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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 10/26/1953i October,. 26 a '.1953 -7 :30 , P. Adjourned- meeting of -the : Counci:l. of tree .City .of' Petaluma was caft6d to order b Schoeningh. Roza.cAL :n r• � � ♦ .: 1 L "' -fit , . � - � �' . . '?x°esent: Councilmen Adamc, Bigelow, Brown Norwood, S_chwobeda, Shoemaker and Mayor Schoeningh. Absent: None, 7 =,The, minute: of , the meeting , of .- October 12, 1953; were approved as "x� cor id :. �. PETITIONS' - `& :CO1�VlhiIR4ICATI.ONS ° �.r Lettort from the Cal ifor�n State Iiorser�enas , Association, one bated October tith 1953 expressing appreciation for the Cityes sporsor�irzg .a trophy for their conventi:on9 .and the- other. dated Octo -� ber l;g.1953 thanker the. F'ire; :Police., Recreation'�Departments and a-11 oAAe �C3ty , personnel, -for t h eir help in , making th eir . co nv ent3.on a "`big," success read" and fil?do Br oaks.. Letter,, dated October, 19 1953. addressed . to.City - Attorney e and s. ;'Thoris: -Jo ,Caulfield :requesting tha Kaarl from Ur JA' t the mat'.er of construction of 'curb curb and glitter in front .of their . property ,on.,;Hopper. $to be :held :in abeyance until - such time as their plans fog° •;the , development of: "said 'property is 'completed, read. and ft led. Pollowina a brief discussion, the matter was referred to the C'i ;y manager to contact M�r°.. & mrs.; Caulfield' ascertain a definite date on which they intend to inake said "improvements on their.,property and to report back to the City Council.,, REP F C TTY - .OFFICIALS : CManaer y Clj1] ms, 4pprove0,.for , payments by- the ,City.: ages .Vere subm9:tted whereupon Re'b.' ' -#1249 . N. C o S o. intr oduced; by, Coc ncilman = S hoemaker an d�:seconded y. - ` by Councilman, Norwood,, approving claims and bills (Nos. 1221 to 1426 inclusive) adopted by 7 affirmative votes* `Re' ox; °.on' `re zest of Lihrar � Trustees 'for hinds "tb re ` it roof. In connection with the request of - tlie Library Truste�sg`'dated September 10D 1953., for repairs-to the roof of the Library building and traxlsfer of sufficient mone :gi °.om -the City$ s reserve funds to finance said _work, City Idanager Edo Frank "submitted a report-addressed to" the Bisector of Public Works `dated October 230; 1953 'swou'ld ating that - upon investigation of the gutters and upper 'roofa �t - seem advisable to undertake a complete inspection of ' the, building,, suggest - c i that the inspect on be made, under the. dir Of.' the Director of Pub' `larks :v�ith Cons tructioh, Spector Ne .s9 `S`t,Y°oet Supt. Glahn and Building Custodian lfiallenstein., " in order to determine whether or 1 1 J- k not 6: "'f nancfal� problem is• involved. 1. �F "lio*in Councilman , Norwood 4 .s. explanation' " 'that tt�e_ Library Board wa's not aware of the condition- of "'the the. roof ' at the beginhing of the year ancl�-, �theretore did anticipate :the expense 1h thei�a budget, it-- was'- -the dec-isioni of -the 'Caiuncil to - 1ir6nt' said request' to I REPORTS, 0F.,4.CITY-,*O1PF'ICIALS Cont, _Library Trustees'v request OctobOr provided the amount of the 'repair -work does - not exce estimated cost 6f 4 500 to $6007, and to hold a Library 'Board. in the near future to go Into further detail Of the. Report re Zoning .Ord,,: Ed. Frank reported that he und&stoodl _that with. but one r- or two minor changes the ordinance was ready for ' ifitr6ducti h "The'' Afto:�n6y, -Karl o rqoks- t Counc had examined the draft of the ordifiancO and approved 1t­t1iif .would be'An order for the Counch to' pass -a resolution at,.th%'ntex't meeting fixing A hearing for the "date must be set 'sufftdiently'�ahead to permit,, the pu:bliciLtiqp of. the .a.nd ma p. o , I ouncilnah3Sdhwobeda, point. e d out that the property birty -160ated on the ,corner ;v of fa st , Washitig on and �E6wn.' as .­." k1qKinley`o_Cent&,. mast` zoned _ Ad'U6 front .'sect ion h the and sect ono He que.stioned the b est t s'd' 1 e!" said 'property .if it remained zoned as' indicated'. The `-City Attorney stated that before - the.- doUhdii get's.'the ordih'ance,-fQr-..heating,.this mattor shbuld bel-refOrred.l.badk-to the'),, Planyang Gommissidri , It was the opinion of - the -,Coutcil. that this -dha0g-e, con'jidered �' whereUp6n -the - natter was, iback"--to. th , - Coinnds'sAofi. , : for stiid Director of - Public° V(brks - stru" �IpLam n n'Street R co ction r .,, Report,, dated October 9,, 1953, of the "Direttbr' of. Public �' certifying that the improvement of Payran" St from Zidi's6n' t6 Washington Street, being Project' No, of the 9emordnd=o:t:A&-e nient for Major City Street%"h4s been completed,, read, and fileda , q t .q:Ldf..r ; eport - itemized , t - h bt6dkddVni1. costs -'Of r dc'd ns on work., totaling $11,105.62, y!herqupon Res 250 *C S' Res #1 0 a 0 y } - introduced ;by. Councilman ttdaans. and seconded, by Goundil man. Brown ,,entitleC "Rtc;OLUTIOU AdCFP.TI'N''G ' 'C* OM - P'L n,ION. . 'OF COITMC.T '0-� 'RECONSTRUCTION ­ .: .9H3;NGTON:, STRE.I. re POF PAYRAN",9* STREET". P =MIME NMADIS UwSTREED by t ,p�e4 &Cf It-ma i-vi? ; votes l ' - y, cas j A O ther t .Ci ty Offiil 11 Monthly - reports of L;ibraridn* ttie Director, submitted A Ued and i1i � Re Ports Of delegate i',tb League Cities , c6nfer'ence U San, -Fran on7uc too CaUfor h er an. Councilmad Adams ga ve a very; per'it"1n*e'nt, report- telatly, e fora. session of,, the..,publip Department. on' th e' tubject,'_of the. Jegal - ifie"�hndnei�g, bt "age. "�rw (-,regp&�s' -bility'and.. local dra1 h PrPbi He also a , A4 -i� relative "'t 0 f6i s' ,ested � study o at tended ii' r�6it e .sut&vf� ns and ugg lf?t .0 1 ­ � the ;age dao4 the, s subdi vision _:�difia­'nde..be on- I I 2o L ' REPORTS OF .CITY 0 'KCIATB o Conto October ; 26,. 1:9530 Dele ;atesv reports to m 6, Conference Cont. Councilman P4or"w©od' a1 go ' attended'` the' N.bl`i ` Works `De partment session reldting severdl '; ncidents'4nteresting to the Council. Councilman Sohwobeda attended three meetings tO Untapped__ Resources of Public Finance"* Municipal Government Abroad and "Off dStreet,'Parking' :and reassured - ther"Cbi riail'�that..i -h Iine'� the psnelT� s d3 scr "ssion on offstreet� parlcin�; the procedure followed by 'the* City of Petaluma In -,the off - street! �parkingt,pro?raq: Is. the proper.. meth Councilman Shoernker reported, he attended recreat,io� ;meetings and learned information relative -- '.to our .recreation - problems D' and ,: t, hoped rthat °,3n•ithe: rieax° ,future •a ri 6L!Siing could=` be' head :of the creation.C6imission and the Council, to discuss some of the. problemss which are confronting recreation at the present tine Councilmen Brown abd Bigelow also attended the � session 'of the Public Works Department. Ma y 9 3choeningh commended the Councilmeri "and' the City ^ Officials fox°', heir.:attentveness to the ` affairs•' >of :the.Confererice �$gid .stated ,the rCity hian that . ager':Iias requested Yrep=s t'o .'be` ',sgbmitted by the Department. Heads - who. I. attended.' _ t Re rt of Committee on access to drive' at 310 Hoppe St.• Counci1maii "Norwood, ciiaiji of the committee to in - v6stigate the pj:oblem., of: access -to the driveway at '310: Hopper ;Sato , ;- "reported„ that _,th&z' , oi'mer. °: of : said property: has'. taken' card ,•of the 'mattet. azid�_ has, "secured a city: permit. to' take - out thef'neces curb. Councilman: °Norwood -. relent oncd `1the;'deplorable conditibit'of the curb .ins�front . of the property: west of" 310. - Hopp6r 5 e and ,suggested the matte ..3.ncluded' 3n`tne .d3:sciassonr o `the - policy�'for' curbs and glit ter s e l ), i• +_ a q / a 1 1.,, J ADOPI 'j= - ,OF�rORDINxgCEi ° �R� lat d ip- di ng ' in u acid 'disturbances 'og streets. } ' °-• YOr.d �X319:`NoCo5 introduced by Cold'' ' Sh6e dker seconded by Councilman .Sch *obedAe! entitled, k1'ANg�ORDINANCE REGULATING THE .` I7I(IGTNG �iJP ':A?dD DISTURBANCES t 07 AND �UI)FWAIJ: i sTN THE° PtMLIC : STREETS, LANES ALL AND PUBLIC PLACES JN TI1 .CITY OF•�P ALLTP�A; • REGtJ t LATING� THE R U ILLING AND. - R AIRING " , DISTURBED; SIR' 4:,► ^ a + l�TJ °D RO%1DZ'f1 YS ECtFOF° IREQUIRIT-IG:.40 AND RECORT6 OF " COIIDIJI -UNDER _CI'TY STREETS; ALLEY" AND PUBLIC, RL.4CES PTO BE FIND WITH rTHE CITY ;' OVIDIN6 A'PENALTY FOR THE UTOI�ATION HEREOF a REPEALING' ORI?INAZ`10E "N0; "'2 j C aS 9 AIdD ALL OTHER ORDINA14 CE.S Ind CONFLICT, HEREWITFI dl .; � f came up regularly and adopte6, by,1'7 affirmative votes. A uthorizing ntal_ of McKinle, Recreation• Center. a _ . "Orel'. 32O 'N�. C-.S a introduced by Councilman 'Srioemker - and; seconded by :Councilman' Bigelow °= entUtled,, 1' 3 f4A THE 'CITY OF. PE,TALUMA AUTHORTZING` � • AN ORDINANCE ;OFT � .THE CITY. ' MANAGER TO RENT PORTION .OF THE McKINLEY RECREATION: CENTER WHEN NOT ' AEING USED BY .TAE "RECREATION , DEPARTMENT; AND ' FIXING THE RENTAL CHARGES -TO DE MADE THEREFOR,' came up regularly and adopted by .7 affirmative votes. r 3 0 October 26 19530 CONSIDERATION OF UNFINISHED B?),Ij&S a r . Appointing members to Planning Commission. a•a ....t, .., .. .. #1251" N �q .. pl OS c O . a. - , .R OC ^ r , ' :c W . .'tiJQ -. introduced by Councilman Shoemaker•and''seconded by Councilman Brown,, entitled..• �,! . t �RESOL[1TION.^AE'PGINTIPJG PHIL TALIIMANTI S To" CITY "PLANNIW - S 4COMI4I55IQN T0; FILL Tlil UACAIdCY-:CREATED BY ;THE ­� RESSIGNX t „ w "..TION. ;OF,4VAYIVE. PARSONS t4 • j V ` o v;. a l; adopted by 7 affirmative votes, , ,} ` u .- � .. � 'T.,.. - .. "i y .. • It �. '. o'i: t < i..1 r h c .! 7 ' Res o 4125,';PJ introducedaV Councilgpn.b$chwobeda and seconded by Cdun,cilman y131gelowp 1e RE50LUTION APPOINTING HAROLD Bo SEIL"ER TO CITY PLANNIN G e a., Zo SS IORb" adopt_ ed by 7 affirmative votes, ldayor\ Schoen ngh ,thanked the citizens of :Petaluma. r bo .slab® f z . , mitted . their,,,names -,for appointment ;tp.. the: Planning.Commission,, .. Which shows on their part an• expression - -of- sincerity_ tb 'be. � ,.fib,, service to the community, Ldtter' from Board' of Education re crossin guar x; t- better dated September 15 . from Superintendent. S choo]. s ; Dt i1t E Twist quot , fnom, aµletter - he, received . Er°om the ; S ono County County, ,the legality' of the employment crossing ;wards' by:yschooi -dist - V ich stated -that_the�� defeat of 'tffe : bill.•which- aoul have _'legalized_ :. r employment - of ;cross,9.n� guard by school: districts , mplies: that L the, school distric.t.'.cannot. expend its funds fox that purposd and that matter be br:ought'to the attention of. the Council•' of the City of Petaluma and. chief of Police' Del :%estro : `in' orde�°`r , that they may talee proper steps for the protection of 'the school children, read-and*�fied p In .i connection vith =this r�at l�rso :Porritt representing ` - r�IcKinl'e School P,T A app ea3.ed'to the Gouncii.,,,f'or a,Ic ossl.n*9 1�i ,guard a Payran and'East tashingtori S streets.for protection of tthe children mcKinley 9claogl ,pontin out that; the - Junior Control•° cannot ``.be :used •because �saad + cress ng is too. far a way Ervin the school o -' A 'brief discussion ;revealed; that `ainaamuch as ladin p g: °a '�guar°d at' the '�crossing ,a't �'Payran and East..'Wdshington streets.: a �ould a precedent:.for: other.4s`cho ©ls a ° of was ahe o `pion .°of t;he Council to d p .. refer the, utter toa the City : Drl�riaer " Councilman 'Shoemakez' ~and Dr. Twist .for further study, -and; tee ndation as soon °. as' Resolution of - Condol ence` m`'Mr','`John'Ao V Olmsted; 253 N*CaSo w f DR E S 4LUTI OII t J . AMORY= -OF ' JOIJN AA OUM8TEU SR INTRODUCED BY 011 DU h. S `S'noe `r> , at an ad�,ournod :_ meeting of the City Count o , t e C ty o eta urea, on the 26th f Octobe day 'o ,,, r, ® ,,,.19530. 1 1 1 4, i i. IBM October 25,. COV7-IDERATION OF UNYII&7HtD BUSINS e 'Cont, _�'c,,c_ „4. of.-Xondolence --Mr. John 10 _ .Olmsted,, 3 Cont ,'The - City , _ of Petaluma - losjta one of ,.its h . '.-JOhi ,,A oft orable. and . bel oved” 6 , zets ,by, tii6 &ath � i,,, SOlmsted I H r ;an d' of the'Peitailma­� � gqs .3 r" e pub lisher aoQ e, W ihdee4 PU �_Outlsi&hdug; - �eiders -of c-thit -tOrtuni 4,i� d., on e 6f the, - I t e ­ ­­ ' . -1 ­ �. y� one cover!,ent -ii d6eper f or h":ts, nd I , f exh Aii6 6�4� L 6 t "' dr:af dyed the , profound -, rqppqc aij tion-• whieh was. s ' manifested ` toward, ,Mr. OlTg; townsmen., t__q0 - by , and ! Iqh , n.. Olmsted , r �s .to contributions the social'.. fraternal_, - qouqatignal. 4nd. , „P H . :t his. . comm unityi�,­IH - ;tirelessly eery: h c mpitote , ,ev h A e, our was designed to rais morql and - ,cuiIU!r&1,. - Istandard§. of As and ed Itor a publisher” Mir. Olmsted die playe&!Teat 0 'ou r Pf a e in,,pqb1As4ing,,; 4c_ t f.: ,s b, events and. sincere,, Intel ligen''t editoria'g expressing ''his "I-VeAls ­wIth rdbte t matters: IIqf-v, ment and social ne.ed z t6d, _ was; the 4�0v. 8� Mr.' 01 0,ted f th& hs �° Duncan C1 and t,�hree dauahters:'- (Mrso Elwyn - - 'a GaNaT �Tohn J h Afeth Geneva, I emm Re nity as. ra , cwhole and A . i this Council in particular express its ., de 0 s fdi° these ren d �chtld. and Ms;.: d pw,, -, ;Id p con ence �- -,, in the 1. I- 1r d � 7 1 " of , "- on.. `Inrtoken of ,the esteem Y an hich ltste nd was-" A np • ­q6kifi g` - ''his:dk6mpldey c ar eer ipn,. imous %4i (5jt,s ,V and' the CiCy :Q q4u tion: BE, IT RLrOL'VED THAT in- beh, l of the, `City of Petaluma '-the C ity Council expresses'its .. depp sorrow for-- eAth InI;th. is' of - Johh'A. 01m. �te�dp Sr.•j, .,on October ­ 29 8 19 611 ­LBEVITxFURTHM I Oit l eman,and, great, American,, a-copy lof this : solution be. spread , upon -- the'' ��c 1 - and , ii that , - copy thereof !a! plfi�te th .1-6 �f i mFlttied t - 0 his w3.ctow end U-1dren Wh'= We �, extend' our s9.ncere be traht -fe ""condolences; at b y our,­ 4er the Charter 0 '6 powqr auth ii qqnj�gqr. red p, n-- tiff s bd said- C11 SECONDED, BY.Iiapace, A.., Mims- I­C0UNd!U&ft VOTE :Noes ,Ayes I VAO .da x W by. certify .that the foi vas A ly Br and r y introduced and A J'a' - Bigelow X ddbpted "by the Council of the GOA,,:Norwood x Petaluma on, thd •26th . Schv City. - 6P­ �i::% - V., Poe day_' 6 W s, �hoe Y - e E fo lowing vote: M. Schoeningh X. Vincent J. Scho'en:!P�gh fola�yor Of . Me U1 E r etafuma-6 Y Att6si.: C2-ladVs R'. IYAl2 5M I IS October 26, 1955, CQNSIDL�ATION OF UNFfNISHED BTIINIiff' a Cont, Comments re Councilman "Shoemaker_ v ery ,corripletely ,r ev3 ewed the,AnnU Rep submitted by the Department Heaths and made the followin suggestions City. Fr Mairiagcr1 to `st:udy rthe matter. -of_ the co§t inspiadil6n ^o f, permit work, which -is- considerarl'y 3:n R excess � bf�th�e revenue `o�ta9.ned� from fees collected- '.re ].ace- the. hh& laddO struck partment'; request axe Chief sNielsen ` to} arrahge ;t;h� �ppearaz��e a future Co anc l6 meeting of < the =Fireraenls Soho, attended tne ob c ? School ;.at' Sty Mary s s 'Co13ege,` =for a'. report on the; ses sl on 'of Def en`se City Manager to: "assist ;Lthe! =Chfef of,.�Po�:� c'ei in. >securiri� a p�°ope camera room as the ,present set-up is .not adequate, : and to also . assist shim `in 'tie comp7:etion 'of they c %onstruct`ion of the r pi`stol, range on the .Amer - property : o ff- .of : ML ®` >' Vieva Avenue .� �Cc�uncilman Brown t corapl- invented the department -- head`s for 'the { fine manner 16 1 the, reports, wer..e �submitted� J A Mayor Schoen ngh stated that the - reports will be further >d scu'ssed at a cdihmittee 'meeting of 'the Council for suggestions and comments, k;Re+ .'S, dl'ect ont. of .Cominission members, a'. `ointment r•: `; Councilman Non'iood suggested that ,more public.ity;'dhould given when a vacancy occurs, in a COmmiss on so that citizefis, Ili- terested .can submit :trie r" naMe -std b6''.-included- on 'a 46 t n list a ro r°ess -Re "New City City� Wina er ado Frankyi' "that a meet ng c�i11 b herd h `the Wednesday with of the telephone c'ompariy and =e=the Department,.Heads to. discuss the servide� required. by, -the,City'. and ' County, and invited° the'a'atte' hdaiiee oft any Coil cdnman ''who desires .t'o issk , �uestio repardin the ,matter, He further stated that the Ctym`.l ounty "agr°eement w11 be `presented Tuesdayy at` the' . `Board_ o£�iSiapervisors bme'et� ng:= or° final' approval e 'after �rY3.ch City "1>sttorney' Karl. `'Brooks' will prepare the -next legal procedure. F "�,' yA :r°ecess was decla°ed at this; time° G 'f ' Traffic Ord. discussion - , continued.' from Oct 5Q .1953 meeting. Article IT ' section 208 G Followin . a� discussion regarding -- r meter re_uI virus . parking not apply g to plumbers °c`ontractfors etc who are teal :led ' - on L emergency��" J6 - as.�. a' poll =o` , th'e Coun indi cated � - the rna orit`y favored# no deviation. frod the parkin;, meter. P gi' 6tlans . ezcept,� in ,oases �'of mayor �.cohstruct of who .are to first optain a permit for free °4Parking fTOin'the::Police, Departraente'' The' City Attorr ey .was directed t.o change said section accordingly._ Further °_discussion,, of the Traffic Ordinance, to be continued at a l ater me eting, ,• y AD JOURNT k r There b6ing ina� further•,,business t® come before the mee ng the. meeting ins_- adjourned, e . f . Mayor y er o 60