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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 12/14/19533 7 . .. • .• . December 14 1953 - 7 e30 Pa M1. 5pecia3. meeting of the Councl�. of. the", ty rof `Petalu;na 'caIJ -&d' :to:- o rder by Mayor Schoeningh., "ROLL''CAL UV °e entoY . : , Counc lmen,, Adams - Bigelow,,- {:L;roum� 1Vorloo6� Sch�obeda� f, Shoemaker r: id May_ or S choeningh, Si - 0 1J `. - r$ i,{ A. r ? r' .r 't.. . h' •! i, . REA OF CAC,X.,1<OF: P'ETI23Gz The C1:erk read the. Mayor. s call • or ..M'eeting' . the certificate . of mai ling - notices, for r.said, meeting il. and the. , consent of the,•membhers of th_e City .Cc holol.ng :of , salad,. meetin 4 k r +e INTRODUCTiI'ON 4T' . r'S Par°ov ai � ­for t im roven ! of First . :S,tre . Dr: and .F streets® reef; : e weep} r" :' :an .:aeon x°ee sn ,.. Oral <' 27 NoCoSo : ntr ;by OC ,ou l. nc .maxi .Shoemalter -and. seconded.,,by Gdu p Nor vocid 4 flA�d °C?3 DI�IANCE PROVIDING_ Ft?R THE: TIAM' OVF'�'�T T, OF, - FIRST: F . BET - VEE ; EET ,;PIM eoFse 'S' RE?.E -ANDOF : •'STREW - �ETY3F FIRST . STREET : ANDS SECOND STREET.r, :S.IV� : _ ,._ CLUDIIVG. ONSTRUCTIOt� OF. CUKI3. t1111D GUTTF � RS StIREACING INS�'A:LLfffIO11', . ,TWO, CATCH BASINS,, STORU, ' DRAINS f>Al•1D;; = �X`.CEN1')I0N5 OF 13 AT ve l , • f � STREETo AUTHORIZING-THE u , PA t oP THE COST OF A PORTION OF, SAID IMPROVEMT ,.r BY VE ;. T ,OF PETALUMA, AND PROVIDING TH4T ; THE >FROP�T�I • , . .Od�NFS la'ta?dTII�G ONr SAID P 0 F�,STI3EETS 9 HA31T, Pkj x . T11E CpST-OF ,THC: BAWCE' QF; SAID WORK; .DES "IGNATINCr TF-IE ' PROM , WHICH . THE, C ITT o S S HARE OF S A ID , WORKS' CIS _TO T0. . DROVIIIIASG, FOR :TiE BA.taANCE_ QF S'AID. 4YORK, BE i,q' PAIba.FRO!1• THE' C0f1TTRIB JTiONS I.1ADE ;BXt SAID ;PRQP TY Oe'l1VI1RS r!TJ.IIG 11 ',,, THE P RT3Ql`7S qF STRFE'T5 7[�. ?RO ED; FiEREUNDER. , n: ,,Counc lmm: Bro�an that the,'Peto:lu� : and Sect3 on 2 - -Para g -apl 1" on; k�age 2® and Ire �, ested Santa Rosa. Ra9.lroad Company be allowed .the privilege ;of , doing the work. themselvbs or- byveontract9 is they so ` de iredb He proposed that said paragraph, be deleted ; from, the_ , 1. ordinahce,� - W�hereup ®n fol.loyvI.ng • a brief d seus`sion a poll .was taken, of , the Councl -l- which ,re�realed, ;that :the major ity javered -no change, 2n _sa d . Connell mere; Sch aobeda ,and Adaris - contended that a 'policy °should be estat�ii he d' ire and ng mpz'ovement of streets before repairing r ra Street between, Fir.g', `and. Second and should',be deferred until after a d ec;.;�ian. has been:• reached regardix' r�Bea ; Street `and other streets ins need. of reco nstruct ono ' Follo�,ing 'a d�.scussion ors 'th °e matter wherEin G tv r q_c .:In er, D onald bird stated that the cost `of approx mately X1 046 ©00 for the curios - and" "' i ters' .on ,"Etl .Street is. '*o be borne by 'the property rrxiers. and ;j the street pvir; oy ,the Cit also the'act�, that due' to a d al.r a e _p iobtem • •at Fix'st :Pr ' ° r ° � it oii d . be very d3:ffieult . ,to retch. he .ggade ' $ the „repair, of ► �P , s S :treat is `,postponeci arid� as pointed out (;oun;ci , , " r= S�hoemsker,,tl�iat 'the propose8 , section o¢ . - "E Street, to- Le 'rem paired .is „ the industrial, and dome ercI&i des and not to 'be compared z ith� O QD t P $Weet I”' the r, es ,d sir° ct poll. was taken �vh ch : Indicated that the majority' of "the Coun "i - l 'members "Favored proceeding with the work as outlined in said ordinance, whereupon the ordinance asF c . dpr. pu bl fished by.: •,5, - aff a mtive, and 2 negative, votes o : T 3� December 14, 1953, East.,Petaluma "Drama e:,,Prob F a r . - rf. ea• Y4 "�i s 'i -' rh.. In reviewing; the problem- drainage in East Petaluma', `City Engineer Donald -Ha rd:stated.that the : proposed,drainage plan prepared, has -been based oh. -the ,ultimate• ofi,the total.; area being - occupied havel that. in ariy t ..under c°,ound netorm %drai:n line sill snot ;30 be ° with .he next 209 years. ' 7 Brie build of the new fr eew ay �vi17. present the Ci" 71 th additional drainage problems and follow nom; the idv ce of the Gounty ',, engineer, Flood Control engineer and the Division of Highway engineer it VPras♦• d ec1d ed-. to: concentrate mater one po ntsfor the 'C�ty�;S benefit to. be picked ,u fr isa - d " olr to y . p ail: the :ten_, �ative' ten tirhich .he ,preparedp trelat© lie 'outlined fn ;deE p In ,trim s3 ze_ .of •pipe to be lnstalTler�..and th`e .cour°se Qf ; the:.:und�rgrouhd, . line• with the -costs involved;,] ttheX Minimum ;,bei` , iapproximatel5y; X43 and :the maximum X171600.00, , the latter fi e i nc lud3.ng, the cost of a pumping planto i th the ,Tlnandi l aid ,:of? _he suod vid r; ah _ ' the state, the balance ,could be. financed _ y an asses sment- procedingo'. The' method- of €asses could be i either, by .area contributing :o'r' ; °sby assessed valuation of the land spltd :impr ovements; ' or - approxiiately.g500 per acre 'by the area method; With the assumption that the draina& .problem will be solved in the Tu•t ! u to "t�bdiv� der .could .go ahead aifd con'stru'ct all s under nd the . f u' ture;, the ' sus g�rr ou p he line of the fr-�eew costing,. approximately °i!'J, 0a0 ; the State:.construct• a . pipe under the freeway within the,'next two. :years; and. the •subcivider "be 'al- loped" to u•se .an , open ditch from sthe uppex extremity of the `Y°,ee�r ay do rn .to the pa r°ko} .. v.- Fill:;. teen . take e r.�i n rnum Of S18,'700, to brand :an< open 'dit6h' fr the park - d own `to t he Liak6ville Highiay, whichrould •involve tYie acquiring of 3Q feet. right�of twat. - from property owners in order, conitruct the dL tbh Lit act : road for maintenan ° Following the study of t2ie contour map .and `the• ,map' of 'the arse g the Council entered pinto a. discussion of the, tentative plan as submi•ttted by the City Engine er ;in order° to .determine - :the : most fea'si�bie so uti�ar to the problems Also ,.involved` in the discuss ©n ` were the developers of• Mont cla Ivl ,�,�1a kldu I3r anden' and E ;gy McGah,of Oakland, ,,-Arch MadDonald D their attorriey9 sand °Dr°o °` °I'ioward, Clarke propertyowner in the area,vho stated that <he - .against -the' a:_�sessment; method of,' financing and 'alsu t he open -ditch system because of the number of acres of his' land involved, and doubted- °tYiat .other'- property :owniE�ts would consent A6 either method ©, `•Cityx'Attorney Itarl° 13rciok9 =explained that it would probably° be advantageous to thie City -that the subdi to: be approv by the . .Council.• inerely ptbv�idd for• .the `street: layout ` the sizes - the , lots- and' the construction �bf ♦ 'streets including curbs aril 'gutters;,• which . would result in the throwing of the entire . storrm water from.'the• area over ; a spreaded plan as d- lstriguised from concentrating .2t,,pito one • chanel ' and considering trie� poss3bi1 ty''of�� an overfill ;and "expen_ save � ­ - i nQ 9 ae " plan from a' legal ,point of vier that unless the City wa ppared L9 'g6. through with the• complete dray nage� plan which' involves tine concentration of water in a comparatively srt ll channel, it would' be better to:•eliminate `entirely tlle♦ approval of a.ny kind of a plan fiat `iF�ould anticipate, the' gatheri� of the water in this charm, ,o .He further° added that the; d9 sposit on.`of storm water throubk reg a.lar g•utter `drainage wouilld ,not - create , afiv actionable • situ'atibn as street - • far as e City, , .subdivider or thex eontr;actor° is: conce th rned because of - the ♦fact that ; the diver'ion,'of .dvater tivouTd riot, be, made' from one spot to another°. and in: hiss. 6 P nion', it would, be better t6 the entire utter aloe `'. and ,,let; ;tYie±ater `,drain: naturally `until =the installation systems . of a complete , r . In line 'Vfith''Coundilman Shoemaker 8 s' Department contact the property ofters t o of granting a right -of®wa for 30 feet o f structing an open ditch with a fence, .Ma which revealed that the majority did not system. L� 1 •sug` estion that , the , En ♦ neerlr ; determine if they would approve land for the purpo of con - yor Schoeningh polled the Council, favor this type of drainage 20 ; v. ,, ". � �.! , . ... ?3 Y Dece 14, Eaqt.Pe,taluma Dral Problem, Cont, 'Attorney Arch MacDonald requested that the` 11 b6-posted by the badelayed until 'construe " 'co of Unit #2 or consi- deratibft6 be given to posting a. bond for said amount, and the money .to be paiddurinry- S specific period time® The decisioh of said r6qudst was Included in . the' statement of. Councilman Nonyood which vas voted upon by the Council Based upon information-received at the Le4gue of California con­ ference, Councilman Norwood stated that a flood condition cannot be created until the 'water Is concentrated, and suggested leaving-U& �ituatiot'alone 'Until a'compl6te plan is determirie'd. He proposed that 'the ddundll accept .and 'approve I'dontalairlAanor Subdivision 'no.. 1 for installation of 'the -$17 undergr6und - storm 'drain - to be' sealed' off for use :after an*overall - drainage system is decided on -the'eritire area, .and that one third of the 810,0060 'be posted - before donstru6tion of each .ofl. three units., whereupon Mayor--richodningh Polled - the: Council which poll indicated the irAjority of the - members favored acceptance of said proposal. Following Councilman Brown p suggestion that - the p'ip6 on the - east side , of McDowell Road. be - plugged and "an `attempt be made to negotiate with .the 'County "regarding the water coming down - 'McDowell -' Road be-diverted into its natural course., d poll was taken Which ,rem' ve.W.ed tha:t the members were a with said suggestion','- AD JOURININE NT: There being no further business to come . before the meeting, the meeting was adjourned., Atte erk. Ity 30