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Planning Commission Minutes - April 14, 1998
CITY OF PETAL UAL4
PLANNING COAMSSION AIWUTES
REGULAR MEETING April 14, 1998
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 PM
CITY HALL, PETALUMA, CA
Commissioners Present: Bennett, Feibusch *, Torliatt, Thompson, Vieler
Commissioners Absent: Broad, Healy
Staff Pamela A Tuft, Planning Director
Bonne Gaebler, Housing Administrator
Vincent Smith, Principal Planner
Elizabeth Dunn, Assistant Planner
* chairperson
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MINUTES OF March 24, 1998 were approved as printed.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT: None.
COMMISSIONER'S REPORT: Commissioner Torliatt - Received a letter regarding
ownership change at Baker Street Bar and Grill - will there be a public hearing? Planning
Director Tuft - None necessary, the letter was just a notification; Sonoma County
Commission on Human Rights requested time before the Commission - short presentation
will be scheduled for a future agenda.
CORRESPONDENCE: Three additional letters (received after packet distribution), and
two pieces of correspondence (from St. Vincent's) regarding St. Vincent DePaul Kitchen.
APPEAL STATEMENT: Was read.
LEGAL RECOURSE STATEMENT: Was noted on the agenda.
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2 OLD BUSINESS
3 CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING:
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5 L CITY OF PETALUMA, ST. VINCENT DePAUL KITCHEN.
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7 60 -day review of St. Vincent DePaul Conditional Use Permit to continue operation
8 of the Petaluma Kitchen at 305 Payran Street.
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10 (Continued from the Planning Commission Meeting of February 10, 1998.)
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12 Housing Administrator Gaebler presented the staff report.
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14 Additional staff present - Jim Carr, Director Parks and Recreation and Pat Parks,
15 Police Chief.
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17 The public hearing was opened.
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19 SPEAKERS:
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21 Commissioner Feibusch (to Police Chief Parks) - How are statistics logged regarding
'22 incidents at the Kitchen?
23 Police Chief Parks - Actual cases taken in the area (specific geographic area) two
24 reporting districts make up this neighborhood.
25 Commissioner Vieler - Do you have a set of statistics specific to the Kitchen?
26 Police Chief Parks - Yes, I don't have them here tonight; good relationship with COTS,
27 etc.; Police Department works very proactively in this area.
28 Vic Chiapetta - 705 E. D Street - All services located in this area/neighborhood;
29 transients are now housed in the swim center; have had enough of this in E. D Street
30 neighborhood; what are we doing to really help these people? several neighbors and
31 business owners have offered to help in development of new facility to get center away
°32 from neighborhood; situation has grown worse; feeding these people is not enough; crime
33 statistics are up; no longer want these facilities in this neighborhood; property values are
34 harmed; children cannot play in the front yard; facility in jeopardy; don't want to endure
35 this anymore.
36 Sarah Chiapetta - 705 E. D Street - (Speaking for Tom Sipes) - Neighborhood has
37 worked very hard to protect their property; community policing program working well -
<38 Officer Mike Vale is doing a good job; St. Vincent's is starting to listen; Bonne Gaebler
39 and City staff working with neighborhood; COTS working with neighborhood; dangerous
40 people attracted to neighborhood; more fear then in average neighborhood; park facilities
4.1 in area are not used because of homeless; make a decision to find a new home for the
42 Kitchen.
43 Paul Bromhan - Rohnert Park - There is need for services provided by St. Vincent's in
44 Petaluma; seniors, women and children make up 60% of clients; survey should be done to
45 determine type of clients and where they come from.
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1 Sarah Chiapetta - (speaking for Pamela Morris - East D Street) - Crime is up in the
2 neighborhood; (distributed photos taken last week); kitchen in residential area - must be
3 moved; CUP conditions are not being met; no policing outside of kitchen; neighborhood
4 should not be responsible for finding new location for Kitchen; neighborhood wants their
5 streets back.
6 Sarah Chiapetta - 705 E. D Street - Issue is not do we feed the homeless - the need is
7 there; people who signed petitions to keep Kitchen open in this neighborhood should be
8 willing to share responsibility - rotate facilities to neighborhoods of supporters - involve
9 them, place facility in their neighborhood; questions for Police Chief Parks - of 38 Police
10 reports, 32 were isolated to this neighborhood - 103 Police generated calls is high; what
11 about civil liberties of neighborhood residents?
12 Judith Chism - 148 Alta Drive - Concerns with safety of neighborhood.
13 John Records - COTS - Has gotten to know neighborhood well; some may feel area is
14 dangerous, some do not feel that way; Police reports do not indicate exact location of
15 incidents; COTS will participate in search for new locations - whole community should be
16 involved; majority of clients not causing trouble - 5 -10% have behavioral problems that
17 need to be assessed and help found.
18 Kay Russo - 837 Rancho Way - Would like to put health care information at Kitchen - no
19 central location for distribution of information; kitchen has come a long way; regarding
20 loitering - some patrols are being done; staff should reassess where clients are coming
21 from; how many hours per day should St. Vincent's be responsible for policing of
22 neighborhood? How large an area? City should clarify; rules of decorum adopted months
23 ago - will add specific punishments for specific behaviors; trying to include rules requiring
24 respect for neighborhood/facilities /each other; can only deny privileges which probably
25 does not adequately address neighborhood fears; concern with condition 8 (transfer of
26 authority to outside Committee) will participate, but wants Committee to recommend, not
27 establish policy; Committee should not be ultimate authority on policy; in compliance with
28 Conditions 2 and 6; tightening up other policies.
29 Jeff Ott - (considers himself homeless) - People in neighborhood don't want this facility;
30 most neighbors have hearts in correct place but there are two different priorities (wealth
31 versus human need); choice as to how to deal with transition - all agree there should be a
32 meal service, question is where is the best spot for serving; is there a business
33 neighborhood where this would work? Understands neighborhood fear for families and
34 property; has developed a criminal record because of difficult circumstances - moved to
35 Sonoma County to be in a safer area; communities need to value human needs over
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37 Camille Prezwodek - 5223 E. D Street - Concerns with happenings in the neighborhood;
38 developed very good relationship with City staff, Bonne Gaebler, Police Department;
39 committed to involve all of Petaluma to move facilities to another location - people won't
40 be involved until forced to do so; these facilities must be moved from this neighborhood;
41 Kitchen should not be shut down, but new location needs to be found within certain
42 timeframe; there are plenty of kitchens in other areas of Petaluma; rotate Kitchen all over
43 City; feels threatened walking in her neighborhood; Police respond very quickly, but
44 cannot do very much; many of these people verbally abuse neighbors; feels frightened in
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1 these situations; quality of life threatened - needs facility to do more than feed people; City
2 responsible for anything bad that happens; time to move facility after 18 years.
3 Mark Edwards - 230 Payran Street - Concerns with many of people using Kitchen
4 services; most supporters of facility are not from impacted neighborhood; adverse affect
5 on home values; urges City to find a permanent site away from single - family
;6 neighborhoods.
7 Colin MacKenzie - Ex- Police officer; never had any problems with homeless (does live
-`8 one block off of D Street); only problem has been with individual who was shot; Kitchen
.9 and facilities are a necessity; supports facility in this area; group against Kitchen is a
10. neighborhood "clique ".
11 Catherine Thompson - 333 Vallejo Street - More problems in neighborhood since
12 "trailers" were placed in neighborhood; many volunteers to help build a new facility when
13 new site can be found; Ed DeCarli volunteered to donate $10,000 for a new site; City
14 needs to find facility outside of a residential neighborhood.
15 Colin MacKenzie - Behavior of homeless has not been a problem - local teenagers are
16 more of a problem.
17 Tim Keligren - 410 Upham - COTS Board Member, Member of Kitchen Advisory
18 Board; Opportunity Center has solved most problems with homeless at library; many
f9 needs have been met; let's move away from sense of "us and them " - Kitchen wants to be a
20 neighbor, not one more problem to try to get rid of, other problems in neighborhood being
21 caused by others - need to respond to larger problems in neighborhood.
22 Pat Tassa - 604 E. D Street - Agrees with many neighbors concerns; weary of having to
23 police own neighborhood; neighborhood is becoming a magnet attracting undesirable
24 people; neighborhood deserves peace, quiet and safety; kitchen has outgrown location;
25 City should share in responsibility of locating another facility.
26 Kevin Cashman - 413 Trinity Court - Clarify issue - most people do not advocate closing
27 Kitchen - just relocating site; idea of rotating location is a good one; Police calls are
28 staggering; inappropriate to remain in neighborhood (many facilities for children are
29 located in area); lawsuits against City might have merit, but would divide community;
30 could become a homeless "battleground "; Kitchen has not met many of the CUP
31 conditions; should be located in a non - residential area; this neighborhood has paid its dues.
32 Dena Grunt - 346 Wilson Street - Agrees with neighbors; problems will not go away all
33 have strived to find solutions; City does not have resources to relocate facilities; wants to
34 talk about progress in neighborhood - not problems with homeless; neighborhood itself
- ;35 should not be responsible for solving homeless problem in this neighborhood; facility
36 should be moved from our neighborhood.
37 John Sedlander - Does not live in neighborhood, but supports Kitchen and applauds
38 volunteers there; great treasure for City; closing Kitchen would be a loss; consider
39 conditions - work with Kitchen as much as possible.
40 Louie Casazza - Agrees with other neighbors; people need help, problems extend beyond
41 Kitchen's property; this has been discussed for two years; neighbors are not bad people;
42 other neighborhoods would not want this in their neighborhood; we need to ask these
43 people to:act responsibly.
.44 Joseph IDurney - 2nd Street - Ironic - most complaints heard tonight were voiced by
45 Kitchen against Opportunity Center when it was proposed.
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1 Grace Manley - This is a difficult issue; has called Police many times; modified residence
2 because of certain situations; Kitchen has not been responsive, would not work with her;
3 house is located in "shooting area" - very disruptive; children need a safer environment;
4 drug and alcohol abuses in small area is very concentrated; not a proper location for this
5 facility; will volunteer to help with relocation.
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7 The public hearing was closed.
9 Discussion:
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11 Police Chief Parks - Kitchen/Opportunity center have had some impact on Police; COTS
12 and Kitchen are trying to work closer with Police; other neighborhoods compare with this
13 neighborhood in number of calls for comparable neighborhood (library, community
14 facility„ etc.) when alcohol/drug' related calls are not counted; Police have increased
15 presence: in neighborhood in last year.
16 Commissioner Torliatt - Talked to many neighbors; investigated facilities; everyone
17 wants to achieve the same thing; Kitchen provides excellent service - asset to community;
18 not sure if this is the best location for this facility; look together for another location; other
19 Commissioners dealing with other issues such as crimes; city -wide problem to be dealt
20 with; Housing Administrator should be directed to contact County mental health services
21 to get some help for those people in need of mental health referrals; agrees with staff'
22 recommendations, but efforts to find another location need to be made.
23 Commissioner Bennett - Goal is to reconcile care for needy and neighborhood security
24 and tranquillity; two months ago Kitchen had not responded to problems - now seeing that
25 the Kitchen is trying to "get their act together "; neighborhood has rights; cooking of
26 period needed; Kitchen needs opportunity to make this work; not all problems heard
27 tonight were about the Kitchen (other facilities, library, etc.); City needs to take a role to
28 develop more comprehensive plan to solve problems; supports staff recommendations;
29 Kitchen needs opportunity to work on these problems; urges St. Vincent's to continue
30 pursuing other locations.
31 Commissioner Vieler - Not an easy problem; no easy solutions; Commission needs to be
32 more definitive; St. Vincent's needs "prompting" to help find other locations; City needs to
33 be more responsible; neighborhood should not have to live with problems; should be
34 referred to City Council for more appropriate action; need an alternative site; Council
35 should -direct staff to look for alternate sites /funding; not impacting neighborhood; agrees
36 with staff, happy to see new representative (Kay Russo) hope to see more responsiveness;
37 needs help fxom the Committee.
38 Commissioner Thompson - All agree this should not be long -term home for
39 Kitchen/other facilities; time limit should be placed on finding new location.
40 Commissioner- Feibusch. - Agrees that neighborhood needs to be assured of peace and
41 quiet, safety; believes there should be a plan - City needs to take active role; realistic plan
42 and timeframe to move facilities to a non - impacting site; agrees "temporarily" with staff
43 recommendations; have to find a way to move these facilities.
44 Commissioner Thompson - How long can CUP be extended?
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.1, Planning Director Tuft - Could ask for status report monthly - progress toward long-
2 term solution/location; could ask Council to give direction to staff.
; 3 Commissioner Bennett - Two motions - refer to City Council; comprehensive plan
4 (master plan); look at optimum means of providing all services.
5 Commissioner Torliatt - Housing Administrator should look at setting aside PCDC funds
6 in conjunction with St. Vincent's funds to find a new location; (add a specific line item for
7 mental services and site location); Housing Administrator should contact County and
8 other health services to look toward developing a south County location.
-9 Commissioner Bennett - Does not want to single -out St. Vincent's - all facilities should
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1i1 Commissioner Torliatt - Agrees with Commissioner Bennett. .
12 Commissioner Thompson - Can we get a tentative time table?
'13 Housing Administrator Gaebler - Most specific date would be May 4th at Council;
14 many Opportunity Center clients will be going to new Armory site; has not hard from.
15 Council yet regarding Kitchen site; likes idea of working with all facilities; will make
16 monthly progress reports to Commission.
17 Commissioner Vieler - can compliance come back to City Council in 30 days instead of
1,8 to Commission?
19 Planning Director Tuft - Could be referred to Council; has not been done in past -
-20 phrase as a request.
21 Commissioner Vieler - Planning Commission has taken a very comprehensive look at this
22 - Council needs to be referred.
23 Commissioner Torliatt - Planning Commission would be the place. to start on land use
24 and sites; should be presented to Planning Commission, not Council first.
25 Commissioner Bennett - Indicated direction - review in 30 days for improvement to CUP
26 compliance.
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28 A motion was made by Commissioner Bennett and seconded by Commissioner Thompson
29 to find the Kitchen to be not yet fully in compliance with the terms of the CUP and to
30 require compliance with the following recommendations:
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`32 Commissioner Bennett: Yes
33 Commissioner _Broad: Absent
34 Chairman Feibusch: yes
35 Commissioner Healy: Absent
36 Commissioner Thompson: Yes
37 Commissioner Torliatt: Yes
'38 Commissioner Vieler: Yes
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42 1. Direct St. Vincent's to take immediate steps to implement specific action plans for
43 Conditions #2,5,6 and 8.
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1 2. Schedule this CUP for review in 30 days to review St. Vincent's Action Plans and
2 progress in implementation. If progress is not acceptable, staff will seek
3 Commission and Council direction on the following actions:
4 a. commence CUP revocation action
5 b. find an alternative service provider
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7 If progress is acceptable...
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9 3. Schedule monthly staff updates, and
10 4. Require a six -month review of the CUP with the requirement that all conditions
11 are continuing to be addressed, with emphasis on Condition #6.
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13 A motion was made by Commissioner Thompson and seconded by Commissioner. Bennett
14 to direct staff to develop a Master Plan to include all agencies to begin identification of
15 appropriate sites and services in a timely manner and to return to Planning Commission
16 within 30 days with a comprehensive timeline for above Master Plan implementation.
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18 Commissioner. Bennett: Yes
19 Commissioner Broad: Absent
20 Chairman Feibusch: Yes
21 Commissioner Healy: Absent
22 Commissioner Thompson: Yes
23 Commissioner Torliatt: Yes
24 Commissioner Vieler: Yes
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27 NEW BUSINESS
28 PUBLIC HEARING
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30 11 CARDROOM REGULATIONS (ed).
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32 Consideration of Text Amendments to various sections of the existing Cardroom
33 Establishments and section of the Zoning Ordinance to comply with the State
34 Gaming Control Act.
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36 Assistant Planner Dunn presented the staff report.
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38 The public hearing was opened.
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(Discussion:
ID.J.. Phimister, ' Petaluma Police - Clarified compromise regarding "house player"
change.
Commissioner Torliatt - Are fees different between full Planning Commission review and
Administrative review?
Planning (Director Tuft - Fees are higher for full Planning Commission review (public
noticing fees are the same).
Commissioner Vieler - Questions regarding the Patron Safety and Security Plan
requirements concerned with "qualifications" requirement - should be able to be heard at
Planning Commission if there is disagreement with Police requirement.
Principal Planner Smith - Reason for adding the word "ancillary" was to preclude a
gambling ,use as a primary use.
Commissioner Torliatt - A primary use would be limited to a maximum of 15 tables
anyway; do not see a problem with a stand -alone cardroom use.
Commissioner Thompson - Agreed with Commissioner Torliatt.
Commissioner Vieler - Department of Justice requires a Conditional Use Permit be
issued by City before issuing their approval.
A motion was made by Commissioner Thompson and seconded by Commissioner Vieler
to recommend to the City Council approval of the proposed changes to the Cardroom
Establishments component of the Zoning Ordinance based on the findings listed in the staff
report.
Commissioner Bennett: Yes
Commissioner Broad: Absent
Chairman Feibusch: Yes
Commissioner Healy: Absent
Commissioner Thompson: Yes
Commissioner Torliatt: Yes
Commissioner Vieler: Yes
Findings
1. The proposed amendments to the text of the Zoning Ordinance are exempt from
the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA under the
General Rule, Section 15061, because these changes represent minor modifications
which are intended to clarify provisions, streamline procedures and implement
existing adopted regulations.
2. The proposed amendments are in general conformity with the intent, goals, policies
and programs of the Petaluma General Plan and any applicable plans to provide for
orderly growth and development within the City.
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3. That the public necessity, convenience and general welfare require or clearly
permit the adoption of the proposed amendments.
ffi. LIAISON REPORTS:
1. Specific Plan Advisory Committees - Next CPSP meeting May 7.
2. Bike Advisory Committee - Working on matrix; Bike Committee
will ride bikes in Butter and Eggs Day Parade.
3. Corona Reach - Next meeting April 29.
IV. PROJECT STATUS:
1. Heritage Subdivision - City Council adopted detention pond.
2. Willow Glen - Park and Creek Trails - Park Commission reviewed
design plans - link with Prince Park / Corona Creek Subdivision.
3. Cross Creek - Public Improvements - Traffic circle to City Council
on April 20 for funding.
4. Urban Growth Boundary - City Council authorized
process /calendar.
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