HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 03/12/2001 (11) CITY OF PETAL MA, CALIFORNIA
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Water Resources and_:Conservation,De artment,'100 En lisli:St.,Petaluma CA:94952'
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(707) 778-4304 Fax(707) 776=3635 E-mail:dwrc®ci.petaluma.ca:us
DATE: February 21,:2001
TO: Fred Stouder,:City'Manager •
FROM: Tom Hargis, Director
Department of Water'Resources and•Conservation
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SUBJECT: January 24, 2001 Memo to the Mayor from.City Manager regarding Proposed
Potential City Council Agenda Items.- REVISED
Item 6: Discussion and Possible,Action on,Russian:River Gravel Mining. Proposed Ordinance
to Ban Russian River Gravel;Within Petaluma l yly Limits;
In order to framei an ordinance; the City Council should•provide,direction to management on at
least the following issues.
1. Is it.the_intent to ban,the•use of Russian River gravel for public;construction projects only
or to also extend"the bamto private developments that.need discretionary permits through
• City processes?
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2. . Is the intent to ban the use of Russian River;gravel by private;,parties or other agencies
such as Caltrans;Army Corps Of Engineers, and the Sonoma County Water Agency?
3. Is it the Council's intent to:ban the.sale of Russian;River gravel by.concrete, landscaping
materials suppliers and,general purpose aggregate sates?
4. Does the City Council desire to-have a sustainability•analysis done of the impacts of this
proposed ordinance?
5. Does the City Council:want,to ban all-materials under The definition of Russian River
gravel; i.e.•from sand'.to rip rap boulders?
6. How extensive does the•City Council want-management:to:research'the regional issues
associated with':Russian,River gravel mining:;if at all to provide background for the
propose`d;ordinance? .
• 7. Woul_d,there be a ribt to:exceed budget, and amount of personnel hours to be devoted to •
Council direction?
8. If therets notadditional allocation of doll'ars.for,contractservices or additional people,
how is this.priority in relation to others, i.e. what•shall,we quit doing?
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