HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 05/03/194510
May :3'rd, :1';945 - 7 o clock P.11.
Special - meeting of the Board of City Planning Commis'siDn called
to order by President Isaacs.
. ROLL CALL :k
Present: Commissioners Gliddon- Isaacs, Winding,'Zitlau; Mayor
Woodson, and City Engineer S. - Gonzalez;.. Also present were . `
Attorney Karl Brooks and City Clerk Gladys Wallin.
Absent: Commissioner Agnew.
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Consent to the holding of said, Special. Meeting signed by
commissioner .
ssioner Agnewwho was: unable to be present, was read and placed
on file, also Cer of the City Clerk to the mailing of notices
of meeting to the members.
City Attorney :Karl Brooks explained, to the _Commission .that the,
City Council has be considering two propositions to be pu`t on the
ballot for the coming General Election on June 12.th., the propositions
being a City Hall and .Administration Building and a combined Auditor
ium Assembly Convention Hall and Recreation, Building, for which the' ".
Architect has submitted preliminary ,plans, sketche,s:, -and. estimates
of costs,
Mrs. Brooks explained 'th the City Council has given much
c'o nside rat i•o n- to th quest of w het he r the pr opositfons should b e
placed on the ballot as one proposition" or whether they should be
separate and the voters given the opportunity of voting _ f or either
one or the 'o ther or b othe.
He further stated that combini the two projects as one'
proposition presented legal difficulties and that the bond attorneys'
had stated 'that they would approve of the submission of the projects
as a single Ir oposition only if Section .14 'of the: Municipal 'Bond Act
is followed., which.Act provides that t -he� City Planning Commission
must first adopt the Architect's suggested plan as a City Plan and
that this City Plan. '.be then submitted 'to the electors,
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The City Planning Cotnmis`sion discussed the projects. under Cori.
sideration and expressed their willingnes's fo co- operate with.the
city Council for the betterment and improvement of the City, but
it - iias the .consensus of opinion that,,because of the limited• time
in which. they :had to s turfy the matter, they could riot, at, this
time, .make a recommendation., r
Therefor, it was moved by Commissioner Gonzalez, seconded by
Commissioner Winding that no recommendation on the matter of a City `
Plan for the Zity of Petaluma be °made to the :City Council. Motion
carried and so ordered.
ADJOURNI E NT
There being no further business
- meeting was declared adjourned.
ATTEST
to come before the meeting, the .
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