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January 18, 2000
City of Petaluma, California
Minutes of a Flegular
City Council Meeting
Vol. 34, Page 1`89
Tuesday, January 18, 2000: ~.
Council Chambers ,
The City Council met on this day at 3:05 P.M. in the. Council Chambers.
ROLL CALL
Present: Cader-Thompson (4:t0 p.m.),, Hamilton, Healy, Keller, Maguire (3:10
p.m.:) Thompson., Torliatt
Absent: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS'
None
COUNCIL COMMENTS
Council. Member Keller inquired if there had been any developments in updating the audio
system'in the Council Chambers.
City Manager Fred: Stoude,r :indicated that .a letter updating Council of the status of the
audio system was fo be distributed with Council's mail.
AGENDA CHANGES, AD®ITIONS, AND DELETIONS
None
LIAISON ASSfGNMENTSLAPPOINTMENTS
1. Resolution 00-12 N.C:S. Approving City Council Liaison Assignment to the Bicycle
Advisory Committee.
Motion: .Council Member Torliatt moved, seconded`by Hamilton to appoint/assgn
Council Member Michael Healy as Council .Liaison to the Bicycle Advisory
Committee.
Motion Passed; 5/0/2 (Cader-Thompson and Maguire absent)
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2 CO:NSERIT'CALEIVDAR
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4'° Council Member Torliatt thanked City Management fior including in the staff report
s prioritization of'the Communication .Center upgrade relative to the Fire Master' Pfau.
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~7 Motion: Council Membe;C Healy moved,.. seconded by Keller to adopt the Consent
8 ~ Calendar'as follows:
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10 1. Resolution 00-13 N:C.S. Implementing Employer Pick Up Pre-Tax Payroll Deduction.
11 Plan for ServiceCredit Purchases (PERS Contribution Code 14). This ~1Nill
12 - ~ Establish an IRC 41~4(h) 2 I'retax.Deduction for Future Buybacks of Military~service,
13 Prior'Agency Service, and Peace Corp Service.
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15 2. Resolution Q0-~14 N.C.S. Accepting Completion of'Woek by "A Floor'Store~Carpet
16 One, 'Inc." for Carpeting of the Petaluma Community Center in the Amourif of
17" ~ $39,878'.20.
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19~ 3. Resolution 00 1`5 .N:C.S.,Accepting Completion of'Planfing and Irrigation`forOakhill
2 o Park Phase 'I I by Hanford Company in the Amount of $37,234..00..
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22 4. Resolution 00-16'N:C.S. Accepting Completion of Playground Installation for Oakhll
2'3 ~ Park Phase II by West Coast Contracting in the Amount.of $59,866:00. .
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2 5,.-5. Resolution 00=1 T N.C:S`. Awarding'Contractto Ratelco. Communications. Services;
,,.26 Inc., DBA Day Wireless Sysfems, for- Upgrade of Communication Center at. Fire
-27 Station Number One; 198 "D" Streets; in the. Amount of $37,384.00..
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29 6. Resolution 00=18 N.C.S. C'onfi'rming ,Appointment of` Michael C. Moore as
3 o Community Development Director.
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32 7. Resolution 00-].9 N.C.S. Confirming Appointment of Richard Skladzien_as .Public
3 3 Facilities and Services- Director.
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3 5 Motion Passed: 6/0/1 (Caller-Thornpson absent). .
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37 Mayor Thompson formally recognized Mike Moore and welcomed him as the City's new
38 Commun'ify Development pirector.
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40 IDNFINISHED BUSINESS
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42 8. Verbal Report by U.S. ArrnyCorps of;Engineers Regarding Status of Payran Project
43 (Hargis)
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45 ,U. S. Army Corps of "Engineers Project Manager' of the Payran Reach `Flo`od Control
46 Project, Lynn Galal, reported`that project was on schedule.
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1 Council Member Keller inquired where the high water overflow would occur first in the
2 event of flooding.
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4 Ms. Galal indicated that it would most likelyoccur downstream of the bend in Rocca Drive
5 and work its way upstream towards the constriction wall.
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~ Council Member Keller asked" the Corps to provide topographic mapping that it indicate
8 where the failureswould first occur and a summary of how it would work its way upstream.
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1 o Ms. Galal agreed to do so.
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' 12 Director of Water Resources and Conservation Tom Hargis reported on the status of the
13 mainline railroad bridge and the drill line of the replacement bridge.
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15 Council Member Maguire .inquired as to the .status of the relocation of the drop gate
16 protection and widening of Lakeville Street between V1/ashington and East D Street.
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- 18 M'r. Hargis advised that a representative of the Railroad had been in discussion with the
19 City:earler that day and -that had been the hold up to date.
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21 Council Member Maguire wanted to know the date for completion of the bridge and rail
22 improvernerits.
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24 Mr. Hargis noted that he had heard that the trains would start moving the following month.
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2 6 Council Member Keller inquired if the improvements provided two or four gates for the
- 27 crossing~tfiereby making'it difficult to go around the gates after they had dropped.
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- 2 9 Mr. Hargis was n_ot certain. • He agreed to research and report back..
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31 Council Member Keller asked. if new electrical devices were included as part of the
32 improvements.
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~- V 3 4 Mr:: Hargis said he knew that 'new controls' were included.
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` 3 6 Geoff Cartwright 56 Rocca Drive spoke regarding the flooding problem in Petaluma and in
37 opposition of further development in the floodplain.
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3 9 No Action Taken.
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41 9. Resolution 00 -20 N.C.S. Authorizing he Removal of the Athletic Field Lights at
42 McNear Park as Recommended by the Recreation, Music, and Parks Commission.
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44 Recreation and Parks Director Jim Carr provided Council with a brief background, a status
45 report, and recommendations based on review of the project. The Recreation, Music, and
46 Parks Commission had agreed that the lights be removed by a majority vote of four (4) to
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;1 two {2j, P. G. and E. had aduised Mr: Carr that they were ready to move forward
2 depending on the action Council took.
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4 Council Member Torliatt aske:d,.Mr. Carr to address relocating the lights at Prince Park.
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6 Mr. Carr responded and concluded that they were close to .moving forward with a b`id
7 opening for that purpo e:
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9 Council Member Torliatt inquired if relocating the lights to Prince Park would have a
10 negative impact to soccer :and or softball teams..
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12 .Mr: Carr replied no:.
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14 .Council MemberTorliatt asked ifthe.re would' be any interruptions in availabilityof fields~for
1.5 public use.
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17 Mr. Carr replied that other"facilities could be used.
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19 Council Mernber Keller wanted' City Management to provide Council with "a~~~comple.te
2 0 inventory of what fields were available; for what sports; a wish. list of needs; and targefed
21 sites for development. He then inquired if there had been any recent developments; for.
22 funding from the ,State Parks Fund.: A Parks Bond. Measure and a Water Bond Measure
2 3 had been placed .on the March 2000 ballot: The City may qualify to receive funding from
24 either one of the. bonds if successful.
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2 6 ~ Mr. Garr would map the;inventory lisf and share the information withthe Council. He'would
2'7 attend a Proposition 12 meeting during the corning week and keep Council apprised::.
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2 9 Council Member Keller asked C.ify Management to provide Council. with what acreage
3 o needed to, replaced; transportation alfernatves, and #o identify financial. responsibilities.
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32 Mr. Carr replied that the Recreation, Music; and Parks 'Commssion.had di"scussed.these
3 3 items at length and that he would provide Council with ;the information.
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35 Dave Groves 809 ''F" Street McNear P-ark Neighborhood Association, spoke in,;favor of
3 6 ,removing the lights from McNear Park.,
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3 8 Mik, e Daddeley 106 Lavin Drive spoke in' opposition of the. ights .being :removed from
3 9 McNear Park :and asked Council to consider time restri'etions for use ofi lights.
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41 Dave King 835 Sixth Street spoke in oppo itio:n of the lights being removed from McNeas
42 Park and.. asked" Council.to consider time restrictions f.or use of the lights:
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4 4 Angela Dowd 912 "f'' Street. spoke in favor of removing the lights from McNear Park.
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46 Paul, Snaith 808:"F" Street spoke in favor of removing the: lights from McNear Park:
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2 Council Member Fiealy;asked Mr. Garr to respond to Mr. Smith's claim that there had been
3 direction given by City Management not to eject players for use of foul language.
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5 Mr. Garr denied the claim.
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~ Council Member'Healy'~acknowled'ged the need for sports fields in Petaluma and was in
8 favor of limiting uses°of McNear Park to eight o'clock until daylight savings began. He was.
9 in favor of explorin'g';ways;to strengthen enforcement in `the"form of`an agreement with the
10 neighborhood providing. there was adequate assurance that, it could not be changed
11 subsequently. He was in favor of keeping the lights at McNear Park.
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13 Council Member Keller was not in favor of keeping the lights at the park and wanted to
14 proceed with removal of the .lights and move forward later this year to work towards
15 reasonable alternatives. He°was interested. in exploring how the City could add fifty percent
16 (50%) to its inventory~of available fields in Petaluma and obtain a commitment from Council
17 to address long-term issues and that it not be it at the expense of any neighborhood.
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19 Council MemberTorliaft clarified'that the deficit in hours of availabilitywould be absorbed
2 o by Prince Park. She noted that the City had expended monies for the upgrades at
21 Kenilworth. She supported removal. of the lights after thorough research and based her
22 decision on reliance that the lights would be available at Prince Park.
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24 Mayor Thompson was in favor of a one-year trial agreement with the neighborhood, as
25 CounciC Member Healy, suggested, with assurance of compliance with limited use of the
2 6 lights and expressed thaf he. wanted`to work with the neighborhood to craft the agreement
27 so that it would :not be changed subsequently. He was in favor of keeping of the lights at
2 8 the park.
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3 o Council Member Maguire came.to the conclusion that the problem. was that there was a
31 shortage of fields in; Petaluma. Leaving the..lights did not solve the problem. A.person's
32 right to quietness during the'evening was an important point in the Recreation, Music, and
33 Parks Commission's d'ecisiori to~recornmend removal. He was in favor of removing the
34 lights from the park,
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3 6 ~ Council Member Hamilton expressed her appreciation that'-the issue had. gone back to the
37 Recreation, Music:,, and Parks Comrriissiori and moved forward with a recommendation
3 8 from them.. , S;he contended that the "trial period" Mayor Thompson referred to had been
39 the last seven~years: She was in favor of removing the lights from the park.
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41 Motion: Council ,Member Harniltori .moved, seconded by Maguire to adopf a
42 ,Resolution 00 20 N:C.S. Authorizing the Removal of the Athletic Field Lights
43 at McNear Park as recommended by the Recreation, Music, and Parks
44 Commission.
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46 Council Member. Healy noted that he hatl~ .briefly discussed with the City Attorney the
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1 possibility of crafting an agreement that could~,not~ be altered down, the road.
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3 Council Member Maguire replied that he did not think a.mutual agreement~in.the.form of a
4 contract.with'the neighborhood was likely. Enforcement wouldbe costly and the problem
5 would be exacerbated. He reiterated his support to remove the lights.
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~ Council Member Hamilton asked :the Mayo- r to call for the question..,;
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9 Council Member Torlatt reiterated there was no net loss to the public:;
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11 Mayor Thompson: stated the problem was: the: adult softball teams would be removed #rom
12 IVIcNear Park.
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14 Motion Passed: 4/3/Q (Caller-Thompson, Healy, and Thompson voting ''No")
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17 10: Presentation :by Tim .Kell_y~ of Keyser .Marston Associates. and Possible Dir:..ection
18 Regarding Lok Marina. Hotel De~elopmenf Group and .City Participation Through
19 Deferral. of :a Portion of Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT} ;Project Financing for a
20 Three'Star/Four Diamond Rated Hotel.
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2.2 City Manager Fred, Stouder introduced Tim Kelly of Keyser Marston and .provided some
23 background information about the project and Mr. Kelly's firm. -
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25 Tim Kelly, Keyser Marston. .Associates, lnc: provided.. information to the Council that
2 5 detailed -the project's financial feasibility, cost,.,Average Daily Rafe (AD:R) and Return.on
27 Investment (RQ'I:), financing, and recommendations his firm developed: He. concluded
2 8 Start-lJp Gap. Financing was to:
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3 0 1. Attract.pri~ate investment.. by providing financial .assistance in the. earlyyears of
31 the project to reduce risks; and ~.
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3 3 2. Establish sufficient safeguards to :ensure that the City and^the .redeveaopment
34 agency will not provide any unnecessary°or unwarranted financial assistance.
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3 6 Council' Member Maguire ,asked what. was required to achieve ahe "Three Star/Four
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3 ~ Diamond rating and what was involved in maintaining standards.,
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3 9 Mr. Kelly`thouglt fhe project.was planned to meet the: criterion of stand'ards:developed: He
40 referred to the Fountain Grove establishment:in SantaRosa as an example of°.a hotel thaf
41 met standards. -
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43 ,Co.uncil Member Maguire .asked for further clarification, `tflat is, was there a one-page
44 extract that defined the "standards."
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46 Mr. Kelly agreed ~to provide the City Manager with further information for the Council's
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1 consideration.
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3 Council Member :Keller was. interested in reviewing the criterion as well. He wanted to
4 know wh"at was the~total amount of subsidy the project was looking for from the City.
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6 Mr. Kelly rep ied that-:the City's subsidy of the project capped ~at $2.5 million and continued
7 his presentation.. He indicated`there was an opportunity for the City to recapture TOT and
8 Recommended -Daily Allowance (RDA).
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10 Council "Member Keller asked. if that would change if costs rose during construction.
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12 Mr. Kelly replied ,that a.ny-increase in costs were the at the risk of the developer and
13 reiterated, that the~;City's costs capped outat $2.5 million.
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15 Council MemberTorliatt asked if any market studies had been done in the area.
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1°7 Council Member Keller indicated he wanted a fiscal analysis that included enhancements,
18 such as dredging the marina that may have an impact on the City financially.
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2 0 Ed DeCarli Sixth Street spoke in opposition to the proposedproject.
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22 Geoff`Cartwright 56 Rocca Drive wanted to know what the project added to the existing
23 water problems in `Petaluma.
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25 Jessica Van Gardner:, Petaluma Visitor's Bureau spoke regarding the need of hotel and
2 6 confererce facilities: in Petaluma.
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2 8 Kirk Lok, spoke in favor of the hotel development as a community asset, and an investment:
29 as to how we defined ourselves as a community..
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31 Council Member Torliatf noted that Legacy Marketing had made a proposal to add parking.
32 in the project area.
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34 A_ member of Keyser Marston Associates., Inc. team replied that pending :modifications
35 would require-alternate offsite parking.
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37 Council Member'Hamilton expressed .interest in what the next step was. She thought the-
38 City of Petaluma needed a hotel center. She did not think that this project would set a.
3 9 precedent to subsidize other projects.
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41 Mayor Thompson replied that the developer was. asking for $750,000 from the
42 Redevelopment Agency.
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44 Council Member Keller agreed the project had merit and was needed in the City. He noted
45 that the;l_ok family owned the land being considered. for this project. He referred to the
46 agreement and reiterated that interest should be assessed, and that "repayment" and'
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1 "sale" needed, fo be definetl. He wanted the. City to have the ability to renegotiate, at the
2 time of a sale and or transfer of ownership so that the City would be repaid sooner. -
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4 Council Member Caller-Thompson indicated she was'in,favor of movi'ng'to:'the;next~~step.
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6 Council Member ,Healy was also in:favor of moving to the next step.-
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8 The entire: Council concurred with moving to the next step. with this project.
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10 No Action Taken. ..
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i2 11. Resolution 00-21 N.C.S. Authorizing the Parks & Recreation. Department to Apply
13 for a Coastal "Conservancy Granf for Phase III of'the Petaluma Marsh Enharcement
14 Plan, and Confirming that Surrounding Circumstances and Conditions have not: .
15 Changed Since the CEQA Negative Declarationfrom 1992.
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17 Motion: Council Member Maguire moved, seconded. by Caller=Thornpson,to; adopt"
18 Resolution Q0 - 21 N`:C.S'..Authorizingthc Parks & Recreation>pepartment to.
19 Apply for a Coastal Conservancy, .Grant for Phase III of~the Petaluma Marsh
2 o Enhancement ,Plan;. and Confirming :that Surrounding Circumstances and
21 Conditions have :not Changed Since the CEQA Neg"ative Declaration from
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2 4 Motion Passed: 7/0 ~ ~.
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2.7 Mayor Thompson adjourned the meeting at 5:30 P.M. to address items in Closed`Session.
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29 PUBLIC COMMENT
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31 None -
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3 3 CLOSED SESSION
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3 5 City Attorney Riehacd Rudnansky announ"cedthe following. items o be addressed,ih Closed.
3 6 Session:
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38 CONFERENCE 1NITH LABOR: NEGQTIATOR Pursuant to Government: Code Section
39 54957.6; Unit: 7, Fire.. Agency Negotiator: Acorne/Beatfy/Krout
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41 .CONFERENCE 1IVITH' REAL.PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Pursuant to Government Code.
42 Section 54.956.;$, Property.,: 4104 Lakeville Highway (APN's 0.17-170-002 and 068-010-Q26).
43 Negotiating Party: Frederick C. Stouder. Under Negotiation; Price, Terms or Payment or
44 Both. (Gray Property)
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46 CONFERENCE 1NITH LEGAL COUNSEL, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, Initiation .of'
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1 Litigation Pursuant to Subdivision (c) of Government code Section 54956`.9 (1 Potential
2 Case)
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4 CONFERENCE WITH, LEGAL COUNSEL, PEND1NG LITIGATION Subdivision (a)
5 Government Code § 54956.9)
6 Lionsgate v. City of Petaluma Sonoma County, Superior Court Case Number 220489
7 Lionsgate v. City of Petaluma, OAH Case Number A-0031-98
8 Nicoli v. Lionsgate, Sonoma County Superior Court Case Number 219989
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10 ADJOURN
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12 Council announced they would' adjourn 'to the Dragon`s 'View Restaurant for dinner
13 following Closed Session:
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17 RECONVENE ,
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19 The City Council reconvened its Regular Meeting on this date at7:15 P.M. in the Council
2 0 Chambers. - . .~~ , =
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22 Mayor Thompson announced that no reportable action was-taken on-:items addressed
23 during Closed' Session.
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2 5 ROLL CALL
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27 Present: Cader-Thompson, Hamilton, Healy, I<eller,,,Maguire,, Thompson;,Torliatt. •-
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2 9 Absent: None ~ ~ ~ ~ -
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31 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE .~ ~"
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3 3 At the request of Mayor Thompson, Dr. Carl Wong led thePledge of, Allegiance.
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3 5 MOMENT O'F SILENCE
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37 At the request of Mayor Thompson, a Moment of Silence was observed.
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39 PUBLIC:COMMENTS
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41 Will Stapp 1264 Mountain View spoke in support of Council's decision to increase the
42 fee for Petaluma Community Access (I'CA).
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44 Terrence Garvey 83 Maria Drive. spoke in opposition of Council's vote to give written
45 endorsement for the Campaign to defeat the Knight Initiative.
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_ 47 Rose Nagy Ostrander 1°757 Brompton Street Petaluma Community Access spoke in
48 support of Council's decision to increase the fee for PCA.
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1 Jirn Victorino 33 Long Road .President Petaluma Girls Softball Association~spoke in favor of
2 Petaluma developing a sports complex.
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4 Alice ~M: Bonomi 862. S. McDowell Blvd.. spoke regarding the abandonment of animals. in
5 Petaluma.
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~ Geoff Cartwright. 56 Rocca Drive spoke regarding a petition. he circulated asking the
8 Board of Supervisors to tape-,their meetings and about water shortage.
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10 COUIVCIL'COMMENTS
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12 Council Member Torliatt had,toured the Pofter Valley Dam; hosted by.the Sonoma~.Gounty
13 Water Agency (SC1NA), wifh others and expressed her impressions.
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15 Council. Member Keller addressed comments of Mr. Victorino and noted that Council had'. a.
15 discussion about. the need for more sports fields during their afternoon session... He
1~ ad~isetl Mr. Victorino about the Park Bond Measure and Water Bond Measure coming~up
18 on the-:ballot. In response. to Geoff Cartwright's comments: regarding Lafferty and wafer
19 issues;~he noted that the City had dedicated the water rights in perpetuity for fish, and
2 0 wildlife rehabilitation. He then commented for the beneftof the public that~:at the January 3
21 Council ..meeting ~Couneil had' voted unanimously to support a `'No" vote on the Knight
2 2 initiative: That meeting had nof:~been cabiecast.
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2 4 Council Member Caller-Thompso:n'indicated,she wanted to know why the landscaping was
2 5 being done at' Corona and Ely Roads: ,Relative: fo,AT&T; she had a conversation recently
26 with a citizen that had been upset:about the $2 increase but was not aware of the facility
27 PCA:.oceupied.at~Casa Grande High School. She,requested City Management to schedule;
28 a presentation that would-educate the public about. PCA: including their financial status..
29 She ~fhanked.~th'e~ Plaza North Shopping Cenfe.r for donating. space to Cott's for gft-
3 0 wrapping and distribution ~du""ring the 1Ninter'Holidays.
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32 Council Member Maguire referred to a letter written to the:Argun.Courie'r by;Ste~en Figoli
3 3 about waste ~ rnana ement. He wanted City Management to follow=up with Mr. Figoli
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34 complaints; as the nature, of those complaints had not _6een addressed in information
35 provided by`the waste management company to the City.
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37 Council MemberTorliatt, after reading Mr. Eigoli'sletter, had called the President;bf Empire
3 8 Waste Management. and who advised her that he was looking into'the complaint.,
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40 Council Member Maguire then .continued that he had 'heard from a resident in the
41 neighborhood of Haven nea_ r'La Cresta who advised that the '".No Parking" .in thatarea'had
42 been stolen. He asked that City Management; look 'i.nt_o the complarnt and if :the signs
43 needed to be replaced,, do so and ticket'illegally parked vehicles..He then addressed Mr;
' s dedication of water ri ~ hts i
44 Cartwright s comments. by noting that he favored the City' g n
45 perpetuity for fish and wildlife rehabilitation :and added `that for 'the-costs involved. with
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1 reconstructing Law er Dam, probably in excess of $1 million, for the water that would be
2 derived for the City was not adequate compared to the expense.
3
4 Council Member Hamilton had. received and read a letter from the League of Women
5 Voters in favor of support of public television and expressing their agreement with the City
6 to resist AT&T's billing separately for the increase for PCA. She asked City Management if
7 AT&T had a cap on their rate increases included in the. franchise agreement.
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9 Council Member Keller announced the City Council meetings. scheduled for the 19, 24, and.
10 26 of January for the cable audience since PCA did not cableeast City Council Agendas on
11 the government access channel.- He wanted- the public to know that the meeting on
12 January 26 involved the Corona Reach plan.
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14 COUNCLL AND CITY MANAGEMENT REPORTS
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16 None
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18 AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND. DELETIONS
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20 None
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22 PUBLIC HEARING
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24 12. Discussion and Possible Action on Draft Bicycle Plan, Including Recommended
25 Changes to lJpdate the Petaluma Municipal Code, Zoning Ordinance,
2 6 Engineering/Public Works Bicycle Facilities Standards, and Amending the
27 Circulation Element of the General Plan.
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29 Council concurred that the plan was comprehensive, thanked the Bicycle Advisory-
a 0 Committee.,. in particularly Patricia Tuttle Brown,. and City Management for a job well done; ;
31 and indicated their support to adopt the plan. with minor modifications in addition to those
32 addressed by the Bicycle Advisory Committee.
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34 Council Member Maguire recommended that the original design for the "Share the Road"
3 5 signs be maintained.
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37 Council. Member Kealer recommended a bicycle route that paralleled U.S. Highway 101
38 along the corridor between Petaluma and .Novato. 'He also recommended that when
3 9 planning bike routes near City schools, the plans be referred to school Site Councils. and
4 o Parent Teacher Associations (PTA) for recommendations.
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42 ADJOURN
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44 The meeting adjourned at 8:55 P.M.
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,2 ~ E. Clark Thompson, Mayor
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5 ATTEST:
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Beverly J. Kline,; City, C er. .
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