HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 05/15/2000May 15, 2000 Vol. 34, Page 477
1 City of Petaluma, California
2 Minutes of a Regular
3 City Council Meeting
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6 Monday, May 1,5, 2000
7 Council Chambers
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9 The Petaluma City Council met on this day at 2:05 P:M. in the Council Chambers.
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11 ROLL. CALL
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13 PRESENT: Council.Members Cader-Thompson, Healy, Keller, Maguire (2:30 p.m.);
14 Mayor Thompson; Vice Mayor Torliatt
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16 ABSENT:: Council Member Hamilton
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18 PUBLIC' COMMENT
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22 CLOSED SESSION
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24 Conference~With Labor Negotiator, Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6, Unit 6,
25 Police:. Agency Negotiator: Acorne
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27 Conference With. Labor Negotiator, Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6, Unit 7,
28 Fire. Negotiator: Stouder
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30 Conference With Labor Negotiator, Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6, Unit 8,
31 Departmerif Heads. Agency Negotiator: Acorne.
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33 Conference With Labor .Negotiator, Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6, Unit 10,
34 Public Safety Mid-Management. Agency Negotiator: Acorne
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36 Conference`With Real Property Negotiator,:.Pursuant to Government Code §54956:$.
37 Property: 556 North McDowell Boulevard. Negotiating Party: Gene Beatty. Under
38 Negotiation: Price; Terms or Payment, of Both. (Mosquito Abatement Building)
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40 Public Employee Performance. Evaluation,, Pursuant to Government Code §54957.
41 Discussion of City Clerk Evaluation. - Continued to a date uncertain.
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43 Conference With Labor Negotiator, Agency ,Negotiator: City Negotiator.
44 Unrepresented. Employee: City Manager. -Continued to a date uncertain.
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2 ADJOURN
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4 The Closed Session adjourned at 3:05 P.M.
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10 RECONVENE, - (Immediately following the P; G. D. G: meeting)
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12 The Petaluma 'City Council reconvened' its Regular Meeting on this day in 'the Council
1:3 Chambers at 4:15 p.m:
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15 Mayor Thompson announced that the ,City Clerk's Evaluation and~•C:ity' Manager"s Labor
1'6 Ne_ gotiations were removed from.. the Closed. Session agenda sand :continued ;to, a date
17 uncertain and that no reportable action was taken on items addressed during Closed
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20 ROLL CALL
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22 PRESENT:. Council Members Caller-Thompson; Healy;~~l<eller, .Maguire. (2;30 p.m:,;); .
23 Mayor Thompson; Vice Mayor Torliatt
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25 ABSENT: Council' Member Hamilton ` .• - - ~.
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29 E'dy Samson, .627 Draco. Drive., spoke: regarding the status of Petaluma Community
30 Access and expressed her concerns. - • - ` ...
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32 Patricia Tuttle Brown thanked the Mayor .for. allowing her o~ speak tlunng 'public
33 comment. regarding the 'Ridgeview Subdivision and expressed Fier .desire that a bike
34 path be. included: ' , - --
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36 Geoff Cartwright,: 56 Rocca Drive., spoke regarding the flooding problem 'in :Pefaluma
37 and of h"is opposition to development in the floodplain. ~ '
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39 COUNCIL. CO:IUIMENT
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41 Mayor'Thbmpson announced that' the Petaluma River Clean=Up would.. take place on
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4.4. Council Member Maguire spoke. regarding a draft transportation ~merno he would
45 distribute to the:-Council. and encouraged there to-read it as it' was very informative.
46 Regarding: PCA, the implications to Council based. on a memo received from Assistant.
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1 City Manager Gene Beatty that.he referred to about the last-;PCA meeting noted that the
2 group was in need of community support in order to continue operating..
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4 Council Member Cader-Thompson. spoke regarding the Petaluma River Clean-Up.
5 Regarding PCA, $2.00 a month was a small amount to pay in order for the community
6 to support its operation. She, added. that the school and the ,public benefited as they had
7 the opportunity to learn, how the equipment worked. She announced that Council was
8 leaving to go to Washington, D.C. to continue petitioning legislative representatives and
9 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the shortfall of funds from the Petaluma Flood
10 Project.
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12 Vice Mayor Torliatt .noted that all Council Members attended the Chamber of Commerce
13 installation and named a few Council Members who attended the Mayors' and
14 Councilmembers' meeting. She announced that May 16 was National Bike to Work Day
15 and encouraged. everyone to ride his or her bikes to work. She also mentioned: there
16 was a natural gas, bus available for the: Council to view and noted that the City would
17 purchase natural gas busses in the near future.
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19 Council Member Keller .requested afollow-up on ,last. Tuesday's meeting with the
20 Railroad.
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22 Program Coordinator James .Ryan had a conversation with. David Solomon lasf
23 Wednesday, who indicated that he was mailing the. Cloverdale document; the Planning
24 Department of the Raif. Agency was to fax their recommendations. He noted this item
25 would come back to Council on June 5. ,- ,
26 Vice Mayor Tor.liatt wanted to make-sure that it; moved forward. and suggested having a
27 special meeting next Mondayfor the Council to discuss transitoptions:
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29 .Mayor Thompson asked what needed to ~be decided. -
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31 Mr. Ryan replied that Council needed to decide if they agreed with the"two phases as
32 recommended and then they could proceed with.. working on developments if.agreeable
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35 Public Facilities and Services Director Rick Skladzen noted -that City Management.
36 didn't have anything. new to present and that the department would have something for
37 the Council to review by next week. ,, ~ .
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39 Assistant City Manager Gene Beatty asked if there was a meeting scheduled for
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42 Mayor Thompson, asked Mr. Ryan to provide him~with information that,,would help the
43 Council decide if a meeting should be scheduled.
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i AGENDA CHANGES...ADDITIONS; AND DELETIONS;
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5 PROCLAMATIONS
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8 .Foster Care 1 80.0 4kid 44 Month -accepted by Ed Collins; Sunnyhills Children .:and
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10 National Safe Boating Week -accepted by Stanley Cook,. ~represenfatiVes of the U.S.
11 Coast Guard Auxiliary
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13 Veterans' Appreciation'Month - CityClerk fo forward via U,S. mail.
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15~ National Public Works, Week -accepted by 'Public Facilities and Services Director Ricl<
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18 iVIINUTES
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20 March`6, April 1'7; May 8, May 9, ,2000
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22 Council Member Healy , .Marsh 6, 2000: Page 6 line 14 -right hand. turn lane; arid..
23 Toxcs on coal gasification. ,_ .
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25 MOTION:'Council Member Maguire moved., seconded, by Cader-Thompson, to
26 „approve the minutes as_amended. .
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29 PASSED:. 6/Q/1(Hamilton~absent)
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31 COfVSENT' CALENDAR~~
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33 1. Resoluton'Approvi'ng Quarterly:~Treasurer's Report. (Cornyn)
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3.5 2.REMOVED -Resolution ..Approving 13evised Tow Service Agreement :and
36 '~ ~ A'dinirnstratiiie Tow Fee. (,Parks/Savano) -MOVED TOE JUNE S.
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38 3. REMOVED'=Resolution Awarding Contract to Sueces~stul Bidder(s) for Operafion
39 - ofi Petaluma Transit's. General Public: Fred Rontfe and/or Door-to-Door
40 ~ =Paratransit 'Transit Services. (Bid Opening on April 7; 2000) (Ryan) - ,MOVED
41 TO JUNE-5.;
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43 4. Resolution.Acl<nowledging "the Submittal' of Appl_cati~ons by ;the Committee on
44 the..S,helterless and,the ,Salvation Army to HU.D as .Part' of`the Continuum of
45 Care Process and.' Authorizing the Gity Manager ~tc~ Sign `the Certification of "
46 Consistency with Petaluma's 2000-2005 Consolidated Plan.. (Moore%Gaebaer)
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2 5. CHA^IVGE IN. WORDING -Resolution Approving the Project Budget of
3 $81,,000 for a Restroom at Shollenberger Park, and. Awarding a Contract to
4 ~~ ~ West,-Coast Contracting ofi Petaluma for a.n amount of $71,436. Estimated
5 Cost:. $&1,000. Staff Time: 1'6 hours. (Carr)
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7 6. ~ , Resolution Authorizing the Police Department to Apply for a Juvenile
8 ~ Accountability Block Grant from the Office of Criminal Justice Planning in 'the
9 Amount of $12;496'. Matching Funds ~of $1,388 1Nill Be Taken -From the Patrol
10 .Overtime: Account: ~ (Parks)
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12 7. CHANGE IN INORDIiVG -Resolution Authorizing Contract to Provide Grading
13 and .Drainage at the Lucchesi Park Soccer Fiefd in preparation for the
14 Installation of a Synthetic Soccer Fiefd Surface.. (Project Currently Out to B.id:)
15 (Carr) .
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17 7,A:`.' Resolution Approving the Plans and Specifications Prepared Under the
18 ~ Supervision. of the Public Services and Facilities bepartment, Overruling Bid
19 Protest;, and. Awarding, the Contract to Frontier Contracting, Inc. for the
20 ~'~ Petaluma River and Trails Project 9876,; located...along Lynch Creek from
21 Twin Creeks Subdivision to North McDowell Boulevard, and Wayside
22 Viewing Area Between, Petaluma Boulevard and the Petaluma River Just
23 South of Twin'Bri'dges. Construction Time Estimated at five and one-half
24 months. Funtling Sources: PCDC ($334,.000); TDA ($161,000); ISTEA
25 ($522;000); Coastal Conservancy ($27;000); and TEA-21 ($250,000)
26 (Evert/Skladzien) (,4DDED)
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28 MOTION: Vice Mayor Torliatt moved, seconded by Cader-Thompson,. to approve
29 and adopt-G.onsent Calendar items 1; 4. - 7A. Items 2 and 3 removed from
30 Consent to Council's Regular'Meeting on June 5, 2000.
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33 PASSED: 6/0/1 (Hamilton absent)
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35 UNFINISFIED BUSINESS
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37 8. Report Regarding Status of Payran Project and Discussion and. Possible
38 Direction Regarding Payran Flood Management Project Financing and
39 'Budget.
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41 Assistant City Manager Beatty reported on the upcoming trip to Washington D.C.
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43 No Action~T.aken.
44 9. Ridgeviein- Heights Subdivision: Continued from April 17, 2000
45 a. ~ Re§olution Adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration.
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1 b. Resolution Approving the Tentative Subdivision Map, and, ~PUD .
2 .Development Standards. `:~ y
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4 MOTION: Council Member' Maguire_rnoved, seconded by-`Ke ler, to approve the plan
5 with the. mitigated negative declaration and app~ro~e the subdivision with
6 the path where the pipeline: easement lies: ~ ', ' ~.
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8 Clerk's Note: Council Member Healy was in favor of contm~iing~<the item and elected to
9 withdraw his second and waif until a full .Council was present. ,. ~ ,Y . ~ '
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11 Council Member Keller made the second.
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14 FAILED: 3%'3/1 (Noes: Keller, ,Maguire, Torliaft Absent: F-lamilton) ,:,,,.;:.
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16 City Attorney :Rich Rudnansky noted that a motion to reeor~sider musf be made by a
17 vote of the: prevailing: party '(the "Noes") either later during ahis session or, at the-.next
18 meeting.
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20 10. Report :and Possible ;Action Regarding, Cable Franchise (AT&T) Audif Process,
21 and Resolution° Awarding Confract.
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23 Assistant City Manager Gene Beatty provided.. background information regarding the
24 audit process.,
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~26 Vice MayorTorliatt asked whether AT&T was: to ;pay for, the audit.
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28 Mr: Beatty replied there was no requirement in the franchise <~greement for them. to pay: .
29 Previously there. was an indication that they would be willing to pay for some of it.
30 However,- in recent discussions, AT&T indicated that they were not going. to pay.
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32 Council Member Healy requested tiie com. pliance area not addressed in the franchise
33 was that of the: poles and power and not moving equipment to new poles in a timely
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36 MOTION: Council Member Maguire, .moved, seconded by Keller to adopt a
37 Resolution, Awarding a Contract for the Cable. ,Franchise (AT'&T) Audit
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40 MOTION .
41 PASSED: 6%0/1 (Hamilton absent) .
43 11.. Confracts for Landscape Maintenance in Landscape Assessment District'Ayeas
44 1 and 2 to North Bay Landscape: Management; and Area. '3 fo ~Nessco ..item
45 moved ~to June 5: ~ ..
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1 12. Redwood Empire Sports Complex (RESA) Lease Arrangements; item moved
2 fo June 5.
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7 The meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m.
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