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REGULAR MEETING August 10; 1993
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M. .
CITY HALL - PETALUMA CA
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ROLLCALL: Present: Shea, Parkerson, Thompson, Bennett *, Torliatt, vonRaesfeld
Absent: Rahman
STAFF: Pamela Tuft, Planning Director
Kurt Yeiter., Principal Planner
Jennifer Barrett, Associate Planner
* Chairman
MINUTES OF July 27, 1993-were approved as printed.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT: None.
COMMISSIONER'S REPORT: None.
CORRESPONDENCE: None.
APPEAL STATEMENT: Was read.
LEGAL RECOURSE STATEMENT: Was noted on the agenda.
NEW BUSI'NES'S:
PUBLIC HEARING
I. CITY`OF RAINIER DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
HEARING; FILE NO. 11.863.
Public comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed
Rainier Avenue Extension /Interchange.
The public hearing was opened.
Jennifer Barrett - presented the staff report, reviewed EIR process, background'
information and overview of project.
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1 Ted Adams, EIP - Consultant - Added project to be built in a single phase, reviewed major
2 EIR findings and recommended mitigation measures, floodplain analysis (computer)
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4 Steve We inburger, TJKM - traffic consultant - reviewed traffic findings and mitigation.
5_ The public hearing was opened
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7 De nnis Kelley - 107 Lassen Place - Understood there would be an overpass, but not off /on
8 ramps as proposed; traffic has increased in this area; will impact land values; concerns with
9 safety for children due to increased traffic in Park Place area; EIR should take a better
10 look at impacts to Park Place residents.
11 Doris Povkv - 1549 Rainier - new resident; lot of people in this area will be impacted; noise
will exceed noise standards;'keep people that will be affected in mind on this project.
Mitch Barnes - 501 Acadia - moved to Park Place in 1978; backyard backs onto Rainier;
traffic noise is very loud now; can't have a conversation in the back yard; Rainier need6
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Dr. Charles Syres - Owner, Plaza North - responsible for improvements at shopping center
in recent years; Rainier overpass superior to Corona area; overlooked existing traffic
problems at Washington /McDowell, Washington /McDowell should be the priority; would
work with the City to develop an alternate plan; consider alternative of overcrossing only or
20 phased project.
21 John Ouinn - Cinnabar School Board - concerns regarding school bus patterns; need signal
22 at Sycamore /Petaluma Blvd.; no mention in EIR that overpass will be 800 -1,000 feet from
23 entrance to Factory outlet; need to address now new signals interact; alternate route for
24 traffic will n Skillman be onto S an (where school is located); sound walls not always the best
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6 Ed Sawicki - 425 Yosemite - one interchange would only be a band -aid; both interchanges
7 should be done now
8 Craig Wool mington-Smith - 259 B McDowell Blvd. (Plaza North Shopping Center) -
L9 McDowell. /Washington problems are being ignored, they should be first; money will
30 run out for other work if Rainier is done now.
31 B.J. Kumar - 1633 Rainier - children play in "quad" areas in cul -de -sacs off of Rainier, more
32 traffic in this area will make situation unsafe for children; 50 -60 children /40 -50 pets will be
33 at risk; information from 1963 General Plan no longer pertinent; DEIR trivalizes traffic
34 impacts1'safety concerns not discussed in cover overlay of DEIR. _ _
35 Jim Donald - 433 Yosemite - concerns with quality of living in Petaluma; safety .of children;
36 Corona lovercrossing would not impact as many people; ,need improvement at E.
37 Washington /McDowell.
38 Casimer, Silewicz - (Park Place) - why weren't developers in area required to inform
39 potential purchasers about this overpass if it was discussed since 1982? Was a cost benefit
40 analysis done on both overpasses?
41 Rebecca. LabottoDeFaira - 1601 Sequoia - corner of Rainier /Maria; noisy already, can't
42 hear now; SRJC traffic should use Sonoma Mountain Parkway; children cross Rainier to go
43 to Bernard Eldredge, what has been studied on this?
44 Bar1y McCarthy - 105 Prince Albert - What is impact on side streets? New signal at Maria?
45 What will speed limit on Rainier be?
46 Allan Tilton - City Traffic Engineer - It is now 35.
47 Pete Newcome - 1577 Rainier - Agreed with neighbors who have spoken; higher density of
48 people it this area; danger to children with increased traffic; when SRJC is built, traffic will
49 be unbearable; Don't see why everyone is concerned with through traffic on Corona Road,
0 priorities are askew.
1 Jim Schaffner - 333 S. McDowell - At pre -EIR hearing at' Lucchesi people and traffic
2 concerns were voiced - they were not addressed in EIR; sight distance at Prince Albert
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1 Sante Trisciuzzi - 1601, - Rainier This area will look like S. McDowell soon! Sonoma*
2 Mountain Parkway is beautiful, runs right into Corona.
3 Vince Landof - Several study sessions were set up before tonight; staff promised that
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Rainier and hav would -h ave heen ignoreing � on the choice of Rainier' or Corona -
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6 mayor developers in the area need the Ramier overpass for development in area - want us
7 to pay the 'bill in taxes; much less impact" at Corona.
8 Richard Davis 708 "Carlsbad Court ` New owner, home was assessed low because of
9 existing traffic noise; property values will go down even more.
10 JaneyCalvo 192 :B.anff Way - .Concerns with child safety /traffic: .
11. Jeff' Muchow - 306 Olympic Court: - Works at Tegal; quality of life in Petaluma very
12 important- for attracting professionals to Tegal; EIR 'does not discuss impact. to families in .
13 Park Place;, don't rely on the traffic models; go id the area; 11 driveways with quads..
14 Manual Brazil 84.,•Corona Road -`.Is the •1% : who. -feels Rainier alternative is better; has
15 livestock, auction and rendering businesses in the Corona area; Corona overpass would
16 disrupt his business; mot against - interchange" at Corona, need to discuss impact to - his
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18 Jim Becker Is part of 3% here tonight that :believes Rainier is better choice for
19 community; City needs to look at current problems on Rainier and work out some solution;
20 Corona would involve two construction sites, cost m ore, and not offer as much benefit to
21 retail, housing and industrial development; Corona would disrupt family business; Rainier
22 consolidates local traffic; Rainier is more central, better serves Petaluma residents.
23 Mike Roumas 1573 Rainier Ave: - -Some traffic pressure would be taken off • of the
24 Washington Street area.if the overpass was at Corona; interchange at Corona for auto sign.
25 Lisa Allen 470 Pipestone - property backs onto Rainier; new property owner, did not
26- know�,about this project, can't afford an assessment; issue should be put on ballot to decide
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28: Kim Scarsfeld - 568 Acadia : Backs onto Rainier; no problem with an overpass if the
29 :::.proposed interchange is 'at rainier; families will' be impacted in Park Place; access to
30 freeway at Rainier contradicts the idea of Sonoma Mountain Parkway.
31 011ie Fleet - 315 Olympic Ct. - Do: -not want to impact Corona; public opinion is clearly
32 against Rainier; family /safety issues; EIR inadequate, does not consider Corona Road
33 interchange only as an option; Rainier would destroy Petaluma River; build -out of
34 Corona /Ely, Factory Outlet; decrease in water equality, flooding, new concrete cumulative
35 development; major traffic flow should be directed away from where children cross.
36 Tom Sm ith - 22 Jason Ct.- - Cannot" understand why all the people here are against the
37 Rainier site; Rainier wide enough, need to travel down McDowell to freeway; makes sense
38 for an interchange at this location; has expected this project and would like to see it built
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40 Mark Rhodehouse 201 Prince Albert - Too many speeders on Rainier; concerns for
41 safety of children because of existing traffic; against Rainier.
42 Ruth Staudenraus 109 Prince Albert - Why were so many houses allowed to be built along
43 Rainier ifit was going to be an interchange ?; fix.the existing interchanges first.
44 Marisue Venable - Against-both interchanges; Why continue to build .homes in this area?
45 Losing'confidence in planning process.
46 Ron Staudenraus - 109 Prince Albert - Need to correct existing intersections before a new
47 overpass is built; Rainier interchange will ruin a residential area; overpass should be in an
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49 Janis Thompson - 732 Carlsbad - Traffic noise level in the last 15 years has gone up
50 tremendously;.SRJC traffic will add :speeding problems along Rainier; Corona has better
51 access down Sonoma Mountain Parkway to. SRJC; truck traffic is noisy = not proposing
52 sound walls, nice residential area will be ruined:
53 Tammie Hollingsworth - Olympic Court - This residential area will be severely impacted.
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Bob Parr - 276 Banff - Rainier was not designed for the amount of traffic proposed with
this interchange; this is a residential area that contains a residential street, not a major
arterial;!, does not make sense in this residential area; long term planning process has failed.
Victor beCarli - 200 S. McDowell (Petaluma Inn) - Traffic problems in area of McDowell
and Washington need to be addressed; problems will become even more severe at
.McDowell and all along Petaluma Boulevard; Corona is not the solution, maybe there is a
third solution?
Mark Rhodehouse - 201 Prince Albert everyone should say a prayer tonight and go with
what is 'Hight in your heart - you can't go wrong with that.
ADJOURNMENT 9:20 PM (To Special General Plan Workshop Meeting of August 19,
1993).
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