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September 24, 2001
City of Petaluma, California
Minutes of a Regular
City Council Meeting
iVlonday, September 24, 2001
Vol. 36, Page'383
ROLL CALL: 3:00 P.M.
PRESENT: O'Brien, Healy, Torliatt, Maguire, Moynihan,
Vice Mayor Cader=Thompson, Mayor Thompson
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC COMMENT
John Cheney, 55 Rocca Drive, stated that the claim against Holmberg should not be
heard in Closed. Session, it should be heard in an open meeting setting, so those
neighbors involved' would have an opportunity to be heard. Fie. feels the City will.
allow Mr. Holmberg to grandfather in the buildings that should be removed.
Diane Reilly Torres, regarding the Countywide Transportation Plan meeting, said
that Counclmember Moynihan attended and stated the: City of Petaluma would
change their priorities:
Vice Mayor Caller-Thompson:
COUNCIL COMMENT
® Requested that the: meeting of °October 25:, 2001 with, Corollo Engineers be
posted. as a regular- meeting,. open to the public and that the entire Council be
present dunng the discussion.
® Commented on the devasfation that took place during theaerrorist attack on our
country' Septe"rnber 11t":
Coancilmembec Torliatt:
• Would ..like today's rcieeting to be adjourned in memory ofDelores Cartwright
(Geoff Carfwright's mother) and those who lost. theiY lies in the terrorist` attacles
on Armerica.
Couneilmember Moynihan:
• Atferde'd a Youth Summit at the Petaluma C'omrnunity Center. It was well
attended and had good representation from the City. ~ ;
• Acknowledged those who dealt with the issues here at home. It was a difficult
time for everyone.
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September 24, 2001
1 COUNCIL C.O'MMENTS, continued
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3 Councilmember Maguire:.
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5 • Read a passage by the Dali' Lama.,
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7 Councilme,rnber Q'B:rien:
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9 ® 7h'ankedstaff for carrying on during the ~crisi's.
10 'Would like to see the Council rid themselves of the divisiveness and' start.
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15 •: Thanked ;everyone for their support„during: this ~diffictalt time ,and especially
16 those:that:drove with hire from Washington; D.C: back:to I'etalurna.
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18 ~ Councilmernber Healy: .
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20 • Stated that: the ev,.ents of September 11 would. affect. us for years tocome. He
21 would. like to see citizens in~ our community try to conned with citizens in other
22 ~ countries:, especially third world couhtries.
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24 Historical Note: On September 11, 20:01 two highjacked planes flew'.;into the 1Norld
25 Trade Center in ,New Yor..k, killings approximately 6:;000 people. A third plane flew
26 into the .Penta A on in 1ashington, D.C., killing befween 100- and; 20`0 ,people:.
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27 f?assengers on. a ~fourfh plane were ,able to ~o~ercome the highjackers and .the plane
2$ crashed in` Pennsylvania. Everyone aboard all four planes was killed.
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30 Mayor Clark Thompson, Vice Mayor Janice Caller-Thompson., Counc~ilrnembes Mike
3T O'Bsien,° City :Manages= Fred Stouder, V1Gater Resource and Conservation Director
32 Tom Hargis and Redevelop,merSt Director Paul Marangella were in Washington,
33 D.C. at the time of 'the :attacks 'on America. in an attempt; to secure: additional, funds
34 :for the :Payran Reach. Flood Project. The :attack came just hours before they were
35 scheduled ,fo meet at th:e Pentagon: City Manager .Fred Stouder, Paul Marangell'a,
36 and Vice.. Mayor .fader--Thompson were delayed until Saturd'ay,, when, the airport
37 was opened arid' they were able to fly back to California. Mayor Thompson,..
38 ~ Councilrnember Mike O'Brien; and Tom Hargis: rented a ear, drove to ;New .Jersey to
S9 pick up Mayor Thompson's daughter, Abigail', and drove across the. United `States,
40 .reaching Petaluma on Saturday, September 15tH:
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42 PROCLAMATIOfV
Mayor Thompson read a Proelamatio,n proclaiming September 29, .2001 as
California Historical Societies Day... Aggie Cull, .President of 'the Petaluma Historical
Society, accepted' the Proclamafion.
September 24, 2001 Vol. 36, Page 385
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2 MINUTES
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4 Approved minute corrections of May 21, .2001 and July 23, 2001. Approved August
5 13 as amended: Page 9, Campaign Finance .Ordinance; include two different
6 scales, one for incurnbenfs and one for new candidates. Also expand on level
7 playing field with regand to campaign-hit pieces being allowed. Approved August 20,
8 2001 as submitted.
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10 Moved by Councilmember Maguire; seconded by Councilmember Torliatt.
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12 AYES: O'Brien,. Healy, Torliatt, Maguire, Moynihan, Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson, Mayor
13 Thgmps.on
14 NOES: None '
15 ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: O'Brien (August 20, 2001).
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17 CONSENT CALENDAR
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19 It was moved by Councilmember Torliatt, seconded. by Vice Mayor Cader-
. 20 Thompson to accept the status report regarding Payran Flood Management Project
21 financing and budget.
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23 AYES: O'Brien, Healy, Torliatt, Maguire, Moynihan, Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson, Mayor
24 Thompson
25 NOES:. `.None
26 ABSENT: None
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28 The following items were removed from the Consent Calendar.
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30 RESO: 2001-161 NCS
31 CLAfMS AND BLLLS
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33 Resolution 2001-161 N.C.S. Approving. Claims and Bills: Check Numbers 13712
34 through 14475. and Electronic Fund Transfer Numbers 1834 through 1:875.
35 Councilmember .Moynihan giaestioned the check numbers that were not in
- 36 sequence. He questioned the. `description' used in listing the .checks and what they
37 were for, and also why we are incurring such. a large amount in towing fees. Mr.
38 Thomas will';look into the, check numbers that were out of sequence and stated that
39 we are paying the towing fees and then ,getting reimbursed. according to the Towing
40 Ordinance. -Introduced. by Councilmember Moynihan, seconded by Councilmember
4~1 O'Brien.
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43 AYES: O`Brien,; Healy, Torliatt, Maguire, Moynihan, Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson, Mayor
44 Thompson
45 NOES: .None
46 ABSENT: None
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September 24, 2001
1 RESO.2001-162. NCS~
2' QUARTERLY TREASURER'S REPORT
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4 Resolution. 2001-162, N.C.S. Approving ;the receipt ;.and filing of the ,.June ;30, `2001
5 Quarterly Treasurer's Report. Councilrnember Moynihan had questions regarding;
6 investments. There were some interest., amounts- that were being estimated both in
7 the Investments Managed by City Treasurer;: and. Investments Managed by, the
8 Fiscal Agents. He .noted that it looked like ..interest rates. were .dropping some.
9 Finance Director.Bill Thomas confirmed'that the were
_ ~ y falling. He explained that he
10 had taken a, very conservative approach at this. time. in order to get a handle on
11 future cash flows. He was trying, to keep as much. ;liquid at the present time as
12 possible, instead of putting: it in long-terrn;investments. Co_uncilmember Moynihan
13 asked about the cost of some of the City's bonds, like the redevelopment agency
14 bond that the City ;floated last year. I think. we have roughly 10 million of cash; still
15 and we turn around and invest that. He wondered if, returns being what they are,..
16 the City would be better off doing inter- fund loans. He asked Mr. Thomas if the
17 '..investment: committee had been formed.
Introduced by Couneilmember Torliatt, seconded b:y Vice Mayor Caller-.Thompson.
AYES: O'Brien,. Healy, Torliatt, .Maguire„ Moyntharr, Vice Mayor Caller=Thompson; Mayor
Thompson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
26 RESO. 2001-163 NCS
27 PETALUMA TRANSIT MALL
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29 Resolution -2001_-163. N.C.S. Awarding the- Design Contract to :DKS ,Associates in
30 the amount, o`f ;$90,000., for the Petaluma Transit Mall located on Copeland Street
31 and East "D" Street. Project Manager Jim Ryan stated that the $90,b00 is TDA and
32 Section 18 money (State money).. The project ~oonsists bf' street, reconstruction,.
33 sidewalk, curb and gufter with some 'transit shelters, streetlights and° bicycle, racks.
34 He is working with the County on the construction portion of the mall. There i'`s the
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35 chance that the transit-:mall could: be relocated closer to the train buildings in the
36 future.
Councilmember Torliatt requestedthat tfais project go before 'SPARC :for preliminary
design so thefe would. b~e some- feedback on, what- if is the 'City wants Ito see 'in this :-
area, particularly as it pertains to 'the Central Petaluma Specific Plan Design
Guidelines.
43 She also inquired as to .the capacity for sform drains-„sewer and water;infrastructure .~~
44 that is being projected for the Central Petaluma Specific Plan.... She was: assured hat , .
45 the infrastructure would be put. in place: prior to the street being' constructed.
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1 RESO. 2001-163 NCS
2 PETALUIVIA TR4NSIT MALL, continued
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4 Councilmember Healy staved that. at the time the Central Petaluma Specific Plan
5 Committee met, it was. the committee's: hope that there. would be a multi-modal
6 transfer point for 'buses close to the rail ;terminal,. and he looks at the Copeland
7 -Street. improvements as a-first step in that direction.
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9 Diane Reilly, 1-657 Rainier Avenue, asked if there were going to be any satellite
10 transit malls. She made a comment on the Sonoma County Transportation Authority
11 minutes.
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13 Gina Pittler, 450 Amber Way, expressed her opinion regarding the placement of the
14 transit mall. S.he believed this, location was to be a temporary sate and that it would
15 be better nearer the depot site. She also 'inquired if -the street. would remain atwo-
16 way street.
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18 Mr. Skladzien. Public Facilities and Services .Director stated that it is permanent
19 .until the Specific Plan is implemented. The. design concept will allow it to be
20 relocated without adversely affecting the street. It will still.. be a two-way street that
21 will allow foC traffic back .and forth. Staff will do 'as much as they can to mitigate Ms.
22 Pittler's concerns i'n the design process. When the .City does vacate. that site in the
23 future, it will then revert to a normal street and tie'in fo the rest of the development.
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25 Councilmember Terlatt would like to see. an architectwith specific design expertise
26 to design this project.
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28 Councilmember Healy would. like to see the City pursue something on the terminal
29 site.; but noted that this was really dependent on the owners, and when they choose
30 to come iri `with development proposals.- Unfortunately,, the City had a deadline this
31 time, but when'. the. railroad does come in with the development ,proposal, .getting a
32 multi-modal transfer point close to the depot will be a high.. priority:
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34 Councilmember Maguire thought it important to cornp'lete the Central Petafurna
~35 Specific Plan, to establish ground rules for property development. He looks at th'is'
- 36 as having the potential to be the heart of apedestrian=oriented center that can very
37 much. complement the downtown. Introduced by Councilmember Maguire,
38 seconded by Councilmember Moynihan.
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40 AYES: O'Brien; Healy, Torliatt, Maguire; Moynihan,. vice Mayor Cader-Thompson, Mayor
41 ~ ~ Thompson
42 NOES; None .
43 ABSENT: None
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Vol, 36., Page.'388
September 24, 2001
RESO. 20.01 164. NC.S
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FIRST FiESPO;NDER DEFLBRILLATION UNITS
Resolution 2001:-164 ,N.C..S. Authorizing purchase of First Responder Defibrillation
Units from Zoll, Medical Corporation m. the _amotant;of $53:;387.49. These units are
part of the ALS, equipment fo be placed' on thre.e'fire engines. The fou"rth unit will be
purchased #;or the new ambulance. Staff' has met with ~the~ hospital on disposal; and
delivery systems:; they are in the process of 'trying .to secure funds: from their-
Comrriunity Benefit Funds through St. Joseph's Hospital to cover $5,000 worth of
delivery good`s' that will match the, delivery systems that we currently use: so they
can sto°cl< those; The. ALS equipment cannot be used by people other than
_Raramedics. The: AED equipment can be used without anybody in the departcnerit
being a paramedic:; however, there are more paramedics ;than ,those just required to
run an am_bu.lance, the_refo.re we can be opportunistic and use this equipment
whenever we have the. (rained skill level to use it. By the end of, the; _year all
equipment should be' up and running, Introduced by Councilmember Maguire,
seconded'by Vice Mayor.Cader=Thompson..
AYES:. O'Brien', Healy, Torliatt, Maguire; Moynihan, Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson; Mayor
Thompson , .
:NOES: None, _,
.ABSENT;, None. .
APPROVE;PROPOSED'AGENDA
.Council approved, .the_ Tentative Proposed Agenda for .the Regular Meeting of . ;
October 1, 2001, with the following addition:
- Place Novato Narrows on .Agenda for October 1., 2001 (MH)
Motion made by'Co.uncilmernber Healy, seconded by Councilmember Maguire _ ~ 4
AYES` O'Brien, Healy, Maguire; Moynihan, Mayor Thompson - '~
NOES: Vice Mayor Cader=Thompso"n;`Torliatt ~ ~ =
ABSENT: None
RESO.2001-165 NCS .
CAPER.(Housing~;) ~ ~ ~ ~ _
Resolution 2001-165 N.C,S„ Approving _subm~ttal of ~the~ -"2000-,2001 Consolidated
Annual Performance Evaluation Report to the Department of Housing and Urban.
Development.
Bonne Gaeb,ler;, Housing Administrator stated That the City of"Petaluma w'Il receive
$75;000 a year for five.,years. from. `cigarette money' to add to the city's Child Care
Voucher Fund and that Petaluma People Services Center will administer that.
September 24, 2001 Vol. 36, Page 389
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CAPER (Housing), continued
The Public Hearing was opened, there. was no one wishing to speak. The Public
Hearing was closed. .
Introduced by Vice Mayor Caller-Thompson, seconded by Councilmember Torliatt.
AYES: O'Brien, Healy, Torliatt, Maguire, Moynihan, Vice Mayor Caller-Thompson, Mayor
Thompson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ORD. 2121 NCS
WHEELED DEVICES-FLOODWALL
Introduce Ordinance 2121 ~. N.G.S. Amending Municipal Code Chapter 11.36,
Pedestrians; Chapter 11..72; Bicycles; and Chapter 11.76, Skateboards; and Adding
Chapter 11.77, Miscellaneous Wheeled: Devices; to promote public safety and
neighborhood protection by prohibiting pedestrians and wheeled devices from
utilizing the concrete. cap on #op of the floodwall constructed as part of the Corps of
Engineers' Payran .Reach Project.
Introduced by Vice Mayor Caller-Thompson,, seconded by Councilmember Torliatt.
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AYES:. O'Brien, Healy; Torliatt, Maguire, Moynihan, Vice•MayorCader-Thompson, Mayor
Thompson
NOES: None '
ABSENT: None
PU,BLIG:COMMENT
Geoff Cartwright poke regarding his complaint against Councilmember Bryant-
Moynihan regarding the Campaign Finance Ordinance,
CLOSED SESSION
• CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. - Antlclpated LltlgatlOn; Slglllflcarlt EXpOSUre t0
'Litigation' Pursuant to .Subdivision (b) of.. Government:.Code Section 54.956:9 -
Complaint of .Geoffrey Cartwright Regarding Alleged 'Violations of `Campaign Finance
Ordinance. ,.
• CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Subdivision (c)
of Government Code Section 54956.9 (1 matter) .
• CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -EXIStIng LltlgatlO:n" PUrSUant f0 SUbdIVISIOn (S) Of
Government Code -Seetion 54956.9; Allen vs. City of Petaluma, Superior Court Case
No. 222739.
• CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -EXIStIng Lltlgatlon, PUCSUant t0 SUbdIVlSlon (a) Of
Government Code Section 54956.9; Holmberg vs. City of Petaluma, Sonoma County
Superior Court Case No. 222739.
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RECESS:: 5:0.0 P.IIII..
ROLL CALL: 7:15 PM.
Septernber;24, 2001
PRESENT: O'Brien; Healy; Torliatt, Maguire, Moynihan,
Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson, Mayor Thompson
ABSENT: .None
REPORT O.UT' O.F .CLOSED SESSION
Council has authorized the .City Attorney to initiate litigation fora Nuisance
Abatement at 133 Bo_ nd Street.
15 PUBLIC COMMENT ..
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17 Joan Kapplow, 85 Candlewood Drive; Sandlewood Mobile HomePark, related to
18 Council the plans, of the new owners of the pack to substantially raise rents: These
19 residents .are seniors on fixed incomes: She provided the Council with a copy of a
20 Rental Agreement' and a Lease :Agreement stating that she did not understarid~ the
21 legal jargon and would like the Council to review it.
23 Betty 'Mazzucchi, 124 Oakwood Drive., Sandlewood Mobile Horne Park, expressed
,24. her concerns regarding. the.new owners of the park and the reef increase.
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26 Deirdre Sharett °106 Candlewood Drive., Sandlewood Mobile Home Park, was
27 opposed to the ..rent increase for the mobile. home park, residents. New• owners
28 pushing long;.term leases. She would like the City fo stand behind the residents.
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30 Susan :Zanotti, 1.,.,420 S_arkesian 'D.ci~e; thought.. that ahe Council did not follow the
31 City's, procedure when 'handling -the appeal of the Salvatioh Army. She did not have
32 an opportunity to give. concluding remarks. after ;the applicant spoke. She, #elt the.
33 wording regarding moving the buildings. must be stronger. She has concerns with
34 the. Conditions of'.Approval; schedule of operations; lighting, .protection of trees at
35 fence line (poste bonds: as assurance. that they would be protected), weeds and
36 unsightly trailer: S:he would-like Mr. Rutlnansky to tep .aside: and' appoint: another
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37 attorney to look.. at issues regardinga_he Salvation Army. She~would like Council fo
38 instruct the: - Planning ~ 'Commission to remove the Salvation: Army .issue from
39 tomorrow nig'ht's agenda and for Council to hear the appeal:. according, to the rules.
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41 Bruce Hagen, .145 Grevillia,representing Friends of~ Lafferty; has $10,.000 worth of
42 donations, services and expertise to build a trail and a handicap parking lot: They
43 will appear before Council in October, when Lafferty is scheduled to be heard.
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45 Paul McGavn, Traffic on Windsor prise, representing PANTS (Petalumans Against
46 Nuisance Traffic)' spoke,regarding the speeding traffic on V1(indsor Drive. He would
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September 24; 2001 Vol. 36, Page 391
1 PUBLIC COIIIIMENT, continued
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3 dike to give Council a presentation of the neighborhood's traffic survey. Council
4 advisedthe neighborhood to work with Police Chief Pat Parks.
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6 Tracy Nelson,, spoke regarding a house at 133 Bond Street that is a nuisance to the
7 neighborhood because the residents deal in drugs.
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g COUNCIL COMMENT
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13 • Slated she would support `the Windsor Drive traffic profjlem coming before the
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15 • V1/ould also like to agentlize the issue of Sandlewood `Mobile Home Park. She
16 has encouraged residents not to sign anydocurnents.
17 • Would like an update on Ms. Zanofti's concerns with regard to the Salvation
18 Army Appeal.
19 • Has heard that Caltrans is requesting information regarding Rainier. She would:
20 like the contact Warne and phone number faxed or emaled to'her.
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24 ® Thought Council should take a ..look at the Mobile Home issue. What is the
25 purview of the Council in negotiating or setting rents? Can the City provide legal
26 counsel through the arbitration process? There needs to be~a public meeting; for ,
27 those living in the parks to get a better understanding of the 'Rent Stabilization
28 Ordinance. She met with the two new owners of Sandlewood Park. and asked
29 them to provide information regarding what impro~.emerts'they were- proposing
30 to complete, how much will the improvements cost and what' other,~development
31 potential they are looking at. She would like this brought back in a staff reporf to
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33 Would like a copy of Ms„ Zanotti's letter and! clarification of the Appeal process
34 issue.. She would also like to have staff deal with the existing conditions of fhe
35 property. She wants atime -frame when this construction would occur and the
36 outreach need to happen in the neighborhood.
37 Supports the Windsor Drive issue be added'to an .agenda.
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41 ® Believes a study ession on the Mobile Home. issue. should be scheduled. He
42 would also like staff to prepare a report and consider having the City Attorney's
43 office find a specialist in this area.
44 Regarding the Windsor Drive issue, he would like the neighbors to work with the
45 Police, and Department and Public Facilities and Services Director.
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September 24; 2001'
1 ,COUNCIL COMMENT, confinued
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3 .Noted that :a meeting on traffic issues will fake: place on Vl/ednesday, September
4 26, 2001 at 11:00 a._m. Petaluma Community C.enter., Rm. 3, 7;00 a.m. to noon:
5 The two Caltrans representative's names are Lenka and Nino.
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9 • Thought;seniors needed to feel secure'iri their homes and be able to afford there.
Councilmember Maguire:
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Asked °for clarification from staff on ,the,impacts of the new owners of the
Sandlewootl 'Mobile Home Fark raising the rents and the, City's authority on that:
Would also-like staff to check the Sal~at~ion Army project to make sure the
stipulations of the Council ale being met.
Counclmember Moynihan:
• Suggested thaf resi'denfs of the mobile home parks who have difficulty
understanding legal documents pertaining to rental; and/or lease agreernenfs
could possibly .receive Legal services through the Petaluma People. Services
Center. .
• Thought the 1N,inds.or'.Dri~e traffic. issue. should ,go to the Traffic Committee.... He
would like the Traffic "Committee placed on an agenda for discussion..
• ;Is requesting a document from. the :budget titled Sources and Uses of Funds
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City Attorney Richard Rudnansky advised Council that th_e County is theagency
that administers: the Mobile Home Ordinance and: handles the= arbitrations. It' 'is
within the City Council's: authority'fo modify or amend the Ordinance:
The residenfs can -call the County CounseJ;'s office and .,ask them. the: process and
the procedures that they fol ow with. respect to arbitrations. .
.Mr. Rudnanskysuggesfed that he provide Council a memo with,:an explanation of.
the Ordinance ,and the various authorities Ghat the Council has and the authority the
County h`as.
IVIO.MENT O:F:SILE(VCE-
42 A. Moment, of Silence was observed to reflect on 'th'e tragedies of ~Septembe.r 1'1,
43 2001.
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1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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3 Police Chief Pat Parks led the Pledge of Allegiance.
4 PRESENTATIONS
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6 Jay Stewart gave a presentation to the Council on HC2 (Healthy Community
7 Consortium). Their mission is `to build a healthy :community by effecting positive,
8 lasting changes for the economic, social, spiritual and. physical well being of the
9 community. Anyone wishing. to participate can do so of the following location: 100
10 Petaluma 61vd. North, Suite 104, Monday through Thursday,. 10 to 4, phone 773-
11 4621, e-mail address is HC2@sonic.net.
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13 Molly Wertz reported on the Forty Developmental Assets Conference put. together
14 by several groups in the community.
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16 PROCLAMATION
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18 Mayor Thompson. read. a Proclamation. recognizing Jose Cano for his involvement in
_ 19 the Latino Community and congratulated. him as a recipient of the HC2 Healthy
20 Community ,Recognition. Award.
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22 RESO.2001-166A-D N.C.S.
23 APPOINTMENTS
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25 Steven von Raesfeld; Planning Commission to complete the term. of Gary Broad.
26 Term ending June 30, 2002..
27 John Kinsella;: Tree Committee, term ending June,30, 2003.
28 0 Patty Norman, Youth .Commission, term, ending June 30, 2003
29 o Teen Council - 19 high school students
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31 Resolution 2001-1.66A-D N:C.S. introduced by Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson,
32 seconded by Councilmember Moynihan.
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34 AYES: O'Brien, Healy, Torliatt; Maguire; Moynihan, Vice Mayor:Cader-Thompson, Mayor
35 Thompson
36 NOES: None
37 ABSENT: None
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39 HOUSIfVG TASK FORCE REP'O'RT
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. 41 J. T. Wick of the Chamber of"Commerce presented the Council with the Work-Force
42 Housing Task-force Report: There were approxirnafely 30 sites identified for
" 43 V1/orkforce Housing, owners of nine sites asked to be removed from the final report.
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45 Council Member Moynihan noted that the land use. summary identified a net 4,325
46 units of work-force housing. He asked Mr. Wick to compare and contrast that to low
47 income or affordable housing.
Vol. 36, Page; 394
September 24, -2001
1 HOUSING TASK FORCE' REPORT; continued
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3 Mr. 1Nick replied that. thresholds of 80% of median income for rental and 100% of
4 median income for purchase were used, in an effort to target the segment of the
5 housing market that doesn't qualify for-Su_bsidized housing, but also can't-afford the
6 "mini mansions'' being built here in town.
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8 PUBLIC :COMMENT
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10 Teresa Bar_,rett, 335 Bassett Street; member'of the Planning Commission as well as
11 the 1Nork-Force. Housing Task-Force.. 'Council did not receive the 'Planning
12 Commission, minutes from the meeting at which J,:T. Wick spoke and the
13 Commission responded with their thoughts on the draft report. The meeting at which
14 the minutes would hake been approved..was cancelled because ,of the September
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15 11 tragedies: The draft :minutes were .not good.. enough~to ,pass on to Council.
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17 There was broad, across-the-board. ,recogniton by the Planning .Comrnissi'on of the
18 need for work-force housing in Petaluma: They had'. some concern on a couple of
19 issues,.. including, defining design criteria, mostly ~in response to Section.. 8; the
20 Regulatory and Administrative Reform. Regarding Recommendafi`on, #3; Ghat the
21 .guidelines for SPARC need to reflect the social necessfy for work=force housing
22 and acknowledge ;that the review should be limited to the guidelines set out by the
23 City for the development of work-force. housing, the. Commission thought that item
24 needed clarification. Commissioner Monteschio wanted to make it cleat that the
25 Commission and the 1No:rk-Force Housing Task-Force do not. want to eliminate the
26 SPARC: review. Ms. Monteschio also wanted fo be sure parkland was irieluded.
27 They did not.want ,to see- the.:allocation procedure modified, espeeially`not by having
28 the fees.. eliminated... She thought Mc: Wick had 'indicated that this was not the hope.
29 of the fask-force and that the recommendations could be/should be added' to Cify's
30 Housing Element and be integrated with the General Plan.
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32 Vice Mayor Cadet-Thompson asked if the Planning Commission voted on the
33 matter.
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35 Ms. Barrett explained that the matfer was not voted upon: There'was discussion on
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36 their reaction to the recommendations and what changes they thought should be
37 made- before the Task-Force: prepared their final. presentations.
39 Vice Mayor~Cader=Thompson noted there. were. many recommendations for Planned
40 Unit Revelgpme;nts, wh. ch she thought .were too lenient and circumvented the
41 approval process: Sheasked the ,Planning Commission's opinion on that.
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43 Ms. Barrett: could not, recall: It was not included in the draft minutes, and she :did not
44 think the meeting was videotaped.:From her own notes; the Gommiss_ion wanted to
45 be certain that any Planned -Unit Developments would be~ strictly for work-:force
46 housing, .and not just~for commercial devefoprnent: Any needed EIR's would
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3 definifely be done..
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5 Vice Mayor .Cadet-Thompson ,pointed out thaf some of the properties appeared to
6 be huge chunKs .of freeway frontage property. She was certain they would not be
7 used exclusively for work-force housing.
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9 Ms. Barrett did not think the intent of the program was to have any'of the pieces of
10 property pre-approved for development. The approval process would not change.
11 The program deals with the densities, increasing densities., on properties that are
12 available.
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14 Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson,:asked if the Commission talked about the new zoning
15 ordinances sand design guidelines that would hopefully be part of the General Plan
16 process.
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18 Ms. Barrett. replied that it would be ideal to include the Task-Force's
1.9 recommendations in the Housing. Element and to keep it integrated with General
20 Plan as `it develops.
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22 Vice MayorCader=Thompson asked if th'e Commissioners ,could write down their
23 thoughtson this...
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25 Ms. Barrett replied. that they would reconstruct the. discussion and .include it in the
26 minutes:.
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28 Council ,Member Moynihan. asked if there was much discussion regarding density
29 on various zonings:Based on the summary, most of the properties: call for 15
30` dwelling units per acre, which is the current urban high.. density: Some projects are
31 proposed at 30 dwelling units per acre.,, and there is one showing 24'0 ,units. on a little
32 over 4 acres -close to 6Q dwelling units per;acre.. He asked if thatwas a mistake or
33 if there, was a different vision for that particular' piece of property -was there a
34 recommendation about how high, how dense the City should go to create work-
:35 force housing?
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_ 37 M's. Barrett explained that the Commission in general realized that densities of 30
38 .per acre~would be necessary to fill the need for this kind of housing. I nay mean
39 inerease'd height, as well.
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41 Councilmember Moynihan asked if that meant potentially six or seven stories.
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43 Ms. Barrett thought no higher than six stories.
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3 C?on V1/eisenfluh, ] 092. Wren Qrive;, thought Council had,.:already "bought into the
4 premise" of affordable housing for work-force,. He d_id not think there was need for
5 the .Chamber or .any other vested- interest :groups to conduct a housing study.
6 Without water, development should stop because water dictafes whether we can
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• Looking, at the sitesidentified in this .document, it becomes .clear-that. many of
the sites: :are going to present issues of different kinds'..He °did not thirik_
people should look at. this document and think that a_ decision has .been
made, that a certain number of units have been" approved: He. thought there
would be~ lengthy .discussions: whenever anything was; proposed, These are
the realities we are 'looking af~ in order to rnake~ our Urban Growth Boundary
(UGB;)' measure successful over the long, run, withouf completely changing
the character of~ our ~community° and making it still' possible for people: of all
different income levels to live here..
e Visited Vanco'uvec .recently.. Thee neighborhoods south. of Falls. Creek are
_ friendly, desirable. neighborhoods with substantial densities -three. and four= '
story ;townhouse and apartment buildings wifh. good streetscapes, lots of
street trees, walkable .communities with.. lots of neighborhood stores.
.Petaluma has the opportunity; if we do it right,. to create some of thosekinds
of things:
• .Regarding, in-lieu 'fees -Santa Rosa .has ,been.. in the news recently for
substantial increase ;in its in-lieu, fee for residential housing: The' cons_e,nsus
of the task-force was that this was not really needed in,~Retaluma because of
Housing. Administrator Bonne Gaebler's good work. in getting; our non-profits '
to .leverage the 'in-lieu fees.. that we do receive much, more 'highly than other
communities do. For every dollar we receive: in in= ieu fees,, there are many
more dollars that~are obtained from gran#s and loans and other sources,-
• With respect to allocation process, as the Council. is aware; a decision was
made some time ago by staff to suspend the formal allocation process befor...e
the Council; because the number of .applications were below the -cap
envisioned. in, the, ordinance. At some point, we°.should get: ;a ..report and
formalize that'. action, so that the whole community is aware of the: status of
that process.
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44 Thought:: some refinerrienfs toSection 8 were ,needed.
45 Believed the SPA'RC preview and neview were very important.... If procedures were
46 going to be~ modified, he encouraged SPARC preview on that process:
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3 • Felt this work could fit right into the General Plan process. He did not want to
4 take a:separate track on it.
5 • Thought it necessary, at some .point, to define the words "mixed use."
6 Regarding the Housing Allocation process, he agreed with .Councilmember Healy
7 that Council needed an update. He was not sure it was necessary to modify the
8 process.
9 Noted' that.. current wisdom says that new jobs in a community result in an influx
10 of people; if affordable housing is built, it results in an influx of people; if
11 boundaries are expanded to allow more retail business, it results in an influx of
12 people. All These things- tend to overwhelm City services. He thought the
13 Chamber of 'Commerce should investigate .how taxes,.. fees, and levies could be
14 raised to pay for these necessary services.
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18 • Thought Council recognized the need for work-force housing and would upport
19 it.
20 • Regarding the Regu story and Administrative Reform recommendations in the
21 report,, there were five. She summarized her understanding of these .because she
22 did not attend any of the meetings and wanted to ,understand the thought
23 process that went -into the recommendations. ,
24 o The first recommendation appeared. to involve circumventing the General
25 Plan process. Her issue was, that,. the General Plan process was put on
26 hold #or -four or five months while a process was developed to make it
27 possible to incorporate this into the' Genera'I'`Plan down'the line.
28 o Regarding the second recornmendafion, that`' these development
29 proposals be PUD only, Council 'had heard'~tonight, 'in particular with the
30 Salvation .Army issue, which.. was: a PUD, abouf"th'e~ problems that can
31 occur because there is not the same kind of public scrutiny and.
32 community invo vement that a project with specific zoning would have.
33 o Regarding the Site Plan and Architectural Review ,Committee: (SPARC),
34 there appeared to be "cookie. cutter" guidelines set :forth to hasten .the
35 process. She believed SFARC Plannng_Co_mmission', and Council review
36 of such matters was necessary:
37 o Recommendation four concerns the. allocation process. She firmly
38 believes workforce housing should be included in the allocation process.
39 0 Recommendation five discusses requirements =for `administrative and
40 conceptual approval. She was reminded of the Basin Street proposal,
41 which went through administrative review but did' not `go through a public
42 process review, and the resulting outcry.
43 ® Thought that;.ifi Council was serious about providing work-force housing, the
44 most effective way to do that would be to create a program with "real teeth,"
45 to assure that work.-force housing remains of#ordable. She suggested that a
46 person like Housing Administrator Bonne Gaebler be assigned to create a
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6 Reiterated that she would like to see the minufes for the Planning
7 Commission' meeting, thaf was discussed earlier.
8 • She thought Council should stand firm on review requirements
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10 ;pe`ople into the City- as quickly as~ possible. She interpreted the report as.
11 sa in ``we need to~;hur u aril not o'throu h the General Plan" rocess
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13 agent; she did n.ot :believe all the real.; estate deals. were going to happen in
14 two:years, but if they'were, she sure wanted to get i.n on them!
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18 Thought BasinStreet was a really good example of why the public hould be
1,9 included in tf~e'process from beginning to end:
20 Did not believe. that; every inch ofi the City would be developed within t"he next
21 few years, which is what ,sh'e thought the. report implied. She pointed out the
22 downtu"rn in the economy arid ;recent layoffs in the. telecom businesses.
23 Although ;there: was a .time., in the recent. past, when.~l'etaluma= had' a housing.
24 shortage.,, because the job market; was growing; o fast: Unfortunately, that
25 growth seems to have been reversed.
26 Noted other projects tha# she was surprised had not: been submitted to the
27 City, such as"fhe Qak.C:reek Apartments.
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30 Thought Work=force Housing should be part. of the General Plan process so
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37 community, and stated that_the City -did: have. control' over design corncepts and
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43 Concerned tfia theremay'.not:be~,enough land: allocated for commercial or retail
44 uses or industrial uses. Thought a balance was needed among the various land
45 uses for the community to grow.
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1 RESO. 2001-167 N.C.S.
2 PET,ALUMA HOUSING ELEMENT
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4 Adopt Resolution 2001-167 N.C.S. approving submittal of the 1999-2006 City of
5 Petaluma Housing Element to the State of California Department of Housing and
6 Community Development (.HCD).
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8 Housing Administrator Bonne Gaebler gave a 'brief report to the Council. The City's
9 jobs housing balance is very healthy. The City will rneet the regional housing needs
10 and have involved the business community. HC.b is looking to see that communities
11 have addressed the homelessness. In the ,year 2002-03, when we complete the
12 COTS year-round shelter for singles, we will-have put the final piece on our whole
13 continuum "of care in Petaluma for the homeless.. The City has received $1 million
14 from HCD 't_o do ,that. 1Ne also have addressed special `needs housing, large
15 families; elderly, and people with physical and mental disabilities. HCD will greatly
16 approve of our• current development and ongoing policies to serve the entire
17 spectrum of housing :needs.
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19 Councilmember Moynihan asked if fees were being appropriately adjusted to .
20 provide the 20%set aside or'in-,lieu fee.
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22 'Ms: Gaebler .replied thaf the City was exceeding its .,goals. with the current in-lieu
23 contribution and the currenf requirement of 10-15%. _
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25 Councilmember- Torliatt stated that. the County Housing Leadership Coalition is
26 creating a fund for"fhe entire County to support moire affordable housing~in Sonoma
27 County.
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29 Councilmember.Healy was pleased that the permanent homeless shelterwas~closer
30 to becoming a reality.. He would like a timeline fo.r the, decisons~and processes
31 needed to get that on line in the. summer of 2003'. The HUB. project should be
32 included in the discussion. Under Projects and Programs Projects for 2003.-2004,
33 he would like "Eden" removed from the Site: acquisition on second multi-family rental
34 project/downtown area/size unknown. This should be generalized and: not specify a
35 location. or developer.. He would also like to see some mention of hotasngprograms
36 to promote ,public employee recruitment and retention: - ..-
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38 The public. hearing was opened and there was no one from the public wishing to
39 speak. The hearing was closed.
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41 Introduced by Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson, seconded by Councilmember
42 Maguire.
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44 AYES: O'Brien, Healy, Torliatt, Maguire, Moynihan, Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson, Mayor
45 Thompson
46 .NOES: None
47 ABSENT: None
Vol. 36; ;Page,=400
September 24,.2001
1 SPRINT:APPE'AL
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3 'David Hardy; on ,behalf of Sprint;, filed an appeal of- :the Planning Commission's
4 denial of :a Conditional. Use Permif for a proposed telecommunication facility located
5 at Parkway Plaza Shopping Center,. G&G Market, on the corner of Sonoma.
6 Moun""fain Parkway and Keisling Road.. The projecf consists of.thre,e, small: antennas
7 inside a flagpole and the associated equipment, shelter behind the shopping center.
8 The Planni
rig Commissions denial was based on the finding, that there are.
9 .alternative locations, that would ,be supe,ri'or to 'the proposed site and would; result in
10 Tess impact to surrounding land uses.
12 Mr: Hardy stated that Sprint had conducted site- 'analyses on Santa -.Rosa Junior
13 .College and Gatti Nursery, -:arid `those sites. either required a rezone,, or were.
14 dismissed. He also stated that fhe. higher the. antenna; the better he .signal. Thee
15 ~ f~ Center Driving Range; .Petaluma Factory ,
16 Outlet HofelPetalumaaCHP tower•and'a tower in'the Lakeville Business Center..
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18 PUBLIC HEARING'
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20 The Public Hearing was opened and'the following persons spoke to the issue:.
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22 ~~ Scott, Vour.i;- 1`;557 Mauro Pietro Drive, member of the Planning Commission, stated.
23 ~ that atthe Planning Commission level there was a large portion of the public. against
24 the location of the antenna:
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26 Stephen DeLapp; "13 Stratford Rlace; opposes the, antenna at this, site, He asked
27 that ahe Council review the conflict of inte"rest ru es before participating., in this
'28~ discussion.
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30 Sally Noble; 5 Stratford .Place, opposes .the antenna at fhis site. There is extensive
31 noise coming from the center; i.e., refrigeration,, streetswe;eper, flapping flags..
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33 Kevin' Anseck, 743 Keisling '..Road, opposes, the antenna at this , site., This
34 neighborhood i_s st'
ill dealing with' the noises corning from thaf center which keeps
35 him awake nights..
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3Z, Sheila Weisberg, 2 Sheffield Place; opposes the :antenna at this site. Several
38 people have moved, out of the neighborhood: because of the noise level's and the
39 hou"ses are ~on the. market, but no sales are forthcoming. Something needs to be
40 done about '.the noise:.
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42; ~ .Mae DeLapp,; 13 .S,tratford Place, opposes the antenna°at' thi's site. This .area 'is a
43 wind tunnel. Any flag that is flown. is, very loud. There are Sprint customers in the. .
44 area and ;they don't have a problem receiving a signal,..
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3 The Public Hearing was closed.
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5 Mr. Hardy explained that Sprint had a structural analysis done by ATI; which said
6 that the structure would be mounted so it will withsfand an earthquake and that in
7 the event of an earthquake, anyone in the vicinity, is in greater danger of a building
8 falling down than from the antenna falling off fhe building.
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10 We concede there are signals in the neighborhood, but there may not be enough
11 channels in the. neighborhood to handle residential dermand. Four percent of the
12 calls .are ..being blocked. or not getting through. 1Ne can wait till our channels are all
13 tied or we can plan. ahead to accommodate the customers.. There is a police -and
14 fire benefit: It saves time from having to drive a mile to a pay phone to report a
15 crime or fire.
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17 Councilmember Torliatt disclosed that, she spoke with Mr. Hardy four weeks ago.
18 She has 'in the,past ~negotiated_ antenna leases., one with GTE that was on top of an
19 office building in .Mill. Valley. She feels we can. accommodate the 4% ,of the people
20 losing their telephone, 'calls by locating "these towers. away from residential
21 neighborhoods. Sh'e suggested looking ~ for different sites, possibly the City water
22 tank located at the end of E. Washington Street
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24 Councilmember Maguire"thought it appeared ~to beadequa#e coverage. If it is the
25 will of the Council ~tb support this., it should be stipulated that, here be no flag on the
26 tower. He would like the noise leu_el lowered, some type of shield placed underneath
27 the tower, and does not want~fhe tower lt~up. Unless:we hear from our City Aftorney
28 that we are corstr.'ained' from making a' decision. based on the fact that we .don't
29 :know specifc..other- `lo'cations: `that antennas could be located, he would be
30 disinclined to allow this one. _
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32 Councilmember Healy. would, also request shielding on the roof of the Petaluma
33 Hotel. He supports Councilmember Maguire's request. in that :regard. ~He thought
34 Council's position was somewhat constrained. The alternative sites on which he
35 Planning Cornrnissi'on inpart based., its denial are no longer on.the. table. It appears
36 from. the information provided to Council that the radiation levels are less than 1 % of
37 the Federal limits. He is concerned with the. noise issues at the shopping. center.. He
38 would put out for the Co:uncil's consideration the: possibility of relocating. the tower
39 on the site from, fhe~ highest point on the G&G Supermarket to one of the secondary
40 buildings o.n, fhe site: ,
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42 Vice Mayor- Cader-Thompson agreed that, "we can live without. this." The antennas
43 are not aesthetically pleasing, and she is concerned about,possible health issues.
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45 Mr. Hardy stated that Sprint did look at the suggested site within. the same shopping
46 center. The neighbors were not happy with it. Sprint talked to the landlord about it
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3 ands they had some concerns about what it would I;ook like because to clear °the '_bg
4 peak and get the signal back into -the neighborhood; you have to go higher.
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6 Councilmember Moynihan noted that a public park, was going. in nearby..:He didr'f
7 mind a flagpole: If' there was an 'issue with the noise.:, he thought: that could; be
8 addressed in other ways, He supported the proposal, and agreed with the,.sfiielding
9 request.
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11 Counclmember O'B:r.ien thought that without the alternative sites available,-the City
12 .has no legaC basis #o deny this.
14 Councilmember Moynihan made a motion upholding the appeal; stipulating that no
15 flag be flown, that shielding for EMF be `installed; and that lighting riot be .added. to
16 the building top at the current location.
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18 Councilmemker O'.Brien seconded.the motion.
.20 Vice Mayor Caller-Thompson would like. to ,get more' information about. moving ;the
'21 structure to :fhe other building before a decision is made.
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23 Councilmember Healy would like to see `if it would befeasible or preferable to move
24 it to another building; if it was moved., would it have to be higher,, and if o, how
25 much:? ~ '
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27 Cou_nclmembe;r Maguire explained that he~ proposed" no flag because of the not e
28 level. Since two `properti'es stated, they.:,di'd not` want .the tower .on their site, he
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29 wondered if it was incumbent upon the. City to ':find another location,. o,"r would it be
30 sufficient to say clearly within the boundaries of a `certain area of.-Elie C.ity,. there
31 would be other opportunities?
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33 City Attorney Rich; Radnansky did: not know of any specific fa'nguage that. indicates,
34 whether or not you have the right or .authority to Took 'a#' sites other than what is
35 brough# by the applicant; however;. we have heard tonight about possible: sites on
36 watertowers, There may ,bey other alternative. sites worths exploring.. The Sprint
37 representative .has: indicated a willingness. to look at that; !but under ,our ordinance
38 and. our guidelines, he'was not sure the City was obligated toaalk "to that issue...
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40 Community Development. Director Mike Moose stated that the telecommunications
41 ordinance.adopted by the City does' speak~to the issue of possible alternative sites.
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43' Councilmember Torliatt suggested "there:'be some creativity; staffing that fhe County
44 hangs antennas from artificial trees.
Motion. and second withdrawn.
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3 Mr. Hardy requested a continuance to a date unspecified.
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5 Motion made by Councilmember Maguire, seconded by Councilmember Torliatt to
6 continue this item.
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8 AYES: O'Brien, Healy, Torliatt, Maguire, Moynihan, Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson, Mayor
9 Thompson
10 NOES: None
11 ABSENT: None
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14 GARY BROAD APPEAL
15 445.61ACK OAK DRIVE
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17 Resolution 2001-1'.68 N.C.S. denying Gary Broad's Appeal of SPARC decision to
18 approve with conditions the single story 4,864 square foot residence located at 445
19 Black Oak Drive.,, with the condition that .it .come back to SPARC for landscape
20 design.
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24 The Public Hearing was opened.
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26 Gary Broad stated that. the project was ~ oo large, for the site., ...neighborhood and
27 wrong for the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance. There are policy issues of
28 Citywide importance that merit his bringing-this appeal before the Council:
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30 The proposed, project, is a 6,644 square foot house and garage on this prominent
31 hillside knoll. Size is a .critical component. of_ compatibility in .the :design review
32 process. Why did staff arrive at a determination that,the size of this project was not
33 subject to public input .and what was their legal authority to do so7 The resolution
34 approved by the City Council for Westridge; Knolls specifically required that SPARC
35 would. review the: custom, homes in Westridge .Knolls- to insure' compatibility with
36 adjacent property. The proposed development is -three times the size of many
37 properties .and two times the size of most residences within Westridge Knolls,
38 including many. of the custom houses. - -
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40 The General Plan has policies specifically requiring that hillsides be protected and
41 that deve opment along the urban fringes and urban separator be limited, which
42 would. support. restricting the -size of houses. 'The specialnature of Westridge Knolls
43 is derived primarily from the hillside settings surrounding this. subdivision. Thee
44 .General Plan Land :Use .Designation forthis-site is not discussed at ,all in any of the
45 material provided for this application. The site is actually designated for low-density
46 rural residential .over much of this site with a density from zero to a half dwelling unit
47 per acre. Allowing over 6,600 square feet of development wedged into the
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7 uppermost portion of this rural area. is inconsistent with. General Plan policies' :for
8 feathering d'evel.opment. along the urban fringe.
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10 SPARC failed ~to require any landscaping for-this project. He, suggests that the only
11 safeguard the Council. has if it is to approve this project is to require that
12 landscaping be considered at the termination of this project to better integ""rate this
1`3 projecf into 'its hillside setting.
It is his belief that ,because of the intensive public interest in thin project, it would
have :been. appropriate for SPARC to have allowed the public process to continue
and for"the public to be invoL~ed in the review of the final elevations for this site.
Jim Cerf explaihed that 'at SI'ARC's request, he redesigned the house, moping it
back, away from the neighbors.. Hi"s. family -has lived here for nine years, his
business is here, he employs people :in Petaluma and he is building this house.
because his .family wants to stay'in Petaluma.
John: Mills,. 1315 `D' Street;,'this project has gone tfirough the process. He feels. that
Mr. Broad, a former Planning Commiss_i'oner; is trying to use his influence to push a
project'in a way" he wanted to see it go. ~-
28 Public Hearing Chosed '
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30 Mr. Broad =stated that: he ditl. not use his position, on -thee Planning Commission to
31 affect this project and itv.did not go before''the Planning Commission.
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33 Vice Mayor Caller=Thompson would really like `to see a landscape plan.
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35 Couneilrnember Torliatt stated that `.landscaping. +should go to SPARC. She is
36 .concerned that ":the Planni"n~g' staffi doesn't require story poles: put. in ,place.. She
37 agreed with 'Mr. Broad on tiffs point about the cale/size of the residence: She had
38 spoken with SPARC members who said. the design of the home could probably use
39 snore work:
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41 Mr. Moore stated that there. were story poles installed,. 'but they have.. since been.
42 removed. _
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44 Councilmember Healy thought that the :most important iss"ue was not the square
45 footage, but the. design, and clearly there. had been an effort' to minimize -the
46 impacts.. It is.a single-story"structure designed snore or less in a square shape. The
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3 445 BLACK.OAiC DRIVE, continued
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5 paint colors have been resolved.
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7 Motion was :made by Mayor Thompson to deny the appeal; and have the project go
8 back through SPARC for landscaping design. Seconded by Councilmember
9 O'Brien.
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11 AYES: O'Brien, Healy, Torliatt, Maguire, Moynihan, Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson, Mayor
12 Thompson.
13' NOES:. None
14 ABSENT: None
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18 The meeting was adjourned at 11:40 P.NI. in memory of Delores Cartwright and
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