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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 01/11/1999January 11,1999 Vo1.32, Page 375 i li'IINU'TES z ®F A SPECIAI.IVIEETING 3 PETAI.ITIVIA CITY COgINCIi. a MONDAY, JANiTARY 11, 1999 s It®LI. CAI.,I.3:00 q.m. 6 Present: Healy, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Hamilton, Maguire, Mayor E. Clark Thompson ~ Absent: Vice Mayor David Keller s PLEDGE ®F AI.I.EGIANCE 9 Beth Meredith led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. io PIJBI.,IC C®MIVIEN'I' ii John Cheney, 55 Rocca Drive -encouraged the City of Petaluma to look into placing a plug iz in the Willow Brook Creek upstream from U. S. Highway 101, 13 Geoff Cartwright, 56 Rocca Drive -read from a letter he received from the Federal is Emergency Management Agency, dated December 30, 1.998, regarding Old Elm Village, is flood related issues and. flood map revision. He requested a written list of developments that i6 have occurred .since 1.989, the year of the last Flood Zoning Map change. i~ ~ Supervisor of District 2 Michael Kerns -congratulated the new Councilmembers. is PR®POSAI., T®1VIODIFY C®UNTY ®RIDINANCE i9 RELATING TO 1VIOIDIFICATI®N ®F CERTIFICATES ®F C®MPI,IANCE zo This lot creation question, by way of extension of a County Interim Ordinance, is to be acted zi upon by the County Board of Supervisors tomorrow (Tuesday). This ordinance prohibits the zz use of lot line adjustments to create additional developable parcels z3 A Certificate of Compliance is the mechanism used by local governments to formally za recognize that a lot has been created in conformance with the state Subdivision Map Act and zs the local subdivision ordinance regulations. Administrative Certificates of Compliance, as z6 they are called by the County Planners, result in densities, which are not required to conform . z~ to General Plan densities. Therefore, lot patterns can develop which are inconsistent with a zs level of planned growth. These Administrative Certificates of Compliance are not subject to z9 environmental review under the California. Environmental Quality Act. Cities will have 3o adopted Urban Growth Boundaries in vain unless. t_he loophole is closed. In order to resolve 31 this issue of somewhat uncontrolled lot creation, the advice given by the County Planning 3z staff is the State Legislature should revise their Subdivision Map Act provisions. Napa 33 County is also dealing with the issue and is in the process of developing an ordinance, which 3a may help to resolve this issue. 3s Supervisor Kerns-told the City Council he was present to hear what the Council had to say 36 on the issue. The Councilmembers expressed. their appreciation that Supervisor Kerns had 37 taken the time to attend the meeting. Page 376 ,Vol. 32 January 11, 1999 The Council agreed that the interim ordinance ten-month .extension, as proposed for adoption by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday .meeting, was a good idE:a and. hould be supported by the City Council., A letter outlining the. Gity''s position. will. be submitted. to all County Supervisors'. In addition, the City Council asked that. communication be directed: to the League of California Cities as well as to the State Legislators representing. this. area requesting that there be state Taw initiated to resolve: the: varaus Certificate of Compliance problems ~by amending ,the Subdivision Map .Act. ~ During. these ten. months. there will be an opportunity for the County staff and County counsel to develop an ordinance which may resolve this issue.. - to Both newspapers were complimented on their'coverage of`this tissue. li CLOSEID SESSION lz At 3:25 p:m. the Council recessed to Closed. Session for conferences with legal .counsel: 13 --Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(c) -initiation of legislation. (15' potential la items) is --Pursuant. to Government. Code, §54956.9(b) -anticipated 'litigation, significant is exposure to litigation ('I .matter) v Report out of Closed Session: is Re: Initiation of Litigation: In;order to .keep the Army U. S. Army Corps of Engineers of 19 Engineer'-s flood control project on course and. to do whatever it can to expedite the zo process, the; City. Council, has authorized the Ci6ty Attorney's: office to take any and .all zl steps .necessary to obtain the necessary remaining:rights of way including steps to b'e in a zz position to initiate eminent domain proceedings, and, if necessary,: initiate said z3 proceedings as soon as possible. The City will continue to try to work with property za owners to try and'work outresolutions. ss Re: Anticipated. litigation; .significant exposure to litigation: There was no reportable. s6 action. 27 AD:TOURN . zs The Council meeting; adjourned at 4:55 p.m. 29 30 31 32 ' 33 E. Clar_ _ Thompson, Mayor 3a ATTEST: 33 36 37 3s Patricia E. Bernard, City Clerk January 19, 1999 Vo1:32, Page 377 1 MINUTES z OF A REGiTLAR MEETING 3 PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL a TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1999 s ROI.,I, CALL 4:50 p.in. 6 Present: Healy, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson*, Hamilton**, Maguire, Vice Mayor David Keller, Mayor ~ E. Clazk Thompson s Absent: None 9 - - Cader-Thompson left 3:ss p.m., returned at s:20 p.m. 10 - -Hamilton arrived 4:55 p.m. 11 PUDLIC COMMENT lz Geoff Cartwright, Petaluma Flood Victims Association - he read from a Federal Emergency 13 Management Agency National Flood Insurance Program Regulations for Flood Plain la Management and Flood Hazard Identification. Part 65, Section 65.3 Requirements to Submit is New Technical Data. A community's base flood elevation increase or decrease resulting is from physical changes affecting flooding conditions as soon as practicable but not later than 17 six months after the date such information becomes available. A community shall notify the is Administrator of the Changes by submitting technical or scientific data in accordance with 19 this part. Such a submission is necessary so that upon confirmation of those physical changes zo affecting flooding conditions, risk premium rates and flood plain management requirements zl will be based upon current data. zz Last week, he said, he asked for a list of the development that has occurred. I am wondering z3 if I am going to get a response. City Manager Fred Stouder said he will get a response, staff za is attempting to determine what is involved in creating that history and the time involved and zs once we know that we will let you know by telephone or in wnting when you can expect a z6 response. z7 COUNCIL COMMENT zs Councilmember Matt Maguire -regarding Willowbrook Creek, he asked staff to give a brief z9 response outlining where we need to correct something or what we need to do in the creek. 3o He would like the staff to give the Council a memorandum by the next Council meeting. 31 MINUTES 3z The minutes of the January 4, 1999, meeting were approved as amended: 33 Page 365, Line 38 -Vice Mayor David Keller -change t~~ell to Lucas Ranch 3a Page 369, Lines 3 to 10 -Councilmember Pamela Torliatt - "traffic calming" should be 3s included in the list of items to bring back on Bodega Avenue Improvements (Note - 36 traffic calming is listed on Line 5) 37 Page 370, Lines 30 to 35 - Councilmember Pamela Torliatt -add, "This could be a 3s program provided for the business community." 39 The minutes of the January 11, 1999, meeting were approved as submitted. Page 378, Vol. 32 January 19, 1999 i CONSENT CALENDAR s The following items which :are. noncontroversial and which have been reviewed by the City 3 Council and staff were- enacted by one. motion which was introduced by Councilmember Matt a Maguire and seconded by Vice:Mayor David Keller. s Ayes: Healy, Torliatt, Maguire, Vice,Mayor Keller; Mayor,E, Clark Thompson 6 Noes: None ~ Absent: Councilmember Janice Cader-Thompson and Councilmember Jane Hamilton a RESO.99-10 NCS 9 CLAIlVIS AND 1sILLS io Resolution 99-10 NCS approving Claims andBills #78010 to #78346. ii RESO.99-11 NCS is COMPI,E`I'ION - TLTRNYNG BASIN DREDGING 13 Resolution 99-11 NCS. accepting completion of the Turning Basin Dredging which resulted is in the:- dredging of 12,500 cubic yards of Gilt. The project was contracted to Camenzind . is Dredging .for $177,608. 'The total project cost was $198;$74, which, was: funded.. by the l6 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the State ~Qffice of Emergency Services i~ {OES) and the. City's General Fund.. The combined funding from FEMA and OES wasp ig $.171,250 and the City's General Fund. provided $27,624. The need for the dredging is the 19 result of silt accumulation :from storm drainage last Winter. Additional time required 'to zo remove the debris was .needed.. Oamenzind D"redging found and had to dear with 102 tires, zi shopping carts, rugs and other items which becamelodged in the dredging rig. ii RESO.99-12 NCS z3 FINAL 1VIAP 1VIcNEAR LANIDING 2a Resolution 99=12 NCS approving the:Final 1VIap for McNear Landing Unit III Subdivision a is multi-phase development.. This phase is composed of 73 Single-Family residential lots, and is 26 a portion of the 18'5 lof total. Construction for this ..phase is expected to commence in. April s~ of 1999 with completion estimated to occur in Octobei of 1999. The .project is located south Za of 1VIcNear Circle and east of Petaluma Boulevard South. The estimated cost of public z9 improvements. for the subdivision is'$877,028. 3o ORD. 2080 NCS 31 ELECTRIC. ASSISTED BYKES' &. SCOOTERS 3i Adopt Ordinance 2b80.NCS promoting use of electric assisted bikes and scooters'in the City 33 by amending Chapter 11:72 (Bicycles) of the Municipal Code. Introduced by 3a Councilmember Jane Hamilton and seconded by Councilmember Pamela Torliatt on January 3s 4. 36 RESO.99-13 NCS 37 WATER 1VIET~ERS - SURPLUS 3a Resolution 99-13 NCS declaring various water meters surplus and authorizing sale thereof 39 Staff estimated the value of the used water meters to be $3,000. January 19, 1999 Vo1.32, Page '379 i RES®. 99-14 NCS z PCDC ANNUAL REPORT 3 Resolution 99-14 NCS receive .and file the Fiscal Year 1997-98 PCDC Annual. Report, a pursuant to State Law. The Petaluma Community Development Agency is also taking this s action. s --End of Consent Calendar -- ~ RES®. 99-15 NCS s OT'>~R AGENCY I.IAS®N ASSIGNMENTS 9 Resolution 99-15 NCS appointing Mayor Thompson to the Sonoma County Investors io Committee/Sonoma County Economic Development Board and requesting that letters be i i sent stating the City Council of the City of Petaluma, at the request of Councilmember tz Pamela Torliatt, wishes to present Councilmember Pamela. Torliatt as a candidate for member 13 of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and member of the Golden Gate is Bridge District Board. Introduced by Councilmember Matt Maguire and seconded by is Councilmember Pamela Torliatt. i6 Ayes: Healy, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Hamilton, Maguire, Vice Mayor Keller, Mayor E. Clark 17 Thompson 1 a Nces: None 19 Absent: None zo Additionally, it was noted that the MTC appointment is on hold for the month, -that Ken zi Mitchell was appointed to the County Open Space District, and that Matt Maguire is zz attending the SMART committee. The acronym stands for `Sonoma Marin Area Rail z3 Transit'. It was suggested by Councilmember Matt Maguire that the Mayors and za Councilpersons process for appointment should continue as it is. The Councilmembers zs discussed their desire to have a member of the City Council replace former Mayor Hilligoss z6 on the Open Space District. The Council would like to meet with Supervisor Kerns z~ regarding his support for placing a Petaluma Councilmember on various boards. za RES®. 99-16 NCS z9 1999 REFIJ5E COLLECTI®N RATES 3o Resolution 99-16 NCS establishing the 1999 Refuse Collection rates based on a percentage 3t of the Consumer Price Index, "Tipping Fees" and fuel cost (effective January 1, 1999). Thls 3a action. raises the refuse collection rates approximately 1.7%. To the typical household, this 33 represents $0.14 to $0.21. on their monthly statement. Staff verified `recycling bins 3a downtown' are in the contract for four locations. It was agreed to use the actual fuel cost 3s increase as a less volatile factor in calculating rates than PPI is. Empire Waste is to send 36 detailed complaint report for 1998 to Council within the week. Introduced by 37 Councilmember Matt Maguire, seconded by Councilmember Jane Hamilton. 3s Ayes: Healy, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Hamilton, Maguire, Vice Mayor Keller, Mayor E. Clark 39 Thompson ao Nces: None a1 Absent: None Page 380, Vol. 32 January 19, 1999 i COMPiJTER AIDED IDISPATCHC z City Manager Fred. Stouder told. the City Council that the second round of grant ,awards was 3 unsuccessful,, and staff is revising the submission for the. next: round of grant funding.. The a Computer Aided. Dispatch ,(CAD) .system :is being planned as a regional system, but the s parties involved are notyet at a point wherethey are ready to create a joint powers agency. It. s is planned that the City of Petaluma will have a `mirror system' to the CAD system. as will ~ three or four other Police Departments in the County: The. mirror systems. are, planned so s that if problems occur on main system ,in Santa Rosa, Petaluma, or the other rrurror ,system. 9 sites, will be able to utilize their local computer for the participating agencies. io RESO.99-17 NCS ii REMOVAL, OF .SOFTBALL FIELD LIGHTS AT McNEAR PA12K iz Resolution 99-1T NGS authorizing the: removal. of softball field lights at McNear Park. The 13 stated goal _of the Recreation, Music :and Parks Commission specifies. that. 1999 is the .last to Lighted Softball Season at McNear Park with the lights and pales to be promptly removed at is the end of the 1999 Calendar Year. It is the intent to relocate the `Lighted Softball Field' to i6 Aparacio Field which is at Kenilworth Junior High. i~ Recreation Director Tim Carr advised the City Council that the installation of'these lights at is Aparacio: Field can be done only after a considerable amount of testing of.the lights under. the 19 direction of a structural engineer and after ultimate approval .by the State Architect; which zo office has stringent. guidelines for softball field .lights that. must be met. Staff is securing cost zi estimates to ,test. the McNear light. standards. The approvals that come from the State zz ..Architect's:. office do not always come in a timely fashion. The decision. to use the .McNear z3 light standards qr purchase new ones is the last element needed to complete this project's za plans and specifications. zs Mr. Can suggested two options: z6 (1) Remove-the lights immediately, which would result in 40% of the softball teams not z~ being able to play, ifthe alternate softball facility at Aparacio Field is not. ready, or zs (2) Remove`the.lights as soon as the alternate facility.is ready for softball use. z9 Councilwoman Hamilton insisted that, under any circumstances, the lights should, be removed 3o this year; Introduced'by Councilmember Jane Hamilton and stconded by Vice `Mayor David 3l Keller 32 Ayes: Torliatt, Cader=Thompson, Hamilton,. Maguire, Vice Ivlayor Keller, Mayor E. Clark 33 Thompson 34 Noes: Healy* 3s Absent: None 36 * - Concern.about,the possibility the State approvals may come too-late, and there w,ould.be the loss 37 of use of one, softball field The softball schedule could be at risk: We are .at the vagaries of "the 3s State. He would prefer staff's recommendation and urge the staff and commission to be 39 encouraged to have the lights :removed, and to have aback-up situation that doesn't jeopardize the ao soft6a11 season. January 19,.1999 Vo1.32, "Page 381 i ADJOURN 2 It was moved by Councilmember Matt Maguire and seconded by Councilmember Pamela 3 Torliatt to add a Closed Session on Brabo vs the City to the list of items to be discussed. with a counsel and noted the information came to them after the agenda had been published and s there is :immediate .need for discussion. 6 Ayes: .Healy, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Hamilton, Maguire, ~ Vice Mayor David Keller, Mayor E. Clark Thompson s Nces: None 9 Absent: None to The Council agreed to hold the Closed Sessions after the evening meeting and adjourned to tt dinner at 5:45 p:m. i2 lIECONVENE AND ROLL CALL 7:.00 p.rn. 13 Present: Healy, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Hamilton, Maguire, is Vice Mayor David Keller, Mayor E. Clark Thompson. is Absent: None i6 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ~~ Pat Cheda led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. is M®MENT OF SILENCE. in Memory of former Mayor Norm Van Bebber, who was i9 Councilman from 1957 to 1963, and Mayor from 1963 to 1965. so PUBLIC COIVIIVIENT zt Bob Martin, 1'71 Payran Street -Member of the Sonoma County Water Agency Zone ZA z2 Flood Committee - he noted that Brian Kangas Foulk reported on Willowbrook Bridge and i3 said the base flood elevation'has been changed and increased in the Willowbrook Bridge area. sa He has sent that information to the Council and he would appreciate their attention to the ~s matter. a6 Don Weisenfluh,1092 Wren Drive -Supervisor Kerns' vote bothered him. What he did was z~ unconscionable: I can't imagine the developments that will come in. This is how I perceive zs it. Find a way of measuring the damage. z9 .Deborah Riddle, 416 GStreet -thanked the Planning Department for all their work on. the 3o Design Guidelines for the Downtown area. 31 Beth Meredith, 104 So` Street -congratulated the new Mayor and Councilmembers. 32 Regarding Supervisor Kerns' vote, she felt the discussion the Council had relating to lot line 33 adjustments in the County to be a "clear, positive discussion." She was surprised when he 3a voted "no." She asked, "Who was Kerns responding to?" But, we are talking about only a 2 3s to 3 months window here. What it points out to her is where are we going on land use 36 issues. 37 Richard Giddens, 63 Rocca Drive -repeated his six questions, and requested an answer: 3s 1. Why no 90°'s on storm drains by Payran Bridge? 39 2. Why no cap or check valve on Holmberg property drain? Page 382, Vol. 32 January 19, 1999 i 3, What flood. response programs from 1982-1998, we on Rocca have never seen any z DPW people with us when we are flooding? 3 4. We now have a '10" pump: What 'other backup .pumps do we have? IViarin -has 3 a trailer 6", 1 trailer 4", 2 portable 4", 2 portable 2" and 1 portable 1." s 5, What emergency terms from DPW and roads are there? So far in the flooding we 6 have. never seen anyone from.DPW or roads: department in Petaluma trying. to assist. ~ In 1Vlarin we respond when necessary or-when called. a 6e Rocca Drive is a mess: We have grass: growing; in the middle of our sheet. When 9 Payran Bridge was under construction we had 18-wheelers using Rocca Drive. io John.Cheney,:. 55 Rocca'Drive -Two weeks ago I asked about the. `check valve' at Willow i i Brook. You mentioned at that. time you would bring that back up. I did not see it on the iz agenda. this time. We :are in the .middle of the rainy season.. _It needs to repaired immediately: 13 .Not at a later date. If that check,valve can't. go, I have in front me of a couple. of -forms that is I'm going to .leave with the Council, one is from Brian Kangas ;Foulk where they indicate they is are drying out Sonoma County. They':re drying it out on our backs. I have from: Capital i6 Improvements a statement that's made about the Willowbrook. Channelzation. At the i~ bottom of it it states very 'clearly that it will increase flooding; downstream. No, it's not, is completely done, but all the private sector in here up there has. been done. 'The 19 channelization._has been done and the widening of Redwood Highway has been. done. We' zo have been under call that that- bridge needed something. to plug it so that that water wouldn't, Zi go around it. It's right in that:report, Brian Kangas Foulk. In fact, the water has been going; zz around it. We can't be putting this off.' I understand there: is a staff report out or one can be z3 done. Please. I don't know whether you. can take this up on a special :agenda. Winter is here. za We don't know what is going to happen. It's going to be-a sleepless night. forme: I'm ;going zs to ask you one: thing,. you get, a .chance tonight when you sit' in your. comfortalile chair, please z6 close .your eyes: for a minute and, imagine you ,hear the sirens passing the people screaming. z~ `evacuate'': Open your eyes, you've got :five minutes to get yaur car out of there before you. zs may get stuck. Think what you would grab that is valuable besides your kids. Please take a z9 look at this. 3o Geoff Cartwright, 56 Rocca Drive, Petaluma Flood Victims ,Association =showed 31 photographs of the Vintage Chateau project.. It:has 3 feet of fill. Longs Drug Store is on one 3z side and Lynch Creek on the. other side. What kind of plant is this, how many acres are 33 there, does this tie in with FEMA NFIP regulations Part. 65 that I've been speaking about 34 lately,. how about the City's Zoning Ordinance, the '`no net fill,' is this residential or 3s commercial? I think that you better look into this matter and do it quick. 36 Pat Cheda, 3272 Old Adobe Road - this. is in regard to the fence that Bruce Hagen :and: his 39 crew are thinking they are going to build for me: Well. they and you have been told before I 3a am very capable of building my own ..fence. The thing holding up the .project is: the 39 Environmental. Impact: Report. This. document should tell the type of fence that `will keep the ao trespassers off our .land.. The: `fence. I would. build, would keep my :animals home,, only. Not ai protect me from trespassers. I wily do whatever it takes ~to kelp :you off my property. Twill. az accept no,responsbility .for materials or liability. As far as good neighbors or bad neighbors, a3 just think of all the requests that-',you have sent to the Board of Supervisors that you have as made in the ,past years to regulate, devaluate and take away our property rights. You are the as bad neighbor to us for .years. -Put the shoe on the right foot,. please. We can't possibly a6 accept you as a good neighbor.. You think you own the whale :mountain the way you act. a~ Well sorry, even thenewspaper you cry when you don't get your own way. January 19, 1999 Vo1.32, Page 383 i Sounds; like you are the only ones with .rights to do as you so desire. When the water a company had control of the land there was no problem. If a problem did arise, there. was a s phone 'call and the problem was solved. I wish Bruce Hagen would please stop using, my a name in his articles. And that was including the fence. I do want to thank you and hope you s understand that it will be taken care of when the Environmental Impact Report comes out. 6 C®IJNCII., COMMENT Councilmember Matt Maguire for Bob Martin and John Cheney, we have asked staff to get s us a response on the Willowbrook situation and we will be happy to share that with you. Pat 9 Cheda, a heads up, the Environmental Impact Report on Lafferty is not going to tell what io type of fence will keep trespassers out. That is not an environmental issue and will not cover i i that. iz Councilmember Jane Hamilton -I've been getting a lot of calls on Y2K, and people are 13 concerned about their water, their electricity and things that; are within the City's jurisdiction.. is I'd like to have this scheduled on an evening. agenda by April just to answer some basic is questions for citizens, so people can be assured that we do have manual overrides that will i6 make everything work on our computers, or how we are going to resolve these issues: i~ She also wanted to announce a Petaluma Year 2000 Community Forum that's happening at is the Petaluma Library on Tuesday, January 26, 6 to 8.:30 p.m. in the Helen Putnam meeting. i9 room. zo Vice. Mayor David Keller -Wants to bring to staffs attention a series of complaints on zi construction activities on Sunnyslope. We have a note that came in on the Primo Subdivision zz regarding construction hours, which- according to the writer, is supposed to be limited to the z3 hours between 8 to 5, Monday through Friday only. Those are being exceeded, as are the za days being exceeded, and Sunnyslope Road is not being kept clean. It appears to be in zs violation of agreements. He would like that to be responded to, and he would like z6 enforcement of the limit in working hours in the residential neighborhood. The final meeting z~ of the Central Petaluma Specific Plan is scheduled for Thursday, January 28, 6 p.m., at the zs Senior Center in Lucchesi. z9 Councilmember Pamela Torliatt -Dorothy Bertucci would like to be .reappointed to the 3o County Library Board 31 Mayor E. Clark Thompson -the following items he would. like to see on the next agenda, 3z Marcie Becker regarding Organ donors and the Two Rock Training facility to discuss and 33 take what action that maybe necessary: 3a RESO.99-18 NCS 3s PARENT-SORENSEN M®RTTTARx - NEG DEC & TEN'T'ATIVE MAP 36 Resolution 99-18 NCS adopting a negative declaration of, environmental impact for a 37 rezoning, planned unit district development standards and a tentative parcel map to divide 3s one lot into two lots at Parent-Sorensen Mortuary located at Magnolia Avenue and Keokuk. 39 The land division into two lots will result in one lot consisting of all the buildings and the ao parking lot associated with the mortuary use. The second lot will consist of a single family ai dwelling and detached garage. Page 384, Vol. 32 January 19, 1999 i There are no changes proposed to the existing improvements, structures or land uses. The z public hearing was opened and. Carol Whitmeer, Planning; Consultant, noted her that her 3 presence was to answer questions.. The hearing w.as closed: Introduced by Councilmember a Matt Maguire and seconded by Councilmember Pamela Torliatt. s Ayes: Healy, Torliatt;. Cader-Thompson,'Hamilton, Maguire, 6 Vice Mayor David. Keller, Mayor E. Clark Thompson ~ Nces: None g Absent: None 9 RESO. 99-19 NCS io PAREl~T'I`-SOR~NSEN 1VTORTUARY - DEVET.,OPIVTENT' STANDARIDS ii Resolution 99=19 NGS approving the development standards for Parent-Sorensen Mortuary. iz Introduced by Councilmember `Matt Maguire and seconded by Councilmember Pamela 13 Torliatt. is Ayes: Healy, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Hamilton, Maguire, is Vice Mayor~David•Keller, Mayor B. Clark-Thompson i6 -Noes: None i~ Absent: 'None ie ORD. 2081 NCS 19 REZONE; PARENT-SORENSEN MORTiTARY PROPER'T'Y zo Introduce Ordinance 2Q81 NCS to rezone the Parent=Sorensen ,property from C=H :(Highway zi Commercial). to PUD (Planned Unit Development)., Introduced by Councilmember_ Matt zz Maguire and seconded by Counclmember'pamela Torliatt. 23 Ayes: Healy, Torliatt; Cader-Thompson, Hamilton, Maguire, 2a Vice Mayor David Keller, Mayor E. Clark Thompson 2s Noes: None 26 Absent: ,None z~ CROSS CREEK REVIEW zs A neighbor has been concerned for several months about the construction process and the z9 final construction result at Cross Creek, which. is located ,adjacent to the' Village East 3o subdivision. Staff has been overseeing the building activities. and trying to assure there is 31 compliance with the various conditions of the approval. Specifically the neighbor has been 3z concerned about pad elevations, timing for issuance of certificates of occupancy, Flood 33 Insurance Rate Map compliance, Army U. 'S. Army Corps of Engineers of Engineers. 3a compliance and Sonoma County Water Agency review of Adobe Creek improvements. 3s Staffa .first response memorandum was distributed to the City Council in September: Steve 36 Block ;said ,he had a. very short presentation. today and.. would. like 20 minutes when -this is 37 fully discussed. They have been working 'with the developer, and they have made progress. 3s There are two questions to be resolved: Privacy issue and View blockage issue. 39 Joe Francis --hopes this will end up with a positive solution. ao Dave Teeken, 7 Bringle Court - we have come miles and miles form, where wee tamed. A. ai few feet movement of some of the new houses would help to preserve some views. az Geoff Cartwright -the drainage from. this subdivision to the river will slow drainage 'in the a3 river. He suggested looking at the whole river for' a solution. January T9, 1.999 Vo1.32, Pag"e '385, i Doyle Heaton, Mardell Homes - we have been meeting to resolve the issues. We have found z away to redesign Phase 3. On Phase 4 we are very close to resolving the issues. We are 3 happy to work together as long as we know what is being asked of us. a Mayor E. Clark Thompson thanked Messrs. Heaton, Block and Stouder for all the time and s effort they have devoted to reach resolution. Please continue to work together. 6 Vice Mayor David Keller regarding the creek, when this matter comes back he would like to ~ know the impact the creek has on the endangered species -the steelhead. The stream bed s levels are specifics that he questioned and his concern that the creek run dry in the summer. 9 The upstream as been improved and the downstream has not. What is the direction regarding io stream maintenance in say the year 2003, or 2009? ii Councilmember Michael Healy asked if we are still on target to discuss the interim ordinance iz water issues. in February. 13 IZlESO.99-20 NCS is DOWN'T'OWN GZJTDEI,INES - FTT2ST PT2ESEN'I'ATION is Resolution 99-20 NCS approving the Downtown Guidelines. Principal Planner Vin Smith i6 said this document is meant to be of assistance to the property owners downtown and is i~ guidance in planning renovations in this historic district. There have been occasions when is building has occurred, store front modifications, signs have been put in place without 19 approval and what staff is trying to do is get a cooperate relationship with the Downtown zo Association. We want to be kept in contact with the property owners and renters and want si to be kept aware of what is going on. There is a meeting scheduled to be held at the Masonic zz Hall on March 20 to discuss the guidelines. z3 Vice Mayor David Keller there is a tremendous amount of work that has gone into this over za the years. His overall sense is this is a living town,. a living city center, it covers a range of zs buildings going back 130 or 140 years. There is everything from brand new to quite unique z6 and old for California standards. One of the things that having grown up in New York, z~ where buildings are two or three hundred years old and get transformed every day of the zs year, and they are still in use. It is very important to me that the architectural heritage be z9 preserved, BUT the economic utility of the buildings is essential. so If the buildings cannot be used for economic activity, they will be abandoned, whether it 31 takes ten or twenty years to abandon them or abandon overnight; and so, it is very important 3z to me that we do not set up a program of the `design police,' as it were, that there be 33 significant flexibility within the overall feeling and context of the downtown but. that building 3a owners, business owners be allowed to reuse buildings creatively, that they not be stuck with 3s trying to conform to something that doesn't now but I don't ever want to see it become 3s Disneyland. Disneyland is not an economic activity where each storefront on Disneyland's 37 Main Street has to survive. We do. 3s We .have different property owners with different resources and different intentions and 39 encouraging them to work as part of this whole that is the gift of this. But I don't want to ao see it put in the standpoint of where we are going to have `design police,' where we wind up ai with such a closely or tightly constrained uniformity of.design, and colors of signing that the az area loses it interest, loses its vitality, loses the individual creative touch from each business, a3 and ultimately loses its economic reason for being, which is a business center. If we don't as have a business center we don't have a downtown, regardless what the buildings look like. as So, that said, I'm very pleased so far with what we have and urge you to go forward. Page 386, Vol. 32 January 19, 1999 1 Introduced by Councilmember Michael Healy and seconded by Councilmember Matt 2 Maguire. 3 Ayes: Mealy, Torliatt, Cader-Thompson, Hamilton, Maguire, a Vice 1vlayor David Keller, Mayor E. Clark Thompson s Nces: None 6 Absent: None 7 CL®S'EI) SESSION s At 8:30 p.m. the Council recessed.to Closed Session to discuss: 9 CONFERENCE WTTH REAL. PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8. to Property: 3 Rocca Drive.. Negotiating Party: Hargis. Under negotiation: Price, terms of payment,. or both 11 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR - Pursllault to Government Code Section 12 §54956.8. Property: 529 Madison Street. Negotiating Party: Tom:Hargis. Under negotiation:. Price,. terms 13 of payment or both. la CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Pursuant to: Government Code Section §54956.8. is Property: 4;140 Lakeville Highway. Negotiating parties:- Gray and City of Petaluma. Under negotiation; 16 Price and terms of payment or both. 17 CONFERENCE WITH` LEGAL COUNSEL - .EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code la Section 54956:9(a) Kimari ws. City of Petaluma. WCAB Case No. SRO 0100705 19 CONFERENCE. WITH' LEGAL COUNSEL - .ANTICIPATED' LITIGATION -Significant exposure to 20 litigation pursuantto Government Code Section 54936.9(6) (1>matter) 21 REPOR'Y' ON CLOSED SESSION 2z There was nothing to report out of closed session. . 23 .ADJOURN 2a At 9:30 p.m. the meeting was adjourned. 2s 26 27 28 29 E. Clark ompson, l~iayor 3o ATTEST: 31 32 33 / 3a Patricia ~. Bernard, City Clerk 35