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1 ORDINANCE NO. ? 1 26 N.C.S.
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7 Pamela Torliatt Janice Cader-Thompson
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10 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS
11 RELATING TO THE PURCHASE OF THE GRANGE PROPERTY, INDUSTRIAL AVENUE,
12 A.P. NO. 150-020-025
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15 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS FOLLOWS:
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17 Section 1.
18 The 1987 General Plan identified the desire to prepare a River Plan for the implementation of
19 public access and riverfront enhancement and restoration goals and objectives. Said Plan was
20 prepared as the River Access and Enhancement Plan, which was adopted in 1996. Said Plan
21 identified public access, riparian habitat enhancement, bank stabilization and storm flow
22 improvements that were possible along the riverfront properties upstream of the Corona Road
23 river bridge.
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26 The City Council, on April 2"d, 2001, authorized City Management to seek a grant from the State
27 of California Department of Water Resources to acquire fee title to the property known as the
28 Grange property, AP No. 150-020-025., located on Industrial Avenue; which said grant was
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1 Section 3.
2 The Trust for Public Lands, on behalf of the City of Petaluma, has conducted negotiations with
3 the property owner resulting in an agreed upon purchase option.
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6 The City Council finds that acquisition of said parcel is consistent with the General Plan of the
7 City of Petaluma and is exempt under Section 15316 of the California Environmental Quality
8 Act guidelines because the acquisition is being pursued to establish future public access. The
9 City Manager is authorized to execute all documents related to this action of purchasing the
10 Grange property.
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12 INTRODUCED and ordered posted this 7th day of January 2002.
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14 ADOPTED this 28th day of January, 2002 by the following vote:
15 AYES: O'Brien, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Maguire, Mayor Thompson
16 NOES: None
17 ABSENT: Vice Mayor Healy
18 ABSTAIN: Moynihan
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22 E. Cl k Thompson, Mayor
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26 ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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31 Paulette Lyon, Inter> ' y Clerk Richard R. Rudnansky, City
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