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D eco 17, 1951 7:30 Po''q
Re tlar , lee; ti of the Council of the City of Petaluma
taped to order by T.ia;ror T' es
ROLL CALL:
Present: C *�xqc:i _L.I1Bn di� _is, _x o ni, ilxw Schocningh,
Schtrobela, Shaerler,v.d 'iayor ' ;Yers,
APPIIMIJ�'�L 07
_ie r_,T nu-les of the last rleet3nj of December 10, 1051
here • d.pproved ac' 1" ecordecd.,
CO of IZ- �%er dated Dec. 12, 1951, fro the Pcult_ry
� c Ucers of Central California to Fetahima Caia.mber of Co:L:lerce,
r Jar�lln
the Crecl of Petaluma Creel: north of �as Y7i �� tan St.,,
ead and filed.
jLrmor7j
=e r from Col® Carl IIo t�ul.ick of the 3at:i.onal Gua=rd,
encla 3 n.- ��2an of Type A Ar -iorya approved fora oz 99 year lease;
approved form of deed, and letter of instnIctioris read and filed.
Cci�Msi to chemical ma
l anal
�: s s of grater served Petalu cr `roCa `n or "teaer )ex a. en, os�'�
compo. chemical analysis of Crater served to the City of Petaluma,,
read Lipid f il ed .
ResI.. fl�.'ti o,. of Charles T. - arshall as !ictln.- Cit
�
�r_7�iuYi3.c:a n lio=n .=js `2 o 'ma- ,, shall tenderin his
resa_Uriation as !lcting City .Zr, o 'wid Director of Public "u orks,
affective Deco E-1, 19"1 read' and filed, whereupon
, 3es o �r Bqq r-1' C q s
introduced 1" Oounci`lna.n Shoemaker, seconded. by Caincilma.n Schwobeda,
entit
II I-msolution a,c:-e'ni.Juag res? ;nation of Charles T.
r 1�al1 as �,ctln ri tJ Tuna -er and Director of
Flublic ' orlts, rr
adopted by r1 of r?mraI J ve vote s®
T:ta.�or T'�rcr °s expressed re et that 'V Marshall is leavir,��
tide er_�ploy of the City ok Petaluma and praised h7r1 for his ex:cell.ent
wo _in filling 'tlle C%.`?fJ:i.C dual. po,sit:i_cyr.: of' :l ira of R folic t`Iorks
and ctinr Ci.t * T.i -ana ers
Re anne xation of nerr proffer t to the C i V T Scho S stem
T'r. Glarei - ice Dumll, l;uWG. of` Schools, addressed the
Co_mci1,, reading; a letter d arted Deco 3.7, 1951, in vfhich the 3tzo of
:Elducat_? on requests thit the City Council take steps to rL end. the
present City C harter t o provi(e that as n t iz , annexe-0 by
the Cit that it also be. annexed to t he City School Sys tem,, uh'lch request
was .discussed by t lie Council and ta ken und.(-rr cons id e ration for
action bir the C as soon as possible.
thorizi ,. A Agreement bets ee n I, -Mac, Rvv re install.
ip -tter rroi,l 1 11r, (s, L. s-iorr�_son tT the riortri viesteri1
Pacific Rlailroad Co,, dated Dec, 12, 195 ., attachinri vgreerient to
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installati of city sewer line beneath trr2cks a:^:d ri^;ht -of-
Gray of the ?or-thi*;estern Pacific T�ailroad Co., read and filed.,
whereupon
I,es. z N00 I- C.S.
jntro6uced by Cotuici Sc' hy! obeda.. seconded tn,J Councilman
IS h o erma ILer entitleda
f jResol.ution authorizin A reergent betw
�rorthcresteH�. Pacific Railroad Coi and the
Ci o k=::talurm by �'rlZich this City v.;111 a.cgui ^e
a li cense fo i��sta.11at - ion of c ity sewer li
beneath tr and ri:;ht -of -tray near City's
eti-ra;e Disposal Plant,'"
adopted l oy 7 affiri.`ia,tive votes.
Ho act
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I r� t,ter fron the City of Stocl - ton outlinin, its plan
to oppo,-e the application of the P. ra P, E. Co. for electric
rate inc:rea.ses., and recor_r-iendnti of the City %ttonley that
the City appropriate the sLU- of "100 ®00 as this Cit y's share
of the e xpvr?: es involved in apposing t he rate increase reque sted
by the -,. G. �-, E, Co. r read and filed.
1? resolution a*, ,propria,tinr, the sun of .. 00, to the
Ci - uy of Stoelcron for use in. deferrixk the expenses of opposing
the applice.ti.on of the Pacific: Gas and jillectric Co, for rate
increases, it ^cludin; the City of Petaluria, f.'ailed to be
introduced and the matter was laid on the table.
PEPORTS O.t' CITY OFFICIA- S t
�1 1n
Cit T la ia!-er
Claims a,pi;_.rov� or x3r:7-nOA were stibriitted n ;:hereupon
Iles. N.C.S.
introduced by Councilman iWams, seconded by Counci:immizi ,3rown.,
am.xdv clai (Nos. 1918 to 2101 :hlclu5ive)., adopted -by 7
a f.fir ma l,.tVe v ote s,,
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+y-[[]] As -i ; ' '1 ?`:1eii s of Pr%rsonnel dated Dec. 7 and 17, 1951
, ulyr.litted and fil ed.
71, eco }� .�iaC ioll re * deer dre of Pet alur.la Creek
Aepo�� c o� ;r1ar � e s T. m :Karst a! -!_., Kc l .7 U� �y J 17;r ,
dated Dec. 7 1951 re.,�;ordin ; the uroposal of the U. %5'. , xT.ly Corps
o'f L�nJi :�ce?�s to d:r e Je Petaluma River to a ^ca'co�° cit ptiz than
not: authorized and r econriendin that the City carry on its effort
to ,Let the dred� ;i_Zj as notr authorized (: a below ra1117) a Zd not
ta':te on any other x in respect thereto., read
aid filed.
- on - thb status of
pointi.Dd out ",,hat
=tills at 1.e ast V
6eli -v6 y try cT
the new f ire troop, nw. , on
said eaui: anent iTi.li not be
ie middle of April a?.thot�m
17 3.95, read and filed.
order, in
delivered
the bidder
_17 1951..,
which he
to the City
uarant.e-ed
P1 in Co;'r sloe
Co'hy of r�es u�lon p�ec `by 'she Pl.anninrr Cornmi.ssion
approving the appli of Richard T6 Bilbro to construct
a duel ex: in an R2 "one, head and filed,
Other CitV Offic=ials
The annual` r .,Pore 'of tie Recreation., Parks and 1 7usic
Director, read and filed.
monthly r^enor�ts of tho Librarian s Fire Inspector .,
and Dir. of : ecrcat!_� }1, F. r'_.s and °'uilic. read a 1d filed.
.
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C COIFCSD ;I ": ?i�� )i' G_' t. "r �r 7 :f+aU - (T� ±. �;
a,......._.. �.. _:.... _�.:.
e O''1`:l _ol? of G'.'t : ZC'f - f Poli - e re �r fic Chc l'e
i n i t ue "1 recOI:' ie_1 a'L'_1.oYi �,teQ'�lie a �! �11Gi 1`7 J re
traff Cii`?1n� s, read, fil ed, and referred to the Traffic Corr'_1!_t.tec
for study and actions
Re d re d� � - o � al un . Cr f elt
Counc:� I n ;sro co�c� :l�iE of the rarer �': Harbor
Committee cif the Cr anber of Cornr_Ierce, reviewed the letter of the
Carps of dated Oct, 18, 1051 in 'which they had
su ° asted an additional dred.71n.; to a ST depth in the upper
r=each o.1 Petaluma Cree1c, and in which they pointed out tine
advantages of the deeper dr as bell as the obligations
on the pa , t of the 'City if said deeper dre at -ing, is made, including
contribution for Cost of the added c&edging and .release of damages
that ray- result du in. the perfor of the work or thereafter;
also the obli -ation to obtai fror1 property o rr ners adjacent to
Vie I aroject si`'iilur° r
CounciLman 73rovm also r evietaed th findings of the
Director of Ilablic 1 orks, dated Dace `T 1.35l,, and his reco^lrmendation
th::.t the City ca-Tvy on its effort to -et the GredzLin as now
authorized (4 below ml.lw) and not t alre on nny other r esponslhili.ty
In respect therotoe
Counci.lma:a ?ro:m as".ed tl_at the Council express its
opinion as to whether or not they Trish to have the River dredged
to a de greater th now authorized, - gin trhioh case It would be
necessary to contribute to the cost of "Uhe added trox�Ik and to
assume, rvsponslbility for dam..!-es i,h' t r_hi [ result frorl the
performance of the , a
It R, lYv►att, Pros. o�: the Poultry Producers of central
California, �.cldressed the Council s'�at -*Ln7 that as far as their.
company 11s co'ncemed the present Cepth o.'' 4 is adequate. Ile .
also called attention to the danger of ftarther land erosion �c-.
the river is rlredl ed to a :treater. depth,
Co>,.ircil;�lo n S hoer i1c-er questioned 'sr, I�Iy as to the
percentu e of increase in river tonna e since 1950 and the
differential between river and t:r'r?cic transportation costs. UP.,
Hyatt explained tl = t it tl a,s only recently that a replacement had
been rode of the bar which for.nierly ( + .e:l.i vexed to their plant .
ar which 1nurned d1ji Jmr the He stated that there is little _
difference in tr ms!)ortation rates at the present tir -:re Ixt that
river trmisportati.on is the ideal tray sportation ^rid that delivery
bir truck results in congest aro und.. - their pla nt and ad
streets,
Councilman Shoemaker stated the t. he i -mul.d like to have
the clatter held in al)eyance until the L Cor:L:littee of th
Chamber of Co _rierce could halm a survey as to the r ler'Lts of spendw;
ge suds of taxgn tier l s morney to'r� a.lnt.n m the s ection of the
River above tim '., St,,, fridge., t' -rlaich lie believed. eras not
of general_ bene to t City
The Clor_c -.ra,s directed to request the Lndustrial
Comittee of the Clni�mber of Co rtmerce to � "ialce such a survey.
A poll of the Council revealed that all of the members
thereof i-mre opposed to aiding the pro lect to dreu the river
to a greater de :)th than tine present authorized depth., _zid to
accepti Z resnonsi bilities for Cla!xages which rAght arise to
property oviners 'off reason of the deeper dredging.
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i'--levi T Fire Sta
�.C�17? fly?. pq t^�r l 0: i :�Lls1c 1n Sl:o.cria ;.er as to the
status of the archituc;ctural v7o: ' on th.e Fire Station, t he -,cti1
Ci-y 'Jana er reTiorted tlia*t rrelimixi@a plwis had b een filed with
him. he C o*. � ci 1 to revie'r thei pli s folJ rnrin" ad j ournment .
Councllnan Scliv-. su ested that, in ord to exped? to
the building of the station, that the Ar clAtect be directed to
proceed s'. °? th f9::xal Mans and speci: 'JIcation
^lie city Cler _ vras directed to vrrlte a letter to the
4th Dist � A,,rrt.cultural .'`Lssocia.t;ion and risk their assi s to e. in
expediting the a.sil�'oa'al of the release of a portion of Kenilworth
Pak by Une D_Lvision of I Azad ''Expositions. So ordered,
P„ Go P., 77,0 Franchises
To`f o .M7 71 acussi n of the offer of the Pacific txas
" ]Clean Co, re inde-ter i -inate fromchises, the Cit Clerl: w dic'
to r. eml-st the League of California, cities to send a representative
of their legal staff to Petal to exnlot.n the Le -ague t a views on
the matter. So ordered.
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There belat i:g no further business to code before the
mce t I til r_ieetin tt�,S a.�joLUryrlec� to , ;f.G'1G.�C�a�', De c. 20 l.,l,
at th hour of 7. � �'a?
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