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October 15, 2001
City of Petaluma, California
Minutes of a Regular
City Council Meeting
Monday, October 15, 2001
PRESENT: O'Brien, Healy, Torliatt, Maguire, Moynihan,
Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson, Mayor Thompson
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ROLL CALL 3:00 p.m.
PRESENTATIONS
A Certificate of Appreciation was presented to- pon Lacerte, American Legion
Veteran, for locating a replacement American Flag after City Hall's flag was stolen.
Bill Thomas, 'Finance: Director, was presented a Certificate of Achievement for
Excellence in Financial Reporting for Fiscal Year 2000 Award. Mr. Thomas thanked
his staff and the auditors.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Geoff Cartwright,, 56 Rocca Drive, spoke .against building in the floodplain.
COUNCIL COMMENT
Councilmember Torliatt .stated. that she had received correspondence from Adobe
Creek Homeowners Association asking for assistance in code enforcement for
parking regulations. She would like to have this agendized on the Consent
Calendar.
Mayor Thompson read a letter from Supervisor Kerns asking. if there should be
some coordinated effort between the County aril City of Petaluma since both
agencies are undergoing, their General Plan Updates.
Councilmember .Moynihan mentioned that, Council, had received an update on the
revised schedule of the Central Petaluma 'Specific. Plan:. We feels that the public
needs to have input, in the Plan .before the process gets too far along.
Councilmernber Maguire stated that the Circulation Study fo'r the Central Petaluma
Specific Plan is scheduled to come before the Council before the EIR goes ahead.
There will be opportunity for the public to correspond and share their input when it
does come back to Council for review
Mike Moore, Community Development Department Director, explained that it is his
department's intention, once all the work is completed, to present a draft Plan to the
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1 COUNCIL COMMENT, continued
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3 Citizens.Committee and,then bring it back for' a public review process; whether it°s
4 :coming ..back to the Council or going to the Planning, Commission. Once it gets into
5 hearings, if that vision or direction changes, then the other changes:' would be made
6 accordingly. There is an administrative draft that 'is primarily for' staff review for
7 technical completeness, and' there. are several areas thaf were not finished when
8 that draft` was completed..
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10 Counclmember Healy would look .:for staff's recommendation on how best to :gain
1' 1 public input :and bring together the old members of the committee. He doesn't think.
1,2 there: is a need to reconstruct the. committee; because he would like to .get the
13 benefit. of the wisdom of the people who sat through the meetings rather than
14 appointing new peq;ple at this time..
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17 CONSENT CALENbAR
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19 The following items were enacted in one motion introduced by Councifinember
20 Healy, econded by Councilmember Torliatt:
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22 AYES: O'Brien,. Healy, Torliatt;. Maguire, Moynihan,
23 Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson, Mayor Thompson
24 NOES' None
25 ABSENT: None
27 RESO.2001-:171 N.C.S.
28 VETERANS DAY PARADE
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30 Resolution 2001-.171 N.C.S. Authorizing .Street Closures for 'the Veterans Day
31 Parade,; Sunday, .November 1`1, 20Q1 from 12 noon to 3':00 p.m.
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34 ,FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT:SO,FT-WA~RE
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36 Resolution 20.01-1'72. N.C.S. Authorizing the City :Manager to enter into ,an
37 agreement with Kerry Consu ting G "roue to provide consulting services for the:
38 selection and' implementation of Fi'nancial' Management Software programs.
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40 RESO.2001-173 N.C.S.
41 FLOODPLAIN :M'ANAGEIVIENT PLAN
Resolution 2001=13 N.C.S., Adopting th_e City of Petaluma's Updated. Floodplain
Management Plan, which 'is~ part. of the Gity's'Community Rating. Syste"m.
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2 PROPOSED AGENDA
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4 Approval of Proposed Agenda for Council's Regular Meeting of November 5, 2001.
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g RESO. 2001-174 N.C.S.
g CLAIMS AND BILLS
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11 Resolution 2001-174 NC.S. Approving Claims and. Bills. Councilmember-Moynihan
12 reiterated his request that the City work with Insurance Consulting Associates. to
13 mitigate~litigation-costs on apro-active basis.
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15 Councilmember Torliatt stated that the consulfant had. met,. with a number of the
16 Councilmembers ao discuss: strategy updates anal is working proactively through the
17 City Manager's office on:;this issue.
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19 Introduced by Councilmember. Moynihan, seconded. by Councilmember Torliatt.
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21 AYES: O'B'rien, Healy; Torliatt, Maguire, Moynihan,
22 Vice Mayor Cader=Thompson, Mayor"Thompson
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28 OFFER OF DEDICATON 616 SUNYSLOPE AVENUE
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30 ,Resolution. 2001=175 N~C.S~: Terminating a Portion of an ,Existing 50-foot Right-of-
3.1 1Nay and Public U#ilifies Easement Ofifer of Dedication on Private Property Located
32 at 616 Sunnyslope Avenue,
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34 Councilmember Toraiatt requested ,that when this- project ,goes through the
35~ de~elop:ment "review and. building,. permit; process;staff look: at the potential for any
36 petlestrian path connections through this. parcel ~to either '`i' Street.. or to Highland
37 Road.,: and if any potential is found., the item return to :Council.,. lntroduced by
38 Councl'me_ tuber Torliatt, seconded by Councilmember Maguire.
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40 AYES: O'Brien, Healy, Torliatt, Maguire, Moynihari,
41 Vice Mayor Oatler-Thompson, Mayor Thompson
42 NOES: None
43 ABSENT: .Nohe
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October 1'5;, 200.1
2 RESO. 2001-1`76 N.C.S.
3 OFFER OF `DEDICATION 618' SUNfVYSLOPE AENUE
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5 Resolution.'2001-176 N'.C.S: Accepting a Portion of an 'Existing Lrrevocab'le 'Offer' of
6 Dedication on Property Located at, 618 Sunn,yslope Avenue. Introduced by
7 Councilmember Torliatt, seconded;6y Councilrnember Maguire.
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9 AYES.' O'Brien, Healy, Torliatt, Maguire,;, Moynihan,
1 ~ Vice Mayor Caller-Thompson; Mayor Thompson
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12 ABSENT: None
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14 RESO'. 2001-177 N.L.S. '
15 REVENUE AIVD COST SPECfALISTS
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17 Resolution '2001;-177 N.C.,S:, Au'thonzing; the. City, Manager- to, Enter 'into an
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18 A peernent "with' .Revenue and Cost Specialists, LLC, to Conduct a Development
19 Im act Fee Calculation Report anal Master Facilities Plan for the .City of Petaluma.
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21 Counclrnembe'r Torliatt asked that".staff highlight some of fhe impact fees pertaining
22 10 local circulation improvements,;, streets, traffic signals and bridges: The
23 :Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee .h°as asked about including pote"ntial
24 Pedestrian. and Bicycle Impact Fees. Shealso wanted to make sure that `the water
25 distribution system that we're ~lookin. at wer,. storm drain, and watershed
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26 management as it pertains to the .Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL'S) that the~City
27 has. to comply .with in the `wat'ersh. ,ed, is included in the City's calculations for the
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y g .. t the water distribution system.
31 and how fees should be addressed for that, they shquld~also be looking at the water
32 transmission.. system, the costs that. are. embedd'ed' in the wholesale .prices the City
33 receives from Sonoma County 1NaterAgency., and the. entire. inf'rast'ructure they are
34 building. When sewer rates were reviewed `there was a, connection charge for the
35 sewer system that he thought was an acknowledgement that there was some
36 'double charging for certain classes of customers: Me would like Council to revisit
37 #hat :issue in, connection with this study.. H'ow will this. work do~efail °with the 'ongeing
38 Water/Sewer Rate Design Study?
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40 Counci.lmember Torliatt, regarding the nexus Tissue, wanted to be certain the City
41 had the foundation fo apply an. impact fee to create the nexus.
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4'3 Introduced by Councilmernber Maguire, seconded by Vice' Mayor Caller-Thompson.
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4,5 AYES: O'Brien, Healy, Torliatt, :Maguire, Moynihan,
46 Vice Mayor Caller-Thompson,. Mayor Thompson
47 NOES: None
48 .ABSENT: None
October 15,.2001 Vol. 36, Page 443
1 STATUS REPORT
2 PAYRAN FLOOD MANAGEMENT
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4 City Manager Fred Stouder gave a verbal report. In conversation with
5 Congresswoman V11:oolsey's Office, antl her conversations with House Lead
6 Congressman Visclosky, who is on the Conference Committee, they are sti11
7 pursuing this strategy and are well aware of the strategy for the $8 million dollar
8 House version for the Flood Project. Last week's word was that there are still policy
9 issues and it may be this week or next week before the appropriations for the Corps
YO project are passed,.
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12 Councilmernber .Moynihan requested an updated.. CIP 'for this project for both
13 historical costs. and ;the projected budget and' costs at least through the end of last
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16 .LAW EIVFORCEIVIENT BLOCK GRANT
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Resolution 2001-1;78. fV.C.S. Authorizing -Use of Funds from the Bureau of Justice
for Local .Law Enforcement Block_'Grant Program fore $45,064.00 to. Partially Fund
One Police Officer l'`osition Assigned to the, Sonoma County Drug Task Force.
The Public Hearing was opened. There was no one wishing to speak. The Public
Hearing was closed. Introduced 'by Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson, seconded by
Councilmember Moynihan: F
AYES:' O'Brien, Healy, Torliaft; Maguire, Moyriihan,
Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson, Mayor Thompson
NOES: .None
ABSENT: .None .
NO NET FILL. REGULATIONS
Community Deve opment~~Director Mike .Moore addressed the Council. regarding the
No Net Fill Regulations. ~At the end of 2000 Council adopted an Interim Urgency No
Net Fill Ordinance that expanded the No Net Fill area from North of the 'Payran
Streets Bridge along the .river and east and west of,the freeway to' cover the entire
Floodplain Combining District. in the City: The Interim Ordinance was established
urider the provisions of Government Code Section 65858; which allows, the City
Council to adopt.. the. Ordinance ,for a~ period of up to two years. The current
Ordinance will expire on December 1, 20.01. In order to put those regulations in
place permanently, the City- -would need to go through a zoning ordinance
amendment process. that would involve public hearings before the Planning
Commission .and ultimately hearings and final adoption by the City Council.
Since the adoption of the Interim Ordinance, concerns have been raised regarding
some. specific: technical issues in the Ordinance, particularly as it applies or may
apply in the area downstream and more specifically in the Central Petaluma
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3 Specific Plan, area. There is a tentative. Central Petaluma Specific Plan that .calls for
4 intense :development in that area: The.. No Net .Fill regal"ations have. become
5 problematic: and could'in fact jeopardize projects.
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7 The" "staff report, outlines issues of concern related: to~ proposed riew deve opment
8 and. cefiabiltation of exi"sting. development. Staff is looking. for" policy direction in
9 order to proceed with a permanent Ordinance:
Option 1) Keep. the Interim Ordinance as it is sand proceed with adopting ~ those
regulations as the `Permanent No Net Fill Requirement"..
14 Option 2) Proceed with the preparation of modified No Nef`Fill Regulations.:
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16 Option "3) ;Rescind the existing Interim No:Net. Fill Ordinance and revert fo the No
17 Net Fill .Regulations that were in place prior to .December 2000, which apply to the
18 area upstream of 'Payran, and allow those regulations to remain in place until the
19 Surface Water Studies thaf are being. done. ,as° part of the General I'Ian are
20 concluded: At that point, Council could consider some alternatives #or :expanding
21 the No Net:Fill area aril also address some of the"technical issues that have arisen
22 under the interim Ordinance.
24 The City has looked at a variety of :technical" optionslfor the Eden :project (Downtown
25 River Apartments;). In order to aecom;p:lish Zero Net Fill ion" this sife;, work would be.
26 required that wouldn't leave. .the, best possible project on that site because of the
27 difficulty of meeting the. basic reguicements. S.taff.'s, concern is that this will be the
28 case in a number of properties in the Central Petaluma Specific Plan, area and that
29 the. City would not be able 'to get th'e kind of ,intensity of development that: the
30 Council has Talked about and that.the Specific Plan indicates.
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32 Gouncilmember Maguire, ,if'we're going to "exem,pt .the C`enfral Petaluma area, we
33 want to kcnow the hydrological 'impacts.of that action,.'Whaf would be the ripple effect
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36 Couneilrnember M'oyriihan recommended'that the City maintain the existing: Interim
37 No Net. Fill Regulation and work very diligently to"prepare a new proposal. that would,
38 apply universally to all floodplain land',in.'P:etal'uma. He thought this approach" might
39 create problems~'for high-density infill housing and ,high-density projects planned for
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42 Councilmernber Torliatt stated that the Wafer Resource_ .Element` of the 'General
43 Plan must be completed before Council can look at ;good criteria for development in
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46 Mr. Moore advised `Council that sinee'the're are: not any technicalsolutions •at this
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3 point to offer as alternatives, the only choice is to leave the policy in place or modify
4 it either by return'i'ng to the policy that was in place. prior to the adoption of the
5 Interim Ordinance, or by making some exceptions for affordable housing, the
6 Central Petaluma. Specific Plan area, etc.
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8 Councilmecnber Torliatt stated that she would. rather focus on redevelopment and
9 the downtown area. She would rather not build upstream of the Lakeville Bridge,
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15 Mr. Moore, advised that the Ordinance covers all properties within the Floodplain
16 Combining. District `in the City.
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18 Geoff Cartwright; 56 Rocca Drue, has no objections to exempting the downtown
19 area. If Councif °is going to pursue :exemptions of the Zero Net Fill in the downtown
20 area, lie suggests .that provisions are made in the Ordinance to prevent. exemptions
21 upstream of the Lakeville Bridge,, because that's wh"ere the, floodplain widens. out.
22 The Corp of Engineers .205' Project Study .Report shows that with continued
23 development ap~stream, there will be an increase in flooding in the downtown area
24 and the .base flood elevation in the downtown area will change.. If you develop
25 upstream above Lakeville `in that wide floodplain area,. you. will be creating flooding,
26 riot only'for.°that which you build there; but you'd also be destroying. your opportunity
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29 John Cheney, 55 Rocca Drive, supports the Central Petaluma Specific .Plan
30 downtown: `He does not agree with the two-foot elevation because. that might not: be
31 high enough when the project is, completed. Petafurna is nurnb,er one in the State of
32 California i'n floodiing. If Council repealed the Ordinance, it woultl open the east side
33 to large .amounts of fill and development. He warned. Council to be cautious.
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35 David Keller, I StYeet, this was to 'be in effect from Payran upstream, but looking of
36 the 1'egsfation,: it encompasses the entire floodplain. designation within the City
37 limits. There is strong desire in community to redevelop and build downtown, and at
38 the same time: 'to minimize future. flood losses and damages.. Council's job is to
39 assess the risk involved in achieving the- goal of having: the downtown built. He
40 would not allow :any rescinding of the Zero Net Fill requirements from Lakeville
41 Bridge upstream. That is an area that has a lot of projects and. a lot of space
42 available for building that :all .have .impacts either on the Payran neighborhood as
43 welC as downtown as well as to the ;projects themselves. That. would .include
44 Redwood Crossroatls, Ryder Homes and other future projects. ~'Easf of the freeway
45 there is, a Iqt ~of land in. the designated floodplain, #hat shou'Id stay as part of the
46 expanded Zero Net Fill requirement. He would. like to see Black and Veatch do a
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3 comprehensive modeaing. The main course of .action `in ,fl'ood .policy is avoidance of
4 new structures, :removing those that are endangered that can't be flood proofed and
5 flood. proofing ;t_hgse you want to .have. there,,;. and are' willing tto take the- risk, of
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He would recommend in this policy to keep 'the Zero. Net Fill limitations upstream of
Lakeville„ re;mo~e the downtown. area, expedite Black and Veafch's work. on
modeling the" downtown and advise anybody who builds downtown., and anybody
who signs a lease. or rental agreement" that. it is a ,ffo.odplain area. Then have the
ad elevations and_ any' other elevations, for buildings raised ufficiently above the
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existing base flood elevation: Two feet-above that for commercial would":be at le"ast
the most prudent that you should be asking.
16 Councilmember Healy is not opposed 'to treating different; areas of the floodp;l'ai'n
17 within the City differently, .but if that is the direction there should be a solid scientific_
18 and engineering foundafiion for doing that both for the City and legally.
He suggests for the Council''s consideration Option 2, which is preparation of a
modified No Net Fill ~Ordina`nce. He -would :also ;like to look :at possible: aechnical fixes
to this, One=:of the things he wou d potentially support -and certainly support IooKing
':'into further is whether allowing some of'the fill mitigation to be off.-s.ite as long as it's
.close to the site" by #eet or'/a mile. That could potentially be something, that would bye
consistent ,with the Zero :Net Fill philosophy and provide the ,protection we're looking
for. Also one~;possible ~ hortcoming of the, current Ordinance, would'.be #hat some .of
the areas that might be created for Zero Net Fill mitigation would be ubject~ totitle
intrusion. He does not agree.-with That. UVe; should only be counting areas that are
above high tide..
Cou.ncilmenber Maguire would like-to make an, exemption to the Eden, project whale
Black and Veatch" continues. the modeling; and7or hydrological impacts. ;for the
Central Petaluma Specific Plan are 'figured out. ,
Councilmember Torliatt. thought Council's decisions should be based. on good
technical information. A building moratorium'. north of Lakeville Street Bridge could
be: a placeholder in trying to deal with "building in the floodplain"overall as opposed
to justd'ealing with .Zero Net Fill requirements. She is concerned with. creating future.
flood disasters by bolding in the. downtown.. She supports the policy ~,as it was:
adopted. She wasn'f sure she. was "sold" on.off=site' mi#igation aril wasn't sure if she
would support that;' in a recommendation at this point:
43 Councilmernber 'Maguire would. like: 1o move f_onNard with finding out tfe cost of a
44 hydrology study for`the_Eden project; look at the current scop;e~~of work for Black and
45 Veatch for"the time and cost of modeling: He would like staff to research" the. Corps
46 information to se:e.;if we- do have some information that we can .use or "build upon, "
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9 Motion made by Councilmember Moynihan to extend the Interim No Net Fill
10 Ordinance for a one year period or until such time as a necessary .analysis can be
11 completed to determine :the full impacts and possible mitigations for a permanent
12 expanded No Net Fill Ordinance and that No Net Fill Ordinance then be adopted.
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14 Councilmember Healy noted that the agenda stated, "Discussion and Possible
15 Direction." This item was not agendized for action. 1f the motion could be modified
16 to direction of the Council he would second that directive.
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20 Councilmember .Maguire asked how soon Council. could, get an answer back on how
21 long it would take and the cost of the hydrological. study for the Eden Apartment
22 project .and for-the :Central Petaluma Specific Plan area?
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24 Mr. Moore replied that if that was part of the direction.of the motion, we can do that.
25 Timing is more critical to the Eden project because they need to get certain
26 entitlements by the firsf of next :year in order to apply for their tax credit. Staff would
27 come back in December with an additional. one-year extension of the current Interim
28 No Net Fill Ordinance:, which covers the entire floodplain of the city.
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30 Councilmember Healy stated that the potential off-site. mitigation location is the
31 McNear Peninsula because the preliminary design for the ,park there would be
32 sculpting of the banks, which creates more floodplain storage. This is an opportunity
33 for developers downtown to create something good for the City and mitigate the fill
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38 Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson, Mayor Thompson
39 NOES: Maguire
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STREET SURVEY, continued..
GODBE'RESEARCH
A telephone poll.. of 600 registered voters was conducted:. The inifial report
sapporte:d a ballot .measure in November 2002 to fix the streets. Fifty-five percent..
said the C.ity's streets are in, poor or very' poor. condition. One of fhe questions;. of
the survey was, "In order to pay for the repair and maintenance of, focal streets and
roads; shall the City of Petaluma ,increase local taxes fo raise $20 million dollars,?"
Fifty percent said they would definitely or probably vote for the- measure and
approximately ten percent didn't know.
There was support for a. property tax: ranging from: _51 percent for an $$0 annual. tax
to 68 percent fora $4Q annual tax. An $80 tax would raise $1.7._.30 million ;over 1'5
years or $20.95 million. over 20 years. A $40 tax would ra'ise~ $8:66 million over 1.5
years. and $10.48 rn."illion over 20 .years.
There was support fo"r' a quarter=cent sales tax, which "would bring the 'local rate
from-7.25 to 7;.50 percent and .raise $27.06 million over `15 years. and $32.75 million
over 20, years.. This would' also require the endorsement of the state Legislature::
Adding Park ,Maintenance to a Street Tax Measure brought the support down. It
would have higher support standing alone.
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/ The atreets and roads in Petaluma are in poor condition:
/ Both a sales tax and a benefit: assessment. appear feasible.
/ Public information campaign. is critical to meet the threshold of support to
win, in either special tax or assessment environmen`fs.
/ A sales tax and benefit assessment each Have their own .political and.
logistical challenges, which the City should consider prior to choosing a
funding mechanism,
/ Tracking :research is recommended, testing specific ballot langwage„
projects and rates for mechanism chosen:
CLOSED SESSION
PUBLIC C0'MIViENT
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There was no one wishing to speak.
Council adjourned io Closed session at 5:35 p.m: for the. following matter:
CONFERENCE 'WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to
Subdivision (e} of Government Code Section 54956.9.
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1 .RECONVENE 7:00 p.m.
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3 REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
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5 Mayor Thompson announced that Council has au horned Initiation of Litigation,.
6 Once Litigation has commenced, details will be discussed upon inquiry.
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8 ROLL .CALL
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10 PRESENT: O'Brien; Healy, Torliatt, Maguire., 'Moynihan,
11 Vice Mayor Caller-Thompson, Mayor Thompson
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13 ~ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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15 Dr. Alphonso Richard led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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17 IVIOMENT OF SILENCE
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19 Judd Cuenin; `Firefghterread aletter the, Petaluma fire Fighters -Local 141'5 sent
20 out to 31.,000 households in Petaluma:, The. letter was in response to the 343
21 Firefighters who losttheir lives: in the-September. 11 incident. O.ur .Firefighters have
22 raised .$67,:000 from tflose in the community. This money ~ will be delivered
23 personally by Fire D`epartrnent Personnel directly to the New York. City Firefighters
24 Union to go directly to their :families. Checks,` can still be made out to Petaluma
25 Firefighters Local 1415 or to the New York Firefighters.-and either sent to 405 East
26 D Street, :Suite 105, Petaluma; CA 94952 or brought to any of the three fire stations.
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28 Mayor Clark Thompson stated that"he would: 'be honored to go to New York with
29 these. Firefighters:at his own expense to~ deliver the money.
31 Vice Mayor Caller-Thompson thanked 'our local Firefighters and Police for the
32 service They provitle:fo this community.'
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38 Glenn Brunner, President of the Sonoma. County Mobile Home Owners Association,
39 spoke regarding the new owners of Sandalwood Mobile Home Park, who he said
40 ~ are, "trying to force ~the_ ;residents ~to, buy the park for. them by raising their rents."
41 The only alternative 'ie for residents to go month-to-month and through arbitration.
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43 Bill Donahue:; ,resident of Sandalwood Mobile Home Park, stated that the problem
44 hasn't ,gone. away. He is .looking forward to getting a copy of the staff .report. from the
45 City Attorney when this' comes before the Council. He has rnet with Mr. ~ Morgan. of
46 the County Counsel's office regarding the arbitration process.
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1 Jerry ;Price., `D' Street,, reminded. people to. come to .the Council meeting on
2 Tuesday, Ocfober 16, 20:01 at'7:00 p.m: to discuss the Lafferty Ranch Park issue.
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4 Jean Van Stone; 552 Rosewood Circle; spoke regarding Sandalwood Mobile Park..
5 The re"silents are routinely told ,that if they do not sign long-term leases and park
6 rules bythe new ownersfhey wilt be fakes to arbitration.
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8 Ron.. Kinyon_, 1518 Florence 1Nay; President of Royal Oaks Mobile Home
9 Association,. addressed. the issue ofi fair rate of return on mobile home rates:.
Gail Marshall, Sandalwood Citizen, Action Committee, told Council it is important; for
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them to maintain.; the Rent Stabilization Ordinance; as it is written.. She feels the
.ord.inance is their only protection. The new owners want to double the rents, raise
the CPI to 8% and pass through the costs of any improvements, they want to~
implement.
17 Affordable: housing :is a problem everywhere. S,he understood than the: new owners
18 were. entitled to `make a fair rate of return on their investment. However,. she
19 believes that morally and, ethically they are; wrong to try fo force residents: to pay
20 "inflated increases." The owner have told residents they will force them into
21 arbitration: ,Legally,;,. r,.esidents need 'the. resit control, to ,pr,,otect them. Most residents
;22 at Sandalwood .,Estates wilC .not be able to stay there if the increases _go #hrough.
23 They own their homes =can't. just move fliers' -and urider present conditions, can't.
24 sell them.:She asked.Council' help: in keeping the resit stabilization ordinance as it
25 is.
Paul McGa~i_n, representing PANTS (Petaluma Against 'Nuisance, Traffic),. which
was #o:unded in September 200.1' and now has more than 10.0 .members: PANTS
believes that large; commercial truck's do not belong on :residential streets, and
supports physical structures'to slow Vehicles, and truck routes for west Petaluma as
stated in the General Plan.. Mr. M_cGaum ,read from the: General Plan about routing
trucks onto arterials through commercial. or industrial areas: He stated that his group
has. asked three times to be placed on a Couheil agenda.:They are already working
with. City staff on issues staff. can address.. The :Police Department has been: very
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supportive, but they can't address 'truck routes. in City limits -only Council can do
that. Currently there aren't any other .options for trucks b,ut fo go through on Windsor
.Drive.
39 Catherine Edmondson;, 250 Cambridge .Lane.,; Vice_.~ President. of the Victoria.
40 Residential ;Association. She spoke to Council at' .the. June 1~~8, .2001 meeting
.,
41 regarding traffic problems, and thought she got .a .,pretty favorable response from.
42 Council on issue: As, far as she knew; the Traffic Committee. has still not met. 'She is
43 asking Council to put. the 'issue on an agenda. Traffic mitigation is .needed in her
44 neighborhood; not just. because of frucks~ - also:cars. passing through.
45 Councilmember Torliatt sent her an article' about traffic calming The: Police- ace
46 really effective, "while they. are there."A traffic circle would a/waysbe there.
October 15, 2001
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1 PUBLIC COMMENT, continued
2 She asked again to have the issue placed on an agenda, "so we can all work
3 together -for what ..the City can afford, what residents need, and' for wha we need
4 to keep That streetmoving in a safe manner."
5
6 Dr. Alphonso Richard. discussed fine points about traffic flow in .Petaluma: traffic
7 flow, noise pollution, emission pollution, dangers to bystanders, and ideology of stop
8 signs. He is concerned about traffic flow on `D' Streef -the traffic has increased.
9 There is a stop sign on 8t" 'and `D.' He watched 100 cars approach the stop sign.
10 The only cars that; came to a complete stop were those preparing to turn left, or
11 which were there when :a police car was nearby. Regarding, noise pollution -when a
12 large, double-trailer big rig truck stops, there is a screeching, high-frequency,
13 irritating sound that wakes one up early in the morning. When they accelerate, a
14 roar is heard, and 'a belch of noxious exhaust resulfs, which is a health hazard. On
15 `D' Street, the stop sign at which few vehicles stop impedes good traffic flow. He
16 also noticed that 'at times when cars stop.. at the stop sign.,. when they start again,
17 they almost "explode"from the stop sign.
18
19 Roy Klinepier, 1103 `D' Street, Regarding the proposed Petaluma truck route, if
20 trucks go south on 101 and south on Western., what would stop all of those trucks
21 from going back north on `D'"Sfreef? He; does not want all the trucks funneled up `D'
22 Street.
23
24 Leslie Bramwell-Smith, representing south'Sixth Street and Mountain View Avenue.
25 She praised the Police Department for their, help with.`"the traffic issue. They would
26 like to be on the agenda when-there is more time to discuss the issue, but she
27 asked a couple of questions:~~lNhy is 'Mountain View the only main street running
28 east/west that does not` Have stop. signs along it?' Because of this, she believes ,all
29 the traffic -trucks arid cars -are now using Mountain View instead of the streets
30 parallel to it. She .,would prefer, `Y~he sound of cars stopping and starting at stop
31 signs ao .that of people shrieking as fhey try to cross the street."
32 ; . '
33 Greg Bramwell=Smith explained''that there is quite an organized. group in the area of
34 Sixth Street and Mountain View..:'There,are two daycare centers in "the area, and a
35 number of e)derly residents. - He~ had been given reports saying there -was not
36 enough traffic on Mountain, View Avenue to justify, ,a, stop sign, yet other cross
37 streets on ixth wifh less traffic flow do have signs..
38
39 ~. CO.UNCIL COMMENT
40
41 Vice .Mayor Cader-Thompson thanked those. who spoke regarding the traffic
42 situation, and agreed it is a real problem, on both the east and west sides. Her goal
43 is for everyone. to have a safe neighborhood. The big problem with traffic is that
44 nobody ever looks at the cumulative effects. Windsor Drive is a good. example.
45 When you put in a major street, and you divide a neighborhood in half, there are
46 going to be impacts. `D' Street is a major road out to the coast.
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1 COUNCIL CO'MMEIVT continued
2 if you put a stop sign in front of somebody's house,, 'fhe sound of trucks stopping is
3 very loud: The flavor of the comrnunity'is changing. Peop a are not waiting for fraffic
4 analysis and being responsible when approving development projects. Stop signs
5 are not: necessarily the answer.
6
7
She encouraged citizens to attend the fo.llgwing ni.ght's Council. Meeting, the topic of
8 which, will be Lafferty Ranch Park, which is City-owned property, and everyone in
9 this room deserves to be able to access their own property.
11 She also thanked residenfs,.of Sandalwood Mobile Home. Park for coming, She aaid
12 that neighborhood issues; senior citizens' issues,, and. children's ,issues.., .are all
13 important and are things she personally cares about.
14
15 Councilrnember Moynihan_alao thanked citizens for coming out. He:_has been asking
16 for three months to agendize the Traffic. Committee :policy. People in the audience.
17 are noticeably and understandably frustrated because they really. do not have a
18 system in which they can redress their concerns; .He wants to develop :a proper
19 process for the City to hand e the complaints of our constifuency.
21 Councl:member Maguire acknowledged that everyone .has to drive- occasionally,
22 ;and said that Council has worked- hard; fo comae up with mixed-use land planning;
23 where 'the land. use and the transportation nexus: are put Together; to provide
24 alternatives:...He has a.sfop sign next to~ his house, and he assured those present
25 that, "You're ,not going #o .like at stop sign next toyour house. It's way noisier Than
26 people speeding by., l"he City does note-have the ,money to. enforce traffic laws. He
27 called it, "another example of Proposition 13 -the, state taking money away from
28 the cities." He noted that all .cities: 'have similar problems, because. the car
29 population grows fasfer than.. the, human population.. Traffic circles would. be an
30 incremental solution -.but they are.not a comp etc solution:. ,
31 ~ ~ . .
32 Councilrnember Torliatt asked the City ,Manager, what the` City is doing to improve
33 the process of traffic issues.. She suggesfe.d scheduling, `a; special meeting to
34 address the issue.
,She encouraged everyone to, :attend the'General ;Plan 'Workshop on Saturday;
October 6, at 8:30~ a.m., at :the' Community, Center. The topic will be Transportation
and Circulation. She was incited by one of Sandalwood's community members to
attend a meeting Iasi Thursday. She believed the park residents needed
.professional help to negotiate leases. Shea hoped there~was non:-profit help available
from Petaluma People Services Center; or anoth_ er .agency. The Cify Attorney is
working 'to provide information to the residents. She looks. forward to this being,
placed. on an. agenda to deal'-with this issue.
October `15, 2001
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1 COUNCIL COMNiEIVT continued
2 Councilmernber Healy .agreed with .comments 'made by Councilrmembers Maguire
3 and Moynihan regarding traffic issues: On the west side of town, one particular
4 issue is that there are no planned arterial streets getting from the center of town into
5 the newer subdivisions:' o.n the edge of town. All of. 'the newer growth is -funneled
6 onto residential sfre:ets and there is no good solution to ariy of those things. Traffic
7 circles in appropriate places may provide some relief.
8
9 He agreed with Councilmember Maguire regarding. stop signs, and the experience
10 the City has had elsewhere 'in town bears thaf out: There. is a perception that the
11 process for dealing with traffic issues isn't working the way it should. He had a
12 lengthy discussion_ with Chief. Parks on the staffing and enforcement issues.. He
13 thanks that. resides"ts of neighborhoods who come to the City in good faith with
14 issues around traffic is thei"r neighborhoods feel they're getting the run around at
15 this time: He isn't sure if the Traffic Committee is the answer, but there has to be an
16 improvement in the process so That people can, present their issues and know that
17 They're being considered in a respectful.. way. He would" like City staff to make
18 recommendations about how the ~process:cas be improved.
19
20 Councilmember O'Brien, as a former Highway Patrol Officer, confirmed that stop
21 signs are riot effective; in fact, they cause :the accident rate to go up,, as drivers rear-
22 end cars that have stopped at stop signs.. The City is looking for ways to solve the
23 traffic problem in .the new General Plan process. While .if may seem that residents'
24 concerns aren't getting addressed right. now, he encouraged everyone to, "bear with
25 the process."
26
27 Mayor Thompson_ Traffic: problems have been ongoing in Petaluma for many years,
28 on both sides: of town. There is always 1.5% of the population who don't .abide by
29 traffic .laws. It was clearly demonstrated this 'evening that the. issue needs to be
30 addressed He hoped 'that Council would be hearing from the City Attorney within
31 the next week or so about what can be done with .."regard to the mobile home
32 residents.
33
34 . PROCL~AIVIATION.
35
36' Red Ribbon Week, October 23-31, 2001.. California for Drug Free Youth, Inc.
37 coordinates: the; California Red Ribbon Celebration in corporation with the National
38 Family Partnership to offer citizens the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment
39 to: healthy,. drug=free lifestyles. Dick Shar,ke accepted the proclamation, The theme
4'.0 for Red Ribbon VVeeK this year is, ` "Planf the Promise .to Keep Kids Drug Free;"
41 They have ordered 1,300 red. tulip bulbs from: the Netherlands asd all schools will
_.
42 be planting red ribbon. gardens. They will bloom in April:; which is National Alcohol
4.3 Awareness Month. He: asked those interested. to meet on Safurday, .October 20th at
44 McDowell Elementaryto: put up red ribbons around community.
45
46 .Mayor Thompson thanked Mr: Sharke fore his years of service.
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2'. SENIOR AFFORDABLE IOUSiNG C:OIVIRLEX .
3 -
4 'Tiffany Rob'be; Assistant Planner presented. an overview of the P,e,tal'uma
5 Ecumenical: Properties (PEP) -Douglas Street' proposal. The ..Planning Commiss
on
6 and_ staff~are re,cornmending the rezoning of a vacant portion of,.the Petaluma-Union
7 School District offices at ;200 Douglas Street-fkom ;administrative and p,rofessionaF
8 office'to Planned Unit-District.
9
10 The PUD would allow for 22 one-bedroom apartment unifis alo"ng with one two-
11 bedroom manager's unit; and a 1;150 square foot community r..oom on an ,:84-acre
1.2 parcel.. Eighteen- of'the .unfits would be 61.2 squares feet; the four .end units would be
13 635:5. square: feet": All 'of the units. would be available to low and very low income
14 seniors;; 62 ,years and .older and would have. small, private deeks~ or ,patios off, the
15 bedrooms:
16
17 The de~eloprnent -would range from ,one to threestories: The community room
18 would have.::two .disabled-accessible restroorns a laundry room with free washers.
19 and dryers for the. tenants, . a small kitchen for potlucks and pantie ; an area for
2Q coggregating, and a ,library urea for relaxin-g. Twenty-one parking spaces are
21 proposed. Raised, vegetable 'beds for fenant use and other landscaping ;is also
22include-d'ih the prop`osaL -
24 The Planning Commission and staff rare; .recommending all of` the Pedestrian and
25 Bike Go-mmttee''s; recommend'a"tions except for the at.-grade bicyele,atorage elosefs,
26 as there `is ,not space. available °for such large storage lockers without eliminating site
27 amenities, and. ~as a covered. bike; rack is included as a ..condition of approval: A
28 recommendation that emergency vehicle, bicycle:, and pedestrian access from
29 Baker Street to Douglas; Street be granted at the time of parcel map., so that the
30 . public .can not. be blocked "from trave,ligg through: the parcel is also included. Staffi
31 has no_t ,re:ceived any neighborhood comment with regard to the project before or
32 after the. Plan-Wing; Commission hearing,
Councilmember O'Brien made a 'motion to approve the ;project .stating that this
projects was a -great source of low-cost ..housing for .the community's seniors: Vice
Mayor Gader-Thompson seconded the :motion:.
PUBLIC'COMMENT
40 Greg Mitchell„ .2fi.9 Baker Street;... has concerns with the traffic flow:, Af the; 'initial
_,.
41 meeting, the Ecumenical Council :wanted to do away with some of the traffic flow
42; configuration through the parking lot. Mr. Mitchel staled that the, neighborhood,
43 went. to the' school district to get that .configuration put; in to stop the speeding and
44 drag racing ..going from, Baker Street to Sprung Street." He believes, that. if the
45 barriers came down, the kids would come' back, and traffic again would become: a.
46 major :issue.
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SENIOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPLEX continued
2 .
3 Councilmember Healy noted 'that in the staff report there is a recommendation for
4 installation of two "speed tables." He asked what a speed table was.
5
6 Ms. Robbe explained that speed tables are the next evolution after speed bumps,
7 which are, "a sort of a shocking expe"rience when driving.:" Speed tables have a
8 longer raised area. -about 19 feet.. Vehicles .stilt need to slow to go over it, but it's,
9 "not such a violent experience." There are two proposed -recommended by the
10 transportation engineer with TJKM.
11
12 Councilmember Maguire. asked about the specifications for exterior light standards
13 and asked if the possibility of compact, fluorescent; low-wattage exterior lights had
14 been considered. Jf also mentioned possible external sources of funding to add in a
15 photovoltaic component to provide some of fhe power requirements for project.
16 Lastly, he asked if "living fences," advocated by the Permaculture Institute to
17 reduce the demand for redwood. fences,. had been considered.
18
19 Mr. Lieb explained that a fence was already in place to separate the property from
20 the apartment complex but because of its condition. would be replaced by PEP at
21 their cost. They will be adding a lot of landscaping to soften the effect. Regarding
22 sustainability, they will. use fly ash concrete: _He stated That he would consider a
23 `living fence', but residents. might be concerned about trespassers if there is not. a
24 solid wall in place at the tune they move in.
25
26 The 1.50-watt fixtures were chosen instead of several smaller fixtures adding up to
27 the same wattage; because fewer ballasts =more efficiency. They will be low
28 energy fixtures. Security is a very important issue with seniors, They have found
29 that low bollard lights are energy efficient and very effective in the parking lot.
30 Regarding photovoltaics, Mr. Lieb. promised to consider it, but noted that cost
31 factors may be prohibitive. Each apartment has its own electricity meter; however,
32 there is a master gas meter for water. Apartments are 'heated by water via coils in
33 the floors. .
34
35 Councilrnember Torliatt said she had attended a seminar entitled, "Taking Control of
36 our Energy Future" and would provide Mr. Lieb with copies of information she
37 received about how buildings could be constructed to make it easy to install
38 photovoltaics at a later date. She agreed. with Councilmember Maguire about
39 fencing -she really doesn't want to see an 8-foot fence: dividing this property from
40 the apartments. She would like to encourage :more of a: cgmmu_nity between people
41 in apartments and seniors. She believes these types of .interactions are .important.
42 The existing, fence has a, gate -that opens up into the property from the apartment
43 complex. She wondered if there- was some way to create interaction and flow with
44 the people who are living in apartments -and those in the development.
45
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1 SENIOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. COMPLEX confinued
2 Mr. Lieb replied that. (here are security and legal problems with gates. He reiterated
3 that PEP has to, "guard itself.'" His company prides itself in building projects with,.
4 "securitythaf's comfortable."
5
6 Councilmember Torliatt remembered that, "one: of the things ~Gouncl] fought eery
7 hard about with the Edith Street project`was having a gate to have access tq Whole
8 Fgods. My understanding is that's very successful and you ~Mr. Lieb]` used the same
9 arguments. on me at that point if time."
10
11 Mr. Lieb replied that the-gate's kept locked, and the residents each have a-key.
12
13 Councilmember Healy .praised the projecf as, '`nieely`designed,"and said. that staff
14 had done ~a good job explaining issues.: He was curious abouf 'the: layout - the
15 entrances are on the back and the backs are on the front -and asked: why..
16
17 Mr. Lieb. explained that it was for social and security reasons -mainly social. Their
18 most. successful projects have faced in around courtyards bringing them together,
19 which allowed'them to keep their .eye on one another.
Councilmember Torliatt wanted' to make sure fhaf the traffic issue. gets ;addre'ssed' -
and if` the "tabletops" are not working, she thought, PEP' would. probably .make a
commitment to work. on that: situation, for the safety of residents and. 'the adjacent
neighbors,. and the school district..
Mr. Lieb explained: that ~S'uperinten"dent of Schools 'Carl Wong said at a meeting hey
had at the school district; that. there. had been .lot of problems with the high school
kids driving through there when it was a shopping center. 1Nhen the school district
moved in, that stopped.
31 Councilmember Torliatt clarified that she was concerned about the, "after hours
32 issue -andthat's `what keeps everybody awake in the neighborhood." She didn't
33 think the existing traffic configuration ,should b'e' taken. out. She would Like the
34 tabletops installed, but the existing configuration should be left as is.
Councilmember Heal.. restated! that t_he. tabletops would be new, and would .replace.
Y
the existing "little. "detour;'' He was willing ~to~ give this; a fry,, but agreed with
Councilmember Torliatt that if :it's a problem, Council. may have to revisit'it.
Hank Flum, 1.721; Stonehenge 1Nay, explained, that, ;he had recently driven over
tabletops in Spain, and found them to.be very effective. in enforcing traffic laws.
43 Councilmember Torl_iaft asked. for confirmation that sustainabilty issues will be
44 considered. -
45 AYES: O'Brien,, Healy, Torliatt, .Maguire, Moynihan,
46 U'ice Mayor Cader-Thompson, Mayor Thompson
47 NOES: None ABSENT: None
October 15, 2001 Vol. 36, Page 457
1 REVIEW- OF LATEST'QUARTERL
2 CITY REVENUE REPORTS AN® FUTURE''PROJECTION
3
4 City Manager Fred Stouder stated that because of national economic decline he is
5 concerned that the City may 6e in for some service=level reduction processes. He
6 reminded Council that the budget was balanced,; reserves and the equipment
7 replacement fund were preserved; 'but that was done, at the cost of freezing 11
8 positions. At .last cheek, ten public safety positions-were ~on disability, and there are
9 normally between'five. and ten positions vacant at any one time.
10
11 By the end of Novem`ber., the first round of budget reduction service-level exercises
12 -with department directors will have been completed. Lasf year, thirty days before
13 the budget was to be delivered, revenue estimates had to be reduced by $9.00,000.
14 That resulted.. in the budget .freeze. The City is facing similar circumstances this
15 year. Hopefully, the economy will rebound =but"it's going. to have to rebound very
16 strongly to mamtai;n current expense levels.
17
18 Finance Director Bill Thomas; explained that sales tax provides over 35% of the
19 City's general fund revenue. The City received approximately $11:2 million last year
-,
20 in sales tax revenue, Sales tax is ,received from the state on a monthly basis;. the
21 amounts sent are estimates based on~the.previous year's results. In September, the
22 City receives ,what. is called'the_ "catch-up ,paymenf': which is, what the City actually.
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23 earned in that quarter, plus two estimated payments.. This year's catch-up payment
,;
24 was almost $900,00 less than last year's.
25
26 City Manager .Stouder clarified. that. $9;00;000 ~ less translated clearly to service
27 reductions, which translated clearly to positions. He reminded Council that the last
28 two years' General Fund expenditure:'levels were barely up 2 or 3%.
29
30 Mr. Thomas`"'added that, sales tax:. has been fueling the increases `in the General
31 Fund revenuesthe last two years.
32
33 Mr. Stouder explained that the additional'.revenues were put into pr,4jects, reserves,
34~ and. special funds. The additional reven,Ges d'id not go to substantially increase
'35 services. Theytrie_d to rebuild ome other"basics of-the General`Fund.
36 ..a..
37 Mr,: Thomas addedthat government accounting standards require the City to book
38 the first two estimated payments in last fiscal year, because essentially,. they were
39 earned in last- fiscal year. We ~ar"e~ starting .out :Fiscal Year 2002: in, a more precarious
40 situation, with only $60.6,0.00 that we can. book. fo Fiscal Year 2002, which is
41 essentially 40% less than what we booked last year in that same month of
42 September. We're starting out at even a higher deficit than that 17% would
43 represent.
44
45 Councilmember Maguire asked Mr. Thomas if that would occur each year;
46
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2' CITV REV.EIVUE REPORTS'.AND EUTU,RE PROJECTIONS
3 Mr; Thomas confirmed that it would. The, City is engaging. a company to audit: the,
4 property taxes to `make sure thaf all the property .,taxes due the: City are being
5 received. Business license taxes are also going to 'be, audited. He noted that
6 building fees and plan cheek fees. and building incremental fees are .down,
7 compared fo last year. All of these: ,numbers. should be considered pre September
_.
8 11th, numbers. The; City won't: see the .effect of September 11;th until. the December.
9 payments for sales "taxes are received. -
10
11 Counelmember Moynihan asked. if there was a report. for last year.'s building fees
12 containing the same eompari-son as the sources and uses summary M~r..Thornas
13 had provided for this year.
14
15 Mr. Thomas :rep"lied there was riot, but that he could generate such. a repo_rf.
16
17 Councilrnember Moynihan asked if theCity was, "on'~track relative ~to the expenses." .
18
19 Mr. Thomas explained'that expenditures were' on track. The. expenditures wild kie in
20 line with what is budgeted. The. expenditures;.. until such .time as"the City .takes. other
21 actions, will continue to be of the:same level a~s the budget numbers.
22
23 Councilmernber Moynihan .asked if "the; $4:03,,00,0 noted under '"Trarsfe_rs J`n''
24 represented revenue that had already been-realized....
25
26 M.r. Thomas responded that if was; ~a journal' entry- that is entered on a quarterly
27 kiasis.
28
.29 Council'member Moynihan was. concerned that the: transfers ~h that were. being
'30 shown: as an accounting function.; represented money tfe City has not ,yet earned
31 He thought those nurnbecs might riof'be accurafe, due to the economicslow down'.
32 ,
33 Mr. Thomas replied that thetransfers .'in are coming., :from 'the.' cost allocation -
34 achedule in the budget. The .majority is, allocated to ,general government, information
`35 services, and general services, which are not affecfed by a slow down. -
36 - ._ -
37 Councilmerimbe.r Moynihan asked if' there were potential. shorffalls in revenues, :and.
'3.8 other funds.
39
,. .. .
40 ;Mr. 'Thomas had ;not -se,en anything in'the ,special -re~eriue-funds that would.,be of
41 concern. The gas~tax was remaining~on schedule.; - -
42
43 Councilmember'Moynihanaskcd about enterprise funds.
44
45 Mr. Thomas:' replied th-af whey were based on estimates of consumption and' usage,
46 and he said he would take a look at them.
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2 CITY REVENUE REPORTS AIVD FUTl1RE PROJfCT1C
3
4 Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson moved, seconded by Councilmember Maguire, to
5 accept the Quarterly City Revenue Reports, and, Future Projections.
6 AYES: O'Brien, Healy, Torliatt; Maguire, Moynihan,
7 Vice Mayor Cader-Thompson, Mayor Thompson
8 NOESs None
9 ABSENT: None
10
11 Diane Reilly-Torres, Rainier Avenue, told Council that before they asked people to
12 pay more taxes, they should implement the Traffic Demand Management Program
13 in the General. Plan. This. and other things outlined iri the General Plan could boost
14 revenue for the City... .
15
16 Councilme,mber;Moynihan asked if staff could continue to ;provide this on a quarterly
17 basis and also requested: that it be a variance report, and that to the best of staff's
18 abilities, it list both expenditures and revenues.
19
20 Discussion and possible action regarding recruitment and selection of the future
21 City Clerk was. removed from the agenda.
22
23 TRADITIONS SUBDIVISION
24 S.ONOMA MOUNTAIN PARKWAY/CORONA ROAD
25
26 Mayor Thompson..noted that;the information regarding this item that was included in
27 Council's packets .noted that, `Attachment 1, numbering approximately 350 pages,
28 is not included..." He missed seeing that, and apologized to Community Development
29 Director Mike Moore: and~Assistant~ Planner Phil Boyle. He suggested that a list of
30 what was in that attachment might have been included.
31
32 Councilmember Torliatt countered thaf_ Council ..was supposed to receive ::all
33 attachments.,. and Mr. Boyle, had provided thern• 'to the .City Manager's Office for
34 copying. She believed Mr. ,Boyle's intention had been to provide those papers to
35 Council:
36
37 Mr. Boyle, Assistant Planner explained that at the October 1 Council Meeting,
38 Council, requested that. staff- provide additional information and clarification on a
39 number of issues, as well. as. draft .legislation approving-the: now 78-unit Traditions
40 Subdivision. Staff provided-that information to Council in a memo. Council also
41 received three pieces of correspondence, two letters from residents of the .area, and
42 a letter from the applicant,; David Bradley, of Ryder Homes: He pointed out two
43 corrections in one. of the five resolutions:: in the resolution dealing with the Tentative
44 Subdivision Map, the terrn~ "tentative parcel map" was used in two places. A
45 sentence had been added to the same. resolution stating that, "The
46 recommendations of the: City Engineer will be required, except- for the requirement
47 to realign the intersection of Sonoma Mountain Parkway and Corona Road."
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2 SO'NOMA MOUNTAIN PARKWAY/CORONA ROAD
3
4 Mr. Boyle clarified that the project; :Council had before. them was slightly different
5 than the project th=at went. before the ,Planning: Cornmissi.on in three ways: (.1) -The.
6 first cal-de-sac, closest to Sonoma. Mountain. Parkway and. Maria.. has "been
7 removed; (2) The number of houses atljacent to Corona Creek has been reduced in
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1'3 Diane Reilly l'orres; 165,7` .Rainier,.. thought, the public's: `input had not .been given
14 much consideration. She. asked. if the City was able: to supply wafer adequate
15 enough.ao ,me,et the area's needs since we are.. in a temporary impairment regarding
16 water. She did not think "proper noticing was :done. She objected to a General Plan
17 Amendment and Corona Ely Specific'Plan Am'entlment. "
1.9 The question.. was asked. if the City is required fo notice the entire community when
20` there is a General Plan Amendment as opposed- to the regular 300' noticing
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23 Vince Landof, fit Cordelia Drive, Strike, the project because of the location until
24 flood ~eontrol proje~ct,is complete and 100% "effective. This project wil(exacerbafe the
25 flooding potential upon the Payrari victims as well as. downtown.
27 Richard "Brawn, 1:4'.1' Greviliia brive,"~;is concerne;d about :fraffic circulation. There will.
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29 stop with a 90~ Earn. at which the maximum speed, will be 15 miles per hour. The
30 driving public needs to give their-inpuf.
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32 Bill Phillips, 824 Blossom Court,, ,is opposed to the General Plan".Amendment. and
33 expanded park with playing field or walkways through .the existing' park.
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35 Stan Gold, 615 King ..Road, is opposed to the. General Ran Amendment and Site
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38 Geoff. Cartwright, 56 Rocca D"ride, is opposed to the General 'Plan. Amendmenf
39 and Specific Plan Amendment; saying, "Projects like. this is why we lia",ve ;road'
"40 problems in.the firstpl"ace."
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42 David B`radley", Ryder Homes, explained.. that they h'ad eliminated th;e three lots
43 along Corona Creek to'increase the size of 30-35 rear yards. They#loodng issue
44 was "addressed, it will be a -zero=net: increase runoff and, should mitigate any
45 potential impact to the Payran ;area.. In terms of the traffic circulation,; he
46 emphasized that the current.interchange operates at a Levea' B in the mornings-
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4 and Level C n the afternoons. If the traffic'in the area was increased by 31 %, the
5 level of services would still be in the B-C range.
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7 The park ch"ange~ has gone to the, Board of Directors of the McDowell Meadows
8 Homeowners Association on several occasions.. There have -been neighborhood
9 meetings. There was public noticing for the Recreation, Music and Parks
10 Commission, Planning Commission and Council. meetings.
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12 The realignment of the road has not been eliminated from the property owner's
13 shoulders as was .recommended by Council. It has been deferred. This is not a cost
14 the City is going to be required to pay. It is still on the shoulders of the developer of
15 the remaining; portion.
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17 Ryder Homes has agreed to pay for .the upgrade of the railroad crossing
18 improvement. It was Mr~. Bradley's understanding that the City would coordinate the
19 work for that improvement. The work would actually have. to be done by the railroad
20 company. If the City is unwilling to coordinate. that effort; Ryder Homes would be
21 glad. to coordinate it, They would pay .for it and fully bond. it. Their concern is timing
22 and tying. the. Certi#cate of Occupancies to an; agency that may or may not be as
23 motivated as it should to get that crossing upgraded.
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25 Staff is recommending that the Assessment District be retired at the Final Map. All
26 four subdivisions. Ryder :Homes has built within Corona Ely. Specific. Area are
27 designed to be retired on a per-home basis at'Certificate.of Occupancy.
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29 Ryder Homes does. support the Photovoltaic .Sales System. It would be beneficial to
30 some of their buyers. It is a feature they are willing to offer as an option.
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32 Jim Ernst, 1447 '.Morning Glory Drive, objects to the park .expansion. Ne felt the
33 neighborhood suniey`was not a fair representation ofth'e'association.
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35, Mr. Rudnansky, City Attorney; stated that the notice requirements for' a General
36 Plan Amendment are .that it be published, in the. newspaper at least. 10 days before
37 the hearing and also a notice .delivered to the property owners within 300'. of the
38 area. These requirements were met.
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40 Mayor Thompson stated that he would propose a, roundabout rather than a swoop
41 at the Sonoma `Mountain Parkway-.Corona Road intersection. He .approves of the
42 park recommendation.
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44 Vice Mayor .Caller-Thompson would. prefer a roundabout, but incorporated into this
45 phase of the project.
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4 Mr. Bradley stated the ;roundabout is a conditi-on that Ryder Homes-can support in
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7 Councilmember: Torliatf questioned some of he assumptions in the Traffic. Study;,
8 which Allan Tiltonanswered and- explained -the .methodology used n~ arrivi'ng ~ at
9 those assumptions:.
She could support the roundabout in the:.f`rst ,phase,:. She asked if this Tr-affic Study
was supposed tg be used for the remainder of the Brody property or just: be for the
one parcel.
Mr. Tilton replied that. the focused part of this study measures the incremental
impact:assoeiated with just,.this part; of'thatoverall Brody site..
Councilmember Torliatt° asked. how the .parcel would be accessed if there were. a
future development; on that parcel. -
Mr,. Tilton explained that it would have to be a consideration in the design. 'There
are several things that have been discussed:,. One is~ to bring access :t°o the: Brody
property through the roundabout or some element of it, or possibly by providing
additional access; to the north side of Corona Road'fo the Scott: property:
27 Councilmember Torliatt 'would. like to address the issue of access to the: Brody
28 parcels so they dor't'ha~e to go through the situation that they do at this point.
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2 ouncilmember Torliatt is concerned with the existing conditions: the build' out o_f
33 the shopping center, th"e new junior high school, park: use; and, the. infersec-tion :at
34 Corona .Road and Adobe Road. She asked whaf the acfual project study area for
~35 this traffic:analysis was:
37 M'r. Tilton, replied that the study Looked primarily at S.onorna. Mountain Parkway and
38 Corona Road..: For the future traffic volume estimates, the looked at the build out
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40 hopping centers. All of those. were infegrated into the previous analysis :for the.
41 Specific Plane itself;.. Those projects have- changed. in .nature and 'in some 'places
42 .location, but (heir overall impact seems to be .about the same: as what was
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Councilmember Torliaft exp)aihed that at the last ,Council Meeting, Council
discussed the impact-an:d effect of-not putting infrastructure in place before we have
the total build=out --one of the mistakes that has been made in the past. It applies to
three lanes on Highway 101 and. it applies to ,interchanges. in the community. She
believes that this 'intersection is going to _be severely ..impacted in the future, whether
there is an interchange at Corona, or when the General Plan build-out is reached.
The City would be creating a condition where there would 'be a lot of traffic.
Councilmember Moynihan has concerns regarding future ,growth in the general area
and the unknowns potentially impacting the intersection.
Councilmernber Maguire would like fo see a design of the roundabout.
Suggested changes to the Staff Report:
/ Pedestrian Bridge across Corona Creek: Correct typo from "shall me" to
"shall be." -Add, "connecting the proposed residential section of the
development mid block with 'the proposed park.."
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/ Fence Design between proposed Park and. Sonoma Mountain Parkway -
"Staggered overlapping sections of fence with access to the street
through openings. "
/ Photovoltaic systems would be provided to the 10 % of the homebuyers
whose lots have the correct orientation, in :order for the systems to
function. The remaining homebuyers would be offered the system as an
option.
/ Storm Drainage Design -Add as a condition that, "the project will have
no net increase in run-off."
/ Railroad Crossing at Corona Road -Given the history of the Rail.
Authority, some flexibility be .given to the applicant and that they try to
work with the .Railroad Authority in getting the upgrade done. It may
come to the point the; applicant may have to bond around the
requirement.
/ Homeowners to be noticed in some way regarding, :possible noise from
rail service.
Councilmernber Healy noted that. there is an old farmhouse in that area that
could prove to be a~ great historic feature as part of the Gateway to remind
everyone of the heritage of that part of-town.
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4 Councilmember Caller-Thompson expressed concern. about th'e narrow area
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7 Counci member Torliatt agreed that improvements were needed.. there,... She :was
8 concerned about the safety°of bicyclists and pedestrians along that segment of the
9 street. She didn't know if that was part of- this project, but .wanted fo address this
10 issue, particularly when: discussing improving t.he, traffic flow along there.
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12 Mr. Tilton. explained fha_t the recomrnendafion would. be a single-lane: roundabout
13 similar to what is at Ely Road and Casa Grande Road. The calculations 'that were
14 provided are for a single lane. If at some point. in the future the need arises, there is
15 the possibility of bumping it out to multiple lanes.
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17 Mr. Moore noted that (here was aresolution in the packet. that would. amend.: the
18 General Plan and Specific Plan to relocate. the park, which was the direction from
19 the Council, at the last meeting.
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Relative to the roundabout, the -last resolution in the packet makes an interpretation
about the applicability of Policy' Three in the Circulation Element relatiue to the
swoo Staff is su gesting Ghat with some wording, changes, the Council can adopt
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.that .resolution making; `the roundabout the preferred alternative .fo complefing
Sonoma. 'Mountain Parkway,. subject t'o 'the :City processing a General Plan and.
Specific Plan Amendment prior to the approval. of the Final Map for Traditions that;
would 'formalize 'the. roundabout at that: intersection: That. would start at the
Planning Commission, 'and come back to Council, presuming that Council supports
that as the preferred alternative in that interpretation.
31 That. would. be' subject to the sarne:'publ,ic hearing. and noticing procedure that the
32 General Plan .and Specific Plan Amendment would require,: There would be two
33 conditions 'associated with that: 1.') That the City complete the Specific Plan, General
34 Plan Amendment prior to Final Map approval; and,, 2) That the applicant would ke
:35 responsible :for all costs :associated with the construction ofi the roundabout,
36 including,., if. necessary, costs .associated with eminent domain to acquire the
37 property:
Based on the discussions that we have .had wifh the applicant; their "p;roposal at this,
point would be to focus the, rounda,'bouf on the ,Brgdy property so that. there would
not be the. additional complications of eminent domain on the Scott property. The
improvement on Corona Road between the roundabout and. the roadway will likely
come. with the development of~the remaining portion. of the Brody property:
It was Council's consensus to look. into traffic calming. to get in and out of the
subdivisions along Sonoma. Mountain Parkway:
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4 Councilmernber Torliatt would like: the developer to look into -smaller .houses to
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7 Motion made by Councilmembier Maguire, seconded by Councilmember O'Brien, to
8 approve the following legis ation for the Traditions Subdivision project:
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10 Resolution '2001-18:1 N'C.S. Adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration fora 78-
11 Lot Residential, Subdivision Located at the Southwest Corner of Sonoma Mountain
12 Parkway and Maria ~D,rive.
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14 Resolution 2001-182 N.C.S. Approving an Amendment to the General Plan and
15 Corona EIy Specific Flan Land Use Maps to Relocate a Proposed Park Immediately
16 North of the Existing Mc4owe,Il Meadows Park to a Portion of the Traditions
17 Subdivision Located Between~Goxona Creek and' Sonoma Mountain Parkway
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19 Resolution 200`1'.-183 N.C.S~: Approving the: Planned Uriit District Plan for the 78-Lot
20 Traditions Residential Subdivision Located at the Southwest G"orner of Sonoma
21 Mountain Parkway and Maria., Drive with Language to Reflect Council's Direction on
22 the Overlapping Fence and the Position of the Pedestrian Bridge Mid Block.
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24 Resolution :2001=184 N.C.S.. Approving the Tentative Parcel Map for Traditions
25 Subdivision.
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27 Introduce Ordinance:;21.23 NC.S'. Rezoning the Two Parcels APN 137-061-014 and
28 a Portion of APN 1'37-061-018 from Agricultural to Planned Unit District.
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30 Resolution 2001=185 N.C.S-. Approving the Determination that the Preferred Means
31 of Redesigning the Intersection of Sonoma Mountain Parkway and Corona Road as
32 Required by Policy. 3 of the ,Circulation. Element of the Corona/E1y Specific Plan
33 Shall be a Roundabout and Shall be Tied to the Traditions Subdivision.
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37 1. Ten percent of the units;,, which .have. -the. correct orientation, to be equipped
38 with Photovoltaic Electric Generating Systems. Buyers of the, other units will
39 be offered the system as an option.
4-0 2. Zero Net Run-.Off.
41 3. Buyers. to be noticed, of any potential railroad noise.
42 4. Railroad crossing to be upgraded to the maximum. width with the flexibility of
43 bonding.
44 5. Install roundabout at the intersection of Corona Road and Sonoma Mountain
45 Parkway.
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5 .AYES: O'Brien, Healy, Torliatf; TVlaguire, Moynihan,
6 Vice Mayor Cadet-Thompson, Mayor Thompson
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