP A 'PARCEL; Off' PROPERTY ` CONTAI ^ZING .360 AGREE - 'AT ,THE NORTHWEST -.CORN° OF TMd:IL �ORT.H PARK TO, T HE S TATr'OF 'CtiLTFbgNZA - was read and ordered posted by .7 affirmative votes. ADOPTION OF,ORDINAN Author zing piurchase of property 14cN,ear Orda #244: N'.CAS o , ntroduced b Councilman Adams.., seconded by Councilman .Schwobeda:, en;titl.ed, "AN ORDINANCE AUT;H4R:CZING. PURCHASE OF THREE J?AtRCEMS OF PROPERTY FRO L-NAL T' I b 9_'SO1V tItA THOi4PS ON 11ML,VIN PftQPERTY FRO �� , , dAL, , rE �THOMPSON FOR THE' am OF THREE TPIOUSAN D EIGHT HUN DR1� D AND FIFTY ($� a 850) DOLLARS AND THE PURCHASE QF' SIX PARCELS CAF' _PRO 'ERTY l +ROM �TALt71v�A FEE IENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT' FOR `THE SUM 'OF FIVE THOUSAND SEVL]V . Ht9 DRED (. 5p 700 DOLLARS., AND AUTHORIZING ACID. DIRECTBgG THAT THE COST THEREOF DF PAID FROM THE M C NEAR :PARK `FUND OF THE, CITY OF 'PETAL.tA . dame -up regil and` was adopted by '7 affirmative votesi, R . e • is . , : CO'Tq rD7 r1ATTO'1 OF ini;roduced by• Courici�lman roan; seeonde `a, ?3y ;`:Couricilr m Szh�gobeda entilei R rer +SOLUTION,: GRAiTTIr1G T_ r, ;APPLICATTOiS OF, Fft11"3K 'F 4W , PrR 1 .1ISSTTNT TO' Corr'mdt PRO TERTV 0't, STJN.'.YST,OPr ° «nVr . CITY `r�r °:'1T 33Y::TF� ° adapted by. 7 affirmative . votes. , pprecia ,ion to Citizer ➢'s Co ma T on "Off ` t e Park4," A Rey; ° C i ns' Y _., .. l ?esa #1 introduced ,by" Coun ° oilman - S loemaker,, seconded by CouncI lman Ad ams, entitled w ... '. `!IRESOLUT7Otd GF APPRi FOR. Tf'F CITIZ NIS o ' COMN!IiTTEE, Off,' TRAi'FTC HE-_Gi ^1LATORY I'GN._S °r0 Ob'F�STR'i�L`C. PAF���TINO';'eo �' - « V r adopted' .bye 7 - affirmative' •votes Re consideration of re ort' from Gttizents'' on "off stoPark etc ° " It was a^reed that further .consideration =of the ontents,of the report from the_Citizensv Committee on traffic redil toil' si ns an off -- street parkin 'i+roul d be riven at an, ' informal meetin fr t o be •h °eld`` for hat? part cul'ar= , purpose on rtond�.y e venin;" � Aug° ''11, 1, F) P �� r a t F:° 30 P " q n p `, ° :. . tie - Fire Prevention Ord, y r. oney r a -. roo R s reported that the Fire -Chief an Fire Tnspector have recommended that the City Council adopt, with certain' amerid1nents., th WUN Mas. s:ted Fire Prevention 'Ordlnance,, of whiab' has; �a number He `st ated further' that he , Wo�_,ld prepare an. o r din ance f , introduct onf at -the . next. re gular meet rig, and that the adoption. of. 'such 'an w111 result . substantial credita for the.City of Petaluma by the Bo of. Fire Underwriters. . ., ' . I. Councilman Shoemaker reported that 'some of tripe alleys in the C ity are in very bad dis-- repair. This was referred- the Dept. of N olio .orks o He also reported a complaint xhich he° had receive'd of the * blocking, by • ra3:lroad• cars, of Cedar Grove ' Lane. T.hi complaint. Was'. discussed- and it was • su ;.gested `that the, conmplainant address a letter to the City citing the facis In the`'caseo Re - t.4urrav T° Goi aDDlication' for vari 1 c,ouncllZ i,en Adams expressed himself as. •being; In favor ,of grantincr the variance!° It be .apparent tMt the membe o f the. , City Council - ever ir - of _o°rathe variance a resolution waL prepared and p reseno t hdrawn by 2 Sh oema k er � arn Adame 4 who introduced i v3 t and seconded the r esolution, after it wits .pointed Attorney Leroy Lounibos addressed '-V Council :on the above subject, reviewin., the case and urvin; th. at , t'he anplicatlo be 1"�ranted° He Pointed out that .there have been no objections to the application. grid:, in fact' the nehbors are in fdVor of it. Councilman Shoemaker read a +zritten statement li ..had prepar vin his reasons for favoring - the `, g rant W of the variance. Councilman _)chwobeda po inted out • that lie considered this lot a sub - standard lot, and that the same requirements should not 'P, applied to a 40x70 lot th,.t are apnlied to a 50 l ot. Councilm 1 an orwood stated that he believed the .City should undertake, zn 4Mend rent ' to the Zoning Ord'..'--re subs- standard lots. I-. e also stated' that 'he Would like to have the , Planninm . Coin° consi si der reducing the'set -back lines, particularly�on new sub- c, 50- 34 lurray. Gow an pl cat�o�n -f_or var,' arise cont.- by Donald Baird, Dir. of Public , ;o'rks, that the car-port I f- , constructed aqa ist the property line,, , w.ould be in violatioh of the ai.ldina Code., which specifies- that a firewall- 'should be'* ' separation,- t . At the' suggestion of .tYe .City Attorney the Witter Was held in abeyance until he can make a study' ,of ' the. case .arid =i ssue ': ' an opinion' on' it o ,.. r 3 Councilman Shoemaker and M.' ayor Myers . yers hilly Complimented the, members of the Rlannin� Commission for the. many , hours - of. ' Work they have put in for : the 01ty 'of • Petaltzma,, and expressed the thought that whichever day th,e-,Counc_ it acted, on this rather • controvert al matter9' - that the Planning, Commiss .on' has ,the-';' confldence' of the Counellp ADJOM. P. �� 'IT • There be n' no fi -wther businees to come' before . the m et3:n , the meettn. ?vas adjour ?1TT757. :. "��AY 1 i� 1