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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 11/16/1953�M_Mlm Meeti' of ng of_. November 16,. 11953-7a Regular meeting of the COt ncil,'. 6f -" the City of called to J.h' fi .11 ': - , or d or Mq Y., Or-S c h oen' ROTIL CALL: Count linen Digelg��' j Br rw 00maker Pres " Count i I' ' " -' Own.. N6 Od'd Sh c n br �Sfibe Absent: Councilman Schwobeda. kkbcF; A 'ROVALI, Y P-P OF' 1UTESe es of thED metri ok `pvef6er ; 1953 here :approved as r&'c rd' e d., PET:rT I Not e _ -'.Stat , 6 -- Board' oV !;cjual, 'ica' I fton-of .Tip Top fiom " izgtioh" - of- 1 ,appl , - 6 - of'P : 11cid bei Uaistro, Cafe f, r 4 bn. - -,qale­' " I ` Iiden8e t) tf Pproved by; qhi f 0 read REPORTI'07 CITY, OFFICIALS 'Cit Mahagrer.- PPr° ed ror,, on- City Wianag"pr were submitted,, vi�breupon #126 N C 8 1 Res. 0 a int �T Councilman Brown Ond seconded by Councilman Bigelow approving claims and bills o '1651-1817 inclusive) adopted by 6 affirmative votes and one absentee'. P �Reb&t �rwet with ,. I ir ibr' v, repa. s, a. meeti4g. -, of, anrr r stee s W ich was t4q, BolaM'of Y a.ttend6zd ounc Nqngidd a-Y',or.q Mane I ­­ ' ' ' * ' - �! q M.- , (I dit ger t4 �ropqr th , , , , "" � ­ - man­3qo'r'�,'Wo`Od'I tdd *thaV'the-' I rd of L btkary' Ustees �.a 1 I ,gr, 46 _d'cis o 'l the - lad r eed 0, C I e on this. tite - an to tbdd On d w " tatir empa g6ndy rdp4r'�* Ork - bu� the, natur were not 0 emergency n nex args budget, Ye. The-41, ty Ma4jagpr, was directed to proceed with. sk id , emergency ? repaiI.A. 'Otheftitj, Off eiU Moklthl::. veport- s of the., L ]Draiwy €und,Re �.on Director were subc- fftted aM f led6 1r ur b _ Vill. J-4:UIUCLIL 4A=UG_HIR U :�ybii W — 1 7 � I 'M 14 8X- 1 ar.Y S latt er pane'. 'of t.h6_ , 1 � I -, rntthad 6f:_r: lent -, d tT time reaa a - 7grt submitted by, the . Direc:tor - of - on the - Arini�dlll Meet , ; 'the-Northern�, )lie f 0 at the __� �140 t - . - C'la'r . emont'in, - and dtt6ndid. -�by�.."Ceune .Adams . An bbnaid k. td! '' " d -Assi'stant'.'Citir...,EnFirietr.'Riissei A ,y, _T) ,d thean6l--* u 'dig ' ssfon- 6ii'hifiltJ�ati&h in ah - dn�` - the bo-to]��rat ',q`t6rt-se jproje6te b6tW66h i 1 '.8 tate "an'd 'PriVa� te indIVIdu`alS.,',,' - It "was 'npted� thA'. the disaussion.-y'a,s entirely devdtad. to.'.the W e re .p roblem - (jbl6 _ px� -_ M 'o ' f ' eta uma,*. wherein it, was brought out " that' the best hian al 'ding '4 lot problem i,�3 ''floimir , 1p4gq pr �g.ap ssLzss M., REPORTS OF CITY OFFICI. Cont.. November .16, 1953.. . ci�t &,Com fission ' Copy Hof.: "resolution approv' . application. or, GeO. '-Cushman, fbr' a Use °Perm, it to construct a. second .dwelling on lot in R_3 "Zone .at:. , 611 Baker Street read and' f iled. Corp ny y; -, arUselPer�n : approv ng.,the application of Poster . Kl biser 1Y.: rtit to erect one .double `Eased 'outdoors a dverti sing s on East . "VI Street ' near Co pelan d, read aria �'il Dir, Publ" c.. `Works. ` Report re o ert ro ose to be annexed 90 gi o e Mt i; . View an tree Re rt.9 a, a ovember ,1,6,, .1953. of ,the - Director of Fubli:c, Works ad(Wes°sed .to. -the City nagerD.`,r'ead End .filed. sta.t it is very unlikely that annexation proceedings of the properties along Sunnyslope will be completed in less than' twelve ,months as the. -. i engineering work is not to be. furnished by . the residents in °the terri- torya He.'requested 'the `Council, re -indicate 'their thoughts on annexing the :area; - between rev" Sto and Mountain' Vi*ow southerly approximately one- - eighth of -a mileo A1so he noted that, several requests :had" be en• re- ceived from groups - to be annexed as uninhabited territory 'between I'D" and Sunnysl.ope.. and Sunny Hill - Di-ive and "T" Street; and; a, specific request for annexation as inhabited territory between 7V Street. 'aid Mountain View. 1t vas the � biroctor of Public Works a contention that if the total area were annexed -,all'. a Unit. , the: engineering would be. reduced considerably but 'the' possibl:ity' of losing an annexation . election would be greatly increased, The matter. was held in i a � ' beyante,.f a or eppsiderationa, t .!' tCit Attorn Cit Couht eehtnt' 4 ew v y.Attor Karl.Brooks reporte ' - i t Assistant fi District: Attor® i P nee Tallman had phoned, him t the City - County Agreement., _ inorming fhr� :that theBoar Supervisors ha d � ed said agr° d of ap oveemem and - that••it tins. now "in .the..process off` being dtdited to 'includ`e 'ffi1nor changes made.9' ;_and `iupon cOT let on vifti. 6e ;sehf to the City,Attor�ney`e office. in suf ficient 'tune o p ordinance for 'presentation at the `next meeting of 1Vovembeir �2ZD Z9'53o _ Copies:.of the rev3:sed a'eement will .be 'furhished to � the Council: for ; examination of ; #O _ ehanges "made,. Re" "Meeting with Ivfx'oEal'v in Rosevn �Inot ector Stato Division' of rte` ecenf meeting was held with �Ar ,Calvin Po se City Manager Ed,, Frank and. City Attorney l Brooks, concerning a policy to be followed Kar in Petaluma with respect to nu sandes'� whLch are-bet mintaihed bar propert `owners 'in vi olation , of the state Housing Act .ordinances and other statutes, Mr. Brooks reported that it *as agreed each case should stand oh it s own = mbrits - and tr eated- separately a ,`as. it arose b y' , -the' C ity Council Mr. Posey wilt' make . a detailed report concerning ,very alleged `violation of the . State, Houising ° Act _ and. - unlawful :.maintenance a :Copies ] these reports -will . be ftiix°n`ished -to various , official. s o'f the C t� ncludir the City oun'c as vaell� as to the .District. Attorneys s office, . :T1p ese reports- : Ift ,the form • of nqt de 311 _ be mailed .in. `accordance- with, the State Housing. Act : prpcedure' toy; the; , gwner of , the propeirty requiring the nuisance to be abattedo.. , tlpon� -his 'failure to abate it'" the' matter' will. be ° speci'fli.6 ily referred by the City. Administration {Building inspe ct:or or . Health AOfficer) to. the City ° Couricii r tr At tliis °time" the ,Counc�.l' mill `.requit an apppr°oprfate notice''be given the owner to' appear at ' a :heari ,_to determine the di.s,posi:tion of icA san�ce a ; `Such' a' hear wi11 ` be held ' >the P nu pr6oper�t the y owner and alleged violator° will be giver an opportunity to gave 'his, .. explanation and excuse for the; maintenance of the nuisance and: Also an 2�:. November 16, 1953 REPORT: S. OF' CITY OFF CIATS Cont,, R Ie' t n Stith Mr. C l 'vin <Pose Conto 0ppor tin. t y to • St a. e w e her e Am —e_ " �'e '3.t e and= `if 'so � 44hen A Upox ..fa lure to appeAr a,t Vhe hea�°�,:x�g� and upon ,his, failure, to isat sfy t'he as to waha:t "is to -be do e the Coiinci:1 will ° tYaen, have the aut hority an d ,jurisdicti t 'o rder ' the nuisance to .me.. abatted and whatever. constitutes the= 'nui4ancee �t , *shall -be removed by the City and the record of the .cost will be made, and ultimately charged, against the owner and placed - .,on his` f, `"bi 1_ _ 'Mp, ,aforemen�ti.oned,. is,.,the ,,procedure by Mro Posey „., City .. ,ds'�Franlc�ancl C t� `Attorney. Karl °Brooks to be 011ci ed i •a•. - Rv1•L. a " J u�.9'.. ,ti1.� 6.; ♦ D .: ,, J.r ,. `y .. � j. pr .S .. IP•,1TROMr,TTON OF ORDI A o _ , utho °izi urcha o or xental of ne a3'6atomob�.les for Police r q fl 4 Ord o•. a f /� �1 po tyt:�q� pmrj lr y� y� �1 �a �7 ry t�M /�.q ry ��y� 'C]va fin introduced by� COunyi �hoCil3S�l.0 - e.l `a I secdndc i d by - coL.t cii - IibA 'L7JL QeY1R - entitled':;' r _ :r ° Ad;i OFiljIl4PJICE..AUTHORIZ'IN'G' THE_:PURCH' AS'E FOR., RENTAL . OF, FOUR ; NEIL¢ MMOMOBILES � f . W L.. Brae o�°�lexded 'po3ted by .6 :'affirmative votes and; one. absentee. _ , r; In conn.eetion 'with th is. mattes Res #1261 ;N:m;CoSo' x Introduced Uy Councilfiidh' Big'elova and s'econ'ded "Y iy' ^ Gourici2cnan Addrr e entitled,, �� t oi�i OAT ION' DIREC TI NG - 'THE" CI;TY.ICLLRK” TO PUBLISR. NOTICE -T0 " BIDDERS.!' x <� S ..fir" `' ` `-, •'',;.' , i � ' . . was adoptdd �bYY .6 Yaff` a t ve 1V6teS" and one_ absent ee a ,.: o =. , r• . ._:, ` , Rt ovid gll' °fo ugh n tiemr 3rd, 11 ,i-'6V i +vtil D o`- o' aOsi r < .. .�i c4 - -•! Ord O 7/T 24 , N�OCOSO 5.ntroc aced ; by Councilmen Adams ,and' - seconded `by� Cound lman .tLro n ent itled, !�M ORDNANCE p PROVTDR -IG „I'OR 'THE CONSTRUCTION .OF. 'A. '5'TREE'P u r ? LIGHT lNG S'YSTM4 ON THIRD STREET AND R2AIIV STREET Ff OPvi e ep STREF, ,'''TO 1AP.MOLIA 'AYENUEa qua ..ordure Mooted by rv 6 aff Lr t3 ve rotes end one - abs6it *e', - ; .ADOPTION OJT O RI?�IV�NCI�S', t } , s Aazthor zin . ;settl'ernent of ,caeo `' . in V-- School "� aril r �.: Or'd�` ����. -iVCS ® introducedy =by.;Cotahcilrnan SYioe�iaker� anda seconded by CQUn I .maft Adama� - 'e0 t� t .eda : °•> _ . t . . .. r_ . e �A�i•:ORMAICUTHO£IuING` THS CITY.,ATTORiEY� TO %ySETTLE,�``IHE 3: CASE E'NTittED: "CITY OF PETALUMA CALoIFORNIA A, I+ MICIPAL••`;• agPoRnioN fl L'L.AINTIF_F.. VS o PETAL UMA CITE SCHOOL DISTkdT' ..E'r , AL �, �a'DE RANTS �° 110 0 "35006 IN ?; THE:'SUPUR?OR` COURT OF' .T i- STATE OF CALIF ORNIA. IN "ID FOIE, THE COUNTY 7 OP S0 0MA; 9 PROS VTDT *, :C FOR. T -HE PlA 'S]T%" -OF .,`kHE' OPi` 817,.ZOt)4b- -SAIL? r. SCHOOL DISTRICT "TN 'CONS D T ION FOR SYAID.�..SETTLM. - MqT 'A ONI EYANCE- TO TIM CITY OF PETALUMA." OF ALL OF THE 'INTEREST OF THIS SAID DEFMDMITS DI THE WASHINGTON GRAMM SCHOOL. PROk'MTY INVOLVED IN SAID ACTION s • PROVIDING FOR THE PA 3 NT OF SAID SUM OP 11'7,,500.00 OUT OF THE 1945 AUDITORIUM CON— STRUCTION FUND0 r �a i ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES Cont. November 16, 1953c) , Board,and the Dis-tricto' camp up r 6_ gu 1 ar 1 y 4nd" was adopted 'by 6 affirmative v ohes_ and and absentee., -- OF - U.NFIN,ISHE D BUSINMS : ,'* CONSIDERATION Southeast Annexation el6cti0hq.,1 4 Mayor ".9c"h6*ehil"i'9'h.",app thei f 6il6w - �qou.Actlmen 't o s i - as an e Election'BoArd to 'canvass.. 1 ' on. returns _ Inspector - Councilman B r. oWn Judge' Councilman Norwood * Clerk Counc-ilman Shoemaker The first Order of business via,% the comparing of the signature of the one :absentee :ballot - voter on ther. 1dentification Envelope .,With the voter Z , T _ o _ ".- , " ', t Br'o'' wn, 1, orwo an d, Election Depar�mdn' .6i Re�piste_i�s Council'ien, - �.'d �, J ." v�rificatioh, of tfi sic-natu±e City 'Clerk Gladys Wallin. Follow-ing, the- , with the bhe',, , 0h,fth&, AffiddVits', of ' Registration,, , the E lectlon. Board proceeded to canvass all of the election returns.'o , The count as* submitted-by the-East Marin Precinct, .on their'Tall ist verified was vefied and Councilmay! Brown announced:i,that'the f re; found , to , be propetly signed and att.e.sted by-the precinctin8ppetor and.judgbs, whereupon. Res'. #1262' N G Sj . ,DECLARING, RETURNS AW'RESULT OF SPECIAL Ei&MN 'CALLER 'FOR THE PURPOSE V SUBMITTING", THE, qUESTION OF ANNEXATION. TO -TE5 ELECTORS RESIDING. IN - - TBE;,TER_RI.T:ORY'-M4OWN AS, THE--t1953 SOUTI-EAST - ANNEXATION INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN W. C. Brown at a regular meeting of the -City Council . of the City .1of - . - -,Peta1qMa1 on l6th tday,ilof' - November , ,,. .1955i5 WHEREAS , , , .thel-.City" , Couricil , ; - I?y - 'Re'solutiorrNo6 - 1242'N:.C,o. . S.�, adopted October 5.,, 1553 0 called _6clal - e10_ ction to submit .,tihe " quest .on of annexation to the electors residirg in tht—tertitory known as 7 t2 e 40 1 953 S outheast Ann6x * b6unddt°ies ' of - which said territory" are set - , ,for n said :resoLatip o��an4 n, . VJHERW- notice of said special , election was given In th6 manner and for thei. , reqU.ir.edl by' the' Code o and. WHEREAS s said special election . was ;he ifi.sa.d territory.' on Tuesday N.d-'4., ana the votes the 10th day of November.,,'1953 as provided in said Resolution "19� No ;by "the " th6re w duly doun . 't6d officers at said election and said off ide certified a0d sealed the ball6tq and tally sheets of the; ballot - s. , cast , ''and" de !:Verk them .With the returns-,to the, Clerk of the C ity of Petaluma all in accordance _ and th e ­ ,'Gove�m"me'ht'6 , ode , - t ', ,, pro �ioii6, . - 6:r sdid: and,. ViM. EASe,fth6; C.ity',,C.ounc i_ s aid' this-,meetihg of - the City 'Council which, is the n dt 116agt, three days after said election and said canvass has completed at this "t6&ti­hg. the; Coilncit now -declares -th6 -, results , of ,said camas so BE IT RESOLVED by�'the Council . of. the City -of Fetaluma as follows: _- That" the City Cl eft - of the City.. of -,Petaluma ­b e ' and :s -is hereby'1nstrikt6d "this ftbOlution on the minutes of� this 4c, 1 ' t • . '.4 !- Novet 16,, 1953, CO S l'DERAT I ON OF UNF9_N19,IED BU SINESS Coat, = 1953 S out h east Annexat e ldeti on a=t A' ...Council • as a statement of the Jresu] t of this 's pedi l el ect ion. ` 20. That, the ,total num, Ver of Wte in.,sa d.. .aft _said special e1`ection was 128 Quo - r hat 1; ballots .spoiled ,and not' countedo;'; 4p •that at` sald :spebial "'el.ectidn 'the So11 owis�i� quest9 on was submitted to the electors residing in the territory kn6wn as 'the 8 1953 Sout heast. -Annexation 1, - p, and , ; -the .number'of votes given, in said- territory for and against said measure, was as follovis o . ' . TOTAL'_ TOTAL VOTE VOTE 9 hal the territory adjacent. 'to the City , of Petal gm,'and Icnpwn.aand designated. by,,the City Co ariC as the 40 1953' Southeast Aniiexa do p�,, and her°eina£ter' gip- - ticulaK 'doscribod > b&'annexed to the City o£' Petaluma,. and shall. . said property in said ter°ritory� to be' arinex6rl'2 tae cub ject ed to taxation _ by toe City cif' Fete - �.utria` af'tcx° airinexa �equall' Frith , the Property t Within the City of Petaluma, 'to `pay. -the .re' -; ` . main irn , ,7 portion of the bonded indebtedness * of . the City'- ®£ Peta ;uma :(ktstandirig. on tire` 21st day o f Y : 1 ugu t � .9J3� rwhen the�:pet5.t9 onJ for' ai xiexat� on was ��"ESeht�d to.;�rie, Yea�tr�cil `of the City off: R et£L.�ultlllcL� , 36 . , 3 1 w . 5a That' the Counci3 ,- hereby .,finds that a ' mjor#y. o£ the votes cast at -=sai d' rpoc3.a1 election was •. £ot•, snnaxat'16fi of''. said t'erY•itor°y to '�CYI.e' "City` & '1fP'tCAu1ha,Q ti , under,� th:e.; po eir -. authority `c©nfex°red. upon this 'C: oLundil .. 'b y, 'the Cha��',1 er : :o.� salad Cltyo Seconded by Couhd11 msn G eor, -' Norwood ' COUNCI N 'U4TE �/� -. iJ4, F k A � AAI�./ -I hey re dert jr thht the £o�°eb y m going x^eolution was,: caul an °d egul.ar : , 'mA�o YAdai�s �. y lxi , roeuc d aria ado ated' by the Council. - .�1 fia�1r". Vey O '�eta'1u 4 ' on ' A ;J `'3���:1 Ow . 71 a the 16th dsyo £ ioven1Toer ®'1953L..1oy�W; Ca Brot the " x'01 1pwi' ,� (SPAL,), Vincent J. Schoeni Ifi CoAo' Rorwood rig", of of t e C. y o �eta uma } r PoT?Q .SchwobedaC „Atte st a Gl ad a 'R Wald in x " . ShoeTML, ..5 r ° pp.. � ,. .e 4� T • �' ' -' K {Y ;A •_k -f ..:- r r .'" `nc. . ^N A SdhoLinirn, In Co - edtlon with . this' r titter° - November l& - _i > CONSIDERATION OF UNFINISHC D ..DUrINESS _ Cont 1963= Southeast - AnnexatJ e l ect io n Cont4 ' O rd.. # 32, 1 3 N.C.S. ti intr�oduded 'by do unc11 , Norwood' axtd' seconded by Councilmmh , Bro rn e nt itled" "AN ORDINA1110E' Ak'PROVING 'ANTJE XAT ION OF` DIHAbITED''T1MR1 TRY MOM -Aq THE :1953 SOUTHEAST. AN NEXATION ; e ; T.O..TJJE' C ITY OF I'ET.ALUMA. e '� COL'£JTY' OF �� QiN QMA 9 - "� T:AT:C�' 0�' ` CI�I fIFORII IA`o a � . Tomas 6rder6d published- , by' , e aff irmatiVw votes and one .a'b "senteeo Accepti deed-of d_ cation from Dew, & Elizabeth Fowler, x Res. #1263 N. C.S introduced by Councilman Norwood and seconded by Cou ncilman Shoemaker, ent "AA RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DEE -OF DEDICATION �FOR ptU"RPaSE9 ; FROM DEW& FOWLER AND *ELIZABETH powtLRl - H S. WIFE':" was adopted by 6 affirmative :Yr6 and "one ,, absentee o ' �. At Councilman Norwood,'s suagesti a� Dopy 'of :;said res6lution ryes - ordered to be sent to I&, ids® T1 wey; ,Fowles Councilman Shoemaker expplained: that the ,a p,,parent slow actidri t�. n, this matter was at due to the' .legislion - eni�a�.led, on :the -part of th City Attorney with the State be:eore clear t ii- itle. could, be, dbtalned to the property as at one time,' the prop involved 'was the process of beinrr; •dedleated to the State,'. Establishment of. olicy re 0 hr 4o P *6ek for Poke® Dep t m ,personnel p Upon Coundi!Lnian 'Norwoode orcas, the 'pre ent vacation system and - the policy of holidays being used by the,rPoi c* . 'Departragnt City Manager Ed© Frank explained that the pgliey adopted some years ago was ' `to.- ive °each employee, two. weeks W vacation plus' theA hol'l:days workod • or a, -total of 30 calendar days,,- in order to - domply tdth :,,the . state laws regarding compensation ;of holidays worked. He further stated that the. proposed recommended roeedure. would be to work hours a, we' with two wee 8 - vacation p lus an additi `peek, Arid 3 da s n . :3 n. 'or.oder to .compensate for "the ;11, :l:egal CUY ° em loyyeet s holidaPs� that the policemen would work,' If to .s policy , we e �n - ef fe ct, i would require the employment of , anot h er man in order to a] lover fot vacations . throughout. .the yearn ' Foil owi Councilman - Brownn 9 s recommendation to, autY orize t'hd City Manager ,' arrange a th Chief of -POlioe Del AAaestro a. 5 d -sy. 40-hour week to Abe effective January 1 a - I.9 a mayor' t choeningh, pollee ttheCouncq, w p011 , revealed all favored the ado ption of 'the p ro posed .p ol.ic hi whereupon the City At torney was directed to prepare a resoluti in,l ne with the Counciles action Re Re uc.st for- corn fete . 01, of Petaluma `for Fire 'Ins. ur os n Councilman Norwood stated he had. r,eGeiyed ,,requests for' a complete map of the- of Petaluma for the use of insurahbe agents' to properly rate an y section,,of the city,, whereupon City Man Ed. .Frank was directed to . secure information .and costs involved-in obtaining maps and report 'back!r to :the Council. ADJOURNMENT.. There being; no Further bus Ness to .come : before ,the neeting., the, meeting was adjourned to November 25,,j.953., at 7:30 P.M. , 7/ yor Atte t ° .1�� � ��� Ciy G erk