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1858 MEETING OF PETALUMA COAAMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION/CITY COUNCIL
City PCDC/Council Minutes
Monday, February 23, 2004 - 3:00, P:M.
Regular Meeting
1 CALL TO ORDER .
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3 A. Roll Cal! - Canevaro absent:
4 B. Pledge of Allegiance - Led by Vice. Mayor Moynihan.
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6 PUBLIC COMMENT
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10 COUNCIL COMMENTS
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12 Council Member Torliatt received a suggestion from a citizen that the fees charged on
13 card gaming tables in the community be increased. She asked staff to look into that. She
14 also asked, mentioning that this was the fourth time she had made the request, to
15 agendize a meeting of the School Board, Council, and the Fair Board to discuss the
16 future of the fairgrounds property. She would like the community to participate and
17 understand the issues around property acquisition.
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19 Council Member. Torliatt continued that she believes the Council should develop a
20 standard procedure for replacing a Council Member instead of defaulting to State law.
21 This should be put in place for the future. Finally, she would like to hear an update on the
22 water-recycling program and treatment plant.. Purchase of two parcels of property was
23 completed lasf week, which is exciting progress.
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25 Council Member Healy attended the first meeting in over a year of the Novato Narrows
26 Policy Group. The group has requested that the different jurisdictions weigh in on design
27 aspects for the Novato narrows corridor overcrossings. He suggested that Council refer to
28 SPARC for an opinion.
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30 Council Member O'Brien concurred with Council Member .Healy regarding SPARC. He
31 .asked. to adjourn. the meeting in memory of Loretta DeCarli Fodles: He reminded Council
32 that the January' 26 meeting was adjourned in honor of Eleanor Corda and read a thank
33 you note from Mrs. Corda's family.
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35 Vice Mayor Moynihan agreed that SPARC was great for reviewing bridges; however, he
36 believes Council needs to weigh in on .the general design of the narrows project. He
37 would like the: cross-town connector agendized so the City can get its design to SCTA
38 and CalTrans to make sure it is integrated into the plan. Ne asked if it could be
39 agendized for March 1.
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1 Council Member Torliatt attended, a. meeting regarding :the new structured water supply
2 agreement and: reported on the progress. of. discussions between the contractors. and
3 the: water agency. She dlso teferre'd to a Letter from City Manager Bierman regarding
4 concerns about Santa Rosa's proposed water conservation methodology.
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6 Vice Mayor :Moynihan announced that =the Recreation, Musie .and Parks Commission
7 approved a; nine-hole disc golf course at, Lucchesi .Park. The commission also reviewed
8 their CIP list; and d memo will be: coming to' Council on thi`s,subject.
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10 Mayor Gldss: illustrated the.: fact` that ,,Council Members make any, commitments to the
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y Y g , y ed a .celebration of the railroad depot, and
1.2 noted that Petaluma will, be featurHe attend
ed on National Public Radio this week. He reported on~
13 the unusual camaraderie at Mrs. Grossman's Sticker,Factory; where "sixty people and
14 seven dogs love to come to work each da,y."`Tours of Mrs, Grossman's, are available and
1.5' he recommended them. He announced that the Petaluma High School Music Boosters
16 are raising funds to send sixty schgol~ Ejand.members to perform in Washington D:G.
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18 CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
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20 City Manager Bierman clarified that the Cross Town Goririeetor'wovld have to agendized
21 for .the March 15 meeting in order to provide time for materials to be prepared and
22 distributed.
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24 AGENDA CHANGES AND DELETIONS.(ChangeS to current agenda only). -None,
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26 PRESENTATIONS .
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28 Presentation and Update by Sheila.. Walker, Executive Director of Sonoma County Tourism
29 Program and. Jessica Van Gardner; Petaluma Visitors Program Executive Director.
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31 Ms: Walker and .Ms. Van Gardner reviewed their strategic marketing plans, upcoming
32 events, and the relationship between their programs.
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34 Dan Evans, General .Manager, Sheraton Petaluma,. spoke on the impact of the feamwork
35. between the Sonoma County Tourism Program and Petaluma Visitors Program on the
36 success of businesses in Petaluma.
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38 1. APPROVAL OF. MINUTES
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40 A. .. Approval'of Minutes of City Council Meeting of January 20, 2004.pt/ob 6/0`
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42 MOTION to approve'as submitted. M/S Torliatf/O'Brien.
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44 MOTION, CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY:
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46 B. Approval of Minutes of PCDC/City Council Meeting of January 26, 2004.
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48 .MOTION to approve as submitted. NI/S O'Brien/Torliatt.
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50 MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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52 C. Approval of Minutes of City Council Meeting of February 2, 20.04.
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2 MOTION to approve as submitted. M/S Torliatt/Glass.
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4 MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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6 Mayor Glass thanked Deputy City Clerk Claire Cooperfor creating
7 verbdtim minutes :;for th'e February 2 meeting, dnd for "stepping up to the
8 plate" during City Clerk Gayle Petersen's medical leave.
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10 2. A_ PPROVAL OF PROPOSED AGENDA
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12 A. Approval of Proposed Agenda for Council's Regular Meeting of March 1,
13 2004..
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15 CouriciL Member Torliatt believes the community should have input on
16 land use decisions, including the location of a new fire station.
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l 8 Council Member O`Brien disagreed with Council Member Torliatf on
19 discussing the location of a new firehouse. He preferred that "professionals
20 in that area" study it
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22 Vice Mayor Moynihan agreed with Council Member Torliatt that a public
23 meeting is a good idea.. He suggested expanding .the discussion item to
24 include location of a new fire station before discussion of the Southgate
25 project.
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27 Council Member Healy suggested a preliminary discussion of staff's
28 analysis of.~where a station needs to be located to preserve response
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31 Council Member Harris believed the agenda should move forward as it
32 was presented.
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34 MOTION to adopt the agenda for March 1, 2004 with the enhancement
35 to Property Acquisition item under New Business. M/S Moynihan/Healy.
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37 Council Member TorliatF asked that the tow rotation item be moved to the
38 afternoon session.
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40 Vice Mayor,Moynihan and~Council Member Healy agreed and amended
41 their'h10TION and second to reflect that.
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43 MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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45 3. CONSENT CALENDAR
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47 Vice Mayor Moynihan asked to remove items 3D and 3F for discussion.
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49 MOTION, to adopt the balance of the Consent Calendar. NI/S Torliatt/O' Brien.
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51 MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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February 23, 2004
A. Resolution 2004=01:2 N.C.S Approving the. City of Petaluma to: Apply for
Grant Funds for the .Per-Capita Grant Program Under the. California :Glean
Water, Clean Ai~,,Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of
2002. (Carr) '
6 B. Resolution 2004-U13 N.C.S
Approving the City of Pe
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Granfi Funds fqr the Roberti-Z'Berg-Harris Block Grant Program Under the'
8 California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coasta(
9 ~ Protection Act of 2002. (Cara
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l 1 C. ..Ordinance 2173 N:C:S. (Second Reading) Amending Chapter 13.24t:of~the
12 Petaluma Municipal. Code,. Entitled. "Waterways'` to ;Restrict Mooring or
1.3 Anchorage on Certain Sections of the Petaluma River Waterways as well
14 as Vessel Size/Length Upstream of the Balsh,avv Bridge. (Skladzien)
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1-b D. Ordinance. 21:74. N.C.S. (Second Reading) Amending Ordinance 2.155`:
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l7 N.C;S, to Change Certain Appropriations: for O"peration of the .City of
18 Petaluma. (Thomas) -Removed for discussion.
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20 Vice Mayor ;Moynihan noted that he opposed-this ordinance at'its initial
21 reading and continued, to oppose it. Council has not yet reviewed; the
22 .enterprise funds or CIP projects: He encouraged Council to come back
23 and reconsider appropriations to avoid ernpl,oyee layoffs when the new
24 fiscal year begins July 1. He believes Council must be
proactive in
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establishing a compensafion policy to.avoidlayoffs:
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27 MOTION to adopt Ordinance 2174 N:C:S. N1/.S O'Brien/Healy.
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29 MOTION CARRIED 5-1-1 AS FOLLOWS:
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31 AYES:. :Mayor Glass, Harris, Healy„'O'Brien, Torliatt
32 NOES: None
33 ABSENT: Gdnevaro
34 RECUSED`. Vice Mayor Moynihan
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36 E., Resolution 2004-0,14 N.C.S Certifying
the. Voter Election Results for a
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Property' Related Fee to Fund Parking 1Vlaintengnce and Security at the
38 Keller Street Garage. (Marangella)
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40 F. Resolution 2004-OT5 N.C.S.Authorizing the Purchase: of One. Type-1 Pumper
41 from Sutphen Corporation in the Amount of'$382,446.06. (Thomas)
42 Removed for discussion.
vice Mayor Moynihan asked Finance Director Bill Thomas why ahe tuck `~.
would be purchased:. with '100% vehicle replacement':funds to buy this
truck.
Finance Director Bill Thomas explained that'the fund was established to
replace vehicles as needed. Charges; to the. individual departments will
be made beginning July 1. This purchase will be coming out of the
General Fund.
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1 MOTION to adopt Resolution 2004-015 N.C:S. M/S Torliatt/O''Brien.
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3 .MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY..
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5 Council Member 0' Brien pointed out That buying a vehicle of this type is
6 "not like running down to the local Ford dealer." He thanked the Fire
7 Department for their hard work getting the City's "best bang for the
8 buck."
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10 4. UNFINISHED-BUSINESS
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12 A. Ordinance 2172 N.C.S. (Second .Reading) Adopting a Precise Plan for
1.3 Caulfield Lane Between Lakeville Street and Hopper Street. (Moore)
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15 vice Mayor Moynihan noted that he had a client express an interest in
16 ~ buying a building in this area, and recused himself from the item.
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18 Vice Mayor Moynihan left the Council Chambers at this time.
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20 Council Member Torliatt clarified she works. for the same broker but will not
21 realize any profit from any sales.
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23 MOTION to adopt Ordinance 21..72 N.C.S: M/S Healy/Torliatt.
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25 MOTION CARRIED 5-1-1 AS FOLLOWS:
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27 AYES: Mayor Glass, Harris, Healy, O'Brien, Torliaft
28 NOES: None
29 ABSENT: Canevaro
30 RECUSED: Vice Mayor Moynihan
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32 B. Resolution 2004-016 N.C:S..Approving aFireworks Stiles and Enforcement
33 Activities and Budget for 2004 Fourth of July. (Ginn)
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35 Mike Ginn, Fire Marshal, presented the staff report.
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37 Council Member Torliatt suggested including a flyer in water and sewer
38 bills that should speak. not only to safety, but also to the debris created by
39 fireworks and ask. people to clean up after themselves if they want to
40 continue to have privilege of using fireworks.
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42 MOTION to adopt Resolution 2004-01.6: N.C.S. M/S O'Brien/Torliatt.
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44 MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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46 C. Ordinance 2.1:75 N.C:S. (Introduction) Incorporating Recommendations
47 Made by the Fireworks Taskforce and Amending Petaluma's Fireworks
48 Ordinance. (Albertson) .
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50 Chris A'Ibertson, Fire Chief, presented the staff report.
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Public Comment
Brian: Petro> Petro Family'Firewo.rks; Petaluma, thanked the Fire _
Department for their hard work. He urged approval of the ordihance with
a suggested change in Section 2, Amendment 1, definition.of "piccolo
Pete" type fireworks, to the vyordimg: ".,.gre.one of many state-approved
firework items."
Mayor Glass asked City Attorney Rudnansky for his comments
Mr. Ginn explained, that this was a broad definition of state-approved
fireworks; but thought Mr. Petro's suggested change would be o.k. as.
there are a number of manufacturers.
City Attorney Rudn. ansky did not. object to the change of.wording.
MOTION to introduce Ordinance 2175 N.C.S. as amended. M/S
O' Brieri/Harris.
MOTION CARRIED U.NANIMOU$LY
5. NEW BUSINESS
A. Resolution 2004:-017 N.C:S. Approving Letter of Opposition to Senate Bill.
..744 (Dunn), Which Would. Give the California Department of Housing 8~
Communi#.y Development Authority fo Overturn Local Land-Use Dec'isions..
(Bierman] developers and affordable housing groups could go'to the
state and.. they could. overrule. cities.
MOTION to approve Resolution 2004-01:7 N.C.S. M/S Harris/Moynihan.
Council M;ember'Torliatt referred. to the.:first "whereas." ari the second
page,'which deals with prevaiJing.wages. She suggested it be eliminated.
Vice Mayor Moynihan preferred the wording, unchanged:
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Council .Member Harris thought either wording was. acceptable, and
amended his MOTION.
Vice Mayor Moynihan amended. his second.
Council Member Healy respectfully disagreed and added there is a real
problem with, other cities in #he. fate not meeting their fair share of
affordable: housing
MOT10N to approve Resolution. 2004-0.1 Z N:C:S. as drnended.; M/S
Harris/Moynihan.
MOTION CARRIED' 5-1-1 AS FOLLOWS:
AYES: Mayor Glass, Harris, Vice.Mayor Moynihan; O'Brien, Torliatt
NOES: Healy
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1 ABSENT: Canexaro
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3 B. Ordinance. 21`7b N:CS. (Introduction) to Amend Lease for Mangon Aircraft,
4 a Business Located at the Petaluma Municipal Airport, an'd Resolution
5 2004=01 ZA N:C:S. Approve Assignment of Airport .Lease Agreement
6 Between the City of Petaluma and Waiter R. Mangon, Dated September
7 6, 1988, to Mangon Aircraft, Inc. (Skladzien/close)
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9 Mike close, Airport ~'ManagEr,~ presented the staff report. Mr. Mangon
10 would relinquish abouf ohe-half of his leasehold to the City to build
1 1 additional'. hangars at the airport. There is a long waiting list for hangars..
1.2 Tonight's requ"est also included a" resolu.tiori approving assignment of his
13 lease from Waiter Mangon to M"angori Aircraft, Inc.
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15 Council .Member Torliaft noted that she- spoke with Mr. close regarding
16 the difference between an individual, and a' corporation .holding a lease.
17 She would .like to ensure that the City is protected in terms of reliability, be
18 if through.. insurance or appropriation of assets.
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20 Mr. Close replied that he spoke. with Ron Mangon, and Mangon Aircraft
21 does c.ary liat7ifty insurance.
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23 City ..Attorney... Ru.driansky said there is a provision of the lease that speaks
24 to liabiliiy coverage.
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26 Vice Mayor Moynihan suggested a lease guarantee
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28 Council Member Torliatt had no problem with the terms of the agreement,
29 but wanted to make sure the City was ..protected.
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31 City Attorney Rudnansky suggested inclusion of language that assignment
32 of the lease would only be acceptable with a personal guarantee from
33 Mr. Mangon.
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35 Vice Mayor Moynihan mentioned .that the photograph in Council's
36 packet showed materials on the surrendered premises. He asked if these
37 "would be removed.
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39 Mr. Close. replied that Mr. Mangon has some items stored there, and they
40 will have to be removed.
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42 Walter Mangon, .Petaluma, described his ,business at the airport. He
43 described tonight's item as q "paperwork' transaction to return to City the
44 acreage I don't need." He added. that he dirk not see any reason to put
45 up more funds or "jump through hoops and hurdles." He asked why the
46 insurance should be changed. His reason for incorporating the business
47 was to make it possible to turn it over to his son and grandchildren.
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49 Council Member Torliaft replied that the objective is not to make Mr.
50 Mangon "go through hoops and hurdles." She believes Mangon Aircraft is
51 a great asset to th'e sommuhity. It is always prudent to ask the City
52 ~ Attorney to address the Cfy's potential liability.
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Vice Mayor Moynihan noted Mangon' ,good 'track record. in Petaluma.
He suggested adding: language ~to say `that. if there were- a defau_It on the
part, of 'the corporation, fhe indjviduals' currently responsible would take
responsibility.
Mr. Mangos agreed...
Mayor GI6ss clarified that' Council Me:rnber. Tbrliatt's concern was the
fiduciary responsibilify of City - fhe~ `'what ifs."
City ..Attorney Rudnansky reiterated. Ghat the language of the resolution
would' be amended to sfafe that the • ordinance would not become
effective .until a personal lease. guarantee that is acceptable. to the 'City
has been received.
MOTION :fo introduce Ordinance 21 Z6' N.C:S. and adopt Resolution 2004-
017A N'.C.S. M/S Torliatf/Healy. ,
MOTION CARRIED :UNANIMOUSLY.
Resolution
:2004-018 N.C.S._ Approving: a Second ,Antique Faire.Annually in
the Downtown Central Business'District: (Marangella)
Paul 11A:arangella, Economic Development and Redevelopment Director;.
noted that the Petaluma: Downtown Association (PDA) had asked for a
second faire.. Council. asked that a survey_of' downtown merchants be
made. A large majority vvas in. favor of a second'faire.
MOTION to adopt'Resolution 2004-01'8 N.C.S.,M/S Moynihan/Torliatf:
MOTION CARRLED UNANIMOUSLY:
Discussion Regarding Pre-Qualification of Bidders for Rublia Works Projec#s.
(Bierman)
Mike. Ban, Interim 'Water _Resou.rces and. Services Director,. explained -the
purpose of pre-qualification of bidders for Public Works :Projects:; State law
allows cities to do this. He. recommended That the, City° investigate, this
more, talk to cities that have 'done this,. and decide if it. is worthwhile.
Council Member Harris asked, regarding the 's'coring/rating system, if' it
wouldn't still be the Lowest bidder who. got- ffie .contract.'
Nlr. Ban, explained that contractors would have to meet,a minimum score..
The lowest bidder among those qualifying, would receive the contract.
Prequalification could be done #or each pro1ecf or a general
prequalificdtion could be given to a contractor .for a certain. length of
time.. He recommended one. year.
City Manager Bierman !has worked `ri cities where this ,has been done. For
major projects, asingle-project qualification :was the policy. General
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qualifications Should not last more than a year, so that new businesses
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4 Vice Mgyor Mo_ ynihan asked about prevailing wages.
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6 °Mr. Ban replied that state law~mandates prevailing wages.
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8 City Manager Bie~misn explained>that~a lot of the questions regarding a
9 contractor's hisforythat are currently in~the contract documents would be
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11 asked iri the pre-qualification process.
12 Vice °Mayor Moynihan asked how, by' creating, a new bureaucratic
13 process, the City was helping itself. He saw this as "Labor without a projecf
14 to charge it'off against."
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16 City Manager Bierman noted that there could be companies that won't
17 bid because they don't want to get into the pre-qualification process.
18 Generally, though, it would instead weed out those that couldn't do the
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21 Council .Member Healy explained that the benefit is dealing with the issue
22 before- opening bids.
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24 Council Member"Torliatt asked;.City Attorney Rudnansky about situations
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27 City Attorney Rudnansky replied thdt it is generally difficult to reject a low
28 bidder. Apre-qualification process sets vp a test ahead of time. It could
29 be limited to larger projects. It would save staff the time of going through
30 numerous bids from contractors that don't qualify.
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34 Steve: Benjamin, North Bay Building Trades- IBEW #551, Santa Rosa, spoke
35 in favor of apre-qualification process. He referred to a survey taken of
36 cities that have adopted this .process, and said the response was
37 overwhelming positive. He said a typical pre-qualification of a contractor
38 would be good for one year, and if there were no major changes, a one-
. 39 page form would re-qualify the contractor for another year.
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41 Council Member Torlia~t asked if the. pre-qualification process was
42 generally required for projects over a certain dollar amount, or for every
43 project.
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45 Mr. Benjamin replied that a dollar threshold would be Council's decision.
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47 Council .Member Healy asked Mr..Benj'amin if he had a sense from other
48 communities regarding the dmourit of administrative staff burden resulting
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Mr. Benjamin pointed: out that the City" has some. .pre-qualification
requirements in ,place -this process would ,just "raise ii` up a :notch." The
movement toward. pre-qualification really seems to pay off°for cities.
Larrick:NlcDoweq, North Bay Building Trades -1BEW #551, Santa_ Rosa, said
that in Suisun> apse-qualification process :was adopted about a yedr ago
and has been very successful, The onus is oh the, contractor -they fill out
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the forms: The process work's welf:on bigger~jgbs, but can'be burdensome
if applied across the board: This is about financid(. responsibility.. He
suggested Council,get:input from'-Suisun.
Vice MayorMoyniharnthought.qualificdtion should_be.updated with every
project •- maybe ;just-: one page. He didn't want , to risk not catching a
problem :thdt comes up after` th;e .pre-qudlification.-'He didn't want to
discourage small businesses: He didn't want ~to. mgke .it onerous to get and
maintain qualification.
Council Member Healy acknowledged that it's hard to quantify benefits -
but thinks, it would .pay dividends over the long run. Council could talk
about an appropriate dollar threshold and which projects must be 'pre- , .
qualified for on a,project=by-project:basis. He:saw this as an opportunity to -,
work.. jointly with other agencies in the area.. Perhaps: the City Manager
could recommend the !next "steps:.. ,
Council Member Torliaft agreed-;with Council Member Healy:, She would.. .'
like this to move forward, certainly before bids are received. for the sewer
plant. Confractgrs should be asked of bid opening if there are any
changes. to their pre-qualification status. She did not see this as hurfjng the
small businesses; .The paperwork asks for ,..basic. information and is not • -
extremely onerous. Any tesponsible contractor'wll have that information
and_be able to provide it to the. Cify: Perhaps staff could come back; fo _
Council. with some dollar threshold and type of project recommendations.
.Council Member Harris would like fo move forward with the process:
Vice Mayor Moynihan cautioned that the general fund expense :must be
evaluated. He was leery. of setting something up without a specific project
attached: Risk Management should be involved.
Council Member, :O'Brien was disappointed that the item..'was only
;ageneiized for discussion. It was on the tentative agenda in January, and
then. disappeared., He would like to see it come back sooner rather than
later for possifjle action. ~ ~~
Mayor ,Glass; asked. 'City Manager Bierman. to provide Council with
recommendations on the next steps;toward'putfing. this process in place.,.
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Discussion and Direction Regarding Sonoma County Water Agency
Budget. (Ban)
Mike Ban, Interim Water 'Resources and Services Director; presented. an
overview of the Sonoma County` Water Agency's preliminary budget
report for the water transmission system for the next fiscal year.
Vice Mayor Moynihan asked for an update on the Kastania
Tank/Petaluma Aqueduct project.
Mr. Ban explained that SCWA has not completed the required EIR.
Vice Mayor Moynihan expressed concern that the time frame cn projects
seemed to be slipping. He asked if the City could use' this budget process
to encourage those projects to move forward on timely basis.
Council Member Torliatt explained that there was' a court 'decision that
required. SCWA to provide a supplemental EIR for the Amendment 1 1 EIR.
There are now a,number of facilities 'that can't move forward until that
supplemental E1R is completed.
Vice Mayor Moynihan specifically wanfed to hone in on moving the
Petaluma aqueduct projects fdrward on d timely basis. He was disturbed
to. hear that .:because of settlement of an issue "upstream" projects are
being-held up "do,wnstream."
City Manager Bierman explained that SCWA is "working as fast as they
can, but they must make sure at every step that they're doing it right.." It
didn't think there was anything the City could do .to make it move faster.
Vice Mayor Moynihan .asked if the City was meeting with SCWA
periodically.
City Manager Bierman replied that Council Member Torliatt meets
monthly with WAC to go over the projects and receive reports.
Counci! Member Torliatt noted she has been providing those updates to
Council on a monthly basis. She expressed, concern with page A-26 line
items. Emergency Power and. Riverfront Park Reclamation. The contractors
were not consulted before SCWA. purchased the Riverfront Park property
and she does not think they can charge the contractors for this. The
property is scheduled to be a County park. WAC is starting to take over
maintenance responsibilities for this property.
Regarding the Emergency Power line 'item of ~ 16,000, Council was told
during the Amendment 11 negotiations that the Ely Booster Station was a
major eniergericy that must be :fixed or we could lose our water supply.
SCWA. has also been talking about reserves. They currently only have
about, three months in the 08~M fund. They are supposed to provide the
costs'for six, nine, and twelve months.
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She thought 'the. City still had some-conservation money in the account
and would .like to see it used`:
Nine potential ,projects are on hold because of the lawsuit'. She thought
would .lead to rates increasing substantidlly. She is keeping on top of the
issue, as much as; she can.
Council. Member :Healy concurred with Council Mernfjer Tocliatt's
concerns regarding the Riverfront Park potential. "slippery slope" it They
are trying to get ratepayers fo pay for public. amenities that d;on't directly
benefit:'the water system. _Regarding the .Ely Booster Station, he tliough'f. a
Igrge part of~the motivation at the time was 'the electricity, crisis and the
threat of rolling bldekouts. Ttie project may not~be as tune sensitive,now.
Council Nlember~Torliatt thought everal panel upgrades were needed at
the Ely Booster Station. She will advocate for ramping up as soon as
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Mayor Glass noted that Council Member Torliatt has served on WAC for a
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6. NEW BUSINESS - PETALUMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
A. PCDC Resolution 2004'=02 Autho"rizirg fhe Purchase: of Historic Streetlighf
Fixtures for Water Sfreef/Riverwalk Improvements Project 989'1 and #or
Downtown Improvements Project' 9053, Streetlights for Western . Avenue ~ •
from Kenfucky Street to Howard Street: (;M'arangella)
Paul Marangella, Director of Economic Development and Redevelopment;:
presented the staff report. He~ explained that the contras#or hit a very .old •
2300-~o1t lime; whisk would be eiy expensive to fix. He proposed installing-
lights all the 'way up Western Avenue' to° Howard Street, which would,
eliminate the 2300-volt line. He would like authorization now to purchase
• Tights for both projects, because:' whey have a long lead-time, an`d
because there would' be q quantity dissounf of $200 per light.
Commissioner Healy` thanked M[.. 'Marangella and made a MOTION to
adopt~the Resolution.
Commissioner Torliatt seconded the MOTION.
Vice .Chair Moynihan .asked about the chicken and -egg medallion on the
poles.
Mr..Mai•6ngella expPaned that it~was the design approved. by SPARC.
Vice Chait .Moynihan asked .if' it was possible . to 'find a standard ;pole,
acceptable. to SPARG,. which would cost less. He was not .comfortable
with. the. idea of paying `$300; more per pole for a chicken and egg logo.
He asked if this would be standard fhroughout the City.
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12 B. PCDC Resolution 2004-03 Accepting the Completion of the Petaluma
13 Railroad Depot Renovation Phase 1, Project No. 9040 and Appropriating
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16 Paul .Marangella, Director of Economic Development and Redevelopment,
17 presented the staff report. The projeca has been very successful. He was
18 also asking for an additional appropriation.
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20 Chair Glass spoke about the celebration on Friday, the pleasure of those
21 working on the depot, and how happy the. community is to see this
22 restoration. He thanked SMART.
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~24 Commissioner Torliatt suggested a plaque commending those who
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33 in many ways. This is the revitalization .and rebirth of downtown -and
34 curing dilapidation will trigger development in the area that will recoup
35 that investment. This project preserves the character of the downtown.
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40 Vice Mayor Moynihan would like to .see the lease. He suggested installing
41 the Visitors Program and Downtown Association in the depot buildings. He
42 would like to see a return on the investment.
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1 1 A. Roll. Call - Canevvro absent.
12 B. ,Pledge of Allegiance -Led by Counci/.Member Harris.. .
13 C. Moment of Silence _
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1, 5 PUBLIC COMMENT
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17 Theresa Haire, Petaluma, Petaluma High School :Music Boosters, spoke regarding, their
1$ fundraising efforts to .send 90 members of the marching, band to Washington,, D.C.. to
1,9 honor Wocld War II veterans. They are asking, for donations 'i'n' honor of local veterans or
20 veterans vvho are family :members of Petalumra citizens. The band. members will. wear
21 badges with .the veterans' names. Anyone interested in donating' is asked to call. the
22 Petaluma High School Music Department.
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24 Kip Spragens, Petaluma, expressed concern that fund collected by. the. City for
25 affordab e housing are actually used for afford:abl'e housing. The parcel next doorto the
26 Police Station. was purchased with affordable housing funds.. If -the City intends to use the
27 parcel to expand the Police Station, it must repay the affordable housing .fund
28 immediately; or. be ,taken before, the .Grand.Jury: Also,. Vice ,Mayor.Moynihan suggested
29 the Casa Grande Motel as an altei`ndte site for the Boulevard Apartments project.. Mr;
30 Spragens though this unethical as Council Member Moynihan owns and manages Nexus
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33 Vice Mayor Moynihan replied that he is a commercial .real estate broker,. but has not
34 , earned commissions in .situations, where. there would haws been a conflict of interest
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37 Tom Siragusa, Petaluma, Petaluma United Soccer Program, invited Council and;-the
38 community to attend the California Youth Soccer Association (CYSA) State Cup
39 Championship Games this coming weekend, February 26-27.:
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41 Leah Davis, Petaluma; reported that her 15-year-old on, who is of mixed racial herifage,
42 was. knocked t.o the ground and kicked, and racial slur's yelled at him.,. Two and one-half
43 years .ago Vice Mayor Moynihan spearheaded an effort for Petaluma to become a.
44 "Hate Free Community." This was supposed. to take one year:. ;Petaluma has stilt not
45 completed the process. Intolerance, hate,. and hate-motiyate'd behavior. are here in
46 Petaluma. arid. are growing,, The community needs to discuss, acknowledge,. and find
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50 will arrive April. 23 and will be greeted with a cannon salute. He thanked everyone who
b l supported the River Festival.
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1 Guy Gullion, Petaluma, spoke about what ,happened. when the Council met two weeks
2 ago regarding the Boulevard Apartments, project. He asked it there was some forum for
3 revisiting that .project to ee what would make that site- acceptable, or if not, clearly
4 explain exactly why that ;site. was not acceptablE,. He said .large. developments, which
5 bring increased vehicular traffic, pose> a much larger danger than the Boulevard
6 Apartments project would.
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10 Council Member Healy made a MOTION to ;reconsider the following item, from the
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13 Boulevard Apartments (Buckelew ..:Programs) Request Mitigated Negative Declaration;
14 Rezone to PUD; Adopt Proposed Unit Development Plan; Adopt Proposed Development
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21 .Council Member O'Brien, remarked that. cat Council`s last meeting there. was a good
22 turnout from the aquatics community; which was asking for early opening of pool. With
23 some "pencil. sharpening" the City will be able to do this... Council had suggested to the
24 community that they seek :donations to help defray the cost. He made some telephone
25 calls to contacts in the business community, and didn't receive a single "no" when
26 asking for contributions. Dutra Materials, he continued, donated $5,000. to the cause.
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29 donated to the City the refund he got from the State for his vehicle license fee.
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31 Vice Mayor Moynihan,, in response to Leah Davis`s comments during Public Comment,
32 explained that Petaluma has initiated a Hate Free Community Program. That group
33 could` use more support .dnd could use more businesses to sign on. Ne will provide
34 information to the Cify Clerk so anyone who wishes to get involved can do so.
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36 Council Member Torliatf has sent her check in to help 'the Petaluma High School band
37 and encouraged others to do 'the same, or for the swim center or other groups that could
38 use help. She attended a meeting at the Casa Grande High School .hatchery about
39 issues the: community is facing along Adobe. Creek. The meeting was. a great .first step
40 forward from. a .neighborhood standpoint toward. cleaning up that creek. She also
41 attended'.. and~;read: proclamation to Cody Jayne, who received his Eggle Scout award.
42 She was amazed at -what he had accomplished, and congratulated him on his
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UNFINISHED .BUSINESS
A. Resolution _ 2004-:019 N.C:S. Appointing. Clark Thompson to Fill the.
Temporary City Council. Member Vrieancy'Created by Council Member
Keith Canevaro. (Petersen) _ .
Clark. Thompson expldined that two months ago, Council Member
Canevdro came. #'o him and told him he might be called up and asked
him if he would sit in for hirn. He agreed'. It would'be his way to support Mr..
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Mary Shearer said she 'has been involved withPetaluma for many years.
While a member of 'the Petaluma Unified School Board she dealt with.
,budgets,, programs,. procedures, and personnel policies. She i, also a
;former Planning, Commission member, with .experience: with .growth.
mandgement issues. Twelve years ago, `she moved to West Sacramento ;to
.pursue career in economic development, affordable housing, and block
grant prop"rams.. She' told Council she. was :here to provide do altemcative
f.o~ the Council, and. without any particuldr bias.
Janice "Crider-Thompson stated tonight's p"rocess will be very interesting,
The newspaper said that the .majority' of Council wanted to support Mr.
Thompson:. She ,weds the first runner-up in 'the elecfion, rind Thin. ks
appointed the next in line wouldbe~ appropriate..
She has been very,' active in the last year while off the Council,, especially
with the Petaluma Wefldnds Park. S_he is up fo ddte on what will be '
coming before Council. She feels diversity is missing from the Council,; and .'~"
appointment of another woman would' make for a more balanced ~~.
Council that' "represents the community, She concluded thdf the biggest
issue facing fhe City and the Strife is the budget.
PUBLIC COMMENT
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Gayle Phillips; Petriluma,.appreciates the time and energy Council p.utsin. ~:
She ,advised. Council to leave the slot. vacant. There, would be times when
Council would deadlock, but ~-that might encourage negotiation.
Steven Kirk,, Petaluma, thanked Gouncil~ for. providing do open process for ~~ '
the selection. The process is riot well defined by policy or precedence:.
Council should. either leave' the neat open, until Council Member .
Canevaro returns or appoint the runner up -..Janice Cader-Thompson, ".
becau"se of the closeness of the vote and. her previous; valuable
experience..
Dave. Cibchitz,. Petaluma, encouraged Council to either appoint Ms.
Crider=Thompson orleave the seat vacant.
Vice Mayor Moynihan thought the City very fortunate fio have, three
qualified candidates. Council';s obligation is not to honor Council Member
• Canevaro'.s request but: to decide what'will best serve the-cornmuriity.
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4 decisions would come before Council in fhe next 6-9 months. She asked
5 the,.appli~ants f.o giue their" views: on: (l) potential expansion of the UGB;
6 and, (2) the Factory Outlet Expansion and the Southgate Development.
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9 additicinal development upstream of the flood control project, it would
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30 developer was' led to .believe there was potential to expand. There are
31 ways to mitigate increased flood risks, but she would not like to risk the
32 businesses and homes downstream of the outlets. She stated that
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36 enough °land available within the UGB to meet the needs for housing,
37 etc.?'` If the answer is yes, there is rio need to expand the UGB. If the
38 answer is no, expansion needs to be considered. It wouldn't be fair to say,
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5 Council Member Canevaro;'s wish; Mt.. Thompson has "no ax to grind'!;
6 there would be no down time waiting for'Mr. Thompson. to be brought up
7 fo speed oh current issues; his views are similar to those of Council
8 Member Canevaro~ he has no .further political aspirations; and he wants
9 to encourage new re.ta'il opportunities in the;Cty.
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12 correspondence to C-ouncil, suggested that either Iv1r. Thompson' be
13 appointed or the: seat be left 'vacant;; thus ;giving Council, the option to
14 honor his request in two different ways, She would like fo ledve -the seat
15 open. She. didn t want- fo create any animosity on Council by appointing
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19 -replacement would be appointing an arbiter for times. when Council
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22 lfi Mr. Thompson were appointed, Council would be appointing someone
23 who was voted out of .office to decide only the most controversial items:
24 Conversely; at a fhree-three de, adlock, he thought the Council would start
25 working together. He appreciated the time and energy and qualifications
26 of the applicants, but thinks whey need to be authorized by the voters.
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Resolution. 2004-019 N.C:S. Appointing, Clark Thompson to fill the
Temporary City Council :Member Vacancy Created by Council Member
Keith Canevaro:
Council M'emb'er Healy thanked Ms. Shearer and Ms. Coder-Thompson
and hoped that. they would continue-to be involved in .City government.
He thought it important to honor Council Member Canevaro's wishes. He
was against ,leaving-the seat vacant as he: thought it would hamper
Council's ability to move forward.
Mr. Thompson wil/ be sworn in of the'-March `1, 2004 meeting.
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B. Resolution 2004=020 N.C.S. Approving the 2004 City Investment Policy.
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William Thomas; Finance Director; presented, the staff report. This resolution
would. allow him, as the City Treasurer, to invest money on the City's
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MOTION to adopt Resolution 2004-020 N.C.S. M/S Torliatt/O'Brien.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
8. NE1N BUSINESS
A. Discussion and Direction Regarding Establishment of Administrative
Fees/Public Art Fee. (Thomas/Moore)
City Nlcanager Michael Bierman announced that he was going home; the
Finance Director would sit in his place. He recommended a 1% Art Fee.
Mike Moore, Community Development Director, presented the staff
report.
Vice Mayor Moynihan asked if a nexus must be found between the
impact of the ,developPneht and the mitigations being required was
necessary in establishing an art fee.
Mr. Moore did not believe it-met the criteria for an impact fee.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Alison .Marks, Petaluma Arts Council, Petaluma, saw this as an,
"opportunity for the Council dnd the community to come together and
do something wonderful." She showed slides of public art in other
communities. She.. encouraged Council 'to direct staff to come back with
something they can take action on.
Debra Lehgne, Glen Ellen, San_Francisco Art's Commission, said Petaluma
is experiencing'a renaissance, and public art should be part of it. It should
not be done as an afterthought. Ten years ago, there were only ten
public arts program. in country, Na~N there are about 400. She
ericou~aged artist/architect.collaborations. Artists can do a lot in
encouraging dialogue, drill helping the community to have a voice. She
encouraged Council to consider the request before them.
Council Member Torliatt asked how,public art was chosen.
Ms. Lehane replied that a percentage of the fee is administrative, and
can be used to hire a consultant who helps organize materials and begin
selection process, works with the communify architect and panel toward
a recomm°endation that comes .back to Council. The number of people
on a panel varies.
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Barbara lynch; Santa Rosa, Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County, read
a letfer'from the Arts Council'in support of public Grt.
Connie Madden,, Petaluma, said that public drt is do investment for the
community: She described public art: in her'hometown of Chicago. A Pf3S
program regdrding,publicart concluded that. it,iS a necessary tool tq
draw visitors and new homeowners dnd businesses. Will find_ Petaluma d
more attractive option,
Marjorie Helm, Petaluma; Petaluma! flits Council Board of Dire:ctors;. dnd'
small business owner, read a letter from. the Board :encouraging the.
adoption of a public art program, with d percentage of development
impact fees- used ;for public art.
Diane Ogelberg, Petaluma,.said she is not an artist-just a resident dnd
taxpayer -dnd wanted to reinforce what she had heard, others say
tonight:: public. art is a. great idea.
Murray Rockowitz, :Petaluma;: photography studio owner, stated that
public art makes good businesssense. He encouraged Cou_ricilto move
forward with an art`s ;program.
Karen Petersen, Petaluma Arts Council, and librarian at Santa Rosa Junior
College,. urged Council to adopt a Public Art.Program.
Linda P-ostenrieder, Petaluma; Petaluma Arts Association and R'elican Art
Galley, thanked Council and the Petaluma Arts Council for their
leadership in'this role. As Petaluma approaches i,t5'sesquicentennial, "we
need to look at .who we were, who we are, and who we want to be:"
Scott Hess, Petaluma, Petaluma :Arts Council, photographer, said public
art soothes the mind and the senses. He ahought the public and' City Hall:
had arrived dt thesame page at the same tune. _
George. Wilson, Petaluma Arts Council„felt good. about the general tone
dnd the receptive gttitud'e of the Council. He invited them to remernbe_r
when the: Waldo Tunnel got its "rainbow" and what a unifying effect it
had on.the community during the "counter-culture" times. Any
community that expresses itself through public^arf is talking;_about having
soul and invites people who will ,come :and spend money a,nd learn to
love it as-well.
,Richard Standard; Petaluma, Petaluma Arts Association,aaid creating d
funding. mechanism for p_ u;blic art is away to educate children about the,
importance of art, and hovr'it can be made possible by eeonornic
growth., .
Charlie Carson, Petalurn'a; Homebuihders Association, has lived in
Petaluma more than ;25 years and feels that art can "reflec the heart and
soul of fihe community. "' He quesfio"ned whefher, do arts flee would be
appropriate for residential development.. He urged.discussion of a
voluntary public art program before instituting a mandatory program.
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Karen Gutfreund Ford, Petaluma,. Petaluma Arts Council, has been
forfu_nate to live in culturally great. cities. She would like Petaluma to have
the beautiful public arts. Public art` attracts more tourists who spend more.
money.
COUNCIL COMMENT
Council Member Torliatt said she has been pushing to get it this item on
the agerida, because there has been so much public support for it. She
sees this as a great opportunity for the City to move `forward now while
there are a lot of development proposals coming forward. The Riverwalk
project has huge potential for public art, as do redevelopment projects in
existing shopping centers. She: mentioned a friend's idea of a bench with
a life-size, seated statue of Bill Soberahes. She would like Council to direct
staff to put together an ordinance to move forward on this.
Council Member O'Brien was enthusiastic and would like more input from
staff. He stressed the need to "cross the is and dot the i's."
Vice Mayor Moynihan would like to look at funding alternatives for public
art.
Council Member-Healy commented on the amount of positive energy in
the. room tonight. Public arf is an area where Petaluma is behind the
curve. There are some details that need to be worked out. He suggested
that staff should determihe the decision points, e.g., how the fees would
be calculated, would they apply to residential and commercial properties
or only commercial,. whaf thee. make up and. purview of an ad hoc
committee would be, how the arf would be chosen, could there be
temporary or revolving installations, and return to Council with that
information.
Council Member Harris explained that although he is not an artistic
person, he understands the value of art. He saw a few issues that needed
to be dealt with, and thought an ad hoc committee was an excellent
idea.
Mayor Glass noted that over 400 communities have adopted some kind
of public art program, and he believes it would be a way to maintain the
character and quality of the community while "intensifying" the'
downtown area. He did not thinkl ~ was too much to pay.
Council Member Torliatt concluded that the Arfs Council had provided
some guidelines for staff. She thinks this. will be a great program and good
for the community. She thanked. everyone in the audience who had
stayed for 2-1 /2 hours to hear this item discussed.
ADJOURN
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