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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 03/16/19531 5 3 :;iarch 16, 1953 - 7:30 Huegrular meeting of the Council of t,h5 City of Petaluma Y called to order by Mayor ers. ROLL C ALL. Couhelilmen- Ad anis;-BrQ yi p• , #.Qpa Schoenln F) chwdbada, S-hoemtLker',, an'd 'Mayor Miyera. 1 APPROVAE, OF WINUTES: .Vine m1nuU6_q0f­the meeting --qf 1953 .vlere a) d I T pv e ,"­recorded. OF0 RIND CONSIDERNTIMN OF BIDq: Tieconqtniction f or of': and 'Payran qts 3 °r re stFLE511on -V 7 T s - �. F 5p 73 were opened and read as foilo'Ws: a rid, of Pa a n l-)t. Y bnti�actor Addrosn Blds, Hop 7. Pa an S t I . 1A J Larkspur M Art jnc6 S�anta o,­.a R Petalumia - , 4 3 A5 8 5 J0 ,20, Brown-Ely Co. Corte Iviadera 41 8 p 569.50 J. Henry Harris Berkeldy. ­48,,182.94, 9, g. Heli. Con at. Co. Sebastopol - 028.80 A''.rCj-jj F�alsch, .San Rafael Rafael: 38 .,90, 7 9 7 5O Gh o - fti �6s. Irica l � ' 1 1. ;an,, , Rafael -.1 , 95 4-5 7:. 8p`781.50 AJA_ied: F�.Vin San Salta , Rosa, . .9 035,Z5 1__f "ter study by the City Engineer and' City Manager",, n I in't U , . 0 e d by C o Lin c I lm an Brown sec'6nd pd by t ou c I Tm�Lft Adams , entitleC.... olut i on awarding contrac,'t.;. tecOnslructidn., ofd . Payr'an.oS E tree't bet�i6en:-Madison St,�,-Jan 0 Y 11 - 1y) c"J " adp3pt '7 aT f IrmatIve' votes:, arid. h-. Res. Y11 1 4 'MC93 InIZ.-oduced by Councilman Ada seconded. by, Counc.11mvrn S ent.1,11a.d awardin- cont_ , act ­for Tiopper strebt -.. r nqtru.ct and stom� di�a from Bridge t,. 'br1df: 'to Jef fe) t 0 ,.G. Ra s,c h 7q. d e irmat'Ive, 'votes. MM A nessMent District No,; 2 115. S 51s t e me "an ''Res. Qj 'I ��Q_ LT�'Tition Gaon 1088 N CS to meL 'ce c - anl9bs-i ' n, plans. and spec If ieations . S.s �yr 49 1 ent Dist. No. '2 1 ),, the Clerk 'reported that no written protests had been filed. Mayor iv'iyers invited verbal- -prp.tests, but th beln,- none, Res. //-j11,.9'NCS: introduepd, by. Councilman Ad&ms,,, secondcd, by Coutidilman Brown, e n t i t 1 c etolation makin. changes 1. n 'the work to be done - iri 1 a Assessment District No. ;?. NS of the City of F6taluma County of Sonoma, ! of Cal ftfornia,, adopt,c-.4 by "? 4f_ ative votes o . . I - � i " I 15 4. PETITIbl A CM0':1C11VICATIONS. , RP maintalm of muni�C ' nin home rule auest Re from League of Call Ma _( Mf — Je s that letters be writt6n.,.to. legislators­on behalf of : rMni.c. 1 pb1 T , ome.ru'le, read and filed. At the surv-esti.on of Councilman , Iloemker the reqztest eras ,referred - to the - City' Llanaver and t he City Attomey f or prepdratlon of - a reso1iition tbereoli. Copy of amendment to application of Pac.Tele. & Tele. Co for authority to increase certain intra-state -rates. a-nd-c)'1arj?, reiid and filed. Correspondence between the' J IV ac%turlmo Co,. i emid City Officials regardin" sale. of the City Corporati.on Yard,, for the. sum of $850G. read and f Iled. r ch- 12, 191 l etter, �sign., ed by -'ivIr Cod in Under date of LM. Holmes Gen. i�kxrr. 6f Kres,ky MTg.. Cd. a,.!�reelng to U .4 i e pr off. ,18500. *&s.informa.11y quoted-by Cit ' y Officials, and. -stating that they wauld like to tai e, of the buildlm�,- as.,-spon. as possible in order that the ' May proceed with the rermodeling work, read and filed. In, support of, the price qu0tiM'_bY-. the City,, Co.unc.il-man Brown reported that in view of the benefits that the. Ctt.y. 0. - derive from the transaction In the way of a learge annual pa_ Yr oll, taxes, etc. 'and,,after due consideration of the appraisals �.madq on the property,.,, it was the committees s r6boirriendation - that "the 'ZorPpr�tioniYard -and 8. small_ . qtr'1D,of property 41on�:-tl- River, bd sold "to the j�vlanufactiirl.na' Cod ,.foi sUPA of ~ "8500,.,00 O - hoe -regardir.,�.� the 'n q0E;s't16nAn,,o, by Ccumcil man S mker: leftdl reqUI-Jrements''to -,be followed 'In selling.. ciTy - property,,,..- City.,,A't&rn'0!r K1ar1 .Rr -.00ks- that,the� Yty Charter imerellr, t prov3 de.9 - that the sale of City pr6pQrty must be author by ordina'zce© The cor..imitteels redoftmei as reported by Counc!,.'!rrmn n. was approved proved and the•. City Attorney was directed to prP. an ordin'ance authoriM.ft_ the salt-. Re-renu6s't of Co of ;_Co to su:spend.parkin7 meter-regulat.1 U m tOcap the parking be grant d - hey mtrjPs for three, da Butter and Egg Days,, read and filed.--, In discussing this request, Counc 1 pointed u u t that the plan had proved w it orthless a�.yeqr because parkln�; smce8:� had been-4- monopolized by the'ifterchdn *arid theii•. He sugu�ested that some other'. plan be formulated. Cus as:.. purchasers,' passes to te tier i '.'Tide e q under cons iderritim to be placed o n' tli- t &rfda; for the meeting of Apr. 6 0 REPORT OF CITY OPFICIALq ,q YOR Re' port.,, dated"Plar. 13, T915.3 on the subject: Pr 7,i6sed _�Ibn- en City - County =ales tax meeting; called, bv 'Lecliff-U of C3I.tr..ornia' Cities at Sacramento,, 34ar. 1?,,. 1958".,'. sl�bmltie'd- .and TlLled4, CITY iv VIAGER Claims. approved big f _�,_P_Cj f�" — Manager 'f or pa-yMent vurern2 - P submitt.,T, wliereupori Rea". - 7L116 61c'- I m inti•.odu6ed by Coiinell secondec by Councilm' _11' (NOS. Z052 to 3249 inc1usNe) adopted by.' c1dims and bi s tive votes eS, .,.by 7 affirma 20 I iJ I 155- of VAarch 16 IA" REPORT7 OF CITY OFFICIAL, cont. CITY I= 41 AT 'IR Assignments of POrson, crated . ir.arm 5 and IO submitted and JI'l lei? . .,­Prdgiress report.,, dated M-ar.- 1953,D 'on .statues of new City `i,-M. -read and filed. ffepoft s dated. Mar. 16 1953, on the - subjO ct, of- Annexation Proceclures of Inhabited and Uninhabited Territory".. 'read an filed. FIRE `,CHI-JT­ , .'Ro.—Methods of ee 3 at5rtient -- 1 "i.m. . 91em o f Santd,' Rosa Y�fre chi ef n Ff7esen presented MIr. 'O'.Aq Is, encragred in rotbtillingr operati and does 1 754 of the woric. )f W eed abatement 'in; ° Rasa... He .explained to the Council it -ah6d Ct - 'Ork. and`hia c6sts. He - stated that t cle an ' a lot- 'k,100 mi dql: ff cost from 70 50 I to OG Chief ilielsen explained problems of t, City i ttlio lots.-aii the many complaints received regarding damag. e s to ­Aft& diswis,sion'as to comparative costs of . burning or,.. r Xen under "On''i rb - 1 L �,b t i 111 , n" the matte cons Aeration. LIBR'kRIAN '�ry w a8 Th6. report, oaf f tb n L TF Tan f or t.�ne �.Tiio th of FebruF � f iled., C;0P1!7 I D MY k.T.-TO T JJ7.� Rb - -S', Tb-11 NO 109 ro, lation rapid transit an , M77 =-5-771nne President f RF g addire,s�ed : the 'Counlcil_`On th'e­ merits, ofSenate 'No.. 10.9 which pr�vides for - an ap.prbpftatiQn by tie -. S�iate ci s, co'be riatc'n d. '. _V ' ­,.' 00 ,V .'t"O'., tie by tnine , -the, %,y jArOa•, to ed , .q f or, prepqrlp�g 9 - I. — . e's'bluAlon two Kinnne asked, that the Council adopt a r Play� d said Senate .Dill No - -109, 9 whereupon Res. - '4111 - 7 1 NGS tntroduced by Councilman Shoemaker. -seconded by, Brovin, efttitla ' Approving! S,enate 3 i11 No,, '109•_ which , 0 ,:-toward. - tha', 'd n ro iib' ., of� .`� ' 460-.Obo provi __ ;R cost: ';of,:ptepar1n,.7,* the rapid ti�, plan. adopted by 7 affirmative votes ": Re' sale L Oak H1 Park, . Adams*reporte o a a recent m6eting �1.J th:*t6e Petaluimt -- Hospital - District. relative - to ' Park to said body, at which meeting it was stated t,4At.-Ahe._ DJ_'.strict I z k,; 4 o-ji diad " - were 'Willin*!� * to pay' the - City . tree, SUrr e, ..of ,.!�50,bo. per, acre, pr that the. City deducted from the., total., P7. ice the atrease which . woul (1 be r'eqiiired for certain city streets. Councilman Brown stated that, the; Hospital B is Pl_ --y ne be extended to: the , end , . ,:. .�, , _ _ Y- I e 'ektended x ded from Howard St�, to Patk kNre and.. t St. Ken 'tibn . I . ' - "' q], I to Park Ave. which w ou ld rovide for s ��, frOm!'.E1O,vYvd 1� Uld - p M. aro d the property Councilman -wn--Fu in'- ,, T�r.o matter be referred to the Dir of Public �bter' ie the ivork .to 0, mir Width of' the streets; and to the Planning Cormh.ii-ssion. ther6After to determine Whether & not there i's a need for these streets i 'th6 of that iirea.. n Councilman Schbeningh was of the opijjjon - .that the . - " ' .'shoul d be referred to - the Planhing. Com-. stating that the Cit'y al ea, V­ tiffs too . oo,ny 1, e c e s of. unaccess1bl j e�and and that the ht �'be. " b - P e stQdled'.s�o - that.,' undeveloped land b robi b' : nay take 'a .11 11�Iess , Pened up; - that If'by providing roads we - Y money for sale of the land Itself still' ewe woul ou d be' di n-* 30 I iio - Sale of Oak. Hill. Park to the' ,& ror a reiie�To erl of land adj&ceeit to th(4 panto Although there was a variance of opinion. as .'o thee" need for referring the matter to the Plann1hg,:QQm. it ivas so referred for study aril -recommendat -iocn. ;. Purchas • of roper -tom ..a cent.. to Pire Stat:i.rn er ,, C'Ce3Y` 4 x da _ a r 9 NioNealr Co. 'tr tYie _ ,,1 City statin the prl:ce. of `3.4 g00.0. for the lot 'ad joLn rn;� tYfe, Fire' house cn D Street,, r ead ax3d . f ifled,, s,;,r. F'cank, City fdianager' reported having; obtained tY fee. appr l sals on said property which E �pprai:sa� s were the bias -is - o the offer of t be City to pay 14000. s��:d property. I3o s Cat ,d,- �f urther that,, *this price of - '*400 v : ii�cl -tided severr . damage- " Coi in.c= l.ma i hoe maker. suggested. the: possibility of tyan 3fer°ri,.� r some of activites. noiq (arried can. at thy; D. St. Foxe UM to the Payr Sts Sta tion where th is 1aVger. land area, 'aid tha t such a s widy - mi-ght, .•,.�I IAJ.na b `the need to acquire a .mox'e ' land. thus sa vinf , the �- .1:4D000 G� %��Y #Gil nari r!dY' asked that the C o uncil be furnished ��l.t�y maps of the area sh(xain:O the location of the ire station- and o ther ? inf ormat ono This 'cva.s referred to. the Dir. of Public cd orkso +a `�ch-wobeda:• 3 u jri4s ;ed. that a C ommittee be appa nt.e�ct to study thi,,s .matter and, eagle- up .vith. a. recommendation, hereupon.. !4ayor LA yers appointed collnci 1 , "D - lorwOod, 5 Shoemaker and the C'. ty I„Ianager on said Gft lttee o royal_ of Senate Sill No. ISA4: r Sla'tevild A5) Re's. N c7s , i r it rn$Iuced by, Coun'C:lUTllan by Counc`i J,rCla i ant itle t4 , r t 'esolut3 on s zppor't1w, -and a pr.oti i n,, SenaS�e. Bill. ilow 1 �1�� autr�ori�.3v ; a state] 3c1e- 4 sales to,: 'provided the ,same i_s amen°ded to, provide - that - sel_es, 't:axes ,cif' 1;``, ao11L C'eeet. c t Tlin .any City which �r�ae?� h as - a ( ty salts twc, stiou`T. d be paid to such' r i'ty o '° adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Aut,hori z n C if l'reasurer to sell ` OO 0000. jj.S Cer` Y.� I ate�s introduc Od. ter ~Councilmah. ?1orwood., seconded try C ouncilman �il�. �s, entitice�.� , . . ' .. . � •, f authorizin g� . the CiT ty Treasurer to sell =1:OQ� Certificates of Indebtedness now An the City; Ball 'old X o Fuh:d and' to credit the . z�MCCE E id therefrom : to, . s aid • C i.ty ida,l l 32rl oPund. adopted by 7. a ff rmativ, 6 votes A.cg2 t�.n offers Ci f ,_. - Res„ 1711.20 N C S — - ntrodueRd by Councilman . •choen]- n:gh seconded by Counc,llr iAdams, entitled QYIje accept1w offer of and deed from Ado Pa.ccala arid ,4Larian haccala,, -iris va:ife of property ,:f or ' +z5c a:s a park, tine site for the the 'Price o f .nevi City Hd - or 23 adopted 'by 7 af' votes. ',es. 'x!''.11 M - t introduced by Counci-lrlan Norvood seconded IY'y Council -,an Adar,1-., entitled,, "Reso]_ution ttcc;eptin- offer of and .(Iced f.'rom A.n.ttlor� I Tin Eyer and. :ells e I,14 llye his viif0, Of , p r gperty r r for use as a part, of -the' site for the , revs` City Hall _i'; . the price of " , adopted by 7 affirmative voteso 4 i leetift- o . lE, 19,93 t`,cce Ann. offers ., Cit l.raZl s: G con t. � ' Res. / / NT77 a introduced by Councilman Norwood, seconded - by `Couricllman Adams, entitled., ` Rid solution accep't'in, offers of and deed �-Y•om ,.16&jofte Rudolph„, also knovnri as ivibxjQ ': %e L0. Rudolph ai1d;: Leroy/ Rudolph, hen husband s of property for , use ' as a par of the site for the new City Hall for the Tr 'Price. of � .'10,500.00o- adoptod "ray 7 affirmative votes. Reso. #1123 N CS introdu <.-__d b,� Councilman i3r•ovin, - seconded by Councilman Norwood ���teso3.:�tion accepting; offer - d deed from Grace a single woman; of . Property' for• . use as a par ...o f the s it e 'for the new City Hall': `f car .$ the *rice of Al7, 000'00°�e aggpte.d� by. 7 affirmative votes. Res..11 N intr6d ced by C ounc ilman Sdhbenih i1, secon by" . Couhcilraan.''Dro ;vn entitled 1 eels' �xLion acceptinG offer of and deed from:Georae F. I:a.ea.der ,and Joe].le, o i•. +eader°, hi rr� fe ` of pro ierty fbrr use as a part of the site - tote new �CitY',. fo the price of itlop000.00 PP , adoptedl_ _ 7 aff rmative votes, :'::�.:�;:•; ft.es. �fil2'5 NC`s iPtroduced by Couilcilman Sthwobeda • seconded by Councilman Adam's, entitled , Re 'P.Re`:olut on accepting; offer of and deed from 'Ha.*�r�a Hobb1 , : a sin l.e. womhn of• pi_operty P&� use as a ' art of the site 'for the n°ew _City liall -for' the price W . 4500300' ' adopted by 7 affirmative votes t ,fir ►ay.or Wyers , ivrs0 Sharon Ke and ;ix. David " Wgas;° students in Journalism_ - at the,?' nWoATlty of California, lie Pr o`POsAt of -- sellin KEi hllwor•tb Park-to ._State - he , ifidtter o r sell . -- m ; Ken l " rtti _PaFk to the St ate df Cal ifarnla for .a token , payment was briefly discussed and: tc tne:.City Liana er f'or investigation and report back- This to include an opinion from the • City Attgrh&y as to whet -her or not the matter would have tb he submitted to the electors "for approval. in answer to Councilman Gc;hwobeda, Councilman Shoemaker statO that the plcr? s for publici�'�n ,.facts:..'co cern gin ; tlae ��iar0 :Sl. •�'neo.ial fond el ecti,on i. be' announced soon. ADJOT] TI��IF! 17�r "' being, no a further: tyasiness - to coine• befortle _. the meeting, , he 'Tfi C),etI.ng was ad jeurmed,, ' . -.. ATTE . ;T., -, C 71 50 151