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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 02/17/1998Tuesday, February 17, 1998 Vo1.31, Page 299 1 M~JTES 2 OF A ~G~JLAR MEETING 3 PE~AI,UNIA CI~' CO~JIVCII., a T~SDAY, FE~R~TARY 17, 199~ S 1tOI.L CAI.I. 3:00 n.an. 6 Present: Torliatt, Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss ~ Absent: Keller s PRESEIV'TATIONS 9 Mayor Hilligoss and City Manager Stouder presented Police Lieutenant Shirley Miller and io Police Captain David Long their 20 years of employment pins and certificates. i i PUBLIC COI~IMENT i2 Vasco Brazil, 4551 Lakeville Highway - wastewater irrigation users feel they have an i3 advantage over the City. You should open the door and ask if anyone else wants to get ia treated wastewater for irrigation and look at alternatives to handle the irrigation other than is RAlVI. ~ i6 John Hanania - Putnam Plaza - Perry's Deli has a$30 Encroachment Pernut. He passed out i~ a copy of an encroachment permit. That is something that the Council should approve, not ia staff. It should cost more than $30. This delicatessen won't let anyone else sit on their i9 outside chairs for which the Encroachment Permit leads one to believe are for the public's ao use. There is a 2,000z foot empty store that the City could use. The landlord is limited to ~i what he can have in that store underneath the Hideaway. It could be a youth center. Maybe s2 it could be a Junior Hideaway. The Council agreed to discuss this along with the Putnam 23 Plaza discussion as well as a discussion of use of those tables. za COi7NCIL COlVIIVIEN~' Zs NR - the Veterans of Foreign Wars honored Police Officer Joe Edward and Fire Department z6 Paramedic Glenn Weeks.. Realerted the City Council about the financial condition of the 2~ railroad, the floods, the storms and the fact they may try to do something with their Petaluma ZS lands near the old train depot. 29 MS - there are automobile aecidents because cars go through red lights. She wants a report 3o back on what to do about the safety issues there. Regarding America's Prorruse - the si communities are divided into zones, they develop neighborhoods of promise, may groups are s2 included, youth summits occur, grants are discussed. This is a grass roots program. On the 33 next available agenda for the HC2 meeting. 34 JH - wants more information on John ~Ianarua's suggestions. ss PT - noted Congresswoman Woolsey's communication on the Army Corps of Engineers 36 Petaluma River flood mitigation project. 3~ City Manager Stouder noted a letter has been forwarded to the Army Corps of Engineers. ss Staff will provide a status report to the City Council. It is stai~s understanding that the 39 Army Corps will be coming to Petaluma for their review of the project area. Key to abbreviations: .IH-Councitmember 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 300, Vol. 31 i CONSENT CAI,ENDAR Tuesday, Febniary 17, 1998 z 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 MS and seconded by 4 ~. s Ayes: Torliatt, Haniilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss 6 Noes: None ~ Absent: Keller s 1~50. 98-26 NCS 9 CY~AIIV~S AND BILI~S io Resolution 98-26 NCS approving Claims and Bills #70737 to #71023. i i OI~. 20661VCS i2 FORFEITi1~ OF BAII. i3 Adopt Ordinance 2066 NCS amending § 1.04.070 of the Municipal Cvde relating to ia Forfeiture of bail. This action eliminates the exclusion of violations of planning, building or is fire codes and it adds a sentence Tequiring proof of correction and deposit of bail. This was i6 introduced on February 2 by DK and seconded by JH. i~ ~SO. 98-27 NCS is PROJECT GRAI)UATION i9 Resolution 98-27 NCS approving waiver of rental fees for the Petaluma Community Center ~o for the 1998 Casa Grande Project Graduation Celebration. zi * * * * End of Consent Calendar * * * * * Zz Items itemoved from the Consent Calendar zs ROSEVIEW SUBIDIVISION UNIT 2 Za The resolution approving final map for Roseview Subdivision lUnit 2. Roseview Subdivision zs is located at the top of Halsey Avenue was removed from the Consent Calendar because z6 there was concern expressed by one of the residents in the area about their lot becoming z~ landlocked. This will come back to the agenda on the Consent Calendar when the questions zs are resolved. z9 ~SO. 98-28 NCS 3o QiTAItgiY GARIDENS SU~DIVISI01~1 3i Resolution 98-28 NCS approving final map for Quarry Gardens Subdivision. This five lot s2 subdivision is located on McNear Avenue between Country Club Drive and Mission Drive. 33 Introduced by NR, seconded by MM. 34 Ayes: Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss 3s Noes: Torliatt (she was not on the Council when this was reviewed by the Council) 36 Absent: Keller Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-MayorM. PatriciaHilligoss, MS-CouncilmemberMaryStompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-Vice Mayor Matt Maguire Tuesday, Febn~ary 17, 1998 24 zs Vo1.31, Page 301 1tES0. 98-29 NCS 2 INVES~'1VIENT POI,ICY i s Resolution 98-29 NCS approving the Investment Policy for 1998. Finance Director Spilman 4 reviewed the resolution and the e~chibit which outlined the policy in detail. The primary s objectives for selecting the City's investments are (1) Safety, (2) Liquidity, and (3) Yield. 6 The City's average investment return is 5.87%. All the invested funds are designated to ~ specific uses. The Council would like to have information given to them in the future about ~ the rates of returns and what the other types of investments are. Introduced by MS, 9 seconded by Ml~. io Ayes: Torliatt, Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss i i Noes: None i2 Absent: Keller I~SO. 97-30 NCS la EOS PICKiTP-T~tUCK 13 ~s Resolution 97-30 NCS authorizing the purchase of a 1998 Ford Ranger 4-wheel drive mini- i6 pickup truck from Henry Curtis Ford for $17,618,91. MM advised the Council that the i~ Consumer Reports says this vehicle has a bad repair record. Staff noted they are obtaining ~s extended warranties. The Council wants to contmue to receive the bid specifications. The i9 Council also wants a report on the ultimate use of the vehicle that will be replaced with this ~o purchase. Introduced by MS, seconded by MM. 2i Ayes: Torliatt, Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss 22 Nces: None ' 23 Absent: Keller ItESO. 97-31 NCS ~'AIVE B~TILDING FEES - FLOOID I)AlYIAGE 26 Resolution 97-31 NCS authorizing the City Manager to waive Building Permit Fees for the z~ repair of residentiaY, commercial and industrial buildings which were damaged due to the Za severe Winter Storms and flooding which began on February 2, 1998, and "continuing." This 29 waiver will be applicable for the period covered by the Federal Disaster Declaration. so Introduced by MS, second by NIlVI. 3 i Ayes: Torliatt, Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss 32 Noes: None 33 Absent: Keller 34 ~UTNA~ ~~E~~A E~~i~N~A ~~~~ ss The City Council agreed that March 16 would be the date the Council would discuss Putnam 36 Plaza. It had been scheduled for the evening of February 2, however, heavy rain called 3~ everyone down to the Emergency Operation Center to function in Emergency mode until the sg heavy rains had diminished and the flooding was gone. Included in the Putnam Plaza 39 discussion will be the possibility of the Police Department utilizing an empty store site, the ao possible use of the empty space under Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember Jane Hamilton, NR-Councrlmember Nancy Read PH-MayorM. Patricia Hilligoss, MS-CouncilmemberMary Stompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-I~ice Mayor Matt Maguire Page 302, Vol. 31 Tuesday, February 17, 1998 i The ~iideaway for a youth center, the use of dining tables by a delicatessen exclusively or not 2 exclusively for delicatessen patrons, and other ideas that may arise before the meeting. 3 RESO. 98-32 NCS a MAIN SEWEY2 P~TMP S~'A'TION DESIGN s Resolution 98-32 NCS authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services 6 agreement with G. S. Dodson & Associates for design of the pond influent pump station ~ upgrade. The Pond Influent Pump Station Evaluation report ~7anuary, 1998) supplied staff ~ with the following information: 9 ° The pumping capacity of the Pond Influent Purnp Station is below current peak wet io weather flows, which results in surcharging of the sewer collection system i i ° The pumping capacity must be increased to achieve current and future peak wet weather iz flows i3 • This 1972 facility will be seismically upgraded. ia ~ The most cost effective alternative to meet current and future peak wet weather flows is is to upgrade this pump station. i6 The estimated construction cost to upgrade the pump station is $4.6 Million. That includes i~ replacement of four 250 horsepower pumps with four 450 horsepower pumps plus two 60 is horsepower pumps. Reuse of the existing pumps would be energy inefficient. Also included i9 in that $4.6 Million figure are installation of an odor control system and replaeement and zo relocation of the electrical and instrumental equipment above grade. Mr. McAuliffe from the Zi sewer plant management group recommended the City Council approve this 22 recommendation. These pumps are compatible with eith~r new sewer plant bidder's ~s management of a new sewer plant. The Professional Services Agreement with G. S. Dodson Za ~i Associates are estimated at $517,075, plus a contingency of $50,000 for a total authorized zs request of $567,075. It is estimated construction will begin in May of 1999 and completion ~6 is anticipated in October of 2000. Additional costs not includ~d in the above figures would z~ be construction management ($295;000) and engineering services ($161,000). ~s T'here was discussion about the inflow and infiltration problems that all communities 29 encounter. ~he area of town where that seems to be the heaviest is in the Mountain View 3o area. ~Staff discussed their plans to slip line some of the sewer mains in the axea. 3i Vasco Brazil noted that the city has a major inflow and infiltration problem. What's being s2 done here, he said, is to match the capacity of the proposed new sewer plant. If you reduce 33 the inflow and infiltration, fondly called "I & I," you will help the rate payers. Staff should 34 do an I& I study. 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 Tuesday, February 17, 1998 Vo1.31, Page 303 i NIM noted there was an I& I study done in connection with the plans for the new sewer 2 plant. Staff was asked what it would cost to reduce the I& I. Introduced by PT, seconded 3 by MM. a Ayes: Torliatt, Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss s Noes: None 6 Absent: Keller ~ SC~EI)iJI.E DISC~TSSION - iJR~Al~T GROWT~ BOUNIDA~S a Staff was asked to gather information about Urban Growth Boundary actions taken by other 9 cities, to suggest different ways to define boundaries, to suggest how many years this should io be in effect, mvite Christie Shaw of the Greenbelt Alliance to be available for information and i i questions, to alert the Chamber of Commerce, developers, neighborhood groups, information iz from the Planning Department, Hillside and Cross Creek people and submit ballot measure is information for this discussion. This is scheduled for March 30. ia SC~EDjJI~E DISCUSS~ON - DA'd'ES FOI~ GOAI. 5E~'~ING SESSIOI~T is The Councilmembers were not able to identify a date for the Goal 5etting session. Staff i6 asked the Councilmembers to supply a list of free dates by the end of Wednesday. i~ CI.OSEYD SE5SION is The Council recessed to Closed Session with the City Attorney to discuss real property i9 negotiation pursuant to Government Code §54956.8, 4104 Lakeville Highway - discussion Zo topics are price, terms of payment or both, negotiating parties are Richard Gray and the City zi of Petaluma, also they sat in Closed Session for a conference with legal counsel on initiation z2 of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (1 potential case). 23 ~-I9JOU1~1 za The Council remained in City Hall for dinner. Zs ~C'ONVENE 7:00 ~.m. 26 Present: Torliatt, Keller, Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss 2~ Absent: None Zs PI.,EDGE OF AI.~,EGIANCE av Police Chief Parks led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. 30 ~'IOMEI~TT OI+' SILENCE si PU~I.IC COlVINYEN'Y' 3z Hank Flum, 1721 Stonehenge Way - he is sorry about the flood damage that occurred earlier 33 this month. This will cause additional devaluation of property values. Besides the flood 34 damage every taxpayer pays insurance also. Please go into the Payran area and talk to the ss people who suffered damage. Land surrounding rivers always flood. Denman Flats have 36 always flooded. Every time we build we add to flood pressure down stream. Rainier 3~ improvements encourage more development. Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-MayorM. PatriciaHilligoss, MS-CouncilmemberMaryStompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-i~ice Mayor Matt Maguire Page 304, Vol. 31 Tuesday, February 17, 199~ i Jim Spahr, 1457 Capri Avenue - wants 20 minutes to discuss a domestic partners possible 2 ordinance. It was noted that would be appropriate for an early evening discussion. s John Chaney, 55 Roc¢a Drive - he was flooded again. This is ridiculous. Give us a night to a get all the neighbors to talk to you. That area did not flood until 1982. s Don V6~eisenfluh, 1092 Wren rive - Adobe Creek flooded, wat~r poured down Casa Grande 6 Road and it poured into Garfield, then into Village East. Cross Creek isn't a wetlands ~ anymore. Don't let that happen elsewhere. The Engineering Department was asked to a report to the City Council on this flooding. 9 COYTNCII. COIVIMENT io NR - asked that the February 2/3 flood be recreated and invite people to the meeting, have ii the video tape shown. Also give a staff report on Cross Creek flooding. Walk us through i2 this. What engineering mandates worked and which ones di~ not work. She thanked the is staff for all their work during the emergency. She noted that the $15 Million for the Novato ia Narrows did not get a`go ahead' by CALTRANS. is MS - commented regarding Christmas in April being in the water bill, she wants support to i6 get the Court services reinstated in town, the second Police Academy is starting March 3, the i~ storm drains in Cader Highlands need attention, Petaluma's ariimal shelter troubles her, it is is outdated, there are no outside dog runs. She has asked if PCDC funds can be used to iv upgrade the animal shelter. She continues her request for a Golden Gate Transit shelter at ao Sonoma Mountain Parkway and Rainier - southbound. zi DK - the river also flooded in 1982. He expressed his condolences and sympathies to those 22 who had damage. He thanked City staff in their helping residents and businesses to get 23 through those periods. He would like to know from the staff, what the storm ranking was. za IIe would like to know in the long run if the hydraulic calculat~ons matched the actual levels zs of the water. ~Ie will ask to change the flood plain managem~nt program. This river drops z6 only 1 foot per mile. He wants to strengthen the building restrictions in the flood plain. He 2~ wants to require that a11 developments keep their water on site and release it no faster than it Zs was releasing prior to development. We need to be looking at very serious lobbying prior to 29 actual adoption of a state budget (relating to the Novato Nanows issue). 30 7H - she thinks there is still time to lobby the State to obtain that $15 Million for the Novato 3i Narrows. Legislators have a hearing on IVlarch 31 and April 1. s2 Allan T'ilton, Traffic Engineer for the City, said there is a meeting of the SCTA subcommittee 33 on Wednesday and this Council's position on improvements ta U. S. Highway 101 south to 3a Novato will be stated. He will keep the Council apprised. 3s JH - it is appropriate to continue to pursue the issue. We will talk about it on F,ebruary 23. 36 We should get into the funding cycle now. s~ Regarding the Animal Shelter, they encouraged every Councilrmember to tour the site before ss it is discussed at the March 2 Council meeting. Key to abbreviatlons: JH-Councilmember.lane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember NancyRead PH-Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss, MS-Councilmember Mary Stompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Couneilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-Vice Mayor Matt Maguire Tuesday, February 17, 1998 Vo1.31, Page 305 i PT - the Animal Shelter agenda discussion should include Don Knapp from the County 2 Arumal Control. We haven't had funds and we have deferred maintenance throughout the s City. Her heart goes out to those who were flooded. On February 7th Bicycle Advisory a Committee had a public input session. There were 30 members of the public in attendance. s NIM - On February 23 and March 23 the City Council meets on transportation, including 6 widerung of Highway 101. He asked the public to please come and be heard. On February ~ 23 the first item on the agenda will be Domestic Violence. The Animal Shelter will be s discussed on March 2. Putnam Plaza will be discussed March 16. 9 Mayor - there was no action to report from the Closed Session. lo PItOCI~AI~A~'IONS ii The Mayor proclaimed February 22 to 28 National Engineers Week. Jim Clark, ASCE, i2 accepted the proclamation on behalf of the Civil Engineers who build and protect the quality is of life in the City ofPetaluma ia Dick Sharke, on behalf of the McDowell Drug Task Force, Project TiJFF and DARE, noted is these programs work together to help the youth to refrain from using drugs. $5,000 was i6 given to DARE "to ensure our young people get the best from the very best." Officers i~ Campbell and Kerns thanked Dick for his energy and his commitment. is Phil Grosse from the Polly Klaas Foundation presented $10,000 to the Police Department to i9 fund an additional officer for the DARE program. Police Chief Parks thanked them very zo much, as did members of the Council. ~ zi RAINIE~t CROSS ~'OWN CONNECTOR ANI) INB'E1tC~APiGE 22 Tlus was a continuation of staf~s presentations on this project from the December 15 and the 23 January 20 meetings. Staffreiterated the project objectives which are: za • Efficient Circulation System - maintain a Level of Service C zs • New East-West Connector - relieve congestion on East Washington and cross town z6 corridors 2~ • Access to the Freeway - reduce congestion at freeway interchanges zs The interchange would disperse traffic entering the freeway and reduce congestion on the z9 freeway at the East Washington and at the Caulfield Lane on ramps. 3o The following alternatives have been considered, three modifications were considered 3i technically feasible and met the project objectives: 32 ° A possible Corona Road Interchange 33 • A possible Southpoint Connector and Interchange 34 ° A Sunrise Parkway Arterial 3s • East Washington Street Improvements 36 • A Southern Crossing near Caulfield 3~ ° Under the Freeway and at Transport Way 3s ° A Southern Rainier Alignment 39 ° A Rainier Overcrossing Only ao ° A Rainier Freeway Undercrossing 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 Magulre Page 306, Vol. 31 Tuesday, February 17, 1998 i The three project alternatives that were considered: s • Rainier Connector & Interchange s • Corona Interchange - Rainier Connector a ° Itainier Connector Only (Partial or Phased Project) s 'The Rainier Connector and Interchange is the approved praject as recommended in the 6 General Plan. This project has major traffic benefits, is environmentally superior and costs ~ less. Congestion at E. Washington would be relieved, it would cost less than a Corona s project, the visual impact was the only major impact that couldn't be mitigated, there is no 9 existing land use impact, and no regional traffic impact, and the growth that could result io would be consistent with the General Plan. ii The Corona Interchange with a Connector at Rainier - it is the connector at Rainier that i2 provides added capacity and congestion relief, a new interchange alone would not meet the i3 project objectives. This was fully evaluated. There are good reasons for considering this ia alternative because Sonoma Mountain Parkway connects to Corona Road, there would be ~s more direct access to the auto mall and the faetory outlet, Corona Road is a regional i6 connector to by-pass traffic, and there could be a good transit interface. It was found that i~ there would be less traffic benefit with this choice and there would still be congestion on E. ia `Nashington at build out of the General Plan because it is not feasible to widen the most well iv used intersections. There are greater land use impacts with this alternative and it would zo require condemnation and relocation of e~sting uses such as the Livestock Auction Yard, the zi Auto dealership, the mobile home park and. development of the industrial site. There are 22 schools located on Corona Road and they would be impacted by a heavily traveled street. In ~3 order to adequately connect with Skillman Lane and Adobe Road there would need to be an Za evaluation of the adequacy of this road to accommodate increased traffic. A growth inducing Zs interchange is near the urban boundary and is not consistent with the General Plan. This z6 alternative would be constructed at a higher cost than Rainier (appro~cimately $3 Million 2~ rriore). ~s Rainier as a Connector Only (Partial or Phased Project) - did nat contemplate construction of z9 an interchange now or in the future. The study concluded that in addition to the problems so that would be encountered with a Corona project, there would be less traffic benefit, 3i although visual impacts would be somewhat reduced, they would be there, and the phasing 3z construction costs more. 33 T'he neart steps include deternuning the prefened design configuration, obtain project report 34 and CAL'TRANS approval, make final design plans, develop project funding, complete the 3s bid process and begin construction. 36 Project Costs - properties in the planning area carry the burden of costs. The Council has s~ noted its intention at past sessions on Rainier, that they do not ~vish to assess residential sites sa for ttus project. Key to abbreviations: .7H-Councilmember Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss, MS-Councrlmember Mary Stompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-Vice Mayor Matt Maguire Tuesday, February 17, 1998 Vo1.31, Page 307 i The staff showed on the overhead projector, three possible project layouts for on and off 2 ramps and access to the land on the west side of the freeway. Also shown were transit site 3 possibilities on the east side and on the west side of the freeway, as discussed by the a committee. The variations of cost run from $38.0, $38.9, and $36.8. The $36.8 is the s preferred project with the looped ramps on the west side of the freeway. A park-n-ride s facility is contemplated with this plan. It is also projected that railroad access will be made ~ available to the residents. The preferred project was found to preserve the Greenway, avoid s land use impacts, offer a better transit interface, offer better trai~ic flow, and lower overall 9 COStS. io The Petaluma River Greenway has been designed as a park in the General Plan. It will i i preserve the integrity of the natural environment while providing access to the river. ~2 Speakers were: is Richard Braun - couldn't find a document that said anything about compliance with the ~a General Plan, he read comments to the EIR and said he wants to keep a sma11 town is atmosphere. Did the EIR fill the spirit of the small town? Plugging assessments into this will i6 depress land prices. This is a potential land mine Landowners will find the assessment i~ district unpalatable. He said the County will get the cream and it will skim profits. Place the is background for this project in the public library. i9 Pat Dwire - member of the Corona Reach Specific Plan, wants to take a look at all of the zo plans and alternatives. Zi Beth Meredith, 104 Sth Street - there has never been a public vote on Rainier and the 22 likelihood that they will. The cost is being underestimated. It will go over $40 Nlillion. In a3 1996 property owners were going to pay for 1/2 the cost and now it is less than 25% of the za cost. Congestion will spread down McDowell. Levels of service will not improve Zs sufficiently from this project. This will make Rainier Avenue into another E. Washington 26 Street. She would like to see the committee's task redefined, and look at non-car solutions. ~~ She wants to see more public workshops. The money shouldn't come out of the Calthorpe Zs Plan 29 Steve Charlip, 104 Sth Street -the last presentation was misleading. This project will increase 3o the flooding. He wants to see different visuals, such as how it would look from Highway 3i 101. Should put up story boards. He wants to see how it will interfere with the flood line. 32 Janice C. Thompson - there is not an updated traffic analysis. Impacts not addressed for the 33 east side of town. There will be flooding and increased traffic congestion. Who will be 34 assessed? How will the benefit be decided. Is it fair the hospital won't pay assessments? 3s She did not hear the rail station discussed. Do we want a Walgreens and a strip mall on 36 McDowell. We won't have traffic relief. A 60 acre shopping center/office complex is 3~ impact. Property values will go down. She won't be able to hear in her back yard. Corona sg Road should be widened. 39 Ray Peterson, 636 Gossage Avenue - reviewed the history of the growth moratorium, the ao Supreme Court approval of the City's growth control system, and the fact that there are ai schools on Corona Road, a country road, so that should not become a freeway. We need a2 Rainier Interchange to give us relief from traffic. If you impact the Petaluma Livestock 43 Auction, the closest one is in Stockton. There used to be two livestock auction yards here. aa Water needs to flow across to the river and you need to mitigate that need. 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 308, Vol. 31 Tuesday, February 17, 1998 i Patricia Tuttle Brown, 513 Petaluma ~lvd. South - representing the Bicycle Committee. z There is a fervent interest for paths in this area, the railroad is to be a future bicycle path. s You have to balance the quality of life so if you walk the railroad, you don't necessarily see a the concrete. We musf preserve and create bicycle paths. And, we must respect the river s when we are doing this. s Hanlc Flum, 1721 Stonehenge Way - he amplified on his presentation to the Council from the ~ last time Rainier was discussed and asked the Council to take a look at utilizing Corona Road s for the cross town connector and interchange because it will only take 1 acre from the 9 automobile agency and possible an 1 acre from the Petaluma Livestock Auction. T'his will be io a less expensive alternative. Let us not undermine the visual impact of this project. It just i i moves the east west traffic around. Large landowners will benefit. Financing seems i2 convoluted. Why are PCDC funds being used. Who pays for cost increases. Why is the i3 Calthorpe Plan including this project? ia Karen Green, 311 Olympic Court - questions the $30 Million estimate, she thinks $40 Million is is a low estimate. Rainier Avenue needs fi~cing now. Petaluma Blvd. North needs attention. i6 Sources of funding need to be real. Tra~ic studies and zoning issues need to be re-evaluated. i~ Noise and safety are not addressed sufficiently. ia Peter Newcome, 1577 Rainier Avenue - there are visualizatflon problems. We need a 3 i9 dimensional $2,000 or $3,000 model. There are shell games going on here. Don't do Zo overkill. Relieve pressure at Corona, Caulfield and Southpoint. No matter what you do, 2i traffic stalls southbound. Finalize the funding. 2z ItobeR Ramirez - he has heard people tell the Council the interchange will bring undesirable a3 people to Petaluma. He hasn't heard that. Low level industry will come to Petaluma, they Za have said, and he hasn't heard that either. "I guess I support it. It's never going to be zs attractive. By the time it is built, it won't be adequate. We all like our cars I bet most of the 26 folks here tonight came in a single occupant vehicle. Landowners are going to make money. z~ Is that wrong? zs Recess - 10:10 to 10:20 p.m. 29 Council comments and questions: 30 • Get written responses to all the questions tonight so that w~ can have a more constructive 3i conversation. s2 • I have never liked it, and I don't like the alternatives. 33 • We need to have a complete set of documents at the Library. 34 • We need better visual aids from the consultants, showing scale and impact of use from a 3s number of vantage points so they are easily broadcast. 36 • There are ways Corona or Southpoint can work. s~ ° Construct the northbound on-ramp at Penney's. Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss, MS-Cow:cilmember Mary Stompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-I~ice Mayor Matt Maguire Tuesday, February 17, 1998 Vo1.31, Page 309 i • Look at traffic impacts on Washington. Would like to see how that affects service levels 2 at McDowell and Waslungton Street with all that congestion. s ° What are we getting for the money? Concerned the zoning will be changed to get the a best t~ benefit to the City; that's zoning for pollars. s • Would like to incorporate the countywide study on revenue sharing. Keep those 6 parameters in rrund. ~ ° If I were to choose one of the alternatives, I would choose the "reverse" plan. s ° Wants the Corona Committee to look at assumptions like we did with the sewer plant. 9 • Give the committee the ability to go back and take a new look at it and let us know we io are on the right track. ii ° The Corona Reach subcommittee is not a rubber stamp committee. i2 • Not in favor of going back to take another look at what has already been studied in depth. i3 This was approved in 1994. Alternatives have been evaluated. We have already ia committed to this project. Not willing to spend taxpayers' money to go through this is project again. This has been a thorough public process. i6 • We need this project to correct a transportation nightmare for our cammunity. i~ • Has the analysis been done with compliance to the General Plan? (Response - there are is adopted findings about General Plan consistency and analysis. The traffic analysis was i9 based on General Plan buildout and land use designation.) zo • Has the Corona Specific Plan talked about land use. (Response - they have talked about zi land use and continue to do so.) Zz • The plan doesn't seem conducive to the rail component. s3 ° I~ospital property should be in the assessment area. za • We should have updated traffic studies. Zs • We need to look at a buildable area and what that cost is. 26 • Would the public be willing to pay $600 per capita for this? z~ ° What is the status of the North bound on ramp at East Washington? aa • The Corona Specific Plan has been looking at land uses for the last 13 months. Two z9 members of that committee came before us tonight. It was a unanimous vote for the 3o preferred alternative. 3i ° If the Council wants to rescind the project, they should do that. Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-MayorM. PatriciaHilligoss, MS-CouncilmemberMaryStompe DK Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-I~ice Mayor Matt Maguire Page 310, Vol. 31 'Tuesday, February 17, 1998 i a 3 a s 6 ~ a 9 io ii iz 13 ia is 16 i~ is 19 20 zi Zs 23 24 zs 26 ~~ 2s 29 ° I don't think there is a need to feel threatened. I don't have the intention to rescind. The public needs answers. • Our benefit is access for the Police and to the hospital. • I don't see any good alternatives, but I see problems with Rainier. • Will this generate traffic, if so, how much? What are the Levels of Service? • I'm afraid of flooding downstream. • Zoning and development seem to be required to justify assessments. • A study will show what properties will benefit from this project. • The hospital did pay the traffic mitigation fee. ° What criteria are used to change from a floodway to a floodplain? • Is the Auto Mall zero-net-fill? • What are the zoning differences and what was reflected in the EIR? • Planning documents at the I,ibrary should be automatic for any big project. • Want to know how it's going to be paid for and who is going to pay for it. ° On financing, who gets off the hook for money if the Calthorpe Plan goes. What does it displace. Need to know the amount of Traffic Mitigation fees are in the pie. • If we are going to use Traffic Mitigation and PCDC money, what's not going to be done, what are the trade offs? ° CheYsea is lirrvted to $1.2 Nlillion not including access roads, want that in writing with citations. ° Want staffto report back. • Want a complete update on hydrology, fill sites, building sites. Recent flooding was at 2 feet over the 100 ear flood plain elevation. • Consider the Corona/ North McDowell site for transit with easy access. We do not yet have a rail study. • We don't want the development needs to be competing in this community. We need an overall picture of the transit location and of economic needs. ° Need proposals for retail on the Fray and hospital property ~nd we need a traffic model. • Need traffic calming ideas like changing employment times and signal tirrung. Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-MayorM. PatriciaHilligoss, MS-CouncilmemberMaryStompe DK Councilmember David Keller, PT-Courrcilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-Vice Mayor Matt Maguire Tuesday, February 17, 1998 Vo1.31, Page 311 i • Want story poles up and want a scale model. Let's know what it is going to look like. z • I,ook at alternatives or committee prepare a rrunority report with staff help. 3 I.IAISOPT ItEPO1tTS a NR - how are items placed on the agenda? What can be discussed before the City Attorney s stops us? 6 DK - would like to hear from the Citizens for 'I'raffic Relief tax measure. Make sure they are ~ invited to the February 23 meeting. Council agreed. g ADJOiJRr1 9 At 11:00 p.m. the meeting was adjourned io ii iz 13 14 is ATTEST: 16 17 18 i9 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