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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 11/23/19533a7 Nov 23, 1955 m 7:30 P.M. Adjourned meet of the Council of the City oP Petaluma called to order' "by Mayor Schoen nghot ROLLiJ`���t8i`JL :� :�' ♦ , �. ' � i :ti 4 K. r. r-. Pres Councilmen A.darms Bigelow Brown D Norwood, Srhwobeda Shoem� eY' agor;dayor ' "erioeri- 8 A: >e.nt, : None, L'id.,L'T �1 N� ..16 re co /� T I- , , e, 1xL,S,idlatG' of tkie: meetin; of ^'I�ovO.4 �.�.�4_ .953p -.' ;sere.. a.pp�roved, as d. rnrVVj'. dGdC - P COP&JiUNICATIOP-19 s Letter dated November. 1,9� ,i9 3�; ..t °or : the I?etalum9 Polic:e� -0fficers Assoc cat on thanking the Council fir= ;sheik° f`i �o cohsidelra' iorx in Te ra tii'Lig the' Pol ce Department employees a ve dayn . toz~ y-hoitz^ eek together With a newly: schedul ed , vaoation and holiday plan.: read and . filed. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANC q : City-Coun:tV Aeemezft - ,° Introduced by Councilman Shoemaker and §ddon 9.ed.' by - `Councilman Brown entltlea t� Oi�DIidAIdG� F'tiC)VID3T3G .Ia�OR AGREI r1 11 �BET�t'EEN. C OF'° SONOMA. AND THE - CIT'Y.'OF+' PLTME`UP� FOR ..T`1 F: �JOINT,3'C0NSTRUCT1QN e 1AAIN'T1 4'ANCE b REPAIR $ HEO ONSTRttTx ON AND `OPERATION `OF' 'A CITY HALL BUILDING ON THE FAgT S n � : 0F� P STREET ,B BETWEEN ENGLISH AND BASSETT STREEPS IN 'THE CITY - PET�#LUDdA9 GA1,1rORN 1Ab 11 ,y Upon -clan f cation- by. City Attorney !Carl Brooks -of Paragraph , 3 , and I5 it t ;e�meY3't' :v 1 Yi respect. Ito -thk .- Cbiik�1os w�l2dre of. the Lost of the irzst,Y�art �e d�a °ing const ' c�ions the W. 1.d 'rig 'and ,.of' the 'telePhono" open el;to ° the ordinance Baas orrdeired posted' by '°7 afg Live votes, ^} , J .�uthc tizin 6o11: -test {� re. nee City ,I 1:51 'bonstruet' on Ord. ' �7f;►JC.r��N V OJ p .� r? , } AV lntrg "d by Councilman 'schw0beda- and:,zeconcie ; b� , ,o tanc�ilma� Norv�oo ' entltled t, ; I tAN :ORJ3INA MI AIJ' °Ii0RI7aI.NG ' THE MIPLOY;AErR1, OF D_ to f� 1400RE� •:' fi: IT ENc'rIZJ S TO 1VAI A+ �'c�tJi��DATICN 4 INVrS TQI1i AT THE . ., :� -Z'TE. OI TIIE PRQI?OSED: 07T.Y HALIJ 'ON TtiE EAST, SIDE DF, POST r li T'REET' B10i'IEEN ENGLIrSH AND SSETT S"�'FcE1 ; l s.,, o: dc� k% dt by 7 aff.Irinative v otes :A.DOPTIONT :O ORDI NANCE? . ' 4 = � �xthc3Y °I XI ?11rchdse ;or renter: of'.4 net , ; C d� ; � NoC 3nt�od'uced by Cau�nciZm�ra sh oe`maket and' seco nded ley Coturzc1 Brown. entit1 ede. " oRDIRANCE AtITHORTL1I4G THE ;PLIkomS! L =­OR` RENTAL, OF FGUR: NETv` Au omoBTL,ES.. came up • re ,rularl.y and was adopted by 7 affirmti:ve votes. 9 0 Y November 23 1953. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES Conga AnprovinP; annexation 1953 Southeast Atin6�ati6n Ord. x#323 N. C.S a , introduced by Councilman Norwood - and seconded by Co incilman BrbWn; entitled,, u -; 1 9.,.� _ ' � ' i . Y .• � . :I. .-.. r CA P 't. . 4 t9 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING MINEXATION .OF IP. ABITFD.'. TERRITORY 1 : d l'953 SOUT'NFIAST "MM ATION - �TO THE° "CITY PETALtJMAg' COUNT -y. OF SOP;OP��A rTATE OF 'CALI°FORNIAoo .came up - regularly and was adopted by - 7 affirmative. votes:.. ' Providing for= construction. of � street l ightipg , system Ord. x#324 N m C o S m ,,. -introduced . by Councilman Adams and seconded , by Councilman T8rown entitled , "AN OHDINMCE •1'I30VIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION A STREET _LIGHTING ON THIRD STREET AND'MAD 'STREET FI�Ot- "0 'STREET: TO - MAGNOLIA AVENtJE0 P 9 name up regularly and was adopted. by "7 ' affrznativo votES © ' CONSIDERATION:. OF UNFINISHED WSINESS o , Provid n , 5-ad a 40 ®hour week for Police De to e =lo ees Reso .#1265. U.C introduced by Councilman Bigelow, and seconded by Councilman Ada - md.- entiteda. o "RES OLUTION PRO THAT 1JtEI0M POLICE - DE PAR SENT, ON, A JAONTHLY SALARY SHAI;L, I3E'. EIAPLOYED' OR THE" BASIS OF `F IVY. DAYS EACH ti "�E..�. FaR A TOTAL, `OF FORTY . HOURS`° 90 was adopted by 7'.'affIrmative vote s." Y Public Hear:'! - Assessment District ,N j. 2 NS This being 'the time fort'a public' 'hearing, 'on .Assessment District N; o 2 NS Ma y S`chOni.ngh' requeste4 all written' p °ote;sts be filed„ frith the-City Clerk to "be read later the,meeting. Eugene K„ ` gis, attorney handling Assessment District: px°o4 Stun ceedings . for° the City of_.Petalum bz�iefly c�c la,inea that •the -' purpose of holding a hearing is to hear any ..compldint with relation to the. performance of the work itself I and , - to hear any complaint- of any . poper y owner th .ri the biouridaries of the district :who -is ",being assees.ed with regar ' the fairness of his assessment -as to the.: benefits receiv% an' d in proportion to other people in said dis*icta He'further pointed, out that.•the_ Council do n ot hing about the total, Cost . of the work - as this was determined • b acceptirig ., public bids for the �eork upon a unit. basis ° plug - a inL- iti ; .and` : other' `cost 0 The Engineer then arrived at a• f ormi1la •on w�ch the cost of " thy work was spread on the •property owners in the district including' the . cost of pavements sewers, curbs o gutters and sidewalks'd Me . cost ' o£ the' pavement was done by aggrpgating and. totaling the total cost of the pavement' assessing each square foot of. street.,, pavement. in front of each parcel of property upon an equal basis with the eiccep�t on -Of the fact that intersection costs spread upon the district and included with corner relief° , (CoMer: relief is defined ,as follows. ­ the owner pa for the full frontage of the short side of the corner propert but only one - third of the frontage of the long siden � and twohrds 'f 'he fronts of the .long side; ,is 'spread . in-the district°) . 20 November 23,, 19530 CONgID RATION OF I J NPIN PS HED BU SINES Cont ' ' ' = Ribl Rsar .n .Ass `7smerit D�fstr ct` 'Y`d'o ®` 2 IBS - , The Council has the authority to changeY - , the' assessment if they believe the Engineer has not •used e; .r, . Jgst and reasonable method Of arriving, at the assessmentQ 'Howe)tet,, f .'a property offer, believes h9.s apse inept is 'too':much and' the Council Shout d' determine that it be reduced the amount deduc'�ed from his assessment, must be added to some other property ownerTs' assL-ssment_,as' the totals oust rof the work cannot be a1tered6* Ike stated that in. additi -,to, the ,Filing, of-wr=itteri protest piltbr �o the hoa °� ng a ; ,the Couhe l ,arias nd� c ited .that oral protests ' ill-.b§"'llec.�'t10 a T1 a ..•The .method , of peyment . was' then, e:�plained t y,,Mre�. Stung- :so .' day fo�.'�o!Y1:ri'L 666 fi�atidn of, the., assesmnen by 'the. �C,euncilp _the .assess® °gent 'decomes a lien vtpon trie -property, T1ie property. oiffier then ,, lids 30 days in 'which to pay h assessment. if said assessment, is paid within thls period.,,, bonds aare•- iils;ue,d, against the pro p elty the awmodht, of- the l and are payable ifi: ten, :equal annual. Install �rents. ,p.� a;� .ntercast at 5 9 . at. tale o ft ice of the ;City rrr°easurer ,.The f r°st p+r `tncl p installment is due i .. anuary,, 1955,, and the fir'e'd 3.ntEr°est instilment is payable .in Jttl t -954. Any time Burin_ .;the 3.0 yeas, pert ( ;�x a, property owner has t e privile e of paying, off his assessment a' fUi 1. ' 'Re noted very' clearly.,that,. ghis assessment Is not `inidludad' Aff t he tak and is riot. payable With, - The , taxes,, The Cit�r Trea titer° will send `a no =tice to., the pirope�°ty`,owne�s' 45 prior to the''646 c is ,of eachAnstallment `paYmefitO d 011ow ng the explanation' byy A ttorne y 1 ' tun is� Mayor' Schoeriing' inviterd questions of a general nature re °ding. Assessment .,District. Thew, questions tivere .answered °yby';A torney Sturgis' -and Clay ;En .heex° Donald 4Baix°d'6- , ..< • 14-f tten 'protests from ti e ' following' were read fl discussed and taken under consideration: Ng tte Ad's eeS' �' ' Assess. �No Malcolm R. R s e Petersen ilO act," St ' 41 0. bw.ry ar o b tole.: c��o '�.$� :40 C 0 6 Carpenter,.. :, ; 316, 317 o 576 °�� .W,ebste' Ste ; 545 firs a . Rosa Jayn . 1100 K0N ,,A- 9 , o B. : Gladys- Taylor ' 3 . Nob TM11 Tdtrade 380' -Charles Lerer. (repreWented. 'by !,60nard :Karsevar), 3_27' Bernard Heaney �8p N. Webster- ate 504; Johx'i- 5NVqn,> Gordon �. '710 _ English St - , 305 • . 6 ; I?uth • Am South v ck Rayymonl Hei its . 1. 203„ ,. 1er°Ml• protests were voiced by , the . follojjn�e E rne st K u n.dy_ •7.07 Engl 5'to 31.J 319 Geo. . U10a, Dormetta 51 0 Ma dis on 5t, 604. Ralph ljolli X1;6 Sheldon 5to 623 floward Tingley. '12 Nob •I ll. Terrace Z9 F6 Bird 4bi Webster S t 0. ,`303 9 304:1 Barbara. Pereira. (represented by ; l - .k4r Sc mini English S to '° 310. D4R0; � Da. O . 9catt; , ; .. NoWebster S.te 507,* N.. Frank elutz, ent Ursa G. Pedeprade 5,01 Boded Ave. 501; ;: �� Mrs Richard Evans 2 Nob Hill Terrace 385 Albert E. Goode 400 ;kelvin Street 308 3, November 23 „. 19530 CONS IDERAT ION - .OF UN °FINIgjTED BUSINFSS C.ont , Public Heari - Assessment : District . No • 2 NS r, C'onto i4�RiROip Upon conpletion of the, hearings a ^ Res :k264 N.MS introd by Councilman Adams and "seconc3ed, bY: Councilman - NOrEVOO °d entl t ied uced ` Y 10 REa'OIt;JTIOIV 'CQN�'I?lviIVG 6SE.S�iI�ENT' Councilman Brbw' n stated that before vo�irig .'on r the Resolution, confirm- ing t he Assess6ent, °he wished`'to know' li nethe or not "the protests '. had been'investigate,d and if they were in- ordero F Dir. ° of - Public Works Donald. Baird , stated_ that the . protests "had been investigated an tn`at , in, 'hl's mihd everygne; had ° been treated Attorney Sturgis poirted out $hat `on 283 'asse,ssmenta only written •px•otests. had -been received which is 'exctraordinary a .f° as assessment hearings are concerned, lie. `s'tated� :t ` this i"rid sated,. that the: assessment . vas equ table : Councilman, Shooriaker "desired 'that` mare. consideration be g�.ven!. to certain :prote st's. 9 including the _S'outhW`ic . en'd _Taylor, properties before, act-l'oh is _ taken on. the resolution,, Follag � ten�m�nut!e recess n , 0oun0i]:men Br6 h and Roi dod stated - that a -- few' questions they had in mind had ' been satisfac'tor3ly­ans�ier dd=a' whereupon, the Resolution was adopted, b- ,$ affirmative votes ;and one .negative Re. Forming' a new - Assessment .District: r' 'Upon Councilman Shoemaker' question as 'to* when €another^' assess, meet district will be formed, Director of Public. Donald Baird stated that it. `is impossible to, do so; Stith the • pre;�ent engineering staff e d G a q In line with Councilman Norwood e s �su estion C'it Manager Ed. Frank was directed to keep .a. record. �of , all received for, the for-of another assessment district ADJOURNIENT o �. There being- :no further,. business to come before.-the meeting the•.meeting wasz adjournedm, Y4 .'r J IN y C I - e - r k, , 4Q Ih m