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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 11/28/1955299' November 28., 1955 - 7-30 P.M. City Hall �- Petaluma, Calif. Adjourned meeting of the Council of the City of Petaluma, called to order by Mayor S.chob,ningh. ROLL CALL: Prbsent:.Councilmen Adams, Bigelow, Brown,,. Gustafson, King and Mayor So 4ingh. Absent,: Councilman Nor'w 6od. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes from the meeting of November 21, 1955, were approved as recorded. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS: City Manager 0 Report re Lighting City Hall Ground rounds - d"'*h -- - (7, ty Manager Ed Frank report at he had received a rough estimate from two or three concerns on the electrical work involved in this project, based on the lighting p . lan 3 . 0' out from the building for approximatoly'$400.?00. He stated that it was suggested by the' City. Auditor, City Engineer and himself, that funds for the project should be derived from Dept. Reserve in,Building Maintenande, bud 13,5 71 I got eo 7he Council unanimously agreed 1hat the work should be started in time for the project to be Completed for the Christmas Holiday Season. Mr. Frank was Christmas , " directed to see that this matter was taken care of as soon as possible. ,Director of Public Works Report re Cost of Parking Area - Hill Plaza Park Mr. Frank stated that the Council 'hdd`received copies of the estimated cost fo r providing par'king'area along the Main Street side of Hill Plaza Park and also the upper level of the P ark-. City Attorney Karl Brooks - informed the Council that he would need a definite plan to go by, b,0,fore he could determine whether or not. it would be legal to:prpceed with said plan to provide parking area i n Hill Plaza,Park.,. Mr. Brooks aiso'stated tha(s6mo kind of test suit should, be brought to decide the question. Councilman Norwood entered the meeting. The time Was approximately 7 P. M. Mr. Frank reported on the Farrell lot,. corner of Martha and Main Streets, st�ating'that he hddbe the ' could be leased by the City for a period of :6 months or 1 year at the ;rate of $50.00 per 'month. This lot would provide parking spaces for 12 cars. ars M Fra'nk,and. Councilman Norwood also mentioned several 'of ,th�`,-"Nc;rth I Main Street m6r6ant's' were 'pre sent at the time Mr. Farrell -was contacted regarding the leasing of the lot, and that they had seemed quite satisfied with this solution to the ]North Main Street parking situation.. With the exception of Councilman King; the Council favored the idea of leasing �g the lot on Martha and Main Streets on', a 6 month or 1 year basis to det.-rmine% if this would take care . of the'-North Main - Street parking needs. Cour".icilman King "expr essed the opini0ii that the paiking problem for'North Main Street was "not. as serious as suggested but felt the merchants on North Main Street were dispjOasOd at having beon cut out of thO parking district. The City Manager was directed,tp,p'r with negotiations to lease the Farrell lot at no more than $50.00 per month. In reply to a question from Councilman King, City Manager Ed Frank reporte that the lot in question was . .- .., t , eporte - already improved 'arid the only expense , would be the matter of instal the mete rs. 0 :0 November 28, 1955 INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES: Ord. Authorizing Employment of Stone &.Yo!,ngbeLg Ord. #41 N. C. S. introduced by Councilman Adams, seconded by Councilman Bigelow, entitled, "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF STONE YOU NGBERG.OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,. AS MINICIPAL FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS, 'TO PERFORM TINANCIAL CONSULTANT SERVICES' CONSISTING OF THE PREPARATION OF AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT OR BOND PROSPECTU ' IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED SALE OF APPROXIMATELY . $205,, 000 00 OF BONDS FOR OFF-STREET PARKING UNDER "PARKING 'DISTRICT NO. 1955-1 OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA". ordered posted by the following vote! Ayes.; Councilmen Adams,, Bigelow, Brown, Gustafson,- Norwood and Mayor Scho.�,-,ningh, Noes- Councilm an King.. CONSIDERATION. OF. NFINISHED .BUSINESS- Parking District No. 1955�- 1 Petition dated Nov. 28, 1955, signed by the property owners and merchants of North Main Street. requesting the Council t h e . Q w ithhold action, on th sale of . the parking district bonds until such time as arrangements can be made to provide parking lots for North Main Street to be included in parking distr 16 1 Y No. 1955 submitted. and filed. 9es,, Author 1zin Issuan'C6 of Revenue Bonds Councilman Norwood was of the opinion that action should not be tak6n on this resolution until the North Main Street merchants had been contacted onceL more,, He stated that hd had been under- the impression that the North Main Street. merchants were satisfied with r the' lot lot on Martha ith the idea Leasing th - Main Streets- but, in view o f the forgoing Pe lie believed the matter should _ be held over until, the next meetin After the Clerk had XPlained that this petition had been submitted to her, be Mr. Turner this after 6 - ijui_ .40on Mr. Fran k remarked that he w as quite certain Mr. Turner was not ware* of the negotiations which had taken ' p . lad& this afternoon in iregard to leasing the Farrell lot. Councilman King*ag4in.express6d his oposition to this -entire bond issue, ' 1 stating that he felt; (1) This would be usin the tax g ' vav6is' mOii for the benefit, of. just the people within the parking district; .(2) It would be, t Ting up meter revenues for a, .20 year period.* (3) it would force the City to use meter within the district for the next, 20 ye4rs.,� The resolution authorizing issuance of the revenue bonds Was then adopted q as follows- Res. #1594 N.C. S. introduced by Councilman. Brown s.econdedbyCol'mci-lmanAdams, pptitled (2) "RESOLUTION OF THE CITE' COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ,BONDS FOR OFF - STREET PARKING AND°THE' LEVY OF AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST THEREOF IN'THE EVENT REVENUES ARE INSUFFICIENT TO PAY INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL THEREOF, . PARKING DISTRICT` NO. ' 1955 -1 OF THE CITY' OF PETALUMA. " adopted by the following vote: Ayes; Councilmen. Adams, Bigelow,' .Brown, Gustafson, and Mayor Schoeningh. Noes, .Councilman King and Norwood. R, s..Approving Freeholders.!. Budget . At- the request of Councilman Brown, a letter which had been. submitted -by the Freeholders on Nov: 21, 1955, was reread: Councilman. Brown,,then referred to a. portion of this letter, pointing out thdr -their budget of $1.500.00 was set on a roviso ,that in case it would ,be insufficient, they would have the privilege of coming ;back:,and asking the Council for .more ,money. Councilman Brown stated that he-believed:7if this. resolution were passed, the Council would be giving - the Freeholders t$is assurance,; therefore, he would vote "ino". Councilman Gustafson believed 'the Council would merely'be voting on the lesoTiltion; aid that.the vote should have no bearing on the statements set forth, is the, letter. The resolution was then read by the Clerk and defeated as follows: Res. #1.595, N.C.S. introduced by Councilman King,' seconded'by Councilman Adams; entitled, "RESOLUTION APPROVING BUDGET FOR BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS. " defeated,by the following vote.:,' Ayes: '.Councilmen 'Gustafson and King. 'Noes: Councilmen Adams, Bigelow, Brown,. Norwood and Mayor Schoeningh. Mayor Schoeningh again explained that it was the amount, rather than the idQd, of. this resolution which had caused its defeat. Mr. Robert Brunner at this time entered the Council. Chambers and requested to know, what action had been - taken on the resolution regarding the Freeholders'' budget. Mayor Schoeningh informed Mr. Brunner that the reso- lution had been defeated. coat. off. .. November: 28p 1955 CONSIDERATION OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS- cont. Re Budget cont. The following is a`tr6:nscript of the last portion of the convpt, s'Ation :betvveen' the Mayor and Mr. Brunner-, MRo PRUNNERo Of, course they didn't say that-, I mean, after all wer 're co m ng in with the charter next Tuesday night'. Whether you like' 'it or not, we're' going to have a 1. chart:_er, and it's going to. cost a fem( dcalla s to, have the people given an opportunity 1 . to vote on t., We've been just as nice- 0 o a We don't vivant to get o e e .we don't vivant to have any troubled It,'s: just, we know exactly- 0 owe' Presumed `what'w s going to happen - tonight° We get a -vote-one tiinethat gives us S80.06 0'0 : and another time they come up, they won`t.give us $1500 Nov' what is the answer for us? And -I think the little word . "' malfeasance`'! , . MAYO_ R SCHO)ENINCH That doesn't" go here's If you have 'any accusation to make like - that- MR. BRUNNER o yeahp ' malfeasances MAYOR SCHOENINGH; F , e you snake it 1n.the court of lavv9 nothing else. You cant make any accusation like that without backing it up, You're out of 6 rder. The meeting is adjourned Attest ,, ity Clerka ' Y (4) 1