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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 06/07/1999Page 76`, Vol. 33 June 7, 1999 i MINUTES 2 OF A REGULAR MEE~'ING s PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL a MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1999 s ROLL CALL: 2:00 a.m. 6 Present: Healy, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Hamilton, Maguire, ~ Vice Mayor David Keller, Mayor E. Clark Thompson a Absent: None 9 CLOSED SESSION io CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -ANTICIPATED LITIGATION. Significant ~i exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government §54956.9 (1 potential case) iz - No reportable action. is PUBLIC COMMENT is Jeff Cartwright - in the face of diminishing resources what is the wisdom of continued is growth? i6 COUNCIL COMMENT i~ -Torliatt -The Federal recertification of MTC is a good time to look at how much money is is going to Bay Area Rapid Transit's extension from San Francisco to the San Francisco i9 Airport; the Sonoma County Transportation Authority is looking at 5-year plan for the North 20 Coast Railroad Authority; regarding the Kenilworth Junior High relocation, we need to look.. 2i at traffic impacts and the number of students going to from the west side to the east side of zz town; also look at the Land Use of the Kenilworth area, which is R-6,500 (residential) now; 2a look at the reopening of the pedestrian overcrossing of U. S. Highway 101, which is behind 2a Kenilworth Junior High, and be sure the neighborhoods know it will be opened; she wants 2s more information on the status of the construction at the Airport Terminal. There is a z6 meeting on the Bay Area Transportation Blueprint for the 219` Century on June 16 in z~ Oakland. 2s -Keller - He wants clarification of the .School Board position on the junior highs; i.e., are z9 both facilities going to be used; we need to look at system-wide transportation issues and we 3o should look at options at the next school meeting with the City to give them guidance what si we are interested in; and lots of thanks go to the auto body shops in town for their assistance sz in painting the Police cars black and white: ss -Hamilton -Put the. subject of the junior highs (new one on the east side and Kenilworth) on 3a the Council agenda; create a Council subcommittee to clarify issues, the fears and goals we ss have for that site; and we should ask the School Board for another meeting soon. s6 -Healy - Is concerned that if the Kenilworth `use' changes, there may be a negative impact 3~ on agreed upon recreation uses of the fields; he asked staff to bring forward the Joint Powers sa Agreement to the City Council to look at that issue, because the City may be looking at 39 losing the Recreation uses. ao -Maguire - on the pedestrian overpass reopening, he would like to see meetings held with ai Bicycle Committee before it reopens; he is sure we can make it work this time. June 7, 1999 Vol. 33,'Page 77 i -Janice Thompson -Agrees with the foregoing - .Billie Rae Lipscomb is retiring, from the z Old Adobe Schools and JT would' like to have one day each year (December 15) be Billie Rae 3 Lipscomb Day, and she asked that this be placed on ari agenda; would like to .have Carry 4 Smith address the City Council on Green, Power sometime in Gate summer; in thinking about s Memorial Day, we all should remember those who fought for this country to keep it free. 6 MINUTES 7 The minutes for May 17 were approved as amended: a Page 409, Line 39, Senate Bill 15, after the word "banning" add poorly 9 manufactured Saturday night special ...handguns. io Page 412, at the bottom of the page, add a cornrnent by Councilmember ,Michael i i Healy: My comments on the. presentation regarding industrial water' effrciency iz should include that he expressed concern that a 3% discount rate used in the 13 economic analysis is too low. 14 Page 416, Line T7, reword that .line to say; a higher density in which we can is accommodate alternate modes of transportation. Hopefully, i6 The minutes for May 24 were approved as submitted. i~ APPOINTMENTS is ABAG Executive Board -the appointment ofPia Jensen.. of Cotati expires;'in July of 1999. i9 Councilmember Pamela Torliatt said she may be interested in that appointment:. and she will zo advise thee. Mayor if that position becomes firm. Thee Council supports her appointment to zi that position if she decides that her schedule will acconvnodate it. zz County Agricultural Preservation- & Open Space District Advisory Committee -the z3 appointment of Kent Mitchell. of Healdsburg expires in June of 1999. The Council supports z4 the reappointment of Kent Mitchell to this committee. zs CONSENT CALENDAR z6 The. following items which are noncontroversial and. which have been reviewed by the City z~ Council and. staff were enacted by .one emotion that was introduced 'by Couneilmember Matt za Maguire and seconded'by Councilmember Pamela'Torliatt. z9 Ayes;. Healy; Torliatt; Cader-Thompson, Hamilton; Maguire; 3o Vice MayorDa~id Keller, Ivlayor'E. Clark Thompson 31 Noes: None 32 Absent: None 33 RESO. 99-114 NCS 34 CLAIMS AND .BILLS 35 Resolution 99-114 NCS approving Claims and Bills #81219 to #82554. Page 78; Vol. 33 June 7, 1999 i RESO. 99-115 NCS z FIXED HOLIDAYS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000 3 Resolution 99-115 NCS approving fixed holidays for F.Y. 1999-2000: a Holidav Date Observed s Independence Day Monday, July 5, 1999 6 Labor Day Monday,. September 6, 1999 ~ Columbus Day Monday, October 11, 1999 a Veterans' Day Thursday,. November 11, 1999 9 Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 25, 1999 io Day after Thanksgiving Friday, November 26, 1999 ii Christmas Eve Thursday, December 23, 1999 iz Christmas Day Friday, December 24, 1999 13 New Year's Day Friday, December 31, 1999 is Martin Luther King Day Monday, January 17, 2000 is Presidents' Day Monday, February 21, 2000 16 Memorial Day Monday, May 29, 2000 i~ RESO. 99-116 NC5 is WELL BUILDING - WISElVIAN PARK i9 Resolution 99-116 NCS awarding contract with D & R Construction to construct a well zo building for $54,250 at Wiseman Park. zi RESO. 99-117 NCS zz PPSC PARATRANSIT CONTRACT z3 Resolution 99-117 NCS approving aone-year contract extension for 10,000 total hours of za service at $26.98 per hour. zs . ORD. 2092 NCS z6 ~ TIME LIlVIIT FOR CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT z~ Introduce Ordinance 2092 NCS amending the time and fiscal limits for the Central Business za District section of the redevelopment agency. The time limit shall be amended to read forty z9 years from the date of adoption of this plan (September 27, 20.16). The Central Business 3o District section of the redevelopment agency shall not pay indebtedness or receive property 31 taxes after September 27, 2026. Ordinance 1221 and Ordinance 1973 NCS shall remain in 3z full force as amended b y this ordinance. 33 RESO. 99-118 NCS 3a APPOINT BEVERLY KLINE CITY CLERK 3s Resolution 99-118 NCS appointing Beverly Kline as City Clerk effective June 14, 1999, at a 36 annual salary of $64,092. June 7, 1999 Vol. 33, Page 79 i RES®. 99-119'NCS z PURCHASE, COMPUTERS -1VIICROGEAR - HP VECTRA 3 Resolution 99-1.19 NCS authorizing expenditure of $32,068.32 with Nlicrogear for the a purchase of 23 Hewlett Packard Vecfra computers. s --End of Consent Calendar- 6 RES0.99-120 NC5 r FINAL MAP' PALM SUBDIVISION ITNIT 2 s Resolution 99-1':20 NC:S approving the final map for Palrn Subdivision; Unit 2. This is a four- 9 .lot subdivision on Acadia Drive near Clary Way. It was noted that Water Quality Control is io addressed in thie approvals for this subdivision. Introduced by Councilmember Matt Maguire ii and seconded by .Councilmember Janice Cader-Thgmpsan. 12 Ayes: Healy; Torliatt; Cader-Thompson, Hamilton, Maguire, 13 Vice IVlayorD'avid Keller, Mayor E. Clark Thompson is Noes: None is Absent: None i6 RES0.99-121 .NCS i~ ®NE YEAR EXTENSION - LAIDI,AW TRANSIT is Resolution 99-121 NCS approving an amendment to the contract with Laidlaw Transit to 19 .allow aone-year extension to their .fixed route bus service contract at a cost of $568",37.6. It zo was noted that Laidlaw is supporting and working together with the City on the marketing ~i plan. Introduced. by Councilmember .Pamela Torliatt and' seconded by Vice: Mayor David za Keller. 23 Ayes: Healy, Torliatt; Cader-Thompson, Hamilton; Maguire, 2a Vice Mayor David'Keller, Mayor E. Clark Thompson 2s Noes: None 26 Absent: None z~ RESO. 99-122 N_ CS Zs SOITNDWALL PHASE.3 = E. WASHINGTON (SITTTER TO MARIA) . 29 Resolution 99-T22 NGS .awarding: a'contract with.J. A. Gonsalves of Napa for $193;875 for 3o Soundwall, Installation -Phase 3, which'is from.Sutfer to Maria on East Washington.. It was 31 agreed that staff will include vineguards in the :nstallation~:of the plants to. try to discourage 32 folks from destroying the, plants. Introduced by Councilmember 1Vlichael Healy and seconded 33 by Councilmember Pamela. Torliatt. 3a Ayes: Healy, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Hamilton, Maguire, 3s Viee.Mayoi David Keller, Mayor E. Clark Thompson ss Noes: None 37 Absent: None 3s Totally removed from the agenda: 39 HTE RECORDS MANAGEIVIENT SYSTEM. - PILTRCHASE ao --End of items .removed fxom the Consent Calendar-- Page 80, Vol. 33 June 7, 1999 i i ~ PAYRAN RIVER FLOOD'FIX UPDATE z City_Engineer Tom Hargis reported he U. S. Army Corps of Engineers project is pretty much 3 on schedule. There are meetings planned with the contractor, U. S. Army Corps of a Engineers and staff as well as with the neighborhood. The neighborhood meeting is s scheduled to be at City Hall on June 29. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers has not 6 approved the contract with the City to cover the City's plan to build the railroad bridge. ~ Staff is proceeding with the railroad bridge process and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers is s proceeding with their internal approvals on the contract with the City. 9 John Cheney asked about the Willow Brook Creek `plug' and the `vegetation' that has yet to io bye installed in the creek. He also suggested a sign be placed on the Payran Bridge about the ii neighborhood meeting and an ongoing sign, a bulletin board, and telephone numbers be iz p'laced at the job office for the next phase of the river work. Another question he had was 13 when the `illegal' land fill at .Adobe Lumber was going to be removed. He has also been is talking to the County on this issue. Vin Smith, Planning Director, said they have been is working with the County on this and' have no final answer. 16 Geoff Cartwright -The Chevron Station on Petaluma Blvd. North is planning to expand and i~ it may have a storm water detention pond. Mr. Cartwright doesn't think they work. is RESO. 99-123 NC5 i9 APPOINTMENT TO PETALUMA VISITORS' BUREAU 20 Resolution 99-123 NCS appointing Mayor Clark Thompson to the Petaluma Visitor's Bureau zi to replace Mayor Hilligoss and' appointing Mayor Clark Thompson, Councilmember Janice zz Cader-Thompson and Councilmember Pamela Torliatt to the Petaluma Visitors' Bureau 23 Nominating Committee. Introduced by Councilmember Pamela Torliatt and seconded by 2a Councilmember Janice Cader-Thompson. 2s Ayes: Healy, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Hamilton, Maguire, z6 Vice Mayor David Keller, Mayor E. Clark Thompson 27 Noes: None 2s Absent: None 29 TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX SUBCOMMITTEE 3o It was agreed the following named Council members would serve on the Transient 31 Occupancy Tax (TOT) subcommittee of the City Council: 3z Vice Mayor David Keller, Councilmember Jane Hamilton, and Councilmember Pamela 33 Torliatt 3a All''ofthe following three resolutions on the Petaluma River were introduced by Vice 3s Mayor David. Keller and seconded by Councilmember Matt Maguire. 36 Staff was asked to make a presentation on how the railroad bridge will look. Staff was asked 37 about raising the railroad so that East Washington and D Streets could have travel below the 3s railroad. The cost and. the required length of railroad track rise would make that cost 39 prohibitive. Additionally,, high speed rail would require even more construction cost for such ao a structure. Future access behind the Rite Aid drug store may need to be changed because of ai the railroad needs. The auto wrecker is the most vulnerable. Staff will advise the Council az when more information is available. a3 Ayes: Healy, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Hamilton, Maguire, 44 Vice Mayor David Keller, Mayor E. Clark Thompson as Noes: None Absent: None June 7, 1999 Vol. 33, Page 81 i ItES®. 99-124 NCS' z PETALUMA RIVER FLOOD FIX- AMENDMENT #1 3 Resolution 99-124 1VCS :approving an amendrrient to the" U. S. Army Corps of Engineers a contract with, the City of Petaluma` for construction of the Main. Line Railroad Bridge by the s City of Petaluma. 6 RESO'. 99=125 NC5 ~ PETALUMA RIVER.FLOOD FIX -RAILROAD BItID(TE REPLACE'IVIENT . a Resolution 99-125 NCS authorizing the City Manager to execute the necessary papers in 9 connect with the permit applications for replacement of the Railroad Bridge. io RESO. 99-~1~26 NCS ii PETALUMA RIVER FLOOD I•'IX - RAILROAD BRIDE PLANS/SPECS iz Resolution 99-126 NCS approving ,plans and specifications and' authorizing advertisement for 13 bids for the Main Line Railroad Bridge. replacement. is CLOSED SESSION At 4::35 p.m:, the Council recessed to Closed Session to, discuss:.. is CONFERENCE WITH;LEGAL COUNSEL -EXISTING: LITIGATION (Subdivision~(a) of Government Code. i6 § 54956.9. Berry vs. City of Petaluma et al. Sonoma County Superior Court Case No. 2184'55 (Tfiere was no i~ reportable action.) is ADJOURN 'to dinner. t9 RECONVENE 7:00_p.m. zo Present; Healy; Torlatt, Cader-Thompson, Hamilton; Maguire; 21 Vice Mayor David Keller, Mayor E. Clark Thompson zz Absent: None z3 PLEDGE' OF .ALLEGIANCE za Sue Lauer .from the Argus Courier..led the,Pledge of Allegiance to the: flag. zs MOMENT OF SII;ENCE z6 PUBLIC- COMMENT z~ Jerry Price -spoke about theft of .real. estate,., a =pipe: siphoning water, a fence on city zs property, a sign that tells permission is required to .:pass. z9 Diane Reilly-Torres -said the Public Access Cable television .group should -film more 3o meetings so-the public can see themon Cable Television Channels 61, b2', and 63. 3 i .COZJNCIL COMMENT' 3z Janice Thompson -The BP gasoline station on McDowelUWashington appears fo be a traffic 33 hazard, could we have one entrance closed`? Planning Director Smith aaid that cannot be 34 done; but there will be more information on what can be done after the planning study is 3s completed. Page S2, Vol. 33 June 7, 1999 i Healy -The .School District tour of campuses was fabulous; Oak Hill'. Park has been z improved and is now.open to the public. In the Wastewater Master Plan there is a reference 3 to single-family dwellings being exempt from water efficient landscaping, that should change a and water efficient landscaping should be required for single family dwellings. Bring s something back on this. s Torliatt -Ann and .John Risk of Penngrove are still bothered by the lights from the golf ~ driving range. .Please check on this some more. Planning Director .,advised that the golf s driving range is resolving a situation with the lighting contractor. The City Clerk was asked 9 to re-circulate information on the commission vacancies. io GOOD NEWS ii The Sonoma County Community Foundation has awarded $1,SD0 to Petaluma's Christmas in iz April program. This grant is made possible by a donation from the Charles M. Schulz 13 Foundation. is PROCLAMATIONS is Men's Health Week -the proclamation was presented to Joe Manthey; who told the City i6 Council that the Police .Department does not have domestic violence assistance for men, but i~ they have help for women; and the Hospital District does not have screening for prostrate is cancer, but they do have breast cancer screening for women. He thanked the City Council 19 for its support. zo ADOBE CREEK B~'-PASS AND FLOOD MANAGEMENT IlVIPR®VEMENT5 zi Matt Hudson, attorney for the developer, and the developer, Doyle Heaton, addressed the zz Council and responded to inquiries. Robert Ramirez said there are 100 homeowners there z3 who expected ballfields and they should be contacted if that is not going to come to pass. za Diane Reilly-Torres said she doesn't anybody who knows about drainage here so the City zs should put out money for a hydrologist. Steve Block said this ballfield was a carrot. He z6 wants to be invited to meetings with agencies, wants to know how the pinch point will be 27 handled, what will be the use of the two wells. Geoff Cartwright said the flooding will zs continue and the City will do studies over and over again. z9 The following listing outlines the established performance criteria and Council direction for 3o the following items relating to Cross Creek: 31 1. Adobe Creek diversion structure and by-pass channel 3z a. The structure and channel shall not impact the habitat for steelhead within Adobe 33 Creek 34 b. The structure and channel shall not pose any future threat to steelhead, including a 3s threat of being stranded in the by-pass. 36 c. The City shall receive an approved and revised Letter of Map Revision from the 37 Federal Emergency Management Agency shall approve the design prior to issuance 3s of building permits for twelve lots within Cross Creek Phase 3 39 d. No from all of this shall be borne by the City, that shall include staff time ao e. Staff will report on who shall be responsible in perpetuity for maintenance of-the by- ai pass June 7, 1999 Vol. 33, Page 83 i 2. Location of ballfields z a. Hold public hearings of the: Airport -Land. Use G~mmission and :the Recreation, Music 3 and parks Commission regarding the proposed and .possible alternate locations of the a ~ ballfields s b. Notify Cross Creek residents and other interested residents of these meetings 6 c. Return to the City Council with.. conceptual plans for the Cross Creek site and ~ alternate locations'for direction and/or approval of'the ballfields by the City Council.. s d. Staff shall re-evaluate the contract on the ballfields to be certain the city is relieved of 9 expenses. even it they are off-site. . io e. The city may look outside the city limits for ballfields ii 3. Status on issues raised by the Federal Aviation:.Admi~stration on the wetlands iz a. The Federal.. Aviation Administration, Water- Quality Control Board and the U. S'. 13 Army Corps of Engineers shall confirm. resolution of this issue iri writing... is b. The Airport Commission should comment on the wetlands. is ICES®., 99-.12,7 NCS 16 SUPPORT PUBLIC ACCESS TO OPEN SPACES ~~ Resolution 99-127' NCS supporting .greater public: access to the Open Spaces of S'onoina is County. The resolution urges the.. Sonoma County 13oard of Supervisors to establish a 19 Countywide network of trails ,and. natural parklands in the Outdoor Recreation Plan and zo include outdoor recreation opportunities. as a priority in the Sonoma County Agricultural zi Preservation and Open.Space District Acquisition Plan. and provide adequate funding to the zz Sonoma County Regional Parks Department to create; and manage the trails and natural z3 parklands identified and acquired through these Plans. za Jerry Price said there is no trail over the mountain so many things are `a smoke screen, to zs keep Lafferty from the public. Bruce Hagen showed same graphs that indtcate there is less z6 accessible open space ;in Sonoma County than is the. case in other counties. Will Stapp said z~ the County needs a clear open space. policy. Staff is not allowed `to begin .negotiations with. zs property owners on trails. We are seeing the same forces fighting us like on Lafferty Ranch, z9 Doug Dailey urged. the Council to ,support this action. He talked about an apparent 3o inconsistency with the ASHTOE standards being. or not. being-used by the County and Stony 31 Point Road is not up to those standards. Robert Ramirez people who live m higher density 3z projects need more open space for public use. 33 The resolution is to ask that. the County designate Lafferty as passive use recreation and to 34 have a trail go through it. to Jack. London'Park on., the Sonoma side of the mountain. The 3s statistics devel'o.ged by Messrs. Stapp and Hagen are to be cent to the. County along with the 36 resolution and a letter. 37 A separate letter is to be sent to the Open Space District about the Morelli property which is 3s for sale -and should be considered. by them. Introduced by Councilmember Pamela Torliatt 39 and seconded by Vice Mayor. David. Keller; ao Ayes: Healy, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Hamilton; Maguire; ai Vice Mayor David Keller,, Mayor E. Clark Thompson az Noes: ~ None a3. Absent: None Page 84, Vol. 33 June 7, 1999 i WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY PR®JECT z Eleven years. ago, the City of Petaluma began developing a process for a new wastewater s treatment facility to be operated by a private corporation. Five companies responded to the a request for proposals issued in July of 1996. In January of 1998 the City Council selected s Montgomery United Water, one of only two final proposers, to begin contract negotiations. 6 In the meantime, Brown & Caldwell has completed the Wastewater Facilities Master Plan. 7 Bill Faisst of Brown & Caldwell presented the Master Plan which recommends a design plan a for a publicly owned wastewater treatment facility. Further information will be given to the 9 City Council by Montgomery United Water on June 14. The subject is scheduled once again to on June 28. 11 Ned Orrett and Bob Rossen both complimented the design and Mr. Faisst's presentation. lz ADJOURN 13 At 10:30 the meeting was adjourned. 14 15 16 17 is E. Clark'Thompson, Mayor 19 ATTEST: zo zl zz z3 Patricia E. Bernard, City Clerk