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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 12/07/1953s December 7 1.953 7 1:30 R Regular meeting of the Council of the City of Petaluma called to 1 `ply. � - , t i •' - i. s< 1 ROLE, CALL ; ; �` :rte � '.3 1• r c u F. • , y ' . : "1?re yenta :. : Councilmen Ada ' .Bigelow,, .33r awn ° Iaroodst`SChwobedafl° Shoemaker and Mayo Schoeningh.. _ ..'Ab(sent`o A '.None. p ♦ b° AA ^ APT?RO "1',' OF" iy�l�'tJTES nom,. AL , e ,, ' J ', were . approved as T-he 'min aces the : me .tif : eti:npr .of: �Novemb„r 23: 1953 OPENING OF BIDS) e Res . deferring open ng of bids.. Tees. #N86 N. C.9 i.ntrodue!!d by Councilman Adams and seconded by Councilmen Norwood,, ent iiied fl J`r3A 2I :QIA TION T057,TPONIPdG THE `CPF';ITJG .OF`.'BIDgl ,FO t, °THE PURCHASE VR- 4(EII AL OF FOUR lint 1 1 ­AUTOMOBILES.* f a y ; It WAO'the Council a s decision : to . change. th date-.1n, the resolu- ,tio' h fog • the opening of the. birds to 'January ; and to send a .. let ter of e�;p3.anation to each of the local..: automobile deal:ers,o .w�aereupon the r esolution was adopted by 7 affirmative votes. CONSIDER OF UNFINISHED BW- , INES S a A cTti.riio T ebreaton .Cent'er° Ttental "Con Mrs. Henry Dado, Sr.,, and Ws. Geo. T. Hudson..represent.i:ng the Peta,lt� Barden Club addressed .the Coun ' di the conflict of their nYePttnig da'td_aL the,, McK nley ; Reereation, Center on the, second 1don of= evor month with .6, private dancing, school ;which has ,made arrangements to rent said Center under provisions of Ord,, NoC iS•,- . 21hey requested that consideration be gi.ven Ito_ Garden °Qlub;XQr',' continuation of.. the., use of the. Cent on the same'. day as in_ the ..past. Ta o11 v: _ _a brief discussion Wherein ;•'Councilman .Shoemaker rem, p that at the time "the Recreation Commission discussed the matter of prior - ty when the ordinance was formerly suggested to the Council,, it was not aigare of the fact that the',GArden Club had any: priority. - He point6 out that the ordinance specifically stakes that the rental of McXi..n_l.'ey • °Center _1s under th"e authoritation of -the City Manage r wnereu.pGn, X01 o .ing the Coun"cil' •members U. expression of their `opinion in the 7r&affbr ; `it Was referred to - the City ;4 qmg& for a .satisfa;ctory- 63� °ra er�e�t Vi i.th the 'tt' 6 grroups.� ti PETITIO14S & ` COLWNICATIONS o ; No .ificati.on from State• Board f,FJouall,zat 10 n of appli for liquor 1 i for Mary's glulaa 236 N. Main Street, and Charles i an'cnt;, OC'Third St fl approved by Chief `bf 'PolY.ce`•�Qo del ; aestro, r6ad tzlid f:i:leda �. �� for � ue g > � r x� o d m fi)�t d" November 28 1953 of Recreation ` & Parks ' Commission,, C � x•i•.7 YI� Jr 1pe 'n, ' ' " City Af' orney as to j of .street ° trees "and also trei!s' i n' the Cit Parks.` read a nd 'fi ' A16 tie _ u egt3 on *of` Goun -U ltnayi ShoemakerD acti an . on tµh is 'request w-as to bj_ e"d unti: the tree ordinance � now und'er 'study. by the .Recreation Commission is presented to the Council.. MW F uRmn't December 7. 191 PETITIONS & COIWPUNIC'ATIONS o CO . Reque st datd ,6.N8 vember 20 of . Ernest'. J 'L.iM , :y 21 tre.pt, Santa Rosa,, trat Hill Avenue,, formerly abandoned, be re-opened 'read trod fil;ed' Following.a brief discussion.-the matter was referrdd .to . the City Mana Engineer, for more info"rmatiQn�-,,ar,id the request and the cir Involved,there-in. 'dated November 29 1953- R6s � of Helen Putnarl as.Board' , .9 of Ediitationnember of the 'Planning Com-issiong which vras accepted by the Council " In order to fill the vacancy created by-'Mr-8,0­ Putnam' as Board of E ducation nember on the. Commission,, the -City 'Clerle lvabd­ directed' to, 60mrmnidate with the Sdhooi. board reques,ting they recommend a member to be appointed to the Commission for the Council's considera- tion. Copy of a lottei,,, dated N"O'Vember 25 1953,, from the Division Of' Hou*6ing,,, to R. c Westphal,, UOD., regarding. improvements to,- apartment house iocaied* at 516 KOntucky Street, owned' by Roifteo SliVa',, '236 Street, read and filed. Notice,,'dated'December 2' 1953, from Chairman,, Director of Works,, Sacramento,:inviting the public inconfetence - to be heldl<onl �DOaeihb e r 10 '1 953, ;At' l 30 P*1M,o-.,jn $, re Board of Consultants considering the irive8tigatlon a proposed salt barrier In San. Francisco Bay area,, :read.- and -filed. At the suggestion of Councilmah -Adams the City. Manager, was directed to contact the local.. _group interested in the p.r I . ,Qposed bai+ier r tie - for REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS Cit't Mi na er 'T :L Claims approved f or D , �'&Ae Inatt t ; e I y. uanager --were submitted. whereu on 7 P, -#1 C­S intr6ddc6d baf 'CoUn6ilihan'Bicyelow ai�d by Councilman ,Brown approving 'd '(Nbs* 1 bills 2005 inclusive adopted by 7 SIM zi -Vip o d.� - s tiqn . nager L44 Edo FY�4pk In. an' ' an -to � qoilin .1man Nor explained"I'that the iteris­ listed d Wes ctone u s. .Youngberg -- Aasessraei the amount. of A08' r h2 .'for', the City of'Petdl uitP assess© ment lalo_ for Fire Insuraneb. - purposes Lette dated December ',.,-1�', 1953 addressed _to Clauft,'J Nei s".- Building Inspeotor from Sanborn Map Company= replying. to- ah inquiry. regarding a, co1hplete. up_tp-daite map f 6r kiri Insurance 'purposes read and filedo' Tfie Sanborn map Company advibied that. a.-revislo'n to the Petaluma map will be ready for delivery so6n­and' the .cost '*il11. be available thereafterr, R e p o rt rt McKi . School:, Crossing.L -guard or k and. by City 1440b:gpr Ed. ­date&, December 3�, Chief of'Pol Maestro re the traffid conditions at -East W ton and Payran Streets,, read and filed. Said, report was prepare d. - at n . daterm th the City ci1for,th 1�0 - __ ,the; request-,- of e purposq, iqf inin e ;n thci vicinity of UcKinley .S hooi;, mecessity,­for a cross'InP_ ­d i -ar In' 4h;',-1fiVe§tIg , i and pefid g completion of 4,thoroug ation of the problem, _ employed on "November' n a, temporziry basis for' a­50� day , o Preliminary .surveys. were n, ade and 'tr�afric> 'conditions 20 REPORT CITY OFFI CIO IS Cont. , Refi '�e: Ml Unl,ey . Cro!s sing; , Guard; , .,. , -.Cone _ ire °e irEVe�tlgatei � °and upon the,result of a 3«�d a a�rera e'tra�°�' c y eoun'w�, it as determi.ried,. that fram ,a `traffic dnaneerin standpo in �ac,cordance }with "the S��ete. -of.. Cal fornia.'stan.dards thdt� a '"rni.n m of 7,50 Vabicles per hour cross a � wel po int before :an''automatic signal can be in.stalle`de` there is no pedestrian or vehicular problem inVolved .:at this location and -it. i.s not considered. a traffic hazard. :. Hgv�eyer',�'`i:tY tae noted the most tr "afic• "dugiri�; 'the -noon ho�a.c� butt th; at -t, no case doe , = the °�trdl ic �prob7:em , war^ -ifit" the �ne�ce , : ;1t�iy r ' o °si al ard- orp'the4equivalenttb J , , 0'1. o r3:za a brief disC��ssion on the = matters a -b of the t;ouncil. revealed. that the maj ority ! of the members favored ,acceptance � o:i'id z <par°ti ;and' th'e r�oorrimedatonstated {�.there:no_2'he issue e e&t® the Fol De partment ? 6 ve rconsidered a;s a traFF e equest t'r t they ag! 7euex-y "effo °t `to cfloperatP and .;m ke ..crossi as ' .as; possible t y attempting to }ne pr °esera I dur *tg the �ieav�° � r is ' a:nd pede 9tridri per'io .. , . , I r' ° D ir. of _.Public works The, Mork -repox f ed the f,il i ig,: of ,p14ri s and specif ications f or. tract °C F to , i7 , St°e Water S treet wharf cond ition. Report,-, dated November 2AD 1953 su bmittedl - by Dire ctor',.;of =Public Work Donald. E, Baird,,, regarding an inspection of the .dater. _S.treet w'nar' +`' '�� }�i° W_a i n ton" S`tre'et .b �"d� e .southerly to the -a11ey . uhf ch is an; _exteras�.on� of. Western Avcnuei;'read` and" ,fi l:ed'o ; Said: if�epect on revealed at there was excessive dry rot,, n both tyre :.stringers :and gi.rdex�s where they were in contact with other Vrooda the first 11 feet of the, wh&a - 'h Ms collapile,d and gives 11 t,`tle8.�. f any l:oad carrying sup P ?or °t., a: �:ah.d.;_t;he dockii ,_ eras i found::!to,. - l ri talr� condition. °but`eras badly in need; of , tepa r in 'a ny" .secti: In vier, o f�� °the 'coa di;ti on of sairl, harf n ..r Baird rec0mraended_`,that the wYiarf. be .c1':QSecl " to trafm fi,c of any hype,' ... "� �• j . Fc11ovdng tai? sugges' tioh of Councilman Brown tl�at,;,perhaps.::it migh be possible to put a stringer along- 'stub piles, and use a. port,_E or► of the street ,for .'parking.;: - the.,.�*suggestioni. =was 'r, ferred : ,to City, rig:i.aneer Donald Baird Who made a study , there ®f and reported back that r•e as�raae: s "s�of hair par�c:trtg might arranged tk�e adec n itself Is unsafe Q anc�L Chat i e:sser ce the 'repo_rt he lidCmade ova the condition the � wriar°f eiiydhId not ch�ra�e�;, vAhex°eu ion it 6�s the deci.si.abl of the Council t i.mmedid- tely 'b� ®off .the . stree C; ,for ; parking parking purposes, The City Manage and City I,nf;inee �ver'e , directdd . to post , said s: reet •and. to,- erect';a .barricade• immadiat:,ely to:,px�event parxi s1, 'ax�til . sttrh time as' the; i�� resto°ed�{ ; . r ` rzi , he - tY Attorney wos a rected to .�pre,parej a resolution officially pr^ohil.�i.l i z parking In - ;said. area , for tpresentat on et 'the :next council rneetip y f ` Notice of Co�apl F ourth Street Reconst ruction� Nrtice of cornpletion dated becember .2,, � 1953,, from 'Dir°ector of Public forks s Donald E. Baird of ` r ourth Street - Reconstruction between et "B" Stre and` f'Dfa Street performed by `Io Jo Ely" 'Company of laai ltspur, read nd. ` ` 1 ed whereupon,,. .� w Rena 1258 N 1 -3 irate: �acTf c'd y, Councilman B 'ot and seo,onded;.'by Councilmen <Shoemaker, entitled,, - r "RESOI.eIMION ACCEPTI14G COMPLETION OF 710RK OF RECONSTRUCTION '�i+' FOURT.H STREET 13ETti`?EEN °11311 STRE AND I'D" STREW File I.J. ELF" C O�Yi.'�jw o 11 w as by 7 affirmative voteso 34.1, DeC eMbeY" REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS: Cont.o " Notice of ' Completio � ,Fourtth -St o Reconstruction.; : • Cont o,, In answer to .Councilman No ood ass question g City .nager 17. Frank stated that- a seal coat :will riot be , applied' ,to phis 'portion of Fourth Street a.s the. hoavy: traffic iTil , seal, the., streeta e , Cgy PlA2 ihg Commission of resolution a rovi appli ` Copy a pp h a. g n of 14�d .S O Lysbeth for a UserPermit to operate a_ telephone answ&ing service -and typi ; ., service on a �4mhour' basis' for, prof,essional and' business m Zone) at 200 ]38, Street read and filed ; ' re s - • . Cit y Planning � Commission olution recommending to, Ci ty 'COUnci1 `. the adoption of Zonin' Map ch `incorporates 'and includes zone chutes from° the original, Zonin Map as a predise sectioh 'of the "Zon r .Ordinance and Mast er 'Plan of.- Petalura D read and' f led. The City Attorney Iwas directed' to _prepare the * proposed - Zoning Ordi for'` introduction at the earliest meeting. Other City Officials Monthly reports of` the Auditor Treasurer Central Permit Bureau, Chief of Police and Department and Pound viere submitted and filed. ADOPTION OF . ORDINANCFS :, Providin for a Bement 'bet -Weep C ity &. Count '. re . New._ Cit� _, HalLI : Ord,' #32 5 :N6',CbTO s introduced .by Councilman Swhoemaker and °'seconded by` Counc'iime ;Browh.:entitled el s. 'IAW."OR- DINANCE PROVIDING FOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN - COUNTY .OF SONOMA- AND THE CITY OF PETALLPMA .FOR. THE JOINT CONkRUCTION 'MAINTENAttN CE,* REPAIR s , RECONSTRIICTION `.AND, OPERATION OF. A "CITY HALL. ON THE FAST SIDE POST STREET BET*%.gEZN- ENCALIS H AND BASSETT - STREETS IN THE CITY OF FETALUI D CALIFORNIA. sa a_ y came up'regularly and adopl;ed: ,by. 7 afflrr�at ve 'votes° ` Authofiz : e to ent. of . Dames . & Moor Civil. E n ineers,. o .m a foundation rues �a ono v_ s too . n Ord° x'/326, P,I,6 . , fl introduced' byy Councilman Schuobeda and - . seconded - by `Councili:ian Nor Y6 b - d a , entitled9 44 AN • ORDBANCE AI1T-10RIZING Tit, EMPLOYIAENT of DAF A. MOORE, . CIVIL' ENGINEER; TO , MAKE• A FOUNDATION -INVESTIGATION AT THE ,. SITE OF THE PROPOSED CITY' HALL ON T1 'EAST SIDE OF POST •'$ TREET I&IY 'EN 'ENGLISH 'AND ,BAS CET,T & S TREETt',, "' '. came .up regularly aand adopted by , 7, affi t ve votes. CONSIDERATION OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS- o . - City Manager Edo Frank reported- ,ghat Mr,*. F01ciano Is farchltects: discussed with him this morning . s ome suggestions on the over-all plans of e .new City . Hal l to. prepare• f6r the process of . going int the detail's th ils' dr "said- - anso He hoped that speciftc plans would be sub , mitted within thirty days or Aessb ' e Q�i. 1 �� Decembt;r 7. 1953. C0Nq1D, ,1!_T ON OF TJVFINIcHED BU"INESS Cont.. k gs, ap�rovin oint 'a eeraerit` w'l.th city es anrI�`'cotint: _� e n De ense 7777 t y . N. G T intr °a_,dvq d, by C,ounct lman, S,hggmaker and second by:sCounci -man Adams a e nt-i-t 1 q gl M A 1R A�'PROVITJG ,�JOTNT- AGI� iENT, ON CTU'SL � 4 NfiE ��, BETo?rYrE\T THE- COUNTY OF SONOM &' FIRST, PARTS' AND THE CI'�'IE OF 'SWITA ROSA, PETALIIPtIA SON OM.Afl SF,t&9TOPOLa HE1ALSBURG ANIB CLOVERDALE,, COVERING- POW AND PURPO OF JOINT ry CI AND COUNTY cxvx. ; DEFr,.,NS �z,A:m� - sOTaol,�� . Coma .L . 14 was ` G t dopt ed ° by ., (. al1.ir) .ve +voLQsU - Res.p. cal:l.ie :_for bids, on � nsta llation- of street lights �D 0 ... ono -, AyelG i xe o -z Reso � #1274 Nocosa ,. ntr dace`d oy, Co ancilm n 1Vox°wnott and seconded by Oounc taste! P3 gelow , 9 °RES 'QZ,UrION UIRFCTING; CLFRK TQ AD TTgE F"QR� B 2M ;FOR . . CONSTRUCTION OF STREET LIGHTING `SYSTEM ON Ti-3MD STRICT AND IVATN STREL - T FROM I' D" STREET To MAGNOLIA A1IEPIUE�` t:1 was (adopted by 7 affirmative vote^ o C (. es of _ nPrec iation to th Petaluma L ftg � , Res, #1271 NOC.S. 3ntx°QduC d Counoi� man .Brown. and ;seconded try Co nc man B3gelowp "RESOLUTION of APPRECIATIO TO THE PETALUMA t;EGHORTIS 4 eei At the .request of Councilmen Shoemaker and Brown,, and Fritz'. Pumphrey of ne Ar gus- Courier the last paragraph in said resolution was ordered to bj deleted, whereupon the resolution was adopted by 7 affirmative vr On "behalf of the c ounci l of the City of Petaluma,, • Mayor Schoen ngh expressed his appreciation. to the Petaluma. t- g.hori:'S � for . the''act vities sponsored by their• Club and f the good -will `, ^gu biicity :they' have bestowed upon the community0 r M Yf1e t D1s tr1ct`: NO ? NOS �f ° Inloward Tin ;ley, of . 12 Nob Hill Terrace pre .seated a letter to the Council stating that he time he purchased two lots on Nob Hill. Street, an error . of 2,; 8* ' m o" The lot a jacent was sold and the purchaser desired all frontage possiblev whereupon a transfer_ was made and the recorded ' ,D However die` to - 'the fact° .that :the County Surveyor's map was not brought up to 'date 9 the. fr ontage figure t aken from the map was Incorrect, 'and consequently two property-owners are. - equired to pay for the same frontage,. He desired to know the procedure to follow in order to correct" the assessment frontage : on his' bil ., ' Th - e, matter was �Peferred: to the City Attorney and As se'ssment Distrac=t A•ut,nr°ne" y ,3tux °gis; 'Mr '.' Ting3le'y to be notified as soon as' possible of the result, 50 December 7 1953, COWIDERATION.,OF MJFIHIg11 D B0 I&ESS `Co Co la nt re use of McKiirileV Center Gordon °E1 eo _... ®..m� ..do .� Mr. Gordon Elie g of 32.E Payran Street,, desired to use McKinley Recreation >• Center, one night >during tTe present week' the -PuVpOs of making 'arrangements with a group of women for -the , local Campfa.r ' Drive, and was informed the Center would not be' availableo It Was ';the decision of 4-h6 Jouncll that r.,, Elie• proceed through the proper channel: by . reg `stering ,his gri�evancev in the City Manager u s officee 4 _ r :$ ,r i oec�u11 _ 'p Abatement Program c Mr. Carl Petersen expressed his, appreciation for the. ,good work the Mosquito Abatenent program. has done vin the - past year` Rem o er•ty. Pr-q osed 'to ire annexed, Sunn slo a °Lta. V�.ew � and, r Council Sc hwo beda 'refer -red to ', r`�eport submitted ' y Director of Public ':forks$; , Donald . Eo" Bditd D on Noverftber 16 $• '1953 g re the opinion of the Council relative to the` annexation: of 'said territory,, whereupon. Mayor Schoeningh directed Director . of `Public Works to prepare a, mp`' of the area for 'the next meet3:ng so that the Council may further discuss the ; matter - t • . ADJOURNMMT e " There being -no :further business, to come before the meeting the meeting. was adJournedo - After the was 4 adjourned"o -an informal 'dis ciussi.on was` Meld regarding the Industrial brochure Veterans . and traffic ordinande . yar :Atte ` low y cler a �O