HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 02/25/2002February 25, 2002 Vol. 37, Page 251
1 City of Petaluma, California
2 Minutes ofi a Special
3 Petaluma City Council Meeting
4 February 25, 2002.
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7 ROLL_CALL 2:00 p.m.
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9 PRESENT: O'Brien, Torliatf, Cader-Thompson, _Maguire, Moynihan,
10 `Vice Mayor Nealy, Mayor Thompson
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12 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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14 Minutes of January 7', 2002 approved with amendments. r
is Minutes of February 4, 2002 approved as written.
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17 A Motion was made by Vice Mayor Healy- and seconded by Councilmember
is Moynihan to approve the minutes as corrected.
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20 AYES: O'Br,ien„Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Moynihan,. Vice Mayor Healy, Mayor Thompson
21 NOES: None
22 ABSENT: Maguire _
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24 Councilmember Maguire arrived. at 3:00 p.m.
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26 WASHINGTON, CREEK VILLAGE
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28 Tiffany Robbe, Community q.evelopment Department addressed the Council
29 regarding issues brought up at the. February 4th Council meeting regarding this
30, project. Poplar. trees are nof-native to this area and they spread rapidly. -~:SFARC
31 would be the review body fo,r~the plan •to ,replant: native trees,, which calls. for big leaf
32 maples and Valley Oak. There will be approximately 50=70 trees, which will be
33 maintained for five years.
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3s Councilmember Torliatt stated she and Councilmember Cader-Thompson met with
36 the developers to discuss some the issue regarding. Lot 15.
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38 Councifrrlember Healy stated that, he would like to have doufjle piping on this project
39 since th'e sife is next. to a park where there will be, tertiary water recycling for
4o irrigation.
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42 Mike Moore., Community Development Department stated that the pipe could be put
43 in the grotand fo make the connection.
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4s Couneilmernber Tor,liatt would like staffi to bring forth a policy regarding some of the
46 conditions Council requests each time a project comes before them.
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2 Public~Comment
4 Bob Spieldenner, 285 Redwood Circle ivies adjacent. fo Lot 15. The Alderwood
s Subdivision. Map shows a 5' drainage access easement along the creek side. -
Councilmember Cader=Thompson Is concerned with Lot 15 _be'ing problematic
because it'was~ once the original creek.
Mayor Thompson asked if there were some means of protecting the city on the.
Deed for Lot 15 in he event any future problems should arise
i3 C.ity Attorney RI_cfiard 'Rudnansky, advised that whether or not we would regui,re the
i4 dev-eloper to do so, the owner would agree not to bring any action against the city
°s for any damage. to their property being .Lot 1'S? There could be a~ Deed, Restricfion
i6 fh'at ,runs. with the land .and is recorded o it would be picked up on any subsequent:
r~ sales.. Whether or not- its:.enforceabfe twenty :years from now would. be another
is question.
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Zo Gary Russet', RG'H Geotechnical and Environmental Consultants: performed the
Zi geotechnical; investigation for the project. They have done two borings on Lot 1;5'
22 and 8 additional borings throughouf the project to explore the sub-surface
23 conditions: There is 'two feet' of stream ;gravels underlying that and another two feet
24 of~ weak porous compressible soils. The plan is. to excavate all of that material and
2s replace it with engineer compacted fill.... That wild do several. things: 1) they believe
26 part ~:of the proble:rn,'with the Alderwgod 'Subdi'vision, are that those maferals were
27 not removed when the ;grading was. done on ;that subdivision..Sub-surface water is
2s still- traveling through those gravels into all those other homes sand will continue to
29 do that unless this grading is done which "will dam that off:. That water- will ;b'e
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ao transferred back .into the creek and go out to drainage. They will be reworking, and
3i remov'ing`all the .gravels to almost the property line. 2) 'By filling the hole on Lot 15
32 with .en. gineered fill wilF solve the problem ,of fences thaf continually tilt. It should
3`3 improve the whole fence line as well as eliminate ;the seepage from the creek.-that
34 fills up the hole. 3) The: soihs will,, be reworked across the whole site during 'mass
3s grading. The old soils-wil be removed :down through the weak and brought backup
36 as engnee,r-fll over the entire project.
He' :also stated thaf they agreed ,to create rear lot drainage on Lot's 1:1-15 and have.
each one of the lots drain independently: They will still drain to the front,, buf it will
b.e done with gravity flow in one portion, go into drop inlets in the back -and then
come out to the storm. drain system.
Couneilrnember Maguire prefers not'to build on Lot 15, but to dedicate it to the City
,as oval on ite open space.. He _recommends against building on, this lot. because
there i_sn't° a ;good ,understanding of how the water behaves and it could have, a
negative impact.
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z Jerilyn Johnson, 277 Redwood Circle submitted .pictures of what the creek looked
3 'like in 1993 fo current date. It is now overgrown; and eroded. She has; had $160,000
4 worth of repairs to the foundation and. for drainage:. because of, water under the,
s .house. 'Her piers .are currently 28' .deep on her Lot. When Turtle Creek was built they
6 raised the other side of the creek between 3 and 4 feet. That has brought more
7 water onto their property. There has been .no maintenance in 15 years on the .creek.
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9 Dina Agulair, 281 Redwood Circle lives in front of .Lot 15. She feels if a house is
to built on Lot 15 she and others will start having problems. She asked if the builder
11 would write a letter'to them stating that if they do have any problems that developer
12 would be liable.
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14 Bob Spieldenner, 285 Redwood Circle has had. drainage problems. He has installed.
is a French drain and lias.been working on gettingwafer out towards .Redwood Circle.
16 When they put the plug in the hole what's going to prevent the water backing up the
17 creek underneath existing houses and lifting the houses up? y
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19 Chief Parks surveyed. the area and recommends a 12' wide. pedestrian/bike path on
zo the north side ofi the creek as well as the south. side ~wtl bollards at each end so as
21 to allow police and emergency vehicles access. This allows for security between the
22 creek and the homes.. He .also recommends that the fencing hould be solid~so the
23 neighbors aren't exposed to ,people continuously traveling behind their homes. He
24 would also like to see steps taken to adequately light the area or potentially close it
2s during nighttime hours.
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27 Councilmember Torliatt made a motion to move this project forward based on the
2s following:
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30 • Create and reinforce the base along the existing fences at Alderwood
31 Subdivision as described as:going to occur.
32 • Drainage along the back of Lots 11-15 and .allowing the residents if they
33 so chose fo hook up to that drainage.
34 • fncreasing the base rock of the.. path to prevent cracking and slippage
3s because of the adobe soil.
36 • That the maintenance of the creek is potentially included in the
37 Landscape. Assessment District responsibilities.
3s • That the raised elevation of the houses along Lots 11-1;:5 be brought down
39 or have it reduced to approximately one story on the homes, and the
4o elevation of the pads was going to be reduced.:
41 Allow SPARC .to have the flexibility of looking, at open fencing and the
42 height of the fence .for security purposes in working with the Police
43 Department with regard to the fence. along the north side of the creek at
44 the backyards that are along the subdivision.
4s • Photovoltaic -language needs to be modified from. what staff has put
46 forward because we need to include that the remaining lots shall be
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1 constructe to accommodate installation of photovoltaic as it pertains to
2 access to wiring the electrical meters, moving vents to creafe a.place on roofs..
3 to in. stalf panels. and the structural engineering, of the house frames to
4 ~ accommodate weight of ahe photovoltaic .because we're not requiring them #o
s do ,the photovoltaic on 90%, but, we 'are requiring them fo put the .
6 infrastructure; in order to accommodate it if' people so chose to install
~ - .,photovoltaic.
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9 There was no second to this motion.
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11 Councifm'ember Moynihan made a motion to adopt the following legislation,
lz seconded by Mayor Thompson:
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14 Adopt Reso ution 2002,023 NCS Approving a Mitigated Negative declaration fora
is 37 unit 1Nash'in'gfori" Creek Village Subdivision '.located on 9.23-acre, parse of 'East
16- ;VUasf'ington St~reet`southwest of .Prince Park.
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ls Adopt Resolution 2002-024 NCS Approving a Tentative Subdivision. Map
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20 Adopt;.,Resolution: 2002-025 fVCS Approving a Zoning Or..dinance Amendment to
21 create a PUD Development Guidelines -for the Washington Creek Village
22 Subdivision.
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24 CounclmemberMaguire stated th°at he would be comfortable with a 4' solid fence
2s with an option of 2' lattice on top of that:
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2~ 'Councilmemb'er Cade,r-Thompson believes Councilrnember Moynihan has-a conflict
2s of interest with this agenda item for taking money firorn Cobblestone.
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3o Vice .Mayor .Healy asked if the motion included the 10% photovoltaic and SPARG
31 discretion on °fhe, fencing on the north side Hof the creek?
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33 Councilmember Moynihan stated that the ,motion did not include that; and the. reason
34 being, Ms, Torliatt pointed :out that, a policy needs to be established on~what Council
3s expects to be included on projects. He would„ be happy to amend his motion to
36 include the fencing on th°e north aide of the creele and also ,put a limitation. on the
37 homes on Lots 11-15 to be one story.:
Mayor Thompson amended: his second.
41 Council_member To.rliaft called #or the question to aee'if it passed or failed in order to
42 make another motion.
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44 C.ouncilmember Moynihan :will amend hi"s motion to include: he 10% photovoltaic.
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i `To avoid confusion Mayor Thompson will not amend his second to include, the
2 photovoltaic.
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4 The voting board was cleared due to extreme confusion.
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6 Councilmember ,Moyniham made, a. motion to adopt, the. following .legislation with
~ additional conditions.; seconded by Mayor Thompson.:
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p pp g Mitigated Negative declaration for a
9 Ado 't Resolution. 2002-023'NCS A rovin a
io 37 unit Washington Creek Village Subdivision. located on 9:23'-acre parcel at East
i i Washington Street southwest of Prince Park.
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13 Adopt Resolution 2002-024 NCS Approving a Tentative Subdivision Map
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1s Adopt Resolution 2002=025 NCS .Approving a Zoning Ordinance Amendment to
i6 create a PUD~ Development Guidelines for the Washington Creek Village
i~ Subdivision.
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19 Additional conditions :include:
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21 1. SPARC review of the height of the fencing and materials of the fencing along
22 the north side of the creek (4' solid, 2' laftce)
23 2. Single story'hornes on Lots:11-15
24 3. Ten .percent requirement of installation of `independent. photovoltaic
2s generations systems.
26 4: Drainage pipe along the rear of Lots 11-1,5 with the existing property owners
2~ :in.Alderwoodl being ;given the option. to. hook :into those.
2s 5: Bike/Pedesfrian path on the north side
29 6. Recorded Deed Restriction for Lot 15 'indicating that it is being built on a prior
3o creek .bed.
31 7. Double piping,for terfiary water recycling.
32 8. Notify residents of'adjacent use of Prince Park;Ballpark open until 11;00
33 p:m., Redwood E'mp:ire Sports Complex'and Petaluma Municipal Airport
34 9. The maintenance of the creek is potentially included in the Landscape
3s Assessment .District responsibilities.
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37 Councilmenber Caller-Thompson stated she wanted the developer fo know she
38 would support this project if n'ot for Lot 15 being included'ih the ,project.
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4o Councilmember'Maguire stated that he was voting no for #h'e same- reasons as
41 Councilmernber Caller-Thompson. He feels the City is leaving itse f open to
42 potentially the same problems as in past experien'ce'.
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44 AYES;: O'Brien, Torliatt, Moynihan, Vice Mayor Healy, Mayor Thompson
45 NOES; Caller-Thompson,. Maguire
46 ABSENT: .None
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1 Councilmember To.rliatt voted in favor-of the motion "even though she disagrees with
2 implementation of photo~olt'aic.. She doesn't.. think it went #ar enough with the
3 infrastructure ;improvemenfs for photovoltaic.
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Mr. Busse ,asked for' clarification on the 'one sto
s Y ~ iy e ement. The concession he
6 made at the- lash public.hearing was that. the detacfled garages that abut ALderwoOd
~ would 'be one story: The houses they are prop;osing would ,remain the ame:
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9 ,Mayor Thompson would. like to get ~SPARC. discretion on this issue.
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11 Vice Mayor Healy deft fqr a SCTA meeting; in Santa. Rosa... y
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13 PUBLLC'COMMENT
14
is Taghi Reza'ian, Monarch. Antiques;spoke in. oppositign to the opening of The: Tool .
i6 Shop IOCated next--door to his place of .,business at the corner of Washington Street -
1~ and Petaluma Boulevard: 'The. Tool Shop is opening March 1.8 ...and is going to be~ -
ls sellin, g x-rated videos and sex toys as well •as drug paraphernalia.
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20 ADJOURN'TO PCDG~MEETING: '3:20 p:m.
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-22 RECONVENE'
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24 The Petaluma Cify Council reconvened' at 4:30 p,m. 'rv ~~
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26 A Proclamation was read by Mayor Thompson for Insurance Consulting, Associates:.
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Zs The following items,, `wh'ich are nnoncoritroversiaf and. which have. been. reviewed by
29 the City Council and. staff, were enacfed by orie motion. Intrdduced by Matt
3o Maguire, seconde;d ;by Pamela Torliaft. ° ,.
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32 AYES: O'Brien, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson;-Maguire, Moynihan, Mayor-Thompson
33 NOES:. None,
34 ABSENT: Viee.Mayor Healy"
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36 O.R.D. 21'28 NCS -
3? BAKER. RANCH PROPERTY
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"39 Adopt Ordinance, 2128 NCS Prezoning Bakes: Ranch 'P:roperty to Planned Unit
4o District.
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42 RESO. 20'02-026 NC:S -
43 RESIGNATION - ANIMAL.3ERVICES~.COMMITTEE
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4s Adopt Resolution 2002-026 NCS Accepting the Resignation of Leonard Nelson from
46 the Animal Services Advisory Committee.
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1 RESO. 2002-027' NCS
2 200y 2002 WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT
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4 Adopt Resolution 2002-027 NCS Accepting completion of the 2001-2002 Water
s Main Replacement,.Project in Cleveland Land and insfalling a fire hydrant near 1522
6 Petaluma Blvd No. Contractor for project AshLn Pacific Construction.
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s RESO. 2002-028 NCS
9 POND INFLUENT PUMP STATION. UPGRADE
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li Adopt Resolution.. 20.02-028 NCS Accepting completion of the Pond Influent Pump
i2 Station Upgrade Project by Pacific Mechanical Corporation.
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i4 PAYRAN FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECT
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i6 Accept. staff report regarding the Payran Flood Management Project financing and
_ 17 budget. .
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19 ~ ~' RESO. 2002-029 NCS
20 FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION FUNDS
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22 Adopt Resolution 20Q2-028 NCS Authorizing the filing of an application for Federal
23 .Surface Transportation. Funds #hrough the Metropolitan Transportation
24 Commission's Transportation for Livable Communities Housing Incentive Program
2s for the Downtown River Apartments located at 3-39 :East Washington Street.
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27 PROPOSED AGENDA
2g MARCH 4, 2002
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3o Approval -of proposed agenda for the March 4, 2002 City Council meeting. Add
31 introduce the Cost and Services Study.
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34 **** End Consent *****
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37 ORD. 21`27' NCS
3s DOWNTOWN RIVER APARTMENTS
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4o Adopt Ordinance 2127 NCS rezoning the properties for the Downtown River
41 Apartments from. Central Commercial to Planned Unit District..
42 Introduced by Councilmember Maguire,. seconded. by Councilmember O'Brien.
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44 AYES: O'Brien, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Maguire, Mayor Thompson
4s NOES: Moynihan
46 ABSENT: Vice Mayor Healy
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1 ORD. 2126 NCS
2 GRANGE PROPERTY
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4 Adopt Ordinance 2126 NGS Authorizing City Manager t`o compete .all necessary
s transactions :for the purchase. of the Grange Rroperty located on Industrial, Avenue
6 pursuant to .direction :for City Council as set forth in :Resolution 2001=075 NCS
7 adopted April 2,2001, Introduced .by Councilmember Maguire, seconded. by_
g C.ouncilmember O'B,rien.
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10 AYES: O'Brien; Torliatt;. Caller-Thompson, Maguire,. Mayor Thompson
11 fVOES: None
1'2 ABSENT: Vice Mayor,Healy .
13 ABSTAIN: Moyriihari .. _
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16 RESO.200:2-030 NCS
17 TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANT ..
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19 Adopt Resolution 2002-030 NCS supporting' an agreement .for a Traffie.Safety Geant
20 #rom .the California Off ice of Traffic Safety in the, a .mount ~:of $149,983.36 for a
21 comprehensive D.U;:I. and ,Collision Reduction Plan using G_ I ~5~.. Technology. The
22 purpose of the granT is to reduce Traffic collisions and. add to traffic safety:;in :the city.,
23 Co.uncilmember To_ rliatt would dike asix-month. review o,n :how much, .re~.enu.e.:h,as
24 been generated ;to see .if this program has ,been .paying for itself. Introduced ,by
2s .CouncLmemberTorliatf, seconded by GouncilmemberMaguire. ~ -~
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27 AYES: O'B:rien;,Torliatf, Caller=Thompson, Maguire, Mayor Thompson
28 NOES: Moynihan
29 ABSENT: Vice Mayor'Healy
RESO. 2002-030A INC:S~
POLICE OFFICER - T,RAFFI`CSAFETY UNIT
Adopt Resolution 2002-030A.NCS Authorizing the addition of one Police Sergeant
and one Police Officer to the Traffic Safety Unit. Introduced by Councilmember
Torliatt, seconded by Councilmember Maguire.
..AYES` O'Brien, Torliatt, Caller-Thompson, .Maguire, Mayor Thompson
NOES: Moynihan.
ABSENT: Vice'Mayor Healy
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1 RESO.2002-031. NCS
2 SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER
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4 Adopt Resolution 20.02-031 NCS Authorizing City Manager to. accept funding from
s the Petaluma Joint Union School District toward. one full time School Resource
6 Officer position. for a. three-year period. Introduced by Goun.cilme:mber Moynihan,
7 seconded by Councilmember O'Brien.
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9 AYES: O'Brien,. Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Maguire;: Moynihan, Mayor Thompson
10 NOES: None
11 ABSENT: Vice Mayor Healy
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13 RE`SO~ 2002-032 NCS
14 POLICE IVIOTO'RCYCLES,
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16 Adopt Resolution; 2002;,032: NCS Authorizing. he purchase of; two .Harley Davidson
17 Police. Motorcycles from Harley Davidson of Vallejo in"the amount of $26,543.1.6.
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19 Officer Matt Stapleton stated_that he requested sole source on the. Harley Davidson
20 because Harley Davidson of Vallejo is the only current .company in the: region 'that
21 offers abut'-back program. After the motorcycle has been in service for. a year
22 Harley Davidson of'Vallejo will buy it back from the city and pay $1-00 over the. price
23 that we spent for it. There 'is a prestige -with the Harley Davidson being ridden on -the
forceme.nt that makes it marketable for Vallejo to ;do that. Introduced
24 street in law .en
2s by Councilmember Cader.=Thompson, seconded by Councilmember O'Brien.
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27 AYES: O'Brien, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Maguire, Moynihan, Mayor Thompson
28 NOES€ None
29 ABSENT: Vice Mayor Healy
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31 RESO. 2002-033 NCS
32 CLAIMS AND BILLS
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34 Resolution 2002-033 NCS Approving. Claims and Bills. Councilmember Moynihan
35 stated that there was a; $92;500 General Plan .expenditure on 1.2/21 /01.
36 Demand date 1%4/2002 Cheek No. 17855, Mr. Moynihan recused .himself from the
37 vote on .a cheek to Livingston and Mattesich due to the fact the eity~ is using that law
3s firm o sue him.
39 Demand dafe~ 1/1'7/2Q02 Carollo Engineers was paid $537,155.77 as a consultant
4o for our 1Nater Recycling Facility.
41 He would like-other Councilme.mbers to pay attention. to legal. expenses.
a2 fntroduced by Couneilrnember Maguire, seconded by Councilmember Cader-
43 Thompson.
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45 AYES:' O'Brien, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Maguire;. "Moynihan, Mayor Thompson
46 NOES: None
47 ABSENT€ Vice .Mayor Healy
48 ABSTAIN: *Moynihan (Check #'17855 to Livingston and Mattesich)
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r RESO.2002-034 NCS.
2 QUARTERLY TREASURERS REPORT
4 Resolution. 2002-034 NCS Filing the: Quarterly Treasures. Report: Councilmember
s Moynihan stated. that Council needs clarification on 'the tracking of the Inter Fund
6 Loans..
~ Introduced by~Councilme,""tuber Moynihan, seconded by Councilmember Torliaft:
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9 AYES: O'Brien, Torliatt, Caller-Thom, pson, Maguire, Moynihan,. Mayor Thompson
10 NOES:: _ :None
T1 ABSENT`. Vice Mayor Healy
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i3 RES0.;2002-035 NCS ,
14 DEVELO'PMEIVT EEE REPORT 2000/01
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i6 Resolution ;2002-Q35NCS Approving the Development Fee Report of 2000-200:1.:
Councilmember' Moynihan is concerned with haui`ng a full reconciliation not only
is listing the expenditures.; but capital im"proyement projects and: fund .balances by
i9 projects. It "needs to show" for what. the purpose the funds were collected. There is
20 an obligation of refunding them if not. used for the appropriate purpose. ,
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22 Bill Thomas;, Finance Director stated that the city fracks it; by. fund 'and.. never by a
23 specific. project. 1Ne do not collect fees such as Traffic Impact. Mitigation or Sforrn
24 .Drain Mitigation :feees for a specific: project°. Fees are collected based on a study that
Zs was done to determine what "the impact: of development is on the infrastructure.
26 needs of the City.
2~ Councilmember, ~Torliatt stated that there was no ending balance of the end. of the
2s Community Facilities fees:
Vice.Mayor Healy arrived at 5:25 p~rn.
Introduced by Councilmember Maguire; seconded by Councilmember Torliatt.
AYES: O'Brien;. Tgrliatt; Caller=Thompson, Maguire; Vice Mayor Healy;
Mayor Thompson
NOES: None.
ABSENTc None;
ABSTAIN:. Moynihan
4o Councilmember Moynihan. would like. to see the Council bring this back. to make
41 sure we comply with the' legal. requirements of the City.
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43 RESO,. 2002-036 NCS
44 INVESTMENT POLICY
46 Resolution 2002-036 NCS Approving the ,I.nvestment Policy for Calendar-Year "2002.
49 Councilmember Moynihan asked if.Mr. Th"omas has had a chance fo"fnd volunteers
4s from the community to assist in efioosing investments:
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2 Mr: Thomas stated that he recommended to the City Manager that the City not form
3 an Investment Subcommittee.
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s Councilmember Moynihan stated that if this is the intent to go forward without
6 forming the Investment Subcommittee that it be brought back on the Consent
~ Calendar and reverse the action that was previously taken by the Council.
s introduced by Councilmember Maguire, seconded by Councilmember Cader-
9 Thompson.
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11 AYES: O'Brieh, Torlatt, Caller-Thompson, Maguire, Moynihan, Vice Mayor Healy,
12 Mayor TFompson
13 NOES: None
14 ABSENT: None
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16 RESO. 2002-037 NCS
1~ DESIGN OF RECYCL-ED WATER ~PIPELIIVE PHASE
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19 Resolution 2002-037 NCS Authorizing an agreement with G.S. Dodson &
20 Association for the design of the Recycled Water Pipeline -Phase 1.
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22 Mike Ban, Water Resources, This pipe ine would run from the oxidation ponds off of
23 Lakeville Highway to .Rooster Run Golf Course one E. Washington Street. This
24 project supports the Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Water
2s Transmission System and the capacity allocati"on d"wring temporary impairment. It
26 can also serve as a backbone for future recycled. water projects in the area and also
27 will be the. first project where we will be displacing potable water demands. The
2s estimated cost for the project is $7.5 million dollars. The design costs .that we are
29 requesting authorization for is $378,000. Design will begin .next month, construction
3o to begin June 2003 and the pipeline would begin providing recycled water to the golf
31 course in Apri1.2004.
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33 Councilmember Caller-Thompson asked if Rooster Run Golf Course pays for their
34 water.
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36 Mr..: Ban stated that there is an amount stipulated in their lease agreement, which is
37 for twenty=..five: years. at seventeen cents per unit. Adobe Greek Golf Course has a
3s fifty-year agreement at approximately seventeen cents per unit:
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4o He has talked. to one- ofi the vineyards on Adobe R, oad and discussed where the
41 pipeline. could .go and their interest in using recycled water. They would. come on
42 board, in Phase 3 when we have the tertiary recycled water. They can use
43 .secondary water,. but where, their located geographically it worked out for them to
44 come under .Phase 3.
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46 Councilmember Torliatt asked if it were possible when the road is put in through the
47 Petaluma Poultry Processors to have a pipeline that actually is adjacent to or under
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that roa"d -and have the pipe go down to Shollenberger Park that could provide
additional storage if we ever"went'to a lesser;amount of discharge to the river..
4 She would. like to know how the City is phasing other pipe roes in particularly when.
s -we're going to be doing a lot of construction and: or we own property along. that: area
6 of Shollenberger Park and Park Central.
s Mr. Ban, with recycled water projects we: look for a high user'as with the ~gplf'course,
9 which` mandates a recycled wafer pipeline.. What we. would have to examine going
to into the Park Central direction is if the benefit of providing recycled water would
i 1 warrant a pipeline in terms of the number of users and if its cost efficient foc us to do
12 that.
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14 On residentiaC uses: it's easier to look at a brand. new development. rather than
is ~ retrofitting existing homes, then it becomes Very cost prohibitive..
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.17 Councilmember Torlaft stated that subdivisions that have the capabilities of using
is tertiary areated~water are being approved and feels (here. is a need to identify those
19 sites some of which are Park Central,'Wash'ington Village, Southgate..
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21 Legacy Marketing will be creating a parking area/pe.destrian walkway from Casa
22. Grande Road to~~the Marina fo:r additional parking. Talk ao Legacy about installing a
23 pipe underneath that: street. for tertiary .treated water to go to the hotel:
24 ~,
2s Counc'ilmemb,er Healy stated that tertiary water wouldn't be able to. come on l"ne
26 ~ until the new'sewer treatment plant is up and running in200.7. This is the one ,puce
2~ we can have..an impact now. Introduced by Councilmember Maguire; seconded by
2s Councilmember Torliatt.
29
30 AYES: O'Brien, Tocliatt, Cader-Thompson,, Maguire, Moynihan,.
31. Vice; Mayor Healy, Mayor Thompson
32'' .NOES: None
33 ABSENT: Norie
34
3s C.OUNCIL RULES, POLICIES & PROCEDURES
36
3~ ,Counclmembe:r Moynihan statedthat there have been a couple of differenf
3s interpretations as 'to what Action Minutes are and Summary Mi .notes. He felt this
39 should be brought .back to, make sure Council has a clear understanding of what.
40 ~ kind ofi Minutes we're asking. for.
41
42 City Attorney Rich, Rudnansky stated that. the process is that there Chas been a
43 second to'the. motion to reconside"r. You vote on the rnoti'on ;for reconsideration. If.;it
44 passes, the matter is brought 'back at the. next meeting for the actual
4s reconsideration. If the motion does. not pass then it'is not brought back.
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1 Councilmember Maguire's recollection of the Council discussion was that the
2 Councif Rules were adopted with the' understanding that at some. later date Council
3 could revisit the Minutes issue. He'is not willing to bring. back everything. He would
4 support~,giving direction to stafif to agendize a discussion of the. form of Minutes.
s
6 Councilmember Cader-Thompson advised that she would not be supporting this
7 motion for reconsideration because she was clear on the direction Council was
s going as well as the, members of the public.
9
ro Council.member Healy. asked if' the rnot'ion #or reconsideration was limited to the
11 issue of: Minutes o.r .did it 'raise other issues as well?
12
13 CounciCmember Moynihan .advised that the only other issue that he had requested
14 was the tent #or th-e Censure Policy. and procedures.. He understood that was left.
is with the Mayor and Mr, ,Rudnansl<y.
16 ~ f
17 Mr. Rudnansky asked for another motion.
lg
is Councilmember, M`.oynhan stated that he would amend his motion for
20 reconsideration'to state Minutes only.
21 _ ,
22 Mayor Thompson amended his second to minutes only.
23
24 AYES:. Q'Brien,. Moynihan,, Thompson
25 NOES: ~ Maguire, Healy, Gader-Thompson; Torliatf
26 ABSENT: None
27
2s Colancilmember Healy stated that there are two different types of minutes that are
29 both being called Summary Minutes and. yet they're very different.
30
31
CLOSED SESSION
32
33 Council adjourned to Closed Session at 5:55 p.rn. on the following matter.
34
35 ® PUBLIC. EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; Government Code Section 54957.
36 Title, City Manager..
37
3g RECONVENE: 7:00 p.m.
39
40 -Mayor Thompson stated that there was no action during Closed Session.
41
42 ROLL CALL
43
44 PRESENT:. O'Brien; Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Maguire, Moynihan,
4S ~ Vice Mayor Mealy, Mayor Thompson
4'6 ABSENT: None
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i PLEDGE_OF ALLEGIANCE
2
3 Fire Chief Chr..is..Alberfson led the Pledge of Alfegianc.e.
4
5 PUBLIC .COMMENT:
Geoff Carfwrighf, 56 Rocca Drive.:, advised Council ~fhat .Gounci,lmember Moynihan
received a '$'1.,00'0 contribution from Cobblesfone Homes on January 5, 2002 :an_d
$4'99 from Christopherson Homes on July 12, 2001: H:e is arrnending his complaint
of August 1:6,.,.2001 pertaining, to the violations of the Campaign Finance Ordinance
by Councifinember Moynihan to include both ,of -these contributions that exceeds:'the
limits of the ordinance: A copy of the a .mended complaint was given to the Council.
Vince. Landof„ 12 Cordelia, Drive,. asked when the full. amount of the .$-17.5. rriillion
`d~Ollaoldharestlesappropriated from Congress .is going to b.e spent on getting rid' of
that cause dam. build ups., The constant arguing, befwee`n
Councilmernbers does not nook good for officials fhatare representing;;the p"_u'_'blic._
Mayor' Thompson stated that ~severaf personnel were in- Washington. working on
asking 'for $1 O,T million: Petaluma :is iri t_he president's budget this year for $4. mile.
and will probably make orie more. frip to confirm with the various .committees and _
elected officials to continue on that course.: By all indications we ahoul,d have: all the
money by 2003.
2s Mr: Stoude,r~we should allocate th_e, funds- we~:have this year, so: the. trestles can be
26 re.rnoved and the industrial spur line be done his caie,ndar year. If it can't be done
27 'this calendar year it would be done i'n he .next., Thee Army Corps controls 'the '
2s contract, but their going, to try to achieve this.. -
29 ,
30 Douglas Garrison, SRJC, spoke in support of Measure `A' that will provide funds for
3'1 the renovation and expansion: of both campuses, as well as purchase of land.
33 Bill Donahue, Sandalwood Park, spoke regarding 'the rentincreases at Sandalwood
34 Mobile .Home Park.
35
36 COUNCIL.:COMMENT
37
Gouncilmember Torliatt 'the environmenta
39 would like incor orated. into the ex andl technology emphasis is something -she
p p _, _ ed wetlands project. The SRJC could
4o potentially provide some staffing for instructional education 'in that area if-we were
4.T able to haue :certain rooms available for our staff and for students fo. understand the
42 .type of processes that rare being .created there which .starts a workforce type,~of job:
43
44 There is an :Assembly Bill that talks about reduction. of greenhouse gas pollution
4s from the largest and 'least .addressed sources.,, which are cars and light duty trucks.
46 She would like to see if on the Consent Calendar for.approval.
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1
2 The public is invited to our third. workshop that the Water Advisory Committee and.
3 Sonoma County 1Nater Agency are having on the. new Master Water Agreement,
4 which will be held at the Petaluma Community Center at 7:00 p.m. Thursday,
s February 28:
6
. ~ Councilmember O'Brien would like. 'to adjourn the meeting. in memory of Don
s LaCerte He worked very hard every year putting on the Veterans Day Parade.
9
to Councilmember Cader-Thompson would like `fo add Karen Camoleri who died of
i i cancer.
12
13 She would like to add to a Consent Calendar a Resolution supporting our existing
14 Ordinahce on the Mobile Horne Park Rent Stabilization. She would also like to see
is a ,program. at the SRJC with the. wetland component.
16
1~ Friday she toured City hall, with a third grade class from Qld Adobe School District.
la The students want to put up signs Warning all the tributaries in the City.
L9
20 Vice Mayor ;Healy .supports: Councilmember Torliatt's request to place a Resolution
21, on the 'Consent Calendar regarding the emissions issue. If the City Attorney could
22 prepare something that doesn't get the -City in trouble he would appreciate it.
'23
24 He supports Proposition A. He was told that right after World War II all the land
2s north of they SRJC campus in Santa Rosa all the way to; Steele Lane was being
26 controlled~by the,Army at that time. Alf that land was offered to the SRJC and the
2~ JC said, ",No~we'll never need, that:" The only land that SRJC took was the land that
2s the library is on, Emeritus Hall and the parking lot. He would encourage the JC to
29 try to acquire the rest of the Gatti Parcel in Petaluma. because in future decades that
3o would,be very valuable to your mission here. .
31
32 Councilmember Maguire ,passed out copies of a draft conceptual sketch from Mary
33 Dooley a locale architect on the `Central Petaluma Specific Plan, the Railroad Square
34 block, When the. ,plan comes before Council he would like them to look at the
35 opportunity for a pedestrian oriented focus on that particular block:
36
37 Councilmember Moynihan stated that he had attended.. Mr. LaCerte's service full
3s military color guard. He was a silent hero behind the `Veterans Day Parade for many
39 years in Petaluma.
40
41 . Mayor Thompson announced that Ryan Wilson a 17 year o, d was missing from his
42 horns in Petaluma.
43
44 Rick King, President, Firefighters Local 1415, addressed thee. Council regarding. the
4s trip to New York with Firefighters Mike Haberski, Dian Simpson:, Cary Fergus, Kevin
46 Marks; Martin Learn, Mike Grummet, Pete Yung, Dan Ferren, Travers Collins, Dan
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i Epperson,.., Carly Shada, Cathy Robbins, Steve. Curtis- and. Mayor Clark Thompson.
2 Each; person. who went paid hi's or here own. expenses, for the frig. The. contr_.ibutions
3 collected from the community totaled $100,000 and was given to the. Firefighters',
4 Orphans and. Widows Fund. A _short. video. was shown to :the viewing audience.
5
6 .Dan Sm_pso:n, as a thank you to the: citizens of Petaluma and the Petaluma
~ Firefighters, the New York Firefighters presented us with collage .of photographs=
a that de i
pct the World `Trade Center in .ruins, Father .Michael who was :one of fhe fi"rsf ,,
9 people killed in the terrorist attack. and' around the. border pictures of the 343
ro firefighters that, last their lives on that fatefu_I day:, As Battalion Chief' Simpson and
ii his wife's gift to the cityhe took the photographs and had them framed each. with. an
r inscribed plaque.. One will hang at Fire Meadqu'arters and one at City Mall. Battalion
13 Chief Simpson thanked.. the. citizens of Petaluma and the City Council for his thirty
14 years of service as a firefighter.
is
16 RECR,UITIVIEIVT AND'>SELECTION,
__.
~z Of FUTURE CITY CLERK.
i8
19 Vice Mayor Healy a month ago there was directiori #rom Council requesting ataff to
20 .put together a proposal that would accommodate the needs of all the
21 Councilmembers who have; spoken on this issue. 1Ne Piave now reeeiued a memo
22 #rom the City'Manager; dated February 22, 2002.., He read the concluding paragraph
,_.
23 of that memo into the record and; -suggests that this is an approach that' he feels '
24 addresses~the concerns that he had.
25 -
26 "These. are~sgnifcanf responsibilities and;carinot be changed other. than by ;Charter
27 reform or, in °the °case of'the Rules and Procedures, by Council vote. The City Clerk
2a is one of .three positions responsible to. the Cify Council;. along with the City, ;attorney
29 and the City ~Ma'nager. Day-to-day responsibilities for. implementation of Council
so policy and the management of other City employees are the responsibility of the
31 City Manager. As the City Clerk position `requires cooperation~and support from fhe
32 other departments and`City employees, i# is the responsibility of°the City Manager to
33 insure. thaf ..this happens: To this degree; some .day=to-day duties of 'the City Clerk
34 could be supervised by the City.Manager if the Council so delegates. However; ;the
3s overall responsibility for the City Clerk and reporting authority is'~to the City Council."
3.6
3~ Motion ..made. by Vice Mayor Mealy to maintain. an independent City Clerk hired by
3s and reportin direct) to the City Council with .respect to what could be called
9 y~
39 traditional City Clerk functions,; and then to the extent that the Council, wishes° to add.
4o additional. functions as is currently the case. Although we'll have that discussion as
41 well tonightto:o and those require the cooperation of'ofher City departments that ace
42 not reporting' to ,tfie City Clerk then the City Managers officer has a role. Seconded
43 by Councilmember Maguire.
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Councilmember Torliatt would like to finish working on the current Job: description
2 dated December 2000. Address the issue of summary minutes vs. action minutes.
3 Job description needs to. be °real specific and not have it evolving.
4
s Councilmember Cader=Thompson would Like to continue with current 'Job
6 description and move forward in recruiting a new City Clerk.
s Councilmember Maguire stated there wasn't a significant amount°~of difference
9 between the old and new Job. description. He had a :few minor .changes in the knew _
to job description: He'is looking for cooperation between the City Clerk's office .with
11 the ,City Manager's office on the agenda. preparation knowing. that the bulk of~ that
12 work needs to be done 'by the City Manager's office and the final product-needs to
13 be rafified by the City Manager since he's ,the person, in charge of department heads
14 that are providing the sfaff reports. No one is trying, to inhibit the flow of information.
2,
is to the public or under cut the City Clerks' office in terms of his or -her primary
16 function of disseminating public information. ~.
17
is Councilmember Moynihan wants fo keep the Clerk`s office the way it was. The
i9 wording changes need to be worked Through. 'The job description should. be
20 updated. The City Charter should,. be preserved and. not. amended. 'Return the
21 packet process City Clerk office along with abbreviated -minutes whether they are
2z action or summary so more inforrnafion can be, disseminated in a`timelier manner.
23
24 Councilmember O'Bri'en the public wants to see this office remain independent. He
zs prefers going back to the old job description. 'The new job description didn't work
26 very well
2~
2s Mayor Thompson, go back to the original job descripfio'n and let the; job evolve from
29 there. It should be an ongoing process.
30
31
32
Public.Comment
33 E.L. Roberson, address not given, read correspondence from Luck Gravett, Donna
34 Piezzi and Elaine Woodruff who supports retaining this position.
35
36 Ms. Roberson recommends that Council implement the City Manager's
37 recommendation as. stated in his memo of February 22, 2002, which conforms with
3s the City Charter as well as Council, Rules; Policies and .Procedures: She would like
39 to see this position advertised as soon as possibae'for recruitment at the established
4o salary level and with the most current job descr'.iption.
41
42 Jerry Price appreciates what the. Council. and, City Manager are doing in efforts to
43 streamline and cut expenses. This position is critical to the public in getting
44 information out there. Codify some specific guidelines as to what some ofi the details
4s are and' what their supposed to be doing. Detailed minutes pay off. Public access
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i could save the city mi(lons:;ifithey have complete access to spine. irregular projects
2 that pare proposed:
3 ,
4 The previous City Clerk,: P.at Bernard,, exposed and .reported voter fraud on two
s petitions thaf had been circulated among .the voters. He :feels if we had not had an
6 ~nd,ependent City Clerk at~thaf time it might'have turned out differently.
Bill I?hillips,,$24 B ossom Court, supports retaining an independent City Clerk.. .
Geoff Cartwrigii , 56 Rocca Drive., supports an ~indep'endent° City- Cle.rk::Feels the
City Clerk sf•iould report~ao the Council, the packets should be maintained from the
Clerk's office and the minutes should b~e summary.
Stan Gold., King Road, °read a; statement on behalf of. Pefaluma Tomorrow; fhey are
inrfavor of an independent Citq Clerk: His comments are; having a City Clerk report
to a City. Manager might result' in a situation where the City Manager might: on: his
own feel the City Clerk simply has no need to know in a public matter. if it's a direct
reporting situation to the~City Manager that's as far as it .goes and the. City Clerk can:
go no further with 'it. If however the City Clerk has a;,mo.re'ndepemdent position that
City Clerk can insist o~n this information becau"se it is in the interest of "the public that:
she be informed. ~ ~ '
Vince Landof, 12 'Cordelia Drive; supports keeping an independent. City Clerk and
summary minutes„
Councilmember° Maguire proposes the following changes in the.- current job
description:
Atlmnistratve::
rd
3 Bullet Assists. with. desi'
(, ) gn, development; and 'implernentation of _ .' :' ; ~
procedures; Citywide.
Pubiic Information:
36 (10t Bullet) Administers the scheduling and copying;:of videotapes of City Council:
3? meeting ,records and -.other committees, commissions and' public forums, ncludi'n,g
3s facilitation of the custody, maintenance; and security of audio and. videotapes,
39 :maintains #h,e City's official audio/video library and keeps equipment= in ,proper
4o working order:
41
42 (11th Bullet) ~~~i. , tt°cvcf°.T~J, a~a~' ~~~~e~'S,,, `~r! imnl #ho '(''i~~i' In+nrno+
u~rrrpre~e~ v~-rrcc
43 ,
44 L]or~or+rxmon+
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1 Council Support:
2
3 (5t" Bullet) In cooperation with the City Manager and City Attorney, administers
4 the preparation, publishing, posting, and distribution of City Council and
s Redevelopment Agency and Public Financing Corporation agendas within the
6 guidelines established in the Brown .Act.
7
8 (11t" Bullet) Change Admini ters to Assists with administration of web presence..
9
to The issue that is foremost in .minds is the fear that. information to th"e public was
11 going to be impeded. He has worked to make this a more responsive open
12 government.
13
14 The minutes discussion will .be coming back
15
16 AYES: O'Brien; Maguire, Vice Mayor Healy, Mayor Thompson
17 NOES: Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Moynihan
18 ABSENT: None
19
20 .MID-YEAR BUbGET
21
22 Because of the decline in revenues for this .year,. the recommendations, are-fo
23 allocate a substantial. amount of these fund's to retire leases, increase reserves, add
24 to the vehicle and equipment replacement fund, and. other activities to improve th:e. ,
2s City's basic financial. condition.
26
27 Councilmember Cader-Thompson - a percentage of the General Plan should be
as shared with the Redevelopment.Agency. : ,
29
3o Councilmember Healy supports the ,Administration expenses .as recommended- by
31 staff being shifted over to the Redevelopment Agency.
32
33 Councilrnembe:r .Maguire if we don't support the Redevelopment Agency action by
34 using unobligated General Fund money to cover the shorffall then it will come back
3s to the Petaluma Community Development. Commission for review.. If we just adopt,
36 staffs recommendation, and did nothing. else then the Redevelopment Agency
37 portion would .have to come .back to us for review.
38
39 He would Like to mak, e a motion adopting staff's recommendation, seconded by
4o Councilmember Cader=Thompson:
41
42 Lntroduce the Ordinance 21..29 IVCS Amending Ordinance No. 2118 NCS
43 Appropriating funds for FY 2001/02 Budget
44
4s Adopt the. Resolution 2002-040 IVCS Reserving $650,000 of the General Fund
46 Unr<eserved Fund Balance for Contingency purposed. acid Street Improvements.
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i Adopt:Resofution °2002=041 NCS Tr..ansfer.cing $1.25 million from the General Fund:
2 to the Vehicle and Equipment Replacement. Fund, seconded by Councilmember
3 Cader-Thompson.
5 AYES: Q'Brien, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson; Maguire, Vice Mayor Healy, Mayor Thompson
6 NOES:.Moynihan
7 ABSENT: None
9 Viee Mayor `Healy suggested that the City Council make the adjustments-based on
io an assumption then when it comes .back to PCDC that the. $147,500 will be
ii transferred:over to the. General Fund from PCDC'.
12
is Councilmember, Moynihan. feels this is a band-aid approach and does note address
14 expenditures. There is a need to reduce the expenditures as a City and take control
is of the 'bills .;the City' is paying. He would. like to see more money added .to fix ~fhe
i6 -streets.
17
is WATER ADVISO.RY-COMMITTEf IS.UES
19
20 Tom Hargis, Water Resources and .Conservation Director introduced Randy Poole,
21 ~ - Cordell StillmanJand Dave Cuneo with the Sonoma CountyWater Agency:.
22 ,
23 M,r: Stillman gave the Council a status report of the. South Transmission :System
24 Project tating that,; SC1NA is a primary provider of water for approximately-350,000
2s people in Sonoma County and Northern Marin County: The agency also provides
26 supplemental water supply for 170,000 in Marin Municipal. 1Nater District service
2~ area:
Zs
2~ The agency tleveloped the: Water Supply and Transmission System project in order
30 ~ to provide a safe economical .and reliable water supply o meef the future needs in
31 the-agency service area. The water`supply pcojeet~ identified the need to expand and
32 revise th'e' operation of the existing water transmission system to ensure .peak
33 month deliveries to customers on an average of 149 million gallons a day with. 20
34 million :gallons a .day as standby: The Eleventh Amended Water Supply Agreement,
3s which was approved in December 1998 provides for the financing, and
36 mplemenfation of the water supply project.
37
3s The South Transmission System Project .is an element of the overall water suppjy
39 project and the main purpose: is fo provide additional wate,r.transniission capacity in
4o fhe Southern portion of the Transmission System: This projecf will help meet th`e
41 future water supply needs°of Southern. Sonoma County and Marin County as-well as
42 providing the liability and redundancy to the existing system.
43
44 The proposed project will be ,located between the agency's existing C_ otati tank life
45 and the Southern e,nd of Petaluma near I<asta'nia Road and Highway 101 and will
46 consist of the construction, operation and. maintenance of the water transmission
47 pipeline, water storage, tanks and one or two booster pump. stations along tte
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2 pipeline route. The pipeline will consist of the installation of approximately 14 miles
3 of 42" to 48" water .main. Two to four water storage tanks wily, be constructed and.
4 connecting pipelines will be connected to the main pipeline. They should provide a
s total of 45 ?/2 million gallons of water storage.
6
~ Councilmember Torliatt stated that the alternatives for the east side location of the
s pipeline was at the request of Councilmember Healy. Council at that time didn't
9 specifically look at ,Adobe Road and Urban Separator,. but there was a commitment
to at that. time that the Council was going, to talk about, decide ~ and give a
11 recommendation on which pipeline alternative it was that it may recommend. She
12 assumes that is one of the reasons that°we are here now because we didn't say we
i3 wanted it on the eastside, just that we wanted it potentially included as an
14 ,alternative.
is
16 Councilmember Healy staled at a previous discussion he recommended the Urban
1~ Separator as being a place. where the pipeline could be put 'in without disrupting as
is much existing infrastructure as some of the other alternatives, He feels the best
19 time for Council to weigh in on that is as it is-going, through the CEQA process.
20
21 IVIr. Stillman stated that "tank. sites were se ected based on the alignments that were
22 tieing studied and the elevations of the areas, around them. The western tank site
,..
23 seemed to fit well with the western alignment'given th"e elevation on the hill.
24
2s IVIr. Healy just for thee.. public's. edification the .site yo;u. have. identified is on the
26 Varnhagen, property and it'`s essenfially ,the highest hill. on the site.
27
2s Councilmember Moynihan asked if if would be easier to focus on the Northwestern
29 Pacific Railroad; Authorities easement through there. Stick with just one property
30 owner and try to maintain at least your main water transmission line?
31
32 Mr. Stillman there is the issue of how much room there is within that railroad right of
33 way.. SCWA ,already has one pipeline in than .area.: and would have to purchase
34 properly outside the ,railroad easement in order to do a project down that railroad
3s alignment.
36
3~ Councilmember T.orliatt .agrees with Moynihan. about pursuing 'Northwestern Pacific
3s Railroad Authority route. The Railroad has also tried to include abike/pedestrian
39 component in their SMART .Plan. She would like to see, the City get two public
4o benefits out of one'pipeline.
41
42
43
PUBLIC. COMMENT
4'4 Geoff Cartwright.; 56 Rocca Drive., we will be building a pipe to deliver water not for
4s just the benefit bf Petaluma, but for Marin County. We are paying for this because if
46 the recently -approved water rate increase. We are being told to reduce our water
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2 use by 15%., V1/e are drinking :wafer from the. Bel River. Mendocino. County from,
3 which the :Eel Rive"r comes wants their :water .back. On .top of that: the 1Nater Agency
4 is wrestling with, the" environmental process because they are draining "these risers
s down to the. point the fisheries a"re dead., "
6 ..
~ Scott Vouri, 1558 Maura Pietro Drive, 'feels that Mag:rolia ,Park is a good:. "sate' for ,a
s Lark.
Mr. Hargis, "stated that the "Magnolia Park site is to low, but. that it"will be pointed out
to the `Vl/afe:r Agency staff so they are ;af leash aware- of the site and its possibi'e
potential..
We advised that we have tried to create ,a funding mechanism for all the participants
on the ,aqueduct yste"m to get.inuolved .in Water Consenaton measures, "Qne of ~~
the ways of doing, ",this was collecting a portion. of the charges #oc water that goes'
into a fund to. ,go back to various kinds of programs to encourage: water
ool of funds to ~ expansion of this concept is: to start looking. at creating the same
cponservation. An raw from for recycled water'. The Water Agency budget.:has; been
.. :: :~
carrying som'ethrng like $1.3 million :dollars per year with :a sub-committee looking' at
the idea committing over a ten year period so there is a certain funding. level, to
support a program so if the total :amount accumulated .each year is $;1 :3 ,million:. ,
there's a certain fund that's guaranteed for dispersal and would allow some,
flexibility in different agencies.: The concept tieing. expanded. to include> recycled`
water also looks at an alternative of expanding: the amount that is set aside each;
year ,where we' would raise. our rates up. to the e:quiualent" of all the contractors .
paying an~ ~ad'd_itional $2~ million dollars a year- and generating, a~ $20 million dollar
kitty over aer years:.
r
3o Some issues on this is do we support the .activity level of a 'ten year commitment;
,31 ratherthan an annual decision;. and if we do, at what evel. Is it'the level it' has been
32 happening or do: we want to step.it up to a larger level.
34 Councilmemt)er l"ocl'iatt asked what th'e admi'ni`strative cost~that the Water"Agency,'is
3s going to be charging the contractors for administrating this $'93 or $20 million
3"6 dollars, is it '10%°, 15%?
3s Randy Poole,,. General Manages,;; Sonoma County WaterA`gency, the goal his to try to
39 maximize" the: amount of money we actually ;pass out- to' you for those proje:cts,. It
4o comes down to 'how quickly we can negotiate the ~agreernents antl ;get them out to
41 you and pass: on the money. Its less 'than' 10% or 15%a. If. your looking at $2 million.
42 dollars. I wo,uld~ like to have that. out. for'aess than $50;000 or $25';000 in.~cost to get it
43 out the door.:Have agreements with the various cities,, special districts; and most the
44: time it's dealing with the attorneys. on, language on how to indemnify each other fo
4s :actually pass on these .cronies `.back to you to do the projects.
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i .Councilmember Torliatt stated that the contractors requested a separate accounting
2 for this particular fund. Her understanding is that the Water Agency is "unable to do
3 that".
4
s Mr. Poole ,advised that this program is funded out of the Operations ,Fund, by the
6 agreement:. All monies within that fund stay within the Operations Fund and cannot
~~ be set .asitle~ for other special programs. The Water Agency has been keeping track
g of the amount of money that is actually collected for this kind of program that being
9 '$1.3 million.. dollars two years ago, $1 million dollars this year and budgeting
io approximately $2 million dollars for next year, we'll be in a position to allocate those
ii funds and keep track of that for you. As part of fhe new Master Agreement our
12 intent is to actually set up a separate fund so th.af you would have that ability to
13 keep track of those dollars and actually set a surcharge for that particular activity
14 within the.~new proposed Master Agreement.
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16 Councilmember Torliatt stated that in the interim she had heard at the WAC meeting
i~ that .the_1Nafer A'gericy.:was willing to work within the Operations Fund, but if we
is ,didn't use those conservation dollars that: those go back into the Operating Fund
i9 budget and that"those dollars could potentially be lost to-the Conservation Program.
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2i M'r. Poole, if; there is a cafasfrophic event we would use .those monies to repair the
22 system. It doesn't mean that we wouldn't try and make it ap later on, to secure that
23 we canes provide funding for .recycled, water programs., but because it is the
24 operatio:ris fund of the agency's water transmission system that's the intent for that
2s funding.
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27 Councilmember Torliatt is concerned about making sure that the City at least gets
2s their investment back. The recycled water project is important and she would want
29 to make sure that we obviously work with the other contractors, but we make sure
3o we spend our conservation dollars on conservation and it's not lost in the
31 Operations Fund.
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33 Counci_Imember Healy 'for the agreements that are in place .now, each of the
34 contractors is obl,igafed to undertake cost effective water conservation measures a
3s they become available. The bigger question is making sure that each of our fellow
36 contractors and ourselves are undertaking cost: effective water conservation
37 programs. I .have no way of knowing if $13 million dollars or $20 million dollars is
3s the appropriate level system wide for what level of cost effective conservation
39 programs there: are o.ut there. Maybe what we should b;e focused on is what level of
4o programs each individual contractor should be prepared to take on and not worry
41 about the funding mechanism so much.
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43 Mr._Hargs, the. Water Agency has .been trying., to. get everyone on board and. there
44 have been various levels of participation in water conservation programs. Is it better
4s to continue with an incentive kind of program or where we've signed on to the best
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2 management practices, which eomm_ts us to these things, should we be
3 determining our own projects and our own priority?
s Mr; Poole ad~ise:d that. the Vllater Agency is ..starting out with. a $ 3' .million dollar
6 proposaC that was supported by most of 'the contractors. ff the contractors wish to u:p
~ that amount based on the success:- of this program that is something they would
8 entertain in time,
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lo Councilmember :Maguire °asked if there is competition for projects amgrgst the.
1.1 contractors, is there a -role the Water Agency. can.. play in equalizing or establishing
la criteria or prio'nties ~so that the contractors feel #hat that process is fair? `
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14 Mr. Poole, what; we tried to do is formulate °the way the `funding would be ,proposed
is based on the entitlements. Some of it was based on originally` who had` better type
r6 projects as far as cost .effectiveness.... 'It was felt. thaf all contractors and. Maria'
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17 Municipal as well as 'the town of Windsor should participate in; this program-based:
18 on their actual water usage.. 'The bigger ,issue is who is~ in-line .with prolecfs at this _ _ ~ -~
19 time.. Petaluma. has the. most potential for re-cycled, wafer use througfout~the area -
Zo and I think`if'behooves you to be there°with your project as soon as-possible:. ~- -
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22 Gouncilmembe.r Torliatt when we're looking af. the .context of putting conservation:
23 dollars or charging our ratepayers for conservation projects what we're looking at is
24 putting 'this amount.. of conservation dollars almost .$3.4 million. dollars, if we; went,;fo -
2s the high part for the. $20 million into the. kitty, 'but then we're: already do,irig our.
26 recycled water project at $8 million dollars, that in addition .we're „going to have fo
2~ charge our ratepayers for and. maybe. we°Il get some dollars back- out of, this, but
28 maybe: not depending upon the cost effectiveness. It could- actually.cost our
29 ratepayers more if we participate in this process. -
Clark Thompson, where are we today wifh the rest of the contractors.. Have they all
decided to participate?
34 M'r. Poole. `They're each individually putting together their projects. We have .;a
3s proposal fr."om the Town of 1Nindsor -and.. North Marin:'W'ater District .at this time. We
36 will then be adding I suspect yours very quickly fo that list..-The- intent is to .base it on
37 the entitlements that you have so that funding would be set aside.
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3s C,ouncilrnember Maguire: asked if there had been discussions. about how to ensure
4o that'the money .that goes in :goes back ou;f to~where it came from?
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42 Mr. Poole advised that under the: resolution funds have been set-aside for the
43 individual contractors based on entitlements.
44 The key factor is when will the money be available. If egerybody's prepared to build
4s their proje.cfs now, there's no, way to~ fund that much money: Assuming that some
46 folks will not have everything. ready. -
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2 Councilmember Torliatt we have different options of how we spend. our conservation
3 dollars and where. That's the question that we need to decide because we're
4 obligated to put in some money for conservation, but we can do it on our own with.
s our own staff to implement conservation projects here in the City.
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7 Chris DeGabrielle, Manager of North Marin Water Districf, stated that as a member
s of the V1/ater Advisory Committee, the committee makes. a determination, as to which
9 contractor will obtain their funding in any one year. Thee. criteria that was set up by
to the subcommittee of the WAC, we put together the .criteria. as to how the project
11 should be .evaluated and made the recommendation as to how the funding should.
12 be distributed so what we came up with was $1°3 million dollars. over 10 years and
r3 $2 million dollars in any one year of those 10 years. The contractors will receive
14 their allocated share based on their actual water usage in that period. Then.
is everybody puts in that amount.
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17 Vice Mayor Healy thought that we should move towards a system where each of the
is contractors was obligated to spend at least so much per unit'. of water use per year
19 or so much, per hook-up or per resident per year, so long ;as. these continued to be
20 cost effective conservation programs .that can be implemented in that jurisdiction
21 and cut out all of the. money transferring, applications and .committees evaluating
22 things. Petaluma would be comfortable doing its. programs because we would know
z3 the other cities have the same obligation. It would be sampler.
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