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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 07/27/1998July 27, 1998 Vo1.32, Page 153 32 ~ MINUTES 2 OF A REGULAR MEETING 3 PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL, a MONDAY, .TULY 27, 1998 5 ROLL CALL 7:00 p.m. 6 Present: Torliatt, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss ~ Absent: Keller, Hamilton s PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 9 Barry Lawrence led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. io MOMENT OF SILENCE i i PUBLIC COMMENT 12 Mr. Mitchell -has been a victim of domestic violence. Women violators need counselling. 13 Men need counselling also. It is very difficult to come forward and admit this. My wife was is arrested for domestic violence. She falsified a police report. The District Attorney chose not is to press charges. He has been kept out of his house. People do abuse the system. TRO 16 clinics for men could be helpful. He called on two occasions to the YMCA to ask for -help i~ and was referred to the public clinic at the Court House. He again solicited help. It was is suggested that they would be no help for him. We need to look seriously how we help i9 victims. One third of the arrests for domestic violence this year have been women. Men 20 have been ashamed to come forward. zi Larry Torres - he presented the City with some Indian charm stones which were used on 2z fishing nets. Regarding domestic violence, the YWCA feels all men are batterers. z3 Diane Reilly -agrees with the last two speakers regarding domestic violence. We desperately 2a need services here in town. She read a list of programs the County has available. The City of 2s Sonoma has an advocate at City Hall on Wednesdays. Petaluma should check to see if they 26 can offer this at no cost or at low cost. 27 Vince Landof -regarding transportation, there should be six Golden Gate Transit Busses zs which should be retrofitted with wheels so they can operate on the rail system from Northern 29 Sonoma County down to Sausalito, where they could then get back on the pavement, cross 3o the Golden Gate bridge and then continue on street car tracks. The railroad crossing arms at 31 Payran near the old Lucky store are not functioning very well. COUNCIL COMMENT 33 MS -wants agendized how we manage landscape assessment districts. Maybe this would be 34 more appropriate for the public works department to do. She protested the Special Meeting 3s which was held last Wednesday. This method of doing business was a way to determine how 36 the vote would come out. Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-Mayor M. PatriciaHilligoss, MS-Councilmember Mary Stompe DK Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councibnember Pamela Torliatt MM--rice Mayor A1att Maguire Page 154, Vol. 32 July 27, 1998 i RES®. 98-155 NCS z PARKERSON REAPPOINTED T® SPARC 3 Ross Parkerson (Incumbent) and David Rapp requested Council consideration of their 4 applications. The vote follows s H T H I O A M L K R M A L S E L I G I T T L I L U G R O O L A T I O E M T E T O R S A P A R T N E S D E L PARKERSON, inc. Ab X Ab. X X X X 5 RAPP - - - - - 0 6 RESO.98-156 NCS 7 HUDSON REAPPOINTED TO AIRPORT s Kent Carothers spoke to the Council. Jim Hudson was absent because he was taking his bar 9 examination. H T H I O A M L K R M A L S E L I G I T T L I L U G R O O L A T I O E M T E T O R S A P A R T N E S D E L CAROTHERS. - - - - - - - - HUDSON, Inc. Ab X Ab X X X X 5 Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember Jame Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-Mayor M. PatriciaHilligoss, MS-Councilmember MaryStompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-mice Mayor Matt Maguire July 27, 1998 Vo1.32, Page 155 1 RES®. 98-157 NC5 s PLANNING, TREE, BICYCLE, B®ARD ®F BiJILDING REVIEV6' 3 APPOINTMENTS a Resolution 98-157 NCS adopting a "White Ballot" for the following persons who ran s unopposed for the listed appointments: 6 Planning Commission, 4 year terms, expiring in 2002: ~ Gary Broad, Incumbent, and s Marcel Feibusch, .Incumbent 9 Tree Committee, 2 year terms - io Ann Amyes, expires in 2000 ii Frances Wilson, expires in 2000 iz Joseph Noriel, expires in 2000 13 Bicycle Committee - 2 year terms: is Lisa Irwin, Incumbent; expires in 2000 is Dusty Resneck, Incumbent, expires in 2000 16 Gerald Hasser, expires in 2000 i~ Leslie Weiss, expires in 2000 is Board of Building Review -Robert Clark, newly appointed and serves at the pleasure of the i9 Council Zo Introduced by MM and seconded by MS. 21 Ayes: Torliatt, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss 22 Noes: None 23 Absent: Keller, Hamilton za RES®. 98-158 NCS ss MA7~WELL APPEAL 26 Resolution 98-158 NCS denying the Maxwell appeal, approving Planning Commission 2~ approval with 1 year extension of the map from this date, adding a pedestrian easement on zs the property along D Street and a 20 foot easement uphill at the southerly edge of the z9 property to the ridge with the Maxwell's gracious offer, and accepting the offer of pedestrian 3o easement across the private driveway where it accesses the property at D Street. The hearing 31 was opened. 32 The appeal filed by Patricia Tuttle Brown related to a requested pedestrian path along the D 33 Street border of the property as a potential piece for ultimate connection with the Bay Area 34 Ridge Trail system. Ultimately she would like to see the trail along the ridge but this action is 3s not the appropriate time to ask for it. The request is fora 20 foot trail because there may 36 need to be some more gradual climb, i.e. switchback, especially at the .southern edge of the 37 land. Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss, MS-Councilmember Mary Stompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-Vice Mayor Matt Maguire Page 156, Vol. 32 July 27, 1998 i Mrs. Irwin of 1309'/2 D Street spoke in favor of the appellant's request. She noted that 2 people run the stoplight near her home and it is particularly dangerous for pedestrians and 3 bicyclists. a John Mills, 1315 D Street also spoke in favor of the request. s Steve Buckley, agent for the Maxwells, addressed the Council's questions. The family was in 6 the audience and agreed to allow the easement along the D Street edge of the property and ~ uphill to the ridge. They also agreed with a pedestrian easement across the private driveway s at the entrance to the property. Concern was express about the potential -fire problems. They 9 noted portions of the land are very steep. In addition, he said the Maxwells are willing to io dedicate an easement on the 50 feet of ridgeline that is outside of the City Limits so the trail zi could be connected in the future. is Staff noted that the City would construct the trail at a future time. The hearing was closed. 13 It was moved by PT and seconded by MS that the appeal be denied, the easements on the is Maxwell land be accepted and the easement on the ridge outside the City Limits also be is accepted. 16 Ayes: Torliatt, Stoinpe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss i~ Noes: Read *opposed use of the appeal process to effect change. is Absent: Keller, Hamilton 19 MM thanked the Maxwells for working with the City on this issue. zo RESO.98-159 NCS 2i PETALUMA SCHOOL DISTRICT NEG DEC 2z Resolution 98-159 NCS approving a negative declaration of environmental impact on the s3 proposal to utilize the old Hagstrom's grocery store (200 Douglas Street) for the new school 2a administrating building. The request is to change the General Plan from Retail Commercial as to Mixed Use in order to allow some residential construction on the remainder of the parcel 26 towards the direction of the high school. It was said that there would be created more than 4 z~ lots in the remainder piece of land. zs There has been neighborhood concern about the use, about the fact that the school district 29 does not have the funding to amend the exterior of the building to; meet the Site Plan 3o Architectural Review standards, about the graffiti and the illegal drug activity the neighbors 31 have witnessed and about the potential of traffic problems with. people using the parking area 32 as a shortcut for cars. 33 Steve Bolman represented the school district and responded to various Council questions. 34 School Board Trustee and President Lou Steinberg -also spoke on behalf of the School 3s District.. He said that the District is eager to proceed with the project, to improve the 36 landscaping on the property, and to do the lot split, but as a member of the School Board he 37 is unwilling to take funds from the student's education in order to remodel that building. He 3a indicated that when the lot split is accomplished and the remainder piece is sold, there should 39 be sufficient funds available to accomplish some renovation to t:he building. ao John Lindenmeyer, 125 Upham -the neighborhood welcomes the school district but hopes ai the SPARC requirements will prevail. Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-Mayor M. PatriciaHilligoss, MS-CouncilnrernberMaryStompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM--Vice Mayor Matt Maguire :.~ . July 27, 1998 Vo1.32, Page fl57 i Nancy Case, 216 Baker Street, she is a teacher in Sonoma. SPARC or no SPARC, a something needs to be done with the building. There have been students overdosing, traffic 3 problems, and tagging of the building. a Greg Mitchell, 219 Baker Street -said the same things the foregoing speakers said. s Paul Zarn, 113 Upham Street -repeats the same as above. 6 Tom Brandle, 25 Douglas -would like to see the school move in because of the current 7 crime problems. This is an eyesore and he hopes the future plans don't fail. s George Kinny, 256 Douglas, apartment building owner - he is concerned about the property 9 adjacent to his land (remainder piece). He'd like this to have some completion. io Lou Steinberg, President of the School Board -the School will do its best to make tt themselves good neighbors. We do not have the funding to do any remodeling now. We will to improve the landscaping situation. If someone wants to donate money and/or time to assist t3 the School we would be most appreciative. The School does not want to be a detriment to to the neighborhood and it will do all it can to beautify as much as possible. is The City Manager said he will discuss this with Dr. Wong, the Superintendent of the District. t6 PT wants the neighbors to be part of the effort to help to resolve this issue. t7 Steve Bolman we have had meetings with the neighborhood and we can continue that. is Planning Director Tuft advised the General Plan's Mixed Use could be residential, and the i9 remainder portion will have full public input in the planning process. She explained the steps zo for the due process so the neighbors could feel comfortable that they would receive 2t information on the process as it moves along. 2z MM said he is willing to move it ahead but he is still hearing distress from the neighbors and z3 there appears to be a continued need for communication with them. bet's gtve this an za opportunity to work out well. zs Introduced by MS seconded by MM. 26 Ayes: Torliatt, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss a7 Noes: None 2s Absent: Keller, Hamilton 29 RES®. 98-160 NCS 3o GENERAL, PLAN AIVIENi)1V><EN7° 3t Resolution 98-160 NCS approving a General Plan amendment for 200 Douglas Street 3a changing the Land Use Map from Retail Commercial to Mixed Use. Introduced by MS 33 seconded by MM. 34 Ayes: Torliatt, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss 35 Noes: None 36 Absent: Keller, Hamilton 37 ®RD.2076 NCS Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-Nlayor M. Patricia Hilligoss, MS-Councibnember Mary Stompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt A~1 Vice Mayor Matt Maguire Page 158, Vol. 32 July 27, 1998 1 OZONE 200 DOUGLAS 2 Introduce Ordinance 2076 NCS to rezone 200 Douglas Street from Neighborhood 3 Commercial to Office. Introduced by IV11V1, seconded by NR. a Ayes: Torliatt, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Flilligoss s Noes: None 6 Absent: Keller, Hamilton 7 ADJOURN s At 9:30 p.m. the meeting was adjourned in memory of Gerald Kyne ' 9 10 11 12 13 la ATTEST: is 17 ~ /.! A/~~~~ is Patricia E. Bernard, City Clerk Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss, MS-Councilmember Mary Stompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM--Vice Mayor Matt Maguire