HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 06/22/1998June 22, 1998
Vol. 31, Page 445
1 N~TLTZ'F,S OF A~GiTI.A~t AI)JOU~ID
2 PETAL~TNIA CIT~' COZJNCII.IV~ETING
3 Ji7NE 22, 199~
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6 ItOLI, CALI. 6:30 p.an.
7 Present: Keller, Torliatt, Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss
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9 CONSENT CAI.EIV~~
10 The following items which are noncontroversial and which have been reviewed by
11 the City Council and staff were enacted by one motion which was introduced by PT
12 and secondeti by MM.
13 AYES: Keller, Torliatt, Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss
14 NOES: None
15 ABSENT: None
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1'7 ~SO. 98-125 NCS
18 1'RA~'&'IC VYID~O I)ETECTIOlV EQYJIPMENT
19 Resolution 98-125 NCS approving purchase of Traffic Video Detection Equipment
20 from Kar-Gor, Inc. for $18,420.13 funded from Traffic Mitigation Fund.
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22 I~ESO. 9~-1261vCS
23 A1~TIMAL SEItVICES ADVISORY COli~~IITTEE
24 Resolution 98-126 NCS confirming the following appointments to the Animal
25 Services Advisory Committee,
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27 Dee Brillhart 3 year term
28 Sheri Cardo 2 year term
29 Myron Hinrichs, D. V.M. 3 year term
30 Kari Mastrocola 2 year term
31 Judy Reynolds 3 year term
32 Mary-dee Roy 3 year term
33 Susan Simons 2 year terna
34 Skyler Timko 2 year term
35 ~ Judith Wright 3 year term
36 Mickey Zeldes 2 year term
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41 11201VIAGNOI,IA AVENU~ PROPEIt~'I' ACQUISI'riON
42 This issue was put before the Parks and Recreation Commission on June 17, to make
43 a recommendation to Council. The Commission expressed support for saving the
44 Magnolia site. The Ogen Space District' has indicaterl there is no dme table for the
45 1Vlatching Grant Program. They will be establishing a time frame in the fall when they
46 will accept applications from all the cit~es and a11 cities will be notified. Other
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considerations by the commission were for the city to buy tihe property, split some of
the lots, sell those and keep the upper portion. ~ecause of the amount of years of use
there might be some implied dedication. If ~ developer should try to develop the site
and it is in the county, typically the County Planning staff will direct the applicant to
work with the local jurisdiction which would be the Cnty of Petaluma. If the
developer desires to develop the area and it is within the city because of an
annexation, Commissioner Arago strongly suggests that a constraints analysis be
performed. 'The commissions recommendat~on is that if the property should be
annexed to the City, that the city work with the developer or owner to secure a
maximum amount of the property as open space and that there would be no
expenditure of funds on the part of the city. The Cornmission did ask that the
Council consider the fact that with our long term commitment to the Capital
Improvement budget we have right now, is that no monies from the Capital Park
Development Funds would be used for the project.
1Vlurray Rockowitz, 11 Eddie Court, ~he land is still there. Without spending any
money eucalyptus trees grow back. He would like Council to stay diligent on this
issue. If it is not annexed, if it is not city property make sure that somehow there is
some vehicle in place so that the City of Petaluma is aware af what is going on with
that property so something doesn't slide in the back doore
Rob Schneider, 196 Jesse Lane, He is asking Council to direct staff to get involved
in the runoff and erosion control now that the trees down. The McNear family and
Petaluma go back many years. There is a lot of history there and I think without
them and their involvement Petaluma wouldn't be what it is today.. The city had a
hand in destroying some of that history at the south end of t~~e boulevard where the
McNear Mansion used to be. Looking at our history and what Petaluma is all about,
he wants to keep the same feel to Petaluma and not create another Santa I2osa.
~en Goldman, 820 Elm Dr., The agricultural de~elopment an Magnolia has been
working hard today. Seven a. m. and their sdll going strong. He feels it is a mean
spirited disregard for neighbors, environment, animals and local, state, and federal
authorit~es. He suggests everyone who hasn't been there this week go see how it
really is. I,ast week the Mayor made a statement to the effect tfiat the Open Space
District can't purchase the land without the willingness of the seller to sell it. I would
like to say that is why you all are elected because you are th~ leaders and it requires
leadership to go to the seller and convince the seller that the best situation for
everyone is that they sell the property to a party that benefits everyone.
'Theresa Nelson, Jesse Lane, She attended the Parks and Recreation Commission. She
is hopeful because of the oak trees that are just starting to grow on the property. She
stated that there is an erosion plan in place, but it has never been tested on eucalyptus
tre~s, 'There is some seepage coming off the Samuel develo~ment.
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1 Guy Gullion, 9 Eddie Court, He is concerned about what the county has the ability to
2 put on that site right now without the surrounding residents having any input. I have
3 heard that they have 8 two acre lots available to them and that we don't have any
4 control over.
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6 Pamela Tuft advised Council that there is a maximum yield potential of 8, however
7 that would be a major subdivision which is subject to CEQA, which would afford a
~ public participat~on process through the county.
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10 NR: The only recourse is to continue to dialogue with the county and that we get on
11 the mailing list plus provide the mailing list of everybody who appeared at the Open
12 Space meet~ng and at today's meeting and give that to the Permit Resource
13 Management, Public Works and the Sonoma County Water Agency so this piece of
14 property can be looked at. She doesn't feel that the matching grant is the only option
15 the city has.
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17 PT: She agrees with the suggestion of a constraints analysis. We need to work with
18 the county if they go forward in developing this property. This is a major subdivision
19 and needs careful planning. She would like to keep the line of communication open
20 between the county and interested parkies and hopefully have enough support from the
21 Board of Supervisors to keep as much open space and we car~.
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23 MM: This issue has been before the Council for two consecutive years with the
24 applicant requesting housing allocations first for 68 units and the second year 48 units
25 for property that is outside the city limits. It was suggested that the applicant apply
26 for a General Plan Amendment for that parcel to be brought into the city limits. In so
27 doing the applicant would have had to say where exactly the park site would be. At
28 this point I would have to say that if were going to look at this with any development
29 potent~al I think it is incumbent upon the applicant and their agent to make a
30 significant offer to the city to show that they are trying to negotiate with us in good
31 faith. In the past, judging by the actions and the results I would say that has not been
32 the case. Therefore since the ma~cimum is currently 8 units under the county plan I
33 am loathe to give one more unit in our take on this unless there is a significant offer
34 of open space permanently at no cost to the city.
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36 A motion was made by I~K and seconded by JH for Council to authorize a request to
37 the Open Space Authority, and Open Space District to examine the possibility of a
38 50/50 purchase of all or a portion of the site with the possibility of us looking into
39 other ways of fulfilling our obligation beyond cash payments which are obviously not
40 available to this city. Our planning department should contact the County Planning
41 Department to find out what the development potential is under county regulation,
42 what the ma~cimum yield that could come off of that site and to sit down with the
43 property owners and agent in the light of what has been recommended by the Parks &
44 ltecreat~on Commission and see if there is some agreement that can be arranged that
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would afford the city long term protection over open space on all or part of the
property.
AYES: Keller, Torliatt, Hamilton, Maguire, Hilligoss, Read
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Abstain: Stompe
DK: He has asked our Fire IVlarshal to take a look at the site closure which is
scheduled to be covered with 12" to 18" of eucalyptus slash which is to prevent
erosion and installing a series of bars across the roadway. VVhen that dries out that
will be a very significant fuel load on that property and I would like to make sure that
both our Fire Marshal and other agencies have signed off in writing that this is an
acceptable closure with eucalyptus for that site.
We need to follow up with the county to insure that in fact if there is no development
activity on this site or no development application on this property during this year,
that any erosion and runoff from this site is monitored by the county so that if there
are any problems it doesn't slip through the cracks.
Public Comment
Peter DeKramer 515 Western Avenue, he would like to agendize for discussion and
possible action a resolution from the City to the County requesting a trail segment for
considerat~on be placed on the Outdoor Itecreation Plan between the Old Adobe and
Jack L,ondon State Park.
Geoff Cartwright, 56 Rocca Dr. is fed up with the stall t~ctics regarding the flood
situation in the Payran Area.
Council Comment
IVR stated that the State is going to take $2 million in Vehicle Y.icense fees away from
the city. She would like a resolution on the June 29 meet~ng opposing this act~on by
Yhe State.
JH: There is algae in the lake at Lucchesi Park. This needs to be cleaned out.
MS: She would like to agendize establishing a Citizens Fire Academy similar to the
Police Academy.
DKa He would like to receive agenda items and discussion of items in the agenda
including minutes from Open Space Advisory Committee prior to the actual meeting.
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2 RAINIER DISCLTSSIOIV
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4 Richard Giddons, 63 Rocca Dr, asked the following quest~onse
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6 Q. VVhat is the pump for that council approved at their last meeting?
7 A. '~'he pump was purchased from sewer funds. The intent being a pump that
~ would be used in the Payran area. It would also be available for uses within
9 other departments other than the winter time.
10 Q. What new construction projects are in place at Redwood Industrial Park, Old
11 Redwood Road behind Denney's and Corona @ McDowell.
12 Ae ~Iictory Chevrolet is going in behind Denney's off of Industrial Avenue.
13 Grading in Redwood Business Park was started last fall for a development that
14 was stopped because of rain.
15 Corona and McDowell behind the Fire Department is a project approved last
16 year through the EIR and is zoned industrial park.
17 Q. ~Nhy is the city losing money on the Marina. Sell it.
18 A. Attend the Marina Workplan on July 6.
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20 DK: Wanted to know if on the McNulty site at Corona and McDowell were there any
21 storm water flow requirements that were imposed on the condit~ons of approval?
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23 Pamela Tuft, Planning Director will come back with that answer.
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25 Scott Hess, 100 Union Street, Rainier site is a significant area. It should be saved
26 because of the oak trees and made into a park.
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28 Patricia Delzell, 56 Cordelia Dr. She lives in the flood zone and does not think
29 Council compensation should be on the ballot.
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31 Ron Staudenraus, opposes the Rainier overpass and interchange.
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33 John Cheney, 55 Rocca Dr. opposes the Rainier project because of the flooding it
34 would cause upstream of the Payran area.
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36 Leon Beck, 19 Rocca Dr., opposes the Rainier project because the information in the
37 EIR is not valid and because of the potential flooding upstream of the Payran area.
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39 Richard Brawn, 141 Grevilia, opposes the Rainier project because of the potential
40 flooding upstream of the Payran area and there is no proof it was ease the congestion
41 on E. Washington and NlcDowelle
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43 Onita Pellegrini, Chamber of Commerce supports the Itainier project and wants to see
' 44 Council move forward.
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Beth Meredith, Public fed up with traffic. She hasn't heard from any of the public
who approves of this project. There is no data availabl~ on how much time the
Rainier project would save people from sitting in traffic. Sl~e opposes the project.
Steven Charlip, he would like to see a regional park in this location. Opposes the
ltainier project.
L,inda Cheney, 55 12occa Dr., opposes the Rainier project because of potential
flooding.
Hank Flum, public sold on the idea that Rainier will eleviate the traffic problem. ~Ie
opposes the project because of potent~al flooding upstream of the Payran area.
i.inda Scott, she would like to see less stop signs across th~ span of the interchange.
I3ow could Rainier be built and not have it affect the flooding in the Payran area.
Matt Connolly, Chelsea Group, supports the Rainier project. The Chelsea Group who
developed the Factory Outlet has already contributed $1.2 million towards the
construction of Rainier.
Felix Weyle, 124 Prince Albert opposes the Rainier project ~ecause he doesn't believe
it would increase the level of service at E. Washington and McDowell.
Lisa Erwin, Bicycle Committee, she would like to see bike paths under or over the
freeway. ~here should be bike and pedestrian access on all overcrossing's and
interchanges. .
Scott Devian, Bicycle Committee, Make Petaluma more bike path friendly. I3e
opposes the Rainier project.
Patricia Brown, we need to look at the flooding and thir~k of alternatives to cars.
'I'here should be a visionary plan,
Vince Landof, 12 Cordelia Dr., opposes the Rainier project. Look at Corona for the
interchange/overcrossing. Revisit E. Washington and McDowell and do it correctly.
'Tom Pattalochi, opposes the Rainier project until the flooding issue is fixed.
Claudia Cleaver, this is a huge amount of money to create a huge structure. We have
time to look at other options. I.ook at pedestrian, transit and bike cross town
connectors. Spend a little money on the flood problems and creating a river park.
Gary Johnson, Corona Reach Committee member, supports the Rainier project.
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1 DK: If I might, something else to make sure is included in Yhis in loolang at the
2 expansion of the Corona Reach turf as it were if a UGB is passed, ....... vote is
3 passed the UGB and the acreage west of Petaluma Boulevard North which is cunendy
4 within the urban limit line, but not within the city limits. If that's where the UGB
5 line is included there's a lot of acreage, commercial development, redevelopment
~ 6 potential along north boulevard that has not been incorporated within the Corona
~ 7 lteach Committee, that area should be as well. And finally, stepping back a moment.
8 The value of having Rainier in front of us, is that it actually offers us the opportunity
9 to take on these issues because so much of this comes together around the Rainier
10 issues. ltainier as it was approved in the EIR was just a structure, just a series of
11 roadways. It didn't include discussion of the development, didn't include how to deal
12 with Floodplain Management, it didn't include how to deal with overall city
13 circulation. So we really have an opportunity here and I think it's a golden
14 opportunity, there is obviously a tremendous amount of interest in pressure in appeal
15 city wide from a number of different standpoints to look at Rainier as a project and I
16 think this Council has the opportunity to find out what that means and to put into
17 place a lot of things that will help us out in the long term in the future. It really is an
18 opportunity let's not waste it.
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20 JH: I just want to point out tonight is the first time this council has had a chance to
21 have any discussion of substance about Rainier even though it's been on the agenda
22 and we've been struggling through it, we have just skated over the top of it or spent
23 rnost of our time just listening to the public and had a perfunctory conversation
24 decided that we didn't have any more time and this is a good initial discussion, but we
25 need more to process it, and through us the community is processing it and I want
26 everybody to understand that. That's how the public process works.
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28 COIVIMISSION/COI~ITTEE ~ACANC~.S
29 Mayor Hilligoss stated that letters of interest from the public for appointments to
30 Commission/Committee vacancies will be to the City Clerk by July, 16 at 5:00 p.m.
31 and the appointments will be made at the July 20 Council meeting.
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33 The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 p.m. in memory of Red Libarle /~
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37 M. Patricia Hilligoss, Mayor
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43 Paulette Lyon, DepuY ity Clerk
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