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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 04/23/1956-79 April 23, 1956 - 7:30 P. M. City Hall - Petaluma, Calif. Adjourned meeting of the Council of the City of Petaluma called to order by Mayor Schoeningh. ROLL .CALL:: Present: Councilmen_ Adams, Bigelow Brown, Gustafson, King, Norwood, and Mayor Schoeningh. Absent: None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes from the meeting of April 16 1956, were approved as recorded. PETITIONS' & COMMUNICATIONS: Letter _dated March 30,. 1956, received from State Compensation Ins. Fund enclosing dividend check for $2, 569. 39, representing 45. 57 of annual prerniun on workmen's compensation, read and filed. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS: City Manager Leghorn $aseball Assoc. Request for Soft Drink Concession. - . McNear Park City - Manager' Ed` Frank referred to a resolution dated April 5, 1948, granting the above requested concession to the Optimist Club, "until the con- cession granted hereunder (to the Optimist Club) shall have been revoked or suspend'ed"by the City Council. It was Mr. Frank's understanding that the Optimist Club does. not wish to relinquish the concession, but are willing to lease it to the Leghorn Baseball Association .for the balance of this year for $1.00. After some discussion, the majority of the Council expressed themselves as being in favor of. repealing the original resolution . and granting the concession to the Leghorn Baseball Association,for a period of'one year, thereby setting the policy of granting the concession on an annual basis in the future. The City Attorney was directed to prepare the necessary legislation, in accordance with the wishes of the Council,_ for the next meeting. Council Committee Parking Meter .Bids - Committee Report Councilman Norwood,. Chairman of the subject Committee, reported that the Committee had met last Thursday. At that time they had requested the City Engineer to secure information as to maintenance and service of the various types of meters and reactions of the public to manual and automatic meters. After receiving the City Engineer's report on this matter,_ Councilman Norwood stated. the Committee would then-submit their recommendations. ht was also decided that a policy should be set,, upon receiving Mr. Ingram's report,_ as to the consistent use of either manual or automatic meters. City Attorney to.Leaser S t a t e L ands Com._, re D escription of Certain Tide Lands in "P,etaluma Creek City Attorney Ed Robert "explained the request of the State Lands Commis- sion that an amended lease be executed. by the Mayor and City Clerk, in order to correct.a slight error in description on the original lease of certain tide lands in Petaluma Creek. No action of the City Council was deemed necessary. (1) X 80 April 23 1956 REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS:�- cont, City Planning Commission Copy of resolution on recommending amendment to Zoning Ord. to reclassify parcel at 14 Laurel Ave. from R71 to R-2, 'submitted and filed; letter of explanation thereon dated. April -23, 1956 read and.filed whereupon, Ord. #43 N, C. S. introduced by Councilman Norwood,.. seconded by Councilman ; Gustafson, -.entitled, A "AN ORDINANCE . AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 340 N. C.'S.. BY RECLASSIFYING ASSESSOR PARCEL NO. 8351-9, LOCATED-AT 1 14 LAUREL AVENUE, F - ROM AN "R -'l ZONE. OR DISTRICT TO AN. "R-.2" ZONE OR DISTRICT. was ordered published by 7 affirmative votes. Use ' Permit M. W.. Goff Copy 0 . f, r I es - 61 ul. . tion granting UsePermit to'M.. W. Goff to conduct, business' at 414 _First Street, submitted and filed, Director of. Public Works Report dated April 16, 1956, re Motor Vehicle Course at Richmond, Calif. on March 14-116, 1056,. addressed to City. Engineer and signed by E. Dugan, submitted and filed. Mr. Ingram stated that he was planning on keeping Earl Dugan under the Corporation Shop Budget ;Section and making - him head mochanic for all of. the Public Works & Park -Dept. vehicles, so that the City will not run into large expenditures -as was :experienced last year, To .q question by QQuncilma.n.Norw6od regarding the high cost .of pperating the City street sweeper Mt. , Ingram explained that` this was largely due to the condition of our ,street, but that the total operating costs for operation of the sweeper compared. very favorably with tho, s p other citi es throughout the Country, The City-, Engineer w' , requested to submit any information that; he might obtain on this subject to, th& Council for consideration. Other, City .Officials Monthly report of the City Librarian. was submitted and filed. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES.. Construction of Levees,, etc. Ord..., #434'M C -. -S. introduced by Councilman Norwood,, seconded by . 'Councilman- Gustafson, entitled,,, "ORDINANCE, OF THE CITY �F 0 PETALUMA PROVIDING. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF LEVEES, INSTALLATION OF S PILLWAY PILLWAY .STRUCTURES AND THE REPAIR OF EXISTING LEVEES TO RECEIVE SPOILS FROM THE PROPOSED DREDGING OF PETALUMA CREEK BY THE UNITED STATES ARMY, _CO . OF ENG IN E ERS; , . I PRO VI . D- .ING THAT THE COST SHALL PAID FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND; AND DETERMINING THAT THE WORK UNDER THIS ORDIN- ANCE CONSTITUTES AN EMERGENCY, was adopted by 7 affirmative votes, (2) 381 April 23,, 1956 CONSIDERATION. OF. UNFINISHED.,BUSINESS Amppd6 to Res.. #1,654 N. C. S., . Calling. for. Bids ids Res. .41660, N. C. S. introduced by Councilman.Norw6od, seconded by Councilman- Adams, entitled, "A RESOLUTION - AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.. - 1.65.4 N. C. S. "RESOLU RESOLU TION DIRECT - ING CLERK TO ADVER- TISE ADVER- TI FOR BIDDERS FOR IHE -FOLLOWING IMP ROVEMENT WORK TO .BE DONE UNDER ORDINANCE NO,. 434 NX.S. TO WIT:-. , THE -CONSTRUCTION OF -LEVEES, INS TALLATION TALLATION OF SPILLWAY STRUCTURES.AND_ THE REPAIR OF EXISTING LEVEES TO RE CEIVE .'-.S.P0.,IL$ FROM THE P . RQPQ DREDG- INQ OF PETALUMA BY- THE UNITED STATES ARMY, CORPS: OF ENGINEERS"I., reAdand adopted by 7 affirmAt'ive, votes. Amend. to Res. ,.#1 657 N.:-C. So Calling jbr ..Bids Res,_#1661 N. introduced by Councilman. Adams, seconded by Councilman Norwood entitled, "A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 1657 N. C. S. ENTITLED, , "RESOLUTION DIRECT ING THEE CLERK, TO ADVER- ' TISE FORBIDS FOR TH I 'P kO VEMENT -OF "LOT G" - UNIT1 - Nb 1, OF PARKING DISTRICT 1955 LOCATED ON LEVEE' STREET"-. read ,and' Ladopted by 7 affirmative Votes.. Easement to Calif. Water'Ser. Co. C606jilffidni King. referred to a portion of the resolution which read as follows .� the Calif.., Water Co. to remove and re= locate any buildings on said easement at, its ,-exp expense and to re- locate the same in a Ioc__ ation. selected by the Cit " He believed this wd's not in accordance with the agreement and Suggested that the phrase, "if. it is found necessary" be added to this sentence. After some discussion on the subjects Mr.. Hill, representative tative of the Calif. Water Service Co .' ;addressed the Council stating that he would very much. appreciate. receiving,.q copy of the resolution to submit to the compan engineers. for their opinion. At the suggps.ti.pn,`,pf, the Mayor, it was decided that the subject resolution should be held over until officials of the Water Company had sufficient time to .study,sOme;. The City.. Qlerk directed to ascertain that Mr. Hill receive ,a copy of th& resolution in question. The' City Attrhey was directed to re =draft -draft the re'solutibq making the one part regarding moving of . structures on ' -, the ease ment more definite, as suggested by .Councilman King. City. Attorney,. Ed Robert reported he had attended the City Attorney's Sp g ept,ng at t ,rin - M he League of Calif. Cities in Berkeley, and the meeting had i been- adjourned. in the honor of the deceased past presidents . of the League, one of whom, was Karl Brooks, our. former City. Attorney,.,. Mr... Robert remarked that he believed the City Would receive a copy of the adjo urnment in respect to jou-.rnmen Mr. Brooks (3) April 23 1956 CONSIDERATION, OF UNFINISHED $USINESS: cunt. o City Charter 1 re the e setting ting to Article 7, u of an estimated annual .budp Lobo C'd ne5iv Y g g g h g y c ommis-. sions. He requested thel City - Attorney.s opinion as to whether an estimated budget presented by a commission could be corrected by the City Council or not. Mayor Sehoeningh and the majority of the Council were.of the opinion_ that it would not be in .order for the .City Attorney to give. his .interpretation. of Any portion of the proposed Charter at this time, ADJOURNMENT: There being no, further business to come before the meeting, the. meeting was adjourned to. Monday, April 3Q,. 1956, 7 30 P M. MI ayot j Attest:,. _ Citk Clerk -.' (4)