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• City of Petaluma, California.
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4 Petaluma.Community DevelopmentCommission Meeting.
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g Monday, February 5, 2001
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11 The Petaluma Community Development Commission'met on this day at 9:55 p.m. in the
12 Council Chambers.
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14 ROLL CALL
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16 PRESENT: Commissioners Members'.O'Brien, Healy, Torliatt, Maguire, Moynihan;
17 Vice Chair Cadet-Thompson; Chairman`Thompson
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19 ABSENT: None •
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21 UNFINISHED BUSINESS •
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1. Review, Discussion and Possible Action of PCDC Mid-Year Forecast and
-24 Budget Adjustments
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26 Commissioner Moynihan asked`to'have unreinforced masonry placed on a
27 PCDC Agenda for.discussion. He•wanted to evaluate the program, and the $2
28' per square foot.reimbursement'that%we have offered, and explore other ways to
29 assist property owners in retrofitting their buildings to preserve the-downtown's
30 historic architecture. He encouraged the Petaluma-Downtown Association's
31 involvement in the discussion.
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33 Vice Chair Cader-Thompson=asked how someone would apply for the money -
34 the Phoenix Theater-needs money to be retrofitted.
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36 Commissioner Torliatt would like to discuss the'policy surrounding the change
37 from cash out on URM Improvements to low°cost loans.
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39 She outline d what she considered spending°priorities;,
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• 41 • Bike Pedestrian Bridge over'Washington.Creek.(approximately $135,000): •
42 Washington Street Corridor Project (received only$150,000 from SCTA for
43 project cost of over$1 million).,
44 • Implementation'ofCentral Petaluma Specific'Plan:
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I o Particularly infrastructurerimprovements- offer low=cost;loan incentive to
2 construat a private parking garage jn,dowritown area. 0
3 a Water, Sewer and.Storm Drain Improvements.
4 • Use-dollars for matching funds with Open Space District, Coastal .
5 Conservancy,,etc: for implementation of. Petaluma River Enhancement.Plan -
6 prioritize next projects.
. 7 • 'Fund:smaller viable Projects in downtown; upgrades to electrical system to
8 - , accommodate lighting and tree planting and sidewalk"repair.
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10 Commissioner Healy recommended facade restoration for downtown, He wanted
11 the Master Plan for the Corp Yard to moveforward.because the homeless shelter
12 cannot be put into,place until that's done. Regarding the house on Howard.Street,,
13 he asked-Why theCitywould use Housing Set Aside Funds fora project for the.
14 general administration of the Redevelopment Agency..He also wanted•to'know the
15 number of staff members who would move there. He was concerned about.
16 converting housing to office use in or near the Historic Residential Districts: He
17 asked•for clarification on compliance with current ADA accessibilityrequirements.
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19 Commissioner Moynihan would appreciate--an update on the City Hall "crunch" and
20 wanted,to look at the cost benefits and,possibility of using.'funds for road
21 maintenance. He asked why costs,forimplementation of the'Central Petaluma
22 Specific Plan were coming out of PCDC.
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24 Director of Economic Development and Redevelopment Paul;Marangella answered
25 that this primarily for hardscape and infrastructure and that direction was
26. received•from Council:,
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28 Commissioner Maguire thought enhancement to the downtown area would
29 encourag citi
e• zens and visitors to come downtown more
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31 Commissioner Moynihan would like to look at transportation projects and the
32 possibility of being funded by the Redevelopment Agency:
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34 Commissioner Torliatt consideredthe,Petaluma River Enhancement Plan a.;major
35 transportation route and>wanted to provide as much.alternative transportation for the
36 community as possible and provide an amenity for it.
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38 Commissioner O'Brien agreed with Mr. Moynihan that priorities should be shifted to
39 transportation'and funds should be used for traffic/transportation.
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'41 Commissioner Maguire did not agree, and thought that,would.lead`to loss of
' 42 momentum on other'projects.
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44 Mayor Thompson;stated:that although the City does havetransportation issues,
45 tonight was not the time to discuss them. •
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2 Vice Chair Cader-Thompson asked City Manager Stouder if his report would include
3 "real numbers for-real costs - long-term."
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5 City. Manager Stouder replied that real numbers for real costs were based on bid
6 documents and competitive bids.
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8 Mayor Thompson again stated that this was not what was on the agenda for tonight.
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Commissioner Moynihan would prefer Commission/Council to set priorities and
11 move forward with them. If Council feels the need to do a General Plan update
12 before going forward with projects, they should get that done. Otherwise, they
13 should focus,on a few key projects and accomplish something to give congestion
14 relief to Petaluma roadways.
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16 Commissioner Torliatt stated that tonight was appropriate for putting forth ideas. Part
17 of the Mid-Year Budget Review was looking at current status and making plans for
18 the remainder of the year. She thought 'it would be unfortunate for the community if it
19 became a divided issue.
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21 Mayor Thompson thanked Mr. Marangella and stated that the issue would be
A72 revisited on February 24, 2001.
24 PUBLIC COMMENT '
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26 Geoff Cartwright, 56 Rocca Drive, hoped the City not gathering all the money it
27 could, collecting all the tax ittould to pay for a:$50-80 million flood plain access road
28 in the northern flood plain of'Petaluma.
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30 ADJOURN
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32 The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 p.m.
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37 E. Clark Thompson, Chair
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39 ATTEST:
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42 Beverly J. Kline, Recording Secretary
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