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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 03/01/19543J March 1. 1954 - 7: P. MO Regular meeting of the Councii of the mty of Petaluma called to order by Mayor Schoenirk�hO ROLL CAR;: C� i4 ,47 s xty fs;t s `_ � Present e Councilmen :Adattts.e T3geloiv '13rown-s Norwoodm Sclwobecla Sho and gayor Absent a dtiolie nt d A. PMT OVAL OFi UTNUTES : �. , b the minutes :of the ,meet3.ngs of F ebruary 15. 18, and 23fl ; "195 S f were approved as' regarded o ,. PETITION( doWMUNICATIONSa y 4 Notification from State ,Board , of Equalization of Alcoholic-.Bever- age license application of Robert CunM ngham Jr. 426 E, da hington Street„ approved' by Chief Del Maestro, • read and ',fil,edo setter,, dated Februery 2.4 ,195: fz'om A. R. Ostern,, 12 Park Avenue requesting that the City of Petaluma reduce. the price. to the Petaluma- , Hospital District on• •Oak Hill,. Park .arid- .if .�a .fair, price cannot �be.,arr ved at between .the two °,ups to' clea up the ;Paxk,� and rna]�P- �>iY'�_ available As :a pTaygr�ound for chit. - dren under some -, suPer� vision, road; and filed, 14etter -.date — February 26?D 1954 = from Order of rAoose re- co that Oak- Park be deeded'. to the Petialuma: Hosptar District for little or no cost.-read and filed, Letter, dated February 26, 1954, from Petaluma C p era American Red- Crosse requesting permission to y pl.ace ,cardboard signsi on, street light posts, �3 n the businesst ar i°ead and- filed. It was the unanimous decision of the Council - to grant said However,, Mayor Schoeningh stated that the action taken in this request is not to be taken as a precedent_fon granting similar permission in any ot1ler case, City Manager Eda - Frank was directed to in#'orm the regp estor 'of, the Council e.s dec siond `T,et 7t.es y Glen EO SmIth d (Recreat `VommiSSlOn of ,aouth ,Sa11 1iranrisbo Ac.ommending, Councilman hoemaker,4,City Manager 36. Frank and Recnea�i,on Di rector,. Steven :Uezzem for.•their ;outstanding representation at tthe Recr. eation .Conference._hO14d. in Santa Rosa Calif read and filed .. v REPORTS OF CITY OFFTCIALSo _, 2ity_Ma� n ,. Claims approved for °payment 'Tay the "City Manager were submitted whereupon r ti Res. #1303 N.C.S. y ntrc:c�ucea' by: Councilman Vorwood;a Councilman, Bigelow approving claims and - bills U6so X869 to 3029 i,nclubive) adopted by 7 af�°irma:tive votes, Re ort on sale of Cit o e ' ® Car ,, anon a e and Adams. • house. Cit Mrger -E'do_' „5�'r°ank reported- that, a;. notice of the sale of the Corporation A'_62'e and thel house '`ons the property purchased from_ .,rel a ��darzrs estate :has ;been,publshed in .the ;local neaspapero Three bids `.have been .submitted.,��hich are; .currently under cohsideration•, j&r,, Frazak stated th6t':a .f nal:.report and .a proposal -4ill `be submitted to the Council' at the next regular meeting. 1. r JN�roh 1 1954, REPOFdS 6F' CITY OFFICIALS 1, • Cont ©- County sanitarian Report., dated 1 19-54,,,from County Sanitarian Reld o propEYt�r' ovn6d'b Mrs. � tat swan6oh,, 11 Y 921. Street, to check cotapliance Vath "the! 1� to ves ek, ordinance'. which revealed that the premises are in a satisfactory condition, read and filed. Also, in view of the ,fact'that there L'nave 'beda ­� no recent complaints as to notse Mr. Zimerman feels that Mrs. Swanson is complying with the .provisions of the Ord1nanc6 _at _ the .­. present Coutcilmb,n �ihoem kerts': suggest L�'on regarding 'reju'veii;�tion" the prosent -livestock ordinance to alleviate the"necessity of''_ bringing such matters as the aforementioned SWanson case',be:tore the Council will be taken under consideration and a`dvisem'e'nt.­'­1 .. _. It Attorney o nl.on on Billbo ' d s OpiniOn. dat February 25 11954i re pr6hibitibp Or. regU at on of mtLintehatce- of : billbo6rdb " subbditte d and P11'e'd At ; the ns�& C man­ 6 I A I Y - I "gestioh of �- Wncil 5 66�*Iift* directed Clty� Manager- 'Edo' Fra' to tfurt ish- copies jf• said ''opinibn the mofnber-6 'op the - P16-nning 0, obi i b iori "f or their study s Ay _j.jj fu ture action on billboardso it was 'the recommendation of Councilman Big elo.w that .the Coun'Cil, adopt an ord all, bill boa" ds -iri, the, -'City of Petalum,'_". Re,- Janice Silva,claim. topy. Of 1 dtit Fe'bruary 19 1954- to Firem. an.9 s: INTid claim �b - Va o amage Insurance Co ny re of Janice Sh - for= d' , 1 � 1 p� 1, , ,_ - I I., s, and , r Re Status of net Zo ning Drdir_anciB" Report dated February 26 1954 te ard:Un'g the., status of -the. n8.W Zoning Ordinance, read and -filed. The Pl anning Commission on march 2 1 # 954 8 ,; illl "set .'�-br -heaftng. . the proposed near - Zoning 'Or . dinande at its next 4n'eetlng_� on ­1 a -c:h ' 1,6 ' '1954;; - At � Which, time � it' will :'Undoubtedly po , he adott1bri the ordinance W recommen& 'to ' the �� C(junc il ' t he Pr to the Planning Act* found in the Government Code and under thata,­ statute the Council is required to hold at least one public 'hearing and give-ten days' notice thereof. Director of Public Works The' Clerk reported' the official filing of the Sanitary sewer. Map prepared by Harry Na Jenks. Consulting Engineero R6, Ad cdie­iAnde of Phil-lasL­, AVOnu&-Portion eadterlZ of Mt Res, #1304 N.G.S. introduced by Councilman schwobe'da and seconded by Councilman Adams, '6htitle`d f qi,r., COIIJT-1014 A1jP140V-_1 CONTRACT BETWEE14 ARTI-1 Be SIRT INC' 01 AND7 THE'-C ITY' P9TA2 UMk GUAPANTEMING THE 8ATISFACTORY CONSTRUCTION OP " efnhipt IMIM A ISTANCE: OF 367 Ekc ..AND- ACCEPTING SAID STREET. Aa STREE 11APROVE D 0F CITY , 01 - PETALUMAe.10' G 1: Re Lr .n mrt I-on - of Phft.Lj�j., Avenue Cbht, Count lean shoemaker state d 'he wa - not satisfied with -the two-year res"olutibn i�61ativ(§ Itb defeat"S 'or failure's developing d dbhtractor�,,'. wh reu n ,-, C-it' Witi ! - ,period - :t`o,. bd- rep4ird �byzthe�_' . � 0 � , - y Ene,ineOY: explainedthat 1f, -the ,,street -1s it will fai;l,.W:1,thin the' two -year. :,per iodv. - CbuncUman,.BrbwW s, . -que8tion Clty Engine M.. DonaILL. Baird , eriorted " that'. the ..,str`bet . be bui1t, to -_city spn,,c.J-f J. As 'far as " s could Abel determiried. from test h'01*.e'a.ma4e,'Q,^ . 'I ty . . 'stated W' d B .E. 41 �a1s, 'o taken • c&p,,, j s . dtj actorf ly'at the lower, end - of, Phi hips Av.enqe al; Ivit. Niaw kM'nue Jii lilia.-Vith'''the - W6 also Anf orin(�d­ar' John I(Ing reprosent1n property, ow-ned by Veterans - 9 Admini drama o on. thl-s pqrtilon­-of will., not .- affect .8 B,oQker,.:.T ap-L The r. as'olullon: was adopted, by - 6 , affirmative, votes' and 1 negative (Counciliman Shoemaker cast Ing*, the n ive '' vote...). Rte `;:Sidewalk- :suryvey. - ., 23,"195AI-of a recent •sur Vey : ma d e . of- ;- th& C�ity-,.of�.'p6tdlu-tna. stating-tli;�LV 8" al n s 9 notice , w1 , l1' -, be-: stint to the;, pr­bper'.ty *bva ers after' a 11 been _s=h z d i dw'alk Acdor i7 t I dlno the:'AssebsOV Tome] -.: el-.;4,­ No.,, read'-aftd City Fnp ,ineer.Donald Baird further fug,] stated that-followi,11,7 legal thb procedure to f6ilow.., "a -, report ,vifll;'be itU­br.A to- Mr.�'Frank and' the­': Cit Cou^nCil'. to' U_ , &� the detaiLs'* of said 'prdje&t. r. COIA"t-11 �hoeffiaker re'eommende that any ny' further action on bro.k6jj _­ i . held In 0��ahce run l," the� tree.Jordinance now, S. 'Cle bee - '- '-" ed. e - ere at 6n b, -b ibri sion has prepar unc.fter-consi d-erat! y 'th' R Re: - Bran L -Nav Dedication. , of Public 1 , 1 16rks :bbhdl- -E. Be. ir d -?eported. that• he I orm hg - h h rs. M Frahm - 1fif __' II h6r­of _recent action 3,1d c,drmuhld&f�d W it taken by - CWhcil t(it 7a reply - . not been:re td date. Ma.Vur iiCkhoO.n:jhg.h , directed _the -,ril�ittOr be place d ion" the. agenda , f or. the 66 t ­'m6dtda�o; U NIFTNT L or ce.d , epan of GT�aha:it�' ,!. 0 S ap 6atlon Bende"r vw1an Re #1505 M � 6 S, d6d �: by'. Coundilman •Btqwn' Ittrotic'ea by Gouh4lffian Adams and "secon entitled, "RE,--,:OLUTION GRM--!TING APPLICATION '.OF BtHIDER GRAIiAlA -(DBA. T HE R E C, GR'A QTY, CO.) ' q, Wd SPEC F OR OR VARIANCE IA ZONII�G OfiDtNAN6 1P, x:23- O fq C' 0", , do Y - d 7.:: af f irhnt iv6 votes. - - ' . b Re Rec. Con-Missibn forms submitted X c _ntrol of city fac the f orms submitted by''the R ec"r e4t j, o - n commi A ssiono. - be cosec for the in, 0' Ulties, Councilman �§Chvibbeda noted .'. -, that izOnt'61 ha'd- -been - Ancluded� whereupon Recreation I. ore ­ i'l Directot �t,,eVen, stzq_.V�d t h at said jncju;s w ft be : ;added: to thb _rd e-�"c .rid t~regulation8.-,,. t,h ', - r' 'spo'n'sibil ity of i. as t h 0 C � i - y. IvAl a" ft a g e r iims' 6!pOwere.Aq.t renti n -1 . - -t T c1litIe8.(R g c lay ' -a e'so �1-7 r _ . 5'NCSI) , t ­ , jt was the deci iori.,of the couricil to refer the entire rmtt& to him and. would not require any fur ther_ao. tion by the Cotinciln' ao 34 UNFTNI,.)IQ Re - Hos teal Board re est,' . Felix and Mr.. Volni­ftt son, representing the ­ Petabama' Hospital District 4ddresse(a,the -Gouncll regarding the sever problem confronting the 'Board'irr cOnfiection w n Stith construtti�g the Distri" hospital -S �, al or! 'the 'Conway sit e on 1 43 10 treet Due to the that th6 - Hospital iDistrict requires an.,8 sewer lite i ''conne6tioh must' be u'de into the 'City, Sewer System at Hinman � II stre'ets, - which involves. install . ing: §00-�foot I seiner line . from the'Intersection 9t , Mr. Itoonig Hospital Consultdnt .'related 'thd amount * of ewagie fl ow . pe r minute from , a­50 to 60 bed hospital'and stated , that an*':8 sewer''Une would-be required to handle this amount*,of sewa disposaI4 Mr-.I.Vatsbn stated that meeting recently pith -City Engineer Donald Baird' and 'City %na�r,er Frank -resulted An*--securir�g . an estimated cost of SPS to completely install said sewer line and requested that the Council.6onsider particibation of I the constriction of 'adequ#6 seviage disposal Hinman & * B" .Streets� C> ' .Each Council member 'ex es hisopinion regarding , Board I s requ6st for "fl s ed assistance � vihich , revealed: ,6. unaninou' s agreement- to re feet , said request Relative to holding,the Cit'f S - offer for the sale of Oak Hill Park in abeyance for' the'l Board 1&�O'.Watson requested , . Mo nth d a, to notify.the douncil of. their decizion..,whereupon at the suggestion of Councilman - �hpemaker.., it was decided to ektend�the time to far 1st 19540 Councilman Brown stated that"the Council is still-1 W-ill ifi U negotidt with the 116spi-tal Bo'ard' Oak Hill 'Park as 'oljtlined'in the city.; s offer � of July 29,, '1953, which set a I price of $25,,, 000 or a price agreed upon by three -appraisers o.". Mayor Schoeningh ap ,ain' reFninded. the Hospital Board that the Cpuna - has not 'n '" arbitriYtly set the price at- 5 000 but is will ng.:to-consider the price 'established by three appraisers, As' a,rnatter of information, UP', John Iting'was inte're's*ted'in.knowing how the amount.�'of S4859000 - was arrived at in.IMeasur6 of- the recent sMa 'bond 'Issue -He realized that 8: easure was portion of -said 't -,, t b-- used for the enlargement of the. -- sewage treatment plant and°aniother portion for serer system improvements.., and w9ndered.whether,.or not the City has any - plans to include "B" - StrObt in, their' ;program for . sewer Improvement s , whereupon - Councilma* a*n Brown,. stated that the amount of the band 'issue: was obtained upon tale recommendation Mr on of ..: Y-lartty Teo Jenks., Cdnsultlng°ehgineer 'dated' January, 10'63 City E a E Frank further explained bl 'that the money -voted .f or Measure �vAfl was -for sewage works - e'n"Ia�rg' - ei , .n - elit and the Pepla6bm6nt of sanitary lihes as an -, over all • program and eras not 'to.. be - drone in any one or two yeqrs, and . that 'the engineering department is to determine ,f studies which of the sanitary lines are A0 have priority. Re cI,0an Oak Hill. ParL,, .., Councilman 'Norwood ' suggested .,the Council 'recommend tp the Recreation Commis'sion that Oak Hill Park be'dleaned:up -on a tdrApbraLry baiAs without too much expenditure until the disposition of the property is detdrmined. Re m. unexpended fund s i-n"the.;sewer Counc'ilmah sclawobeda stated that'Ditectbr of Public -.Works Donald E6, Bali'd,,Md. ted 'to * .the , ''riieinbers'.Of 'the Council a, report shoWing unexpend6d funds- in the 'amottrit allocat ed T or the sewage treatment reatment plant enlargemeiit - and r6comm, ended - that; the additional - arhourff. of $38 expended 'for beautif Ication of plant. Wincil . man schwobeda recommended -that, the Council proceed with, -the. complOtich of the sewer plant in .accordance with the fleures-�submitted in lard Baird 's report with respect to landscaping and cures tie mattei7 Following a brief-discussion on e . 11 . tbb CauncU approved said recommendation and directed Cit Manaf Ed. Frank to confer with Lo T City Attorney Karl Brooks on Iefds14 n necessary to proceed with 40 I I I March 1, 1954, UAITINISHED BT5*31NFFjL): Cont, Re. w unexpended, funds -in--sew-gr. -construction fund. conjL. ,, the I MJect6 --It - was, understood that --the ! surfacing of roads --included- in" - r - ( 6 .-p6rt was ' exclude'd,l-jrbrn-the sewag6 I.Ii6rks Ehldr,� rac mn rown s _d6Uhqil'­ B qu estion - J�egarding th6 _ pl ­j " ; brie _ -ty:,Enr�inp-er _-1-9 i� a bair, d ` pxhjjijke d that road. tb- L 1 bou w is the my "is nd - by the fOf-the,,,..s.e1rier, �r6pbrty,, which _'stil�ilaiq � 1 ;- in .11 i ll, - . �­tb't i , 6 ' J ' J e 0 th t - hall' maintain ta tT the rbad a there ad,166�n't ther t and be - kept in a .passable ',conditions .Re m..Purchase of Xro ert _I adjacent to bewer Plant. coilncilm'a'n 8dhwo 8u&9este&thbLt consideration should be�; given for negotiations of property adjacent to the .Sewer ant''ebr Future .expansion and that the City Engineer and City Mana er enter a detailed btudyas to the adviseability of acquiring:addMonal property, which Mayor �choeningh stated will be taken under advisement. Re.. -! Gurbagq�C9MMny pickup of leaves,,-- etc, In answer to doune"ilman NorwoodIs question regarding with. the local garbage company for pickup of leaves,, etc. City Attorney Marl Brooks . stated that a draft of a dontract has been prepared and. svubrdt.ted 1".o the City. Manager. CitylvIanager Ed. Frank further added that copies of the agreement will be ' sent to the Council and everyone conc,erned the next few days and that they matter will be reAdy.. f or discuss'ion the next council, meeting.,. Scramble Method of Pedestrian CrossLngo Councilman Norwood stated he'had viewed the scramble method of pedestrian crossing in santa Rosa at "All-&- Fourth*zitreets and su, ested that anyone is in that v*cinit tha i y to take the time and obser'v6 said method as*- it 'is worthyof consideration or cr t ' ssip - .0 gs a n t9in otre6t6 Re. - FututO. accelpt ce of.'Imroved 6treets.' Ih t6vley;ing the 'report Of' the state and Highi#ay Conferen ce made by Rusi ;ell -Ingram, Codncilman 'Shoemaker '-pointed'out the redpmendation therein. with regard.t6 the acceptance of improved streets and suggested that-ih the future when the City contemplates acceptance of improved streets,,-consideration of said recommendation be studied.' Re -Ice,. Cream, WMon. problems I.W. Eugene T. Hash,, owner of the local ice cream wagon,, inquired as to the progress of the committee appointed to study problems involved in the operation of his. wagon whereupon Councilman shoemaker assured him that the matter.-is under ' a report' thereon 'till be. s ubmitted a the next Council meeting, Re - Re2nest for 12th creek. repair. -Mr. Arthur Fautle:y,, of.303-12th street addressed the Council regarding th6.problem created by the creek and desired to -know if it could or filled in to prevent future destruction of his property, stating that.he has had cOnsiderable-expens6 in maintaining a retaining wall and that. his- neig - also complained about their pxoperty being slowly washed away. He also brought to the. Jo X 90 14arch l a 1 954. U DYINIJ'IMD DUS:EN a ' a Conti +" ° Re - Re_ ue—st for. '12th, St r:ee�'i __Greek - j e � "o Cot t C()uh6 -i-i o s� . the �dahi e Of . c hi3 dren dlitbing ; fe nces, tp PlO In - the creek which could easily result in 'a tiia�ic droWning. . He_ requested, that, 'the r Council con sUet -s:ppr�opr�at�om .n the next 7cudP, fob necessary; repairs to 'said creek in order to °e3,:irx�te any addItiorial , io - him a nd nearpy n e ghb livhereupon - i'rbr choeri� h ,stated ;that his `problem wl3.I °,;be - given full , during e study of- the - ADJQURMAENT a q� },q There. being no, F business to ,code, before,. the meeting, ,th( 1TlEEt n a.� [�djoU► n�ild0 Y r� Q a L •. `''d�C >. 9J� .._ t . � • r a : . y y i y C ler s. i � .!1 , . j ..t� lrrl •YI r 1 C ,. .. �. •,:'ll k _ . -. .. - - <- .. •1� . ... e) i