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especial mee.irlg of" ' the of " tPle Ci:t of Petaluma called
to crs�-;ar by R yor'� lhyers o 4 Y
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. _�N,r resent; °r Councilmen Adams;,_ Brown; Porwood _ScYio Se IV
S hoemakcr,3 and , ,Jayor IJlyers ,
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C;, e � ,re ouncl]: � to sa3.rdnmeeti�� oonsent .of
the members ,of_' , the , C g n , anti the
„certi_ficate of. t Clerk of the ma'tn o f notices for Said ll ` eeting.
ar, a si"t`ion p roperty for, a Civic'..Center °, "
3 p o; fie" as n on xrayi- mar a c oo s e an d oclt
`gc�utld ri ,by ioi ^bards Post x?sse �; ,and En lisp Streets, both' ?roposed
a a �_teTM. f �r :the ° di Vi c Cen der tivas d3 splayed ,and .explained by Donald
Dir ro f Public Qorks;o, F
Gus�cilman ahoemke re.vietired ste
s tdk
� .7 ~r �. S �' ., en` ton date 'by. Ahe
4:C.bun6j i .i elat we to the; selection of a. site' or' .sites-, ;statin_�„ that
both
171iat Comb'
y? , ittee me.etin,' s, ,C ti7.` e e,t3.n s, : an d. F Council
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°q en e s. Committee me.
va
4 . e t ,�„� ` he. si Ite rids "dated' on udies made of rious 'sites; at
`th
me..ti had been held. and. many
d a resu3:t as. the .one that.. would, best,- ser`te �hted had° been ingormal_l)
deci u *oon s t e' communit.� now
and - in , ie�AutUre i hdt s�9�d. site could= accommoda�t,E not, only a
.hall an. d an auditorium, but also a ne*Library, possible developments
alon
narin sgpace out that « the one thine fate Hail ng, and adequate
the , 1 i-ne of a part-County part S
on di .
the_ Council regrOtted is that.
_ . 9 t ti
fir! ,s acquisition.•Lhe, people now residing. in. this loca o��
a�' going to... be inconvenienced.
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A' number er of people in the, audience including . Dr. Geo. Fb
Mead ,r�1te�. ,Ta - raker Mirs., No P.o D 'eConter,y ll . 'CzEOo. HObbie'9 Mr.
J0 I�`o honey.,, and R� r° 7�ichael J. �Broticev c,, ..moist . o whom ,vrer'e owners
of property in the block,. ,;addressed the Council asking questions as to
the amount " of ,money, ,ayai f by, the City for. sites v. the estir� :ted
cost of acquiring the block of, =land ink;'questior ;�. on ''vhat_ basis the
{_ s . . • value � f 'the° propert is m rt Wmether or
final do ter�ination, of the t e, cases that ,:t sale y
not the flC.,It , . ouldry , consider in sdm the p�, pe' y ,also �ha.s
YieY.o rsial value, caD'raT . would happen to the case of long term'.leases J . a -,
dl.e;ad tilttYiM Gf th'e ' pro perty; ,if the City would be. justified iri going
° ivlc° Center yih,en the, cost would be �so .mush greater than
in
�s tin ld al reason why the City all 'cannot be bu he t if « there .
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� � P . b onds voted for a�, ton :the tVas Yigon
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the original, b
Gra.^mar school.site, what proceedure would be necessary in order to
condeLm, the "property.
P he -Edith -Hendricksen. and' NP..Robert, Brunner stated that they
' . s a,
"atior cl t p went location of the Ci''t`y Halls the site for`, the new C.
bull di y thc,a -Auditorium to be situated elsewhere,
ayor `t,4yers, Councilmen, the City Attorney; and the City.
"e lained
r per which ,they hoped could be .acquired.. s
,, � n.s
ra*th than condemnation, expressed the opinion that the City should
�alazi "to��ard 'a Civic Center; that while a few people had expressed
d the Civic Center plan many others had expressed approval
thereof--that there, would be..considerabl.e saving in heating, maintenance,
and pe. °sonnel if; the civic buildings were fWoupe.d togethero that it
vU i� c1' t :c - nd to keep the present commrciil area and v where they
row are .;that a ma jority of the property owners in the block had been
contacted aixid that most of them mere willing; to consider sellin�r, their
proper y ' for civIc development.
in closing said
the
discussion on this subject Mayor Myers
th ; it a specs, di meeting would again be called for a, further discussion
and that consideration wouiti ;be .,1ven to all suggestions.
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2� , :Policy r egar ding op eration of ambulance.
Letter from COUncilma•n. S}ioemaker, dated 'Nov. 24; .1952'9
on the above sub ject,", in which he suggested that in, order to alleviate
the existing conditlon it. Would p p ear ,that o o .,e t °a special P� Jtand�by'® x=
sery tc:e'' manned .bir trained `and ex et enob Prsonnel' mi ht be des z�abl.ea
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The usual emergency calls to be handled as at - nresen -t ' by .City, personnel. o
The 's tan db y. drivers to be 're%ined on •an on call' basis.m The+ at'tcric3y
ink, .physician to make the • request for ,the zpecial s erv�:ce ar5 ,as
the need'-Arises-,6 Tn, this manner' complete .�ambUlohee servi "ce Mould be"
avaftdble °in our corimunity at times. 44 read' and filed
1)r o .C, S.timson "address.�d. the C ouncil - stating tha .anyone
�-n the, ambul'ahed" sere -ice `mutt �i;v6- All ° - inclusive service e; �ncludin
cone �. 'cases; that'-At takes specially trained per'sonne 'for this
` ous
z�ro� 1� an that the firer}en and .pol3 .conten ryene going way beyond the r
ca3A of duty in try n� to perform is Uervl ,cea Iie .nformed
th
the Couhdil of certain previously unkinown history y%egarding the ple.ns' of
the
for met ambulance - oMer and,, the City,g s taking: over the 1 ?4ps- ness in
S e pteinber _of .1'95 o he accuse the City cif 9 'snat c ning 8 ,fihe ambulance
bus3_n2 ss From <t he orrner `T ",r ®: Tredvae� l o�fter the Pita i urt� Te ;horns
- .`f .owner'
had dcallated ;ti�00o: to._ qro' Treaciiielz,'.;to r6t, his � aqn ux'ar .; �? .'skiapeo
Ch of vin. Del • M aes trO and . Ch iefs Den: Niel s_en s �revie�vk
: �3el
:iandling of ambula iee' in t e"•pe.st -And stated tnartl
,cases„
certai of th' per8bhnel ; ,in , their. c7 especially phase WrI th
srnall. children, of .heir "o��n,, ciid not Vvlsh op }Zand1' contagious caae5
RJLz a k dotard Pr'ank ( City " plc l alter:, poixit6d 'out "t 'a revietu
of Vhe ��ambU Ance.' calls fror�c aE -pt o . >�:9 50 to the °present; time r,e�isaled
that ' '36a dall s'°five `brhsWered for accidents -and,. slackness and hat `
only =5 'calls had been ref`aseda ;
' 17;1' vrY'o spoke �nt' �ub� eo the members of:
t h e .
t . 1,re:.and ;P1olid' llepartments for.,the excellent `serVice they
have given on `ambulance` calls.:'
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. he' had ihtery ewLad -both of the
a �rsyox°; . reportad that .
local' cans` i n the h o 12. t hat' , they' could -be- °interested in
takl nv tov.er ;th "e am bulance; bus3 hers . :but that . both rind : .out
a
vE��y.aod reason s txrhy they could not handl ` thl's bu 'sl mess a
, a -t,h "their �Ferko a
after 1 ]:ew > thy discu�slon� Che,; i!� =tter teas ro erred ." ' t
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City - `anagi� r for zptudy. ar c3'�recommendationo :
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