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August 27, 1951 -'7-030 P.LT.
Adjourned raeetinr of the Council of t he city of Petaluma
called to order by iMayor Myers,
ROLL CAJ -11j e
1 Cou'uci 1me Adar.1. -, Drown, Tdorwood "choening;h., Schivobeda,,
ho n, alter,, and I .Tayor 1.!yers n
APPROVAL OF -T-111171TE :
T he mrfiutes of the last meetinZ of Aug. 20 1951., were approved
as recorded®
PETI TION'S rn_ Co't, ZIICATT OIJS.
e� prior sex -vice cost - ertl�la�eear p retirement
ter ran 'hc � a` e � . gees e °e►Re?�ystem regnrdl
increased coats on accotzlt of prior s eririce together with duplicate
cagy of the consulting, actuaries abbrevitated summary of the valuation
for the City of Petaluma, reed and filet?.,
Offer re l st ance ar blz tm-i c al.lmo„
O x•orn r' l.or�s rtrnbu � ioc� `� i of Santa Fiosa., proposing
teat. their service be called for tran.�fJers of any distance of 20 miles
or more, read, filed and ref erred to the City T.Janager to correspond.
With said compaqV to. possible tenins if, the city deecided to turn back
the service to private orr?lersh p,,
A discussion was held regarding the C'Ity's entry into the
a ?ibulance busine as W It as 'the general opinion of the Council
that they had not w1.8hed to take over th !7usfl.fte'.��s !) had been forced
Lato it, and tha.'kr they would like to return it to private otalership
prov d:inm they could assured that the c viould receive as
good sorvioe as is now * being f,,riven by the City.
Council.imn Norwood expressed 1.1le belief 't�ra:t the city had
forced the fo:b m _, amibulan.ce o11 'rier 01-it of business in spite of the
_fact that so1:1e 'ji.rOOo Taal been d onated. 7y €1. local ;roue to help
maintain the service.
Traffic problem on East 7As11.1 `eta
e � :r ` o - *i �:7x's o° or°1rr n — r a c�r r °i, `.. Tr-es. of the 121cK nley
P,T.A. to the Traffic Corni: ittee of the City Council,. calling attention
to the danger faced by SM -11 children attenuirZ T_IcKlinl:ey School
in Gros si n. , East -: tashin ` on. St.,, and asking the Traffic Comm -Att e to
help solve the problem, nest?, filed,, and,at the sug,. of
Councilman Shoemaker, referred. backeto the Traffic Com for
discussion 1 °aith Clarence Eurrel1:, Slzptu of Schools.
HT OF CI OIPFICIAL s
C1aL1_ns appraved by the .�cT t C].ty 11 for pa;,rment mere
submitted, whereupon � (� p
.11eso -1, Hey -a
introduced az. Councilman Seh1' obeda, seconded by Councilman Shoey?aker,,
approving, claims (Nos. 5°� to 616 inclusive) approved y Charles
To ,:rldz "Sh2. "_1, c .ing. City 1 ado,
ted b 7 affirmative votes.
Assignment of Personnel, under date of Aug. 27, 1951, read
and filed.
RU ORTS FRon rzn!.Ca PAws
Recast for tennis courts referred
eration had 'been liven to the request of
Club regardin tennis courts for i etalur.!7a
to
i s uo ission tnat consict
the anst Petaluma Booster
Grid recommending that
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t116 unatter be tablec! peridiing the cor;iplc tion of 'the Recreation Facility
Survey.. at whl' ch tii the location., type an
p d number of tenhis courts
needed C01116 be best deteimlyied, read, f iled and s.o ordere"d.
Date set for last meetinrp of Recreation Facilit.V Sur. Comm
they have set the data of Sept. 11, 1951 at the hour of 7.-30 Pal.
as the first Meeting U
rbad and filed. of the Recreational Facility Survey Conn-ittee,,
Revival of i at 'Wickersham --ind "Talnut Parks.
Letter 1FX of
wells at * and Wickersham Parks and giving approxixlate costs
f or said wo.rk. read -and f Ued and refe to the City 114nag
e tion,, the . prop ,er for
consid
',ra , osed to be. done on the well at T.V alnut
Park for the stun of X185® receiving VIM, unanimous approval of the
inemben-ro of tho Coluncil,
IREPORT FROM, CC TRAFFLC C0.1VITTEE
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Rec )-r1e_rrVf'7,T_T, loadirg zo.ae on Past side of Street
just S outh of alley com.n. only Ra" as Van Babber Alley be ext-
ended to include one additional -parking space to the South,
Load.in,g zone s 11 then be approxiim-itely 75 feet to 80 feet In
length tend should be adequate for the industy."j In this area.
The 'parkLing, meter presently occqpyii�g the space that will. be
Included in the loading zone should be movad one space to the
South. and the red zone in the latter space shauld 'be elimini.-
ated as It governs a C-riveway wllich is . infrequently used for
this purpose,
2a Recammended that vehicle STOP siga be placed at. Southx%fest
corner of Western Ave and Kentucky Street. Vehicles Which
are Eastward bound have tendency to rush. to malce connections
nith light serfiaDhore at hig1hi. intersection in next block.
This is reconn- ended. for further safety to pedestrians.
3* Recommended that It - Street be indicated as one-direction
thoroughfare. To be used- by 7�st bound traffic oylly. All
vehicles to be parlic di%ronally to curb. This is a pre.
cautionary safety recorffaendation. T.Jfar�r Street is rather
ste�ep of grade and invites acc"I den-Its by vehicles running away
into the heavy Wlghuay tr-affic. If adopted all vehicles would
be pariced heading into the curb.
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4. Recoimended t rot Kentucky Street be indica1ced as an-e-direction
thoroug,lifare between 1 Street and 1 ' -, .'estern Ave, Traffic
hft
to be Soutwd only. Vehicle..s •1.o be par diagroneRy to
curb. This is a safety recornmendW, ion as it I.Moted that it is
becomix�g more di - fficult 'to maintain two traff:*.c lanes not impeded
by e>rb long "trehicles 17ootrud1w, - 1111to the 1-x.tes.
5. Recorimiended that loading zone on East side of Kentuc1q. Street
Just South of 1 Street be extended to include two
additional vehicle Spaces, This is imperative if vehicles
are to be - parked in reverse of present Manner as recom, ended in
above
Respectil"ully submitted,
Traffic Corm
Counciln en: Schoeningh,,
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Shoemaker,
Councilman Shoemalicer stated that if the recoLfriendations
concerningy Kentucky St® are ado it - would result in heavier
parldmgr oil Keller SM, and for this reason the City should immediately
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look into the pizrc:hasing. leasing of the property next to the
Argus Courier fox° off - street parkl�g. •
TCISTROD OF ORDITIII.NCLSm
Action on the 1.951 -52 bud,et ims deferred until the a.djoumed
meeting of the Council. on Thursd4y, .Au 30, 1351., at the h our of
5:30 P.? Zo
Prohibiting izztmftcated persons in or around motor° vehicles e
�ird.�. (5q 1,. m ° Intx�oc uc W__ doL : an ff(r vcoT, s� ed
Copmcilamun Schwobeda, entitled,,
11 11'3 ORDIP!'UNCF PROHIBIT1IG Ar3Y MI IING PT AI3 !MTOXICATED
OIL D JTiIGx1 CW4DITI'ON IT-d OR AROUiID A !10TOR VElII.:CLEp %1 AidY
PUBLIC I1IGH ROAD, S1 I"IT {T, SiD5�`VAIII , L103T OR ALLEY ' ;'; ImIml
TILT CITY OF r. j hkLM , 1A.., AND PR OV1:)MIG PEV.P LT IES FOR
THr VI'OLATIOPH OF THE P1ROVI:;SMIS TI 1Z.�
was read and ordered published by 7 a.ffL ative votes.
OF ORD111M.10ES:
or
5 C win c i�� p b C� lrna re ern e secondod by
Cawacilr, 'Hor ivood,, entitled,
I'm 0�mu.,TANCE A.tJrPHTO?1ZP-SG A LEcE A.GREE, T '.',TTH lU.ICM - .J
T. T R C ORPOi:. I Q 3 FO i IN ST,� LLATI UN O:I� API'RO�3��AT MY
SIXTY PAi�MUG T:1'` -R3 ,A,"ID T' 11JR3 ACCE�'SORIBS E A CIT PiVIUMIG
LOT, i fICLUDING TINE RIGIU TO PURCIP SE T 910IF FOR CASH, OR
UPON TI-IL i1&�:��4ENT O THE PRICE TUTT Y iOR FROTI A PORTICU OF THE
REVEI M TI 11LPP`R01v1; AND REP . LING ORI7Y' I TAINCE 1.10. 190 M . C. Sa ,,
PROVIDSI•IG FOR TI-M AUJ.`HORI?ATIM OF lJq AG..RTiE UrtN1T FOR TIDE
ITdSTALL��. ON OF AI'PROXI1 TI-M lY DUAL—IDIITS IC
T-'A.RKTIf G IE TERS E SA`TD C1 - 'I'Y 1? F sr'IG LCT ON TbT ,✓ EAST SIDE OF
K KLLE R STr' nETT:VEEM F1A SHI'NGTa,1 AVID iE S= AV0•11JE0
carne up .cegialarly a.nd was a,do tad by '� �Lff�.Y�17�tit1Ve votes.
OOSSTFJIW�:I' ON OIL MIE11 BUSITTESSo
to f Pet Fire Sta.ti
.q iti•,t rJP ]j - iV� li bvn a6
i7it roduced by Councilman ,chwobeda, seconded by Counci.L %Tdn Schoenin n
eh U"i tled�,
P u'ti.on detei -zing situ for -mast Peta,lur.��a Fire Siat�.o,�
adopted by S aff_"Lrmalu - ive votes,, 2 nef, "tF:?`I;es,,,
in ca,,irection. vith this rmtte ,, Ci.�;y Attorney Xbrl crooks
reported toxat he had 1'rlm for a titl reps -. to on the property
w d had scant a co �mmic ati 'It the assessed owner askimm him to
make an offer to the City for the purchase thexe«fa
In voting aLraizist the above resolution, CGunciIiYie -? Shoema
and Dr o ai stat that they were comple_Uly in. acco with the site
itself but tl t they did not th'.1n1c it t,as cos ,7ect proceedo-re to
order plans on property not yet bel. onoing to 'the, City., -and Can v.-Mich
costs of acquiring said' property as ^�d proceedings had
not yet been de'tenni.nedo
Councilman Schwobeda. expressed the thought that if the City
had determined ' on tl %e site that there was no question of the City's
eventually acquiring It and that conder ma.tion proceedings should be
commenced at once and, Ln order to expedite the construction of
the stsat?.pn that the preliminary ph is should. be ordered.
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Pin- ball. 11 censc
A discussion 5ras had of the provisions of Ord. .534 C.S.
which, rewires an a &nnua.l license :fee of ��'732. for the first
20 pinball devices and an arnu.d.L fee of , -Z 1 6. for ea.c l additional
device.
1!ira T�ctY"v`yi `'7 Y' %1Y�.� atld C12 -17 '',lo :Del ! iaEstro addressed the
Council explaining problems in connection with licensing such
devi ces.
The City Attorney was asked to s t.udy the ordinance and
advise the Council. of its contents
Sa l ln, r
The City lAaager was asked to make a study of cost-of-jiving
adjustments and a sale i-j range or plan program for the employees
of the Citys
Certifi of COM tgn _
The City .Nt torney and City .•.Ianagrer wer ssred to rev the
provisions of the Plumbing, Code r(slative to the requirement
for Certificates of Competency foy° ,Master Plumbers and to report
back.
Tie- hater rates and. f acilities
Mxnci1rmn S-.h obeda, reported that he understood that the City
of Petaluma pays a hi- - ;her rate for _1.Z s fau # l-hies thsn other cities
served by the Califor�iia Water Se vice C He suggested that
a s t,udy be made would perhaps help :got only the City bu- t
the schools as well, and that the C: 1.ty should pin the water company
d0'JY1 and make them guarantee to h�`V"e certain of their facilities
re :ady so that a n our new fire equi al-rives there w ill be
adequate facilities with Z to use the 1250 gallon pumpers,
The City lh - .ago - r repot -ted to.at the e ngineers of the water company
had agreed to take craro Of file 11 ,.1-iIain St. facilities. Ile also
pointed out that the ;raiser rates u o, fixed by the Calif ornia.
Uti lities Cona lission,
The City WtMnely outlined proeeedure necessary to secure a,
heaning on :rater rates and that ire would have to be supplied with
complete physical reports on present facilities.
The clatter was referred to tile. City att and City Manager
for consideration.
AD .0 1
There being no further business to come before the meeting
the meeting "was ad journed t o Thursday, !pug® 30, 1051, at the hour
of 5:30 P.M.
ATTEST:
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