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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 12/21/1953s � De 2 1953 — 7*.30 P.M. Re filar meeting of the Council of, the City - of Petaluma: called;,to order by Mayor Schoeninghp _ ROLLI�C�Y�l,� a ., .. a ::.. •� .:• ,s ' K �X°G'rE'1'lt:' - Coun �.da�ns I3ige3.Ow "BrA1iTi1 �iCT1VtPobedclg " Shoe,naker and mayor 5dhoeningho _ Ab16e' n' ,, None 0:• 1 The minutes of the meetings of December 7 and 14 1955 were approv,ed as recorded,, I.DETITIM & COWAUNICA.TIOINS Le'I:t.er dated December 14 , 1953, from- Charles .H..,Kinne . requesting the CdU:cix to aoeept his re atibn as' 'City Planning Corseioner effective December 31 1953 r ead and f iledo Upon Councilman Schwobedal s suggestion, . the City Attorney was d r ecte prepare. a- resolution accepting firm Kinne - resignation and expr,�essing,4 apprpce .ation for . his '•'consc ent ou's and outstanding work,® . `the City Clerk reported the filing of claim for $5200. by Karen eshe ° inst• , City of Petaluma for, alleged injuries suffered on OdtD '19,­1953, on sid`ew'allt in front of 325 Bode' a Avenue a The City Cleric re ported � ported that this claim had been ' ref erred to tide - .City ,attorney , � Who transm �tted it to the Firenn A s Ft1nd on December 34 a; 1953- . = ('QMP.: qfi with _ CouY1Climan ��,'�hoeTY k�° 4 s regii&s , a `. A , CoPy of sai claim was ordered ' to be sent to the, - Recreat onp "Parks &. Music' C oimtis'sion for :heir u.s& in- the study of � sid' ' ' ksp.'trces .e�o0. ..in. Petalu ra Recxaegt , r dated" , December 15 - 1=953 of Helwg: 'ConstT°uc3an r °Company and North .Bay`- Construction; Cos ,'for, extension of time fob completion o _f,�� 'drC)I`3�S EnlargEment COF1tY' "C road e , arlt�':f'�,ed t�herE:iJ ®xl - Reso 4' 272 N' ®.CaS ttesd br Cou »ciIrari No' rikood aril seconded by C'QUncilman Brown, entItA W RE OLUT, `QRANTING ' A'�1.4 ZtTEN 1QN 'OF 1 FOR C01iTZRV!I',2lJN �:SFV�fAGE JUCRKS` ENLARGI; 1TS .CONTRA "t7NTII, JAI'1UARY 3:5a was a:d6pte& by 1 aff iibdt votes, Notide dated becember 17 .1955 ' of :.final r°eporte* from .Division of . R'I:h;y�s,, ®verinb ,expend�ures made for mod of ,_traffic 'sign -fit :Western Avon ue,,and -Maid ,, Street., read, : nd filed. , Memo of Agreement., dated December 18, 1953 from Divis ont!"Ot Hi hways budgeting funds for' - safety lighting constructio on Main and Th d: Street (D to Magnolia), read and Filed -Whereupon,, Y3trGCIu(be{3 Z7y. Co uncilman Shoe maker .:and° seconded by Councilman . S ch�obeda enti 1 "e a r50LUTIQN nI BE CIT COUNCIL OF 'TH' CITY - OF 'PETA:LUJMA' A DOPTING I ubdl CR, fi..,. �ET 1' wh • 'k?PROVING . FIRST SUPPLFIJ1ENTAL" MEMORANDUM OF' A.CR�NT a ti*�� - GAS ,' ,; TAX,,,` ALLOCATIONS FOR.' MAJOR C STREETS e ea 1 .I ]DITURE was �Idoptec3 r 7 'af f itmativd Wit e §o 3. 0 P December 21, 1953o PE CO MIO�S: - C_­fitej 0 TITIONS - k- '�`AMUNIC 0 Letter, dated December 18,1 regarding Rapid Transit Plan for "t, the Bay Area, read and filed, Mayor Schoeningh directed the i ,�l Manager, to send a,., copy of said letter. to the Planning CoTmLission,And . any bf.' 'Department ' Hea�sVhio might "b�e. interested the, PlAii ',", Letter dated December 11­1953 Prom' V. Kolb of Rodeoi Cal if ornaio v . .1 . on-the curbs 'A 9 for-permission to n 1 house numbers - on. .. ­ t ma read . an filed. FollOjving'� ' 'i,it was t t e Petalu a br, ief disuess d r `Kolb t has ;been dedisiOn of the Council to'-inform lvlr that hi denied. REPORTS OF CITY OFF ICIALS. Cit er bmitted "Claims , approved ,for , Brit the City Ma�nqger,were su 'whereupon" Res. ;, *1274 140G88 0 introdfjded'-by: Counciltan Adams And s6cohded by'-tou noilmsLn BrOffa'a-Pprov- ing claim's"and bills oi§. `in ' votes Report ; re need r revision" Of,lic6 ns"e ord. ' phreii.o n ;C Ci ty Manager 'Ed. Frank stated that ' '6�mber R'e'port,d4t&d' Ibb ' Mb , to the',`t-a'ct,.'th6'Polic6 Department has had numerous complai rits. f.' r'6m - citizens 'concern n Y pritenblogi st"s "doing bu.§ihes8,'-1n' . i_ g. that. the Counc con§lder� 1 Petaluma', reques e, ;he. adoption of 6 S - -'J,�­,.of -0irde , #460 C','S. as approprIate Z legislation t amend amended,,.to,,Include..',,,every-se.er.or p1wenologist ' w - h that any demands or accepts v. ,- fee Or gr,a A�iit f ' � ` his 'or � servicaO Su , or and proposed legislation be. processed � immediately w-kthput. some future' actioti is, . taXen by the Council re °Ao - .a neW business. license ordinance. At present sectipnjg of Ord,, #460 C.S. reads.as f ery person. pr�Lctfd astrology.. palmr reading' irtune telll�ig dl&'irvoyance�� spirit M'.1 or 4c ting as 'a spiritual medium,, Twenty Dollars (S20.00) per' day ",' City BrQoks-explained that due to ,a technicality in said oraffi�Lncp phrqn'61,odi,�ts".ha - operatin g under :dL bus - nes6 ' licens6'�Vor �fee of $!2oOO. , Per , year, arid` to discour 'their ptesence it woul-d be in order to amend the present business license, ordinance as per -It Pr�ankv.s. repbrt -or 'ad6pt. a new ordinance the practi66. of type§ Of f Ortune't-ellin 6t c A-discuss 'W of the Council to 'entirely 'ion..as held .on ',-the , matter and it was the final decision _ eli minate akid prohibit t practice of -Mayor..'SchO -hgh paimisftry"­ f ortube ell , tip W I _g� etc6� 'Schoe City K . ar i' with i i�:ooks prepp�re an n directe y At - orne the Councjl Pt2i=s Re brt. - New City " Ha I Report- dated December 21, X955,,_Ahere,in, Mr. Frank stated that It Aas, not ppss.ible'to, atcertalft., the e. date of completion of the, the firm o 16 Clarence ,dra'w'ings, 'but , Mt. Al Mihaly,, associate, An'' - FelcianQ ' that.a;,persbrialreport will be' submitted'and presented , City at , to, t4q. Qi second Council', meeting In January 1954s 'elD in order to. prelimin ary "hey.­ .employed extra 'at.- '.h04 ra'h " ­�' , , , , &, and f iledo IOU: . as iquick'yas po�`§Iblt r ead detz e d_ � ­ 't' IFO dWndllman-Schwobeftis� ct MalrSeng direote,4 City Manag&,Ed.'Frp�nk to,contA mr� Felelcino and request 1 1 � ' me ­ ',inebting to his"appearance either at a Council Or explain the reasons for the - Oelay.in the presentation of the preliminary plans. 20 December 2 1 0 1953e R Off' , iJF CITY CLFFICIALS.-_ ; V ra.! 0f, F utlic; ,Tjorks .Donald. Ea.: 54i.rd - submitted - a= map of the area ,- �cropQ: ed .t0 %oe "annexed in the: lAtilt it�y _of+ S u nnys lo pe� :alit:a�' U evr !and .� yv 6, , E terifzion 0 - ,whi0fi - - - was. ,._explain e.d in= detail to, ;the Council _ yUY' �c;hoeni.n;h .directed Dir0: of Public Works -,to .indicate' on said r:i ?p ,a11 -,of thQ riomes ire• the f,territary and -,the , iod -of the , °+Pquegts _received for annexat3ono , , p .. j Courscil�a p tr Brown srz�ge tea-_th� t , the : &gineeri De - tment work with the -T* 1e in said_ ,area- to. fam:Lliarize them w. th - :th�o. es cad` anne'xi i . 9 0 , the City,,,, R pert �r.. ated` December 15. -1953 D �of ,notice ,semt' to Romeo ,S ilVa` reg -Ak c:ondit of property at 516 and 519 Kentucky Ste an d 236 1,[el3: r Street,, end :reque:stit g � -Dat . e.ct = in..,the - matter. be , taken bJ the City Council or City Attorney read and fil-edq .1± .,;,o °; �choeningh.exp�.ained trot in Faith an a�„ireer:�ent made' with the Division of State %1fous1ng© each ,particular, case will be' presented to the Council for action on an individual basis rather than e.gt;Ekb�� 's an; over, .,. p olicy with;, regard - to ,housing .viola- +.:,tons , j _ .Eexone' proceedirt pith the necessary legal- steps1. regpA±ed� it the ,;otter the City Attorney was instructed to present to the Coandil' . a prpposa.l of his procedure for the Cownci.Vs consideration - Other Cit; Officials The mdntf y repox~t of the Libraiidn ,wad subs tted and f redo: :AD OPTION of .ORDINANCES, ,111 rover�,ent of First and E .tr °r o l" �, .: a : ro ce y ottnc �.mn Shoeng.ker and seconded - by (;ot�r�a I mess .t orwood.�: entitled ' * iORDINANCE, ",PROVIDI.NG FOR THE ILMOVEk1ENT.OF FIRSV BETWEEN I' STREET AN pears . 9TR E AND OF.. rnE11k. STREET' 13EN'EEIT FIRST ' S b'RL'F+ 1 AND SECOND STREET e IP•IMMING CONSTRUCTION Or'. C:U.RB AND GUTTER RESURFACING INSTAL1ATION 'OF`TWO CAICH'BASI%1 , ST011M MAINS AN D EXTENSIONS 6F :BRIDGE AT r aF► oq . STREET, AUTHORIZ— ING .THE, PA)MENT OF THE - COST,:-OF. A' .PORTIQN' OF.HE Af ..SATD- WROV Ft�IT E Y `. BE C a: ry OF PETALUM'& `AD PROVIDING THAT . T OPFR t OWNS QNTING , ON..SAID PORTIONS; _'OF'.S,TR� $HNL. ,PAX THE .COST "OF' THE A� � dCE> >: OP; SAID WORK;­ ,D ICrNATII�G. ,TNT' F• t� �01A .tTHICH. T C:" Y 9 S S WiE OF SAID WORK' IS TO DF. ' PAID AND PROVIDING FOR THE: BA _ , ; AMdE OP SAID W ORD TO BE PAID FROM THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY SAID` PROP Qo , S FRONTING ON THE POftTxONS .C?F STRETSf IMF ,R0ITM, HEREUNDER, Councilman Schwo qu estioned whe o r not the repair of "El `Street. was . vital to First Street with respect to the dra in - �ge problem.- involyved and did not believe. that the property O mer on ,one entire side 'o f- F . stree% eulr3 ' ie "'willIn; .to pay for` the , cost Hof, : curbs,': guttez°�8 ;��here® `:upon city ' Attorney' ,Karl. Bro oks: stat thdt the 6 i!dii n 2q n ot , ' I upon arz,� assessment prooedii - re and provides that the city engineer shall solicit the various property .owhers ih6niion6d in the ordinance for `.the�:r° 4{;r�sem�erct: tc� pa;� ;far the': poxt ors ''of tie work''tF:at° is ,;spec ified i n the or a^Y ' . ,e,. � . ou C �. ty v., :din. nce ` and .tY�at, the C n i w oul d not havQ the autY�or�.,.. 5 0 ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES: Cont, Impro ement of First and'E.Streets. Cont to call for bids until all. '&t-� owners proper ., s mentioned in the ordinahce have, s!igned t he 'and., trade, the: deposito Aftet. 'the bids .-. ark pr t r 1t, appears that, the 'd6st" to an ' o ne oper y . e owner. WW� d not be, in s. of . th aj�bii nt - 0- . he had agreed to.. pay.and. he; -r.dfu'86s., to "go ahead,, the - Council dan'�eliminate tha't woor ' Abandon. the:'*.'.' entire,,projec',�t.A.,.dopy of the oidinand"e'wiiii be`.givorCto- ' , , I each owner to :thoroughly. acquaifit t h6dsel * s_*1tht jUL_ ve he_ re,, i ed out that First-Street` 1. In discussing this project, it was poInt was hot. appr�o . by 'the "Divi6idt &P a �jor' c ity. tr�& t J '' First ' S e for, the use-of , gas tax r fu n h 6 s "and that the improvement of Fir' Stre and E,Street is to be financed from the City's -Genejra1­ the :' :. Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad Company; and other property ownem S ome members of the -City ;Council I" p ` , .�c p ressed the opinion that the method of 'f itiancirig E Stx * would , sett-a� pr*ec - edent for the f inancing , of othet-stro� -and tl to the 0 r - ice, qp that ba, Following, - a further_disdus_sidn Of the', 'ordinan it was adopted'' by the f6llowing vote: Ayes.: Councilmen - Bilvblow' Norwood9, shoemalcet� and., 14ayoi.- i S ' d . h"deningo, U, Noes, , 0,0uncilmen Adams,, firown and Sch*6bedai, Mayor' Schoen. ingh requested that the: 'map showin �hb tbajb r- ' cit y ' street iyqt6m'be revised to conform with the requirements of the-State Div,islon of ��ighways,.:,- This vias ferred to the Dir.a Of - ,Public - Works f or i l- - _ ­ I e ac on'the CONSIDERATI ON F UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Reso establishing Rdlidy r6 handli of b2mlaints and re ests _ Yor, use or city. raclil tfe7q. Res',41 N.0O5.0 introduced by Councilman Shoemaker and seconded 'bi' S'dtji�. ..man," obeda,, entitled, A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING POLICY THAT, ALL. REQUESTS : AND APaANGF,- - MEWS FOR USE OF CITY FACILI TIES AND A I AL L COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES BE SUBMITTED TO AND ,-HANDLED, THE CITYAMANAGER PRTOR­T0 8UBMIISSION THMEOF',,TO� THE CITY 'COUNCIL was adopted by . 7' af f irin Voteffj Res , .',­:prohlbitig 1 arki on Water Street. Res.! 76 0 JA 4, introduc6.d_;by,C bundilman., Schwdbdda, ''seconded- by Councilman, BJgelow., entitl O'd. TOA RF,90LUTIO11 PROHIBITING THE PARKING OF VEHICLES 011 , THE WHARF ALONG IWATER STREET BETWEENW&SHINGTON STREET" AND WESTERN AVENUE ALLEY was _ :7 affirmative votesb. December 21, 19530 es - .- to . req - uest cancelia I . uIzv-Drijetaluma from Estate of Amelia, Adams, - dede - ased - , Rese #1277 N.C S 0 int odue W ed- B Below and seconded by*Councilman Adam.S. entitled, "RESOLUTION ''TO CANCELLATION OF TAXES ON'PROPEkY PJRCHA8Lt BY THE CITY OF PETALUMA FROM ESTATE OF AMELIA ADAYS,, DECEASED." was adopted by 7 affirmative votes, 4,, Dece 21 , 1953, CONSIDE OF UTJFIP iSWD T3USIOSS e Cont',: - Fie - Howard Tingley Assessment error. C" t A torney Karl nrooks• reported that as soon; as : t h e necessary inf ox .t one is secured from the Engineering Department;, Lit Sturg s will ' be contacted regarding . the matter whereupon Fir Tingleyy, will be I-riotif� ed, of the decision. However, if Mr. Tingley desires 'to `pay, his assessment before Dbeember 24th he- coad remit in' full With . :a `letter of p °e te: tp or pay the amount less, the 2 s8' feet in question,, but the balance would be•:�ubjeet to bond against the .property, The matter was again referred to the ;Clty' At.torney.for a follow -up. on M6 , situationm Oak, Hill thoroughfare �;radin� Councilman Shoemaker brought to the Cou_nc -il. l s' attention the need for grad bg - of the roads through Oak 1431:1 Park, vihich matter. is to be held In abeyance pending fixture developments regarding'the anticip� ed sale of said property to the Petaluma Hospital District. 1? .DiJCURNMEWr There being no further btsiness to -come before the meeting. - the meeting was adjournedo K Atte .@ ,y