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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 09/02/1948September 2, 1948. 5 otclock P.M. Adjourned meeting of the Council of the City of Petaluma called to order by Mayor Woodson. ROLL :CALL Pre'sent: Councilmen Deiss, King., Minogue, Myers, Seidell,.- Shoemaker, and Mayor.Woodson. 1 PETITIONS, COM._ & PUBLIC-HEAR: Re,- training program for police officers; Communication from the Dept. of Education, State of California, relative to the training programs which are available to municipalities for police officers, and enclosing a description of the courses available in the two -weeks Institute to be conducted in Alameda County at the Regional Police School located - at 'Santa Rita, from , September 13 to September.25, read and filed. Letter of appreciation from Sec. llgr. , .S. A. Seidell of the Petaluma Chamber of Commerce, for the co- operation extended the Petaluma Yacht Club in making Harbor Day a success, read and filed. Notification froij the Portola Festival and Pageant, Inc. of parades to take place in San Francisco .Oct. 17 and 23 , and .inviting the City to be represented in some manner in one or both of the parades, read and filed. Applications of William L. Peck; Cornelius, Myers -, and Cornell; and Harley W. Drake, for building permits, read, filed, and referred to the City Planning Commission. . 1 Application of James Blackwell for permission to connect a ; proposed new subdivision 1 east of Petaluma with the City Sewerage system, read, filed, and referred to the City Planning Commission for recommendation. Communication from Marshall M. Wallace, County Surveyor and Road Commissioner, enclosing a map.delineating property recently .secured from H. E. and Dorris J.. Clarke, and stating that said right of, way was secured for the purpose of extending Payran St. to the City Limits of Petaluma, together with letter from the City Manager to.Mr. Wallace, stating that said map had been referred to the City Planning Commission, read and filed. REPORTS 'OF 'CITY MANAGER:: List of claims and bills approved for payment by the City - Manager =was submitted,. whereupon Resolution #180 N.C.51D introduced by Councilman 11yers, seconded by Councilman Shoemaker, entitled, ",Resolution; approving the list of claims and bills approved for payment by the City Manager." adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Assignment of Personnel under date of 1 Sept. 1948, read filed. Communication from the City Manager, recommending that the Salary Ordinance be amended to permit the, Health..Officer to be. paid physical examinations of employees appointed,to regular . positions in the city's employ, read, filed, and - laid on the table without action.. Mayor Woodson stated that he was opposed to the, recommendation: . Maintenance of trees:, .Report .from the City Manager on the subject of "Maintenance of .Trees," referring to" ordinances now on the books requiring property owners to trim.trees beside or in front of their property to certain heights and requesting instruction as to the extent to which the city council Want shd ordinance provisions enforced, read, filed, and laid on the table without action after Councilman.. King:.and Mayor.Woodson stated that it is a matter which should 'be carefully studied before a definite policy is established. �� INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE'S: Ord. No. 61 N.C.S. introduced by Councilman Myers, seconded by Councilman King, providing-for the annual tax levy for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, upon each $100.00 of assessed valuation, as follows: Acq. & Impv. Dist. No. 1 (Real Estate only) $029 tl Tt 1�9 tl 2 T4 it 4F . :0 :20 .49 Bond Issues (Real Estate, Impv. & Per.Ppty) .33 All other purposes provided therefor under the annual budget 1.17 .b0 was read,'and passed to print by'7 affirmative votes. ADOPTION 0F° ORDINANCES ea. sng system - rary. Ord. ; #59 N.G.S._introduced by.Councilman King, seconded by Councilman,s eidell, entitled,' "An Ordinance to provide for the installation of a heating system for the Public LibrarV4" adopted by 7 affJ N ow automobile Police Dept. *Ord. #60 N.C. introduced by Councilman Deiss,- seconded by Councilman Seidell, entitled, - "An Ordinance of the City of Petaluma authorizing the purchEe of a new four -door sedan automobile for use by Police - Dept." adopted by 7 affirmative votes. NEST BUSINESS.: Appoint- of members - of Petaluma 'Civ liar Defense Council: Resolution #181 N._C.6a introduced by Councilman'Deiss -, seconded'by, Councilman S'eidell, appointing John C. Schuster; Chairman; N. C. Thompson, Vice Chairman; ''.Dr. David E. Davis., Comman der; Arthur Dahlgren, vice Commander, and Fred H. Seamen.,,.Personnel Director of the Petaluma Civilian Defense Council, adopted by 7 votes. Accept*. contribution from Optomists Club :. Resolution #182 N.C.S. introduced by'Councilman Shoemaker, - seconded by Councilman King, entitled., 14 Resolution of acceptance and thanks to the Optomists Club for donat the sum of .'$15.00 for purchase of Playground Hobby Items.tP adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Communication from Clarence E.. Segge,, Consulting Engineer on the bridge - project, submitting Progress Estimate No. 3 for the construction of the Bridge St. Bridge., read and filed, whereupon Resolution #183 N.C.S. introduced by Councilman Myers, seconded by Councilman Deis�s, entitledi, "Resolution authorizing payment of $9,480 to Healy Tibbetts' - 'Construction Co. on Bridge St.-Bridge contract'. adopted by 7 affirmative votes. Mayor °.Woodson reported on the meeting held on August 51, 1948, with representatives of-the State Division of Highways and representatives of government and °civic o with reference to the re ®allocation of State Highway 101. Re acodptande of S Madison SquaYd.- The matter of'accepting . streets in Madison Square #2 was brought to the attention of the Council by Councilman Deiss, who stated that the Goheen Construction Co. woiAd'like to have the streets in said subdivision accepted by the City Council in order that payments to the paving contractor might be completed. The question of whether or not said work complied with city require- ments as to grades., specifications, etc. was and referred to the City Mana-aer and the Director of Public Work for report and recommendation to the City Council, it being.suggested that the GOheen Construction Co. present their request for street acceptance in written application form. ADJ.Q.URNNMTJ.,­' There being'no further business to come before the meeting the meeting was declared adjourned. ATTEST: z /AA CITY CIERK YOR.