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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 01/05/1998January 5, 1998 Vo1.31, Page 251 1 NIIN~TTES ` ~~ a OI+ A ItEG~JLAR IVIEETING ~ s PE~'AL~JIVI.~ CI'I'~' COiJNCIi. ^ D ~ a MONDAY, JANUAI~~ 5, 1998 UJ S itOi.i. CAI,I, 3:00 ~.m. 6 Present: Torliatt, Keller, Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss ~ Absent: None s COUNCIL CONIIVIENT 9 PT - read from a copy of the Independent Journal, the Marin County newspaper, which io talked about `high tech city halls' and suggested that the Information Services Department ii should take note of how they do it in Marin County. She will be attending the Sonoma i2 County Transportation Authority meeting and asked if there was anything that any i3 Councilmember would like her to take to that meeting. ia Councilman Keller arrived. ~ is NR - she had noticed the same article and has given copies of it to the Information i6 Services Department. On 3anuary 8 the Mayors and Councilmembers will hear a i~ presentation about Telecom 101 with the cities, schools and libraries will be connecting is with each other. i9 PH - there is a list of upcoming meetings near the Councilmembers' mailboxes. She asked zo that Councilmembers note on that sheet of paper whether or not they will be attending any 2~ ofthe meetings. 22 REORGANIZA'~IO1~T OF THE CITY CO~JIVCIL 23 ~SO. 98-Ofl NCS 2a ELECT 1VYAT'T' N~AGITIRE VICE MA~'Oit Zs Resolution 98-01 NCS electing Matt Maguire Vice Mayor for the 1998 calendar year. z6 Introduced by NR, seconded by JH. 2~ Ayes: Torliatt, Keller, Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss 2g Noes: None Absent: None z9 It~SO. 98-02 NCS 3o COUNCIL g,IAISION ASSIGIVIVIENT'S 3i Resolution 98-02 NCS confirming the following City Council Liaison Assignments for the 3z 1998 Calendar Year: 33 Planning Commission ........................- Pamela Torliatt 34 Parks and Recreation Commission.....- David Keller 3s Airport Commission ..........................- Mary Stompe 36 I,ibrary Committee ............................- Jane ~-Iamilton s~ Traffic Committee .............................- Nancy Read Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember Jane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss, MS-Councilmember Mary Sfompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt Ii~1M-Vice Mayor Matt Maguire Eage 252, Vol. 31 January 5, 1998 i Appointments to miscellaneous committees of Petaluma Nlunicipal Government remain the 2 same as they were last year. They are listed below: s PetaYuma Visitors Program ................- Mayor Hilligoss a Transient Occupancy Tau ..:...............- Read, Hilligoss, Hamilton s Refuse ..............................................- Hamilton, Maguire, Stompe 6 • Zone 2A ............................................- Read ~ Petaluma Blvd. So. Specific Plan.......- Read, Hilligoss s Corona Reach Specific Plan.._............- Read, Stompe 9 Central Specific Plan ....... ..................- Hamilton, Keller io I.afferty Access .................................- Ivlaguire ii PIi~SENTA'TIO1vS i2 Nancy Read was presented with a 20 year service pin and Jane Hamilton was presented with is a 5 year service pin. ia MINiJT'ES is ~he minutes of the December 15, 1997, meeting were approved as amended: i6 Page 201, Line 12, change September to December i~ Page 205, Line 31, change Dennis to Doug ia Page 216, Line 39, change to "...comparative and to be taken-as in satisfaction of i9 Privatization Act..." ao CONSEN~' CALENDAR 2i The following items which are noncontroversial and which have been reviewed by the City 22 Council and staff were enacted by one motion which was introduced by MS and seconded by 23 ~~. 2a Ayes: Torliatt, Keller, Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss 2s Noes: None Absent: None z6 R~S0.98-03I~TCS z~ CLAIMS AND BILLS Zs Resolution 98-03 NCS approving Claims and Bills #69869 to #70177. 29 YtESO. 98-04 NCS so COMPI,E~'IO1V `97-'98 SEWE~t NIANHOI.E PROJEC'T si Resolution 98-04 NCS accepting compPetion of the 1997-1998 Sewer Manhole sa Rehabilitation Project which was awarded to Casey Construction, 632 Sylvan Way, Redwood 33 City, California, for $23,516.20, The contract covered relinin~ 30 manholes to elirninate one 34 of the sources of inflow and infiltration. Key to abbreviations: JH-Couneilmember ,Iane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH Mayor M. Patrieia Hilligoss, MS-Councilmember Mary Stompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt 1~IM-Vi'ce Mayor ~l~fatt Maguire January 5, 1998 Vo1.31, Page 253 1 1tES0. 9~-OS NCS 2 AVIATION FUEI. TERIVIINAL s Resolution 98-05 NCS authorizing purchase and installation of automated aviation fuel a ternunal at the Petaluma Municipal Airport. The contractor is Professional Pipeline s Contractors of Lancaster, Califorrua, and the bid amount is $22,287.50. 6 ItESO. 98-06 NCS ~ COIVIPLET'IO1V 1VIA12INA I)R~DGING PItO.TEC~' ~ Resolution 98-06 NCS accepting completion of the Marina Dredging Project which was 9 awarded to Camenzind Dredging, 792 Montrose Avenue, Palo Alto, California. The final io cost of the dredging was $122,236.04. 11 * * * * * End of Consent Calendar * * * * * 12 ~SO. 98-07 ~TCS 13 WESTVIEW ES'I'A'TES FINAL 1lRAP i4 Resolution 98-07 NCS approving the final map for Westview Estates. Introduced by MS, is seconded by NIl~. i6 Ayes: Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss i~ Noes: Torliatt, Keller Absent: None ia ~JPI9ATE O1V PZ1'I'NA1VI PI,AZA IlVIPROVEI'V~ENTS i9 Recreation Director Jim Carr said the improvements to the park are nearly complete, sod Zo will be in place this week and a tree will be planted near Perry's Delicatessen. There have ai been discussions about the day use of the alley; however, the budget has not been z2 developed for that portion of the project. The proposal is to improve the building-scape zs of the alley and to place tables and chairs for the public's dining pleasure. When more Za information has been developed, staff will come back to the Council. Zs Police Chief Pat Parks noted that the Police Officers have continued to persevere in their z6 efforts to reduce the illegal activity in Putnam Plaza, however, due to the amount of z~ overtime that has been used by the Department there will be a lesser Police presence in 2a that part of town. 29 The Council made the following requests of staff: so 1. All of the items about Putnam Plaza listed on this agenda are to be si continued to a subsequent agenda so that all of the interested parties can sz receive adequate notice of the item. Those items include and may not be 33 limited to: (a) updates on improvements to the Plaza, (b) use of 34 percussion instruments in the Plaza, and (c) discussion of surveillance ss cameras 36 2. Always place the Putnam Plaza agenda item in the evening portion of the 3~ meeting. Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember .lane 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 254, Vol. 3fl 7anuary 5, 1998 i 3. Always post a copy of the City Council agenda in Putnam Plaza when this z subject is scheduled for City Council discussion 3 4. Always inclwde a written report to go with the regular City Council packet a one week prior to a meeting when this item is scheduled for City Council s discussion 6 5. The Police Department is to maintain a presence in the area in order to ~ continue to discourage illegal activities. s 6. Agendize the subject for the evening of February 2. 9 7. When this comes back, the agenda item should be listed as an action item. io 8. The lighting in Putnam Plaza needs to be checked to see determine i i whether or not it is adequate i2 It was mentioned thece is a meeting of all interested parties scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on is January 28 to be held at the Phoenix Theatre. ia Speakers included: JeffHarriman - thank you for the Chiefls r~port. I have been involved in is this since 1988, we brought it to the Council and nothing happened. We have tried to bring i6 this to your attention for a long time. They aren't all bad kids there, but a some of them are. i~ We have met with them and with the school. We were told ghey come there because there is are no rules for them there. The Downtown Association would like to be a participant in the i9 decisions on this matter. Zo John Hanania - I have been involved with the kids for some time, because I am a soecer ~i coach. I have been through a lot in this life and hope to give a positive impact to others. As 2z long as you ignore the conditions, the problem is going to be bigger and bigger. Let's turn 23 the wagons into a circle and take care of it all at once. This is a low blow to put an agenda Za item out with no back-up information. 2s dessica Van Gardiner - Petaluma Visitor Center - the various business persons in Petaluma 26 have heard visitors tell of negative experiences that happened to them in the Putnam Plaza 2~ area. The City CounciPs continued action is endorsed. Zs Linda Buffo - passed around photographs which were taken on January 1. She talked about z9 numerous situations that have occurred in Putnam Plaza since 1986. People may change, but 3o the problems remain. We need consistent policing downtown. 3i Lori Shea - she is in support of some kind of action at Putnarn Plaza. The kids are getting s2 drugs from adults. The downtown is really coming around. 5he encouraged the Council to 33 think about how they are going to handle the increased detection of infractions with a sa surveillance camera. If you transport the youth to Los Guilicos, you are giving them an ss opportunity to obtain education in violence from the existing residents. Everybody should be 36 able to use the park without discomfort. Drug abuse has increased. A diversion program s~ would be better than juvenile hall. Key to abbreviations: .IH-Councilmember .Iane Hamilton, NR-Councilmember Naney Read PH Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss, MS-Councilmember Mary Stompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt ~1M-Vice Mcryor Matt Maguire January 5, 1998 Vo1.31, Page 255 33 s~ i Victor Chechanover - is opposed to surveillance cameras. There is a problem. We have 2 domestic violence problems, vandalism, child abuse problems. Cameras will cause drug 3 dealers to move out of view. Are cameras cost effective? The City of Oakland, after looking a into surveillance cameras, chose not to use them. He is glad this will be held on an evening s when all can be there. Maybe the Arg is Courier newspaper can be of assistance. 6 Onita Pellegrini, Executive Director of the Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce - we need ~ to take care of the illegal activities at Putnam Plaza. The Chamber asks you to move as ~ quickly as you can. s Chief Parks noted there are drug problems in other sections of the City, as well. They will io look for the additional $6,000 to start the program. ii 7anice Cader Thompson - I'm curious about the ordinance that is before... (The Mayor read iz the ordinance which would prohibit playing bongo drums or other percussion instruments i3 shall be prohibited in Putnam Plaza from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 ia a.m. unless a permit has been obtained). I go downtown there often and I recognize that is there's problems down there but I certainly I'm not fearful of going downtown. When I was i6 fearful of going downtown it was because of the negative Press that the downtown was i~ receiving and so I would go down there thinking that I was going to be mugged, harassed is and, basically, shot. And I just don't feel like that's the case. I just can't understand, we're i9 going to make sure that people can't play music, we're going to take our youth and we're 2o going to put them against the wall and just maybe we should shackle them. I don't Zi understand, I understand the issues with the downtown association and with the problems a2 that are occurring. I have seen drugs used in the downtown. But it does occur in other 23 areas. Now we're talking about taking music away. Something that could maybe be a Za positive effect and I'm just, interesting just sitting here listening to this. Zs It was moved by MM and seconded by DK to call for the question. 26 Ayes: Torliatt, Keller, Hamilton, Vice Mayor Maguire 2~ Noes: Read, Stompe, Mayor Hilligoss 2s Absent: None z9 It was moved by MM and seconded by DK to continue this to the first meeting in February. 3o Ayes: Torliatt, Keller, Hamilton, Vice Mayor Maguire si Noes: Read, Stompe, Mayor Hilligoss 32 Absent: None fltESO. 98-08 I~1CS fl998 ~F~JSE COI,Y.,~CT'ION ItA~'ES 3s Resolution 98-08 NCS adopting 1998 Refuse Collection Rates. The current number of 36 residential customers is 14,973 ( 14,527 last year) and the number of commercial customers 3~ is 1,136 (1,112 last year). Rates for single residential cans are: 20 gallon automatic pick-up sa can $7.15/mo., 32 gallon non-automatic can $12.90/mo., 35 gallon automatic pick-up can 39 $8.05/mo., 60 gallon automatic pick-up can $12.35/mo and 90 gallon automatic pick-up can ao $21.80/mo. Persons who are 62 years of age or older and are on SSI and Medi-Cal have a ai rate of $8.05/month. The City Council made the following requests: (1) In the future, the a2 Franchise Fee percentage paid to Petaluma shall be included in the information received from as Empire Waste; Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember .Iane Hamilton, NR-Councilmem8er 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 256, Vol. 3~ January 5, 1998 i (2) Comparison between commercial rates; (3) Included in the list of complaints should be z type of complaint or breakdown on what the telephone calls were about; (4) Provide copies s of fuel costs as well as any rebates that may have been provided to the company; (5) a Provide refuse costs plus a written statement that no rebates or refunds were provided to s Empire Waste during the previous year; (6) Change the past practice of rounding the rates 6 to the nearest nickel, they should be consistent with the contract. There was a question about ~ the rate for the smaller can. s The 20 gallon can is ready for distribution, and information will be included in the neart billing 9 cycle. DK said he would be willing to support this if there is no difference demonstrated, io otherwise he would want the contract to be reopened. Introduced by 1VIS and seconded by ~ ~ IvIM. i2 Ayes: Keller, Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss is Noes: Torliatt (City should have gone out to bid.) ia Absent: None is ASANDOl~T1VIENT PTN. CASA GItANDE RI). i6 Staff presented to the City Council a request that the City abandon a portion of Casa Grande i~ at Lakeville Highway. Research done by the Engineering Department indicates this land was is given to the City of Petaluma when that area was annexed. The owner of adjacent property i9 is planning to expand their storage facility. Staff advised the Council that when the City has ao obtained land at no cost, the practice has been to release the land at no cost. Zi The City Council would like the staff to look at a reasonable compensation for purchase of zz the property which is an unused 16 foot strip along Casa Grande Road, and a triangular z3 shaped piece at the intersection would be deeded to the City. The owner, Del Wilkensen, za noted that his assessment fees for the I.akeville Highway Soundwall and the I,akeville as ~Iighway widening have been substantial. The property is zoned Light Commercial. 26 The Council asked what the difference would be in the amount of increased building space if 2~ they were able to use the abandoned property and if they did not use that parcel. The 2a property owner said at this time he did not know how much of an increase in building space 29 there would be if he were able to obtain that property. so ~SO. 98-09 NCS s i I,AF~R~ ItANC~ EIR TI2A~`FIC S'I'~JIDX sz Resolution 98-09 NCS authorizing $8,500 from the General Fund to be used for the I,afferty 33 Ranch EIR Traffic Study of Sonoma Mountain Road, as required by the County of Sonoma. 34 The $8,500 is broken down to the following expenses: $7,920 for consultant engineering, 3s $300 for aerial photographs, and $280 for contingency costs. The scope of work includes 36 deternunation of an approach to prioritize roadway deficiencies, finalize the prioritization, do 3~ a field survey of the Sonoma Mountain Road for e~cisting conditions and compare to 3a AASHTO standards (American Association of State Highway Transportation Oi~icials), 39 nationally recogruzed standards which are the basis for all State highways and arterials and all ao roads throughout the country. Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember Jane Hamilton, Nl~-Councilmember Nancy Read PH Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss, ~IS-Councilmember Mary Stompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt MM-Vice Mayor Matt Maguire January 5, 1998 Vo1.31, Page 257 i The contract does not include examination of the Tr~c Index or the structural integrity of 2 the road, deternunation of drainage needs, but it will provide cost estimates for roadway 3 improvements. Staff also reported that an expenditure of $5,000 was approved for an a"Alternative Park Study," which was required by the County. The $5,000 was part of the s original budget; there was a 10% contingency and that's where the money came from for this 6 project. ~ No grant funding has been available to staff's knowledge. The Council asked that the study s develop information to County Road standards rather than the AASHTO standards; a review 9 of comparable county roads be done and then compared to the county standards in order to io determine whether or not the County complies with these road standards themselves. ii JH noted the County budget has a$20,000 item allocated for Moon Ranch from County i2 Transient Occupancy Tax funds. Supervisor Harberson had kept that in the County budget in is case it was needed. The City Council agreed to ask the County for all of that $20,000 Moon ia Ranch money in order to use it for Lafferty Park. This would help the City by reimbursing is the General Fund for some of the expenses that have been incuned. i6 DK doesn't want the City to go through an exercise here that, in his personal opinion, has i~ probably been leveraged by Mr. Pfendler and lus cronies, and then come back when the EIR is is in draft form and say these are not the accurate standards that they use in Sonoma County, i9 you have to go back and use that. This would be expensive and pains-taking. If we use Zo something that is the daily practice of the County as out base we would be a lot safer because z~ the Court challenge we can point to the County's use of their own standards, and we can say 22 we compared it to that. PT - would like a more complete list of a cost comparison to other 23 parks in the City and what that really means to the citizens of Petaluma. 'The cost, per Za citizen, to put Lafferty into public use is going to be extremely low compared to other parks Zs that we have in the City: This is a substantial amount of money we are putting into a park, a6 yet this is in perpetuity. This is dollars well spent for the public. z~ MM - The County has no right to impose upon us that we do a study to AASHTO standards, Zs nor every 500 feet. (Planning staff response - correct, this is the County recommendation as 29 to what they believe will constitute an adequate document.) We are talking about the 3o incremental impact on the road that this project would cause (Response - yes), and this si project has been compared by our EIR consultant to be the equivalent of 4 to 6 houses being 32 built up there (Response - that's how I've heard it described.) So we should do the scope of 33 work to the County standards or the standards that can be readily demonstrated to be in use 34 for comparable projects. 3s Will Stapp, 1264 Mt. View - I'm concerned this standard was generated by Mr. Pfendler's 36 and Mr. Bettman's attorneys. They're playing hard ball up there at the County. I'm 3~ concerned that we have our legal strategy in place that we're not generating additional legal 3a precedent by adhering to the AASHTO standards. I'm feeling like the road is kind of the last 39 fall back position for the Sonoma Mountain boys, and I think the Council needs to be very ao careful and thorough in their approach to dealing with the road. Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember .Iane I-lamilton, 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 258, Vol. 3fl January 5, 199~ i Bruce Hagen - I spoke with Leonard Charles, I asked him why this wasn't in the original a scope of work and he said because he didn't expect it. I asked him why, he said it just didn't s seem something that needed to be done for this kind of a project. The road behind my house a I walked the other day and it is quite narrow and not to AASHTO standards and it suffers s from a traf~ic load from the development where I live. Hood Mountain park access is twisted 6 and narrow. The strategy is to drive up the cost of this project by making a formal EIR, by ~ doing a boundary survey, by doing this extra road work and deny the public benefits. s MS - if there are any more large requests for expenditure, they should come to the Council. 9 Robert Ramirez concur not for this action necessarily just spend the month just go to the io county and get the 20,000 I don't think it should be it shouldn't be at all contingent upon ii Lafferty it is there it was set aside not a lot of money to ask for we are doing a park its on i2 going give us the 20000, we could use the money i3 Moved by MM, seconded by JH, to ratify expenditure of the $8,500; we adopt the resolution ia and give staff direction to apply to County for the $20,000 earmarked for Moon Ranch for a is park in the South County. i6 -Two Whereas's should be added, Whereas, the County of Sonoma has put aside $20,000 i~ from their Transient Occupancy Tax .funds for a feasibility study of Moon Ranch; and, ia Whereas, the City of Petaluma is hereby requesting the use of those funds for Lafferty Ranch, i9 and payback to the General Fund for this $8,500. Now Therefore the Council authorizes the Zo use of the funds. zi -Another wording suggestion, Due to the fact you are asking for these much more expensive z2 studies which, in our experience are not typically called for in a project like this; and the zs constituency second district constituency have made it clear that they want to move ahead 2a with this we would like the county support in the form of a contribution. Zs -MM - move we adopt the resolution and give staff direction to apply to the County z6 Supervisors for the 20,000 they have earmarked for the 1VYoon 7~-I - I'll second that. z~ PT - can we include in the resolution that, Whereas, the County of Sonoma has set aside Zs $20,000 in their TOT funds for the study of a regional park? z9 1VIlV1- if the Council feels strongly about that, I'm willing to amend the motion, but I do want so to put that we ratify the $8,500. si -JH - No, I think you are rrusunderstanding, it's, we want in, what I hear people saying they 3z want in the resolution is that city staff is requesting an additional 8500 from the general fund 33 ~n order to complete the identified engineering study, and a fourth Whereas says, Whereas the 34 Clty 1S ss -PT- Whereas, the County of Sonoma Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember .Iane Ilamilton, NR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss, MS-Councilmember Mary Stompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Cor~ncilmember Pamela Torliatt ~1M-Vice Mayor h~latt Maguire January 5, 1998 Vo1.31, Page 259 i-JH - has put aside $20,000 from their TOT funds allocated $20,000 in TOT funds for a 2 feasibility study of Moon Ranch, and 3-Whereas, the City of Petaluma is hereby requesting 4-NIlVI - Therefore, the City is requesting s-JH - the use of those funds for Lafferty Ranch and the payback for this $8,500 6-Now, Therefore Be it Resolved that the City Council authorizes the use of 8500 to be used ~-MM so I amend my motion, JH I amend my second s Ayes: Torliatt, Keller, Hamilton, lZead, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire 9 Noes: Mayor Hilligoss - io Absent: None ~~ CLOSEI~ S~SSION iz At 6:10 p.m., the City Council recessed to Closed Session for the following reasons: i3 Conference with legal counsel on existing litigation pursuant to Government Code ia §54956.9(a) Berland vs.. City of Petaluma - U S Federal District Court Northern District is Case #96-1974; and i6 Conference with legal counsel on initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code i~ §54956.9 - 1 matter; and is Conference with legal counsel on e~sting litigation pursuant to Government Code i9 §54956.9(a) Press Democrat vs. City of Petaluma, Sonoma County Superior Court Case zo #217998; and zi Conference with legal counsel - anticipated litigation - significant exposure to litigation zz pursuant to Government Code §54956.9 - 1 potential case zs AIDJOU~2N 'I'O I)~PTNElt 2a ~CONVENE 7:00 a~.~n. 2s Present: Torliatt, Keller, Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss 26 Absent: None Z~ PY~EIDGE OF ALI~EGI~NCE Zs Yessica Van Gardner led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. z9 MOIVYENT OF SILENCE 3o PUBI.IC COlVIMEPi'T 3i Bonnie Nelson, 106 Washington, Room 225, Phone 781-9226 former Councilwoman, s2 announced that she will be running for Supervisor in the Second District. She read a 7une 33 17, 1994, editorial from the Argus Courier about the campaign she would run. Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember .Iane 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 260, Vol. 3fl January 5, 1998 i 7erry Price - he went for a hike in Stinson Beach the other day and while he was hiking the 2 thought came to him, why would anyone forge signatures. 3 Victor Chechanover - is opposed to daytime curfew. This is the schools' problem and the a schools' truant officers should be on top of school absences of youth. He doesn't want the s Marina reconfigured; instead, the money should be used ta seek ways of enforcing the 6 building of the Marina hotel. That would produce money for the City. That person is now ~ building a hotel in Sebastopol. s Joe Manthey representing men and women for gender justi~e - domestic violence is not 9 always reported accurately; many men are victims; there is no shelter for those men; there is io no enlightened training for women who abuse men. Please h~lp remove this oversight from ii our cultural stereotypes. iz COiTNCIL COIVIMEN'T i3 MS wants scheduled for the 20th a visit from Dan Knapp from the Animal Shelter to talk ~a about becorrung a"no kill county." She wants staff to look for alternative sites for the is proposed homeless shelter near the Police Department because she has had many concerned i6 citizens contact her about it. She wants the Council to talk about diversion programs for i~ youth. ia DK - Supervisor Harberson has declined to show up. He wants the Supervisor to come and i9 visit about Highway 101, Lafferty Ranch, a regional park for the south county, and financial 2o issues. Zi PT - what is happening county-wide regarding homeless shelters? She would like that Zz included in the report requested by MS. 23 7H - how is family violence being addressed. This should be on the agenda. Ask Chief Parks za to give a report what is the Police policy and what are their procedures. How do we address Zs the issues. Invite people to come and contribute to the discussion. 26 City Attorney Richard Rudnansky noted there was nothing to report out of closed session. a~ RICARIDO I.O-PEZ -CO~JNT'~' ~YUIVIAN ~G~TS COlVII1VIISS~ON 2s Would like the Council's sanction of his visiting with each commission to determine the zv ethruc d~versity of the commissions. The individual responses will kept confidential. Upon so study of the results, a suggested outreach program will be developed for the Cities. The 3i Council thanked Mr. Lopez. MS said she would like to see Petaluma have a sister city. 32 1997 ~OM~ A1~TD ~~JSINESS DECOItAB'~NG A~VAItDS 33 Jessica Van Gardner noted there was distribution of 250 million copies of maps identifying 34 the location of holiday decoration sites last month. Awards have been given and people were ss thanked for making a warm Holiday Season. Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember ,~ane 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 January 5, 1998 Vo1.31, Page 261 1 ~ VVI1V C~EI~S I.,AID 2 Action ordering improvements for Twin Creeks Landscape Assessment District was s continued from the December 15 Council meeting and was cont~nued to February 2. 4 ItESO. 98-12 NCS ~ 5 TEI2NIINA'~E I.IONSGA~ CONTRACT 6 Resolution 98-12 NCS terminating the contract with Lionsgate and filing a claim on the ~ Performance Bond on the Lakeville Street Bridge project. Kenneth Barker, General Manager a of Lionsgate, spoke as did Richard Mogel of Pomeroy Corporation and Patrick Hayes from 9 PG&E. 1VIr. Barker said the City and its staff were at fault for Ivs company walking off the io job and the City never had any intention of moving the high voltage power lines; Mr. Mogel i i said some of the construction could be accomplished in four hours or so with the electricity iz shut down from the 60 KV and 12 KV Iines; and the gentleman from PG&E said that through is some miscommunication, the 12 KV line was shut down at one time but the 60 KV was never ia shut down. In addition, moving the power lines was a problem, so PG&E raised them Mr. is Barker said a man comes to the site every day and checks it out. It was moved by MM and i6 seconded by JH to introduce Reso. 98-12 NCS ternunating the Lionsgate contract. i~ Ayes: Torliatt, Keller, Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss is Noes: None iv Absent: None 2a I~ESO. 98-101VCS 2i WASTEWA'I'EI2 FAItNKOPF REPORT zz Resolution 98-10 NCS clarifying provisions of the Wastewater Privatization Service z3 agreement based on recommendations in the Farnkopf Report. The issue before the Council 2a was approved by the Citizens Wastewater Advisory Committee and has been approved by 2s Karen Hedlund. The Council wished to change the cost reconciliation review from every two z6 years to an annual review. z~ Victor Chechanover - is opposed to cost plus calculations. zs Bill White - leave it at a two year cost review. If you go to each year, you are making it cost 29 plus. 3o The Council wants the word `affiliate' defined. Chemicals are to be determined in 3i negotiations. Allocation of risk will be established in the beginning. s2 ~'he Council wanted the annual unit cost allocation included in the resolution and the 33 Farnkopf Report to be `referenced,' as it would be cumbersome to be use it as an exhibit. 34 Introduced by MM, seconded by JH. 3s Ayes: Torliatt, Keller, Hamilton, Read, Stompe, Vice Mayor Maguire, Mayor Hilligoss 36 1Voes: None s~ Absent: None 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 262, Vol. 31 January 5, 1998 i ~SO. 98-fl1 NCS 2 WASTE6VATEIZ PI.ANT' - NEGO~'IATE WI~'~ 3 1VIONTGOIVYE~tY ~J1VI~'EI) ~'VAZ'ER a Resolution 98-11 NCS selecting Montgomery United Water far contract negotiations for the s wastewater treatment facilities project. ~'he Council asked that the resolution be amended to 6 include a reference to a public/private comparison will following successful contract ~ negotiations and a reference that the city also has other options. City Attorney Rudnansky s will fine tune that wording. Introduced by MM, seconded by DK. 9 Ayes: Torliatt, Keller, Hamilton, Read, Vice Mayor Maguire io Noes: Stompe*, Mayor Hilligoss *# i i Absent: None i2 #- voted no because tlie City had previously acted to conduct dual negotiaUons is *'` - voted no because U. S. Filter/EOS had the lowest price and a better environmental plan ia RECESS 9:20 to 9:35 ~.m, is RAINIER IN~RC~ANGE STATiTS ~POItT' i6 Consultants gave an extensive multi-media presentation which included a number of views of i~ the three roadway and interchange options that are cunently being looked at for the Rainier is cross town connector and highway interchange. The presentation to the Council was not i9 completed and it will be continued at a future meeting. There was a brief review of zo suggested potential costs and sources of funding. The Council asked that they be furnished Zi with photographs of the various concrete finishes along with the cost of each. zz I,inda Scott, 42 Arlington Drive - addressed the highway sound wall issue and commented on 2s how much help it will be for the residents near Highway 101. za Patrick Dwire, 719 B Street - wants the Corona Reach committee to allow a group of zs citizens to have a back up plan. He wants another look at it. z6 Stephen Charlip, 104 Sth Street - has a 15 minute presentation and was told he could make ~~ that presentation next time aa Yaruce Cader Thompson - why are the voters of Sonoma County going to pay for this when it a9 only serves the residents of Petaluma. She wants another traffic analysis and another look at 3o alternatives, 3~ This agenda item was continued. 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 January S, 1998 ~/01.31, Page 263 i 2 At 11:05 p.m. the meeting was adjourned to a meeting on January 12 in Novato. 3 4 5 6 7 ~ ATTEST: 9 10 11 iz Patricia E. Bernard, City Clerlc ~iIDJOiJRN Key to abbreviations: JH-Councilmember ,Iane Ilamilton, IVR-Councilmember Nancy Read PH-Mayor M. Patricia Hilligoss, MS-Councilmember Mary Stompe DK- Councilmember David Keller, PT-Councilmember Pamela Torliatt 1~1M-Vice Mayor Matt Maguire