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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 09/17/1951s'pt - 17.. 1951 - 7:30 P." i® ?Regular meeting of the CCtl of the City of Petals called to order by Vice President Let h S. Shoem ker. ROLL �AL.:: Pres Councilmen lar s ®. Nontrood Schoenin.,r. schwobeda, Absent.* (.ouncilrn 3rom and ?ayor.• llyersm A PPROVAL OPT!: �.t� S; I. M ri�'.nut;eg of the last meeting of Sept* 11 1951 were .:prz as recorded. CEN'`sT.D.�.�:;RA`' LOINT OF ` -IXDJS U Corrttrac� t� for 2 fire jup J. q e new decd re stertm Bros. Cop tract �I� eS� Lvatrod.uced by 0o Sc;hoeningh seconded. by Council I'aorwood, entitled, "ResoluticUr'1 awi rdyni .contract f pu of two 1,250 al.lon fire pumping eiZ- ilr es. adopted by 5 affirmative votes.. 2 absentees, Before callinr, the roll on the above resolution,, Vice IMlayor Shoemaker expl the p os iti; io n of the Council in awardin the contract to +he l ocal bi ddbr® He st ated that local bid is on 'top notch+ equ:ipr.qent wad in cons idcrIn the 25 year 'life of the equipment the sexrvicing thereof could be supplied by a l ocal f1mr. ir�jh Lch was ane of the - , naft n factors con sidered by th Council. Ile stated that this bicl i not the one recor.�►ended by the City "� e� nor - Lras it the l.ozTest bid but that it did coy pl,,y itith all specifications a,1d the Couricil. felt that in +,onsidex-ation of every ;lAng it was; the desirable bid" TETITIOR;S 8 Request for do cL. Lsltion ofArmor : %T Site.- Le.maeov. s�,w.e.. Com:iur± c��t `s� frotl t;t ho�� o 17cho s, Compan 579th ' Combat, Banal -ton, California :National Gua;rd r °equestin the City Of .Petaluma- to consider ac of a build.inrr site f or ; a National ;guard s'a.:i' and tF C.bti than m area o f approx- i.mal -ely 2 acres is required for the Artiory and vehicle storage since, read, fit - ,- ,, G'•i:d rof�o , : red to the Iahniazm Cor.�r-d.ssion for Study and reca:�,:tenda.tion,, y ..,f,I?ORT `s OF CITY OFFIC IUS: Cltyjlr �'�uer Claims approved fir pay �enemy the Actin City I ittere sulx i ttcd, Whereupon �. IO qT Res. )i•Sb5 N.C :introduced by Council:raar, Schoenin h seconded by Councilman Adams, entitled, "Resolution approving the list of c;lairts and bills .approved for pay ent by the Wi ty ArLanager," adopted by 5 affirmative votes,. 2 absentees, The monthly report ofthe Librarian iiras read and placed on file ADOPTION OF 0IRDT ' -ANCF`>: Re, -ulat mr Auctioneers - l3 `S m C®S ®=ntrodue-ed - by Councilman Schoenin h, seco nded by CoLincil.r�n 13r'owh, entitled,, 1 * 37 ,e J O „�Ta;i� it i r;rljj �.T.Li;V 1 FIB: C1�I,T r,k!G Or A +JC'I'zOr; ; Ar ?D z,A.T a OF PRO' I= BY AUCTION �k:D PIOCFtiiDIiC� A PTl`I?1L`i'Y F'OR A V1OZ�Ti01 TH.IRF!, Or a” 1 came up regularly and was adopted by 5 affirmative votes, 2 a'osentees. seconded by Councilman Schoenitigh an beda tem OI'iDI imq Pp- mr'DTING FOR fljri, RjI3C1iASE BY THE CITY OF A rdFL'i F +'OLM - SEDXT AUTOF:FOBILE- PADITED BLACK FOR THE POLICE DEPAW'.TMT4 AND P OVID11M FOR TIC TRADE-FM TO gLTCCESSFUL BIDDER OF A DODGTM FOU- 9-DOOR S?MAN, aIGTTJE #d- 30133550o came up regnxl.arly and was adopted by 5 --:Xfirrnative votes 2 C01S ? _U� dF �. =.?Irk SFF:'UT) F3USTi`1'auSA wa+ >,ss a w swev *+ _ .. .« wmwe.. ca.vw�v�.�.+.wb.adrsamsa.mmrmen ar Ream :'i ��:'. 1 1 ent it Iedfr re s � 856A Td0'C,oSo Re��olution i , 3 -so lution r�,oa entitled "Re SO!Ution deterrminin site for Ea Petaluma Fire Stati e" . adopted. by 5 affirnative votes, 2 absentees. 1'le s® " 6 6 r'I . C .Se. introduced by Councilman Admis, seconded by Council, Sboer.3a El tled I f 11t;0o w -t ja intro Fiy Councilman Sc; seconded by Councilman entitled r4 Resolution elininatL-1,rr that portion of the south side of ' estern P,,venue for a distance of 97 w est of the west Line of Frain Street from the Parking 3:.leter District and directing, the Chie f of Police and City Manager to paint the cu:6 b a.lonp, said portion of street red to prohibit stoppYn�, stand - ing or parking of vehicles m f ' adopted by ;. ' 5 aff''_rpiati votes, 2 absentees, C )TF� ?,r'V� \l1`J 'O.L ,`•11��'.i "V ��_. )?n 0 to be r 1i'31le s.,Choeninghj At the su 'U or uounc,L.mi rj. J(+ ;LUtiILII�jIl� Ld1G lr.S. Clerk was directed to mail copies of all posted. ordinances "0 tl1 Councilmen fir th eir stud,; r prior - to th adoption thereof e - su of sites bid. of Undeniriters �,=MF 1��n Jc�tiOe� `r` ;testae t 1 ` i ust learned that the Dd m of Fire Underwriters had mde . a snuxrvey of sites for tho new Fire Station wnd that this survey should be made avalla.bl.e to the Council for its informtion and study. Councilm;�n Shoemaker suggested that a copy of the survey should by in the hands of the Planning Counission for its infor. nation. , A , Ir s. Edith Hendrickson stated that she understood that the Chief En g neor of Vie d�. of Fire Unde �°iters is to be &ar Petaluma. tomorrow to ma- k.e his rec;orimendation. t F%jnd to be ,rese ve action 20 Ca 7.9 be taken by the Cbuncia to I`esenre the E(m. _tpment Replacement Fund so that it ai ll not be dissipated by future Councils, This was referred to the City Attorney for study and preparation of necessary legislative action. Directional signs for traffic chances �°Z"ovnc T 11oema� Eat° EIR Maa e city manager secure necessary directional signs for the traffic; changes in ample time for installation by the date the ordinance goes into effect. Councilman Shoemaker also asked the City ;:tanager to chec ; on the efficiency of she street sreepi_n in certain areas. ?- cti- Ct"y qer CharlesoP�a� �°eported that the 1 Subdivision mtter Is being. activated again and that the matter of the additional size sexier for the area should be considered by the Council, as well as the method of financing; -the improve �snt. die further Stated that Ise wouUr ask the City Attorney as to the legal requirements for said work. Councilmen Nor+Rrood mid Schoeningh gave an interesting report of thn recent meeting of' the Bdo of Supervisors and Members of City Councils in the County. r:7uch information was obtai.ne:d by •the-i. regarding fringe area problems and the necessity of strict standards for sub - t?ilrision.s annexed to cities. A discussion was also .held on the proposed modification of the sales tax. N1. I "I cbster St. tf ;,r in reply " qui r I T1 ohm Coimcilm n Shoemaker the hct n, City Manager reported that plans are about conp3e ted on the ir_iprovemen•t of Td. Webster St. but that one of the deeds for a. ri ht- of -�viay could not be obtained pending the sett:iement of an estate. He also reported that the n,-.,iv curbs and utters installed I'll S ono ma Ave;. a fevr years ago are 10$ out of line and will have to be corrected. Rent r, 'lioc- mal.er stated that he had heard that there awe castes cif rend:; gout ink; b s ome of the landlords a-nC that he felts thlft.t the Council has a re-sponsibility to protect the tenants. 111.. Hi:rley Ic shill ro member of the Sonoma County Rent Control Board, discussed the ;subject vci..th the Council arid. polnl,ed out that the City no longer has ,Jurisdiction over the 1- dlords because of its action in decoi= rents. Draina.r-re ro ole?. Ave] T e t . na. aralnarre pro - ol:em on .',very ' .ay reported by �'�Irs > di "Ch IIendricksc ?n i- re f erred to the City a=a:ger. viiho sated that he was viell a;vare of the d. tuation but that the fault lay in the grade which rJas es tablished too low. Ile said that they uould try to correct it bx : 7 installing culverts but that it ; .,mild not remedy the matter entirely, el 8 .1 1 1 1 t tion of in coimec-ti:on wivi the n'eexi for acq uirjzr_ sites for 'the cityf s :improvement pros ar1� Co nicil,� Sch��sobeda svvr, that it mirht be adviseable to appoint an agent to negwtiate with property onn rs for the purghase o f such sites as the CI ty Hall,, Auditori Fire, Stotlon and Off- Street P lip, stated that this had been done very successfully by the Board of Education when_ it acquired property for the school ex pansion program. The saggestiai was tWIcen under consideration by the Council. Reamst to cover parkiya meters for Trade Event T e requegT I mars e -07 5 3 -zrce or poem" Ession to cover the park-ing meters for the coming Trade ;,vent was taken under consideration. ADJOaJINMEl dT There being, no fux -ther Imisiness to come before the reetinr the ineet?.n.g Vas adjourned - to T:ionday, Septa 24 1.951. at 7:30 P91 ATT f -f ;Yap e d)VTI J R� 40