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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 03/26/2001 (12) V DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT Cityof.'Petaluma, California • Draft Minutesrof".a Regular City•Council Meeting Monday, March5, 2001 • The Petaluma City°Council meton this date at 7:05'P M. in^the Council Chambers. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Vice Mayor Cader-Thompsoh, Council Member Healy; Council Member Maguire, Council Member 'Moynihan, 'Council Member O'Brien,- Mayor Thompson, and;Council Member Torliatt ABSENT: None PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Thompson asked', representatives of the Girl Scouts to lead the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENT Dusty Resneck 110 Purrington Road •spoke regarding the Lynch Creek Tree Planting, • acknowledged the 75 community volunteers and`thanked City Management and the Council its success; he hoped=that the:City would finish the link,with a bridge crossing and offered to volunteer planting of native plants. Andy Rodgers 1151 Debbie Hill Road, provided an update oh the Water Foundation. Harvey Goldberg, Petaluma River Properties, reported=that he;was doing indigenous plants on the rivertrail and was looking for+volunteers for the project. TeranceGarvey; 83 Maria Drive,spoke in support of'traditional families' and inopposition to domestic partnership unions: Lockwood Saunders - BOS 'Electric, 1028.Aspen' Way, spoke in opposition to the City requiring PLA at the Lok-Marina Hotel project. Tom LeDuc _LeDucand Dexter Ihc., P.O.-Box 11157<;Santa.Rosa, spoke in opposition)to the City requiring PLA at'the Lok Marina Hotel project_. • Jerry ,Minton - Minton Electric Inc., 1125 Enos Way, spoke in opposition to the City requiring PLA at the Lok Marina Hdtel_project. Eric Christen '- Coalition for Fair Employment in Construction;2320 Courage Drive #1110 • Fairfield, spoke in opposition osition to the City requiring'PLA at the Lok,Marina Hotel project) Draft°Minutes,of a.Regular Meeting - Monday, March 5, 2001 Page 1 DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT • A. J. Levis 12 Parkside Terrace, spoke regarding leash law enforcement and other solutions for concerns he expressed aboutOak Hill Park. Mary Crawford, 12,'Parkside Terrace;,spoke regarding leash law enforcement and other • solutions for concerns:he has at Oak Hill Park. Geoff Cartwright 58 Rocca Drive'spoke regarding the upcoming waterforum on,March 9 at the Santa Rosa Veterans Building at 7:00 P.M. • Diane Reilly-Torres', Rainier Avenue, spoke regarding the Brown Act and,stated she was not satisfied with a,„response she received from the City Attorney regarding the Council's Closed Session business. Yoke Dellahay, 1283 - 8th Street, spoke in opposition to the closing of the City's only movie theater and about the condition of 8th Street; he wanted the street-replaced. . Mary Glardon, Rushmore.Avenue, spoke regarding the council working':together with a spirit of cooperation`towards the completion of the General'Plan. CORRESPONDENCE None COUNCIL:COMMENTSIAND LIAISON-REPORTS • • Council Member'T,orliatt'; - • - Asked City Management to'schedule_on an upcoming agenda a discussion for the Council to ha ve regarding monies to fund the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)) Reported.she;had'attended'the recent tree..planting'along"the Lynch Creek Trail and thanked.Dusty Resneck, Don Waxman;and`the Bicycle Advisory Committee; they plahtedia total of 122 trees and some rose bushes. • Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson; Reported she attended a forum regarding.Alameda Transportation.Tax. - Thanked Dusty Resneck, Don Waxman for their efforts regarding the Lynch Creek. 'Trail planting. - Noted that the American Cancer Society hada program entitled-"Locks of.Love;"six ponytails could make a wig•for cancer patients. - Commented,on Andy"'Richardson and the Boy Scouts regarding democracy: • Expressed her concerns about the closing of General Plan item lacked sufficient notification to'the public. - Stated she supported union labor 1:00%. Council;,Member Maguire expressed that the closure,of the movie,theateron the;northeast rside'of town.presented:an opportunity to open theater in the downtown area - Draft.Minutes of a Regular,City Council Meeting -;Monday,,March,5, 2001 Page;2 • DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT Council Member O'Brien:' Read a letter from the Planning Commission that addressed issues they had with • the decision making process 'regarding the Basin Street Property Project and recommending the scheduling land use, and applications for development be brought to the Planning Commission for review,:and recommendation. - Attended the North Bay Watershed meeting - nothing Major to• report mostly housekeeping; a water semina •may be scheduled._ - Thanked City Management; and acknowledged Katie Crump, the Executive Assistant to the CityFMana9er; for the consideration"shown to him and his family during the heavy times they endured due to`the loss of his father. •Commented on the quality Of police services in Petaluma and noted that he had had recently gonekon.a ride along with members,of'thecpolice department. - Noted that in Petaluma_ , $1 .million dollars was raised for the American Cancer Society Council Member Moynihan:. - Apologized to the public'forthe cancellation of the afternoon meeting; - Acknowledged;Girl Scouts Troop 3 and Sea Scouts Troop 1 who helped with tree planting at the recent,Lynch Creek Trail.event. • - Noted that he was the only attendee at Traffic Committee meeting. Council Member Pamela'Torliatt: - Reported on the Water Advisory Committee (WAC) meeting noted that the rate increase was attributeditdAmendment 11 and undefined additional legal fees. • Council Member Healy: - Attended the Sonoma County Transportation Authority- (SCTA) meeting and. discussed GARVEEbonds;•grant anticipation bonds'as a solution for transportation issues- SCTA authorized staff to move iforward "The Sub-Committee's first meeting regarding a tax measure for the 2002 ballot included Supervisors Kerns and Smith, Jake Mackenzie, Cotati, John Wright, Santa Rosa and himself. CITY MANAGEMENT COMMENTS None PROCLAMATIONS • Mayor Thompson read a proclamation acknowledging Kelsey Salvestrin, one of the top honorees of the Prudential Spirit of Community 'Award,Winner, with her outstanding volunteer effortsto the community. Mayor Thompson read aiproclamation acknowledging'Girl'Scout Week'March 11 - March 17 and presented it to representatives of the organization present. AGENDACHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS • Council removed the following items from the agenda and rescheduled them to a date uncertain pending•Council,Member consultations withtegal counsel:regarding"their coriflict DraffMinutes of a Regular;City Council Meeting - Monday; March 5, 2001 Page 3 • DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT of interest issues. 22. Discussion on WorkJProgram, Budget:and:Schedule for Implementatioh ofeentral• Petaluma;Specific Plan. • 23 Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Processing of Development A lications Within the Boundaries of the Draft Central Petaluma S ecific'Plan PRESENTATION. Introduction/Preentation of Youth.Activities by the Petaluma Youth Commission an& Teen Council (20'Minutes). Recreation and Parks Commission Jim. Carr provided background information•and:•a _. ;summary ofthestatusofThe Youth.CommissionandTeen Council and activities Dave•King;,Petaluma Youth Commission,progress repbt and,asked that the:City Clerk actively pursue recruitments-for the Teen Council as;their tenure,ended in,June 30, 2001. Becca Purdue, Petaluma'Teen Council provided a•status report•and accomplishments of the Teen Council. Council"Member Healy stated thathewould:like to have a joint meeting of the Council and the.Teen'Council. Council Member Pamela •Torliatt expressed that she.would 'like to have Teen 'Council members attend City Council meetings on a regular basis and asked the information.come back/to the Council oh'the matter. • CONSENT CALENDAR 19. Resolution„Approving,Amendment to Employment Contract with City Attorneyfbr Legal Services (Stouder). Removed, rescheduled to a date uncertain. APPOINTMENTS • 19A, Appoint Council MemberM att Maguire as Council Liaison to the.Animal,Services Advisory Committee: MOTION: Council MemberTorliatt±moved, seconded byCader-Thompson,,to adopt,a resolution 2001 -049,NsC.S. appointing Matt Maguire as the CouncilLieison to'the Animal Services Advisory Committee. MOTION PASSED: 710/0. Draft Minutes of.at Regular City council Meeting - Monday, March 5, 2001 + Page.4 • • DRAFT - DRAFT DRAFT • • 19B: Recommendation'to Mayors' City Selection Committee,ofthe Mayors' and Councilmembers Associationfor One Representativ •to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District B6ard ;(Appointment.Expires,Marchr2001): • MOTION: Council Member Maguire moved, seconded by Torliatt, to adopt Resolution 2001 - 050:N:C:S:,appointing Pamela Torliatt as the Council representative to the Bay Area Air Quality Management;District Board. MOTION • PASSED: 7/0/0 • 19C. Representative to the Sonoma Canty Business Energy and Water Conservation Task Force. Council discussion included information that the Task Force-may be restructured. Council Member Torliatt,agreed to attend the meeting and return with a report.to the Council regarding the future structure ofthe Task Force. 19D. Appointment of Voting Representative and:Alternate for the Association of Bay Area Governments (A,BAG)'April General Assembly•Meeting. , MOTION: Council Member Maguire moved, seconded by Torliatt to adopt Resolution 2001 -'051 N.C:S. appointing Vice Mayor Caller-Thompson as the voting representative for the City at the.ABAG-April General Assembly meeting. Council-decided not to appoint an alternate and Mayor asked the Vice Mayorto select her alternate. MOTION PASSED: 7/0/0 • Recess: `8:50 P.M. • Reconvene: 9:0'5'P.M. - I UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 20. (Removed rescheduled to a date uncertain) Status Report, Continued Discussion, and Possible Action Authorizing, the City Manager to Enter.Into; an Agreement With Mardell Lilt Regarding the Adobe Creek Weir and Diversion Channel and Directing‘City Managementto'Send a Letter to FEMA Withdrawing the 11111 City's Appeal of the Letter of'Map Revision.Upon Execution of Said Agreement. (Continued From February 5 and 21, 2001 Council Meeting). • Draft=Minutes of a Regular-City Council Meeting - Monday, March 5, 2001 • Page,5 • DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT . 21. Discussion of Scope of Work, Schedule and Budget for the General.Plan 2000- 2020 Chapters (Housing; Water Resources; Recreation, Music and Parks; Community and Public Facilities; Public Safety; Traffic and Circulatton?Family-and Children; Economic Health, Redevelopment, Fiscal Sustainability, Natural Environment;and Land Use Sustainability)and Possible Action Regarding Potential Amendment to Dyett & Bhatia,Contractfor the Completion of the General Plan. (Continued 'from February 21;2001 Council Meeting) (Tuft) General PlarrAdministration Director Pamela Tuft provided backgroundinformation;and a •summary.of the project,to date. She:noted that there was no circulationof the staff report to the public as the meeting was for-informational purposes and not an and'not arr effort'to receive public input.. . Public Comment Ann Hancock, '(County of'Marin - Planner) P.O., Box 558,Graton, -advised that Mahn County was basing their General,Plan on principles of sustainability and looked forward to working'with the City-as they moved forward. Beverly Alexander-,.341 Liberty Street, spoke in support of a general plan based on;the principles of,sustainability. • J.. T. Wick - Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce commented on the Chamber's involvement-with the development of the;scope for the economic element of"thelGeneral Plan and Asked that Council leave-that portion alone. • Richard Brawn, 1.4.1 Grevillia Drive, spoke regarding General Planshortcomings. Don Weisenfluh, 903 Kensington'Place, spoke in support of a comptehensive..Gen_eral Plan^with sustainability principles as'its cornerstone. Jane. Hamilton, 110;"'G" Street, spoke, in -support of a comprehensive General Plan process, riot an update, With a window of sustainability built in. Beth Meredith, 104, Fifth Street, spoke in support of a comprehensive General Plan process developed within the dontextof sustainability. Stan Gold, 615'King Road, spoke in support of a,comprehensive, sustainable General. Plan. Bill Phillips, 824 Blossom,Court, spoke in support of a comprehensive General Plan•and emphasized the1importance of public outreach. Geoff Cartwright;56 Rocca Drive; expressed hisiconcernsabout scaling back components ofthecGeheral'Pian and in opposition to developmentin the floodpiain. - Bill Kortum, 180 Ely'Road„spoke in-support}ofa•comprehensive General:;Plan process. • Bruce Hagen,, 145 Grevillia Drive, spoke in :opposition to scaling back the scope of the Draft Minutes of a Reg-bier city"CounciuMeeting -.Monday, March 5;,2001 Page;:6i' • DRAFT DRAFT : DRAFT Gene-ral Plan"; he supported a ,comprehensive General Plan process based on the principles of'SUstainability-end'OrgediCouncitnotto make atleciSion without the benefit of •j-Stiblie bOtreach. • • Ned Orrett, 620 Second Street, spoke in support of the General Plan as it had been developed, and based onisustainability,principles, Tiffany Mitchell, 342 Keller Street, SPOke in support of a tornprehensive; sustainable General Plan. Patricia Tuttle-Brown, Spliith.Petaluma:BOulevard,lexpreased her concerns thatthescope of the General Plan may be scaled; she supported a-comprehensive General Plan based on the principleS of sOStainability. Bill White, Basin Street Properties, 1318 Redwood Way #140, spoke in support of the General Plan. Majida Gibson, 14 Cherry Street expressed her discontent with the manner Council approached public input and discussion regarding the General Plan process and expressed her•supportota cbrhpretiehsive General Plan process as designed. • Rick Theist; Sonoma Cbilinty Transportation Land,Use Coalition, 404 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, spoke regardinglgrowtruanclIftsupport of acomprehensive General Process as opeosedte•updatingTan 'existingplan. Scott Vouri, 1557 Mauro Pietronrive,,•sppke i1. SUpport 'eta Comprehensive General Plan process based on the principles Ot.S0Stairiability'as opposed to updating an existing plan; he•encouraged Council not to Make adecision righLribw: • Scott Hess, 100 Union Street, spoke in support of sustainability as the foundation of the General Plan Orocess and Urged Council not-Lb makea decision right how. • Wayne Miller, 328 Snlith Drive,,spokejn supportof•a,cerriprohensiVe General Plan process based on the.principles'of suateinability. • John Mills, 1315 Street, spOke in support of Council .making a decision; he voiced his concern about spending time and money developingiplans.and not implementing them. Connie,Madden, 245'Water Street, spoke in suPpoit of a comprehensive General Plan based orithelprindiplesbf sustairiability. • Vice Mgyqr CscleriChcirriPSon• supported a comprehensive General Plan and provided exampleScif,theprOblernsthe community faced. She thought that it was important to invite the People, that live in the community to participate in the Plan process as a guiding • docurilehtfer the City's future. • Council Member Maguire'askeCtwhatwastheiprobleMMithlthe scope of the General Plan to his colleagues, Council Members;Healy, Moynihaft, O'Brien and Mayer Thompsonl Draft Minutes of'a Regular city council Meeting Monday; March 5, 2001 Page 7 '11 DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT CouncifMember Healy believed the existing GeneralPlan was a good blueprint for the City to proceed with; he like the Black and Veatch plan, it included a surface water management plan. Dyett and Bhatia was too expensive„the City hadsome unmet needs •. in-the communityand,he argued that money being paidlto consultants was moneynot used to„meet those,needs,•forexample, the Central Petaluma Specific Plan,•and the Corona Reach Specific Plan. He preferred, implementation' rather than more planning. He understood andwanted'to;empower'membersofthe community regarding environmental pursuitst by having a citizens” ,committee produce specific plans, General 'Plan amendments, strategic financial plans, recommend'and define their goals supported by City Management;with'limited rconsultant hours. He supported the Traffic Circulation plan buthad-questions regardingthe Novato.Narrowsproject. He asked Suzanne Wilford when CalTrans'.needed the information about'the location ofacross-town connector in.Petaluma in order to coordinate with`the Narrows project. Mayor Thompson thought'.the costs were exorbitant:andrprovided examples'. He wanted tasks reviewed; there was no money to even fix.the streets. H'e believed it waslwasteful`to spend the .City's; money in this way; .the;Water Resources and Traffic and Circulation Elements needed to be done now: • Vice Ma,'yor Cedet-Thompson did notagree;the 1987 General Plan was out of date, She ' was disturbed thatfour Council Members-were gbing'to vote on a General Plan"forthe City. Council Member Moynihan:stated that a lot;of hard work had been done to;get to this point and recognized, Pamela Tuft and the Senior .Management Team for their efforts., The existing General:Plan lacked in its:economic element. The,Land Use,Elementwas also a • problem; zoning ordinances werenever updated. He was about sustainability; he was notableto'identify a process that,defined it to his satisfaction. He wanted to,focus on, in the General Plan update, traffic circulation, that was critical:. 'The Economic Development Element;was good and needed to be implemented first, supported by a ,,citizen's committee;from thesbeginning, not at.the;end. Regarding the Land Use€lement, it needed to be'updated, the City;needed.,to' show how it was going. to develop. The encompassing' plan for the Water-and 'Sewer was too expensive; the 'City had a beer 'budget with a champagne appetite. There Was, distribution plan for recycled water, ,inline micro.-filtration. He agreed with Mayor Thompson and Council Member Healy, the scope needed`tobe'scaled back. Counci[MemberO'Brien expressed his concern,about the duplication of.effortstand costs and emphasized his concerns about the cost His immediate focus was on traffic and water; he supported sustainability but wanted it better defined: .He stated,that he,came to this meeting with an open mind and was disturbed thabthe public stated'that they knew how'he would vote. Council Member' Maguire,.outlined.-what he heard as his colleagues, concerns and 'addressed each individually:_He then„quoted from published books items that supported his position, that,is, a comprehensive General Plan process. basedon the principles of sustainability: He argued that costs were ,minimal in comparison to the benefits of a _. ning process.- He dik u ged Coun ie of to sca Plan,back the scope of heoGene arl Plan and asked. Council to support<it. Draft Minutes of a Regular City Council Mee ting - Monday, March 5, 2001 :. Page 8 • DRAFT DRAFT : .DRAFT Council MemberHealy stated that he struggled'as he camelo themeeting with the hopeto • db away'with the Dyett & Bhatia portion and struggled with:perhaps suspending the Dyett,, ' and Bhatia contract and wanting City.Management review-,the proposal and come back, with recommendations. • Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson reiterated..that she did not want the Council to make the decision now;She expressed that shedid.not believe thatCouncil Member O'Brien did not have the necessary materials and proceeded to addressed deficiencies in the existing General Plan document Council MernberTorliattsupported &comprehensive General,Plan and provided a history of the development of the proposed Plan amidst the many changes in City Management over the past three years. She,hoped that the public wouldbe involved. She noted thatlin 1987 the Council voted unanimously adopt the General.Pl'an. Regarding sustainability, she interpreted it as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs in"the future;this;community deserved the best. Council Member Healy stated that"'local government+was easy for public involvement; he believed that some of the issues'that the public addressed needed to be addressed at a higher level Of government. MOTION: Council Member Healy moved,-seconded by Moynihan to'adopt Resolution 2001 - 052tN.C.S. suspending the'City's contract with Dyett &:Bhatia for the • Completion of the General Plan 2000 .2020, with'the exception of the Traffic and Circulation Element and directed City°Management to return to Council with options/recommendations for reduction of the scope of work on the General Plan:2000 -2020 process. Council Member Maguire was'adamant about the necessity"to review existing contractsjfor duplication; he did not support stoppingthe ongoing effort. He-asked:for unity among his colleagues to reject,the motion, that they review costs noting the burden on staff resources; he preferred thatthe Council'se.? if.they could reduce'the cost in any way. Vice Mayor Cader=Thompson, in response to Council he tuber H community comment, asked that he focus on,howthe Council of seven could.help the y p »g how the Council coulddramatically affect the_community.. • Council Member Torliatt agreed that she identified with three concerns that had been raised` traffic, economics,.and surface water management. She queried how one could calculate the cost,of a poor planning decision at-the front7end;and urged theCouncil to do what was best for the community: City Manager' Fred Stouder noted' that there seemed. to an air of politicizing befl re planning; they were only a month into the contract:. City-Management's proposal for the General Plan was recommended because•if,was thorough and comprehensive. He asked that Council tell City Management how'muchtheywanted it reduced or by how much and • allow staff to return with recommendations. He asked that Council notask staff to go back over two years of work: Draft Minutes of a'',RegularCity Councilt.Meeting - Monday, March 5, 2001 .Page'9 DRAFT DRAFT . DRAFT Mayor Thompson wanted to move forward,with the traffic and circulation elements,and to and discontinue moving forward with any more work on the plan. He did,;not agrees with the City Manager; the General Plan was the Most expensive proposal on the table: Council Member Maguire clarified'thafthe General Plan was the mostthorough,•the most comprehensiVe. • Council Member Moynihan called for the vote. • Council Member O'Brien wanted to suspend the work and have it return to the Council when the project scope;and costs,were scaled back. He did not view the vote the•Council was•to take as scaling;down; he saw it as`an•opportunity;to properly notice.the public.and. stop any additional financial outlay. • Council Member Cader-Thorripsonmanted to,delay=the,vote,:notice the public;and have•it return in two weeks. Council Member.Healy'Stated that it would not,come back in two weeks. Council Member Maguire vote it down andgive specific'direction•to staff,and have them come backwith • Council Member Moynihan called a Point of Order, he had called:for the vote. Council Member'Healy repeated the motion seconded by Moynihan. MOTION' PASSED:, 4/0/3 (Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson, Council`-Members Maguire and Torliatt voting "No") • MOTION: .Council Member Torliatt moved, seconded by Maguireao continue with'the Dyett.&.Bhatia.contract for the completion of the General Plan. MOTION • FAILED: 3/0/4 (Council Members Healy, Moynihan, O'Brien,,and'MayorThompson voting "No") MOTION-TO;ADJOURN MOTION:: Council Mem_ ber Maguire moved, seconded by Moynihan to adjourn the meeting. MOTION. ' • PASSED: . 7/0 . Dreft Minutes ofa Regular City Council Meeting- Monday, March 5„2001 .Page 10' DRAFT DRAFT ,DRAFT The meeting adjourned ai 12:15A.M. • E. Clark Thompson, Mayor ATTEST: Beverly J. Kline, City•Cierk, * * * * * * * * • Clerk's Note: The following items were not heard and not rescheduled to any particular date due to a lack of a quorum: 24. Discussion of the Adobe Lumber Site as Identified by Sonoma County as a Potential Sitefor Lowand Moderate Income Housing. PUBLIC HEARING • 25. California Public Employees' Retirement System(PERS): A. Resolution of Intention to Approve. an Amendment to the Contract Between the Board of Administration, California Public Employees' RetirementSystem'(PERS) and•the City of Petaluma to Provide Section • 21362.2 (3%.at 50 Full Formula) toSafety:Members and Section 21023.5 (Public Service.Credit for Peace,Corps or,AmeriCorps: VISTA Service) for Local Miscellaneous Members and Local!Safety Members. (Thomas) B. Introduction. of Ordinance Authorizing an Amendment to the Contract Between the Board' of Administration, California Public Employees' Retirement.System (PERS) and the City of Petaluma to Provide Section 21362:2 (3% at 50 Full Formula) to Safety Members and Section 21023.5 (Public Service Credit for Peace Corps or,AmeriCorps: VISTA Service)'for Local Miscellaneous Members and Local'Safety'Members. (Thomas) 26. Resolution Approving,a,New Fee Schedule for Permitlnspections Conducted by the Fire Marshal's Office. (Ginn) • APPROVAL•OFPROPOSED,AGENDA 28. Approval of Proposed Agenda for Council'.sRegular Meeting of March 19, 2001. • ### # • Draft Minutes;of a,RegularCity Council Meeting - Monday; March 5,2001 Page 11 • • • S